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RHODE ISLAND AVENUE CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION PROUD OF 14-YEAR RECORD -69 Improved City Blocks Monument to Organization Wood ridge Developed from Cow Pasture Into Well Paved and Lighted Urban Com- \ munity in Decade It would be hard for the casual observer driving through the well- lighted. well-paved streets of Wood- ridge to believe you if you should tell him that fifteen years ago cows were grazing where these rows of modern homes now stand, and that there were cornfields in the center of what is now the brisk little metropolis in the vicinity or upper Rhode Island avenue north¬ east. Yet this Is the simple truth, as every old resident of th® D.s- trlct Knows. The natural overflow of a grow¬ ing city will All Its crotlylng dis¬ tricts as long as that growth con¬ tinues. but It Is apparent that some- thin* more than overflow popula¬ tion accounts for the order, clean- llness and smart appearance of that part of the Northeast known as Woodridge. The Impression one sets In going through this section Is similar to that experienced upon entering a well-kept home .you know at once there Is someone in¬ terested In the place. And If curi¬ osity should move you to >n<iu>re of a resident lust who ojwhat that Is. It would not take *a long to learn that It Is the Rhode Isl»n<! Avenue Citizens' Association that is so actively on the Job to make Woodridge a better place to live In. OrftaiMd 1908. The history of the growth of Woodridge Is the history of the ,-Rhode Island Avenue Citizens As¬ sociation. About fourteen years uo the few residents of this sec- t£n felt the need of co-operative motion to obtain their 'hare ¦of the Improvements from the District government and to brlps before the Commissioners needs of tto com- m unity There was already one citizens' organisation In East Brook- land *n another In what was then northeast Washington, embracing the axes from North Capitol to Twelfth street northeast, neither of which, however, felt the need or glrlng any attention to the upper Rhode Inland avenue section, then looked uj>on mainly as a good sec- "Hon for hunting rabbits and Bob- Whites. Vor this reason the plone^. residents of Woodridge determined to act la their own behalf, and on May J». I9®' met at Carrol Morri¬ son's oountry store, located at what 1s new Eighteenth steet and Brent¬ wood place northeast, and organ¬ ised themselves Into the Rhode t.i.w* Avenue Suburban CKliens' Association, a name which was later shVrt«ned to Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association. Wss RmskI ef Oeagress. Cherles McCauley was elected first president of the association. There wore sixty-nine charter mem- Vers, and it is Interesting to note that at this body of public-spirited citizens there were about 12 wom¬ en. In spite of the small number . f founders and the almost hopeless condition of roads and the absence of all Improvements, the little band -made the grade" and formed what hu proved to be the main factor In the orderly development of Wood¬ ridge. "From the birth of our organisa¬ tion." said a prominent citizen of Woodridge, "things began to move. Congress and the District govern¬ ment acquired * new respect for us. Their changed attitude re- salnds me of two darkles who came upon a hornets' nest while hunt¬ ing. Said the first. -Git out de way. George, so I can bus dat "^".Man/ replied his dusky com- ' can ion. *you better leave dat nes alone and hunt squirrels A squir¬ rel's nes" Is a squirrel's nes but dat hornet's nes" Is a organisation. -We wore an organization and we compelled respect." Feugkt for Bower Systess. The organisation Immediately ret work. Among the first steps taken were the advocating of Rhode IalJbd avenue extension the placing of a viaduct over the Bal¬ timore and Ohio Railroad tracks on South Dakota avenue crossing. I... a recognised menace to the lives of the people of the section, and the beginning of * prolonged and finally successful effort to get . Mnrua system for Woodridge. In the fall of 1»08 S. S. Symons, for years one of the best known figures In the United States Pen- don offlce, succeeded Charles Mc¬ Cauley as president of the asso¬ ciation and carried the work of the ergnnlsatlon forward for three and ." years, obtaining the open¬ ing and paving of streets, the laying of aide-walks. Installation of electricity, etc. In March 191. Mr. Btistow Adams was elected to tke presidency to succeed Mr. Sy- mona During the term of office »f Mr. Adama the aaaoclatlon suc¬ ceeded In having the sewerage, ¦treat car and lighting systems ex- tended for the accommodation of the community From this period en the accomplishments of the as- soclatlon were numerous PvkilestlM Issaed. President Adams served until March. IS 15. when 8. B. Symons again wa- elected and served for another period of four years. He was fallowed In It IS by "William S. Tor- feert. attornev. who began the pub¬ lication of "Neighborhood News," of¬ ficial organ of the association. Mr. Torbert waa succeeded in March, 1121. by the present leader. Guy V. Calllas. of the Washington Evening fear. . r During the fourteen years of the life of the Rhode Island Avenue Citi¬ zens' Association Its accomplish¬ ments hav® besn reflected In the growth and development of Wood¬ ridge. Judged by the impartial standard of results obtained, the as¬ sociation has succeeded. The organi¬ sation is proud to stand on the record ft has made, for It furnishes a solid foundation for future achievement. An outstanding accomplishment of the aaaoclatlon was the securing of the District sewerage system, which necessitated an underground tunnel from Glrard street on Mills avenue to Monroe and Twentieth streets, a distance of approximately one-quarter of a mile. The association fought for the In¬ stallation of gas and water mains, the extension of street car lines and the Installation of electricity, with¬ out which, the development of the community would have been impos¬ sible. The I-awn and Garden Competi¬ tive movement -which has spread throughout the District was inau¬ gurated by the Rhode Island Av¬ enue Association. Another accom¬ plishment was obtaining the bridge which spans the Baltimore and Ohio .¦a II road tracks at the crossing on South Dakota avenue. After an agitation of years with the Dis- j trlct Commissioners and the Finance Committee of the House, the asso¬ ciation finally secured modern /no¬ torized fire apparatus for the l>ro- taction of Woodrldge. This Is par¬ ticularly desirable In view of the prohibitive fire insurance rates pre¬ vious to that time. Under the di¬ rection of Mr. Torbert the associa¬ tion obtained provision for a new police precinct Which wllJ be num¬ ber twelve, and has been granted a site for its location. At the same time the location of a carrier post- office in Woodrldge was negotiated with the department. EI|kt-RMsi Sekeel Bulli. The Citizens' Association obtained a modern eight-room graded school for Woodrldge, which has been named the John Burroughs School In honor of the famous naturalist. While the building has not been finished. It is already In use and Is filling a long felt need. The association Is now working for a branch library for this sec¬ tion. and confidence Is felt that it is merely a matter of time until Woodrldge will have as complete a library as the Cltisens' Associa¬ tion of Chevy Chase obtained for that section. An effort is also be¬ ing made to get a park for the Northeast section of the city, and plans are progressing satisfactorily to that end. During the world war the associ¬ ation co-operated to the fullest ex¬ tent with the several government agencies In chargg of war activi¬ ties. The housing of the multitudes of war workers, now famous In song and story, was one of the biggest civic problems the Capital has faced. Every available room In Woodrldge was listed by the as¬ sociation and a list sent to the housing commission. War propa¬ ganda in the form of circulars, posters and pamphlets was distrib¬ uted and public speakings were held for the enlightenment of the people. * Active la Garde* Meremeat. Successful farming of community gardens was carried on by the as¬ sociation members, and this practice Is still continued as one of several .conoflMes learned from the war. Five times during that great crisis the government came to the people with issues of Liberty bonds to be sold, and as many times the Rhode Island Avenue Association respond¬ ed with mass meetings and Held work In the actual selling of the bonds. Us activities have not been wholly confined to- the neighbor¬ hood of Woodrldge: District and na¬ tional Issues have been met an? dealt with in a broad and capab.l ""ncV'lts Inception the association has been Instrumental in having graded and Improved city blocks of streets In Woodrldge. Perhaps no other civic organisation haa accomplished so much for the furtherance of good roads and streets for the District. In addition to this, sidewalks and gutters have been laid on both sides of the ma¬ jority of streets so improved, and electric street lamps placed at con¬ venient distances to Insure safety