Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1926, Page 12

. SHENANDOAH PARK- DONATIONS SOUGHT Many Capital Business Men and Citizens Give to $150,000 Quota. | Prepa ¥ to launching a divect appeal 1o the eftizens of \\"A:ihinglun‘ 10 e hite towa the fund that st 1o purchase the site of the Shenandoah H tional Park hefore it ean he deve and administe the first grea Yeservatinn of its kind to he establich ed east nf the Mississippi River, the Washingien Campaign Committee to aay regue i all husiness houses that expect 1n he to the fund to send in their donations by the coming Sat urday Alth the husiness Interests of Washing zenerally have contrib- | uted enthusiasticalls. some of the | branches which would veap the most | immediate benecfit from the Shenan doah National Park have failed to veach their quotas, Robert N. Harper. ent of the District National \irman of the Washington Cam- | Committee, declared. He has paign Leen in touch with the leaders in those | o particilar branches. and said he ex tel last n rday. Land Deeds Necessary. i I the terms of the le; ation | Congress designating the | wearby area in the Blue Ridge Moun- | tains of Virginia the Shenandoah Na ark. it really does not b n fact until 250,000 acres to tne Government nple. Then it i not to he ped nntil ahout MO0 acres have heen tnrned over fn the 1t is estimated that $2.000. necded 10 do this and Vir splied the first \n is anxious to S100.000 toward the remainder. Wash committee toda mes of the larger ve been heard from up time. contributions teen veported as follows National Geozraphic Society, Gil- rrt Grosvenor, president, $6.000; Vietel Wask n, S. E. Bonneville, | 1zer. 31000, Hote! Powhatan. | Owen, manager, $1.000; Wood- | & Lothrop. $1.000 Distiaet National Bank, $1.000; Evening . $1,000; Harry nan, $1.000 hesapeake and PPo. Telephone (o.. $1000; Charles | Padeloy, 160 M street northeast. | Saon: Judd & Detweiler, $600: Oscar | 7. \richt, 1210 D street northwest, sun0 \Washington Loan and Trust « \: Rigzs National Bank. $§00; The | nklin National Bank. $600; Secur- © Savings. and Commercial Rank, 2600: Christian Heurich, 1307 New Hampshire avenue, $600. Other Donations Listed. W. J. Showalter, National Geo- $600; George W Linkins & Sons, 1733 De Sales street, $600; American Security and Trust Co., $600; National Metropolitan Bank, 500; Mayflower Hotel, Dr. J. O'Brien, vice president, $500; Chestnut Farms Dairy, $500: Corby Baking Co., $500 Potomac_Electric_Power Co.. $500. District National Bank, $300; Charles €. Glover, Riggs National Bank, $500: . S. Corby, 26 Jackson place, $500; Stephen T. Mather, Department of | the Interior, $300: R, P. Andrews Paper Co.. $500; Lansburgh & Bro 20 Seventh street mnorthwest; $500. William P. Lipscomb Co., In 00 F. P. Mertz. 1516 Sixteenth stpeet northwest, $500; Bryan G. Pitts, 813 Fifteenth street. $500. R. N. Harper. sident District National Bank, 0. the Washingion Post, $500: N folk and Washingion Steamhboat Co. $500. Washington Railway and Elec | tric Co., $500. B. 1. Sanl, 92 F i over | Dr. graphic Soclety Hams (Sealtite) Commander Donald B. MacMillan has ordered from Swift & Company the meat products for his latest Arctic Expedition. Commander MacMillan's scientific studies in the Polar Regions have brought him world-wide recognition. The noted explorer and supplies in order that members of his party may enjoy the good health necessary to In 1923 Swift & Company was proud to be called upon to furnish the supplies for the expedition. In 1925 arepeat order for the Geographic Society trip was asatisfaction. In ordering for the trip scheduled to start from Wiscasset, Maine, on June 1st, Commander MacMillan said; “We want supplies such as you have furnished before, the best as always and packed with the usual Swift care.” When the Bowdoin and the Sachem sail, Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon, Brookfield Butter and “Silverieaf” Brand Pure Lard, and other products will help to furnish many appetizing Arctic meals. Swift & Company, U. S. A, Washington Branch, First and L Sts, N. E | emphasized hy Walter S. Ufford, sec- Joshua | | bring the ecity THE EVENI CORNER STONE LAID| teenth street, $300: §. G.. Loeffler, jr., 3109 Nichols avenue southeast, $300; George H. Judd, Eckington place and Fiorida avenue northeast, $£300; Na- tlonal Rank of Washington, $300; Fed- eral-American National