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evening. Declaration OF Independence
viii be read at , O'Clock and various
other amuSemen,s. Rodier & Theckei,
proprietors,
July .. Grand picnic AT Ab-
ner's Seventh Street Park,
Same date--"Grand picnic at Crystal
Springs a match of quoits for prize
given by the proprietor. There VIII
also be q pigeon shooting match be
tween MesSrs. DenniSon and Hook for
a purse given by the proprietors. Sam
ucl IT, Wright proprietor
The steamboat keyport, Capt. Hoi-
unsshead. for Glymont.
Piuev Point Hotel. under the man
aeement of Mrs. William Mitchell.
The sunday school OF the Fourth
Presbyterian Church viii give Fourth
of July picnic at kalorama.
July 8. 1S69-"MesSrs. Smith and
Strong will open in Hoes new iron
building on + street as soon as rooms
can be fitted up. one of the largest and
most complete art repositories ever
esta blished here"
July .. 1S69--The Arion Quartette
Club and Saengerbund went 10 Bal.
timore 10 the National Saengerfest, ac-
companied by the Marine Band under
Prof. Scala. Officers of the Arion were
f. Springsauth. president; V. Hege-
mann secretary. and Mr.. Bergman,
For the SaenSerbund. MIR.
Waldecier. president, and Mr.. Richter.
leader.
July .. 1S69-"There was a distribu-
ton Of prizes at Esputa's Musical
Academy. Profs Scala. Wright and
Egan were the judges. Med"ls were
given to Miss Mollie Wilson. i. So An
ME Harbin. Miss Lizzie Stromberger,
Continued on Fifth Page.l
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! digging my own grave, I left the
| friendly shores OF the Nolga and
started for Siberia.
Tobolsk. Siberia. is a dreary town
of 10000 inhabitants, $50 miles
from the railroad After the river
freezes in October. Tobolsk is reached
only by sled. Mail comes through
once a week. In the Winter one feels
almost completely cut off from the
world. One sees nothing hut the
binding SNOW. The cold is indescrib-
able.
Upon reaching Tobolsk after a jour
ney of many days ! found that the
imperial family was living in the for
mer governors house. a small. dirty
yard was the only place where they
could walk. Members of the suite
were living in another house across
the street and were permitted to go
out for short walks in town. From
our windows we could see the Win
doWs Of the grand duchesses and the
yard. But great was my disappoint
ment when my sister and | were re-
fused permission to visit the imperial
family. The Empress personally
pleaded with the commissar, but to no
avail.
This commissar. man named
PankratofF, gave the impression of
being mentally unbalanced. When a
hoy of is he had murdered a police
man on duty and served a prison
term of II years. For this reason he
considered himself a victim OF what
he called THE tyranny of the old
regime and often repeated: What
have | done? | just killed n police
man and they kept me in Jail for 10
years. He was not a cruel man. but
he never missed an opportunity to
cause his prisoners petty annoEanCeS.
The soldiers were much worse. They
constantly threa tened to kill us.
laughed at our misery and continually
scrawlcd obscene inscriptions on the
fence of the yard where the grand
duchesses walked.
Days crcpt along in dreary monot-
ony. ] spent most of my time drawing
funny cartoons. which my father
would smuggle to the imperial chill
dren. This was the only way in which
| could amuSe them.
Before long everybody began TO
show signs of complete nervous ex-
hau3,ion The Emperor and his chill
dren alone preserved their courage
and serenity of mind The grand
duchesses staged amateur theatricals
and amused themselves as best they
could But members of the suite soon
all quarreed among themselves,
which, of course, made the situation
worse My father often repeated In
despair: I'VE are like Napoleons
suite ON St Helena"
In November we learned that Ker-
enSky was oVerthrOWn The bolShcviks
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RY GI.ER f.. ROTkIN.


