The National tribune., 1909-05-27
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ten in large letters united, pralSeu
the bravery of the Southern soldiers as
no other Pesident has done.
Secetary of War Dickinson, who h as
just returned from a trip of inspection
to the Isthmus. came back very sick
man. He was ill when he left the 18th
mus, and when he got to Havana was 40
very sick that he could not leave ths
steamer and could not accept any of
the hospitalities offered him. Secretary
Dickinson is suffering from stone in the
bladder and his physician advised
against any further stay in hot cli-
mate. While the condition of the Sec
retary of War is improving, and is not
serious, there is no doubt that he is
much weakened by his attacks, which
are not infreq1ent.
There will De no more concerts in the
White House grounds. And there is
CONSERVATION in Washington thereat.
The concerts in the White House back
yard. so to speak. have been an institu-
tfon for over half a century. There. on
Saturday evenings from to z, it has
been customary thruout the Summer
months for resident society of Wash
ington, with right smart sprinkling Of
the official and yet larger one of the
transient population of Washington
gathered at the White House. to listen
to the Marine Band. The ladies donned
their prettiest dresses and the men fur
bished themselves up for the affair, and
all felt that, some way. they were lin
society,"" Now all this will be spoiled.
There will be absolutely no public func-
ton to which people will ever be in
yited inside tile(White House grounds
excepting on New Years Day. The
New Years function is supposed to he
fnr nrrx httf olxr
three times as many women as men.
The small world of Washington feels as
tho it was being treated mighty mean.
but the edict has gone forth that the
Marine Band will play two evenings a
week at Potomac Park and one even
ing in the Capitol grounds. The Poto-
mac Park concerts are for society only.
The reason is that the trip is prohibi-
tive for anybody who cannot ride or
drive to the park because it is so far
away. There is an element in Wash
ington which has always objected to
having poor people" come around at
the band concerts. spelling the effect of
the fine clothes which society sported.
They surely have got things fixed up all
right now.
Little Helen Cortelyou. daughter of
The famous tennis ground will have
to go. President Taft is a big man, and
he has to have lots OF room. The west
end of the White House extension has
to be enlarged. The additional space
will be gained by building over what is
now the tennis court, Immediately to
the south of the present building, and
will double the size of the present Of
fees.
The Presidents room will be in the
center of the new addition. will face
south and will be of oval shape, similar
to the Blue Room of the White House,
but not so large. Secretary Carpenters
Office will be moved to the southwest
corner of the new building. and the
the northeast corner, will be transferred
to the southeast corner The new ar
rangements include a general waiting
room.
Heretofore all callers on the Presi-
dent, except those who have made pre-
vious engagements, have been received
in the lobby, which very often has
proved entirely too small for the large
number of callers. Under the new ar
rangements this disagreeable feature
will be overcome.
An extra room for clerks has been
provided, and the room for members of
Congress will be enlarged to twice its
former size.
like Kermit Roosevelt starting out on
a trip carrying with him sucn a thing
as 5000 cigarets and tobacco in pro-
portion? Isn't it perfectly awful? But,
then, you know, 1t is not intended for
"hcme" consumption, so to speak, for
neither Kermit nor his father touch to-
bacco in any form. AS Official photog-
rapher" for his father, Kermit thought
he could win the friendship of natives
with tobacco rather than with money,
and laid in generous smoking kit just
before sailing. This is what he took:
One hundred and twenty-five briarwocd
pipes. 200 short-sterlmed clay pipes, two
dozen long-stemmed church wardens,
500 small packages of granulated smok-
ing tobacco. so pounds of cut-plug
smoking, 100 tins of high-grade birds
eye, 80 pounds of plug chewing. 80
pounds of fine cut and 5000 cigarets.
When the package was ready for
shipment it took up a space of 16 cubic
feet, the largest consignment of smok-
ing material ever placed on board
transatlantic liner as the property of
an individual.
The annual report of the Superin-
tendent of Indian Schools, Miss Estelle
Reel, to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, shows marked educational ad-
yancement during the last few years in
the general field of Indian education.
The policy Of giving Industrial training
foremost place in the schools has OBJ
ta ined most satisfactory results, ana
the encouragement Of native Industries,
rug wea wing, basket making. etc, Is an
important feature of the school work.
The elcvating influence of the day
schools upcn the older Indians becomes
more apparent each year. and special
emphasis is laid upon the need of mere
of these schools. The urgent necessity
for increased effort to protect the In
dian against tuberculosis is impressed
upon the agents and physicians.
Among the evidences of the good re-
suits of Indian education are the re-
ports of the careers of returned stu
dents, which show that they are endeav-
oring to overcome the environment of
camp life and prove themselves worthy
of the education they have received A
feature of the report is the evidence 1t
gives that the Indian is altering his
ways of living to-meet the requirements
of civilization thru the educational in
fiuence of the Government schools.
Just "ferinstance" Speaker Cannon
took an automobile trip up into the
Valley with lot of friends one day
last week. 'The Valley" means up the
Valley of the Shenandoah Speaker
Cannon loves automobiling, but he does
not care to go at break-neck speed
They were entertained at the home of
a "Cyarter, suh," and they had a mighty
good time, did the Speaker and his
| friends. Somebody asked him if he
had auy intention of leaving poIttjcs