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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
HOW TO GET TO RESORTS
Railroads and Steamers fer the
Mountains and the SHIRE.
NEW YORK GREAT CENTRE
Easy and Delightful Trips and
the Routes That Ghould Be
Taken b. Travellers.

In planning for rs vacation tie Ne"
Yorker has a gree: choice OF travel, for
network o. railroad and steamship lines
.rrs,d. out IN elI directions from the great
rretropous Now that tire Hudson tunnels
are in operation = is a simple matter FOR
,hn Nev YORKER 10 get ron, Us hons 10
arv railroad o. steamship :e:m'n@! IN ne
cit
The Pennsylvania Railroad now cones
yl.ht into the heart - The city. Travellers
who w.sh 60 spend their vacation on Lone
Island. the nearest summer resort. can
SIGN on their train in the Pennsylvania
Station and shoot unde: the Fast Rive
a,.o.s 30 Long island C!ty and 10 ia
mia. where ;hcy can get their trans To-
either the north o. south shore. Long lS'-
aad is rlace within cas- co2rlutinS DIS
lance of New York Citv-vhcro ton can
reach home n th- evening ~ t'"nc 10 tafc
4 r,uncc in TIC surf Or q sw m ~ the bay:
where you can take a spin IN Your motor
over the hes; roads IN the country; play
a set or two Of tennis o. 20 Z rornl Of ne
links
The Jersey coast 9eao-ts c-n ~ reached
b. che Central railroad q How jersey.
There is an all.rai rout- aud anoth'- by
boat and rail Cnc hunt:ct trans rin
daily 70 and from Long Branch. md III"
trip il made in sixty-two minutes. the
palatial Sandy Hook steamers make hour
ly trips to and from Atlantc ;li-hian IS.
with train CO injections tc the shore re-
sorts.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad branches ont
In all directions. lines passing through ali
the famous Jc~scy and Ptnns, lVau'a re-
sorts. II is no, necessary t. comment on
the splendid service on this road. and
space will not permit Est Of The places
for tourists tapped by the ronnsylvcnc
D., L. & w. for Lake and Mountain.
The Delaware. Lackawanna 4 Western
runs to the. Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA
mountain and lake resorts on the Road
OF Anthracite Phoebe Snow can travel to
delightful places hundreds and thousands
OF feet above the soa level, where she can
paddle. sail. swim FISH on the lakes and
streams in the hills. or she can play ten
MS and golf To her hearts content The
IAckawanna carries tho bulk Of the travel
by special express service to the region
OF woodland and water in Monroe and Pike
counties. Pennsylvania
Travellers to the Catskili Mountains the
DAsadise for children. 60 by way Of the
Newark post., 1911-11-01
County Teachers Visit Valley Forge

COuncy Superintendent \. r. Spaid, ac-
companied by fifty teachers, their pupils
and friends, visited the sacred ground Of
Valley Forge on Saturday last.
The party was met at Strafford by au-
tomobios, and after a delightful ride of
fourteen miles through the most beauti-
iul part Of Chester county, arrived at
thcir destination.
The State Of Pennsylvania has at last
recognized her duty in regard to the
place within her borders, where was
enacted the "Tragcdy of the Revolu-
tion," and made Of it a fitting memorial
to chose heroic men, officers and privates
an account OF whose pathetic suherings
during the winter Of TITS cannot 1ail
10 touch the heart of every true Ameri
can.
After several hours OF motoring and
walking through the grounds to view
the scenes of historic interest and nat
uIal beauty, the party returned to Phila-
delphia, and thence to their several
homes in New Castle county, with new
inspiration for their daily work in the
c,uss!0cm. TEACHER.
Newark post., 1911-11-01
New Station AT State Capital

1t is reported that the new passenger
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Dover will be turned over by the con-
tractors, Irwin and Leighton, oI rhlld-
delphia, on November Is.
The station is now the admiration of
all Dover and is attracting so much at
tention from passengers on through
trains during it's watering stop and
inspect the new sheds, walks and waiting
rooms. The subway has been opened for
several days and passengers on south
bound trains are now required to go
down stairs and use the subway in cross
ing as a high rail fence separates the
easterly and westerly tracks.
While the new station is practically
completed and the words Rebuilt 1911"
have been carved in the old Delaware
Railroad marble tablet which is given a
conspicuous place in the marble halls,
there are finishing touches that take
time, like gliding radiators and polishing
Newark post., 1911-11-01

