Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1936, Page 14

tA—14 SWIMIMING PocL " PLANS ARE SPED Reglstratlon to Start Next Week for Use of “Y” Facilities. ' Shouts of “C'mon in, fellers, the ‘water's fine,” will be heard again at | the 614 E street Y. W. C. A. swim- | .ming pool, which is to be reopenedi July 6 to the underprivileged children | ©of Washington's central area. Medical examinations and registra- tion for pool use will be conducted next Friday at the “Y.” Miss Etta Mai Russell of the Washingion Fed- eration of Churches, assisted by two volunteers, has begun a canvass of the area bounded by the Mall, Elev- enth, O and North Capitol streets to determine how many children will use the pool. Workpen provided by the Play- grounds Department will start clean- ing the tank Monday. Continued operation of the pool throughout the Summer depends on additional contributions to The Star fund. Assistance promised by Miss Bibyl Baker, director of playrounds, has obviated some 6f the anticipated expense, but mdte money still is need- ed, according to Miss Mary Edith Coulson, secrctary of the Central Neighborhood Council, sponsors. Miss Baker arranged for cleaning the pool | and for a matron to be on duty while Age Largely Mental Attitude, Says Civil War Veteran at 105 By the Assoctated Press. 8T. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 26.—At 105, Charles W. Eldridge says, “I try to keep up with the band wagon because I like to hear the calliope.” Thus the Civil War veteran summed up his philosophy that age is largely mental attitude. The occasion was an outdoor birthday party given for him in a municipal park. |WATER TOWER PLANNED FOR STANTON SCHOOL Fine Arts Commission Advised $35,000 Would Be Spent. Installation Soon. The Fine Arts Commission has under consideration plans, submitted | by Col. Dan I. Sultan, Engineer Commissioner of the District, for a proposed water tower to be erected at the Stanton School, Alabama ave- nue and Naylor road southeast, the commission’s executive secretary, H. P. Caemmerer, yesterday announced. ‘The Commissioners expect to spend $35,000 on the job, Cacmmerer was advised, and to install it during the vacation period to replace an obso- lete structure. Caemmerer pointed out that this is a conspicious spot, adjacent to the | | Fort Drive area and the commission THE EVE BRIG. GEN. BEAUMONT TO TAKE POST HERE| To Become Assistant to Acting| Commandant at Marine Headquarters. Brig. Gen. John C. Beaumont is coming to Washington in a day or so to become assistant to the acting commandant, Marine Corps headquar- ters announced yesterday. The commandant, Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, left Washington Tuesday for six weeks’ leave of absence in Italy, where he will visit his daughter in Genoa. This left Maj. Gen. Louis M. Little as the acting commandant. Gen. Beaumont has just returned to this country from China, where he commanded the 4th Regiment of Ma- rines at Shanghal. Another veteran of the Asiatic sta- tion is now in Washington with the return of Col. Presley M. Rixey, who until recently commanded the Marine detachment of the American Embassy, | Peiping, China. He is being placed on the retired list next Tuesday, fol- lowing 35 years of active service, and is now on leave. NING STAR, WASHINGTON, WILL SAIL FOR LONDON Welfare Director Street to Study Social Work Abroad. Elwood Street, District welfare di- rector, will leave tomorrow on a five- D.. €, tend a social work school and an in- ternational conference. He will first attend a week's session of the school of British Social Work at King's College, London, and then the International Conference of So- clal Work, He will tour Europe be- | fore returning to his duties here Au- week trip to London, wiere he will at- | gust 10. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1936. 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