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3 t1 sjT X1 9 THE WASHINGTON TOST SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26 1916 AMOJVG THE GIRL SCOUTS Troop 22 Mrs Toght captain held Its regular meeting Thursday November 16 Inspection was first thing and then the girls recited on the scout laws and scout oath Troop 22 is working very hard so as to walk away with a good many merit badges at the January rally ABBIE TALL EN Scout Scribe Troop 4 Noel House Capt Harlow Lieut Blair On Friday November 17 Troop 4 met at Noel House gymnasium at 330 We were called to order We then Ksluted the liar reneated the scout oath and ten scout laws Roll was called and dues paid There were thirteen girls present We practiced our play called Christmas Eve Most every girl in the troop has a part In the play There are a few girls that have rot but we hope to have some of them sing and the rest be ushers After the play was rehearsed most of the girls played basketball ESTHER DAVIS Secretary Troop 5 Oak Mrs Eggleston captain Friday November 17 the girls held a short meeting at the home of their captain The members of the troop reviewed first aid to the injured and the semaphore code The girls I planned a hike at an early date Four girls Naomi McKenny Virginia Pryor Catherine Reichart Ruth Jeffenbaugh have taken their tenderfoot examination and will receive their pins at the next meeting RUTH JEFFENBAUGH Scribe Troop 3 Mrs Pain captain A meeting at the home of their captain Mrs Pain was much enjoyed by the scouts last Saturday The girls are so advanced in their signaling that they can send and understand messages They also managed the meeting by themselves a patrol leader acting as captain Many girls have recently Joined the troop FRANC SCHRINER Scribe Lilly of the Valley Troop No 18 fB Kelly captain The Girl Scouts of I Troop 18 are holding their meetings regularly every Friday at 4 Several weeks ago we went for a visit to the Reform School There we saw many interesting buildings and we then went for a walk through the garden where they raise many vegetables When we reached the end of the garden we were forced to climb a barbed wire fence This took a little time but we finally succeeded in doing so Following this we went for a hike through the woods and cooked our lunch over fires In the open On our return home we gathered wild flowers The troop with our captain arrived home about 5 Our troop is also studying up on proficiency tests and we hope to secure the badges at the Girl Scout rally in January Last meeting we decided to have talks about the Girl Scout laws which consist of their meanings their use and their help to individuals Elizabeth Burch Scribe Troop 25 Thistle Takoma Park Mrs Clarence Young captain Troop 26 since Its last report in June I has been working hard and doing splendidly All the girls are getting I ready to take their second class tests I one Findlay having taken hers already and passed with the highest I possible marks She has received her I green clover leaf All during the sum mer the troop held its regular weekly i meetings and besides enjoyed every week either a hike a picnic a party a dance or a lawn fete Sergt George Lavalley of Walter Reed has been drilling the troop every week since July 1st one hour after the regular business meeting The girls have improved wonderfully in carriage and military knowledge and bearing Sergt Lavalley will continue to drill the troop as long as the weather is good He is working up a splendid drill for the mid winter rally I The troop Is booming Just now Sev i eral girls have been taken Into the troop on probation and a new patrol is being organised at the Johnson School The troop will have two patrols Patrol Takoma Park School Patrol IL Johnson School both holding meetings together as Troop 25 Both patrols will go on a hike and outing together on Saturday December 2d The first patrol will then instruct the second in knot tying Plans are being made for a play and entertainment HELEN FINDLAY Scribe Sunflower Troop No 1 captain Mrs a Rafter The troop met as usual on Thursday November 23 We are working on a play which we hope to produce soon Saturday November 18 we went out to Randle Highlands on a hike and had a lovely time Saturday November 25 we are going to Silver Springs on another hike After the business meeting was over Mrs Juliette Gordon Lowe talked to us She told us of competitions that were going on all over the country between troops She told us many more