Son OF the Russian Court Physician. Whc
TT lis lust 10 years ago that for the
first time in my life / heard real
rife fire. A few isolated shots
Il followed by others in rapid sue
cession, then the enervating rat
tie of machine-guns and finally wild
hurrah. The regime which had ruled
Russia for 400 years was overthrow
in few hours.
My father, the late DIR. Eugene Bot.
kin. personal physician TO the Gar
spent most of the day i'm the palace
as all the imperial children were
gravely Ill with measles. | waited late
into the night for his return. At last
he came He looked very grave.
"Petrograd has been captured by
the revolutionsts," he said. THE gov
ernment is overthrown. A mob is
marching on the imperial palace
His voice remained as calm as if he
were telling me the most ordinary
thing.
''Is that the end?" I asked
81 believe So" he answered.
When I awoke the following morn
ing it seemed that the events Of the
previous day had been nothing more
than a nightmare. My room was
flooded with sunlight. A breath of
Spring came through the open win
dow. The street looked cheerful and
quiet. Every little object in my room
stood in its customary place. 1t seem
ed impossible that we were in the
midst of a revolution.
/ spent the day in town gathering
the latest news. Everything was as
calm as usual. Court policemen were
peacefully directing traffic. people
were going back aud forth without
showing The slightest emotion. Revo-
luton seemed more fantastic and im-
probable than ever.
! had just arrived home in the eve
ming when the firing began. The
frightened butler rushed into tho
room and informed us that the whole
garrison had revolted. That was all
we could learn that night The rifle
fire continued without interruption.
7 decided 10 so TO bed. and TO calm
my self took French book | saw on
the table ] looked at the title: The
Execution of the French Royal
Family" ] threw the book away.
Every once in a while | could hear
bullets strike the stones under my
windows. The battle was approach.
ing.
On the following morning l looked
out of the window and saw a scene
which made me once more think /
was drean ming. A crowd of drunken
soldiers was looting a store across the
street. The building was in flames.
Many of the soldiers were so drunk
that they We're falling into the gut
ters and quietly remaining there
while their comrades were stumbling
over them, shooting aimlessly in all
directions.
s. :. x
Decided 10 so 10 town. The
events of the last II hours had
dazed me so completely that
pushed myself through the crowd OF
drunken soldiery. totally forgetfuI of
The danger to which l was exposed.
Bullets went whiZzing by me. Sew
eral times had 10 retrace my steps
upon coming to streets that were
completely blocked with soldiers who,
without any conceivable reason, were
fiercely fighting among themselves.
Nobody seemed to understand what
was going on. The rebels looked as
frightened as were the peaceful in
habitants. | heard several soldiers
repeat: I'VE are lost: Loyal troops
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~
II ican Theater, Washington AS
/ L sembly Rooms and Canterbury
Hall was printed by The Eve
ming Star the day Canterbury Hall
burned, Friday. July %, 1869. The
name of the writer of that narrative
IS not known. He began his story while
Canterbury Hall was burning, and II
is plain that he had knowledge of his
subject. His narrative follows:
"The 'Old Canterbury has, 10 use a
slang phrase. gone up but pleasant
memories are revived in the minds Of
the oldest inhabitants as they view
ifs smoking ruins. Under its original
name Of the American Theater many
delightful hours were passed in il by
our citizens Of the olden time in Wit
Messing the finest displays Of the his
trionic art that Washington ever at-
forded. The site of the building was
once occupied by the jail Of the Dis
trict, a tWo-story brick building, which
was abandoned in 1903. McQurck,
who murdered his wife and children
bv stamping them 10 death, was taken
from there October 28, 1902. and hung
the scene of the execution being the
ground now occupied by the south
wing of the Capitol.
about the year 1920 Wood and
Warren eminent actors of that period
started the project Of Il theater here
and the citizens taking hold of the
matter with 4 will Ii joint stock com
.pauy was raised, under whose aus
pjces the building destroyed this
morning was constructed 1t was
used for theatrical purposes for
nearly % years. Within it's walls
the ininaitable Joe Jefferson. the grand
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Great anxiety was fell on behalf of
the Emperor. Nobody knew exactly
where he was. And the critical con-
dition Of the grand duchesses made
the situation even more tragic.
For the next two days the widest
rumors circulated in the city. We
heard in turn that the army on the
front had rebelled and that the army
was marching on Petrograd TO sup
press the revolution. In the mean
time, complete chaos reigned every
where. Policemen We're gruesomely
slaughtered, government officials ar
rested, houses raided, and the SOL
diers continued TO amuse themselves
by shooting at lamp posts.
u x *
OK the morning of March II a
friend OF my father called me
on the telephone.
Everything is over" he said.
The Emperor has abdicated"'
This was indeed the end.
On my way home l passed a fierce
looking soldier with a huge red rib
bon on his breast. He was weeping
bitterly. idiotically. rubbing his eyes
With his fist. l saw that he was hold
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! organized the Soviet government. At
+! first we were almost pleased. At that
! time many monarchists joined the
/ bolsheviks for the purpose of deposing
Kerensky. We thought, therefore,
that bolshevism was only a step
toward the restoration of monarchy.
I But our illusions were soon shattered
| The news of the peace with Ger
many, signed by the bolsheviks a;
Brest- -Litovsk. caused yeritable con-
| sternation in our little colony. To the
| Emperor ii was terrible shock.
| Had foreseen this / never would
] have abdicated, he told my father.
| We had begun to think we were
| forgotten by the whole world when.
/ in April. there arrived from Moscow
/ Commissar Yakoyleff. He informed
| the Emperor that he had orders to
take the imperial family to Moscow
| Immediately.
| In the afternoon Yakoyleff informed
us unofficially that the Soviet govern
ment had decided TO deport the i'm
| perial family TO England. To satisfy
public opinion a fictitious trial would
be arranged in Moscow. we would be
found guilty and condemned to de
portation. The rest of lis could fol-
low their majesties as soon as the
river opened up, which would allow
the CZarevitch's being taken to the
railroad by boat.
We were delighted. The rest OF the
day my sister and / spent packing
my fathers trunk. We were careful
To gather all his white ties for eve
ming dress. and his tennis costume, as
we thought he would need all these in
England.
X Il
EATIIER left US in the afternoon.
For the first time since our exile
we felt happy and hopeful. He blessed
and kissed us. certain that we should
soon be reunited in England.
Early in the morning on April %
their majesties and my father left
Tobolsk. We never saw them again.
We eagerly awaited news Of their
safe arrival in Moscow. but days pass
ed without a word. Finally we learn
ed with CONSERVATION that their
ma jesties had been stopped a Ekater-
inburg and placed, with my father. in
small house in town. We were ur-
able to understand what had hap
pened. Easter arrived This holiday.
the most widely celebrated one in Rus
sia, we passed in deadly anguish.
One morning l was awakened by
loud cheers in the street. ! jumped
out OF bed and ran TO find out what
the matter was.
The holshevks are gone The
bolSheviks are gone / heard from
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the CanCan. In this house also
Forrest Cooper, the elder Adams,
Ingerson, the peerless Richard Of the
elder Booth and the unapproachable
Stranger Of the sad.faced Palmer
contended with graceful rivalry for
honors III dramatic art Junius Bru-
tus was To play Richard III one night
and after the audience had waited
half an hour for the curtain 10 rise,
they were surprised to see Booth
brought on the stage so drunk as TO be
almost unable to stand and supported
by old Joe jefferson and Mr.. Willett,
his sonin-law. 1t was afterward dis
covered that he had been found in
that condition In a fence corner of
the old Fourteenth street race course
and brought in just in time for the
performance. Although rather weak
i'm the knees at first, he recovered
after the first act and almost exceiled
himself as Richard.
y = i
-" NDER the management of Jeffer-
son and Mckenzie between 1925
and 1885 Washington was supplied
with stars of the first magnitude.
Mrs. Burke, the mother of our famous
Charlie of 'Diggory' fame and of the
present Joe Jefferson. she having mar.
ried while here John jefferson. son of
old Joe and father OF our Joe. The
Jeffersons resided in the house and In
1t we believe our Rip Van Winkle
celebrity was born.
The Ravel family, since so cele.
brated. and then SO much superior to
the present changed company, first
saluted Washington audience in the
Canterbury. then the fashionable re-
sort of members of Congress and the
good society Of those days. Occasion
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NARRATIVE of the building
successfully named The Amer
Jean Theater. ashincton AS
. sembly Rooms and Canterbury
Han was printed by The Eve.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
Mrs. Frederick II. Brooke Starts Something;
Discovered at Last; Her Winter Plans
Luncheon Party at Chill
dren's Hospital Brings
Out Notable Attendance
Rx JEAN ELIOT

