Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 23

J00LIDGE FAVORS | NEGRO MEMORIAL Proposed Building Here, Ded- icated to Race, Has Sup- port of Public Men. Commemoration of the heroic deeds bf a valiant negro population, whose patriotism and devotion to country has never failed the Nation in any o©f its trials and conflicts from Revo- | lutionary days to the present is the ®oal of the National Memorial Asso- | clation. The proposal is to bulld in Washington, half by contribution from the Federal Government and half by public subscription, a_struc- ture containing a national hall of tame, art and music rooms, library and reading rooms, an auditorium seating 5,000, and space for tablets to memorialize the men and women of the negro race whose deeds entitle them to such honorable mention. The building would be dedicated to the dead and living heroes of the negro race. Indorsed by Coolidge. The proposed memorial has the in- dorsement of public men, headed by President Coolidge and of various patrfotic and civic organizations the Nation. A resolution already has been introduced Congress by Representative William R. Wood of Indiana, providing for a commission to prepare plans and designs and to erect *h & memorial. Mr. Wood has given port to the movement, sion when the Senate committee on lbrary held a hearing on the pro posed measure he pafd high tribute to the American negro and his devotion to country during ne century nd a half of its existenc Calling attention to the fact there was not in the Capital City umong all the monuments and me morlals, one to the bravery, patriot ism or devotion of the negro soldier, Mr. Wood safd think it is high time that something should be done this direction. The f life that was offered in the colonial period & sacr to American independ was that of a negro who was killed in the Boston massacre in 1770. The first memorial to the Continental Con- gress for bravery and distinguished service duced in December, naming Salem Poor, a colored Washington had under his command more than a regi- colored sold South Caro- 1 in the War of the Revolution able-bodied negroes, and they were found in every branch of the Army from Bunker Hill to Brandy- wine and from Valley Forge to Mon mouth and from Saratoga to York town. In the Civil War 36,000 ne- groes died upon the field of battle. World War Record. “In the great World War a larger percentage of negro soldiers partici- pated in behalf of the United States than that afforded by any other racial group, and they gave a splendid ac- count’ of themselves wherever en gaged, as is attested by the reports not only of their own commanding officers but by the commanding offi- cers of their allies. “It is proposed to build a memorial in honor of the colored soldiers who have fought in the varfous wars, this memorial to take the shape of a brick public building, rather than a tower- ing shaft or a useless pile of stone. It is thought by those who have given their attention to this project that inasmuch as there is no large public building in the City of Washington where public meetings may be held and where the development of the negro race along the lines of invention and art is exhibited, that it would be | well that this memorial shculd be for this pur e colored people of the United | States have taken a long forward| varjous lines of educational | ement They have contributed much to literature and invention. It would be a splendid idea if all this could find a place In a public building here, at the seat of the Nation, where it would reflect the greatest p good throughout the country.” The headquarters of the as tion, of which Ferdinand D. Lee is president, is at 923 R street north- west. hearty and la sup- that soldi direct ment lina h: 3,000 DUNBAR OFFICIALS VISIT BALTIMORE Dramatic Club Also Prepares for “Birds’ Christmas Carol” Show. Principal Walter L. Smith and As- sistant Principal C. David Houston of | the Dunbar School attended the dedi- catory exercis of the Freder Douglass Senior-Junior High Schi Baltimore, Md., last Monday evening day. J. N. Gownder r cle appearing in the English Bulletin of Spar idies entitled, “‘Spanish | Studies in the United States,” by Dr. Henry Grattan Doyles Miss V. €. Max. iscussed opportunities for study immer session of the Univer- sity-of Porto Rico. There was a meet- | ing.of the faculty on Tuesday. The English Departmental Club will hold it regular m ing Monday. . i The Dramatic Club is preparing its CRristmas play, “The Birds' Christmas ol by Kate Douglass Wiggin. The cast follows: Clura Brown, Klotha Spriggs, Jessee Rollins, Frederick Phil- lips, Bernice Swann, Maude Davis, Val- erie Parks, James Butcher, Melvin Barker, Louise Johns, Bernice Early, Tenry Matthews and Wendell Lucas. Under the direction of Mr. James Cowan and Miss Mary L. Europe, plans are being made for the Christ mas post office. The “New building 13 bging designed by Maurice Henry. The 1lex Club has offered to assist the post office staff. At the meeting of the French Club Wednesday puplis enacted scenes il- lustrative of French. social life. M. Metz T. F. Lochard addressed the club in French. The Spanish Club meeting on Wednesday was led by Mrs. A. C. Daly. Josephine Scott, Edna Johnson, | Marian Ferrebee, Ruby Ruffin and Lester Norris addressed the club in Spanish, The Honor Socicty announces election of the following officers: Mir iam Hutchins, president: Ethel Har- vey, vice president; Fannie Pitt, secre- : Rosa Montgomery, Edith Flynn, Alice