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The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Dsily Prsys.s a Doss.

In view Of such economy
and simplicity everywhere
visible at Doom, the story
of the eight hundred million.
mark diamond tiara, said TO
have been presented BY the
Kaiser to his bride, pro.
voked only mirth. Malice
is at the bottom Of such in
vsntions.
In the large entrance hall
the Kaiser conducts Q re-
ligious service every morn
ing at hslf-past eight o o'clock
for the entire household. On
Sunday the service il sched-
uled at 10 O'Clock. I send
you the text, written IN the
Kaiser's own handwriting,
from which the Kaiser
preached on the Sunday that
I was at Doom.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Hypksa Americans

I quoted to the Kaiser .
letter on "hyphenated"
Americans, which Theodore
Roosevelt wrote to me on
March Is, 1915. Roosevelt
wrote Il quote from men,
ory):
my views Of hyphsnated
Americans are those which
was once expressed by the
German Emperor himself
when he said to Frederick
Whitridgs that he under
stood what Americans were,
but he had neither under
standing Of nor patience
with those who call them-
selves German-Ameticans. I"
The Kaiser said, II do
not recall any such conver-
sation with Mr.. Vhitridee.
But you can say positively
that I never have made
dsrogatory remarks on the
subject Of German-Amsri.
cans. II I made the state
ment attributed to me by
Roosevelt, I did 30 to dis
abuse certain German poll
ticians Of the idea that they
could count upon German
American support in the war
il the interests Of the United
States, were at stake. I
knew them too well. / never
expected nor asked any 10y
atty, any divided allegiance,
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The Pscsnakss

Il have no objection" the
Kaiser replied, "if you drive
VI tandem, provided you
make Roosevelt the leading
horse"
1T 10 the first horse" the
Kaiser explained, that
makes the pace. II also has
5 the hardest work.
Against Theodore Roose-
welt the Kaiser chsrishes no
grievance.
"When he vas in Africa
hunting big game and had
just bsggsd his first lion,
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote to me,
proudly claiming that he
was the first rules since
Tiglath Pileser who had
actually shot q real lion
81 was unable to contra.
dict him." the Kaiser smil-
ingly said, although the
King of Abyssiaia might. -
The Kaiser loves Roose-
velt's "Spesk softly, but
carry q big stick"
81 believe in both" said
the Kaiser. Germany car
risd . big stick, but it was
not big enough. Her diff
Guilty was not too much, but
too little militarism. II any
ons doubts this, he hss only ,
to read the peace treaty Of
Versailles. Had the German
navy been stronger, the war
would have ended with .
German victory before the
United States could have
thrown the weight Of q con-
tinent into the European bal
ancs."
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Duty indiOisibls

Men who seek . new
country soon belong to the
country Of their adoption.
Their civic duty cannot be
divided. However, hey can
serve both their old and
their new country by keep
ing alive q knowledge Of
their Fatherland and inter
preting it and the old
tongue to the new land. /"
The Kaiser said he was
charmed by . story told him
Of . five-year-old German
American boy who. when
shown the American flag,
proudly declared, "This IL
the flag Of my country"
When shown the German
flag, he added This is the
flag Of my language"
~ insist" the Kaiser
added, cit is the supreme
duty of every immigrant to
learn the tongue Of his
adopted oountr, He is .
wise man, as well n q good
one, il he teaches his child,
also, the tongue Of his
fathers land. In the case
Of q child it 10 best to teach
him the foreign tongue first.
Having mastered the foreign
tongue, he will acquire the
language Of his native land
without effort.
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rsferssess 70 the charactss
shown BY the Americas
army, organised on such Z
odigious scale at such
short notice.
I'm . modern war;" he
said, "ths armies fight q
such distances thst the men
yarsly even s4tch . glimpse
Of the ensmy. The Ameri-
cans, whsu they first came
ovsr, were eager to charge
In close formation in full
view, running straight into
the German hre, giving up
many precious lives, brsvely,
but. oftsn Iuselsssly. They
walked into battle as if it
were . parade. Even though
they looked upon our young
men as their foes and came
with their tremendous re-
serve Of strength to destroy
them, the bsttle-sesrred vet
ersns Of Germany, many Of
them fathers and grand
fathers, could not behold the
spectacle without compass
sion.
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No Bitterness

