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1t was Minister Jackson who did
us a great favor by corroborating
other evidence that the White
House was so called before it was
burned by the British in 1914, for,
according to Wilhelmus Bogart
Bryan, this minister used the name
White House" in referring to the
presidential residence in a letter
written from London to Thomas
Pickering April "a, 1911.
However, apparently. Mr.. Jackson
did not prove to be the right man
in the right place, and it was not
long before he became persona non
grata, which is diplomatic way OF
saying, Here's your hat, what's
the hurry?"
Augustus John Foster presented
his credentials July 2, 1911, at a
time when the second war with
Great Britain was brewing, and
withdrew Immediately after war
was declared by the United States,
June 10, 1872. Evidently Sir Au-
gustus was not impressed while here
with the religious services then con-
Quoted on Sundays in the hall of
the House of Representatives and
he did not hesitate to say so.
After the burning of Washington
it was stated that the Treasury De-
partment had been moved to the
building which formerly had been
occupied by the British Minister
and as that department Is known
to have, upon this occasion, occu-
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pied the Franklin House, then at
the northeast corner of I and Twen-
ty-flrst streets, this well establishes
his residence when in Washington.
Had Been Secretary.
Prior to coming here as Minister
Mr.. Foster had served as secretary
to the British Legation in Wash
ington and saw and admired the
daughter of James Barry, who had
erected Barry Chapel in the extreme
southern part of the city.
Sir Charles Bagot was the first
British Minister to come to Wash
ington after the war of 1812-1815
and when he returned home in 1919
the people regretted his going so
much that they gave him a testi-
monial dinner that was the grand
est affair of its kind. up to that
time, in Washington. Bagot was
sincerely admired by all and he
displayed such wonderful tact that
he made for himself many warm
friends At the ball the band played
God Save the King" and at the
Minister'S request, this was fol-
lowed by Yankee Doodle" The
home of the Legation during his
incumbency was in the old Tench
Ringgold residence, which stood at
the northeast corner of Twenty
fifth and l. streets.
Right Hon. Stratford Canning
was the next envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to the
United States. He arrived here iri
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1920 and took for his residence the
dwellings, 2618-262O K street. pre-
viously occupied by several British
Ministers and which he refers to as
two houses rolled into one"
Bagot's home, which was the Ring
gold house, he states, had been
taken by wealthy Congressman.
The City Directory for 1922 also
gives Canning's address as being
on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue near. the Western Market,
which was in the triangle between
Twentieth and Twenty first streets.
A tradition has it that the resi-
dence located at 2411 Pennsylvania
avenue was once occupied by the
British Minister and this may have
been the Legation at that time.
Sir Richard Rockingham. who fol-
lowed Mr.. Fox at this diplomatic
post, occupied the residence at 1925
H street, built by Matthew st. Clair
Clark, clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives. It's residents have in
cluded, besides its builder, Lord
Alexander Barring Ashburton, envoy
to settle by treaty the Northwestern
boundary question. 1912; John Mel
son, Attorney General, 1913; Sir
Henry Lytton Bulwer, who succeeded
Pakenham, made his home in the
same building, and it was in the
garden adjoining that the Minister'S
nephew and secretary, "Owen Mere
dith," is said to have written
Lucille"
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Merry resided still stands, though
somewhat modified, and bronze
tablet on the house, numbered 1920,
reads: George Washington was a
guest in this house on his last
night in this city. August 9, 1895.
David Montague Erskine, British
Minister and friend of America,
occupied 1t, 1805-1809. Erected by
D. A. r. Committee on Historic
Spots, D. c.. 1911" ..
Following Minister Merry into the
Thomas Peter residence, or resi-
dences, for both seem to have been
occupied by his Britannia Majes-
tvs representative, came the Hon.
David Montague Erskine with his
American wife, the former Fanny
Cadwallader of Philadelphia. He
was succeeded by Francis James
Jackson, who, according to authen-
tic sources, was received here by
his predecessor and conducted to
the best inn in the city. In his let
ters he clearly indicates his subse-
quent residence in Washington,
when he says that he would prob
ably get into Erskine's house, "the
same that Merry had, soon after he
leaves it," and his statement that
it consisted of two common three
windowed houses, built together
and with communications opened
between them" surely tallies with
the K street residences.
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The top floor has the free double
decker beds and can take care of
80 men. Each bed has sheets, pillow
and slip and blankets, changed
daily. Lockers, showers, bath and
smoking rooms are at one end of
the room. The lower floors are di-
vided into small single rooms, which
converts Of the mission can rent at
q nominal sum during the first few
weeks Of their new jobs. Finding
jobs is one of the physical func-
tions of the mission and through
its efforts over 1000 men were
placed on pay rolls this year.
Developing Branch.
Mrs. Bennett came to Washington
content to help her husband and
remain merely the wife of a mission
superintendent. Within the next
year, however, she had the nucleus
of D project as worthy and far
reaching as the mission itself, and
under her volunteer direction the
Children's Emergency Home became
q unit Of the Central Union Mis-
sion.
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cupied as the seat Of government
Minister Robert Liston, who had
been sent to the United States in
1896 to represent King George III,
visited this city on November 18,
1900, and called upon DR.. and Mrs.
William Thornton, with his secre-
tary, Edward Thornton. The fol-
lowing day, according to Mrs. Will
liam Thornton, "the gentlemen
walked to Tunnecliffe's tavern to
wait upon Mr.. Liston." From this
statement it would seem that Mr..
Liston was the first British diplo-
matte representative in Washing
ton and that Edward Thornton fol-
lowed him Immediately afterward
as Charge d'Affaires and served as
such until 1903, when Anthony Mer-
ry came here as his maiesty's envoy.
Mr.. Thornton took up his resi-
dence in Georgetown. But Mrs.
where the Legation should be, chose
Washington, and accordingly the
Minister and she took up their resi-
dence in the Thomas Peter houses,
26l8-2620 K street NV. and here
they remained until 1906, when the
Minister was given a leave, which
he probably did not request. When
he came here he was one of only
four diplomatic representatives at
the Capital.
The old home where Minister
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John Champion, the next British
Minister, is said to have made his
home at 1900 K street, where Min
lister Fox had resided and where is
now st. AIMS Infant Asylum. But
Marian Gouverneur, in "As I Re-
member" says that he lived in
Georgetown in an old-time and spa
cious mansion surrounded by ample
grounds. Indeed, he may have re-
sided in both places at different
times.
When Champion returned home,
Baron Francis Napier was desig-
mated as his successor at Washing
ton, and when he left this country
in 1859, the people thought so much
of him that they gave him ban
quet and ball at the Willard Hotel
which still remains one of the out
standing functions of the 18th CEN
tury.
Baron Francis Napier made his
home at ITO H street, later occupied
by his successor, Lord Richard
Beckerton Penhell. second Lord
Lyons. This was built by Richard
Rush, Minister to England and Sec
retary of the Treasury in 1926, and
was removed some years ago. King
Edward VII was q guest here on
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1t was in the fall of 1916 that her
challenge came. II thought your
institution wss like a stagecoach,
always room for one more" said
an astonisheel social worker when
told that the rescue mission was
for men only and could not care
for two little girls. But because
their plight was desperate and the
need so urgent Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
nett, remembering the child they
had so recently lost, took the little
victims of tragedy into their own
home. 1t was not long before more
children knocked at the doors of
the mission. the family grew larger.
and the quarters more crowded, and
still emergency cases that couldn't
be EARNED out" to children's agen-
cies pressed in.
Friends suggested opening a chill
dren's home, and so with the
authorization Of the Board of Trus-
tees and $3.50 in gift money a house
was rented at 458 G street NV. and
the home opened in modest way.
Interest In the movement grew.
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Branches of Central Union Mission Under Bennett Gudan

for SO children. The large main
building housed the recreation hall,
dining room and kitchen. Now
groups of sturdy cabins and lodges
nestle under the green trees and
hundreds of children, who other
wise would play in the hot streets
Of Washington, thrive in the kindly
sun of the country. The camp is
electrically lighted, has modern
sanitation and a brook forms a
natural swimmin' hole, where aqua
tic activities are supervised by an
instructor. Outdoor games. slides.
merry-go-rounds and sunset sings"
provide recreation, while good food,
pleasant surroundings and plenty Of
sunshine contribute to the rehabili-
tation of the little guests.
The year 1910 has been outstand-
ing in the work of the Rescue Mis-
sion. It has served 166,685 free
meals, an average of 456 meals a
day-generous, nourishing evening
meals of hot soup, coffee, bread,
milk, vegetables, sometimes pie or
pastry; hot breakfast Of cereal,
coffee, milk and bread. Six hun
dred hungry transients were served
a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving
and more than that number are
expected for Christmas. Nearly
10000 men were given shelter, and
chapel attendance was 10000 for
the year.
