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Congress Becomes Host Preen ting People
! of the Nation, Inaugurating Annual Event in Which
! Beauty of Growing Park Is Shown.

coming along nicely more than $50
plants, many OF them of the tree
type-some 261 plants and 80 varie-
ties. There will also be a rhododen-
dron show-the garden has IS unus-
ually large plants. with go to 100 buds
on each plant, which will be displayed
In the long corridor inside the main
entrance to the conservatory. With
them will be interspersed the gardens
collection of ericaceous plants.
Preparations are being made for one
Of the finest showing Of Easter lilies
and other dubious plants-hyachinth
tulips and narcissus. In excellent con-
dition now are more than 1000 Easter
lilies, II varieties of hyacinths and
81 varieties of tulips-the Darwin
tulips have as many as dozen to
pot and more than 1000 narcissus pots
with five to seven bulbs in each pot.
Then about April will come the hy-
drangea display of about 1000 plants
and some 1000 cinearias and 400 CAL
ceolarias, commonly known as "Lady's
Pocketbook Plant
Other displays include: Cacti,
very complete collection of more than
1000 varieties; bromelia, in fruiting
type Of the pineapple family, some 80
varieties; cycads, of the gymnospo-
rous plant family, including sago
palms. IL varieties-the Cicas cir
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county Jail by q committee headed
by Doctor Beanes and several friends
One Of those imprisoned escaped and
informed General Ross of the cir
cumstances, who ordered the arrest
OF DR.. William Hill, Philip Weems,
and Doctor BeaneS. The last -men-
toned was forced to arise from his
bed after midnight at the point of a
revolver, scarcely permitted to clothe
himself, and made to ride horseback
on rough-gaited, cadaverous animal
to Benedict, some IS miles distant.
From here the fleet proceeded toward
Baltimore by way of Chesapeake Bay.
Doctor Beanes' friends were active
in his behalf, and it was upon the
appeal of Richard w. West that Key
was induced to seek the release of
the doctor. which was finally accom-
plished.
DR. MAGRUDER was a foremost
resident of this city for many
years, and Until hts death, May 30,
1869. On March 2, 1843, he was made
a Master Mason, and from 1846 to
l849, and during 1851 and 1852 he
was master of Hiram Lodge, and was
elected most worshipful grand master
Of Masons in 1854 He was a distin-
guished physician, having studied
medicine under DR.. B. S. Bohrer, and
later received the NJ D. degree from
the University of Maryland in 1881.
He was volunteer fireman and q
member of the old Union Fire Com
pany At the time Of his death in
this city, The Star said of him:
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do not bloom all at one time, but are
in flower throughout the year. Twen-
ty-flve camelias are in bloom during
the winter months-at their best in
February and March-and this year
the garden has some interesting new
types. Dracenas can be seen In rs
varieties and herbaceous perennial
plants in 189 varieties. Other at
tractive specimens are the citrus
fruits-oranges, lemons, tangerines;
the monster deliciosa vine, or philo-
dendron-Mexican bread-fruit with q
flower like a calla lily and the pistil
making rich fruit.
The auxiliary conservatory, at Sec
ond and Canal streets, just southwest
Of the new conservatory, has Just been
northumberland, painted and
thoroughly reconditioned. This is now
being laid of with terraces OF tufa
rock, and before the first of the year
there will be installed there the col
lection of citrus and other tropical
fruits. Senator Charles o. Andrews
Of Florida, who has had a prominent
and active part in building up the
citrus industry in that State, is espe-
cially interested in this citrus house
project and has promised to supple
ment the exhibit. Director Lynn said
that he hopes to make this collection
complete, showing the development
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while We lament her loss, let us en-
deavor to emulate her virtues"
According to Allen c. Clark, "On
the casket above this plate was
another with the name and dates
OF birth, marriage and death"
THE funeral was held from St..
Johns Church, Sixteenth and H
streets, and Rev. William Hawley,
the rector, conducted the services, in
which, in part, he said:
In early life she was distinguished
for great sprightliness of mind and
amiableness of disposition, which sell
dom or never failed Of winning the
affections and securing the esteem
OF all her acquaintance. The sedate-
ness of her manners gave dignity to
her department, and genuine piety
of her heart, as was exemplified more
extensively in after life, placed her
among the first in society, in the
estimation Of all who knew her inti-
mately, or enjoyed the pleasure and
honor of her acquaintance.