"Ths German people were
unable to appreciate shs in
tellectual subtlety Of the
author Of the Fourteen
Points. They accepted liter
ally what Mr.. Wilson said. "
The Kaiser still believes
the political conscience Of
the American people 10 less
"adjustable," or ohangeabls
than Mr.. Wilson =. -.
The Kaiser speaks with
out bitterness. The Ancri-
can spirit be once referred
to a. sometimes volatile"
He believes that he was real
ly moro friendly to America
than any other important
sovereign. He mentioned
his erstwhils friends, ]. p.
Morgan. tho elder; Ogden
Armour, Nicholas Murray
Butler Colonel Roosevelt, o.
whom the Kaiser spoke with
admiration, and the late
Andrew Carnegie.
Carnegie, when a guest
on my yacht, the Hohensol-
lern," said the Kaiser, ere
marked to me: Roosevelt 10
a fine fellow, Your Majesty,
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IN the ksickstas

"The German Reichstag
had no appreciation Of the
:, intricacies Of international
relations, !" said the Kaiser.
'"Its delay, chiefly for parti-
san reasons and from politi-
!. cal criticism, to grant the
necessary funds for the Ger
: = man navy, in the years fol-
/. lowing tho Russian'Jspanese
= conflict, was responsible for
;, the fact that the Battle Of
: Sksgerack, the only large
naval battle in the world
= war, was not :. decisive
victory"
a The Reichstsg wished to
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Ons Flas, , Hysnns

"What could / dot" asked
the Kaiser, 81 solved the
problem Of courtesy by in
structing my band to take
its cue morning and night
from the American ships and
play what they did. A most
remarkable country" the
Kaiser added, humming sue
cessively the three tunes.
lone flag, but three nation
al hymnsl"
Castle Doom, built in the
thirteenth century, was al
most completely burned by
Louis XIV, Of France in the
seventeenth century because
its owner, then Dutch Am
bassador at the court of
Berlin, refused to hasten
back in order to entertain
the French King. The bed
Of the French King some
how escaped the fire. In
this bed the Kaiser now
sleeps.
Life at Doom is very
simple. I send you the
menus # several Of the
meals. These are put on the
table before each guest so
he. may know what he is to
have. The house il % eco
nomically managed that
these simple cards are used
twice, being written first on
one side and then on the
other.
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Title MislsadiaS

"The designation Gar
man-American' probably
made most Of the trouble,
because the title il in itself
misleading. There are Amsfi-
cans Of other vsces. The
American nation h an ANAL
gamation Of many races. The
American Of German blood
can justly speak Of himself,
il an ethnic designation ID
needed, % an American Of
the German race. It ID nat
ural for such citizens to or
ganixe politically, actusted
by th6ir civic obligations as
American eitisens, their
cardinal principle being
America first. wherever
their own oountrys inter
ests were at stake. they
were pro-Ameriean. This 10
~ it should be. Similarly,
/ would like the Germans to
be- neither pro-this nor pro-
that, bat solely snd ,sxclu-
sively pro-6ermsn."f
The Kaiser thinks Wood
row Wilson, whose tour
grandparents were British
subjects, vas possessed. un-
consciously perhaps, BY a
hxed idea Of Anglo-Saxon
supremacy.
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FIsst st kisi

