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The Washington times., 1915-04-18

army officers who went to Stockholm to
compete in the Olympic games in l9ls
" hen he was entered in one pentathlon.
the contest for the hest all-round ath-
lete The pentathlon included pistol
shooting. "ross-country riding. swim
| ming, fencing. and running, and was
distinct from the all-round champion
ship in track and field events. won by
an American. the Indian Thorpe. Mr..
Patton was ptted against officers from
several European armies and, although
he made a credts BILE showing, they beat
him out. owing to superior horse flesh
and a greater familiarity with duelinS
practices.
Mrs I'atton accompanied her husband
to Sweden and we met them going over
on the Finland. and saw something OF
! thom after their return to Washington.
| TlIev were very we'll known here and
! ever 50 popular.
Lieutenant Patton was the victim of
a serious accident at the north shore
| last summer, which came near to prov
| ing fatal. happening while he was ON
tho way to Topsticld, Mass, to partic:-
! pate in polo game. However. he has
! quite recovered by :his time. and the
! acc dent WAS, in way, regarded AS
! prOVidential by his family since ii ef-
! fcctualy vetoed his determination To
| So abroad for glimpse of the tightins.
Mrs. Stimson Brown is having a little
! individual dog show in her back yard,
! for. in addition to tho priZe-w ming
Gachshund puppy Gretol. belonging to
her daughter. Eryson Fctitt. and Jim
mic P"tIit's BULLDOG, she is entertaining
: four fnc da chshunds, three Of them
! champions, II you please, tn" property
! of her guest, Mrs. tIunserford, New
York. Mrs. IIungrrford is tnC owner
! of The famous south ShorH Kennels,
, and camc to Washington for the dog
show.
RIyson simply went wild with delight
when her puppy took Il blue ribbon, Mrs.
itungel lords entries likewise covered
themselves with laurels, and now the
house is flled with silver cups, blue
ribbons. and all such pleasing paraphcr-
MALTA.
Mis- Brown had the incest sort OF a
tea party one day last NecH for her
daughter. Mrs carlton kCar Who is
leaving WashirrtCn about the 1sl OF
May. Lieutenant Con mande" Kear was
retired last June, owing to i'll health
md CNperls 10 engage i'll busiIess III
New York. so thew have taken an apart
Tcnt in riverside dri"e. IN tn Same
house WhcrC their cousins, the L.. =
Grants, live, ard expect to take pos
, session shortly. III" IIcar baby, who Is
only about two months old. is darling
always laughing and growing, and al
the tea party the other day held quite i
count lying in a clothes basket. side BY
side with the basket where Gretel lay
/ in s!ats. The baby is a junior, nameC
for his father
Laurence Eenet and his wife hav,
reached Paris safely, according 10 let
ters which reached Mrs. Benet's sisters
last week. They had an unrNentGu
CROSSING but found later that the shiI
they had 1T first planned TO take wa
/ hRy nh ri IN
The Washington times., 1915-04-18
Offers Girl to First
Frenchman in Berlin

PARIS, April 1S.--Mme. Platreu. a
wealthy resident Of Nevers, announces
that she will bestow the hand of her
adopted daughter and a generous dowrv
upon the first unmarried French SOL
dier who enters Berlin.
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

Park Mcahen
Their Marriage,
Church Street Will Be the viii
Quite Bridal Party Vera Phillips Will Be Maid
Bridesmaids Will Be Dorothy Wtzel of
Helen Elizabeth Smith Mary Darrach Gertrude
Elizabeth Mitchell. john Mel achen Will Be
Robert hatch of
Callahan,
sher
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

Laurence Eenet and his wife have
reached Paris safely, according 10 let
ters which reached Mrs. Benets sisters
last week. They had an unrVentGu.
crossnc. but found later that the ship
they had 1T first planned to take was
given \ lively "hase by a submarine.
n At work a-ain
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

Frances Miller Is not going to Eng
land to be war nurse as has been
rumored although her cousin. Lady
Hatfield, who has hospital at Soissons,
wanted her to cross over and help with
the work. Her aunt. Mrs. s. S. Tainter,
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

