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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
MUSIC AT LAST MEETING.
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation Makes Plans.

The Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation has arranged TO transform its final
meeting for the summer into musical
The meeting will be held Thursday even
ing, June -. ut the hall of the Army and
Navy Preparatory School building, Con-
necticut avenue and Upton street Among
those who Will contribute to the program
Will be Mrs. Fanny Atlee Gage, soprano
Mrs Blanche Muir Dalgleish con .r1lto
Mrs. j. Slater Davidson. piano; Miss Ro-
berta Allen, violin. Fritz Mueller, cello
and Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham. accom-
PIANIST.
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ExcIRs,nNs TOMORROW.

cars for Great Falls leave 35th and VI
streets every few minutes.
Chesapeake Bcach-Trains daily from
District line. as per schedule in railroad
column.
Steamer St Johns for Colonial Beach,
leaves eth street wharf at am.
To Mt ashington-Firginia
Railway ears every hour on the hour
from 10 am To- . pm. Station, Eth street
end Pennsylvania avenue.
Steamer Charles Manchester, for Mar
shaIl Iiall, leaves 9TH street wharf at 10
q m. : 20 pm. aud $50 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
KNIGHTS ARE INVITED
To Attend Confederate Memorial Elk.
ercises at Ar ington.

knights Of Columbus are especially
invited TO attend the Confederate me
mortal exercises to be he'd in the Con-
federatc section OF Arlington cemetery.
this afternoon at / O'Clock. Capt. John
Caliaghan, chairman Of the press com
mittee, is a member of the order and
declared that IL is his sincere hope
that as many of his fellew-menbers who
can come Will attend the service Sen
ator Hoke Smith of Georgia will deliver
the address OF the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
HOUSE SOLONS CLASH
IN BASE BALL BENEFIT
District Boy Scouts and Play
grounds to Get Proceeds
of Game June IS.

For the benefit of the public play
grounds Of the city and for the Boy
Scouts of America in the District re-
publicans and democrats of the House of
Representatives will clash on the dia-
mond at American League Park next
afternoon. June ID.
Not since the historic ball game a year
ago, when teams representing the repub-
licans and democrats of the House met on
the same diamond here, has any struggle
been pulled off in Washington that will
equal the coming game, not even the
game recently played between the teams
OF the Chevy Chase and Metropolitan
clubs. Tie struggles at Chicago. where
are reported to be tearing
each other limb from! limb, and even the
struggles between the democratic fac
tons In the District Will pale into in
significance before the game next Satur-
day, IL Is predicted.
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Safe and Sane Fourth at Cumberland
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June s.-Cumber-
and will have a safe and sane fourth
of July, with fireworks in the evening
from the Potomac Club grounds. which
are on high point just across the river
from Cumberland. and which can be seen
from all parts OF the city. The fireworks
will be IN charge of an expert, with Mr..
Lee LAWYER. chairman of the committee,
having the after in charge.
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Midsummer Revival.

A midsummer revival VIII be started In
Central Union Mission this evening under
the auspices of Evangelist Kelly Mem
bers OF local churches. Christian En-
deavor chapters and Epworth Leagues
are expected to participate in the meet
inSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09

i Box of Cassidy'a Famous Homemade
candies, &c and 90 a II. Finest and Only
Exclusive stores IN cIty. Cor. l@tn and q
aud 726 9th NV.
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Representative Reilly Active.

Representative Thomas L. Reilly of
Connecticut IS taking an active part in
the organ. Zation Of the two teams. Mr..
Reilly Is democrat himself. and is
mayor of the town of Meriden when he is
at home. He is getting together the best
base ball artists of the House. some of
them old college stars, and some of them
have held Their own on the professional
field in the past.
1t is expected Speaker Clark will be
asked to open the game, throwing the
ball into the diamond, though this honor
may be performed by President Taft
himself Sunny Jim Sherman, Vice
President. and President of the Senate.
may be asked to act as arbter. he
belongs to a neutral body.
Although the democrats are in the ma
jority in the House there are some hus-
tiers on the republican side, 1t is said. and
they promise not only TO make 1t in
teresting for the.r opponents from the
point OF view of base ball, but also to
bring band of lusty rooters 10 the
field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
CLARK LEAGUE FORMED
Democrats of Capital Elect
Officers and Plan to At
tend Convention.

