The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-16
Washington News Of
Interest TO West Va.

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WAStiTN.;TuN. l.. t.. May l5.-A'-
r"r,ins Ia iit,' Figures; "t tin. ,'.'u~liS Dr.
f'artnt""t ;hs:" ""r". III iHi". ~. 49,
West NirEIuiaiiS between thu. ages oI -
and 81. ih" '"nScrirti"n age. and t!"'
same department .St:;uaT"S tlai ihrr"
are NOW I'll. hnn West Nirg:;ii.li;S SuhlrC:
- the draft
Mis-. iErtta Jewell ErnNn. widow al
th. late '"nrr"sSn;,! William -. Br"wit.
a. tiI, S".'"ui district. iS among those
artists announced :" tax" Fart III me
plays wh.vh VIII l." acted - drdira'"
the nrw Nat:"rUtI = Ivan Theatre. whI''tt
has h''"ii huIlt hN ruS"rmu"nt funds ~!
the Monument grounds. Tins i att open
air 'hrttr". aud ii,.' FIRST tangible "vi-
'l"n'" which Uncle Sam iia> given Of Uu-
t!ftlnS d"Hn'At;' art RESIDES Mr Brown.
th"r" Viii IL, I r"iahir array ~ artists.
Among 'h"m t. II Suuth-r. otis Skill
n"r. .Gi..i Nar!"wr and uirilh,rS ~ TIL.
th"$niru !'rnf,'s&t"u. - tiaU hig!. class.
.\m"nS "a promoters IT this enterprise.
are Nv" ",ls"r Nest N:rgIriar< y. II.
Sh"rl"'d AND hI% WIFE. professionally
ku"wu - ,rt-itr T,'rr Thr Gown oI
Shrph-;tt>:"wn. " Va WIS founded
~ Mt. Nh"pn"r'l> ar"r>t".~. and H. w.IS
h""u 'h''''' H." i i Snah..Sr"art,r ;tc;"'
,"i superior tai"a'. Thu d"di"a;I"n OF
ur!' sam "'''' anal only th"1'r" VIII
m"t"r~ h"li">r that this little "ut-dn"c
theatre ~ thr ,miiili step taken toward
II natI"ually endowed THEATRE which, Will
represent 'k'' hiSis"~; !,i.'alS ANA I$pir'
toms ~ the pEn;r~Sinu Friends q: Mrs.
Brown HAY" hr,'u predicting for some
time THAI she w"u''i return: IL the stage.
and they SAY IN Nj: participation in ;h':
drdicatl.'n " III" National SYLVAN Thea
:" evidences -; ultimate fulf:llmtut u
ihcir prophecy. ~ iZ"tta Jewell. the
actress. MrS R"uwu was leading lady
~ IN" l'"it rlay""> in 'hr Capital for
several Years. NSiI. from her pro-
i"SSi"uai work. sh" was accorded 4
prominent position in social circles in
This cay She is an artist of exceptions
ally htSh ability. with the ;ru" artists
!ove t": Hr: work and THAI - The reason
why her friends here believe that she
Will. before hong. St;Scumn TO some one
OK the tempting offers which managers
and prcdGr"rS ar dangling before her.
Her baby SON. William Gay Brown. .r..
Is now NJ that age where 4 consideration
Of these offers is considered practicable
Charles :. Trump. 4 cadet from the
West Virginia, University. with an AMI
h;ttou 1" enter uuc OF the officers train
INK camps. is in the city. Trump has
passed all thc examinations and his
papers show THAI he is q soldier who
has had experience and stands high lit
his, military studies. AS 4 last effort
to Sc; into one OF the training camps.
Congressman Bowers took him 10 Secre-
rary Of va" Baker. Secretary Baker
knows TrU3ln'S family. for Trump Is Z
M2rtinShurS resident and Mr.. Baker is
also As i Result ~ the personal inter
view arranged hy congressman Bowers.
ii is believed that Trump will succeed
IL: getting called ~ one Of the camps.
although thr war department reports
shat ali OF the sixteen camps are full
and men by the hundreds AZ" being ;urE-
ed down.
- rlsri,
Is back again in Washington. this time
about decided 10 enlist in the cavalry
branch or ;hc array service. '"h"rlHY
was here last week and. with the back
Ing .: congressman woodward. passed
The examinations for the Officers Re
serve Corps. and expected - bs called
10 camp for training. Bit hA was not.
and has given up hope OF that. Rut he
IS determined apparently 10 break into
;he service. SO he paid q visit 10 Fora
Myer TO sea the com ma ndant Their" ahou-
enlis;inS in the cavalry arm ~ the SER
vice.
Dana T. Ogden. Il nephew. Of RI. {.
Ogden. the Wheeling editor. who IS /
student a, the University o. Wisconsin,.
has been recommended by Senator Suth-
also. T.. 3. Howard. OF Huntington. Tho
application a.: i. 'raiE Miller. Tr.. n3
Huntington. Tor appointment as first
lieutenant III ths engineers corps OF tho
land. with = strong person: endorse
picni. +. $. Harrison. president OF the
Halltown Paper Board Company. has.
through Senator Sutherland. rendered
his plan; 10 tho Gotrrnnient IL IL needs
IL. and his personal services. M FIar-
rtSon - graduate of Yale and con-
S,ructica engineer w:o has had wIdo
range "f useful experiences. His offer
and his name. along with his record.
goes down on tho government lists Al
available Two other experienced con-
ScruCtion engineers. who would Xix" 70
h., sent to FranCe a." T.. n. Sanl"r. ~
Weston. and l.. y. triS:man. OF r.tkinS.
They have written S.ut;"r Sutherland
to that effect. and he has Forwarded
their correspondence ~. Lieut.. 'ol. Her
bert DsakEn". caro- District Engineers
Office. SIS Weatii"rSpnon building. Phll-
:: dslph:a. with u strong r"cnnimen6l-
ton. This address !s given for the in.
formation Of West Virginia construction
engineers who may desire TO enter the
service They will save time hy all
dressing their applications TO that I'D
dress
riar~r.s Il. Mirha-ls o. Harrisburg,
has Invented Il device. which l." believes
viii help meet the German submarine
situation. and has asked congressman
Reed TO arrange for him IL meet Tie
navy a"thorities and explain il 10 th"n.
Mr. Reed visited the Nav department
yesterday fer that purpose. and Ar
MichaeiS viii have The opportunity he
seeks.
\. - TnomoSnm aud II. cassidy. o.
charleston. :lr-' in Washington t"r ,h'.
purpoS" 1T ,nurl"rtiug themselves with
;ha s;lvI. AND john Russell AID his ;w"
IONS. at f..'w tSii.r:.. TIL" hos arr de-
S.r0u> -: getting into III" ARM service
=. ". Hanna. law partner -; Judge
I:"eSe blizzard. 81 i'arkrrSh'irS. il 4
visitor II Washington. Ne stopped Oft
here - lGut" :" i:!"t;mnud. wher" he is
10 argue :, caS, In court for i client.
rr. r. Y. Eutt iI-r. = We. known dSu-
r;St of Point Pleasant. was t"-!a% rec-
"mrnende,i b% congressman H.. =. Wnou-
yard for appointment, 1 dental sur
EenE liz til" army.
William Jackson has been appointed
postmaster at Douglas. taihnuu county.
Willard t.. ltiCr has been commissioned
l,oStmHSt". 1T Power. W. Va.