Elizabeth Harding, her guests, Grace
Murphy and Miss HasbrUuck and Mary
Graham, were very much tickled the
other day, when Marie DresSler invited
them to visit her behind the scenes at
the BelasCo Theater. 1t seems that the
girls were members of jolly box party
on Monday night to see the famous
comcdiennc. Shortly after tney passed
her somewhere and on her recognizing
them and smiling. they fell to chatting,
and when they secured a box next day
TO see the play all over again, she
recognized them once m.Te anu sent Tor
them to visit her in her dl esslng room.
little new daughter has arrived at
The home OF Lieut. and Mrs. George S,
Patton. Jr., at Fort Riley, whore Lieu-
tenant Patton. who was stationed al
Fort Mycr for some time, is now on
dYty. Airs Patton was Beatrice Aver.
OF Boston and Prides Crossing, a dau"h-
tor OF Mr., and Mrs. Frederick Aycr,
Who ave sIlIl carrying in Los Angeles.
ultc"c e. - sTcnt the win'er
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

IfHw YOU would love Joan Gillett
Rarncs' voice: She sang deliehtfullv at
Miss Gillett's musicale tho other after
noon. and Mrs. Hemr1irk vas so charm
ed with her voice, and more especially
with her graceful and cultivated manner
of singing that she is trying to per-
Snadc her to return TO Washington
sho goes to New York this weck-to
take part In 1.-THE Opium Pine" on
April 81 Joan's voice is rather light,
but exquisite in quality. clear and true,
and she handles it marVelously well.
The Washington times., 1915-04-18

Margarita Spaulding Garry told how
she came to write The Toy Shop" at
the Wcllesle" Club luncheon. at the
University Club. ,yesterla" afternoon,
and Miss Margaret Stratton. former
dean of the college. made a short ad-
dress. while Miss Frida Reynal. gradu-
ate councillor, told of the work Of the
trustees since the council meeting in
February Mrs. Isador Bernan was
toastmistress and altogsthar the tven-
tY-fve Wellesley girls who attended the
luncheon At the University Club lad a
most enjoyable time.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
AID SOUGHT FOR
FRENCH SUFFERERS
New York Committee of SecOurs
National Makes Appeal
Throughout l.. :.

The interest and cooperation OF De
troit men and women OF French ex-
traction ana sympathy are sought by
the New York committee OF the Sc
cours National OF France IN behalf of
the work now being done IN France
FOR the thousands OF men, women and
children who need food, clothing and
shelter
The Secours National is an organi-
ration that gives immediate relief TO
all who need-succor IL maintains
soup kitchens In Paris and other parts
of France. where starving refugees
are fed. and provides money and
clothing for the men. women and chill
dren who have fed from devastated
districts. Workshops are also main
tained where employment is given
Recent adyices from Paris state that
in one day more than $4,000 meals
We're provided without charge. A
contribution OF six cents viii provide
one OF these meals
Contributions OF money, clothing
and non.perishable food may be
sent TO the chairman OF the New York
committee, Mrs. Whitney Warren, No.
| l6 East Forty-seventh-st, New York,
all contributions TO be forwarded TO
France free Of charge, through j. P.
Morgan & Co. and the French line
All parties in France have united
TO meet this emergency" reads the
circular issued by the New York com
mittee The purpose OF the Secours
National is 10 assist in Paris and the
provinces women. children and the
aged who are in need OF help without
distinction of political opinion or relig-
ious creed We ask all friends OF
France TO contribute money, clothing
or food 70 help the people OF France
who are facing starvation and misery
a. result OF the war. the invasion OF
their country and the destruction OF
| their homes. We know that many
people in the United States who re-
member that many OF our principles
OF democratic freedom came 10 US
| from France. that the French nation
helped us with men and money TO es-
tablish government based upon
these principles. aud that the French
republic was modelled after our own
republic. feel grateful 10 France and
desire 10 express this gratitude by
helping these poor people in France
in the time OF their great distress
Il
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
PARIS BEL IEvES
GAIN AT SAISSONS INDI-
GATES WEAK SPOT
CONTINUED from Page oneJ


forced by troops withdrawn from the
firing line In France and Belgium. and
II is believed by the military experts
here that the present move Is their
final attempt 10 take Warsaw IL
they are defeated this time. and the
repoEts from the front indicate that
they are at least checked. then they
must retire To their own lines along
the Prussian frontier
The lighting in the north is also re
ported to be increasing in intensity.
The Russian commanders are endeay-
oring 10 smash a path through into
East Prussia and are reported 10 be
confident OF success Should this
move win. the Germans will be in
grave danger OF having their forces In
Poland tianked.
In the lighting in Galicia there has
been little change. For the most part
the hostilities are confined TO artil-
lery combats With the advantage on
the side OF the Russians. A number
OF the Austrian batteries along the
Donajec river have been silenced, al
though the Russians have made no at
tempt as yet 10 cross the river. In
the Carpathians the movement OF
troops and munitions through the
mountain passes has been interrupted
by very heavy fall OF snow.
In the Bukowina campaign prac-
tically the entire crown land is now
held BY the Russians The Russian
troops have advanced TO the Hun
garian frontier and now hold the
mountain chain separating the two
provinces In these operations the
Official Russian report says that up
wards OF 10000 men and quantities OF
valuable supplies have been captured.
In the Caucasus il is announced
here that the fighting between the
Russians and the Turks has been re-
neved The Turks have brought up
reintorcements TO support the rem
nants OF their tenth army corps. and
II Is reported the German general
Field Marshal Won Der Goltz is en-
route TO the front 70 assume the su-
preme command OF the Turkish army.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
Christian Endeavor Meetings