~ meeting in the Colorado building
Friday night permanent organization
Was effected of the Champ clark
Democratic League of the National
Capital. with the following ofiicers:
President. Creed NJ Fulton: iirst vice
president. J. Enos Ray. ir. second vic"
president. pr. Joseph A. Mudd. bdrd
vice president. ". Nick. clayton. treas
urer. William l.. Masrudcr. secretary.
George T. Hart. and correspondents So
rotary. J. i. Douglas. The meeting was
addressed by George \. johnson - tic
Champ Clark national headquarters.
The newly elected officers. NeSsts
fulton. Mudd. Magruisr Hart uud
Douglas. made addresses in accepting
the honors conferred upon them II an
address outlining the organization
plans and purposes George l.. Hart re-
ferred to the faithful service OF champ
Clark for twenty years in Congress
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NINE YOUNG SCOUTS
RETURN FROM COUNTRY
Boys Spend Trip on the Po-
tomac Near Seneca in
Charge of Julian Hovey.

CnIet Scout Julian Hovey and his nine
associate scouts have just returned from
q four-day canoe trip into the wilds Of
the country surrounding Seneca on the
Potomac. Al Seneca the scouts crossed
the Potomac in canoes and pitched their
made for home things happened rapidly
new game in the form of sturgeon
spearins' was introduced The scouts
in canoes spearing floating logs for
fuel in the camp fire.
Grccian wrestling, cross country run
ming. the deer hunt. target shooting
with bow and arrow, Ratchet throwing,
canoe fitting and the council fire caused
the days to pass ali too quickly.
Recently Chief Scout Ernest TEonlp-
son Seton honored Scout uovey By
giving him 4 name which replaces all
former ncknames Hoycy is now known
to the scouts as .Nibowaka.'
A handsome canoe paddle with APP
propriatc inscription on silver plate and
a real bow and arrow were the prizes
for which the scouts contested. con
test i'll photography was also waged.
customs having changed so that the
boy scouts. instead Of hunting game
with weapons, do their hunting with
cameras.
Base ball also is a feature of the
summer sports The Monumental
League has a team composed of the
older members of the boys department
of the y NJ C.. A
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Sha6ef Furnishes Finest Flowers
for weddings and luncheons. 14th &
-Advt
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TAFT IN SPEAKERS LIST
Flag Day Program Planned by
W. R. c. for Evening of
June ID.

The Flag day program OF the Depart
ment of Potomac. Woman's Relief Corps
has been arranged for the evening OF
June Is, at the Church of Our Father
corner 18th and l. streets, beginning at
s o'clock
Addresses by the President of the Unit
ed States. Senator Hepburn Of Idaho
Horace VI. Towner. member of the House
OF Representatives from Iowa John Nc
Elroy. past senior vice commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. and others are announced.
Outline of the Exercises.
The program VIII include solos by Miss
Elizabeth Leckey and +. Albert Lang, a
pipe organ voluntary Of national a.rs, by
Mrs Grace Defour Brown: recitation
OF The Star Spansled Banner By
Charles Hanford. and a piano solo BIZ
Miss May Borland. who, with Miss Mar
guerite Mass Of Baltimore and Phil &.
Addison. will be the accompanies of the
evening
Guests of Honor.
Department Commander j. .. Bloodgood
and Mrs. Margaret Walker, president Of
the Department of the Potomac, Woman
Relief Corps, with the members of their
staff, will be the guests of honor, and will
be escorted in with the colors.
feature of the evening will be the ex-
hibition of rainbow of flags, replicas OF
those which fioated over the country be-
fore the birth of the Stars and Stripes
There are fifty-foLr Of them. and they
illustrate the evolution of the Stars and
Stripes.
Many of the special flags of the United
States government will also be displayed
GUIDES Flowers and Decorations
add to the attractiveness of June we'd
dings and commcncemcnts. 12la + st
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Lecture on Irishman's Saucepan.

