davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
Gen" RosaIIe Jone, comIno

mere VIII b. a special meeting
OF the Equal Suffrage League az ~
Matthews Sunday School rooms Fri
DAY afternoon at o'clock Arrange
ments Will be completed for the ap-
pearance OF the public demonstra %
ION here on May ? when General
Rosalie Jones will be here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23

Miss Frances Marschner entertained
the NJ. VI. Sewing Club at her home
on South Jacob street TUESDAY even
ing Dancing was also enjoyed. at
the conclusion Of which a luncheon
was served TO the following. Misses
Marie Neidermeyer. Buth Bick. Edna
Isogues: Anna Oberman. Edna Schra-
der and Frances Marschner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
Xmas Dauobter,s Tea

The Kings Daughters of the Fourth
Street NJ. r. church will give a must
cal tea at the home OF Mrs Dent a
Taylor on the Island on Thur.day
afternoon. May II The hours will
be- from . TO and many ladies Will
attend. An attractive program will
be rendered
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
SOCIETY


The last party OF the season was
siFen Al the Mercantile Club Wednes
gay evening All the members were
ing the early part OF the evening. AZ
Ter 10 o'clock dancing Was the pas
time The committee IN charge was
composed OF Mr. Dave Kraus. chair.
man: Messrs. Leon r. Stein. Charles
Schlesinser. Louis Kraft and Ben p
baer Following the bridge games
tne committee awarded ak hands some
pfixes. Out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Morris Tuholske. OF Akron %
and Mrs, Herbert Somehow. OF Balti.
more. Md.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
For Mrs. TayIor

Mrs. W. J. w CuWden and Mrs
Robert Mcclure entertained fifteen la
dies Wednesday afternoon as com.
pliment TO Mrs. Charles TAYLOR OF
anton, O.. who Is the guest Of Mrs.
Cecil Robinson. Fancy work was IN
pastime and many useful articles
were made. a luncheon was served
the guests
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23

raul, Dwight Wagner. y. p. whita
ker. Eugene Hildreth. I'M. A. A Wi.
son, W. i. Wilson. Earl Adams. j. W
Storer. Jess Bloch. Joe Speidel. &.
Howard Simpson. Messrs Harve Pol
lock and Ben Hazeltine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23

tango party was given al the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs Jesse W. Spci-
del In Echo Point Tuesday evening
The guests included. Messrs and Mes.
H. c. Hazlett. Singleton PAUL. Lee
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
Mothers Club

The regular meeting of the Moth
ers' Club will be held at the Kings
Daughters Day Nursery this evening
at 1880 o'clock. a special program
will be rendered and all mothers are
welcome TO attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23

The young lady across the way
says she guesses the Congressman
must work awfully hard and stay In
session nearly all night. as she sees
so much in the paper about the elev-
enth-hour attacks they make.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
RUSSELL II. SKEELS

GRADUATE CHlROPRACTOR
52l-22 German Bank. Wheeling, w. Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
woMErs CLUB CALENDAR.
Thursday, April "a.

ESQ p. m.-Wamons club. Martins
Ferry. Miss Mitchell.
2,3O p. m.-Priscilla Improvement
club. Mrs. Chas. Waid.
$50 p. m.-outlook club. wellsburs.
Miss Kerr.
Friday, April "a.
2.80 y. m.-HOusewivcs' league. A. o.
I. W. rooms.
$50 p. m-Home Economics depart
ment. 4. .. L. W. rooms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-23
RUSSELL II. SKEELS

,2i-2. German Bank. Wheeling. W. Va
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
HEADQUARTERS MAY
HAVE DRILL HALL
Washington Memorial Building
Probably Will Be Used BY
Boy Scout Council.