nISCOVERED! The elusive Mrs.
~ Frederick H. Brooke. She had
been in town for a week or more
and several people had spoken OF
having seen her. But nobody
seemed to know where she was
staying. She wasn't at her own
house, 1897 K ST., which has been
turned over to the Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy and Mrs. Theo.
dore Douglas Robinson, who are
to occupy it this winter. And she
wasn't putting up at any of the
hotels. At length, however. she
sent out invitations to a luncheon
yesterday, which disclosed the fact
that she was staying out at the
Children's Hospital.
Mrs. Brooke is one of a number
OF women in Washington whose
interest in this appealing charity
has come to her by Inheritance.
She is chairman of the Board of
Lady Visitors, a post which was
held by her mother, the late Mrs.
A. E. Bates back IN the days when
the annual ball for the benefit of
the hospital was held in the old
Arlington Hotel and when the ladies'
of the committee made the chicken
salad with their own fair hands.
The luncheon yesterday was
given for Mrs. Brooke's fellow MEM
bers of the Board of Lady Visitors
and was served at the hospital,
with pretty nurses as mattresses.
This was by way of being an ex-
pertinent, but it was so successful
that there was considerable discus
sion among the ladies present of the
possibility of giving some of their
private parties at the hospital next
winter-persumably with a view to
interesting some of their guests in
the work of the hospital.
Among the guests at Mrs.
Brooke's luncheon were Mrs. Stan
ley Rlnehart, Mrs. John F. Dryden,
Mrs. Richard Wilmer, Mrs, Eldridge
Jordan, Mrs. William ]. Father.
tr., Mrs. James Lyons, Miss Maud
Davidge, and Mrs. John Ihlder.
Miss Frances Mckee, daughter
of Mrs. Brooke, has, like her
mother, been in town for week
or two, but both are leaving Wash
ington today for their summer
home at Nonquit, Mass, to remain
until November /. Then they will
come back to town and will have
Mrs. Randolph McKims house at
1882 K st. until they go abroad
in December. Mrs. McKin. it will
be remembered, is Fred" Brooke s
mother.
The whole Brooke family will
be overseas during the Christmas
holidays. For Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke
and Miss,-McKee want to be with
the two boys who are studying
abroad. Bates Mckee, Mrs.
Brooke's eldest son, who is a Yale
graduate, is taking a post graduate
course at Cambridge-or is it Ok
ford?--; and Frederick Brooke. IT.,
is at school in Switzerland, Z
school which is very popular with
Americans and which General
Pershing's son, Warren Pershing,
once attended.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
PAINTED BRICK
WALLS LIKED

