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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
OPPOSE CHANGES
| |NF|NANCE PLAN
Commissioners Would Not Dis
turb Arrangements for
Caring for Insane.
REPLY MADE TO HEAD OF
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
City Heads Say They Would Lose
Supervisory Control Over
Expenditures.

Pointing out that the adoption of a
number of changes in the present plan
of providing for the care of the Dis
trict's insane at the government hospital
such changes having been suggested
by the superintendent of the hospital in
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior recently-would result in remov-
ing from the Commissioners of the Dis
trict entire supervisory control over ex-
penditures on account of its patients in
the Government Hospital for the Insane
the Commissioners, in letter addressed
yesterday to Secretary Lane, entered
categorical objections to the suggested
changes and declared that the present
plan, which has operated successfully and
satisfactorily for a number of years, Is
to be preferred.
For many years it has been custom
airy for the hospital to render bills
each month. to the District. for the care
of patients properly chargeable against
the general appropriation of the Dlstrlct
Recently the superintendent of the nos
pital in a letter to the Secretary of the
Interior, called attention to an apparent
deficiency of $4,000 in the Districts ap-
preparation for the support of insane Tor
the current fiscal year In his communi-
cation the superintendent asserted that
under the present system of rendering
monthly bills the hospital is dependent
during the last few months of each fiscal
year upon the payment of the District S
bills in order to obtain funds with which
to meet the expenses of the institution.
Suggestions for Change.
The suggestion is made that. instead
of following this plan, Congress be asked
to appropriate a sufficient amount an
nually for the support of the Districts
insane, inclusive Of the appropria-
ton contained each year in the
regular District appropriation act.
Such sum so appropriated. the
superintendent suggests. would be COW
cred into the Treasury each month to
the credit of the general fund of the
United States, in such proportion as the
appropriation is chargeab1e each month
for the support of the Districts insane
patients in the hospital
In their letter to the Secretary of the
Interior yesterday the Commissioners
point out the fact that the deficiency
said to exist has been attended to by
the inclusion of an item of $26, OOO-this
secretary of the board of charities of
the District of Columbia-in the general
deficiency estimates transmitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury June u. In
regard to the suggested change In the
plan of paying for the care of the Dis
trict's insane the Commissioners said:
in the opinion of the Commissioners
there is apparently no good reason for
any departure from the present arrange
ments. In the first place, the monthly
bills rendered by the hospital always are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

committee IN the arrangements Tor the
picnic and exercises at the reservoir. A
show ring and race track has been set
out and is being put in shape under the
direction of l.. r. Grabill. engineer in
charge of Rock Creek Park.
Numerous Entries in Tourney.
NJ c. Hazen, chairman of the tourna-
ment committee, announces that big
list of entries has been received in all
Of the events of the afternoon. The
crack cavalry and artillery of Fort Myer.
led by Lieut. Baird. will give thrilling
men from the fort have entered in the
events of the day. In fact the program
has so thoroughly appealed to the soldiers
that there will be a picnic Of the men and
their families at the park through the
day.
Independence day committee, expressed
himself as greatly gratified over the ar
rangenentS for the celebration and the
cooperative spirit that is being manifest
ed by citizens generally.
Joseph Strasburger. chairman OF the
decora lions committee. called on Secre-
tary of War Garrison. who has offered to
decorate the Washington Monument and
also directed that the 9Th Infantry and
Engineer Bands participate in the days
exercises.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels also
notified Commissioner Newman that the
Marine Band would be glad to participate,
and Gen Harries, commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. promptly re-
sponded to the request of the committee
for one of the District Guard bands and
section of the battery to fire the Off
cial salute.
Evening Program.
Promptly at 8 o'clock next Saturday
evening the Engineer Band will begin a
concert at the Monument grounds. The
firing of bombs will be a signal to Wash
igtonans that all is in readiness at the
Monument grounds for the historical NOV
ing pictures and the fireworks display
which will follow the movies The En-
gineer Band concert will begin at s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
CADETS ARE ON CRUISE.
Young Men Being Trained for Reve
nue. Cutter Service.

