Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1926, Page 6

6 OLIVER HARRIMAN | DIES IN DENMARK First Secretary of American Legation Found Dead From Heart Disease. Br the Assori COPENHA Ollver Harrin the Ameti was found dead in his aparts day. He was to be transfe ‘Warsaw next month. After a prelimin ination physicians reported that Mr. Harri- man’s death was due to heart disease. Mr. Harriman, who had been acting charge d'a since Minister John D. Prince went to Bel > April 3 had worked at the 1 on all mo £ end apparentiy w good health. Me went to his apartment for lunch late in the afternoon and was found dead soon Apparently he w about to take when 1 Dr. Page Iversens, hi sician, said that Mr. Harrima compiained of heart attack which kept him wake at n ster H. Percival Do until May 1 diplomatie cl Denmark first the legation is withou ief Son of 4. Lowe Harriman. Oliver Harrima il York City i and his home was in Romney, V E tuated from nd secretury to the e before hie was ad n service in 191 red in Vienna, Havana Mexico (¢ Montevideo and London. Mr. Harriman was a son of J. I Harriman, now living in Washi and nephew of Mrs. J. Borden b riman, prominent in ti he Women's National De tic Club, His friends in Washington had been advised that he contemplated an eariy visit to this country und it is believed he was arranging for leave from the Copenhagen post at the time of his death. HARRIMAN WAS 1 Harva He had ROTHED. Engaged to Marry ) V. Michell of Phil PHILADF Oliver Harr Helen V. Michell mother, Mrs. Henry received a messuge death. The last Oct set for that date was Plichell today 1 g\mwn that the o roken. rep: announced ng heen wi 15 was st BILL ASKS PURGHASE OF PATTERSON TRACT | Bloom Introduces Measure to Have Playground Site in North- east Bought. A bill authorizing the District Com- missioners to purchase the Patters tract at Second street and Florida avenue northeas ' ion the park system of the al Capi- tal has been introduced fnto the e by Representative Bloom, Republican, of New York. This t which com. prises §1 acres, has long teen sought by the citizens of the District as a park area and has been urged as a park by the Northeast Citizans’ Asso- ciation many yeaj The Commi terms of the bill, purchase the property, provid cost does not exceed $600,00: unexpended balance of the D surplus fund is, by the terms of the bill, to be used for the purchase, and the balance needed is authorized to be | uised from the funds of the District | nd the United States Treasury, in me proportion as the expendi- tures are now made. i The proposed parkway was included in the Park Commission plan of 1901, The acquisition of this site has been | epeatedly urged v the Comm on- | ers, the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Citi- zens’ Associations and other leading civie organizations. 1In 1921, a pro- vision for the acquisition of this property was passed by the Senate but failed to hecome law. The necessity of providing park and playground space for the children of the northeast, who cannot get to the parks in othey ions of the city, is stressed by the author of the bill, as well as the necessity of extending and beautifying the park National Cap The upper haif of the Patters is well elevated, overlooking the city and the river, and is covered by fine trecs. In the center of the large swimming pool used when Camp Meigs was located there during the | World War, The southern half of the proposed part area is almost level and, according to those interested, is much needed by the students of schools nearby a place for play- grounds, base buzll diamonds, athleticq fields and military drill grounds. 'Polit;e D(;g Kfiocks Woman Down When ‘Seared by Collie Late yesterday afternoon, police reported that Mrs. Martha Bartle, 2465 Kighteenth street,* the Im- perial apartments, was knocked down by a police dog in front of her home, ining a sprained ankle. As this report trickled into the sultry pressroom at police head- quarters, imaginations at. once leaped to a picture of a huge local Strongheart leaping _upon Mrs. Bartle, reported as 60 vears old knocking her down, and then being frightened off by some hero rescuer. So telephones got busy. The result was this: Policeman Beul of the, eighth precinct obtained details of ~the affair which showed that the police dog, typically pictured as a master- ful and courageous - animal, was susta lican | spiritual sides of life that count. | is an inspiration to you whose duty The text of the I’resident’s address to the Boy Scouts follows' in full Members of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of Americu: The strength and hope of civiliz tion dies In its power to adapt itself to changing circumstanc Develop- ment and character are not passive accomplishments.. They can be se- cured only through action. ‘The strengthening of the phy 1 body, arpening of the senses, the s of the intellect are all the that mighty ort which we call the struggle for existence. Down through the it was carried on for the most t in the open, out in the fields, alon the surface of the se: that mankind met the great struggle which has been waged with the fo of nature. We are what