Topic-"Our denominational boards
and our relation TO them"
Bethany Presbyterian Leader,
James Black
Boulevard CONGREGATIONAL Leader,
DR.. W j. Jacobs.
Brewster Congregational Leader,
Mrs. r. Kitch
Calvary Presbyterian Leader. Miss
Florence Steller.
Central Christian .eader. Frank
Norton.
Church OF the Redeemer-Leader
George woolfenden.
Covenant Presbyterian - Leader,
Miss Mary Middlemiss.
Fort-st congregational Leader.
Miss Helen Grace.
Highland Park Presbyterian
Leader. Mrs Mcdonald
IT. Paufs vangelical--Leader Rev.
w II Alber.
Trumbupaye Presbyterian-Lead-
er. Mrs u T Graves
woodward-ave. Presbyterian Lead.
er. Mrs w II. Beck
Central Presbyterian Leaders. Miss
Roger, Mrs Mitchell and Miss Com.
mon.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
With the Minister'S

The members weekly contest in the
Detroit Whist clubs quarters last
Monday evening, resulted I'm the fol-
lowing scores;
East and West.
a. c. Stellwagen and w W. Kurtz.
f. 4 Treadway and + $ Pratt.
j E. Horan and II r. Boehm. minus
III
North and south.
J.. W. McCausey and Thos. Watson.
{. + Fox and Harry wyma, plus !,
+. .. Bates and c f. Bazine. minus
$ A Commons and T. L. Baikwnl.
minus Il
In the Saturday game the following
scores were made
East and West
+. +. W Bright and w l. Bloom,
Mrs r Z W Bright and Thos wat
Mrs > W Steiner and }. W. Mccau-
sey. minus
Mrs n NJ Towne and r. Pratt.
minus 8.
Worth and south.
Mr and Mrs ) a Commons. plus 7.
Mr. and Mrs. n l. Brown. minus
The regular Ladies Night" game
open 20 ladies' and mixed pairs Will be
played In the club room Arcadia
building. next Thursday evening
cordial invitation IL extended 10 all
whlst players 10. participate
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
JOBS FOR JOB
LESS. Is NEW WILL
son POLICY

,continued from, r.xe one,
Democratic party alone Is the only
party that has carried ont what the
real progressives want. the president
continued The present congress. he
added. has carried out the wishes OF
the People-the people who do~hot de-
sire wrongly.
4 ask the business men mere X this
Is not the nrst January that they have
NOT !elt money srsnseney have
The federal reserve board has eruan
cipatsd credits and that Is the reason
These tEingS were done for tnS
great and the small The Democratic
party Is sttll on trial II mast prove
10 tile country that fl VIII not succumt
20 the enemies % these things
With solemn warning. as declared
Democratic achievements would nnd
themselves IN an unenviabls position
lie then praised the cooperation Of
his colleagues and spoke PARTICULAR y
wArrg words for the Indiana senators
The ship Pureh..s mn.
10 a man won't play with team. ns
doesn't belong in H. the president
said. dnd these men do
rhts ccngi ess ne contendsd, has has
aWs are nvins in extraordinary
times. wilson SAius ktAlf the MNEId
Il on IRE AT the world Is looking a.
us 60 serve her need
Here he made plea for his govern
ment shtp purchase bill on the ground
that the country's merchants and
farmers can make no prOats because
of eNtortionate ocean freight rates.
"EvpuoitcaRs these self styled
friends of business ne said. are tr1
ifng to halt the blll when humanity 4.
suffering aud needs that reitef
With Sat statements he charged fht
minority With prOposin- 60 talk 10 O..
deALh ne called the tDss 20 the bU
atttut amt nto-t 90 then ignorant
10 cannot speak 90 them IN pAriIa
nentary language he said
The 1es - pr cons rcss ne said. are
clear for blk constructive legislation
in this category he placed the water
power blil which DIE said th. Gtpubll
cams were opposing because. ne satd
they wanted to lock up tie Natural
resources az the country
But Don uI understand me-. he
added. There Arv some ~ these men
on the other side of the table Whe
stand with US
sometimes" he said. With a show w
| emotion. Nas Z look toward the xfel'
lstruzglink PAss- of humanity. Z fD-a
that We SHOULD DO something fof
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09

