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The Washington times., 1915-07-30
Sporting Queries.

N. A. B.. Fort Myer rHeishts-W'hether
Mcbride or Chapman 10 the better
shortstop 10 a matter Of opinion. Chap
man has higher batting average.
that's true, but that does not necessarily
make him A better shortstop. Manager
Griffith has denied that trade rumor.
r. E. G.-Georsetown-Geor Car
pentier, champion Of France. won on .
foul from Gunboat Smith IN London.
July 10. 1914. In the sixth round. CArpen.
tier is now In the French army, attach
cd to the aviation corps. Carpenter
never boxed in the United States.
H. j.. GeorGetown--No-hit games are
too common. and Gallia would have
merely equaled the work Of many otir>>
pitchers. going back as far as 1876.
First no-hit game In American League
was pitched by Jimmy Callahan for the
Chicago White Sox against Detroit,
September co. 1902. The last one was
Earl Hamilton's victory over the De-
troit Tigers, August 30. 1914
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YOUNGSTERS ON WAY
TO LET GRIFF LOOK
AT THEM ON FIELD
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

Spured by the apparent necessity having lot Of promising
youngsters hanging around ball yard Manager Griffith is fast
collecting buhers for Sam Rice young pitcher from
Petersburg Va already here while Kopp the oufelder from the
ST. club Canadian League Sunday and
will be looked Monday
expected that several minor leagues will report
the Grmen within few and if they make good impression
upon Old Fox they with club swing
around the Western half OF the circuit
Howard shanks looked very good in his initial trial third
pieces will kept the hot
for while 1t is possible that third baseman be
obtained within few weeks but if he fails be found shanks will
finish the a hot guardian.
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Railway Tennis Men
Run Off Three Matches

Rlay continues daily in the Washing.
ton Railway and Electric Company
tennis tournament now in progress on
the company courts. Three matches
were played yesterday.
r. B. Patterson. handica pped at Plus
b. defeated r. c: Goodhart handi-
capped at Plus 80. 60. 81; ]. r. Green
defeated p. X. Coulon, 50, ~. both
players starting even. ana H. 9. Davis
handicapped at Minus 1-2-iB, defeated
T. 8: Quick. Handicapped at Plus 90
60. 81.
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Lose Places.

During the week three players who
were originally placed in class A at
Dumbarton Club were defeated by mem
bers OF the club who were ranked In
class B and changed places In the two
sections accordingly
Stearns. OF class B, defeated Trumbull,
Of class A: Calder. of class B, defeated
Hume. OF elass A, and Goff, OF class B,
won from Hoffman. OF class A.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Tomorrow Games.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at PiStsburgh
Boston At Cincinnati
Philadelphia At d. Louis
Today's Games.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago q ganes)
Yesterdays Games.
Boston. 10; Cincinnati, s.
Boston, I; Cincinnati, g.
Pittsburgh. 4; Brooklyn, l.
Philadelphia, {: o.. Louis l.
New York -ChicASo (wet
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Yankees BuV Brady.

NEW YORK, July 3o.--The New York
American League baseball club today
announced the purchase of Pitcher
Brady from the Dallas club. OF the
Texas League. He will Join the club
in September. Brady Is twenty years
old. and this 10 his FIRST year IN pro-
ceived the soubriquet OF king" Brady
because Of his ability. and nc u ae pres
ent leading the Texas League pitchers
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League Standing
AMERICAN. LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
st. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland a. Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boeton.
chicago at New York.
Today's Games.
st. Louts At washington
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Detroit at Boston.
Chicago AT New York
Yssterday's Games.
Washington, I; Cleveland, l 90 inninRe).
St. Louis, s; Philadelphia, !.
Detroit. I; New York, q.
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Meet Wednesday.

