The Washington herald., 1910-08-12

washington estaS une ell la ple1 belaJ
urboj. kuhn mi konas. plena je mirindaj
monumental. konstruitaj, lau bella kla-
Ska stilo. kaj je belaj avenuoj. ire
puraj kaj tire grandaj. Thu urbo donas
al mi, franco. plej bOnan kaJ favoran
ideon pri Ia potenca kaj bella tuneco de
Ameri1o."
This is what Gabriel Chavet. Of Paris.
secretary OF the International Esperanto
Congress. thinks OF Washington. He
doesn't mean all that, of course, because
he Is a kind-hearted rhomme de Paris
end 20 prevent a wrong impression he
has kindly consented TO give the follow
ing translation:
1T Is one OF the most beautiful cities
1 know Of" he says: full OF wonderful
monuments. built in beautiful. classic
style, with the beautiful avenues. and
all very clean and very grandiose-very
large"
It gives him Gabriel Chavet un Par
fea). he adds. a most excellent and favor
able idea OF the powerful and beautiful
youth OF America.
Headed by NJ Chavet. the van OF the
Esperantists has arrived for the con-
gress, which opens Monday, and the
halls OF the Arlington Hotel reverberate
with cipher conversations that sound like
a combination Of Russian-Hindoo dialects
mixed with gumdrops and elghty-nine-
degree Igloo.
Smile in Esperanto.
There is a joyous meeting every couple
OF hours or so as a brother Esperantist
drops IN al headquarters and real Eng
lsh smiles OF cheer light up the faces Of
the delegates. The smile is one Of the
few genuine universal language express
rions. There is no mistaking its import,
whether IN Timbuctoo or Alexandria.
Then, TOO. there has appeared another
international method Of expression tina,
tho delegates have found considerable
humor IN.
II Is the musical scale.
There Is 70 be a concert Sunday night
a. the hotel, with number Of vocal fea-
lures. all OF which VIII be rendered in
Esperanto. UnconscioGsly. Secretary
Chavet admitted that the instrumental
music would be In French. Adjunct
Secretary Reed, one OF the American
members OF the international committee,
said It would be in English
On Thursday next the delegates will
witness the Washington-Cle game.
and the common baseball enthusiasts,
who have a special code Of their own.
will see how a uniyersalist can let loose
on the umpire's famous Strike one.
Strike two, Strike threew
"FrapumO unual Frapumo dual Frap-
umo trial. is how the delegates will hear
him
Has Translated Play.
Principal among the delegates is Mrs
Edwin c. Reed, wife Of Adjunct secre-
tary Reed. She speaks. reads. and writes
Esperanto with the ease and facility
with which she does English. She Ia,
translated Shakespeare las You Like
II" into the artificial language for the
use OF the Hickman players. who will
present the play next Tuesday. Wednes-
day, and Thursday on the grounds Of the
Bristol School, at NIintwood place north
west
language. arrived in New York yester-
day from his home in Warsaw. Poland
Thirty other Esperanto delegates we're or
board A large number Of these delegate.
VIII arrive this afternoon and evening.
Principal among the arrivals last night
at the headquarters was DR. II. w Ye
mans, who came from Fort Wayne. De
troit, where he is IN the medical resery,
corps OF the army.
Formed I'm Philippines.
He Is vice president Of the Esperanto
Association Of North America, which EN-,
braces all OF the English-speaking Es.
perantlsts Of the United States. Mexico
and Canada. He will preside at the con
gress during the absence of President
John Barrett. Some years ago DR.. Ye.
mans organized and was president Of the
Esperanto Association Of the Philippine
Islands.
Ofhcial badges VIII be distributed tC
the delegates tomorrow. when the on.
oial registration will be opened. Greer
is the one and predominating color
which gives an unconscious tribute e
the little isle washed by the Irish See.
The bronze emblem is suspended from
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