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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
TO DIG ANACOSTIA CHANNELS.
Baltimore Concern Awarded Con-
tract by U. S. Engineer.

A contract for the dredging of about
100000 cubic yards of material from
the channels of the Anocostia river.
above and below the navy yard, has
been awarded by the United States en-
gineer service to the Maryland Dredg-
ing and Contracting Company of Balti-
more. 1t is thought that operations
will not be begun until early in spring.
as the firm has under way a number OF
government contracts along Chesa-
peake bay and on the James river. The
excavated material is to be pumped
ashore on the reclamation projects of
the local engineer office, and a large
area now covered by water on high
tides will be brought several feet above
the tidal level. The contract calls for
the deepening of the channel above the
Anacostia bridge to sixteen feet at
mean low water. and to twenty-five
feet below the bridge. This will make
the lower end of the Anacosta a feet
deeper than is the river at it's shoaliest
point. The additional foot will be dug
in order to obtain the material for fills
on the fats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Colored Republicans Meet.

meeting of colored republicans was
held Saturday night at 1903 Dumbarton
avenue northwest by members of the
fourteenth. eighth, fifteenth. nine
teenth, twentieth. third, fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh. eleventh. ninth. tenth,
sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
districts At the conclusion of many
warm speeches made by the speakers,
who reviewed the merits and the de-
merits of the active and the prospec-
tive candidates, the meeting Endorsed
by a majority vote DR.. Charles H. Mar
shall of West Washington for delegate
and J. Finley Wilson for alternate del
egate from the District of Columbia
to the republican convention to be held
in Chicago June Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Swearing OF

On New Year day the world
Worn jay, who's tired of beer and
bitters, frames up an oath to cut
ont both and join the Pumpville
critters. In gilded halls he's
bought highballs, and brandy by
the pony, and blown his kale for
foaming ale, and found the whole
thing phony. He's worn old rags
while placing jags his saturated
hide in, for lads who booze can't
have good shoes and clothes they
take a pride in. He had a place,
but in disgrace, was fired by his
employer; for boys who drink
the old red ink find it the Job de-
stroyer. He's looped the loops
with noisy troops of youths who
raise the dickens; he's bumped
the bumps, and, in the dumps, re-
pentance throbs and quickens
Swear off, young man, while yet
you can, and leave the booze be-
hind you; the suds you buy, the
rot-and-rye. will poison you and
l:lind you. Swear off, tired heart
The water cart is waiting at the
portal, to bear you far from gild-
ed bar, to where men sing and
>clroftle. To Hydrantgrad it goes
pay lad; climb on. ere it's goner
There You'll win back the things
you lack, your self respect, your
honox. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
RACING PIGEON UNION
MEMBERS IN BANQUET
Sneakers Before Washington Cen
ter Urge Broadening of Sport.
Prizes Offered.

Fraternalism was the keynote OF
speeches delivered at the annual ban
quet of the Washington Center OF the
American Racing Pigeon Union Satur-
day night at Harvey's.
Each of the speakers urged the
broadening of the racing pigeon sport
more especially among those of the
younger generation, and pledges were
made to bring closer utilization
among the fanciers in the District.
Among those who made addresses
were E. F. Sugru, r. B. Lloyd, b. F.
Miller. Edward Fuhrmann. D. c. Bus
call, John Holmead, Harry Fairbanks,
Charles Dusterhoff. J. C. Laid, r. \.
Hunt, A. s. Johnson and W. F. Dismer.
The prize winners in the recent pig
con show were announced as follows:
r. b. Lloyd, B. r. Miller. E. F. Sugru,
Cab Pennington, Fred Beilstein, p. D.
Norris. Riley Hunt, W. S. HiXon, F. =.
Leach and d. c. Buscall.
A carving set donated the members
of the organization was won by Charles
ImSterhoff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
TWENTY-FIVE NAMES IN LIST.
Contest for Directorate of the
Chamber of Commerce.

Although eight candidates have with
drawn from the race, the list of nomi-
nees for the position of director of the
Chamber of Commerce still contains
Twenty-Five names. The annual meet
ing of the chamber is to be held at the
New Willard Hotel tomorrow night
when ten directors are to be elected, and
the rivalry for these positions is keen.
A meeting of the membership COM
mittee of the chamber has been called
by Chairman William F. Guide for tomor-
row evening at 7:45 O'Clock at the Will
lard Hotel. The following applicants
for membership will be passed upon at
that time: Richard T Cook, Robert j..
Wynne, John T. Ready. p. J. Cook,
George Harper, John r. Shields, e. Cor
don Crawford and W. II. Sardo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
CAPITAL SHOEMEN DELEGATES
National Retailers Association Will
Meet in New York Tomorrow.

