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being allowed 70 1--we and draw breath-under proper
restrictions, OF coUrse-and the matter ended by a
frank admission on his part that the company
would act within its privileges replacing the
IASSlnss but under circumstances a certain
nag, n regard 70 which the sided discussion
took place. would not be replaced by one which was
unbroken ~ 49,
Just at this point IT seems proper to say
ttlat no one realizes better than myself the fact
that there IS much gratitude be expressed that
We nave been allowed reach the present time
without disaster further than has already over
taken US: further realize that the street has nor
ceen IN the hands OF the ctty and'ror this We have
the word o. Rapid Transit Commissioner Orr Com
missioner Woodbury. and others who have looked
upon the situation with lack OF interest during
te last Few years. II has been quite apparent thar
the contractors have been IN full. complete and
UncontroIed power over FOrry-sscond-st but n
would De entirely uncalled for my part sven to
mint az 20 how their power has been used for
unfortunately may be accused OF prejudice in the
matter, and nothing would be further from nv
WiHheS rhan % express any opinion which would
hurt the feelings OF those to whom owe so much
Mr. McHEgh went OUT 20 lunch about 100
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and on his return
found IN front OF his store at No II West
FoTry-second-st.. a tar boiler. He demonstrated
with the foreman. and was told that Il was a
mistake. and that the boiler would be removed
at once. IL had not been removed. however Iats
yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
DIETRICH FAMILY REuNroN

Reading. Penn, JUns z2--hs DIsc-1ch rarfrv
VII hold reunion this y,a< Saturday, August
Is, az kutztown. Penn. Mors than four hltndr.t
DISTRICTS assembled az Lenhart5vrla Perm. fasr
year, and formed thsrnsslv.s into permanent Or
ga1zation for the purpose OF collecting hncarna-
ton for the publication OF family history rns
following officers slsct.c: Lawson Q. DIse-1ch
Moslem Springs. president; William J. Cfstrfch
Reading. secretary; Daniel = Dietr.cn. Reading
treasurer Besides tha above named officers an
executive COMMITTEES composed OF rspr-ser n nv,
business men, was elected Tho secretary s,ares
that he has nearly completes records ot ancestry
OF Johannes Adam. John Ludwig. Elias Conrad
and John Jacob DISTRICT. Each OF ehaso trarni-
grants landed at Philadelphia prior to "a RsvoIu-
uonary Wax. in which number OF Dfet--chs rem
dersd valuable service Johann Christian DiedrclS
who landed n Nsw-Torx no is tho crse fr1-ri-
grant, OF whom the association has any record.
Johannes Dieteric the first Immigrant 20 land
Philadelphia in f7s1- Ths Pennsylvania archives
give the names OF hfty-four other Districhs who
landed at the same port Up 70 1905
The association also - n possession OF consider
able history OF the ancestry IN Germany. The
Dietrich family IS old They mentioned
IN the annals OF the German Empire since tho
time OF the Great Dietrich Bern. s54-5zS, who
was the King OF the Ostrogoth. The association
has acquired a copy and explanation OF the family
cOat-Of-arns which IS IN six colOrs-purple, gold.
silver. red. green and black The officers OF the
coat-Of arms IN its exact design and colOrs m
the form OF a souvenir badge. which will be pre-
sented to each member OF The association attending
the reunion
The programme in course OF preparation for the
reunion includes addresses and music by the Marine
Band OF Allentown.
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THE RUTGERS CLASS DAY.
Much Interest IN the Mementoes
Presented to the Seniors.

New Brunswick y. j.. June u (SpeciaD.-A thun-
derstorm came up while the class day exercises OF
Rutgers College We're being held here this afternoon
II kirkpatrick Chapel and interfered with that
part of the programme which was To be carried
out on the college campus. The grass wet, and
many OF the women present did not care 70 spoil
their commencement gowns the day before com
menCement.
An interesting feature OF the class day programme
eral classes for some years past have given a win
dow in kirkpatrick Chapel This continued Till
the chapel had been filed with memorial windows
This year the graduating class gave the college a
handsome Flagstaff and flag which will soon be
seen in front Of BaIlantne Gymnasium
The class day exercises were conducted by the
class president, Thomas E Van Wrinkle Of Jersey
City The exercises IN the chapel consisted of the
class Grafton by Martin L Schenck OF this city:
the reading OF the class poem; the class history by
Emil 2. Fischer. OF Elizabeth: the giving OF the
the address to the undergraduates. by Charles 2.
O'Nein OF Newark. and the presentation OF the
mementoes. by Alfred z. Hitchner. the catcher OF
the baseball team
The mementoes greatly amused the audience
Emil Fischer received sewing basket outfit ITO
mend his habits; Warner Risley an alarm clock
ito keep him awake H Born q bantam rooster
representing his actions around college,. Charles
Robert Blunt, engagement ring (which be
needs. but IS hard up; William K Flanagan a
soft hat applicahls 20 his head: BertTam ShtvIsr
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CITY NOT IN CONTROL" "
NcHHgh Declares F'orty-second-st.
Is absolutely IN Contractors Hands.