them Thsreupon ne advocated the
creation Of federal employment ~
unemployed With waltihs iobs ~
EEsruslns fSl jobs through po-,oniGss. pS9dS5 r,,n
WIN work Nothing ln my tenn ma
klNen iue 80 much JOY
such bureau. he maintained. would
De Inexpensive aud effective. Tho
president charged the courts OF thls
natlon with being many decades De-
III the cost OF Justice u 50 srea'
that you have 10 be rich 10 get justice;
then there T. no Justice eNc1alheu
the president
Replying To Republicans who want
a tarin board. no said he would pe
With them II they wanted board thht
applied 80 tho tarin la its' real ryl9
lions Co world business But he point
cd out the federal trade commission
law provides machinery whereby ~
derive just the facts the Republicans
want
Turning 10 analysts or the last elee-
lion. the president argued thar tne
Democrats would have had mdJoIlt ~
OF so In the electoral college had ~
been presidential year.
But, as said before" ne adaeu'
neither party has majority lhe
independents are our boss,
II DO not love any party which doe
ing needs OF America ne remarked,
as the crowd broke forth into 1p
plause--the nrst real heavy sweep
siuce lie began.
II want all the independents 20 come
into the Democratic party where there
T. emotion and enthusiasm
There Is one thing for whlch
have a great enthusiasm human lo-
erty In that matter want - sHA
word about Mexico hold the
people have the power TO determine
what kind or government they want
The Mexican Question.
"Uutil recently. so per cent OF nv
MeNicans had no say liz Is none ot
your business and none OF mine now
And as long as l am president NOBODY
shall interfere with this, he thunder
ed As the crowd yelled hufrah Tor
Wilson"
which holds that this oppressed nation
whieh We could crush, shall have no
erty"
lie suggested only business wanted
aught else than peace and liberty Tor
Mexico. He paid his respects to the
editors OF this nation with tho state
ment that he did not entirely rely on
their Judgment
There may come a time when the
AW,r team people will have 20 judfe
whether ! know what i am doing ne
added Thereupon. the crowd broke
forth ia intense applause while they
waved their hags again.
Nothing Wrong With business.
There's nothing the matter Wlth
Amer ican business except SN"N' ~
mind" Wilson declared. "lndianapon
merchants have the right idea In their
plan 20 buy IL now" he said refer.
ring 20 IA recently adopted slogan "All
this nation now needs IL 10 believe
IA he future and the nation can be
lievs in the Democratic party. IL has
secuted for "A time that we Were
enemies OF business.
But this enmity." he suggested,
has been only corrective and that
business had Needed suggestions TO
correct evils
DO YOU not think the world VIII
some day turn 10 America and say
You were right and we were wrong !
May we not look forward 20 the
time when we shall be called blessed
among the nations because We sue
cored them when they needed y
In America that America Will be whal
America has been from the nrst-tht
servant OF mankind"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
IN DETROIT

The ewly-eIected ofhcers OF the build
ers and 1rsdery exchange are John
a Mercter president. w A G. Nil
Ter vice president. and william "a.
directors comprises John A. Mercier.
George Moore. John ;. Haygsrty, Al
bert Y. Schneider It T.. Beck " IL
liam j. Burton. William Malow w
A G. Miller and William n Steger.
The Michigan Central railroad wa.
tined si.SoO By Federal Judge futile.
Friday for violation OF the hours
of service act Twelve counts were
brought against the company hy the
district attorney
About 2oo new members will be in
Itiated into Detroit local. No. las. Re-
tail clerks association. "Wednesday
evening Jan 10 ia ST Andrews hall
The win OF Gen. Henry Rutger. MINER
was aied Friday afternoon I'm pro-
bate court ITS swords and other
war relies are distributed among his
children ~ the terms Of the Will
20 son Walter J. Miznsr, OF Chi
rago To Mrs. Julia Poitlon. hls
daughter. Is beGueathed most 0f the
household goods, and the army in
Joseph d. bowers. ~ year. old. died
Friday Ia the home OF nj. daughter.
Mrs A W Bus n. No 1913 Camp bill Z
ave It's W lie assd Sd. died in sep
tember Atr B0wers was born In
Austria and anne 20 Detroit with
hts parents as lad lie was I'm the
grocery business ia this city until
IS years ago, wnen hs retired and
went % Auchoryillr 10 reside. recent
tN returntug 20 Detroit % make his
home With his daughter. Funeral
services Wtli De heia ia AneheFviiie.
Monday
Charte. Dosstn. fOrmerls q w~lI-knowa
sash saa door msnnfastur~r. died
Nnn An -.
.hevRl ave aEeA SO Years Mt Dos
sin cam@ 60 Detroit from t'ranca
when a Young wau and began the
study ~ medicine before entsrtns
the iumo Der business tie was one -
the founders ~ the Lafayette s0-
ciett tu this rtv Mr. uossin ~
survived bN ONE sor and i've dauah-
ters rhe funeral = 40 he private
Detroit rimx.' JOB rrisusg Depart
m~nt--Main tsf0
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09

