The Morris County chronicle., 1907-10-08

the city'S water supply. General Mac
kenzie, in command of the corps of
engineers, United States army, in his
report a short time ago recommended
the construction of an additional con-
duit and in his estimate of expenses
asked for the money with which to
make survey preparatory to the work
of construction.
The Water Supply.
w. A. Mcfarland, superintendent of
the District water department, says
in Washington, and he adds that If
anything should happen to the pres
ent conduit the city would be left with
out drop of water for. four days.
While the commissioners say that they
will ask congress for this appropria-
tion, they do not consider that any
body in the District need be seriously
alarmed over Mr.. McFarland's state
ment concerning an impending water
famine.
Cooperative Store For Clerks.
Plans for the establishment in Wash
ington of the Departmental Co-opera-
tive guild, which is designed to bene-
fit government clerks, have passed the
formative period, and the officers of
the association announced the other
day. that the required subscriptions
have been paid in and that the guild
will open a cooperative store on Nov.
/ next. The store will be at the north
east corner of Ninth and G streets
northwest. A large two story building
has been leased, and the guild will rent
adjoining buildings on Ninth street
and also on G street if business war
rants 1t. The first floor of the building
will be occupied by grocery store and
a market store. Tailor shops will be
located on the second floor. If the
grocery and provision store prove sue
eessful the guild will increase its field
until 1t has a complete department
store In operation.
Members Share Profits.
An idea of how the members Of the
association will benefit through their
membership is given in article 20 of
the constitution, which reads as fol-
lows:
Each member who is a purchaser
of commodities from this guild shall
be entitled to receive quarterly from
the net profits of the business of the
guild an amount equal to 80 per cent
of the net profits arising from his or
her trade or transactions with the
guild. Any member who may desire
to open a semimonthly or monthly ac-
count may do so upon depositing with
trustee designated by the board of
directors any or all shares of his stock
in excess of one share, which shall be
held by the trustee as collateral Sc
curity for such semimonthly or month
ly credit and shall entitle such mem
Der TO a credit not exceeding the face
value of the stock deposited. No credit
shall be allowed any person except
upon such said collateral security or
cash deposit in advance"
A Historic Landmark.
A venerable dame who has a classic
connection with the social history of
the national capital is Mrs. Britannia
w. Kennon, historic landmark, in
trailing black silks, still lady of the
manor at old Tudor Place, perhaps
the most distinguished private resi-
dence In the District of Columbia.
Tudor Place sheltered Lafayette and
contemporaneous notables during Mrs.
Kennon's childhood, and ex-President
and Mrs. Cleveland sought in vain to
buy the place after their departure
from the White House.
Quaint Old Structure.
Tudor Place is a quaint stone struc-
ture situated in the middle of green
acres of its own upon an eminence in
the very heart of Georgetown. Here
the stately chatelaine, who will be
ninety-three next January, presides,
with the old world hospitality of her
youth.
Mrs. Kennon is great-granddaugh
ter of Martha Washington, and Tudor
Place contains more valuable Wash
ington relics perhaps that are together
in existence, except the collection re-
Gently left by the late Mrs. Goldsbor-
ough of Baltimore Mrs. Goldsborough
was also descendant Of Martha
Washington.
Planned by Famous Architect.
William Thornton, who planned the
national capitol and the famous old
Octagon House in New York avenue
where the treaty of Client was signed,
sanctuary for President Madison and
the lovely Dolly during the British oc-
cupation of Washington In 1914, was
also the architect of Tudor Place,
where Mrs. Kennon was born as Bri-
tannia Peter. The venerable dame,
still mentally virile, remembers when
Pennsylvania avenue was country
road and the city was principally pas
ture, woods and swamp land, the view
bowling wilderness. Mrs. Kennon's
only daughter was appropriately chris
tened Martha Custis.
A Veteran Philanthropist.
The veteran chatelaine of Tudor
Place has always been identified with
the philanthropic interests of the CAPT
tai. She was close friend of w. w
Corcoran, the celebrated humanitarian
of Washington, cooperating with the
great philanthropist In the establish
ment just after the civil war of his
most celebrated, enterprise, the Louise
home, retreat for aged gentlewomen.
For many years the famous lady has
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