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THE EVENING STAR.” WASHINGTON. D. €, TUESDAY, M ARCH 5, 1929. Cup/i the av nian as erage height of Taking Bost 5-feet his own height during a 3 time. Take the average height of a Washingtonian as 5’ 6” and the average height of a percolator as 8% that means that—but who cares about HOW MUCH Wilkins Coffee is used in Washington. The important thing is HOW MUCH Washingtonians enjoy Wilkins, CoNeNOENONONOROEONORONONONOHONS Open Sundays and Evenings 301 Fourteenth St. AMONG THE IMRORTANT POINTS OF INTEREST IN WASHING TON TO Buic K 'THE PRESIDENT AND THE GAPITAL For Us He Is “Three Gentle- | 'men at Once”—President Hoover, Gov. Hoover, Mayor Hoover. i — THE IDEAL PRESIDENT Editorial Correspondence of The Star. THEODORE W. NOYES. The successive Presidents of the | United States (including the District of | Columbia) have been to Washingtonians ynot only Presidents, but governors of the District and mayors of the City of Washington. And to us of the District the President is, like Mrs. Malaprop's Cerberus, “three gentlemen at once,” to wit: President+ Hoover, Gov. Hoover and Mayor Hoover. How faithfully has each successive President-governor-mayor of the Dis- trict performed his diversified func- tions? A study of the Presidents in their relation to the Capital shows that every one since Washington, with the exception of President Wilson, has as the minimum of consideration expressed in some message during his administra- tion a sympathetic patriotic interest in the Capital and its people. And many of them have wrged personally and put in operation practical measures of mate- rial upbuilding or artistic adornment of the Capital. President Wilson, who broke so many precedents, specialized in his messages, dealing only with the most important of natfonal and international topics, overlooking the District. Financial Equity for Washington. ‘The presidential thoughts concern- ing Washington embodied in presi- dential messages not only constitute an interesting record of what has been done, but a treasury and arsenal of facts, figures and opinions of value in reaching a wise conclusion as to what should be done to develop and promote the welfare of the Capital. For instance, from the time of Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Monroe, sidelights are thrown on the circumstances surround- ing the creation of the Capital by the Nation, the responsibility of the Na- tion for its city and the financial re- lations of the Nation and Capital in the National Capital partnership, first in discussion of the wise disposition of the Capital’s land endowment; then in Jackson's time in connection with the city's bankruptcy of 1835, in the at- tempt of the people of the city to per- form unaided the Nation's task of Capital development; and then, under Grant and Hayes, in the wise read- justments created by the acts of 1874 and 1878 (see Senator Southard’s report in Jackson's administration and in connection with Jackson's sympathetic reference to the city's financial condi- tion and needs). City’s Material Development. Concerning Washington as the site, of a national university and as al national educational center of the Re- public, George Washington in his mes- sages, as well as in his letters and his will; Jefferson and Madison in mes- sages, Monroe in his letter commending Columbian College, John Quincy Adams, Grant and Hayes have put themselves vigorously on record. A few other recommendations for the material welfare of the District Sales—1835 14th St. N. W. Service—1728 Kalorama Rd. SPECIAL NOTICES. CHESTNUT FARMS DAIRY, INC. NOTICE OF. REDEMPTION. the Holders of Preferred Stock of Shestnut Farms Dairy, Inc, OTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN that Chest- nut Parms Dairy, Inc., a Delaware corpora- tion, pursuant 6 the 'provisions of its cer- tificate of m To unpaid dends, the entire outstanding preferred stock of said company. Accordingly. on March 15. 1929, there will me and be due and payable to every stockhplder of record, upon surrender of his certificate or _certificates at the office of Company. 821 15th st. n.W.. of one hundred late; for ¢ach such share T of record. tom and afier March 15, 1920, dividends on said preferred stock will cease to accrue and all rights with respect thereto shall of the hoiders price therefor. tock_will be closed at the ciose E?{:!\l':l;des:flcn ‘March 11, 1929, and will not reopened. By order of the Board of Directors: HENE \WNER. JR.. TN BRANHE it 1612.19,26mh8 Dated February 12, 1929. ER_CITY? 11 and_part New York. and way Main 1460. TION. VING TO SOME OTH! Gr' our Seturn-lond rates. Ful 1oad shipments to Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Richmons ints. Special ra uflmonmA A >OL" CAR_FOR HOUSE "C CAR - ol so0as At Teduced Tates, with greater securily and apeed: March 115 security herte forwarders. Marine and *transit irsurance agents. BENK THE INGER SANITARIUM . A. 