The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 3, 1936, Page 14

P { ! ! ? § by MADAM CANTACUZENE PSSR e 1| g Rt The following interesting ar- n 1810, ticle was written especially for ihabitants in this spe n Legion - All these people feared the cgition ¢f The Empire by Julia volv quirrels and ene, rganddaughter of s s President Ulysses S. for killing the pests nd known to . many Just a Glimpse of Our Capital City with half Georgetown crows, it ler of that period. ms; and awards were distributed _THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1936. there with its nurse, while very old America walks siowly in the sun, admiring the cherry blossoms or the golden leaves, according to the sea- son. The promenaders gaze at those | two perfect monuments—Washing- | ton’s tall obelisk pointing heaven- ward, and the classic temple in which Lincoln's memory dwells. A different but picturesque part of the city is the Capitol Hill dis- trict, where the quiet streets, lined th their brick houses, were the ———— set, opened the conservatory, anged a dressing-room upstairs for ladies,” says a chronic- ever There came a day of gladness when the country was at peace | egain, and the President was happy of fair ladies in poke bonnets and rinolines haunt the sidewalks still i he was capt 1 in the fact that he ruled a unitec i hers of American Le- In 1814 the ci as captured . e s a littl 1 hote of the Ax % burned by the Brit- people. Then the final tragedy of | [ € has a little imagination. Brick y in Alaska. 3 2 D huildings of the same period as the eh na n after her absence his murder and the gloomy splen- MRS 1 with rather elaborate Irs. Madison returned, it was to ¢ of his funeral filled the streets ingerbread carvings, or heavy bas St o BrealAERYE. Touse of Washington with mourning | "HESIDREA carvives, R S \pital | and only such furniture and orna- wds. The reconstruction of the l‘mkmw “nem}{.‘f“y'w‘,emd e : - 3 Hents ‘saved d removed country and the further building of | *F il g1 E of our young Nation. The first Am- | m b t v Lincoln and my grandfather, in the n Preside nd able | and se g before had | the capital was left to other hands | Rt PRy BV L O imbilsity Ao erica resident a able | and [ Bl 2 , do- p oot > 1C s Presidel than his, 4 engineer-architect, worked together left town xs\l, lx;:l 1”.‘,[ :‘-:1 »‘(‘;‘} on oA minate the thoughts of any wander- long and well—and could the great then rented the very beautift s ) . Gapital. s alto. | &% Today the private homes have Frenchman look down today 1 1 House” for some time, and Washington, our Capital, alto- ] 1sstly become respectable boarding the 1 of Arlington here he the famous Dolly received and en- gether a beautiful city in these >laces, where lonely Congressmen lies buried, he wo have good fertained with t ted ele-| modern times. That s one's first | o "5 b0 i e SHISERE feason to congratulate himself on ce in her new 4 and lasting impression. The train ayety or the cosmopolitan life of the r zation of his dream, for ver the Executive ! moves slowly into its limits over a hé capital's smart set, which has while tr ‘.,»,\' is much that is very Capitol and other pub- | Potomac bridge, and one gets a dis- guaint to I 1aent, the city of W were the its develop- iington today look back y of incident d upon, in 1861. reconstructed, was very considerably A New York sol- _ otally abandoned Capitol Hill. tant glimpse of the Capitol's huge S g dome, outlined like a bubble, white In this old neighborhood I visited and luminous against a deep blue me interesting relic of past genera- thould be a source of legitimate dier compliments the place. He sky. At one's feet the wide rive: | jon Bl 0o " o L speak Lride to all Americans reaks of the villas and gardens sweeps. Then quickly one is in | 5% g o & C0 b TeaBra® it In his memoirs of John Marshall, swrounding Washington, of the vast station. That, too, is white | | .= 50 slonal Hotel. The I'everidge tells us how the people eets and fine nnqu's. and There seems no hurry of mnw?mom atter was still open ten years ago, ¢lipped and slid about in the mudd. plendor of the Capitol's un- yet prompt and careful service i: nd in perfect keeping with its sur- tireets of early day while in a hed dome. But about the same given to cfu-h traveler. : oundings, for the place had a ¢ alightful gossipy book on old Wash- foreign vis “The Settled in a motorcar, one’s at (uaint charm, in spite of the doubt- iagton, Mrs. Colman relates some are miles in length and sup- | tention is soon attracted by thel g 00! taste of two genera- ¢f the troubles of its distinguished usly broad, while in the cen- spaciousness of smooth streets anc fons back, from which it suffered. inhab! ats. Laborers it seems r of town there is a compact body ancient houses. Many of the latte longressmen and their families, couldn’t ired to c wood from buildings. The whole resembles have very lpvPly facades and roo 7ho would otherwise be scattered in surrounding trees, when Mrs ame of Berlin wool work, in lines, reminiscent of days when ou strange wilderness, lived here to- s moved into the White Hou: hich the fair embroiderer has grandfathers were young, whllf ether, forming a compact and very &nd wood had to be broyght from | mad modic attempts at a com-| others belong to the elghties, wher | jeacii oy ous of ‘friends, with