interesting things She also told us about the Girl Guides of England and how one time when the telegraph wines were broken the Girl Guides formed chains and signaled the news until the wires were fixed RUTH COLEMAN Scribe Pansev Troon No 2S fOnt RrVi On November 17 at Eastern High school our troop gave a double play wmen provea a great success The first a scout play entitled A Strenuous Afternoon was enacted by the entire troop The second Prince Charming a fairy tale about the court oi nncess isaDene was In seven scenes A very pretty and effective dance was given in the second scene by ten of the Girl Scouts dressed In fairy costumes of different colors During intermission there were violin solos by Misses Mae Davy and Elisabeth Emmons recitation by Pauline Graf fand a piano solo by Miss Isabel Brady Refreshments were served followed by dancing LOTTIE HARDY Scribe POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTES Lack of a sufficient number of men to properly police the city and not any laxity on the part of the department or its members said a veteran of the department discussing the several holdups and assaults on defenseless women on the streets is responsible for the conditions as they exist There is no getting away from the truth of the statement that for area to be coered population and value of property to be protected the Washington police force numerically is not what it should be in comparison with the strength of the police forces of other cities MaJ Richard Sylvester during his long service annually appealed to Congress for ad dltion men to meet the needs of the service with the steady and substantial growth of the city and his successor has made a similar appeal But Congress in what is courteously termed its wisdom has failed to see the necessity Strange as it may seem the police force of today numerically is weaker than it was ten years ago notwithstanding that the population has increased in that period more than 75 000 people and property values have increased In proportion Superintendent of Police Raymond Pullman has accepted an Invitation to address the annual convention of the Safety First Federation of America which Is to be held in Baltimore December 6 7 and 8 This convention is made up of the heads of departments of public safety of the big cities and publicpublic spirited men interested in cnicj betterments that have to do specially with the great and growing municipal problem of handling street traffic This organization held its first meeting in Detroit last year and out of its multi i lude of counsel much good grew in handling automobile traffic MaJ Pullman was a special guest at the pros Ternv dinner given at Rauschers last night the officials of the Washington Stlel and Ordnance Company whose big projectile plant employing thousands of skilled mechanics is located ut Giesboro Point and which is working at high tension day and night to fill orders MaJ Pullman is planning for a Boy Scout campaign as a matter of public instruction to pedestrians crossing the avenues and streets in safety first It is to be known as walkrite The Boy Scouts will be out in full force on the four Saturdays of December 2 9 16 and 23 The Jaywalkers are men and women who cross the streets at angles between corners and otherwise recklessly walk tn the roadways or cross the streets thus increasing the number of accidents Heads up and walk rite will be the slogans of the Boy Scouts i 1 ln lnn Hov trill Ctf thp I 1 IiaIlHBSl 6 vcj -abandonment of the old house of detention property in Eightenth street below New York avenue and the moving into the new home of that institution at the old Norment home at 928 street northwest The new quarters have been remodeled to suit the requirements of the service to be rendered with a modern heating plant open plumbing painting and modern sanitary equipment The basement will be used for the heating plant coal and other storage The main floor will be the administration offices kitchen where the meals will be prepared and a recreation and reading room five In all splendidly lighted and modern in every respect The second floor will be four dormitories for girls and women and quarters for the matrons The top or third floor has four splendidly lighted and furnished rooms for boys All persons sent to tfr leaving the place will do so from the rear where there is a 30 foot alley stables for tht patrol wagons fcc The new house of detention will be a credit to the service and conveniently located in