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The Washington times., 1915-03-13

On March II the giSls of Western
High School are to give a dance for
the boys basketball team. which has
broken all local scholastic records
by winning fifteen straight games.
The group of girls at George Wash
ington that have been petitioning
Phi Mu Sorority was admitted as
Beta Alpha Chapter of the sorority
at initiation on March z. The ma
tiofial secretary, Miss Erna May
Ferguson, and the national treas
urer. Mrs. Charles Edison, of Balti-
more, conducted the installation.
The charter members Of Beta
Alpha Chapter are the Misses Lucy
Burlingame, Anna Washington Cra-
The Washington times., 1915-03-13


N fast. which ~ene writer dubs
"the hopeless meai," Others,
too, malign IT as the gloomiest of the
day, time of growls, frowns, and curl
papers. when eating is done from force
of habit and not from pleasure. and
when pater becomes cross-eyed through
dividing his attention between the lat
est news from the front and an over
boiled eggs.
Is there something psychelogically
true In the statement that no man is in
fit humor to talk to friends before 10
in the morning? Or Is il that the
breakfast per Sc, falls short OF that gen.
ial perfection which we see in luncheon
and dinner7 Which is to blame the
person or the meal? Perhaps we can
straddle the question by saying both"
Too many persons allow only a brief
interval between rising and gulping Of
food which Is dubbed "the break of the
fast" No matter how long the over
night fast has been, there should be
an interval OF an hour between rising
and eating in order for the appetite
to become wakened as well as :he body.
1t Is impossible to be other than grumpy
when only half awake and TO try to
eat In such a condition is an insult to
our organisms.
Time and Atmosphere.
Exercise, a shower and a brisk rub
a few minutes practice with dumbbells
would be as good as caviar to put us
in tone" for breakfast. Again. it is
impossible to enjoy any meal, and have
1t. in turn, give us any benefit, unless
we allow sufficient time in which to
eat It. Oscars most tempting menu
would arouse no more enjoyment than
our matutinal egg II we had only fif-
teen minutes in which to eat 1t. Time,
conversation. above all atmospheric
can we not squeeze small part Of
these qualities so necessary to gustatory
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
Grade School Activities

Closely connected with the recent
opening of the public Fairgrounds
come the preliminary announcements
Of games for the inter scholastic
baseball championship. Superinten-
dent Martin has offered the play
ground diamonds for the grade
school games. Nearly every one OF
the nine divisions is to form a
league OF teams from each school.
making an average of eight teams
to division. The division games
are to be played off from the mid
die of April to the middle Of June.
with about four games each day.
When the championship OF each d.
vision has been won, the victors arc
TO form an inter-division league to
play for the grade school champion
ship of the city.
For the girls. tennis is to be made
more important, and 1t is possible
that the same plan to be followed in
boys baseball will be used to settle
the grade championship in singles
and doubles. Inter-school games OF
tether-ball and croquet will be held
as usual, for the girls, and track
meets for both girls and boys Will
probably be a feature OF the play
ground season.
A series of classes in bird study
under the auspices of the Audubon
Society has been announced. These
are to meet at Thomson School on
four Tuesdays in April and May, be-
ginning April l3.
A number of eighth grade pupils
at Madison night school have com
pleted their work with the recent
closing of the evening schools, and
are ready to enter the night high
school when the next term begins.
Biddle. Miner Brammeil, Myer
Chikadel. Albert Cow. Edward Fer
neyhough. Raymond Gantz. Vincent
Grimaldi, Fred Pool, Ommer Reese.
Maynard Harrison, william waste,
Harry Watts, Howard Viceroy.
Sarah Babcock. Esther Bortnick.
Grimtow. Amelia Kehl, Theresa Car
roll. Myrtle Tobias, and Louise
Whalen.
The children of Montgomery
county vii! contest for the Brain
ard II Warner oratorical prizes on
May 6. The speaking will form part
of the ceremonies OF the annual
Educational Day" There will be
no teachers institute held by the
county this fall. To take the place
OF Il a number OF the teachers will
be sent TO summer school.
An open meeting. designed to inter
est the pupils of Peabody School in
the work of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, was held at the school last
evening. The meeting had at first
been announced for March 5. but the
illness OF Superintendent Thurston.
who was to have been the principal
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
NOTICE.!

