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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
The Visiting Nurses.

Demands are increasing on the
Visiting Nurses Society, and the good
this organization is doing Is generally
known throughout the city. The
latest report shows that 1880 patients
were given help in Washington in
March and that 5,211 visits were made
by the staff Of twenty-six nurses. This
is an Increase over the figures for
February and January, and month by
month the work Of the society grows
larger. 1t has been said that these
nurses are valuable instruments Of
service not only for the homes they
enter, but quite obviously, because Of
their trained vigilance, for the entire
community. They should be endowed
as hospital beds and hospital wings
are endowed, for the city is their hos
pital. Salaries should be freely given,
and on much larger scale than at
present" That Is true. The last ap-
peal which the Visiting Nurses So
ciety made to the people OF Washing
ton was in April. 1921, when it asked
for $4,000. The people gave it prompt.
ly. Because of growing demands on it
the society again makes an appeal to
the public. 1t needs 100000. which
will maintain it for the next two years,
enable 1t to pay fairer salaries to the
graduate nurses now working at a
sacrifice. permit it to employ more
nurses and keep pace with the calls
that are made upon the society. At
the end of two years it is believed that
- q community chest may assume re.
sponsibility for the health and social
work Of Washington. People should
respond cordially to the appeal of the
. society. 1t is doing a valuable and
necessary work undertaken by no
other agency. and it ought to be
supported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Charities Endorsement Committee

Washington is fortunate above
many other cities in having protec.
ton against organizations claiming to
be charitable in their aims, but whose
principal aim is pelf. Washington has
an organization under the title of the
charities Endorsement committee which
Investigates charity societies and in
situations, and Endorsement by the com.
mittee is notice to the public that a
gift to any one Of the organizations
will not be misplaced, and that it will
not be wrongfully used. This commit.
tee is comprised OF representatives Of
the Board Of Trade. Chamber Of Com
merce, Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Federation Of Citizens AS
sociations and those important clubs
which concern themselves with civic
and welfare interests, such as the
Women's City Club. the City Club, the
Rotary, Kfwanis, Twentieth Century.
Lions, Cosmopolitan, Civitan and
Optimists. In a recent report the COM
mittee gives its Endorsement to seven
ty-four local charity and welfare or
CARNATIONS, and their names are
spread upon the record and given the
widest possible publicity. The Star
co-operates in every way 1t can, and
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company prints in its telephone
directory the list OF organizations ap-
proved by the Endorsement committee
under the heading Charitable Institu.
tions and Organizations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Mock House Sessions
Held by Pages in 1879
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
within the last few weeks the As
ISOLATED Press sent an item out
through the country telling Of the
pages in the House Of Representatives
at Washington holding q mock" SEES
sion of the House.
Several OF my friends here in st.
Louis read the story and thought it
wonderful. But told them Of the
time about 1s7s-1ss1 when the pages
would get around early in the morn
ing and have daily sessions. :.
"Pinny' Bryan was the Speaker,
and the only member Of that House
whom I can recall as now living in
Washington is Edward Riggs. Bryan,
the Speaker" died when young
man.
John Riggs, a brother Of Ed, may
have been a member, also Frenchy
Helm. but the item in question seemed
astounding to SO many.
Many a Saturday have I gotten up
early and walked to the Capitol from
my home at Columbia and @ streets
to be on hand for the session
Believe me, there were some orators
T. P. Redo
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GEORGETOWN University.

People Of the National Capital are
responding to the call that they con-
tribute their share to the fund which
it may enlarge it's activities. 1t is ex-
pected that 100000 will be raised,
and the quota Of the District is set at
per cent OF that sum. The returns
are coming in satisfactorily, but there
should be no let.up in the flow Of
money. In the 1875 years since the be-
ginning Of Georgetown University it
has never before sent forth a public
call for funds. That its alumni, de-
scendants Of alumni and other friends
of the venerable and active institution
are rallying to its call there can be
no doubt. The gray stone buildings on
the heights above the Potomac have
been a landmark for many years, and
the red brick buildings have been g.
landmark for more years than the
oldest inhabitant of Georgetown or
Washington can count. Georgetown
University, or, as the elder people of
the District still call It, Georgetown
College, goes back to the beginning
Of things in the Potomac valley. It
was founded by John Carroll, priest,
bishop and archbishop, who was born
at Upper Marlboro. in Prince Georges
county, and for years lived with his
mother near Forest Glen, in Mont.
gomery. There he built little church
where people still pray. Father Car
roll had long thought Of establishing a
Catholic institution Of higher learning
in this part Of the world. It is said
that Alexander Doyle, who designed
Trinity Catholic Church In George.
town, called Father Carroll's attention
to the splendor Of the site now occu-
pied by the university. The first struc-
ture of the college, or academy, as it
was then called, was begun in 1888.
Georgetown University holds an af.
fectionate place in the hearts Of q
large number Of our people. Its stu
dents have come from all parts Of our
country. but the District and Mary
land have always been largely and
ably represented in its study halls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