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R-O-O-F-S Bend for us when the roof goes Wrons. Ity. Call us up! B R T & HooRae 115 3id o M Company Ms ROOF REPAIRING. Painting, Guttering. Spouting REASONABLE P'RXCES AJAX Roofing Co. 2038 18th ST. N.W. North 5314, Day or Night - RS scraped, cleaned, finished: 1 LOORS hlndpor machine work. R. NASH, FLOOR SERVICE. Columbia 311, VIANTED. To haul van loads of furniture to or from Mew York. Phila., Boston, Richmond and points south Smith’s Transfer & Storage Co., 1313 You St. North_3343. Furniture Repairing' Upholstering, Chair Caneing 3 shops—same location for 21 vears, which assures reliability and low price. Clay A. Armstrong are distributed as follows among the Presidents. Jail—Jefferson, Roosevelt, Taft. Codification of laws—Jackson (1830, etc.), Van Buren (1837), Pierce (1855), Buchanan (1858), Cleveland (1886, 1888). Potomac bridges— Jack- son (1832, 1834 and 1836), Fillmore (1852), Cleveland (1886), McKinley (1899), Taft (1912). Water supply— Fillmore (1850, 1852, 1853), Pierce (1853), Hayes (1880). Insane asylum— Tyler (1843), Pierce (1853). Police— Tyler (1841). Reclamation of Potomac fiats—Hayes (1877 to 1880). Public im- provements, streets, public grounds, canals, etc.—Monroe (1824), ‘Fillmore (1852), Grant (1873, etc). Charitable institutions—Fillmore (1852), Lincoln (1863-4), Hayes (1878). Board of charities—Hayes (1877). Railroads in ‘Washington—Lincoln (1861), _Hayes 1878), Arthur (1881). New District Building—Arthur (1884), Cleveland (1886). Liquor laws—Cleveland (1885 to 1888); Harrison (1889 to 1892). Sewerage commission—Harrison (1880). National Capital centennial—McKinley (1898, 1899, 1900). Social _and economic legislation—Roosevelt, Taft. Park extension—Taft. Development as n | City Beautiful—Coolidge. President and People of Washington. The Presidents have not neglected to consider the welfare either of the national city, with its streets, parks, buildings and monuments, or of the people composing the real city, the National Capital community. And in thinking wisely and sympathetically concerning this community they have planned to meet not only the people's moral and intellectual needs, but to satisfy so far as the national inter- ests permit their political rights as American citizens. "It is only of late years that the monstrous doctrine is propounded that the national interest requires that half a million or a mil- lion of Americans at the seat of gov- ernment shall be forever de-Ameri- canized, remaining perpetual aliens so far as representation in the legislative and executive branches of government is concerned, and less than allens (the Supreme Court has said) in their re- lation to the judicial branch of the National Government. Concerning the government of the District and the political rights of its people are the references of Monroe (1818), Jackson (1830, 1831 and 1835), Van Buren, Willlam Henry Harrison (1841), Johnson (1866), Grant (1871, 1872, 1873, 1874), Hayes (1877 to 1880, inclusive), Cleveland (concerning police regulations, 1886), Roosevelt (trans- mitting Reynolds’ report, 1908) end Taft (in opposition to local franchise, 1912). In the same connection are to be considered the local referendum vote under Buchanan (1858), and Johnson’s | veto message (1866), discussing the | right of the people of the Capital to| cast a referendum vote which should | be respected by Congress. Cordial and Reciprocal Regard. Summarizing, the relations between Presidents and Washingtonians have been cordial and marked by recipro- cal regard. The President, though not a part of the municipal corporation which directly manages local executive concerns, is, as the appointive power of the official heads of this corpora- tion and through his veto, an impor- R [ tant factor in the exclusive legislative power of Congress in respect to the Capital. These powers of the President are coupled with duties and responsi- bilities and in most administrations this fact has been duly recognized. ‘The relations of Washington to the representatives of the Federal Govern- ment have, as a rule, been closer and more cordial with the executive than with the legislative branch. With Con- gress there has been too often mis- understanding, reciprocal misjudgment and recrimination; though on all vital questions Congress has in the end treated the Nation's City with wisdom Drop Postal 1235 10th St. N W. Call Franklin 7483 For Estimates and Ssmples and fairness and will undoubtedly con- tinue to do so to the end of the chapter. The President of the United States can do no finer thing than ‘o use the pow- ers and opportunities of his position to bring together the members of the National Capital partnership in vig- orous, cordial co-operation for the city's wholesome development. There is