to residents on the darkest nights. Fights Borland The political activities of the as¬ sociation hat* proceeded on broad and nonpartisan basis. It It said that several subtle, but unsuccessful, at¬ tempts have been made by selfish In¬ terest* to launch the association upon a program of partisanship, but a realisation of the fatality to the assocltlon of such course has en¬ abled It to avoid th© disaster. The approval or condemnation of such men or measures as affect the wel- fare of the District, and of Wood-, ridge in particular, has been the1 extent of the association's political activity. It has consistently advo¬ cated the return of the half-and- half relation of Federal and Dis¬ trict governments. . The advocacy of provision fori adequate water supply for the rap- Idly growing city, together with the development of the Great Falls water and power project by the United States government has been another broad stand taken by the association for the benefit of the District of Columbia as a whole. A determined fight has been waged against the Borland amendment, which provides, Instead of an equal payment by the city and the property owner, that the latter shall bear the full cost of street and sidewalk Improvements In front of his property! Opposed Fare Zones. A consistent and determined flght before the Public Utilities! Commission has been waged by the association against the plan of the street railways to divide the Dis¬ trict of Columbia into fare zones, and the defeat of this proposal was largely contributed to by this or¬ ganization, which has also continu¬ ously advocated a close scrutiny of the so-called financial manipula¬ tions of the street railways. At -the last meeting of the association GUY V. COLLINS LEADER OF STURDY ORGANIZATION Dr. C. W. Cuthbertson First Vice - President of Citizens' Association The officers of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association are: President, Guy V. Collins, 2830 Twenty-fifth street northeast. First vice president, Dr. C. W. Cuthbertson, 2204 Evarts street northeast. Second vice president, John L. Knopp, 1928 Kearney street northeast. ' Secretary, Julian F. Belfield, 2804 Seventeenth street northeast. Financial secretary, Arthur F. Sievers, 1806 Jackson street northeast. » Assistant secretary, B. F. Edwards, 1701 Adams street north¬ east. Treasurer, Chester R. Smith, 1912 Jackson sireet northeast. Standing Committees. r Streets and Sidewalks.J. P. Benfer, chairman. Legislation.William S. Torbert, chairman. Schools.Schuyler S. Symons, chairman. Sewers and Water.Ira B. Nutter, chairman. Membership.Joseph B. Higdon, chairman. Health and Sanitation.Dr. Charles J. Bowne, chairman. Press.Oscar F. Ellis, chairman. Fire and Police.Julian F. Belfield, chairman. Lights and Mails.WiUiam M. Collins, chairman. Public Utilities.Charles M. Neff, chairman. Meetings- ¦£. BraAears, chairman. Lawns, Gardens and Parks.Wilfred B. Putman, chairman. Officers and Citizens of Rhode Island Avenue Association r.«rnm^,ee w" "PPolnted to rep. resent the association before the bearing of th. Public UUIUIm Commission scheduled for F«bru- ary l and to use all legitimate mean. affect a reduction On two occaslops the association in! '"<|or«ed Individuals for offlce 1* t rec°mmendaMon to President Taft In 1912 to retain Cuno H. Rudolph as District Com- missloaer. and th« other a unanl ibous Indorsement of J. C. Suter for ^oPo'X.trdVaC>nCy °n th* OBelal Organ VslsaHf. . T.hre. ££ara as° through the ef¬ forts of w. s. Torbert, then presi¬ dent the association began the pub. life nfflVf th® N>l*h*orhood News, the official Ofgai of the association It Is published monthly, as It pro culms Itself, "for the rood of th. whole community." It Is distrib¬ uted free to all those who have "aB ijwlvs* 1, th* "nunUnity" and has ai\%a>s been self supporting Mp ne°s?^ WitT ind burt'" ness manager. The paper Is what Its name indicates and considerably more It 1. quite often a thorn in oral^v. DUtrl« tovernment, nlif.i i.. e aho* of the Appro- S^I?n Committee in Congress. Sometimes it Is a hatchet to chop oft. u 7Ad Jh'rry tree' but more orten It Is a hammer and saw and *k," °t «">¦ In short the ener¬ gies are devoted to constructive assorlat? V *" 'I" «nexgiea of the association for which It spjgaks. has, b*en ,he policy of 'the anode Island avenue association to invite various noted speakers he- lore the aaaociatlon or to apeak be¬ fore the general public, a treat service In n-ibllc education of the people haa leen rendered In thla way. Hare Maalc ProirraMa. i».Able .?lgcusslon" of national and international problems have been heard by hundreds who would prot>- jaWy not otherwise have the oppor- tunlty iff hearing an Intelligent pr«- sentatlon of the subjects. Speakers on social problems, personal hy- |*lene crime prevention, etc.. ha've the?. JJr Md bV the ""oc'ation that these problems may be properly met by th. cltisens. Singing ..d must- cal programs, as well as other forms of entertainment, are en- ga^ed In by the association as a means of brloglng the members to- seiner. -mT.h®. "rongest argument for a ffe Rh-Ma",°1 t0n" "ld one of , ? *nd a98°ciation ofll- hasn't i!n# " c°mmunlty that nasn t one. Next to that we believe 11 to Woodridge is the strong- "..,Thl' statement reflects the natural pride and Interest that the citizens feel ln their organization. L. Another fact of which we are that" .hisaid thU sarae c'tizen. "is rh'i tblS association has always from Its very foundation accepted with". member» °n the same basis Ures. recognized their in- timo V\ fommon Wth ours a long time before the United States govt ernment did." And a vl,i,"0*°^ worn/ meetings will prov, that the work ,ra,rC/lta"y '"^restert in th. work or the association. Of the 64A ^emhers of the ...eolation. ai! rrozlmately 20 per cent are Meetlags Baslneullke. factors°th»»e ,ma"' but Important cess or ,h eontribu,e to the suc¬ cess of th. association. Is the nr ganizatlon of the business meetings becomeF i*""' the meet'n*s may not ^neoe..;!r°/^,d W'? bual»«a »nd Jeer thaf ^ dl"cu»8ion, every sub- posed of ,?n0t, be '^mediately dis- commlttee Th^Vr° "t 'V*"" J- « Present A strlcT a'dher- pive a bu.?arlia,raenUry Procedure outlook for the future of Left to right, in group photo, seated: Charles W. Cuthbertion, vice president of Jjic Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association; Guy V. Collins,'president; John N. Knopp, second tice president. Standing: Arthur F. Sievers, financial secretary; Oscar F. Ellis, committee on press; George P. Springer, former secretary; C. Brashefrs, committee on meetings; S. S. Symons, committee on schools; Ira B. Nutter, committee on sewers and water; W. S. Torbert, committee on legislation; \V. M. Collins, committee on lights and mails; Benjamin F. Edwards, assistant secretary: W. B. Putman, committee on lawns, gardens and parks; Chester K. Smith, treasurer. Left to right, single photos at bottom, are: Guy V. Collins, president, and Julian F. Bilfield, secretary. this citizens' association la excep¬ tionally good, due to the fact that it has tha backing of the residents ofc WoodrldRf It Is evident that the work to be done will Increase with the growth of the community. bu» It has the organization and ex¬ perience with which to meet the problems of development and ex¬ pansion. When asked what plans' the association has for the futUre one of the^ofticers replied. "Just to keep on as we have In the past." Certainly If this is dona the In¬ terests of the community will be well served. Historic "Prop" for The Man From Home" i_5"? of the most historic musical ill ni? ".»!? the world wl" noire .Flt,maurlce's next Para- ¦P^UCtlon' "The Man From Home. The grand piano, which oc- coptes a prominent position In the *.»... «aa designed by the late Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. It and was one of the great classical 'nost treas<"'<-d Possessions, KldL"°f the ,id ar* vellum Panel, bearing the autographs of such Rol^L08^,0* " as Tschaikowsky, «£'¥* Schumann, raderewgkl, haint-Saehs and Melba ,n,,rumcnt is constructed of £ W'th lvory """ichments °n|li .-(1 'o'laKe and diaper patterns inlaid In ebony and ivory. Tho body » urted by co'un,n» of rosovvood » , l! °n,y'Jand the °f the case of Ornh dvW,~ 8 8i,Ver ^relief O Pheus by G. B. Atnendala. The "h*' ,S rnade to correspond, in* ^ p °j? the back 'n fhow- m?».lp San danciiiK to the muse of a flute-player, beinc th* work of Sir Alma-Tradema himseff The piano is valued at several thou- sand pounds Through the effort, of lt-..:, *?t0r' N- Greer°ry Arnold. hiatal* < . po,"'lhle "> borrow this historic instrument for Mr Fitz- maurice. * Thl""'?" Af* C""" Opened. * (Wis _Amerlc»n I"dlan Arts and foundation" 1, a new center Jan^M7 °5>' Juat opened by Miss ?.". °ordon' « handsome West Indian girl from a ta I i reservation. She desires »h.i P .^er people by organizing Drodi.r^f Industry, the artist!, production of baskets, rugs and pottery so as to provide a steady occupation especially for the aged lyforl' t ,°ften 8u,Ter "" sreat- ,.X? . employment. wealt°h Ind'an" h«ve «ny !?lt*-,M" Gordon tells us. "The s^tterert ak V °f th? 330'000 Indians vat In bout on 200 India reser- wni Ware v<ry poor' and th«y cause" "th- te,rr'bly this winter, be- herf no work that they can depend on," fomldat?