Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1922, Page 4

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Jones later served as special messenger to Gen. Schofield and Gen. Miles, while those officers had command of the Army, with headquarters at the War Department. Since Au- gust 6, 1894, he has been with the general staff, at the War Depart- ment, and {s known to nearly every officer stationed In this city CONVENTION HALL DRAWS MEETINGS| Robert N. Harper Tells Ki- wanians of Associations to Hold Sessions Here. Giving further detalls of the pro- posed auditorium to ha erected in Washington, Robert N. Harpéy: presi- dent of the District Nationa] Bank; ad- | dressed the members of the Kiwanis|' Club at the Hotel Washingtop yes- terday afternoon. In appealing for support of the or- ganization, Mr. Harper sald-that al- [ UTINg the past forty years. ready many large organizations had S e R voted to hold their 1823 conventions| ADMIRAL DECATUR HOUSE here, basing their action on assurances that the city would-be ablg to. fur-)' 7 5 ) CARRIES $326.551 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ' C, FRIDAY, JUNE. 30, 1922. . estimate sent to the Senste by the Fresidént & fow days ago. The bill now goes to conterence. The largest item for the Diatrict in the bill is 000 for the new Eastern Senate Passes Deficiency b Bill, Which Includes $72,- 500 for Rent Commission. |<! The' third deficiency appropriation yester- day, carrying $326,651 for the District bill was passed by the Sen: of Columbia and amended so as provide $72,600 for the District Rent Commission, In accordance with pl———=fo[——= 4th the temporary care of na by the Senat te. The bill carried 2 total of 344,000, 0 and the Senate measure about $52,000,000, Amendments added by the Senate in- flltldld $160,000 for invest: it ,000 now available for the Gila river, Arisona, dam, and $5,000 for in- vestigations of soil adaptable to pecan nuts, by 8 r Harris, democrat, Georgia. Other amendments appre- priated $180,000 as compensation for property taken over by the govern- an fienl for the Cape May naval air sta- jon. to R FOURTH TO BE OBSERVED AT WILLOW GROVE PARK Barry Farm Citigens Discuss Plans for Independence Day Program. Plans were discussed for the Fourth of July celebration to be held at Green Willow Grove Park, at a2 meet- ing last night of the board of direc- tors of the Barry Farm Citizens' As- sociation, at Hoffman Hall, at Stan- ton and Elvans roads. Included in the program will be the opening chorus, “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”; the Declaration of Independ- ence, to be read by J. E. Scott, and playing “The Star Spangled Banner,” by t and. B ning at 3 oclock, half-hour es will be made by the follow- ing speakers: J. Finley Wilson, ed- itor of the W; Ea, C.!America {s cons Lanelle, oditoy of the Tribune; lh-lbl 1 Davison, secre- tary of the N. . of C. P.;: John C. Syphax, &v.lnelvu of Birney School; M. Grant jcas. principal of Tuce Scheol, also Revs. Wiillam Willlams, W. H. Wanooks, J. H. Pace and N. H. Humphrey. Following there will be athletic events, which will include & base ball game and track events, after which dinner will be served. The active committee on arrange- ments is composed of Elzle 8. Hoff- man, chairman; Daniel Webster, Mat- thew M. Taylor, J. E. Scott, U._J. Banks, James T. Howard, James Ed- wards, Gouvernor Banks, Mrs. L. C. G. Cralg, Miss Etta Weaver Hawkins, Mrs. Mary Webster, Maggie T and Mrs. N. Tossitt. The Washington Railway and Elec- tric Company has promised additional cars on the Anacostia line to accom- modate the large crowds expected at the celebration. ——— Approximately 90 per cent of the iron, copper and szinc produced i: iferro nish sultable accommodations in thi way of an auditorium. He sald that the rapid development of the move- ment to erect the building had much to do with the recent decision of the Imperial Council of the Mystic.Shrine in accepting the invitation presented by Almas Temple, and that both the Northern and Sputhern Baptist con- ventions had decided on Washington for their forthcoming meetings for the same reason. In glving statistics for the new hall Mr. Harper said every foot of the $0,037 square feet purchased by the company would be utilized. He stressed the fact that engineers