Efghmie, program committee. At a recent meeting of the Fleur-de- Tis plans were made for the annual | Christmas reception. Elaine Washington presided at a re- ent meeting of the Art Club. A paper on sculpture was read by Ethel Mor- gan, after which there was a general discussion of art in America. Designs for class pins were submitted by the members of the major class. viewed an arti- | the A Plenty for Prisoner. From Lifs. Judge—Have you anything to s prieoner? The Prisoner—No, your honor; expect what you'll say'll be plenty. | | D'Arey { the, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. AMERICAN TOYS PROVING POPULAR ABROAD Fol greater than our imports. some varieties of Americ Edwa the first time in the history of the Americ 0 J. Breyers, » 1 toys that are meeting with favo Departm n foreign coun ers, spe [ toys sold abroad:duri Commerce, is shown VOCATIONAL SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT| Sale of Articles Produced by S!u-" dents Announced for Thursday | Evening, December 17. The annual Christmas exhibit and of the Washington School will be held at Thursday evening 7:30 to On disp Vocational | the school en | December 17 will be work representa department. The ele mentary sewing classes will display children’s underwear, household cles, lingerie, bathrobes, house dresses and aprons. The dressmaking classes will exhibit chil dren’s dresses of all sizes and for all occasions, blouses, tailored shirts and simple dresses. The advanced classes in dressmaking will have coats, dresses, accessories. models of styles in vogue for all types for business, afterncon and evening wear. The mil. linery department will exhibit hats for all ages, new and renovated. The department of art crafts will have lamp shades, basketry, pillows, useful and ornate. The domestic sci | ence classes will exhibit the home- keeping apartment and will serve cafeteria style salads, cake, cocoa and | exhibit fruit cake, plain and layer cakes and candy. The academi partment will present the play. Christmas Guest.” by Constance Mackay A novel feature of the exhibit will be the business hour, from 6:30 to 7:30 o'clock. This time has been planned for those who are in business nd would like to see the work of the school from a business point of view, with the aim of future employment of the girls who satisfactorily complete the prescribed course. A cordial invi- tation is extended to the pablic to at- tend the exhibit. Another important event, which is an initial attempt on the part of the school, is the Christmas vesper service which is to be held at the Metropoli tan A. M. E. Church Sunday evening December 20, from 6 to 7 o'clock. Th following will take part: Clyde € Miss Veronica Fletcher, Mrs. ¥ Lee Williams and Miss Bunice Diggs. RADIO TO AID NEEDY. ‘Will Join Charity Bodies in Dis- tributing Yuletide Cheer. CHICAGO, (#).—Ra- dio will join aniza va needy « | announced | of every arti house elementary December with charil homes of the tmas, it ion WLS Christmas > will be put up in the station studio, with its branches bare. As donations come in through radio appeals, red and green cards bearing the name and address of the donor %11l be hung on the tree. IUSIC A good-sized audience of_school chil- dren, parents and others interesied in establishing the fundamentals of music in the vouthful mind enjoyed a pros m that would have done credit to many adults who perform on the amateur stage during the music_season, in the auditorium of National Museum Natural His- bullding ¥ day afternoon, when a number of Washington chil- dren took part in the various rol of composer, conductor, members of mphony orchestra and as solo performerst There was one omis: sion: none of the children sang. The only vocal numbers were contributed by a charming bevy of embryonic school teachers from the Wilson Normal School under the skilled lead- ership of Bernice Randall Angelico. The children participating were all members of various children’s clubs, the Junior Clubs of the National Federation of Music Clubs in the Dis- trict. The outstanding features were the two toy symphonies played by the Vivivoce Club, Frances Gutelius, direc- tor, and including a work by Thelma | Callahan, a member, who turned out a composition that was admirable. Little Ted Crum, not yet in his 'teens, -onducted the Haydn “Toy Sym: phony” and many small tots propably in the second and third grades at school were among the ardent “in- trumentalists.” Another especially fine achievement W the playing of Victor Herbert's “Serenade” by a trio of violinist, ‘cellist and pianist, showing the planting of an interest by participa- tion in chamber music, the most deli- cate of the musical art Mrs. George Gravatt was leader for the group rep- resented by this trio. Miss Helen Mil ler'a group demopstrated the study of fundamental harmony by “Chord Races.”” Two representatives of the| ‘B Natural Club,” Mrs. G. F. Wil liams and Miss Caroline Bender, di- rectors: three of the Progressive Ciub, | Mrs. Abbie Higgins, director; 2 of the Crescendo Club, Mi Waugh, director, gave piano selec- tion The musical art of dancing was well | represented by little Anne Breitbarth and several older girls from the Tcher- nikoff-Gardiner Studio. All the par- ticipants were required to pass two “auditions” in order to qualify for ap- pearance in the program. This is necessary to maintain a high stand- ard for the performances which are primarily organized to give the chil- dren practical experience in appes