Washington shoe merchants are rep
resented at the fifth annual conven-
ton of the National Shoe Retailers
Association of America, in New York to-
day and tomorrow by delegation headed
by Joseph Strasburger. chairman of the
shoe section of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION, and including Arthur Burt, S. f.
Hahn, f. W. Hahn, Joseph Berberich l.
W. Nordlinger. Sol Louis and A. E Fell
ser.
Papers covering every angle of the
retail shoe trade will be submitted and
discussed; the program provides for a
paper by Arthur Burt of this city on
Some ms and Outs of the Shoe Bust
ness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
S. S. THOMPSON PRESIDENT.
Howard University Alumni Associa.
ton Elects Officers.

Officers for the newly organized How
ard University Alumni Association of
the District of Columbia were elected
at the second meeting of the associa-
ton. Saturday night in the library hall,
at Howard campus. DR.. $. S. Thomp-
son was elected president; DR.. D. F..
Wiseman. first vice president; E. l..
Scott. second vice president; Mrs. o. ".
Adams. third vice president; J. |. Nell
son. fourth vice president; Prof. T. W.
Turner. fifth vice president; James Car
ter. sixth vice president: Miss f. Fl,
Banion. seventh vice president; A. s.
pinkett, secretary: Prof. George W.
Hines and e w. Turner. assistant sec
retaries: Mrs. Alma @. Scott, treasurer;
Numa p. Adams, financial secretary
Or. W. l. Smith. sergeant-at-arm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Miller to Make Awards.

1t was announced by Lewis T. Miller
that he would present SIS in gold to the
member of the club winning the most
races the present year and another
$3.50 in gold to the youngest member
winning the largest number of races.
W. H. Fugitt. chairman of arrange
ments. acted as POSTMASTER. Among
those present were: W. S. Hixon. Lew
is T. Miller, John Holmead, Emmett
McCambridge, Fritz Beilstein, W. H.
Fugitt, Charles Kummlarder of Los
Angeles. CAL; Fred Fritz. +. Z. Dis
mer. Harry Fairbanks. +. p. Leach,
Phil Krouse. Z. F. Sugru, r. n. Lloyd,
Edward Fuhrmann, D. c. Buscall,
Charles Dusterhof. J. I. Richards,
Charles H. Dismer. A. G.. Schleher,
Thomas A. Coster of Philadelphia, ]. C..
Laid, f. D. Norris. W. w. Koch. Ed
ward D. Fugitt, B. +. Miller, r. A.
Hunt. A. S. Johnson and w. F. Dismer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
CITY ITEMS.
Boxwood Scales. Schmidt. 1921 18th
Clafiin Optical CO., 8O7 r St.,
Refraeting Opticians.
Star Of the East Flour. 1875 sbl..

40 lbs. $3.50: "a lbs, 9oc: T. lbs. 45c
6 lbs. 23c; "a lbs. Old-time Flour. Sac;
Soughtafter Tomatoes. 10c; 4 Conf
dence Corn. CSC: Umpire Peas. CSC;
8 Sweet Wrinkle Peas, &c; Choice
White Potatoes, 30c; lbs. Macaroni or
Spaghetti. 25c; 4 lbs. Evap. Peaches
CSC; lbs. Fancy Head Rice, &c: I lbs
Buckwheat, 25c: Peanut Butter. lie;
Jelly MINIS. 19c: Walnuts. 19c; Dates
&c; Argo Starch, Sc; 21s lbs. Karo
Syrup, 1Oc; large Jars Molasses, 15c; j
SKIS. Salt, 1oc; Seeded Raisins, 10c
1893 P st. NV. and all the ]. T. D.
Pyles Stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Percy Granger, the Present-Day Mar.
vel of the Music World.

Percy Granger, the Australian com
poser-pianist, who will be the soloist
with the New York Symphony Orches-
ira at the Belasco Theater tomorrow
afternoon, created nothing less than a
genuine sensation during his concerts
in New York:
The Evening Post, terming him a
genius, said: THE audience was hugely
delighted and recalled the Australian
again and again.
Granger has been in America but a
year and half, and in that time has
fairly electrified audiences. being term
ed by many as the greatest of them
all" His recital tomorrow is awaited
with keenest interest.-Advertisem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
To Discuss Preventing War.