no limit to what can be done in the wise upbuilding of the Nation’s city. it the national and local partners will work harmoniously and earnestly to- gether in its interest and in fulfillment of their constitutional obligation. No One Too Great to Be Just. A skeleton summary of what the Presidents have said and done con- cerning Washington shows that out of the mouth of the first man of the Re- public in successive administrations have come in substance at one time or another every representation concern- ing the Nation's obligation toward its Capital and concerning neglects or violations of that obligation and every complaint of grievances unjustly suf- fered and every petition for their equit- able redress, which, when voiced by the | Washingtonian himself, have too often caused him to be denounced as a mer- cenary and mendacious mendicant. The effect of this showing of presi- dential thought and action should be to shame every statesman, from Presi- dent down, who either disdainfully neglects or from some petty personal motive is actively hostile to the Nation’s city. If Washington and Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant could, with- out stooping and without loss of dignity, interest themselves actively in the con- cerns of the Nation’s city, no statesman of today is too great to perform faith- fully his obligations under the Consti- tution to legislate thoughtfully, wisely and sympathetically for the unrepre- sented National Capital. The ideal President, in his relations to the National Capital, will combine the characteristics of many of his pred- ecessors. He will bless the Capital with friendly, helpful acts, like Wash- ington, Jefferson, Jackson and Grant. He will cheer and strengthen the Cap- ital community by sympathetic words of sound and just doctrine, like William Henry Harrison and Andrew Johnson. As a representative of the unrepresent- ed District he will act toward the help- less community on the principle of “Put Yourself in His Place.” giving full ex- pression within the lines of reason to the views and wishes of the unrepre- sented community. He will ascertain and carry out local sentiment in respect to local affairs on the principles laid down by William Henry Harrison and Andrew Johnson. He will be as eager to advance Wash- ington's material and esthetic develop- ment as Taft and Coolidge, #s anxious for sociological reforms as Roosevelt. He will press the development of Washington as an educational center with the zeal of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, John Quincy Adams, Grant and Hayes. He will be as considerate of the Washingtonian’s political rights and privileges in harmony with the Consti- tution as Madison, Jackson, Willlam Henry Harrison and Grant. Capital's Glorious Future. Stimulated by the spirit and inspired by the example of the ideal President, the whole Nation will follow his wise and patriotic policy of fostering the Nation’s city. Washingtonians will cease all petly wrangling among them- selves, will sacrfice personal prejudices in the public interest and will labor for the city’s welfare in harmonious and effective co-operation. Americans, both inside and outside of Washington, will stand shoulder to shoulder in patriotic promotion of the National Capital. The material city will become more attractive, more healthful, more pros- perous. Intellectually the Capital will wonderfully develop as an educational, literary, musical and artistic center. Morally the Nation’s city will respond to every form of wholesome uplift. The Nation will not be so absorbed in the material Washington as to neglect the Washingtonian. Catching the in- spiration of the most enlightened of our Presidents, Americans will recog- nize that its men and women, and not its piles of stone and brick, constitute the real city; that even a higher obliga- tion is due to the animate than to the inanimate Washington, to the men and women of the Capital than to its build- hntmd streets, its parks and monu- ments, ALL-STATES’ BALL LISTED AT CITY CLUB TONIGHT An all-States' inaugural ball will be held tonight, beginning at 9 o'clock, at the City Cub, under auspices of the City Club management and active State so- cleties of the Capital. The ballroom of the club has been decorated with State flags. There will be two orchestras for dancing and sup- per will be served. The committee in charge of arrange- ments is headed by Rudolph Jose, and includes Senator Hale, Representative Leech, Representative Sanders, Repre- sentative Hogg, Mrs. M. H. Goldberger, W. Harry King, Mrs. Cecil R. Chitten- den, Dorsey W. Hyde, Edward Shaw, R. John Cottrell, Fred J. Young, W. H. Mercer and Lee Wilson. BRIEF. TODAY. The Admiral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary, No. 3, U. 8. W. V., will meet, 8 o'clock, at Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast. The Washington