The Washington herald., 1919-06-30

istic tendencies? I don't. If you do,
explain to me why Jefferson street.
where people have lived for genera
tons, Is treeIess and enjoys cobble-
stones, while Du Pont circle, a new
section, enjoys both trees and as
phalt."
The author OF the foregoing tropi-
cally-temperaturedc communication has
been intimately identified with old
Georgetown for many years and al
ways has manifested a deep interest
in its people and affairs. From her
own means she erected the handsome
"Nemper Bocock Memorial structure
at 1915 Jefferson street. Georgetown
In front of this building she has
placed a drinking fountain for thirsty
nIortals. She supplied the fount with
a drinking cup until the health au-
thorities ordered the discontinuance OF
the use of the vessel. Then Mrs. Lee
had rosted above the fountain O large
metal sign on which is this state
ment:
The law made by men. not women,
allows rotting. insanitary houses.
filled with tubercular germs. to be
rented for homes. but will not allow
cup to be used at this fountain.
saying, The people will get tubercu
losis.'
Mans inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn. "
Although Mrs. Lee is going to con-
| tribute her handsome and costly
building on jefferson street to the
cause OF humanity. probably for a
hospital for crippled children, and has
engaged in many philanthropic ac-
tivities, she objects vigorously to
being termed ''philanthropist."
That term is employed as a camou-
! fage by social climbers who seek to
be pink tea pirates" she says.
T1e Kemper Bocock memorial
! building was erected to the memory
of the minister of that name who was
pastor of Grace NJ. P. Church about
! twenty years ago. 1t has been used
as a clubhouse for young men and
an athletic training school for chill
dren. Mrs. Lee pointed with disgust
| to the venerable cobblestones along
Jefferson street, which might have
been laid by the direction OF George
Washington when he had his head
| quarters in old Georgetown; then she
fired this hot query a the District au-
thorities:
What percentage of the taxes paid
by Georgetown people are spent on
! Georgetown"
! A new police precinct is proposed
\ by citizens Of the suburbs of George
town. in place of the present TennaI-
| lytown sub-station. 1t is pointed out
| that the thickly-settled localities
| north and west of the town are as
/ important as the territory covered by
| the eleventh precinct in Anacostia.
y leading citizen OF the Georgetown
suburbs said an organized effort will
be made to have the sub-station. now
| in charge of Police Lieutenant Giles,
/ converted into the twelfth precinct
| It is said the proposed change 4,
! favored by Republican National Com
! mitteeman Colladay and other influ-
ential citizens.
The Dyer bill providing for a mill
! Iion-dollar armory for the District
| National Guard, was indorsed at d
! meeting of the Army and Navy Vet.
! Grams. at the HYDE School Building
| Friday night. Sergt. Dunbar, who
/ served in the Cuban campaign in 1895;
| the Philippine campaign, and two
years in the war with Germany. was
| elected to active membership. William
/ A. Hickey. also a veteran of the cam
! paigns in Cuba and the Philippines
! proposes a series OF open-air patriotic