DR.. ". ". Barnes delivered a lecture
Friday at the Blair School. Silver
Spring road, Silver Spring, Md, or
The Irishman's Saucepan"
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Cutrura Soap aLd Ointment sold throughout
fne world fi'srat sample Of each mailed free,
9Th 81 .. book. Address "Cutictua." Dept. 1911.
Boston.
CTt ier-fseed Ineu rhsgc IN con fort with
-rdeua Soap Shaving Sti.k Liberal sample free.
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Under Camp Director.

The camp Is run in a systematized
manner. To each group of eight boys a
capable man leader is assigned. The
leaders are responsible to the camp di-
rector. Albert NJ. Chesley. All activities
are carefully outlined and supervised A
tent inspection is held each morning. at
which time everything is made shin
shape for the day.
A banner Is given 10 the tent which
scores the most points in ail-around COM
petition. General athletics including
swimming. and tent inspection are the
activities upon which the points are
scored
An S Il. 4. emblem for all-around
proficiency in athletics and camp loyalty
Is offered 10 the boys who pass the diff
ferent tests. Scout-craft is also taken
INTO account before the awards are made
The camp this year is scheduled to
commence June IS and continue three
weeks. breaking up July ~. The regular
camp Mill be preceded by a week of
camp institute for men interested in
boys and who desire to learn more about
camping with boys. William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary OF the y NJ
c. ~. Will be the dean of the institute
The regular camp will be open TO any
boy, regardless of Y. VI. &. A. member
ship.
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How My Hair
is Coming Out!
Prevent III With
CutiCulr a S0aD
and iIntnnlcmt

Tonight rub your scalp
lightly with Cuticura
DIN t m e n t. In the
morning shampoo with
Cutlcura Soap. No
other emollients do so
much for dry, thin and
falling hair, dandruff
and itching scalps, or do
it so speedily, agree
ably and economically.
Full directions in every
package.
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AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Trolley Cars Collide and Con-
duct0r Watts Is
Injured.
Special Correspondence or Tie star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. June :. 1919.
Edward Watts. conductor Of q freight
car on the Washington and Rockville
electric railway. was painfully injured
about O'Clock this afternoon rs "A re-
suit of a collision near Rockville between
his car and a passenger car Ills motor
man, w j. Steinbaugh. badly
shaken up. but Motorman kcyser and
Conductor Lumsden of the passenger car
escaped injury Both cars We're badly
damaged, but were able 10 proceed to the
ar barn ar Tennalytown.
AS the freight car was about To enter
the switch at the fair grounds here, so as
to allow the passenger car to pass on It's
way into Rockville. the brakes did not
hold. the wheels Slipping on N. oily
tracks. the streets of Rockville having
recently been treated to Il liberal appli-
cation Of OIL and the heavy car started
down the sharp incline toward the APP
preaching passenger car
Before the nlotornan of the passenger
car had time to do anything more tina
70 stop his car and jump the freight
plunged into II. just before the cars col
lided Conductor Watts jumped and Tel!
upon Motorman keyser. Watts received
an injury to one lie. and arm and for
under treatment ard his condition is not
regarded alarming. Motorman Ste n
baugh and Conductor Lumsden remained
on their cars q I'd escaped serious INJURY.
Conductor Watts was taken into a
house near the scene of the accident and
given medical treatment. and was later
taken to Washington. There were nNe
or six persons on the passenger car at
the time, but none was hurt.
Woman's Club Elects
The Kensington Woman's Club. at its
annual election of officers, held recently
at the home of Mrs. Merritt o. Chance.
elected officers as follows: President.
Mrs Harry o. Armstrong: first vice presi-
dent Mrs. James Il. Cook: second vice
president, Miss Annie L. Gayley: record
ing secretary, Mrs. ]. Frank Wilson:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Grin j.
Field treasurer. Mrs. Edgar W. Moore;
parEanlentarian. Mrs. George w ASH
worth historian. Mrs. Merit .. Chance,
auditor, Mrs. William l.. Lewis.
back bass fishing on the upper 20
tomac is said 10 be splendid and numer-
ols fine catches are being reported. John
NJ. Heaay ana his son. John Heagy.
caught twelve nice ones yesterday, their
weight aegregating eighteen pounds, and
WI liam II. Rabbit, Joseph .. Mouidene
and other we.l-known anglers of this
vicinity have had equally good luck.
The missionary society OF st. Panr 5
Methodist Church. at Kensington. this
county. has elected officers as follows:
President, Mrs. Gartrel.: first vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. James L. Defandorf: second
vice president, Mrs. j. +. Warthen; third
Vice president, Mrs. Il. f. Snyder secre-
tary. Mrs. George III. Snyder; treasurer.
Mrs. West.
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Guests of Honor.