Lately the vogue for whitewashed
or painted brick houses has increased
tremendously. especially in the sub
urban districts of the larger cities
and in the outlying sections that
have been given over to country es.
tates. { Painted brick walls are not
a new idea by any means, but in the
past the painting has been in colors
of various hues rather tran white.
In every city can be seen old houses
with the paint of bygone years peel
ing off and usually leaving an APP
pearance approaching the hideous.
Whitewashing, however is differ
ent. 1t wears away gradually, ex-
posing the natural color of the brick
and giving an appearance of age in
a less period and with greater effec-
tiveness than can be obtained by any
other resort. Many architects are
advocating this method for their
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

clients who seek the aged effect in
their new homes. Applied thinly the
whitewash simply wears away under
the action of the elements instead of
peeling off as paint is mere liable to
do with disastrous results as to APP
pearaRce.
Naturally most houses intended
for embarrassing are built of COM
mon brick. A richly colored COM
mon brick, whitewashed, produces
very pleasing results,
Probably no city in America can.
offer as diversified a showing Of
whitewashed brick homes as Chi.
cago. In the suburban develop
ments especially are hundreds of
them, ranging from cottages and
bungalows to mansions. Chicago
architects combine whitewashing
with skintled brickwork to produce
some really wonderful facades,
rough textured, ancient in appear
ance after an exposure of a few
years, and delightful to the eye at
tuned to the combined artistry of
man and nature.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
WILL ENTERTAIN
GUEST FROM ENGLAND

The Assistant Naval Attache of
the British Embassy, Engineer
Commander Knothe. and the Hon.
orable Mrs. Knothe will have as
their guest at the Wardman Park
Hotel for an extended stay. the
Honorable Mrs Evelyn FITZGERALD,
of England, sister.in.law of Mrs.
Knothe.
Commander and Mrs. Knothe will
entertain at dinner in the Floren-
tine Room at the Wardman Park
Hotel on Tuesday evening, in honor
of group of the officers from the
two visiting British cruisers, H.
M. S. Calcutta and H. NJ. s. Cairo.
The dinner will precede the ball
at the British Embassy. to which
Commander and Mrs. Knothe will
take their guests.
~
Capt. Emmanuel Lombard. assist
ant military attache of the French
embassy, and Nine. Lombard, who
have recently returned from Europe,
are staying with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Francis Carusi,
but viii move into their own home
as soon as they find a suitable
house.
&&
The third annual dance of the
Washington Ladies Auxiliary of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society,
of Denver. Col, will be held at the
Washington Hotel on; Halloween,
October 81, The committees In
charge are planning many novel
ties. Mrs. Harry Sherry Is presi-
dent of the society and the various
committee chairmen include Mrs.
William Levy. Mrs. Fannye Schlos.
berg. Mrs. Morris Stein, and Mrs.
Joseph Kaminsky.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
TEA PLANNED ON
BRITISH CRUISER
Photos by Harris and Ewtnr