a substantial old residence that has none of the earmarks of connection with the police service The manuscript of MaJ Pullmans second years administration of the police department is in the hands of the public printer and will be coming from the presses within the next few days The report Is printed In book form for the use of those connected with or Interested in the service One of the innovations of the forthcoming report will be that it will be indexed carefully Among some of the Interesting items shown will be that out of property valued at 3336067 34 lost stolen or mislaid 204646 97 was recovered In addition to this amount 38925939 lost or mislaid and not reported to the police was recovered by the police and returned to Its owners IToperty valued at J541034 stolen in other jurisdictions was recovered in this city making a grand total of property recovered for the year of 329951270 out of a total of 333606734 reported stolen or mislaid In addition to these amounts property and moneys valued at 3311370 66 belonging to persons of alleged unsound mind deceased persons and property used as evidence was handled by the chief clerk of the department The total number of arrests made by the service for all offenses was 39377 against 37219 for the previous year Of this number 6450 per cent were white and 4550 colored An increase was made in the number of convictions showing that the members of the force had exercised care and judgment In getting evidence Of the tt377 arrests made covered by the report the percentage at convictions exclusive of prisoners held for further investigation was 9177 per cent as compared with 8979 the previous year A email but powerful storage battery electric searchlight similar to that adopted by the fire department has been adopted by the department for use of detectives and police A recent practical test of the light by a detail of detectives searching for a man who shot another mortally demonstrated its value Some years ago a police commissioner attending a banquet of the Gridiron Club at the Willard hurriedly sent to detective headquarters an order which said Send me at once a dozen dark lanterns The commissioner had evidently been reading Sherlock Holmes detective stories and believed the department had such equipment The veteran of the detective force said in a period of 25 years he had never seen a dark lantern in the service The past week the District commissioners have purchased two lots in street between Second and Third northwest on which Is to be erected a new munlcinal lodc ine hmtto 0 0 wwwn mno tile place of the antiquated brick building i use aajoining the First precinct station house The new building will be it is said constructed on the lines oi an apartment house The department has for many years been endeavoring tO Secure SUrh a Vinma homeless men ho come to the city looking for employment The care of Butn an element is a public safety it is held for if tiv art vwou nicy are removed from temptation to violate the iw nu me ponce can account for them at any minute Pcnct Detective A Scrivner of ucc111 piecmci distinguished himself one night the riast week hv xt ing a oung man with a long and bad ponce record cnarged with holding up a man in broad daylight in a poolroom In Georgetown The nffnj uj hour 8 start on Detective Scrivner and the description given by the complainant was all he had to go on Inside of an nour ocrivner locKea the man up in mo oevenin precinct station nouse Policeman KuehliRg 32 years old of the Seventh precinct one night last week in line of duty after violators of the law in attempting to board a moving auto picked up by him to hurry to the scene of trouble slipped and fell rupturing a ligament of one of his feet He was taken to Georgetown University Hospital Later he was taken to his home 3236 street northwest Ralph Whittaker son of Superintendent Whlttaker of the workhouse at Oc coquan Va Friday morning at 1 oclock surprised detective headquarters when he walked in with four colored convicts securely handcuffed recently brought to Occoquan from Leavenworth to aid in building the new reformatory He had arrested them on the old Long bridge The men escaped from Occoquan at 6 oclock the night before Young Whittaker was in the city at the time His father phoned him of the escapes The young man without asking police assistance called a number of his city friends to his aid and covering the railway and highway bridges after hours of watchful waiting arrested four of