On her cruise Of instruction to give
the cadets from the Revenue Cutter
Service School at New London practical
work in their chosen profession the
practice cutter Itasca has arrived at
New York from Delaware breakwater,
which she left last Sunday. The cutter
is scheduled to remain at New York
until Tuesday. when she will sail for a
point several hundred miles out in the
Atlantic before laying her course for
Boston, her next port of call, where
she Is scheduled to arrive July 3. Five
days will be spent at Boston. and the
Itasca will then go to New London to
remain until July IA. when she goes
to Gardeners bay. Mass. and on Long
Island sound for drills and maneuvers
The boards of officers appointed to
examine and mark the papers Of the
candidates who recently took the ex-
animation for admission to the school
of instruction, 1t is expected, will this
week complete its task, and the names
of the fortunate young men will be an
nounced. There are now but five cadets
at the school, but the class to be
formed from the recent examination
will consist of fourteen young men,
about equally divided between the line
and engineer branches of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

| cient darkness the pictures will be pro-
! jected Interspersed with the pictures.
the words of the national anthem will be
/ thrown on the screen and the anthems
| will be sung to the accompanim of
| the Enajeer Band music. 1t is anticipated
that the fireworks display will start about
| 9:15 o'clock.
| E. C. Graham, chairman of the fire
+, works and Examinations committee.
has completed arrangements for the big
! display in the evening.
| The pyrotechnic program will include
| the latest marvels of display. and as
brlliancy may be observed from every
direction. though this will not dissuade
thousands from iocking to the Monu-
ment grounds. where the fireworks will
| be touched off.
! salute Of twenty-one guns will
| mark the opening of the program at 8
o'clock on the evening of the Fourth
These great aerial maroons will be
the echoes among the hills of Arlington,
and reverberate from the steep slopes
| of Congress Heights to the palisades of
| the Potomac. The salute will be fol-
lowed by the grand illumination Of the
Monument grounds with forty bags Of
red. white and blue fire.
Comparison of Effects"
In the third feature the spectators
with recent electrical storms in mind
will have an opportunity to compare
the works Of nature and art, for this
display is announced as an imita ton
thunderstorm. Twenty-one aerial flash
maroons will be sent up at irregular
intervals, bursting into long. Jagged
| flashes of light and rolling like deep
thunder. This will be so realistic that
the observers will instinctively listen
for the rattle of the rain.
One of the new pieces will represent
an airship race between three fiery diriS-
! bles. AT a great height the shells will
| burst, releasing the air craft, which will
| float away in haze of purple light
and which will give way to other brilliant
hues. This will be followed by three
parachute pieces, which will be of differ
ent colors the colors changing as the
parachute drifts away.
The American Mandarin, a develop
ment of an oriental display will be fired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
ASSURES ONE BIG
JOYFUL HOLIDAY
Committee Provides Unusual
:. and Altogether Delightful
4th of July Features.
PROGRAM OF ATHLETICS
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
Citizens Expected to Contribute to
Fund of $500, Needed to
Meet Expense.
Have You Contributed.
Mr.. Citizen?

With the Fourth of July but
FIVE days way the citizens In
dependence day committee finds
the need for $500 additional to
carry out the big days program.
The exercises and entertain
ment are for the benefit of every
body in Washington and every
man and every woman are asked
to contribute.
Subscriptions should be mailed
at once to f. s. Wolfe. treasurer.
room 500. District building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Plan for Melon Season.

Dealers at the 18th street wharf market
who each summer handle the many thou
sand watermelons that are unloaded
there are starting preparations for the
coming of the melon season, which will
not open, however, for about four weeks
Letters received here from North Caro-
lima and from the eastern shore of
Chesapeake bay and along the York and
Rappahannock rivers Indicate the crop
Of melons this season will be exceptionally
large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Hearing on Road Extension

Persons interested in the proposed ex-
tension of Sheridan road from its juno
ton with Stanton road through Hartford
street to Knox place are to be given a
nearing by the board of Commissioners
of the District of Columbia at 1915
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The hear
Ing Is to be held in the board room on the
fifth floor of the municipal building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Would Destroy Control.