from the American Bridge Bullding Corporation were in the city and had volunteered their services to help perfect the building, while Emil Berliner had donated his services to arrange the acoustics, and Prof. Stratton of the bureau of standards had done like- wise for other necessary- work. Charles F. Roberts presided, and in- troduced F. V. Thompson, superin- tendent of the Boys' Club of Washing- ton, who spoke on the actlvities of the organization and appealed for Kiwanis support at ball game 10 be TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION | Famous Old Place on Benninz= Boad, Known as Markham Tract, | Going Under Hammer. The Markham tract of forty-nine acres on the Benning road, formerly the home of Admiral Decatur, who erected the main dwelling on the property and. occupled it for many years, will be sold at public auction. Justice Hoehling of the District Su- preme Court has directed the sale for purposes of partition, and has ap- pointed William A. Lee, Earl P. Ready | and Leon Tobriner as trustees to con- | duct the sale. The bond of the trus- | tees has been fixed at §100,000. In re- cent years the property had been the home of Dr. George G. Markham, a Tetired Methodlst minister, who died | June 18,1921, The present heirs, George D. Mark- ham, Edward B. W. Markham ana Virginia A. Brett, get their title from thelr grandmother, Mrs. Sidney Vir- ginla Douglas, who died in 1903. The Procesds of the sale will be distribut- ed among the three heirs. The pres- ent value of the property is estimated at $100,000. J & i Small e shors *"Tei Y nd o PRIC] 5‘“ EXCEPTION. ALLY LOW. Genuine ocowhide leather lined—16 and 18 inches long. il -inch patent lesther nished visiting ocsses— i ore- tonne lined. MOTOR LUNCH KITS Bervice for 8 to T persons. A Lifetime Reward fi o] fii o] Il l(.lflm:ssl;m OUR “ONLY” STORE Bet. paed25 Tth 5. OE===n G Street at 13th Homer L. Kitt, Sec.-Treas. . played July 18 between the Natlonals 5o 21d St Louls Browns for the benefit| FILE COPY OF PRELATE'S WILL An invitation to attend a Fourth of | An exemplified copy of the will of July celebration at Keith's Theater |the late James Cardinal Gibbons has Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock was|been filed for probate here. The | extended the Kiwanis Club_ by the|eriginal is on file in Baltimore. The Distriet Federation of Women's Clubs, copy is filed to give the executors and the U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post,title to any property in the District No. 3, of the American Legion. belonging to the estate. The will is President Roberts read a letter of | dated July 18, 1919, and names Bishop thanks from Col. Charles R. Forbes, | Corrigan, Father Eugene J. Connelly head of the Veterans' Bureau, for the |and Father Louis R. Stickney exec- |aid given by Kiwanis at the regent | utors. 0] reception tendered the veterans at the White House. —_— C. L. CULLEN DEAD. Noted Newspaper Writer Succumbs Suddenly While in Automobile. Clarence Louis Cullen, a former well known newspaper man in Wash- ington, New York and Chicago, who gained greater fame as a writer of fietlon, was found deag yesterday in his automobile near his home at Deal | Beach, N. 1., according to word re- ceived here today. Mr. Cullen left his home Wedn: ay night for an automobile ride and when about 100 yards from his house felt a heart at- tack coming, it is belleved, and stop- ped his car. Mr. Cullen was at one time con- nected with The Star and later with the Chicago Tribune, serving that paper as correspondent in Cuba dur- ing the Spanish-American war. From Cuba he went to the Philippines, from whera he sent character stories to the New York Sun, and finally went to New York, where he was employed at different times by the World, Herald, Sun and Times. As & writef of fiction he distinguished himself by writing storles and ‘books that at. tracted wide attention. Chief among these was “The Eady.” In 1890 while a clerk in the census office here Mr. Cullen married Miss Hettle Pryor, also an employe of that office. Mra. Cullen, it is understood, Was the niece of former Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Pryor of New York. “She is her husband's only sur- viving relative. ——————— HELD AS BOOKMAKER. 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