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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Review and Herald Publishing Asso-
citation, to build lumber shed on Willow
street near Eastern avenue: architect,
Ira r. Sheirich: builder, 7. Hayes; esti-
mated cost, 81 100.
Carl II. Smith, build five two-story
brickedwellings at 1654-56-5S-6O-62 Irving
street northwest; architect and contract
or. Carl H. Smith: estimated cost, SIT 800.
Clara X. Etchisin. to build dwelling at
1913 Huntington street; architect. George
" Ray: builder. Clara h. Etchisin es-
timated cost. $3.50.
Mrs r. 5. Mccormick. to repair dwell
ing at 3OcO Massachusetts avenue: esti-
mated cost. $500.
A. A. Clemans. to repair dwelling at
300 Prospect street. estimated cost.
$1,000.
Eugene SchanZ 10 repair dwelling al
ITO 9th street southeast: estimated cost,
500.
T. W. Cochran. to repair dwelling at
.U.1 LIST street northwest; estimated cost,
SO.
Dr. W. III. Rand. TO repair dwelling al
l4fO Clifton street: estimated cost. $50
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. April aO.--Bullion amounting
to G15SOOO was taken into the Bank Of
England today and E11O.UO was with
drawn. carmarked for India.
PARIS. April :D.--Prices on the bourse
opened weak but closed firmer today.
Three per cent rentes. 81 francs 3ai2
confines for the account. Exchange on
London - francs % centimes for checks.
Private rate OF discount. per cent.
BERLIN. April :W.-The heavy selling
on the bourse today as a result of the
general weakness yesterday continued,
but stocks received some support and the
declines were limited to one or two points.
The bOurse will be closed tomorrow.
Exchange on London, % marks Az
pfennigs for checks.
Money for the settlement. per cent.
Private rate of discount, 47s per cent.
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BONDS (Continued).
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

There was further selling of gas stock
at tOdays meeting of the stock eX-
change. The same price yesterday
prevailed. S41a. After 1a5 shares had
been taken al that figure. the offering
advanced an eighth OF a point. while the
bid was S4as.
The market for Mergenthaler was still
more limited. When the bid rose to
FL. ten shares were sold. and then II
fell back to 216as and then an eighth
of point lower.
Sales of Lanston were made at S4s4.
and the bid was on that level at the
close. with the asking price an eighth
of a point better
One quotation lot of Federal Bank
stock and two odd lots were taken at
40. while two quotation lots of Con-
tinental Trust stock sold AT lis. and
that was the bid for more.
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NAVY YARDS TO BE VISITED.
Secretary Daniels Leaves Today for
a TWo-Week Trim,

Secretary Daniels will leave this after
noon on a two-week trip. which will in
clIde official visits to south Atlantic navy
yards. Mr.. Daniels first stop will be al
Wilmington. y. c., where a banquet will
be given in his honor tomorrow night.
His itinerary for the remainder of the
trip is as follows: Raleigh. y. c.. May
and ,: New Orleans, May >: Pensacola
May 8; Jacksonville. May q: Key West.
May 8; Charleston. S. G. May end 10:
Port Royal s. C.. detention barracks.
May H. Raleigh. y. C.. May Il. Sec
retary Daniels will be accompanied by
his aid, Lieut.. Commander l.. {. Palmer.
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United States Court of Claims.

Present: Acting Chief Justice Charles
3. Howry, Judge Fenton W. Booth, Judge
samuel :. Barney and Judge George W.
Atkinson.
Inc cases of w. W. Elam and the
Iudor Company continued until October.
snare a Triest of New York: contract:
addltlOnal expenses incurred in construct
ing dock at Guantanamo: Mr.. Z. G.
Brandenburg was heard for plaintiff and
Mr Franklin W. Collins for the United
States.
~ a. Ellison: submitted by Mr.. W. f.
harvey, Tor plaintiff. and Mr. j. Harwood
graves FOR the United States
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 3O.-Cotton: Spot
Moderate business: prices easier: mid
ding fair. 112: good middling. CTS: mid
ding. 6..s: low middlng. GA: good ordi-
nary. $40; ordinary. so. Sales 1905
bales. including 40 for speculation and
export and $40 American Receipts
s.Go bales. including 900 American. Flu
lures opened easier and closed quiet and
steady. May 62sl2: May-June. 62sls
Inne-Iuiy. G21: July-August 6.24lS: Au-
gust-September. 6f4I.: September-OctO
Der. 602: October November 5.st512: No
vember-ecemher 5g; December-Jan-
uaFy. 80: January February. J91h
February March. .,92iz; March, April
|.as1z. Noon official closing April 6.S-
value; April GIL. value.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. April D.-Wheat-
Quiet; spot. No. , red, !. 1Gi4; April, No
> red 1.1OA: May, No. red. Los
steamer, No. = red. 1.O1s4: receipts. 69,G9:
bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 1914; April
.p4; May 1913: steamer mixed. 3I14
receipts 11.O11 bushels.
Oats-Firmer: No. = white 421sa43
standard white. 41lsa42: No. white, 4O1.
receipts TAB bushels.
Rye-Steady; No western export
6sih: receipts. 9.s32 bushels.
Hay-F'irm: No l clover mixed un-
changed.
Grain freights firmer: steam tC
Liverpool fer quarter. IS I'D May. Cork
for orders per quarter IS May
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CHICAGO TO CENSOR ART.
Members of Police Force in Role of
Musical Critics.