Causes and Steps to Prevent War
will form the subject of discussion at
the Capitol Hill Literary Society this
evening at the home of Mrs. Laura B.
Lawson. 2O6 18th street northeast.
James G. Kent is to speak and a mu-
steal program is to be given. e. ".
Carr. president of the society. is to pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

swift & Company's Sales of Beef in
Washington, d. c., for the week ending
Saturday, Jan. S, averaged as follows:
Domestic beef, 1867 cents; imported
beef, none cents per pound.-Adver-
tigement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Humane Society to Meet.

The forty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Washington Humane Society is tc
be held in the gold room of the Shore
ham Hotel Thursday at o'clock, ac-
cording to an announcement made last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
TO START WORK FRIDAY
Six Members of Retail Merchants
Association Named by
Chairman.

The advertising vigilance committee
of the Retail Merchants Association is
to start to work Friday night at a
meeting to be held in the rooms Of the
association, in The Star building.
Chairman Joseph Berberich has named
the six members of the association who
are to participate in the work of the
committee with the representatives of
the citizens associations of the city.
They are julius Lansburgh. NJ. A. Leese.
Washington Topham. Sidney West.
Anton Stephan and Joseph Berberfch.
Friday night complaint blanks will
be distributed to the members for re-
distribution at the meetings of the
citizens associations. The committee
has three cases for consideration at its
meeting Friday night, and 1t is an
nounced that members of the commit
tee are invited to present complaints
at that session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
ADDING TO THE FORCES
FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Congressional Union Organizes
Branch in Eighth Precinct and
Plans One in Seventh.

Preliminary steps to organize a
branch of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage in the seventh pre-
cinct, which includes the Chevy Chase
district, were undertaken at a meeting
held Saturday afternoon at the home
of Miss Lucy MacKrille. II West Kirke
street. Chevy Chase. Mrs. Crystal East
man Benedict was the principal speak
er. and Mrs. Nina E. Allender presided
Miss Mamie Gill of Chevy Chase was
chosen chairman of the tentatively or
ganized branch, and Miss Florence
Wingate was named as secretary. Final
arrangements will be completed at a
second meeting one day this week, on
which occasion 1t Is expected that a
treasurer will be chosen. This gather
ing was the second of a series of meet
ings for the organization of the Dis
trict along precinct lines.
First Meeting of Series.
The first meeting of the series was
held Friday at the home of Mrs. George
Odell, on Hillyer place, Mrs Odell being
chosen chairman of the first branch to
be organized, that of the eighth pre-
cinct. Miss Caroline Hoffman was
elected secretary and Miss Harriet
Luhn treasurer. Mrs. Nina f. Allender,
chairman of the District branch of the
union. presided, and the speakers in
cluded Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs.
Florence Kelly of New York, and Miss
Clara Louise Rowe. precinct organizer
Miss Grace Meehan presided at the tea
table.
Women are always going to try to
remedy conditions" said Mrs. Wiley in
her address. The question is whether
they shall do it efficiently with the bal
lot, or whether their efforts are to be
often futile and their energy wasted in
an attempt to work without the proper
Implements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Vigilance Committee Plan.

ance committee, as adopted at it's or
ganization conference, provides for the
appointment of an investigating COM
mittee of fifteen, which will be ap-
pointed Friday night. This committee
will name its members or other men,
bers of the committee to Investigate
any individual complaints and report
their findings to the committee, which
will in turn take whatever action is
deemed advisable in the premises.
Secretary Columbus is in receipt of
communications from the national vigil
lance committee of the Associated AID
vertising Clubs of the World calling at
tention to certain forms of advertising
which also will be presented to the
committee for it's investigation and re-
port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
NEED Of PREPAREDNESS
IS SHOWN IN SPEECHES
Condition Of American Army and
Navy Subject of Comment at
National Defense Meeting.
Addresses Describe Graphically
What This Country Might Suffer.
Belgium Given as Example.

