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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

The engagement OF MiSs Helena A.
Behrens daughter of Mrs, Charles Harper
OF 373 Washington avenue. Brooklyn, 10
Louis C. Sisson OF The Bronx, son OF the
late Dr r. II. Slsson, has been announced.
Mr.. Slsson was graduated from Yale In
1901 Miss Behrens IL a senior at Smith
College
The engagement Of Miss May G.
stevens. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Squire
stevens of us East Seventeenth street,
Flatbush Brooklyn, TO Jack Duncan
Fisher. formerly OF Sydney, y. S. w, and
now Of Baltimore, Md, has been an
nounced
The engagement Of Miss Janet
buchanan. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Edwin Buchanan OF 100 willow street,
Rrooklyn, and Rich W. Holman, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rich @. Holman OF 936
President street. was announced yester-
day.
MoNrcLArR, y. j., Jan. 2.-Announce-
ment was made to-day Of the engagement
OF Miss Elizabeth Louise Carpenter,
daughter OF Mrs, Leonard j. Carpenter OF
New York, and DR., Irving A. Meeker OF
Valley road, Montclair'
The engagement OF Miss Julia Roache,
daughter OF Mrs. James f. Roache OF 81
Clinton avenue, Brooklyn, 10 James V,
Dunne son of Patrick Dunno, was an
nounced at a supper and dance OF the
cathedral Club on New Years eve. Al
the same time the engagement OF Miss
Rose Wlldhng. daughter OF Mr., and Mrs
Walter wildlng OF 1915 Dean street.
brooklyn. to Joseph Kelly, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. James Kelly OF 296 Stuyvesant ave-
nue. was announced.
ELzABErH. ~ j., Jan, 2.-Form"I
Mayor and Mrs. Charles Wight Macquo'd
of Roselle entertained tonight following
the announcement of the engagement oi
their daughter. Miss Helen Macquoid' To
| Edward Burd Grub OF Burlington, son
OF the late Gen, r, burd Grubb' There
were $50 guests.
The engagement rius siven to Miss
Macouoid IL Grubb family heirloom It's
three sapphires are surrounded by twenty
/ diamonds.
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CHEEKY Saturday Afternoon
at the Bread Line Depot
Contributions Total $50 Enough to Buy $500 LOaves for
the Growing Number in Need Of I'M
mediate Help


While about 1000 woebegone and dis
heartened looking men were standing In
First street near the Bowery yesterday
waiting for THE SUNS free bread depot
30 open tho postman came staggering In
and dropped to the floor bag heavy with
Happy New Year wishes.
Here you are. Tom Merry" said he
more members for the Bread Line Club"
And right away from rapid perusal of
the mail It became apparent that the
spirit OF Christmas did not die with
Christmas, as II Ia commonly supposed to
do, but lived right up to New Years Day
with Just as much vim and vigor as ever.
For the contributions sent for the pur-
chase of more bread for the unfortunate
mortals standingsoutside In the cold and
for more like them amounted to far more
than they have on any other day. They
totalled some $3.50, which IL enough TO
buy 2S,50O loaves. thus, as Tom Merry
has II, making 1t possible to put new hope
and strength into as many jobless and dis
couraged men.
The twp biggest donations were for $3.50
each. and they came from Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. DreNel. The others were for
varying sums, smaller to be sure, but
none the less appreciated. It is safe to
say, by the persons for whom they will
buA Ufedu.
Everything at the bread depot was in
this pleasant state of prosperity yester-
day and the doors had just been opened
and the long line OF men and women had
started to file in and troop out. when
along came benevolent gentleman. not
to be named, with his pockets buging
with nickels and dimes and his fingers
| itching with generosity.
Now" said this benevolent parsonage
with one finger In Tom Merry's button
hole. let's give IL to the poorest anC
the hungriest and IL you can designat,
the proper enes to me I'll hand out th'
| good cheer"
"No sooner said than done" replied
Merry. So the benevolent man took ~
\ a place beside the bread depot's boss
and very soon the nickels and dime!
began TO fly. Out OF his fund of know
edge with down and out men Merry
who once was one hmself-drcw upor
his experience and as each especially de
! serving man passed by he nodded "A sigI
! OF approval. Th.reupon nickel OF
dime was thrust into the mans hant
and he went out with Just that mucl
| additional announcement.
| While things were progressing in THU
| cheerful fashion a small grayhaired maj
slipped into the depot and without :
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TRNITY's UNIQUE CHAPEL.
New Altar to Tie Used This Morning
for the First Time.