David McConaughy on the missionary
Movement in the Local Church"
The evening session on Tuesday was
devoted TO addresses by Rev. E. Morris
FersUm, of Trenton, n. j., and DR.. G.
Ross Stevenson, of Baltimore. The for
mer spoke upon The sunday School in
its Relation 20 the Church and Com
munity." And the latter upon Home
Mission Problems in our Synod.
Two striking and impressive addresses
were made on Theological and Christian
Education," by DR.. f. s. Patton, OIL
Princeton, and DR.. Stewart, of Auburn.
The services closed Wednesday night
with a joint meeting with the women of
,r Syuodical Missionary meeting which
mad been held in the First Presbyterian
] u en-.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Fred
smith Bennett, President of the Women s
Board of Home Missions and Dr. Stanley
White. of the Board of Foreign Missions.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday the ladies
afve dinner in the basement of the
cnurcn TO the members of the Synod and
tAC friends.
Newark post., 1911-11-01
President Taft's S Thanks
giving Proclamation

President Taft has issued his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, calling upon
the citizens of the United States TO OBJ
serve Thursday, November so, as d day
Of THANKSGIVING and prayer. The procla-
nation reads as follows:
The people OF this Ii nd having by long
sanction and practice st apart toward
the close of each passing year a day on
which to cease from their labors and
assemble for the purpose OF giving praise
to Him who is the author of the bless
ings they have enjoyed, it is my duty, as
Chief Executive to designate at this time
the day for the fulfillment of this devout
purpose.
Our country has been siAnally favored
has brought rich harvests. Our indus
tries have thriven far beyond our domes-
tie needs, and the productions of our
labor are daily finding enlarged markets
abroad. We have been free from the
curses OF pestilencc, Of famine and of
war. Our national counsels have fur
tnered the cause Of peace in other lands,
and the spirit of benevolence has brought
US into closer touch with other peoples,
to the strengthening OF the bonds of fell
lbNSHlD ana 5bOi VIII JHdL lluh US W JUL
comrades in the universal brotherhood
uf nations. Strong in the sense of our
Own right and inspired by strong nse
Of tho rights Of others, Va live in peace
ana harmony with the world. Rich in
the priceless possession of the abundant
Resources wherewith the unstinted bounty
Of God has endowed us, We are unset
hshly glad when other peoples pass on
ward TO prosperity and peace. That the
great privileges We enjoy may continue
and that each coming year may see our
country more firmly established in the
regard and esteem of our fellow-nations
is the prayer that should arise in every
thankful heart.
"Wherefore, |, William Howard Taft,
President of the United States of Amer
ica, designate Thursday, November 80, as
Il day of thanksgiving and prayer, and |
earnestly call upon my countrymen I'd
upon all that dwell under the flag of our
beloved country then to meet in their
accustomed places of worship to join in
Offering praise to Almighty God and de-
vout thanks for the loving mercies He has
given to u.s."
Newark post., 1911-11-01
Red Men Elect Officers

There are some men in every town IN
Delaware who feel interested in the Red
Mems Fraternal Home at Newark.
In Newark, however, this interest is
not confined TO members of the Order, out
all are proud of it's existence and of it's
success.
Last week our town was enlivened by
visiting members, and responded quite
royalty 20 the demands of hospitality.
Much important business was transact
ed, and the following officers We're elect
ed: Great Prophet, Emory 9. Riggin, of
Laurel: Great Sachem, James 7. Semer-
teen, OF Wilmington; Great Senior Saga
more, William 7. Tappan, of Rehoboth; I;
Great Junior Sycamore, John f. Lynn, of
Wilmington; Great Chief Of Records, Ed
ward McIntire, OF Wilmington; Great
Keeper Of Wampum, Harry A. Dempsey,
of Newport: Great Representatives to
The Great National Council, Harry NJ.
Vinkers, Of Georgetown, and Charles Nc
nt.re ana William H. Ferguson, of Will
mingtOn.
The present membership Of the Order
in this State is 5692.
Newark post., 1911-11-01
Milton Times Sold

The Rev, c. \. Behringer Of Swedes-
oOro, n. J., has purchased the Milton
Times from Walter W. Crouch, and will
take charge about the first Of December.
The last issue of the paper under the
present management Will De made on No
vember a, and after chat date Che print
ing establishment will be turned over to
the new owner whO besides being a
is a practical printer. The Mil
ton Times entered the field of journalism
in 1897, being pioneered by Henry Will
kinson, now editor and proprietor Of the
Caroline sun, Ridgely, Nd. Two years
later, in 1893, the plant was sold to Theo-
dorc Messick, who conducted it until
1901, when it was purchased by Walter
Crouch then of Milford, who since that
time has been running it.
Newark post., 1911-11-01


going to enter into life partnership, why,
no time was better than right now, so
off they go and find the marrying par
son" OF he Church of the Strangers, bet
ter known as the Little Church Around
the Corner" and then and there get
splced for aye.
MIR. Green is nothing |: not waggtsh and
he thought it would be a good joke to
steal marital march on their friends.
The town is not ye. done laughing over
the prank he played his father-in-law
sometime ago with his make belief preli-
minary survey of the coming DUPONT
boulevard that would have cut the old
gentlemans farm and barns in two!
Mr. Green is a fine gentleman and has
a lovely fortune in his stolen Desdemon..
1t was not until they wired last Friday,
that their friends knew of their escap-
ade. They will engage in farming near
Middletown.
Newark post., 1911-11-01
Middletown Wedding

