The Washington herald., 1913-10-04
Mr.. SISSON'S SPEECH
covers wide field
Touches on Many Topics in Address
Before Park View Citizens
Association.
WINNERS In GARDEN CONTEST

War on war, Congress and civic condi-
tons was declared last night by Repre-
| sentative Thomas U. Sisson of Missis-
sippi, in the principal address at a meet
ing of the Park View Citizens Associa-
ton, at Whitney Avenue Christian
Church, Park Road and Georgia Avenue
Northwest
Mr. Sisson had selected as his subject
| THE American School" In doing justice
to his subject, he paid tribute to every
branch of life, beginning with the revision
of the Bible by King James.
Congress first was given the attention
of the speaker. He said that in all walks
of life the work was done by a few men.
Without mentioning any NAMES he said
that there were a few men in Congress
who worked. The others, he said, were
''driftwood, who content themselves with
sending horse books, garden seed. farm
ers' bulletins, and works on the diseases
of cattle to theiI constituents and with
hustling around the government depart
ments."
From Congress, Mr.. Sisson turned to
the bosses" He commenced by speak
ing of the enormous amount of stupid
ignorance in the country" In speaking
Of stupid ignorance, he said:
There is more stupid ignorance in
New York in proportion TO population
lndn IN any OlneT CITY, Town, village OF
hamlet in the United States. / remem-
Der making an Independence Day speech
in New York. l never saw a more mag
nifiCent body of men than was assem-
bled at Tammany Hall as members OF
the 'Wigwam.
Following the speech, We went to
dinner. The dinner consisted OF tons of
barbecued meat and countless loaves
of bread The persons who consumed
the bread made up the most animal-like
body OF men I ever have seen. They
ate ravenously, and seemed starved.
While we have such persons as these
eating at the boards Of political parties,
We cannot hope for civic emancipation"
Mr.. Sisson made a jump TO the Dis
trict and its wishes and needs. He said
the District primarily was a Federal city,
and mentioned the organic act He
threatened that II the government made
Washington politically independent, 1t
would remove also the financial sup
port.
You are fortunate here" he said.
You have more school space in pro-
portion to your population than any
other place in this country. The only
trouble is that the buildings are not
where the children are. Most OF them.
am sorry to say, are located with re-
ference particularly to real estate deal
ers rather than children"
F. l.. milford, landscape gardener OF
the Department of Agriculture, and
Bristow Adams, of the Forest Service,
announced winners in a lawn and garden
contest in the territory from Rock
Creek Road on the north to Hobart
Street on the south, and from Georgia
Avenue eastward to Soldiers Home.
Those who won certificates were:
Front, Yards-A. B. Clark, 454 Park
Road; c. c. Hoffman. 749 Quebec Street;
Rert a. Elliott. 3522 Park Place; John +.
Doyle. GA Lamont Street; Samuel T..
Reed. 451 Luray Place; Mrs. Ella Curl.
3G5S Warder Street, and the owners Of
the premises at 512 Kenyon Street and
624 Rock Creek Road.
Gardens-C. L. Wade, AS Luray Place:
Charles Drexilious, A2 Manor Place;
Charles W. Bridewell, 422 Newton Street;
Il. T. Perry, 1876 Manor Place. and the
owners of the premises at al Hobart
Street S64 Irving Street, and 52S Co.
lumbia Road.
Honorable mention was awarded Floyd
II. Heaton, 1855 Quebec Street, and the
owners OF the premises at AZ Columbia
Road, for front yards, and to w. T.
Kenner, 446 Park Road: S. E. Reed, 45l
Luray Place. and o. W. B. Reed, 455
Luray Place for gardens