Washington Boy Scouts may have
permanent headquarters in the new
Washington Memorial building. If sug-
sestions now being considered by scout
officials here are carried out.
Mrs Henry F. D.mock. president Of
the George Washington Memorial AS
ISOLATION, has presented to the local
boy Scout CouncIi, a scheme whereby
the boys may have headquarters with
drill hall and meeting rooms in the
new memorial which it is proposed to
erect here. The Government has al
ready donated the land at Sixth and b
streets, on the site of the old Pennsyl-
vaIla railroad station. and a large por-
ton of the money required for the erec-
ton of the building has already been
raised.
TIE proposition of Mrs. Dimock has
been considered by the Scout Commits
sicner and will be taken up by the
SCoutmasters Club, at the next meet
ing to be held March 2, when further
details Of the proposition will be given
out.
If the scheme is carried out, Wash
ington Boy Scouts will have the finest
headquarters in the country, it is de-
Cared. with ample room to hold meet
ings and carry out mass drills.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Army Officer Praises
Boy Scouts Devotion

The veneration displayed for the
veterans by the hundreds of Boy Scouts.
their devotion to duty and their untir-
inS willingness TO help at all times i'm
pi essed one with the fact that youthful
chivalry toward old age always exists.
This declaration by Major J. L. Nor
rnoyle, Ordnance Corps, L. S. A, Is
found in a recent letter to Scout Com
missioner E. S Martin. Major Nor
nIoyle was in charge of the camp OF
veterans at Gettysburg. His report con-
tinUes:
The boys were helpful in every ca
pacity. READY for any kind of duty,
serving as guides. messengers, orderlIes.
assisting in early aid work at the Red
Cross stations, acting as hagmen, day
and night, at the dangerous ca ossings in
camp, and serving 1T the Information
bureaus. They were human directories
for the lost veterans. Some one called
them the 'Mercuries OF the camp
They were always in evidence 10
help. Nothing but the highest conf
rnerdation is theirs. i believe they al all
times lived up to their scout laws.
which required them to b. Trustworthy.
loyal. helpful, friendly, kind and court
eouS' "
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
New Troop Organized
And Exhibition Is Given

Nearly one hundred Boy Scouts from
Washington organizations took part in
the greeting to members of Troop 3,
St Marks Episcopal Church. at the
parish hall Saturday night.
Sixteen members of the new troop re-
ceiyed congratulations from Scout
Commissioner Martin and numerous
scoutmasters, eleven new scouts re-
ceived badges from the hanos OF the
commissioner, and Scoutmaster Bowles
was presented with his certificate OF
authority over the troop
There were present members of Troop
"A. with J. L. KIdwell, scoutmaster;
Troop q, with T. L. Harries. scourmas-
ter; Troop %. with Vernon Bailey,
scoutmaster: Troop As, with c. n. Fill
kins. scoutmaster; Troop Il. with H. l..
Taylor. scoutmaster; Henry P. Blair,
chairman of the troop committee; the
Rev {. r. Stetson. and William B.
Trott, Of the committee, and a long
list of parents of the boys and friends.
The program included scout activities
by visiting scouts, with fire lighting.
signaling. and a bugle and drum corps
exhibition The following boys re-
ceived badges from Mr.. Martin: Ken
meth Miller. John Drawbaugh. Philip
Williams, patrol leaders: Emmitt Dor
min. Miner Stout. Henry Scott. John
Johannes, Edward King. Baldwin
Hardy. Samuel Hardy, Hugh Johnston.
Hugh Turner presented a transfer from
Troop No. 10, and Cyril Sandifsr, sec
ond-class scout, presented q transfer
from Troop is. and both were admitted
in good standing into the new troop.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
PLAN REVISION Of
MERIT BADGE TESTS
New System for Scouts of En-
tire Country to Be Modelled
on That of Washington.

Steps TO improve the system under
which Boy Scouts of the entire coun-
try undergo merit badge tests will
be taken as result of the meeting
here of the national council OF Bog
Scouts. E. S. Martin. scout commits
doner CT Washington, is TO have
charge OF the work of revising pres
ent requirements, and will model the
new system upon that already in
vogue here. Scoutmaster l. q. Priest,
who has been Intimately associated
with tee WORK or perfecling the sys
tenn OF examinations here, will assist
MIR. Martin.
hI,nu..v the standard required of
Boy Scouts in passing merit badge
tests has been LETT to the local coun-
Gil of honor under the superv. sion OF
the national council. In Washing
ton the institution Of a merit badge
faculty, composed of experts in diff
ferent departments of the Government
service, which had charge of the
examinations under the supervision
CT the Scout Commissioner and a
committee from the Scoutmasters'
Club, has produced better results, 1t
is said, than have been obtained in
any other council
Hereafter, in addition to being re-
CURED to pass severe tests for merit
badges the boys will get instruc-
ton in the various subjects, If they
desire II, and they VIII receive suS-
gestions for reading in connection
with their studies
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Weeks Meetinqs