^Td°,n hau" IncorPorated her i»»ki n> ln the District of Co- 1901 K* .haS opened offices at alre.rtl atreet northwest. She ha SSft "ru"? ,h« co-operation of ann »?if P* lntere*t*d in the arts weir . °'.,h# Indlan- She will the ri. est*bll8h art centers near :;r t °:,r. »s,rr. *."«¦ - na^jTt.rf Bush"Brown has recently tan "n exce"*nt Interior study i?-."*1' a *>-oup called "Friends." picturing a girl seated by a win- doe' anil t?# floor by her chair a onf X the Ub'f » «lrl "wl"*. tlens !nif .°Mi charming composl- 18 su'ri 1 i and co,or. which .xhlbUlon enJ°yed at a pub"<= fhT,h*. "p°rt cornea from England flrti. ? btat ">e non- fa"FrZrfn*! tht Pre"at moment «h.i» ^ rlvate to f'leld Mar- bo* Tha^"- W"1Iam Robert- Z Araerlcan edition of this f?r. rZ J ,brou*ht out shortly be- w Cbrtrtm^ by Houghton MifT- lin Company Jn thl, ailtobiogra. Robertson tell, the really ibr'''nf ®tory of his rlao from chief of tha im¬ perial staff In the war. Griffith Held an . Acting Tournament In Canting Picture Before D. W. Griffith began to .film his latest and greatest picture, "Orphans of ihe Storm," he held fwhat he calls a tournament of act- ing. Each actar or actress who was considered for a part wa* measured against the other aspirants. This applied even to the Gish sisters, and it was not until after the trial that Lillian was chosen as Henri- ette and Dorothy as L*ouise. the blind girl. Those now in the cast are the Attest who survive.the survivors* representing more than 300 actors who were weighed in the balance and found wanting. In the list of those who tried for a place in the scene are the names of many famous actors and actresses. The wonder of it is that in con¬ templating the work of making tnts stupendous motion picture Mj. Griffith did not# falter and then de¬ cide to make a six-reel picture in¬ stead. The Xact that he has msde enormous spectacle pictures in the past only makes it mors appalling, for ignorance often makes one rush in where angels fear to tread. "Orphans of the Storm" is one of the most pretentious works ever undertaken by an American. For one set Mp. Griffith constructed a reproduction of Paris 150 years ago. he built a city with twelve streeta and several blocks of buildings. In plain figures it took 7.000 tons of paving blocks to prepare the streets and 18.000 panes of glass for the windows of the buildings. A car¬ load of paint was used for the tint¬ ing. The fountain in the gorgeous and scandalous Bel-Air seen# was of pure marble and the bowl of the fountain was filled with cider, be¬ cause water would no|f-photograph with the sparkle which was needeu to suggest wine. The picture has more costly s*ts than any ever filmed, and this includes even "In¬ tolerance.!' Mr. Griffith had a staff at research work abroad for months before he- selected even one hat for a costume and the costumes are as gorgeous as the sets. For all this elaborite detail, however, the story itself has not been neglected, and there Is no one who can approach Mr. Griffltn W., comes to dressing up sim¬ plified melodrama for present-dav consumption. It is expected that 'Orphans of the Storm" will make screen history, just as the old Kate Claxton play from whi?h it was takfcn has lived for nearly half a century. "Sheik " Rudolph Valentino's Bel- gian police, dog, is receiving new cinema distinction along with his master, who recently signed a three. J ear contract to star in Paramount pictures. The big dog is now work¬ ing side by side with Valentino in the picture version of Elinor Glyn s story. "Beyond the Rocks." in which Gloria Swanson is starred. "ShMk" is doing so well that Director Sam od thinks the company ought to sign h«m to a star contract also. Thomas Meighan. who has won the sobriquet of "transcontinental commuter" of the movies because of his many trips from New York to California and back. faels right at home in his latest picture. "The Proxy Daddy." Many of the scejies in the picture take place on a Pull¬ man and dining car of transconti¬ nental train. Wallace Reid s latest picture. "Across the Continent." is a sticker for th« cameraman. Charles Sehoen. batim. veteran cameraman, who has shot more than thirty-five pictures, declares it Is the hardest picture he has ever pHatographed. The hard- ships and difficulties in photograph¬ ing the transcontinental auto race, which Is the big feature In the. pic. ture. make the work of t'he camera¬ man most strenuous Knights of Columbus. A very cordial invitation .has | been extended local and out-of- town Knights of Columbus to at¬ tend the Informal January daface. given* under the auspice* of the jAmltl* Club at Mrs. Dyera, 1S17 R street northwest. Tuesdav evening January si at J o'clock. This dance will be spectacular. The proceeds of this dance will be used for club purposes. Everything is |. readiness for the reception to Archbishop* Michael J. J Curley. of Baltimore Archdlocesa. given under the auspices of the lo- cal councils of the Knjghta of Co- lumbus on Tuesday. February 14 at 8 o'clock. Weekly meetings of'the committee of Grand KnlghQs are be¬ ing held and plans have been com¬ pleted for the event. Following an entertainment of merit the Arch- bishop will deliver his first formal message to the Washington Knights and Will then receive each member I together with their families and friends. This will be on* of th. foremost celebrations of the season. It will mark the formal opening and housewarmlng of the new Knight* of Columbus Home in this city Th* I ArchM^ b' by ,h'« Archbishop. Le« A. Rover. Pa*t State deputy. general chairman w. rommi«tee on arrangement* He is being assisted by James A j SullMan, grand knight of Washing¬ ton Council; Francis A. McC.nn Y''h: "f Council.' Charles r. Griffith, of Keane Councll- j Robert M^O'Lone. of Potomac, ana Thomas K. Gallaher. of Spalding Council: Michael L. Schaef.r, founf .degree; John Steel and J. I Burn*.' District deputies. Enlargement of the income tax! classes in the 130 Knights of Co- lumbus evening schools operated, throughout the United State* Is an- nounced by Supreme Secretarv WIN "am J. JicGinley. director of the _? educational work , The demand for courses in (. struction in the Income ux uw to greater this year than In ve sjnce the enforcement or th'e "tax Preparations have been made by ,he week*' «lv' *n intensive sx forme? ',7rVe° j women. and Gymnasium classes in the Knights »h. and Professional members of !»vr?:r,a3r; rv*oh r j Wednesday, ,nd Friday*. Clare's for members are also conduct" . SW;dm"d^ye,.C*vF.r1.^ 'uTe.vu^r " Boys from l2.|0 18 year, of *,e »re give,, an opportunity for avm naslurn practice and . lasses from vir j ^ p' m' on Monday* «nd Wednesdays. Boys s i2 age Win attend classes en ItataMa. morning, . o'clock OnTUe. days and Thursdays ,t 1:45 for girl, 12 t. 15 Jear, f conducted. Younger girl, ar, faught gymnasium work on Saturday £t ernoons at 2 o'clock Game practice is held every even ling at S o'clock and regular A ", are played on Tu.sdav Thur.?.\ and Saturday at 8 o'c'lock l,.! Estelle Murrav and M|»« n 192. International convention . 2- Mnon?rr.,°:recrhum(bu' th". VnnZ%uu'yt trtrr the bid from Amer^^Me^si' preme Secretary William j Mcr1»" '.>¦ stated that the K. .TC b.iri 195J convention^Hl 'be ^'l Th® "f ^rr^v?r.v£- - sets. .%wo .'readreVbttohV0 ity to listen opportun- »-t on rlbruVTy committee V."?' »h°. b*'r\wewUhb C0U"C'"**"*Dp.b*^ ""^^KniVhU* 7*"* 21MT plate no e,^1 Columbu* contem- d.nom,n t, x- .r/ta.y^::1^: T "'*ci»ioa of th* Knl»hi» of Columbus to undertake welfare work in Italy wa* mad* at Th. r?- <l"e.t of Hi. Holiness. th"li. and carTnbt'b P0P* B""<Ucl ^ and war bv con"ru*<1 ."»<> *n act of »»r by any reasonable man. no naatur_what^ hi, r*l|*ion« affilia¬ tion. Pop* Benedict was th* head Sherlock Holmes Appears In a Screen Incaraatioi John Barrymore to Briny Conu Doyle's Fun out Detective to the Picture Drama. Sherlock Holmes that ckitwttr lav to heart ef «|« aad Ulke, will mw Urine again tm the KmiL Bat this Shertock win Mt be the fantastic gumshoe of nar- x>«ls. and tor tbla we havs tk« ward at the actor who pmnlMi to Make ¦Mrioak Bolaaa Bv» avals far aa." .*I Bod this picture the most In- tereattng I have erer made." said John Barrymore at the studio the ether day, "with the exception. per¬ haps. at 'Jekyll ud Hyde.' There U .omothln* about the 'character of ¦hartack Halmaa that Intrigues' m, u eome *( tha popular wrltan would put B. Tha eaaoaptloa of tha part, hawarar, la a purely Intellectual oae. Halmaa 1* a purely static paraon: by that I moan a character with practl- calljr no. emotion*. It 1* naturally mora difficult to play a man with no waotloat than to play a man with ¦motions, and ana muat continually T*ry the character to make It In- ttiMUof. Tha difference la aa 11 that hotween a painting by Carrlere, which la created la a or 1 colorful mural by .«r,, nrwrn' for instance " tb« Picture revolve about the character of Sherlock Holmes 7" he wag questioned. ? «.Mr .