Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1928, Page 5

CITIZENS OBSERVE 207H ANNIVERSARY Woodridge Group Dedicates Tree on Birthday of Association. With two District Commissioners and several educational and civic leaders as | their guests of honor, the citizens of | ‘Woodridge last night turned out en| masse (o celebrate the twentieth anni- versary of the founding of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association. | The dedications of a community tree, a | band concert, an original stage pre: tation, community singing and short speeches featured the program. Laud- ing the association for its accomplish- ments of the past two decades, the city | officials joined in the enthusiasm of the celebration, and before the program was finished had promised to assist the community in obtaining a branch pul GEORGE W. HAWXHURST Of Falls Church, who received the con- lic library, additional schools and new | gratulations of many fellow townsmen | parks, The dedication of the tree, a young Norway spruce intended to serve in community Christmas celebrations, offi- cially opened the exercises. George S Dodge, first vice president of the asso- | HAWXHURST HONORED > FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ciation, presented the tree which was | gRie gy recently planted in the triangle at! Twenty-fourth street and Rhode Island | Falls Church Official 28 Years and avenue northeast. Calling attention to S the fact that the tree was intended to| Veteran of Civil War Passes serve as a memorial of the association i Dodge turned it over to the office of SayisInthday. Public Buildings and Public Parks, and } Special Dispatch to The Star. in the absence of Lieut. Col. U. S.| FALLS CHURCH. Va, June 2.— Grant, 3d, officer in charge, the ift'George White Hawxhurst, for 28 ye after 28 years of public service. was accepted by Chester R. Smith, for- | 3 town official, held open house yester- mer president of the association. | day afternoon and evening, on the oc- |casion of his eightieth birthday anni- Band Gives Concert. versary. Many called and congratulated The dedication followed & concert |y, 1, the evening a short program by the Washington Boys' Independent | . conducted by C. N.. McGroatty of Pand on, the Jawn of she Sherwood | palls Church, including a sketch of his & parade from the lawn to the triangle | 5, MUslc and discussion. via Twenty-second and Kearney streets, | . Mz, FXIUrer wes born at Fuble Returning along Rhode Island avenue | & don, sixe miles fro ax after the dedication, the paraders found | CoUrt House. When the Civil War broke the Sunday school hall already filled to | Ut the family had moved to a farm five capacity and the public was welcomed | Miles from Occoguan, in Prince William by Meredith C. Wilson, president of the | COUNtY, escaping therefrom In a boat atsociation. ' Vurncd By Confederate. soldiers, M O s the essoably "‘D,‘,":;h'({::’- | Hawxhurst took part in the second bat- s marker be piaced at the |l Of Manassas and was once taken tree. Col. William B. Ladue, Engineer | Prisoner in a raid on Fairfax by Col Commissioner, praised the citizens' as- | JoBn S. Cosby. Following the war he sociation movement as an aid to city , ¥orked in Fairfax and Vienna. teach- officials in understanding the sentiment | 08 scbool at Fairfax for one year. He of each community. He told the Tesi- Served one vear as deputy clerk of the dents progress had been made in Fairfax Circuit Court, two terms as sacquiring property for an addition to clerk of Providence township. He was the Langdon School and expressed the | appointed census enumerator. later a hope that the community would have | clerk in the Census Office at Washing- Bool : { ton, resigning to accept appointment as Sigpenior high school within a short |l oF of the customs, port of Alex- | andria. He was appointed chief clerk in Promises More Parks. the office of public instruction at Rich- Maj. Carey H Brown in bringing mond under R. R. Farr, in which po- greetings from the National Capital sition he was ex-officio secretary of the Park and Planning Commission prom- | State Board of Education. He was ap- ised “to say it with parks"” | pointed chief deputy United States mar- Assistance of the citizens in estab- | shal for the eastern district of Virginia lishing a night school in the new | and later United States marshal in 1890. McKinley Technical High