The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-05-31

women and men Who make study OF
the work uf dlacuvcrinc objects which |
have historic interest and It is their
cndcayor TO save them either by con /
crcssionnl action or by private sub q
scripuou They make use Of the print /
ed material which the libraries arord /
and 10y reading old papers. magazines |
and documents they make many |
finds" OF value
eraddoek's Rock Marked.
Sot long ago Il WAS discovered that
what is known MS uraddocks Rock
WIS unmarked This was the rock
ON which General Urlddock landed 40
Georgetown when he was on hIs way
with George Washington as u licut"n.
ant overland 10 meet the French iu
western Pennsylvania. an expedition
IN which pradduck was defeated. the
remnant NJ his forces being saved hy
the Eoncrnlahip NJ Washington This
rock has now been marked an inter.
est In M marking being taken by
James Bryce the british ambassador
who was present on the occasion
IS fast az Il can Dee done, the old
houses which have historic interest
are being marked with bronze tablets
bearing inscriptions 10 show IN what
their chicf interest lies II has been
feared always that the needs " husl'
ness would make tho destruction ~
old landmarks inevitable. but the
I WASHINGTON people Who are interested
/ In preservation matters seem To be-
/ Just NJ much alive 90 the work as we're
| the Roston people who insisted that
| tho old South church and the Old
| North church should be saved when
1 II was proposed that they be dcmol
ished 20 make room tnr commercial
/ houses II Is said that in Hoston
/ $4,000 was subscribed In twelve
hours to be used 10 save the "Old
South" whore the fiery Otis preached
resistance TO tyranny.
Famous Washington Churches.
The most famous church In Wash.
lnrton II the ancient Saint Johns OF
tho Protestant Episcopal communion.
situated on Lafayette square. II II
an old building and long since It's
congregations have outRrown the edl.
flcc. but there IL no present intention
N the parish authorities 20 move else
where or to dcmolish the structure.
St Johns " the church which Mrs
Taft attends and which was attended
10y Mrs Roosevelt and. prior 10 the
Roosevelt administration. by many
presidents and their families.
One Of the oldest Roman Catholic
churches In Washington was Saint
toonth ond II streets Tho conErcga
ton outgrow its quarters and after n
good many henrt.burnings and consld
cradle opposition the old building was
given up and a new one was built on
Rhode Island avenue The orlgina
property was sold and there nov
stands on It's site great structure
known ns the Southern buildings. II
which are located the headquarters %
the organization devoted TO the deyel
opment Of the natural and bushes
resources Of the southern states
There are other old edinces Il
Washington which have been Writtel
about time and ngaln and probahl
the publicity has helped IN savin
them from destruction. for Washlng
ton business men realize that IN
more attractions In historic wa
the city has the greater viii be IN
throng of visitors. Examples OF OF
buildings which have been preserve
by n popular sentiment are the home
OF Commodore Decatur and OF Mr.
d Madison The two most prominent hii
tOrical houses In the vicinity OF Wasl
lngton Of course will be preserved.
they can be. for all time. They ar
Washington's home AT Mount verno
and the home of the Gusts and late
+ OF the Lee family at Arlington.
: Many Contests to Be Settled.
, Politicians In Washington OF bot
3 parties are looking forward wit
the keenest interest to tho fortl
coming meeting Of the national con
mittoo OF their parties, one {
! which Is TO meet In Chicago an
the other In baltimore prior 10 IN
! assembling OF the great party CONVEX
I tons
The shurpcst interest at this wri
= Ing centers In the meeting OF the R,
= publican national committee, solel
Tor the reason that II must pass Judi
ment upon lar greater number
contests than will be presented ft
consideration TO the committee OF IA
other party. The convention systel
OF selecting district delegates. an
state delegates, too. Tor that matte
which still prevails In most OF IL
u sthtes-although II Is likely to xiv
G way To n pure primary system beior
n long-is held 10 he responsible for th
: many contests which the Republica
y national committeeman Will have |
u decide, According to the figures XII
= en- out In Washington there will /
r at least 1850 delegates TO the CONVEX
ton whose seats will be CONTESTED
J. The greater number OF contests prom
s iscd will originate with Mr.. Roos
n velts lieutenants and the lesser nun
o her with Mr. raft's lieutonants.
d Things may 80 frame themselves b
s tween now aud the meeting OF n
Republican committee In Chicago thi
Il no matter how the contests are d