Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

President Wilson announced that he
would march on foot i'll the prepareh-
ness parade to be held June II and also
review the procession. A bill designed
to prevent false advertising in the
District was signed by the President
Several hundred unioniZed employees OF
the Washington Terminal Company
went on strike on account of an alleged
"padrone system" The President,
prominent government officials and
members of Congress joined in honor
ing the nations soldier and sailor ne
roes on Memorial day. Primaries were
held to select delegates to represent
democratic voters in the District AT
the democratic national convention.
Womans preparedness camp al Chevy
Chase closed after having given m
struction to nearly 1000 women. Jus
tice Mccoy in the District supreme
Court rendered an opinion in the civil
suit of the Riggs National Bank
against Treasury officials. some points
being decided in favor of the pia1ntl1s
and some in favor of the defendants.
Henry Lane Wilson, former American
amha ssador to Mexico. filed supple
mentary suit in the District supreme
Court against Norman Hapgood, for
mer editor of Harper's Weekly, for al
legged libel. Rev q. c. +. Bratenahl.
former rector of St Alban's parish. was
installed in office as dean of the Wash
Iingtou Cathedral. District Commits
sioners appeared before subcommittee
of Senate District committee in inter
est of District Appropriation bill.
Albert S. Janin was declared entitled
to priority of invention of the hydro
aeroplane by decision of Justice Van
Orsdel of the District Court of Appeals,
this action reversing the decision of the
commissioner of patents. who had given
priority to Glenn II. Curtiss. Com
panies F and q of Eastern High School
won first and second place, respec-
lively. in the annual High School
Cadet driil. The District Court of APP
peais affirmed the decision of Justice
Could of the District Supreme Court.
holding rule a. of the board of educa-
tion, which automatically removes a
female teacher on her marriage, to be
inconsistent with the organic school
law. Suit was brought in the District
Supreme Court to prevent amalgana :
tion of the Federal Employees Union
with Federal Labor Union, No. 1882.
More than 300 delegates, representing
thirty states, attended the first con-
vention of the Tobacco Merchants AS
ISOLATION commencement and gradua-
ton exercises were held by the Ma
tional Park Seminary, the Washington
College of Law. Trinity College aud
Howard University School of Theology.
Brookland's annual rose show was held.
The annual award OF prizes to students
of the Corcoran Art Gallery was made.
Impressive ceremonies marked the dedi-
cation of a District of Columbia stone
on the Walker road, west of Good Hope.
The Washington Monument was used
as screen on which to show motion
pictures of the national parks. {. &.
Calhoun was elected president of the
Southern Society. Residents of the city
who died during the week were F.
Dwight Clapp. who devised the system
of nun bering the houses in the city in
1859; Or. Thomas Hamlin Strohecker. a
well known home missionary; Rear
Admiral John F. Merry, L. S. y. re
tired: John d. sullivan, real estate
broker: Col. John s Mosby. celebrated
Confederate raider; Mrs. Matilda S. Fox
and Col. Franklin W. Brooks, L. S. A.
retired.