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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
The International kindergarten
Union Begins Its Twentieth
Annual Convention.
T0NIGHT'S SESSION IS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
More Than $50 Delegates From All
Parts of United States and For
eign Countries Registered.

The twentieth annual meeting OF the
International kindergarten Union opened
here today with sessions al the New Ma
Wilson Normal School. The sessions this
afternoon We're closed to the public. hut
the formal opening. TO which the public
Is invited, will be held tonight at the
Memorial Continental Hall.
The forty-two kindergartens of the Dis
trict We're thrown open TO the delegates
to the convention this morning, and most
of them were visited by groups OF the
teachers and experts from other cities
The kindergarten system i'm practice in
Washington was praised by many OF the
visiting delegates.
parts of the United States and foreign
countries have registered at the con-
ventfon headquarters at the Raleigh
Hotel ready for the many interesting
sessions which will continue during
the remainder of the week.
Commissioner Rudolph. Henry l.
Blair. president of the District board
of education. and DIR. William NJ.
Davidson. superintendent Of the Dis
trict schools. will formally welcome
the delegates to Washington at the
Kinney. president Of the union. will
make a short address, to be followed
by the reading of paper on THE
Problem Of Moral Education" by DIR.
Thomas NJ. Ballet of New York. Rev.
u. G. B. Pierce OF All Souls Church
will deliver the invocation. and the
Marine Band will furnish music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Artillery Off for Texas.

FORT RILEY. Kan. April c9.--Battery
(, 9th Field Artillery. left here today
for Fort Bliss. Tex. on Geographic orders
from Washington. D. c.
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To Raise Sum in Twelve Days
Is Purpose of Campaign
Launched Last Night.
Mr.. BOARDMAN TO GIVE
$4,000 AS A STARTER
Present Emergency Institution made
'quate and May Have to Be Aban-
doned at Any Time.

Plans for the Inauguration of the
S300.GOO in twelve days campaign for
new Emergency Hospital were given
their finishing touches at meeting of
men prominent in business, professional
and social circles of Washington held
last night at the Shoreham Hotel. at
which w. j. Boardman presided.
Announcement was made by Mr. Board
man that Edgar T. Honey of New York,
who has had considerable experience in
such campaigns. had been engaged to
superintend the raising of the tnree-hun-
dred-thousand-do dollar fund. Mr.. Board
man said he intended TO contribute S10.-
O0 to the fund and that he would strike
to get nine other people to make con-
tributiOns of like amount
Among those who spoke in support of
the project We're S. W. Woodward, +. IL.
Droop. w. +. GUIDE, Isaac Cans, Frank
b. Noyes. Gardiner r. Williams. DIR. w.
p. Carr and DR.. A. r. Stands. The
services of the 200 Boy Scouts OF the
District in the campaign to raise the
fund were offered in letter from Arthur
c. Moses. which was read by Scout Com
missioner +. S. Martin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
MODEL INSURANCE ACT
FOR DISTRICT URGED
Committee of the American
Bar Association Asks
Hearing at Capitol.

