Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-10

this sort of thing were called cranks. He
told the story of an orchestra which was
stationed on the balcony of one of the
hotels at Saratoga 1t was playing music
as soft as that which Pythagoras heard
when he listened to the music of the
spheres. Then there was a sound of pop
ping corks, and as the musicians drained
their draughts of Rheinish down, and once
more took up the fiddle and the bow, there
was another sound of music all tangled out
of tune. blot out the curse of drunken
ness, and you can do away with nine
tenths of your machinery of law and
your policemen and you can shut up your
workhouse and your almshouse- 60 TO
work on the children. If you can prevent
soon all be dead, and there will be no need
of reform societies.
Other Speakers.
A collection was taken up while Miss
Alice sang acceptably 1.-The Lord is My
Salvation" President Ewing made a
pleasant talk, in which he made clear the
reasons, aims and ambitions of the Anti
Saloon League. Outsiders who were the
right kind Of prohibitionists could become
associated members by paying a fee Of
81.
Mr.. NJ. G. Martin, superintendent Of the
Ryland Chapel Sunday school, was the
next speaker, and he paid a rich tribute
to the practical temperance work done by
Sergeant Daley in enforcing the law.
staughton Street VS.. stOushtOn Street.
To the Editor Of The Evening Start
Some time ago. seeing a surveyors plat
of one of the lots in the subdivisions in
the south grounds Of Columbian College, l
was greatly surprised to find the name of
ono of the streets spelled Staughton street.
The same name Is spelled Stoughton on
several other papers referring to the same
~ 10, 80 no. TNRao
of 18th street the last spelling appears.
The people living on the street spell 1t
some one way, some the other. Those who
spell 1t Staughton say that that spelling
is correct, while the others, thus far. at
least, have made no defense OF their or
biography.
This condition of things led me to inquire
into the matter in order to satisfy myself
as to the correct spelling. First, / went
TO tho District surveyors Office and con-
suited the records.
Mr. Forsyth kindly showed me the orig
inal plat of the subdivision of the south
part of Columbian College land, made under
The direction of the board of trustees. Mr..
B. ID. Carpenter surveyed the land and the
recorded plat Is signed by Robert G. Fox,
secretary of the board, also by John b.
Forsyth and Joseph Allen, witnesses. The
name of the street on that plat is spelled
Staughton, and the District surveyor in
formed me that no other spelling was au-
thorized by the records Of his office.
From the fact that the second street is
named Chaplin, after DR.. Chaplin the Sec
ond president of the college, and Bacon
street, Binney street and yelling place,
all of the same subdivision Of the south
college grounds, are named after the presi-
dents of Columbian University 1t is evident
that the trustees named the first street,
whose name is in question, after DR..
Slaughter, the first president of the COL
lege.
Rev. William Staughton was born at Cow
entry England, in ITO and served as presi-
dent Of Columbian College from its begin
ming, from 1921 to 1927. He was one of the
most eloquent Baptist ministers of his
time, published q volume Of poems, and
served the college over which he presided
with distinction, SO that he well deserved
to have his name perpetuated in that Of
the first street on the southern edge Of col
lege hill.
At tho suggestion of Or. Toner, presi-
dent Of the Columbian Historical Society
the early records Of Columbian University
were examined to find DR.. Staughtons au-
tograph for the authentic spelling Of his
Of the Columbian College Alumni Associa-
ton. showed me number Of such auto
graphs, and there can be no doubt that he
spelled 1t Staughton. With this spelling all
the records Of Columbian University fully
agree. The staughton prizes are annually
bestowed on meritoyious students.
The earliest spelling Stoughton ] have
yet seen is on the plats accompanying the
real estate directory of the city of Wash
ington, published by Faehtz and Pratt in