DR.. Hirshberg's answ ers to
queries made by Times
readers will apear in the
issue Of Sunday, March Ia
Look for your answer on
that date.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

There is sincerity in 1t, and at the
first hint of the breaking up of win
ter, attention was turned to the
making of lighter materials, which
will 20 for comfort in the hot sum-
Iner just as the woolens warded of
the rigorous winter winds and
SHOWS.
Greatest Personal Labor.
Attention to detail and q careful
appreciation Of the demands and the
necessities due the wounded shows
that the matter has beon taken up
with no lightheartedness. but with
a mature consideration which calls
for the greatest personal labor.
american women say that they
stand for peace and have made DEM
onstrltions to that effect. But moth
ing in the world that they can do
toward the formation of peace So
cieties and toward the actual bring
ing about of peace will ever have
the effect with the warning countries
that their aid has had.
For the definiteness, the coher-
cnce, and spontaneous action of the
women of the United States Is
subconEcious and therefore a natur-
al movement which is the most tell
ing proof of their constructive gen.
ius as a race.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

speaker. caused the postponement to
last evening. Pupils of the school
also contributed to the program.
a spring festival may be given by
the children of johnson and Powell
Schools. il thc suggestions of the
Parent Teacher Association are
adopted.
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
MARY's PLEASANT MORNING

MARY'S PLEASANT MORNING.
MAN once said to me that
n woman Is very much like
n kitten-she must be petted or
she isn't happy. At the risk
of seeming a traitor to my sex. | am
going to put myself on record with tho
statement that men require consider
ably more petting than women. A wom-
an views her pctted hours AS an in
dulgence man regards a certain
amount Of petting as his just due.
I felt that It was up to Mary to JUS
tify her desertton of me for the day by
being especially decent to me now and,
therefore. I accepted her pretty. affec-
tionate advances. first with dignity.
next with a little friendliness and finally
in tho fashion OF the animal you stroke,
with a candid purr.
Mary Evades q Question.
Suppose you tell me what you did
with yourself all day." l suggested aft
er Mary had soothed my wounded dig
nifty several scores of times by assur-
ing me that she would ever so much
rather have been home with me. "and
where did you lunch?"
Well" said Mary thoughtfully, I'VE
didn't shop SO much as I had expected
to-"
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

An open meeting. designed to inter
est the pupils of Peabody School in
the work Of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, was held at the school last
evening. The meeting had at first
been announced for March 5. but the
illness OF Superintendent Thurston.
who was to have been the principal
The Washington times., 1915-03-13
BY LEONA DALRYMPLE.

HUM said with faint glimmer
of suspicion. why"
1T just seemed to happen" said
Mary: Il don't know how"
What did you do?"
WELL we did do little shopping.
you know. Peter" Mary FASTENED to
assure me. alarmed probably by the
look in my eye, but she colored rather
guilty. I was about to indulge in a
bromide remark about the difference in
shopping and buying. and checked my
self on the verge OF the precipice Of
Platitude. For it was one of the
things all men say. and therefore banal.
I asked Mary instead where she had
shopped.
Well" said Mary, we went to one
of the very expensive stores and then 10
one OF the big cheap ones. and do you
know, Peter, they were both interesting
in way"
depends upon the viewpoint" said
|.
Merely a Woman's Way"
That's what Joan said" admitted
Mary. Joan said that the windows of
the fashionable store were typical of
New Yorks glittering sordid luxury,
and that II you wanted to be fussy and
sermonize a bit they weren't an es-
pecially wholesome influence. Do You
know. Peter, she's an awful!y queer
girl-she says such odd. clever things.
and there's always so much sense to
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

WARM discussion Is raging in
British newspapers as to break
u fast. which ~ene writer dubs
.fbo bonoless r,etfl - Others
The Washington times., 1915-03-13

A series of classes in bird study
under the auspices of the Audubon
Society has been announced. These
are to meet at Thomson School on
four Tuesdays in April and May, be-
Ginning April IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
NORTH PHILLY NINE
ADMITTED TO CIRCUIT
Suburban League Officials De-
eide to Retain Six-Club
League This Year.