has made us. When the to be engaged in that gre giving effort the race will what it is now-—it chang something else. old acti ties or their equiva vital to ntinuation of human development. They ve invaluable in the growth and training of youth. Born of Adversity. Towns and cities and industrial life > very recent and modern acquire- Such an environment did not contribute to the making of the race, nor was it bred in the lap of present born of adversity p i Though the enviromment has g changed, human nat has 1t the same natural life in the open re quiring something of the same strug- gzle, surrounded by the same elements of adve! and necessity ally pas: the gr Xperience of of the people; if the old with nature no longer goes on: 1f the usual environment has Leen very - changed, it becomes exceedin ry that an - clal er ent be created to supply the necesary process for a continu tion of the development and charac- ter of the race. The cinder track must be substituted for the chase, Art therefore has been brought in v take the place of nature. {he great efforts in that direction is -presented by the Boy Scout move went. 1t was founded in the United tates in 1910. In September of that ear the organization was glven a is gradu- | One of | © O | Government to function in these direc- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 2 1926—PART 1. TEXT OF PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS The program {8 a means to an end. Its fundumental obfect §s to use mod- ern environment in character building and training for citizenship. Character Defined. Churacter is what a person is; 1t presents the aggregate of distinctive ontal xnd moral qualities belonging to an individual vr a race. Good char- acter means a mental and morul fiber of high order, one which v be woven into the fabric of the commu- nity and State, going to make a great nation-—great in the broudest mean- ing_of that word The organization of the scouts is particularly suitable for a representa- tive democracy such as ours, where our institutlons rest on the theory of If-government and public functions are exercised through delegated au- thority. The boys are taught to prac- tice the b virtues and principles. of right living and to act for them- selves In accordance with such virtues and principles. They iearn self- direction and self-control. The organization is not intended to take the place of the home or re ligion, 'but to supplement and co- operate with those important factors in_our national life. We hear much talk of tne decline in the influence of religion, of the loosening of the home ties, of the lack of discipline—all tending to break down reverence and respect for the laws of God and of man. Such thought as 1 have been able to give to the subject and such observations as have come within my experience have convinced me that there is no substitute for the influence of the home and of religion. These take hold of the innermost nature of the individual and play a very dom- inant part in the formation of person 2lity and character. This most neces- sary and most valuable service has to be performed by the parents, or it Is not performed at all. Root of Family Life. It is the root of the family life. Nothing else can ever take its place. These duties can be performed by ¢ parents with partial success, t any attempt on the part of the tions breaks down almost entirely. The Boy Scout movement can never be a success as a substitute but only as an ally of strict parental control and family life under religious in- sreat fmpetus by the visit of the man Whom we are delighted to honor tk . Sir Baden-Powell. This dis- general is mow | over the world as the orig this ‘dea. That it has been ntroduce most every eivilized country must be to him a constant ce of grea g annual meetine} was held in the ¢ room of the White House in Febru ary, 1911, when President Taft made an address, and each of his successors s been pleased to serve as the hon orary president of the assoclation. has been dignified by Fede charter granted by the Congr the Boy Scouts of America in and thereby ranks in the Jopu mind with the only two other organ izations which have been similarly honored, the Red Cross and the Amer- | Legion. inator | The Boy Scouts have been fortunate | in enlisting the interest of prominent men of our country to serve as the ac tive head of the organization the current vear that Do held by no less a figure than the James J. Storrow. His untime ing off was a sad experience to all of | us who knew him. I cherished him personally as a friend. 