The Trinity team. prospective cham
pions Of the Holy Name baseball league
will play tho st. Vincent club. Of the
came league. on August I at Marshall
Hall, on the annual excursion OF the
st. Vincent de Paul Church Besides
the aforementioned ball game there
will be athletic contests Of all descrip.
fiona
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MOrdecai Brown iii,

CHICAGO. July 3o.--Mordecai Brown.
former star pitcher OF Frank Chance Q
Cubs. is confined to hospital mere
with An acute attack OF nephritis. He
Is expected to recover.
The Washington times., 1915-07-30

fTwo out when winning run was scored.
Nationals Observation-Disclosures. o10 900 900 L.
Cleveland NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ic0 900 900 0-i
Runs-Gandil. Mcbride, and Eschen BAsss
on balls-Oh Walker /. Struck out-By
Johnson. :; by Walker, 6. stolen Mse-.
Acosta. Left on bases-Nationals. /: LIevs.
land l. Two-base hit--Johnson Three -ba Sc
hit-Gandil. sacrihce. hit-Eschsn. Hit by
pitcher-By johnson 'Wamby). umpires-
Metsrs. Hndebrand and O'I.oushlih. Time Of
Rams-l hour and So minutes
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Today's Games.
Newark At 81 Louis.
Yesterdays Games.
Pittsburgh. !: Baltimore. o.
Pittsburgh. 5: Baitimore, 4
Chicago. g. Buffalo, d
Brooklyn. L. KanSAs City, O.
Newark. II: 81. Louit. &.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Newark At Chicago
Brooklyn at Pittsbursh
Baltimore At Kansas City
BunAlo At st. ;<ouis.
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Gandil and Acosta proved the com.
bination that gave the Griffs their
out of the way. Gandil cracked a three
ply swat to right center, arriving at
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-10

| Albert Hensen was in town Saturay
| from Chesaw.
| Albert Turner, OF Chesaw, was Wis
itor in town Saturday.
}. |. Henseth, was down off the hill
| from Nelson Saturday.
Aubrey McMahan has been laid III
during the past week with an attack
of sickness.
Christmas only two weeks from
Saturday. May il bring some joy tc
| the hearts of every resident of Orc
Vile.
Mrs. }. h. Getsey returned home
Thursday last after AN absence OIL
several weeks visiting with friends in
Tacoma.
Conductor }. +. Getsey returned tc
his run on the Spokane division this
week, after enjoying Il lay off for q
fortnight.
Miss Elsie Elmer, of Oroville, was
the guest of Miss Nina Wallace, Fri.
day and Saturday OF last week. Mol
son Leader.
A number of young people in town
dubbed together and gave private
dance in the library building last Sat
urday evening.
Miss Alice Shaw, who is attending
high school at Orovile, came up tc
spend thanksgiving vacation at home
Nelson Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Major moved tC
Oroville Wednesday. Mrs Durham and
Ruth and Jimmy Durham accompanied
them.-Tonasket Times.
G.. l. .Clendenon, of Oroville, stopped
in Tonasket on his way down the val
ley Monday, returning Wednesday
night-Tonasket Times.
People can now reach the Gazette
office on a broad, clean cement side
walk and everybody is invited try
the trail, after the front door has been
practically closed up for the past six
weeks.
Dr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Jaeger, of Orc.
Vile, were the guests of friends here
Saturday. The doctors many friends
will be pleased 20 hear that he is doing
splendidly in his new location-Mol.
son Leader.
Ben Prince, who has been going t
school at Wenatchee and starring OF
the high school football team, returned
to Oroville during the week. The young
man has left the Wenatchee school
and is undecided whether he will try
the Tacoma or Spokane high school
At the time of going to press last
week it was understood that the re.
mains of the late George ]. Steil
would be shipped to Sheridan, Wyo-
ming. Undertaken Barnes had EN-
balmed the body with that object In
view, but subsequently received word
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-10