The insurance committee of the Amer
lean Bar Association is scheduled to be
given a hearing before the Senate Dis
trict committee Friday. May 8. The pur-
pose of the insurance committee is to
urge upon the Senate committee the ne
cessity Of revising and codifying the in
surance laws of the District. Ralph w.
Breckenridge Of Omaha Is chairman of the
insurance committee, and the other MEM
bers are r. A. MercuE of Towanda, Pa.
A. l. Vorys of Columbus, Ohio: S. o.
Levinson of Chicago and Charles w.
Farnham of ST. Paul. MINI.
In a letter to Senator Smith. chairman
of the Senate District committee Mr..
Breckenridge said:
Complain Of District Laws.
"For a number Of years the American
Bar Association, through its insurance
committee, has been striving to bring
about some reform in the conditions af-
fecting the business Of insurance:
After much consideration by those Of us
who have studied the possibility of the
enactment of laws by which the needed
reforms connected with this business
might be brought about. it was proposed
10 revise anu COUlIy tuc IIISuIdHCe ldWS
Of the District of Columbia, which are
said to be the worst that exist anywhere.
in the belief that the adoption by the
Congress of a code for the government
and regulation of insurance business In
the District might serve as a model for
adoption in the several states. and it is
believed that such a code would secure
the approval of the American Bar AS
sociation, the conference of commissioners
of uniform state laws. the National As
sOciation of State Insurance COmmiS-
sioners, and other organizations.
Agitation Started in 1909.
He explained that the American Bar
Association had directed as long ago as
1869 that it's insurance committee press
for the appointment OF commission OF
three authorized by Congress to draft such
ccde for the District. AS a matter of
fact, he said. committee of five senators
was appointed to take up the matter. but
Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut. who was
made chairman of the committee. and
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska. a member,
both retired from the Senate. and moth
ing has come OF their work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
0 STREET BRIDGE
BIDS CALLED FOR
Legal Obstacles Which Have
Delayed Work Finally
Cleared Away.
TOTAL COST. $275,OOO;
WORK BEGINS IN AUGUST
Structure Will Be of Concrete. With
Stone Trimming and of Or
namental Design.

Bids for the construction of the two
hundred-and-sevent thousand dollar
concrete bridge to be built over Rock
creek, connecting Q street in Georgetown
with q street in Washington. will be
opened June n and actual work on the
project started August l or sooner ac-
cordinS TO announcement today by Dis
trict Engineer of Bridges ID. E. McComb
Two years or more will be required for
The work. ii is stated
The last legal obstacle in the way Of
concluding arrangements for the under
taking in order that bids might be called
for was removed today. when the local
government paid to the clerk of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court S34. 800
to cover the cost of certain property ac-
quired from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company by condemnation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Litigation Delayed Work.

Litigation over this land which tie
District found necessary to acquire in or
der TO build the bridge, has caused con-
siderable delay in getting the improve
ment started
The award of the condemnation jury for
the property in question was S6O,OOO
with the amount of $3.50 assessed
against other property owned by the rail-
way company as benefits. This left a to-
tai of S34.JJo TO be paid to the company
by the District.
The railway concern refused to accept
the payment and the matter was taken
to the District Supreme Court, resulting
in a decision by that tribunal upholding
the award of the condemnation jury.
To Open Bids June "a.
Engineer of Bridges McComb announc-
ed that bids will be called for at once
and that they will be opened June ~.
While the total cost of the bridge will be
June will not call for the construction of
the approaches to the structure or the
ornamental features. The cost of the
work to be undertaken Immediately will
be approximately $4,000.
The new structure, which was designed
by the late engineer of bridges, T. &. J..
Baily. jr., with the assistance of w. A.
have seven spans 1t will have total
length of 430 feet and width of 81 feet
There will be two seven-foot sidewalks,
on a series of corbel arches.
While constructed of concrete, the bridge
will be faced with stone.
Assistant Engineer of Bridges Draper,
it is announced. will be in charge of
work. Among the orna-
mentala features will be bronze buffaloes
at each approach. A contract for the
designing of the buffaloes has been
awarded to A. Phimster Proctor of New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Wednesday.
with slowly rising temperature
W cdnesday: northwest winds.
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Conference This Afternoon.