Merchants along FOrty-secOnd-st- are Still
complaining OF the torn I'D condition CT that
thOroughfare. and feel that the work n re-
paving it is not being pushed rapidly as sc
might be After the roadway has been finished
IL viii probably require fortnight more to lay
the sidewalk
The displeasUre OF one Of the engineers
incurred by a statement by Joseph P. McHugh.
published in yesterdays Tribune. that
tractors had smashed the fagstones by driving
their drays over the sidewalk Regarding the
incident, Mr.. McHUgh said yesterday TO a
Tribune reporter:
The statement made by The Tribune this morn
ing. and attributed me. that the Tagging has
been broken by the running Of the contractors
truck over the sidewalk. questioned to-day
by one OF the engineers. who said that he
interested in the company A statement In reply
TO his inquiry, 70 the effect that had trucks
driving over the sidewalk led his further inquiry
and whether I would further that the flag
ging had been broken By the passing OF the wheels
at the time
Explaining my scrupes IN such a matter was
told that such things customary IN courts OF
Justice where no doubt sometimes found MYSELF
He further went to that his experience while
IN charge OF the street led him to feel more dsin
ctnatioR to do anything for me than for any other
person occupying premises along the route OF
course attempted 70 explain that the matter was
entirely impsrsonal: II was simply question OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
TENEMENT REFORM.
HOr Settlement Workers Can
Help the Commission.

Y have an ambition-it is take the Tenement
House Department from the high plane which il
has stood and 10 advance It until it measures up
20 the highest expectations OF the men and women
who are interested in tenement reform" Thus
spoke Thomas c. T Grain. Tenement House Commits
siuner. al q special meeting OF the Heights branch
OF the Womans Municipal League. which was held
yesterday afternoon Asacog House. No. % Sands
st. Brooklyn. discuss the tenement house prob
lem. Besides members OF the branch. Settlement
workers and knderESTtnsrs in tho public schools
made up the audience.
How can I fulfil my ambition continued Nj
Grain. NO man had ADLER more con-
scient1ous set Of workers than L but what
must have Is the cooperation Of every Settlement
house worker IN the city OF New-York- 7 want you
IN rank and file Of helpers for ss5 days IN the
year and one day more II needed Il you believe
that complaint that you make Is not acted upon,
I'm the telephone. I want you 10 make IL
personal matter between yourself and myself We
having house 70 house inspection in tho LIST
Assembly District OF Kings and to-day we initiate
a house house inspection IN the I'D Assembly
District"
M Grain defined a tenement according to law,
any house that contains three or more families
THAI live separately, each Of which does cooking
on the premises There are about eighty-three
thousand tenernents II greater NewYork-' he said.
and about two million four hundred thousand peo-
pie living IN them. Tenements range All the way
from tumble down old rookeT1es 70 the handsomest
and most costly building erected a apartment
house to be used by more than three families The
tenements are divided into classeS-taOss
erected before the OF the present Tenement
House law, and those erected after It's passage.
IN the first case the law guide along the line
pertaining sanitation and lead 70 remodeling
and repairing OF houses. IN the second case. the
law guides the erector in the construction OF his
tenement
a tenement house is a sort Of evolved structure.
The first tyre is the house which at one time
occupied by well-to-do and often wealthy family
which driven from the relghborhood by en-
croachnent Of business houses ana changing OF the
neighborhood. The first step on the downward pain
for the house IS the leasing one family: soon
q boarding takes its place. and SUBDIVISION
OF the house begins. Then IL becomes a lodging
house and the Fourth step IS the leasing OF the
house 10 entirety some who designs TO use II
q tenement soon tenement, n1uch cheap
than the front house is put up behind. the house
Is torn down and q 'dumbbeiI tenement erected
M Grain spoke OF the awakening interest since
no tenement house reform. and declared mat
the present law shows the broad spirit or wise
public policy. with the recognition that the con
citior Of the masses IN the teneeuts Is the concern
OF each individual OF the community.
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SUNSHINE BENEFITS

