Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-06
GOSSIP Of GOTHAM

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Whether the
cabaret shows now so pupuiar Ill New
YCrk's restaurants violate the law pl o.
hibiting theatrical performances with
out license will be decided by Mag
istrate Barlow on Monday Louis Mar
tin is the defendant in the case, but all
the projectors of Broadway cafes in
the white light district are vitality in
| terested in the outcome. Reformers
who look after the moral welfare of
the city have objected to the character
of some Of the so-called cabaret eX-
hibitions
The cabaret idea did not originate
in New York, but came to the metrop-
oils by way of Chicago. The Windy
| City cafe men in turn borrowed the
plan from San Francisco, and the Gold
en- Gate City imported the scheme
from Paris, where every smart restau-
rant has its cabaret show.
A Mary Todd Lincoln memorial
benefit performance of The Littlest
Rebel will be given in Brooklyn on
Monday, to raise money for the build
ing OF a library in Lexington, Ky, in
Mrs I.incoln's memory. The site, val
ued at $4,000, was given by Syre Col
lege, an institution for the education
of women. Mrs. Lincoln was born in
Lexington. Similar benefit perform
ances have bgeen or will be. given in
various other cities.
During the last week of this month
the varied and valuable contents OF
the "house of mystery left by the
late Charles T. Yerkes to his beautiful
ward, Miss Emile Grigsby, will be sold
at auction, and bibliOphiles, antique
| lovers. art c2nnOicseurS and wealthy
collectors all over the world will com
nete for the treasures. The Park ave-
nue. palace was fairly piled with drap-
cries. paintings, tapestries, sculptures
rare books. precious rugs, medieval
furniture, iades and porceloins, and
all but a few articles retained by Miss
| Grigsby will he knocked down to the
highest bidders.
The Rev. Dr.. Lee w. Beattie. of the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
House, quite evidently belongs to The
church militant. When a couple OF
drunken men proceeded to start some
thing" at an elevated railway station
few nights ago, using unparliamen-
| tary language and jostling women, the
parson took off his coat and polished
off the disturbers. The principal Of
| fender he knocked down and sat on
unt. policeman arrived.
A big delegation of New York poll
ticians and representatives OF com
mercial, hotel and business organiza-
tions went to Washington today to try
to bring the Democratic national con-
ventiOn to the metropolis. The nation
al committee viii meet in the nation
al capital on Monday to decide the
place and date for the big convention,
and it is understood that the city OF
fering the hest facilities and financial
inducements will land the prize. New
Workers have a barrel of 100000 TO
Cffer and the ante may be raised II II
seems necessary. 1t is believed that II
the convention is held here no less
than 100000 people from all over the
land will take advantage OF the low
rates to visist the Big Village. These
visitors, it is predicted, would be sep
arated from between S15,0OO,0O0 ana
$40 900 600 during their stay. If they
bring that much money with them,
they will undoubtedly leave it here.
DR.. George p. Poole, physical direc-
tor Of the Twentieth Street Young
Mems Christian Association, has an
excellent opportunity to get line
on" the rising generation, and ne de-
clares that the young men of today are
far better, physically, mentally and
morally, than these of the good Old
times" In the past, even when |
was q young man." said DR.. Poole, so
ciety in it's charitable activities con-
fined itself to hospitals for the cure
Of those who were physically sick and
prisons and iails for the punishment
OF those who were morally and mental
ly afflicted. Today we have turned to
prevention. and we may we'll envy the
coming generation, for they will live
under opportunities for maintaining
health and efficiency such as we older
men have never known
Miss Violet Edmands, who was the
fiancee of the Rev. Clarence T. V.
Rlcheson prior TO his arrest on the
charge of numbering Miss Avis Linnell,
has come to New York to engage in
charitable work among the poor peo-
pie of the metropolis. She is heiress
to the $800,000 fortune OF her father,
Moses Grant Edmands of Brookline
Mass, but declares she will devote her
life to settlement work among the un
| fortunates of the east side.