Troop 1-Friday. 1:l5 p. m, Y. NJ -
A George H. Ashley. scoutmaster.
Troop 4-Triday. ! p. m. Peck Memo
rial Chapel. The Rev. II. p. Angus.
scoutmaster.
Troop Saturday, 7:3o p. m. st,
Marks Episcopal Church. H. L. Bow!cs.
scoutmaster.
Troop .sE, s-FTidsy; 80 ?: P m; c:aI,e: ls:
hausen, scOutmaster.
Troop S-Friddv, place TO be an
nounced, l. G. Priest. scoutmaster:
Troop l0-F'r:day. ESQ p: M, Ninth
scoutmaster.
Troop 1t--Tuesday. 80 p. m. Ingram
Memorial Church. Harry e. Wcllman.
scoutmaster.
Troop l7-Frlday.. p. m. Western
Presbyterian Church. William l. Simp-
son, scoutmaster.
Lodge Hall, Tekoma Park. +. l.
Harries. scoutnlaster.
Troop 22-Friday. : p. M. schoolhouse,
Eight and I streets northeast. Lord
Eustace Percy. scoutInaster.
Troop A-Friday. I p. m, Baptist
Church. Congress heights. J. l.. Kid
well. scoutTaster.
Troop 25-Friday. 80 p. m. 1919 Park
road northwest Karl W. woodward.
ScOutlfldSteT
Troop S}-Friday, p. NJ. First Con-
gregational Church. Arthur Fischer.
scoutmaster-
Troop 32-Friday, 80 p. m, Scou,
club room. $50 Avenue Of the Presi-
dents. Karl l. Locke, scoutmaster.
Troop 33-Friday, p. m. United Pres
byterian Church. j. ii. HiXson. acting
scoutmaster.
Troop 3s-Friday. 80 p. m. home OF
scoutnaster. Berwyn. I'd. Harry q
Lugenbeel. scoutmaster.
Troop 3y-Friday. T:30 p. m. 1884 kalo-
rama road. Vernon Bailey. scoutnIas-
ter
Troop iO-Friday. ; p. m. keIilworth
Chapel. Stephen 5. Ball, scoUtmastcr.
Troop 42-Fridsy. ) p. M. All Souls
Church. William l.. Brown, scoutmas-
Troop &-Thursday. 80 p. m. Epiph-
any chapel house. c. y. Filkins. scout
master.
Troop 47-Friday. 80 p. m. parish
hall. St Andrews Episcopal Church.
H. L. Taylor. sCoutmaster.
Troop 4S-Friday. ! .. H.. 1887 Valley
place southeast. William b. Marshall.
scoutmaSter.
Troop j1-Friday. 10 p. m. 1900 New
ton street northwest. E. l.. Maschmey-
er. scoutmaster.
Troop No. 1-kensington. Nd, Satur-
day. 1:30 p. IN. G. y. F1lkins, scout
master.
Troop No. I-Capitol Heights. Md.
Friday. 30 p. IN. l.. il. Hamilton.
scoutmaster.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Personal Safety Advice
Distributed By Scouts

Something of the esteem in which the
work Of Washington Bov Scouts is held
in other cities is shown by the action OF
the Hoosier Motor Club and indianap-
oils Chamber of Commerce in forward,
ing to scout officials here bulletins COW
eripg the matter OF personal safety in
the streets.
The Indianapolis organizatio havc
issued 5000 OF these bulletins, 500 OF
which have been sent here for distribu-
tion. They will be given to the scout
masters for distribution among the
boys OF the troops. and will later be
distributed throughout the Fairgrounds
of the City.
The bulletins cover thoroughly the
means that should be used py pedestrl-
ans In avoiding accidents. and gives 4
good deal of valuable information re-
sarding the manner in which people
should act when attempting 10 cross
streets or other congeste1 places
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
News of Troops.

