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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

The commencement programme of t,he Birmingham seminary promises to ba ,,n- usually interesting this year. since if marks the appearance of certain innova- uohs that show growing strength in the school and promise to be very attractive, This evening at S:3O o'clock as the first Of these innovations, the chorus class will present an elaborate and beautiful op- eretta, "The Gypsy Queen"
 Tomorrow evening from to 10 o'clock Is the art exhibition, when the studio Will be thrown open to guests to show the splendid work of the students for the past year. This is also made the great social event of commencement week and not only lovers of art but all friends of the school, are cordially invited.
 On Saturday evening the expression de- partment will entertain. By special re- quest there is to be repetition of a play given few weeks ago by some of the girls of the department frhe Trouble at Satterlees.' bright and amusing com edy. In addition to this there will be in dvidual readings and musical numbers.
 The annual commencement sermon will be preached on Sunday morning at the First Methodist church by pr. Duncan. The choir will be composed of seminary girls, and the music will be beautiful In addition to the vocal numbers the pro- cessional will be played on the organ with violin accompaniment by Miss Webb and several of her pupils
 Mr. Flaspoler and his daughters, Miss Kate and Miss Gertrude, of New Orleans, spent several days in Birmingham, and while here were entertained by Mir. and Mrs. N Fl. Sewall. s25 North Nineteenth street. They left for home yesterday morning.
 Mir I I Tavlor nf Yolal.in..iua N ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

MT, and Mrs. D. J. Tonceler and their children left the city yesterday for a short visit to Lithia Springs, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
VULCANITE

Roofing is the logical thing to cover buildings with at the present time. Thousands are tes- tifying as to it's efficacy. Put up one square to the roll, nails and cement packed inside. No tin Caps used.
 This building covered with VULCANITE testifles as to it's merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24

The senior Epworth league of the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church will
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Earliest Catholic COnUent Being De
Singers 10 Meet.

Worl1Inen are razing the first Catholic convent
established in Brooklyn. row OF fathouses Will
De erected where il stands. at Pearl and johnson
streets The structure has been a landmark in
The City Of Churches Tor seYenty-five years.
Eighty years ago Brooklyn had a population
about the size of one OF her twenty-three present
"a ssemby districts. The site OF the present
Borough Han was in the suburbs and conspicu-
Gus buildings scarce. The land on which
the convent stands was originally part of farm
owned by the Rev. DE- Evan II. Johnson IL
he who erected in 1897 al his own expense.
on the plot occupied by the buildings Of
'sThe Brooklyn Daily Eagle" Washington and
johnson streets, Brookiyn's first Protestant
Episcopal church, named in honor OF ST. John.
The congregation removed in after years 10 the
building al ST. Johns Place and Seventh ave
nue-a part OF Brooklyn un Ter cultivation for
forty or nifty years after the organization OF the
congregation. The building now being torn down
built by DR.. Johnson as his home. lie had
street cut through beside IL named after himself
The house was in those days the show" house
Of the city.
In 1850 Bishop Laushlin bought il and placed
- In the HANDS OF the Sisters Of Visitation. As
they we're clotstered nuns they had a brick
wall built around the premises. The wall
tended half way down the block 10 Myrtle ave
nue. Although the nuns moved years ago
the wall has never been completely demolished.
When they left the building for a home al
Clinton and Nioushby avenues the house went
!nio the possession OF the Sisters OF ST. Joseph,
who taught the chidien who attended the
psrochial school connected with ST. Jamess
Pro-C6the6ral In Jay street. The Sisters OF
St Joseph established in the johnson house a
parochal school for girls. IL has been used
for this purpose ever since. Now that the
the Assumption School building at York and
Jay streets They Will remain there until the
new school building which the Rev Peter Dono-
hue is erecting is finished. The old Johnson
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

,,aa,,h 'foh africa several months ago by a
''eu ~ specially constructed house On his a.
'A.e- one morning servant who went 10 feed m.
animal found the gorilla house empty and the 5oor
smashed 10 bits. \ few hours later laborer who
was walking through the forest encountered wbat
"e thousnt a hairy black man.. skipntns
along some distance away The animal turned In
MS direction and he fed. shriekng with terror.
~neseupon tho gorilla disappeared. 1t was seen
aIterward By several persons. On Occasion the
toIiila WAS apparently in q wnd rage. and was
iashinx the ground with heavy piece of timber.
~ night Its howIs Oe heard by the cottagers
n consequence the forest Of Berley is deserted and
.he authorities have been appealed 10 by
stIiSken residents for protection Gendarmes armed
with rtes have into the forest kill the
VogttnIA
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

