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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
PARK VIEW PLANS
COMMUNITY CENTER
Project to Be Discussed at Meeting
of the Association to Be
Held February 4.

At a meeting of the Park View Citi-
zens Association to be held February
plans will be discussed for the or-
ganization in that section of biz COM
munity center. one in which every resi-
dent of the neighborhood is expected
to become interested.
While centers have been formed in
other sections. the one planned for
Park View is to he worked out along
more comprehensive lines.
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the President, whose efforts largely
We're responsible for the passage OF the
Jaw making schoolhouses available for
community center activities. viii be
invited to attend the meeting.
Another social service expert who
will attend is Prof. Edward J. Ward.
one of the pioneers of the community
center movement in this country.
All to Be Invited to Attend.
President John G. McGrath is plan
ming TO send special invitations not
only to the members of the associa-
ton. hut to all residents of Park View
to attend the meeting. as the COM
munity center is to he established for
the benefit of every person in the
neigh borhood. In fact. residence will
be regarded as synonymous with mem
bership in the center.
The future status of the Park View
Association, in the event the commu-
nifty center is organized. is a phase of
the situation that is being much dis
cussed. This body has been concerned
At rarf ha
needs of the community, and il may he
continued as section of the nroposen
center TO work along these lines. 1t
is proha BILE that there viii be sections
for the promotion of the literary and
musical development of the ueighbor-
hood. athletics and other features OF
community life. These sections will
arrange their own programs and efforts
will be made 10 provide healtnful di-
version and entertainment for every
class of residents.
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MAKING EFFORT TO SAVE
THE BABIES OF IRELAND
Marquis and Marchicness of Aber-
deem Soliciting Funds for Infant
Welfare Work.

| Ireland wants her babies saved, ano
the Marquis and Warehouses of Aber-
deem are here to raise the funds. The!
expect to travel all over the United
States in an effort to obtain the finan.
! cial aid of Irish Americans, and just
plain Americans, for their cause. The
war had stopped the supply of funds
| for the infant welfare stations, and In
America lies the only hope for the
present generation.
The two distinguished Irish person
ages were the honored guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Cato. at a reception
yesterday afternoon. at the New Logan
J Hotel, Iowa circle and 18th street
| northwest, where they were intro
/ duced to newspapermen and others
They are attempting to enlist the aid
| of the press of the United States in
| their campaign.
Addresses on Work of Women.
| Lord Aberdeen spoke briefly of the
| work of the women to improve the
| health Of Ireland, Lady Aberdeen gave
| some figures on the infant mortality
and Col. r. E. Plunkett of Roosevelt
| Rough Rider fame, himself son OF
| Ireland, told of the work of Lady Aber-
deem in going around among the peas
| ants of Ireland in an effort to help
them.
| statement that one-third of the possi-
| Bile new population of Ireland die each
year, and she attributed this to the
| lack of facilities with which to give
| the proper food and attention to the
| infants. Even since the beginning of
| the war the infant mortality rate has
| increase enormously, she said, citing
| figures which indicated it. There was
also, she said, a decrease in the BIRTH
| rate.
The speaker said that there was
great difficulty even in getting milk
| for the babies. and then the municipal
| tiles did not control the supply in a
way that would insure its purity as is
| done in the United States.
! Letter From Cardinal Gibbons.
| The marquis read "a letter rece led
| by the marchioness from Cardinal Glib
| bons. indorsing the campaign of the
| two. The letter follows:
| Il am happy to learn of the great and
good work which YOU have accom-
| plished in Ireland. through co-opera-
ton with the Women's National Health
Association. in combating disease. and
therefore promoting the success and
| happiness of that beloved country. 1t
| is especially gratifying to know of the
determined and successful efforts that
| have been made against tubercul osis
| the toll of which is in SO large measure
| in every country unnece ssary.
IL sincerely hope that your efforts to
| continue this merciful work will meet
with most hearty response from all
sides. and that the happy result OF the
| future will even surpass those of the
past.
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Winners of Honors.