After a three hours deliberation the
directors and managers of the Philadel-
phla Suburban League last night decided
to retain slx-cub circuit for 1915. Jenk-
intown. one of the best baseball towns
Of the northern suburbs, and olney 1913
champions of the league, were forced to
withdraw their franchises on account OF
being unable to secure grounds
Three applications were made for mem-
bership in the league which caused a
lengthy discussion as to the advisability
of making six or an eight-club circuit.
The applications were made by North
Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and Roxbor-
ough, II was finally decided that the
league should be composed OF six clubs
and that North Philadelphia should be
admitted.
Tresckow Frecland. Drifton aud Hazleton
made up the circuit Of the TriCounty Base all
League, which reorganlzcd for th- 1 II
season at Hazleton by It's managers pIectin4
for another term President Thomas Arnold.
Secretary Michael v. Coll OF Jeant sv lie.
Players will be signed this week. aud u
meeting OF the managers will be held Sunday,
March ~. to pick a date for the opening ami
to arrange the schedule. John ] Gilt s f..
manager Of the Hazleton club in the penn.
Gently closed Its season. is to run the Hail -
ton nine. Other managers are Freeland Harry
Sehaub. Tresckow. John johnson, Drlfton and
William Carlln.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
WHOLESALE BOWLERS
REGAIN FIRST PLACE
Drug League Team Outrolls
Mulfords on Casino Runs
Last Night.

p. w. d. Company, the Drug Bowling
League leaders, won two games out of
three from Mulfords on Casino alleys last
night. Mulford Company broke the tie
for runner-up position with S. k e. f.
Company by downing the latter three
straight games. the last by a pin. Eli
Lilly Company won the odd game from
Eckman Company despite the brilliant
performance of Jack Mooney, of the
latter team, who started off with 220, fol-
lowing 1t up with $50 score in his sec
ond game and finishing with 1856 in his
final attempt for the grand total of 656
pins, breaking the high three-gamc record
of the league for the season, WampoIe
Company made a clean sweep OF the Mi
crobes
In the Insurance League matches rolled on
Terminal Alleys last night Mather & CO.. the
leaders, kept up their good work. winning
three straight games from the Boosters. regis
mark; franklin also were three time winners
over Plat, Youngman & Co. In Il close series.
IeopleS National lost two out OF three to
North America. Turner, Cummings and Beath
century
In a postponed Philadelphia League series
Slburbanites won three straight games from
Victor.
In the L. G. /. League matches last night
gg sh9P ana Io staten st won hrs ro sTagh
Arch. Ireland led individually with a 2l2
score in his first game.
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Miss Mary Hart Weeks

Miss Mary Hart Weeks. one of the
foremost woman art dealers in this coun-
try, who conducted private galleries of
selected works of art in the Glrard Build
lng' died yesterday at her home, 1929
South 10th street. She was formerly
affiliated with the art galleries of James
S. Earle & Sons, since gone out of exis-
tence. Miss Weeks was the daughter Of
William w. Weeks. who met his death
during the Civil War in the battle OF
Spottsylvania. She took an active part
in the movements of the Civic and Cen
tury Clubs, and was the first associate
woman member of the Fortnightly Club.
She was also identified with the Arts and
Letters Society and the PENNSYLVANIA
Academy of Fine Arts. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon
2 o'clock, at her late residence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
MURRAY WILLING TO
BATTLE WILLIAMS
Manager Harry Lenny Would
Insist Upon 116-pound Ring
side, However, in Next Fight.