po.ato race. a bicycle obstacle race, thread and
needle race bicycles. three-legged race, sscA
race, wheebarrow race and pony races
MT and Mrs. James NJ. Fuller gave muscal at
The Gables their country place at Warwick. y l.
IN Saturday oY the week before last The kalten-
born Quartet interpreted excellent classical pro-
gramIne
on Saturday. August .. Ny and Mrs. Darwin X
James, of Gates avenue. accompanied by their
riece Miss Elizabeth Martin. started on trip
around the world which they do not expect to COM
plete before November year. They will spend
considerable time visiting the foreign missions OF
the Presbyterian Church. IN which they are deeply
interested.
Miss Gertrude Sheldon has left Glen Cove. and Is
now BAR HarboT.
Dr. William /. Felter OF the Girls High School.
Miss Louise Felter and their party returned from
abroad the Umbria yesterday
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
81, I, STRIP

The parliamentary cry OF "Ay7"-which was
recently brought into special prominence by
an amusing division incident-is the only sur
viving use apart from sailors language and
some daects-the Yorkshire dialect for exam
ple-of this old equivalent OF "Yesr'
But after ALL II 10 not 30 very old. DR.. Muir
suddenly about 1873 and by 1000 II exceedingly
common. Where II came from nobody really
knows. opinions differing ~ 10 whether Il 10 q
variant Of yea" or from aye" meaning ever
alwaya
The fact that tho original spelling OF lay"
IT" makes II rather difncult TO accept either
OF these explanations "I so do" writes Ben
yonson. and In old editions OF Shakespeare the
voel ~ = always vyittan 1~AaSvAsA
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

one-hfteenrh OF the human and Mancha.,.-
would possess about thrty-seven Thousand doc.
Is this near the truth? The 100000 Bat,ersea
dogs would supply urban population or
100000 But. putting the average life OF 3
dog at twelve years. 10000 Batterse, Jo.S
Won,o oe conternporaneous and supply the needs
i3irmingham and Belfast. The Battersea Hom.
has a section for cats. which Is quite d,st,n.t
An accident leading to . canine inva.,on 80
the feline domain - too terrible 20 coutemniats
-Manchestsr Guardian
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
HOME FOR LOST DOGS.

Inc Home for Lost Dogs at Battersea has
curing the forty-fve years OF its useful ex-
istence Afforded shelter TO over eight hundred
thousana homeless and starving dogs. These
hgures are suggestive. far exceeding, as they do.
the human population OF Manchester Assum-
ing that thers Is in towns one dog for every
thlrd house. and that each house has an average
0S ovs bmataA The canine population = abouk
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
Small FurS and

At Sia.75. Russian Lynx Set.
consisting of Throw Scarf and
large pillow Muff
At SASS. Black Persian Paw
Set. Throw Scarf. &c inches
long. lined with SINNERS satin,
large Pillow Nuff.
At Sf1.o5. Black Caracul Set,
consisting of large Throw
Scarf and large Mun To match.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

The United German Singers. Of Brooklyn who
won the second prize IN the recent inter-city
contest az Newark. y. J.. will celebrate their
silver Jubilee October Il and 10 The or
Eaniza'ion is composed OF thirty-two societies
and hae a membership OF over nine hundred
The chief Of the composite societies is tn.
Arion. the chorus OF which alone numbers l.;5
voices. The chorus OF the United Singers has
1--WE hundred voices. II Is we'll known TO Brook
lynites through it's custom OF giving snrtnp and
fall concerts AT Prospect Park each year The
leader CT the chorus is Carl Figue This
chorue on October IA assisted by twenty-four
fhiIts@FmoAics VIII give an afternoon concert
IN the broadway Theatre. One OF the songs
VIII be from the programme rendered by the
organization at IT'S first public concert, twenty
five year. ago. The organization will meet on
October 10 at Arion Hall the Headquarters of
both the Arion Society and the United Singers
and hold the Arion jubilee. otherwise known as
beer. songs. speeches and comic recitations TO
add 10 the festivities
For the first time IN the history OF the port the
FEDERAL government has taken an active part In
suppressing the criminal element that trafics
In human life and other peoples property along
the waterfront. Recently the dock and ware
that was heard In Washington. Conditions had
become bad that the respectable men who
were employed In the Red Hook district, es-
pecialiy. were compelled to carry weapons at
night
The larger number OF waterfront thugs are
Itaiians The chief case that brought the crini-
the shooting OF Christopher Jordan, a foreman
OF the Union Stores few days ago. In the
middle OF last week govern ment Secret Service
men suddenly made their appearance on the
piers and Al the same time the city increased the
police officers In the ne,ghborhood OF the water
front The thugs Immediately took their de-
parture and the men who have legitimate bus-
ness in and about the piers are relieved by the
change
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
GORILLA At LARGE

huge gorilla which escaped from cap,,v,,y
few days ago is spreading terror among IN. VII
layers " ho live borders Of the foreet Of p.-
~. - ~ oUta0 CAnGao 6 Oslbonse H. sera,l>
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
The Weeks Weddings, Engage
ments and .1musemenfs.

