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The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.
Traetion Company to start work on
New Line Ere Long.

Plans for an extension OF the lines
Of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company from Fourteenth and F streets
northwest to Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue so as to provide trans
portation from the northwest section 70
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and the Department Of Agriculture arc
being completed by the Public UTILITIES
CSomFaission and the railway company.
Work on the new line may be started
within a few weeks.
The Washington Virginia Railway, In
line with recommendations made by
superintendent OF Weights, Measures
and Markets Sherman, Is looking for a
freight station site at the southern end
Of Fourteenth street. This would insure
a freight trolley service from Virginia
to Washington.
The City and Suburban Railway. part
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, has asked the Public Utilities
Commission to authorize the issue Of
1900 In bonds to cover It's share Of the
cost OF a viaduct at Monroe street,
Brookland, over the tracks Of the Balu-
more and Ohio Railroad
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
PRAISES FUNsToH's FORCES.
Secretary GarrIson Voices Commen.
datIon of ExpedItIoaary Force.

Secretary Garrison has sent to Gen.
Funston, at Galveston, the following let
ter Of praise and appreciation OF the
services of the general and the officers
and men under his command during the
occupation Of Vera Cruz:
MY Dear General: Now that you
and your command have returned safely
10 this country, I desire to express to
you the great appreciation that have
Of the excellent service rendered by you
and the men under you while at Vera
Cruz.
In many ways the situation there was
as dificult, II not more so. as actual war
fare. The proper performance Of the duty
called for self-restraint, judgment, cool
necs, and discipline in the very highest
degree. The fact that during all the
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
Roper to Discuss Cotton.

First Assistant Postmaster General D..
c. Roper has consented to deliver an
illustrated lecture on the cotton plant
and industry before the Mems Club OF
Mount Vernon Place Church. Ninth and
K streets northwest, at o'clock on
Tuesday evening. December l. Prior
to becoming First Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr.. Roper was chief OF the
division Of cotton statistics Of the United
States Census Bureau. and the govern
ment's leading expert on the subject OF
cotton and cotton products.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
Want Pump Removed,

Property OWNERS Of the neighborhooc
of Twelfth and NJ streets northwest wer7
represented at a hearing before Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Roger Powell
when removal OF a pump at
The corner was asked. Residents Of the
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
SLAV Progress
STARTED STRIFE
Mrs. Colby Says 1t Aroused
German Anger-Urges
Their Independence.
OTHER CAUSES AIDED
Teutons Selected Good Time for War.
Lecturer Writes Series of Articles
for The Herald.

Independence Tor the Slavonic nations
whose progress, she said, aroused Ger
many's jealousy and led to the European
war, was urged by Mrs. Clara Bewick
Colby in her lectures at the New Ebbitt
Hotel on ustTia-Hungary, its History
and Conditions" yesterday morning and
afternoon.
Mrs Colby has written a series of H.
Eliminating articles for The Washington
Herald on general questions of interest.
This was one of a series of lectures which
she gives each Wednesday morning and
afternoon at 1875 and 4:l5 O'Clock at the
New Ebbitt.
Germans Were Jealous.
"Pan-Slavism, pan-Germanism, and. in
cidentally, pan-Magyarism all helped to
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26

statement yesterday setting forth that
''as q result OF the war in Europe b
worldwide tendency exists to increase
the acreage Of wheat for the 1915 har-
vest"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26

little and his paper has backed him "
To the limit
McCann visited one Ice cream factory
and found that the ice cream that waa
sold mostly to children contained 24,oOo
0oe bacteria per C. c.. including l.0oo.00
B. Coll dung bacteria) and 100000 strep-
ticoccl opus bacteria). The most tragic
part Of the whole affair was that the
judge fined the dealer. only 80.
William Rouse. the magazine writer,
migrated from Burlington, VT, to New
York and when he descended upon the
great metropolis he found his bank
roll amounted to $40. which doesn't
go far-that Is, far enough to measure.
He hIed himself to q two by four room
IN Tenth street and down the hall
from him was a poet. Rouse knew he
was a poet because he looked hungry
and wore q Windsor tie.
The poet had for some time been try
ing to unload q lot Of verse upon the
hlnt-hearted magazine folk. One morn
ing he began 10 complain that every
thing was going wrong and at the same
time he called the woman who cleaned
up the place. What did you do with
the paper I left lying on my desk last
night?' he asked wearily.
why" she said. Il thought 1t was
waste paper so I threw It in the waste
basket"
NO" said the unfortunate poet, 'it
wasn't waste paper-I hadn't written
anything on 1t yet"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26

Oscar. OF the Waldorf. was asked
the other day when he was known by
his first name and he said that he once
tried to tell a Park Row reporter his
name over the phone and. after strug-
Cling in a hot booth for a half hour, he
saw his name In print the next day as
Mr.. Oscar. All OF his labor was lost
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26

Miss Katherine Shay. freshman at
the University OF Michigan. taking the
engineering course. swings q heavy
sledge for 41-2 hours, once q week. as
part OF the work of her course.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26

vicinity want the pump removed because
Of the noise made by its operation ana
because OF disorderly gatherings about
It. The matter was taken under advise
ment.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-26
ALL CROPS GREATER.
Department of As-iculture Esti-
mates s.4 Per Cent Increase.

mates 9.4 Per Cent Increase.
A statement issued by the Department
OF Agriculture yesterday states that the
preliminary estimates Of crop production
this year indicates the aggregate per acre
yield of all crops viii be about 81 per
cent larger than last years yields, ~
per cent larger than their ten-year avel-
age. but nearly 5 per cent smaller than
In 1872, which year stands as the record
for large crop yields. The statement OF
the department Is based on conditions as
Of November /. The statement says:
.Prices which producers are receiving
for grain crops are somewhat higher than
received from last years crops, notwtth-
standing increased production, but there
has been q considerable decline In pota-
toes and apples, and marked decline
in the price of cotton. On the basis OF
prices prevailing November /. 1914, ana
November /, 1913, the total valuation or
crop production in 1914 Of the twelve
crops shown Is 81 per cent higher this
year than last year"
The Department Of Agriculture, as the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

INTEREST was concentrated in
the big conference held at Macon
during the past week, when all
chapters of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in the State
were represented at one OF the larg-
est and most representative gather
ings ever held by that society.
The Daughters began to gather
Monday morning. BY noon the ho-
tells and private homes were well
filled, and at evening everywhere was
crowded.
Apart from the business sessions,
there were so many social entertain
ments that the heads of the delegates
were in a perfect whirl from the be-
ginning of the meeting until the close.
which was the brilliant pageant at
Wesleyan College.
The conference represented the six
teenth celebration of the State organ
ization, and was called to order hv
Mrs. T. c. Parker, regent of the Ma
thaniel Macon Chapter, which was the
official host of the State chapters.
Mrs. c. c. Holt followed Mrs. Par
kerr and, as the regent of Mary
Hamilton Washington Chapter. made
a speech of welcome to the visiting
Daughters. Mrs. Shepard w. Fos-
ter. State regent, then took the chair.
one of the features of the open
ing night was the speech made by
Mayor Bridges Smith, whose fund of
humor found expression in com
parison between the women of the
Revolutionary period and those of To-
day Mayor Smith said the diff
ference was as great a 8 the evoiI-
ton of the finder box into parlor
matches, or the tallow dip into the
tungsten light.
Mrs. w. II. DeVoe, first vice re.
gent of Georgia, was one of the honor
~uests at the conference, and made a
speech in compliment to the first
laughter of the American Revolu-
ton in Georgia, Mrs. Mary Ham
mond Washington.
Other distinguished guests We're
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bring her problems for solution or her
pet project for Endorsement ard adop-
ton
"wednesday afternoon win be left
open for General Federation department
chairmen to meet the members of their
"wednesday evening the convention
will formally open with "a program UNI
der the direction of the local biennial
board. on this occasion Miss Jane
Adams will give one of the two ad-
dresses of welcome. Thursday morning
the work of the convention VIII begin.
Friday Will be the first day given to
department and will be in charge of
Mrs. Q. Shepard Barnum, of Alhambra.
Cal, chairman of education. Mrs. ELLA
schools. will make the leading address of
the morning on Education in a Democ-
racy' The subject of Peace will be
in chrage of Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles
of Los Angeles for four years first
vice president of the General Federation
The political science portion OF the
conference win be conducted by Helen
Narick Boswell of New York on the
general subject, Preparation for Cid-
zenship The question OF social hy-
giene and instruction concerning Il in
normal schools will be handled by Pres
ident William b. owen. of the Chicago
Normal
Mrs Maggie w Barry. of Sherman
Texas, will preside during that portion
of the conference. followed by Mrs C. p
Barnes OF Kansas City, chairman of the
committee on vocational training and
guidance. The chief speaker for her
secrion will be Professor Frank NJ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton from South Carolina, who repre-
scented some of the most distinguished
men and women of their State
Among the South Carolina represen-
tation was Mrs F. L. Mays, regent
of her State.
Miss Mildred Rutherford. Of
Athens; Miss Nina Hornady. of At
lanta; Mrs. j. c. Davis. OF South
Carolina. Mrs A. S. Alfriend and
Mrs. John A, Perdue, of Atlanta, were
also prominent guests.
Besides the business sessions, there
were number of social affairs of in
terest, including the luncheon given
by the Nathaniel Macor Chapter the
Mary Hammond Washington Chap
ter and the numerous small parties
given at private homes for the dele
gates by their friends and hosts.
N 7 the usual semi-monthly meeting
~ of the Equal Suffrage Association,
held on Wednesday at the Hotel
Ansley, necessary work was planned for
the betterment of Atlanta.
DR., Edgar Ware, of the Atlanta Uni
versity, spoke on Negro Sanitation
At the close of DIR. Wares address
Mrs. Ware spoke on the same subject,
inviting the audience present to assist
them in this work Mrs. A. l.. Daniels
chairman of the civic department of
the association, made a talk.
Mrs. Jarvis, organizer of the Woman $
Labor League and also connected with
the Union Label League, gave an IN
structive talk. DR.. Rebecca Brannon
moved that the association assist Mrs.
Jarvis in her work for the two organi-
zat tons she represents.
Mrs McLendon showed the audience
a box of candy called Votes for Wom-
en-" Mrs. Kline invited the association
to meet at her home at $3.50 O'Clock on
Wednesday.
Koch, vice president of the Dekato
County Suffrage League, to go to De-
catur on Thursday to hear Mrs Anna
thatcher. of ENGLAND. speak. Mrs. NC
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leavitt, president of the National Voca-
tional Guidance Association
I'm tho conservation department, the
report of the national chairman, Mrs.
Emmons Crocker. Of FitChburg, Mass.
Will be followed by an address on Con-
seryation by Clifford pirchot
THE chief address of the civil serv-
ice department Will be made by its
chairman, Mrs lmogen h. oakley. of
Philadelphia, on the subject, The Do
mestic Side of Civil Service Reform. "
Atlanta is to be represented al the
biennial as well as Georgia. which has
one OF the largest declarations in the
national organization,
HE next meeting OF the Piedmont
Continental Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution. viii be
held Monday afternoon at the Piedmont
Hotel the program to be given iu Ceie-
bration of George WashiugtOnS birth
dsy The meeting viii be presided over
by the regent. Mrs A. $ Aifriend and
the program OF music Will be furnished
by Mrs. James l., Carter, chairman of
the music committee.
The members of the Atlanta ChaptCr
and the Joseph ElabPrshaln Chapter viii
be invited to attend this meeting and
other friends will be asked to assist IN
the celebration Among the singers
contributing to the program viii be sew
eral pupils of Mrs Kuhrt Mueller. Miss
Margherlta Garter among the number
At the last meeting Saturday, Miss
Nancy Hart Bartlett, OF College Park,
was the guest of honor, the program for
the occasion being made up Of stories of
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II HE informal tea which Miss
Louise Parker gives Wednes-'
day afternoon will assemble 20
young girls, and will be one Of the
most pleasant affairs arranged for
this week. Miss Alma Lesser. of
Birmingham, who arrives Tuesday to
visit Miss Parker, and Miss Minnie
Hall, of Columbus, the guest of Miss
Harriet Orr, will share honors of the
occasion
Miss Lesser will spend some time
with Miss Parker, and will be ten
dered g. number of informal affairs
during her visit
Mrs Robert McCord left last week
to visit her father John A. Roberts,
in Utica. n. Y She will be away for
six weeks.
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r HE First Presbyterian Church serv-
ices for to-day will include the
following musical program;
Morning.
Prelude.
Anthem. "Stin. Still With Thee
Foote.
Responze-W Ward
Offertory. 80 Cease, My Wandering
Soul'-Chadwick.
Posuude.
Evening.
Prelude.
Anthem. lone Thing Have Desired,
Marston- Mrs. Wingfield and choir,
Response-Ford.
Anthem. Turn Thy Face From My
Sins" Rogers.
Organ postlude
The choir includes Mrs. T. II. Wing
field soprano: Mrs. John NJ. Cooper, con-
tralto; j H. Mullin, bass; J. w. Marsh
bank tenor and director, and Mrs. l..
f. Rogers. organist.
FIRST BAPTIST.
The following musical program Will
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Temple and all interested are invited 10
attend.
Owing TO the serious Illness OF Mrs.
William Clare Spiker president Of the
Atlanta branch of the Drama League,
there will be no meeting Tuesday. as
heretofore planned for. The next meet
ing will be held the following Tuesday,
when the Irish plays, on the program,
will be read
The first of the Irish plays to be given
were read by Mrs. Spiker, Mrs Jare-
gan and Mrs. John Marshall Slaton
Mr. Memminger is booked for reading
as is Mrs Warren Boyd in the near
futuT1,
\ ARS. J. O. WYNN. regent OF the At
IN lanta Chapter, D. A. r., who has
)een the guest OF Miss Matte
NuttIng at Macon during the State con-
ference was guest of honor at a num-
Der of entertainments, including lunch-
cons. receptions, musical entertainments
and dinner parties.
Mrs William M Kiser and Mrs Will
liam Lawson Peel, the guests of Mrs.
Emory Winship. were also entertained
extensively during their visit to Macon.
Mrs Joseph T. Derry, Mrs. William
Yeandle, Mrs Howard Mccall, Mrs.
John r. Perdue, regent of the Joseph
Habersham Chapter; Mrs. Frank Orme,
Miss Nina Hornady. Mrs, A. 5 Alfriend,
regent Of the Piedmont Continental
Cbapter and Mrs. John Graham, mem
her Of the State official board were also
entertained in many ways by their host
esses at Macon.
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her ancestor, Nancy Hart. who figured
SO herolcallS in the history Of Georgia
IN the time of the American Revolution.
After the Nancy Hart program, the
guests and members of the chapter
were given a beautiful luncheon by Mrs,
Altriend. one Of tbs special lees served
being called Polly Peachtree
a special feature of the Washington
Tea viii be the flute solo by Jake Shee-
han member of the old Beethoven So
ciety
THE EQUAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIA-
TloN held a meeting al Cox Col
leEe Friday evening, at which time
Colonel John Temple Graves, Or Ridley.
Or Hugh X Walker and Mrs Mary
McLendon gave talks on suffrage aud
lea during the past few years The
speeches were full Of valuable informa-
tion
The meeting was held in the audi
forum, and was attended by the stu
dent body OF Cox College, and number
of friends from Atlanta.
T-HE ATLANTA WOMAN'S CLUB
held an executive board meeting at
the club Friday afternoon when
plans were discussed for the important
work the club has In mind for the early
sprnS. Mrs Samuel LumplSin presided
over the meeting, and, later. over the
general meeting in the main hall OF the
club, when Echoes From the city Gov
ernment' was the theme for discussion
program carrying with IT unusual
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22

EVERYTHING is ready for the
Tuesday evening performance OF
the Genius" which the Play
ers' Club will present at the Grand
Opera House Warren A. Rodgers,
formerly associated with Keith &
Proctors Fifth Avenue Theater ana
Conan & Harris. has been coaching
the actors for the past two months.
Mr.. Rodgers has come to Atlanta TO
live. giving up his theatrical work.
After the play there will be a sup
per and dancing at the Capital city
Club
The cast for the play is as follows:
Jack Spencer, the Genius-trank
Taylor. -.
Otto Spigilburger Hamilton
Douglas, Jr.
Bran Accommodations Belcer.
Cyril Farquhar-C. f. n Bona
cyrus Jenkins Marsh Adair
Percival G. Clutterbuck - Allen
Claude Weller.
Nell Graham-Miss Jessie Mckee.
Josephine Van Dusen-Alrs. Robert
Lilly scott-Miss Helen Mccul-
Mrs. Van Dusen-Mrs. Edward H.
Barnes.
Miss Van Brown Smythe-Mrs. a.
c. Weller.
Miss Polly Gordon Holleyman, of
Texas, will be honor guest at the yea
which Miss Ruth Johnson gives
Wednesday afternoon The tea VIII
he the first of a series which Miss
Johnson viii give.
Mrs. A. E. Calhoun entertained at
an informal tea last week for MISS
HolIeman. who was also rendered
luncheon of 25 guests by Mrs j. u.
Tiller.
Mrs Oscar Elsas. with her guests,
Mrs Mark Andrews and Mrs. Enrich,
of Btoston, will be at home Wednes-
day afternoon from to 6 o'clock at
Ponce DeLeon Apartments,
The bridge tea which Miss Esther
Smith gives Tuesday will be com
nliment to Miss Minnie Hail. of Co
i p,i,, the guest of Miss Harriet
Orr. and to Miss Marion Phinizy' Oh
Augusta. Miss Harriet Calhoun
There will be FIVE tables of bridge,
and the PLAYERS will be yjoined for
tea later by three or four friends.
r HE Atlanta Choral Society will
entertain it's friends at silver
tea on Wednesday at o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. Marion j.
Vaughn. No. 10 West North avenue.
The program arranged will include
a reading by Mrs. William G, Jar
nagin and songs by Mrs. CartheW-
Yorstoun and Herr de Cortez Woln
ungen. Miss Harrison will be at the
piano. Miss Jeanette victor VIII
appear in some dances.
The society offers to all lovers OF
the best in music an exceptional OPP
portunitv to study the operas under
The direction of Mr.. Wolffungen' VINO
conducted the grand opera choruses
in the cities of Baltimore, PhlladeI-
phla and Washington.
Miss Gladys Levin, who has been
in with grip for the past ten days
Is some what better. Miss LEVIN mas
been greatly missed from the social
affairs Of the season during ned Ill
ness. which has kept her confined to
the house.
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be rendered at the First Baptist Church
to-day under the direction OF J. P.
O'Donnelly, organist:
Morning.
Prelude.
1.-The Lord Is NV Light Parker.
Like Us a Father" Gilchrist. Mrs.
Todd Mr.. Drukenmiller and Mr. Bates.
Postlude.
Evening.
Prelude.
My Soul Doth" Rogers
GLORY Be TO God on High" Farmer.
Postlude.
Mrs. Peyton II. Todd. soprano: Mrs.
James H. Written, alto; Scion Druken-
miller, tenor; Harry r. Bates, baritone.
Dr. Jenkin L. Jones, of Chicago, will
begin a series of lectures under the aus
pieces of the Unitarian Church the first
of March
Dr. Jones is in charge of All saints
Independent Church in Chicago. and is
a ltterateur of distinction, holding the
chair. OF English literature at the chi
cago University.
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" y elaborate program has been COM
u pleted for the Washington Birth
day party, to be given by the
Piedmont Continental Chapter. D. A. r.,
tomorrow afternoon al o'clock in the
psrors of the Piedmont Hotel.
Mrs A. S. Alfriend, regent of the
chapter win preside and contribute. a
paper on George Washington. Mrs. AL
friends address will be followed by
musical program with the following
we'll known musicians assisting: Mrs.
Kuhrt Mueller, Misses voorhees,, with
the violin and plano, and Miss Mar
gherita Garter in several soprano SOLOS.
Miss Rose Lichenstein will also sing. -,
After the program refreshments VIII
be served The colors used In the dec
grafton will be appropriate to the CO.
lonial idea
The guest of honor will be Miss Nancy
Hart Bartlette, a grand daughter of
Nancy Hart of Revolutionary fame.
The DeKalb County Equal Suffrage
Association win hold its regular meet
ing al the courthouse in Decatur Thurs
day at $3.50 o'clock in the jury room.
Mrs Anna Pitcher. of England. will
speak. as well as Mrs McLendon, presl-
dent Of the Georgia State Suffrage AS
ISOLATION, and Leonard j. Grossman, an
attorney of Atlanta.
The residents of Kirkwood, Claxton,
Stone Mountain. Decatur and al others
Interested are invited to this and other
meetings.
III HE latest bulletin from the head
quarters of the National Fedora
ton of Womans Clubs has the
following interesting announcements for
the forthcoming biennial, which Will be
held by the clubwomen of America in
Chicago in June:
''FoIlowing the complimentary con-
cert TO be given by the Chicago Sym
phony Orchestra. on Tuesday evening
there will he council meeting on We'd
nesday morning. The sessions are more
intimate than those of the General Fed
Grafton because the council is smaller
body, composed of every club president
in the federation, State presidents, Gen
eral Federation State secretaries. boards
Of directors and chairmen of depart
ments. The interests Of the General
Federation are brought before the
council, with opportunity for general
discussion, and any club president may
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N n interesting program has been ar
~ ranged by the program committee
of the Georgia Woman's Suffrage
League for Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock at Carnegie Library,
j. Hughes Roberts will give an address,
on "Womans Suffrage" and several
prominent clubwomen will give short
talks on education and civic affairs.
Mrs. Frances Whiteside, president Of
the league has arranged for an educa-
tional campaign of the State.
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M RS. CHARLES d MKINNEY
was hostess at a library tea. Civ
en- Saturday for the benefit of the
Decatur Womans Club.
The Decatur Womans Club has es-
tablished and maintained a public IL
brary in the McDonough School for the
past few years. and the library tea is
for the purpose of increasing the num-
Der Of books in the library.
The Electa Chapter, No 6. order of
the Eastern Star held a meeting Friday,
when 81 candidates received their de-
grees. a large number were present to
take part in the ceremonies.