Miss Elizabeth Dashiel Cochran, Of
Middletown, who is we'll and favorably
known in this town, where she has fire.
quently been the guest of Mrs. Agnes
Miller and Mrs. J. B. Miller, was married
last week to Mr.. William Green. The
Middletown Transcript gives the follow
ing account
Our jocose townsman, Mr.. William
Green, the son of the late William Green
and Mrs. Lucy Green, and Miss Elizabeth
Dashiel Cachran, the daughter of Mr..
Richard r. and Mrs. Fannie Cochran, one
of our fine country lassies, We're quietly
united in wedlock last Thursday evening
in New York City.
Mr.. Cochran, it seems, was attending
the marriage of a friends in Trenton and
Mr.. Green just happened to drop in
there too, and either he or she or both
of them, thought that since they were
Newark post., 1911-11-01
The Synod Of Baltimore

The Synod of Baltimore met in the
Central Church, Wilmington, October 20
to 25. The Synod comprises all the Pres
byterian Churches in the State of Della
ware, Maryland and the District of CO.
lumbia and part of Virginia.
Dr.. G. Wynne Jones, of Baltimore,
preached a strong sermon at the opening
on the sheep and the Goats" The Rev.
Joseph B. Turner, of Dover, was elected
Moderator for the year and the reports
were presented giving the work of the
different departments of church work.
The discussion upon Lay Work in the
Church was particularly interesting,
and many of the members of Synod took
part in it.
A conference was conducted by Mr..
Newark post., 1911-11-01

electroliers and fixtures yet to be COM
pleted.
The contractors have worked with lit
tie delay and have succeeded in construct
ing for Dover probably the finest build
ing of a public character in the capital.
Newark post., 1911-11-01

The season for shooting quail and rab-
bits opens in Cecil county today, and
will close December 2ith. All non-resi-
dents are required to take out license
to hunt game in thai county, the fee for
same being so.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris Morgan
have returned to Washington from
Chevy Chase where they spent the sum-
mer, and have opened their house in
Twentieth street for the winter
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

We take pleasure announcing friends and patrons that
beginning to-day H business hand
somey appointed CornweH Buiding
II Street Northwest built groing demands
TOR the space and equipment of our business
The growth of m the leading of its kind
the South from small business known at the time of its foundation
by Mr. G. G. CornweH American Company
indicated by the constantly nang quarters have required
From the time small business headed big business
occupied limited quarters at 14lS Pennsylvania Apenue through
the successive stages UNTIL under the guidance of Mr. S. G.
CorneH wory of his father the
to include three asrooms 1872 144 and 1916 the firm has al
maintained high standard of for its friends
until the G. CorneH Son stands for the
quality prompt deliveries and courtesy to customers.
With the offered by the equipment have
in the CorneH Building position to make
tacpe the features of policy that hare for
friends among the discriminating public
We vM take later make further
for opening Thursday s.
Very respectfully,
G. G. CORNWELL s. SON, Inc.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