Harry Lenny who handles Jimmy
Murray and other well-known fighters,
was a caller at the EVENING LEDGER
office today and declared his boy was
not matched to fight Kid Williams, the
worlds bantamweight champion, April
12. Lenny says he is willing to permit
Murray to again battle the champion.
TO show that the 1oca1 fighter has the
stuff" he will agree to a six-round fight
here, II Harris will grant him the privi-
lege of battling in Baltimore or at any
other place at Is or 20 rounds.
Lenny stated this afternoon: Williams is
not matched with Murray. but the battle can
be arranged. I will agree to match with
I will not again agree TO catchweights The
last time. we fought Williams. Murray had to
weights. To show how interested l in the
night for the title, will pay $500 TO Harris
r0unds''
Murray is a distance fighter. He tries hard
fight with Tender last night Murray found
little pugsts wRo is well suted 70 the se short
distance, but who would probably have DIFF
terent proposition TO face over the long run.
Barney Schneider. 1l2 is a likely looking
literally ticted % to death S to meet Lew "H,H TeHdST
for the newsboys' title. Schneider halls from
Charley Thomas, local tough boy. is uckIed
with his chance to again demonstrate his
punch-proof Jaw against a knockout artists
wallops ICholly met Charley White at the
Olympia Monday night. ''iiIbane couldn't
knock me out. !" says Thomas 80 where does
White come in?'
Since joining the New York Hstc field. Kid
Broad, OF this city. who was unable to con-
vince promoters here he was as good as ever
is going to the post regularly and making
good. too
Harry Palmer. of Pittsburgh. showed SUI
ncient form against Lew Singer to warrant
him a lot of work around these digginRs He
Is one of the DrettIest two-handed defensive
and offensive fighters here for long
time. Palmer says he has several victories
over Patsy Brannigan.
frankie Hennessy. OF Portland. Me-, dis
played rare gameness in his fight at the
Olympia Club Monday night. Although he
was knocked down five times in the first two
rounds. the Maine lad came back strong and
forced the fighting in the last few rounds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
RECRUITS LOOM UP
IN SPRING PRACTICE
Kaufman Looks Good for st.
Louis First Sacker-Rodgers
Has Lajoie's Job.

ready for the season to open, His work yes
the July brand.
rSed rom the es ss Se@ YORK sat
hhgass club has mads rdo tb hit With
Browns. Hickey played Jack Lcary in that
aSt the but te'Ty Is n''RfE
the state League in batting, With a percentage
permanGnt retention. So the big fellow prob,
ably VIII be the regular. first haseman' with
Pratt on second and Austin on third.
Lavan and Daringer are the leading candi-
dates for short field on the st. Louis Amer
leans, Hickey fayorlng the former a bt be- be,
iiams and the best catcher is ,4gnew. hickey.
Weman RRsm6n S'G Ge3erSnl
James, Lnudermilk; Hoch and others Mitchell
has been sent to the minors.
:. CieSyeland critics who are down South with
the Maps are writing nice things about BIZ
Rodgers, the new second baseman, who. in
taned fron the Portland Club of Of the Pacidc
Coast League, to fill the shoes of the great
born IN iSss lie R gPE rPecfed f"tNS rial d" with
ne coast, where he became a star with the
Portland Club. Last year he handled more
n 200 games; iie scored 100 runs and made
and two home runs
Manager Hcrzog. of the Cincinnati Reds is
undecided as to the final makeup of his team.
He Is trying AL sorts Of experiments with the
Idea of procuring the best combination of hit
tiers and fleldcrs. Mollwiz seems TO be a fix
turo on first base, and Herzog says he will
cover Shortstop himself At present he Is
playing Heinie Groh on third base in order to
try out Olson, the former Cleveland player, at
the keystone bag II, Olson does not come uD
to the mark Groh will go back to second base
and Won Kolnitz will guard the third corner.
HcrzUG also is pu2zling his brain In selecting
his best outted Leach will cover centre
field, but for the left and right gardens Her
2og viii let killifer, Wingo, Twomblcy and
Griffith hSht, It out right up to the last week
OF the exhibition season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24
FRANK MULLER NAMED
COACH OF VESPERS
Crescent Clubmen Will Be On
River Shortly-Yale-Harvard
Race June 25.

