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'ADMIRING GLANCES AND LOUD CHEERING GREET RETURNED A. E. F 5 COMMANDER AT EVERY TURN IN WASHINGTON. The ippnniet of Gen. Pershing- with Seeretary Baker the step* of the War Department was the signal far ? fticat rash of the department's employes. He was soon snrroanded by a cheering mass. (Copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood.) IOOOO SPECTATORS HI CARNIVAL MEET Unique Community Center * Program at Central High School. MUSIC BY FIVE BANDS i More than 10,000 persons, including Ei. Pershing, Secretary Baker, Gen. ] rch and many men of the 1st Dlvi-1 ?Ion yesterday witnessed at Central I P*h School probably the most bizarre community entertainment over staged in Washington. It was an eight-hour performance, combining the second annual Inter departmental field and track meet, in which the Treasury Department car ried oft the honors and the first an nual community carnival. In which ?Im commupity centers participated. Ten thousand persons saw the field ?wants in the stadium, which lasted from 3 until 7 o'clock, while an equally l luge throng was on hand for the carnl- I *1 that followed. Between the two <wws supper was served by the com munity centers to about S.000 persons. Many families brought basket lunches. Five bands played during the after noon and evening. The stadium prom enade became a great white way at night. In the school armory hundreds In fancy costume danced until nearly midnight. Gen. Pershing Welcomed. Ge~n. Pershing arrived in time for tho beginning of the field meet, and remained for several of the contests. He w?? warmly welcomed, but did not taake k speech. Secretary Baker spoke Briefly of the value of the Inter- j departmental games in developing team work for Uncle Sanr, and then ! fired a revolver which started th* activities. Hundreds of athletes, both men and women, many of whom were stars in their college days, took part in *he_- games Treasury Department had the largest number of entrants and ran up the highest score, though many of the events were closely con tested. After the running of the mile relay race, shortly before 7 o'clock, medals were awarded to the winners and the neld was cleared for the carnival ?umbers. - -4- _ Evening Program. Wis Cecil B. Norton, general sec retary of community centers, was in charge of the night program, with Edward J. Ward, of the United States Bnreau of Education, as stage direc tor. East Washington Community Cen ter put on the first act, which was an overture played by its thirty-two piece community band. Wilson Nor mal Center followed, its chief en tertainer being Ruth Newman, a clown dancer. The Tyler Center then came on with a barn dance and wound up by throwing applet) into the audi ence. Next came the Thomson center, with Irish songs and dances, while the Margaret Wilson Center of the Grover Cleveland school followed with an English country dance. Hawaiian dances were introduced by the Johnson-Powell center and a Holland scene staged by the center of the E. V. Brown School, Chevy Chase. This included the setting up ef a real windmill. Park View center furnished an In dian number. This group was re splendent in realistic make-ups and ?taged a realistic Indian village scene, with the squaws doing most of the work.. F. W. Schieck sang the Win nebago medicine chant, while the Winnebago corn song and dance also were given In the native tongue and style. Centers in Grand March. Following this number the Pet , worth center Scotch band played. Tkeu all the centers joined in a grand moreh. which was led by Mr. Ward. It was estimated there were a thou sand persons In the finale. With the exception of the Indian music for the different acts was provided by the Marine Band, which occupied a stand in the center of the athletic field. The lighting of the field was particularly effective. Other bands which played during the afternoon and evening were the Camp Humphreys and Navy Tard bands. Numerous refreshment stands did a flourishing business on the stadium promenade for the benefit of the Red Cross. In the school armory the dancers displayed about every fancy costume style known to modern de signers. The armory was taxed to its capacity, and many were denied ad mittance. Repetition Next Year. Miss Norton said the carnival prob ably will be repeated next year. This feature was arranged by the com munity center department of the pub lic schools. The track and field meet was arranged by the Government Recreation League of Federal Em ployes' Union No. 2, in conjunction with the community center depart ment. Miss Norton's assistants, in addition to Mr. Ward, were the following: Mrs. Isabelle G. Smith, executive secretary, general civic center; Miss Alice Pollock, community center de partment; Mrs. Corinne Lockman, ex ecutive secretary. Government Recre ation League: Archie Cole. Federal Employes' Union No. 2; Mrs. Ida E. Kebler. community secretary. WUson Normal Center; Mrs. A. C. Driscoil, community secretary, Thomson Cen ter; Mrs. L. W. Hardy, community secretary. East Washington Center; Miss Frances S. Fairley, community secretary, Park View Center; Mrs. E. A. Hunter, community secretary, Johnson-Powell Center: Mrs. M. B. Stone, community secretary. Eliza beth V. Brown Center. Chev-y Chase; Mrs. M. W. Davis, community secre tary, Southeast