H. w. Elmore, A. J. Robinson. e. r.
Reynolds and I. s. Dyer. The Poto.
macs also sent forth q conquering
eight" they being Dyer. Reynolds,
Robinson, Elmore, Mindeleff. Norton,
Oertel and Of1ey. with Doyle as cox
swain. and the oarsmen held in re-
serve as substitutes on this "eisht'
were Lingresn, Alpin, Warden and
Writ. Five of the original members
of the club who were distinguished
Carsmen were Ned Derrick, Frank
Jones. e. L. McElod, G. ]. johnson
and Cropley.
The Analostan Club was organized
in 1868, and in the sos this club had
one of the famous "fours" Of America
-Stearns, Chandler, Leeke and Fisch-
err. The latter, Louis A. Fischer. was
also captain Of the club. Among its
notable oarsmen were Perry. Howard.
Fugitt, Ross. Moore, Longstreet. Mills.
North. Vaughn. Strong, Long, Tay-
lor. Mccoy, Smith. Carmen, Prentiss.
Forbert and Whiting.
The Columbia Boat Club grew out
Of the Columbia Athletic. Club, and in
the sos it had a noteworthy four
O'Leary, Moore. Kenyon and Miller.
Some Of the oarsmen in the old Co.
lumbia club whose fame was local. or
more than local. were Baker, Mann,
Adam johnson, MCGOWAN. Blount,
Dewdney. Frank Johnson. Eaton, Tai
mage. Welsh. Purmin, Clark, O'Neil.
Corbin, Hough, Mike Hekox, McDon.
aid. Lewis MCGEE, Won Mater.
Mathews and William A. Smith.
With the great river and with Po-
tomac Park and the bridges as grand
stands rowing ought to take hold here
again.
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Capital Improvement.

1t will be big achievement to have
satisfactory Botanic Garden. and
at the same time improve large Sec
ton Of the city. The historic garden
is now out Of place at it's site between
LIST and Sd streets and Pennsylvania
and Maryland avenues. Setting the
Grant memorial within it doomed 1t as
garden. and 1t is to be the site of
other monuments. For more than
twenty-five years we have had pro-
posals to extend the garden westward
in the Mall, for Its removal to Rock
Creek Park or Potomac Park, and 1t
was advocated that the present site
be abandoned and a truly national
botanic garden established on a large
tract Of land offering a variety Of
soils between the -Balti-
more boulevard and the Eastern
branch. Each project came to naught.
There was insufficient interest in one
to press it to conclusion and enough
opposition to another to defeat 1t. In
favor of the latest plan are counted
the Commission of Fine Arts, the Sem
ate library committee, the Engineer
Commissioners office Of the District,
the architect of the Capitol and the
director Of the Botanic Garden. 1t
must be an excellent proposal to have
such support. 1t is said that much of
the land to be used for the new garden
lies in public reservations in South
Washington. west and east OF the line
OF South Capitol street. Much Of this
land is in a part of the city not 80
we'll developed as other parts, and its
conversion 90 the purpose Of the gar
den will improve sections Of the city
between the Capitol and the Eastern
branch. Part Of the project looks to
the improvement OF the Capitol
grounds, so that Capitol Gardens, as
they are called in the plan. will reach
from Union Station plaza on the
north to E street on the south. The
removal Of the Botanic Garden from
its present site will bring the Mall to
the foot Of Capitol Hill. and this may
help to put life in the project which
has been pending at least half a CEN
fury to extend the Mall to Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Sd and 18th
streets, as provided for in the plan Of
the Federal city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Old Rowing DAYS.