Miss Florence Emily Hyde, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph y. Hyde. 4 No. 81 East I'D street
Manhattan. and James Philip Harper were mar
Tled quietly on Saturday. August =. The cer,-
Inony was performed in Grace church chantrv
by the Rev Walter r. Lord Only the immediate
members of the families present. The bride
groom ls the son or Mrs, James i. Harper, OF No.
40 81. Johns Place and for many years has been
nemher OF tho Crescent Athletic Club "a are also
ms brothers, Id hrop G. Harper and Frank T. Har-
per.
ON Tuesday evening. September Il. Miss Ida Grace
Lockwood daughter OF Mrs. Ida H. Lockwood
viii be married 10 Edwin Everett Van Cleaf who
lives az the Mansion House. Plymouth Churcn.
Miss Lockwood's cousin. Miss Florence Denner
HiIl hc the maid Of honor, and John c. Van Clear
u, VIII be the best The ushers are - lie
sutherland Miller. Harold Halstead, Albert Schie-
renheck and Morris Henry No reception will fol-
low, owing 10 the re',ent death OF Mr. Van CIeafs
mother.
Miss Lucy Thomas daughter OF Mrs Helen l.
Thomas. OF Boston. and Fred Bedford are also 70
be married in the early fall. although the exact
In Brooklyn society, she has always spent her
summers on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Nichols OF No 2ss
Clinton avenue. announce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Madeline Nichols n DR. N q
Foster. F. r. s. OF London, who eniovs the dis
tincton OF being the youngest man ever elected 10
the Royal Society Miss Nichols. who Is the only
unmarried child OF Mr.. and Mrs Nichols made her
debut In January year ago
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

The engagement has just been announced OF
MISS Charlotte Held. niece OF Captain william
Frederick Penney. and Colonel John " Partridge
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

house was sold recently by Bishop Mcdonnell
10 the Realty Associates
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
Sets i'm the Sale.

At $3+.75 Blended Hudson Bay
Sable one skin Scarf. finished
with head. paw and tails.
Al $3.50. Natural dark mink.
two skin Scarf. trimmed with
head. tail and paws.
At S3e.75. Natural mink animal
Muff. trimmed with heads and
tails.
Telephone 800 Main. Local 25.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

OF Norwslk Conn. Colonel Partridge IS mem
Der OF the Brooklyn Riding ana Driving Club.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

The wedding of Miss Mary Chester Burrows.
daughter OF the late Chester d. Burrows. and John
Robert Field will take place Wednesday. septem-
Der T. The ceremony will be performed at o'clock
at he home % the brides mother No is, MELON
ouEh street Miss Burrows Will be attended by her
Little nieces and nephews, Miss Margaret Emily
Jenkins. Miss Louise Phillips Freeman aster
Chester Burrows Freeman and Master Weldon WI
mans Freeman. The only guests besides relatives
will be the brides former classmates from AdeIphi
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

or decided interest TO this borough WILL be the
marriage in ST James Chapel. Burkehaveu, y. II.
of Miss Frederica Antonette Wackerhagen daugh-
ter Of the late Dr. George Wackerhagen. and Harry
J. F04ey. of Holyoke. Mass The date SGT for tho
ceremony IS september Il. II will be q quiet
hagen.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Grout will sail for hor,e
The Deutschland next Friday.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

On Friday afternoon August - Mrs. Maxwell
Evarts Butler who before her marriage last jan
uary was Miss Bessie Talcott. gave reception N
Brentwood. Pittsfield. The house was decorated
with pink roses and inaindenhair fern Mrs Butler
received her guests In gown Of white chifron
tafrets and French lace.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Mrs. John Nyron Canda. OF No. 2iSo Cropsey
avenue. formerly OF Eighth avenue announces the
engagement OF her daughter. Miss Edna Rodney
Canda. 10 Henry w. Lyman. OF Greenfield Mass
son OF the late Judge Edward +. Lyman. The mar
Tlse will probably take place some time late in
September
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
Russian Pony Skin Jackets at
$3.50. Worth SI'O. 90.

