The Washington times., 1911-05-15

The minstrel troupe of the local Elks'
LodGe did much to make the winter de-
hghtful for The Best People on Earth
and their friends. and henceforth there
will be nothing too good for the min
strels.
When the alumni of the Central High
School start out for a good time, as
they will on their forthcoming jaunt
down the river. pleasure. like Davy
Crocketts coon. might just as well
come down and be captured
The American Federation of Arts,
which meets here tomorrow for a ses-
sion of several days, could not find
more appropriate place in which to
meet than here in Washington, where
so many Of the arts are exemplified in
their highest expression.
Kew. DR.. Cyrus Townsend Brady COLI
tributed to the hunlor Of the equal suf-
1raSe campaign by pointing out, in a
letter TO The Times today, that he can
QresS himself without assistance. This
Is his sly way of striking dependent
woman in the back, as it were.
of the District are observing today, lay
ing floral tributes Of remembrance upon
the graves Of eighty-six deceased fire
fighters, two of them chiefs of the Serv-
ice, whose graves are in every Gene
terry IN the District and several outside
William d. Shoemaker, who secured
from the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion an order preventing discrimination
by the telephone company, needn't eX-
pect vote Of thanks from his neigh
bors. They will probably have their
rates raised from $24 to $4S
The tragic death of Philip Bayard. son
of the late Thomas r. Bayard. former
Secretary of State and Ambassador TO
England, is sincerely mourned bv
large circle of friends. He was an ac-
Complished gentleman. and was rapidly
making his way in the consular and
diplomatic service.
The District of Columbia lost a useful
citizen by the death of Joseph Williams.
He lived in tho District for many years.
for several of them was a member of
the old common council, and of the
board of fire commissioners. Both as a
private citizen and as an officer he
worked long and faithfully and well.
The graves of the firemen in and
around Washington will be decorated
With flowers by their surviving COM
rades today, in accordance with an es-
tablished custom. There are eighty-six
OF these graves, and il is entirely fitting
that the men who hazard their lives in
the interest of the public should be thus
remembered
The District and its environs surely
got the Ten Commandments preached to
them yesterday,e e. g.: Over in Mt Rainier
Mayor Plant has issued his confrma-
ton of the ediCt given on Mt. Sinai,
Remember TO keep holy the Sabbath
day" and then at the mass meeting IN
ehe Belasco Theater last night some Con-
gressmen impressed upon their hearers,
esu shalt not swear"
Rock Creek Parks old fort was the
objective point yesterday morning of
more than a score of the best horseback
riders in Capital military and So
ciety circles. After performing many
pretty and daring feats of equestrian
ship the party, with keen appetites,
partook Of a picnic luncheon and many
of them spent the afternoon at the
Chevy Chase Club. Unfortunately,
Miss Taft, in whose honor the party
was planned. was unable to be present.
Washington, the logical gateway to
Dixieland. is intensely interested in the
development of the South, where prog
reSs is booming along with a big, capi-
tai "P. Whatever makes for the
prosperity of the South must event
ually make for the prosperity of Wash
ington. Such efforts as those put forth
by Claude n. Bennett, who lectured
on the South here last evening, and
who will lecture in other cities through
out the country, are bound to be pro-
ductive of good.
With 1856 cases of measles in a city
of S3l. 900 population we can hardly
boast of having made much progress
in the prevention Of infantile maladies
The trouble is that the old theory, that
children must have measles, whooping
cough, ChickenpoX, and mumps any
way, and might as well get them when |
young and have done with them, still
finds a great many adherents. AS a
matter Of fact, 1t is not inevitable that |