The high altar, early English in de-
syn. in the new Chapel of the Interces-
sion. Trinity parish, at Broadway and
l5jth street. which il built Of stones gath
cred from the principal sacred and his
iorcal places connected with the history
OF Christianity and of the church, will be
used for the first time this morning. The
Rev. DR.. Milo ii. Gates. vicar OF the
chapel, has manuscripts OF verification Cor
each OF the stones, which were secusld
from Calvary. Bethlehem. Nazareth other
Biblical places. from Iona, Lindisfarns,
s. Cuthbert's. St David's in Wales. the
Church OF 81. Mary Radcliffe, the Church
Of John Sebastian Cabot, Old Sarum, Sails
bury York, Canterbury and many other
famous religious places of early worship
here az well as abroad.
In setting tho stones provision has been
made for unobtrusive memorials. the CEN
ual stone being dedicated to THE I'm
known Saints" One hundred and six
stones are set in the front and at both
ends Of the altar, held by a bronze vine
springng from a central piece somewhat
In the form Of the traditional Jesse tree.
The Rev. q. Robinson Lees OF Lambeth,
formerly associated with Lord Kitchener
IN Palestine exploration, gave many of
the Holy Land atones to DR.. Gates
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BLAKES ENTERTAIN
LENOX ICE CURRIERS'
New Clubhouse Is Formal,
Opened With a Large Sub
scription Dance.

LENox. Jan. "A snowstorm which
began early this morning and continued
all day did not dampen the spirits of
holiday guests here. for they had sleigh
ing and coaching parties during the morn
ing and the college boys cleared rink
Mt Overlee and played hockey while the
storm was at its height in the afternoon.
Many went to George Baty Blake's
covered curling rink. where the Brooilne
Country Clubs second team this morning
beat n Union Club team OF New York IL
to II. The Brookline players were r. T,
Paelzer. @. p. Gardner. Hazen Clement
and Francis I. Amory. skip. The Union
Club team was made up Of II. c. D:Skin-
son, william u. q. Field, Hamilton Fish
Benjamin and Edward II. Delafeid. skip.
The first Brookline team defeated Lenox
II e. in the afternoon. Playing on the
Brookline team were Or. q. II. Francis.
+. A. Turner. Thomas Russell and Her
bert Jaqucs skip. The Lenox team in
cluded willard f. Smith David 7. Dana,
George Il. Blake and Samuel Frothlng-
ham. skip.
Mr. and Mrs Giraud Foster and Mr..
and Mrs David r. Dana gave dinner
parties before the ball tonight and there
was dinner party OF thirty guests ut
tho Lenox Club.
Mrs George Vanderbilt and Miss Cor
nelia Vanderbilt, who have been passing
the holidays with Or. and Mrs. George
Granville Miller In Stockbrldge. have gone
10 Boston
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word to any ono took a place In an out
Of the way corner. As II was very APP
parent that he was merely an interested
observer and one who was not inclined
to talk nothing was said 10 him and
he was left to take in the sights to
his own satisfaction. After the last loo T
had been given away and the doors had
been closed this man came forward and
began To talk.
I'm nobody" he announced by way
OF Introduction, $50 you needn't bother
about asking my name. It's a salary
live on and l have to work for II. and
I'm glad that | do" Here the small
man stopped for a moment while he drew
cigarette from his pocket and touched
"A match to II.
Most people don't think that cigarette
smoking goes with charity Maybe Il
don't. Just look ut my fingers" He held
them out for Inspection and it was seen
that they were very yellow.
But then. [ don't pretend TO be char
liable. but I'm going TO be. You see, my
mother and | live together and she ia
very III. She has her little fortune and
has made her will and out of It has left
some 25.000--not much in this big city,
know--to charitable organizations. THAI
Is, she IL going to, and so that she may
make no mistake I'm out on n still hunt
on Saturday afternoons when | don't have
to work | investigate. My Sundays are
given over To the same pursuit. and &c
are. great many Of my evenings when
I don't stop at home and entertain mother
by telling her OF the progress We are
making
But it's very Encouraging. very. in
deed" Here the man cleared a huski-
ness from his throat. Il can't seem "a
| find the right charities. If it's not ma
hogany furniture. it's something else
Would you believe that during a three
months search ] have found just one in.
stltution that seems all right to our way
OF thinking Never mind the name, bur
they take in homeless boys and educat,
| them"
At this point the little man stopped a,
II he had said his say and didn't propose
to reveal anything else. After short
silence he suddenly chirped up with a
Happy New Year. gentlemen" and will
that walked out OF the place.
Yesterdays gifts for more bread in ad
dition to those of Mr.. and Mrs. Drexe
follow: G. H.. S25 Ga check from G. II
/ for a similar amount was received on De
cember 49, +. S. H., 81. Fannie Il. Law
So: II. II. NJ. 81 r. II. O., 81; NJ T., So
Frances I. Meyer. tlO May r. Pearson
So: H. $. So no name. 81; s. f. T. SIS
l.. q. a, s..
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Plays aud Players.