1 admired hin for the broad public spirit that he al : exhibited. Amid all the varied cting activities as one of our | foremos ness men he vet found | ime to devote his thought and ene attention to the advance- ovement. s memory bring to us all that ich he uttered in the he gave to u xpressing the hope t it might bring “a more vivid re- alization that it is the spirit and the Prominent Men Enlisted. ment of th will constan sentiment w! The more I have studied this move- the Inception, purposes, or- ganization, and principles. the more I have been impressed. Not only is it based on the fundamental rules of right thinking, and acting, but it seems to embrace in its code almost every virtue needed in the personal and soclal life of mankind. It is a wonderful instrument for good. It and privilege it is to widen its hori- zon and extend its influence. If every boy in the United States be- tween the ages of and 17 could be placed under the wholesome influence of the Scout program and should live up to the Scout oath and rules, we would hear fewer pessimistic words as te “he future of our Nation. Boy Scout Oath. he boy on becoming a Scout binds himeel¢ on his honor to do his best, t¥z oath read: %% do my duty to God and my t v, and to obey the Scout law. . To help other people at all keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” The 12 articles in these Scout laws are not prohibitlons, but obligations: affirmative rules of conduct. Members must promise to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,.clean and reverent. How com- prehensive this last! What a for- mula for developing moral and spir- Itual character! What an opportunity for splendid service in working to strengthen their observance by all Scouts and to extend. their influence to all boys eligible for membership! It would be a perfect world if every one exemplified these virtues in daily life. Acting under these principles, re- markable progress has been made. Since 1910, 3,000,000 boys in the Unifha States have been Scouts—one out of every seven eligible. Who can estimate the physical, mental, and spiritual force that would have been added to our national life during this period if the other six also had been Scouts? Great Field Cultivated. On January 1. 1926, there was an enrollment of nearly 600,000 boys, di- rected by 165,000 volunteer leaders and divided among 23,000 troops. Such is the field that has been cultivated. The great need now is for more lead. ers, inspired for service and properly equipped to carry out the program. Tt is estimated that 1,000,000 addi- tional boys could be enrolled jmmedi- ately if adequate leadership could be provided. We cannot do too much honor to the 500,000 men who in the past 16 vears have given freely of their time and energy as Scout mas- ters and assistant Scout masters. Such service is service to God and to country. The efforts to get more de- voted volunteers and to find and train those fitted and willing to make this their life work is worthy of the most complete success. o e Because the principles of this move. ment are affirmative, I believe they |is b | for the rights of mankind. fluences. Parents cannot shift their responsibility. If they fail to exercise proper control, nobody else can do them. last item in the § decalogue” is impressive. that a_Scout shall be reverent. ‘“He reverent toward God.” the para- »h veads. “He is faitaful in his religious dut the convie- tions of othe iters of custom and reiigior the past 1 have declared my conviction that our Gov- ernment rests upon religion; that re- ligion is the sourcé from which we derive our reverence for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and So wisely and liber is the Boy Scout move- ment designed that the various re- ligious denominations have found it a most helpful agency in arousing and maintaining interest in the work of their various societies. This has helped to emphasize in_the minds of youth the importance of teaching our boys to respect the religious opinions ut ““duo- t declares | and sociul customs of others. cout theory takes tha boy when he is apt to get i in the complexities and false values of our latterday life, and it turns his attention toward the simple, the natural, the genuine. It provide: program for the utilization of his spare time outside his home and school and church duties. While oft- times recreational, it is in the best sense constructive. It aims to give a useful outlet for the abundant en- ergies of the boy, to have valuable knowledge follow innate curiosity, to develop skill apd self-reliance — the power to bring things to pass—by teaching one how to use both the hand and the head. Helps the City Boy. In the city-bred boy is developed love for the country, a realization of what nature means, of its power to heal the wounds and to soothe the frayed nerves incident to modern civilization. He learns that in the woods and on_ the hillside, on the plain and by the stream he has a chance to think upon the eternal verities, to get a clarity of vision—a chance which the confusion and speed of city life too often render difficult if not impossible of attainment. There Is a very real value in_implanting this idea in bur boys. When they take up the burdens of manhood they be led to return to the simple for periods of physical, mental and spiritual refreshment and rein- vigoration. couting very definitely teaches that rewards come only after achievement through personal effort and self-disci pline. The boy enters as a tenderfoot. As he develops he becomes a second- class Scout and then a first-class Scout. Still there is before him the opportunity, in accordance with ability and hard work, to advance and get merit badges for proficlency in some 70 subjects pertaining to the arts. trades and