to hold the remains here. Andrew
Steil, of Sheridan, arrived Thursday
last, and it was decided that intere-
ment should take place in the Oroville
cemetery. The funeral was held from
the M. e., church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. w. w Strife officiating.
Water Commissioner Hoose put in
a water pipe to the immigration build
ing east of the depot, this week, re
During several hundred feet of exca-
walton from the Main street main.
Store windows are taking on a
Christmas appearance. and the dis
play is especially attractive to the
youngsters who look forward to the
great holiday with anticipations of
pleasant surprises. We trust there will
not be IA single child disappointed in
this place Christmas morning.
The happiest man in Oroville Mon
day was i. w. Barnes, and he was
wearing Il smile as large as a barn
door. The outward and visible evi-
dence of joy was caused by the arrival
of new boy in the family Barnesy.
Jr, appeared on the scene at the hos
pital Monday afternoon. Infant and
mother doing nicely and the father
was never feeling better in his life.
The ladies of Trinity Guild were uA-
fortunate in the selection of day for
their bazaar, for last Friday proved to
be the most disagreeable day of the
year. Slushy under foot with a steady
drizzle from morning until night it
was difficult for ladies to get out at
all. and only a comparatively few
braved the clements. The luncheon was
well patroniZed and Tor all the handi-
cap, quite number of fancy articles
were disposed Of
Charlie l.. Jones, of the Palmer lake
country and one of the early settlers
of the north part of he county, spent
several days in Oroville and vicinity
during the past week. Mr.. Jones has
always been interested in the mining
game in this country and has a group
of very promising claims located near
the Ivanhoe. If the Iyanhoe makes "A
mine Mr. Jones property will have
considerable value owing to its fvaor-
able location.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-10

Bad colds are epidemic in this place
and almost everybody one meets is
barking. The delightfully."- moist and
changable weather is responsible for
the misery.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-25
FERRY las REPoRT READY

FEhKI mo HETOh HEAgI
Montague Ferry, commissioner of
public service, will give to newspaper
men and to city officials in a day or
two the most complete report ever
made to the public on the automatic
phone system in Chicago. The re-
port will trace ownership of the auto
matte from the time, 1899 and 1900,
when thep romoters of it promised
real competition and reduced rates,
and on through reeeiverships to the
present ownership by the Chicago
Utilities Co. It covers SO typewriter
pages. For the first time there will
then be available an authentic com
pilation of facts on how high finance
has cursed the automatic system the
last Is years in Chicago, while the
automatic has made big Roadway in
cities not dominated by the Bell
phone trust.
AND THEY BOOK" EN- THERE
Amsterdam, N. y, Feb. 25,-A jail
is more useful than Andrew Car
negie's library, according to city dads,
who are considering turning the IL
brary into a home for vags and
DRINKS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-25

fuse to 60. If you can do this and
they really want you to do it with
that understanding, go ahead"
Even after this 1 hesitated. The
thing that finally decided me was the
statement made by a Judge when a
girl had testified that she was preju-
diced against labor unions admitted
she knew absolutely nothing about
them.
Most people are preiudiced about
the thing. of which they know Moth
ing" the Judge said, and instantly
the thought came to me: you are
prejudiced and you know nothing
about the thing regarding which you
are prejudiced. For your own sake
you should go out there and either
lose your prejudice or confirm it, at
any rate learn the truth"
And what 1 shall tell you Of my
visit to the House Of the Good Shep-
herd is without prejudice.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-25

New Orleans, La.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's speech in the Metropolis
itan Opera House, New York, Id
Which he suggested that the United
States government put the country's
unemployed to work deepening the
channel of the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers to prevent them from ofefs
flowing their banks in the spring, has
been received here with great enthdd
siasm. Not only is the plan declared
practicable, but southerners say that
Col. Goethals should be put in charge
of the work, using Panama canal ma
chinery, still in good condition ana
now standing idle. i9O
-o-o- rs
ALL RIGHT, JEFF, LET FER Ripe
Washington, Feb. 25.-"Jeff'' Davis;
hobo extraordinary and manager Of
New York's Hotel De Gink, is here to
tell President Wilson a solution Of
the unemployment problem. SAG
-O-O- -,-s
The Army and Navy journal wants
President Wilson to arm a million
men. He might frisk that many New
Workers and Chicagoans and find We
have fully that number armed al
ready.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