It Is well known that many money benefits arc
conferred invaIids and needy ones OF which no
report IS made 10 the Office either by the donors
or rpcpients and tho facts only learned IN
cideutalIy The T. s S. president suggests that
all such sunshine hs passed through the general
office which Will he forwarded the persons for
whom II IS intended with the OF the giver.
When the ONCE has knowledge Of what IN
dividuals contributing direct II is probable that
the recipients also receiving benefits from the
general office which could he more helpfully used
for those who not likely 70 receive such sub
stantaI forms Of sunshine from individual mem
bers II not the purpose OF the T s 5. that
some should be favored with much and others re
nothing. and in order to eqUaliZe benefits and
also 70 distribute in accordance with needs. the
money should go through the office
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NORMAL TRAINING.
Unusually Interesting Graduation
Exercises at the COLLEGE.

F7fty-elght foamy. lacy. white muslin graduation
frocks Fifty-eight fragrant. overlooking bouquets
OF pink and white sweetpeas. held in the crook
OF as many slender white elbows. F1fty-eight-
no, one hundred and sixteen-white satin butter
nies Of hair-bows springing jauntly from fifty
eight glrlish heads And under the bows fifty
eight young faces. roUnd-cheeked. happy. smooth
or brow unspotred by the world
These were the really interesting and important
things about the graduates reception Of the train
ing department OF Normal College YESTERDAY Presi-
dent Hunter, of course. made an address and
William Lunlnls JrUstes Of the college. who
presided. made another. But it was the gradu-
ates Themselves who furnished the real reason why
several hundred people were satisfied TO SIT for
nearly three hours wedged between the desks OF
an overcrowded schoolroom. why scores more
wore grateful TO be allowed To perch upon the win
dow seats and radiators and why still other scores
stood. first on one foot. then the other through
Two hours and "a half OF a largely inaudibIe pro-
sramme in atmosphere thai was heavy enough
70 cut with a knife.
Everything went off like cIockwork when the
clock has Just been regulated. The graduates
marched in to music, making a brave showing.
They sat down TO a chord struck the piano and
they got UP to another chord. When the folding
doors ar the rear were pulled back. they dis
closed the rest Of the training school seated in
elevated tiers. and when II was time for these
pupils TO go the doors were pulled 10 and they
melted away imperceptibIy.
The programme was all about the United States.
Beginning with Longtellow's Psalm Of Life sung
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MEETING FOR cLUewoMEN.

To the editor Of The Tribune:
Sir: The appalling calamity which has befaIlen
our cit, and brought sorrow to numberless homes
has touched all hearts and as an evidence OF our
heartfelt sympathy IL behooves US. clubwomen.
To take some action. our sympathy cannot be eX-
pressed by inactivity therefore the Woman's Health
Protective Association calls upon all clubwomen to
" It'll II on Thursday afternoon. June %. at 3
o'clock at the Academy Of Medicine, Nos. IT and 19
West / Jrty-third-st between Fifth and sixth ayes
offe, coincidence to the pastor and the afflicted
famle. and TO take such action Will be most
practic and helpful for the relief of the sufferers.
We tr' 1t each and every clubwoman VIII feel her
personal responsibility and respond
WOhIA N'S HEALTH PROTECTIVE ASSOC1A-
TON.
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From INDIAN BRANCH.

