The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-25
In Society

Moving picture OF THE Curse OF
Drink" Will be shown In the Y. NJ. c.
A. auditorium. Sunday afternoon, at
a:S0 o'clock.
The ladies OF St. Joseph's Episcopal
church Will have cake sale, Satur-
day afternoon. In Dickinson's hard
ware store, Woodward and Clair
mount-ayes.
DR.. Wallace w. Atwood OF the de-
partment OF geology and geography,
of the University OF Chicago. Will
lecture on Alaska" in the church or
q Our Father. Saturday evening. March
IL.
''The American library movement
and the opportunity of Detroit" Is
the subject OF an illustrated lecture
TO be given by the Rev. Lee s. Nc
Collester. Sunday evening. in the
Church OF Our Father.
A Dickens recital will be given in
the Church of Our Father Saturday
evening. March 5. by Frank Speaight.
OF London. The program will be made
up OF the wittiest selections from
"Pickwick Papers" and David Cop
perfield."
II sufficient number or people
signify their anxiety To hear Nine.
Nellie Melba. In Detroit. next fall.
that prima donna will give recital
here after several years absence.
Subscription lists for that purpose
have been opened by James T.. Devoe.
Detroit association OF Stationary
Engineers will give ladies night.
dancing party in their hall Saturday
evening. The association will give
it's annual box social, March j. and
on March will listen 10 a talk on
"Dynamos and motors by Mr. HON.
enhsus.
Several hundred orphans from De-
troit's asylums were the special guests
OF Detroit lodge of Elks at the annual
charity performance in the Lyceum
theater. Friday afternoon. The pro-
gram was made ND OF acts from the
various current attractions and the
Elks own Ministries.
A marriage announcement Of inter
est TO Detroiters is that OF Miss
Queenie Foisy. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs +. l.. Foisy OF Grants Pass.
Ore. formerly of Detroit. to Merneli
Phillips. also former Detroiter.
which took place Feb. D. The couple
will make their home in Houston,
Texas.
Walter Sergeant. of the University
OF Chicago, will give free lecture IN
the Museum OF Art. Friday evening,
on Good design in common things,
under the auspices OF the Society or
Arts and Crafts. Prof Sergeant be
lieves that for art 10 be successful II
must go hand in hand with utility.
and his lecture will illustrate this
principle.
colonial supper at which over 30
persons sat down was given In the
North Woodward Baptist church,
Thursday evening. The dining-room
was decorated in colonial style. as
were the tables. and a program OF
colonial music was carried out during
the supper. Al 8 o'clock an inter
denominational bible class rally was
held In the auditorium. with large
attendance.
Fun and frolic was the order OF the
evening at the v. w G. A. colonial
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dignity OF powdered hair and peri
wigs. The young women participate
ing In the affair were dressed in
colonial costumes. and pretty Tea
ture OF the entertainment was the
dancing OF the stately minuet by
Martha and George Washington and
a sextet of beaux and bellies Refresh
ments consisted of cherry ice and
cookies baked in the form OF hatchets.
The three pcrfo, mances of The
Passing Show" the amateur entertain
ment recently given in the Detroit
opera house In aid of the Franklin-st
settlement. netted that charity 81
465.Ol. The entire receipts were So.
49O.5O. and the expenses included:
Rent OF theater. $500; program priv
iiege to theater. $50; Director Melon
cid, $500: printing and advertising.
1851. %: incidentals. $32427. The use
OF the top floor OF the new WOODWARD
Arcade for rehearsals was given rent
free by L. n. Valpey.
Nowadays we are married In the
church our babies are born In the
hospital and we bury our dead from
the undertaker's chapel" said Mrs.
William a. Ndllt III q paper vi ~
Decline OF Home influence before the
home and education department ~
the Twentieth Century club, Thursday
afternoon. in TIE Century building.
There are no longer hearthside
gatherings for either FRANKS or
rrayers-no room and no magnet toT
a drawing together of children In
cramped. noise.forbidden city house
We have lost much through the &c
cline OF the homo in an age where the
,anitor rules that we shall get most OF
our holy cxperie noes in foreign set
ting. Gu. boys take TO football and
our girls TO bridge and matinees jus;
as the laborer's children take TO cheap
theaters and dance halls"