leaders
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The Washington herald., 1915-11-21

provide Christmas baskets TO be dis
tributed among the deserving poor.
meeting of the Intercouncii Dancing
Assembly has been called for today in
the X. Of C. Hall. II a. m when final
arrangements will be made for the big
ball to be held on the eve Of Thanks
giving, Wednesday evening. November
"a. at Rauscher's. Connecticut avenue
and l. street northwest. This event is
being looked forward to with interest by
the younger members. and II Is already
assured that the full subscription list
limited to Is couples VIII be subscribed
to prior to the dance. The officers this
year are s. Leo Mccarthy. chairman;
William A. Shreve, vice chairman; AL
bert W. Brand. secretary, and John II.
Tabler, treasurer.
Several novel features are being
planned for the Yuletide dance Of the
Carroll Council Assembly which is to be
given Saturday, December 4, at x. OF c.
Hall. Joseph B. Mccain Is in charge
OF the decorations, and Chairman Mat
thew Myers has arranged for some of
the latest New York hits to be played.
spalding Council held a well attended
meeting ON last Thursday evening, with
! Grand Knight J. Rozier Biggs in the
I
session, the annual Thanksgiving cele-
bration was held when a dozen turkeys
and other souvenirs were distributed
] from the country store" by Lecturer
| John c. Merkllng and an enterprising
committee.
Keane Council will hold its regular
meeting on next Friday night in the
X of c. Hall at o'clock Gnstead of
Thursday as Is usual, the meeting being
moved up one night on account Thanks
giving Day, and Grand Knight John ].
Keenan, and Lecturer Joseph p. Cain
/ have mapped out a pleasing program,
with an address by q well-known mem
Der of the order and musical numbers.
| The initial dance of Keane Council As
sembly or last Monday night was at
tended by over sixty couples, and was
voted a pleasing success. Chairman
Percy c. Brady and committee are be-
ing felicitated for the perfection Of the
arrangements.
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Sons of Veterans.

Personal Aide to the Commander-in-
Chief Ambrose E. B. Stephens. Sons
of Veterans, L. S. A, accompanied
with J. Clinton Hiatt, George W.
Sellers and Charles NJ. Overacker,
aides to the commander-in-chief,a at
tended in a body the meeting as vet
Grams night held by Gen. George H.
Thomas Camp, No. II, at Masonic
Hall. in Eighth street northwest, on
Friday. November 1s.
Great preparations are being made
in behalf of the theater benefit to be
given in the near future at Polls. A.
o. E. Ohmeler, chairman of the joint
committee, has called a meeting of
the theater committee, when a COM
plete program will be arranged. The
evening is to be known as Pa
triotic Night"
Abraham Lincoln Camp, No. 2, was
well represented at veterans night
meeting held by William B. Gushing
Camp, No. 80, Friday evening. Among
the members were Commander Charles
VI. Overacker, Guide Victor L. Carri-
Past Commander John H. Wood, Past
Commander o. A. E. Ohmeler and
Past Commander Everett r. Warner.
Past Commander r l. Oatley. 'of
Cushing Camp, who has been on the
sick list. is reported as better and
Will soon be out again
Frances r. Cress, division secretary
Maryland division Sons of Veterans,
L. S. A, who was again confined at
his home with illness. is reported as
better.
Guide A. B. Goodrich. of Cushing
Camp, who is in the South, will re-
main there for the winter months.
Master Clyde G. rsrlick, who recited
the Gettysburg address of President
Lincoln, at the meeting of Cushing
Camp last Friday evening, as veter-
ans night, is a son of Secretary W.
L. Garlick, of Cushing Camp.
The new buttonhole decoration
which was adopted at the recent
Sons of Veterans. U. S. A. encamp-
ment held in this city, to be worn by
the members as the insignia of the
order. which is to be the bronze min
-iature design of the lower part of the
membership badge, will be provided as
soon as possible. in accordance with
the action of the encampment. ,as
stated in an order issued by Com
mander-in-Chief Ambrose e. D. Ste
phens. at Cincinnati, Ohio. October 1.
1915.
In the report recently issued Of
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Knights Of Pythias Events.
IODGEs-