one Ehiladelphia to make the twelve| mer it. There s 1o state in the “richness” of trimming was thc| ;oo i on which to deo fires necessary in the grea cold ich possesses proportion- ief goal of all builders. Washm_g~ end. Each Sunday night they had Louse of the President before her small, scantily populated|ton has atmosphere, and the city party t and a speaker. P “drawing room” could be bby @ capital. Pennsylvania | scems a garden. Vines and bushes | o ot EE SEE S SPERECE: L The second President and hi: was for a long time lh(‘;llmu'xsh everywhere. Wl(le sidewalk: | o " oe o grandfather (General sceived at a “levee” however, paved street in Washington;|are lined with splendid trees, W:hlll ‘rant) spreads at the foot of Capi- in site of all disadvantages, on New | and the majority of the other streets | the circles and squares are fillec | " gy P lcl M 0 T00 @ CAPI eor's Day, 1801, in thé Oval Room thout that useful cover-| with lovely flowers. The numerot: | gonment T s at the terminal of upper floor (now the li-| ing. In rainy weather, the city is a| monuments are often above th. | yo futire boutevard, The latter will The it East Room was Sw p, and in the dry season it is ‘z\\‘r'flmgv in artistic merit. e open in the near future, and will long time used to dry the ty full of dust clouds.” But| Groups of public buildings, &} yy paraled to the new Constitu- al wash, and the roofs s critical personage speaks| placed as to give a maximum effec | ion ‘Avenue, with all its magnifi. were so bad they were accused of the attractive gardens, alleys and of g mdour‘ to the city, are gener- | o4 pov buildings. People of my leiting the elements loose in the | flower beds, which give the city|ally classic in their white purity © | eneration were brought up on tales President’s sleeping apartments! nt air of a villag and material and in their lines. Curi f the life here in my grandf The capital consisted of some he say ¢ in early spring “the| ously enough, extremes of XAriTfatha tion perioc White Hous fifly houses at that time, all far| place assumes an idyllic garb.” meet, for the best examples o' | jnqer the wise guidance of apart, and with such dreadfi » # | architecure here are either L'ED- | yanimother brought ba egance streets between, that it is recorded of the Civil War fant’s carly creations. or they arec| g gaiety after the dark years of with pride that Mrs. Adams made ghts to the capi- those done by our own generation | . gjyil War fifleen calls one afternoon, in spite | tal. Camps and hospitals were added | We are gradually eliminating the | “he charm of my Aunt Nellie, and of their condition. The Chief Jus- : homes and office buildings, buildings of really bad taste, anc | yo peguty of my mother, who came tice drove pigs from around his the ts filled with bril-|trying to make Washington com- | here 5 young bride and helped in hetse, becau: they disturbed the|liant officers and great statesmen,|pletely harmonious architecturally he entertaining, were still praised slecp of his ailing wife, and a “foot | who gathered around Lincoln. That, 1T always especially enjoy driving | .en jn my young days here. Mar path” six feet wide ran from the | there was some gayely sandwiched about the White House district. The | .ouid still remember the receptions President’s Palace to the Capitol. | between anxious hours, proved lovely home of our Presidents is ad-| " But now the great official parties B ot as was docated in mp. | by old records which have been|mirable from a variety of angles. | 3o grown even more splendid than A French Consul, accredited to kept of Mrs. Lincoln's costumes, and [and it seems to me quite unrivaled the United States during Jeffer-| of the levees and receptions at the|as an example of republican ideal- | 7" ' son’s Administration, states the White House. She “freshened up theism expressed in stone. It has quie population of | GREETINGS Washington to be to the American Legion Convention FOR gift chocolates nothing is finer than Societe. Your candy dealer has a com- plete selection. Room with new furniture and dignity, appropriate to the residence of the world’s most powerful ruler, and the gardens with their fair roll- ing lawn and fine big trees, frame this democratic palace perfectly. | There reigns privacy, while beyond | the gates a vast and gracious park | cffers every sport and pleasure to the public. Tennis, football, baseball, polo, golf, are scattered about on their appointed fields, and in the bridle paths and sweeping drive- ways crowds linger, making animat- ed pictures. Young America plays HEAR ME OVER | e & iy i of Alaska—— shicnable residence section Wwhen | my grandmother reigned over so- | ciety here in the late sixties. Ghosts J. P. ANDERSON Candidate for Territorial House of Representatives DEMOCRATIC TICKET SEPTEMBER 4 AND SEPTEMBER 7 Seventeenth Annual | Conygption—nepartment elcome to Juneau! 