John StoCkard, who has been confined
10 his home with serious Illness, has
resumed his pIac" IS acting assistant
scoutrnaster Of Troop a.
l.. Leslie Simpson. first clnSs scout,
formerly OF Troop 81. at Somerset. has
been admitted TO Troop q.
Scoutmast-r &. y. F'ilkins. of Troop
a. will have charge of WASHINGTON
scouts at the Alexandria Washington D
Birthday celebration.
Maxwell A. Cstro. first class scout, of
Troop !. Newport News, Va, was a visi-
tor at the last meeting OF Troop A..
Homer Greenfield, of Troop y. who
has passed his :irst-class tests. has filed
application I"r .we've inert badges
scouts Howard Derrick. Howard Ca
lev ard Percy Miner, Of Troop u. IRE
reported III.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Government Control of
Scouts Seems Probable

Recommendations that the activity o.
eie BOY Scouts Of the District be
Pia|eu under Government contrvi III
connection with the Bureau of Recrea-
tloi' IL MADE by the Board of Trade in
a recent resolution presented TO The
scout commissioner by that body
ne resolution approves the action OF
the White House conferences In un-
dertakng 10 place the pla ayground ac-
.ititles OF the District under the juris-
dlcloh OF bureau Of recreation.
which should have charge of all play
ground work. including that Of the
schools. the Government, and the Dis
IL this scheme should be carried out
scout officials declare, it will place the
BOY scout movement here In WASH
ington under Government iurisd,crIop
and thus provide perms nently for the
work here
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
ScOutmaSters to Discuss
Problems of Short Hikes

THE Short Hike the object of the
hike. where to go. what to do, and
other problems in connection with it,
will be the subject of symposium"
at the next meeting of the Scoutmas-
day evening. March .. The meeting will
be called to order at 7:45 by President
Vernon Bailey, of the Biological Sur
vey, and will be preceded by a meeting
of the executive committee and a short
business meeting.
The speakers will be Scoutmaster c.
n. Filkins, Troop 43: William B. Mar
shall, Troop As; Karl w. Woodward,
Troop 25; II. l. Bowles, Troop 5; J. l..
kidwell. Troop "A: F. p. Crawford.
Troop so; +. L. Maschmeyer, Troop 81,
and J. II. Dellinger, Troop %.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Many Boys to Observe
Washington's Birthday

More than one hundred Washington
scouts will ass 81 at the celebration OF
Washingtons Birthday at Alexandria
tomorrow The BOYS will leave here
on the steamer St John at 1890 o'clock.
Scoutmaster G. y. Filkins. of Troop
43. will be in charge of the Washington
scouts, and scoutmasters of other troops
will report to him. The troops whlch
have notified ScOutmaster Martin that
they will attend are Troop AZ. &. y.
Filk!ns, scoutmaster. 30 boys: Troop 3s.
Vernon Valley. scoutmasteT. q boys:
Troop a.. II. l.. Taylor. scoutmaster. -
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Will Hear Eagle Scout.

Norris Gaddess, Eagle Scout. and
one OF the leading Boy Scouts here. will
be the guest of Deputy Scout Comnis-
sioner J. W. Patton, in Phi adelphia, on
Washington's Birthday, during the cele-
bration there. The exercises will take
the form of "A Treasurer Hunt in
which large number of boys from the
Quaker City will take part. II is pro-
posed that Gaddess shall address the
boys of the Philadelphia council on how
merit badges are obtained in order to
arouse greater interest in this line of
snout work among the younger boys
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Troop 80 Wins Fast
Game of Basketball

The basketball team of Troop 80 is
proud of having beaten the team from
Troop II in hotly contested game. TO
the tune of Il to II. During the first
half of the game the teams were evenly
matched, but in the last ten minutes of
play the Troop 80 boys walked al!
around their opponents and scored al
most at will.
The game was played in the parish
hall of St. Andrews Church, the head
quarters of Troop a.. Those VINO played
were:
Troop 39-Edward Winga.c. Orvillc
Walsh, Noble Simpson, Radford Brown.
Roger Gessford, and Edwin Mcintyre.
Troop 41-James Carr. Otto Spiess, Fred
Livermore. Harold Hursh, and Terrill
Henderson,
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Scouts Will Be USherS.