Made OF fine quality broad
cloth in black and colors, is
inches long. loose back. lined with
fine quality gray and white Ger
man squirrel. collars OF blended
and natural squirrel and full Per-
sian lamb skins.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

MI and Mrs Henry l. Maxwell will san on the
Cedric next Friday. They eVpect 10 he abroad
about two months Last week they had as their
guests or the Yankee Miss Mary pinkerton and
her finance. Jay Carlisle
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs Edward NJ woodruff 81 No. "a
New York avenue. announce the engagement Of
their daughter. Misc Sara \ woodruff 20 r Gard
n'r Bsrber. son of Mrs +. =. Barber. OF No 7IOa
Putnam avenue.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

| Mr. and Mrs Charles Jonathan Herrck are a:
present visiting the latter's mother. Mrs BENJAMIN
| Fredenburgh Stephens No i.2Si Flat tbush ave-
]
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Last Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert 4. Grant,
Watson gave a dinner at the Hawthorne Villa
Lenox. at which the guest OF hono- Miss Lois
Curtis Low. a sister Of the hostess Among the
other guests Mr.. and Mrs John T. Parsons
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin and Ronald c. Lind
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Quoxue. In charge OF Mrs. Orrison b. Smith Mrs
W. NJ Austin, Mrs David Townsend. Mrs Thomas
A. Howell. Mrs. w. NJ. * Olcott Miss Ives and
Mise Florence Bayiia The programme will In
elads = KoUoe T&c& egg and lAdlo EA0A hioyo2o
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Atwood and Mr. and Mrs
William w stephens went to Albany the week be-
fore last 20 attend the house party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles J. Herrick. They made the trim
up the river in Mr.. Atwood's new launch Phoebe
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
Persian Lamb Jackets
at SI25.00, Worth SIS 90.

% inches long. fitted back. large
storm collar and revers, Leipsie
dyed skins.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Bishop Leonard and Mrs Leonard OF Ohio. are
again at the Mount Washington
New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

Alr and Mrs. Charles NJ. Bull are entertaining
a large house party over the holiday at Karlsruhe
Newport. The guests Miss Louise Gale. Miss
Ethel Hnds. Miss Adams. Otto W. Heinigke.
Charles w House. Alexander Gale Frank VIII
ians and stuart Camp. Mrs. Bull had as her
guests during the tennis tournaments Mr.. and
Mrs Charles l. Gagnebin, Of Boston; Mr. and Mrs
Harold Hackett, Mr.. and Mrs Fred b. Alexander
and Vincent Argumbau
The sun., 1906-02-19

the phone and be ready to jump for Grip
pied water main In any part OF the city, !"
said the Commissioner yesterday. u have
already called thu foremen OF the emergency
stations all over the city and have examined
them as to their knowledge OF cutofis. We
can't prevent accidents sometimes but we
can and will act quickly when they happen.
Engineer Bull, In charge OF mains and
distribution. pointed out yesterday why
1t took an hour to close the water gates at
1S5th street and Convent avenue. He
said:
"The flow OF water from the new aque-
duct goes through the gates into the eight
4s-inoh mains with force that might be
described as a fifty. ton locomotive moving
at ten feet a second. II takes great physi-
cal strength to shut the gates and IL can't
be done quickly against the tremendous
power OF the water or something would 60
smash and the situation would be worse
than ever. Every gate had to be closed
separately and the Job done gradually
One result OF the big leak 10 that for a
few days, until the big reservoir In Central
Park fills to normal level. the water pressure
in Manhattan will be about one-half what
1t was before, although the same volume
OF water will he supplied. As soon as the
broken feeders are mended the reservoir
will be filled up and pressure renewed.
Commissioner Ellison said Yesterday he
didn't apprehend any trouble from de-
crease Of pressure.
The Commissioner will issue full report
OF the accident this morning.
The sun., 1906-02-19
BROADWAY SLASHERS VICTIM.
Wife With Black Eyes Says He Forced Her
on the Street and Best Her.


