The Washington herald., 1920-07-07
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.

Eouc4tor8 Will De interested In
the fame that has come to Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart because she had a
vote cast for ner At the Democratic
national convention. Miss Laura
Clay. also Kentuckian. had q SINH
lar honor paid to her. She IL of an
historic family and has taken to
politics a. . duck does to water.
Mrs. Stewards national reputation
rests on the extraordinary system Of
rural schools for adults which she
has organised and administers. The
mountaineers" who never expected
to have anything done for them
have found In her iight-bringins
angel.
A funeral for the late Mai Gen.
William c. Gorgas In st. PauIs Ca
thedral will give the Brtttsh King.
representatives Of the army and
navy. and the Royal Institute Of
Medicine Q chance to pay tribute to
an American who had profoundly
Influenced recent methods OF CO.
lonial standardization in tropical and
semi-tropical lands. Gen. Gorgss
was en- route to West Africa when
smitten In the British capital. The
Single Takers of this country had
planned to name him as their Presi-
Dental candidate at their coming
convention.
Rudolph Evans has been favored
among American artists by the
French governments recent pur-
chase Of one of his pieces of sculp-
ture which will be placed in the
Luxembourg along with specimens
Of the talent of St. Gaudens and
Mac Monnies.
Sir Thomas Upton, now in New
York City. making ready for the
race of his newscraft for the Amer
ica's Cup. nnds great gaps in the
circle Of friends he made on his first
visit to the country when he proved
| his winsome, thoroughbred sort OF
sportsmanship. He is one Of the
blithe old men OF the day, a CeIt
with the golden heart and twink
ling eye, q raconteur with few
rivals.
President King, Of Oberlin COL
lege. is chairman of a special COM
mittee of the International Council
OF CongregationaIists assembled in
Boston. which will wait on the
Presidential and Vice Presidential
candidates and urge them IL elected
to cooperate with the Senate in
making possible the entrance OF
the United States into the league
of nations. President King can talk
to Messrs. Harding and Cox in the
leaguage Of a neighbor. He too is
an Ohioan. Moreover he knows
conditions in the Near East and
what the state of affairs in Turkeys
former domain Is.
Yale University's department of
music, with the traditions Of Ho-
ratio w. Parker still vividly be-
fore the teaching stan and pupils.
seems bound to continue the un-
usual record he made as a prize
winner in contests in composition.
The annual prize for the best organ
sonata by an American composer
given by Eric Delamarter. of Chi.
cago. goes this year to Prof. Harry
Benjamin Jepson, OF Yale.
DR.. l.. o. Howard, OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture. saved Massa-
chusetts millions of dollars once
and he may be summoned there
again. The satin moth ("stilpnotia
salicis." ] believe is its proper
entomological name) has been found
busy at work in the forests north
OF Boston where the gypsy moth
once played havoc, spreading gen
orally westward and north and
/ making the costs to taxpayers for
campaign OF extinction huge In
amount. Fortunately the State now
maintains a laboratory and a stan
of experts who have learned DR.
Howard's tactics of insect pest ex-
ttnction. This lustrous white insec,
will soon have natural foes sleuth.
ing on It's trail, to use the lingo OF
the hunt.
| Italy has conferred one Of her
formal honors-the Order Of tho
Crown of Italy-upon John Foster
Carr. Years ago before "Ameri.
canization" became part of the ma.
tional gospel of education. he saw
the need of literature explaining g
our life. our institutions and oul
rope or other parts OF the worlc
who had settled on our farms q.
in our cities. He became especially
interested in the Italians and hs,
never ceased to be an admirine
friend. The literature that he send.
out from 241 Fifth avenue, New
York City, is excellent in conten,
and FORM. Italy has honored her,
self in honoring him.