william Elliott, who is acting in Eek
perlence" at the Booth Theatre will soon
be seen as Imp In a moving picture YER
sion OF Henry Esmonds play When We
Were Twenty
The performance Of Nothing But
Girls at the Folios de Dansc on Tuesday
will begin M midnight, There will he
three acts Of twenty minutes each In
the cast will be Kay LAUREL, who was
ona If the beauties Of the last Folies NJ
the New Amsterdam Theatre, and Ray
Cox. who IL acting IN Twin Beds will
come down after that play to act on the
roof VIII West will also he "A feature OF
the show, Sybil Carmen will SIM, II
Want Some one to Make a Fuss over
Me-" and Knit, Knit Knit will he one
OF Ray CoX's songs,
At the next Moments Musicales avec
Danses Modernos" al the Waldorf Astoria
on next Friday afternoon Eva Gauthicr
will sing and the other musicians will be
Lucille Co!!sttc ana Alma Won Rerentzen
The Morgan Dancers will appear and
there will he a large orchestra for the
general dancing.
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EFR2M ZIMBALIST In
APLEASING RECITAL
Young Russian Violinist Shows
Real Progress in His
Art.

bfrem Zimbalist the Young Russ,,p
violinist. gave a recital yesterday after
noon IN Carnegie Hall. The pr>oerann.
comprised Bach's sonata in q minor tor
violin tunaccompa nied). Beethovens
romanza in r Spohrs ID minor concerto.
Rogers A major sonata Cunaccompanied)
and two Brahms Hungarian dances, tran
pcribed BY Joachim. Tho audience
was OF tair size and its applause was OF
the Kind that betokens real enjoyment
Mr. Zimhalist's art Ia ripenlng SLOWLY
ana normally along tho lines which were
Indicated by his FIRST performances here.
Ihht no viii presently occupy "A com
handing position in the world OF music
Is beyond question. That he Is already a
player OF large personal force is indis-
putaoe. The question OF technical equip
ment need not be raised because the pos
session or tho means for G-s..aining his
ends was long ago demonstrated by this
violinist.
Connoisseurs OF violin playing, how
ever are aware that artists do make
progress In one fundamental Of technic
namely. tone, and In this Mr.. Ziinbalist
has advanced very rcrceptiby His tono
Is more noble. more searching, more
suited TO tho embodiment OF fine ideals
OF beauty than Il was in the beginning
OF his American career. Tho ideals or
Niub yOunE artiSt arc easily diSCernCd
and they command both respect and adj
miration.
Possessed Of real temperament, he 10
not what the typical concertgoer calls a
temperamental player. This L. hut am
other way OF saying that his Temporal
ment inclines to pensive tenderness. to in
trospection. to rapt contemplation of pure
beauty rather than to fiery orpouiings OF
passion. II there is no elemental ag-
gresslveness In Mr.. Zimbalist's art there
IL high and serene beauty at all times.
and with II are the communications OF
an imagination guided by a strong in
tellectual bent
Thus the hearer receives genuine sat
isfaotfon from such lovely performance
as that OF the Bach sonata yesterday,
while in the Beethoven romance the ten
derness already mentioned was published
with grace and unaffected sincerity Mr..
