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Evening star., 1915-03-28
MERCHANTS TO invite
THE DISTRICT OFFICIALS

The District Commissioners and
RAYMOND r. Pullman, the newly ap-
pointed superintendent of police, are
to be asked to attend the next quarter
ly meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association, to be held about April
Is in one of the downtown hotels. A
committee consisting Of Isaac Cans.
Joseph Strasburger and Charles J. Co
lumbus will extend the invitations to-
morrow.
President Andrews has appointed
Byron S. Adams. F. H. Edmonds p. T.
Hall, Oscar Baum, Melvin Behrends
and I. L. Blout a committee to draft
resolutions on tho death of Simon
Brentano and Daniel Levy. members
of the association.
Sidney West, Samuel Hart and Harry
l.. Kaufman have been appointed a
tract shoppers to Washington during
horse show week.
Secretary Columbus is in cores
pondence with the managements of
boat lines running into Washington
with a view of finding the initial cost
for a proposed sea voyage of mer-
chants in quest of further better ac-
quaintance discoveries" An outing of
this nature held by the association two
years ago proved such success that
there has been a large demand for an
other. The board of governors re-
! Gently authorized the appointment of a
outing. President Andrews Is awaiting
the result of inquiries before announc-
ing the committee and setting a date
for its meeting.
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Achievements Many.

The list OF its achievements in re-
.feving human suffering, IL would be
100 long to recite The nominal head
ship of the Red Cross when I was
secretary of War and President made
me to know them and TO realize and
nhist upon the Importance Of foster
.ns and encouraging IL as one OF the
great tnstitut ons OF our country
1T offers the people Of the United
states certain and effective means of
relieving human misery in their own
rp1ntry and In the world. 1t husbands
md gives useful direction to the con
t~1butiou. moved by pity and love of
.t.tu. IL prevents waste Of generosity
Jyd Of substantial expression Of hu-
.ian sympathy. 1t is not an organiza-
hon having a temporary or an .phenie-
al existence due TO one great national
or world atfiiction. but IL is "A perma :
cent institution. available for national
and world exigencies, as a fire depart
rnent or a police department in a large
community, or an army and a navy
In national emergency. We should.
therefore,. unite our efforts to strength
en- II, to add to its endowment funds.
and to recognize IT as uasi-pubIic
agency.
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cured permission to use a diamond in
Potomac Park. east OF the railroad
tracks for games in this group OF
schools, which includes tho Adams.
Force. Grant. Thomson. Toner. Web
ster and Weightman. schedule for
these games will be prepared durine
the coming week.
In the Bloomingdale division seven
schools will participate in the games.
The schedule will be announced In a
few days.
The winning school in each division
will have the privilege Of keeping pos
session for a year OF the base ball
trophy now held by one school in each
division as the result of the champion
ships in last years games. Tho win
ming teams in the several divisions
VIII contest with each other in a series
OF games beginning about May %. 10
determine the city championship The
winner In the city championship series
has the privilege Of retaining for a
year the city championship trophy
This trophy win belong permanently to
any school which succeeds in winnin 2
three years in succession.
The city championship trophy, a sill
cup was won last year by Monros
school.
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President Wilson signing records tha
were placed in the corner stone.

resume tne duties OF housework and
the care of perhaps an already large
family; and the child, whose illness
may have been caused by insufficient
these the social worker expends all
her store of tact, courage, sympathy
and resource, and places these un-
fortunate victims of our modern un-
agencies or individuals ready to bridge
the interval between what is often
despair and a restored usefulness.
Training of Nurses.
But perhaps no department in the
maintenance Of a hospital equals in
Importance the training of nurses. for
while by far the greater number of
these earnest workers are women of
great nobility of character and single
ness of purpose. more uniform edu-
,, cation in ideals and duties should be
insisted upon. Surely, a realization of
the dignity OF all work related to the
requirements of this most beautiful of
all professions SHOULD be the first
essential of good nursing, and it
should be an axiom in all hospitals
that only work improperly performed
is degrading.
Through these various channels
alone could good housekeeping on a
hospital plan be successfully conduct
ed under the ordinary condition Of
modern living-to say nothing Of the
incalculably increased demands for ef-
fciency in case of war or epidemic
while leaving these institutions to
struggle along on their present inef-
fectual basis, even with the existing
Intelligent and well intentioned anna
| teur investigation. and the kindly
visiting of boards and individuals, is
like merely treating the surface Of a
! wound which has been found to be
gangrenous."
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G. C. HAvENNER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF COLLIDING
Secretary Redfield Deposits $25 Col
lateral for Release of Depart
ment Chief Clerk.

Secretary Redfeld OF the Department
Of Commerce came to the rescue of
George G. Havenner, chief clerk and
superintendent of his department. last
night. and deposited s25 collateral
with the police for the latter's release
after he had been arrested on q charge
of colliding.
Mr.. Havenner was operating his auto
mobile at New Jersey avenue and B
street southeast shortly after O'Clock
last night when he is said to have run
into and koncked down Mrs. Della
Campbell, thirty-five years old. 225 Z
street southeast. Mrs. Campbell was
but slightly injured and refused medi-
cal treatment. MIR. Havenner was ar
rested and taken TO the fifth precinct
police station.
II was about $40 o'clock when the
department official reached the police
station and more than an hour later
before he was released. He telephoned
to Secretary Redneld and the latter
went to the tenth precinct police sta
ton. where he deposited the collateral
which released Mr.. Havenner for his
appearance in the Police Court tomor-
row morning before Judge Pugh.
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Spiritualists to Celebrate.

The First Spiritualist Church OF
and all bodies of spiritu-
alists in the world will celebrate the
anniversary Of modern spiritualism to-
day, or near the date of March 81.
This anniversary dates from the So
called Rochester knockings. when the
Fox sisters, it Is declared, discovered
intelligence in the rappings.
The local church will have interest
ing meetings in Pythian Temple, 9th
street, this afternoon and even
ing, with Mrs. C. Fannie Allyn OF
Massachusetts. Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Kates and Mrs. Maltby of this city as
speakers and mediums. Special song
service has been arranged. The public
is invited.
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NATHAN COHEN ASHORE
AFTER MANY VOYAGES
Alleged to Be Insane. He Travelled
$4,000 Miles on a S45
Ticket.

NEW YORK, March o1.-Nathan Co
hen. who as an insane person Travelled
more than $4,000 miles on a forty-fve-
dollar steamship ticket because neither
this country. from which he was de-
ported. nor Brazil. from where he emil
grated. would admit him. has ended his
travels.
He was to have started back 20 Bra
zil on his fourth round trip aboard the
steamship Easari. of the Lamport and
Holt line. today. but friends took him
Off the vessel five minutes before she
sailed. They presented a stay to the
order of deportation which was OBJ
tained at Washington
Identified as Pythian.
1t was learned several days ago that
man named Nathan Cohen was a
member of the knights Of Pythias lodge
In Jacksonville. Fla. A representative
of the lodge came here and found that
the Cohen detained aboard the Vasari
was the same man. The Hebrew Shell
tering and Immigrant Aid Society OF
America was communicated with, and it
was then learned that Cohen became
insane after his entrance to this coun-
try as the result of series ot bust
ness troubles. This fact was cornmu-
nicated to the immigration officials at
Washington and the stay was issued.
Soon to Be Freed.
Cohen was taken to Ellis Island from
the steamer late today. He will be re
leased upon a bond of $500 as soon as
it can be arranged. The bond VIII be
supplied jointly by the aid society and
the fraternal order.
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mitted to estimate on any job of paint
ing or glazing over $40; that no mem
Der should in any "underhanded way"

mitted to estimate on any job of paint
ing or glazing over $50; that no mem
Der should in any 'underhanded way"
attempt to deprive another member of
the opportunity to obtain work: that
no master painter should be permitted
to employ a minor without the sane
ton of the society and without paying
full wages, and that no master paint
er should be permitted to undertake
work by the day unless he received 50
snd daub1s aas psges Rr1s 0n for eahh hmse1f
The original association lapsed for
time, but at a meeting at the old Har-
ris House. April u, 1868. it was re-
vived. and records of the meeting show
officers at that time were George e
Kirk. president: Thomas A. Brown,
vice president, and James Newton. sec
retary. This society in 1889 affiliated
with the international body. the first
international convention being held in
Washington in that year group
photograph Of the delegates to the 1889
convention, taken on the steps of the
Treasury. shows that about 135 dele
gates and visitors attended a photo
graph of the membership of the 1913
convention. held in this city in Febru-
ary, shows that nearly 500 delegates
went to the south front of the Treas
ury to be snapped.
Present offlcers Of the local associa :
tion. which raised more than $1,000 to
finance the 1915 clean up-paint up
campaign. and which is cooperating
with the clean city committee through
an executive committee, are w. r. An
drews. president: w. A. Thomas. vice
president: George f. Russell. treasurer
and H. w. Taylor. secretary. a. II.
McGhan is chairman Of the local as
we'll as of the international cleanup
and paint-up committee.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
President Wilson. Miss Mabel Board
man, executive director of the Amer
lean National Red Cross, and former
President Taft Mt left of the huge
corner stone.
this beautiful sec

ly to the beauty Of this beautiful sec
tion of Washington.
Because of the national significance.
both historical and present. OF TINS
corner stone should be laid by the
President of the United States"
Rev Henry l.. Couden. chaplain OF
the House of Representatives. in his
invocation prayed for Red cross work
ers in the present "cruel and unprece-
dented war" and expressed the hope
that out of it will come "a revulsion
Of feeling that shall Danish forever
the possibilities of war.
Lauds Capt. Scrymser.
Miss Boardman gave credit to Capt,
James A. Scrymser of New York for
making the building possible. Capt
Scrymser gave money for the building,
she said, because the wife of one or ms
comrades in the civil war. Gen FRANCIS
c. Barlow, served as nurse curing
the war Mrs. E. Fl. Hartman. mrs.
Russell Sage the Rockefeller Foun-
dation and Mrs Adolpnus Busch OF 81.
Louis were also thanked by MISS
Boardman for contributing toward ehe
building. .. ,d
Justice Lamar praised the work OF the
women of the north and south during
the civil war. Justice Lamar uee.aI @ 81 =
that the work of these women vas as
pre-eminently that which peiohes .t ~
the house and the home. and 1t Is most
appropriate that this monument 10
women should be a house.
Complete Next Year.
The building is to be completed os
April. 1916. Congress APPROPRIATED
s4oo 600 for it. and the additional s4oo'-
900 was raised by private subscriptions.
The reception committee consisted OF
Frederick D. owenu. NJ. s.; MAJ. Reuben
Miller, U. S. A.: Passed Assistant sur
geon E. H. H. Old. Y. S. n; Capt MAJ y
thew A. Reasoner. U. S. A.: surgeon =.
C. Holcomb. U. S. N: Capt. Arthur =.
Christie, L. S. A: Surgeon J. stepp,
U. S. N. and Charles L. Masee' ma
tional secretary. Red Cross
Among the delegations present were a
group Of nurses from the American Red
Cross, a detail of sailors from the U. >.
S. Mayfiower and a detail Of marines
from the marine barracks.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
White Marble Building.

This handsome marble building is to
occupy an entire square on 18th street,
between the Corcoran Gallery of Art
and Continental Memorial Hall. 1t
faces the White House and is of the
Gregorian colonial style of architec-
ture. to correspond with the Executive
Mansion.
About 1000 persons attended the eX-
ercises. including some of the civil war
nurses, whose names are on the honor
role of the memorial building. A
grandstand had been built to accom-
modate more than 300 who had been
supplied with tickets These included
the members of the cabinet, justices
of the Supreme Court, senators and
representatives and other government
officials and Red Cross benefactors.
Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of the
famous Confederate general. Robert T.
Lee, was present at the ceremony.
Various articles of "A religious. his
toric and patriotic interest were placed
personally by the President in the
large copper box in the corner stone.
These included Bible donated by Mrs.
Russell Sage a copy of the Constitu-
tion of the United States, a copy of the
articles of incorporat on of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, the act of Congress or
dering the erection of the memorial, a
brass plate on which is engraved the
names of the memorial commission,
Red Cross magazines and Washington
newspapers, the American flag. the
Red Cross flag, and United States coin
and seal
Evening star., 1915-03-28
Living Present, Glorious Future"
Charged With Abducting Boy.

William R. Downing, 1101 Monroe street
northwest, who was arrested in Allan
tic City Friday, and charged with hav-
ing abducted Joseph w. Hunter. four
teen years old. BIT Otis street north
west, was brought from the seashore
city last night by Detective George
Weber of the tenth precinct. Hunter
was brought home by his brother. 1t
is probable that the case will be heard
In Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
Missionary Society to Meet.

The Woman's Foreign MISSIONARY So
ciety of Washington District Methodist
Churches is to hold its Easter thank
Offering Tngathering." at Metropoli-
tan Church Good Friday, at 2:30 pm.
Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce will preside.
Mrs. Don S. Colt. president of Bal
Miss Faye humphrey will sing.
Roll call of auxfliaries" will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. c. w. Bohannon. super
intendent, after which the Easter Of
fering will be received.
The money received on this occasion
will be used to send out a new mis-
sionary to the foreign field. India, to
repair the buildings of the society in
dustrial School in Mexico City.
A hospital in Seoul. Korea: kinder
garten at Rangoon, Burma, and a great
mass, movement in India are to be
aided.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
WILSON AND TAFT
LAY CORNER STONE
President and Predecessor
KneeI to Spread Cement at
Red Cross Building.
OTHERS ALSO permitted
TO USE THE TR0WEL
Memorial to Women of Civil War
Will Be Completed by
April l, 1916.

President Wilson and his immediate
predecessor in the White House. Prof.
Taft, while scores of the most promi-
nent men and women in national AFFAIRS
looked on, both knelt last evening and
shoveled many trowelfuls of cement
under the great marble block, ten rect
square. that is the corner stone OF the
light hundred thousand dollar memorial
TO the heroic women Of the civil
war, which is to be the national home
OF the American Red Cross.
President Wilson was on the program
20 lay the corner stone and Prof. TAFT
was scheduled to deliver the principal
official duties. but all of those taking
prominent parts in the exercises were
allowed the privilege OF spreading some
of the cement under the great marble
block These included Miss Mabel T.
Boardman executive director of the
American Red Cross. Henry I. Breck-
uridge assistant secretary of war;
Rev. Henry n. Couden. blind chaplain
of the House of Representatives; Rt.
Rev. Alfred Harding, Episcopal Bishop
of Washington, and Joseph Rucker
Lamar, associate justice of the supreme
court
While the Marine Band played pa
rriotic anthems and while the flags
of all nations, with the Stars and
stripes and the Red Cross emblem con-
spicuous. fiuttered in the breeze, the
corner stone was carefully lowered into
place and tapped officially on each
corner by the President.
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Permanence of Work.

Nothing in material way CON
fTibutes more directly TO fixing in the
mind OF the community the Importance
and permanence OF an organization of
Tins sort as a great edifice for its
Executive operations. The construction
Of this building, therefore. through the
generosity of the government and the
generosity Of the individuals who con-
iributed TO the building fund. has had
he double function of commemorating
The love and seif-sacrifice of the wom-
IN of both north and south and the
union of those sections in fraternal
love, on the one hand, and of creating
for the Red Cross a beautiful home
which in its simplicity, purity and
beauty will be significant of it's pur-
poses. and In 20 doing of adding great
Evening star., 1915-03-28
Prof. Taft's Speech.

In his address Mr.. Taft referred to
the building as "a concrete evidence
of the removal of the scars of our sec
tionai conflict and the complete union
Of the people Of our republic" He
praised the Red Cross as offering to
the people of the United States a
certain and effective means of relieving
human misery in their own country
and in the world"
His speech in full follows:
Extended remarks from me on this
occasion are not expected and would
not be appropriate. | am here to tes-
tify to the Importance of the con
struction of this edifice as a memorial
Of the past and as an earnest of the
future. 1t Ii recognition of moral
rather than physical suffering, agony
and service. and therefore OF a higher
sacrifice even than that of men in war.
1T is loving testimonial not only
TO the patriotism Of women. but TO the
silent tenacity of their gentle sympa-
thy and affection Tor their fellow be-
ings. OF which the love of the mother
the sister and the daughter are types.
"ft is too. concrete evidence Of the
removal of the scars Of our sectional
conflict and Of the complete union of
the people of our republic. In iis fu-
ture significance it gives body and sub
stantial form to an instrumentality for
the manifestation of the same traits,
not only toward our own people, but
toward the people of the world.
The Red Cross IL . successor in this
country of the sanitary commission
Of the civil war. and now exists in
most Of the countries of the world as
means Of afnelioratinR human dis
aster and thrusting into the horrors
and cruelties Of war the touch of
humanity and the saving and re-
medal effect Of medical science
and trained nursing. In this coun-
try II reincorporatiun by Cor gress
aud It's revival under the inspIra-
ton, energy. genius and self-sac-
rificing devotion of Mabel Boardman,
the present chairman Of its executive
board. have demonstrated by actual
results the necessity for its existence.
the expansion of its organization and
the increase Of its resources.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO AID CAMPAIGN
Nearly 10000 Clean Up and
Paint Up Buttons Sent
to Pupils.
EFFORT is TO LAST
FOR TWO BIG WEEKS
Master House Painters Organization
Participating This Year for
the First Time.

If any child pupil in any public or
parochiai school OF the District of Co
lumbia does not know about the clean
up and paint up campaign that Is to
open April 10 and continue two weeks
that boy or girl must have been abb
sent from school for the past week
or so.
Nearly $4,000 clean up-paint up but
tons have been sent to the schools and
are ready to be distributed among the
children early next week. as soon as
the District Commissioners issue the
formal proclamation for the 1915 clean
up--paint up campaign, and most OF
the children know the buttons are
waiting for them. At some OF the
schools the distribution has already
been made, and the buttons are being
worn.
All the various devices for calling
public attention to the coming cam
paign have been sent out These In
clude, besides the buttons. big muslin
signs to be displayed on all kinds of
business vehicles, lantern slides to be
shown in every motion picture theater
in the District, and nearly 100000
cards prepared by the clean city com
mittee and sent out under direction of
"A
committee. Buttons. signs and lantern
slides have been furnished by the
executive committee Of the Master
, House Painters and Decorators Asso-
citation, of which A. H. McGhan is
chairman.
Heads International Committee.
This is the FIRST year the Master
House Painters organization has par
ticipated as body in the clean up
paint up campaign in Washington. al
though the international organization
has maintained a clean up-paint UP
committee for several years Mr.. Nc
Chan also being chairman of the In
ternational committee.
The Master House Painters and
Decorators Association is among the
Oldest trades organizations in Wash
ington, and claims to be the Oldest or
ganization of employers in the Dis
| trict OF Columbia. It's first constitution
! and bylaws was adopted August is,
( l841, the printing being done by Peter
school was named oficers and mem
bers whose names appeared on the
original charter of the organization
were Thomas Stanley. president: W.
Stallings. secretary; John Purdy. treas
urer, and w. T. Porter. George Harvey.
James Goddard. James oBryon. J: T.
| Cassell, J. n. Clements. 2. NJ. Ofutt.
George w. Taylor. M. r. Parker. James
Nokes, C. p. Sengstack. 2. X. Onutt,
Thomas T. Parker. James Murray,
| Thomas Payne and William J. Pringle,
| members.
| Among the bylaws OF the original
| organization are a number Of pro-
| visions which appear archaic today.
The bylaws provided for the election
Of two competent persons, members of
| the society. as measurers and inspec-
tors. one to be resident OF Washing
ton and the other Georgetown MEM
were TO measure all work done by
members of the society, and for their
work they were to receive 4 per cent
on all Jobs under $50. Per cent on all
cent on all jobs over $500.
Evening star., 1915-03-28
To Repeat Cantata

The Cathedral choir is to repeat Sir
John Stainer's cantata, 1.-THE Cruciflxion,"
this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, in the
Bethlehem Chapel.
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ROBBERY BY MAN KNOWN
AS "JACK THE SPITTER'

Another Jack the Splitter has made
his appearance in Washington and the
police are looking for him. 1t Is
known that there are two such indi-
viduals, as one week ago the first one
was arrested by police of the fourth
precinct. He was later held for the
action of the grand jury in the Police
Court on a charge of robbery.
The first victim Of the new individual |
brought to the attention of the police is
Frank Gates. who gave his address as
414 9Th street northwest and stated he
had been robbed of 50