Frank Muller, long connected with the
Nesper Boat Club, will handle the coach
ing reins this year, and will endeavor to
duplicate Harry de Baeckes feat of land
ing winning junior eight at the NAVY
Day Regatta.
DeBaecke will not be able to give the Vesper
oarsmen his attention TINS year owing to his
business and while Muller is not so widely
hhoWh as DeBaecke his long experience and
the help OF his brother officers will no doubt
result in the development of yjnninr crov,,
muller Is " years old and began rowing with
the fairmount Rowing Association. being a
member Of the winning Junior eIght-oared
crew SI IN the July /, 1908. regatta Since ioin-
very sucGessfn esPpS i've years ago Muller has had
ioIhous toaI senior four-oared shell crew Which
canadian efeSs and nd eny WeTe nnM Gned states and
IqE irateITnity as the big Four With tTe
Ihe yesPer Clubs junior material this wear
edn e%s.Sists i. 9[ about 40 men over haf Of whom
times week on the machines nS tbe Ius cIrs chree
Pipnin -NW'iIIhE WEE the most prominent are Riggs,
sEyers Baier. Bowman. EngIe Coniev S,aSii'
IIdrisi SEVERN and most OF last years Junior
The intermedate eight. strengthened bv Roh
start training for early regattas on sIirGa,i Tli
neAI' neHT Sgt The outlook for senior eight Is
the top. as in former years. '"e 'espers at
PaGtce PGscb n. On the SGhpylkIll next Thafsdny'
junior eight t-oared shell crew. as Well Iot me
crews which will compete in the sea sons ireF ro
Rdtta VIII launch their shell early tbat ~. re-
ming from the clubhouse in Fairmounf Psrs
Sreseents are anxious 10 turn out a wInS1pS;; MN;
junior eight this season. and have secured ,hs
its candidates ~" 10 ueVelop
The Yait-Harvard varsity eIgbt.oarod .,..
oRdcs bstWeen so 90 tRs and THEMES River
DAY June 20, according to an announcemapIt
Yesterday by +. ". ChappelI chairmsn ~ sheht eL
Committee on Arrangements vi the
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DEATHS


