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The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Traffic Must Stop
For Fire Engines
New Regulations May Permit
Parking Abreast in Con-
gested Section.

strict enforcement of the rule re-
quiring street cars and automobiles
to stop on the approach of FIRE ap-
paratus was ordered yesterday by
Commissioner James r. oyster. The
police will hereafter keep a close
tab on this type of law violation.
Parking abreast of other parked
cars in the congested area may be
permitted in the near future. ac-
cording to information learned
from the police department yester-
day. The officials are preparing an
order which. IL adopted. will per-
nit parking abreast for a few min
utes for business purposes where
there is no curb space vacant.
The new order will greatly facili-
tate business. according to the po-
lice. At present a car wishing to
stop on business before a store or
office for a few minutes only often
fnds II impossible to do SO because
the curb is fully occupied.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15

bill for coats and suits. they were
overruled, but no decision was
reached on the problem Of whether
a working girl needs three or four
pairs of shoes.
Marriage maketh a woman ef-
ficient. was the unwilling conclu-
sion of the male members of the
conference.
When De Neale made the asser-
tion that the minimum wage hao
eliminated a large number of single
girls and brought to the Industrial
surface married women, he trailed
on with an unenlightening because.
1T has forced out the less ef-
hcient," Halsey provided.
Issue Of Efficiency.
Therefore, l take 1t that married
women are more efficient than un-
married girls" judicially finished
Stafford.
Motion to pass the budget pre-
sented by the mercantile interests
was offered by Newbold. who with
drew it, declaring that be did not
wish to railroad the matter, and the
conference adjourned until tomor-
row, with DIR. Thomas expressing
the wish to see cloth dresses that
Will last two years when costing
1929.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
PROTEST LYNCHING
WITH BIG PARADE

With banners fiaying lynchings. and
urging the enactment OF the Dyer
anti-lynching act. more than 10000
colored people yesterday marched
through the District i'm protest OF
lynching occurring throughout the
country.
The parade. comprising eight divi-
sions and representing practically
every colored organization, was
headed by Maj. Milton T. Deane.
Marshal and Capt E. l.. C. Davidson.
adJutant Rev. Walter Brooks was
chairman of the arrangements.
The line Of march was from the
Capitol and up Pennsylvania avenue
past the White House Among those
on the arrangement committee We're:
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Mrs
Coralie Cook. Mrs NJ A. McAdoo,
Mrs. Teresa Connolly. Mrs Carrie w.
Clifford. Mrs. George Haines, Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton. Mrs s. E. Car
son, DR.. Walter II. Brooks. Shelby
J. Davidson. f.. b. Henderson.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
HEROES HONORED
BY CATHOLIC U. AS
go Get DEGREES
Maj.Gen. T. H. Bliss Pays
Tribute as Tablet Is
Dedicated.
BENSON is SPEAKER
Archbishop Michael ]. Curley
Delivers Invocation in
Schools Gymnasium.

The final chapter in the history
Of the 1922 class of the Catholic
University was written yesterday
morning. WIN the 23o students re-
ceived their degrees from Arch
bishop Michael ]. Curley. of Balti-
more. Owing to the inclement
weather the ceremonies. which
were TO have been held on the
campus. were held in the university
gymnasium.
A tablet to the memory of the
Catholic University students who
laid down their lives that their
country might live" was dedicated.
A wreath was placed on the monu-
ment by the senior class in behalf
of the student-body, and Judge
William De Lacey did likewise for
the faculty.
In the dedication address Nal
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss paid a tribute
to those undergraduates who lost
their lives in the great war" and
urged those who attended the in
stitution to live up to the high
standards set by those fallen he
roes." Judge De Lacey pleaded that
those who have remained should not
forget the supreme sacrifice that
they made"
Admiral BENSON Speaks.
The following names are inscribed
on the white marble tablet: Walter
e. CIementz. Edward James Crotty.
Joseph Fitzgerald English. Joseph
] FentOn. sherman Green. Edward
Lucien K'llion. Edwin Gerard Nc
Carthy. Peter NcGcady. Louis Naus.
Francis J. Meaney. John Vincent
Moore. Robert Gerard Mul"ahy. Ed
ward George PasChalis. James Sim
mons Timothy. Francis Wolohan.
Admiral W. s. Benson delivered
the graduation address. in which he
emphasize1 the value Of education.
The moral training which a broad
education gives Us is Just as i'm
portant as the great mass Of fact
which we acquire" he said. Ad-
miral Benson declared that the
world needs great leaders and said
that he hoped the graduates would
take their proper places in the
world Of affairs.
Alumni Name Oficers.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley de-
lfvered the Invocation which was fol-
lowed by an address of introduction
by Rev Thomas !. Shahan. s T. d.
Election Of officers of the Catholic
University Lay Alumni Association
held Tuesday night resulted in the
selection Of Clarence F. Martin. 'O1,
Of Martinsburg. w. Va. as president.
succeeding himself and Judge Will
lam n. De Lacy. of this city. as first
vice president. also to succeed him
self.
other officers elected are: Francis
r. Guilfoyle. mayor of Waterbury.
Conn. second vice president; Arthur
u. Mcguire. Detroit, third vice presi-
dent: Henry ]. Streat. New York.
fourth vice president; James NJ. CTum-
n1ey New York. fifth vice president;
DR. F Regis Noel. Washington, sec
retary Leo H. CIeary. Washington,
treasurer: John DuEan. Washington.
John A. Giascott. Philadelphia. and
Lewis L. Guarnieri. Ohio. members Of
the executive committee. John Gree
and c Eugene Edwards. jr.. were
elected members Of the athletic coun-
Gil. with Paul J. Kennedy, Of New
York and John p. Murphy. Of Bos-
ton, alternates.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
ASKS ROTARIANS'
AID TO ESTABLISH
YEAR OF Is MONTHS
M. B. Cotsworth, of Van.
couver, Explains Move
To Change Calendar.
WILL HELP BOYS
Members to Push Ticket Sales
For Benefit Baseball
Game July 10.

