Report of the ChroniclerAuthor(s): Martina CarrSource: Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 15 (1912), pp. 360-362Published by: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40067043 .

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REPORT OF THE CHRONICLER.

PRINCIPAL LOCAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1911.

The Chronicler submitted the following report : 1911. Jan. 9. First full bench of the Supreme Court of the United

States since 1899; consisting of Chief Justice White and Justices Day, Lamar, McKenna, Hughes, Lurtin, Harlan, Holmes and Van Devanter.

6 ' 13. Senate passes bill appropriating $135,000 for a crypt at Annapolis for John Paul Jones.

Interstate Commerce Commission selects Judson C. Clements as chairman of that body, to succeed Judge Knapp. " 28. Funeral of Mrs. Kennon, widow of Commodore Beverly Kennon, U. S. Navy, daughter of the Thomas and Martha Custis Peter, of George- town, D. C.

Feb. 16. Gov. Alexander Shepherd's home sold to a syndi- cate. The tract is to be subdivided into building lots.

" 19. Ruthven Lodge, one of the historic dwellings of "Washington, was demolished to make way for parks and villa sites, on Massachusetts avenue near Naval Observatory. The house was built dur- ing the latter part of the seventeenth century.

Mar. 17. Three new buildings dedicated at Anacostia, gift of Mrs. Thomas Ewing, of New York, to shelter homeless children.

Apr. 23. Marble bust of Martha Washington, presented to the Daughters of the American Revolution and placed in Continental Hall.

" 29. Contract let for a fountain in McMillan Park, in appreciation of the work of the late Senator McMillan.

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May 10. Dr. Gallaudet retires from college bearing his name, after having served fifty-four years. " 12. Dedication of a monument in Congression Ceme- tery to Mrs. Anne Royall. Addresses by Dr. Gal- laudet and Dr. Fred Gowing. " 22. L 'Enfant Memorial was unveiled by Miss Eleanora Carroll Morgan in Arlington Cemetery in front of the old Lee mansion. Addresses were delivered by President Taft, Ambassador Jusserand, Senator Elihu Root and Rt. Rev. William T. Russell.

" 31. Ground broken for Scottish Rite Temple, at 16th and S streets, N. W.

June 1. Severe electrical storm, White House damaged, trees uprooted and many houses unroofed.

" 19. President and Mrs. Taft celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. Brilliant enter- tainment at the White House.

July 4. The extension of Massachusetts avenue makes nec- essary the destruction of the " signal oak," the largest specimen of forestry east of California.

In the first week of July was recorded the highest temperature in the history of the Weather Bureau.

" 22. Beginning of cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, in Cathedral Close.

" 24. Fight for flyless city begins. Aug. 14. Gift to the city by Colonel and Mrs. Henry F.

Blount of a 25-foot strip of land lying along north side of Lover's Lane, and extending for a distance of 800 feet.

" 23. The circle at the eastern end of Pennsylvania avenue, S. E., is designated by Congress as Com- modore Barney Circle, in appreciation of the ser- vices of that distinguished sailor.

Sept. 7. Statue of the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, of Lincoln's administration was unveiled at Steuben- ville, Ohio. Many Washingtonians took part in the ceremonies.

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Oct. 2. Admiral Schley died suddenly in New York City. " 7. Judge Samuel C. Mills died. He had been a Justice of the Peace and member of the Municipal Court for forty years. *' 13. Commission is named on land valuation, Justice Barnard selected George Truesdell, Michael I. Weller, and Thos. H. McKee as a commission to appraise the value of the land to be taken in the two squares lying immediately north of the Capi- tol for an extension of the Capitol grounds. " 14. Death of Justice Harlan. His thirty-four years of active service in the Supreme Court were only equalled by Chief Justice Marshall.

" 29. Jewish Foster Home, at 3213 Q street, dedicated. Nov. 7. Unveiling of boulder on the site of Fort Stevens to

commemorate the presence of President Lincoln during the battle.

" 12. Memorial to Col. Joseph Belt, the distinguished Maryland patriot.

Dec. 12. Table upon which Madison signed the Treaty of Ghent presented to the American Institute of Architects and placed in the ' ' Octagon House. ' '

1 ' 17. Incendiary fire destroys the stables of Johnson Bros. '

coal yard, 13th and Water streets, causing the death of 26 horses and the disabling of 20 more.

'" 20. Death of Madame Bonaparte, widow of Col. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, and grand-daughter of Daniel Webster.

xc 21. Nomination by the President of Alexander R. Mul- lowny, Judge of the Police Court, for another term of six years, confirmed by the U. S. Senate.

Martina Carr, Chronicler.

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