The Washington herald., 1913-06-29

at the General Land Office. Seventh and
Streets Northwest. which is the site of
the first public telegraph ONCE, as well
as the old postoffice building, and In e
Street, between Seventh and Eighth,
which was the site of the Blodget Hotel.
The exercises are to be held on the
Eighth Street side OF the old postofiice
building. r..
The following is the program Of exer-
cises:
Music. "The Star Spangled Banner"
prayer. Rev. Samuel v. Leech; remarks,
THE Work of the District of Columbia
Committee on Marking Points of Historic
Interest" DR.. Marcus Benjamin: The
First Public Telegraph ONCE" George c.
Maynard: ''BIodget Hotel" Caleb c. Ma
gruder, jr., and History OF the Memo
rial Tablets" George Peabody Wetmore:
acceptance and placing of tablets, Cuno
H. Rudolph: unwilling; music, Amer
ica:' benediction, Rev. Samuel V. Leech.
The vice chairman. w. V. Cox, will
preside.
Designed by Henry Bacon.
The tablets were designed by Henry
Bacon. architect and sculptor. Mr.. Bacon
was assisted by Royal Cortissoz. art and
literary editor of the New York Tribune.
and Henry Herring. of New York, former
assistant to the late st. Gaudens. who
did great service in casting the tablets.
The seal Of the United States. which is
a part of the tablets. is declared to be a
work of art. The following are the IN
scriptions on the tablets:
(SesD Samuel r. B. More
Artist and Inventor
opened and operated
this site under the
Postonice DEPARTMENT
The first Public Telegraph Once
In the United States April 1. ls4s
What Hath God Wrought
(seaD In 100 the Building Erected
this Site by Samuel Blodget
Was the Scene OF the First
theatrical Performance
Given in Washington.
From lsl2 TO 1885 IL sheltered the City
Postofhce and for part Of that period the
Postonhce Department AMI the Patent Once
and here after the burning Of the Cspitol the
Congress Of the United States was convened
Sept ls. lsi.
Much praise is declared to be due the
members of the joint committee. the
Library Of Congress, the members of the
permanent committee on marking his
torical points of interest, the Columbia
Historical Society. Henry A. Vale. and
Chester Harrison, clerk of the Library Of
the House Of Representatives.
Relay Race Entries.
The following are the entries for the
Playground Association Relay Races to
be run of at the municipal meet. July l.
johnson School, class in weight IS
pounds-Stanford Abel, Armand DonnelI,
Arthur Hayes John Mitchell. Mincee
Hostetler. and Milton Rome.
Monroe School, class in weight lis
pounds-L. Willard, Ed. Edmonston,
Thomas Templeton. and H. Willard.
Curtis School, class in weight IS
pounds-E. Rich. NJ. Freeburger, NJ. Nc
Intyre, A. Raush, higgins, and Pendle-
ton. |
Curtis School, class in weight 100
pounds-William Schwartzel, S. Wise. E. |
Ordinger, William Shipman, and A. Det- |
terman.
Curtis School, class in weight lis |
pounds-R Wise, E. Train, c. Collier, |
and F. Torreyson.
Curtis School, class in weight unlim- |
tied pounds-B. Davidson, NJ. MCCARTHY. |
r. Schraff. R. Harper. and J. DAILY.
Fillmore School, class in weight lis
pounds-Frank Hanakey. Roy SheIlhorn. |
Harry Myers, Anthony Finley, Walter
McGrew. and Norman Hess
Fillmore School. class in weight 100
pounds-CaIvin Hull. Arthur Woody,
Paul Frank, Leonard Blackman. Henry
Weaver. and Fred Buchanan.
Fillmore School, class in weight IS
pounds-Milo Sutlif. John Donohue,
Ralph Counselman. Arthur Nichols, CAL
win Hall, and Richard Boiseau.
Fillmore School. unlimited weight
Richard Tennyson. Sinclair Aufef,
Claude Chamberlain. Warren Hilleary,
Harold McCally, and Eugene Moreland. |
Lenox School. class in weight IS pounds.
c. H. Beal!. R. Dorset, L. Smith, M.
Jenkins, A. Chase.
Lenox School, unlimited weight. Willie
Callahan, George Crowthers Antonio Sou
sa, William Kellum, George LeFoe, Ed
ward Snyder.
List of troops Of Boy Scouts that will
assist on Fourth of July: