Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-25
JUNIOR REPUBLICS
7 future DISCUSSED
Reports Show institution to Be
in a Flourishing
+ Condition.
ANNUAL MEETING TODAY
At ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION
Success Of Budget System Disclosed
in Annual Report of Pres
ident Rogers.

tional Junior Republic formed the
theme of officers reports at the annual
meeting of the association held this
afternoon at the farm at Annapolis
function. Md. The affairs Of the re-
public. where seventy-five boys be-
tween the ages of fifteen and twenty
years are being taught how to live at
the same time they are being taught
how to earn living, never were in
better condition than they are today,
according to the report of Walter F.
Rogers of this city, who is president Of
the republic.
Among the Washingtonians who left
the city at noon over the electric line
for Annapolis Junction to attend the
meeting were DIR. W. $. Washburn. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Anne letters,
Admiral Willard II. BrownSon. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Fendan. Miss Dorinda Z.
Rogers Miss Bakenhus. Mrs. {. A.
Richards. Walter F. Rogers. Miss Mary
K Porter, Mrs. James McNabb, Miss
Abbie Graves. Miss Jennie Graves, Fred
erick Hunt. Capt. W. A. Smith and Miss
Grace Thomas. \ large contingent of
srominent Baltimore people attended
the meeting.
Success of Budget System.
President Rogers. in his annual
port. brought out particularly the sue
cess which has attended the first year
OF the budget system at the farm.
Glowing just where the funds go and
who distributes them. He said that
the republic had experienced some diff
hculty for while during the year
Because of the fact that the state Of
Maryland had spent so much money
OF its roads that IT did not have enough
TO assist the republic. but that this
state of affairs was tided over by Sum-
nerfeld Baldwin, j.. of Baltimore. who
Car out in fine shape. Mr.. Rogers de-
clared
In giving credit for funds which have
seen raised during the year for the
Rogers mentioned the following: M.
Baldwin. Mrs Elizabeth 7. Shoemaker
OF Baltimore. Mrs. Marie c. Lehr OF
Washington Miss Anne B. Dobbin of
Rogers of Washington. Mrs W. E. Fen
dali of Washington. Miss Frances Per
Lee Mast of Baltimore and Miss Mary
4. Porter of Washington.
Other Reports Submitted.
Miss Aline f. Solomons of Washing
ton read the minutes Of the last meet
ing- Mrs. Shoemaker gave the report
of the board of mana ement of the re-
public, and Charles X. Abrams of
Baltimore gave his general agents re-
port The treasurer's report was given
by Randolph Barton of Baltimore
. Mr.. Rogers read a list of eighty-seyen
boys. now men. who have been grad
.uated from the republic and have
made good" in the affairs of the world
Following a picnic luncheon held on
the lawn, the 142-acre farm was in
upected by the visitors under the guild
ance of Supt Guy c. Mitchell, assisted
BY Claude z. Arnold. assistant superin-
PENDENT. and Mr.. Garreth manual
training instructor of the republic. The
quests saw the boys at work in the
manual training shop, on the truck
patches and blowing.
Have Winning Ball Team.
Particular interesting to the grown
ups" was the sight of the boys playing
base ball. The National Junior R-pub-
1ic team is champion of all the country
Side in the vicinity of Annapolis juno
tton.
proposition brought up at the meet
Ing and favorably received was that
20 lower the entrance age Of boys to
the republic from the present minimum
sge Iunit of fifteen years to fourteen
years.