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| forth every effort. If we could get
these things this Christmas I am sure
| the District will be very happy indeed "
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president
| of the Merchants and Manufacturers
! Association, said
| There are two outstanding facilitie:
| that many other cities possess that are
| greatly needed in Washington-an ar
| mory and a large stadium or coliseum
| There Is not single city in the whole
United States, other than Washington
that has not an adequate armory where
its National Guard troops can be train
ed and prepared for national emer-
gency Even such small towns as Ken
Sington, Silver Spring and Hyattsville
have been provided with we'll equipped
buildings for this purpose, but WASH
ington. the Capital of the Nation, which
furnished 25,842 men to the World War
has no armory in which to train such
unselfish, patriotic citizens who volun-
tarily give of their time and ability to
prepare themselves so that they can be
ready at any time for their country
call.
1T has been proposed that the Me-
mortal to Theodore Roosevelt, that
vigorous American patriot, should take
the form of stadium, and / therefore
hope to see these two outstanding needs
of our city met within the near future.
Isaac Cans. past president of the
Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of the
Board of Education, dropped into
Washington's Christmas stocking a
model school system, with plenty Of
schools and Fairgrounds, all completely
equipped.
"The great mistake we all make
L. f1ok hi IL
and plan only for today and we ought
to plan for the future. When we had
only quarter million people prophe-
sled that before we knew 1t We would
have a half million, and I now prophesy
that within the next five years we shall
have millionl"
E. G. Graham, past president of the
Board of Trade, put into the Christmas
stocking wish that the majority might
rule in Washington instead of the mi
nority.
"The theory of all American cities, "
said Mr.. Graham, sis the principle that
the ma iority should rule in all matters
pertaining to their civic welfare, but
here the reverse is true. I'm believer
in a government for the people and by
the people, and think this should nold
true here OF all cities. If the. Federal
Government pays only $9,O00,O0 or
about 25 per cent Of the cost of running
the District. and we taxpayers have to
bear the burden of the balance, think
we should have voice in our govern
ment."
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COL. r. N. HARPER, first president
of the Washington Chamber o1
Commerce, dropped in a suggestion fol
some way of arranging the automobile
parking system that would meet the
needs of the business man as well as
the shopper.
Rudolph Jose, president of the Mems
City Club, dropped into the Christmas
stocking the Community Chest, II
which he is deeply interested.
Louis Ludlow, one of the board G.
governors of the National Press Club
put in an appreciation of the work o.
the Salvation Army. He said: Mingled
with the glad paesns of the joyous
Christmastide, there is always moan
| In my opinion, there is no greater worl
In the world than the work of the Sal.
vation Army" And he hoped there
would be lot of good things in the
stocking for the Salvation Army.
AS If in direct response to his plea
Elwood Street, director of the Com
munity Chest, came along and dropped
into the stocking the million and a hall
dollars which he hopes to raise during
the coming campaign.
This" said Mr.. Street, "iS Christ
mas gift lasting through the year. i
means one appeal for one united work