Members of troop y will assist at tho
Washington's 4 rthday celebration Mon
day evening at Takoma Park. The boys
vii act as ushers and take part in the
program. The entertainment Is to he
given in the Takoma Presbyterian
Church. The boys have been active dec
Grating the place and arranging for the
entertainment.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

To the Scout Editor
Last Sunday morning several boys
gathered at the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church OF Petworth TO hear the
Rev. Dr. HaGgCrty deliver a sermon
about the Boy Scouts. The scouts pres
ent were K. Harris, Trevis Jones, l..
Pitcher. Patrol Leaders $. Moores and
ID. s. Patterson, and Assistant Patrol
Leaders G. Moorcs and r. Fnsslin
Dr. Haggerty said that although the
scouts We're not organized in times long
ago. the following would surely have
been leaders among them: Abraham
Lincoln. King Arthur, st Paul. and
King David. II" said he had seen u
calendar with one or the scout laws
set aside for each month of the year
He said he protested against this and
declared that the scout laws chould be
put into practice every day of every
month.
Pee Wee" Knapp. the smallest boy
in the troop, has passed the tenderfOOt
examination and is nov studying for
second-class work Many of the boys
heard Dan Rearl speak last Friday
afternoon. Th- regular meeting will be
held at the Pr"sb ,-:erian Church, Fri
day e.ening. Scputmaster Hixson in
charge.
Very truly yours.
SCOUT SCRIBE. Troop 80
The Washington times., 1914-02-22
Boy Scout Letters
Of Troop Al.

To the Scout Editor:
At the regular meeting on Friday
evening James l.. Kidwell took charge
of Troop "a as regular scoutmaster.
Five new boys were added to our troop
and received their pins. The new GER
tificates were given to the boys.
Assistant Scoutmaster Bernard T.
Diedrich has invited the band to prac-
tice in his workshop. The trustees Of
the Baptist church have offered the use
Of their Sunday school room for the
regular Scout meetings.
Both Of these invitations were gladly
accepted, and the rooms will be used
until we can build our clubhouse, which
We hope to do soon.
The tenderfoot Scouts are now looking
forward to becoming second class
Scouts. The boys are working hard.
DR.. Edward E. Richardson preached a
splendid sermon on the twelve points
Of the Scout law on Boy Scout Sunday.
The church call was sounded by the
troop bugler at IL O'Clock. The boys
were in full uniform, with white g-oves.
We recently had an entertainment at
the Washington Girls Home, which was
greatly enjoyed.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Scout Scribe, Troop Il
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

To the Scout Editor:
Now is the time to prepare TO study
the birds and all sorts of animals. ac-
cording to Scoutmaster George ii. Ash
ley. and the boys are making rrepara-
tions to do a good deal Of work along
this line. 1t is expected that some or
the scouts will start museum where
will be kept spec mems of ell sorts or
things the boys find IN their outings
1t is a Little early in the season to do
yery much now. but our scou master
tells US that before long we shall be
very active, SO we arc getting ready to
visit the birds nests and Ia watch the
little animals come out OF their burrows
for spring activity. 1t is good time
to study trees and shrubs, a.so. the
scoutmaster says, and il IS expected
there will be Il good collection OF ieaves
of different kinds in our museum by
the end of the season.
Our semi-monthly hikes arc full of in
tcrest now and the scouts find time for
good deal of study. not only Of birds,
trees and animals. but of hiking, track
ing, signaling and the like.
Very truly. yourS.
SCOUT SCRIBE, TROOP I.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

To the Scout Editor:
There has been no cessation of ac-
tivity in our troop on Nccount OF the
bad weather. On the contrary. the boys
have taken advantage of the dee snow
to study tracking. Tracks or various
animals were found in the snow. espe-
cialiy during our hike Sunday, when
the snow was fresh.
Golden Smith is one Of the recent
acquisitions to our troop. He is famiiiar
with wireless and has manufactured a
wireless outfit. with which he receives
the time and the weather reports regu-
Iarly sent out from the Arlington wire
less station He is in the second year
at high school.
Our scoutmaster. Mr.. Marshall Is to
be one of the speakers at the next
meeting of the Scoutmasters Club:
when he will talk of The Short Hike
Troop IS has had a great deal of eX-
perience in this sort of work. so Mr..
Marshall is especially well fitted to
talk on this subject.
Very truly YOURS.
SCOUT SCRIBE. TROOP As.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