Armstrong carried off most of the
high school houors last year. winning
the cadet drill Gncluded in athletlcs).
the foot bail aud track Championships.
NJ street Highs representative won
the base bah and basket ball cham
plonshlps. tntil last year the Phelps
Business school had won the base ball
Championship for three successive
years. under the coaching OF s f.
Compton.
These were the winners in the ele-
mentary schools. Outdoor track cham
pionship, Mott School, eleventh divis-
ion: base ball. John r. Cook School
eleventh division; heavyweight la ket
ba championship, John r. Cook school.
eleventh division. and lightweight has
ket ball championship, stevens School.
tenth division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
GIRL SCOUTS GUESTS
AT THE POULTRY SHOW
Exhibition, Which Closes Tonight,
Declared Most Successful
Held Here.

Girl Scouts were guests today at the
fourth annual snow of the National
Capital Poultry and Pigeon Associa-
ton in the Arcade. several hundred OF
the Girl Scouts attending the exhibit
ton. which is to close tonight.
The show is declared to have been
the largest, best and most successful
ever held in Washington. in point of
number of entries. excellence. attend
ance and general interest. More than
1900 individual entries compose the
display, this being by far the largest
number ever shown at an exhibition
in Washington.
Winners Have Their Prizes.
Premiums and specials have all been
awarded. and prize winners have re-
ceived their money, trophies and RIB
bons. This, it is stated, is unusual IN
poultry shows, winners as a rule hav-
ing to wait until after the close of the
show to receive their prizes.
First prize for the best commercial
display was captured by Golden x Co.
of this city, whose dressed fowls, etc,
were easily the best shown. num-
w
fattened on the feeds put up by the
company are to be distributed free just
before the close OF the show tonight.
Exhibits by Government.
The exhibits of the poultry division
of the Department of Agriculture, and
that of the bureau of chemistry. were
attractive. The former included NINA
ture models of modern poultry houses,
showing the proper arrangement and
construction of such buildings.
One of the features of the show was
a pen of Houdans, the property of Dr..
Fl. L. Dunno of Sligo, Md. The pen
has never been defeated. winning first
prize wherever shown, including Buff
faIo. Pittsburgh, Madison Square Gar
den. ". Y: Washington and Grand
Central Palace, New York. An offer
of $500 has been refused for this pen
of five fowls.
Edward Gibson of this city, whose
white Orpingtons were a feature of
the show, was awarded first cock, first
and second hen first and second pullet
and first pen. He also won the silver
cup offered by the American Orpington
Club for the best display of white Or
pingtons in the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
E. H. Sothern to Retire.

NEW YORK, January 22.-E. H.
Sothern will retire from the stage at
the end of the season. With Mrs. Soth-
ern, who was Julia Marlowe. he will go
to Warwickshire. England, which he
will make his permanent home. Mrs
Sothern retired from the stage several
years ago on account of i'll health. MIR.
Sothern was born in New Orleans in
1859 and made his first appearance on
the stage in New York in 1879.
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ELABORATE PROGRAM
BY 0RATOR|O SOCIETY
Washington Organization to Pre-
sent Mendelssohn's "St. Paul"
Probably in April.

An appeal has been sent to $50 sing
ers in Washington. to the musical di
rectors Of all the local singing organi-
cations and to the teachers Of singing
in the public schools. asking their sup
port in the efforts of the Washington
Oratorio Society to present Mendels-
sohn's st. Paul" which probably will
be sung some time in April
An effort is being made to obtain d
greater response of singers than evei
before in the history of the society
for the work to be undertaken is one
of great magnitude. The first re-
hearsal is to be held Monday evening
in the chapel of the Church of the
Covenant, at 18th and y streets north
west.
Directors and Managing Board.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson and Henr,
II. Freeman are the musical director.
of the society, which has for its boa.C
of managers Henry II. Freeman, chair
man: J. Walter Humphrey, treasurer
Mrs. Zell Weaver Jayne, secretary
Robert Mop. Milans, George H. Wilson
Mrs A. +. Tennille. George r. Tucker
William J.. Mayo. librarian: Benja mil
a. Leimbach and Mrs. Martha y. Miles
During the three years the societ!
has been organized three works hav'
been presented with Mr.. Wrightson a
director. The Word of God" by Gil
bert Spross: elijah" by Mendelssohn
and THE Messiah" by Handel. Sine
the rendition of THE Messiah las
February by chorus of las voices. MI
Freeman also has conducted anotne
successful concert
The society is to rehearse every Mon
day night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Organization of the Co|ored
Schools to Conduct Indoor
Meet at Convention Hall.
FEBRUARY Is SELECTED
AS DATE OF COMPETITION
Management Outlines Work and
Purpose of the Association-List
of Present Officers.

