Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22
DEPARTMENTS GET
HONORSFORSESQU|
Grand Prizes Are Given for
Exhibits of Government and
Medals Awarded.

Eight Government departments. tne
Coast Cuard. the United states snip
,,ina .poard and the national advisory
cone,,,ittea for aeronautics have oeeh
given the highest award, grand prize
for~exhihits at the recent SesqulCeh'
tenniaI Exuosition at Philadeipnh'
This was learned today from the once
of Rear Admiral Herman .. SticNiley
II. s. n. retired, United States com
missioner of the National Sesqulcell
NAL Exhibition Commission III lhe
Transportation Building.
The eight Government departments
receiving the grand prize We're SIa.e'
Treasury, War, Post once, NaSy'
Interior, Agriculture and Commerv.e
THE Denartment of Labor received
a medal of honor for its collective
exhibit. The Department of justice
had no exhibit at the exposition.
Awards Are Warned.
Awards to the Federal departments
and establishments were tabulated IN
the office of Admiral Stickney from
officials papers received from the
executive Jury of awards at -Philadel'
phia. as follows: Grand prize, II;
medal of honor, 81: gold medal 40
silver medal, 5, and honorable meh-
ton, 2.
Official letters of notification to the
departments, establishments and bu-
reaus of the Government Of the prizes
awarded will go out today from the
commissioners Office here. Handsome
gold and silver medals go with tine
nrizes as we'll as beautifully artistic
diplomas of award. The diplomas Will
not be ready until early in the new
year.
Competition among the various de-
partmentS and bureaus for excellence
in their exhibits had been keen and
they have been eagerly awaiting the
announcement of awards.
Medal of Honor.
The medal of honor, which is sec
ond in rank of the awards, was given
to Government exhibits, as follows;
Department of State, Bureau of Pub
lie Health Service, War Department,
Post Office Department, Navy Depart
ment, Bureau of Medicine and Sur
gerry of the Navy Department. Office
of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Educa-
ton, Bureau of Reclamation, Office
of Exhibits, Agricultural Department;
Bureau of Plant Industry, two
medals; Bureau of Soils, Bureau of
Biological Survey, Bureau of Public
Roads, Bureau of the Census, two
mestic Commerce, Bureau of Stand
ards, Bureau of Fisheries. two
medals; Bureau of Lighthouses, two
medals; Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Bureau of Navigation, Bureau Of
Mines, four medals; Labor Depart
ment, Children's Bureau. Smithsonian
Institution, National Museum, United
States Veterans Bureau, Federal
Board for Vocational Education, Gov
eminent Printing Office and the For.
est Service.
Gold Medal Award.
The gold medal was awarded to
the Mint, the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Bureau of Public
Health Service. three medals; U. s..
Coast Guard, Air Mail Service, rail-
way postal car, Annapolis exhibit of
the Navy Department, Naval OBJ
servatory, Bureau of Aeronautlcs, u.
S. Marine Corps, Bureau of Con
structlon and Repair of the Navy
Department, General Land Office. the
Geological Survey, National Park
Service, the Alaskan Railroad, the
Office Of Information, Department of
Agri 'ulture: Weather Bureau. Bureau
of Animal Industry, Bureau of Dairy
Industry, Bureau of Chemistry, Blu.
reau of Agricultural Economics, Blu
reau of Home Economics, Fixed Nj
trogen Research Laboratory, insect.
eide and Fungicide Board, Federal
Horticultural Board, Agricultural EX-
tension Service, Commerce Depart
ment, two medals; Bureau of the
Census, Bureau of FisherieH, two
medals: Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Steamboat Inspection Service, Patent
Office, Children's Bureau. Woman's
Bureau, Civil Service Commission.
U. S. Veterans Bureau. Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
Panama Canal, National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, Commits
sion OF Fine Arts, Public Buildings
and Public Parks.
Silver Medal Awards.
The silver medal was awarded to-
photographic Office, Bureau of Pen
sions, Bureau of Entomology, Office
of Agricultural Instruction, Steam
boat Inspection Service.
Honorable mention was given to
Ofice of Experiment Stations and the
once of Cooperative Extension
Work, both of the Department Of Ag
riculture.
Gold Medals Given.
Gold medals have also been award
ed to Admiral Stickney and to DR.. F
hanson Scribner, supervisor of United
States Government exhibits, for theil
distinguished services rendered tht
international jury of awards" which
bestowed the prizes
The National Sesquicentennial Elk
hibition Commission was authorized
by Congress late last February, ant
appointed in March. with an appro
priatidn of 500 to finance thu
participation Of the Federal Govern
ment in the 150th anniversary. of thu
Nations birth. Work of the commits
sion is now being wound up. and !
expects to complete it's business b,
February Is. About ten persons. In
Guiding the official and office person
mel, have been engaged in the work
The officials of the commission IN
clude Admiral Stickney. commissioner
Lieut.. Comdr. r. Grant Marsh, L.
N, retired, deputy commissioner; w
l.. Dunlop, administrative assistant
DIR. f. Lamson-Scribner, supervise
Of United States Government exhibits