conference This Afternoon.
A conference of kindergarten training
teachers and supervisors was opened this
afternoon at the New National Museum,
with Miss Mary McCulloch presiding
Standardization Of kindergarten training
schools was the subject for discussion
The program called for short talks on
this topic by Miss Alice E. Fits OF Brook
lyn, Miss Nina Vanderwalker of Milwau-
kee and Mrs. Mary b. Page Of Chicago.
At the same time a conference OF di-
opened at the j. Ormond Wilson Normal
School, with Miss Alice Temple presid-
ing. The subjects to be discussed were
problems relating to methods in the use
of material in the kindergarten and the
division OF work and responsibility be-
tween director and assistant
The first topic was to be discussed by
Miss Carol Oppenheimer of Savannah.
n, j.; Miss Mary Ludlow OF Cleveland.
Miss Corinne Brown of Worcester
Mass: Miss Edna Hughes OF Trenton.
~ j.: Miss Isabelle Meloy of Washing
ton, u. C.. and Miss Frances Berry OF
Ypsilanti, Mich.
The second topic was TO be discussed
by Miss Joanna Hannah OF Milwau-
kee, Miss Marie Pierce of Washington.
vile. KY; Miss Mary Gehrkens OF Chi
cago. and Miss Maud Walker OF Pitts
burgh.
Reception for Boston Teacher.
A reception in honor of Miss Lucy
Wheelock OF Boston is to be held from
o'clock to o'clock this afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. r. +. Jackson 1927
Ontario place northwest. A number of
graduates of Miss Wheelock's school i'm
Boston are expected TO attend
The delegates to the convention face
full and interesting program tomorrow.
In the morning at 10 o'clock play festi-
val will be held in the National Museum
grounds. with the Marine Band furnishing
music. The festival will be conducted by
the District of Columbia kindergartens.
A large number of children's games will
be illustrated and group of children will
dance the minuet.
President and Mrs. Wilson will receive
the delegates at the White House tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and begin
ming at 3 o'clock session will be held
at the New National Museum, at which
the national officers and chairmen of inn
portant committees will make their re-
ports.
In the evening a session will be held
at Memorial Continental Hall. The speak
ers will be Miss Susan +. Blow. Miss
Patty Hill and Miss Fanniebelle Curtis.
all of New York.
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Formal Opening at Dinner.

Mr.. Honey discussed the formal open
ing OF the campaign, which will take
place al dinner to be held in the former
quarters of the Cafe Republique next Mon
day evening. Gov. Miller of Delaware
will be present to tell the workers what
was done in Wilmington city with less
than 10O.OOO Inhabitants, which raised
$500 900 for a hospital. Mr.. Honey said
that a telephone has been installed In the
campaign headquarters at 18th and F
streets, the service being donated by the
telephone company The telephone call
number Will be "3OOOOo. which will be
easy for those to remember who are
thinking of condibuting
The chief business transacted at last
nights business eting was the adop-
ton of a letter of information and appeal
to the public which says in part:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Signers of the Letter.

S1guefS Oh the Letter.
The letter was signed by W. j. Board
man, s. w. Woodward. William F. GUIDE,
Frank b. Noyes, Gardner r. Williams
George w. White, Isaac Cans DIR. w.
F. Barton. a. T. Brice, w. c. Eustis, Dr.
4. r. Shands. DR.. w. p. Carr. Dr. G. T.
Vaughan. f. II. Droop. Woodbury. Blair
DR.. s. S. Adams. Ira E. Bennett. Dr. G.
Wythe Cook Gist Blair. Mrs T. T. Gaff.
John Hays Hammond. Mrs. f. Nj. Hob
sen. Hennen Jennings. Er. Joseph Taber
johnson. DIR. G. Lloyd Magruder DR.. G.
Brown Miller. DR.. James Dudley Nor
gan. Mrs. Richard T. Mulligan. DIR. T..
Morris Murray. Ross r. Perry. n. b.
Scott. DIR. ID. X. Shute, DR.. 7. c. Smith,
Admiral c. +. Stokes William b. Turpin.
DIR. William III. Wilmer. Henry White
and Mrs w. III. Brownson.
Clock Dial as Indicator.
\ massive clock dial, twenty or more
| feet in diameter. will be hung on the F.
| street side of the Corcoran building for
the purpose of announcing the progress
of the money-raising campaign. according
| TO plans which Mr.. Honey now has un-
| der way. AS donations to the fund are
received hand or pointer which Ill!
| be attached to the face of the dial will
/ be moved around to the number indicat-
ing the total amount contributed up to
| that time. To attain the S3.1OG0 the hand
will have to make one complete revolu-
| ton The clock will be pu; in place Fri
day and will be in readiness for the
opening of the campaign Monday
Chairman Isaac Cans and William f.
GUIDE of the business mems committees
were busy today selecting the captains
who are 10 serve as leaders Of subcommit-
! tees of ten. The chairmen expect to Gem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