CHICAGO. April 3O.-The city council
has passed an ordinance prohibiting pub
lie exhibition of nude paintings or pic
lures and the singing OF improper songs.
Police censors will attend all cabare
shows and arrest any person who shall
sing any song The words OF which arc
suggestive of indecency or immortality.
The council had before them seven
songs. Mayor Harrison signed the Ordi-
nance last night. The penalty is a fine
of $o5 to 500 for each offense Public
dancing in cafes has been stopped by pro-
prietors on hints from 4he mayor.
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William Morris Fontaine Dead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. April 30
William Morris Fontaine. for thirty years
head OF the School of Naturas History
and Geology at the University OF Vir-
ginia died suddenly Yesterday at the
home of Prof. Page. dean of the univer-
sity Prof. Fontaine. native OF Lou sa
county, Va. was seventy-seyen years
old and unmarried. He was distinguished
I'm the scientific world for successful re-
searches in fossil botany. During the
civil war he served In the Confederate
army as first lieutenant of ordnance
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regnlar call. t. O'Clock nocn:
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. at
OIL.
Washington Gas. - al S4,a >, nj S4l:, ~ at
SLY. 80 at S4ia.
Mcrgcntiiaer 10 ut 211. nj 211.
I.anstun 20 MT S43.. ~ N Sfa.. ~ 1T S4s4. ~
at Sia,
Federal National Bank. Il at 40. 10 at 40.
at 40.
Continental Trust at IFS. 10 al lis. 10 at
49,
After call Washington Railway and Electric Is
81 .OOO nj S31a $500 at 81
Washington Gas IS. $500 at 1003.
Washington Railway and Electric conf. at
92ll.
Potomac Cons. - 81 900 at zoos.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 30-Wheat-Spot.
steady. No. Manitoba. IS 9asd: No. 3
Manitoba IS l0d: futures easy: May, as
9akd: July, as tssd: October. IS AID.
Corn-Spot. firm: American mixed. new,
rs a4d: American mixed. new. kiln dried,
IS 134d: American mixed. old. is: Ameri-
can mixed. old. via Galveston. IS Sgd:
futures steady. May tAmercan mixed), 5s
asd: July LA Plata, Us Esd
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Interborough's Extra Dividend.

NEW YORK. April 3o.-The Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company de-
ciared today an extra dividend OF per
cent i'm addition TO its regular quarterly
Avidend of III per cent.
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Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed of Trust on Hea! Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Ioseph !. Weller. 6oo F St. NV.