Another and serious objection to the
proposition of the superintendent of the
hospital the letter continues. is that.
in the event il be adopted, the present
control Of the board of charities. in its
investigation of cases for the purpose
of determining whether they are proper
ly chargeahle to the District would ap-
parently be destroyed. At the present
time the care and maintenance charges
in every instance are first determined by
investigation to be proper charges
against the District before settlement
therefore is authorized in favor OF the
hospital. Furthermore. the Commission
ers doubt whether Congress would be
willing to increase the appropriation
proper for the hospital by the estimated
amount of the Districts charge. and at
the same time provide an appropriation
for like amount in the District approprta-
ton act, which would merely be turned
over to the United States as part OF Its
general fund.
still another objection is that. II the
matter in question be favorably con-
sidered. it is more than highly probable
that the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf. F'reedmen's Hospital and the Ma
tional Training School for Boys would
expect appropriations for those fnstttu-
tons to be handled in like manner, re-
sulting in the Commissioners practically
losing entire supervisory control Of the
expenditures and obligations incurred
hereunder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
Joyful Day Assured.

That Washin Stonians are going to have
one great big JOYFUL day next Saturday
= a certainty. Those who are fond of
athletics will find a wealth of entertain
ment At the Monument grounds in the
morning. where a program of track field
and swimming events will he run off c.
Edv ard Beckett, chairman of the ath-
letiCs committee, yesterday announced
the following list of officials: Honorary
referee. Commissioner o. P. Newman:
referee. c Edw. Beckett: judges at finish,
+, S, Martin. o. ". Stratton, C. L. John
son and H Is. Foley; timers C. E. Ed
wards. Charles King. S. W. Falconer w
. n, Young. C. A. King, ". W. White;
announcer W. Cabell Moore NJ. D.: in
spectnrs, J. Crawford. Karl Locke. f. L.
Neuneyer. NJ. Y. Lampson; scorer. Paul
obst: starter, Bradley Gish; clerk of
course, C. Earle Srnithson: assistant
clerks of course. Charles Wannan, NJ
Money: custodian of prizes, Cy Macdon-
aid
Contestants for Independence day
field and track events are requested to
report at 9 am. at the office of the
dressing room of the bathing beach to
secure their numbers. The contestants
will also dress for the events in the
dressing rooms of the bathing beach
Each contestant must wear his con-
testant number to be able to partici-
pate in the events which he has en-
tered. This is required to prevent con-
fusion In picking the winners of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

various events. The events will be
started promptly at $50 am. and the
contestants are requested to report to
the clerk of the course not later than
9:15 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

District Commissioner o. P. Newman
chairman of the Independence day COM
Inittee. has called meeting of the COM
nittee for Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
in the committee headquarters. 500 Dis
trict buildin@. when the complete program
for the days exercises and amusements
will he adopted in detail and finally.
" is the hope of the committee that in
the meantime the public will get busy
nith subscriptions to the Fourth of July
fund and send in an additional $500 1t
has been found that with the exercise of
the strictest economy the committee may
POSSIBLY get through with 5000. though
! was haped that the fund might total
s1.1uA. which would enable the committee
- extend the program in several direc-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

tors office. and allowed the right Of way
over other claims that may have been
pending before the receipt of these bills.
The Commissioners do not see why 1t is
not practicable to adopt rule that
would be binding on the hospital au-
thorities. the board Of charities and the
auditors Office. whereby a specific time
should be set for the rendition of the
monthly bills. their investigation by the
board Of charities and their transmission
to the accounting officials of the Treas
ury for settlement In this way 1t is pos
sible that the hospital would have the
use of the District money on or about
the tenth day of the month following the
month to which the bill relates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
YOUR FAITH IN
WANT ADS