Bank. $300; D. J. Kautman, $300; Maddux, Mar- shall, v. Inc., $300; J. C. Weedon. $30u: rnational Exchange Bank, $30¢ . Walton Moore, Fair s WA, 0. W. G. Galliher, 1010 T Gatimer cor 10t Vermani | Many Notables Attend Y. W. | avenue northwest, $300. " . | C. A. Exercises at Site | for New Building. FIVENEAREALT | v s idge lald the corner stone of the new | Young Women's Christian Assocla tion Building at Seventeenth and K streets late vesterday amid impres- sive ceremonies. After hending over to spread the rrar underneath and around the stone, Mre. Coolidge faced the crowd of more than a thousand | persons and <aid, "I new declare that this corner stone Is well and truly taid."” Committee to Study Problem Following Meeting of Leading Citizens. e he bullding Is to be a sixstory a fvevear| | cture of colonial design and is District of | peing erected at a cost of $750,000. direction of Prior to laying the stone Mrs. Cool- Fowler was,| idge was presented with a huge bouquet by members of the girl re. serves of the Y. W. . A. and imme- | diately following the formal ceremony ! was given a copy of a biography of | Grace Dodge. one of the founders of [itie . Sw7C. A, Notables In Grandstand. Many notables witnessed the pro ceedings in a stand erected only a few feet from the corner stone. v inciuded Attorney General Mrs. Dawes, wife of the Vi deni: Mre, N wife of master General: Mrs. Jardine, wi the Secretary of Agricultu and Mrs, ix, wife of (he Necr ot Labor. the stand were Ars, Julia first president of the of the District of Colum: ence Brow of Roches zeneral secretary of the Problem to Be Studied. | "‘- MR '\fi fw‘r many vears: After talks had been made by a | mrs: \Woodhurs Pulsifer and ~ Mise number of civic leaders an tha health = Pilzabeth | Die Dot prominsnt theme. pomnting out the need for an MMPers of | e U e ynal Capital must spen: ol st R mors maney if it would reduce m«",f!: el '"”‘,"’_".1‘":f‘-a',""*;"_‘,'?fdh”;'k""”“d’ deatli rate. the body unanimously | g5 *% Fois Than mere brick and adonied a motion put by John Dolbh | gunibolic of The best we have in th that President Moses he empowered | juniq 3" 2 it it o e heat ot the T e ey | PASL” She then pointed nut that the d ATpUy find 2 Practical | youns women of today live in a dif- b a ® | ferent world from those of past gen | erations. and said that the V. W. . A. also In- | is"to xupply the needs of voung wom. omending | en under these new conditions. | Mrs. Speer was introduced hy Mrs. mas Edwin Brown, president of for ving out health program for the Columbia under the Health Officer William . Noed retary of the Associated Charities, at a banquet gathering of more than two ore representative Washingtomans | called together at the Burlington Ho- cht at the invitation of Ar- i Moses. president of the Coun- | | | virtue of their official posts.” Mr. Ufford stated. “One is Dr, Frank W. Ballou. superintend- | ent of schools, with some £6.000 school | children under his zui The other s D 000 Wash metonians in his care Al lou. thronzh Congres has ziven the eity a five-vear bullding Now let us heip Dr. Fowler, co-operation, give the ¢ity a five.year health program.” in Washi i capper-Begg bhill vess ereating a iene, h Gertrude Rowlingz, chairman | 102 o7 the health committee of the coun- |~ cil, Iamented the fact that there are but 10 nurses part-time phy sician, t ta AV of the 66000 schooi children, suid but one- tenth of the children going to the first sion was reached to ask the lo- hapter of the American Public Health tion 1o help Dr. Fowler in applying a health appraisal to this city. " Praises Mrs. Hopkins. President Moses introduced Mre. Archibald Hopkins to the zroup and cited the fact that on. generally helieved to he A most healthful eity, iy in fact far hehind commereial cit { lauded her work in making possible a population. e said the National|new hospital for the old Home for In Capital pail but 64 cents per capita curables. Dorsey W. Hyde, jr.. form for health. while Minneapolis, a_com- | president of the Monday Evening Club. parable city, pays $1.50 per capita. | also was praised for his interest in B | health work. Tl-Health | " Representative Rathbor of INlinois of the|stated that as a member of the House was the | District committes he would do all and the, within his power to help the city get more money for health work. He said Dr. William Mather Lewis, presi-|he was particularly concerned about dent