Washington Rotarians heard NJ
B. Cotsworth, of the Vancouver
Rotary Club. launch a campaign
for worldwide Inauguration of a
year OF thirteen four-week months
at luncheon in the City Club yes
terday.
Assembly of an international con-
vention in Washington. called by
Congress. to accomplish this change
by 1928. is Cotsworth's aim His
explanation OF the project yesterday y
was the first of a series to be made
throughout the United States to
rouse Congress. through its con-
stituency. to call the conclave be-
fore 1924. the speaker said
Sol" is Cotsworth's suggestion
for the new months name. Trans
fer of leap day" to be a midsum-
mer holiday, arrangement OF the
fifty-two weeks into permanent
months, a fixed date for Easter
and the date of establishing the
new schedule will be problems OF
the conference he declared.
Ancient Calendars shown.
Installation of the "Yearal," Cots
worth's title for the substitute for
present day calendars, will result
In per cent greater circulation
or money, he said. This estimated
benefit to dit-asking business
VIII be the consequence of one
more month end with its exchange
OF bills and receipts, he said.
Location of national holidays will
be left to the individual nations in
the plan outlined and the oppor-
tunlty for nations to place such
occasions on Mondays and thus ex-
tend week-ends instead of inter-
ruptlng a business week, was
pointed out.
Irehlstorian and ancient calendar
devices were exhibited during a re-
View of the evolution of calendars
and almanacs.
Push Ticket Sales.
Tickets for Rotary's benefit base-
Dali game on July 10 were distrib-
uted to the members. The manage
ment of the WASHINGTON baseball
club has devoted the game between
the Nationals and st. Louis on that
date to the benefit of the Rows
Club, and the Rotarians were urged
to push ticket sales so that the
proceeds Will wipe the Boys Club
building debt.
Eleven thousand dollars was
raised last year by the benefit
game. p. L. Dougherty, chairman of
the game committee. announced
ROBERT Hicks is vice chairman of
the committee. Ralph Lee. treas
urer; Arthur Carr, secretary, and
members are Ed. L. Stock, B. J,
smith. jr.. j. P. Hermann. Frank
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Economists to Meet.

The District Of Columbia Chapter of
the American Farm Economic Asso-
citation will hold its next meeting this
afternoon at $40 in room All of the
Bieber Building at Fourteenth and b
streets southwest. Representative
Sydney Anderson. chairman of the
Joint Commission of Agricultural In
quiry. will speak on the relation Of
transportation to the distribution Of
agricultural products. Julius H.
Parmelee. OF the Bureau of Railway
Economics. will also speak. The pub
lie is invited
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Charge of Blackmail
Faces FiUe Defendants

The grand jury yesterday filed a
presentment in Criminal Court No.
charging Florence Austin. John F.
Austin. alias Jackson F. Austin
John Martin Brown, alias r. l..
CLANCY; William Hunter, alias
Charles W. Butler. and Geraldine
McNillin with blackmail.
Police charge the defendants in
badger game" extorted $4,000
from George V. whittle. an expert
accountant, who was stopping at
the Powhatan Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Transformation Church
Viii GiUe Festival

Visitors to the festival at the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
Fourteenth and Gallatin streets
northwest. tonight and tomorrow
are promised an entertainment that
will he worth a week at the sea
shore. according to the Rev. J. j.
Queally. rector Of the parish.
Pretty girls. all communicates Of
TRANSPORTATION. will preside over
the French booth, the battle Of
flowers and the fortune telling
booths. The festival. which is in
aid of the rectory fund. is under
the auspices of the Women's Guild.
Altar Guild. Mems Club. st. Mar
Caret'S Guild. BOY and Girl Scouts
Sunday school. and in fact the en-
tire COnEre ga tion.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Ricci Sails for Home.

