The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-09
XE VI YORk'S
MISCELLANY
A Few of the Interesting
Phases of Life Viewed
From Metropolis.
PORTABLE CHURCH
IN GROWING FAVOR
Augmented Realization of
Practical Value of a
Tree in a City.
Special to The journal.

New York, June S.-Ihe first church
made in New York and set in a dis
tant land will be at Colon. Panama.
To accommodate the increasing num-
Der of white residents in that section
who wish TO attend services on Sun
days, and who now hold religious ser
vices in the hctel corridors and par
lors, plans are under way for the set
ting up of a portable church similar
OF those which have been used In
various parts of the United States.
The building viii be made in sections
and shipped to Colon, where it can be
put together easily. The portable
church still possesses the feature OF
novelty, although ii has been grow
ing in favor and in use during the
last five or six years. At least thirty
such structures are to be found within
the limits of greater New York. The
buildings are constructed in sections,
2 feet, inches by II feet. The blank
sections are made alike, so that they
can go together any way without
being numbered. These little churches
have proven useful help in solving
the question of a suitable place of
worship in small communities of rapid
" growing districts. where the loca
ton of a new trolley line, a new sub
way station, or an extension of the
elevated road suddenly opens a new
section. Sometimes the "Doom" dies
away, and with IL the need of 2
church. Sometimes the place develops
permanently, and the portable church
having served its purpose. is taken
dc an. giving place 10 permanent
I. Planting OF Trees.
hn aGC0afaf;nn homes
this year to plant many more trees
than it did last year. The association
has a good balance on hand, but the
planting of trees and their projection
cost, and the association would like
more members. Then, too, il has its
eye on part of the $4,000 that was
appropriated this Year by the city for
the care of trees in the city streets.
The association feels that the amount
is larger than will be found necessary
for the actual care of the trees now
in the streets, and hopes to get part
of the money toward the purchase OF
trees.
The association has just sent out
the annual report of its officers. Il
contains many half-tone engravings tC
show how much better a street looks
when there are trees instead of simply
asphalt, stone and brick. During the
last year, the shade trees committee
spent about 81 500 setting out 150
trees, twice as many as the year, be-
fore. The embellishment of the city
by planting trees is financially profit
able, declares Cornelius b. Mitchell
tn epresident of the association. u,
proved so in Paris, in Washington, 81
Cleveland, and in all other cities
where the work has been carried or
Houses rent more readily in attrac
tive streets than in bare looking rows
Of stone and mortar What little Oh
lection was formerly raised TO trees
in our city streets is rapidly diasp
pearing. There are few gifts thGl
would be so beneficial to the masses
of people in the tenement district"
All sums contributed win be en-
ployed for that purpose and the com
mfttee takes entire charge in planting
trees in designated localities, at
cost of fifteen dollars each.
Wanted-A Princess.
Leaders of New York society are
looking up, and becoming more am
bitious than they ever were before
They are scheming to have the
kaiser's daughter come over. They
arc hopeful that the little Princes
Victoria Louise will be permitted L,
NAoiN tIio DClOIe SHS Is uldi
ried OF to some snobnosed sOvereiSr
or princeling. The princess is of III,
school-girl age, approaching youn
womanhood. Her newest photograph
shows her sitting on the arm of her
mothers chair, wit hher youngest
brother, Prince Joachim. standing be
side the Kaiserin on the other side. II
is a simple home scene. which doubt
less makes a highly favorable i'm
preston on the Kaisers subjects, &c
IT certainly does on German-Ameri-
cans The Princess is not pretty. but
she has a good face. and it's impossi
BILE TO say how she'll look when the
name in which she now wears her
hair disappears and a stylish coiffure
takes its place. She is dressed simply
in the picture, as. indeed, she is OF
most occasions. OF course, the lace
collar she wears doubtless cost the
proverbial pretty penny. and her frock
probably is the best the German tax.
payers money can buy But the ef
feet Is one OF girlish simplicity The
Kaiserin's gown seems equally PLAN
at first glance, but study the embroid
cry along the founce and collar quick
ly reveals there is nothing cheap
about it,
The Marcel Wake.