81 800: attorneys, W. G. Gardiner and r.
J. Whiteford.
Estate of Samuel Dean: will dated
June y, 1912. filed.
Estate of stilson Hutchins: order fix
ing trial Of issues for June - 1913; at.
torneys. Cuttings & Chamberln.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO April 30.-Hogs-Receipts
20. 900. head: higher. bulk Of sales, S.35a
$50; light S4Oas.1O: mixed. S.2oa
$50; heavy. S.00aS.i5: rough. S.O0aSl5;
pigs 6.30aS.65.
Cattle-Receipts. 1O.5O0 head: steady;
beeves. 72OaS.9e: Texas steers. 6.1Ua
175: stockers and feeders. 6.O0aS.OO;
cows and heifcrs, 3.9OaS.15. calves,
625a9.25.
Sheep7-Receipts. $4,000 head: strong
10 10 higher: native. 5.9Oa7.25: year
lings. 6.fVa7.95: lambs. native. 6.5oaS.S5.
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William Q. NJ. Hammond. fifty-two
years old. travelling salesman OF lfaSers-
town. Md. died Monday after an opera
ton at Gainesville, Tex.
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For the District of Columbia and Vir-
g.nia-Fair tonight and Thursday: not
much change in temperature: moderate
north winds.
The Atlantic coast storm has passed
rapidly northeastward to Nova Scotia and
has been followed by clearing weather
throughout the eastern states. There
were. however. showers Tuesday along
the Atlantic coast from Maine to Vir-
gina. Another disturbance is central
over the Rocky mountain region and the
northern plains states: 1t is causing rain
and snow in the northern Rocky noun
tain region.
Temperatures have risen over. the great
central valleys and the plains states. and
have fallen decidedly in the Rocky noun
tain and plateau regions
The weather will be fair without de-
cided temperature changes tonight and
Thursday in the region east of the Mis-
sissippi river.
There will be frosts tonight in the
north Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate to brisk north;
on the middle Atlantic coast moderate
north: on the south Atlantic and east
gulf coasts light to- moderate variable.
mostly north.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Thermometer-Yeste 4 pm. Sc:
S pm. Sc; IL midnight 81: today,
am. 4S. 8 am, 90; II noon. 81: pm.
IS. Maximum, IS. at pm. today;
minimum. 46. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. A.; minimum. AZ.
Observation-Disclosures I pm. a9.77:
pm. 29.S2: II midnight. 1894; today.
am. 5000; s am 1910; II noon.
3O.11; 2 pm. 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falls-Temperature. 80:
condition, "a. Delacarla reservoir-Tem-
pcrature. TO condition al north connec-
Is.
Tide Tables.
Today-I.ow tide. 1o:-.4 am. and 1912
Tomorrow-Lo tide, 11:15 am. and
l1:27 pm. high tide, $50 am. and $50
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 300 am; sun sets,
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1903 am.
Moon rises. 100 am tomorrow
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric incan-
descent lamps are lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty five
minutes before. sunrise; public gas lamps
lighted twenty minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty minutes before sun
rise. Naphthh lighting service has been
discontinued.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. April 90
Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
slightly cloudy this morning.
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FORCED ADVANCE
NOT EFFECTIVE
Special influences Hamper
Temporary Upturn for the
Leading Issues.
THE STEEL EARNINGS
DISAPPOINT TRADERS
Rise Fails to Stimulate Activity on
Long Side of Market-Stand-
ards Hold Well.

NEW YORK, April 30-News from
abroad was less depressing than yes
terday. and the Improvement in senti
ment there caused advances on the
principal bourses.
Having a definite influence To work
~ apart from the fact that reaction
was TO be expected after weeks in.
ccssant selling, traders forced tenn
porary upturn.
Special Influences hampered the adj
vance in certain stocks. including
Southern Pacific. which was depressed
10y the adverse decision iii the Oregon
California land grant cases.
The steel earnings were disappoint
ing 10 traders. hut the stock was car
ricd up by the demand from the
shorts.
The rise was not effective in stimulat-
ing activity on the long side of the
market. and stocks soon began TO sag,
a number of low-priced shares touch
ing now low figures on the reaction
Bonds were heavy.
Southern Pacific an Exception.
Southern Pacific was the chief excep-
ton. opening off u. at 96i4. new low
figure Canadian Pacific rose @s and
Union Pacific point
Although the advance brought out some
stocks that were waiting a favorable mar
Ike. the list in the main held we'll and
seemed little concerned over indications
II fresh liquidation in certain stocks and
bonds.
Baltimore and Ohio convertible 4las sold
at a ne low level and steel IS sagged to
par.
Speculative leaders showed in more
decided fashion the effect of the con-
tinuous stream Of liquidation elsewhere.
and prices in sCmc instances receded to
Yesterdays closing.
New Haven broke -, to 1OS. new low
record and there We're heavy sales of
industriaIs and railroads ruling between
~ and ~,
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xEx Dividend To-day.
Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe COM.
IL; Pullman Car Company. =: Pressed
Steel Car pid.. Ia Sears. ROebuck & Co.
10: Norfolk and Western pfd.. 1: Con-
necticut Railway and Light com. 1. and
preferred of same, 1: Eastman kodak
Company OF New Jersey, ).
Mexican Northern railway, ..
Hourly Sales Of Stocks To-day.
liam, 146,300 l:m.,.. $4,000
pm, 2Ss,70J ppm. 343,50J
(sHMoney.. 25s 3 212 pa
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April 30.-Reports from
kansas minimizing the recent chinch
bug scare and placing the probable
wheat crop at 129.5aO,000 bushels today
lowered values here. Lower cables also
weakened the market, which showed
some nervousness. At the start there
was net loss of lsaA to asa Y. May
opened Aa2s to &ah down at 91A to
a17s. dropped to 91ss and reacted to
opening figures. July began lsaA to
l4asA off at 914 to %, dipped to 91hs
and went back to 90
Influential buying support steadied
corn. July opened unchanged to Is
higher at 55s4 to 553s. and held within
that range.
Commission house buying held oats
firm. July started "A shade to 1saA
up at 34ls to 34ss. and held steady.
Provisions were unchanged to Zoe
higher demand being good and prices
being further aided by improvement at
the yards. July first prices were: Pork
1927 to 1855: lard, 10.S7ls, and ribs
100.
Butter-Firm: creamery, o6a3n.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. q. 753 cases: stock
on hand decreased 1920 cases during
last week: at mark ceases included), "
ais: fresh. IS: ordinary firsts, IL:
firsts. TO-
Potatoes-I-nchanEed: receipts. 30 cars:
Michigan. 42a45; Minnesota. 35a43: Wis
consin. 4Oa45.
Poultry-Live STEADY; chickens and
springs. 1Gi2.
Cheese-Lower; daisies. 144a14h: twins.
131sa13s4: Young Americas. 13iaa13s4 long
horns 13Ea13&.
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London Closing Prices.