The Children's Emergency Home
provided $4,000 free meals for the
kiddies and TOO little ones were
cared for during the year, while
1000 articles of clothing were Civ
en- to needy men and children.
These are only the fundamentals
Of relief furnished. Garments,
money, fuel or food to thousands
of other men, children and falni-
lies, hundreds of Thanksgiving bss-
kets from the mission, Christmas
baskets collected by the mission and
distributed through the churches,
and the great Christmas kiddies' bag
party must be added to make the
relief items complete.
Holiday Highlight.
The Christmas party, which grew
from tiny tree and few presents
for the two orphans who first came
to live with Mother and Daddy
Bennett to a gala event at the Fox
Theater with music by the Marine
Band, is a highlight of Washington
holiday season. A thousand Christ.
mas bags, 7tuffed with warm cloth
ing, shoes, game or toy, fruit
and candy are distributed from the
stage, with Mrs. Bennett and the
First Lady of the Land handing
out the gifts. Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs.
Hoover and Mrs. Roosevelt have
successfully sraced the occasion.
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Bv Irene Juno.

II have found my Savior and I
am glad. I humbly give thanks for
all His blessings and what He has
done for me-"
A wide-eyed messenger boy, hurry
ing through the hall, stopped
abruptly and peered cautiously into
the warm, well-lighted room. It
was chapel hour at the Central
Union Mission and as he watched,
fascinated, two men went forward"
and others offered thanks and gave
testimony.
Gee, do they really mean it? Do
they really get religion?" whispered
the awed youth.
Most of them are sincere" re-
piled the chapel usher. Seldom a
service that some man isn't con-
verted."
What do you know about that!"
He caught back an amazed whistle.
mo job, no home, nothin' to eat
even, just flounderin' around In the
cold and they can say they're thank
full. This place has got something
on the ball all right. all right. Sign
here please"
Thousands of proud Washingto-
mans, hundreds of thousands of ad-
mirers throughout the country agree
that there is plenty "on the ball"
at this rescue mission. A catchy
phrase, coined by the late John
Bennett, beloved superintendent
who brought the Central Union Mis-
sion to its present peak of perfec-
ton, 1--WE give them soup, soap and
salvation" briefly states the mission
service-meals for hungry men, beds
for tired bodies, sympathy and wise
counsel for troubled minds and the
promise Of God for tortured souls.
Far-Flung Interests.
The history of the Central Union
Mission, one of the oldest three in
the United States, divides itself ma
turally into two parts. Started in
1892. the old mission was a far-flung
evangelism, serving through its main
hall, its widely spread branches and
its Gospel Wagon meetings. The
later era, under the Bennett regime,
started in June, 1915, and has been
a period of concentration with all
energies of the mission forces united
in carrying forward the work, both
spiritual and temporal, at one place.
The transition was not easy. The
mission building, veritable fire.
trap, was old and needed repairs,
and was weighted down with large
current-expense debt and an un-
paid balance of $4,000 on the first
cost of the building.
Mr.. Bennett accepted the super
intendency with the cryptic remark
I'm going to be superintendent Of
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some rescue mission, it might as well
be this one" He inaugurated his
triple "S," philosophy-soup, soap
and salvation-and started to make
the mission what it is today, a model
rescue mission, the best institution
of its kind in the world. Within six
months the mission was paying its
bills currently, and in May, 1921, the
mortgage on the old building was
burned. That Mr.. Bennett con-
sidered this real milestone on his
path of progress can be cleaned
from the notes in his personal diary
and the little secret, "On May 13,
1921, the old mortgage note was
supposed to be burned at a great
celebration in the mission auditor
ium, but to be perfectly frank and
honest, the writer of these lines sub
stituted another note and the orig
inal note now rests in safe deposit
vault--one of the proudest and most
successful treasures of our lives"
Building Dedicated.
Fire, time and the elements con-
spired to abolish the old mission
building, so campaign was put on
to raise funds for a modern struc-
ture. Contributions and endow-
ments poured in and 1t was built
and formally dedicated December
IA, 1924. From outward appearance
the Central Union Mission building
might be modern apartment house.
1t is seven stories high and of stone,
brick and steel construction. There
are two separate wings which form
a letter U. The mission building
fronts on G street near the busy
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventh street, and the Children's
Emergency Home faces Indiana ave-
nue.. This building cost $217,000 ex-
elusive Of furnishings and equip
ment.