Untrimmed and Semi-Trimmed Hats
for early spring wear. Made of silks
and braids. in all the new small
shapes Black and leading colors
Styles suitable for women and young
girls.
The Washington times., 1914-02-22

For half a day you can buy
this famous "No. 2oV' quality
imperial English Longcloth. IS
inches wide. in 12-yard pieces,
at S9c. The soft cnamois finish
especially adapted for spring
underwear. Regular $50 value.
:, White Goods Dept, New Day
light Store.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-12
UNlONTOWN, 0.

tNtONTOWN. o.. sept r-Nisa
Anna hillia. OF New YORK city. and ala-
Ter AIR. Name MILLER of uarneaviffe.
were guests OF Mrs Sarah f.es ana Nr
vs. J.. Lee and family. from SATURDAY
until Monday
Mrs I.cota Dcnem and children were
here the guests OF Mrs.. ucnom.a mother
Mrs Elizuhcth Boon. from saturday I'M
NJ Robert lee ives here from his
home in ucehoctou. Tor q visit with bits
mother. Mrs. sarah Lee
Earl Danny. OF ZancaNlllc vas here
over -ehabth with hie mother Mrs. VII
liam Halff
ar ard Ms. Laurence Armstrone are
homo aftcr spending a week in Coium-
hus attending The state fair
Mra lsrIu MCfliufurk % Wooster fa
here NiHltinE hcr parents Mr.. and Mrs
George Earnre
Miss pcrotha Armstrong visited one
daN thie week with Mrs. Hiucle at BAR
ton
~ Cloyd Workman and Mr. Work
man aud con. 81 Ordway Colorado. were
guests 90 The home 81 ". a Merltte. the
first of the week
Mrs. Roy Tanner % CHICAGO Juno
ton. ia here tleitinE her parents Mr.
and Mrs NJ T.. Price
Mrs Corn Ions and mother. Waited
Medncsday GO the home 81 Mr and Mrs.
Nv D. E stewart visited this vs.s
~ ths homes ~ John Caldwell and NJ
T.. Price.
Mr Earnest shearer and family spen,
part N fhle week WITH Wra ghrarer,a
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gcorrc Barnes
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-12
SOCCER FOOTBALL
Promises 10 Become intsr,stinx mi.
Season In the Trf-stats District
Prizes onsrsd-

That soccer football Is going 20 have
= very Interesting season during the
fan OF 1914 Is shown by the great en-
tn"s,asm OF the players and followers
erned by the West Pannsyivania F5ot-
ball association.
This body. which has control OF rsso-
citation footboll In western PENNSYLVANIA
West Virginia and eastern Ohio. ana or
MnlS hthe president Is II. Stanley Bur
Invites all teams in this district a. -,
ter the championship competition for
the magnificent Spalding trophy. A.
present held by the Pittsburgh Rover
As last year. each district will have
an elimination contest OF its own. until
out one team remains. which will th-.
compete with the winning team IN tire
nearest adjoining district. which re
anees travelling expenses 20 the mini
The entries close September "a. ,,d
the rrst round takes pace October 10:
second round. October "a; third round
November IL: first semi-hnal November
hnal Christmas day.
All competing teams must be AFFILIATED
with the association. membership fee
being one dollar per season. and an en-
the cup-tie competition application The
gate receipts at all games precedfng
the semi-fnal ties are halved between
the competing tams small percentage
OF IN seml-nnal and nnai ties being re-
tanned by the cup management.
Clubs. taking part in the champion
snip competition must register their
players at least IL days before thew
take part In game. ali such registra-
ttons being sent to the association sea-
rotary. y. G. Adamson. sal Tobin stree,
Pittsburgh. Pa. with whom entries close
AT . r. m. on September 10.