Evening star., 1948-12-19

10 SedrcA OUT ana put on fecOrQ the Delle1S,
superstitions and myths Of the fast-dying or
already dead old races of Amer
Folk Lore lea; to gather up and preserve
Society the legends, traditions and some
accurate knowledge Of their
curious customs and IDEAS said The Star of
December H. 1885, lis the work of an organi-
zation that is little heard of, but yet is strong
among scientists and has its members in every
corner of this country-the American Folk
Lore Society,"" Many Washington scholars, 1t
further was explained, were planning to attend
the 10th convention Of the organization at
Columbia University during the Christmas
New Year season. Among those going to New
York for the gathering were Prof o. T. Mason,
DR.. J. Walter Fewkes, Miss Alice c. Fletcher,
Maj. John w. Powell and John H. Mccormick
Half q century ago Washington did not lack
for educational institutions Of every variety.
The Star on December 13, 1898,
Schools printed whole column Of ad-
Apentv vertisements for local centers Of
instruction. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
w. sidwell politely invited attention to their
Friends Select School at 1911 I street NV,
with new gymnasium equipped with shower
baths and dressing rooms. The National Capt.
tai University School, 822 Connecticut avenue
NV, was under the management of Warren
w. Phelan, A. NJ, and it also had gymnasium
worth mentioning. Miss Katie v. Wilson,
1929 Tenth street NV, was teaching singing
and desired it to be known that she was
pupil of land especially recommended" by Mr..
William Shakespeare, London, England-pre-
sumably not the bard. The Bliss Electrical
School, Louis D. Bliss principal, was doing
business at I'll Fourteenth street NV. Alto
gether 81 different cards" testified to Wash
ington's claim to be "a new Athens in the New
World"
Quoting Case and Comment, The Star for
December IS, 1885, said: "A white mob terroriz-
ing black men with arson and
Lots Of murder in North Carolina;
Trouble private war between desperate
miners and reckless employers
in Illinois while their Governor makes an
infamous threat to meet workmen from
another State with Gatling guns: the long
list of Turk-like outrages by our own people
on Cinnamon, Italians and other defenseless
foreigners; the uprising of Indians against
the oppression and corruption of Government
agents; the destitution, suffering and partial
determination Of Alaskan communities because
Of the unfitness Of our government over them
make sardonic comment on much of the
lofty buncombe about extending the blessings
Of our civilization over far distant and semi
barbarous people"
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The Star on December 16, 1898, published
an account of what it properly called "an
attack" on the British Embassy
Embossy the previous evening. A printer
Incident aged 26, had gone to the build
ing at 1900 Connecticut avenue
and thrown stones through the glass doors
and windows, causing s700 worth of damage
in few minutes. One of the daughters of
the Ambassador, Sir Julian Paunceforte, was
struck and slightly injured. Formal repre-
sentations were made to the State Department
following the arrest of the vandal but they
deprecated the incident as matter OF little
consequence. The printer, it seems. was