The British fleet came to
Kiel for the annual regatta
- the guests Of the Kaiser
Just before the outbreak Of
the war. No one ia Germany
then expected war, but the
entire British Hsst after its
annual review in the middle
Of July, 1914 was kept mob
ilised. During the Kisi re-
gatta the Kaiser remarked
TO one Of the British admir-
ais, his guest on . German
battlsship:
"It ID . pity that your
country has never attempted
to utilize the fact that the
.fsvorits grandson Of Queen
Victoria happens to be Ger
man Emperor. No such
happy constellation for CO.
operation between the two
countries has ever existed in
history
The British admiral a.
sentsd with distinguished
politsness. But that admiral
probably knew that even be-
fore this conversation the
British admiralty had select
ed transports to carry Rus
sian troops to the coast Of
PomerAnis In the event Of
the mobilization Of the Rus
sian army to attack Ger
many . few days lster.
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discuss everything, and even
the wisest and ablest coun-
cillors Of the Kaiser were
constantly subjected 10 the
criticism, opposition, or jeal-
ousy Of various political fac
tions. The Jews, whose
brains are organized to
grasp largo transactions, the
Kaiser said, were not per
mitted to participate in the
government, to the sxtsnt
their abilities warranted,
without exciting criticism or
secret opposition. When the
Kaiser consulted . Jew, he
was abused. When he did
not consult the Jews, he was
also abused. In one case hs
was accused Of being too
friendly to the Jews. In
one other case he was called
. "Jsw-baiter." Rathsnau
was portrayed, on one side,
a. his most intimate friend,
and By others - not re-
csiving just recognition
from the Kaiser, who desir-
ed at all times to do justice
to the special talent Of any
Of his people.
The Jews, being handi-
capped to . certsin s1tent
by prejudice or tradition in
the old Germany, the Kaiser
says, he considered it his
duty as the ruler Of ell his
people to open to them new
avenues where they could
employ cir remarkable
talents and their riches in .
fashion that benefited both
themselves and the Father
land.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Kaiser received two bits Of
information from faithful
friends, first, that one Of the
leading men in the German
Foreign Office, on hearing
that the Kaiser was hurry
ing to Berlin, remarked,
How dare he come back
without our permission |"
and, second, that the British
Navy, il the Kaiser had not
travelled 90 rapidly, would
have wsylaid him and de-
tanned him in foreign wa
tsrs, although Germany and
England were then at peaes.
The Kaiser said:
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AssSviesns Win Spurs

"Later American leader
ship improved, the men
learned rapidly. and at the
time Of the armistice the
Amerieans had grasped the
principle Of scientific war
fare. They won their spurs
% . great military power. I"
Whist" the Kaiser asked
me one day, "is the Ameri-
can national anthemi"
I replied, Of course, "The
Star-Spsngled Banner"
mo" said the Kaiser,
"that Us only one Of them.
When an American squad
ron was at Kiel / ordered,
as . matter Of courtesy, the
Germans to play the Ameri-
can national hymn when
ever our rag was raised or
lowered. But the American
band played . different tune
morning and night! Finally
I asked the admiral TO- on
tighten me.
"'Of course the Admiral
answered. 1T Is Hail, Co
lumbis!" No. he quickly
corrected himself, it is real
ly "Ths Star-Spangled Ban
nerl'" -----....-- --..-----,..
You are mistaken, mir,
chirped another American
officer. 1t is my Country,
'Tis of Thee" d.
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Scrap Of Paper

The Kaiser remarked,
grimly, that the expression,
"sorsp of paper" attributed
to the German chancellor,
was in reality an English in
vention, according to Fran
cesco Crispi, the Italian his
torian, who says that II was
first applied to treaties by
Lord Salisbury in 1891.
The Kaiser made many
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Wilson Policy