Plans for an active season of spring
games are being made by the Athletic
League of the public schools. in the
tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth
divisions comprising the colored
schools), one of the most important
events of the year-an indoor athletic
|meet-being planned for February %.
1t is to be held in Convention Hall I'M
der the joint auspices of the league and
Howard University.
The committee in charge consist of
Edwin b. Henderson, chairman; s. f..
Compton, secretary: J. b. Allen, treas
urer; c. Holmes. j. b. Hunter, c. c.
Bannister W. II. Foster. Kelly Miller,
jr.; Harry Martin. Walker Savoy, ]. F,
~ Wilkinson, DIR. Julia r. Hall and J.
Moria Saunders.
Work of the league has now passed
the experimental stage and apparently
is making progress which is satisfac-
tory to the officials of the schools. AL
though the league is termed of the
divisions named, it includes in reality
all athletics in the colored schools, in
Guiding high and normal school &C
tivities.
Scope of Leagues Work.
Headed by volunteer officers, drawn
from the personnel of the teaching and
official force. the league supervises ath-
letics in such a way as to benefit phys
ically, mentally and morally. it is said.
Here are some of the points which its
devoteeS claim for it:
Teaching of proper control at athletic
games and cessation of rough hous-
ing among children, thereby prevent
NJ sTl1n Ii ir-tt
Keeping many boys in school because
of athletic interests.
Development of ideals of American
life through the teaching of fair play,
democracy and loyalty.
Improvement of health and teaching
of better care of the human body.
Closer cooperation between teachers
and pupils. giving greater opportunity
to the teacher for studying the boys
and girls in his or her charge.
Substitution of healthful and inter-
esting constructive recreation for idle
ness and recreations of doubtful or
harmful nature.
Stimulation of mental development
through desire of pupils to keep up in
studies, SO as to be able to participate
in games. and through co-ordinating
games with study.
Solved Many Problems.
The league has not had an especially
easy road during its existence, for
there we're many problems to be solved.
1t has made excellent progress, how
ever. it is claimed, and most of it's
problems have been properly solved.
One of the propositions which it must
face continually, however, is to keep
it's Offices filed with those persons who
are willing 20 do the work, not merely
adorn the positions. This problem is
probably made more acute by the fact
that there is no compensation for the
workers under the existing laws rec
ognition for the services cannot even
be made in giving promotions.
The league has general committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

and blue: NJ Street High School. red
and black. and Phelps Business school,,
purple and white.
Practically all of the games are
played by the league on public fields o.
pla ygrounds. in the gymnasium OF
either the 18th Street Branch Of the
Y. NJ. c. \. or of the Armstrong Manual
Training school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Recruits Cost 500 Each.
To Explore Colombian Oil Fields.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. January ga
party of seventeen American oil men.
seven of them Pittsburghers, will leave
here next Tuesday for Colombia, South
America, to explore the fuel oil fields
far in the interior of that country and
said to be the richest in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Garment Workers Win Strike.

PHILADELPHIA, January -. The
strike OF garment workers. which be-
gan last Monday. has been settled. the
strikers being granted all their de-
mands by the board of arbitration,
headed by Mayor Smith, except that
the price committees to regulate the
wages of p!eceworkers viii he com
posed alike of union and non-unicu
workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Her Palace a Hospital.

