The Detroit times., 1912-04-19
Social and Personal

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Among the Detroiters sailing from
New York for Europe, Thursday morn
irg, on the North German Lloyd steam
er George Washington, were Mrs.
Howard q. Meredith, Newland Mere
dith. Mrs. C.. b. futile, +. futile and
Carl Reese.
Clyde Nichols is in Chicago, coach
Ing with his former teacher, George
Hamlin.
The annual meeting OF Michigan
Society Sons OF American Revolution,
will be held Friday evening, In the
Hotel Pontchartrain, at s o'clock.
Following the election OF officers and
delegates 10 the National Congress,
buffet supper will be served.
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The inclement weather doubtless
accounted for the small audience
which greeted Fraulein Elena Ger
hardt, the German lieder singer,
Thursday evening. in the Church Oh
Our Father. Miss Gerhardt's accom-
plishments as a singer and interpreter
OF German lieder, have won for her
enthusiastic appreciation In other
cities. Those who heard her Thurs
Gay evening, were equally apprecia-
tive.
Delegates from the Federation OF
French Societies of Detroit will be
sent to the convention OF French
speaking people. to be held in Quebec,
June "a. Balloting for delegates Will
open May z, and close June II.
North Woodward w. G. T. U. VIII
hold Mary t. Lathrop day" Friday
afternoon, In the home OF Mrs. 3. j.
Oberson.
An entertainment will be given
In the North Woodward Methodist
church Friday evening, when Ralph
| Connor's story Of BLACK Rock" Will
! be told in song and reading. G. L.
Smith, basso, and William Kelly
tenor, will take part In the program
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Arthur w. Coon will give a reading
of Shakespeare's "A Winters Tale
/ In the e. B. r. School OF Acting hall
I In the Detroit opera house building
! Friday evening. Mr.. Coon is grad
uate Of the school and is preparing foI
: the professional stage. Mrs. Grace
Stanley will sing Times Roses
I Derry and The MadrigaP (Cham
/ inade).
About 35 salespeople from the piano
and piano-player departments Of
Grinnell Bros. music house were
guests OF |. l.. and c. A. GrinneH a.
banquet In the Hotel Charlevoix
Wednesday evening. Following the
| banquet a business session was held
and plans discussed pertaining to the
spring and summer trade. Repre-
sentatives of eastern piano house
whose pianos the Grinnell Bros
handle in Michigan were present.
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| Miss Marie McRae gave luncheon
Thursday, in honor Of Miss Louise
Morrison, of Pittsburgh, and Miss
Julia Hubbard, OF Houghton. The
other guests included Miss Josephine
Clay, Miss Helen Ryan, Miss Grace
Hinchman, Miss Marion Hawks, Miss
Mercedes Mulkey and Miss Gretchen
Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick M. Alger
are In New York.
Mrs. Agnes Kuhn, Miss Marie
Louise Kuhn and Henry M. Kuhr
have returned from Florida, where
they spent the winter.
A meeting to organize a genera
suffrage club In Highland Park viii
be held Friday afternoon, May g. II
the home of Mrs. Charles STAFF, No
! 40 Highland-ave. Mrs. Ruby M
Zahn and Mrs. Arthur Dunk, OF the
Political Equality and Civic league
supplement the work Of the suffrage
committee of the Highland Park w
c. T. u.
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The annual banquet OF the Detroit
Engineering society will be held Fri
day eveninfi, In the Hotel Cadillac, al
8: 30 o'clock A business meeting and
election OF officers will be held in
the Turkish room at $3.50 o'clock.
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DR.. Henry Dee Brown, of Wtscon
sin, will be brought to Detroit for a
series of free lectures In schools and
other public places, from May to 16
under the auspices of the Detroit So
ciety for the Study and Prevention
Iof tuberculosis. DR.. Guy l.. Kiefer
OF the Board of Health, will arrange
several talks by DR.. Brown on the
housing problem, and ventilation
with special view to reaching and
interesting architects and builders.
The society has started plans for the
annual Blue Star Tag day to be held
early in June.
The Women's chorus of Harmonic
society entertained the members OF
the Mems chorus, Thursday evening
In Harmonic hall, with a banquet and
dance.
Announcement is made OF the mar
riage OF Miss Agnes V. Miller, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, 10
William II. Hawgood. which took
place April IL. in st. Johns Episcopal
chapel, the Rev w. F. Faber, offlciat.
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Hawgood have
gone on an extended western wedding
trip. and will not return to Detroit
until September.
Mrs. Russell A. Alger was the host
ess of a bridge party, Thursday after.
noon.