THE old cottage house, in which
she was born, and in which her be-
loved parents ended their days, was
an object of her deep veneration and
regard-a true token Of genuine fllial
affection-of undying love for the
memory of departed parents, which
dutiful children will always cherish
to their latest breath. In this humble
dwelling, over whose venerable roof
wave the branches Of trees planted
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and Nineteenth streets. A nag pole
projected at q slight angle from the
front Of the tower. The lower story
was used as a market and the upper
story as hall, which was reached
by flight Of outside stairs extending
from the sidewalk On these stairs,
regardless of the weather, the candi-
dates were obliged to wait, until want
ed inside"
DR WILLIAM BEANEs MAGRU-
DER, who was made master
Mason in Hiram Lodge in 1843, was
the son of James Alexander Magruder
and Millicent Beanses) Magruder, his
mother being the sister to DR.. William
Beanes, contributing factor in the
writing OF The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," by Francis Scott Key, and who
Is buried at Upper Marlboro, Md,
where DR.. Magruder was born (some
say Baltimore), though he came to
Georgetown when quite young. What
brought Mr.. Beanes into the picture
was this:
On the day General Ross passed
through Marlboro after his triumphant
march into the city Of Washington,
where he destroyed by fire 100000
worth of public property, including
magnificent library and valuable arch
ives that money could never replace
an achievement only made possible by
the disgraceful attitude of the paci-
fists of that period-and while he was
returning to the British feet, ma
rauders appeared in the town, who
were arrested and thrown into the
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from the earliest botanical species to
the commercial product.
THE development Of the new Botan-
ic Garden was one of the Govern
rnent projects designed permanently
to improve the long-neglected beau
tiflcation of that section of Southwest
Washington-with the triangular park
space, lust south Of the new conserva-
tori, in which the famous Bartholdi
Fountain Is q central feature, CIV
ing the neighborhood probably the
most beautiful small park and flower
garden in the entire Capital City.
This garden Is between First and
Second streets, independence avenue
and Canal street. It has just been
set out for gorgeous display next
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|CITY GAINED BY OLD MARKET
Western Food Center Associated With Engine Company
!. Lodge, and Public Meetings Van Ness and Her
Associates and Charities.

by her dear parents. and now stretch
ing forth their kindred boughs to
shelter 1t from the pel:ing storm, she
had selected secluded apartment.
with appropriate arrangements for
solemn meditation, to which she often
retired and spent hours In quiet soli-
tude and in holy communion with
God and Saviour"
Mrs. Van Ness was buried In the
family burial plot, on H street between
Ninth and Tenth streets, south side,
then and for many years afterward
known as Mausoleum Square, but
later her body, together with those
OF other members Of her family, was
removed to Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Clark tells us: 1T was the
f1rst public funeral of a woman in
this city. Within the gates of the
sacred plot little girls, orphans, stood
IN divided ranks. Between them the
procession passed. The casket being
placed in front Of the vault, the girls
approached and strewed it with
branches of weeping willow"
Mrs. Van Ness charities were many
and varied. She had much to do
with the founding of the Washington
City Orphan Asylum, of which Dolly
Madison was first directress, Mrs. Van
Ness succeeding her after two years.
HIRAM LODGE, No. 10, F. A. A. NJ,
whose charter was granted De-
cember 49, 1927, or just ITO years
ago, met for a while over this old
Western Market House, and its rec
ords give us about the best account
to be found of this old building. The
earliest records of this lodge are
missing. but the minutes dated Janu-
ary IA. l846, say: AT a regular
meeting Of Hiram Lodge, No. 10, held
at their lodgeroom over Market House,
City of Washington" The lodges
account then continues, saying:
Then follows a list of members
present and a brief account of the
installation Of officers, with w. B. Ma
gruder as master The room over
Market House. known as the Town
Hall, was the second home of Hiram
Lodge. Its first meeting, in 1927,
was held in the Eastern Edifice of
the Seven Buildings The Seven
Buildings were erectd on lots and
4, square 1l8, Pennsylvania avenue
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. The house referred to as the
Eastern Ediflce' was the corner build
ing and was owned in the 20s by Miss
Margaret Freeman. The row was
built by Greenleaf, Morris &, Mich
olson about 1893.