Monday-Decatur No. .. business; CalAnthe, NO
II. grand Tiststion.
Tursdsy-Wtbster No :; Excelsior. No. Il; Capa-
tai No "A, and Myrtle No. ;, busne~.
Wednesday-Mount Venom No. 5: Union. No. 2
and Columbia, No. 3 business
Tfur~iav- Harmony. No y, business
Friday-syracusisns. No. 10 esquire rank; kAih'
bone SUPERIOR No. .. rage AID esquire ranks.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
Wednc.iay-FGiendshi Temple. No. ?. social
Friday-RAthbohe Temple. No. s. social
Grand Chancellor William A. KIM
mel and his associate Grand Lodge Of
ficers will make an official visit TO
Calanthe Lodge. No. II. at the Pythian
Temple tomorrow night. This will be
the closing visitation OF the year. and.
as it is to be the grand chancellor
own lodge a large attendance is ex-
pected. with interesting exercises and
a pleasing and varied program. The
routine part OF the convention is
planned to close at o'clock, to be fol-
lowed by an open meeting. to which
members OF the order. their friends,
and ladies have been invited. The
of arrangements for the
visitation Is composed of Past Chancel-
lors Israel Sommers, Samuel H. Jacob
son. and Irving A. Emmons.
The ranks of page and esquire will
The Washington herald., 1915-11-21
Councils of the National
Union.

Acknowledgement Council. Eagles Hall; Scott
Council, Pythian Temple; Federal Council, Per
petusl Building Association Hail; Northeast Wash
ington Council. Northeast Temple
Observation-Disclosures open from 8 O'Clock
Thursday-Bancroft Council. TSpoyraphiczI Ten
pie; Dshlgren Council. Pythisn Temple
Friday-East Washington Council. weIler's Hall;
Mckinley Council. Washington Hall
Central Council met in their council
chamber at Perpetual Building Assoc
citation Hall Monday evening. One
candidate was initiated. After the
regular roucne of business the coun-
Gil membership proceeded in a body
to Pythian Temple to visit Potomac
Council
Potomac Council celebrated its
twenty-fifth anniversary Of organiza-
ton at Pythian Temple last Monday
evening. Over 200 members and Wis
ittng friends enjoyed this memorable
occasion. W. p. ChaIlice, who pre-
sided, was the first president of the
council. He was welcomed to the
chair by Senate President Frank E.
Ferguson. who presented him with a
beautiful floral token of love and es-
TEEN, which he accepted with eloquent
words. Former Presidents T. F.
Roche, r. W. Rogers, j. E. Borland,
W. d. Leissler, H. H Walsh. f E
Ferguson, A E. Thomas, J. E. Rhodes,
Y. d. Harbaugh, W. E. Recher, Presi-
dent H. P. Batch and cabinet officers
occupied positions OF honor around
the Gesiding officer. Speaker Reeder,
]. z. Rhodes, A. E. Thomas, Charles
Fass and ]. E. Borland were the COM
mittee of arrangements. and the en-
tertainment was directed by Speaker
J. b. Reeder in an. able manner Ad-
dresses were made by Senate PresI-
dent W. P. Challice. first president of
the council; Senator W. ID. Brown,
President of the Cabinet r. A Strick-
rott. Vice President C. T. Miller and
Usher W. J. Barrows, of the District
Cabinet: z. c. Ford, president of Ma
tional Council: W. II. vessels, sec
rotary of Potomac Council; Friend
Bell. district manager of Baltimore;
A. NJ Bugden. district manager of
Washington and J. E. Rhodes. presi-
deHt of District Deputies Association.
Music. Vocal = Stephen Laut, Dr.
L. Glushak, Charles F. Miller and
Joseph P. Siavin. Observation-Disclosures
ano solo. s. Earl Smith; banjo. Ed
ward w. Mckee. overture-piano and
violin. s. Laut and McKeely. Recita-
tions-w. d. Leissler and s. H. ia
oobs. The celebration terminated with
The Washington herald., 1915-11-21