^arn[?or* replied In the ne*a- tWa. In thla picture." he said, "we are not Work In* to centralise the char¬ acter. but to have a perfect enaemble The effect we are striving to set Is absolute and Intimate authenticity and no acting To this .r.d we hare re¬ cruited a really remarkable cast. In '*tt* ** ^ no* start ahootlnf anv of the scenes until every character, down to the most unimportant super was Just right "To >HhutFate. for sotns of the scenes we needed some typical rough- Backa. A1 Parker, the director, end I went night after nlrht Into the toughest places in New Tork. and down In the old dives by the river we talked to over 10* types before we rot the people we wanted." Mr. Barrymore thinks that the ap¬ peal In the character of Sherlock Holmes does not he In the fact that he is moved by a I torther uneelflsh and altruistic motives, but because he is a real human beinr. "Personally. I don't think the pub¬ lic cares a rap whether a Character Is rood, bad or Indlerent. so long as he Is natural and on the level. Cer¬ tainly therft Is nothing virtuous about Richard the Third, and yet they liked htm. Just beinr rood is not enough to recommend a character and make him popular. He has to be human aa well to make him likable." Of particular Interest to local photo, play enthusiasts is the announcement by the manarement of Loew s Palace Theater that Viola Dana will short Iv appear In person at Loews Palsce in connection with a new photoplay in which she has the stellar role The date of Miss Dana s coming will be announced later. . The Ponka troupe of Oklahoma Indians who have been appearing In this city race Manager Robbins of B- F. Keith's Theater a vivid tryout last Wed needs v afternoon The braves and two bravos juat emerrlnr from the papoose stare, wore bells about their heads and bodies, and as they rave the sun dance, they rvrated In such manner as to keep the bells tinkling. A Quartet of old warriors sat around a tom-tom which they reinforced with weird squeals Manager Robbins Is debating with himself the propriety of turninr the of the Catholic Church, the spiritual authority recognised by Italians as by all other Catholics. He knew well what is needed to a^d the work of the church In Italy ana he re¬ quested the Knights of Columbus to aid him in the work. "One of the reasons for the suc¬ cess of the Knights of Columbus ts that they do not attempt to go any¬ where or operate anywhere where they are not invited. The 11.000.000 fund to'be raised and devoted to American welfare work in Italy un¬ der K. of C. auspices is not a fund to wage war on anybody; W|II simply be the means of assisting in the conservation of the faith of the youth x>t Italy, done in recognition of the debt which the Knights of Xolumbus, as good Americans, rec¬ ognise to the land of Columbus " Carroll Council will give an in¬ formal dance in the new horn, rn Tenth street on Friday February 3. at S o'clock. Joseph J. Degnan, iec- turer of the council, will be mas¬ ter of ceremonies and every mem¬ ber of the council hss been earnest- ly requested to make this first Car¬ roll Council dance In the new home a success. Refreshments will be served In the new dining hall. Potomac Council at ite meeting on Monday nlg-ht demonstrated a r*. and activity In K 5 S". a,r* ,n wMl>lnfton, attrib. ed **rKely to the splendid appont- menta for the benefit of tne mem¬ bers in the new home of the order In Tenth street. Resolutions were adopted Increasing the Sues to at- low one-half of lima to the build¬ ing company, as agreed by all 0f the councils. Potomac aifa Washington Coun¬ cils at their recent meetings adopt¬ ed resolutions to convey to the car¬ dinal secretary of state at the Vat- lean the sense of loss In the death 0f thelT .P,rltual leader. Pope Ben¬ edict XV. the members felt In the relatively death of the lata Pope. ftftUlf ta4 proud Potfkar Into jar vaudevllllsni Harry Clark. the first tresaur of tho Oaysty Thester when it w built in 1MI. anH ths son of w IUn 0. Clark, who wo# tha fii manager diod during the past wo at his home In Paterson. N where ho wu employe* aa trei uror. of the Orpheum Theat Funeral aarvlcos were held by \ Newark Lodge of Elka. Ha * aa years old and had boon employed tho box office of tho Orpheum 1 past Mvtn yean Crsndall's Knickerbocker Theat at Elghtasnth street and Columl road, has boon beautified by the stallatlon of a new and highly art tie stars sotting, especially mode order for tho moat distinguish picture thoater In tha Capital at cost of many thousand dolls Mr Robert Etrls. manager of 1 Knickerbocker, hsa received ma expressions of snthuaiaam from patrons of his theater tinea 1 completion of tho Installation of 1 new scenery snd magnificent dro Owing to the tremendoua po( larlty of Offenbach s ..Orph^u which was played by the Colum Symphony Orcheatra under the roction of Mr. L*eon Brusilof, selection Will be reta ned orortaro for the current week connection with tha ..prosentat1 for a second week of Ma« Murr In "Peacock Alley." During the recent run of "En Madame" in Chicago the tim* rived for a matinee performs! | when the alarming discovery * made that the Ingenue was not t,he theater. Moreover, there i no understudy At ap^proximat 2:26 o'clock, when the adja« (highways snd byways bad vainly explored for an actress, ushereaa delivered a note hi Mage. In something less thai minute she wss being made up Mea being that she should walki in the role, while the othrr mi bers of the company adai>tr«i lines to their, own. Th«- usher! however, had been observing] plsy for several weeks, ar.d only played the role full, gave an excellent performance, was so satisfactory, in fact, that continued in the part.the defa Ing actress wss dismissed, name of the newcomer is Cl< Qui en." "The elegance of your Am glrla was most amazing to me Emest Lubltsch. the Europea reu4or of .'Deception." . One Ara Night" and other pictures, who just returned home after spen three weeks in the United Stat "Even th- check girls in hotel telephone operator.® hav«- the ma of ladies. They wear smart clot have manicured hands and con themselves with an air such as . the women of higher class ha Europe. There don't seem to tx classes in America, especially i York- I never before aaw s«» h I ful working girls." Ltubit&ch left for Kurope last on the S. S. George Wsshingtoi will begin work on another spec as soon as he gets back to his He was unable to say just »ha story mould be but intimated I it probably would have an his | background like most of h « tures. He brought to ths .. what he declares 1* In* rt picture, "Pharaoh s Wife. iu< be shown on Broadway. To insure fidelity to fait ml ing the elaborate court s«« i his patent picture. "Spanish Jfhn S. Robertson who ha* making the picture in Spai tended a Spanish trial in Soil Jcompanied by liawooii h director, who had obtained s permission from the auth«rit[ make sketches of the court * Jits furnishings. Criminal case* in Spain are before th«- president of th« and two judges. who ar« s*-at a raised dia*, beneath a *< i< opy. A ballot f.»r the jury i> before proceedings op^i eight names are written «>n s paper and dropped mto a box the first fourteen which are are empaneled for the case on Th* Spanish jury consists, other countri* s. of twelve m*Ti snd tru< but two "extr;» held in reserve m case of illn some other unforeseen emerge William 1*. Taylor had a bw recently making double exp with four dissolves for "The Temptation." Betty Compson' picture Those scenes shou Compson In the various sty dress she assumes in the plctu what the audience sees is h flection in a big cheval mirror she herself stands sn>srentl changed before It. The idea i she aces her reflection In the In a review as It were of the » ient characters.Genelle, the ai ICorallne. the danseuse; Colu snd the Red Cross nurse "A Game Chicken." which Daniels has just eomplrt.-d. is 'aided as providing the greate rlety of action of any product which this vivacious star h.1 peared. The final scenes w er in the conning tourer of a s rlo. snd different pequen.es p* (pictures of Cuba, smuggling <| high s*ss and rescues from lng ship. NEW VIRTUES FOUNI IN THIS NEW ASPIRW Few people really understand the nature of aspirin. It haa moat wonderful pain-defeating powers. every naedlcal man acknowl¬ edge* It doea however, when taken alone, often cauae disturb¬ ance of digealioa. Now lg given to the world a perfected aspirin, with added beneficial qualities heretofore un¬ obtainable in a aingle medicine A mild digeatant has been added. This in no way Interferes with the pelB-defeatlBf pewars of the as¬ pirin. It leaves the salicylic meX4 free to relax and distend the blood vessels, thua bringing ab a healthful perapiratton and Having congeation and pain the «am* time It oounteracta diaebmfort which follows the of ordinary aspirin Tfce laxat alda further In ridding the a>et of poiaonoua waate. Many who heretofore feared take aspirin, although realiaing would rid them of pain, ar* n free to benefit bw TIN'KLJC'B LA ASPIRIN.the aspirin with three polaia .It'l absorbed euil; .It reliam pain quickly .It'a a gentle laxative TINGLES LAXO ASPIRIN Atk Yoor Druffiat for the "Three Point &< Tharapaobc Research Laboratories D. C.