Zimbalist holds his art in high venera-
ton. and his self-effacement Is by no
means the least admirable OF the merits
which ne brings before his public He
In modest OF demeanor serious in en-
deavor. a thoughtful and growing young
artist whom 1t is always pleasure to
| hear.
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SCHOOL LECTURES ANNOUNCED.
hoard Gives Out some Topics Em-
braced in the winter Courses.

Many new courses In adult education
arc to be included in the free public lee
tuIes of the Board OF Education in the
public schools this year
Prof william Starr Myer OF Princeton
University has been engaged to deliver a
course on National Affairs and Inter
national Problems which will include a
view OF Europe before the present war.
the various alliances and the events lead
ing mp to the conflict
Edward r. Humphrey Of Columbia Uni
vcrsky will deliver course on "Mouern
Europe and Its Makers and Prof
Adolphe Cohn of Columbia will discuss
"Epochs OF Medieval and Modern His
tory Aircraft in Modern Warfare" Is
the subject OF lecture 20 be delivered by
William Menkel The city of New York
It's position in commerce. art and ltera-
ture will be- treated In lecture on
United States History"
The Altman collection and other famous
gifts 20 the Metropolitan Museum OF Ar,
will he the subjects OF special lectures in
the course on art.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD

Mrs percival s. Hill will give the
atre party, followed by supper and
dance a. the Bltmore, tomorrow night
Tor her debutante daughter, Miss Ksthe-
rlns Hil
Miss May schneider, soprano of the
ROYAL Opera OF Karlsruhe, will be among
the solosts at the Tuesday salon at
Sl"rry's on Tuesday afternoon. The
other artists will be Miss Margaret Reyes,
.ontralto OF the Chicago Opera Company
laul Althouse OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company and Frederick Fradkin, violinist.
Mrs William p Hardenbargh will give
a reception at her home 10 East Sixty
fourth street, on January 10.
Mrs Francis s, Hutchins gave a dance
last night in the ballroom of the Gotham
Tor her daughters by a former marriage
.ue Misses Margaret and Katherine
WHITE, II was a party for young people
VINO have not yet been introduced to
60 ETY..
Miss Katherine Fitch, daughter Of DR.
ana Mrs Allen Fitch, will give "A luncheon
sixth street, for Miss Phyllis Brown
laughter Of Mr. and Mrs, Franklin @
Bropn
Mrs. rercival s. Hin will give a reccp,
ION toy her debutantc daughter. Miss
katharine Hlll al her home. 90 Wes
Ht' sixth street, tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Ianet Salter Townsend. daughter
~ NJ and Mrs. Wilmot Townsend OF Bay
''ilge. Brooklyn, will he married on this
f''0iug Of January IL To Julian Wilson
Lyon Of BROOKLYN. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
l0"lr II. Lyon, formerly OF Elizabeth
y. at the brides home The Rnv
L1rold Arrowsmith, rector Of Chris
Sprch, Bay Ridge, will officiate.
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MRS.LORILLARD SPENCER
FOUND MOROS KINDLY
With Miss Virginia Young She
Lived a Year Among
Hcadhunters.