Center, Tyler School; Mrs. Agnes McElroy, community sec retary. Petworth Center, and Samuel Peak of the navy yard. A. E. F. CHIEF OPENS QUARTERS; FACES CHEERING CROWDS (Continued from First Page.) Shanks made a stop of a red-hot line drive to second he received as great a share of applause from Ge?. Per shing as from any other individual present. After Courtney, the local recruit pitcher, pluckily pulled himself out of a hole in the fifth, the general left. There was more cheering as he led'i his 'staff back to the hotel. No ceremonies have been planned for Gen. Pershing today, or until the parade Wednesday. He is back on the Job and Washington does not view him as a visitor,' but as a distin guished fellow townsman. Gen. Pershing, his staff and 300 of ficers of the 1st Di"islon will attend the performance of "Nothing But Love" at Poll's tomorrow evening. The general will occupy the presidential box. and his staff will fill the re mainder. The officers of the 1st Divi sion will occupy seats in the orches tra. B00SEVELT FUND AT TAMPA. Cuban Colony Given Opportunity to Contribute to Memorial. TAMPA, Fla., September 13.?Anx ious that the Cuban colony of Tampa should have a share In the Roosevelt Memorial, Angel Solano, Cuban con sul herfe, to<Ta? Is&ifed k 'ctJir to "mem bers of the Cuban colony suggesting that every member should give 5 cents to the fund. There probably are 10,000 Cubans here, and it is his idea that the gift should represent every member of the colony. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. Wanderlust**" hike will begin at Four-Mile run. Meet at 12th street and Pennsylvania avenue oar line at 2 o'clock. Red Triangle hike will be grin at Congress Heights terminal at 3 e'Clock. Tie Dunbnr Community Center Chorus will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at the Dunbar High School, 1st and N streets. BIraejr Community Center Chorus, the Dramatic Club and the class in square dances will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Birney School, Anacostia. Randall Community Center Chorus will meet Tuesday at S o'clock at Randall School, 1st and I streets. Garnet Group Community Center will hold a fete day at the Phelps School, Vermont avenue between T and U streets, Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:30 o'clock. A musical program has been arrahged. Refresh ments will be served. The Eeleet Klub held Its first In formal dance last night in the ball room at 2400 16th street. This club, which Is composed of 800 members, will give a series of dances on Satur days nights at the above address. The Social Club, H. H. A., will hold a package party and dance at its club rooms. 415 M street, tomorrow even ing:. All member* and friends are In vited. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Representative Richard Yates of Illinois will deliver an address. Quartet of TOUg colored women from New Orleans will appear in a program of folk songs and plantation melodies at First Congregational Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening, for the benefit of Straight College. New Orleans. Mornlntc Star Lodge. No. 40, I. B. P. O. Elks, colored, will hold Its sec ond family picnic at Green Willow Park Wednesday evening. Dancing from 7 to 11:30 o'clock. Mrs. Susie Hoot Rhodes will award loving cupB to the winners in the boys' tennis tournament on the Howard playgrounds tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Tipperary Club Doors Forced. TIPPERARY, September 13?En trance into the Tipperary Club was forced this morning by soldiers. They found the building unoccupied. MoltingTime, is LostTimei Don't you let your hens loae any more time in molt ing than they have to. Not with eggs worth what they are today! You can bring hens through molting and back to laying again weeks quicker?and pullets to 5 laying sooner and often er?by giving them PRATTS Poultry Regulator Used by pooltrymen every where,and for near ly fifty years, to make poultry healthier and more rigorous?to Increase egg profits. You can't lose? Yoor Money Back II YOU An Not Satisfied Sold by 60,000 Dealers. There's one near you. PRATT FOOD COMPANY Philadelphia Chicago To ANTHEM ON AVENUE STIRS jlSAOYALTY Men of 1st Division Salute as Band at Practice Closes Program. Men of the 1st Division last night showed how to pay proper respect to the national anthem. It was about 10:30 o'clock when the strains of "The Star Spangled Ban ner" came floating out the windows of the building on the southwest cor ner of Pennsylvania afventie and 12th street. The band that practices there Saturday nights was bringing its pro gram to a close. More Than Two Dozen Near. AVhen the first notes of the national anthem struck the cool night air there were at least two dozen men of the let within earshot and a couple of sailors nearby. Instantly the soldiers and sailors came to a halt when the band struck up the melody that Americans know the world around. All along the Avenue they stood, wherever the notes had caught them. Their hands went to salute and re mained there. They stood facing the music, stiffly, solemnly, not moving a lllllllllllllilllllllllBlllllllllllllllllillll muscle, while the crowd of Just plain "cits" moved on as usual. Here, in front of a Jewelry store, a group of men. in straw hats and sev eral girls in t>right sweaters, parted to pass around two