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The Washington herald., 1920-06-10
BIG FLAG DAY
FETE PLANNED
Pageant at Capitol and
School Exercises Will
Be Features.

Plans for a general District of COL
umbia celebration of Flag Day. June
IL. at the east front of the Capitol
are rapidly being perfected. The
plans call for a pageant and patri-
otic exercises. in addition to the
Of the Department of the Potomac.
public schools.
The observance will be in charge
Of the apartment of the Potomac,
Grand Army OF the Republic; the
Woman's Relief Corps. United Span
ish War Veterans. Confederate Vet
Grams, the Presidents Own Garri-
son. Army and Navy Union; Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Private SOL
diers' and Sailors Legion. the Amer
lean Legion and other veteran and
patriotic organizations.
Colonel John McElroy Is general
chairman of the committee in
charge. The pageant details are in
charge of Mrs. Isabelle Worrell Ball
and Mrs. Mary NJ. North. The pa
geant will illustrate all wars in
which the United States has parucl-
pated from 1776 to the World War.
High school cadets will take part
in the celebrations and nearly all
tho schools have arranged for some
kind of observance in addition to
the ono at the Capitol. Preside lent
Van Schaick. of the Board of Edu-
alton. has sent out letters to the
public school teachers asking them
TO notify the pupils of the event
The Washington herald., 1920-06-10
By O. HENRY

the new Coney Island says she.
that it's the happiest day I've
seen In q long time, at all.'
Ibid you see yenicer says I.
1--WE did, says she. She was a
beauty. She was dressed In req.
she was with
'I listened no more to Norah
Flynn. stepped up and I gath
cred her in my arms.
""Tis q story-teller ye are.
Norah Flynn saysI. 'Ye've seen
no more of the greater Coney Is
land than I have meself. Come.
now, tell the truth-ye came to
sit by the old pavilion by the
waves where you sat last summer
and made Dennis Carnahan q
happy man. Speak UP and tell
the truth
..Norah stuck her nose against
me vest.
ct despise II. Denny she says,
. half cyyin.' Mother and Uncle
Tim went to see the shows. but I
came down here to think of you.
I couldn't bear the lights and the
crowd. Are you forgIvin' me.
Denny, for the words we had?'
""Twas me fault says I. T
came here for the same reason
meself. Look at the lights, No
rah.' says. turning me back to
the sea-'ain't they pretty?
They are. says Norah. with
her eyes shinin': and do ye hear
the bands playin'? Oh. Denny,
think ia like to see II ALL
The old Coney is gone. dar-
lin I says to her. Everything
moves. When q mans glad it's
not scenes Of sadness he wants.
'Tis a greater Coney we have here
but We couldn't see IL till we got
In the humor for 1t. Next Sun
day. Norah darlin'. we'll see the
new place from end to end"
fCopy risht Ia2o nv wh~ele, sxndic.te Ine
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luncheon and bridge party given
by Mrs. C. c. Walcutt, wife of Col.
Walcutt. The other guests were
Mrs. Peter Murray. Mrs. Chalmers
Hadd and her sister. Mrs. wallace
B. Scales: Mrs. Frank Mcintyre,
Mrs. Walter L. Finley, Mrs. Fred
erick v. Krug and Mrs. p. A. Wolfe.
Today Mrs. T. G. Donaldson will
give a bridge party and tea for
Mrs. Kennedy.
Miss Katherine NJ. Letterman. So
cial secretary At the White House
during the Taft administration, and
now head OF the committee that has
taken over all the work of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council in
France. Is visiting the Misses Pat
ten. 2122 Massachusetts, avenue.
After a short visit to the country
she will return to their home Fri
day.
Representative p. H. Kelley, who
has gone to Chicago to the conven-
ton, expects to return here next
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley will re-
main In Washington all summer.
Mrs. Kelley's sister. Miss Lois will
son. is visiting them for q few
days.
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Marriage Licenses.

