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The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15

him. 1t was when they were putting
my Foundation in. A lot of the wise
ones were standing around, trying to
tell Connick a thousand different
things that were the matter with the
Town. He finally got rid of them all.
and when the last one was out of
hearing he turned around to me and
said: Service, Old Girl, If ever the
time comes when all the little "Ts"
can be gathered together and Welded
into a Capital I'VE" San Francisco
is going to be the Queen City of
everything this side of Kingdom
Come. and the more think of it the
more I am convinced that this Fair is
big step in the Right Direction.
Good night" called the Service
Building. Come out again.
That's my bel1-two shorts and a
1ong-and. as you may or may not
know, an appointment with II. ID.
Connick is an appointment"
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give their annual dance at Puckett's
assembly rooms. Edwin c. Porter. a
rising young lawyer. is chairman of
the committee in charge. Other
members of the committee are
George c. Collins. william Lannon.
Bernard J. Judge. L James Herzco-
vitz and Louis x. Rosenblum.
X y
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Marks announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Clara Marks. to Leslie c. Mar
Gus. 'ao e4tifiV9 :
They will receive their friends
November 80. from q to- O'Clock at
their residence. $50 Pacific avenue.
Alameda. sslsts.,
~ No s4fx
Registering ata9he Hotel McAlpin
from San Francisco dtiring the last
week, have been: Mr.. and Mrs. r.
J. Finch and son. Mrs. George B.
Robbins, C. l. Dickey. p S. steen-
strup. Master J. s. Bancroft. j. N.
Mclean. Edwin W. Hills, Aaron Neu-
mann. Will Trexorand II: NJ sHiHsrn
~ - xnsI M
Mr.. and Mrs, H. F. Musser of
French Guich are in this, city and
are guests at sthe Union Square
hotel. ~ss-e,,-
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tistics

are-but YOU should have been at
Buffalo-there was a Fair for you"
As we shook hands at the steps and
parted. we received our camera back
in exchange for Manila, waving. by
mutual consent, the very apparent
fact that it was a balmy day and
there wasn't breath of wind.
We entered the Service building and
asked for Mr. Connick. We were
directed upstairs business of going
upstairs.) Again we asked for Mr.
Connick, Dragged of the fact that
we had an appointment with him
boasted of a long acquaintance
spoke of him with an impressive inti-
macy-and related in careless though
snappy detail a few "reminiscences
that we had every reason to believe
would, without any further delay
whatever. bring us into his inner Of
fee
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Dreamland rink and all our music
lovers will have an opportunity of
hearing these artists at prices as low
as 81.
The concert given by the San Fran
cisco symphony orchestra Friday OF
last week with Schumann-H -Heink as
the soloist just about shattered all
records for business done by local
symphony orchestras. 1t has been de-
cided to reopen the ticket sale so that
those who were out of the city during
the season ticket sale may purchase
tickets for the remaining eight con-
lcerts.
to be given next Friday at the Cort
theater, is as follows:
Soloist-AIiss Ada Clement
Overture .sFfngaps Cave. .Mendelssohn
symphony fat (Kochel 543) ....... Mozart
Adagio-Allegro.
Andante con moto-
Menuetto.
Finale.
Concerto No. 5. fat. opus 49,. Beethoven
ALLEGRO In e fat major and a. time.
H-Adagio un POGO moto, in b major and
III-Rondo-alIesro ma non troppo. in nat
Miss Ada Clement
Intermission
Suite. aRomantique ...........---.. -.heser
Notturno.
Scherzo.
Finale.
(New: nrst time in San Francisco)
Signor Giovacchini the distinguished
operatic barytone, will be the soloist
at the weekly matinee of music at
Kohler & Chase hall this afternoon.
The complete program is as follows:
Avalse Caprice" op. Z (Newland).
Fischer player piano; aria from III Re
di Lahore" (Massenet), Signor Gio-
vacchini, with Fischer player plano
accompaniment; selection from
'IAmico Fritz" (MascagnD; sere-
made from "Pagliacci'' and minuet
Geoncavallo), Fischer player piano:
"Pur Decesti" (Antoine Lotti), Signor
Giovacchini, with Fischer player
piano accompaniment; selection. pipe
organ.