sciences. It is inter- esting to learn that in the year 1925, 5,000 merit badges were awarded, as compared with 140,000 in 1924. Twenty-one such awards make the boy an ‘“eagle Scout,” the highest rank. Not only does one learn to do things, but in many instances he learns what he can do best. He is guided to his life work. Vocational experts will tell you in dollars and cnts what this ‘means to soclety, where 8o often much valuable time and effort is wasted by the voung before they have tested, proven and trained their individual powers. Learns Preparedness. The boy learns “to be prepared.” This is the motto of the Scouts. They are prepared to take their proper place in life, prepared to meet any unusual situation arising in their per- sonal or civic relations. The Scout is taught to be courageous and self- sacrificing. Individually he must do one good deed each day. He is made to understand that he is a part of organized soclety; that he owes an obligation to that society. Among the many actlvities in which the Scouts have rendered public service are those for the protection of birds and wild life generally, for the conservation of natural resources, reforestration, for carrying out the “Safety first” idea. They have taken part in cam- paigns for church co-operation, in drives against harinful literature, and the promotion of an interest in whole- some, worth-while reading. In many communities they have co-operated with the police and fire departments. In some instances they have studied the machinery of government by temporary and volunteer participation In the city and State administration. During the war they helped in the Liberty-loan campaigns, and more, recently they have assisted in “Get out the vote” movements. All of this is exceedingly practical. 1t provides a ‘method both for the training of youth and a ting him to modern life. The age-old principle of education through action and char- at en- are sound. The boy may. not be strolling quietly up Eighteenth street, when a little boy with a quiet-looking collie in leash hove in view. s The collie barked! Tail between his egs, the.police dog scurried away. In his flight he struck against Mrs. Birtle, knocking her down, “vith the result that her ankle was sprained, and kept on fleeing. Owners of the collle and of the police dog wot located by police. merely passive in his allegiance to righteousness. He must be an active force in his home, his church, and his community. Too few people have'a clear realization of the real purposes of the Boy. Scouts. In -the pepular mind the program is arranged for play, for recreation, is designed solely to utilize the spare time of -the boy in such a way that he may develop physically while engaged in pleasur- able pursuits. This is but a faint con- ception, one almost wholly misleading. acter through éffort is well exempli- fied, but in addition the very valuable element has been added of a training for community life. It has béen neces- sary for soclety to discard some of its old individualistic tendencies: and pro- mote a larger liberty and a more abundant life by co-operative effort. This theory has been developed under the principle of the division'of labor, but the division of labor fails com- pletely if any one of the divisions ceases to function. 1t is ‘well that boys should learn BOY SCOUTS SHOW THEIR SKILL IN FIELD DAY EXERCISES that lesson at an early age. Very soon they will be engaged in carry- ing on the work of the world. Some will enter the fleld of transportation, some of banking, some of industry, some of agriculture; some will be in the public service, in the police de- partment, in the fire department, in the Post Office Department, in the health department. The public wel- fare, success, and prosperity of the Nation will depend upon the proper co-ordination of all these various ef- forts and upon each loyally perform- ing the service undertaken. It will no longer do for those who have as- sumed the obligation to soclety of carrying on these different functions to say that as a body they are abso lutely free and independent and re- sponsible to no one but themselves. The public interest is greater than the interest of any one of these groups, and it is absolutely neces- sary that this interest be made su- preme. But there is just as great a necessity on the part of the public to see that each of these groups is justly treated. Otherwise, govern- ment and society will be thrown into chaos. On each one of us rests a moral obligation to do our share of the world's work. We have no right to_refuse. The training of the Boy Scouts fits them to an early realization of this great principle and adapts them in habits and thoughts and life to its observances. We know too well what fortune overtakes those who attempt to live in opposition to these stand ards. They become at once right- fully and truly branded as outlaws. However much they may boast of their freedom from all restraints and | thelr disregard of all conventionalities of socfety, they are immediately the recognized foes of their brethren. Their short existence s lived under greater and greater restrictions, in terror of the law, in flight from