The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-27

Washington is fast becoming noted for
development of the arts in every
branch.
large delegation from the Treasury
Department attended the funeral today
of Robert Preston as a tribute to the
memory of the oldest clerk in point of
service Mr.. Preston spent fifty-five
years of his life in the service Of the
Government.
What is the Board of Trade going to
do about the public service commits
sion? The answer will show whether
the organization is representative of
the best interests of the people of
Washington or of the interests of the
street railways.
President Taft is trying to accustom
himself to his new role of Dan Cupid,
which Senator Warren has thrust upon
him. The gentleman from Wyoming
says the Executive deserves the credit
for starting his romance with Miss Nor
gan at White House reception several
years ago.
Mr.. E. J. Lowry. for many years the
Washington correspondent OF the New
York Evening Post, will leave soon 10
take up his new duties as managing
editor of that paper. He has made a
host Of friends in the Capital City,
where he is recognized as a newspaper
man Of the highest ability.
James Henry Moser, an instructor in
the Corcoran Art Gallery. mas been re-
ceiving an ovation at his old home in
Atlanta, where he began his artistic ca
reer a quarter of a century ago. Mr.
Moser is said to have made the first 81
Illustrations for the celebrated Uncle
Remus" stories, when the work of Joel
Chandler Harris began to attract at
tention.
With the Ri. Rev. Mgr. Thomas ].
Shahan presiding over the sessions of
the convention of the Catholic Educa-
uonal Association, and with such noted
speakers as DR.. Shields, DR.. Mccormick,
and DR.. Pace, of the Catholic Univer-
sity; DIR. Zahm and the Very Rev.
Alexander P. Doyle, Washington has
just cause to feel proud of its represent
tRtion in Chicago this week.
Hracticability of the work of the Y.
N. C. A. in Washington is again demon
strated in the boys summer camp,
where upward of 100 boys go into camp
for two weeks today. The camp is To-
Gated at South River, Md, and will af-
ford a safe and wholesome outing, under
the direction of adults. Albert NJ Ches-
ley, director of boys work at the Y. NJ
c. A, announces that the outing this
year will be bigger success than ever.
Citizens of Washington have come to
know Ollie James and respect him
since the big Kentuckian came to the
House nearly ten years ago, and they
will, therefore, rejoice with him in his
prospective good fortune over the Ken
lucky Senatorship. 1t is announced
that Senator Paynter will not be a
candidate for reelection, which leaves
the field clear to Mr.. James, who is a
Democratic 'insurgent" of the most rad
ically progressive type.
Washingtonians who have watched,
with more or less impotence, the efforts
OF the Government to obtain title to
lands along the Potomac in the District
Of Columbia will approve the bill just
reported for passage by the Senate Dis
trict Committee. providing a plan of
court action to end the controversy. 1t
is essential that the Government con-
troll these lands. 10 the end that they
be improved and converted to practica!
public uses, and it now looks as if con-
troll may soon be established.
Evidently the activity of members OF
the new House District Committee in
al al aF y,efs
tutions and conditions in Washington
has sriirrad members of the Sanata cnrrn-