The National tribune., 1909-05-20

mountain antelope, became members
CT the animal c0lonyrafs tKf National
Zao last week. a,
The new family CONSISTS or three
males and two femaiesl considered by
the Zoo authorities toepe the finest of
their kind. All are chestnut brown and
are covered WITH soft silSen hair, which
affords them ample Protection against
the bitter cold of theieznotsuain home.
The chamois is one efi thef most agile
Of animals. and climbs tl1S, loftiest OF
Alpine peaks. whilee maHy of these
animals have been shot tahdokilled, only
n very small numbesybanetb been cap
tured alive. With the exception of the
newcomers at the Zoo there is only one
chamois in the United states.
William H. Taft isn't the. only Presi-
dent in his family. His son, Robert w
Taft, has been elected President of the
Yale Chapter of Phi Reta Kappa.
Another treasured relic of George
Washington has been added to the col
lection at his ancient manor, Noun
Vernon, the intaglio seal which he use6
during the most eventful period of hi:
life, and with which are tndissolublI
linked some of the most vital features
of American history.
of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Associa
ton, held last week. 1t was presented
by Miss Alice Longfellow. the Vice Re
gent for Massachusetts. WHO relates its
history since Gen. Washington be.
queathed it to Charles Francis Adams
The Commissioners have started &
searching investigation of the ice cream
sold in Washington, more particularly
the cheap kind that the children buy II
sweet cones on the street. and they have
disclosed some unspeakable conditions
A good deal of the ice cream is made
in filthy rooms, where flies come IL
from stables, and some is made in bed
rooms where the environment might
be worse, but one couldn't imagine how
this could well be. Milk takes in mi
crobes and other undesirable bugs
like a sponge does water. 1t is criminal
to use milk that has stood open an honi
in living room, yet the milk for some
of the ice cream sold in washington 1:
kept in filthy sleeping rooms, and the
vessels used to hold milk and keep the
cream are used for other purposes as
well, and seldom washed from one use
to another. A right good way to stor
this sort of business is to absolutely for.
bid children to buy the cheap stuff; in
deed, to keep them from buying 1t ex
cept when some one is by to know if the
cream is fit for use.
A New Federation.
The National Federation Of Art held
Its first meeting ia the New Willard
Hotel last week. The opening session
was addressed by ambassador Bryce
Senator Root and Senator Newlands
Vice President Sherman gave the ad-
dress of welcome.
Senator Roots address outlined the
purposes of the convention of the fed
Grafton, and the British ambassador
drew parallels between conditions in
art-and lack Of art-existing on both
sides OF the Atlantic The Vice Presi-
dents speech was ene of welcome. Chas
L. Hutchinson, Vice President OF the
National hcs denny of Art. lesI is.I.
The delegates to this convention
were men and women devoted to the
broadest phases ofo art, Municipal
architecture, civic beauty and landscape
sculpture are but few of the subjects
in which they are interested. Broadly
speaking, they are for placing America
on the highest pinnacle of advancement
along the line of beautiful cities. hand
some buildings. great parks and the
Hike, in position where no critic can
assail. p q emo.
The Vice Presidents welcoming ad-
dress was short and cordial. He well
coined the delegates TO Washington,
and expressed his pleasure that thay
should choose a time, of the year when
nature made the city more, beautiful
than ever. Continuing, he said:
1.-The United States has always been
successful, from 1875 down to the pres-
ent time, and in war our beautiful col
ors have never beer lowered 10 any
Nation. In peaceful times, despite
critics, we have devoted much time to
progress along material lines. We stand
to-day first as a commercial country,
first in agriculture, first in expor'. fore
mos. in railway mileage foremost In
all practical purposes. But We have
not devoted all our time to commerce,
for in the last decade or two the arts
and sciences in America have received
marked attention, and especially land
scape art, flowers, trees. buildings-
everything, in fact. that is intended 20
make life beautiful"