Before 1900 that portion of Wash
ington in the neighborhood of Penn
sYlYania avenue and Twentieth street
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cinaIs, one large male and female,
each of which is more than $50 years
Of age; bananas, always in fruit, but
best in the summertime when the
fruit is more mature, s varieties;
ferns, IS varieties; crotons, 40 varie-
ties; nepenthes pitcher plant), S;
palms, more than so varieties-the oil
palm, Attalea excelsa, is the largest
in bulk; 60 feet high is the Coco
plumosa, and the madagascar is one
Of the newest.
THE orchid collection Is one in which
the garden takes special pride. It
includes - distinct species and 2s5'
varieties. One entire house has been
given over to this collection. They
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spring with more than 10000 pansies
and 10000 tulip and hyacinth bulbs.
This civic improvement is to be
continued. The Botanic Garden now
owns four reservations along Canal
street formerly used for storage of
heavy supplies and sort of junk
yard by the District government. The
old fences and shacks and accumula-
ton OF debris have been cleared away,
and these four reservations from the
junction of Canal street with Inde-
pendence avenue to South Capitol
street have been leveled. Just as soon
as the old car tracks have been taken
up and the street resurfaced and curb
ing set the Botanic Garden will
landscape this entire stretch as a
beautiful parkway. All necessary
plants and shrubbery and trees are
ready in the nursery.
The importance of the cacti collec-
ton is to be enhanced greatly within
the next few months-not by purchase
but by gift. Many rare specimens and
wide variety have been promised.
Mr.. Frederick emphasizes that this
is an important result of the aroused
interest of horticulturists, botanists,
garden club members and students in
the new (and greater) Botanic Gar
den. There are some extremely vail
liable small collections which the prest
ent owners are glad to give to the
Government just as soon as they are
sure they will be properly cared for and
made available to students and the
general public. Under the new regime
1t has been especially noticeable that
there is universal love for flowers
and that supposed-to-be-too-b busy
men, aftentimes executives Of impor-
tant commercial concerns, are COM
ing In increasing numbers to relax
during q visit in the botanical mu-
scum.
THE new conservatory is unique in
that practically no plants-except
those on seasonal display--are in
pots. They are all growing in free
soil In their natural condition as
FAR as can be simulated. It has been
found that they do" much better in
free soil. Some valuable specimens
which have had arrested growth for a
number Of years have shown amazing
improvement. To give these plants a
proper setting tufa rock from Ohio
is used as the main support for en-
bankments. This Is variety Of cal
cium carbonate with cellular struc-
ture as deposited from springs and
streams. BY thus terracing unevenly
the plants are installed ongrade,
which gives q naturalistic effect.
The conservatory has been pre-
sented with very fine collection Of
coral rock and specimens containing
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evergreen trees and shrubs, includ-
ing some valuable varieties of holly.
This nursery serves also as sort of
hospital and rest house for botanical
specimens. This has been the scene
for propagating new varieties of aza-
leas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas and
cyclamen.
MR.. FREDERICK, the landscape
N specialist, hopes to develop the
II other acres, recently acquired, for
material of a similar nature. This
entire area was heretofore subject
to the overflow of water from the Po-
tomac River during the spring floods.
Now it is protected by levee recent
ly constructed by the War Department.
This land, at Poplar Point, Anacostia,
is rich bottom land conducive to the
best growth and development of plant
material, and lends itself to develop
ment at surprisingly small cost.
In fact, this 22-acre nursery is ac-
tually saving the Government large
sums, for there are grown the trees
and shrubs required for landscaping
not only the grounds of the Botanic
Garden, but the Capitol grounds, the
expansion of the Capitol grounds, and
the areas around all the buildings in
the legislative group. The shrubbery
for the grounds of the new Supreme
Court building, and for the Library
of Congress Annex nearing compile
ton. would have cost the Govern
ment many times the expense of OPP
Grating the nursery If they had to
be purchased from commercial grow
ers, as for most Of the other new Gov
ernment buildings. This nursery also,
on request, supplies other Govern
ment buildings and grounds with sur.
plus stock on an exchange basis OF
bookkeeping by which the Federal
Treasury Is saved many thousands
Of dollars annually.