When war was declared Marquise de
Gozdawa opened her palace as hos
pital for sick and wounded soldiers
Word was sent to evacuate the palace
but owing to the critical illness of her
children. the marquise was compelled
to remain. as she dared not risk send
ing the children in the open carts pro-
vided for the sick and wounded SOL
diers.
Shut up in one room without the
services of physician. and her one
faithful serving maid captured by Ger
man soldiers who were infatuated by
her beauty. Marquise de Gozdawa was
forced to listen to the delirious raw
inss of her suffering children. All
through the days and nights when they
cried for food, all she had with which
to appease their hunger was swiebach,
preserves and tea. After twenty weeks
of enforced Imprisonment, she was per-
mitted to leave Poland by way of Ger
many, for Rotterdam, and sail for New
York.
Seven times she and her children
were taken before the communicative,
and twice visited by the police in the
palace. On the frontier Marquise de
GoZdawa was searched and every gar
ment she wore taken from her and eX-
amined. This took place in the waiting
room of a railway station with only a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Economical Service

is offered YOU in the Classified Business
announcements i'll the Want Ad Page.
YOU can get good service at mod
crate prices from Carpet Cleaners,
liners, Furriers. Mattress Makers,
Paperhangers, Talking Machine Re-
pairers, Piano Tuners, Raincoat Re-
pairers. Window Shade Makers.
And YOU will find there the an
nouncements of Massage Parlors and
Turkish Baths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
Meetings of Committees.

At a sale of the household effects of
the late F'risby Doub, bachelor farm
er of Keedysville. Md. Samuel J. Ham :
mond, the executor. found a tin can
beneath a coal bin containing between
$500 and 500 in gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
MRS. MORRIS DEFENSE
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK
Court Again Refuses to Admit Con-
LESSONS of Alleged Negro
Accomplices

PROVIDENCE, r. l., January 22.--Mrs
Elizabeth r Mohr, who has been on trial
for two weeks with Cecil Brown and
Henry Spellman. the two negroes whom
she Is accused of having hired to kill
her husband, DR.. c. Franklin Mohr, last
August rested over the Saturday court re-
cess today in the assurance that next
week would see the beginning of the in
PRODUCTION of evidence in her defense
The testimony for the prosecution was
understood to be nearly ended when court
adjourned yesterday.
Another unsuccessful effort WAS made
by the prosecution yesterday afternoon
to have the alleged confessions of the
accused negroes admitted as evidence
against her.
Court Stands by Ruling.
The court had previously ruled out this
evidence as affecting Mrs. Mohr. but At
torney General Rice moved that. in view
of the testimony of George W. Heals. DR.
Mohr's negro chauffeur. which, he said
| showed conspiracy" all the evidence
which had been admitted only as concern
ling Cecil Victor Brown and Henry Fl
Spelman. the negro defendants. be now
considered by the jury against the widow
as well.
Judge Stems replied that he was not
inclined to change his previous ruling.
The attorney general said that he
would renew his motion Monday. and
would sumbit authoritative decisions
in support of it.
At the hour of adjournment Miss
Gertrude Stevenson of Boston, a news
paper writer, was on the stand She
testified that she interviewed the
three negroes-Brown. Spellman and
Healis-in Jail. and that Brown wrote
something on a slip of paper which he
said was to be his alibi." Miss Steven
son said he asked her to give the paper
to his sister, and also requested that
the witness get Mrs. Mohr to send him
an attorney.
Message to Mrs. Mohr.
Brown told me to tell Mrs. Mohr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
BUTTONS CO RAPIDLY
my. ". c. A. CAMPAIGN
Get One" and I've Got One"
Help to Increase the
Membership.

Get One" and I've Got One" are the
legends adjoining two kinds of buttons
supplied for the membership campaign Of
the local Y. w. C. A, being waged in
connection with the jubilee of the ma
tional organization. Both phrases refer,
of course. to a new member. When q
member has secured an addition to the
roll she is entitled to don one of the
latter sort.
Under the leadership of Miss Miriam
Barstow membership secretary, the sup
ply of buttons is rapidly diminishing. The
campaign, conducted by committee Of
(which Mrs Woodbury. Pusfer is chair
man, began yesterday and will continue
until February 16.
Tells of Consumers League.
Miss Cornell label secretary of the Ma
tional Consumers League, addressed a
meeting of women at the Y. w. q. A.
rooms, 619 14th street northwest, Thurs
day evening. Miss Cornell investigates
manufacturing concerns which petition
the Consumers League for the use of the
label of the league.
,, Twenty members of the Takoma
Chapter of the Y. w. c. A, accompanied
by escorts, dined at the association
cafeteria Thursday evening. Follow :
| ing dinner. d business meeting was
held, after which the guests were
directed over the quarters where
classes in German. English, gymnasium
drill and design were being taught.
| Upon completing the tour. the mem
| bers crossed to the swimming pool
which is opposite the association
| building on q street. Here the Thurs
day evening instruction class was OBJ
| served.
Meetings of Committees.
| Two committees held sessions at the
Y ". c. A. yesterday afternoon. Mrs
John D. Hird, chairman, presided a,
the meeting of the gym committee. and
| Mrs. Fred +. Wright. chairman, pre-
sided at the meeting of the girls work
committee. Attention was called to the
new English class, organized Wednes-
day evening. for the purpose of train
ing the industrial girls. who are mem
bers of the girls clubs Twelve girls
registered for the first meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
HEADS Of ARMY STAFF
BACK GARRISON PLAN
Think Continental Army Practical
Way of Providing fer Ma
tional Defense.