the six fugitives as they walked the ties of the bridge There are rumors rife to the effect that several surprises are scheduled for officers of the service high up in rank who will either be retired by the commissioners or else will ask volun tarlly for retirement Asked for en lteutenant on this subject Maj Pullman said that he had not been put wise to the rumored retirements but i that it might be true for a that THOMAS MAISEL District No 2 REV JAMES JT OCONNOR District No 2 MRS ANNIE PORTER BOHRER District No 5 WILLIAM BOYLE District No 2 MCONNSLL District No 7 PiSBBBBBBBHBBPiBBBBBi bbbbbbbbbbbbbbsbb9bbbbbbbbbbbsbbbsbH JOSEPH BRANDSTETTER Somerset Va I MAYER District No 1 sWWBsWgMsiBiaWsfs IWPPiyiBSSSSsfflBSBK1V sssssssVMsLssssssRsssssssiHPf Only Six Days Left of Double Vote and Cash Prize Period Extra 300 Extra 200 Next Saturday Night at 11 OClock What Does It Mean It means the close of the Doable Tote offer in The Post Christmas Club campaign it also means the end of a two weeks race among members of the xlnb for the two special cash prizes What is done toward winning the special cash prizes will also count toward winning one of the original 75 prizes To win a special prize should mean a sufficient number of votes to insure another success in the prize awarding at the end of the campaign End of Double Vote Period Only 6 Days Away Well its almost here the close of the double vote offer in The Posts Christmas Club campaign and the last opportunity offered to earn the greatest number of votes on new subscriptions The remaining days of the offer will be utilized by the hustlers If you are a hustler it means that during the next six days you can add greatly to your vote credit and gain in the merry race for one of the large prizes Go in and work as though this was the last week of the race Everything that you can do to help yourself should be done Perseverance thus far has revealed the possibility of finishing a winner and the knowledge that every winner will receive one of the finest prizes that could be selected should furnish the incentive to figuratively throw the clutch into first speed open the throttle wide and settle down to a mile a minute finish Two weeks from next Saturday The Posts big subscription campaign will end That means a great deal to you and you must now realize that it will be necessary to make the best showing possible this week so that when the final day arrives you will not be found among the low ones due to failure on your part to take advantage of the opportunity given you to earn double votes on all new subscriptions Votes They are an all important item Get the votes and in large numbers and then your candidacy becomes that of a probable winner Fail to secure votes and neglect the double vote opportunity of gaining a larger number on your subscriptions than you can later on and the answer is not as hopeful No member of the club wishes to fail That feeling of an ability to go in and outdistance your fellow members should give you the needed inspiration to place your vote credit above the others The prizes are valuable as well as desirable There is a prize list of 75 awards totaling 9400 at the head of which are five fine automobiles In addition to these prizes two special cash prizes 300 and 200 respectively are offered to the two members who turn in the largest total amount of money on new subscription during the two weeks of the Double Vote Period Everything considered and measured prize by prize for their value and attractiveness the members of The Posts Christmas Club have a cause which is popularly appealing and which of itself calls forth such support as will make winners of the workers The campaign race is on at full speed now The members are face to face with a chance to win one of the two special cash prizes this week accomplishing which they will be securing the votes that should win another rich prize in the original list to be given out to the winners when the campaign closes It is YOUR opportunity Be a Double Vote Period worker and win Vote for Your Favorite Following Is a List of Candidates and Votes Credited to Them a JOE MILLS District No 5 MISS BESSIE LUBER District No 3 MRS BERTHA ONEILL District No 1 MISS ESTELLE CH1CCA District No 5 8 LEPAS I District No2 District No 1 Southern Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and Including Southwest Washington Votes Mayer 139000 Stephen Frank 141000 Mrs Bertha ONeill lSl750 Guy Worthington 127000 Mrs Anna ONeill 73000 Rev