Taking active charge Of the Bo-
tanic Garden has really been just
SO much extra work for Mr.. Frederick,
because the landscaping and care
Of the Capitol grounds is his real job
has been for % years. That is an
interesting story by itself, for there
are some of the most beautiful trees
in all America on the Capitol grounds,
In all, thereare more than 1,1o0 trees
and some 80 varieties. On the ex-
tension Of the Capitol grounds more
than 1000 trees Of mature type were
used.
And now Congress-which has for
$50 years been painting legislative
pictures and oratorical pictures, Is
painting beautiful floral pictures.
Congress is prepared to place before
the people-come who cana massed
picture Of Christmas cheer. In wish
ing . Merry Christmas" Congress
does it in the most approved style BY
"sayin9 it with flowers"
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"The locality gained in Importance
in 1908, when the West Market was
established on the northwest corner
of the triangle made by the lines Of
the Avenue, Twentieth street and 1
street. The apparatus of the old
Union Fire Company was located
there the following year. In fact it
may be said that at the period in the
early part of the last century, when
the Irish poet bestowed the title of
City of Magnificent Distances on
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Washington, this section possessed
some Of the characteristics of q small
town. There was the well-known
O'Neal Tavern, wood yard, several
groceries, blacksmith and wheelwright
shops and shoe shops within q few
hundred yards of Twentieth and !
streets, where, in 1903, was located
the West Market, with its Town Hall
for meeting purposes. Within q short
time after its formation Hiram Lodge
found quarters in this Town Hall and
continued to meet there until 1846.
"A brief description of this old build
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was the scene Of some building opera
tions. The fact that the ground VAL
uation north Of the Avenue was rs
cents q foot and that by 1902 build
ings had been erected on all the lots
fronting on I street between Twen-
tieth and Twenty-first streets save
one shows that the property owners
were enterprising. West Of this point
but six buildings had been erected,
and on the squares eastward were
seven buildings on the Avenue and
some improvements had been made on
I street.
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lead, copper, iron and other metals
which adds to the color and unique
ness Of this conservatory rock gar
den. Some OF this stone came from
the Smithsonian Institution. 1t con-
tains excellent specimens of petrified
wood and quartzite.
The forest primeval" and natural
setting effect is heightened by run
ming water There is an almost hid
der rivulet which gives music as 1t
babbles over submerged rocks and
cascades over falls. Tourists are great
ly intrigued by this flowing music,
and the plants draw from it moisture
in a natural way. The same water
is used over and over again, kept
fresh and pure. The forest primevar
illusion is heightened by aerial roots
from some of the large palm trees,
by wells of Spanish moss. Also
something that is almost unbelievable
there is no artificial fertilization
used in this conservatory of luxuriant
growth. This is due to the quality OF
rich soil used-several acres OF farm
land north Of the Capitol, heavy bog
soil, carted down to the conserva-
tory.
THE ventilation in the conservatory
is all regulated from push-but-
ton switchboard in the workshops
all windows can be closed or opened
to any desired angle within a min
ute and half This has worked most
satisfactorily and is especially i'm
portant on account of sudden storms
or abrupt changes in temperature. 1t
is all done electrically, and there is
also q wind-direction gauge on the
same board.
The heating is done by thermo-
static control. Here again is some
thing unique, in that once fixed
temperature Is set the variation is less
than one degree during the IL hours
at night, no matter what the tenn
perature is outside. The chart shows
q perfect circle for those IL hours.
During the day period the variation is
greater, due to the sun. This steady
temperature control is more amazing
when you consider that there are
eight large chambers Of different
height and volume.
In conjunction with the conserva-
tory and cluster Of greenhouses ad-
Jacent, the Botanic Garden operates
a large nursery and other propagat-
ing houses across the river in Ana
costa, where there Is extremely rich
soil reclaimed in the form Of silt from
the river bed. This nursery Is in two
sections Of II acres each. During the
past two and one-half years the older
section has been thoroughly rehabili-
tated and put In shape for material Of
botanic interest and landscape de-
velopment. It takes In deciduous and
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ing has been furnished by Brother
James H. Bryan, who as boy Was
familiar with this section Of the city.
1t was located on the triangular plot
of ground bounded by Pennsylvania
avenue, I street and Twentieth street,
and faced upon the last named street.
