The leader., 1905-06-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
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Justice Harlan Of the United States
supreme court strongly favors the
building of a national Presbyterian ca
thedral in this city.
The veteran justice in explaining
how the need Of such cathedral in
Washington was brought home to him
said: II have noticed upon every public
occasion that have attended since
came to Washington, whether it was
an inauguration or something else
where there was occasion for an open
ing and closing prayer, it was uni
formly an Episcopalian and a Catholic
who were invited to fulfill this service.
Our pastors are never called upon to
appear upon occasions of that sort"
In explaining this alleged oversight
Of Presbyterian ministers Justice Har-
Ian stated that it is his belief that it
has been caused by the fact that the
church has not sufi9 emily brought it.
self forward into the notice of the pub
lie and is not, as 1t were, centralized
enough. After giving this and other
kindred matters his thoughtful and
earnest consideration he arrived at the
conclusion that the Presbyterian
church is in great need of national
church building on the order of ca
thedral, with all Of the proper appurte-
nances, located In this city and erected
and supported by the Presbyterians
throughout the country.
Adee's wheeling Tour.
Second Assistant Secretary of State
Adee, who recently sailed for Hayre,
France, will make that port the point
of departure on a bicycle trip Of about
1900 miles through the byways Of cen
tral and southern France He will be
accompanied part of the way by Alex
ander Thackara, consul at Rouen Mr..
Adee expects to return to Washington
early in July.
Monument to War Nurses.
An interesting event of the recent
convention of superintendents of the
Training School For Nurses Of the
United States and Canada and the
Associate Alumni of the United States
was the unveiling at Arlington Ma
tfonal cemetery of monument to the
memory of the departed Spanish-Amers
ican war nurses.
The monument cost $1,000 and Is Of
granite, Z feet inches high by 6 feet
square On the top is carved maltese
cross, the nurses emblem, in heroic
size, and on a panel on the front are
the words, 'Eo Our Comrades The
monument is located in the center of
the plot of ground set aside for the
Spanish-American war nurses and
where four Of them are already buried.
The Capitals Population.
Returns received from the census
enumerators by Major Sylvester indi-
cate total population for the District
Of 322,445 as against a total of 1872
In 1897 These figures show an in
crease of 44,663 during the eight years
This years returns show a total white
population Of 227.6o7, an increase Of
8S, $50 over the last census The col
ored population Is shown to be 4,838
or an increase Of 6,5l3.
Open Air Brealxfasts.
Breakfast In the open air is the latest
popular fad at the national capital
For several seasons a few discerning
ones have followed the practice Of en-
joying their morning repast alfresco,
but not until this spring have outdoor
breakfasts become anything like gen
eral. The White House set the exam
pie, and rhe diplomatic world. the high
officials and the smart residential set
have been quick to follow
only one White House
Although President Roosevelt when
he succeeded Mckinley ordered that
the stationery be headed White
House Instead Of the old and meaning
less Executive Mansion. It has been
found necessary for the secretary Of
the treasury to issue another ediet to
compel those ia official life to recognize
the fact that the Official home Of the
president is to be called BY the popular
name.
Every citizen who gets to the nation
Al capital Immediately Insists on see
ing few oK the important buildings,
and he never thinks Of asking coach
man to drive him TO the executive man
sion He wants to see the White House
and the driver knows what be means
In common parlance or ii political
writing or speaking the latter term IS
always used. There are some forty.
i've executive mansions d this coun.
Try, but there Is only one White House
and though It seems rather bald IL one
analyses the term. It il sufaciently dls-
tinctive for All purposes.