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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17
SOUTH SOL0M


Miss Ida Scissor for. several years
teacher in the school here, passed
away at her homie here. Saturday
morning at the age of 81. Burial in
South Solon cemetery Monday aft
elnoon. al - 4ti& tF'f
The Methdist Episcopal Aid met at
the country fomes Of Mrs. Elmer Fay
near Bloomingbufg 1ilast Thursday
afternoon Mrs Perry Swaney took
her school bus and those from here
who went over with her were Mrs.
Thomas Banion, Mrs. S. W Dement,,
Mrs. Charles Marsh, Mrs. Arthur
Henry and daughter, Eloise, Mrs.
Lewis Spieer and daughter Martha,
Mrs. Roy Diffendal and daughter,
Elsa, Mrs Chas. Lower, Mrs. Fred
Dement, and children, Marvin and
Ramona, Mrs. Ada Dement, and
daughters, Thelma and Helen, Mrs.
Wayne Linson and daughter, Max
inc, Mrs. Weldon Fast and daughter,
Patsy Ruth, Mrs Frank Sexten,
Mrs. Mont Cooper, Mrs. Joe Oren,
Mrs. Laurence Fuller and daughter.
Florence.
The M E. Chiidren's service will
be held Sunday evening, June 49,
The Loyal Circle class Of the Con-
gregational Christian church held
their regular monthly meeting at the
country home of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Wilt. Mr. and Mrs. John Diff
fendal, Jr., assisted the host and
hostess serve a delicious lunch of
Strawberries, ice cream and cake on
Thursday evening.
The Loyal Circle are having q
bake sale and strawberry and Ice
cream social Saturday, June IS.
Miss Grethel Wilson returned on
Thursday after spending several
days in South Charleston the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Wilson Hcskett..
Mrs. Bert Myres of South Charles
ton was the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Curry Thurs
day and Friday
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Mccoy and
daughters, Marion and Hazel, of
Springfield, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Lanning and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lansing Sunday.
Mr.. PUNK Faudree and son We're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Fau-
dree last Sunday.
Mr.. Kenneth Blakely returned from
Denver, Colo, Friday.
Some of those shopping in Spring
field last week were Mr. and Mrs.
w. E. Cooper and son, Ralph, Mrs.
Harold Lansing, Mrs. John Diffen-
dahl, Mrs. D. NJ. Daniels, Mrs, Keith
Rowand, Mr. and Mrs. F., f. Ian
sing, Ruth Duff, Florence Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Saunders and
Everett Grear. .
Mrs. Eta Wolf has returned from
the hospital.
Rev. D. G. Pleasant is in poor
health. fFp 4lf~a nn
Mr.. Stanley Marsh is suffering
with sprained ankle.
Mrs Gilbert Blake is under the
doctors care at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Fast and
daughter, Patsy Ruth, spent the
week end in Columbus.
Mrs. William Neer and Miss Mary
Self are going to school at Wit.
tenberg, beginning Tuesday of this
week
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17

magazine; Miss Martha Crabbe, Ellis
/ Island; Mrs. c. A. Holton, national de-
fense; Mrs. Vynul Harbage, patriotic
education and Southern Mountain
schools; Mrs. F. f. Rosnagle, courtesy
Mrs. o. X. Stroupe, d. A. r. room
Mrs. l.. r. Watts, membership; Mrs
Howard Chenoweth, music; Mrs. A. s
Beckwith, library cooperation ant
genealogical research; Margaret Con.
verse, publicity. attsl'
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YOUNG PEOPLES DEP PARTMENT !.
HAS OUTING AT BRUSH LAKE
About fifty members of the Young
Peoples Department of the Metho-
dist Sunday school, enjoyed picnic
and swimming party at Brush Lake
Wednesday afternoon. Among tht
teachers who were present were: Don
aid Thibaut, who is superintendent OF
the department; Mr.. and Mrs. Gamer
on Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Baker
Misses Ruth Armstrong, Catherine
Eastman and Evelyn Maxwell.
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Visit In Ohio
Mrs. Winifred Fischer Caldwell anc
brother, Addison Fischer and Miss
Mabel Murphy, all of Rochester, New
York, have been visiting Mrs. Cald-
wells and Mr.. Fischer's father, Rev
Frederick Fischer, Springfield, and
their brother, Wilmot Fischer, in New
ark, the past week, and also spent
some time with friends in London.
Rev. Fischer and his family resided
here for many years during the time
he was rector of Trinity Episcopal
church in this city.
Foreign Missionary Society
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. C.. B. Sifrit
West Jefferson road, Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17
Births

