The Washington herald., 1916-07-11
HIGHWAY FILMS
Shown AT POLLS
Every Phase of Life and Ac-
tivity of Capital City
Is Exhibited.

Washington as the seat of government
commercial city, pleasure resort and site
of magnificent residences and embassies
Is Ideally pictured in pictures in the 1000
feet OF the film exhibit, THE National
Capital Prepared" shown for the hrst
time at Polls Theater. last night, under
the auspices of the Board of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association.
A distinguished audience including Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Baker, Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Redfeld. and Postma ster-
general and Mrs. Burleson demonstrated
its appreciation by frequent applause.
Secretary of War Baker summarized the
prevailing opinion of the pictures in his
statement at the close of the perform
ance:
II think these pictures are highly in
structive and interesting and a credit to
the organizations that made them pos
sible"
Eevery phase of Capital life has been
brought under the eye OF the camera.
II is the purpose OF the films to show
that the city is prepared commercially,
defensively, scenically. Every section of
the city has been pictured.
show Views at Capitol.
Starting in at Philadelphia, the entrance
to Washington on the Lincoln Highway,
the film shows interesting views of Phil
adclphia. Chester, and Marcus Hook,
Pa, Wilmington. Del, scenes along the
Deleware River. Baltimore, Annapolis and
finally the picturesque roads of Mary
land that lead to Fifteenth and H streets
northeast the Lincoln Highway entrance
to the city.
Besides the buildings on Capitol Hill,
prominent members of the House and
Senate have been permitted to show their
skill as moving picture actors and
Speaker Champ Clark is only one of
several who may be said to film we'll.
All of the building housing the great.
great activities of the government are
next shown and in some OF these the
employees at work have been pictured.
In the commercial life OF the city the
large business houses. department stores.
banks and hotels are shown with familiar
action scenes on F and G streets.
Pennsylvania avenue. Seventh and Ninth
streets and New York avenue.
To show the educational facilities the
Capital presents pictures of the colleges.
high schools and private schools were
exhibited.
A real thriller shows the District fire
department in action from the time that
an alarm is sounded until it has con-
quered a stubborn blaze. The police de-
partment and its officials also come in
for prominence.
President Is "Reeled.''
The beautiful structures housing the
Embassies and the White House are
shown with a specially posed picture of
the President incidentally President
Wilson will attend the performance to-
night and have the opportunity Of see
ing himself on the screen.
The camera takes the audience through
the parks to Fort Myer. where stirring
scenes of the cavalry in action and the
local militia preparing fer its trip to
the border, are shown.
The closing scenes are at Newport
News and Old Point Comfort. with some
graphic pictures of life aboard govern
ment Dreadnounghts and the coast artil-
lery operating coast defense artillery.
During the action of the film. every
Cabinet officer and a large number Of
prominent government officials come un-
der the lens It is the first time that any
comprehensive attempt has been made
to depict the city's attractions with the
aid of moving pictures and the film will
be found especially attractive to those
who have never had the opportunity to
visit the Capital
Performances will be given today and
tomorrow in the afternoon and evening,
and a special popular price has been fixed
for the afternoon shows for the children.
Following its exhibition here the film
will be sent throughout the country as
an inducement for those who are
strangers to pay the city a visit.