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: That's more than we are taking
in at the Gate" muttered d. Roga-
| tory.
But it won't be-when we are
| open,' answered the Service Building
Il tell you. it's a great thing to make
comparisons" she ran on IF we took
in dollar for every foot of lumber
| that we received, we would be doing
the business of a branch mint. Do
you know how many feet Of lumber
there are ON these grounds at this
| minute?" she asked, addressing her
| self to me.
! Il pleaded ignorance. and asked for
enlightenment
"Forty-five Million Feet right
there in sight. Count it il you like.
Now" she continued, take out your
pencil-a shipload of lumber is about
100000 feet-let us reduce this whole
matter to Shiploads-how many do
you figure we have received?"
figured industriously and long. Il
make it One Hundred and Fifty Ship
loads. Is that correct?''
400 sHIPLoADs
OF LUMBER
/ THAT will answer the purpose" she
replied. Now we figure when the
Fair is completed. it will take about
| 120, 900. 900 feet, or unless my mental
arithmetic is out of plum, 400 Ship
Loads of lumber-whfch. to my way
OF thinking, is quite a promising little
feet when you stop to consider. This
does not include a pound of anything
I that is to go into the Buildings OF
course. il you're really fond OF fgur-
ling, you have my permission to COM
pute how much more this lumber
\ IL I,< y tor
front we have already mentioned
/ rather imagine that with all this
lumber on hand or to arrive you must
be progressing rather well with the
letting of your contracts?
I'm glad you asked that" and she
smiled family, because lot of funny
stories come to us out here. AS a
| matter of fact. the contracts for all
the Exhibition Palaces are let. except
Festival Hall.
Which isn't an Exhibition Palace
mumbled d. Rogatory.
But which will be let very shortly,
nevertheless" countered the Service
Building.
What was that whistle? I asked, as
| much to change the subject as for
! information.
That's our switch engine" she ex-
claimed. You can't see 1t from there,
L
to know that we have 10 miles of rail-
road track within the Exposition
Grounds. and still every once In a
while some one writes to know If we
are going to be anything like the old
Mechanics Fair"
You're a marvel" snorted D. Rog-
atory. I've heard you talk of Ships.
Water Pipes, High Tides and Railroad
Tracks but you've hardly said a word
about Buildings. Now the Fine Arts
Building at Seattle
lust a moment" interrupted the
Service Building. while I send in for
a little data. Now here d. Rogatory,
listen to this and commit it to mem-
ory. The Fine Arts Building at the
Portland Fair contained 10000 square
feet. at the Omaha Fair $4,000 square
feet, at the Buffalo Fair 10000 square
feet. and at the Seattle Fair 10000
square feet Even you can figure
that the combined area for the four
Fairs was $4,000 square feet Now
the area of our Fine Arts Building
will be 100000 square feet Now,
dom t interrupt, a little more of this
will do you and lot of other people
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will be the Schumann song cycle.
"Woman's Love and Life" which has
not been heard in this city since this
same artist sang 1t nine years ago.
1t is probably the most beautiful
series of songs in the literature of
music, and had Schumann never COM
lposed another work, this cycle would
have made his name immortal. The
complete program follows:
Aria from '.Mitrane" Rossi
My Heart Ever FaithfuI' J s. Bach
Sonata for violin f minor. s. Bach
Allegro-Adagio-Glgue
Miss Fletcher
Song cycle .Frauenliebe und Leben''
(Woman's Love and Llfe) . R. Schumann
Ellis Image.
HE. the Best and Noblest."
Heavenly Dream
.nhou Ring Upon Ny Finger
Tears OF Happiness"
The Forsaken.'
Violin solos
Prelude Prelude lie Deluse" - 81 Saint s ssen:
Spanish Dance No. s............ .Sarasate
Miss Fletcher
me Me ....-......... .X. Leroux
Down in the Forest" .Landon Ronald
Ills Lullaby tby request) .....C. j. Bond
The Kerry Dance" tby request, y. L. MOiloy
the compositions of Mrs Abbie Ger
rish-Jones, was presented last night
at Sorosis hall by the following
artists: Mrs. M. E. Blanchard. con-
tralto; Miss Helen Colburn Heath,
soprano: Lowell Redfield. barytone
Frank F. Terramorse Jr., tenor: Mrs.
