The Detroit times., 1911-01-30
IN SOCIETY

An interesting meeting of the his
torical section of the Sons OF the
Revolution was held Friday evening
in the home OF Dr. Stephen II. Knight,
No. 81 Willis-ave. west, when T..
Glenn Phillips, the landscape archi-
tect, gave an instructive, helpful and
eminently practical paper on Civic
Identification" Mr.. Phillips pointed
cut the numerous mistakes Detroit
had made In the past in the lack OF
definite, civic plans for laying out the
city, and urged a number OF reforms
that he maintained could be accom-
pushed at comparatively small ex-
pense II undertaken Immediately. The
points brought out by Mr.. Phillips
were freely discussed by those pres
ent The society will hold the annual
Washington's birthday reception and
dinner in the Hotel Pontchartrain,
Feb. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ. Gilmore, of De-
troit, are spending some time in San
Jose, Ca.
Myrtle lodge, No. 4. Knights Of
Pythias, will give an informal concert
and dancing party, in the Elks' tenn
pie, Tuesday evening, Jan. 81.
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L. d. Eustice. OF Chicago, consult
ing Illuminating engineer Of the West
inghouse-Nernst Co., will give a Ian
tern slide lecture on Modern illumin-
alton practice in the Y. NJ. c. A.
hall, Friday evening, Feb. 3.
A minstrel entertainment will be
given In Harmonic hall, Monday even
ing, Jan. 30, under the auspices OF
the Harmonic society, in which much
that is novel and original, is prom
ised Dancing will follow the enter
tainment.
Miss Brahan, Of the Dixie Tea Shop.
who Is especially gifted In the reel
tation of southern dialect stories, Will
give short programs of these inimita-
BILE stories, every Tuesday afternoon,
from 4 to o'clock, In the Dixie
rooms, No. FL Washington-blvd.
An amusing comedietta, entitled,
"The Two Dicks written by Miss
Bessie w. Springer, Of this city, will
be given by the young people OF the
Jefferson-ave Presbyterian church, in
the chapel gym Friday evening,
Feb. 8. AS the playlet is short, music
will round out the program.
The thirteenth annual ball OF the
Knights of Columbus will be given in
the new club house, Monday evening
The committee having the arrange
ments I'm hand has been working for
weeks to perfect every detail regard
Ing the music, supper and decorations,
and the affair promises to eclipse any
thing OF the kind given before under
similar auspices.
Presidents day will be observed
by the Detroit Equal Suffrage club,
Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, In the Cen
fury building, with reception, must
cal program and tea. The club will
entertain the presidents OF all of the
women's clubs OF the city and the spe-
cial guest OF honor will be the Rev
Caroline Bartlett Crane. OF Kalama-
roo, who will give a talk on Equal
suffrage"
The Franklin-st. settlement will be
the beneficiary OF musical and
vaudeville entertainment to be given
by young society folk, in Columbus
hall, Feb. 1917, and 1S The enter.
tainment will be staged by Donald
Mcdonald, the young musical direc-
tor and stage manager, who has ar
ranged similar entertainments, in De-
troit, for charity. Rehearsals will
commence about Feb. 2.
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The fifty-sixth annual masked car
nival OF the Detroit Social Turnvere-
In will be held in Turner hall, Mon
day evening, Feb. s. The fun com.
mences at $40 o'clock and will con-
tinue well into Tuesday morning. One