Joseph II. Hankerson, IS. Of Cincinnati
Ohio, and Anne Z. Foster, n, Of Washing
ton. The Rev. A. Sayles.
Eugene Marshall, As, and Carrie B. Proc
tor, %. both Of Washington. The Rev. A.
J. oIds.
Roby Fields. "a. and Louise Dowdle, 10,
both of Washington. The Rev. L. NJ.
Thompson.
Philip J. Lewis. ~. and Ella Burles, 81.
both Of Washington. The Rev. W. II. Dean.
James G. Peterman, 20, Of Alexandria.
La, and Neva Z. Coleman. 10. of WASH
ington. The Rev. J. S. Montgomery.
Archie W. Murden. 2S, of Newport News,
Va, and Oms h. Gore, 10, Of Cedarville.
Va. The Rev. II. F. Downs.
Ernest W. williams II, of Newport News,
Va. and Mamie NJ. Morris, 10. Of Rich
mond. Va. The Rev. II. Y. Downs.
George A. GUNNER, "a. and Goldie T..
Johnson. 81. both Of Washington. The Rev.
p. ,. McAllister.
Jessie Morris. IS. of Baltimore. Nd. and
Virginia A. Davenport, -, Of Washington.
The Rev. s. P. W. Drew.
Albert J. Dawson. 35, Of Lansing, Mich,
and Susie e. Bright, c5, of Washington.
The Rev. w. A. Taylor.
Adelbert G. Thompson, %. and Cecilia n.
Kimmet, %, both Of Washington. The Rev.
william Il. Grimm. q. and ,Hallet E.
Kenyon, Is. both Of Washington. The Rev.
s. II. Greene.
John Foley, IS, and Mary Mediu, Is, both
Of Washington. The Rev. Z. Hayes.
Randolph Whit. 30. and Enie ]. 0'Neal.
30, both Of Washington. The Rev. W. j.
Brooks.
Arthur L. Luedke, s.. and Ruth J..
Bauske. %, both Of Washington. The Rev.
W. Radcliffe.
John ". Washington, Is. and Juanita Z.
Cummins. 16 both Of Washington. The
Rev. W. ]. Hackett.
william e. Riley, IS. Of Orange. Tex,
and Mary &. Wright, 30. Of Alexandria,
Va. The Rev. T. K. Davis.
Ernest R. Maxwell. 26, Of Richmond. Va,
and Mary z. Houston, 10. Of Meadow. Va.
The Rev. j. s. Montgomery.
Charles II. Houston, IS, and Maggie NJ.
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THE GREATER COMEY i

AN TEXT Sunday" said Dennis
IN Carnahan, "I'll be after go
ing down to see the New
Coney Island that's risen like a
phoenix bird from the ashes OF
the old resort. I'm going with Mo-
rah Flynn, and we'll fall victims
to all the dry goods deceptions,
from the red-hannel eruption OF
ribbons on the race-suicide prob
lens in the incubator kiosk.
WAS I there before? i was.
was there last Tuesday. Did see
the sights? 1 did not
Last Monday / amalgamated
myself with the Bricklayers'
Union. and in accordance with the
rules I was ordered to quit work
the same day on account of y
sympathetic strike with the Lady
Salmon Gamers Lodge No. 2. of
Tacoma. Washington.
Twas disturbed was in mind
and prociivities by losing me Job.
hein' already harassed in me soul
on account of havin' quarreled
with Norah Flynn a week before
by reason OF hard words spoken
At the .Dairymen and Street
Sprinkler Drivers semi-annual
ball. caused by jealousy ana
prickly heat and that devil. Andy
Coghlin.
so. / says. II will be Coney for
Tuesday; and IL the chutes and
the short change and the green
corn silk between the teeth don't
create diversions and get me feel
ing better, then ] don't know at
all.
'Ye will have heard that Coney
has received moral reconstruc-
tlon. The old Bowery, where
they used to take your tintype
by force and give ye Knockout
drops before having your palm
read, is now called the Wall Street
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Many New Entrants Enkuen Race
For Herald $4,000 Salemanship
Awards; Not too Late for You
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