School was He was placed in charge of the office at solicited by Asst. Supt. of Schools Walter | Alexandria. He moved to Falls Church B. Patterson. James G. Yaden, presi- | from Richmond in 1889. He served sev- dent of the Pederation of Citizens | eral terms on tb:fl em:ldL four ‘:m}l: Associations, extended the congratua- | &€ mMAayor, Seve, rms as cl tions of the federation and asked m‘-nd -;_wflccwr of taxes and town seturn the continued co-operation of ireasufer. His resignation as clerk the Rhode Island Avenue group. Raiph | of the present council will take effect L. Thompson of the Public Library June 30, He served one year as post- asseried he expected funds to be avail- | master. able for a branch library in Woodridge | Soon. The birth of the Rhode Island Avenue | N - - ; N o - SHIPPING NEWS theluahbydxoilb:mukn members a sketch entitled, “Wood. Arri ilings ridge—Yesterday, Today and Tomor- i e ",.-:.“y.“.’.. < Tow.” The association was organized on the rfont porch of Schuyler 8. Symons | | on May 29. 1908, and Mr. Symons ARRIVED YESTERDAY. DOE TOMORKOW, Past and Future Piclured. | Jojendam —Rottrrdam .. ‘The muddy streets and widely scat- ‘vodridge tered houses of We 1 Adriatse serpool Camerona—G iansow Ansconi—t rsstiobal Janms —Lixeronnt Samta Criz—alis | Manuel Aps—Rarorions Matyia—Trinidad TUESDAY. JUNE & by Mrs. Eva P. Rothrock. Mrs, Jessie W. Cowles, chair- man of the celebration committee led by the audience. . included the following ks presidents and representatives of oLher | siboney— Hayans E citizens” sssoctations: Marvin M. Me- | Roussilion—Bordesux Lean, Thomas 2. Lodge, Harry 8tull, J. - Millard Hall. J. Clinton Hiatt, A. B. an—B Carly, W. G. Henderson, William V.| Tivives—Puerio Barrios 3 Lewis, E. L. Tumer, Fred Meyers and DUE WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8 Clifiord lanham, superintendent of Sinais—Marsi R trees and parking. s : ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE. Md, Juse 2 cial) —Miss Bisoche A Corwin were given DEE FRIDAY. JUNE ¥ Soputhamton . e Cote Boaw sttt nin OUTGOING WTEAMERS, SAILING TODAY. Franconisettm and Liverpoo Cals o vitle snd Glasgow. Wisserim it erbonre and London, otk and Py DT (Bpe- i home cemonstration sgent for the county, | has announced that group meetings of | home chubs will be held in Grange Hall, | Burtonsville, Tuesday; Bt Mary's Hall, Aspen, Wednesday, znd the Town Hall, | Poolesville, Thursday. Mise Eleanor Epright, educational ditecwor of the Washingvon Dairy Council, will speak 8L the different meetings on milk Cighes, Miss Betty C. Wright of Wash inglon will discuss the work of (e Anwrican Pedersiwon ol tw Organiza- tions of Heariog sod Mis Dorls Ryon w00 Mise Jeun Molysesur of Gien Kioiwo will give demonstraions of pustute ang s relation W hesith, Licenser have been lsued by the Cerk of the Circult Court lwre for Liw rmartiage of Oscar A Becktoan, 28, snc Mise Winnie E. Beach, 21, buth of Waskingon, Tisdsl A, Bmith, 23, of Washington snd Miss Blizabein Keen Moore, 25, of Baunton, Y&, sad Jobn L. latsaw. 33, and Miss Elizabeth Car- 198, 27, both of Washingum Young peopie of the vicinity of Four Corners, this counly, bave organized e Banerson Livwrary fockely. dobs J Fearwn i president and the olher of - Twry wre Ve president, Jowph D Buwier. secretary, Miss Daby Ma- Rruder: Wemsurer. Mirs. Harrwt Brovie £ 2uBy Of mulbors. Gisussions of cuy- Tent evenis a0 Gebules are WGersLud Y ue e of tbe itinge planned by e oryanizasion, 1L slarte with & g - bersniy of 76 Coon eing Sound guiity in the Police Court, pure S operaling sn subomobiie whlle unfer toe Infience of g Clatenoe Lusae was wnlenoed by Judye Samuel Wigge W W Gayr I jw. e 1G5 wienl For vicstions of mor vehicie veg- stions toe lollowing have veil fies or tortelwd ooliatersis i Uhe Police Court: Harry Bhareilord, Awventer (hampton, Baristnessy, Roert s y- | 1, 4 o wald Kassiwr, $12.0 cark; Chertars. Bars. Gordon 1. Wey, Guissepp Orspte, & R Plandiey s0d Wayuymad K. Peck, YIH cushi. Kt Coolluway 880 Aulrew Wl obned. 