A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How.
lard Andrews, London.
~ A son to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sex.
ton, Paint township. -
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17
Boy Will Recover

Vernon Castle, eight-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Castle, of near
Mechanicsbure, who received frac-
tured skull and serious scalp wounds
when kicked by horse Sunday is re-
ported to have a chance for recovery.
The accident occurred at the boys
home on the James Evans farm
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17

Salesbooks and printed forms for
autographic registers. See us for any
kind of printing. THE MADISON
PRESS CO.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17

Need Letterheads, Statements, I'm
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MADISON PRESS co.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17

Tailor mace suits. reliable in fit aid
fabric. B. j. Flynn. ADV.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-17
SIX CYllND ERs
M M0RE-N LESS.
szys America
Anything more and you sacrifice
conomy-anything less and you
sacrifice smoothness.

k1GYERs everywhere are comparing low priced
EI Lifting hoods Counting cylinders And the
overwhelming verdict for the preference
fewer cylinders
"SLy CYLINDERS No n1ore-No lesst' America
backs up that conviction by purchasing
January ist, than all
fours and all eights under $1,000.
With than six cylinders sacrifice
of gas, oil upkeep-the greatest economy
todays market cylinders you
sacrifice the buItn snloothness driving really
restfu and enjoyable.
Bu Chevrolet Six-nothng sacrificed You get
snoothness and economy 2t
And power 90 horsepower. And speed
hour easily And IS miles an hour
less than seondsi get Wheeling Svncro-
Nest gear shifting big spacious Fisher bodies
So, settle the question of
Cylinders RIGHT, and can't WRONG.
word for it, SIX CYLINDERS. No moreno Iesst,
CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY MICHIGAN
Division 0 eneraId dotors
All Michigan Low delivered
G.. A c.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
1,215,oooPoste
Sent Out in
Bi-Fete

In its effort to make the nation
washington conscious" the U. S.
Bicentennial Commission has dis
tributed 1,215,OO0 posters.
The most popular of these was
the ten-color poster Of the Gilbert
Stuart Athaneum portrait Of
Washington, 100000 of which
were distributed, each school class
room in the country receiving one.
Junior organizations such as
Boy and Girl Scout clubs, Fourth
clubs and Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution chapters received
100000 of the special Uncle Sam
posters designed for the commits
sion.
Masonic lodge rooms were pre-
sented with 10000 posters of the
Hattie c. Burdette painting of
George Washington in the actual
regalia worn by Washington when
he was worshipful master of the
Alexandria lodge.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand fla 6
charts and 10000 library charts
of Washington literature were
sent to libraries and historical so
Fifty thousand copies of the
Wakefield poster Dawn Of Ameri-
can Liberty" were sent to post Of
ficeS throughout the nation.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
'GreatAmerican'
Pageant, To Be
June Feature

Presentation June 20 to IS Of
"The Great American" a pag.
eant.dwrama Of George Washing.
ton, is one of the most impor'
tant events in the National
Capitals observance Of the Bi.
centennial, according TO DR..
George C. Havenner, executive
vice president of the District
Bicentenial Commission.
The cast will include hundreds
Of local artists, actors and musi-
clans. The pageant will be given
under joint auspices Of the Fed
eral and District commissions.
Music will be furnished by thlee
service bands.
The scenario consists of a pro-
logue, six acts, and an epilogue.
The act delineateS Washington
as Surveyor "Frontiersman,"
Legislator" &c o m m n d rim.
Chief" Statesman" and "The
Man at Mount Vernon"
In the prologue, courage, de-
votion and truth will be pre-.
sented as his attributes. The ep.
ilogue will show how the nation
has progressed because of Wash.
ington's life and leadership.
The choruses will be directed
by DR.. Albert Harmed, assisted by
A. H. johnson. Contingents from
the Coast Guard, National Guard,
and other service organizations
will take part,
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Commission to Last
For Another Year

Although the nine months ma.
tional observance of the two hun
dredth anniversary of Washing
tons birth officially closes on
Thanksgiving Day, the U. S. Bi-
centennial Commission will not
finish its task for at least an
other year.
Commission experts will coop.
crate with State and local groups
and committees in arranging
suitable program until the last
day when the patriotic en-
deavor" will reach a climax with
outstanding programs in all parts
of the country.
The various departments of
the commission will then gather
up the loose ends and wind up
their affairs.
In some divisions this will re-
quire at least a year. Permanent
records are to be kept of the
1882 Bicentennial. The publica-
ton of the definite writings of
Washington will not be COM
pleted for perhaps two or three
years.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Commission Makes
692 37l Contacts