HpTHERFoRD. -,,r, 1.---.--
npaugnter of the iato 5eh Th q, isjs
nam h"r II ro ~, funeral from i7ana I'D Es
sCHUITzBACH. private
anna, wife OF JoSdnn, on March "a
dny dmalerO, iS her 56th yssph yeap tschuits6ssS l
ave. Solemn Rem. z, nj. from 1Ssie Ssriers q On ~.
st. Peters cbnTSSHS bSSiep Mass al iSasiiasssss,
Hedeemer Cemetery. i"'orment at M {
i 5SR wyIiss wWyIiis5HARn {; n sea%S9ss2ssi seeaayS9 ies y.
EsloreBtne YiscSssshh'w SssshhweSsi bel Sea esslsyI ssSyysI
seisnes seTHi6ss are Invited to5'Gasats 70 sstsSR Reav
late ,orssldenee. lGa4py XII East at .geloa9ss M
sEe,RGlE.s;ssoN.-on =, March % ,., =
year "510% Of Eer o. a,6 SobsTt sersesO55s 5si Lcus
Invited to attend ten EtsSatIyss tss ana 4 fI.ss.. 2.
d6seT iate residence, 1908 SNnersi strSisa 2
men, nny evening rg at O'clock ~ ~, IN 4 q y
Saturday morning m Laurel Hill css5 csS5;,,lIs. I.is
SPRING.-On Maroh 10
a, husband Of the la,n 1915, CHAM.
~ years, Funeral on Fr,sIs,nni ssI,nily sprins "
tersby W 53iep iSepaSStments Sar,h o. 'Wniissn1S 1Sgg
leave Wayne junction DVa9 ~ q. Ct. Trai.
hent Forest Hill CemetsryS S'lS y ?, N. M.
sMnaIH.Zon noIon March 2s. is1s 9U,usit'ui nnsaui 4
tyes and rTisnGgs. rTtqSg si.o SI GS0nTad sIRSEl snISS
tend tend the funeral aSrIn, on F-,sre are invited n
Inois41 IoH ciSSSk' from the residepyc. nocorqlsE
Solemn Solemn ksq9ioRmS \ Mass hslm1E 4 100 Il
Shurch, at 10 O'Clock. fnt,ss,u Agststks..
evenInS event. Semgtstery' ngtsr Remains SieRssa9 SiRsa' 4 Hi
STANHOPE.-on Mnrct ~
BELLINGHAM sTANtJoprssA 1915 ION
friends of the family are + ir,,t. Relatives v
the funeral services. on Tbur.tsssa1 bssa 70 stss
az ~ o'clock noon, at his Iata pielri
south attn at. Interment private priv ,.ssldsnCs II
sIERNEK---At LanEhorns. D.
10, Ss,,d dIelS' ITHBoDooRE V. sTFhOSSTH,N ~ q NpA
Funeral services on sster9sTr sster9sT taRss GSifss
2;3O P. m, at Mount W. Vs,rsMlat March q \;
Chapel. Philadelphia, Pa IyItnon Irtaoon csns,g
Vernon Cemetery. in'erment Nssss
sTILES.-on March 2s, 1etn r,,
ter Of the late et ASr1bsmm ATSillsm stiles snd dsRI
Int ibntterment private, from Sesrr hear Il. ,hn,tl n
sIv1Ir, So1tR 4lst St. Philadeiphia, reassua
sWEENby -Jn Ro,s March 22 1915, cHAnr.
members of the Philopatrian 'iehas, TI,.s, als q
tute, are Invited to attend ,ba sIlalH lHsH.
FRIDAY morning. at s 40 o'eloc, 'u9sefs, a
Iate residence, ala North i7th :, Hcn hs
II EIeIulem Mass at the Cathedral. A. "a Ssasa
NANDEGR1FT.-On March on Ia.
NAH u, widow of Frederick vsrivv,, oiv, hAN.
her late residence 47s Green isn. inueysn1 q
ongh Funeral private. 'ane' Rslis'
w EEhS:-On March %, 1915 MApv ~
and NJ, uaughter Of the late wiiIlsrs
are invited to attend the funersip pS ..llsi arsasi
on thursday afternoon, nj > .sssInoh
her late residence, 1922 sou,S S,SeS ao,s I
1nterment private. N'u'h sVh y
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Daniel I. Mccarthy

Daniel j. Mccarthy, clerk in the de-
partment of the City Treasurer, and a
director of the 22d Ward Republican CLUB
of Germantown, died yesterday at his
home, 1853 East Price street, after
lingering Illness MIR. Mccarthy, who was
So years old, was born in Limerick. Ire
land, and came to this country In his
youth. He was one of the founders of the
st. Vincent's Temperance Society, MEM
Der of the Knights of Columbus, the
Ancient order of Hibernians, Division No.
s. and the Santa Maria Council, No. 1853.
He is survived by his widow, four
daughters and two sons one of whom,
James Mccarthy, is patrolman Of the
14th Police District.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-24

her marriage an instructor in the German
Language at the Philadelphia Girls High
School. died yesterday at her home, 444
East Walnut lane, Germantown. she sue
c,,n,bed to a brief Illness of pneumonia.
Mrs schwebel was graduated from
Drexel Institute in 1907 Prior TO her
position at the Girls High School, she
taught in the public schools of Egg Har-
bor, N. J. Mrs. Schwebel was the daugh-
ter of the late Frederick Swischan, who
for s5 years held the pastorate at the
Old German Lutheran st. Paul's Church,
American and Brown streets. The funeral
will take place Friday afternoon from her
late residence.