Edward Z. Young, pianist; c. A. Neale,
flutist.
The Melba- -Kubelik continuation ba q
commenced it's transcontinentaI tour
and is making new concert records
SO far as attendance and receipts are
concerned 1t is said to be the most
expensive organization for concert
purposes that has ever been formed,
the cost of each concert being $4,000,
so that only few of the larger cities
can be visited and in most of these
only one concert is given
Manager Greenbaum has taken two
dates.
Both concerts will be given at
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AS we went down the stairs. Con-
nick explained that the way we went
out was shorter by four feet. am
no mathematician, but how anything
can be shorter by four feet when it's
longer by six is beyond me.
Our introduction to the Service
Building was thoroughly convention
al. Mr.. Connick did what was neces-
sary. but no more. and left us on the
lawn--face to face with the Chaperon
of Construction--to work out our own
Social Salvation.
And why asked the Service Build
ing. when the first blush of embar-
rassment had passed away, "and why
have you picked me out for your first
interview?'
Because" / replied. you are the
first born of the Exposition Buildings.
and from you we hope to gather few
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
By LARRY HARRIS

there then. so that settles it. They
couldn't have given ii without me-"
IF I was a student of History"
said Murphy I'D make note of
that-but, as I'm not, well let 1t pass.
What is your position here?"
II am the Panama-Pacific's Plain
Clothes Man"
And your duties?" I asked.
Collecting Cameras"
INTRODUCING
ID. ROGATORY
introduced Murphy and Murphy
introduced me. We explained our
mission and exchanged cards. / took
one look at his card-another look at
him-and believed both of them /
passed the card to Murphy. He
looked at it quickly and was about to
give it back to me when the Exposi-
tion Builder relieved him of it with
the casual remark that 1T was the
only one he had and he hadn't been
without it since the fair at Chicago.
The inscription on the card covered
the Gentleman in question thor
oughly. IT ran as follows:
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RETURNED TRAVELLER
FETED BY MRS. BROWN

Mrs. Henry Ward Brown enter
tanned Wednesday last at a luncheon
at her home in San Mateo in honor
of Mrs. Charles Stewart. who has
recently returned from abroad.
Among those present were: Miss
Clara Osborne, Miss Edna Rooney
Miss Marion Mills, Miss Gertrude
Mills. Mrs. Carroll Cook. Mrs. Orlow
Black and Mrs &. Carlisle.
In compliment to Miss Gertrude
Mills. who is visiting her grand
mother. Mrs. Bates. at her home in
California street. Miss May Sullivan
entertained at an informal bridge
party yesterday afternoon. The af-
fair was held at the Cort hotel.
X
Mrs. S. J. Eva entertained at a
luncheon and bridge party at the
Hotel Oakland yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moss have
rented house in Alameda, where
they will permanently reside.
uiSc y dhSCS VhitAhcT entertained
a group of friends at the home OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Whit
aker. in Thirty-third street, Friday
evening. October 81. Chrysanthe-
NUNS, in shades or red and yellow
scheme.
During the evening Miss Anita
Reed and Miss Florence Hughes rem
dered several piano solos. Some OF
those who enjoyed the party were:
Miss Eleanor Whitaker. Miss Flor
ence Hughes, Miss Dorothy McMur-
ray. Miss Pearl Helm. Miss Aline Nc
Cord, Leonard Kentille. Carl Wolff
Lewis Pothoff. George Reed and
Lewis Duham.
Mr. and Mrs. l. Leon Klasky are
making arrangements to depart
Thursday for the east and Europe
and plan to be in London in time fol
the Christmas holidays. Before sail
ing they will enjoy brief visi,
with relatives in New York city
Germany. Spain. France and italy
will be visited by the Klaskys before
their return to California. sometime
In April.