san Francisco. Jan. AFTER . year
spent among the Moros. or head hunters,
OF tho Philippines. MrU. Lorillard Spencer
and Miss Virginia Young of New York
returned here to-day. They are the first
white women TO go among the savage
tribe.
The two women rode many miles
through the jungle, fording swift streams
and climbing steep mountains, guided ny a
native.
Arriving at A village. Mrs. Spencer,
through al interpreter. announced 10 the
CHIEF that she had come To work among
them and be Of service The chief told
her she was welcome. The women, used
20 luxury. had a grass hut for their abode
Mrs Spencer said
MY propaganda did not touch on re-
ligious life, because they are Mohamme-
dams, and I considered their religion
quite good enough to take them to heaven
] tried to teach personal ambition, tried
to instil into them the necessity of educa-
ton, and believe have succeeded"
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CONCERT BY CATHEDRAL CHOIR.
To he Given at Mrs. WhiteIaw
Reds in Aid of Missionary Work.

concert by the choir Of the Cathedral
OF st, John the Divine will be given at
the house OF Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, 451
Madison avenue, on Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50. The programme will include an
cient and modern Christmas carols and
the proceeds of the concert will be de-
voted % the aid of missionary work
Of the diocesan auxiliary 10 tho cathedral.
Tickets at 50 each may be obtained from
Mrs. John s Rogers 20 West Fifty-sev-
enth street: Mrs, John Greenough, 3s East
Sixty-third street Mrs. Harold r. Had
den 7 East Seventy-sixth street. and Mrs
Richard Irwin. $50 Park avenue,
The officers Of the auxiliary are Mrs
Henry w. Munroe, President Mrs
Richard Irwin. Mrs. James II. Aldrich and
Miss Amy Townsend. vice-presidents; Mrs.
Charles +. Hoffman and MIRA Louis Mans
field Ogden, secretaries; Mrs wiiham M.
V. Hoffman and Mrs. Harold +, Hadden,
treasursrs
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YOUNG PEOPLES MUSIC.
Miss Chentbam and the Phiibar-
monte PIcnsc children.

The Philharmonic Society gave the first
OF n pair Of concerts FOR young people
with the assistance of Kitty Cheatham
yesterday afternoon at Aeolisn Hall
The programme, which was adapted to
the Christmas and New Year season. was
excellently arranged and afforded evident
delight from start to finish.
Miss Cheatham liz accomplished in the
art Of story telling to children and yes
terday she again gave "A display Of her
powers covering n broad field. Her list
included many of the popular favorites
in her rcpertory. She first gave the story
of THE Little Gray Lamb" as n preface
to the shepherd music from Bach's
christmas Oratorio,' She sang Gcvaert's
Entire lie boeuf ct Fame girls" ana after
telling the legend OF The Golden Cob
webs" she sang Sacndrei's "Wchnachts
Legende" Hans Christian Andersen was
taken up in turn for a share in the pro-
gramme by having some facts told by
Miss Chcatham about his llfo as well as
one of his stories. and so did also Humper-
dlnck with his opera Of "Hacnscl und
Gretel" whose story she told before the
orchestra played the prelude and Dream
Music"
There were other numbers in the list.
including Tschaikowsky's Child Jesus
Once Garden Made" from an Old Rus
sian legend by Pietschjew; three songs TO
words from Stevenson's "a Chlld's Car
den of Verses" two being by F'Rlck. and
accompanied at the plano by the COM
poser. and Pecl's THE Cow" Germans
song to kiplIng's THE Camels Hump"
and as a closing song America" Tschai-
kowsky's "NutCrackor Suite" was played
by the orchestra and each number was
prefaced by Miss Cheatham's telling the
original Hoffman, fairy tale after her
own and Walter Eaton's adaptation.
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MONTAUK THEATRE CLOSES.
Brooklyn House SbutIp indefinitely
Because of the War.