President OF the T. s. 5: send 10 you by next
mail a little package OF Sioux Indian work as my
T. : S fees. Our branch has been badly broken
up the last year. owing to my absence caused by
III health. We viii hope to pass sunshine
with more regularity hereafter.
These little pieces I should suggest being given
nvalids II will give them something 20
think about aside from self, and the time
give them an idea of how these Indian and
girls while away many OF their idle moments.
Yours in Sunshine
MRS. EUNICE A WARNER, President,
Cherry Creek. S. p.
The package received. and contained moe
and a bag.
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while tho human water lilies swayed and Aoated
bowed tAe heads and dreamed to tho gentle lap
ping me music
NO man could leave behind him n nobIer Inonu-
OF accomplishment than Dr. Hunter said
Mr. Llnmis when It came his turn to make
speech. and there great applause.
Ihen Mr. Lumrnls took up the subject Of a liberal
education as necessity Tor persona! and national
success.
Reading writing and arithmetic are not enough.
They the knife, fork and spoon with which We
eat our dinner but they are not the dinner" Then
he tOucl ed on the intimate subject or matrimOnY.
The door OF hope is stil open teachers he
said. 's the courts have deCreed that the Board
OF Education cannot forbid It's teachers 10 marry.
And thee laughter.
DR.. HUNTER remarks largely concerned the per
centagea which the graduates had won IN their
exam!ua cOns. 4 tell the teachers in marking
G said TO give the candidate tho benefit OF the
doubt. o. temper Justice with mercy
Eghte or the graduates had won 20 per cent
and owe. and eight had won - $40 per cent
II Mr.. Lumms who handed their diplomas
70 the FLUSHING graduates. amid determined ap-
plauso IN the part or the otner graduates ana the
father md mother rooters wedged in among the
Folio. ing Is a list Of the graduates Irna Abra-
ham, n Try Marshall Aldrich. Irma Naomi Baum.
Irene ulda Bendhem. Nerena BOstrOem. Emily
Henrfeti a Bourne. Grace Bradburn, Marion Eliza
beth Bltuaerd. Margaret Breltenfed, Pauline BreS-
lauer. lessie BunZel Florence Calaghan Frances
Sheldon Cox Josephine Randall Decker Aimee
Ednonus. Emma : o. Ehrenberg. Lillian A Eiche,
Ella Fl Juger FOX. Rena Click. Eleanor Elise Cor
idys HahIO. &. Janice EalleCk. May Therese
HERNIA IN Audrey Frances Jakobi, Selma Kramer,
Matuda Wuhelmina Kroehle. Violet Levy, Estele
esius arolyu Wise MAYER. Rosemary hcAlahuS,
Marie Meyer. Josephine M0eller. Janet Drummond
Morrsol, Mabel Myers. Eleanor T. NewianG. Mar
Lucille Pels wHhelmine II. Peper. Elvira Peters.
Leonors Peters Jennie 3, Reid. Edna B. Rosenberg.
Edna ltOsenreld. Adele Nav RosenthaI, Adelaide
Margai.t Sim. Carrie Steinhart. Helen F Steuer-
wald av steuerwald. Corinne Sulzer Mary Walsh.
DEFY eston. Ethel Keith Wilson and Elsie J.
oil
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Y. w. c. A. GRADUATION EXERCISES.

The Young Womens Christian Association Of
Brook n held the graduation exercises OF it's
classes last night IN Memorial Hail. schsrmerhorn-
81. at F!atbush-ave. Glasses in stsnography and
typevs1 ting bookkeeping sewing. dressmalfing and
MILNE " and an attendant nurses' class received
certificates from the president Of the association
Mrs CnnrIes w Judson- The Rev. Alfred 4. z.
Morse naie an address, and DR.. Anna I. Brown
guoSe 20 The nurses. Miss Grace L. Horribly sang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22

The following communication has been received
at the office II any ono has the desired informa-
ton to give. will he she please communicate
with the Officer
A self-supporting young woman has been four
months in the hospital. having undergone four
operations The expense. amounting to about so
a week has been met by her friends, who. like
herself are wage earners. and none OF them earn
verv large salaries. To the three four girls
who have met this expense the sum has been very
heavy
be in the hospital for many weeks Is
there not place in NewYork where such
person can received and be cared for in Chris
tan way, and at a moderate prtce2 1t certainly
seems that with the vast sums contributed for
charity and the growing tendency toward good
works there ought to be some place where such a
person could be received and cared FOR. She has
used all her little earnings and her friends
have reached the limit in their efforts to help her
What can be done in such q case2 Who will sug-
gest an institution that will receive and for
her? She is a good girl has led good Christian
Life, but has relatives to help her.
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OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.

a barrel OF Sunshine clothing and reading matter
was received on Saturday from Mrs Charles Ed
ward Ertz OF Manhattan; box Of shoes and hats
and a package OF reading from Mrs. G. Henoker;
n hog of silk pieces, without a name; unfinished
work woods, silks. etc. from Manhattan friend or
Sunshine: a beautiful pink shoulder shawl made
and sent by Mrs David Brinkerhon Ivison, Of Man
haitian with the good wish that 1t may bring
warmth and comfort 10 some one. infants shirts.
without a name; pink lawn wrapper. without the
name OF the sender. package OF wearing ap-
pareI towels fancy articles, scrap pictures and
reading ma tier. from Mrs. Smith OF West Fifty
eighth-st: a trunk full OF clothing and box OF
books from Anna A. Baker and Marjorie Arnold.
OF PawlinS. n. =
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PENS AND SWORDS.