Hermon Banquet Club will meet, 6:30 o'clock, at the City Club. The Columbia Heights Citizens' As- sociation will meet, 8 o'clock, in as- sembly hall of the Columbia Heights Christian Church. Dr. James H. Taylor, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, will speak. A. Goldstein will review “Whither Mankind,” before the Center Forum of the1 J;wmh Community Center, at 8:30 o’clock. “The Echo de France” will present Mme. and Mr. Duprat of Paris, in “Chansons de la Vielle,” at St. Paul's Hall, 1425 V street, this evening. The singers will wear costumes of different parts of France. Mlle. Mona Laurent will dance and Dore Walten will be in charge of the music. An entertainment under the auspices of the ways and means committee, Benefit Women's Society, will be given at the First Congregational Church at 8 o'clock. There will be a comedy and cartoon and Douglas Fairbanks in ;Tt‘:: Three Musketeers.” Preewill of- ering. Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps l"’l“:l meet, 8 o'clock, at Grand Army all, FUTURE. The District D. A. R. will hold its annual State conference tomorrow at Continental Hall. The session will begin at 10 am., when all State committees will present reports of work accomplish- a{d durlnfl the year. Oln gil;ursdny reports rom all regents of trict cl will be presented. Shapters Dr. Harlow Shapley will deliver a lec- ture tomorrow night, 8:15 o'clock, at Cen- tral High Auditorium, under auspices of the Community Institute of Washing- ton. Subject: “Star Stuff.” The Chemical Society of Washington will hold a joint meeting with ‘the Washington section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and the American Society for Steel Treating, March 14, 8 pm., in the auditorium of the Interior De- partment. Ulick R. Evans, Cambridge University, England, will give an address on “The Passivity of Metals—A Study of Thin Oxide Films on Metals.” The annual dinner of the Botanical Soclety of Washington will be given March 12 at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street. Former Secretary and Mrs. W. M. Jardine and Dr. and Mrs. Brandes will be honor guests at a re- ception from 6:30 to 7 pm., and Dr. Brandes will lecture on “Botanical Ex- plorations in New Guinea,” illustrated with motlon pictures. Dancing. For reservations apply to Marion A. Griffith, {:;m 344, west wing, Agriculture Build- MRS. HOOVER TAKES WHITE HOUSE REING First Lady Begins Day Fac- ing Private Problems of Executive Mansion. * BY MARTHA DALRYMPLE, Associated Press Staft Writer. A new mistress reigned in the White House today, one who woke from a yes- terday of public official duties to a day filled with the private problems of a housewife. For Mrs. Hoover, the first lady of the land, is still the head of an im- portant family and the responsible hostess to the sons, daughter-in-law, aunts, sisters and grandchildren who came long distances to participate in the inaugural ceremonies. She must put the white mansion %u.order to make the few remaining days of their visit comfortable. As she left the reviewing stand in front of the Executive Mansion portico late yesterday, where she and the Presi- dent had watched the two-hour in- augural parade, she stepped quietly from the public eye into such privacy as the Nation’s Executive Mansion affords. With their two sons, Herbert, jr., and Allan, a student at Stanford Univer- sity; their two grandchildren, Mrs. Hoover's sister, Mrs. J. H. Large, and other 'more distant relatives, the Hoo- vers arose today after a quiet evening alone. There had been no guests and no formality. Hostess to Family. Mrs. Hoover has no engagements for the next two or three days. She desires only to be able to be hostess to the family, most of whom will leave Wash- ington before the end of the week. The only State function now under consideration is a diplomatic reception, a time-honored custom for a newcomer in the White House, within a week after his induction into office. The day of the affair has not been de- termined, but if Mrs. Hoover follows the custom of her predecessors she will arrange for it within a few days. The servant problem, one not fre- quently associated with the activities of a President’s wife, confronts Mrs. Hoover. The Hoover home on S street, which has been leased to Senator Wal- cott, the new Senator from Connecticut, has not been entirely dismantled and is still manned by the old staff of Hoover servants. Boris, the President’s per- sonal valet who has been with him for many years, and Mrs. Hoover's per- sonal maid, are the only members of the retinue who were taken to the ‘White House. She soon must decide which of the old group will be taken to the Execu- tive Mansion and disposition of the others. The new First Lady frankly looked upon the day as one of rest from the strenuous hours she spent at the side of her husband yesterday. From the time she