ances and to show those interested inj musical progress the work actually being done with.the coming genera- tion. This first program Wwas an ad- mirable start. tory | received a PLANNED BY K. OF C. Bureau to be Organized at Evening | School Expected to Begin Work by January 1. meeting of the educa tional commiittee of the Knights of Columbus of the District of Columbia steps were taken to institute an em ployment bureau at the evening for the benefit of the students It is expecied that the bureau will be orzanized and under way by the 1st of January At the meetinz Washinzton Council Tuesday t the employ- | ment committee of the council brought | in w report recommending that the council co-operate with the evening school with regard to the employment bureau. The grand Knights of the other four councils have shown the interest in the proposed bureau expressed their conviction that councils would indorse the plan The School Bureau is to be under the direction of Tom J. McBride, who has been making a study of the problem of unemployment at the Catholic University, it was reported The basket ball team will meet the Brookland Athletic Club team this afternoon at 3 o'cloclg at the Im- maculate Conception g¥mnasium A meeting of girls interested forming a literary club has been ¢ for Tucsday at the close of class Benjamin H. Streeks lectured to large audience Friday night on interlor decorating. Next Tuesday, at erine Richardson At a recent in led | 7:30 o'clock, Cath- | (Mrs, Edward M Lewls), newspaper correspondent, will re on ‘“The Woman Worker in Journalism.” Prof. Arthur Deering on “William M. Thackeray." is invited. The committee on dramatics of the student council met Thursday night and decided to give a school play early in February SEEK TO CHECK REPORT MISSING CREW SAFE Efforts to Confirm Message That Those Aboard Cotopaxie Res- cued So Far Fail. By the Assoclated Pree: CHARLESTON, S. C., December 12. —Attempt was made here today with- out success to confirm reports that the crew of the steamship Cotopaxi, num- bering 32 men, had been rescued after nk in a tropical storm . vice president Co., owner of to hav night from | of the company, crew safe; ship The text of this cablegram was at Spartanburg, S. C., by Mr. cal 1 last the Havana tating, lost.” given ¢ McGlone. Today relatives of J. K. Cotton, chief engineer of the missing vessel, reported that they had received a message from Havana to the effect that the only news there concerning Cotopaxi was contained in a New York dspatch printed in a Havana paper. This dispatch, according to the cable- gram received here, told of the rescue of the crew by an unnamed vessel The Cotopaxi left Charleston Sun- day, November 29, bound for Havana with a consignment of c The ship was caught in a tropical storm and the | last message received from her was a distress call to the effect that she had water in her holds and was listi e Maine Leads in Feldspar. Maine produces 25 per cent of all the feldspar in Amerlca. Miss Doris Read is said to receive $100.000 a year as a designer for a New York clothing firm Simply add 1-1%§ pounds of Pratts Poultry Regulator to 100 pounds of any mash. 1£5 t0 10 times the cost of Regu- Iator is not returned in extra eggs every penny of your money is cheerfully re- turned. Half a century of Pratt experi- ence has made Regulator the one na- tural tonic. Regulator builds flock vitality. Make your birds strong to resist_roup and cold weather disease. 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Succes LONDON, British December 1 empire Hillmorton, in Rugby, was examining CONGRESS SCORED FORD. C. ECONOMY City Club, Denouncing Parsi- mony, Urges Residents to Present United Front. In an outspoken editorial on ) “Washington's Finances,” the City Club Tribune, denouncing the move to reduce the lump sum appropriation by the Federal Government from the $9,000,000, inaugurated two years ago to $8,000,000, declares that schools are being held back, that highways here are a “national disgrace” and calls on the citizenry to unite and take a hand in the civic affairs of the | Capital. © '~ ; The present “deplorable condition” will continue, the Tribune declares, “until the rank and file of our citi- zens decide that further forbearance is useless and accordingly agree on a determined campalgn for securing legislation which will guarantee the proper handling of the finances of the city of Washington.” States Flscal Situation. The editorial, in full, follow “The expected has happened. A member of Congress from a Western State proposes that the Federal Gov- ernment’s contribution to Washing- ton be reduced from $9,000.000 to $8,000,000 per vear. Two years ago when the present figure was stipulated we warned our citizens that it was only a matter of time when the Fed- eral Government's proportion would be milled providing the citizens stood for it. “Thus far we have stood for every. thing. First we had the 50-50 plan. Then the Borland amendment was adopted whereby our citizens stood the cost of street work, then one by one other ftems. Then the plan was put on the 60-40 basis, the Government taking the 40 end. The Borland amendment still remains on the statute books. Two years ago the 60- 40 plan was discontihued, notwith- standing it is legally the only percent- age which can be used, and the lump sum plan was adopted, $9,000,000 being indicated as the Government's share. Now its proposal to reduce this to $8.000,000 per annum and each year DECEMBER 13, 1925—PART 