Support for Secretary Garrison's con-
tinental army plan yesterday was given
by Maj. Gen. Scott and Maj. Gen. Bliss.
chief and assistant chief of staff of the
army. respectively, before the Senate
committee on military affairs.
Both of the generals expressed the
opinion that the only really democratic
method of building up an army for the
protection of the country was through
universal military service. But they
sa id they did not believe that the coun
try would tolerate such a system now.
Discussing the details of the various
bills under consideration, Gen. Bliss
Said that proposed by the War Depart
ment was the only one which appeared
satisfactory or to contemplate a def
mite policy.
Views of War College.
TIE War College division of the gem
eral staff. he said, has fixed 100000
men, somewhat trained. as the irreduci
BILE minimum necessary for the coun-
try's safety in the first shock of war.
The proposal to increase the regular
army to 10000. as suggested in Sem
ator chamberlain's tentative bill, he
added, wholly inadequate by IT.
self. Moreover, he added. it was i'm
possible to recruit a larger force than
40, 900 men, proposed by Secretary
Garrison for the regular army, without
increasing pay or otherwise giving
added inducements. He read a report
from the adjutant general declaring
that it would be impossible to recruit
even 900 men in peace times, and
that the average maximum force that
could be maintained was only 10000.
Recruits Cost 800 Each.
Recruits now cost the government
500 per man, delivered to their regi-
ments, the general said. He disap-
proved short enlistment terms to build
UP a regular reserve, saying this would
make it necessary to recruit 100000 or
more men annually.
Questioning both witnesses. Chair
man Chamberlain brought out the
statement that the bill prepared by
Secretary Garrison had never been sub
mitted to the War College division OF
the general staff. Gen. Scott pointed
out, howev that the continental plan
had been approved by the War Col
lege in its report to the Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22
League Trophies.

Several trophies are in the possession
of the league. These are one of the
ways in which interest is kept up in
the organization, being given to the
winners each year.
Then, for both elementary schools
and high schools, small, attractive but
tons bearing a has relief of spriater.
ready to run, are given to those boys
attaining certain athletic standards.
In this manner not only the natural
athletes OF the schools are developed,
but the smaller boys, and quite proba :
bic those needing the training most. are
encouraged to take an interest in self
development. Two grades of buttons
are offered in the elementary or grade
schools-one of bronze. and one a little
higher, half bronze and half silver. All
silver buttons are offered to the high
school boys.
Each division and high school has its
distinctive colors. as follows: Tenth di-
vision, bottle green: eleventh division,
royal purple; twelfth division, navy
blue; thirteenth division. maroon: Arm
strong Manual Training School. orange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-22

the important Russian fortress OF
Brest -Litovsk (now in the hands OF
Germans). was unable to escape from
the advancing Germans because of the
illness of her children. who had con-
tracted typhus fever. Her servants
fled at the approach of the enemy
The German officers who took over heI
castle she said. allowed her but one
room of the many where she had been
mistress before. and this only that she
might nurse her children. Her train
ing for the Polish Red Cross Corps
proved invaluable in this emergency
and she finally brought them through
the crisis.
In describing the awful days of anx-
iety. when she and the children were
huddled in one room. she says: Il was
deserted by every one. separated from
my husband. and left to live or die as
the case might be-