The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-12

the Joint committee having the smok-
er In charge.
The sale. I'm Detroit, of the Christ
r3as sticker OF the American Red
Cross society up to date has netted
~ 100 for the Detroit tuberculosis
sanatorium charity patients. TO whose
aid the money is to be applied. II Is
hoped that the sale OF the stickers
Will increase as the holidays draw
nearer
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The Young Peoples society OF
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church
Will give a concert in the Y. w. C. A.
rail-, Monday evening. at 8 o'clock.
The program arranged is OF exception
al attractiveness and will present
number of well-known singers and
readers,
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DR.. Ransom Newell Murray. house
physician OF the state School for the
Deaf, In Flint. spent Sunday. In De-
troit with his daughter, Mrs. John
Hamaker. No 1867 Scotten-ave.. in
celebration OF the eightieth annivers-
airy OF his arrival i'm Detroit. DR.
came TO this city with his parents.
The Michigan Society OF Sons or
tie American Revolution will meet
Wednesday evening. in the residence
of the president OF the society. the
Rev Lee g. McCollester, No. $50
John R..st The annual patriotic and
religious service will be held in st.
Iaurs cathedral. Sunday afternoon,
Jan. Z. when Bishop Williams, chap
lain of the society. will preach.
Shortly after the holidays, Miss
Blanche Van Leuven Browne Will
produce play of her own, "A Story
OF the Children's Ward" In behalf or
the Van Leuven Browne Hospital
School for Crippled Children, No. 81
Kenilworth-aye. The play is being
dramatized by Miss Browne from her
book OF the same name, founded upon
real incidents in st. Luke's hospital
in Chicago. The leading part will be
taken by Miss Browne, and little chill
dren from the hospitalschool will as
sumo the other characters.
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Calling Byron "the most delicately,
most exquisitely spoilt of all the sons
OF men" Dr. John Cowper Powys, OF
Cambridge university, England, gave
one OF his notable lectures on this
poet. in the Church of Our Father,
Saturday evening DR.. Powys said that
Byron was more a man OF the world,
soldier and a politician than a
philosopher and poet and that he was
continually laughing at himself. BY
ron was a skeptic and the only Eng
lish poet who was skeptic." DR..
Powys declared. The present series
of literature lectures which have at
trac.ed widespread attention will be
brought to a close with Shelley"
Saturday evening, Dee. l6.
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Miss Ethel Bowen, OF London, Eng,
niece OF Mrs. b. G. Whitney and
Charles p. Larned, will spend the
holidays, in, Detroit Miss Bowen's
mother was formerly Miss Ellie
Larned OF Detroit. Miss Bowen is a
charming young English girl and an
musician. She will ar
rive in Detroit the end of the week
Mrs. Larned will give luncheon and
theater party in her honor. and for
Miss Virginia Jefferson, Mrs. Whit |
ney's guest. Wednesday, Dec. 20. Mrs. |
will give the usual Christmas |
family dinner party in her home, |
Cedar Hall, Crosse Pointe.
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A lecture that was filed with inter |
est and information was given by |
Director A. II. Griffith, in the Museum
OF Art, Sunday. when The town OF
and it's artists" was told
IL story and picture. This quaint old
Bavarian town, nearly every house In
which dates back 10 the sixteenth CEN
fury. Is nevertheless the first town
commercially. and the second in pop
ulation, in Bavaria. Director Grifith,
who visited Nuremberg last summer,
gave most interesting description
O. its quaintness.
Business-Iike Printing. No fuss an
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Prioting Co.. 70