Mrs. George Taylor is entertaining
Miss Gladys Burton. daughter OF DR.
and Mrs. B. T. Burton, at the Belle.
vue hotel.
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The Service Build6mg @md MIR. III. ID. COMM

Our audience-1S and red headed
took one quick look at us and then
said something which sounded like
I" Bumstuffsitdownand
and disappeared.
He returned in about a minute
stood in a doorway and indicated
more by the way he held the door
than by what he said that IL we got
down to where he was before his foot
slipped we could come in.
THE BEAUTIFUL
MURAL DECORATION
We made the distance in eight sec
onds fiat and found ourselves not in
the Office of the Director of Works of
the Panama-Pacific International Ex-
position--no-but in his outer Office
and here may / rise to remark that
never before beheld such beautiful
Mural Decorations on foot-or to be
absolutely correct-one of them was
seated If what / saw in that Office
can be taken as symbol of what the
Fair is going to be when finished
1914 is going to be a long, long year.
We were asked if we would watt
couldn't speak, but Murphy nodded
that we would. So we waited. Neither
of us had anything to do until Mon
day morning. but with Connick an ap-
pointment is an appointment, and we
were ushered Out of the Outer and
into the Inner.
suppose that there are times in the
lives OF all OF US when figures are
not necessarily statistics.
1 introduced Harry Connick to
Harry Murphy. AS they both came
from Humboldt county-naturally
they had never met--all of which may
81. - IA, 10
not much of boast for it's roads.
Now, to those OF you who have never
met Mr.. II. ID. Connick / would like to
state that you have missed one of the
greatest little combustions that ever
Red Penciled q Blue Print or Convert
ed a Contractor. His directness of pur-
pose is so much of the from Cow to
Consumer" variety that they have yet
to record the first curdle.
Mr.. Connick is in charge of prac-
tically all that is going on within the
Fair Grounds. and IL any one thinks
that they are putting anything over
on the aforesaid Mr.. Connick-"here-
to attached and made a part thereof"
they have an awakening coming to
them compared to which the cry of
Fire, FIRE." is a Slumber Song.
l firmly believe that If a comma
were out of place in set of specifica-
tions Connick would see it-even IL it
were on the next page. And IL what
saw of him is an indication of his
usual activity-and I saw him on a
Saturday afternoon--he could leave
his Office. shake the first third rail he
met by the hand and / don't believe
that ii would have any more effect
upon him than would an alcohol rub.
If Connsck ever short circuits. the
opening date of the Fair will be sub
ject tn change
And what" said Mr.. connick. can
/ do for you?"
l replied that we would like a
proper introduction to the Service
Building.
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miscellaneous facts which none of the
other buildings are as yet prepared to
tell u.s.
For instance?" she queried.
well. as a starter, I'd be interested
in knowing your size. height and"
Not age warned Murphy, re-
member the sex"
Your size. your height and your
cost" 1 repeated
''As Exposition Buildings 60" re-
piled the Service Building. I'm rather
a trim little thing. A mere three
stories and but $50 feet by 10 feet on
the ground And as to my cost, the
last total had on myself was 100000.
But you mustn't confuse me with any
of the Exposition Palaces any more
than you would judge the size OF a
Dry Goods House by the weight of
it's travelling salesman. You see, /
had to be here, and to be here early.
If I wasn't built of Pine it wouldn't
be much out of place to call me a
Redwood Reception Committee. My
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Activities I'm the World Of the CDWbw0mem

| Mrs. E. A. Blaisdell. chairman of the
house committee. in regard to the
basket luncheon.
Social day is to be celebrated with
an elaboration of detail on Thursday
afternoon next by the members of the
Cap and Bells club in the auditorium
of the Native Sons building at 43O
Mason street. Two plays will be
given under the direction of Leo
Cooper, the first being a curtain
raiser entitled "Peggy's IdeaT' and
the second, announced as "a modern
society play of woman's tempera-
ment and psychology in two acts by
| Grace Luce Irwin. entitled AN Inti-
mate Acquaintance"
The cast in the first of these is as
| follows: Peggy Dale, In Love With
an IDEAL" Miss Mae Frances O'Keeffe:
| Philip Norman, a Young Stock
Broker" Foster Krake: scene, Peggy S
sitting room; time, evening. In the
second the players are: Maud
Bowen, a popular and fashionable
society woman" Mrs. Oscar Wood
Jasper Jr.. Mrs. Bowen, her mother" f"
Mrs. Ella M. Sexton; Blanche her
maid" Mrs. Richard Rees; "Claribel,
| her dearest friend" Mrs Will S.