comrades of the 1st Division who stood at salute. Farther down the block, in the light of a lamp, three men bearing the emblem "1" on thfeir shdulders stood motionless. Farther on stood a man in the blue uniform of the United States Navy. Citizens Bemove Hats. Many of the plain citizens, as they saw the motionless men standing at salute, removed their hats. "The Star Spangled Banner, oh long may it wave, "O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave." Hands fell with a snap to the trousers' seam and the crowd moved on. Grain Companies' Licenses Revoked NEW YOIJK. September 13.?Revoca tion of the licenses of two Texas grain companies yvas announced to night by the United States Food Ad ministration. The H. H. Watson Com i pany of Long View and the Officer Smith Grain Company of Fort Worth both were found guilty of "unfair and deceptive practices," as well as other ? violations of the administration's reg ulations. War Minister Reviews Navy. SANTIAGO, September 12.?The Chilean navy was reviewed today by the minister of war in Talcahuano bay. The submarines that were con structed in the United States took part in the program. The war min ister declared he had been very fa vorably impressed with the efficiency shown by these underwater craft. luiininniTininimiiuiffiiiiiinniiiniinniiiiiiiiiiiiiniitiniTOi ROLLING EQUIPMENT OF FIRST DIVISION ARRIVES IN CAPITAL < Continued from First Page.) Engraving' and Printing- Hand, the Interior Department Band, the Wash ington Steel and Ordnance Band and the Boy Scout Band. These will be stationed at 13M street on the south side of the . Avenue; oil the front of the Post Office Department building: at Franklin Triangle, 10th street and the Avenue, and on the north side of the Avenue at 8th street. With each band will be an experi enced Army song- leader, who will start the crowd singing popular marching- songs as the soldiers are going by. In addition the American I^egion has arranged to have official "cheer leaders" to keep the enthus iasm at lugh pitch. Avenue to Be Path of Flowers. Florists of Washington have agreed to do their full part in making Penn sylvania avenue a "path of flowers" for the 1st Division men next Wed nesday. At their last meeting they voted to donate 10,000 blossoms to be scattered along the avenue by girls, and owners of private gardens are asked to contribute what they can to this number. Contributions of flowers should be sent to Z. D. Btackistone, president of the Florist Club of Wash ington. The florists estimate that there are more than half a million blossoms In Washington that might -well be used I to enhance the color of the grand re view, and Mr. Blackistone has asked that each family be represented by at least one "liberty bouquet" on the day of the review. In addition to the flowers given away, the florists have further agreed to sell flowers to their customers at cost the morning of the review. , { Green and white, surmounted by the I national colors is the official color ! scheme for the parade.' The entire I city is expected to blossom out with j flags and bunting during the next two I days in preparation for the triumphal { march next Wednesday. I J Care of First Division Members. I While preparations for the review Wednesday are going forward rapidly, the welfare of the 1st Division mem bers daily arriving in Washington is not being neglected. One of the most extensive entertain ment features for their benefit will be the dance on the Capitol plara Tues day evening, given under the auspices of the American Legion. The entire plaza will be roped oft and soldiers and ex-soldiers only will be admitted, in addition to ladies. The latter will j be admitted by card only, and these are to be distributed without cost at War Camp Community Service head quarters, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue; the central Y. W. C. A., the govern ment dormitories, the new Navy build ing and the bureau of war risk insur ance. Miss Hope Knickerbocker and Miss Anna K. Thompson are members of iiniiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiii[i!!iii!!iniiiinii!i!i!iii!iiiiiii[nii[ini! the American Legion committee In charge of rtie dance. Music Will bn furnished by the band from the war risk bureau and by one of tHw regi mental bands of the 1st Division. Rf-. freshments .will bo provided In laru* quantities, and will be distributed b>? the "Y" girls who served oversea* with the 1st Division. Danc? Off in Case of Bain. The management has said that id' case of inclement weather the dance will be canceled without further no tice. As the grounds will be roped off those having tickets are asked t<> apply for admission at the arches un der the steps leading to the House or Senate wirtgs of the Capitol. Following the example of the Bttt and 6th Marine Regiments at the. time they were in Washington last month, all of the regiments and separate battalions of the 1st Di vision are'to have their pictures taken on the east steps of the Capitol dur ing their jstay here. Different hours of each day have been allotted th<v various units, at which time they will assemble on the steps to be photo-! graphed by the Signal Corps staff. Price Fixing of Produce Charged. TOLEDO, Ohio, September 13.?The Toledo Gardeners' Exchange, charged with price fixing. 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