8 Wasking Yoy was 1wl Lor U st of e N cwir yrund w1 & piebminery bwariog 0 s Police Court lere yes WrGey o & Chatge Of Inabvieughier prowim of U Gealhs of Maurice of Mr, sna Mre oA Colsville un lmd of wat inslent- Southampton Jsom 4 Buwmer 0117 &b s doan MOKDAY. JUNE 4, Puivse snd Beirut, sy 6 TORSIAY borson e Janeicn an ¥ A kit rary $AUAKG THUKSDAY s ser JUNE 7 Chstricg and Any PATURDAY, JUSE 9 sury d Haltox Nawien wpd Tiieote & what Bunkuy. May 79, when sasck aulomonile Briven by Wood ans misining wversl oer oored mes 000 women. THOMpWN Wes COBrEING Lues of Gis owe wien 94y sty Cohomipa s, apitis. Bowkmne and Botis “{encugh. The farmers want & man fa-| ; | terests, | Correspondence of The Star 6 7 1 ot niionne and Rop- a0d | “Mavans. Cristobal and San Fran. L Vil Christisneand, Oslo and Co- Santon Stasangertioed. | Boushsmiton | Carta Gusrre. Voot Ca | o Warrion and | wnd Wonte: | HAVIE |4 sobal wot | FARN FORCES GO FOR PROTEST i” State Heads Called to Chicago Today to Form Relief Demands. | By the Amocintea Press, ' | CHICAGO, June 2.—The farmer pro- | test ‘movement, crystallized by the | presidential veto of the McNary-Haugen | | farm relief bill, concentrated its leaders here today to plan its assault June 12 upon the Republi- can national con- vention at Kansas City. The objectives movement were two; st, the nomination by the Republicans of a A ! | Middle Westerner; (¢ b and second, a Re- publican party | pledge to make the tariff effective on | farm products. | Chairmen of the general committee EMatien, $i1 16 Blates chisa . . Tolen; been called for today's meeting, which was arranged by M. J. Tobin of Vin- ton, Towa. an active supporter of the presidential candidacy of Frank O Lowden of Illinois. The movement em. braces supporters of Lowden, and Sen- | ators Watson, Indiana, and Curtis, Kansas. | Gov. Adam McMullen of Nebraska, | who has been a leader in urging em- | phatic measures for carrying the farm- | er protest before the Republican con- | vention, said his plan of a farmer car- | avan moving on the convention city has | brought him thousands of letters promising support and participation. To Use Circus Tents. | Three circus main tops, he said, have been arranged for, and will be raised | in Kansas City next week to accom- | modate the farmer caravans. Parking | sites have been provided, he added, | both in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City. Kans. | While the Chicago meeting was at- | tracting many of the leaders in the protest movement, the corn belt fed- | eration at Des Molnes. indicated { through its chairman, William Hirth {of Columbia, Mo., that the corn belt | would “go to Houston” if the Republi- | cans failed to satisfy farmer demands both as to platform and candidate. “If we cannot get what we are en-| titled to at Kansas City, we feel sure | we will find a welcome and a new hope | at the Democratic national convention | Hirth said. “Unless the | nominee a. Kansas City is acceptable t the farmers, the convention will mark the hreaking up of the Republican | party.” | Gov. McMullen, who plans to start a | radio campaign next Tuesday to teli the country of the farmer protest plans, sald the proposed demonstration is to | be one of a “conservative, substantial Middle West, which in years past has been a mainstay of the Republican ety Want More Than Plank. | “There 1s nothing rabid, extremist or | revolutionary. about this farm move- | ment,” Gov. McNullen ssid. “It is a | movement conservatively minded ' oters who want the same protectior | which is now given to industry ex-| tended to agriculture, | “The Middle Western farmers want 2 Middle West man nominated who has | sympathetic _understanding of their problems. There are pleniy of good candidates here—Lowden, Vice Presi- | dent Dawes, Senator Curtis, Senator | Waltson and others. 1 “A mere plaiform pledge s announced of the | | | | | not | { vorable to them, who knows their in- | Long ago they lost interest in | party pledges 75 such.” The Nebraska Governor said indica- tions were the outpouring of farmers will be between 100,000 and 150,000. Urge.l Mustaches !o; Band. MINNEAPOLIS.—Bandsmen of the | University of Minnesota seeking to qualify for a European tour must grow | mustaches, decrees Director Michael | Jaina, because “it strengthens the upper lip and increases playing ability.” | STEAMSHIP! OLULY. For fares, ete I6th st Washington | Aumiratarian Line c. oy Hastings | Vancouver RESORTS, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. £p8. with Fun, water Wanagemens 3 1 C BYACH § THE ENGLESIDE leow ive Isinand Resort nly resort on the Jerwey comet that combines perfect buthing. alwuys good fishing, with moders boul aud g tever. Dewdes. 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