Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1922, Page 3

KIWANIS CLUB IS « IDEAL CITIZENSHIP PROMOTERS Organization Grows From Luncheon Club “With Uncertain Beginning to One of Most Influential Bodie BY W. H. CLAGETT. No more fitting term could be used to describe the personnel of the local Kiwanis Club than that of “live bunch,” bestowed upon it by George E. Hamilton, president of the Capital Traction Company, in a recent ad- dress made by him on “Ideal Citizen- ship” before the organization. entlemen,” said Mr. Hamllton, “while I may not know many of you Ppersonally, your reputation through- out the city for being a live bunch when it comes to civic matters has frequently reached my ears, and I am glad to meet you.” Live, indeed, is this splendid young club, which in the past few years has evolved itself from a mere gathering of a few friends for luncheon to one of the most_ forceful bodies to be found in the District of Columbia. Born in 1915. d Unlike the founder of Rotary, the man who fizst started International Kiwanis on its way had no fixed pur- Pose in mind when the initial meetng was held in Detroit, Mich., in Janu- ary, 1915. He had gone to the City of Stralts on behalf of another organi- zation, and it was due only to the failure of his mission that the first Kiwanis Club came into existence. 'All_organizations must have a be- ginning, however. and Kiwanis is no exception. How it began and why it began is of small significance as com- pared with the outstanding fact that Few organization: if any, enter upon their career with a scheme of organization so complete that sub- sequent growth will not require that copious revisions be made. Even the Constitution of the United States, a document of marvelous flexibility and the product of uncanny foresight on the part of its framers, has been amended nineteen times. Product of Evolution. No evidence exists to show that any national or international organiza- tion of Kiwanis clubs was contem- plated by those associated with the establishment and leadership of the first_club. In other words, the pres- ent Kiwanis scheme of organization is a product of evolution. The interna- tional constitution, the by-laws of the district organizations and the stand- ard by-laws of the local clubs are the product of the experience of the three units of the organization plan. Speaking of the Kiwanis develop- ment, an official of the local club said recently: “As a typical example of how each element in our Kiwanis plan is the product of experience, con- sider our unique and successful method of establishing new clubs. By a series of beneficial changes, at times attended by most bitter opposi- tion, we find that our extension work is today one of the most remarkable applications of fundamental organiza- tion science ever evolved. The com- bination of volunteer and professional assistance in the establishment of new Kiwanis clubs has been de- veloped on an entirely new basis, and because of the unusual success achieved has caused much favorable ccmment not only within our own or- ganization but in the general field of science. To have developed a plan so complete as the one in use today be- fore the first club was established would have been utterly impossible.” That Kiwanis had to weather stormy going during-its infancy is not denied by any Kiwanian today, yet. on the other hand, it is the proud boast of the membership that no Kiwanis club once born has ever died. ‘Without Definite Objective. Just as the machinery of the local, | district and international units of the Kiwanis organization scheme are the products of evolution so also are the ideals of Kiwanis. Strangs to say, the Kiwanis move- ment grew without any conscious ac- ceptance of any definite objective— ‘without any statement of ideals, aims and purposes whatever. It is said that when a certain officer of the in- ternational organization entered upon his duties he found every Kiwanis club seeking to find some definite ex- pression for the Kiwanis ideal. For three and a half yvears the movement had been growing in spite of its lack of a definite objective understood and accepted by the entire member-[ 1 ip. Z Believing that only those organiza- tions endure which are the vehicles for introducing, developing or main- taining some aspect of truth, this officer was confident that the success of the organization was due to the fact that Kiwanis clubs were un- consciously expressing some funda. nental truths, that the clubs were filling a great