Admiral Sir Walter Cowan, COM
manding the British West Indies
Squadron, and the officers Of H. NJ.
S. Calcutta and II. M. S. Cairo
have issued invitations for tea
next Thursday afternoon on the
flagship. A group of the British
naval officers, including Admiral
Cowan. Capt. A. b. Cunningham,
of the Calcutta, and Capt. ]. A.
G. Troup, Of the Cairo, and Lieut..
E. H. Kitson, flag lieutenant, win
visit the Naval Academy next Fri
day. Comdr. J. H. Magruder, U.
s. N, has been assigned as aide
to Admiral Cowan during his stay
in Washing on.
49,
The District League Of American
Pen Women extends an invitation to
all music lovers of Washington to
attend the first of a series of
Sunday musicales which they will
give at the clubrooms, 110S 18th
St.. n. W., tomorrow at 4:30 p. IN.
+ II
The wedding of Miss Lillian Cham
bers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Chambers. and William E.
Ball, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Ball, took place on Thursday at
Fairfax, Va. There will be a recep-
ton tomorrow evening for the bride
and bridegroom at the home of the
formers parents. after which Mr..
and Mrs. Ball will leave for a we'd
ding trip to Niagara Falls. N. Y.
When they return to Washington
they will make their home with the
brides parents on North Carolina
Avenue.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
CITIZENS TO ELECT

The West End Citizens Associa.
tion viii hold it's October meeting
Monday night at the Corcoran Me-
mortal Hall of George Washington
University, Twenty first and G
Streets Northwest Election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
held.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
FOX THEATER SYMPHONY
CONCERTS A FINE IDEA

AZ symphony concert for Wash.
ington each Sunday afternoon!
That is what the Fox Theater
Concert Orchestra lie to give, be-
ginning tomorrow. The hour is
from 2 to 3, with doors open at
1880. Their first program is a
most attractive one.
And patrons of the ''syrnphony
hour" are invited to stay for the
first regular performance following
the concert, as guests Of the man.
agement.
Adolphe Kornspan is conductor,
Leon Brusiloff associate conductor,
and the music is under personal
supervision of Meyer Davis.
The program tomorrow is:
II Arlesienne Suite, opus
Bizet). with its charming Prelude,
Minuetto, Adagietto and Carlton;
selection from THE Fortune Tel
Ter" Victor Herbert's light opera;
solo aria "Ah fors e lui" from
Verdi's opera la Traviata," by
Beatrice Belkin, coloratura So
prano; Largo" from the New
World Symphony Dvoralz): waltz,
THE Beautiful Blue Danube"
lJonann StrauSSJ; solos Tor, violin,
Meditation" from '"Thais'' Mas.
senet), and the waltz, Kiss Me
Again. from mile. Modiste'' HIer.
BERT, played by Samuel Norman,
and overture from ''Mignon"
CThomas).
In presenting two soloists Mr..
Kornspan adds to the interest in
his program. Beatrice Belkin, a
coloratura soprano. fits admirably
into this almost 'allopera" pro-
gram. 1t is gratifying to think
we are to know the artists within
the orchestra, by bearing Samuel
Norman. its gifted c6ncert.master.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
MISS LITTLEPAGE
TO WED TODAY

The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New head a long list of officials
who will be present at the wedding
of Miss Ellen Littlepage, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Price
Littlepage, and William Lanning
Hart. son of Mrs. William tanning
Hart. which takes place at
o'clock this afternoon at Hillside"
the country estate of the brides
parents, near Bowie, Nd.
The ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. James Shera Mont.
gomery, of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church.
The bride will be given in mar.
riage by her father and will have
as her only attendant her sister,
Miss Louise Littlepage. The bride
is wearing a gown of white satin
fashioned on straight lines and
with court train. A veil of
Duchesse lace, held in place with
orange blossoms, falls over the
train. She is carrying a bouquet
of lilies.
The maid-of-honor is gowned in
a figured gold lace made simply
and is wearing a picture hat of
DAcCA NC1NCls hO SO1uCn OOu6
is noted again in her bouquet Of
yellow roses.
The bridegroom is having az best
man Wayne NJ. Hart, of Detroit,
Mich, and as ushers, John M.
Littlepage. Raymond S. Hart, and
Thomas p. Littlepage, jr.
After a wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Hart will be at home at
Ashmead Place.
The bride is graduate of
George Washington University and
did graduate work at Columbia
University. She is a member of
the Pi Beta Phi Sorority and Of
the Dorothy Hancock Chapter,
OAR.
The bridegroom is a graduate Of
Clemson College, South Carolina,
and Of the George Washington
University Law School. He il a
member Of the Bar of the District.