From st Nicholas
Matthias founded by the sword. sustained by the
svynrd 1ass and are forgotten But the written
words ths words OF men entirely great" outlast
the We, q civlzation amid which they were penned
Who an leave out OF account. even to-day. tho
work - Homer Virgil. Dante Shakespeare. Mol
ERE = r,aCtas Goethe Even to-day every think
ing u1no must acknowledge their sway. must live
in the kingdoms Of thought these men have found
cd a, us then put among the relics of the great
the to- is OF their government-and let US hold
nrecoa The mems and inkstandS that have outlasted
and ovsrcorne the swords OF con9uerors the scep-
uss OF the king
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22

by the entire school II dwes for a while on Haw-
thorne then passed by means OF Napoleon and the
Louisiana Purchase 10 the prairies. 70 conclude
with patriotic selections. KipIings "RecessionaF'
and tho saluts the flag Hawthornss portrait.
over tho entre OF the stage. wreathed in
and greene cry.
A part, uIarly pretty feature was the water lily
exercise ~ twenty little girls. not graduates who
danced IA wearing white dresses with long green
leaves growing upon them and big water lilies on
their heads A chorus OF white robed graduates
sang:
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SPECIAL CHEER
-(Smart Set.

Miss Helen Weston. OF Staten Island. has sent her
check for so 10 be used for 1.-THE benefit OF those
who mourn; Mrs. L. NJ Halsey OF Nsw-Jersey
so 'to help the cause of Sunshine" with the sug-
Esstton that subscription % The Youths Com
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ABUNDANT FLOWERS.

Mrs ]. H. Hawkins. OF New-RocheIle. and Mrs.
James E. Underhiu. OF Brooklyn. who are at Toll
land Conn sent a large box OF mountain laurel to
the ONCE FOR distribution. The contents SO
well packed in wet papers that the blossoms
reached the Office fine condition A box OF roses
and cherries came from Mrs Lane. and box Of
lovely peonies and roses. from Mrs Mary A New.
OF New Rochelle N. y.
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RESPONSES.

Tho air cushion asked tor q ray OF comfort for
a member who met with an accident will be sup
piled by n member in New-B Brunswick N J. and
Mrs. Ross OF Plainfsld y J.. has contributed a
box Of fancy work materials in response 70 q re-
quest FOR Hattie Webster. of Manchester y. II.
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Reading Club, brought greetings and good wishes
did Mrs Haskins. president OF the Town I'M
proVernenc Association.
The hostess served refreshments dlr-tng tho So
cial hour, assisted BY her daughters. the Misses
Edna and Ada Galloway who wore white dresses
and rcd ribbons the cOlors OF the New England
Society.
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THE JOY.

THE JOY.
The JOY is in the doing,
Not the deed that's done.
The swift and glad pursuing.
Not the goal that's won.
The iOy is in the Seeing,
Not in what we see,
The ecstasy OF vision.
Far and clear and free
The Joy is in the singing,
Whether heard or no;
The poets wild, sweet rapture,
And songs divinesr flow!
The Joy Is in the being
Joy OF life and breath:
Jov of a soul triumphant,
COnqueror of death!
Is there a flaw In the marble?
Sculptor, do your best;
The 10Y IS in the endeavor-
Leave TO God the Eesti
Smart Set
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heavy this year. and an effort will be made 70
raise larger than in previous years There
will be dancing four large paviOnS. athletics.
with gold and silver fobs prizes. concarr by
the NeW-YOrk Letter Carriers Band fireworks.
and other entertainment features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
LETTER CARRIERS PICNIC JULY 4.

The New-York Letter Carriers Association will
hold its nineteenth annual picnic and games
Schuetzen Park. Union Hill. y. J.. July l. As usual
the proceeds will be devoted the sick and death
benefit fund. The officials of the society announce
that the drain the treasury has been unusually
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22

panion' be paid 20 Lihbis Como for some child in
the South Mrs A r." OF Long Island. has con-
tTibuted s., OF which 50 % Is 10 be used FOR subsCrp
tons and the balance as personal gift TO Miss
Como; Mrs. Frederic B. Raymond 81 for some
needy invalid; Mrs .. f Jenkins, OF Newburg
n. Y. s.; "A Friend IN Michigan. 81 be passed
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HOW TO HELP HER.

No reading matter mead bs sent to Mrs. J.
L Atkinson. Of Verano. Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22

Mrs. Hattie F Clark has sent 80 cents to enroll
the names of three members in Massachusetts
and Miss Derby 20 cents for postage