The Washington herald., 1920-02-29

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who was stationed in Washington sew
eral years and with his wife was very
active socially? He was on duty at
Nthe War College when We entered the
war. Well, he Is stationed now at
Fort Morgan, Ala. and has been
placed on the retired list Of the army
on his own application. after more
than thirty-one years service. He Is
from Ohio and was graduated from
the United States Military Academy in
June, 1897. His entire service In the
regular army has been in the artillery
arm, in which he reached the grade Of
colonel in May. 1918.
During the Philippine insurrec-
tion he served as captain and major
in the Eirty-firts and Forty-seventh
Volunteer Infantry regiments, and
during the world war he was Q
brigadier general in the national
army.
WAR DEPARTMENT
| ESSAY CONTEST.
| Secretary Baker on May 5 will
pin medals on the three school pupils
! of the nation who have contributed
the best essays in a War Department
contest, the terms of which are just
announced. The subject is: What
I Are the Benefits of an Enlistment
in the United States Army" More
than $1,000 local prizes will be
awal ded, many of them medals,
others cash prizes or merchandise.
Business organizations are backing
the competition. The three prin-
cipal prize winners will enjoy a free
trip to Washington with parents or
guardians to meet Mr.. Baker and
receive the prizes.
The essays are limited to 400
words, and will be forwarded
through army recruiting stations to
a judging board consisting of Sec
retary Baker, Gen. John j. Pershing
and Gen. Peyton c. March.
was talking a little while ago
of the Sulgrave Institution dinner
in New York last week. Not long
ago a bit of news from Manchester,
England, stated that members of the
Sulgrave Society met there recently
to inaugurate n fund for the resto-
ration and maintenance of Sulgrave
Manor. George Washington's Eng
Iish ancestral home.
The mansion was bought in 1914
as a memorial to Washington by
the British peace centenary commit
tee in celebration of the 100 years
peace between the United States and
Britain, but an endowment is need
ed for repairs and furniture. To-
ward this. the Sulgrave Institute of
America contributes 10000. Five
thousand pounds: has been raised in
London, and Manchester hopes to
furnish the balance OF 100000.
Among the subscriptions is sum
Of $500 from the Stars and Stripes
women's Club in Manchester. COL
lected as a memorial to the Ameri-
can soldiers who died in the city.
want you to read-I know you'll
be interested-what j. Z. Harrison
wrote from England several. weeks
ago about Washington's ancestral
home. 1853
would have found IL interesting
at any time, but reading it just af-
ter George washington's birthday
and after seeing the play, George
Washington" given for the benefit
of a memorial to him. I found 1t
doubly interesting. Here 1t is:
sULGRAVE
MANOR.
one Nmorning in July on the train
OF a, little cross-country railroad
called the Shakespeare Route and
after travelling eastward about
twenty miles, got on at Morton
Pinkney Station. the nearest point
to Sulgrave. 1 had some dificulty
| in finding a conveyance to take me
the three intervening miles, but
finally the wife of the illage wheel
wright said. that she would drive
me over in her light wagon. -,
My driver and guide was a great
talker. and as her forebears for
many generations had lived at Nor
ton Pinkney she was well versed
in the neighborhood legends and
, gossip. all of which were freely
dispensed by her and gladly received
/ by me. She had Just successfully
managed the carnival that had been
given on the lawn of Grays Manor
in honor of the soldiers returning
from the war and she Fecited to me
the brave deeds of several Of the
village chaps and added with tone
Of patriotic pride that there has
not been a, Stacker in that part of
Northamptonshire.
| ouE uOTsc lTdVeleu Weil. ana IN
a very short time could see the
little white village OF Sulgrave
sleeping in a quiet valley surround
ed by sloping wheat fields. 1t looked
as though 1t had been sleeping for
a long time. AS We got closer I
could see that the rectory was .un-
dergoing some repairs. but. except
for this. 1t looked as though the
sound of the hammer and the saw
and the trowel had not been heard
for 100, years. 1t was not exactly
dilapidated. for 1t had grown old
gracefully. Each house and bridge
and stone wall seemed to be. as
venerable as the other.
A DESERTED
VILLAGE
The hoary whiteness of every
thing made them seem still older.
saw one or two grown persons.
but / do not recall seeing a single
child. There were no dogs. II
was a deserted village. We drove
along the narrow winding lane or
street until We reached the last
house. which my companion told
me was the Manor House. II faced
away. from the village and as we
approached 1t from the rear II was
depressing. It looked cold and iso-
lated and tenantIess, but these inn
pressions were soon dispelIed. for
when you reach the house YOU get
an awfan ofxro x~f>-s S~--f7.. - Z, -.