The Washington herald., 1920-01-27
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Free Trips to Washington.
A patriotic ceremony is being
planned by War Department off,
cials that will bring to Washington
May 5 next three boys and girls
who have written the best essays
on What Are the Benefits of an
Enlistment in the United States
Army" Col. ]. T. CONRAD. United
States Army. announces that April
ls next a board of Judges. consist
ing of Secretary of War BAKER,
Gen. PEYToN c. MARCH and Gen.
JOHN J. PERSHING will announce
ITO the awaiting Juvenile world the
names of the trio of boys and girls
who. on February 20. 1920, write
the winning essays"
The expenses of the youngsters
and their parents or guardians will
be paid by the government. Sec
rotary Baker will present to the
winner of the first prize a gold
medal. suitably engraved: a silver
medal to the winner of the second
prize. and a bronze medal to the
third. In addition three silver cup.
engraved. will be presented 10 the
schools represented by the winners
An interesting and pathetic fea-
ture of the contest is that the
prizes will be paid for by the
Comeback" Official organ Of the
Walter Reed Hospital. through per
mission granted by the War De-
partment.
So Col. Conrad says. "thn school
children are really competing for
prizes that were provided bv tho
maimed and injured soldiers at that
hospital"
Touched the Senator'S Heart.
Senator NATHANIEL BARES-
DALE DIAL. father of the hill to
substitute electrocution>forh hanging
IN the District of Columbia, never
tires in relating an incident that
happened in his home town. Iau-
rens. S. C. He employs the moral
conveyed by the story as an arSu-
ment for better educational facili-
ties all over the country.
We have negro educator in nv
state" he said. "and he is one who
breaches the right doctrine to his own
race. He made a speech in my town
TO the negroes and also to the white
people. who sometimes turn out to
hear him. He said a short time ago
while he was in depot waiting for
a train. a white soldier called him
aside, and, producing from his pocket
a letter which he said he had been
carrying for three days. asked the
negro preacher TO read II for him. Tho
soldier declared he could neither read
nor write. II WAS a letter from the
young mans mother. The negro edu-
Gator read it to him and consented to
write letter to the mother in reply.
The soldier insisted on his benefactor
accepting 81 for his trouble. and the
colored man later contributed the 81
to some war activity,
Senator Dial said the incident touch
ed his heart and showed that I'VE
ought to make a great effort to edu-
cate our people sufficiently to enable
them at least to read and write
Statue for Mai. I-Enfant.
ROBERT F. BRADBURY called
my attention to the fact that in 1855
= public park was dedicated in
Maj. |rEnfant, the French engineer
ofncer who designed the City of
Washington. 1t was christened
"TEnfant Circle" and il is proposed
to have a statue of the noted French
man erected there. The southeast
suburban citizens associations are
expected to give consideration to
this matter soon. Mr.. Bradbury says.
cvnvert to SInrage Cause.
SAMUEL d. TRUITT. sos D street
northwest, writes to me that he met
q friend who is visiting Washington
and was amazed to learn that the
residents of the District are vote
less. Mr.. Truitt's friend said he
had seen and learned a great deal
since his visit to Washington. and
from what he had observed OF our
people he felt satisfied that II will
not be long before Congress will
franchise all the residents Of the
District Of Columbia.