Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01


IN the Rouse to prevent the aduiteration of
food and drugs and Ii was passed February
)? The Evening Star continued IT. crusade
AGAINST the Illegal sale of oleomargarine
with unbroken success The Supreme Court
upheld the constitutionality OF the oleo-
margarine laws and Wilkes c. Prathcr and
wntiam u Lusby served three hours in
JAN each and paid fines for breaking the
law: wilkins & Company, the whole sale
dealers in oleomargarine. made Strenuous
EFFORTS several times during the year ID Sc
cure compromise Of the cases pending
against them by the payment into the
Treasury Department of large sums OF
money. The first offer was rejected nv Ac;-
ing commissioner of Internal Revenue VII
son IN April- In November Wilkins offered
5000 in settlement of the cases I'm question.
The internal revenue authorities agreed to
accept this. but Attorney General McKerna
would not acquiesce in the agreement. The
indicted parties. now awaiting trial In the
District, VIII be shortly placed on trial. and
the case against Wilkins e. Butler is set
for trial in Philadelphia in February next.
Distinguished Visitors.
The year, usual, was marked at inter-
walls by visits of men and women OF world
vide fame or notoriety. Postmaster Cen
eral Ken of Japan a visitor in Janu-
airy, and in the same month ex-Queen Lii
iuokalani took up her residence In Wash
irgton. remaining here several months.
The Canadian commissioners, who sought
United States and Canada, came in Feb
ruary. and Lord and Lady Aberdeen were
here the same month. Madame Ruiz pre-
scented her claim for damages against Spain
for the murder OF her husband. DIR. Ruiz.
March IL. In March a delegation repre-
sentinE the powerful Chinese society, the
See ups, came to make peace with the
Chinese minister. Mrs Annie Besant the
theosophst: Prince Flu Wha Koon of Corea
ard Sir Wilfrid Laurer. the Canadian
premier, were among other woll-known
visitors. In June party of distinguished
Mexicans, including Gen. Luis Terrazus
the wealth.est man in the republic and his
SC n. together with Enrique c. Crcel. the
Chihuahua banker, spent several days ia
Washington. and were finely entertained.
Conventions.
The growing popularity of the capital
city as n meeting place for conventions
was attested anew during the year In
January were held the sixth annual meet
ing of the American Association of Inye.l-
| tors and Manufacturers; the twenty-sey-
| enth annual session of the National Board
of Trade. which met again here in Decom-
| her, and the United States board of Indian
commissioners. In February came the Su-
Preme Council of the Farmers Alliance;
the national congress of mothers; the coun-
eli or the General Federation of womens
clubs; ihe Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution. In April were held the
meetings of the national interdenomna-
tional Christian alliance; the National Sci
ehce Club; the Maryland Republican Eii-
tor1al Association; the Woman's Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society and the organi-
cation of the Southeastern Passenger and
Freight Association.
The American Laryngoloeical SocIa,v
net I'm May, as well the congress OF
American physicians and Surgeons; the
universal postal congress, the Telegraphic
historical Society, the American Protective
Association, and the National TEMPERANCE
Society. June brought the National Asso-
cation or Freight Agents and the close OF
the postal congress
Inc supreme Council OF the Scottish Rite
met In October. The annual meeting of the
American Chemists Society was held the
last three days of December.
During the year successful efforts ver,
made to bring the convention of the Ma
tional Educational Association to WASH
ington in 1898.
Celebrations.
Memorial day was appropriately celebrat-
ed May 81 by services at Arlington and the
various other cemeteries surrounding
Washington, where the Union dead lie
buried. German day was celebrated Octo-
Der 4. and the Congregational Club cel.-
bratej Forefathers' day December -. an
address being delivered by Dr. Chauncey
NJ Depew.
National Free University.
Inc PROJECT Tor the establishment AT
Washington of a national free university
an pursuance Of the plan formulated 10y
George Washington, received much i.apc;us
during the latter weeks of the year The
plans of the executive committee in charge
of 1t were formulated. An enthusiastic
gathering of representative American wo-
men met in convention December IL and
the same day Senator Kyle reported
strongly on the need of such an ins,itu-
aa. .l,,.
Hshment of the university on the reserva-
ton formerly occupied by the naval OBJ
servatory.
Organisations.
Activity was the rule during the year
among the various societies and associa-
lions belonging to the District and the an
| nual meetings developed a healthy condi-
ton o. affairs in all of them. The District
Of Columbia Fish and Game Protective As
ISOLATION was organized in February with
a large and influential membership. and t.
efforts have led to the District game laws
being enforced and their constitutionality
affirmed. The annual meeting of the
Anti-Salcon League was neld in January.
The next month the knights of Pythias
celebrated their thirty-third anniversary;
and the officers Of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Woman's Relief Cops
were installed The annual meeting Of the
Womans Presbyterian Home Missionary
Society was held in March: the Central La
Dor Union celebrated its first anniversary.
and the annual reception of the National
Geographic Society was held. The Wash
ington Sanitary Improvement Company was
organized in April and in December Had
completed its first houses for the occupancy
of pei sons in moderate circumstances.
built according to the hygienic plans of the
organization. The eighth anniversary of
the American Society of Religious Educa-
ton was observed April 70. and the seven
ty-eighth anniversary of the odd Fellows
the same day. The Fire Underwriters gave
their annual excursion to Marshall Hail in
April. The Washington City Bible Society
celebrated its siXty-ninth birthday May 3.
large number of local Christian EndeaY-
orers went to the annual convention in San
Francisco. The Civic Center was active
during the year. The National Republican
Anti-Civil Service Reform League was or
ganiZed in August. The project for a new
building for the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION was preached in February and
the plans perfected for its erection i'm Sep
TENDER. Funds are now being raised to
carry them out
District National Guard.
The year just closed was fraught with
more e-ents of far-reaching Importance as