of rge Washington Uni. | the alley situation. He said the Cap- versity, called for concrete action to | per-Begz bill would be given his per- up to a higher ealth |sonal attention. i the| President Moses touched on ihe ad was | visability of Washington adopting the this was the | community chesi form of contribu tlon. He said that he believed the initiative should come from business men and the public. to show that in many citles sthe ap- proximate size of Washington from | 50.000 0 100,000 were regular contrib- | utors to the chest, while in Washing- | Causes Poverty. . vice president that ill-health ing cause of povert school and housing problems. standard. He said 20,000, of ten should burn dow Lewis we would he would he much ad of 10 persons dying from tubercn losis we are not disturbed. vet theit lives are equal to the row of houses.” 2,000 houses ' continued Dr. alled. ton about 9,900 ¢ the load. Sunbrite Cleanser realizes the necessity of having the best foods carry on their labors. | nue " Preshyterian " WILD WEST AND FAR EAST ife cited figures | L. P. Costigan, Manager NG STAR. WASHINGTON, D. the Young Women's Christian Asso- clation of the District of Columbia, who also led in responsive reading. The former introduced Mrs. Coolidge and made a brief address. “It is hard to realize that the day which we had dreamed of, hoped and prayed for is here,” she said. Bishop McDowell Present. The ceremonies were opened with music by the Marine Band. after which the invocation was delivered by Bishop William Fraser AcDowell, esident bishop of the Methodist 'Epis- copal Church. Following the laying of the stone by Mrs. C¢ Both classes of although the West,” in forced to fight s Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo of the 2 Chu rine Band then rendered Mo, singing of several hymns. Among those who helped to spread mortar on the stone were Mrs, Fred- erick B. Wright, chairman of, the building committee: Mrs. Brown, ‘Mrs. Speer. Willlam P. Lipscomb, the con- or, and Arthur B. Heaton, the architect for ihe building. Placed in the corner stone were building specifications, a photostat of the building, a history of the local as- Stalled at over costia, shortly nated ““Travel A the extraordinary riding of the Cos- sacks and the cowboys and Indians. sacks on the one hand and the cow- boys and Indians on pear. to be matched almost former Americans to the utmost. One of the outstanding numbers on the program is the “Winning of the which inch of the way. rforma According to opened with a review of the entire personnel, numbering more than 1,200, i COMMERCIAL PLANE an altitnde of the Naval Air Station at hefore noon neat _little commercial airplane desig- the ground, inflicting minor injuries UESDAY, MAY 25, 1926, on Paul B. King. the pilot, and G. D. Weiss, the passenger. i The plane has béen at the station about a month in connectifon with | tests on _aircraft instruments made by the Pioneer Instrument Co.. of | New York. Both men were officials of | | the company. The plane was huilt by | anufacturing Co. and is regarded in aviation circles as one | of the most efficient ships produced | for commercial use. | witnesses on ground, Pilot King pulled the up inte a sharp climb or zoom. |power was not sufficient to sustain the flying speed and it fell off on one } Sl wing, sweeping down out of control | f| WhI¢ until’ it. struck the ground. wings were smashed, the landing gear | torn away and the fuselage cracked. | Lieut, Strauss, medical officer of the | statlon, examined the twe [after the accident and feet| them 1o be suffering Ama. | injuries, horsemen—the Cos- the other—ap. equally, pushed the B S In the for vir 200 ” Hith tod Tinen | hecanse | this are usin made abroad, those made in | handkerchiefs ipped Into [ hay profer cduntry. i side. sociation, written by Mrs. Pulsifer; a copy of the New Testament, an Ameri- can flag, presented hy Miss Plerce: a copy of the program for the after noon, daily local papers, articles of in- corporation and a list of the directors, | ifi staff. trustees, contractors and sub- | | contractors, HE The building is to be generally di. ||} vided as follows: Basement, howling ||| alley: first floor. cafeteria and Hit tea | rooms; second floor, administration of- | fces and audittorium: third and fourth | floors. clubrooms, with a gymnasium | on the ‘top floor. 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