James Mcdonald, who is known to the
police as the Broadway Slasher. was in
the Yorkvile police court yesterday with
his wife, Mary. The two we're arrested
while enga ged in quarrel on Third avenue
on Saturday night. Both the woman's
eyes were blackened and her face was con-
sideraby bruised. She said her husband
had done it because she did not earn money
enough on the streets for him.
The man got his pet name from the tact
that he frequently promenades on Broad
way arrayed in clothing that is certainly
striking to the eye IL not strictly in fashion.
The slasher part Of the name comes from
his mode of fighting. The police say he is
anxious to be considered a przefghter,
but they never knew him to do any work in
the ring
Magistrate Barlow was greatly stirred
up by the story the woman told. She, her
husband and three children we're living in
Boston, she said. when her husband decided
two years ago to come to this city. They
left their children with friends. A fur
nished room on East Fifteenth street be-
came their home. The woman said her
husband forced her to 60 upon the streets,
and when she could not earn money enough
to satisfy him he beat her.
He was giving her one of the occasional
beatings when Policeman Jenkins of the
East Twenty-second street station came
along and arrested both Of them.
The Magistrate instructed his probation
officer to investigate the woman's story and
adjourned the examination until to-day.
The sun., 1906-02-19
THE HAZING AT ANNAPOLIS.
House Committee Seeking to Know what
May BE Expected in the Future.

House Committee Seeking TO Know what
May BE Expected in the Future.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-The sub-com-
naittee of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs, which is investigating conditions at
the Naval Academy, has returned to WASH
ington, but has not completed it's labors.
The committee began it's inquiry by reading
over the great mass Of testimony adduced
at the recent courts-martial, and has based
it's subsequent course upon the facts then
brought out or suggested.
Several of the midshipmen, including
the president Of the third year class, and a
number of the members Of the faculty have
already made statements before the COM
mittee. and others will be examined this
week The midshipmen have been given
TO understand that it was the committee .
intention to make report OF conditions
to Congress and that it was desired to know
not only what the present situation with
respect to hazing is but what may be ex-
pected from the midshipmen in the future.
AS a result OF the committees work
the second class, which since the gradua-
ton OF the class of 1905 has been the senior
class, has passed resolutions pledging it's
members to do all in their power to dis
continue and prevent the practice of hazing
at the academy. 1t is expected that the
other classes will adopt the same course.
particular point toward which the
committee is directing its attention in the
examination of both midshipmen and mem
bers of the faculty is to ascertain whether
or not the officers are guilty of connivance
in the practice of hazing or have any knowl-
edge of it..
Thus far the committee has not un-
earthed any startling facts which have not
been disclosed as result of the recent
court s-martal. They have much of a mild
kind Of hazing. which does not involve
bodily injury, but which comes more prop
erly within the category Of boyish pranks
and which the committee believes should
not be punished by dismissal. The COM
mittee will return to Annapolis Tuesday.
The sun., 1906-02-19
DEAR DINNER FOR SOME ONE.
s. Fine for Delivering It-LOOks Dark for
Benchmen's busy Sleuth.

Adam Heineman Of 432 West Fifty-second
street. who wears big gold badge marked
Deputy Chief, Benchman's Association -
walked into the West Forty-seventh street
station yesterday morning with firm
hold on the arm of Sam Gerber, a butcher,
Of 43a West Fifty-second street Gerber
was carrying basket containing three
DIS of meat.
Il want this man arrested for deliverin G
meat on Sunday" said Heineman. Its
hi second offence. ! caught him three
weeks ago"
The police sent Gerber up to the West
Side court and the deputy chief" went
along.
Magistrate Cornell asked Heineman in
a disg listed tone how he would feel il bis
own Sunday meat should be held up. Helm
eman replied that people could get all the
meat they needed on Saturday If they
tried. The prisoner said that he couldn't
find his customer in Saturday night, and
be didn't want him to 60 hungry yesterday.
"I'll fine you S., the smallest penalty,
said Magistrate Cornell to Gerber, but
want to tell you that you have an excellent
case for damages ag linst this man for TAX
ing you to the station house without any
authority
Gerber was impressed by the Magistrates
advice and several Of the court lawyers in
terviewed him at once.
The sun., 1906-02-19
LABOR UNIONS SELFISH.
DR.. Slicer's Third Talk on "Fraternity" al
COOper Union Meeting.

The Rev. Thomas r. Slicer gave his third
and last lecture on Fraternity, the True
and the False last night at the peoples
meeting in Cooper Union Hall. Mr. Slicer
gave much Of his time TO comment on organ.
lied labor
Labor organizations, he said "as most
of them are constituted at present, are
founded with purposes of antagonism OF
selfshness and greed. Their members
land &c gether not from principles Of brother
" love but because in the strength of their
combination they can wrest from capital
what they could not alone"
Mr.. Sicer said that the lot of the labor
ing man would be much harder il these
orga ganizations did not exist but reiterated
his statement that in their very nature
they were antagonistic to the true prin-
ciples of fraternity
In the discussion which followed one
auestioner asked Mr. Slicer's creed and
was told to call at his Office the next day
Another who asked il Mr.. Slicer didn't
often find it necessary to tell an untrutt
was also invited to private session.