above a bank of ferns and palms made a
fitting bower, under which the couplf
stood. The bride was gowned in blue
suit, with a hat of the same shade. She
carried a shower OF white roses and
| lilies of the valley. Miss Mesa Burgess,
sister of the bride. acted as bridesmaid
and wore an embroidery gown over yell
low silk. She carried yellow chrysan-
themums. Mr.. Louis l.. Johnson. brother
of the bridegroom. acted as best man.
and Miss Grace Middleton played the
wedding march The bridegroom is a
second son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c.
Johnson, Of Takoma Park. D. c. Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson have gone to Niagara Falls,
y. Y, on their wedding journey. and upon
their return will reside with the bride
parents, for the present, where they will
be glad to receive their friends.
Mr.. A. Howard Clark. editor. Smith
sonian Institution. and curator. Nation
al Museum, has recently returned to the
CITY. after a vacation with his family
In Kennebunkport and Bridgton. Me.
His family will remain in the North for
some weeks.
Mrs. Bessie Knox Harrison and son.
Mr.. William Winton Harrison, have re-
turned from an extended visit to Roa-
noke, Lexington. and Fincastle, Va.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Eleanor Perkins, OF GlenCarlyn, Va, to
Mr. Curtis B. BaCkus, of Havana. The
ceremony was performed on Tuesday
evening in St. Johns Chapel by Rev.
w G. Davenport. Of theAnacostia Epls-
cOpal Church. Immediately after the
ceremony, the bride and bridegroom left
81 duty In
where. as a civil engineer, he is connect
eG with the work of improving the har-
bor of Havana. The bride is daughter
Of Mr. Frank r. Perkins, of Glencarlyn.
Gen. and Mrs. r. X. Evans have re-
turned and opened their residence in
street.
Mrs. John 3. Henderson has arrived
in Washington from her Bar Harbor
estate and joined former Senator Hen
derson at Boundary Castle" Mr.. Hen
dersOn returned to the city a week or
so ago.
Former Justice and Mrs. Henry B.
Brown have returned TO their home in
Sixteenth street for the season from
Magnolia, Mass, where they spent the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. MCGEE have
sent out invitations for the marriage of
their daughter. Miss Nellie katherine
McGee, to Mr.. c. Cassard Schroth. We'd
nesday evening, october II, at o'clock
at the Church of the Holy Name. Fol-
lowing the ceremony. a reception will
be held. from S to 10 o'clock, at 1923
Gales street northeast.
Rear Admiral John H. Upshur. L. S.
n, and Mrs Upshur, who are now in
New York. will return to their apart
ments in the Parkwood early next week.
Mr. and Mrs Denton Morford and
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Milburn H. Steel, have returned TO
their residence in Massachusetts avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Morford spent the greater
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
SON OF JOHN w. GATES
WEDS MISS HOPWOOD
Ceremony Takes Place at Home
of Brides Uncle at Union
town, Pa.-Leave in Private
Car for Wedding Trip,

Uniontown. Pa, Sept. "a simple
ceremony here at o'clock tonight
united in marriage Charles G. Gates, son
of the late John W. Gates, the noted
fnancier. and Miss Florence Eliza
beth HopwOod. daughter of Frank P.
HOpwoOd, of Minneapolis, MINI.
The ceremony took place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Hopwood
uncle and aunt of the bride, at Fayette
and Grant streets, Unicntown. Rev. DR..
J. P. Lagrone. pastor OF the First Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, at Port Arthur,
Tex, read the service by request of
John W. Gates. before his death, the
millionaire being a great friend of the
family. Miss Margaret Theresa Clements,
a friend of the bride, at Smith College,
whose home is at Charles City. Iowa,
was maid of honor, and Wayne Dogue,
Of Detroit. Mich, a close friend of the
bridegroom, was best man.
The Hopwood home was beautifully
decorated, the color scheme being green
and white in the parlor and pink and
white in the hall and dining-room.
Palms. maidenhair ferns. and Easter
lilies were tastefuIly arranged.
The bride was beautifully gowned in
an imported creation of white satin me-
teor, en- traine, trimmed with duchesse
lace. She carried orchids and lilies of
the valley. Her only ornament was a
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

magnificent rope of pearls, the gift Of
the bridegroom.
Miss Clemens, the maid of honor, wore
a gown of pink marquisette over pink
satin and carried a bouquet of pink Kill
larney roses.
Following the wedding dinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gates bade farewell to the guests
and left in the bridegroom's private car
Superb that will take them for a we'd
ding tour over most of the United States
They will reach Port Arthur in about six
weeks.
Mrs. Desborah aGtes, mother of the
bridegroom, will remain here tonight and
will leave tomorrow morning for New
York, in her private car Bright Star"
In addition to the rope of pearls given the
bride by the bridegroom, Mrs Gates also
received from him a magnificent white
Indian diamond, in a ring, while Mrs.
]. w. Gates, mother of the bridegroom,
gave her a costly diamond hairpin.
Mrs. Gates also presented the bride and
groom with a massive chest Of silver con-
tanning 800 pieces, silver tea set and a
silver dinner set. -..
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

Mrs. Lawrence V. Benet is spending
a few days in the city. at the Grafton
where Mr.. Benet will join her shortly
They arrived in New York about a weel
ago. for their annual visit to Mrs. Be
nets relatives in this country from Paris
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
FLETCHER D. PROCTOR DEAD.