The United States Bicentennlal
Commission, through its organ
ization department in charge Of
Col. John M. Gibbs, is in close
contact with 692,371 active local
Bicentennial committees in all
parts of the United States.
The names of the committee
members of $4,000 cities, villages
and towns; $4,000 beneficial
groups including churches, fra
ternal and patriotic groups, and
683,371 other groups including
women's and young peoples So
cieties are Immediately available
through a special system of cross
filing.
The cards contain detailed in
formation regarding the person
mel of the committees as well as
condensed histories of their ac-
.tivities in connection with the Bi-
centennial celebration.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

My work as Associate Di-
rector Of the United States
George washington Bicenteh-
NAL Commission has been a
unique and amazing expert
ence. I only wish that all
Of my fellow countrymen
could have intimate knowl-
edge Of the inspiring reaction
that has come from the pro-
motion Of this great and un-
precedented celebration.
It is unique in that at no
time before in history has
any nation paid tribute to
one of it's citizens by appeal
ing solely to individuals and
local sentiment.
This Bicentennial Of George
Washington'S birth has been
a celebration in the minds
and hearts of the people. We
have asked no elaborate cere-
monies. Every expression OF
tribute to George washington
has been simplified and made
a part Of normal life.
While this celebration has
been essentially a nations
honor to a nations citizen.
its by.product has been Of
even greater significance, All
over our country people are
thinking in terms Of patriot
ism, in terms Of love Of our
country, because they now
understand the price that
was paid for our country.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Bloom Says Celebration
Has Spuned Patriotism
By REPRESENTATIVE SOL BLOOM
Associate Director, George Washington BicentennidI
Commission
Com MISSION

They appreciate the unselfish
sacrifices of those men who
have made our country great.
Thousands upon thousands
of letters have come to the
Commission expressing appre-
citation for what we have
done.
It has tended to stabilize
thought at a time when the
air is filled with uncertainties
and perplexities.
We have established g raj
lying point for true Ameri-
canism, and I believe from
my experience that America
contains millions upon mil
lions of men and women who
are sober minded and who
realize that the government
established by George Wash
ington is the best govern
ment upon the face of the
earth.
If this movement could go
on, it would be increasingly
useful in creating a sense Of
national pride, Of national
honor, and of national safety
that would be worth many.
times the cost of the effort.
To my fellow countrymen
everywhere I bring a message
Of cheer, of inspiration, and
Of hope, because I feel deep
in my heart that America still
contains a majority Of true
Americans.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

there was nothing to indicate the
historic scene. Regretting this,
Col. Ulysses S. Grant Sd, Director
of Public Buildings and Public
Parks of the National Capital.
thoughtfully placed on that spot
early last year two bronze tablets
with appropriate inscriptions.
Such is the brief history of the
Japanese cherry trees. We are
very happy to see that during the
past 20 years they have grown
so well under the good care Of
the park authorities and that
they have now enShrined them
selves in the hearts of the Ameri-
can people.
Year by year their beautiful
blossoms are attracting tens Of
thousands, perhaps hundreds Of
thousands, of admiring visitors
from every part of the country.
Who could imagine at the time
when these trees were so unoS-
tentatiously uShered in, that they
would soon become the pride Of
the National Capital?
, AS I wend my way through
Potomac Park on early spring
mornings, I am always deeply
impressed by the wonderful har-
mony of the scenic beauties of
the washington Monument rising
amid the masses of beautiful
cherry blossoms. The serenity
of their beauty is beyond de-
scription as they are reflected
in the calm waters of the Tidal
Basin.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Won Steuben Dates
On Statues Wrong

Hundreds of statues, tablets
and memorials throughout the
country dedicated to Baron Won
Steuben, Revolutionary War hero,
carry the wrong date of his birth.
birth.
One of these is located in La.
fayette Park in the District of
Columbia.
Won Steuben's birth date has
been accepted as November IS,
1880, and exercises in his honor
have been held late in the fall.
The correct date, according to
an old church register in Magde.
burg, Prussia. was September II,
1870. The Won Steube, Society
of America has recommended
that all exercises this year be
held in September.
The baron came to America in
1777 and not only became chief
drilmaster for Washington'S
forces, but took active part in
many major engagements,
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Articles Printed
In Many Sections