The regatta which is to be one of
Shrine weeks features should have
the effect Of restoring rowing to popu.
larity on the Potomac river. For
years it was sport which called
forth the best in thousands OF our
young men. Rowing is not a lost art,
but youth has turned to other things,
some OF them less admirable and none
Of them calling for more strength and
stamina. A good many years ago we
had three clubs which were known
wherever men talked Of the art of
rowing. These were the Potomac. the
Analostan and the Columbia The
Potomac was the senior club. It was
organized in 1867. It's crews won
cups, medals and banners on more
American rivers than the ordinary
reader can name. From 1883 to 1888.
inclusive, it sent out a -four" which
was probably the most famous in the
east and south That great crew were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Back to the Cities.

An ominous showing is the state
ment issued by the Department of
Agriculture that there was a decrease
during 1922 of approximately 100000
persons In the agricultural population
of the United States. 1t assuredly
BODIES i'll in its relation to increased
cost Of living and to congested condi-
tons In the cities, as we'll as to the
I housing question.
A survey was made by the depart
ment of 10000 representative farms
. and groups Of farms, and the estimate
included not merely the workers but
men, women and children. Altogether
about 1000. 900 persons left the farms
and went into the towns and cities,
while $4,000 abandoned rural for ur-
ban residence. The movement away
from the farm was greatest on. the
Pacific coast. Births on the farms
were greater in number than deaths,
agricultural population to the total Of
$4,000. The births We're $4,000 and
. deaths 265.000.
Naturally the greatest menace in
this condition is its effect upon pro-
duction Of the necessaries of life, with
the consequent result Of increasing
prices through scarcity. But it is not
to be overlooked that the addition Of
the incoming rural element into towns
and cities already taxed TO the utmost
to accommodate their citizens with
homes must of necessity add to the
discomfort Of the residents, which the
newcomers must share.
An interesting sidelight on the stu.
alton is the suggestion Of the Italian
ambassador that Italy is prepared TO
supply part of the deficiency in farm
labor by sending carefully selected
emigrants to the United States. Italian
. immigration is now limited to 10000
q year, but it is said that more than
100000 would be glad to come if the
law were changed.
Other countries, no doubt, would be
glad to have their quota enlarged, and
stand ready to send families here who
would be wiling to start ON the farm
even If they did not stay there. Back
to the farm" appears not to be q win
ming slogan, and we may yet have to
cry, Come over and farm for u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

Of three; Tennessee, FIVE instead of
ten; Texas, ten instead of eighteen;
Utah. one instead of two; Vermont.
one in stead of two: Virginia, five in
Of FIVE: West Virginia. three instead
OF six: Wisconsin. five instead of
eleven, and Wyoming, one as at pres
emit.
Representative Clarkes bill pro.
poses that the compensation Of the
tlves and tho Vice President OF the
United States shall be at the rate OF
$4,000 each per annum. The COM
pensation OF senators, representatives
in Congress-, delegates from terri
tories and resident commissioners
Islands would be at tho rate Of $4,000
each per annum.
An important proviso in the Clarke
bill Is that the secretary OF the Senate
and the sergeant-at-arms of the
House. respectively, shall deduct from
each member or delegate tho sum of
800 for each days absence on days
when there shall have been a roll call
of the House or Senate. respectively,
unless such member or delegate pre-
sents tho sworn affidavit Of a ply
stefan showing that such absence was
caused by sickness Of himself or some
member Of his immediate family.
Another proviso would allow each
member or delegate to be absent once
during q session for. three consecutive
calendar days, not including the time
necessary in going to and returning
from his homo by the nearest route
usually travelled in going to and re-
turning from each regular session,
no deduction being made for such
single period OF absence.
The Clarke bill would allow each
member Of the Senate three clerks. at
$4,000, $1,000 and $500: per annum,
respectively. Each representative,
delegate or resident commissions
would be allowed two clerks, at $500
and $1,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Meridian Hill Park.