.Washington has more distinguished
visitors than any city in America, and
provisions should be made for their treat
ment. as well as for our own citizens
The letter then gives description of
the ground on the south side of New York
avenue between 18th and 18th streets on
which 1t is proposed to erect the new
hospital. A record is given of similar
money-raising campaigns which have been
successfully carried on in other cities. In
conclusion the letter states:
In appealing for these funds, we are
well aware of the fact that the Emer-
gency Hospital is not the only charitable
institution which has a claim upon the
community. and yet, without prejudice to
other worthy institutions. we believe that
the Emergency Hospital has the first
claim.
ut has often been said in such cam
paigns as this that the raising of such
a sum of money must result in injury to
other charities. AS matter of fact. II
the Emergency Hospital campaign is sue
cessful, and We are confident 1t will be.
all other charitable institutions will find
it easier to get money for their needed
improvements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
in THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

Twenty-seven new members were
received into the Methodist church at
Bennettsville on Sunday. Several 9TH
ers are to be received, making to-
tai, a local paper says, of 40 to so.
Rev. S. A. Nettles, of Greenville,
through his attorney, has notified
MAGISTRATE CAN'T, of Spartanburg,
that he will plead guilty to striking
Rev. ]. B. Chick and will pay the fine.
Frank, the five-year-old son of F.
H. Cook, a farmer near Lexington,
stepped on a cradle blade on Friday
and cut his foot nearly off. 1t is
thought by the doctors that the foot
can be saved.
VIM. E. Gonzales, editor of The
State, will make an address before
the North Carolina Press Association
at it's annual meeting in Asheville
July oath. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels will also make an address;
DR.. Jno. G. C,inkscales, of Wofford
college, Spartanburg, has, by the ad-
vice of his physicians, cancelled all
engagements to speak for the next
month. He had IA engagements to
make commencement addresses in
June in the State.
A negro woman in Saluda county
got mad with another negro woman,
and out of revenge fastened her enc
my's COW in an old house and set it
on fire, the poor animal perishing in
the flames. The burner confessed.
The incident happened on W. W.
Crouchs farm, near Havirdsville, on
Tuesday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
Lucky Enough.

A city woman who recently passed
a few days at farm bought some
poultry from the farmer with view
to providing fresh eggs for breakfast
every morning. She sent them to
town by messenger, at the same time
telling him to look out for the con-
signment. Her husband, on reach
ing home that night, asked if the
poultry had arrived. He was in
formed that it had and that the base
ment door had been carelessly left
open and the poultry had escaped. A
fowl hunt was Immediately organ
lied.
The next day the husband, meet
ing his wife on her return, exclaimed:
"A nice time had with your poultry.
1 spent three hours hunting and only
found ten."
"You may consider yourself lucky,
then" replied the wife, for I only
bought six
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
BAMBERG, S. c., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1913
ACCUSED OF BURNING COW.
Charged With Locking Beast in Out
house and Setting Fire to 1t.

Saluda, May 22.-Charged with
taking a COW and carrying the animal
to an clubhouse and then setting fire
to the house, destroying it and con-
suming the COW, because she was an
cry with another negro woman, ne
gro woman was lodged in jail here
last night by Rural Policeman Zeig-
ler
This all happened yesterday after
noon on w. w. Crouchs plantation
near Havirdsville. The COW was
staked out grazing and being released
was carried several hundred yards
led by the chain and after being
placed in the clubhouse the house was
fired, it is alleged.
The charges will include theft, ar
son and perhaps cruelty to animals.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
QUIT DENOUNCING STYLES.
Time to Stop Criticising Women's