TIE great Christian churches Is sup
posed 20 believe that God deals III
that way With the human race. ana
that the victim offered up for tho re
demptlon OF portion OF the h4man
race was. IN peculiar sense. The Son
of God"
As for Billy Sundays answer tn all
this, apart from hair-ralsing sting
OF adJectiyes, he points 10 what he
claims To be- the results OF tue ortho
dox dogma concerning a saviour
whole communities made dry. pris
ons emptied, business bettered, diVid
ed families reunited, homes made
happy, cities sweetened and morally
bettered. and quarter OF million
definite converts.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09

"Ole certain thing In all life The
uuartet choir led by Miss Minnie >.
Well viii sing al both services \
visitor for this church II regularly
any automatically calling on all VINO
expressed an interest in the belhaAl
Presbyterian church IN the recent Vs-
itation OF tie city or these persons
aside from the reguar congregations
there were about 90o reported
The Rev. W. ~ Rider, pastor OF the
Palmer Memorial NJ T.. church, VIII
preach in the morning on The rapae'
ity for signs In the evening hls
theme VIII be Dark clouds and silver
Innings
In the Fisher Memorial Methodist
church the pastor, the Rev. James
Chapman will take as hts morning
theme. The test and reward of love-
The pastors evening subject will be
The parable OF the lost and found
In the Trumbull.aye Presbyterian
church. the pastor Rev. r VI Huston
will speak Sunday morning on The
sacrifice ot the Father" The Lords
members received. In the evening he
will preach on "Shamgar. the battler'
The Rov Charles A Llppincott, who
breaches IN the Westminster Presby'
terian church sunday morning and
evening Is a speaker OF rare aoility
For several years Dr. lIpplneott was
the successful and much loved pastor
or the First Presbyterian church OF
Flint. Mich. from which church he
accepted a call 10 his present charge
In South Benu, .hc
The Rev. n. McDermand. pastor OF
the Jefferson-ave Baptist church, VIII
preach at the sunday morning and
evening services His morning topic
will be. ASK" His topic for the even
Ing service viii be Nobody cares.
Music will be rendered by the choir
and orchestra.
The Rev. Or. L. H. Pence will
preach In the Fort-st Pres byterian
church Sunday morning on the topic
Building greatly" and in the even
ing on Christ. the philanthropist
The pleasure fool" will be the topic
OF the sunday sermon OF the Kew.
Howard A. Field. pastor OF the Simp-
son VI. r. church This is the second
OF a series OF Ave sermons 10 be given
BY the pastor during the month OF
January,
on Wednesday evening OF next
week there will be memorial ser
vice 10 Miss Esther Edwardes Pat
ton. recently OF kohlapoor. India. held
In the church house OF the Fort-st
Presbyterian church. Mrs. George w.
Ferris and the Rev DR.. Pence and
several other members OF the church
will speak
The Rev A. Martin. pastor Of the
German Evangelical Bethany church.
will speak sunday morning on Fate" "
The evening service viii be conducted
In English aud the pastors topic will
be "A friendly appeal 10 all hearts"
Special music has been arranged for
both services.
George +. Harter, of Toledo will
give a free lecture Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. I'm the Detroit Conserva-
tory or Music hall, on "fhe phuoso-
ply OF Bergson"
The power OF love" will be the sun
day evening sermon topic OF the Rev.
DR. Frank s. Rowland in the Cass'
ave Methodist church. The morning
topic will be Launching out.