Although it has discontinued its
clipping service to cut costs, the
U. S. Bicentennial Commission
still receives more than 10000
clippings monthly. These have
been published in newspapers and
periodicals in this country.
Starting with 1923 clippings the
first month that it subscribed to
the clipping service, the commits.
sion received 122,322 last Feb
ruary.
The published articles range
from single paragraphs to pages
and sections. The publicity de-
partment has sent out millions of
words and more than $4,000 mats
and pictures for reproduction.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Will House
Historic TroweI

When Herbert Hoover laid the
cornerstone of the Commerce
Building on June 10, 1929, he
used the same trowel that George
Washington did WIN he laid the
cornerstone at the southeast cor
ner of the National Capitol, on
September 18, 1893.
The trowel and other Masonic
regalia which Washington wore
on that occasion have been pre-
served by the Alexandria Masonic
Lodge and are to be housed in
the new National Masonic Shrine
dedicated at Alexandria on May
IL,
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Bi Fete Literature
Sent Around World

Since the .. s. Bicentennial
Commission began functioning In
the fall of 1880 it has sent out
11,099,941 pieces of literature TO
all parts of the world.
Most of these were in the form
of pamphlets prepared for specific
purposes and dealing with def
mite phases Of WaShington'S life
or Colonial affairs. Each was
sent in response to written re-
quests for the material, accord
ing to members of the commits
sion.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Garden Beauties
Contest Cups
to Be Given

Inc garQen DeauCu1CaClOn COLI
test sponsored in Washington and
contiguous Virginia and Mary
land counties by the District BIZ
centennial Commission is re-
garded as one of the most in
tereSting phases of the Bicenten-
NAL program by the officials.
The contest, which extends
through the summer and fall, is
under the direction Of Mrs. Lii
lian Wright Smith, expert garden
consultant of George Washington
University, who is receiving the
active support of garden club Of
ficerS and members.
Community phases of the con-
tests have also appealed to men,
berS of citizens associations, wo-
mems clubs, parentteacher asso-
Citations and other organizations
interested in Identification of the
National Capital.
Nine Cups Offered
Nine cups are to be awarded as
follows: One to each of three
white communities in the District
showing "the best lawns and
paintings; one to the District
white community showing great
est improvement in the contest
period; one to white community
in either Arlington or Fairfax
county, Va, showing best plant
ings; one to white community of
Montgomery or Prince Georges
county, Md, showing best lawns
and paintings; one to colored COM
munity in Arlington or Fairfax
county, Va, and one to colored
community in the District show
ing best paintings or greatest i'm
provement between last two weeks
of July and first two weeks of
September.
Community judging will be held
under the supervision Of Mrs.
Smith, director Of the bicentennial
garden contest, the first two weeks
in, September.
The judging will be based on
(a) front, side and back yards and
parking in front of each property,
size and value of the house not to
be considered. Each street to be
considered a unit, the community
to be rated after the streets are
scored.
Join In Activities
The following garden clabs are
actively engaged in encouraging
community activities which will
bring about greater Identification
throughout the entire metropoli-
tan area:
Chevy Chase, D. c., Mrs. D. G..
Davis, president; Community Gar.
den Club of Rockville, Mrs. B. F.
Elmore, president; Neighborhood
Garden Club, Washington Grove,
Md, Miss Laura WadSworth, presi-
dent; Georgetown Garden Club,
Mrs. Lloyd Shiffen, president; Bur.
leith Garden Club, Mrs. G. w.
MoSer, president; Piney Branch
Rose and Garden Club, Mrs. P. F.
Brandstedt, president: Takoma
Park Horticultural Club, Mr.. j. w.
wellington, president; chevy
Chase, Md, Mrs. Park Dodge, pres
ident: Bethesda Community Gar.
den Club, Mrs. P. C. Alexander,
president; HyattSville Horticul-
tural Society, Mrs. L. L. Powers,
president; Woodbridge Garden
Club, Mr.. Walter Gannaway, pres
ident; Montgomery Suburban Gar.
den Club. Mr.. j. c. Dulin, presi-
dent; Arlington County Garden
Club, Professor Paul Bowman,
president; Alexandria Garden
Club, Mrs. Louis s. Scott, preSi-
dent; Garden Club Of the Forest,
Mrs. E. c. Carlson, president; Po-
tomac Palisades Garden Club, Mr..
B. F. Reynolds, president; Trowel
Club of Wesley Heights, Mrs. j. D.
Rollow, president; Little Garden
Club of Foxhall Village.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