Rutland, VT, Sept. 2L-Ex-Gov. FIetch-
er D. Proctor died at a. m. to-day
after long illness, of endocarditis.
He was president of the Vermont
Marble Company, and one of the wealth.
lest men of the State. He was born in
1861 son Of the late United States SEN
ator Redfield Proctor. He was gradu-
ated from Amherst College m 1885. He
served several terms in the Vermont
legislature, and was made governor In
1906. On May Is 1856. he married Miss
Minnie E. Robinson, Of westford. vt,
who survives him, with three children.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

Maj. Theodore Mosher, U. S. A. and
Mrs. Mosher. who spent the summer at
Coburg, Canada, have returned to Wash
ington and opened their apartments in
the Portland. Maj. Mosher is recuperat-
ing from long illness.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
MAI. ATWELL'S BODY HERE,
Late American Consul General to
Be Buried To-day.

The body of Maj. William P. AtweII
[. S. A, retired. late American consul
at Ghent, Belgium. arrived in Washing
ton yesterday morning. Maj. Atwell died
at Ghent on July 2S
Funeral services will held at Spears
undertaking establishment this afternoon
at o'clock, under auspices of the State
Department, Lincoln Post, Not3, G. A.
r, and the Loyal Legion. Interment
will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Maj. Atwell has been in the consular
service for twenty years, holding various
posts, and was consul at Ghent when he
died. He is survived by his wife, who
accompanied his body to the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

part of the summer at Atlantic City, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Steel have just returned
from Old Point Comfort
Mrs. Orlando B. Wilcox has returned
to this city from Bar Harbor, where
she attended the marriage of her
nephew, Mr.. Nathan c. Wyeth, to Miss
Dorothy Lawson, last Wednesday at the
summer home of the brides aunt, Mrs.
Frank Ellis, of this city.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
Admiral Conf Here To-nirht.

Admiral Conf. president Of the Chilean
naval commission, Will reach this city
tonight. according to Information receiv-
ed at the Chilean Legation yesterday.
He viii witness target practice at In
dian Head, Md, and will visit Annap-
ellis.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

Commander Spencer S. Wood, L. s. N,
and Mrs. Wood and their family. have
returned from jamestown, R. l., and
opened their Twenty-second street resi-.
dence for the season.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
ACCEPTS ST. MARKS PAsToRATE
Rev. Caleb r.. stetson to Succeed
Rev. w. l.. Devries.

Announcement was made yesterday Of
the acceptance Of the pastorate Of St.
Marks Episcopal Church by Revealed
R. Stetson, as successor to Rev. WILL
lam l. Devries, who was appointed
canon Of the Cathedral Of IS. Peter
and Paul.
Rev Mr.. Stetson will take up his new
duties about December !.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28
VIII Attend Purity Congress.

Among the Washington people sched-
uled to participate in the programme
OF the International Purity Congress,
which is to meet at Columbus, Ohio. on
october %, are James H. Patten, Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett Rev. Wilbur F.
crafts, and Mrs. Mary Church Terrell.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

Mrs. Clarence Wilson will return t.
Washington in a few days and join Mr.
Wilson. They spent the summer at YorI
Harbor. but Mr.. Wilson returned Il
Washington the early part Of this month
The Washington herald., 1911-09-28

For Finest Bridal Carriages ,phone
ps'-aey's stables. isaS I 81 reasonable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-17
ST. ANTHONY APPLE BEATEN.
w. n. Stipp Picks One From His Farm
Near Clemens That is "lunker."

wear demons mar Is "lunkof.
w. II. Stipp. 4O4 North Fourth
street. is not going TO permit any st.
Anthony orchard to make a better
showing than his OWN. which is sit
uated TWO miles north Of Clemens. Mr..
Stipp. on Saturday. picked from a
Wolf River tree an apple that weighs a
full pound and a half. and measures
in circumference sixteen inches The
other way the apple measures fifteen
and one-haif inches. Mr.. Stipp SAYS
it is the largest apple he ever saw. and
is perfectly sound.
Edward Ratcliff. tenant on the Stipp
farm, picked eleven bushels from the
tree where Mr.. Stipp got this apple,
and the apples will average in circum-
ference fourteen inches. All of the
eleven bushels are sound, and are put
away for the winter in the Ratclin
cellar.
Mr.. Stipp is also more than pleased
with the corn outlook on his farm. In
one patch OF sixteen acres, planted
from high bred seed Of a yellow dent
variety secured from the state expert
ment station, Mr.. Stipp has some corn
that he believes beats anything that
was exhibited either at the county or
state fair this year. Mr.. Stipp thinks
the corn Will yield sixty-five bushels
IN acre The ears are exceptionally
large and full, and there is scarcely any
taper, the ears being practically as
large at the ordinarily small end as
they are at the other. The orr was
planted late. May IS, and has made a
wonderful development considering the
dry weather.