The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-12-30
WASHINGTON
The City Of Magnificent Dis
tanCeS
a Collection cf Events Occurring Among
the People Of The Capital Of This Great
and Glorious Nation and Condensed for
the Hasty Perusal Of our Many Readesr

cut into figures. the work OF surveying
, and drawings made from the field and
j, the papers Of the pupils showed a hisi,
degree OF excellence; the work in Ger
man, under Miss Otelia Cromwell, and
the English, under Miss GTinke, anu
in chemistry, under Mr.. Morton, gave
the visitors evidence OF the real
thought underlying the effort at man
j ual training for. the youth The ex
hibit OF carpentry. under Mr.. James
!; Hill and Mr. Clarence Maddella, pre-
sented articles made by both girls itnt9
| boys, exquisite in finish and workman
ship. The millinery department show
/ ed some creations which would have
done credit to department store
At the M Street High School the
principal. Mrs. A. J. Cooper, gave hel,
| personal attention to the direction q
! the visitors. The assembly hall on
| the third floor had been arranged to
| show the history OF the schools in wax
! by Prof. r. A. Hunster, each period
from the beginning to the present
was to be seen, and the grouping Of
| figures was an artistic creation, his
toric and comprehensive. Near the
center of the hall had been arranged
booth, where two young women, irA
Japanese costumes, presided over the
ceramic, Japanese pottery, glazing and
! inlaid work OF Mosaic and other pat
terms, also the work OF Prof r. A. Hun
ster. Prof. Hunster is the assistant
in drawing in the public schools He
was present and explained to mum
Der the work On exhibition. The wood
work was in keeping with the other
departments, furniture highly polished
finished and upholstered. created won
der and surprise.
During the year 1905, the Library Of
| Congress was visited by 923, l16 per
sons.
Charges have been filed in the
! POstOffice Departm in behalf Of Sen
ator Blackburn OF Kentucky, alleging
that mail sent by him and bearing on
/ the Senatorial race had been diverted
and found its way into the hands OF
| his political opponents. Several eE-
pert inspectors have been put on the
| case.
President and Mrs Roosevelt, accom-
panied by several 81 their younger
children. left" Washington Wednesday,
morning for visit OF several days
to their country home. Plain Dealing.
in Albemarle County, Va. The Presi-
dent will return Sunday night.
A statement by the commissioner OF
education. discussing matters pertain
4. mo RI hi. off for tho ficra1 Q1r,
shows that the number Of pupils en-
rolled in the common schools durinG
that period was 16,256,03S, OF 20 per
cent. of the entire population as esti-
mated by the Census Bureau. The a.
i tual average number OF days attended
! by each pupil enrolled reached 1D2
! days.
Prof. Roscoe c. Bruce of Tuskegec
is in the city.
Dr. Booker r. Washington, the
famous educator, passed through the
city Saturday He spent some time
! at the White House.
Secretary Taft has given his earn
! est approval OF the project for the
construction of the memorial bridg ,
across the Potomac from the old naval
| observatory grounds, near the foot Of
New York avenue, to the government
! reservation containing the national
cemetery OF Arlington ard Fort Myer.
Va. Representative Rixey OF Virginia
/! has introduced a bill at this session OF
! Congress appropriating $5,000,0O0 for
| the construction OF the bridge, and a
similar bill has been introduced in the
| Senate
Bourkc Cochran. OF New York, has
| introduced constitutional amendment
making the term OF office of"a member
of the House four years. instead OF two
years, as al present.
The Afro-American Academy is I'D
session at Lincoln Memorial Ten Elc.
Among the speakers are: w. b. B. Du
Bots. J. w. Cromwell A. II. >Grin1};n.
A. u Craig and Henry NJ. Joseph.
Miss Shadd, daughte.' OF DE-. F. j;
Shadd. gave cotillion al the ConseIV
atory Of Music. Ninth and Tenth Str.
Tuesday evening which was attended,
by the elite.
Consideration is being given to :,
plan by whioh cadets al the U7ited
States Military Academy at West
Point may be Given practical instruc-
tons in cooking and baking. 1t is
deemed Of value to the army that prac G
teal knowledge be possessed b. the
officers OF the army that instructions
may be given to the enlisted force in
the matter of preparing food for the
arm.
The trustees Of Howard Universil.
have excepted the resignation OF Pres
! ident John Gordon TO take effect neT7s
June and granted him a leave OF alb
seDce from January first to expiration
If school TEN. Dean Frederick D.
| Fai1f;eld was designated q; acting,
president.
Thomas Findlay a postofice clerk at
Montgomery Ala, refused to work
| with Afro-American mailing clerks. has
had his salary reduced 500. He wa :
Recommended for discipline by Post
master Buckley of Montgomerg and
his pay was cut that much.
Mr.. j. McHenry Jones of Charleston.
| w. Va, National Grand Master of the
G. u. o. O. F., was in the city last
, week, the guest of Mr.. w L. Houston.
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