Evening star., 1914-04-13
Citizens of Maryland Want
Memorials at North Point
and Fort McHenry.
MARKING BATTLE SITES
OF WAR WITH ENGLAND
Mr.. Wilson Evidently Benefited by
His Brief Rest at White Sui
phur Springs.

The Presidents interest and good Of
fees on behalf of the bill now before
Congress for suitable and adequate me-
MORALS at North Point and Fort Nc
Henry. near Baltimore. where, in 1914.
occurred the last conflicts on American
soil between British and American forces
in the war of 1912. were asked today by a
Maryland delegation representative of the
"Star Spangled Banner centennial COM
mission, which called at the White
House.
The President would not commit him
self to an Endorsement of the purposes of
the bill. He gave encouragement to and
showed sympathy in a general way with
the protect.
Bibbins, chairman of the commission;
former Gov. Warfield. president of the
Maryland Historical Society. and chair
man Of the patriotic committee of the
centennial; Robert Garrett of the staff
Of Gov. Goidsborough. chairman of the
athletic committee; DIR. William II. Welch
of Johns Hopkins University. president of
the executive committee; b. Howell Girls
void, jr.. chairman of the france COM
mittee: DIR. Henry Branch, chaplain of
DR.. J. D. Iglehart. president of the Mary
land Society, War Of 1872
General Proposition Presented.
DR.. welch and Mr.. Griswold were
spokesmen for the proposition. Their
plea for presidential sanction was gen
eral, and did not positively state the
nature of the memorials which the dele
cation would wish established. The dilap.
idated condition of Fort McHenry was
described to the President. 1t was the
inference that it's restoration would bt
one of the improvements desired.
A memorial hall in the Fort McHenry
reservation is also strongly urged by the
delegation. This project was only out.
lined to the President, and no specific
request made for his acceptance of the
plan for this building.
Congress erected a majestic peace mon
ument in 1881 to mark the close of the
revolution at Yorktown, where there are
scarcely a dozen families dwelling today
and has erected countless memorials al
Gettysburg. The delegation, indicating
this attitude of Congress toward the per.
petuation of patriotic memories, express.
ed the opinion that the national legisla.
ture would be no less friendly to the
project to honor the defenders Of For
McHenry and Baltimore in the war Of
1872, who also helped to save the UnioI
of their day.
Accepts Invitation to Luncheon.
Announcement was made at the Whit,
House today that President Wilson hat
accepted an invitation to speak April .
at luncheon at the annual meeting O.
the Associated Press. in New York city
Secretary Tumulty said the President hac
not yet decided what subject he woule
discuss, but that he would make an i'm
portant speech.
1t is the first invitation the president
has accepted for speech outside o,
Washington since he went to Mobile las
October to attend the Southern CONNER
cial Congress.
applied to the Panama canal tolls figh
in Congress by Representative Eagl,
of Texas. who called upon Presiden
Wilson today to urge that anti-trus
legislation be taken UP Immediately II
Congress. He told the President that il
his opinion the tolls fight was beins
stirred up by opponents of the ad
ministration with the view of makins
political capital.
President Back From White Sulphur
The President returned to the Whit
House this morning in time for an earl
breakfast. His train arrived at IL
o'clock from White Sulphur Springs, "
Va, where he took three-day isolation
cure for fatigue from executive dutie
and for the benefit of the health of Mrs
Wilson. He was driven in his automobil
to the White House.
The President shows the benefit of hi
brief rest. His step was energetic an,
his actions full of vigor. His visitor
found him ready to consider the husi
hr011DhS hAfara
His daughter, Mss Eleanor Wilson; he
fiance, Secretary McAdoo of the Treas
ury Department: the Presidents son-in
law, Francis B. Sayre, and DR.. Gary I
Grayson- accompanied the President baci
TO Washington from West Virginia
where all had formed part OF the week
end party. The Presidents wife, Mrs
Wilson, and their daughters, Mrs. Sayr,
and Miss Margaret Wilson, remained be
hind There is a possibility that the Pres
ident will rejoin them, leaving Washing
ton friday night, all returning to Wash
ington Sunday.
Hard Work Ahead.
The President is confronted with !;
controversy and the antitrust pro
grams will be uppermost, and offer i'm
mediate problems to solve. Many con
ferences will be held in the course Of
the week with members of Congress:
intrusted by the administration to fur
ther this legislation.
Former Gov. Bass of New Hampshire
called upon the President this morning
His object, he said. was to pay his re
spects. He would not explain the mis-
sion that has brought him to Washing.
ton. Gov Bass was progressive
executive Of the state, and was super.
seeded by a democrat, the present gov.
ernor, Samuel D. Felker.