they felt they were taking part in
a sure win" proposition. as they
stated, IF ] can't win the $4,000
home tcash IL preferred), / certainly
can win one of the six automobiles.
and the least ! am sure OF getting
is a cash commission, and that would
be something to me-" Thus IL goes
all day with both old and new MEM
bers. 1t seems that everybody Is
impressed with the fairness of The
Herald Salesmanship Club plan.
Best Time to Enroll.
There are two reasons why you
should get going now and start on
the road to success this very minute.
The first good reason Is that for
each and every SIS you turn in for
subscriptions up to and including
June II, you are given a special
ballot Of 100000 extra credits which
are in addition to the regular credits
allowed on the subscriptions.
Should you turn In more than SIS
at one time, the amount over will
apply toward another ballot and
there Is no limit to the number of
ballots you can earn, except your
ability to take subscriptions.
The second good reason for start
ing right now is that $500 in extra
cash will be awarded to the two
members turning in the first and
second highest number of credits
up to, and including June II. So
you see your efforts during this
period will count twofold for you
they count toward the winning of
either one of the cash awards and
also toward a grand capital aware
the home, or one OF the six motor
cars.
Send In Entry To-day.
Join the club right away and set
a pace for the others. As an active
club member you are certain to be
a winner. Remember, a lIttfe
pluck, perseverance and persistence
will win out. Make q start at once.
Don't delay.
While you are hesitating about
joining, the other fellow has already
done so. and is out busy with his
little subscription book piling up
credits toward the winning OF q
Sc, 900 home. one of six automobiles,
or one OF the ffty-six cash awards,
besides very likely. one of the extra
cash awards. 1t is entirely up TO
you as to what you gain.
II you want information on any
point in regard to your campaign,
call on, or write to the club man
ager, 423 Eleventh street northwest.
Or use the telephone; our number
Is Main $500. He will be glad to
assist you in any legitimate way to
start as . member Of The Herald
Salesmanship Club.
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"ris none OF your business At
all. Denny Carnahan,' says she,
sittin' up straight. And II was
the voice Of no other than Norah
Flynn.
"'rhen it's not says I. and
were after having a pleasant
evening. Miss Flynn. Have ys
seen the sights OF this new Coney
Island. then presume ye have
come here for that purpose,
says ].
"T have says she. Ne moth.
er and Uncle Tim they are watt
ing beyond. 'Tis an elegant evs-
ming I've had. I've seen all the
attractions that be- -
Right ye are,' says / to No
rah: and don't know when I've
been that amused. After disport-
In meself among the most iauRn-
able moral improvements of the
revised she'll games took meself
to the shore for the benefit .of the
cool air. And did ye observe the
Durbar. Miss Flynn?
(. ct did, says she, refiectin'; but
tits not safe. I'm thinkin', to ride
down them slantin' things into
the water
How did ye fancy the shoot
the chutesT / asks.
"True, then. I'm afraid of
guns says Norah. They make
such noise in my ears. But Uncle
Tim. he shot them. he did. and
won cigars. 'ris a hne time we
had this day Mr.. Carnahan.'
Tim glad you've enjoyed your
self says. I suppose you've
had roarin' fine time seein' the
sights. And how did the incuba-
tors and the helter-skeiter and
the midgets suit the taste of ye?
I'll wasn't hungry says No
rah. faint But mother ate q
quantity OF all OF 'em. I'm that
, pleaAed with the dnA fhin1a I'm
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scenes Of hilarity he wants.
'Twouid be far better for him s.s
mediate In q graveyard or to at
tend services at the Paradise
Roof Gardens. 'Tis no consoia-
tion when q mans lost his sweet
heart to order hot corn and have
the waiter bring him the. pow
dered sugar cruet instead Of salt
and then conceal himself, or to
have Zoo5ookuu1. the gypsy, PALM
fst. tell him that he has three
children and to look out for an
other aserious calamity; price Is
cents,
"I walked far away down on
the beach. to the ruins OF an old
pavilion near one corner Of this
new private park Dreamland. A
year ago that old pavilion was
standin' up straight and the old
style walters was slammin'
weeks supply OF clam chowder
down In front Of you for q nickel
and callin' you Gully friendly,
and vice was rampant, and you
got back to New York with
enough change to take a car at
the bridge. Now they tell mo
that they serve Welsh rabbits on
Surf avenue, and you get the
right change back In the movin'-
picture joints.
at sat down at one side OF the
old pavilion and looked at the
surf spreadin' itself on the beach,
and thought about the time me
and Norah Flynn sat on that spot
last summer. Twas before re-
form struck the island; and VIC
was happy. We had tintypes and
chowders in the ribald dives, and
the Egyptian Sorceress OF the
Nile told Norah cut Of her hand
while I was waitin' in the door,
that 'twould bo the luck Of her
to marry a red-headed gossoor
with two crooked legs, and was
The Washington herald., 1920-06-10
OLD SUMMER CARS
MADE INTO TRAILERS