need i he lives of their members, in the lives of cities in which they had been established. and in the lives of the two nations in vhich Kiwanis clubs existed. (Kiwanis stretches no farther inter- mnationally than Canada.) /2 Kiwanis Ideals. ‘This Kiwanian decided there was only one way to find out what ideals Kiwanis clubs held and that was to visit a large number of clubs in all sections of the country and try to catch the spirit of each one, examine d, if possible, “to dis- its own ideals, aims its activities cover unto it and purposes. i ideals are, SPECTAL NOTICES. é DATED CAR FOR HOUSEHOLD Eood for’ San Francisco Feburary 25th and Angeles March 3rd. Reduced rater ok sevice. Security Storage Company, 1140 , 715 9ih ST. N.W.— reeti; irds ng cards: aiso for hand coloring; Martha Washington candy, magasines. by WILL NOT BB RESPONSIBLE FOE AN }l'btll!:;lle- ‘contracted by myself in person. WILLIAM B. STRUHS, 717 B. 1. ave. n.w. 19¢ EEKLY VAN SERVICE FOR SMALL SHI l:;nls between Washington, Bllllamon. !;an‘. d New York. THE BIG 4 0" nc., 1125 14th st n.w. Main 2054. SPECIAL TRIPS. EXPENSES, Florlda, by auto, 14 days, $130.50. 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Kranich therefore, the & Bach Ladies Instructed Free. You can make your hat in the latest style for the bare cost of material ‘We guarantee Classes d: ., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Braids Ilc'mt ohn Hodges, the Bookbinder J _ 1011 E Street NW. Bookbiading Moy st advasced 1n perice and I I haoke ad have them Bocse, 08 1B l - | “LIVE BUNCH™, s in Community. *I product of the collective idealism of Kiwanian membership—ideals ex- pressing the inner hopes, ambitions and desires of the average business man, those hidden, unexpressed but fundamental reactions of the human soul, which are the very fabric of life itself. The last twenty-five years have witnessed a wonderful development of the social consclousness. The ayerage man of today has an fnfi- nitely greater appreciation of his fellow men, a more adequate under- standing of his obligations as a citi- zen and a more vivid realization of Lis responsibility to society than had his father before him. So it is found where Kiwanis, first brought to the business man only a luncheon club, proved the means by which he might satisfy his hunger for fellowship and Invest his life in practical service. Kiwanls acquired the aspects of a movement only when Kiwanians, without suggestion or direction whatever, unconsciously used it as a vehicle by which they could ex- press their real selves. The' unusual spirit of fellowship and equality of man- hood represented in Kiwanis rendered the organization a fitting emissary of a great idea. Strives to Serve Society. Kiwanis is leading a spiritual re- naissance in which the business man is finding his own soul. He finds it in an organization in which he can make application of principles which before seemed so_theoretical and im- practical as to be apart from the realities of human experience. To the true Kiwanian his business or pro- fession provides not only means for earning a livelihood, but also a means by which he may serve society. There is nothing new about the Kiwgpis idea—it is as old as the soul of man, but Kiwanis has put the breath of life into old ideals by translating them into terms which the average man may appreciate. The year following the establish- ment of the first Kiwanis club in Detroit, 1915, two more clubs came into being, one at Cleveland and one at Pittsburgh. In the second year thirty-five clubs were established, and among them was the Kiwanis club of Wsshington. During the third year Sthirty-five more clubs were addea to the list, so that in 1918 there were seventy-three clubs. At the time of the Birmingham, Ala., convention in 1919, which marks the transition period of many seattering clubs into the well known international organization it is_today, there were 137 clubs, with approximately 16,500 members. From then on Kiwanis grew with leaps and bounds. In 1920 the total number of clubs was 367, repre- senting more than 37,000 members, and figures showed that at the recent seventh anniversary of the organi zation approximately 700 clubs with a membership of about 65,000 existed in the United States and Canada. _ Contrary to the accepted idea, Ki- wanis is not an Indlan name. ‘It is a euphonious, coined word, which origi- nally had no meaning save that as- cribed to it by its originators. Yet it has come to have a very definite meaning _through the constructive work of its members. In every com- munity in which Kiwanis exists it will be found standing for unselfish ser: ice In the interest of the community the state and the nation. Its.motto, “We build,” is the outward expres- sicn of the spirit of the organization. Proper Spirit Created. During its seven years of existence Kiwanis has succeeded in doing a great amount of good in civic welfare work and charity. Its mission in a community, it is pointed out, is not in the largest sense the accomplish- ment of the specific thing. but it cre- ates that spirit in a community which enables other existing organizations to accomplish more easily the things for which they were organized. Ki- wanis readily lends its support to the chamber of commerce, the church, the Boy Scouts and other organizations working for the public good. One of the outstanding features of Kiwanis charity is its annual Christ- mas activities, it being estimated that during the last Christmas season more than 500,000 poor people were helped substantially by the Kiwanians of the United States and Canada. During the past year immense re- lief was given the unemployed when all of the Kiwanis clubs followed the suggestion__made by International President Harry E. Karr, that each individual Kiwanian, in so far as he was able, give employment to one more man. Divided Inte Twenfy- International Kiwanis is divided into twenty-nine districts. The head- quarters of the organization is in Chi- cago, where a large force is engaged analyzing problems which are faced by the various clubs and communities. Many distinguished _personages grace the rosters of the different clubs throughout the country, including President Warren G. Harding, Presi- dent Obregon of Mexico, the Prince of Wales, Premier Greenfleld of Alberta, Premier Teschereau of Quehec. Gen John A. Lejeune, U. S. M. C.; Speaker Frederick H._Gillett, Senators Willis of Ohio and Watson of Indiana, John J. Tigert, commissioner of education; Govs. Hyde of Missouri, Shoup of Colorado, Henall of Iowa, McMaster of South Dakota and Allen of Kansas. In February, 1917, Kiwanis Was in- troduced to Washington by ten or twelve business men, who used to e Districts. METALS Cast Phosphor Bronze Bushings COLD ROLLED STEEL. ROUNDS, SQUARES, ONS, FLATS A! ey g HEXAG > ING GEAR CUTTING. MACHINE WORK., H. 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FERGUSON, Inc. 1114 9th St. Phone North 231282, Experts. Our business is to make leaky “THE ORIGINAL BIGGS.” You Pay in Health —for inefliciency fn your heat- Reasonable ipment. Cold on Heating modernize Plumbi; - 6 | S W Be el The ‘Biggs i ith st. n.w, . Frank. O ARRER "W, BIcas. Premm: 3 The Shade Shop W. STOKES SAMMONS. 830 13th St. =, Window Shades at lowest fac- tory prices. [ £ ! I mean sickness and d Ky g ¥ Have “The Original BioLs your” facilities "and DIVORCES BECOME FAD IN PRUSSIA, WHERE ONCE CASES WERE DISGRACE By Cable_to The Star and Chicago.Daily . News. Copyright, 1922, BERLIN, Germauy, February 18, —Before the war Prussia was one of the countries where divarces were few and far between, but promises sobn to become a riv of Nevada. The Prussian diet is about to pass a bill.admitting ju- compatibility as a ground for di- vorce. - Until now, grave and. re- peated acts of cruelty, infidelity, insanity and desertion for longer than four years were the only grounds on which Prussian judges granted legal separation. Divorces consequently were not only rare, but unfashionable. 5 Like almost everything. else, that has been changed by the war; old traditions have been discarded and in post-war German society divorces have become quite o fad. The nationalists and centrists are the only parties opposing the bill, which, “they claim, will further disrupt family life in Prussia. meet at the Cochran Hotel, now the Franklin Square, for luncheon. Possi- bilities of organizing a club here were discussed, and finally a local organiza- tion was formed. Frederick A. Cochran, merchant tallor, agreed to serve as the ciub's first president until the body was incorporated, which occurred in May of the same year, and Roe Fulker- son was elected to the presidency. It was freely admitted by the or- ganizers that the prospects for suc- cess were far from bright during the club’s early life, but due to the untiring efforts of Mr. Fulkerson and a few of his lieutenants, the spirtt was kept alive and after several stormy months silver linings began to show through the clouds, and the dreams of the