Clothes, for What's the Use:
Isn't it time that lecturers, mill
listers and regulators of public morals
generally found some subject for dis
course other than the attire of wo-
men? Even the comic papers have
finally relegated jokes on the hobble
skirt to the mother-in-law pigeon
hole, tacitly agreeing that both the
subjects are worn out and are now
in bad taste.
Women's styles will change with
the years. Denunciation of the hob
BILE skirt, the peek-a-boo waist, and
low-cut evening dresses will not has
ten the day when other styles will be
substituted. Constant reiteration of
the foolish idea that the prevailing
style in woman's clothes tends to cor
rupt morals will not make any wo-
man forsake the prevailing mode for
anything more, or less, attractive.
Clothes are a matter of individual
choice. While it is true that fashions
are fixed by certain leaders, usually
the Paris dressmakers, women are
not coerced into wearing garments
of the prevailing fashion. Nor can
they be coerced into discarding such
garments.
There is nothing immodest in the
human body. Skirts, satins, laces and
other materials can not make or un-
make modesty. 1t has been said that
there is nothing either good or bad
but thinking makes it so, and it might
be we'll if the preachers of morality
would take this truth home to them
selves.
The discussion of women's clothes is
offensive and shows lack of sense
in the critics. Lecturers have no
more right to criticise women for the
clothes they wear than for the food
trey eat. Whatever evil may attend
the prevailing styles is in the minds
of men, not in the clothes of wo-
men. Evil to him who evil thinks!
If the preachers would be right, they
would preach against evil thoughts,
not against the passing styles. The
STYLES change and pass, but an evil
heart can find evil in the robes of
angels.-Washing Post.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
One Dollar and a Half a Year.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, May 26.-Mr. S.. B.
Bowers and wife, of Prosperity, are
spending some time with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Groseclose.
Mr.. A. L. Baxter and Miss Kittie
Dannelly were married last week by
Rev. J. c. Hutchinson.
Picnic at Oak Grove school house
for the school children, after their
entertainment Friday night, was en-
joyed by all that attended them. Miss
Smith, I understand, has the refusal
of the school for balance of 1913 and
part of 1914.
Mr.. J. F. Bishop, a young farmer
of this section, brought to this Office
a bundle of sheaf oats about six feet
tall cut from his field.
Messrs. f H. Copeland and J. +.
Chassereau killed Loon in little
Clear Pond last week. Was as large
as a goose. The loon could not tiy
but had some class as a diver. 1t is
a rare bird in this section, and can t
account for it's being here, as it can't
fly.
Mr.. W. F. HERS, who is employed
at Florence, in the railroad company S
Office, came in Friday morning and
returned Sunday. His wife and little
daughter have been here for some
days with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
D. B. Groseclose, and he came for
them.
Did not take much of fisherman
last week to catch good bunch of
fish. They were not particular whose
hook they bit.
Mr.. J. B. Ramsey leaves for Aiken
to attend the grand lodge meeting.
W. P. Pate relieved him at depot
here.
Mr.. J. NJ. Smith will have ten days
off and will be away from town on
business JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
Very Light Mourning.

An Irishman walked into a mems
furnishings goods store the other day
and said:
'Oi want to get somethin' fer
morning wear, but Oh don't exact
ly know what the coostom is. What
do they be wearin' now for mourn
in'?"
1T depends" explained the sales
man, ION how near the relative is
for whom you wish to show this
mark of respect. For a very near
relative you should have an all-blacF
suit. For some one not so near you
should have broad black band on
your left arm or somewhat narrow
er one for somebody more distant. y
"Och! Is that it? Well, thin,
gimme a shoestring. It's my woife's
mither."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-29
POSTMASTER AT CHARLESTON.
Jos. Nj. Poulnot Nominated by Presi.
dent Wilson.

Washington, May 22.-President
Wilson today nominated Jos. NJ. Poul-
not to be postmaster at Charleston
in accordance with the recommends
ton of Congressman Whaley and
Senators Tillman and Smith. -Four
other South Carolina postmasters
were nominated by Mr.. Wilson at the
same time. They were: P. H. Fike
Spartanburg; S. NJ. Ward, George
town; Louis Stackley, Kingstree, and
julius F. Way, Holly Hill.
In each of these cases the President
sent to the Senate the name submitted
by the Congressman of the district in
which the Office is situated.