The making Of Meridian Hill Park
goes slow. Some persons might write
the adverb Slowly" but the traffic
signs say SLOW" and "slo." At any
rate. the development of Meridian Hill
Park does not proceed lastly. After
subtracting maintenance cost little of
the current appropriation of $1,000
will be left for new work. Col. Sher.
rill says so, and he also says that it
will be fifty years before Meridian Hill
is transformed into a fine park unless
Congress speeds up money for the
work. Part Of Meridian Hill has taken
on a park look. but many Of the walks
and gardens and the magnificent wa
terfall which are in the plans are
still only in the plans. Washington
would like to see the park finished,
that it may enter upon its useful mis-.
sion to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT r. SMALL

During the nrst week that the
President and Mrs. Harding have
been back In the White House after
their delightful sojourn In Florida
some OF the dark and deeply guarded
secrets Of the trip are beginning to
leak out. One Of the very best stories.
naturally. has to do with Gen. 'Doc''
Sawyer. the physician to the presi-
Dental household.
It seems that when the President
and some OF his harder associates
were about to set sail from the Fla
mingo dock at Miami to Miami Beach
to go to the Cocolobo Kay Fishing
Club. situate on the island where
Black Caesar. the pirate. once held
his lawless sway. Gen. Sawyer hur-
ried aboard the boat with leather
riding puttees under his arm and q
pair of shiny spurs in his hands.
Queer raiment for a fishing trip
aboard a boat. you will say. But. all.
no. The doctor had been told that
the trip to the fishing grounds was
to be made by the Sea Horse. He
round later that that was the name
OF the yacht. But. in any event, the
good doctor said he believed In pre-
paredness.
- Ax
There is also tho story Of the vii
lage band at Hollywood. Fla, q peace
full little settlement in nowise re-
lated to q distant Pacific coast town
ship Of the same name. Word came
that the President was to motor
through Hollywood. Persons who
mover have accompanied tho Presi-
dent Of the United States on q rural
tour or who have not been In a rural
community at the time Of q presiden-
tial visit can never realize or visual
lie tho excitement that comes with
the hrst announcement Of such a
plan.
what shall We dot" said the Holly
wood residents one to another
Get out the band. OF course"
when the President drives up-The
Star Spangled Banner'T'
mo, no; the real thing to play lie
Hail to the Chief Who in Triumph
Approashss'"
But what did the band play when
the President actually arrived7 Some
band burst blatantiy into Hail, Hail
the Gangs All Herew
The President smiled broadly. He
was tired of hearing Hail to the
Chief" anyway.
J. H. Thomas. the Iaborite, who per-
formed the official task OF calling
Lady Aston to order In the house OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

| commons q few days ago for referring
| 70 a Fellow member as the fWllage
donkey" is we'll remembered in
Washinston because Of his visit here
| crossed the Atlantic on the same
steamer with Mrs. ]. Borden Harri-
| man OF Washington, one OF the lead
ing women in the democratic party.
Mrs. Hartman 10 q statuesque type
tall. stately. handsome, austere.
Mrs. Hartman and the British labor
| leader chatted great deal during
| the voyage. She was somewhat sur
prised that this representative OF
labor knew all Of the notables of
to some Of them casually as Nancy.
Margot. Reggie, etc. Mrs. Hartman
| remarked about this to one of her
friends in Washington later. Ths
| friend laughed and said:
Thomas was talking to me the
other day and + was surprised when
he referred to you as Daisy.
TRAFFIC cops the country over. and
| particularly our own handsome In
spector Headley, will be interested in.
| a copy Just received here of rules laid
down by the Japanese government for
the guidance of auto tourists in the
c""Ciy INh6ooih' AA0A o mo oSAA4S 70
| them:
AT the rise of the hand of the
| honorable policeman, stop with rapid
ness greatly. Do not pass him or
| otherwise disrespect him.
when a passenger on foot hovs
| in sight, tootle the horn nieiodiously
| at flrst. II he still obstacles your
passage, tootle him with large vigor
and express by word OF mouth
warning. Hi, hii'
Beware Of that wandering SOW
| that he shall not take fright rs you
pass him. Do not explode the noise
"Give space to the festive dog that
| makes playsport in the roadway.
| Avoid ENHANCEMENT OF your dog with
| the wheel spokea
go smoothly on the grease mud.
| as there turks the skiddy demon.
| Press the brake OF the foot smoothly
as you roll around the corner and
save collapse and lie up,
THANK you honorably."
&*kN
The official statement that Pres
| dent Harding expects to start for the
| far northwest on or about June 90
next. and that he had never given a
| thought to the suggestion that he
| should turn to Chairman Lasker OF
the Shipping Board as the manager
| of his campaign for denomination and
| election. led a White House wag to
make the atrocious remark:
I'm other words, the President IL
| going to Alaska and not to Al
Lasker"
l what could be sweeter?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ pHII.ANDER JOHNSON
The April Call.