Five old-style summer cars Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company are being constructed fnto
traiiers in the mechanical shops of
the company, and will be put into
use on the Lincoln Park-George-
town line by fall. 1t was announced
at the company's Offices last night.
The trailers are coupled In the
rear to cars equipped with motors
and plows. A conductor has COM
plete charge of the trailer. Elec-
trio light Is furnished from the
motor car. Traiiers may be used
only on lines ending in q loop. as
the motors cannot be changed from
one car to another.
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of the island. Tho wienerwurst
stands are required by law to
keep q news ticker in 'em: and
the doughnuts are examined ev-
cry four years by retired steam
boat inspector. The nigger mans
head that was used by the old
patrons to throw baseballs at n
now illegal; and, by order OF the
police commissioner the image OF
a man drtvin' an automobile has
been substituted. ] hear that the
old immoral -amusementss have
been suppressed. People who
used to go down from New York
to sit In the sand and dabble In
the surf new give up their quar-
ters to squeeze through turnstiies
and see imitations- OF city fres
and floods painted on canvas. The
reprehensible and degradin' re-
sorts that disgraced old Coney
are said to be wiped out The
wipin'- -out process consists Of
raisin' the price from 10 cents to Is
cents. and hirin' a blonde named
Maudie to sell tickets instead
of Micky. the Bowery Bite. That's
what they say-I don't know.
But to Coney I goes a-Tuesday.
I gets off the L and starts for
the glitterin' show. Twas a nne
sight. The Babylonian towers
and the Hindoo roof gardens was
blazin' with thousands of cleo
trio lights. and the streets was
thick with people. 'Tis q true
thing they say that Coney levels
all rank. I see millionaires eatin'
popcorn and trampin' along VITA
the crowd; and see eight-dollar-
a-week clothin'-store clerks In
red automobiles nghtin' one an
other for who'd squeeze the horn
when they come to q corner.
made a mistake says to
myself. Twas not Coney I need
ed. When q mans sad It's not
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overrunnin' with Joy on account
OF the allusion. And twas there
that Norah Flynn put ber two
hands In mine. q year before and
we talked OF fiats and the things
she could cook and the love busi-
ness that goea with such cpl
sodes. And that was Coney as
we loved II, and as the hand OF
Satan was upon II. friendly and
noisy and your money's worth.
with no fence around the ocean
and not too many electric lights
to show the sleeve Of a black
serge coat against white shirt
waist.
IT sat with my back to the
parks where they had the moon
and the dreams and the steeples
corralled. and longed for the old
Coney, There wasn't many peo-
pie oh the beach. Lots Of them
was feedin' pennies into the slot
machines to see the Interrupted
Courtship' in the movin' pictures:
and q good many was takin' the
air in the Canals of Venice and
some was breathin' the smoke OF
the sea battle by actual warships
in q tank flled with real water.
A few was down on the sands en-
joyin' the moonlight and the wa
ter. And the heart OF me was
heavy for the new morals OF the
old island. while the bands be-
hind me played and the sea
pounded on the base drum In front.
"And directly ] got UP and
walked along the old pavilion. and
there on the other side Of II. half
In the dark. was q slip of = girl
sittin' on the tumble-down tim
bers, and unless I'm q liar sne
was cryin' by herself there all
alone.
"Ts II trouble you are in. now.
Miss says I: and whats to be
done about itr A.rr-
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Miller. -. both Of Richmond, Va. The
Rev. J. s. Montgomery.
Benjamin W. Ernest. 80. Of Fort Mxsr,
Va. and Lurs ". Carey 81, of washington.
The Rev. c. g. Chappeu
Thomas l.. Duke, ~. Of Richmond, Va,
and Leona NJ. Hale, II, of Luane, Va. TIE
Rev. I. Z. Davis
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house at 1929 Sixteenth street. The
office of the legation Is now estab-
lished at 1919 NJ street. and they
have given up the house at I'LL
Connecticut avenue.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett returned yesterday from a six
weeks trip in the West and the
Canadian Rockies. Miss Anne Cor
don, younger daughter Of Mrs. Bar
nett, has returned to Coronado
Beach, where she will join her sis
ter. Miss Leila Gordon, and they
will remain for some time as the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Henry c.
Muslin. Mrs. Barnett will open her
country home. Wakefield Manor, in
Virginia, shortly.
SENATOR WALSH TENDERS
MRS. KENNEDY A DINNER.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh enter
tained at q dinner last evening at
the Chevy Chase Club In compli-
mert to Mrs. Chase w. Kennedy,
wife of Brig. Gen. Kennedy, COM
mandant of the Panama Canal
Zone. who Is visiting her brother
in-law and sister. Col. and Mrs.
Murray. The other guests were the
Secretary Of the Interior. Judge
John Barton Payne, Admiral and
Mrs. w. S. Benson, Senator and
Mrs. Key Pittman, Judge and Mrs.
Goodwin Of Chicago. Col. and Mrs.
Peter Murray, Col. and Mrs. Pat
terson. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Harlow.
Commander and Mrs. Frank Freyer,
Mrs. Joseph Hampson, Nine. Aubry,
Mrs. McKie. Miss Barnes, J. z. Le-
fevre. charge d'affaires Of the Pan
anna Legation: Jan Masaryk. charge
d'affaires of the Czecho-Slovak Le-
cation. and Mr.. Arias.
Yesterday Mrs. Kennedy was the
guest Of honor At an. informal
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BRITISH AMBASSADOR AND
LADY GEDDES TO VISIT.