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  • RHODE ISLAND AVENUE CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION PROUD OF 14-YEAR RECORD-69 Improved City Blocks

    Monument to OrganizationWoodridge Developed from Cow Pasture Into

    Well Paved and Lighted Urban Com-\ munity in Decade

    It would be hard for the casualobserver driving through the well-lighted. well-paved streets of Wood-ridge to believe you if you shouldtell him that fifteen years agocows were grazing where theserows of modern homes now stand,and that there were cornfields inthe center of what is now the brisklittle metropolis in the vicinity orupper Rhode Island avenue north¬east. Yet this Is the simple truth,as every old resident of th® D.s-trlct Knows.The natural overflow of a grow¬

    ing city will All Its crotlylng dis¬tricts as long as that growth con¬tinues. but It Is apparent that some-thin* more than overflow popula¬tion accounts for the order, clean-llness and smart appearance of thatpart of the Northeast known asWoodridge. The Impression onesets In going through this sectionIs similar to that experienced uponentering a well-kept home .youknow at once there Is someone in¬terested In the place. And If curi¬osity should move you to >nreof a resident lust who ojwhat thatIs. It would not take *a long tolearn that It Is the Rhode Isl»n

    "^".Man/ replied his dusky com-'canion. *you better leave dat nesalone and hunt squirrels A squir¬rel's nes" Is a squirrel's nes butdat hornet's nes" Is a organisation.-We wore an organization and we

    compelled respect."Feugkt for Bower Systess.

    The organisation Immediatelyret t» work. Among the first stepstaken were the advocating ofRhode IalJbd avenue extension theplacing of a viaduct over the Bal¬timore and Ohio Railroad trackson South Dakota avenue crossing.I... a recognised menace to thelives of the people of the section,and the beginning of * prolongedand finally successful effort to get. Mnrua system for Woodridge.

    In the fall of 1»08 S. S. Symons,for years one of the best knownfigures In the United States Pen-don offlce, succeeded Charles Mc¬Cauley as president of the asso¬ciation and carried the work of theergnnlsatlon forward for three and

    ." years, obtaining the open¬ing and paving of streets, thelaying of aide-walks. Installation ofelectricity, etc. In March 191.Mr. Btistow Adams was elected totke presidency to succeed Mr. Sy-mona During the term of office»f Mr. Adama the aaaoclatlon suc¬ceeded In having the sewerage,¦treat car and lighting systems ex-tended for the accommodation ofthe community From this perioden the accomplishments of the as-soclatlon were numerous

    PvkilestlM I» Issaed.President Adams served until

    March. IS 15. when 8. B. Symonsagain wa- elected and served foranother period of four years. He wasfallowed In It IS by "William S. Tor-feert. attornev. who began the pub¬lication of "Neighborhood News," of¬ficial organ of the association. Mr.Torbert waa succeeded in March,1121. by the present leader. Guy V.Calllas. of the Washington Eveningfear. .r During the fourteen years of thelife of the Rhode Island Avenue Citi¬zens' Association Its accomplish¬ments hav® besn reflected In thegrowth and development of Wood¬ridge. Judged by the impartialstandard of results obtained, the as¬sociation has succeeded. The organi¬sation is proud to stand on the recordft has made, for It furnishes a solidfoundation for future achievement.An outstanding accomplishment of theaaaoclatlon was the securing of theDistrict sewerage system, whichnecessitated an underground tunnelfrom Glrard street on Mills avenueto Monroe and Twentieth streets, adistance of approximately one-quarterof a mile.The association fought for the In¬

    stallation of gas and water mains,the extension of street car lines andthe Installation of electricity, with¬out which, the development of thecommunity would have been impos¬sible.