ar- rest, or in imprisonment. Instead of gaining freedom, they become the slaves of their own evil doing. realiz- ing the scriptural assertion that they who sin are the servants of sin and that the wages of sin is death. The Boy Scout movement has been insti- tuted in order that the youth, instead of falling under the domination of habits and actions that lead only to destruction, may come under the discipline of a training that leads to eternal life. They learn that they secure freedom and prosperity by ob- serving the law. Power of Good Developing. This is but one of the many or- ganizations that are working for good in our countr: Some of them have a racial basis, some a denominationl basis. All of them in their essence are patriotic and religious. Their steady growth and widening influence go very far to justify our faith in the abiding fitness of things. We can not deny that there are evil forces g1l about us, but a critical examina- tion of what is going on in the World cannot fail to justify the belief that wherever these powers of evil may be located, however great may be their apparent extent, they are not realities, and somewhere there is developing an even greater power of good by which they will be overcome. We need a greater faith in the strength of right living. We need a greater faith in the power of righteousness. These are the real- ities which do not pass away. On these everlasting principles rests the movement of the Boy Scouts of Amer- jca. It is one of the growing insti- tutions by which our country is work- ing out the fulfillment of an eternal promise. & e 2 Twenty-three thousand now em- ployed in cotton weaving in their homes in Calcutta are seeking instruc. tion in new methods of weaving and dyeing, in order to compete with modern competition in other countries. Upper: President Coolidge with officials and member s of the Scout organization in the White House grounds. Lower: Log cabin built on the Ellipse by Troop 106 of Baltimore, Md. COOLIDGE PRAISES SCOUT MOVEMENT AS AID TO NATION ntinued from First Page) (« “necessary for esociety to discard some of its old Individualistic tend encles and promote a larger liberty and a more abundant life by co-opera tive effort.” “This theory,” he said, “has been de- veloped under the principle of the ljvision of labor, but the division of labor fails completely if any one of ‘he divisions ceases to function. Public Welfare First. “It is well that boys should learn that lesson at v age. Very so0n they will be engaged in carrying >n the work of the world. Some will snter the field of transportation, some 5t banking, some of industry, some of Agriculture; some will be in the pub. lie service, in the police department, In the fire department, in the Post Office Department, in the health de- partment. “The public welfare, success, and prosperity of the Nation will depend upon the proper co-ordination of all these various efforts, and upon eath | loyally performing the service under- taken. * It will no longer do for thdse who have assumed the obligation to society of carrving on these different functions to say that as a body they are absolutely free and independent and responsible to no one but them- selves. “The public interest is greater than the interest of any one of these groups, and it is absolutely necessary that this interest be made supreme. But there is just as great a necessity on the part of the public to see that each of these groups is justly treated. Otherwise, government and society will be thrown into chaos. On each one of us rests a moral obligation to do our share of the world's work. We have no right to refuse. “The tra{ning of the Boy Scouts fits them to an early realization of this great principle and adapts them in habits and thoughts and life to its observances. We know too well what fortune overtakes those who attempt to Itve in opposition to these stand- ards. They become at once rightfully and truly branded as outlaws. * * * e Boy Scout movement has been stead of falling under the domination of habits and actions that lead only to destruction, may come under the discipline of a training that leads to eternal life. They learn that they | secure frecdom wund prosperity by bserving the Jaw. | This is but one of the many or- | ganizations that are working for good r country. Some of them have a basis, some 2 denomination: basis. All of them in their essence e patriotic and religious. Their steady growth and widening influence | go very far to justify our faith in | the abiding fitness of things We cannet deny that there are il forces all about us, but a critical examination of what is going on in the world cannot fail to justify the belief that wherever these powe il may be located, however gr may be their apparent extent, they are not realistlé, and somewhere there is developing an even greater power of good by which they will be over- come. “We need in o | ractal a greater faith in the strength of right living. We need n greater faith in the power righteousness. These are the reali ties which do not pass away.” | Tribute to Storrow. Sir Robert paid high tfibute to the late James J. Storrow, president of | the Scout National