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Died. Mrs. T. Worcester Worrell, great-grandniece of Betsy Ross; in Philadelphia...
...ancient building, over 125 years old, stands in need of repairs and fireproofing. Built between 1792 and 1799, it was gutted by fire in 1814 by British soldiers under Sir Robert Ross. Only the walls were left standing. The interior was rebuilt, and to cover the smoke stains on the walls of Virginia freestone, it was painted white. Hence its name-the White House. To prevent another fire, Lieutenant Colonel Clarence O. Sherrill, Army engineer in charge of public buildings, has prepared plans for fireproofing the White House, now said to be a fire trap. The cost would...
...great storm of protest greeted these pacifist views. The belligerents, headed by Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, president of the Reserve Officers' Association of the United States, accused them of treason and conspiracy. A similar outburst is expected Tuesday night...
...Frank G. Allen, President of the Massachusetts Senate, will be chairman of the evening, and the judges are Dean Harry Seymour Ross of Emerson College, Professor David Vaughan, of the Boston University School of Theology, and James T. Williams Jr., Editor of the Boston Transcript. Members of the Freshman Discussion Club will act as ushers, and the visiting team will be entertained by members of the Student Council...
...With the exception of George Barr McCutcheon, those writing for the current (March) issue of McClure's are not well known. Their names: Ledyard M. Bailey, Orville M. Kile, Donald McGibeny, Alain Gerbault. Edmund Snell, Captain Frank Hurley, Ethel Comstock Bridgman, Margaret Wheeler Ross, Frederick A. Thompson, Mary Shannon, Major "Tom" Vigors, Zoe Beckley, John Randolph Hornady, Harry Benjamin, M.D., Anonymous, Franklin K. Sprague...