    The I-awn and Garden Competi¬tive movement -which has spreadthroughout the District was inau¬gurated by the Rhode Island Av¬enue Association. Another accom¬plishment was obtaining the bridgewhich spans the Baltimore and Ohio.¦a IIroad tracks at the crossing onSouth Dakota avenue. After anagitation of years with the Dis- j

    trlct Commissioners and the FinanceCommittee of the House, the asso¬ciation finally secured modern /no¬torized fire apparatus for the l>ro-taction of Woodrldge. This Is par¬ticularly desirable In view of theprohibitive fire insurance rates pre¬vious to that time. Under the di¬rection of Mr. Torbert the associa¬tion obtained provision for a newpolice precinct Which wllJ be num¬ber twelve, and has been granted asite for its location. At the sametime the location of a carrier post-office in Woodrldge was negotiatedwith the department.

    EI|kt-RMsi Sekeel Bulli.The Citizens' Association obtained

    a modern eight-room graded schoolfor Woodrldge, which has beennamed the John Burroughs SchoolIn honor of the famous naturalist.While the building has not beenfinished. It is already In use andIs filling a long felt need.The association Is now working

    for a branch library for this sec¬tion. and confidence Is felt that itis merely a matter of time untilWoodrldge will have as completea library as the Cltisens' Associa¬tion of Chevy Chase obtained forthat section. An effort is also be¬ing made to get a park for theNortheast section of the city, andplans are progressing satisfactorilyto that end.During the world war the associ¬

    ation co-operated to the fullest ex¬tent with the several governmentagencies In chargg of war activi¬ties. The housing of the multitudesof war workers, now famous Insong and story, was one of thebiggest civic problems the Capitalhas faced. Every available roomIn Woodrldge was listed by the as¬sociation and a list sent to thehousing commission. War propa¬ganda in the form of circulars,posters and pamphlets was distrib¬uted and public speakings wereheld for the enlightenment of thepeople. *

    Active la Garde* Meremeat.Successful farming of community

    gardens was carried on by the as¬sociation members, and this practiceIs still continued as one of several.conoflMes learned from the war.Five times during that great crisisthe government came to the peoplewith issues of Liberty bonds to besold, and as many times the RhodeIsland Avenue Association respond¬ed with mass meetings and Heldwork In the actual selling of thebonds. Us activities have not beenwholly confined to- the neighbor¬hood of Woodrldge: District and na¬tional Issues have been met an?dealt with in a broad and capab.l

    ""ncV'lts Inception the associationhas been Instrumental in havinggraded and Improvedcity blocks of streets In Woodrldge.Perhaps no other civic organisationhaa accomplished so much for thefurtherance of good roads andstreets for the District. In additionto this, sidewalks and gutters havebeen laid on both sides of the ma¬jority of streets so improved, andelectric street lamps placed at con¬venient distances to Insure safetyto residents on the darkest nights.

    Fights BorlandThe political activities of the as¬

    sociation hat* proceeded on broadand nonpartisan basis. It It said thatseveral subtle, but unsuccessful, at¬tempts have been made by selfish In¬terest* to launch the associationupon a program of partisanship, buta realisation of the fatality to theassocltlon of such course has en¬abled It to avoid th© disaster. Theapproval or condemnation of suchmen or measures as affect the wel-fare of the District, and of Wood-,ridge in particular, has been the1extent of the association's politicalactivity. It has consistently advo¬cated the return of the half-and-half relation of Federal and Dis¬trict governments. .The advocacy of provision foriadequate water supply for the rap-Idly growing city, together withthe development of the Great Falls

    water and power project by theUnited States government has beenanother broad stand taken by theassociation for the benefit of theDistrict of Columbia as a whole. Adetermined fight has been wagedagainst the Borland amendment,which provides, Instead of anequal payment by the city and theproperty owner, that the lattershall bear the full cost of streetand sidewalk Improvements Infront of his property!

    Opposed Fare Zones.A consistent and determined

    flght before the Public Utilities!Commission has been waged by theassociation against the plan of thestreet railways to divide the Dis¬trict of Columbia into fare zones,and the defeat of this proposal waslargely contributed to by this or¬ganization, which has also continu¬ously advocated a close scrutiny ofthe so-called financial manipula¬tions of the street railways. At-the last meeting of the association

    GUY V. COLLINS LEADEROF STURDY ORGANIZATION

    Dr. C. W. Cuthbertson First Vice -President of Citizens' Association

    The officers of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Associationare:

    President, Guy V. Collins, 2830 Twenty-fifth street northeast.First vice president, Dr. C. W. Cuthbertson, 2204 Evarts streetnortheast.Second vice president, John L. Knopp, 1928 Kearney streetnortheast.

    ' Secretary, Julian F. Belfield, 2804 Seventeenth street northeast.Financial secretary, Arthur F. Sievers, 1806 Jackson streetnortheast.»Assistant secretary, B. F. Edwards, 1701 Adams street north¬east.

    Treasurer, Chester R. Smith, 1912 Jackson sireet northeast.Standing Committees. r

    Streets and Sidewalks.J. P. Benfer, chairman.Legislation.William S. Torbert, chairman.Schools.Schuyler S. Symons, chairman.Sewers and Water.Ira B. Nutter, chairman.Membership.Joseph B. Higdon, chairman.Health and Sanitation.Dr. Charles J. Bowne, chairman.Press.Oscar F. Ellis, chairman.Fire and Police.Julian F. Belfield, chairman.Lights and Mails.WiUiam M. Collins, chairman.Public Utilities.Charles M. Neff, chairman.Meetings- ¦£. BraAears, chairman.Lawns, Gardens and Parks.Wilfred B. Putman, chairman.

    Officers and Citizens of Rhode Island Avenue Association

    r.«rnm^,ee w" "PPolnted to rep.resent the association before thebearing of th. Public UUIUImCommission scheduled for F«bru-ary l and to use all legitimatemean. affect a reduction

    On two occaslops the association

    in! '"-oup called "Friends."picturing a girl seated by a win-doe' anil t?# floor by her chair aonf X the Ub'f » «lrl "wl"*.tlens !nif .°Mi charming composl-18 su'ri 1 i and co,or. which.xhlbUlon enJ°yed

    at a pub"e non-fa"FrZrfn*! tht Pre"at moment«h.i» ^ rlvate to f'leld Mar-bo* Tha^"- W"1Iam Robert-Z Araerlcan edition of thisf?r. rZJ ,brou*ht out shortly be-w Cbrtrtm^ by Houghton MifT-lin Company Jn thl, ailtobiogra.

    Robertson tell, the reallyibr'''nf ®tory of his rlao fromchief of tha im¬perial staff In the war.

    Griffith Held an.