Council, who died |in New York recently. The influence of his work with the Scout movement will never be lost, he said. Storrow, the speaker added. had visions of spreading ti® true founda- tions of peace and good will between nations through the medium of a world-wide brotherhood of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. ““Such foundation,” Sir Robert point ed out, “lies not in treaties or leagues, not in disarmament of commercial re. spirit out of which these will grow— that is, the spirit of mutual good will through mutual understanding, sym- pathy and friendship. s The World War brought the Eng speaking manhood into a com- radeship sealed by its blood and com- mon sacrifice. Can we not continue that comradeship in the next genera. tion through improved mutual knowl- edge and friendship? We have alread made no mean beginning in that di- rection, “We have in_the United States of America some 760,000 Boy Scouts and 116,000 Girl Scouts. “We have in the British THE LOWEST PR’»I‘CI‘EIS IN HISTORY UDSON BROUGHAM - S 1 5 19 Prices include freight, tax and the following equipment: Front and Rear Bumpers; - Coach ... 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A big allegorical and histori rival in splendor the New Orle; Beauty composed of 150 daughters. Three Exquisite Pageant ald’s Kiltics, and by the terious and marvelous new in A thrilling aerial circus wil I aviator—a well known Winche: The carnival spirit will pre with scores of bands in_atten play and dances at the George city. tions now at Winchester by purc Pullman accommoda days of the Festival. local Pullman agent. hrough of | 0 here seems to shine for each we | in | o bring nd the reign of peace and movement the Atlantic City Beauty Parade, ot dering public of grownups on the Ellipse yesterday afternoon. When 3,000 Boy Scouts from: the District of Columbia and nearby States performed |all sorts of antics in_honor of the “chief Scout of the world - Rober! Even Sir Robert, whose reputation for such things is well establisbed, seemed to get a few new pofnters out of the big fleld day demonstration, and more than once he announced to Dan Beard, veteran American Scout, that it was quite all right. But for these assurances, one might well have supposed otherwiss, con- sidering all that went on. Signs o distrexs were an all sid Scouts could be seen feverishly sigraling dire messages to comrades with worried looks on their faces, others were run- ning hither and thither with bandages and first aid parapher ia, and every now and them some limp victim was dragged from imaginary rivers and resuscitated with no small amount of vigor. 1,500 From District. Camps were p cabins wera built, Indians were ed, human pyramids were formed, fires were | lighted by friction, a long bridge was | erected, towers were put up and torn | down, walls were scaled, spars were and neckerchiefs were demon- | | | | trated More than 1,500 Washi joined in the fun. They erected | towers, rescued comrades from an ice- | infested * ndered first aid Scouta ected the bridze even minutes or so, to say ing of a Camden boyvs nastil rubbed sti t ther until ught fire. So did a troop from W. Va. Othe by bov Res temouth, was arranged by sistant national camp D. Shaw, Scont 21 Get “Silver Buffalo.” ure of the closing session was of badge, the 1 pr inguished themsel seont _move Heading the was Lieut. Gen. Baden-Powell. second award was to the Int onal Scout Bureau of London gnition of the serv the Scout’ whose good tu to an | American traveler, William D. Boyce, when hing in London some time in 1909, res tak ing steps to e { Others who have d ent. in e of o wn arnest Thompse inson. Lee ¥ wW. W Howard Schiff, M brey, Georg Hoyt, Dr. | am D, John Sher ah _W. Jen G. Barrett Rich, est and Dr. George At Jerem made by were vice president of presentations was opened with 1 cation by Right Rev. James E. ¥ man, Bishop of Washingtén. Retir- | fng President McRae presided. The | United States Marine Band, Capt. W. F. Santlemann conductin BERLIN SUICIDES HEAVY. 1,527 Take Own Lives During . 1925, Official Figures Show. n| BERLIN, May 1 (®).—The rate at d [ which Berliners tire of life and com- mit suicide still is alarming city au thorities. Though self4nflicted deaths ve dropped {n the vears fol ving the inflatien ' period, the & is more than four a day record 152 2 of which were vears old and § of In the vast ma poverty was ascribed the cause. There were 66 murders cluding those where the slayers mmitted suicide before being appre nd | ) 4pple Blossom | o Testival Don’t Miss the Festival This Year ards—millions of Ten thousand children in costumes repre- senting all the flowers of Spring. cal parade that will ans Mardi Gras and A Congress of Virgini fairest McDon the mys Music by anafram, vention. 1 be staged at the ir Grounds with flying stunts by the masked ster boy vail day and night dance, military_dis- Washington Hotel, Country Club.and at various halls throughout the Make Your Pullman Reservations Early Make certain of hotel accommoda. chasing ions to cover both Apply to your One Fare for Round Trip on All Railroads SHENANDOAH APPLE BLQSSOM FESTIVAL W. A. RYAN, Director-General