What's your ambition about
your destiny? You should pic
ture the best things for your
self. You may save yourself
from all doubts as to what
you can accomplish If you will
this day pin your faith to
Want Ads and let them help to
shape your destiny.
You may leap to the front
very quickly through the use
Of Star Want Ads. but you are
likely to lag behind II you do
not use them-satisfy your
every desire today, and every
day. through the Want Ad
messenger. ."...
Telephone your Want Ads 20
The Star. Phone Main $40.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-22
PESSIMISTIC SHOPPER AND
THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER
HAVE A LITTLE It'll IT,
ny DOLLY DALRYMPLE

the pessimistic shopper quickly LOOKING
about her.
Il do" returned the Christmas mother.
Back of it all is the outgiving spirit.
1t may be expressed mistakenly and in
cropping fashion. but better that way than
not at all. Did you ever see SO many happy
looking people at once? Listen to the
laughter of the children
'.Chilrden have no business in this
crowd said the pessimistic shopper
peevishly. Its aboninable to drag them
around this way. I'm done with Christ
mas for my part. OF course, I've got to
keep on buying silly things for people
that they don't want, but I've started the
foolish custom and I've got to keep it up.
suppose. We've all got too many things
now"
TOO bad you feel that way said the
Christmas mother kindly, because
Christmas is such beautiful, happy time.
never buy handsome presents but just
simple little cards and kerchiefs and
gloves and stockings and things of That
sort and I'm simple enough to believe
that the people l give them TO like them
and value them for the thought I've put
into them and the love that prompted
that thought. You see I'm very old fash
ioned.'
The little Christmas mother began to
select some more toys just at this juno
ture and the pessimistic shopper said
quickly:
More toys? Hobby horse, picture puz-
zles and dolls. Gracious, It's sheer ex-
travagance to give children such things to
break up. Just listen TO the crying ba-
biesi Why will mothers bring them in
such crowds?'
"Why, l hadn't noticed any crying,
said the little Christmas mother. You
know, I'm almost as foolish a child
about toys. / believe that they appeal
to the child spirit in most grown-ups,
though 1 wish 1 could buy every toy in
Toyland this Christmas and give them
to little children They last such little
while"
That's exactly my objection to them."
said the pessimstic shopper. Its d per-
feet waste of money and extravaganza
that's ALL
81 didn't mean ii that way said the
other. Il meant that joytime goes so
soon. Think of my baby girl This time
next year she will want fewer toys than
she does this year and the next year still
fewer. The toys she gets now are the toys
that she must look back upon all her life,
50 I'm going to give my children all that
my meagre purse can afford. Just listen
to the child laughter all about us, That S
what makes the Christmastide a happy
one-that child laughter about us-the
joy that We put in their little hearts by
our gifts"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-22

The coming of MIR. Charles c. Wash
burn is always marked by the cordial
welcome of the Birmingham friends,
among whom he enjoyed favor both musi-
cal and social during his years of residence
here. When he sang Sunday afternoon
in THE Creation" there were many old
time friends to hear him and add to the
emphatic praise for his splendid work
10 be heard wherever this rare musical
treat was discussed.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. L. p Rice
were hosts to Mr.. Washburn in Mrs.
Riee's studio. where number of friends
called to informally enjoy a bit of chat and
a bit more of music in surroundings so
feminently suited both to hosts and
guest. The callers We're hidden in an al
together impromptu fashion, as BELTS the
times, to meet Mr.. Washhurn and en-
ioyed the spontaneity of the hospitality
that was so Characteristic of this Iowa
bile and delightful artist
Mrs. Frank Howe Bell will be the
Christmas guest of her mother, Mrs. I.
n Wilson, in Chattanooga.
Mention appears IN the NashVllle BAN
ner of a lovely bridge luncheon given by
Mrs. Willis Hitting at her home on
Murphy avenue. Mrs Hitting lived in
Birmingham before going to Nashville
and was pleasantly known in local club
circles, in whose affairs she was leader.
Mr. Henry Fits continues i'll at his home
on Fairview avenue and was reported
not resting well yesterday morning.
While not dangerously i'll, he has suffered
a great deal of pain during the three
weeks in which he has been confined to
his home. The malady is artcuiar rneu-
matism
Mrs. William G. Patterson will spend
the holidays in Nashville with Mrs. w e.
Burnett.
The Mobile Register has these interest
ing notes about prominent people:
Mrs. Theodore p. Shonts, who has been
spending some time over on the eastern
shore at her home at Daphne, passes
through Mobile Monday en- route to Ashe-
Vile, N c., to spend Christmas there
with her daughters, the Duchess de
Chaulnes and Miss Marguerite Shonts, the
family later to go to Aiken to spend the
balance of the winter. The duchess has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-22
This-And Five Cents:

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-22


just recently returned from a trip to
Washington and New York in the interest
of the war relief sufferers. in whose cause
she is an earnest worker.
THE most welcome of homecomers at
this season is Mrs. Arthur Glover Gage
of California, who, with her little son
reached home yesterday and is the guest
of her mother, Mrs. J. c. Bush. Mrs.
Gage is as beautiful matron as she was
when as Marie Bush she queened in the
Gulf City and the south can hardly be
jealous of the west since this southern
beauty has so thrived out there"
A modish picture of Miss Cora Gregg
appeared in Sundays Montgomery Adj
vertiser which mentioned her as among
the popular and attractive winter WISH
tors in the capital city. and commented
upon her belleship at the Beauvoir
dance a few nights before.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hood, Jr., and
their two children are here from Inde-
pendence, Kan, to spend the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs William Hood of
Hanover Circle. =
Miss Minnie Leroy Smith of Atlanta
is expected here tomorrow to visit Miss
Elizabeth Wilson.
Mrs. John w. Luke is expected this
evening from Washington where she
visited her sister, Mrs. John T. Van
Orsdale, and Colonel Van Orsdale for
few days after leaving Philadelphia. She
is studying painting in Philadelphia
this winter, but will spend the holiday
season here with Mr.. Luke at their
apartment in the San Jose, returning to
Philadelphia early in the year to re-
main several months
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hobbs of Selma are
expected tomorrow to visit Judge and
Mrs. s. Il. Greene.
Miss Elizabeth Burgess is expected
tomorrow from Boston to visit Miss
Serena Kirkpatrick.
Mr.. Olin T.. Nelson, who is in school
in New York, will return to Birming-
ham to spend the holidays.
Miss Florence Jordan has extended
invitations to a dance to be given the
evening of Monday, December %, at the
home of her parents. DIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Jordan.
In compliment to Mrs. S. Y. Caldwell
of Nashville, Mrs. Samuel Y. Caldwell,
Jr., will entertain Wednesday at lunch
con at the Country club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Harrington
will leave tonight for Jacksonville ard
other points in Florida to spend the holi-
days and January.
Miss Miriam Logs Howard, who has
chen attending college at Gasseney.
South Carolina. is spending the holidays
with her parents, MI. and Mrs Walter
L. Howard.
DR.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Edmonds will
receive Informally on New Years after
noon at their home on Chestnut Hill,
during the hours after 3 o'clock. The
hospitality will be in the nature of a
housewarming, as they have just taken
possession of their new home.
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School for Orphans

"will you please inform me il there
are in this country schools in which
a boy who is an orphan, IS years of age,
can obtain an education. or is there an
institution where this may be had by
paying part of the costs? l am informed
that there are such schools and thought
you might be able to give me names and
addresses, or that you can put me in
touch with some person or society who
can tell me what I would know
FIRED j."
The nature of such applications show
cred upon US daily is darkly significant
of public charges and private reverses
that may not be overlooked. This boys
inquiry may or may not have to do with
these. 1t is directly in the line of the
educational branch of the II. II. c. 1t is
cordially recommended to- the attention
OF those who can supply the inrormar.on
desired 1t will be the duty and the
privilege of the Corner to transmit to
him the data he wishes to get I hold
his address