1. attempts will be made to still further reduce this sum. “In our club and businesd activitles we meet thopsands of people from all sectipns of the country—people who are voters. Invariably these people want to see Washington made a beau titul capital city and likewise they invariably want the ¥ederal Govern- ment to’stand its proper share of the expense of running & capital city. Likewise these people are invariably surprised to learn that Washington has no say in its physical affairs nor in the distribution of fits own tax moneys. Small Group Dictates. “At the same time there are large numbers of Senators and Repre- sentatives who share these same feel- ings, but it 18 & fact that a small group in Congress seems to have a great amount of Influence in regard to Dis- trict of Columbia affairs. The result is that at the present time the Fed- eral Government is paying not more than 20 per cent of the cost of run- ning the District of Columbia. “This means that the Government takes some thirty-two millions of our tax money and spends it practically without regarding the community needs. Likewise the Congress decline: to spend additional of our mone which we are willing to spend for ch needs. | As a resblt our school building program 1s held behind, our highways are a national disgrace, we lack the high-pressure water system, and o on. This deplorable condition will continue in this community until the rank and file of our citizens decide that fur- ther forbearance is useless and ac- cordingly agree on a determined cam- paign for the securing of legislation which will guarantee the proper han dling of the finances of the City Washington “For years and years we have drifted and we cannot hope for u bet- terment of conditions until we make 4 demand for a constructive change. Remember the governed get just the kind of government to which they are entitied. If we, the citizens of Wash ington, will put something into t life of this community from a civic stand- point we will obtain proper recognition and results. Otherwise we will get nothing and we will get just what we deserve. . Taximeter Duty Increased. Increased popularity of the taxi cab and the ability of German manu facturers to turn out taximeters at a lower cost than thev can be pro duced in the United States prompts President Coolidge yesterday to issue a proclamation increasing tariff duties on farerecording devices. of | SHAREHOLDER HIT .BY HARBOR OFFICIALS Shelton and Baker Declare Eddy Interferéed With Company’s Busines e 3 S o Willism C. Shelcon ana Wilson L. Baker, secretary, of the Herald Harbor, Inc., for the corpora- tion and individually have filed an- swers in the District Supreme Court to the suit for mandamus brought by C. S. Bddy, owner of 80 shares of stock of the company and formerly a director, to compel the defendants to permit him to inspect the books and records of the company. Hear- ing on the application will be before Justice Hitz next Friday. ‘Through Attorneys Douglas, Obear & Douglas and Charles M. Galloway, the defendants admit that Eddy owns 80 shares of stock., but clalm it is ttached, pending decision of certain w sufts. They udmit he was denied access to the books November 20 last, when he brought an audltor to the office of the company at 1331 New York avenue, but say it was because such inspection was not authorized by action of the board of directors and would have interfered with the orderly conduct of the business of the company. The directors have met re- cently and appointed four days a month for such inspection, the court is told. The defendants admit they requested |Eddy to stay away from the office | of the company since he had not been | re-elected to the board of directors and | because his actions were objectionable, the court is told. It is stated that he was frequently intoxicated and used | insulting language to his associates | and clerks and prevented the closing of sales to the great loss of the com- pany. The court is asked to | petition of Eday. president, dism the Sane to the Last. From Everybody's Magazine. ‘Well,”” said the dying business man, “you better put in a clause about my employes. To each man who has worked for me 20 years I give and bequeath $50,000." “But,"” sald the lawyer, * been in business 20 years. “I know it, man, but it’s good ad vertising."” ou haven't o 323 NEWSPAPER HELD VITAL TO ALL BUSINESS ME| b Daily Survey of World Events Necessary Part of Daily Rou- tine, Survey Shows. “ 5 the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 12.—The newspaper s invaluable to the bus! neas man, in the opinion of the rep. resentative business men whose ideas were gathered in a country-wh sympostum prepared by the Nation Assoclation of Credit Men and made public today. The old ides that newspaper read ing In a business office was & diver slon s fast disappearing, the sym- postum showed, and the dally survey of world events and happenings that vitally affect the business world rapldly becoming a part of evef} business man's life. DIVORCED COUPLE REWED IN MONTH Wife Who Won Decree 25 Days After Marriage Takes Former Husband Back. By the Associated Pre TAMPA, Fla., December 12.—The remarriage last night of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Davis, following a divorce decree granted Mrs. Davis in Key West November 4, 25 days after their first marriage, was a ‘“profound shock” to members of her family. i was announced by them today. E. K. 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