The British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes will go to Baltimore
on June II to spend the day. They
will be accompanied by II. v. Ten
nant of the embassy staff.
The Ambassadors secretary, Capt.
Henry, will return today from q
trip on the North Shore and in the
vicinity of Boston where he was
hunting for a desirable residence
at some fashionable resort which
the Ambassador and Lady Geddes
may lease for the summer embassy.
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MR.. AND MRS. CRIsT TO
ATTEND CONVENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Crist of New
York. formerly of this city. have
gone to the Chicago convention.
From there they will go to San
Francisco to attend the convention
there. Mrs. Crist was formerly
Miss Addie Slack OF this city.
Gen. Pershing will leave Wash
ington Saturday for q visit to West
Point.
Mrs. Grace Mcmillan Gibson has
been confined to her bed with ILL
ness for the last fortnight and has
been unable to keep any social en-
gagements. She Is better but still
in bed. Her son, James Mcmillan
Gibson, will join his mother here
today. having completed his studies
for the season at the Fay School,
near Boston. Mrs. Gibson will re-
main in Washington through June.
Her plans for the summer are in
definite.
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Salesmanship Club Members
Standings as Corrected Wednesday
for Publication.
DISTRICT ONE.

All that section OF Northwest
Washington east of sixteenth street
and south of and including N street
The Washington herald., 1920-06-10
MANY DISTRICT FOLK
LEAVE FoR SUMNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles DENLY will
close their house in o street next
week and go to the Huron Noun
tain Club. in Northern Michigan,
for the summer.
Representative and Mrs. Frank
Scott will leave Washington Satur-
day to remain away until fall.
They will go first to Detroit to visit
and then North and maybe West
for other visits.
Mrs. Charles Bromwell will re-
turn today from York Harbor.
Maine. where she went to make ar
rangements to lease a cottage for
the summer. Miss Mildred Brom-
well. who Is visiting her brother.
NJ. Scott -Bromwell in Illinois will
return to Washington next week.
Mrs. Bromwelrs mother, Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott. will leave washinp-
ton Monday for q visit in IIlinoi.
and to 60 to her summer place A.,
Charlesvoix. Mich. Her dauehter
Mrs. Carl Vrooman. who was visit,
Ing her. has Joined Mr.. vroomsn In
Illinois.
Mrs. W. B. Noble entertained ~
dinner last evening at the CAFE ST
Marks.
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By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Colby will be the honor guests at q
dinner which the Polish Minister
and Princess Lubomirska wfll give
this evening. Tomorrow night the
Cuban Minister and Nine. de Ces-
pedes will give a dinner in their
honor.
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Houston will attend the
commencement exercises at Har-
ward University when their son.
David F. Houston, jr., will grad
uate. They will spend several days
in Cambridge in order to be pres
ent at various festivities to be held
in connection with the commence
ment and will later go to Woods
Hole. Mass. where they have a
summer home. The Secretary and
Mrs. Houston's younger children
will go to- Woods Hole June Is.
