The Detroit times., 1909-05-21
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

Mrs. Nettie Fox. head Of the defunct
Smfth-FOx home for aged people,
who moved from No. 575 John R.-st..
Wednesday. without telling anyone
Gated at No. 1870 Magnolia with
her are her son and two OF her aged
charges. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcleod.
Until there has been some mendme Z
OF the city charter; the water board
ing station. The project has, there
fore been postponed for this year and
the board viii be content with the
tensions and Improvement I'm service,
for which bonds have been author
lied.
Harry Coleman, of Pontiac, has been
appOfnted member Of the Mackinac
island state commission in place OF
w A. Perren, bookkeeper In the city
treasurer's office. This has caused
Perrens friends to feel extremely
they say. led them to believe up to
the last minute that Perren would
be reappointed.
Paid probation officers for Detroit's
Juvenile court NJ reOrganixed under
the associate probate Judge. will be
possible as the result OF a bill passed
In the closing hours OF the legisla-
Judge may appoint one or more paid
probation officers. The Rev. Myron
T.. Adams. of the Warren-aye. Baptist
church. helped draft this new bill.
Jud re Donovan directed verdict,
Thursday afternoon, OF ak cent.
damages in the case OF Louis Draper
against her divorced husband, John
W. Draper. She claimed he had cir
culated the story that she was In
sane. Draper Is now paying for the
support of two children, and Judge
Donovan declared that verdict
against him would JeopardiZe their
interests.
For the aecomm odation of visitors TO
the city, the Detroit Museum OF Art
Will remain open all summer, Direc-
tor Griffith announces. Heretofore II
has been the custom to close the
museum for a portion of the summer
while the annual housekeeping was
cleaning will be done piecemeal.
which will aecessitate- the closing of
only one gallery at a time.
Ascension day was observed by local
Masons In 50. Paul's Episcopal ca
thedrai. Thursday night. Headed by
band. Detroit commandery, No.
Damascus commandery. No. AZ. and
the Michigan Sovereign consistory.
all In full uniform. marched to the
church chapel. where services were
conducted by the Rev. g. 5. Marquis,
dean OF the cathedral Bishop vii.
liams preached the sermon and
music was rendered by st. Paul's ves-
ted choir.
In furthernnce OF their plans for an In
transitional body made up of the ar
DltratlOn DOaTOS Oh the NdTlOub sldbeS
and Canada, the representatives OF
the six states bordering on the lakes.
who have been In session here this
week In AN effort to settle the marine
strike, appointed an executive COM
mittee to arrange for meeting In
Washington next December. as previ-
ously indicated In The Times. The
committee Is composed OF the Rev.
FREDERICK Klump, Detroit, chairman
G.. Il. Woerner. Indiana, and Joseph
Bishop, OF Ohio. In the meeting in
Washington II IL expected the or
ganization Will be perfected. The
local conference adjourned Thursday
afternoon.
with the additional work thrown on
the street opening committee of the
common council by the completion OF
the Michigan Central plans for new
terminal station, which plan In
cludes the vacation OF number OF
streets and alleys. the committee IL
getting SO rushed with work that
Il has announced special meeting
for next Wednesday, In addition TO
the regular Thursday meeting De-
spite the utmost efforts OF the com
mittee the work Is plling up faster
than II can be taken care OF. as out
lying portions OF the city are
opened up and the demand for street
openings comes In. Even a matter so
important as the proposed opening OF
Statc-st. has had TO 20 over for a
number of wecas without decision
because the committees draushts-
man has had otner work before him.
There II some talk among the alder
men OF hirin,, extra draughtsmen or
an engineer TO hurry up the street
opening work, as the committee can
not do more than at present with the
stan ~ mas.