the distribution of nineteen turkeys
to as many worthy members for their
Thanksgiving dinners.
State. War and Navy CouncilJ met
Tuesday evening In their council
chamber at Pythian Temple for their
annual Identification meeting. j.
Harry Jones. the secretary of the
General Deputies Association, ad-
dressed the council.
A large number OF members visited
headquarters Tuesday evening.
Congressional Council met wednes-
day evening in their council chamber
at Typographical Temple. Friend B.
]. Csdy, Of the deputies association,
and A. M. BuGden. District manager.
were present and addressed the coun-
Gil After the regular routine of
business fifteen turkeys were dis
tributed to the worthy members.
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Royal Neighbors.

F1delis Camp, No. s7ol. held one OF the
most successful affairs since its instalIa-
ton Friday night when the officers OF
that camp gave a reception and social in
honor OF the three other local camys,
Maple Camp. Dolly Madison Camp and
Myra b Enright Camp. The following
officers made up the receiving line, which
was headed BY Mrs. Nettie Bell. oracle;
Mrs Ellen Forquln. vice oracle: Mrs. Ida.
Hunter. chancellor; Mrs. Maud E. Royse,
recorder: Mrs. Anna Thomas, receiver:
Mrs Cora Riley. marshal; Mrs Watkins,
assistant marshal: Miss Nellie Collins
inner sentinel. and Mrs. Pinkston, outer
sentinel. The introductions were made by-
Mrs Hanback, and Mrs Hysons and
Miss Nellie Collins and Mrs. Ida Hunter
presided at the punch bowl. Music was
furnished by an orchestra and a good
program was presented
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Activities Of the knights Of
Columbus.

Potomac Councils meeting tomorrow
night will feature a first-degree eXemp!i-
hcation with a large class Of candidates.
with Grand knight Edward l. Tucker.
Deputy Grand knight Walter I. Plant.
Chancellor William q. Feely and Warden
Vincent Costello and degree corps. Lee
turer Thomas Rooney will present an at
tractive program of entertainment.
George R Repetti. past grand knight
OF Washington Council. will preside under
the good of the order at the council $
meeting on Tuesday night. the I'd in
slant. and the event Of his administration
will be recounted for the pleasure of
those who took part in them and the in
formal ton of those who come after. On
Tuesday. November 30. the first and sec
ond degrees will be eXemplihed by
WASHINGTON Councils degree corps. in
Guiding, among others. the following:
Grand knight James E. Co!lifioweT.
Deputy Grand Knight Leo F. Stock and
Chancellor William L Leahy, Warden
Wallace II. Morris and degree corps.
The knights of Columbus Bowling
League viii: hold a smoker" at Eagles
Hall on SATURDAY. evening. September q.
yoseph b. Mccain. president of the
league. has been busiIy engaged in ar
ranging the details of the program. which
promises TO be one OF the pleasing fea-
lures OF the AFFAIR.
Prizes were distributed TO several MEM
bers at the annual Thanksgiving celebra-
ton of Carroll Council held on last Tues
day night. which attracted 225 members.
John F. McCarron. of Illinois. delivered
a stirring address on the ideals of the
order. and Judge VI. VI. Doyle. Of the
Municipal Court. addressed the meeting
on the spirit and significance of a ma
tional Thanksgiving Day. Grand Knight
Frank A. Kidd presided. The sum Of $50
was appropriated and George A. Howe
appointed chairman of a committee to