Pardy; Laura Barton, an intimate
acquaintance" Mrs. c. Arthur Gwynn.
| Scene, act !. Miss Bowen's hotel sit
4 ting room. / o'clock In the morning;
act II, same room next morning at
10 o'clock.
| Members must present member
/ ship tickets at the door for social
day and all guest tickets must be in
dorsed with the name of the guest
and the hostess. Each card admits
but one guest.
Members and guests of the New Era
league will meet Friday at the Palace
hotel, promptly at IL o'clock, for the
presided over by Mrs. Lillian Harris
Coffin and the speakers will be an
nounced later.
The Denman School club will hold
a. meeting Saturday next at the Belle
vue hotel at 80 o'clock. which is to
be holiday meeting" according to
! the announcement of the president
Mrs. w. /. Clayes.
She has furthermore requested that
each member bring small toy tc
which should be added an inscription
humorous in character and betting
| the merrymaking occasion
A musical program has been ar
ranged, in which the following will
participate: Mrs. Alvena Heuser Will
son, Miss Myrtle Donnelly, Miss Mar
ion Cumming. Mrs. Suzanne Gomez
and Robert Morrissey.
There will be as well a dance by
Miss Davida B1uel.
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The Forum club will greet its new
members Wednesday next, at a recep-
ton in the attractive clubrooms al
220 Post street. Mrs. E. c. Dennis
| ton, past president OF the club, viii
act as hostess of the affair. whicf
is to begin at 2:30 o. clock.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
MISS RADIUS JOINS
RANKS OF MATRONS


Matthews Lutheran church Thursday
evening Miss Emile Radius, daughter
of Mrs. Elise Radius. and Otto Pfeif-
fer. popular young merchant. were
married by the Rev. Herman Gehrche.
The bride was attended by Miss
Rose Bauer. as maid of honor, and
Miss Elsa Mauchas. bridesmaid, and
her little niece, Dorothy Radius. and
her cousin. Alice Schult, as flower
girls. Mr.. Pfeiffer was attended by
Jacob Rettenmayer, as best man.
After the ceremony the members
of the two families Joined in a we'd
ding supper at downtown cafe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pfeiffer will make
their home in an attractive house In
Eighteenth avenue near Lake street
upon their return from a short trip.
Mrs. Pfeiffer is the sister of Walter
A Radius, who is well known in
business and fraternal circles.
X X
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the First United Presbyterian
church In Golden Gate avenue Satur-
! day evening. November 8, when Miss
Mildred Esther Smith. the daughter
of Mrs. Lillian B. Ramsden, became
the bride of Mathew Aiken Graham.
DR.. II. Fl. Bell oficiated. The bride
was gowned in a white brocaded
charmeuse with pearl trimmings
fashioned en- train and her veil was
fastened with orange blossoms. She
was attended by Irene N Read, as
matron Of honor, and Mrs Floyd
Smith and Miss Mabel Mitchell, as
bridesmaids. Master Charles Rams
den and Miss Roma Cheney were ring
bearer and flower girl. The bride was
given to the bridegroom's keeping by
her stepfather, G. Ramsden. VIII G.
Read Of the federal service was best
man and the ushers were Delmar
Hanna and Earl Schmitt.
| After the ceremony the guests re-
tired to the future home of the happy
couple in Masonic avenue. where an
elaborate supper was served.
| Mr.. Graham is associated with the
United States customs service. as
signed to the searching force.
Among those present were: DR.. and
Mrs. H. Fl. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Rams
den, Mr.. and Mrs. @. H. Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs e. A. Holmes. Mr.. and Mrs
Al J. Malmberg, Mr.. and Mrs. w. g.