:. .'Thus the choice of .
u chancellor in . country like
/: Germany, where 30 few men
Of large international polit-
ical experience could be
found, was tho most diff
= cult Of tasks.
The Kaiser alluded to the
fact that the Secretary Of
). State in tho United States is
" sometimes little more than
the executive clerk Of the
President and may be
changed If he fails to carry
out the policies Of the Prssi-
: dent without agitating the
whole government. The
;, rssignAtion Of William Jsn-
:, nings Bryan, for instance,
Z and tho appointment Of Mr..
Lansing - his successor did
: not change in the slightest
!, degree the policies Of Presi-
- dent Wilson, nor excite any
opposition In Congress,
!. /. everyone knowing that tho
!, President, personally, wrote
the most important letters
:; signed by the Secretary Of
. State, and although the sig
. nature was changed on Of
!. ficial papers, the author was
the Same.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

extraordinary skill, supple
mented by lavish expendi-
lures, Of the British govern
ment on all kinds Of propa-
\ ganda even in peace times.
We know today from vsri-
ou official documents also
the vast amounts Russia
spent, her government max
ing direct payments to cor
rupt the French press. The
Kaiser said that the King Of
Bulgaria gave him the in
formation that Russia was
spending before the war for
educational purposes"
abroad 10000, 900 gold
fubles.
German statesmen" said
the Kaiser, were not &C
customed to calculate in
figures containing more than
nix ciphers. Even Bismarck
fell almost on his back when
the French indemnity, in
1870, was placed at the
modest sum Of five billion
francs, or lees than one bill
lion dollars,
The Kaiser said his titles
Kaiser or German Emperor
suggested the glamour Of alb
solute imperial power, but in
reality his majesty was far
more hedged with constitu-
tional restrictions that the
President Of the United
States. He exercised, in fact,
less power. His chancellors,
backed by the foreign office,
sometimes impelled him to
adopt a course at variance
with his own judgment. He
had no power under the
constitution to initiate, di-
rect, and execute a policy.
The chancellor, it is true,
was appointed by the Kaiser
and was responsible to him.
But to dismiss q chancellor,
after his appointment, caus-
cd in, Germany endless po-
litical agitation, doubt, un-
certainty, and sometimes op-
position from political par
ties and criticism in the
Rsichstsg. The Kaiser add
cd. -
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u. $. Psst n Wsv

The Kaiser said that Amer
ica's part in the war was de-
cisivs., ...
"Ths allies were admitted
ly fighting with their backs
against the wall. Without
the entrance of Americs
they would have been hope
lessly defeated. American
man-power, American muni-
tions, American reseurceful-
ness, weighed down the
scales. Without America,
Germany would have won
the war. Even with Amer.
lea, Germany came near
winning.
"In spite Of American aid,
Germany would have won
an honorable peace, q peace
without victory, but . peace
of justice and Europe would
not now be bankrupt and
Bslkanixed.
"But Woodrow Wilson de-
liberately presented to the
German people the Trojan
horse Of his Fourteen Points.
Impressed with the high dig
nifty Of his august office and
his strongly asserted good
will for the German people,
not the German government,
the people accepted his au-
thority, believed in his good
faith. The German, govern
ment regarded Woodrow
Wilson rs, the authorised
Spokesman Of one hundred
million Americans. !, Other
wise they would not have
surrendered their arms and
their vast territories for
fourteen scraps Of paper.
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starvation. II it had NOT
BEEN for the aid Of German
A m ericsns Clemeneesu .
wish might have been full
filled. Clemenesau said
there were twenty million
Germans too msnyl But
Americans Of German de-
scent formed . bridge Of
love and human kindness.
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Hurried to Berlin

When Austria issued her
ultimatnm to Serbia, the
Russian order for mobilisa-
ton was issued. The Kaiser,
un-informed by the Foreign
Office, was then on his way
to Norway. The first In.
formation hs had Of the
ultimatuin he read in the
Norwegian papers. He i'm
mediately hurried back to
Berlin.
On his way home the
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and one English, were;
Der Wahrheit die Ehre"
(Honor to truth), and
They say what they say.
lot EN- say" The last
phrase, he said, was the "a
vorits Of tho British Field
Marshal, the Duke Of Msrl-
borough, the victor Of Blen-
hahn.
"Only whsn the war
came" added the Kaiser,
"were the political factions
OF Germany united. All past
differences were then for
given and forgotten. I then
decided to know no more
parties. ] knew only Ger
mans.
"Ths English In interna-
tional relations" said the
Kaiser, ''have no political
morality. The welfare Of the
British Empire ID always
paramount. No question Of
good or evil for others il
considered; only what 10
beneficial TO tho British
/, Empire A British writer
said Of morals and man
nsrs, that manners open the
doors Of society, morals
those Of Heaven. The Kaiser
told me this incident:
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

but l wish I could hold him
in reins. And you, Your
Majesty, are q fine fellow,
slso,' he added, but I wish
! could hold you, too, in
check.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
lsaa. nov lerA amor ,..n !.