3 in Alaska, vast area, d al- d on cugh due to the es be its, and the scar- lcity of popuiation, that outline Fi | altered and made applicable to the U work in Alaska. For instance, it 5 impracticable to hold district ACTIVE GROUP | meetings as in the States, and the work is largely carried on by cor- 1espondence instead of personal P Past President Edith Sheel- or Outlines Some of Work of Organization Convene With Legion Each year during the early Fall, the American Legion Auxiliary, De- partment of Alaska, holds its con- vention in the same place and at the ame time that the American Legion onvenes for its convention. Each |unit tries to have some of its in- jtvidual members present as dele- gates at the convention. If a unit s not so represented, its votes are given to some other attending dele- gate. Thus, all units are repre- sented. The representation is based upon the membership of the unit —one delegate for each ten mem- bers or fraction thereof, and one | delegate at large. | Attendance Increasing The first Department Convention |of the American Legion Auxiliary | was held in Anchorage, in 1923, }when but a very few delegates at- | tended—possibly six or seven—as |the work was new to all and the its or meetings. "H F. SHEELOR | Past President Department of Alaska—one of the smaller departments of that large| national organization of the Amer-} ican Legion Auxiliary—is, no doubt, one of the most active of the smal-| ler departments. The outline of the work for the| departments in the States is simi- mall. However, that convention | was the nucleus of a ball of interest | which has been rolling and enlarg- ling eagh year, until this year when | the Convention convenes in Juneau, the attendance is expected to out- number any previous @ convention. |Each year the attendance has been }gmwing each year more of the | members realize the importance of |the work; each year more interest jyear our work increases. | It has been the practice to hold |these conventions alternately in | Southeastern Alaska, EDITH F. SHEELOR “ in my th. A irame often done| over is the present Executive Man sion, perfect in its charm of his- torical associations, it easily ac- commodates the large, distinguished | crowds, but if Dolly Madison passed through the portals she would rec-| ognize much of the furniture, or the bronzes and portraits, which she purchased. They are still the| mi beautiful things in use. The| protocol for parties has peen modi- | fied a little, just enough to fit it self to growing masses of modern | guests, and necessary haste of mou- | ern life. Even old names however, | recur among the guesis, someumes and add to our feeling of tradition as we loiter through this fine old home of many Presidents. Nowhere more than in the White House does the charm of history linger here in Washington KINY AT 8 P. M. ‘ o, | membership of the Department was | |is manifested in the work; and each | = Legionnaires and South-| tern or Interior Alaska; thus ¢ units in those sections the privilege of attending conven- tions cvery other year if unable to attend them every year. Also, in Jdeciing the departmental officers, the general rule has been to have the President reside in the town or section in which the convention is held. This rule has been followed with very few exceptions. Auziliary Does Real Good A part of the Auxiliary’s work is “to participate in and to contrib- ute to the accomplishment of the aims and purposes of The Aemri- can Legion,” we work “hand in hand” with the Legionnaires, and give them support and assistance in their undertakings. Some of the outstanding features of the work of the Department are Child Wel- fare, Rehabilitation, Americanism, Community Service and care of the Veterans and their families. The Department of Alaska has “gone ving t over the top” in its poppy sales, and | even National has recognized this line of our work. The money re- ceived from these sales is used only for the benefit of Veterans and | their families. Also, our Depart- |ment has received national prizes !and awards for various other ef- forts. The visit of some National officer, either of the Auxiliary or of the | Legion, increases the interest in the Department conventions. When not- | ed and learned women and men who devote their entire time to the work of our organization, surely the work must be worthwhile, When the delegates their respective homes, tending the convention and after hearing the reports of all of the various committees of the Depart- ment, as well as the reports of each unit, they give a report of the ac- complishments” of the Department and begin the work with renewed interest and enthusiasm. The convention now in session is the fourteenth annual convention |of the American Legion Auxiliary |in Alaska. Following is the list of towns and the years in which such conventions have been held: 1923, | Anchorage; 1924, Sitka; 1925, Fair- |banks; 1926, Wrangell; 1927, Cor- | dova; 1928, Ketchika: 1929, Ju- | neau; 1930, Anchorage; 1931, Pet- | ersburg; 1932, Fairbanks; 1933, Cor— dova; 1934, Ketchikan; and 1935, Seward. The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Alaska, has exceeded the quota of 378 members, a: igned by National, by 43 percent, as it ‘now has 545 paid up members. Our | work is rapidly increasing and each year we have additional burdens to carry. Every eligible woman or girl should be a member of this im- portant organization. | May the 1936 Convention in Ju- | neau, the Capital City of Alaska, be a grand success! EDITH F. SHEELOR. return to after at- INORTHERN BEER PARLOR| ‘ "' MRSMINERVA REEDER Waiting to Greet Alaska SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET Jqpeau, Alaska DEALERS IN LUMBER BUILDING MATERIALS WHOLESALE RETALL 0 COLUMBIA Lumber Co. 4 “