Guides Flowers and Decorations
add to the attractivcness of June we'd
dings and commandments. 121a + st
Advt.
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Swimming Also Enjoyed.

Next to base ball. swimming is one of
the most popular sports. From time
to time the asSociat ton promotes swim
ming campaigns, in which hundreds OF
boys are taught TO swim. The nata-
torium is the practice ground for the
youths of the community.
Twice this spring groups OF boys under
expert leadership have mounted their
bicycles and whirled away for d days
outing.
In the woods of Virginia on the Great
Falls car line a cabin is being erected
almost entirely by the labor of the
scouts. 1t will harbor many nature
seeking parties. The land was donated
by Hugh a. Thrift The cabin will not
he an elaborate affair but will contain
hunks for about eight boys and their
leader. 1t Will be used by overnight
camping parties.
\ Century Hikers Club soon will be
formed. Tramps OF four. five, seven OF
more miles will be taken and a record
kept. Upon the completion of the hun
dred miles or Century" a neat button
will be presented to the winners
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CARPETS Cleaned and stored mt Low

rates Thorough renovatinE: tireproof
Warehouse Hinkprs service Is found sat
fsfactory by the most eNactinS. Tel. NV
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CITY ITEMS.

The >-arrhIight." Today's Itaiimn
sensation NirgiHia TEcateF.
Shower Baths. Stag Hotel. COS 9th. Great,
Phone Your Want Ad 60 The stan
Main 3iR
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Phone Your Want Ad to The star.
Main 24.0
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Camp on South River.

For nine years the Y. NJ c. A. has con-
cluded its years work by conducting
finely equipped camp on the South river
in Maryland. Here for three weeks
boy. by paying the actual cost only. may
enjoy return to the primitive life with
his fellows amid choice surroundings and
under able leadership. 1t Is a fitting re-
ward for a hard years work at school or
a long siege in office store. TO get away
from the city and live in the open. In
camp each day begins with a plunge In
the stream, a brisk rub down. breakfast
Bible study and then the morning IS filled
w.,n sports of different kinds. a base
hall league formed by the occupants of
the nine tents grows in excitement as the
days progress After lunch which is
prepared by an experienced chef. q short
rest IS taken before the afternoon activi-
ties are commenced. Volley ball, track
athletics, swimming. boating, Grabbing,
fishing, excursions and tramps arc the
features. Added to this, a minstrel show
Is given by the bows to which the whole
countryside is invited. Moving pictures
were an added feature last year.
At the close of each day big campfire
Is lighted on the shore and a circle Is
formed and the evening fun begins.
Every precaution is taken to safeguard
the campers from accident and disease.
The well water is tested by the District
health authorities. No one is allowed
to battle except at the regular hours, and
at these times 4 lifeboat is always on
duty, with competent man in charge.
A practicIng physic an always accom-
panies the boys to camp and remains the
entire period. DR. Robert s. Trimble, one
OF the examiners of the local Y. NJ. G.. A,
Will be the camp physician this year.
AT intervals a sail il taken in the
conInodiouS hfty-foot combination sail
and power boat. under the command of
Capt. Deal LarriInore.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Easily Deceived.

g ENATOR POMERENE has a happy
- knack of driving home a statement
with an epigram. At luncheon Senator
Pomerene described would-be littera-
teur.
Thanks to whisky and strong cigars
he said, 'the poor fellow has failed to
make good. He earns precarious living
by newspaper work. but, though he is
fifty now. none of the wondrous novels
and thrilling stories that he used to prate
about have appeared.
"And Yet in his shabby apartment Over 4
bottle of cheap liquor and box Of cheap
cigars he will boast by the hour. poor
gray -whiskered, wrinkled duffer, of his
unfinished manuscripts. Oh. they will
appear yet! Yes. he will yet illumine
the world with the light of his genius.
Senator Pomerene sighed and concluded:
.Ah, If we cou deceive others as cas-
lily as we deceive ourselves what repu-
tations we'd all have. to be sure!'
Evening star., 1912-11-03