+ -e The April Call.
strain
As the wind drifts through April
with dangerous sigh,
And the flash Of the prisms set loose
by the rain
Re-echoes the radiance dropped from
the sky.
The cares OF the hour seem to melt
into mist,
And friends come to greet US on
every hand,
When the Ring Of the Rainbow by
April is kissed
And we drift in enchantment to
Long.ago Land.
There's the vagabond Robin whose
piping has lured
Our childhood away as he came year
by year.
And yonder's fair Flow'ret relentlessly
INJURED
BY a rampant Of rocks, with q rivu.
For q moat. Thus Brown Beetle is
foiled-armored churl!
But Sir Butterfly soon with his trap
pings SO grand
On elnn.wrought wings will descend
with a whirl
And make love to the Princess Of
. Long-ago Land. .-t~;-.-
There's the shrill from the pond where
!. the frogs hold debate. ..-.
There's yelling Of green DER tho
arches on high,
A curtain whose folds hide mystery
great,
Whence blossoms profuse shall
spring forth by and by.
The world with its toiling is never in
vain,
So long as each year we can hear
the command
That the fairy month breathes through
the sun and the rain,
TO bring us awhile into LonE-ago
Land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
New Buildings.

The Public Buildings Commission
will recommend to Congress the
adoption Of a building program in
Washington which calls for the ex.
penditure Of about $4,000, 900. The
commission has made survey Of the
governments housing situation in the
capital. and in the interest OF eff.
flciency and economy will urge that
buildings be constructed for the in
ternal revenue bureau and the De.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

partment Of Justice. and that there
be a national archives building and q
general accounting once building. The
question has been gone over many
times. The need for these buildings is
widely known. and their construction
has been repeatedly recommended. It
is believed that with the next Con-
gress the report Of the Public Build.
ings Commission, together With the
generally admitted need for the
buildings. will have weight enough to
secure affirmative action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Says 4 Churches Draw
Over 5000 Sunday

To the Editor Of The Star:
Who Is 1t who says the attendance
at churches in Washington on Sun
day 10 about S.ooo7 / can name four
Catholic churches-st. Augustus, st.
Peters, st. Joseph's and Holy Com
forter-whose combined attendance
will and does average. over 5000
every Sunday. What about the other
1es churches in Washington?
ETHEL @. HAWKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

American Names.
ON the Kansas City Star.

American ingenuity Is at it's best,
perhaps. in naming the baby. For
Instance, these names were not long
ago found among those listed for poll
tax In Kentucky:
nedy Poteet, Constance First, Perk
Lamb, Major New. Lumb Bilberry,
South West. Lum Chow, Toss Bell,
Lee Panther, Yack Fresh, Wash Gar
rigus, Carl Felps, Green Self, Bill
Pulley, Penny Hightower. Bill Ffpps,
Horse Stewart and Lamuei Kissel-
baugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

An average wage increase Of about
II per cent ts announced for all
workers in the packing industry. But
unless they have, changed the aroma
OF the stockyards the per scentage
still seems low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

If it is true that Einstein's theory
of relatively has come to stay, as
Prof. Michelsorr Of Chicago University
asserts, is it not about time that some
one promulgatee a theory as to what
Einsteins theory is?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

With aviators flying four miles a
minute and Jazz artists dancing fifty.
two hours straight away, records last
these days hardly long enough to get
recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

Every one knows that Sam Gompers
for almost daily he is impelled to
shake one at capital and the other at
radicalism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

Members Of tho British house Of
commons, having been in continuous
session twenty-one hours. now know
what March 4 in Washington is like.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

As an inducement to bring political
conventions to Washington 1t might
, be arranged to show presidential as.
pirants through the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

Experience Of the trail-blazers in
tho Everglades demonstrates that ad.
venture still may be found close at
home.