Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
RAyBURN DEFENDS
''SPO|LS SYSTEM"
Also DeCries Suffragists at
Citizens Associations Meet
ing at Fort Bunker Hill.

The .spoils system was defended by
Representative Samuel Rayburn Of Texas
the principal speaker at the joint cele-
bration under the auspices of the Brook
land. Rhode Island Avenue and Univer-
sty Heights citizens associations at Fort
Bunker Hill yesterday
Representative Rayburn expressed the
opinion that the system should be adopt
ed by the national government. saying
that when he was speaker of the Texas
house he had made il his practice to fill
committees with men of the dominant
party. During his address he also ex-
pressed himself as opposed to woman
suffrage.
The patriotic exercises, which were held
al 2 clock in the afternoon. were presid-
ed over by Bristow Adams. The speakers
besides Representative Rayburn included
President Marvin NJ. Mclean OF the
Brookland Association. Charles F. Tan
sill read the Declaration of independence.
Rev Father Zumbush of st. Anthony S
Church made the invocation and Rev.
Charles \. Wright the benediction
Liberty Pole Dance Feature.
One of the features of the celebration
was the liberty pole dance, in which
forty young girls took part. under the di-
rection of Mrs. Franklin T. Howe
Music was furnished by Tansill's Band
and choir composed of Mrs. Oertly. Mrs.
Leaf. Miss Sargent and Miss Barnholt.
Mrs. Lanahan. Mrs. Callahan Miss Rey-
nolds, Miss Burton. Miss Boucher. Mr.
Springer. Mr.. Tansill. Mr.. Primm. Mr..
Barnholt. Mr.. Steck, Mr.. Plowman and
Mr. Kellar
During the fireworks display a spark
from a rocket started a fire in the woods
The blaze was extinguished before 1t had
done much damage by the firemen OF the
Brookland station.
After the patriotic exercises program
of athletic events was run of, gold. sill
Yer and bronze medals being presented
to the winners
Winners of Athletic Events.
The athletic events and winners Of
first. second and third places were: Flag
race for girls. five to seven years. Ger
trude Dean. Eugene MILFORD. Mary San
ford Howe; flag race for girls. eight to
ten years. Elizabeth Mattimore, Mary
Flabin, Harry F. King; 5O-yard dash. for
girls, eleven to thirteen, Louise Turner.
Margaret Dean, Virginia Pate; JO-yard
I. Howe. Lee r. Wilson. Hold Gates;
JO-yard dash, for young men seventeen
and over, Bushrod Washington, Sd. Fred
Tansill. NJ. Clinton; 5O-yard dash for
sill, G. Connolly. W. Walsh: 5O-yard
dash for boys twelve to fourteen. Cor
don Edmonds, G. King. Marlin
Mclean, jr.: 5O-yard dash. for
boys eight to ten, James Jeffrey.
Richard Price, Leon Moran; flag
Race for boys five to seven. Francis I.
K Price. Granville Leaf James B. c.
Howe: SSO-yard run, handicap. Fred
Tansill, Bender Tansi1l, ]. S. Petrie;
220-yard dash for boys eleven to thir-
teen years, Marlin Mclean. G. King,
Gordon Edmonds: 440-yard run. open
handicap. Bushrod Washington. third.
j. p. Cannelly, William Walsh: 20
yard dash. open handicap. D. K Diller.
r. T. McCreight, H. Dean: standing
broad jump. Bushrod Washington. third.
Henry Brooks. Fred Tansill; running
broad jump. Bushrod Washington,
third: shuttle race for girls. Louise
Turner, Lillian Gordon, Virginia Pate.
Louise Mitchell. Ruth Clayton. G. Phu-
ger. L. Santucci. NJ. Bean, and cent?
pede race, G.. King. C. Beckett. Gordon
Edmonds and John Mahoney.
The officials who had charge of the
games were: Starter, Thomas L Cur
ran: assistant starter. Harry E. Brooks:
S. w. Burgess. JohT Nc
Creight and F. G.. Tansill: scorers. A. A.
Carpenter and Bristow Adams; judges.
]. F. McHugh. D. H. Oertly and A. Min
nick; timer, w. S. Ayres.