It is efficiently modern. Up-to-
date equipment in showers, bath and
sanitation, electric refrigeration,
electric elevators, oil heat Cheating
the building on a cold winter day
requires 300 gallons of OLD and
adequate electric lighting facilities.
In the basement on the mission
side are the laundry, storage space
for vegetables and supplies, the
kitchen and dining room with places
for $50 men at mealtime. On the
main floor are the offices, lobby and
writing room. The Ida Let's Chapel
memorial to his wife from John
c. Let's, who furnished and equip
ped the chapel, is large, warm
we'll lighted room with comfortable
theater-type seats for some 200 men
An expansive electrically lighted
marquee above the G street en-
trance blazes . welcome to the
mission visitor.
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Contributions made it possible to
rent the spacious Bates mansion
at 1907 First street NV. and the
Children's Home moved to these
quarters.
When the campaign for funds for
the new, building was on, Mrs. John
j. Duff, q warm friend of the mis-
sion, gave a check for 100000, but
specified that there must be special
wing for the Children's Home.
Built rs Memorial.
It was built as q memorial to her
sister and named the MARY Farr
Perry Memorial Emergency Home
for Children" This wing also has
seven floors. Administration offices,
board and reception rooms occupy
the ground floor. The second floor
has a reception room, where the
children receive their visitors, and
also a kitchen and dining room
with "grown-up" tables as well as
small tables, chairs and dishes for
the little folks. There is q play
room with dolls, toys and games.
and a miniature chapel with small
benches and a piano.
The upper floors are sleeping
quarters for boys and girls Of differ
ent ages. Nurseries, dormitories and
semiprivate room and bath are all
as carefully furnished as a child's
room in a private home. Each floor
has q resident matron. The top
floor is a large playroom, part OF
which is. inclosed so that children
can enjoy the winter sunshine.
School-age children are taken to
public school during the school
term.
In July, 1888, the mission again
being debt free, the ambitious Ben
netts launched another undertake
ing. The Mission Farm, 234 acres
of productive farm land. near
Brookeville, Md, became the third
unit. Men from the Rescue Mission
came out to work the farm, the
original buildings were remodeled
and others added, work horses, cows,
sheep, cattle and even rabbit were
donated by friends. Soon there was
a real farm hourishing, growing veg
etables and furnishing milk, butter
and eggs for the city units.
Summer Home Plans.
A year later the fourth and last
unit was established in q far corner
of the farm, Camp Bennett, a sum-
mer home for underprivileged chill
dren. 1t, too, began in a modest
way. The initial buildings were twin
dormitories, one for girls, one for
boys, furnishing sleeping quarters
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However, though Mr.. Fox may
have played cards and hated wom-
en-, he did have one admirable trait.
for he was a lover of flowers, de-
lighted in his rose garden and spent
much time cultivating the bushes.
He even surrounded the garden with
a brick wall, in order that he might
enjoy them alone.
After his death the building was
acquired by George w. Riggs, who
sold 1t to st. AIMS Infant Asylum,
and with additions and modifica-
tions it still remains standing.
When Washington was first oc-
Evening star., 1940-12-27
$4,000 Soon Will Man
Hemisphere Defense
Line in Atlantic
Newfoundland to Get Its
First Troops; 100, 900 Men
To Be Used Eventually
~ the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
The dispatch of an initial Army
garrison to Newfoundland short
ly will swell to $4,000 or more
men the forces already in place to
safeguard the Panama Canal and
the new hemisphere defense line in
the Atlantic.
The recen. announcement that the
Newfoundland base vanguard would
depart early in January was ac-
cepted in military quarters today as
evidence of intent to man with a
minimum of delay the string of Off
shore bases acquired from Great
Britain,
The force will be the first sent to
any Of those bases. In Puerto Rico,
and Guantanamo, Cuba, however,
and at the Panama Canal itself gar
risons have been built up steadily by
the Army and Marine Corps and
are scheduled soon to be further re-
inforced.
Along the 4,000-mile, irregular tri-
angular line between Newfoundland,
British Guiana on the South Amer
lean continent and Panama possibly
100000 soldiers, sailors and marines
soon will be stationed, on the basis
OF available estimates.
The exact size of the units des-
tined for any of the advance bases
Is confidential military information
now. 1t is no secret, however, that
substantial reinforcements are to
follow the first expedition to New
foundland. The islands strategic
situation on the shortest great circle
route between Europe and America
makes it key to the defense of the
industrial Northeast United States.