Paul A Menzel 29500 Thomas Johnson 12000 Charles Jarvis 10000 Dr Joseph Madlgan 7500 District No 2 Between Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest Mrs Birge 146500 SJ Lef as 148750 Miss Myra Cheshire 147750 Thomas Malsel 151250 Rev James OConnor 155500 Wade Atkinson 145000 Kay 144350 William Boyle 158000 Mcintosh 75000 Mrs Minnie Rosetta 72500 Joseph Doyno 61500 Mrs Abbott 48250 Walter Whitehead 15000 Nicola Anastasi 11000 Meyer 9500 Heindrick 7500 Russell 7000 District No 3 Between Massachusetts Avenue Northwest and Rhode Island Avenue Northwest Miss Grace Turner 148000 Giles 146250 Thomas Harris 147000 Miss Bessie Luber 150000 Samuel Young 126000 MaJ Fales 117250 Miss Esther Hatton 81000 Miss Elizabeth Hedderman 69000 Dr Linnie Miller 75500 Howard Nelson Rev Jernagln 9000 8600 District No 4 West of Sixteenth Street Northwest North of Massachusetts Ave Northwest Including Georgetown and Outlying Sections Miss Mary Merrick 148000 Alan David 156750 Zerbe 129250 Elmer Baxter 116750 Dr Thomas Howerton 30000 Jack Abbott 22500 Mrs A Rowell 10000 District No 5 East of Sixteenth street northwest north of Rhode Island avenue and including outlying section Kenneth Livingstone 142250 Wellington A Adams 146500 Rev James Buhrer 147500 Poland 141500 Mrs Smedes 4 143000 Morris 133000 Miss Estelle Chioca 144250 Joe Mills 152000 Mrs Annie Porter Bohrer 154000 Arrington 66000 Francis A Hurley 59500 Miss A ONeal 34000 Junius Trice 17000 Mrs Ida Wilson 23500 James Deakins 11500 Smith 10000 Charles Walter 8500 Miss Julia Easter 7000 District No 6 North of street northeast Including outlying section Crow 149250 Michael Keating 129750 Miss Marion Johnson 36500 I Robey 8500 A Rice 8000 District No 7 South of street northeast John Chevalier 142500 McConnell 149000 Henry Hillyard 130250 Mrs Joseph A Flynn 69000 James Brooks 27250 Robert Benner 17500 Miss Louis Rawlings 8000 Dr William Killings 7000 District No 8 Southeast Washington including Ana acostia and outlying sections Mrs Mattie Trice 147750 Charles Ruppert 11500 Eddie Vermillion 10000 Mrs Irene Shaw 9500 Fielder Means 7000 Miss Ethel Martin 7000 District No 0 State of Maryland District of Columbia outside of the city of Washington and Including Alexandria Va Snipes Fort Washington 75000 Green Bethesda Md 66500 Joe Brookbank Hyattsville Md 24000 Frederick Perry Rlverdale 15500 ClArence Johnson Alexandria Va 11000 Miss Blpnche Shipley Frederick Md 10000 District No 10 Virginia Excepting Alexandria and Embracing All Other Territory ifot Included in the Above Districts Harrison Clarendon 135500 Joseph Brandstetter Somerset 153000 Galloway Ashburn Va 148750 Mrs WelburnBallstonVa 12000 Martin Orange Va 10000 Miss Emma Clarke CulpeperVa 9000 Mrs Mary Zimmerman Cherrydale Va 8500 Simmonds Cherrydale Va 8000 Miss Bessie Rubin Clarendon 7000 THOMAS HARRIS District No 500 For the Most Votes Societies Lodges Gabs and Other Organizations May Compete The Post Christmas Club offers prizes for individuals and a cash prize of J500 for some organization Each subscription carries with it votes for an individual and also for the organization Following are the votes registered for publication for the organizations up to Friday night Only individuals may compete for the other prizes Or ganizatlons with less than 15000 not published Masonic and Eastern Star Home182000 Woodmen of World Elm Camp No 8 179500 National Union Hospital Fund 180000 Jewish Foster Home 177750 Christ Child Society 176000 Columbus Country Club 175000 Racquet Club 174500 Troop 39 A 173250 Windhorst Club 172000 Irish American Union 171500 Elks 170500 Eagles Aerie No 125 169000 Social Order of Moose 168750 Institution for the Blind 168500 Clerks Union No 11773 167500 First Reformed Church 167000 I A No 4 167000 A building fund 166250 Hope Lodge A A 166100 Washington Saengerbund 166000 1 Columbia Academy Conservatory of Music 159500 I Owls No 1705 152750 Keane Council Knights of Co I lumbus 152000 Holy Name Holy Rosary 145250 University Club 136750 iT A 134750 Lincoln Camp of A 82250 Company A 103d regiment 69500 Bethesda Presbyterian Church 59500 Ruth No 1 47250 Maccabees National No 1 40500 St Patricks Organization 41750 Osteopathic Association 24000 Concordia Church 23000 Holy Name Society 22500 Fire Department of Hyattsville Md 15000 JsHHsIIkA MRS BIRGE District No 2 i jf bHHIIIIIIIBbHi ALAN DAVD3 District No 4 ROSS GfRACE TURNER District No 3 STEPHEN FRANK District No 1 isstHiHiVRLIIIIlHk iHIIIIIIIHr MMk CROW District No 6.