The Washington times., 1911-09-24

Every week shows some new record
IN realty transactions In Washington.
The oyster roast has got back to town.
and Is getting the warmest kind of q
welcome.
Latest quotations show there Will be
no shortage in Washington's debutante
supply this season.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey believes
In not making the public schools an ad-
1unct OF the National Style Show.
In view Of the election in Canada, the
convention Of the Independent Order of
Daughters of st. George, which begins
here tomorrow, ought to be a happy
event.
Now, will DR.. Willis Moore and his
weather aides give prayerful consider
alton and attention to the session of
the prophets here for the next three
days2
Every day sees new recruits to the
ranks of the organizations which are
UNIVERSAL udnSIeTS- ne
Federation of Citizens Associations is
the latest.
South Carolina is the third State to
arrange for an exhibit at the Southern
Commercial Congress IN this city. Each
town OF any consequence IN the State
will be represented.
When Washington business and pro-
fessional men organize a million and a
half dollar lumber manufacturing COM
pany, no one can criticise the city's
progress as an indus I'al cenr~r
John z. Wilson, whose death is
mourned by the entire community
about Rockville, spent all his long life
OF almost four score years on the little
farm where he was born, near Rock
vile.
Three trainloads Of Prophets of the
Mystic Veil already arrived in WASH
ington, and others to follow this after
noon and tonight, the city tomorrow
will have the biggest Masonic delega-
ton in its history.
says he's going to make examples" out
Of the three men who have been break
ing into Pullman cars. He offers no
relief, however, from the smiling por-
tiers who are already on the inside.
The appointment Of Obediah Gardner.
Of Maine, to the Senate gives that body
one more member Of the progressive
type. The new Senator is a close friend
Of william J. Bryan, and was formerly
master of the Maine State Grange.
Masonic statistics recently compiled
for the District show there are 9.OS3
members Of blue lodges, 5,5S7 members
Of royal arch chapters, 1,743 members
Of Communicates, and nearly 300 other
Masons not counted in this classical
ton.
The Washington youngsters who saw
Europe from the hurricane deck of a
cattle boat declare the trip Is an ideal
one for cultivating a real taste for home
Judge De Lacy might experiment
along this line with some Of his youthful
wanderers.
in the District, because there is no one
to execute the sentences. The two per-
sons under the shadow OF the scaffold
at the District jail probably have a Turk
ing suspicion that some way will be
found around any technicalities.
A glowing tribute was that paid by
the congregation of the Temple Baptist
Church, OF which he was the senior
deacon, to the late William Fletcher,
this morning. The thousands who knew
him voiced the sentiments Of his pastor,
the Rev. ]. ]. Muir, who declared him
to be lone Of the city's noblest char
acters."
washington friends OF Major Henry
Leonard are awaiting with much inter-
est the action of the retiring board
upon his application for retirement.
They took great pride in his gallant
record In the Boxer uprising. in which
he lost an arm, and feel that his claim
of incapacity for further service enti-
ties him to favorable consideration.
p. 3. Chase, chairman Of the commit
tee of one hundred. who has just re-
turned to Washington, declares conf
dence that Congress will increase the
nav of Government clerks and provide
a retirement system. Everybody who
has acquainted himself with the meager
compensations Of the Government serv-
ice win hope Mr.. Chase is q prophet
But the Indifference Of Congress is such