The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-11
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

wse1's Railway Gsias for August \
Tenpsrsturs ~ Belle Isie hath Hesss'
Air 49, WATER ~. n
Bend concertss Thursday evening.
Belle Isle, FRIDAY afternsens Cass
The Isutheran conference of Detroit
NIL hold the annual nissionary los
grove. Greenfsld Services In both
morning and afternoon.
wiIliam u. hyde, . weII-known hotel
man died IN Grace hospital TUESDAY
night after = lingering illness lie
Detroit hotel and later OF the La
fayette. His widow and one daugh-
ter scrvive him.
A Aasbily-dressed young woman enter
Cd the store Of Gerhard Bressers Ne;
S12 0ratiot-aves WednesdaX ana
bought some goods. tsndering 2 20
lot OF change and walked out. Later
Dresser found the check was worth
less.
The efncers and trustees Of the Michi-
gan Anti-Saloen league In . special
tions OF condolences and regret on
the death OF E. T. Gilbert. president
OF the league Funeral services were
held IN the Gilbert home: NO. % %
and interment was in Woodlawn.
A1rs. Eleanor Hazard Peocock. the WELL
known Detroit singer, has accepted
the position Of choir director and
soprano soloist OF 81. Andrews Pres
going abroad a year and half ago
Mrs Peocock held the same position
with the Windsor church. with the
members OF which she 10 very popu-
lar.
TIE Rev. simpson Horner, formerly Of
pastor OF the Central Methodist
church In Sault Ste. Marie, has been
urged by the members OF that church
to remain with them another year.
mendation for his work were pre-
sented to DIR. Horner this week by
his congregation.
Brake, No. IS Mullett-st., and
George 'Eldridge, No. ~ Macomb-st.,
street singers. both IL years old fell
as the result of the theft OF an an
tomohile The boys declared they
wanted the machine as means OF
becoming wandering minstrels: The
Woodbridge-st. east The boys got
as far as Mt. Clemens, where they
were caught.
A. the result Of the visit 10 Detroit last
winter Of two Eng1tshmen Inter
ested in the organization In America
been formed with Eugene c. Foster.
of the Boys department OF the Y. n.
c. A.. as secretary. Mr.. Foster will
Immediately begin q campaign among
edge about the Boy Scouts SO that
a strong membership may be gained.
Under the care OF Secretaries III. l..
Hoislngton and ID. r. KnechteI, 30
members OF the Boys department OF
the Y. NJ. G. A.. win take a three
days walking trip to Toledo. start
ing early Tuesday morning, Aug. 16.
AS the boys are TO live in the open
en- route their kit will include blan-
a sed tn cup snS Tesso ts.
will be the guests of the Toledo y.
NJ c. A.
Because the Grand Trunk trainmen
lost their chance Of getting pensions
from the Grand Trunk by going on
strike. the Brotherhood of Railroad
pension fund OF Its own. This scheme
In beink devised largely for the pur-
pose OF allowing all employees to
strike In the future. II necessary.
pension.
cOntinred had service on the three
cent Iii,es n cnusinR the aldermen to
take notice once more II has Just
been recalled that Aid. Garvey In
troduced resolution April 8, CALI
ing on the ID. y. X. to improve condi-
tions within. 80 days on penalty OF
having the ordinance OF 1894. under
which II operates the three-cent
lines, revoked. This resolution was
referred to the franchise committee.
where 1t has since slumbered. but II
may be resurrected now.
rhe text hook committee OF the board |
OF education, Wednesday afternoon,
opened bids on school books to be |
supplied the board during the COM
ing school year Two book concerns
refused to allow the 20 per cent dis
count demanded by the COMMITTEES |
and their bids were thrown out. 1t |!
was decided. where two dealers are
tied for the lowest bid. TO divide the |
order equally between them.
Dr.. w. ID. Hanks, OF No. 142 Medbury-
ave., has received word that his two
brothers, NJ A. and A. w. Banks, OF
Rockford, Ill were among the IL
persons killed in the wreck on the
Northwestern Pacific, near Ignacio.
Cal, Monday night The brothers
were employed by the Kuhn Irrige-
ton Co., OF Chicago, and were 40 and
81 years old. respectively. The bod
les will be brought to Detroit for