II was announced last night that the
Montauk Theatre in Brooklyn would
close to-day for AN indefinite period be-
cause Of lack or attractions consequent
upon the war In Europe, which has
brought on disastrous conditions I'm, the
theatrical producing business
John Drew finished his weeks engage
ment AZ this theatre last night in "a
Prod gal Husband" in which he recently
played at the Empire Theatre.
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DIED..

AITKEN-on Thursday, December al, 1914
Roger Edmund Aiken, aged IS years
son ~ Arthur r.. and Frances Rogers
Aitken.
Funeral services at his late residence, q
Pierrepont street. Brooklyn Sunday.
January 2. 1915. at $3.50 p. NJ. Inter-
ment In Greenwood.
BLAKE,-At her residence. Sound Beach.
Conn, January .. 1915. Elizabeth Sell
bert, beloved wife OF Walter F. Blake
and daughter OF the late Charles and
Elizabeth A. seibert Of Brooklyn. n Y
Services at the chapel. Greenwood Cems-
terry. Brooklyn, y. V. Mondas. jan
uary 4, at $3.50 7. NJ. Kindly omit
flowers.
cLIFFoRD.-Margaret on December 81.
1914
Services THE FUNERAL CHURCH" 2u
West Twenty-third street Drank e.
Campbell Building. Sunday. 2 o'clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. on Friday. JAM
uary /, at Tenahy, N. j., Florence K.
daughter Of tho late Judge George
Dartnen . Toronto. Canada.
Notice of funeral later. Interment In
Canada.
GRUNDH.-on Friday. January /. at Bprke-
lev CAL John Grundy of Jersey City In
his sixty seventh year.
McCLUNG.--on Saturday. December 10. 1914,
In London. England. Lee MeCIuns.
age a.
Services will be held on Monday January
4. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, In the chapel of
st. Thomas's Church Fifth avenue and
Fifty.third street Please omit flowers
The services and interment at Knox
Vile Tenn will take place on wedno->
day January 9,
PEABODY On Friday, January /. 1913.
James Crlssy Peabody. aged Go years.
Funeral services a. tho church Of 81 Mary
the Virgin. 1879 West Forty-sixth street.
on Tuesday, January S. at IL o'clock. In
terment a. the convenience Of the family.
Kindly omit flowers. Pklladeiphia papers
please copy.
ROBERTS Suddenly. on Friday. January J..
1915. at his residence, 20 Cambridge
place, Brooklyn, George H. Roberts
Services at the Emanuel Baptist Church.
Lafayette avenue, corner 81. James place.
Monday afternoon, January T. at
o'clock. II IS requested that no flowers
be sent.
THoM As.--Ralph Hin. aged 80. husband OF
Hsen Kelly Gould and son of the late
Joseph n. and Annie hin Thomas of
pneumonia on THURSDAY. December 81,
1914 at his residence, ais Park avenue.
The funeral services will be held at st.
Barthoiomew's Forty-fourth street and
Madison avenue. on Monday morning.
January 4, at 1850 O'Clock Intsrmens
at Forest Hills. Boston Please ousIs
nowsrs. Ros,on and Baltimore papsrs
please copy,
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james Grassy Peabody.

James Crissy Peabody, president OF the
Swan & Finch Company, 1871 Maiden lane
for ten years died yesterday NJ his home,
81 West Nftieth street, He was born in
Philadelphia in 1s4S. Mr. Peabody came
to New York from Philadelphia forty
one years ago and began work with the
swan n Finch Company, now a subsidiary
of the Standard on Comany. lie was a
member OF the New York Athletic Club.
the Whitehall Club, the New York Yacht
Club and of the Art Club OF Philadelphia,
lie Is survived by a widow, two sons and
three daughters.