Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1929, Page 16

18 THOUSANDS SIGN VOTEPLEAFORD.C. Association of Oldest Inhab- itants Told of Aid From In- augural Visitors. The campaign sentation for Washington carried on by the joint committee on national repre- sentation for the District of Columbia has attracted thousands of inaugural visitors from all corners of the United | States. John B. Dickman last night told‘ the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia. for national repre-| Thousands of persons have attached | their names to petitions on file in the headquarters which has been main- tained in the National Press Building, Mr. Dickman reported. He urged mem- | ] bers of the association to call at the | headquarters and interest themselves in | the work that is being done there THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, Washington on foot, along the “Old Ferry road,” as Pennsylvania avenue was not then in existence. “This road,” said Mr. Harmon. “was the main artery through the city at the time and connected Georgetown with the courthouse at Upper Marlboro, Md., by way of the ferry over Eastern Branch, and lay about two squares north of Pennsylvania avenue, crossing Tiber Creck at the ford located at New | Jersey avenue and C street northwest.” | Loan Surveyor’s Chain. The surveyor’s chain with which Sur-| | veyor Ellicott was supposed to have | laid_out the Capital has been loaned |to the Smithsonian Institution by the association, through order of a recent resolution regularly adopted, it was re. ported by James F. Duhamel. chairman lof the committee on hall and archives. Mr. Duhamel also reported that Lin- den T. Harris of Philadelphia, an hon- orary member of the association. had oresented to the association an old “hose spanner” used in early days for con- necting fire hose, and a fire marker, which in early times was used for mark- ing houses on which there was in- surance. Framed pictures of the old and new Bank of Washington were shown to the association as having been pre- sented by George R. A. Willey and his sisters. A vote of thanks was tendered to the donors. ‘Tribute was paid by J. Eliot Wright, The headquarters, Mr. Dickman said, would be open today and Friday. but | lanned to close on Saturday. Wash-| n Topham. a member of the Asso- cifgon of Oldest Inhabitanis, was praisag by the speaker for having given | sn mm‘\ of his time and attention to | the campaign during the inaugural pe- | riod. The joint committee, Mr. Dickman said, planned to present the appeal for | national representaticn to the new Con- | gress and to acquaint President Hoover | 'o with the desire of this city to elect | members of Congress. Cites Corner Stone Laying. Referring to the Hoover inaugural parade. Artemas C. Harmon presented | an account of a famous parade in this | city when George Washington laid the corner stone of the Capitol Building. with Masonic lodges prominently par- tleipating. “Briefly,” said Mr. Harmon. “this| Square, now Lafayette Square, and was composed of the Masons, city officials and mechanics of Washington: the Masons and artillery, headed by Pn’sl» dent Washington, of Alexandria, Va.; recording secretary, to an as: member, William W. Maloney, held membership in Columbia_Typo- graphical Union for 67 years. He was retired from the Government Printing Office in 1920. ‘The late Joseph E. Bishop was prais- ed by Mr. Duhamel for having left to posterity ern city. Capitol Is Left Out. booklet which he said had been put out by the inaugural committee listing 230 points of historic interest, leaving out, he said, the National Capitol Buidling and the White House. Mr. Harmon sar- | donically remarked he (hought those two structures were of “some historic interest.' Discus developed, with Dr. Benjamin W. Sum- | my remarking that as a boy he had | taken grain :fo four of them: Lyons. | Pierce, Adams and Blagden Mills. John | R. Mahoney said he remembered a | paper mill. The grain mills along Rock Creck helped largely to_supply Washington's Army at Valley Forge with food, Mr. | Duhamel said. declaring that while | there was plenty of criticlsm because | of a lack of shelter and lack of cloth~| ‘ng for Washington's Army at Valley | Forge, there was never any complaint | about lack of food. Mr. Harmon said there were Government maps locating all the old mills on the creek. | Dr. William Tindall, vice president | of the society. presided and related an | amusing incident in connection with a parade in which he had paruclpatcd‘ in early days Comment on the recent George Wash- | ington exercises, held under auspices of the association at the First Congrega- tional Church. was to the effect that ihey werc the most successful cere- monies of their kind ever held in the memory of present members. New members were admitied as fol- i} EAUTIFY YOUR } HOME WITH FLOWERS :‘ CARNATIONS. . This week end! Cash and Carry Prices Are “Special” oo B0 Do | SWEET PEAS. ........75c Bunch § 5 fine collection of photo- lows: James Douglass Lee, Frank Col- graphs of old bulldings of Washington | ley, Joseph Auerbach, George O. Wal- which are fast passing out of the mod- | son, James L. Whiteside, wml-m 8. Hardesty, Henry Clay Stroman, F. Murrell, Edward J. McQuade, Olivel’l . Johnson, Melvin C. Hazen, Charles Mr. Harmon called attention to a|A. Brewton. Trice Resigns Secretaryship. J. Mark Trice, secretary to David S. Barry, sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, has resigned after 12 years of service at the Capitol, to enter law practice. Mr. Trice was graduated on of mills along Rock Creek | Georgetown Law School. R.F.&P. Transportation @. Daily Express—Motor Coach Service John | Decision Favors Negative of Speech and Press. ‘The sity last night at Hurst Hall. of the three judges was unanimous. last year from Washington-Richmond (Interstate only) Lv. Washington (North Capitol and E Streets) 9:25 a.m,, 11:25 a.m., 2:25 p.m., 4:25 p.m. Serves Capitol Park, Continental, Grace Do rring- ton, R‘:‘ll(’lgh Willard and W: n\hmgwn }gg&hnoa“);tomfitn:’mon Railway Station (Pennsylvania Avenue and Twelfth Street). In Richmond, serves William Byrd, Jefferso and Murphy’s Hotels; also Bus Termmaln(Fl})z:-':;rSstrlet;‘)‘mma Three hours and twenty minutes from Fourteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, to Broad and Davis Avenue, Richmond. Returning—Equally convenient express service from Richmond to Washington. Fare one way, $3.50; round trip, $6.00, limit 30 days For fully information, apply to any Washington Hotel, Mt. Vi Railway Station (Penna. Ave. & lgh St.), or to = MARCH 7. Blake Espey, W. Willis Delaplain and Roland Rice—took the negative of the question, “Resolved, That the principle D. €., THURSDAY. AMERICAN U. DEBATERS BEAT WESTERN RESERVE press on political and economic ques- tions is sound.” Fiske, James Albert and Alan Green The_judges were Mark A. Smith, C. Wal- ter Young and Maxwell E. McDowell, all continuation schools. Question of Soundness of Freedom American University debating | team defeated Western Reserve Univer- ‘The vote The American University debaters— 1929. members of Delta Sigma Rho, nlfilmll debating fraternity. Dr. George ‘Woods, dean of the College of lefl'll Arts, presided. A team of girls from American Uni- versity will_debate Emerson College of Oratory at Boston tonight. Miss Steinbarger Is Speaker. Miss Helen: Steinbarger, readers’ ad- viser at the Mount Pleasant branch of the Public Library, will be the speaker at the fifth book talk, to be given in the auditorium of the branch at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening. 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