left the S street house at 10 a.m. until departing from the reviewing stand seven hours later, except for a respite for lunch, she was a focal point for thousands of curious eyes. Shows No Weariness. She took her part graciously and showed no weariness at the end of the day. For two hours in the reviewing stand she bobbed up and down in her chair with the approach of every American flag. As the President saluted each national emblem, she stood very erect, her eyes straight ahead and her hands close ‘at her sides. When a pretty little Girl Scout broke out of her parade unit and splashed across the street to take a water-soaked corsage to the new' President's wife, Mrs. Hoover stood up and received the token with a smile. She looked worried as she fingered the dripping jacket of the child. She rose to her feet alone and, with the greatest spontaneity she had shown all day, clapped vigorously as an Iowa delegation passed. Today Mrs. Hoover has a further op- portunity to meet and converse with those who knew her husband—now America's President—in the days when he was a bashful boy, for the Iowa home folks were among the first callers on Mr. Hoover's program. o ALIEN-BORN TO VISIT WASHINGTON SUNDAY 1,000 Enrolled in New York Schools to Be Given Reception at Capitol. One thousand foreign-born men and women enrolled in the evening schools and other educational centers of New York City will visit Washington on a one-day nfl'&eml tour Sunday, when they will given a reception in the rotunda of the Capitol by the local Americanization School Association. Assistant Secretary of Labor W. W. Husband will address the visitors at the Capitol exercises, which will be presided over by Chief Justice Walter 1. McCoy of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. S. H. Hanesslan, president of the Americanization School Associa- tion, will welcome the visitors and the association’s orchestra will complete the P Digrimage to Washingion i b e pilgrimage as| n is be- ing made under the s rship of the Council on Adult ucation for the Foreign-born, which has the co-opera- tion of the Evening Schools and the Evening Elementary School Students’ Association in New York and the Web- ster Americanization School and the gmerlunlnnon School Association ere. ‘The party will reach Washington early Sunday morning and its program will be arranged so that the group will i reach the Capitol for the reception dur- ing the afternoon. The visitors will leave the city Sunday night. o ONE KILLED, THREE HURT IN MAIL TRAIN WRECK Two Believed Missing Following Accident Due to Snowslide in Montana Gorge. By the Associated Press. SPOKANE, Wash., March 5.—One man was killed, three were injured and two believed to be missing in the wreck of Great Northern mail train No. 27 in a gorge. near Singleshot, Mont., according to reports reaching here from various sources. As the fast mail train, westbound, en- tered a tunnel a great snowslide struck the last six cars, turning them over into a deep gorge. The spot is about 25 miles west of Glacier National Park. The engine and three cars had en- tered the bore when the snowslide hit the last six cars, so the tunnel protected the first part of the train. BLIMP BACK IN HANGAR. Los Angeles, Inauguration Day Feature, Returned to Lakehurst. NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, N. J., March 5 (#.—The giant Navy dirigible Los Angeles, which led the display of llgbcer-t.:l;n-alr unr::t over the inaugural parade yesterday, re- turned to its hangar here at 6:30 p.m. The two blim) e J-3 and J-4, went ‘10 Langley Ficla-atter the parade, LAWMAKERS NAMED TO STUDY AIRPORT Five Members of Senate and Five of House Form Special Committee. Five members of the Senate have been named to serve with an equal | number of Hous: members in making | an inquiry into the airport require- ments of the National Capital, both municipal and Fedcral. The Senate members of the joint commission are Senators Bingham (Re- publican) of Connccticut, Vandenberg (Republican) of Michigan, Jones (Re- publican) of Washington, Black (Dem- ocrat) of Alabama and Tydings (Dem- ocrat) of Maryland. - ‘The House group was named yester- ay. POLITIGAL CENSUS | ' J0BS PROTESTED U. S. Chamber of Commerce Opposes Usual System of Patronage. The desire of the Census Bureau to remove as much as possible the influ- ence of personal and partisan politics in the appointment of census-taking officers is leading to a monumental change in the method by which the fifteenth census, covering population and agriculture. will be taken soon. Members of Congres, wno heretofore have been able to obtain appointments to salaried positions for constituents— as supervisors and enumerators—are understood to have been requested nor to recommend anybody to Wiliiam M. Steuart, director of the census. In- | stead, these places are to be filled, for the most part, on the