Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
RAYBURN DEFENDS
"SPO|LS SYSTEM"
Also 0ecries Suffragists at
Citizens Associations Meet
ing at Fort Bunker Hill.

The "sPutIa system was defended by
Representative Samuel Rayhurn OF Texas
the principal speaker at the joint cele-
bration under the auspices Of the Brook.
land, Rhode Island Avenue and Univer-
sity Heights citisens' associations at Fort
Bunker Hill yesterday.
Representative RRyburn 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 I'LL
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
Mt o'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 A. 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 d.
rection OF Mrs. Franklin T. Howe.
Music was furnished by Tansilrs Band
and q choir composed Of Mrs. Oertly, Mrs
Leaf. Miss Sargent and Miss Barnholt.
nolds. Miss Burton, Miss Boucher, Mr..
Springer. Mr.. Tansill, Mr.. Primm, Mr.
Barnholt. Mr.. Steck. Mr.. Plowman and
Mr.. Kellar.
from a rocket started a fire in the woods.
The blaze was extinguished before 1t had
done much damage by the fremen Of the
Brookland station.
After the patriotic exercises q program
Of athletic events was run or, gold, sil-
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 wilford, Mary San
ford Howe: nag race for girls, eight to
ten years. Elizabeth Mattimore. Mary
Flabin. Harry F. King; 50-yard dash. for
GIRLS. eleven to thirteen. Louise Turner,
Margaret Dean. virginis Pate; oO-yard
t. Howe, Lee r. Wilson, Hold Gates:
sO-yad dash, for young men seventeen
and over, Bushrod Washington. 3D.. Fred
Tansili NJ Clinton; 5o-yaTd dash for
~ AOAt SSSAA W oAAsO0All 0OA40S4 l 0A-
sill. q. Connolly, w. walsh: 5O-yard
dash for boys twelve to fourteen. Cor
don Diamonds, g. King. Marlin
Mclean. jr.: 5O-yard dash. for
boys eight to ten. James jeffrey.
Richard Price. Leon Moran: nag
Race for boys five to seven, Francis I.
X. Price. Granville Leaf. James B. C.
Howe: SSp-yard run. handicap. Fred
Tansill Bender Tansill, ]. s. Petrie;
dash for boys eleven to thif-
teen years. Marlin Mclean, q. King.
Gordon Edmonds: 440-yard run. open
Bushrod Washington. third.
j. p. Canneily. William Walsh: 40
yard dash, open handicap. D. X. 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, M. Bean, and cent?
pede race. @. King. C. Beckett. Gordon
Edmonds and John Mahoney.
The off1cials who had charge Of the
games were: Starter, Thomas L. Cur
ran; assistant starter, Harry p. Brooks;
s. w. Burgess. John 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.