The Washington herald., 1919-04-27

uel McGowsn has loaned the services
tion to meet the expenses of the
pageant
One OF the really important events OF
the week was the opening of the base
ball series. Society, as well as other
folks. all drifted out to the ball park
last Wednesday to see the game and
II was a good one, too. l can tell you.
In spite Of the last few cold days,
spring is well established and has
brought with it all OF its out door at.
tractors. The tennis courts are all
filled every day now. the races are on
and people are even slipping away for
fishing trips The circus Is coming on
May L and 13.and the horse show on
May %
DUmbsrton Club at its annual meet
ing at the clubhouse elected men,
krrs OF the board of governors and
made plans for an active tennis sea-
son. The club noted its approval
of the National Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion's sanction of the request for the
annual tournament for the champion
ship Of the District, which will be
held September S. and also voted to
.-Ehich were done away with during
I the war period The boys and the
!. juniors tennis tournaments for the
: championship OF the District also will
1 be played on the Dumbarton courts
Z The club unanimously adopted a
resolution for the appointment OF a
{ committee. headed by Mai. Boyd Tay-
lor. to put through a plan for a
I swimming pool on the club grounds.
The pool probably will be about 15
feet long by IS or % feet wide. and
. it is expected will become an added
feature OF the club. which. for the
last year or two. has been, in the
= main. a tennis club.
Z The club approved the schedule OF
: matches of the Washington Tennis
: Association. under which Dumbarton
: Club will compete with Chevy Chase
and Columbia clubs and with the De-
partmental and Suburban leagues for
the championship OF the District. and
with Baltimore for the intercity
championship. Last years Dunbar
= ton tennis team. under the leadership
OF Samuel Herrick. captain, won the
championship of the District and de-
fssted Baltimore in the intercity
series.
Seven members of the board OF gov
ernors were chosen. three to serve for
three years. three for two years and
one for a single year. Those elected
were Roger Boyle. George Dawson.
Gould Lincoln. a. J. Gore. Col. Mas
tellar. Burr johnson and Samuel Her
rick
The Dumbarton courts have been
open 20 play for more than a week
and are rapidly rounding into first
class shape.
One Of our most enthusiastic fish
ermsn in town is Thomas Watt
Gregory. former Attorney General.
Another is Judge Hitz. who fire.
quentIy accompanies Mr.. Gregory
on his fishing jaunts. usually up
q" Seneca. Md. on the Potomac.
Cen William l. Marshall is an
other fisherman. and in spite Of
his size. gets about the country
and in and out of rowboats Won
dcrfulIy. He is often accompa-
ricd by his old friend and fellow
Georgian. Herbert Fl. Brown. who
tells an amusing story about the
general who was sitting on wharf
fishing once and couldn't get up
il was at Chesapeake Beach-and
how il took several men to lift
him. Also on another occasion
they wcr. down there after the
resort and hotel had closed and
missed the last train back to
town. They finally succeeded aft
"r several attempts. to arouse
som" one in the hotel who said
sh" would fix UP a room with two
beds in il for them. which she
did. Mr.. Brown. in his amusing
fashion. tells how he turned over
and saw the general across the
room sound asleep but resting on
the hoOr-the springs having given
away under his great weight of some
300 pounds until he touched the
floor.
The day of the farmerette has
come around again. In New York
they have been quite busy and
about week or so ago had a
parade on April Il. think it was.
Tractors and hay wagons had the
right of way on Fifth avenue. New
York was invaded by an army of
1000 formerettes. in smocks, bloom
ers, puttees and large straw hats.
Farmerettes celebrated the first field
day OF the New York State women's
land army in Manhattan, BROOKLYN
and the Bronx and in milk pals col
lected funds for the land army's
week. Students from Barnard and
Hunter colleges. from Washington
irving and other high schools, and
young women from industrial occu-
patlons participated in the work.
They wore blue smocks and bloom
-ers. puttees and large straw hats.
tractors and hay rigs helped to
supply farm color. The money OBJ
(. tanned in part will be used to start
permanent rural community centers
for farmers and their families,
The first OF this seasons farmer
cites will don their overalIs and
broad brimmed hats and study farm
implements as the first part of tbe
course to be conducted by the New
York State woman's land army
which will open camp in Clinton
county sometimes this month, The
camp has been provided by Mr. and
Mrs. wallace FELTON,. OF Schuyler
rails. II includes 500 acres. 900
chickens and a model dairy.
More than 20 farmerettes aIraadv
have been recruited for a second sea-
son on the farm. The girls will go to
camp in squads Of twenty-five and
thirty.
Many opportunities for work on
farms and on cooperative commercial
truck farms are offered to farmerettes
nv the District of Columbia division