Inc z,UUO Cnerry trees feaCneQ
Seattle on the Japanese steamer
Kaga Maru on December 10, 1909.
But on arrival and examination
at Washington, the trees, to the
great disappointment Of all, were
found infected with various tree
diseases and had to be entirely
destroyed.
The Americans concerned were
deeply grieved over this misfor-
tune, and in January, 1910, the
Hon. Philander c.. Knox, then
Secretary of State, expressed to
Baron (now Count YaSuya
Uchida, the Japanese ambassador,
the keen sense of regret of the
Government of the United States
and Of the District of Columbia
that this unfortunate measure
had to be taken in the case of
such a handsome gift and one
so greatly appreciated by the au-
thorities and people of the city
of Washington.
He particularly recognized, in
expressing his profound regret,
the fact that the municipality Of
Tokyo selected old trees which
were well known to be the most
artistic in shape and the most
brilliant in blossom, and that
these, the finest and most valu.
able, were also, in the nature Of
things, trees most likely to be vic
tins of various diseases and in.
Sects.
Sent 5000 Trees
Baron Uchida Immediately
wrote to his government suggest
ngi that the city Of Tokyo be
asked to send another consign.
ment, this time taking the neceS.
Sary precaution to keep the trees
free from disease. Not only did
the city accept this suggestion
but it sent 5000 carefully in.
spected trees to replace the pre-.
vious Inflated shipment of 1000.
The preparation of so many
young trees for transpacific ship
ment in wholesome condition re.
quired considerable time. How.
ever, in February, 1912, the 5000
trees reached Washington and
passed the inspection Of the
authorities.
On March ~, the ceremony Of
official planting was performed by
Mrs. Taft and ViScountess Chin,
da, wife Of Ambassador Chinda,
who had succeeded Baron Uchida.
The site chosen for this function
was a spot near the Tidal Basin
some hundred yards to the west
of the statue of John Paul Jones.
Planted Along Potomac
The ceremony was Simple and
was witnessed by a small group,
including Miss Eliza R. Scidmore,
who originated the idea of beauti-
flying Potomac Park with Japa-
nese cherry trees. and Col. Spen-
Ger Cosby. the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds.
This done. the rest of the 5000
trees were Immediately planted
along the Tidal Basin and the
Potomac.
The spot where the ceremony
of official planting took place
long remained in obscurity, as
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

Win reaching Lhe IhVaFIaDIe uesClny Oh
But the life of Washington and also
of Lincoln, of Cromwell in England, and
that of many other heroes of history
allow us to know that the will of one,
firmly directed in the path of good or
the path of evil, can at times change
the course of things.
Neither Washington nor the other
fathers of American independence,
thought of any other thing than right,
on rebelling against the imports decreed
by England on her colonies; not of the
right of absolute independence from
English America, but rather of the con-
stitutional guarantees prescribed by the
crown itself.
The origin Of American independence
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Used Veto Twice

George Washington used the
presidential veto on only two oc-
casionS. He disapproved a bill
designed to cut down the Army
by reducing the cavalry forces
and vetoed a bill providing for
the apportionment of the House
Members according to the first
census enumeration.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

ING IHe HlSIOIy OL UHo OdPdHose VHolIJ'
trees here in Potomac Park.
1t was in 1909 that the late Miss
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, sister of the
late Mr.. George Hawthorne Scidmore,
long American consul general in Yoko-
hama, conceived the idea of bringing
cherry trees from Japan and planting
them in Potomac Park, the cost to be
met by private contributions.
Mrs. Taft, then the First Lady of the
Land, who had visited Japan several
times on her way to and from the Philip
pines, and had seen the japanese cherry
blossoms in all their glory, heard of Miss
Scidmore's plan and became an enthusi-
astic supporter.
When the news of this movement
reached Japan, the city of Tokyo took
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
One IuIy 4th Talk

Washington made only one
Fourth of July address as Presi-
dent. This was at Lancaster, Pa,
in 1791, while serving his first
term. Lancaster was then the
largest inland town in the United
States,
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Katsuji Debuchi, Japanese
Envoy, Gives History Of
DC. Cherry Trees
BY KATsUJI DEBUCHI
Ambassador From Japan

1t gives great pleasure participate in the United
States George Washington Bicentennia celebration this
anspicious occasion happY few words
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
l3 Colonies Brave

When the American colonists
challenged the power Of Great
Britain in 1776 the entire popu-
lation of the 13 colonies was
100000.
The Washington times., 1932-05-30

1t is easy to keep in touch today-no
matter how far from family and friends or
how strenuous your activities. One Of the
swiftest and surest ways-and the most
intimate and personals afforded by the
telephones Of the Bell system.
Let the telephone keep the important ties
Of your life unbroken. 1t will cost you little
and give you much.