    Acting TournamentIn Canting Picture

    Before D. W. Griffith began to.film his latest and greatest picture,"Orphans of ihe Storm," he heldfwhat he calls a tournament of act-ing.Each actar or actress who was

    considered for a part wa* measuredagainst the other aspirants. Thisapplied even to the Gish sisters,and it was not until after the trialthat Lillian was chosen as Henri-ette and Dorothy as L*ouise. theblind girl. Those now in the castare the Attest who survive.thesurvivors* representing more than300 actors who were weighed in thebalance and found wanting. In thelist of those who tried for a placein the scene are the names of manyfamous actors and actresses.The wonder of it is that in con¬

    templating the work of making tntsstupendous motion picture Mj.Griffith did not# falter and then de¬cide to make a six-reel picture in¬stead. The Xact that he has msdeenormous spectacle pictures in thepast only makes it mors appalling,for ignorance often makes one rushin where angels fear to tread."Orphans of the Storm" is one of

    the most pretentious works everundertaken by an American. Forone set Mp. Griffith constructed areproduction of Paris 150 years ago.he built a city with twelve streetaand several blocks of buildings. Inplain figures it took 7.000 tons ofpaving blocks to prepare the streetsand 18.000 panes of glass for thewindows of the buildings. A car¬load of paint was used for the tint¬ing.The fountain in the gorgeous and

    scandalous Bel-Air seen# was ofpure marble and the bowl of thefountain was filled with cider, be¬cause water would no|f-photographwith the sparkle which was needeuto suggest wine. The picture hasmore costly s*ts than any everfilmed, and this includes even "In¬tolerance.!'

    Mr. Griffith had a staff at researchwork abroad for months before he-selected even one hat for a costumeand the costumes are as gorgeousas the sets. For all this elaboritedetail, however, the story itself hasnot been neglected, and there Is noone who can approach Mr. GriffltnW., comes to dressing up sim¬plified melodrama for present-davconsumption. It is expected that'Orphans of the Storm" will makescreen history, just as the old KateClaxton play from whi?h it wastakfcn has lived for nearly half acentury.

    "Sheik " Rudolph Valentino's Bel-gian police, dog, is receiving newcinema distinction along with hismaster, who recently signed a three.J ear contract to star in Paramountpictures. The big dog is now work¬ing side by side with Valentino inthe picture version of Elinor Glyn sstory. "Beyond the Rocks." in whichGloria Swanson is starred. "ShMk"is doing so well that Director Sam

    od thinks the company ought tosign h«m to a star contract also.

    Thomas Meighan. who has wonthe sobriquet of "transcontinentalcommuter" of the movies because ofhis many trips from New York toCalifornia and back. faels right athome in his latest picture. "TheProxy Daddy." Many of the scejiesin the picture take place on a Pull¬man and dining car of transconti¬nental train.

    Wallace Reid s latest picture."Across the Continent." is a stickerfor th« cameraman. Charles Sehoen.batim. veteran cameraman, who hasshot more than thirty-five pictures,declares it Is the hardest picture hehas ever pHatographed. The hard-ships and difficulties in photograph¬ing the transcontinental auto race,which Is the big feature In the. pic.ture. make the work of t'he camera¬man most strenuous

    Knights of Columbus.A very cordial invitation .has

    | been extended local and out-of-town Knights of Columbus to at¬tend the Informal January daface.given* under the auspice* of thejAmltl* Club at Mrs. Dyera, 1S17 Rstreet northwest. Tuesdav eveningJanuary si at J o'clock. This dancewill be spectacular. The proceedsof this dance will be used for clubpurposes.Everything is |. readiness for the

    reception to Archbishop* Michael J.J Curley. of Baltimore Archdlocesa.given under the auspices of the lo-cal councils of the Knjghta of Co-lumbus on Tuesday. February 14 at8 o'clock. Weekly meetings of'thecommittee of Grand KnlghQs are be¬ing held and plans have been com¬pleted for the event. Following anentertainment of merit the Arch-bishop will deliver his first formalmessage to the Washington Knightsand Will then receive each member

    I together with their families andfriends. This will be on* of th.foremost celebrations of the season.It will mark the formal opening andhousewarmlng of the new Knight*of Columbus Home in this city Th*

    I ArchM^ b' by ,h'«Archbishop. Le« A. Rover. Pa*tState deputy. |» general chairmanw.

    rommi«tee on arrangement*He is being assisted by James A

    j SullMan, grand knight of Washing¬ton Council; Francis A. McC.nnY''h: "f Council.'Charles r. Griffith, of Keane Councll-

    j Robert M^O'Lone. of Potomac, anaThomas K. Gallaher. of SpaldingCouncil: Michael L. Schaef.r, founf.degree; John Steel and J. I Burn*.'District deputies.Enlargement of the income tax!

    classes in the 130 Knights of Co-lumbus evening schools operated,throughout the United State* Is an-nounced by Supreme Secretarv WIN"am J. JicGinley. director of the_? educational work ,The demand for courses in (.

    struction in the Income ux uw togreater this year than In ve

    sjnce the enforcement or th'e "taxPreparations have been made by ,heweek*'

    '° «lv' *n intensive sx

    forme? ',7rVe°j women.

    and

    Gymnasium classes in the Knights

    »h.and Professional members of!»vr?:r,a3r; rv*oh r

    j Wednesday, ,nd Friday*. Clare'sfor members are also conduct" .SW;dm"d^ye,.C*vF.r1.^

    'uTe.vu^r"

    Boys from l2.|0 18 year, of *,e»re give,, an opportunity for avmnaslurn practice and . lasses fromvir j ^ p' m' on Monday* «ndWednesdays. Boys s i2age Win attend classes en ItataMa.morning, . o'clock OnTUe.days and Thursdays ,t 1:45for girl, 12 t. 15 Jear, fconducted. Younger girl, ar, faughtgymnasium work on Saturday £ternoons at 2 o'clockGame practice is held every even

    ling at S o'clock and regular A ",are played on Tu.sdav Thur.?.\and Saturday at 8 o'c'lock l,.!Estelle Murrav and M|»« n

    192. International convention .

    2- Mnon?rr.,°:recrhum(bu'th". VnnZ%uu'yt trtrrthe bid from Amer^^Me^si'preme Secretary William j Mcr1»"'.>¦ stated that the K. .TC b.iri

    195J convention^Hl 'be ^'l Th®"f^rr^v?r.v£- -sets..%wo .'readreVbttohV0

    ity to listenopportun-

    »-t on rlbruVTycommittee V."?'»h°.b*'r\wewUhb C0U"C'"**"*Dp.b*^""^^KniVhU* 7*"* 21MTplate no e,^1 Columbu* contem-d.nom,n t, x- .r/ta.y^::1^:T "'*ci»ioa of th* Knl»hi»of Columbus to undertake welfare

    work in Italy wa* mad* at Th. r?-«ls. and tor tbla we havs tk« wardat the actor who pmnlMi to Make¦Mrioak Bolaaa Bv» avals far aa."

    .*I Bod this picture the most In-tereattng I have erer made." saidJohn Barrymore at the studio theether day, "with the exception. per¬haps. at 'Jekyll ud Hyde.' There U.omothln* about the 'character of¦hartack Halmaa that Intrigues' m,u eome *( tha popular wrltan wouldput B. Tha eaaoaptloa of tha part,hawarar, la a purely Intellectual oae.Halmaa 1* a purely static paraon: bythat I moan a character with practl-calljr no. emotion*. It 1* naturallymora difficult to play a man with nowaotloat than to play a man with¦motions, and ana muat continuallyT*ry the character to make It In-ttiMUof. Tha difference la aa

    11 that hotween a paintingby Carrlere, which la created la a

    or 1 colorful mural by.«r,, nrwrn' for instance

    "

    tb« Picture revolve about thecharacter of Sherlock Holmes 7" hewag questioned.

    ?«.Mr .^arn[?or* replied In the ne*a-tWa. In thla picture." he said, "weare not WorkIn* to centralise the char¬acter. but to have a perfect enaembleThe effect we are striving to set Isabsolute and Intimate authenticity andno acting To this .r.d we hare re¬cruited a really remarkable cast. In'*tt* **^ no* start ahootlnf anv ofthe scenes until every character, downto the most unimportant super wasJust right

    "To >HhutFate. for sotns of thescenes we needed some typical rough-Backa. A1 Parker, the director, endI went night after nlrht Into thetoughest places in New Tork. anddown In the old dives by the riverwe talked to over 10* types beforewe rot the people we wanted."

