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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. Is forbidden by ;?
temporary injunction from acting a?
an agency In the disposal of produce.
Steamship Forced to Torn Back.
NEW YORK, September 13.?The
steamer Aljianca, with 122 passengers
on board, dn her way to Colon, brok?
down yesterday when 185 miles south
east of Caje Henry and is proceeding
under her - own steam to Old Point
Comfort, according to a wireless mes
sage received today.
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