recommendation of local Chambers of Commerce throughout the country. One effect of this contemplated plan is to remove from the realm of politi- cal patronage 546 supervisor positions and innumerable appointments as enumerators, both of which carry good pay for work done in a few weeks. Serious objections have been inter- posed by some Senators and Repre- sentatives and in some States, local party organizations have protested. Director Steuart, however, is repre- sented as of the opinion that by hold- ing the census-taking officers to as strict a standard of qualification as can be set up, the census results will be more comprehensive and accurate. Date for Start Unset. ‘The date for beginning the work of determining the population of the ever-growing Nation, and the number of its farms, has not been set. A House bill set the date at May 1, 1930, but the Senate changed the date to November 1, 1929, and the two Houses did not reach an agreement before adjournment. | Meanwhile the United States Cham- ber of Commerce, disregarding the atti- tude of members of Congress, has sent out letters to local bodies over the name of D. A. Skinner, secretary. “In the past there has been criticism of the census on the part of chambers of commerce and others’ ‘the letter sald. “There ought to be no occasion for such criticism, and there will be none if the Census Bureau can get the right kind of men to supervise its enumeration.” Outlining the responsibilities of the supervisors, the letter describes the re- muneration, as follows: 1920 Salaries Cited. “At the census of 1920 each super- visor received a lump sum of $1.500 and in addition thereto $1 for each 1,000 of population enumerated in his district, and the aggregate pay of the supervisors averaged $1,780. The com- pensations have not been fixed for the coming censts, but it is probable that the aggregate amount will not differ greatly from what it was in 1920. “It is evident in order to insure a correct census it is necessary to secure the services of competent, reliable men to act as supervisors, men of adminis- trative ability who are willing to make some sacrifice in the public interest and are in a position to give undivided at- tention to the work for the short period of time required. “Here is an opportunity for chambers of commerce to express their interest in an accurate census by assisting in finding competent men to act as super- visors. A proper procedure would be to ascertain the availability of one or more qualified men in your supervisory dis- trict to act as supervisor and then to send your suggestion to the director of the census.-* * *" A suggestion of just how far the United States Chamber of Commerce purposes to take the census out of politics is had in the concluding para- graph of the letter. “In seeking a qualified man, it might be well for your board to consider the possibility of getting one of your busi- ness concerns to release enough of the time of one of its executives to under- take this work. Since your chamber’s interest in this matter is solely from the viewpoint of insuring for your com- munity an accurate census enumeration, you are in a position to persuade a competent man to allow you to recom- mend him to undertake the work as a public spirited contribution on his part to the welfare of the community.’ . ARMY FLYER TO ATTEMPT TO SET HOP SPEED MARK Capt. Hoyt Due to Leave Tomor- row Morning for Flight to San Antonio. Diplomatic and presidential mail ad- BAND OF JUVENILES MAKE HITIN PARADE: Lake Worth, Fla., Boys and! Girls Feature of Inau- gural Procession. One of the unusual features of the | inaugural parade yesterday was the| Lake Worth Juvenile Band, from Lake | Worth, Fla., consisting of 55 boys and girls under the direction of T. N. Brown, invited to attend the inaugural | ceremonies by President Hoover per- sonally when he visited Florida. The harmonica band was the first musical group to serenade Mr. and Mrs. Hoover upon their arrival at the Penny estate in Miami. . The band consists of young musicians playing harmonicas, accompanied by drums when marching in parades. It was organized in 1927 by Mr. Brown, a letter carrier of Lake Worth, who re- cruited members from among the news- boys and girls of the Florida town. ‘The children enthusiastically respond- ed to Mr. Brown’s efforts and the re- sult was that eight months after the or- ganization of the band, it was awarded first prize at the Festival of States Pa- rade at St. Petersburg, Fla. Band Has Delighted Thousands. Since that time, the band has delight- ed thousands with its programs in all parts of Florida and has been heard several times over the radio. After the inaugural parade, the chil- dren, soaked by the rain, were taken back to the two private cars at Union Station in which they were brought to ‘Washington and where they have stayed during their short visit. An attending physician, Dr. C. B. Féulkner, and a trained nurse, both of whom accom- panied the party from Fort Worth, made a physical examination of each child as | a precautionary measure against colds. Taken on Tour by Mrs. Owen. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, as Repre- sentative in Congress from the chil- dren’s district in Florida, personally con- ducted the band on an educational tour of the Capitol this morning. At the Library of Congress, the children gave a short concert in the auditorium of the music section. Later they visited the House and Senate Buildings and the Capitol, where the organization posed for pictures. Mrs. Owen stated that the harmonica band made her first official visit from constituents in Florida and the young visitors were of particular interest to her in view of her plans for conducting a political educational campaign among the young people of her State. After an afternoon spent in visiting remaining places of interest in the city, | the children will return this evening to their homes in Lake Worth, with sev- eral stopovers planned en route, where the band will give concerts. CLARKE SCHOOL FUND COMPLETE $2,000,000 Pledge Reported to President Coolidge Before His Administration Closed. President and Mrs. Coolidge, before leaving the White House .yesterday for private life, had the pleasure of know- ing that the $2,000,000 fund they had Deaf had been fully subscribed. The school wherc: Mrs. Coolidge once taught, as a result, will be enlarged to care for additional children handicapped by total deafness. ‘Word of the success of the drive was Charlton, national chairman of the fund, who came from Palm Beach to tender Mrs. Coolidge his personal check for $100,000 and to direct final phases of the drive. . Up until noon on Inauguration day contributions and messages of good wiil deluged the White House, where Mr. Charlton was a guest, although the fund was only completed a few hours before President and Mrs. Coolidge left for the Capitol. The first million of the fund was raised largely through the efforts of the late Clarence W. Barron, with the aid of the White House couple. After Mr. Barron’s death Mr. Charlton as- sumed active direction of the campaign. Officials of the institution were warm in their praise of Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge, pointing to hteir work for the Clarke School as a worthy addition to a long list of achievements for the public good. 2T 2101 Connecticut ~ Avenue Apartments of Distinction in Washington’s most exclusive building Seven and nine rooms and three baths with enclosed porches. Each apartment has a servant's room and bath. Valet Service H. L. RUST - COMPANY 1003 15th St. N.W. . Mustard 4 oo R 3 < D o 5 - J - R <R o 355 o D « PR « JRED, dressed to South American countries will be carried on an attempted speed record flight from this city to Kelly Fleld, San Antonio, Tex., probably to- morrow by Capt. Ross G. Hoyt, Army Air Corps, who was chief of refueling operations on ?\e world record en- durance flight of the Question Mark. Capt. Hoyt, flying an Army P-1 Cur- tiss Hawk pursuit plane, will attempt to make the 3,000-mile round trip to San Antonio and return in 36 hours. His mail will be turned over at San Antonio to Capt. Ira C. Eaker, who will carry it to Panama on his projected “dawn-to-dusk” flight March 10. If weather conditions permit, Capt. Hoyt will take off from Bolling Field at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, fol- lowing the beacon route to Atlanta, from which point he expects to have ‘dnyllgm to aid him the rest of the way to San Antonio, DUCKS TEACI‘i AVIATORS AT BOLLING NEW STUNTS Bolling Field is so marshy and flood- ¢d as a result of the snow and rains cf the past three weeks that it has be- come a feeding place for migratory ducks, Army officers reported today. The ducks have been in the habit of landing in pools in the center of the flying field during the past few days and are teaching the Army and Navy people on opposite sides of the fleld some new stunts in formation landing and taking off, it was said. Yesterday, while preparations for the aerial review were in progress, the ducks reluctantly five up their pools to the airplanes, which slipped and slithered | through the mud and water in breath- taking fashion. Today, however, the ducks: were back, | ;'}AFE MILK ) For BABIES " /J S\w_~_ g30 Connecticut Avenue ST P O Pt GOSN Portraits by Underwood & Unders wood are the world’s standard —are priced from $20 the . dozen up, Surprise your family. Personality Portraits brought to the Coolidges by Earle P.|: . AR Wl spensored for the Clarke School for the | & LA AN Inauguration Photographs ISITORS to Washington and residents as well are invited to inspect V and purchase coples of the many inaugural photographs made yesterday. 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