The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER


OF Seventeenth ana BueeIS, Salu n
r,cmber OF the Army and Navy club
the other day. I'VE Will get posses.
sion Of the Mycr property next month.
but It Is stipulated In the deed of
transfer that the present building shall
remain until nt least Eve years have
IN ssed. Slight attentions, Of course,
will be allowed. 1t may possibly he
more than five yenrs before any plans
are made for our new home"
An interesting Building.
Both historically and architecturnlly
the Mycr propertS is interesting Par.
ticularly appropriate is It, too that
this home OF famous general should
become the property Of the Army and
Navy club. General Albert ]. Myer,
in whose honor Fort Myer on the op-
posite banks OF the Potomac, was
named, bought It about thirty years
ago. He was founder and first head
Of the signal corps Of the United
States army and also founder OF the
weather bureau.
As one OF the finest specimens in
this country Of Gothic style the house
Is of architectural interest. 1t was de.
signed by nenwick, the famous archl-
tect Of Grace church and Its adjoining
chapel in Broadway. New York. Bet
In its large, well shaded grounds II
seems like a quaint old bit OF quiet
English country life transplanted to
foreign shores. At one time 1t was
used as the English embassy and later
as the Russian embassy. The house
contains about twenty-five rooms.
An Appropriate Memorial.
There was recently unveiled at Fort
Worden. Wash. a monument to soldier
dcnd which was constructed by enlist
ed men Of the coast artillery corps on
duty at that post. The structure con-
sists OF concrete foundation support
ing nm old fashioned carriage and n
Ave inch gun OF historic tradition. The
weapon Is said TO have formed a part
Of the armament Of the pioneer reve-
nue. cutter Jefferson Davis when 1t WIS.,
ited Puget sound to suppress hostile
Indians. For many years It was used
in firing Fourth Of July aalutes, and
Il finally came into possession OF the
local G. A. II. post The appropriate
ness Of using such n relic as n monu-
ment IN the post cemetery was appre-
ciated by Captain f. s. Easterbrook,
on duty at Fort Worden, and II was
through his Industry that the memorial
was erected.
To Heautify citation Plaza.
Work on the Identification and i'm
provement OF the plaza In front Of the
new Union station as provided for by
act Of congress Is to be commenced
Immediately.
Playing fountains, ornamental lamp
posts and other decorations dear to the
architects eye are to be placed Con.
gress appropriated 100000 for this
purpoee, and the Washington Termi-
nal company has added $4,000 to the
amount. Those interested in the work
are Of opinion that something Of rare
artistic beauty and richness will be
produced.
Uncle Same Dough Guardians
Visitors to the treasury find the
most interesting subject. with the ex'
ception' of the money itself. Is the
means taken to guard the money The
ONCE Of Captain II. A. Cobaugh. cap
tain OF the watch. where the long rows
| Of Krags are kept IN the gun racks
| and where once In awhile tho lower
case is opened, showing the grim blue
row Of Colt revolvers, is the center Of
attraction.
| All sorts Of speculatfons fill the
minds Of the visitors concerning the
guards of the treasury. "Many Of
them," said Captain Cobaugh. seem
to think we have detectives constantly
patroiling the corridors ready to nab
any one who looks cross eyed at the
place where tho money handlers are
working"
Spanish War Medals,
Clerks in the office of Chief Clerk
Callahan of the bureau of navigation
navy department, arc engaged In send
ing out medals for sarvice during the
Hpanisn-American war, with the adde's
bars for each engagement in which tho
holder fought.
When It was FIRST decided to give
medals to men who took part In dlf
fercnt actions the Idea was that fol
each of these fights n medal should h
given. As there arc more than 100 o'
such engagements In the list AM
many of the sailors participated II
several Of them. II was found imprac
ticable to give n separate medal II
each case. SO the plan was changed
to one medal with bronze bars 70
each separate engagement In which
the recipient had taken pnrt Cfrcu
lars were sent to the men who ha'
already received medals asking then
TO return their tokens to have the bar
added
Tho Capital In Summer.
Statistics arc said to show TIM
Washington has n larger ont OF tow
summer population than any city u
the country The census shrivels enoi
mously IN August especially when a
most every governmental clerk anon
the thousands hero who can possibl
arrange It takes his thirty days fu'
Tough. generously allowed By his Ur
cls Sam, with full pay.
Yet the town Is a sylvan paradise
tho shadiest city in the world, wit
10000 trecs and verdant front yard
on every street that all belong to III
government There Is band conceI
every evening in soue ono OF the uu
brageous parks federaliy provdod-th
Marine band three times q week. An
at theaters, where summer shows stl
persist, small boys In buttons pas
around ice cream between the act
30 the capital struggles TO give pre-
ty correct imitation OF summer r
sort despite the mercury.
CARL SCHOFIEI.D