NEW YORK. June 14.-Vittorio
Rolandi Ricci. Italian Ambassador to
the United States. was A passenger
aboard the French liner Paris which
sailed today for Havre. He is going
to Genoa to visit his mother He
intends to return in September. he
said. and denied he had been recalled
because oI his recent speech on the
tariff question.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15

JeIleff, Gardner F. Johnson, 5. l..
THOMPSON, Henry f. Bittinser'
Henry n. Brawner. Carl casey
sydney West. Hugh Saum. J. harry
Cunningham. Fred Mackenzie. j. J.
Rance. Frank Il. Weller, Darcy
McGee and Ernest Hathaway.
One thousand dollars was realized
for the Casualty Hospital and Dis
pensary by the benefit lawn fete
held on the grounds June Z, William
GUIDE reported. The Rotary truck
carried several score children TO the
entertainment, he stated.
Harry Cunningham, entertain
ment chairman, presented Fred East
and William Raymond, local Choir
listers, accompanied by George Will
son, organist of Foundry NJ. E.
Church. in several numbers. Presi-
dent William Knowles Cooper well
coined a score of visiting Rotarians.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15

Among the Bsifinsrsans ~
assisted the host ana hostsss wsrs
the Mayor and Mrs.. Dresniag. no-
land n. Marcharf, city so!ae1tes
and Mrs. Harcl1Anf; Mh a1l 1Mru
J. Goodman Boyd. Mr.. and Ma
Charles n. Holtsmsn. Ar. and MrA
osisn L. TAFT. Hr. and M rhillips
Lee Goldsborough. Mr.. ene Mn
W. Bladsn Lownde9 II. aDd ArA
0eores W. Camsroa.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15

President to be his special aide for
the occasion.
Senator and Mrs. France asked
the Maryland Republicans In Con-
gress TO assist them, the little
group including Representative Ind
Mrs. Frederick N. Zihlman, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John Philip Hill,
Representative sydneytbE. Mudd.
and Representative Albert A.
Blakeney.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
Church to Hold Fete.

st. stephens Church will hold a
lawn fete on its grounds at Twenty
fourth and X streets northwest, he
ginning tonight and continuing
throughout the week. The proceeds
of the fete will go to the new school
fund.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
HARDDNCLAUDSKEY
in CEREMONIES AT.
FORT in BALTIMORE
Memorial to Author of
"Star Spangled Ban
ner" Is Unveiled.
ACCORDED OVATIONS
President Pleads for Continu-
alton of Spirit in Pres
ent Day.
ACCORDED OVATIONS

Continued From Page One.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-16
PRESIDENT H|BBEN At
DEL: CONvOCAT|ON
President Of Princeton Univer-
sity Will be Chief Speaker
|, Next Friday.

The Alumnae of the women's Col
the university next Friday afternoon.
urged to return for Conversation at
the University next Friday afternoon.
This will be made a time for complet-
ing plans for the Alumnae's share In
the campaign for the Delaware Me
mortal Library.
The exercises will open at o'clock
daylight saving time. with lunch
con for Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre s. du
Pont and tho trustees of the uni
versity, held at THE Knoll" At 3
O'Clock, daylight saving. tho Convo-
cation exercises will be held on the
campus. First will be tho Academic
Procession. This will be followed by
the invocation and reading OF the
Scriptures. The hymn. America, :
Will be sung. followed by announce.
ments by the president.
The outstanding feature OF the ex.
erclses will he an address by John
Grier Hibben. LII. d, president OF
Princeton University.
Another feature will be the honor.
airy degree conferred on Pierre S, dr
Pont in recognition Of his outstand.
Ing services to the university.
Announcements by the deans will b,
followed by the benedictlon. At 4.3C
an alumni meeting will be held In tn,
west wing OF Old College. From 4.3,
to reception will be given at 9TH,
| Knoll to the trustees, faculty. alum
nj, students. and friends OF the uni
| versity.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-16
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
Executive Board Makes Plans for the
Ensuing Year