founders began to be realized. List of Six Presidents. Since its formation Mcal Kiwanis has had six presidents, included among whom, besides Messrs. Coch- ran and Fulkerson, were Eugene Adams of Johnson & Adams, in- surers;: John J. Boobar, general man- ager of the Terminal and Yellow Taxicab companies, who served two terms; Claude H. Woodward, District of Columbia manager of the Globe- Wernicke Company, and the incum- bent, Charles F. Roberts, manager of the Home Insurance Company of New York. ‘The local club f{s included in the capital district of Kiwanls, which, is composed of all Kiwanis clubs in the District of Columbia, Virginla, Maryland and Delaware. Mr. Boobar is governor of the capital district. Like the Rotary Club, limited or restricted membership is carried out by the Kiwanis, but on a somewhat broader scale, two representatives from each classified business or pro- fession being eligible. There are at present 190 members of the Wash- ington Kiwanis Club. And, too, the same as Rotary, strict attendance at meetings is required of all Kiwanians. Should a member absent himself from four consecutive meetings his name is brought up before the board of governors, and at their dis- cretion depends his remaining on the club’s roster. Twe Distinet Meetings. ‘The local Kiwanis Club has two d tinct kinds of medtings, one the weekly and the other the quarterly meeting. The weekly meeting is held at 12:30 o'clock every Thursday at the Washington Hotel for lunch- eon. The quarterly meetings, at which the women of the members’ families usually attend, are also held at the hotel, but, as a rule, take place at night, when a more elaborate en- tertainment program is presented. The method of procedure at the weekly meetings of the club is some- what similar to that of Rotary. Fol- lowing the calling of the meeting to order by the president, a short prayer is offered by the club's “sky pilot. or minister, either Rev. Willilam W Shearer of St. Colombo's Episcopal Church or Rev. John C. Palmer of the Washington Heights Presbvterian Church, after which the entire as- semblage sings one verse of “Amer- ica It is the custom of certain of the membership to subscribe “boosts” at each meeting. which are distributed to those whose names are drawn from a bag. These weekly presents are most worthwhile, and considerable interest is manifested as the names are being drawn. : A short business session usually fol- lows. when announcements pertinent to the organization are read either by the president or secretary. George W. Winslow. All visiting Kiwanians and guests of the club are then re- quested to stand and after giving their name, occupation and home ad- dress, lots are drawn for the hand- Aomest and homeliest guest present. The holders of the tickets are pre- sented with flowers provided at each meeting by Kiwanian George Shaeffer. “Mr.” Subject to Fine. Luncheon over, the remainder of the time is generally devoted to ad- dresses by well known public_men. Many speakers of national and inter- national reputation have spoken at the club in the past year. A rather amusing regulation of the club is_that any member using the term “Mr.” when addressing a fel- low member is fined 10 cents, and before he is allowed to continue talk- ing he is visited by the club’ “sheriff,” James A. Kelliher, who col. lects on the spot. The “sheriff's” fund goes to some worthy charity at the end of the year. The Kiwanis Club has just com- pleted -.a most successful Christmas work. Through it's “Christmas pack it supplied more than 4,000 poor chil- dren of the city, and visited every charitable institution in Washington. The members wese greatly aided in this work by their women. ‘The officers of the Kiwanis Club of ‘Washington, elected last December, are Charles F. Roberts, presiden Harry G. Kimball, first vice pres! dent; Frank L. Wagner, second vice president; George H. Winslow. secr tary-treasurer. The board of direc tors is composed of Claude H. Wood- ward, Dr. George A. Baker, Charles ‘W. Pimper, Mark Lansburgh and Maxon Cunningham. = —_— Let Gude Furnish the Flowers THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, CHARLES F. ROBERTS, President of W ington Kiw . Chub. CUTIN NAVY FUNDS HARDEST ON YARDS Secretary Denby Aims .to Concentrate on Fleet Ahead of Shore Stations. By the Associated Press. Members of Congress have gained an impression at the Navy Depart- ment, it was learned yesterday, that under Secretary Denby’'s announced policy of concentrating efforts on