    Mr. Barrymore thinks that the ap¬peal In the character of SherlockHolmes does not he In the fact thathe is moved by a Itorther uneelflshand altruistic motives, but because heis a real human beinr.

    "Personally. I don't think the pub¬lic cares a rap whether a Character Isrood, bad or Indlerent. so long ashe Is natural and on the level. Cer¬tainly therft Is nothing virtuous aboutRichard the Third, and yet they likedhtm. Just beinr rood is not enoughto recommend a character and makehim popular. He has to be humanaa well to make him likable."

    Of particular Interest to local photo,play enthusiasts is the announcementby the manarement of Loew s PalaceTheater that Viola Dana will short Ivappear In person at Loews Palscein connection with a new photoplayin which she has the stellar roleThe date of Miss Dana s coming willbe announced later. .

    The Ponka troupe of OklahomaIndians who have been appearing Inthis city race Manager Robbins ofB- F. Keith's Theater a vivid tryoutlast Wed needs v afternoon Thebraves and two bravos juat emerrlnrfrom the papoose stare, wore bellsabout their heads and bodies, andas they rave the sun dance, theyrvrated In such manner as to keepthe bells tinkling. A Quartet of oldwarriors sat around a tom-tom whichthey reinforced with weird squealsManager Robbins Is debating withhimself the propriety of turninr the

    of the Catholic Church, the spiritualauthority recognised by Italians asby all other Catholics. He knewwell what is needed to a^d the workof the church In Italy ana he re¬quested the Knights of Columbusto aid him in the work."One of the reasons for the suc¬

    cess of the Knights of Columbus tsthat they do not attempt to go any¬where or operate anywhere wherethey are not invited. The 11.000.000fund to'be raised and devoted toAmerican welfare work in Italy un¬der K. of C. auspices is not a fundto wage war on anybody; W|IIsimply be the means of assisting inthe conservation of the faith of theyouth x>t Italy, done in recognitionof the debt which the Knights ofXolumbus, as good Americans, rec¬ognise to the land of Columbus "

    Carroll Council will give an in¬formal dance in the new horn, rnTenth street on Friday February 3.at S o'clock. Joseph J. Degnan, iec-turer of the council, will be mas¬ter of ceremonies and every mem¬ber of the council hss been earnest-ly requested to make this first Car¬roll Council dance In the new homea success. Refreshments will beserved In the new dining hall.Potomac Council at ite meeting on

    Monday nlg-ht demonstrated a r*.and activity In K

    5 S". a,r* ,n wMl>lnfton, attrib.ed **rKely to the splendid appont-menta for the benefit of tne mem¬bers in the new home of the orderIn Tenth street. Resolutions wereadopted Increasing the Sues to at-low one-half of lima to the build¬ing company, as agreed by all 0f thecouncils.Potomac aifa Washington Coun¬

    cils at their recent meetings adopt¬ed resolutions to convey to the car¬dinal secretary of state at the Vat-lean the sense of loss In the death0f thelT .P,rltual leader. Pope Ben¬edict XV. the members felt In therelatively death of the lata Pope.

    ftftUlf ta4 proud Potfkar Into jarvaudevllllsni

    Harry Clark. the first tresaurof tho Oaysty Thester when it wbuilt in 1MI. anH ths son of wIUn 0. Clark, who wo# tha fiimanager diod during the past woat his home In Paterson. Nwhere ho wu employe* aa treiuror. of the Orpheum TheatFuneral aarvlcos were held by \Newark Lodge of Elka. Ha * aayears old and had boon employedtho box office of tho Orpheum 1past Mvtn yean

    Crsndall's Knickerbocker Theatat Elghtasnth street and Columlroad, has boon beautified by thestallatlon of a new and highly arttie stars sotting, especially modeorder for tho moat distinguishpicture thoater In tha Capital atcost of many thousand dollsMr Robert Etrls. manager of 1Knickerbocker, hsa received maexpressions of snthuaiaam frompatrons of his theater tinea 1completion of tho Installation of 1new scenery snd magnificent dro

    Owing to the tremendoua po(larlty of Offenbach s ..Orph^uwhich was played by the ColumSymphony Orcheatra under theroction of Mr. L*eon Brusilof,selection Will be reta ned a«orortaro for the current weekconnection with tha ..prosentat1for a second week of Ma« MurrIn "Peacock Alley."

    During the recent run of "EnMadame" in Chicago the tim*rived for a matinee performs!

    | when the alarming discovery *made that the Ingenue was nott,he theater. Moreover, there ino understudy At ap^proximat2:26 o'clock, when the adja«(highways snd byways badvainly explored for an actress,ushereaa delivered a note hiMage. In something less thaiminute she wss being made upMea being that she should walkiin the role, while the othrr mibers of the company adai>tr«ilines to their, own. Th«- usher!however, had been observing]plsy for several weeks, ar.donly played the role i« full,gave an excellent performance,was so satisfactory, in fact, thatcontinued in the part.the defaIng actress wss dismissed,name of the newcomer is Cl<Qui en."

    "The elegance of your Amglrla was most amazing to meEmest Lubltsch. the Europeareu4or of .'Deception." . One AraNight" and other pictures, whojust returned home after spenthree weeks in the United Stat"Even th- check girls in hotel

    telephone operator.® hav«- the maof ladies. They wear smart clothave manicured hands and conthemselves with an air such as

    . the women of higher class haEurope. There don't seem to txclasses in America, especially iYork- I never before aaw s«» h Iful working girls."

    Ltubit&ch left for Kurope laston the S. S. George Wsshingtoiwill begin work on another specas soon as he gets back to hisHe was unable to say just »hastory mould be but intimated

    I it probably would have an his| background like most of h «tures. He brought to ths ..what he declares 1* In* rtpicture, "Pharaoh s Wife. iu<be shown on Broadway.To insure fidelity to fait mling the elaborate court s«« i

    his patent picture. "SpanishJfhn S. Robertson who ha*making the picture in Spaitended a Spanish trial in SoilJcompanied by liawooii hdirector, who had obtained spermission from the auth«rit[make sketches of the court *Jits furnishings.Criminal case* in Spain are

    before th«- president of th«and two judges. who ar« s*-ata raised dia*, beneath a *< i<opy. A ballot f.»r the jury i>before proceedings op^i T»eight names are written «>n spaper and dropped mto a boxthe first fourteen which areare empaneled for the case onTh* Spanish jury consists,other countri* s. of twelvem*Ti snd tru< but two "extr;»held in reserve m case of illnsome other unforeseen emergeWilliam 1*. Taylor had a bw

    recently making double expwith four dissolves for "TheTemptation." Betty Compson'picture Those scenes shouCompson In the various stydress she assumes in the plctuwhat the audience sees is hflection in a big cheval mirrorshe herself stands sn>srentlchanged before It. The idea ishe aces her reflection In theIn a review as It were of the »ient characters.Genelle, the aiICorallne. the danseuse; Colusnd the Red Cross nurse"A Game Chicken." which

    Daniels has just eomplrt.-d. is'aided as providing the greaterlety of action of any productwhich this vivacious star h.1peared. The final scenes w erin the conning tourer of a srlo. snd different pequen.es p*(pictures of Cuba, smuggling etof poiaonoua waate.Many who heretofore feared

    take aspirin, although realiaingwould rid them of pain, ar* nfree to benefit bw TIN'KLJC'B LAASPIRIN.the aspirin withthree polaia

    .It'l absorbed euil;

    .It reliam pain quickly

    .It'a a gentle laxativeTINGLES LAXO ASPIRIN

    Atk Yoor Druffiat for the "Three Point &<Tharapaobc Research Laboratories

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