A meeting of the executive board OF
the Wilmington High School -Alumna
Association was held Wednesday
night at tho home OF the president,
Miss Elsie Mcdaniel. Plans for the
years work were made and sug-
gestions made for chairmen OF COM
mittees on athletics. music, dramatics,
entertainment, reception. hospitality,
publicity and finance Tho chairmen
and committees Will Be announced at
the fall meeting, which will be held
September 2S, In the community room
at the High School.
All women graduates OF tho High
School are invited to attend this
meeting. whether they have ever join
ed the Alumnn Association or not.
An interesting program is being plan
ned and light refreshments will be
served.
An intensive campaign for 500 men,
bers Will be carried on this fall Lest
! there be misunderstanding the treasur
err wishes 1t announced that all former
members may rejoin the association
| by paying dues for the current year
only. The old rule that dues for the
intervening years must be paid ha.
been repealed.
| In addition TO the regular activi.
ties this fall, il is hoped TO organize
an orchestra. The dramatic committee
! will probably produce several plays
during the year, and an interesting
entertainment will be provided al
each meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-16
New Century Club Makes
Plans For the Coming Season

Winifred s.. Bach. Mics Grace Baird.
Mrs. Edgar Hare. Mrs. Frank G.
Hughes. Mrs. Charles II. Wentz, Miss
Jessie Seaman. Miss Lillian r.. Steel,
Miss Ethel Wilson.
Mrs. A. d. Warner is chairman Of
the education committee. The mem
bers are Mrs. Edmund Barsham. Mrs
Carlton T. Brigham, Mrs. william
T. Interlied Mrs. Harold G.. Irons.
Mrs. Robert w. Mcclellan. Miss Mabel
Talley, Mrs. s. ID. Townsend. Jr.
Mrs. #. 70. Bach Ia chairman Of the
entertainment committee Of which the
following are members Mrs. S. Ash
ton Bonnaffon. Mrs. Frederick Bring.
hurst. Miss Edith p. Hubbard. Mrs.
Frank G. Hughes. Miss E,la~W. John
son, Mrs. Charles |. Kent, Mrs. l.. Il.
Morrow. Mrs. Thomas G. Mum. Mrs
| Il. Paul du POnt. Mrs. O. Curtis Purdy
Mrs. janice X. Stack, Mre. r. r. stone.
Mrs. Peter T. Wright. Miss Mary r.
! deVou.
The chairman Of the hospitality
commIttes is Mrs. Arthur Patterson
and the members are Mrs. Asa Adair
Mrs. John J. Hayes, Mrs. Harry Y
Jemison, Mrs. G. p. NJ. Rumford. Mrs
! Frank Reynolds. Mrs Joseph Stuart
Mrs. John Il. Hoffman. Mre. George
| Y. Mason, Jr., Miss Frances A. Mat.
| lack, Miss A. Louise Matthews. Mice
Elizabeth w. Pyle. Mrs. {. a. Trip
Miss Mary A. Taylor, Mrs. Cecil Weav
er, Mrs William II. Wyatt and Mrs
Clarence Z. Yost.
Mrs. Clawson s. Hamnitt Is chair
man Of the committee on nome eco
nomics. with the following committee
Miss julia NJ. Boulder, Mrs. william
Bradford. Mrs. Walter Stewart Brown
Mrs. Edward Fenton Carley. Mrs. c
ID. Garretson. Mrs Edwin r. Jones
Mrs. Shermer II. Stradley.
The chairman Of the committee NJ
Industrial and social conditions is Mrs
John c Philips, and the members ar
Mts. George RI. Spackman. Me
L9rena y. Emmons. Mrs. Warren X
Yarger.
Miss Mary n. a. Mather Is the chair
man Of literature and Library Exten
sion committee. which Is composed o
Mrs. F. II. Robinson, Miss Clara Z
RICHTER. Miss Alice p. Smyth, and Mis-
Mary e. Taylor.
Mrs. Julian Adair is the chalrma,
OF the music committee. which is com
posed OF Mes. T. leslie Carpenter. Mrs
Clarence w. Dickey. Mrs. Charles Z
Griffith. Mrs. Norman S. Huxley. Mis-
Mabel $. Haley. Miss Helen L. Kurt;
Mrs. Il. T. Negendank, Miss Ella "
Pyle. Miss Madeleine G.. Peed, Mr.!
c. w. Robinson. Miss Kathryn RIOS
and Miss Miriam w. Webb.
The special committees are tn
: mortgage fund. legislative and ann
{ versary! Mrs. r. ?. Moody Is III
chairman OF the mortgage fund con
fnittee. The members are Mrs, Elm.
: T. Bye, Mrs. Charles c. Bye, Mr.
J. Leonard d. Davis. Mrs. 8. c. Frederic
\ Mrs. William e. Holland, Mrs. J. Me-
9 rick Horn, Mrs. Victor c. Jeneris. Mr.
2 Harry Y. Jemison. Mrs. Harold
r kinssbury. Mrs. Frederick Knife
: Mrs. Robert w. Mcclellan. Mrs. Z.
: Muhlhausen. Mrs. Donald H. Val
n Trump. Mrs. Edwin A. VanTrun
Mrs. Leon Walker. Mrs. Frederic
Bringhurst is the chairman Of the lei
slative committee, which has the ia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-16
COMMUNITY SERVICE
IS INDISPENSABLE
Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Presi-
dent. Shows What Has Been
Accomplished.