maintenance of the Navy afloat, the shore establishments, particularly along the Atlantic coast, “would be first to feel the effect of reduction of naval appropriations for next year to $260,000,000 or less as has been suggested in the House naval com- mittee hearings. Mr. Denby asked for $350,000,000 to keep the fleet at the *“5-5-3 ratio” strength provided for under the naval limitation treaty. The Secretary's purpose to make the fleet his first consideration caught the attention of members of both . Senate and House from navy yard states and districts. They have inquired at the department just what yards might be abandoned should the indicated slash in funds be made. They were told that no definite plans had been laid. It was said to be obvious from a military view, how- ever, that only two Atlantic vards would be regarded as vitally essen- tial to the present Atlantic fieet, and that even at these reductions of a radical nature would be made if nec- essary for the sake of keeping the maximum force afloat. Yard Situation Acute. The congressional callers are un- derstood to feel that Mr. Denby would recommend the closing of all other Atlantic vards and the lease or pos- sibly even the sale of the shore plants rather than sacrifice any important fleet unit, although no such plan has actually been formulated. The question of personnel figures in the problem because, roughly, two men can be maintained afloat for every man held ashore. In other words, it takes one-third of the en- listed force to keep up the purely military tasks ashore upon which the success of the fleet depends. The civilian employes, the yard mechan- ics and others, are in addition to this enlisted force ashore. Secretary Denby’s suggestion that by putting 100 destroyers out of com- mission and reducing complements on many of the active ships to a point which officers declare will work against their efficiency in both up- keep and handling, it would be pos- sible to keep the Navy golng with 90,000 men. A reduction of 10,000 means a floating Navy of about 60,000 men. That is declared at the depart- ment to be the minimum necessary to keep even a semblance of the 3 ratio” strength afloat. What 80,000 Force Means. Reduction of the total enlisted force to 80.000, a figure tentatively suggested, would mean, it is stated, reducing the active capital ship strength under the treaty to six bat- tleships and the placing of twelve battleships in reserve with only a crew sufficient to keep them me- chanically fit for operation. It would mean, also, adding. another hundred destroyers to the hundred already slated to be laid up with only care- takers aboard, and it would mean cut- ting the active submarine force to the bone and the laying up of un- manned submarines. At least three important Atlantic vards, including the Boston yard, would be closed down entirely under such a program, it is said. The situation thus pictured and which is understood to have prompted the . administration to abandon any thought of getting down to the 80,000 enlisted strength figure in present world conditions is believed to have been laid frankly before members of Congress by department officials whenever the opportunity presented itself. In this connection the navy men have encountered what they describe as a deep-rooted misapprehension of the real elfect.of the naval limita- tion treaty. They have endeavored to show that the reductions made under the treaty are almost wholly in future ship strength and not in For the wedding or reception. 1214 F.— | existing forces, the very keynote of Advertisement. —_— SCHOONER BURNS AT SEA. Laden Vessel Destroyed Off Coast of Florida. PANAMA CITY, Fla., February 18. —The four-masted schooner Golden State of Mobile, bound for Conception, Argentina, from Pensacola, Fla., with a cargo of lumber, was destroyed by fire off this port last night, according to news brought here by Capt. John Anderson of the vessel .today. ‘The vessel was discovered on fire in the boiler room Friday night at 8 o'clock, the crew fought hard to stop the flames, but they were compelled to abandon the ship two hours later. Capt. Anderson and eleven men of the crew and Mrs. Anderson spent the night in an open boat, reaching this place this morning at 11 o'clock. Capt. Anderson says that he and his men feel lucky that they 'escaped death. At the time of the fire the vessel was forty miles south due west of St. Andrews bay, Fla., and one day out of Pensacola. The schooner was 972 tons net and owned by L. A. Scott & Co. of Mobile. TEACHER BEING OBSERVED Alleged Writer of Threatening Letters in Psychopathic Ward. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., February Lumbe: 18.—Miss Nellie Fitzgerald, former school teacher, detained Pem‘"nz an investigation into the origin in Grand Rapids of & number of threatening letters, among them one to Mary Garden, director of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, was taken today to the University Hospital at Ann Arbor for obserxation and treatment in the psychop: ward. Miss Fitzgerald, who is thirty-five years old, taught in the local schools for six years, having been dismissed last June. According to the authori- ties, some of the notes that started their investigation were found fast- ened to the doors of residences of well knawn citizens! the agreement being maintenance of the existing naval status quo afloat and its gradual correction to conform with the future “5-5-3 ratio” capital ship relativity in forces. —_— DR. DEAN QUITS JOB. Succeeded at Pittsburgh Station by N. A. C. Smith. Dr. E. W. Dean, long connected with the United States bureau of mines as petroleum technologist, has resigned to accept the position of assistant to Roger Chew, inspection department of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He_will be succeeded in his position at the Pitisburgh station of the United States bureau of mines by N. A. C. Smith of the local laborato 2 w. ne, organic chemist at Pittsburgh, I Sucveed Mr. Smith. Original —can be supplied by PEARLMAN’S BOOK SHOP G. D. PEARLMAN, Propricter 933 G Street Only o ) - J. J. BOOBAR, Governor ital Distriet of MONDAY EVENING CLUB PLANS FOR BANQUET Greater Helpfulness, Effectiveness and Economy to Be Topic of Speakers. The Monday Evening Club will hold its annual banquet at Rauscher's the evening of February 27. ‘“Teamwork for Greater Helpfulness, Effective- ness and Economy,” as illustrated in the activities of the Councils of Social Agencles, which have been recently organized in so many American cities, will be the general topic of the after- dinner speakers. Fred C. Croxton, formerly of the United States Department of Labor, now director of the Council of Social Agencies of Columbus, Ohio, will de- scribe the work of that organization and of its affiliated organiation, the Columbus Advisory Council, a group of representative citizens of Colum- bus, who stand back of approved community projects of a social serv- ice character, in which the council is interested. Newbold Noyes, president of the Washington Council of Social Agen- cies, will speak of the aims of the local council and of what it has al- ready accomplished since it was or- ganized a year ago. The banquet committee is extend- ing an invitation to the delegates to the Washington council to arrange for the attendance of the directors of their respective organizations. Ta- bles are being held in reserve by the committe for such group representa- tives. Already several organizations are said to have made reservations. M R. Thomas West, 333 District building, is the chairman of the ban- quet, to whom reservations may be made. Those assisting Mrs. West are Mrs. Whitman Cross, Miss Mary Gwynn, Miss Sophie F. Sweet, Mrs. ‘Walter S. Ufford, John Dolph and the nrefldent of the club, Arthur Deerin Call. _———————— PAY VISIT TO PRESIDENT. Rechabite Leaders of Britain Call at White House. Amos Tomlinson, high chief ruler of the Rechabite Order, of South Port, England, and Lear Caton of Birming- ham, England, past high chief ruler of the order, who arrived in Washington Thursday on an extended trip around the world, paid their respects to Presi- dent Harding yesterday at the White House. They were accompanied by Charles Williams, of Washington, High Tent Chiet Ruler of the order. Mr. Tom- linson wore the famous golden collar which is the symbol of his pesition in the Rechabites. Mr. Tomlinson and_Mr. Caton leave this afternoon for Toronto, going from there across the continent to San Francisco and thence to New Zealand and Australia. WEST MADE HAYNES’ AID. Appointment of Millard F. West, former deputy commissioner of internal revenue in charge of the accounte, a assistant _prohibition commissicner "has been announced by Commissioner Haynes. 