Read, Mr.. and Mrs. Lhuillier. Mrs
Mitchell, Miss Marie Mitchell. Miss
Mabel Mitchell, Mrs. Campbell, Miss
Sarah Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. III
Cheney. Mrs. +. Smith. Miss Jean
Cochran. Miss Maybelle Gum, Mrs.
Wanderford, Miss Margaret Bradley
Frank Boyntner, Earl Schmitt, Del
mar Hanna and William Campbell.
! A pretty wedding was solemnized
Wednesday at the home OF Mrs
i Thurnfon Thanrnacn xuhn-
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Social Happenings i'm Trdmsbay Region

n
Fischer) of Alameda has passed, the
crisis and Is rapidly recovering from
the attack of scarlet fever with
which she was stricken about three
weeks ago. Her mother has. been in
constant attendance but friends have
been barred from, this, home aby the
quarantine asto#s afes ~
se *e .scis euaaa g
Miss Helen Beckwith will enter-
tain about 80 guests at ans informal
dancing party tonight at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Beckwith, s1of Telegraph avenue.
Berkeley. ri Her guests will be
chiefly members Of the class of 1912
Of the university so the affair will
be i'm the nature of "a class reunion.
Miss Emily Martin, daughter of
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
MISS PAHNkE HOSTESS
AT DELIGHTFUL PARTY

Miss Evelyn Pahnke of the high
school Of commerce was hostess at
an elaborate house party last Sat
urday afternoon, when she enter
tanned the members of Miss Anna
Tietjcn's class. The Hampton street
residence was elaborately decorated
with crepe paper, lanterns and ever
greens, Games were played and
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
By MARY AsHE MILLER

Merrymaking. marked by vast
amount of diversity of development,
is about to lay its grip upon the
women's clubs.
With the approach Of the holiday
season, the various organizations
make preparations for these annual
festivities which are apt to be
termed links, although the range
Of frivolities is wide. Some are de-
corous. home like affairs; some are
semi-intellectual in character, after
the manner of those who take their
pleasures sadly: others are genuine
treats of a musical or dramatic ma
ture. dignified and of real worth;
again, one meets with real humor
cleverly presented in skit or rhymes;
but yet again, alas, one sees things
which sadden.
Would that women might realize
that nothing is gained by caricatur-
ing their own pecularities, physical,
social or mental.
To be genuinely amusing is one
thing. TO be a sad fright is another
Presidents of clubs should exer-
else some thought as to whom they
put at the head of these links" COM
mittees. Because a woman is merry
in nature. has initiative and longs to
use il, is no reason why she should
be permitted to run wild and make
the annual event an affair which too
often makes the more dignified mem
bers of the organization, distinctly
uncomfortable to say the least
Fortunately such presentations of
Joliity are rare and are becoming
rarer. but let the club women take
some interest in which is coming off
and who is in charge.
x
An executive board meeting of the
San Francisco district of the Caiifor-
MIA Federation of Women's Clubs was
held today at the Stewart the di-
rectors meeting at the call of the
president, Mrs. Percy l.. Shuman
After the meeting a luncheon was
held at the hostel, under the direc-
ton Of the two secretaries, Mrs
Lewis E. Aubury and Mrs. Nathan
Frank.
The Housewives league met for it's
monthly luncheon at the Hotel Stew
art today. DR.. Caroline Cook Coffin
state chairman of the league, presid-
Ing. The speakers were w. v. Stat.
ford and T. o. Heydenfeldt, who
spoke on Municipal Markets.
\
The Dorian club met yesterday aft.
ernoon at the home of Mrs c. Il
Sharp, 81 Jordan avenue, and heard
a lecture on Frederick the Great
aIis Capitol and His Playground" by
Mrs. Rose V. S. Berry, which was IL
Illustrated by stereopticon views
Mrs. J. NJ kepner was chairman
It is announced by the club presi.
dent. Mrs. J. S. A. Macdonald, thai
there will be no meetings of the or
ganization during December, OWNS
10 the stress of the holiday season