Advance parties of Army engi-
neers are at work on the prelimi-
naries at virtually all the other
bases. Tomorrow is the date as
signed for establishing a survey and
construction headquarters at
Georgetown, British Guiana.
The Army's primary task is to de-
fend the bases and set up Air Corps
and other facilities. The Navy has
been at work in some instances for
weeks, developing facilities for both
warships and warplanes.
In Puerto Rico, meanwhile. the
Army has built up to possibly $4,000
the forces to defend the future
Caribbean Gibraltar" Schedules
called for a net strength of 1856
by November l, and 10000 are ex-
pected by early January.
At the Nays base at Guanta-
namo, the arrival this month of 700
recruits from Paris Island, S. c.,
swelled the force of Marines to
about 5000. Another full regiment
is understood to have been assigned
to Guantanamo. permitting creation
OF "streamlined" triangular divi-
sion on the same general pattern as
the Army's latest.
Protection of the Panama Canal
Is a major function of all the out
lying bases in the Caribbean area
At the Canal itself. the Army has
expanded the garrison to 10000 or
more men in recent months, piece
meal announcements Of troop trans
fers indicate.
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Service Orders
ARMY.
ENGINEERS.


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under8ood. usS; .' %s, N0is: Henry W0 M. from Salt
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Cook, 1t. Col Frederick W, from Lansing
Mich. to Fort Eustis. Va.
York, N. T.. to Fort Eustis, Va
SIGNAL CORPS.
Diley. 1t. Col, Murray B.. from Fort
teavenworth. Kans., to Fort Dix, N. J.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
worran. 1t. Col. Lawrence P. from Pan
am. Canal Department to Washington,
.,co. MEDIcAL CORPS;
cis:Sn Ny. oiSs aos1:nd f1. <, sTog Washing
Field. Tex. ~ to Wrisht 0 Field. V Ohio. '''A'
Minus 1t. Col. Norman. from Camp
Beaureeard. La, to Camp Livingston,
sehaefer, Mai William r.. from Camp
ssauresa.s La to Camp caiborne La La
Hoyie. Nd to Edsewood Arsenal, Nd.
Farrs, Capt John jr:: from Fort Hoyle'
Tucker Capt. Robert e., from Winthrop,
Mass, to Fort Devens Mass.
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Bronson, 1t. Ward, from q. 8. 8. Blakely
conn L. - clsFs1es s!,s3Gs r' from Peipins'
higgins Ensign Elmore F.. from San Diego,
CALI e p ,ossnS saTstofa from nroo.,vn
IN Y, to o. S. S. Grayson.
MEDICAL CORPS.
5ss5oI FORGE to yssEssonvllie', Fla ,om ,ron,
d. S. s. Memphis to Brooklyn, N. Y.
DENTAL CORPS.
Va, to Corpus Christi Tex.
Portsmouth, Va. to U. 9. 8. Wyomins
La gaceta., 1940-10-30
Party de HaUOWe'en

Party de HaUOVe'en
En- la manana de hoy nos en-,
trego ell joven E. Perez, jr., re.
porter del Club Tampa Youth
una resena del Party de Halo
we'en que esa organization cels-
bro en- la Residential del joven
Luis Triguero.
Los asistentes improvisation
distintos juegos y Sc %concedie-
ron premios a los mejores dis
Traces.
Sc hallaban ~presentes las Sc =
noritas: Marina Noriega, Eloi-
ma Perez, Catalina Alvarez, Ju-
liza Rodriguez, Gloria Rodriguez
JOsefina CarabellO, Carmen
Gispert, Dora Toribio, Grace
Thomas, Hilda Mendez, Gloria
Alicia Martinez, Me
yes Permuy, Aida Garcia, Ro-
sta Rey, Eloina Perez, Mildred
Gutierrez, Hortensia Keyzer,
Olga Frigola, Ida Rodriguez y
Norma Borbolla.
La gaceta., 1940-10-30

JoveneS: Alberto Velasco,
San Marchese, Julio Rodriguez,
Jimmie Trigueros, Ernesto Ba-
Ola, Rene Novas, Roberto Mar
tinez, Bob Silva, Amado Men
DEE, Luis Rodriguez, Fernando
Yanes, Luis Mendez, Pastor Pc
reg, David Gil, Joe Betancourt,
Andres Lopez, Evelio Rodri-
guez, Ramon Trigueros, Lucia
no y Luis Alfonso, Tony Diaz,
Roberto Romaeila y Celestino
Bonilla.
Fueron Servidos pasteles y
refreScoS.