U0S tne h0lSeTo . 0Ueet:
Mid-day Meal
FiLet of Beef, Vegetables
Tomatoes
EDening Meal
OnseLet lOifh Hans
Green Peas
Cheess
Mid-day Meal
Fish, Rice
Leg 0f Mutton In Red
Wine
Lemon Cream
Evening Meal
Paprika Ste1D
Fruit
Midday Meal
Guinea Hen,
Red Cabbage
Cheese
Evening Meal
TenderLoin Of Beef
Verefables
Apple Sauce
Evening star., 1922-04-14
EAST CAPITOL EXTENSION
MAY NOT BE APPROVED
Cost Of Rail Construction Believed
Too Great at Present in Com
parison With Benefit.

The Public Utilities Commission
probably will not authorize extension
of the East Capitol street tracks of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. from 14th to 18th streets.
This was indicated at the District
building today and action on the
question may be taken at meeting
OF the commission this afternoon.
The consensus among officials of the
commission appears to be that the
benefits resulting from SO short a
track extension would not equal the
| cost Of the project, which would be
in the neigborhood of 100000.
III ordered. the extension, would be
OF underground construction. which
at present is still close to the high
level of war prices.
The principal reason for such an
extension woul@ he to accommodate e
the pupils OF The new Eastern High
School, being built on East Capitol
street between 18th and 19tA streets
One of the commissioners is known
to hold the opinion that the distance
pupils would have to walk from the
end Of the line to the high school is
not much, IL any. greater than boys
and girls at some of the other high
schools have to walk.
Attention also was called today to
the fact that, except for the brief
periods at the opening and closing of
schools. the extended line would not
be much used. Although the extern
sion may be disapproved at this time,
1t probably will be one of the first
additions to the trackage system made
when the cost of rails declines.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
DIRECT ROUTE TO ORIENT.

LOS ANGELES, April 14.-Direct
from Los Angeles harbor to
the orient on an average of twice q
month instead of once month will
be begun by vessels of the Asaka
Shosen Kaisha line on May IL. it was
announced today. Eleven steamers
will be employediin the service, three
of which will carry passengers and
freight to Yokohama and Kobe, while
eight will take freight only for Yoko-
hama, Kobe, Moji, Shanghai. Manila,
Rangoon, Singapore and Calcutta.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A mass meeting and concert under
auspices of the Association of Retired
Federal Employees will be. held Mon
day, s pm, in auditorium of Interior
Department building. Secretary Fall,
Representative Andrews and Com
missioner of Pensions Washington
Gardner will be speakers.
The Gavel Club will give a house,
warming fair. April 1927, proceeds to
go for home for the club and for the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
The Michigan Alumnae Association
will meet at College Women's Club.
1922 / street. Monday. 1880 pm. Mrs.
Evans Holbrook of Ann Harbor will
speak of THE Greater Michigan"
National University Law School and
Washington College of Law debating
teams will hold debate tomorrow at
s pm, in Mckinley Manual Training
School.
Henry LindIahr. M. D.. will speak
| at New Thought Temple, 1914 n
street. at o'clock.
Washington Chapter. American In
stitute of Architects, will meet to-
| morrow at noon. at Cosmos Club.
Luncheon. lis pm.
Omcer. of Political study Club will
be hostesses tomorrow at pm, at
Franklin Square Hotel. Nomination
of officers. Miss Barbee will give
readings.
Mr.. William Wolf Smith will give
an Interpretation of Browning's THE
Ring and the Book" with music, at
the Arts Club, tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
Barry Farm Citizens' Association
will meet at S:15 o'clock at Methodist
Church, Stanton and Pomeroy roads
southeast.
Merrymaker.' Club, S0utheast COM
munity Center. will meet at 1880
o'clock, 11th and G streets southeast.
The Kalorama Citizens Association
Evening star., 1922-04-14

