The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-06
Detroit, q City OF Today" ~ the title
or a booklet Issued by }. Lee Bar

DetrOIt, a City OF Today" ~ the title
or booklet Issued by }. Lee Bar
rett secretary or the Detroit Con-
yention bureau. advertising DetrOits
advantages as convention city.
After brief history by c. NJ Bur
ton the city is described in deta j.
A map OF the center OF the city is
Included More than 100000 copies
will be printed for distribution this
year at conventions outside Detroit
Editions I'm German, French Russian.
italian and Spanish are being printed
for foreign distribution.
By special arrangement with the poor
commission. Judge Hanley, of the
probate court VIII commit Mrs lsa-
bella Brown. an insane woman. 10
Eloise She was refused admission
To the state Institutions OF both
Michigan and Ohio a few weeks ago
owing 10 the fact that she had not
lived In Michigan long enough to
acquire citizenship and ohio refused
20 accept her back, holding she had
lost her claims there BY leaving the
state. Friday the womans husband
reported that she had attacked their
six-yeGr old child In his absence and
severely beaten the little one.
The equestrian statue of Gen. AIpheus
y. Williams viii be placed az the
East Grand blvd entrance OF the
Belle Isle bridge, the beauty board
decided. Friday afternoon. The To-
cation was suggested BY the Alpheus
s Williams Memorial association,
The board hopes that the location OF
the statue at the bridge approach
will hasten the day When a deTeHr
entrance To the structure VIII be de-
signed The statue VIII cost 10000.
raised b. subscription; the pedes-
tai. $4,000, appropriated by the city.
The, drawings for the statue were
made by Henry NJ Shrady sculptor
OF the Grant memorial In Washing
ton
Two hundred persons attended the an
nual banquet OF Westminster league
In the annex OF Fort 81. Presbyter-
ian church Friday evening Dr. Ed
ward III. Pence was POSTMASTER and
Frank +. Lodge delivered the prin-
cipal address. other speakers were
'Helcome" Mrs Merker. Here's 10
tier. Here's 10 the days OF yore.
Charles X, Robertson; Here's 10 the
boys OF the present, Miss .Nhah
Here's TO the maids We adore
Harry Elliott. Here's to the propet =
vision" Miss & Mcdonald Ana our
league for many years more. Leon
ard Wiseman. Musical numbers were
contributed by Signor Bartolotta
and the Misses Frazer.
The annual banquet of the Detroit
ChrIstian EndeaNOr. union will be
held Monday evening June ), In the
Elliott Taylor w oolfenden cafe, ana
81 is expected that large number
OF young people representing about
30 societies VIII attend. report Of
the past years work Will he given
and new officers for the coming year
viii be elected. The Rev. Raymond
Huston viii be POSTMASTER ana the
Rev. Chester Emerson viii give the
charge TO the new cabinet. tie Rev
Allan Sto, kdale. OF Toledo. who VIII
be the principal speaker OF the even
Ing viii use as his sdhJect The lux
ury OF struggle" Miss Agnes HAY
Ill and Cyrus Warren VIII furnish
music.
X nights OF Columbus of Michigan Will
hold four days convention In De-
tIolt next week In Columbus temple.
The convention will open Tuesday
evening with a complimentary ban
quet TO the delegates In Columbus
temple Detroit council acting as
hosts In THE afternoon the visitors
will be taken around the city sight
seeing In automobiles. and Wednes-
DAY afternoon river ana iake trlS
aboard the Put in Bay VIII be the
form OF entertainment. Business ses-
sIons OF the order viii be held In
Columbus temple Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday mornings. The en-
tertainment committee OF I9eal
Jnhn p Ryan. Francis a. Possflius,
q ". Meeker. n. J. keatlng, = r.
Henderson X y. Reaume. Jr. w >.
Nesbitt. j J. McGrath. + ID. Hurley
and + J. Diedrich.
pupIl. Of the LiIIibrIdge school are cir
cuIating petitions TO the teachers
cSmmittee OF th3 school board. ask
ing that Principal Arthur : Nichols
be retained, instead OF being trans
ferred 10 the Newberry school as
the committee plans II Is said that
500 OF the 500 pupils have signed
the petitions II is not likely that
the petitions will cause the commit
tee members TO change their minds,
ne the transfer to the Newberry
school is said 10 be satisfactory TO
Mr.. Nichols. and as IL irons out a
troublesome situation. Inspector
Kunz OF the teachers committee.
- who insisted on the transfer OF Mr..
Nichols, says that II II doubtful II
the petitions Will have any effect on
the COMMITTEES The teachers com
mittee report on transfers and ap-
pointments will come up IN the board
meeting, next Thursday night for
approval.