The Detroit times., 1914-05-15
IN DETROIT


walter 4. piper. president al the real
est=te hoard. who returned, Thurs
meeting of the National Association
OF Real Estate exchanges In Omaha.
Neb declares that the streets OF
omaha are so well paved that they
migft serve as a model for Detroit.
several OF the best known books ON
advertising and merchandising. and
connected with the graduate school
OF business OF Harvard university,
visited the burroughs Adding Ma
chine compahys plant, Thursday
Prof Cher1ngton is a personal friend
OF, l.. 81 Elmo Lewis, advertising
manager.
The TechnI club, composed of Central
High school girls interested in art,
has arranged several representations
OF famou.pictures, by means OF living
models. irNconnectiOn with tile an
nual exhibition OF the art and manual
training departments OF the school.
Friday evening. May 20. French,
German, italian. Dutch, English aud
American pictures viii be represent
cd
Toledo was chosen as the place OF the
next semi-nnnual meeting, ina NOVem-
beS In tho closing session OF the
National Association OF Garment
Manufacturers, in the Hotel POnt-
ohartrain, Thursday L. Cohen Of
president after four
years in office, was pesented silver
service. IL was announced that the
association now comprises l65 manu-
facturers empl%~ng 100000 people.
Harold Brind, ~ years old, of No. 00S
WoOdwnrd-nNe, reported To the pO-
lice Friday morning that TWO rough
men stopped him at Woodwak<f ave
and Highest, at midnight. T Hprky ay,
leveled revolvers at him andNforced
him TO accompany them 10 tNc-~yard
OF 81. Johns Episcopal church. where
they made him take OF his nice new
gray suit and change for an old
suit that one OF the bandits was
wearing.
~. X. Davis and 4. 1. Mcleod, OF the
Detroit Reduction CO.. conferred with
Commissioner Fenkell. Thursday at-
ternoon, regarding the city's future
plans for the disposal OF garbage.
The companys contract with tie
city expires two years from next
July. Commissioner Fenkell has de-
cided 10 build a municipal reduction
plant this summer. IL is understood
that the reduction company viii
make a proposition TO the city for a
renewal OF the contract.
The Detroit Museum of Art IL planning
nm exhibition of the work done In
the art departments OF various De-
troit schools, during the hrst ana
second weeks OF June Exhibits VIII
be sent by the puDlc sehooIs, tns
Liggett school the Detroit School OF
Design and the school OF Fine Arts.
The two Meunier sculptures present
ed TO the museum The Hammer
man" and The Shrimp Fisher on
Horseback" have arrived. and YIN
be placed on view as soon as pedes-
tails can be made for them.
Ten Delegates to the welfare cODven-
ton of the Republican party. May 20,
We're named at the smoker Of the
Mckinley club, I'm Concordia hall,
Thursday evening. and committees
OF 20 was named 10 serve as a re-
ception committee TO assist upstate
visitors. Sheriff Oakman presided AT
the smoker state Chairman A. j.
Groesbeck predicted the success Of
the party. this fall, Mayor Marx
Charles A Nichols. senator T.. j.
Curtis OF Flint Joseph Moynihan ana
Justice Gaiuey were among the
speakers, \ luncheon and vaude-
Vile entertainment wound up the
meeting.
Fathers and mothers TO the number of
500 packed the gallery of the big v.
III. G. A. gymnasium, Thursday night,
TO see their boys who had been TAX
ing gymnastic lessons during the
past season go through their stunts.
There were about 200 youngsters and
they proudly did their most difficult
exercises to the applause Of the visl-
tors. Before the end OF the eve
Ifing's entertainment the class united
in a rouslng tiger for their teacher.
J. A. Ward. Tonight in the y. NJ. G.
A. building the class in real estate
VIII hold It's annual banquet An in
teresting program of speaking has
been arranged. IL is expected that
about rs students will attend.
Six excursions, similar 60 that of the
merchants of northern Indiana to
Detroit, few weeks ago are being
planned by the wholesale bureau of
the Board OF Commerce. They will
begin about the middle or August,
and will continue at the rate OF one
week one excursion VIII bring
In merchants from the north. as far
as Mackinaw city; another Will cover
the Traverse city and Cadillac dis
trict; another will take in the west
ern cities The complete schedule
has not yet been arranged The OBJ
Ject OF the excursions is two fold
&c bring buyers to Detroit. and TO
convince the railroads that better
freight service ought 10 be given be
tween Detroit and the towns thus
reached.