The lack of preparedness. the need
of charging the army and navy of the
United States and the fate which Bel
GUM suffered because she was unpre-
pared were graphically described at a
national defense meeting in the Be-
lasco Theater last night. The meeting
was held under the direction of DR..
Nevil Monroe Hopkins, author and sci
enlist, for the benefit of the Belgian
scholarship fund. Charles Page Bryan,
former United States bassador to
Japan, presided. and the speakers, in
addition to DIR. Hopkins, were Frederic
J.. Huidekoper. Prof. George Sarton of
the University of Client. and Frederic
r. Coudert. director of the French AL
lance in the United States.
DIR. Hopkins spoke on sea Power and
Our Country" He pleaded for larger
and more adequate navy, citing many
instances in history where a superior
force meant victory. He urged that UNI
restricted immigration into the United
States be not permitted until the pres
simulated. Quality and not quantity
he said, makes a great nation.
Discusses American Army.
The American land forces were dis
cussed by Mr.. Huidekoper. who has
given much study to this question and
has published several boonks on mill
tary subjects. He portrayed the
American army from the days of the
revolution to the present time. He
showed how in each conflict with for
eign foe in which the United States
has engaged it has had a least a two
to-one advantage in numbers. He COM
pared the fighting forces of this coun-
try and those of foreign powers today,
and showed how Inadequate are those
of this country in the event of war. He
said that there can be no patriotic
fighting army where the greatest in
centive to enter the service of the coun-
try is an easy life with a pension in a
few years as reward
Cites Case of Belgium.
The Devastation of Belgium was the
subject of ain address by Prof. Sarton
of the University of Client. Belgium
now lecturer at George Washington
University. He was in Belgium at the
time of the German invasion. and he
declared that had Belgium been prop
erly prepared, Germany would not have
invaded country with which it had e.
solemn promise to observe neutrality
He told of the great appreciation of the
Belgian people for the generosity of
the American people to their country.
The last speaker was Frederic r. Cou-
dert whose topic was National De-
Tense" He summed up the entire topic
of national defense. and took occasion
to hammer home the arguments in its
favor which had been made by earlier
speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
v. R. c. TO RECEIVE
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Arrangements Being Completed for
Reception to Mrs. Carrie
Alexander Bahrenburg.

Arrangements are being made by the
Relief Corps, for a reception to be ten
| dered Mrs. Carrie Alexander Bahren-
burg, national president of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps, who is to be in this
city this week to attend the gathering
of the National Council of Women. The
department plans to have several So
cial functions in honor of the national
president and other national officers
who will be in the city at the same
| time.
Mrs. Mamie Palmer Dorsey, president
Of the Department of the Potomac
Woman's Relief Corps, has named the
following committees:
Committees Are Named.
Legislation - Isabel Worrell Ball
chairman; Josephine C. Kelton, Dora J.
b. Hendrix, Julia Mason Layton
Georgeanna D. Van Fleet.
Hospital-Moree Elizabeth Buckles,
chairman; Ethel Taught Abbott, Eliza
beth b. White, Jennie T. Cusic, Jose
phine Fowler.
| man: Mary V. Gounde, Rebecca Ritner
Elizier b. Davis, Marie a. ID. Madre
The department inspections hove been
held, and the reports are all in, show
| ing that the corps of the department
| are in good financial condition and
that they have increased their mem
| bership appreciably since the meeting
| here of the national encampment, il is
| stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10

Spelshouse, 1915 7th 1T. Main $500. Paper
hanging. window shades, picture frames
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ton
Candid without imprudence. wise
above deceit.
\ true lover of his country.
Always preferring the peoples good
to the peoples favor.
Though he disdained to fawn for
Office.
He filled most of the stations to
which ambition might aspire.
And declining no public trust.
Ennobled whatever he accepted
BY the true dignity and talent
Which he brought into the dis
charge Of its functions.
a great man in an age OF great
men
In life he was admired and beloved
by the virtuous and the wise.
In death he has silenced ca!um-
ny and caused envy to mourn.
He was born in Edinburgh, 1856
And died in South Carolina,
1920"
Of almost equal interest is
the grave of General Davies
uncle and foster father, Rev.
William Richardson. His grave
is in the northeast corner of the
cemetery and is marked by a
very modest slab, hoary with
it's one hundred and forty-four
years and bearing the following
eloquent epitaph:
Here lies
The body OF the much lamented
Rev. William Richardson, VI. \.
Pastor OF Waxbaw Congregation for
IL years and rested from his
labours on the Goth day OF
July a. ID. 1771. Age AZ years.
He lived to purpose.
He preached with fidelity
He prayed for his people.
And being dead he speaks"
Above this epitaph is the coat
of arms of the Richardson
family and between the first
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-28
Old Waxhaw Kirk Yard
In South Carolina
Famous Buryng Ground of Illus Located in ppe
South Carolina
BY G. L. NISBET.