the land there. Remains of batteries
south of Fort Barnard and Of the rife
trenches that connected Forts Barnard
and Berry may be traced.
=
The ruins of Fort Richardson are piled
among scrub pine and oak on the south
edge of a wide plateau that commands
an extensive view south and west. This
land was owned by the Hunter family.
Near the ruins live Aunt Ann Jones. col
ored, who admits the age Of ITO
years, and her daughter, Thina Kent,
who confesses to the age of ninety
FIVE years. Thina told The Star
man that though Fort Richardson
stood on land owned before the war by
Gen. Hunter, who lived down by the
river in the house in which Nellie Custis
was born. most of the land in the neigh
borhood of Fort Richardson was owned
by the Fraser family. She had lived in
that part of the country all her life hav-
ing belonged to Anthony Fraser of Green
Valley, who lived half a mile west of
Fort Richardson, and who long before
the war was married to Miss Lee of
Montgomery county. Nd The old Fraser
household, one of the beautiful homes of
the environs of Washington is standing.
powered IN VeIleTdDie trees anu OcCupieu
BY descendants of Anthony Fraser.
Fort Albany is one of the best preserved
Of the old defenses of Washington. The
parapets of the old fort are high and
steep, and the bitches deep and upgrown
in small timber. On one side of the earth
works stands Mount Zion Colored Bap-
tist Church. erected there in 1884 This
church, a laWe, bold brick structure, wi n
red sides and a dun 'front.' may be seen
from high points in Washington by fol-
lowing with the eye the sky line south
from Arlington Mansion. This church
was organized by ex-slaves soon after
emancipation. and the congregation had
a small building. in settlement nearby
called Freedmen's Village. This village
was wiped out and its site inclosed by the
southeast walls of the late addition to
the grounds of Arlington cemetery. Liv-
ing next to the church and under the
shade of trees growing on the ramparts
OF Fort Albany Is Carrie Bowen, whose
family belonged to the Fauntleroy fam
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Loudoun and Hampshire railroad, later the
Bluemont division Of the Southern rail-
way. running northwest from the Wash
tngton- Alexapdrla road along the valley
OF Four Mile run to the crossing of the
Columbia pike at Arlington Mills sta
ton. The base Of this triangle was two
miles long and the opposite sides about
three miles. Inclosed within this triangle
were Fort Albany. in the southwest an
gle Of the Washington-Alexandr and the
Columbia roads; Fort Scott. on the hills
above Luna Park; Fort Richardson, COM
manding Green valley, through which
Long branch runs and a wide extent of
Four Mile Run valley; Fort Berry and
Fort Barnard and several unnamed bat
teries. commanding a south and west
prospect Of the valley of Four Mile run
and the line of the Loudoun and Hamp-
shire railroad. The land in this triangle
was mostly owned by the Roach, Fraser.
Jenks Hunter Corbett. Squ.res. Gra-
ham, Johnson and Lacey families.
x !;
The remains Of all the. forts in this
triangle, with the exception Of Fort Berry,
may be seen today. Fort Berry stood
on the 3OO-acre farm Of s. B. Corbett
The parapets of Fort Berry were thrown
up so that they inclosed the old Corbett
homestead, and the timber OF the sur
rounding country was cut down to give
a clear field of fire to the forts. One
maple tree that grew by the side of a
gun platform Of the fort was left stand
.ng, and 1t Is growing today. cherry
tree was allowed to remain inside the
fort. and this also Is living. Various
cedars that after the war grew up
on the fort sides are pointed out today.
though the earthworks were leveled few
years ago. F. s. Corbett, son Of the war;
time owner. lives on the place. and the
present Corbett house stands a few yards
II. c. Corbett. another son of the war
time owner of the fort land, also lives on
part of the original tract.
On hill south and west of Fort Berry,
and also on the Corbett farm, was built
Fort Barnard. named for the chief engi-
neer of the defenses of Washington. This
earthwork. well preserved, may be seen
by going into the thick woods which cover