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DISTRICT FIVE.

DISTRICT FIVE.
All OF Southeast Washington, in
cluding Anacostia and Congress
Heights.
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The Minister from Bulgaria, Ste
phan Panaretoff. has gone to New
York for a short stay and will re-
turn at the end of the week. The
Minister and Nine. Panaretoff have
recently taken possession of the
The Washington herald., 1920-06-10

It's an elegant evening we have at the
resort that has seen these many changes
The Washington herald., 1920-06-10
DISTRICT FOUR.

All Of Northeast Washington, in
cluding Benning. Keniiworth, Trini-
dad. Ivy City, Brookland, Langdon
and Woodbridge.
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DISTRICT TWO.

All that section of Northwest
washington and District of Column
bia west of and including sixteenth
otr
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DISTRICT THREE.

DISTRICT THREE.
That section OF Northwest WASH
ington north OF N street and east
Of sixteenth street =
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DISTRICT SEVEN.
DISTRICT EIGHT.

DISTRICT EIGHT.
All of Virginia (except that ter
ritory included in District No. y;
all of Maryland and all other States
and Territories.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-09
STATE HOUSE
Meeting Of Council 10 A. M" Standard
Thursday Oct II.

attend the Ail-American Conference
on Nenereal Disease scheduled to be
held a Washington, Dec. to IL. Both
these Maine health officials hope to
be present at the conference meet
ings.
The conference is to be held under
the auspices of the United States
er-Departmental Social Hygiene
Board, the United States Public
Health Service. the American Red
Cross, and the American Social
Hygiene Association while the officers
of the conference include such well
known names in health circles as DR..
William Fl. Welch of Johns Hopkins
University. president: John Poole.
Federal National Bank. Washington.
treasurer; DR.. Thomas a. Story.
United States Inter Departmental So
cial Hygiene Board, DR.. c. c. Pierce,
United States Public Health Service,
DR.. Livingston Farrand of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. and DR.. William F..
Snow of the American Social Hygiene
Board as administrative committee
This is the first of a series Of
regional conferences suggested by the
International Health Conference held
at Cannes under the auspices of the
League of Red Cross Societies. 1t is
| felt to be especially fitting that this
| first conference should concern itself
i with venereal diseases for it is now
recognized that these diseases con-
stitute perhaps the largest single fac
tor now imparins public health.
! Recognized authorities in their re-
spective fields will be brought to-
! gether from all over the country at
! this time. .a
Sessions Of the conference will be in
general way devoted to considera,-
| ton of the scientific basis of control
measures for venereal diseases;
, problems relating to medical investl :
cations: problems relative to educa :
! ton as means Of controlling
Ecnereal disease; problems relating
to law enforcement and protective
social measures for Individuals. and
conference of delegates on admins
; trative measures. An entertainment
program for the pleasure of the dele
gates in addition to the serious work
of the conference is being arranged.