Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12

business as young man in Detroit.
There, he struck up a comradeship
with a lad of his own age named
Edwin DENLY, later to become Secre.
tary of the Navy. When the Spaniah-
American War came, Ashf1eld 0his
name was Albert Stanley them and
DENLY enlisted in the United States
Navy and served as gunner's mates to-
gether aboard the u. S. S. Yosemite in
Cuban waters. Ashfield now manages
the gigantic London surface and un.
foreground electric railway system be-
queathed to the British metropolis by
an American, the late Charles T.
Yerkes. The. traction peer" was
elevated to the House of Lords in 1920
as a reward for conspicuous service
in the transportation field during the
World War. Ashfield was active for
IL years in Michigan and New Jersey
electric railway development prior to
his return to England, his native land.
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DIR. Hubert Work, Secretary of the
Interior, has just been indicted into
the presidency of the Associated Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Clubs at
Philadelphia. Work was graduated
at Penn as medic" in 1885. The
universities alumni elected him TO
head his alma matters clubs at their
recent annual meeting in Indian
apolis. The day he took office Secre-
tary Work presented the Hubert
Work Cup" to John Haywood Smith
of Utah, who was selected as this
years outstanding Penn freshman.
He is attending the Wharton School
of Finance there. Although he played
right tackle on the varsity foot ball
team, Smith managed to achieve
averages of 81 in all OF his fresh
man courses. So much for the
theory that foot ball means neglect
of study!
The very latest In Wilsoniana is
the Woodrow Wilson Film Memorial.
Arrangements are being perfected to
make I'm Washington the first public
showing of six reels of the real
Wilson" The Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Society. which sponsors
this screened glorification Of its hero,
thus describes it's purpose:
ITO keep Woodrow Wilson for
ever alive among his. people, for
whom he sacrificed himself. the
Woodrow Wilson Film Memorial
has been comparatively compiled
and is presented by Woodrow
WILSON'S friends. under the aus
pices of the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Society. Lifeless monu-
ments will be set up here and
there to his memory. but the real
Woodrow Wilson shall forever
live among his people. through
the medium of the Woodrow Will
son Film Memorial, to remind and
to inspire them as no nfeisss
image can do"
President Coolidge has Just nuns
a timely map on the wall OF his
Office IN the White House. It is
evidently of Latin American origin
being entitled Las Americas. 1t
shows the United States and all of
Central and South America In bold
relief, especially the coast lines of
Mexico and Nicaragua. Mr.. Cool
idge doesn't go in for very much
adornment of his business premises
An etching of Lincoln is the onh
picture In the presidential sanctum.
1t surmounts one OF the circular
bookcases that line the office walls
and which are filled with drab and
dreary United States Reports" the
bound decisions of the courts with
which lawyers usually pile their
shelves and libraries.
\ \
"Revelry." the novel of so-called
Washington life during a recent ad-
is shortly to be drama
tized and staged. according to news
that reaches Capitol Hill A well
known New York producer is said
to have obtained the acting rights
and plans TO present the piece in
an opening performance some time
during the present year. Washing
ton may be the scene of the pre-
miere.
tccpyright, 1921