2 Mr. West will have charge of liquor concentration problems under tae amendment to the Treasury appropria- tion bill signed vesterday by the Presi- dent. The general plan of the prohibi- tion unit is to concentrate as far as possible in a limited number of store- houses the distilled spirits now fn bonded warehouses scattered through- out_the country Read All the LATEST FICTION For 29C Per Book PEARLMAN'’S BOOK SHOP G. D. PEARLMAN, Proprietor 933 G Street Only v e e Are You Needing a Housemaid? . A Classified Ad in The Star will bring you many applicants. If you will state defi- nitely in your advertise~ ment exactly what type of Maid you are seek- ing—what -her duties will be; what wages you will pay; whether she is to stay at night or go home—in fact, all about it—the response will come from those quali- fied for.such service. It’s better to tell all about what you waat in an advertisement insert- ed once—than meager details given many inser- tions. “Around the corner” is a Star Branch Office Full list of the 57 Branches and Classified Rates on ga 15, Part 2, of today’s tar. C., FEBRUARY 19, 1922—PART T LOCAL MEN PROMINENT IN KIWANIS. Editor of Internntional Kiwanis Mag- ROE FULKERSON, azine. REPORT ON SCHOOLS SOON T0 BE DRAWN Joint Committee of Congress i Will Consider Testimony, Says Senator Capper. Senator Capper, chairman of the Joint congressional committee which has been investlgating conditions in the public schools of the District, said last night that he hoped to get the Jjoint committee together soon to draft a report and recommendations to be submitted to the two houses. “The hearings have been completed and the testimony has been sent to the printer,” zaid Senator Capper. soon as the printed testimony is avail- able and has been in the hands of the committees of the Senate and House long enough for them to examine it, I shall seek to have a joint report drafted, “Bllls to remedy some of the defects in the school system now e: already been introduced. a bill’ increasing the salaries of the school teachers—much-needed legislation —is now before the Senate District committee. compulsory education law and school census is on the Senate calendar. a bill providing for free text books in the high schools has been introduced {and awaits action of the Senate com- mittee. report of the joint committec will deal with all these matters, and recommend such legislation, though I have not yet discussed the proposed legislation with other members of the committee, “Of course, the principal need which has been brought to our attention during is more and better the =chool buildings. that the joint committee will seek to draft a comprehensive school building progra: the school children and also to make | provision for future increases school population. SHIRUm For A bill for 2 more It is likely, however, investigation It may be m to meet the existing —— Dr. Jennie C. Murphy, head of the construction and street cleaning gang in Yankton, S. D., is the only woman street commissioner in the country. “As ing have instance, adequate Also that the expected needs of in the | QUEBEC WOMEN GET TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS CHURCH’S APPROVAL FOR ANTI-SUFFRAGE MONTREAL, Quebec, February 18.—An episcopal letter, congratu lating women of Québec who are oppoxing the woman suffrage movement in this province, was issued by Monsignor P. E. Ro! coadjutor of Cardinal Begin, toda: Monsignor Roy declared women suffrage was against the funda- mental traditions and faith of the French Canadian race. Women are allowed to vote in federal elections in Quebec, but not in provincial contests. Re- cently & delegation of women waited on Premler Teschereau at Quebec and asked for the p vincial vote. The premier voiced opposition, but suid the govern ment was divided on the subjec It had been hoped by the women behind the vote movement that a bill would be brought down: giving them the provincial franchise at the present session of the legislature. NATIONAL STUDENT BODY Will Take Up Social, Economic and Political Questions—Will " Call at White House. The continuation, for discussion of social, economic and political ques- tions, of the national student com- mittee for the limitation of Irma-l ment, representing 250 colleges, which will be received by President Harding tomorrow at 1 o'clock in connection with the work of the con- ference, was announced yesterday by the student chairman, Charles Denby. ir., of Princeton University, nephe of Secretary Denby. | The scope of the national and in- ternational questions in whi lhel students propose hereafter 10 play a part- is indicated in the following issues suggested by the committee to its constituent bodies as meriting consideration ‘Shall the United States