be closed tonight in observance OF
Good Friday.
Thomson-Tonight: War mothers;
Spanish: millinery; dressmaking;
Spanish and Frepch; commercial and
f1ne arts; Boy Scouts: Boys cup
u. c. Filing Association, Gallo Study
Club; Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra
East Washington-Tonigh Boy
Scouts; Boy Scouts basket ball; IL
brary.
Johnson n-Powell-Tonight: French;
Boy Scouts; community singing.
Park view-Tonight: Boy Scouts
| Park View A. c.; Royal A. c.; Royal
Midgets; Rhythm Club.
Scouts; rhythm dancing for young
ladies.
Petworth-Tonight: Girl Scouts
Brownies; post office.
BurrviIle- Mothers Club
Girls Social end Litarary Club; 30!
Scouts: dressmaking: millinery; Ar
Needlework Club. This afternoon
Mothers Club; Bible stories; piano
Chi1dren's Sewing Club.
| Miner Normal-Tonight: Girls
Needlework Club; Spanish; home
nursing; dietetics; gymnasium activi-
ties; Dramatic Club.
Dunbar-Tomorrow morning: Chill
dren's rhythmic; French for children
grade school boys basket ball.
Garnet-Phelps - This afternoon
4:3O O'Clock: First American Boys
Junior Red Cross; Junior Savings
Club.
| Randall-Tonight: Athletic Club
! Young Mems Southwest Association
Bicycle A. c.: Girls Industrial Club
Civic Association meeting.
OF all fish the carp, in proportion
to it's size, has the largest brain.
Evening star., 1922-04-14

in the mountains near here. Coroner
Stahlman said the woman had been
dead at least nine months. None OF the
clothing was found. The body was that
of woman about five feet, 6 inches in
height, with bobbed. brown hair.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
W0MAN's BODY FOUND.

STONY POINT. n. Y, April 1.-THE
nude body of A woman. about nineteen
years old. with the skull crushed in, was
found late yesterday in an isolated spot
Evening star., 1922-04-14
Ar THE COMMUNITY CENTERS

Central High Community Center
Tomorrow night: Public organ re-
cital, Edith b. Athey. civic organist,
and play, THE Enchanted Garden"
by the Junior Dramatic Club of the
Thomson Community Center. DR.. J. e.
Buchanan will speak on the "Value
of Music in Education" The Y. w. C..
A. Glee Club. Esther Linkins. director,
and Helen Nash. accompanist, Will
render three song numbers. Jane
Daniel, soprano, and j. Raymond Ar
cher, baritone, with Eliza Wiley ac-
companist, will represent the Thorn
son Community Center. The organ
numbers by Miss Athey will include
special Easter selections. No charge
for admission. and parents are In
yited to bring the children. The COM
Evening star., 1922-04-14
munity singing will be lead by Mis-
Helen Burkart.

Wilson >Normal-This center will
be closed tonight in observance OF
Good Friday.
Evening star., 1922-04-14

Association Of American War
Mothers will meet at Thomson School.
8 O'Clock. Col. Charles Holtzman will
speak.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TONIGHT
"The Resurrection" religious pa
geant, will be given at 3 o'clock,
at Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church.
Northeast Citizens Association Will
meet at Masonic Temple, 52S Sth
street northeast. -
Business Women's Council will meet
in Church Of the Covenant.
TODAY.
Dr. Harry D. Mitchell will give ex-
position of Sunday school lesson al
4:45 o'clock, 1888 F street.
The Army Music School has an
nounced that weather permitting II
will give concert at Washington
barracks, at 4 o'clock.