The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

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Mr.. and Mrs. Ford II. Rogers. who
have been travelling In the south, are
now in Hamilton, Bermuda, where
they will remain until June.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Providence Hospital Ladies' aux
iliary will be held in the institution,
Thursday afternoon, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Pickell, No. 66
Virginia-ave., leave for California this
week. Mrs. Pickell will remain in
Los Angeles until spring, but Mr..
Pickell will return in fortnight.
The first of series of four enter.
tainments will be given in the Burns
ave. Nj. Il. church, Thursday evening,
at O'Clock. The program will oe
given by {. Edward Clarke and the
Misses Riner.
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In the annual meeting of the So
ciety of Detroit Magicians. held Tues
day evening, at No. 10 Randolph-st.,
the following officers were elected
FOR 1911: President, William Skelling-
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ward; secretary-treasurer, c. +. Tur-
nsr; sergeant-at-arms, w. Domzslski.
Herman +. Boehm, the Detroit
baritone, will sign for the Windsor
Literary society, Friday evening, at
the regular fortnightly meeting of the
society, in Curry hall The Y. w. G.
A. Mandolin orchestra, under the d.
rection OF Mrs. Margaret Lavery, will
also contribute several numbers 10
the program.
A pretty but quiet wedding was
celebrated, Tuesday evening, in the
home OF MIR. and Mrs. Charles Bax-
ter, No. 202 Palmer-ave. east, when
their daughter Miss Marie Ashley
Baxter, was married to Ralph B. Tex
tor, OF Cleveland. The ceremony was
! performed by the Rev j. Percival
Huget. The young couple will make
their home in Cleveland.
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Mrs. w. T. Barbour will be the
hostess OF luncheon in the Holland
Tea rooms, Saturday, for IL guests
in honor OF Miss Mary Sherman, of
New York, the guest of Mrs. John N.
Bagley. Many other entertainments
have been planned for Miss Sherman,
including luncheon, Thursday. by
Mrs. Bagley, and dinner, Saturday
evening, of which Paul Bagley will
be host.
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DR.. Charles Patterson, of Grand
Rapids, will begin a series OF 10 lee
lures, in the New Thought Alliance
club, Thursday evening, on the gen.
eral topic, las things are" The lee
lures will be given every evening at
s o'clock and the following afternoon,
a question class will be held In the
club rooms. at 3 o'clock when points
made by DR.. Patterson In his lecture
OF the evening before, may be brought
up and discussed by the class.
The Sixteenth annual banquet OF
the Parker Bible class was held
Tuesday evening, in the Elliott-Tay-
lor-Woolfenden Co.'S cafe, with plates
laid for 125 guests. Arthur j. Stock,
president of the class, acted as toast
master. The principal speakers were
the Rev, +. ID. Leete, A. l.. Parker
and James Schermerhorn Music
alternated with the speeches and was
provided by the Miss Kathryn and
Eloise Warner, Miss Phyllis Gabell
and Frederic Y. Joslyn.
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Alexis j. Fournier, the American
landscape painter, whose works are
now on exhibition in the Museum of
Art, Is in the city for few days. Mr..
Fournier says that the landscape
work of American artists Is astonish-
ing the world with its boldness and
beauty, and that Ii Is crowding out
everything else in the favor of con-
noisseurs. Mr. Fourniers work, now
In the museum galleries, are charm
ing pictures of the homes of great
men in the Barbizon country near
Paris.
The knights of Columbus have
been given assurance by the contract
ing firms working upon their new
home on Woodward-ave., between
Forest and Hancock-aves., that the
delay in finishing the building will
not be so long as announced a few
days ago. With this assurance the
knights have planned to give a ball,
Monday evening, Jan. 30. The fol-
lowing committee will make all ar
rangements for the function: Chair
man. George A. Netschke, Joseph A.
Moynahan, Richard, +. Reaume
Frank B. Wittelsberger and Don T.
Calvin.
A wedding of interest to many De.
troiters was celebrated in New York,
Monday, Jan 9. when Miss Louise
Post Corwith, daughter of Nj. and
Mrs. Henry N. Corwith, No. 293 Riv-
erside Drive, was married to the
Rev. Robert Davis, son of the late
Rev. w. II. Davis, a former pastor of
the First Congregational church, OF
this city. The marriage took place
In the Brick Presbyterian church, and
the Rev. Henry Van Dyke performed
the ceremony. The bride, who was
unattended, wor ca charming travel
ing gown of velvet Edward A. Davis,
TIE groom's brother, was best man.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs Davis will
make their home in Englewood, N. j.
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The bridge tournament, arranged
by Mrs. Noel G. O'Brien, for the
furnishing committee of the Detroit
Tuberculosis sanatorium, attracted
$50 people. to the Century building,
Tuesday afternoon. The auditorium,
the dining room and three committee
rooms were required to seat the play
ers. The tournament was arranged
in % sections with 20 tables to a