Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
Fifty Years Ago

ported the Weddlng OF MISS May Mimi
gerode and Prof. E, F.
Two Artists Andrews last Saturday
A,,,v in London, England"
Both bride and BRIDE
groom were connected with the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. the former as teacher
and the latter as principal of the school.
The marked congeniality and growing
friendship between them" it was ex-
planned, had led to a prediction of the
happy event which has just taken place"
ton as writer of poetry and prose. Her
husband died in 1915, and she survived
him until 1881. active and busy to the
last C. Powell Minnigerode. director
of the gallery from 1915 onward, is her
brother.
Many columns of type in The Star
of September 10, 1895, were required to
tell the story of the
Ioent koce second race for the
R.suI, Americas Cup, run off
the Highlands of Nave
sink, N j., that day. The Valkyrie III
British challenger, crossed the line a
minute ahead of the American yacht
Defender. But the latter was declared
the victor on what some observers con-
sidered purely technical grounds" and
Lord Dunraven, owner of the yalkyrie,
withdrew from the competition" But
this outcome was not known until Sep
TENDER IL, when the British contender
declined to attempt further effort
Meanwhile, excitement ran high through
out both the United States and England
Yachting was a rich mans sport but it
was not limited to the wealthy so far
as newspaper discussion was concerned.
Somewhere in the Library of Congress
there should be a memorial for Walter
Acton, an l8-year-old lad
Wofer boy who half a century ago
KHl.d gave his life to that great
est of all photographic
esta blishments. Employed as a water car
rier, he served men working on a plat
form 81 feet above the marble floor of
the entrance hall. The Star for Septem-
Der ID, 1895. gave an account of the
accident which caused his death, but
conceded that no one had seen the
young man when he first fell" What
was certain beyond controversy was that
he crashed through an opening in the
scaffolding and was dead when he was
picked up from the pavement. The con-
struction superintendent testified that
the mishap was the first fatality since
the building was started
On September IA 1895. The Star
recorded the fact that R. P Searle, the
long distance bicyclst. -"
Inc hop'o had broken the record
Mr. SeorIe for riding from Chi
cago to New York on
rubber-tire wheels by four hours. He
travelled LOLA miles in five days minus
60 minutes. Only nine hours of rest
were had en- route, and the road in part
was damp and heavy" Mr. Searle, all
things considered, deserved to be proud
OF his achievement. A modern rival
probably could not surpass him by more
than two or three days-and perhaps
by not more than 10 seconds.
The Italian government" said The
Star for September is, 1895. sis about
to follow the ex-
A Commemorative ample of other
Issue states and to mark
the national festi-
val Of the entry of the Italians into
Rome by the issue of new historical
postage stamp. A million copies will
be ready for sale on the 25th anniversary
OF the liberation of Rome in 1870.
The design of the new stamp,
which was intrusted to Prof. Sezanne, is
elaborate and somewhat overcrowded
for its size. In the upper half of the
picture sits the figure of Italy, with the
iron crown upon her head. She holds
the scepter in her right hand and in
her left the armorial shield of the house
of Savoy" ~ ....
-Four columns Of classified advertise
ments in The Star Of September H.,
1895, offered every va
INSTRUCTION riety Of educational adj
Err SoI. vantage. The list began
with an announcement
by Mrs. Eudora L. Hailmann to the
effect that her classes for kindergart-
enners and primary teachers would be
reorganized at the Memorial Lutheran
Church and closed with card" dis
playing the attractions of St. Agnes
School at Albany, N. Y, under the d.
rection Of Bishop Doane" Other insti-
tutions taking space were: The Column
bian University, Georgetown Univer-
sity. National University Law School.
Emerson Institute. Mount Vernon Semi
nary, Woods Commercial College. the