What the Community Service has
accomplished in the past twelve
months. is the subject Of letter which
Mrs. Coleman du Pont. president OF
that organization. has sent TO persons
in this city who are interested In safe
playground spaces for children. To at
tempt 10 enumerate in detail the ac-
OF the Community
Service would be too tedious. but Mrs.
du Pont has summarized the activi-
ties under eleven brief paragraphs, all
OF which. in n nutshell. tell the story
Of how the children OF the city were
protected and educated along recrea-
tional Nnes in the year drawing to a
close.
During this period the Service OBJ
tanned new permanent equipment for
FIVE Fairgrounds.
Seven Fairgrounds were operated
after school hours from September to
June with an average attendance OF
1.l00 different boys and girls.
Twelve neighborhood associations
were aided in obtaining local play
ground improvements.
Transforming two playground build
ings into -year-round recrea-
ton centers.
One hundred and eighty-five volun-
tary workers were enrolled in three
training classes.
i Athletic league and track sports
were promoted for young men and
boys.
The Community Service conducted
city-wide observances OF Christmas
Washingtons Birthday. dedication o.
Washington Memorial Bridge, Fourth
Of July, etc.
An active part vas taken in the de,
velopment of the Music Commission
and municipal golf links.
1t aided many organizations anc
hundreds OF individuals to develop
further community spirit through suci
efforts as Cleanup Week, Music Weel
and the celebration Of public holidays
1t furnished volunteer leaders t
churches. Institutions. etc. to conduc
social evenings of games and sing
ing.
Hundreds of conferences have beef
held with representatives of organi
cations which are planning WHOLESOME
recreation for their members.
The effort to raise $20.240 for tn
next years budget will start on Sep
TEMPER 25 and close September 81
Headquarters will be opened on Mon
day at 500 Market street, formerl
Wanderers store.
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lowing members. Mre William II.
Beacon, Mrs. Charles r.. Grifith, Mrs.
Clawson 3. Hammitt, Mrs. John g.
Phillips, Mrs. X. r.. Rayner. Mrs. A.
-. Warner.
Mrs. Charles r. Wentz In chairman
Of the anniversary committee.
The book MIRO contains the twenty
ninth annual report OF the Ssw cen-
fury Club Corporation. The officers II
ne corporation are. President. Mrs,
Charles !. Kent; vice-presiden,, Mrs.
horace BETS; secretary. Miss Eliza
Detn X. Jackson; tr.aaarer, Mas En-
ma l.. Weldin. The board OF direo-
tors ~ composed Of Mrs. Jannee Baily,
Mrs y. b. Dsnforth, Miss Elizabeth
- Brlnghurst, Mrs. Charles r. Nil
,er' Mrs. j. J. salterihwait. whose
terms expire IN 1923, Mrs. Samuel
bancroft. Jr., Mrs. William G.. Coxs.
Mrs. Samuel G. Rumford. Miss Eliza
beth X. Jackson, Miss Emma L. well
DIN, whose terms expire 1924; Mrs.
horace Bette, Mrs H. y. bradford
Mrs. Charles I. Kent, Mes. Peter II,
wright whose terms expire In 1925.
me rental COMMITTEES IL COMPOSED
OF Mrs. y. y. Danforth. Mrs Horace
Belts, Miss Elizabeth Bringhurs,. Mis-
Emma Q. Weldln.
inc members OF tho property COM
'nittee are Mrs. James Baliy. chair
man; Mrs. Samuel Bancroft. Jr. Mrs.
william O. Coke, Mrs. Samuel G. Rum
tord. Mrs. J. p. Smith. The house com
mittee Is composed Of Mrs. J. J. sat.
terthwait, chairman; Mrs. II. Y. Bind.
tord' Mrs. Charles X. Miller. Mrs
Peter 7. Wright Miss Marion Jane1
ana r. II. Robinson are the auditors.