1t was constructed Of wood, two stories
high. with a bell tower over the front
gable, and resembled somewhat in ap-
pearance the old engine house now
located at the southeast corner OF H
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
WOMAN ROBBED
 OF HER JEWELS
Four Bandits Strip Social Registerite of $IOO,OOO
 Worth in New York

New York, July 2.-(UP)--Fuur bandits invaded swank Beekman Place today, held up Mrs. Josephine ogden Forrestai, social registerite, and escaped with jewelry said to be worth nearly $l00,000. Two hours later the robbers automobile was found abandoned IA blocks from the holdup scene. Mrs Forrestal had spent part of the evening in a nightcluh. A few hours before dawn she was escorted home by Richard B. w. Hall, a broker also listed in the social register, in his chauffeur driven automobile. The bardits had parked their automobile a few doors away, almost across the street from the building in which Mrs. Nancy Evans .Titterton was strangled and assaulted by John Fiorenza little more than year ago.
 sitting in Auto
 The holdup occurred before Mrs. F'orrestal could leave the automo- bile. The bandits took two platinum bracelets set with diamonds, emer- aids and ruhies and two large dia- mond platinum rings. They did not rob Hall, who had more than $700 on his person. No official valua- ton was placed on the jewelry but a police officer said its estimated worth was about $l00,000. Police believed the bandits were the same who several months ago robbed Gypsy Rose Lee, New York strip tease dancer now in Hollywood, and a number of other persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02

gether. without time they would never have discovered this under standing. They would have re- mained worlds apart--as they went back to civilian life. Many a man who hated the army and the war found in the experience one great and unexpected com pensation- n--fellowship.
 The full development of fellow ship, in other words, requires either Q generous amount of time deliberately devoted to 1t. or, bet- ter still, an arrangement of time that permits casual visiting, in- formal droppings in when the spirit moves, merely to talk, mere ly to do this or that perhaps trivial things together. Tn this casual intimacy are found the rich nuggets of comradeship.
 But the higll-pressure orgkniza- tion of today is wholly against the dropplng-in habit. Again and again a friend says, q would have dropped in to see you, but I knew that you were busy" If you drop in to see him at his ofiice, you know very well you are inter- rupting something and you leave as soon as possible. If either drops in to see the other of an eve- ming, the chances are an organ. iged party is a-foot that rules out any possibility of sitting around or chewing the rag.
 Not, of course, that we should spend all our time dropping in and being dropped in upon. But 1t is 6 question of balance. We have ruled out to too great an ex- tent the spontaneous unorganlzed sort of fellowship that should be one of the richest things in life. For 1t we exchange work and or- ganization, I for one believe we have made c bad exchange. It would be better to get Q little less done and let the heart grow lit- tic more supple with comradeship. Friends enough we lose anyway, and the time allotted us to live is none too long. I hate to think of coming to an end of 1t and sud- denly realizing that it's too late: that failed to take the time I might have had for fellowship.
 Most luxuries we purchase with money. Fellowship is one of the luxuries we can purchase with time. Should we not use a gen. erous portion of 1t for that pur- pose?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
APPEAL FILED IN
 CULHANE VERDICT

An appeal to the supreme court of errors will be taken by the de- fendant in the suit of State Senator George T. Culhane against the Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, which was decided in fa- vor of the plaintiff yesterday. Judge Edward J. Finn of the court of com mon pleas handed down a judgment of $S,7eS In favor of Senator Gull hane.
 Attorney Maurice T. Healey, Jr., of the law firm, Carmody & Thoms, has filed notice of intention to ap- peal. Senator Culhane, chairman of the senate committee on insur- ance, was given a judgment over the insurance company on a claim based on a policy for disability.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
Compensation Agreements

The following agreements in which compensation will be paid weekly during the period of total disability or for specific injury were filed and approved at the office of the compensation conn missioner today:
 New York Auto Body Co. and George McFarlane, s Ponham street, burned arms, Si6.5O be- ginning June l2.
 H. Wales Lines O., Mcriden and Charles Higgins, Ansonla, left foot injured, s10 beginning May 3.
 Shoe Hardware Co. and Rose YOslnsky, 224 Orange street, SIPS for 12 2-3 weeks, injuries to left fore finger.
 SheItering Arms, Bantam, and Victor J. Connors, New York. loss of use of right foot, S7.9l for 3l.2 weeks.