OF the most noted of them are
lost to current history.
The old church here was es.
tablished in 1855 by the first
settlers of interior Carolina.
Through the vicissitudes of a
hundred and sixty years it has
remained a rock of strength to
the Presbyterians of all this
section. Founded by Scotch
Covenantcrs who came down
from Pennsylvania and made
their settlement in the midst of
the Catawba Indians, the church
became the center of one of the
most cultured communities of
the old south. The members of
this congregation first served
the British crown; were leaders
in declaring their independence
and setting up a new govern
ment, and a century later were
loyal advocates of the Confed-
eracy. So in the course of its
history this church has owed
allegiance to three distinct gov
ernments.
Although one of the most in
teresting and historically i'm
portant places in the Carolinas,
this old church and burying
ground are comparatively un-
known. A few years ago the
Daughters of the American
Revolution took the matter in
hand, but nothing of a perma-
nent nature toward making the
place more attractive or pre-
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New Silk Dresses

part and the last four lines in
his own private seal. On the re
verse side Of the stone is this
tribute to his charity:
He left to the amount Of
34OL sterlg. to purchase relig-
ious books for the poor"
In this, as in many other OF
the old inscriptions, the IS" as
made very much like the "f",
which with the extreme age
makes it very difficult to read.
Regularly on Sabbath morn
ings the people of that commu-
nifty gather in the old church
building, the third one since its
organization, for services. In
grove Of magnificent oaks and
ancient cedars, the setting for
a country church is ideal.
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serving it was done. Recently
interest in the old cemetery has
revived, and some of the pa
perS are again featuring stor-
les concerning it. The grounds
nave been scraped and cleared
off and splendid road has been
built from the national automo-
bile highway out to the church.
a distance of about three miles.
The most noted of the dead
buried there is General William
Richardson Davie. The epitaph
on the slab which covers his
grave is classic. 1t is one of
the most beautiful tributes to
the greatness of man ever
penned, and was written bv
Gen. Davies devoted friend
Governor Gasque, of South Car
olina. 1t follows:
I'm this grave are deposited the
remains of
WILLIAM II. DAVIE
The soldier, jurist, statesman and
patriot.
In the glorious war for American
Independence
He fought among the foremost of
the brave
AS an advocate at the bar,
lie was diligent, sagacious. jealous,
Incorruptibly honest, of com
manding eloquence.
In the legislative hall
He had no superior in enlarged
vision
And profound plans OF policy.
Single in his ends, varied in his
his means. indefatigable
In hs eGert.ons.
representing his nation in an i'm
portant embassy,
He evinced his characteristic de-
votion to her interests
And manifested a peculiar fitness
for diplomacy
Polished in manners, firm in ac-
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Many graves marked by
slabs of marble upon which the
quaint old inscriptions are still
legible make the Old WaXhaw
Presbyterian church yard a
most interesting place. Some
of the stones bear dates of the
middle eighteenth century and
many of them mark the rest
ing places of Revolutionary pa
triots. In the south central
part of the yard, in a grave
marked only by a crude, inlet
tered rock, reposes the father
of Andrew Jackson. On the op-
posite side of the grounds is a
similarly marked grave, which
tradition says is the resting
place of George Mckinney,
brother-in-law of Jackson's
mother, and at whose home he
was born.
Many names which adorn
the pages of history are found
on the corroded old slabs mark
ing the resting places of their
illustrious bearers. Richardson,
Davie, Crawford, Sims, Dun
lap, Montgomery, Foster, Crock
EFT and Witherspoon are some
of the names once known to
fame which the humble testimo-
malls to the virtues of good men
now present to the eye of the
visitor. Most of these families,
once the proudest of South Car
olina's afictocracy, have gone
from the community and some
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Music Of the Spt >etes.

The rising and the setting OF the sun
clearly prove that this globe is car
ried round in the space of "a hours in
an eternal and never ending circuit,
and with incredible swiftDess / am not
able to say whether the sound caused
by the whirling about of so great a
mass be excessive, and therefore far
beyond what our ears can perceiy e !;
nor. indeed, whether the resounding
OF so many stars, all carried on at
the same time, and revolving in their
orbits may not produce a delightful
harmony of incredible sweetness. To
us, who are in the interior, the world
appears to glide silently along both by
day and by night.-Pliny.