partici- pate In the league of nations or begin a rival association of s to the league ‘made in Americ “Shall the United States ' ke part at Genoa and, if so, what snould w ask as to the price of our particip: tion? That invitations to Russia and Germany be made unconditional, or that German reparations to France be adjusted to assist Germany's re- cuperation, or that economic barriers be let down between surviving Eu- ropean states? “Shall the United States recognize Russia and, if 8o, under what circum- stances? The student committee is a co-oper- ating organization in the national council for reduction of armament. The growing student movement here has already been heartily indorsed by the presidents of many colleges. John Grier Hibben said of it: “The idea of limitation of arma- ment and the peace of the world must be kept constantly before our stu- dents, and your policy of keeping the issues before the minds of the under- graduates in the universities of the Tnited States is an admirable one. I am in thorough accord with your plan. Incidentally, I am strongly of the opinfon that it is of great value to] our students to present from time to time some questions which will chal- lenge both the mind and conscience.” | The regional directors and state | chairmen of the student committee | who will take part in_the disputation on Monday arrive in Washnigton to- day and include representatives of many colleges and universities. SAILS FOR THE BAHAMAS. NEW YORK, February 1S.—Arch- bishop J. Haynes of the Roman Catholic dlocese of New York sailed for the Bahamas on the steamship Mungaro today on a church mission. The islands are under his ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. The archbishop was accompanied by Rev. Stephen C. Donahue, his sec- ! | D ~g-" WILL RAISE FLAGS +* ABOUT MONUNENT {Forty-Eight to Be Displayed at Base of Washington Shaft Wednesday. The office of public buildings and grounds will display forty-eight flags around the base of the Wash- ington Monument, one for each state of the Union, at exercises to be held at 9 am. Wednesday in bration of * the anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The flags will be raised at 9 o'clock sharp, accompanied by & salute to the colors. Wreaths will then be placed at the base of the Monument by var:- ous organizations. Frederick D, Owen of the office of public buildings and grounds has charge of arrange- ments. Cadets to Be Two companies of I school ca- dets will assist as a guard of honor under Col. Wallace M. Craigie, com- manding. Colors will be presented by Master Sherrill. Buglers from Fort Myer will attend. Col. C. O. Sherrill of the office of public buildings and grounds has in- vited the following to the ceremonies The President, ex-otficio president of the Washington National Monument Societ) ; the Washington National Monument Fred L. Harvey, secretary, the Association of the Oldest Inhabi- tants, the George Washington Uni- versity, Dr. Howard L. Hodgkis president; the National Daughters of the American Revolu- tion; the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the missioners of the District of Columi- bia, the executive departments, office of public buildings and grounds, the Grand Army of the Republic, Col John McElroy; the Spanish War Vei- erans, D. V. Chisholm; the Americ Legion, James A. Drain, chairm: executive committee; the Washington Memorial s M H. F. Dimock, presiden Coombs, grand master of Masonic fraternity; the local Y. A C, . through Secretary Cooper; all local citizen associations, through the presidents; the local Chamber of Com- merce, tte Board of Trade and City Club aud the public generally. The Washington National ment Society was organized i and consists of the followin, President, ex-officio, president of society; the governors of states vice president: Its membership has alway Monu- ciety, the Army, Nav lative, executive bran ernment, business world and citizen- shi Cosmos Theater Special Announcement By suggestion of the Commissioners of some changes which should be made to insure still greater safety, we shall suspend operations for a few days. Due notice of our re- opening will appear in The Star. CQSMOS THEATER COMPANY. retary, and Rev. Robert Keegan. N Reduced prices on all Hart Schaffner & Marx Overcoats and Suits Excepting Only Dress Clothes $42 Overcoats and Suits $48 Overcoats and Suits now $330 $55 Overcoats and Suits ‘$3666 It’s economy to be well dressed. 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