Bar silver quiet. - 15-l6d per ounce
Money. 3s3L4 per cent.
Discount rates-short bills. SIS per cent; three
month bills. SIS per cent.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. April ;'0.-Flour-Steady.
with moderate inquiry.
Wheat-In consequence of continued
fine weather and crop advances and poor
cables wheat ruled easy this morning.
May. 1.OOA: July 30 15-16a1. CO.'S.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Firin.
Raw sugar-Steady: muscovado. 2.s6a
go: centrifugal. 3.36a3.39: molasses. 261
a2.64: refined. quiet.
Petroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Steady.
Hides-Steady.
Leather Steady.
Butter Steady and unchanSei: re-
ceipts, 1854 tubs.
Cheese-Steady: receipts. 3.433 boxes;
state. whole milk, held white or colored,
specials 17a17A; do. average fancy, TIA
1874 do. held, lower grades. La 1Ji2; Wis
corisin whole milk. twins. held 16.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 33 402 cases: fresh
gathered regular packed. firsts. north
erly. 19a2O: fresh gathered thirds. 161sa
II: fresh gathered dirties. No. !. 16a1tb2:
No. ,. 14ha1J1a: fresh gathered checks.
1oa15: state. Pennsylvania and nearby
gathered browns and mixed colors. l9lea
2O1e
Dressed poultry-Steady: fresh killed
western fowls. 16,aa1a; frozen turkeys,
15a25.
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EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Rarn.
IN re karpeles-Hopper Company; order
on publication and order appointing Byron
!. Graham and II. l.. Karpeles receivers
Dond. S2o,oU; petitioners attorney, Leon
TObriner
Mathew son agt. Mathewson; order an.
pointing W. t. Edmonston and W. W
MatheWson trustees; bond. so5.OD: plain
TN attorney. w. +. Edmonston: defend
ant attorney, John w. Davidse
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WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Thursday, With
Little Temperature Changes.

For the District of Columbia and Vir-
gnia-Fair tonight and Thursday: not
much change in temperature; moderate
north winds.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. April 30
Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
slightly cloudy this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
LIFE OF CUT FLOWERS MAY
BE PROLONGED BY CARE

have been out Of water for some time
but are otherwise fresh. the following
plan IS said 10 act like magic:
Secure bowl Of boiling water and
plunge the stems into this. placing tho
whole aside I'm a dark cupboard. BY the
time the water is cold IT will be found
that the flowers have completely revived.
Fresh water should be given when plac-
ing the specimens i'm the vases.
II there is reason for believing that
the flowers are rather old. "A good result
may be secured by throwing small lump
Of camphor into the hot water. Common
salt may also be used as stimuant TO re-
vivc fading blooms. and here it IS recon-
mended that the solution should be rather
a strong one.
In all these cases the flowers Will be
more likely TO revive II after treatment
they are allowed to remain in a cool and
shady room. OF course. at all times
direct sunshine helps TO fade cut flowers.
and this should be borne In mind when
placing the vases In a room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
IS KLINE A MILITANT?
Mayor Invited to Show His
CoIors at Pankhurst Rally.
mitchell IN SAME "FX'
Mccall, Too, Has Chance TO In
dictate His Attitude Toward
the Cause.

Now Is Mayor Kline's opportunity 70
show IL publicly if he is in sympathy with
the militant suffrage movement in Eng
land He has been invited TO sit on the
n,atform AT Madison Square Garden when
Mrs Pankhurst speaks, next Sunday
evening.
The Tammany candidate for Mayor and
the fusion candidate for Mayor have a
like chance. for similar invitations have
gone TO Edward +. Mccall and John Pur-
roy Mitchell They are signed by MISS
Joan Wickham, Mrs. Pankhursts repre-
sentative in this country, and read as
follows.
Dear Sir: You a~e probably aware
that a meeting has been arranged for
Mrs. Pankhurst in Madison Square Car
den on the evening Of Sunday, october IT,
by accepting a seat on the platform
at this meeting you would afford us much
qualification.
Tine favor Of a reply is requested.
Various other public men are invited
William J. Bryan is among them. But
query, can the Secretary Of State TOT
Uncle Sam 20 and sit on the platform
with the woman who has obliged the
British Parliament TO do itself up IN
cottonwood? OF course. it would be an
inexpensive opportunity for Secretary
BRYAN to hear somebody lecture besides
himself. but what will happen between
the British lion and the American eagle
81 he does it?
Police Commissioner Waldo gets an In
yitation. and so does Sheriff Hamburger
The Sheriff will probably be brave
enough to 60. for he once accepted an
Invitation TO debate militancy with MISS
Inez Milholland. and there is every reason
10 believe that he would have debated
with her had II not been that ne got lost
on the way and never arrived at the
meeting where Miss Milholland was.
Invitations have gone also TO District
Attorney Whitman, whose wife Will be
one of those TO welcome Mrs Pankhurst
at the Women's Political Union dinner
next Monday night; to Martin II. Glynn
and to DR.. Stephen s. Wise. Nor are the
multi-millionaires neglected. Vincent
Astor and Andrew Carnegie are among
those asked TO sit on the platform.
True democratic simplicity is shown IN
the style OF the invitations, which are
plainly printed on Uncle Sans postcards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
WOMAN SENATOR TO LECTURE
Mrs. Robinson on Speakers List OF
League for Political Education.

The League for Political Education VIII
open its twentieth year with meeting
at the Hudson Theatre on the morning
of November s. The programme just Is
sued by the league announces that the
lectures will be given every Saturday
morning until next April.
Brand Whitlock. author-Mayor OF To-
iedo. will be a lecturer. and others Will
be Mrs Helen Ring Robinson, the hrst
woman Senator in America, who is
member Of the upper house Of the Colo
RADIO Legislature; Miss Mary NJ. Bartelme
the first woman Judge. who presides over
the newly established Court for Delin-
Quent Girls in Chicago; Miss Jessie
Alderman. fellow Of the Royal Scottish
Geographical Society; Ex-Governor Her
bert S. Hadley of Missouri, Judge Ben"
p. Lindsey. Of the Children's Court, OF
Denver: Hamilton w Mabie, associate
editor Of THE Outlook" and Rabbi
Stephen s. Wise. of the Free Synagogue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13

One OF the very livest units in the Asso-
citation Of Working Girls is French cluo
no. not a group OF American girls VINO
want TO practise speaking French. though
certainly they would be working girls II
they did that; but group OF French
working girls one does not hear much
about the French in New York city, hrst
because there are not many Of them sec
ond. because they have what Mime. l..
Lavignette Rocher, the founder OF La
Famille. the club for French WORKING
girls. calls re shyness." But If they have
re shyness" they have also "ze sell
control" and IL is re self-COntrol' which
enables Nine. Rocher. shy little. plump
little. merry little Frenchwoman, TO do
the things she does for her club-work
for It, speak for 1t and pilot 1t through
the difficult waters which any club with
out money or patronesses must navigate
II is two years ago last July that Nine.
Rocher founded La Famille, which as It's
name indicates takes In not only working
girls. but their mothers and their Httle
sisters Nine Rocher had long bsen a
plunp little angel in the homes OF the
French who cluster in the vicinity Of 9th
street and Ninth avenue. She found work
for those who needed IT; she studied la"
that she might help them when their en-
ployers cheated them; she nursed them
when they were sick. But she was al
WAYS troubled about the little French
girls who had no Amusement but tn
streets after school. And so she formed
La Famlle.
The Hudson Guild gave the new club
house room. allowing II for nominal
rent 10 use "A large upper room In the
Hudson Guild Library. AT No. 436 West
27th street, and a roomy gymnasium
above that
1t was a small club then; il has more
than one hundred members now-twenty
mothers and about eighty girls. big and
little. And many are the activities that
go on there, to the running accompani-
ment OF excited French chatter. There
are classes where the little girls learn 10
cook and sew and sing and dance and do
gymnastics. Every Tuesday evening there