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Evening journal., 1915-09-13
FNTERTATNs d. A. n. MFMnpRe

Mrs. Selden S. Deemer entertained
at luncheon Friday at her home in
New Castle, and had for her guests the
Caesar Rodney Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution committee To
erect the tablet to Caesar Rodney in
Independence Hall They were Mrs.
f. P. Moody, Mrs. c. S. Middleton
Mrs. John NJ Harvey, Mrs. John nj
Wilson, Mrs. E. H. Woodward and
Mrs. James Scott.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
SNORT CIRCUIT SOUNDS ALARM.

The electric burglar alarm in the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company sounded at $50 o'clock last
evening. creating considerable ex-
citement in the neighborhood. The
police fosnd that the alarm had
been caused by a short circuit. as
the result OF carpenters working in
she building.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
MFnnING cARnS nrT-

Miss Florence NJ Barlow of this
city and William Bergman. Jr., of OK
ford, Nd. will be married on Septem-
Der 25 Miss Barlow is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Barlow Of
506 West Thirteenth street, this city.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
zEMAN DROWNED ACCmFNTAILY

Coroner Lattomus held an inquest
on Saturday night in the case of
Samuel leman of Boston, who was
drowned in the Delaware Bay on
August 81 The verdict was death
due to accidental drowning.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
MOORF-KTNG.

Miss Elizabeth Moore. OF No. zoos
Market street. and Wright King, Of
NO. 1923 Scott street. were married
on Tuesday evening. August 81, by
the Rev. G. L. Wolfe
Evening journal., 1915-09-13

most severe usage Of any Of the pre-
vious models John II. Rosen. the
manager OF the local branch. is very
desirous of having all skeptical au-
tomobilists ride in this car so that
they may be convinced Of the abil-
ity and qualities of construction
combined in this new product. 1t is
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
HISTORIANS no MEET

The Natural History Society of
Delaware will meet this evening in
Science Hall, Tenth and Van Buren
streets.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13

year at Wilberham Academy, Mass,
this fall-Joseph T. Grove Of the
Ninth district. started last week for
a visit to the Panama Exposition
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w Williams mo-
tored to Valley Forge, Pa, this week,
visiting the famous encampment
grounds thera.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
DELAwARE CITY sCH0oLs OPEN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Sept. Ia
The first quarterly meeting of the
local Board Of Trade viii be held in
the fire engine hall this evening. A
secretary viii be elected as the pres
ent secretary. William r. Patterson
will offer his resignation.
Captain James c. Coulter of the
United States Army Medical Corps,
stationed in the Philippine Islands,
viii arrive at Fort DUPONT in short
time
The public school opened here this
morning with large enrolment
Miss Ella Cleaver is acting as prin-
cipal. until Prof A. NJ MaclSey, who
is confined in the Delaware Hospital
with 2 broken leg. is able to return
The other teachers are. Miss Rose
Evans, Mias Verna Nelson. Miss Mar
guerite Mulligan, Miss Greta Holiday
and Miss Mildred Davidson.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13

only natural that the most significant
contribution to current motor car
progress THE Packard Twin Six"
should have been conceived and in
troduced by a company whose i'm
mense resources and facilities are
focused in steady effort toward inn
provement.
Evening journal., 1915-09-13
MIR. HARVEY SELECTED JUDGE

Holstein Harvey. of this city, has
been selected as a Judge for the
French bulldog class at the Lancas-
ter. Pa. fair.
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BRADY WAKES OPTIMISTIC.
win Present Two New Plays Re-
cause of Business Revival.

The expected upward trend 10 business
conditions in the theatrical world has
about come, according to William \.
Brady, the producer, who yesterday was
80 convinced OF this fact that he an
nounced "A big enlargement in his activities
for the remainder of the sensou
Within the next few days Mr. Brady
says he will present two new plays and
these will be followed in rapid succession
with several other productions. The first
is called THE White Feather" by Lech-
mere Worrall and Harold Terry II will
be shown at the Comedy Theatre one
week from tonight. In the cast will he
Cynthia Brooks Jessie GAendlnnlng
Elaine lnescort. Frances Carson Mabel
Reid. Mabel ArchdAw, Arthur Elliott
Alan Nude. Leslie Faber, John Burken.
Eric Maxon and Alexandra J. Herbert
Another Brady production is to be THE
Rented Earl" written by Salisbury Field
coauthor with Margaret Mayo in Twin
Beds" II is American comedy the
scenes OF which are laid I'm Lennox. In
the cast will be Lswrance DOrsay. Albert
Brown. Douglas Wood, Schuyler Ladd
Leonard Grey, Alice Lindahl, Teresa Max
well -Conover and Olive Templeton. 1t
will be presented at Maxine Elliotts The
atre on February s.
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STEVENSON SALE ENDS.
rnrt II. of NovcIist's Library brings
Total of sIa,I2I.2O.

A privately printed issue OF Stcvenson's
South Seas a Record OF Three Cruises"
brought the best figure In the closing ses-
sion in the Anderson galleries YESTERDAY
afternoon OF tho Robert Louis Stevenson
library sale. selling to Curtis Walters for
$3.50.
\ hrst edition OF Father Damien. an
Open Letter to the Reverend Or Hyde of
Honolulu from Robert Louis Stevenson"
No SIS In the catalogue sold to l.. G.
Harper for Sl0750. Beau Austin" 4
play by Stevenson and Henley. No SOS,
sold for $3.50, and "Macairo." farce by
the same authors. NO 500 brought 500.
both selling to Robert Morton.
Other sales were No 499, Notice of a
New Form OF Intermittent l.igh; for
Lighthouses" to G. Gerhardt a GO. for
$3.50; No. 426. Stevenson "Montaigne,"
to q. u. Smith for $5j No. 42l. letter
OF coincidence from George Meredith, for
$50 TO Gabriel Weiss. and No. 4l9, let
ter OF critical comment from Meredith, 20
c. Gerhardt & Co Tor $50,
Ine total ior the st;ssiuu ~as :3.3GS. 81.
and for the entire sale is s19,12l.2O.
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DR.. JAMES H. PARKER is
DEAD AT THE AGE OF 70
Former Head Of the Cotton EX-
change and Prominent as
Banker.

Dr. James Henry Parker, former pres
ident OF the Cotton Exchange. died yes
terday in Roosevelt Hospital after an III
ness OF several weeks. lie was 72 years
old. Blood poisoning developed from an
injury TO his knee
Dr. Parker was born IN Johnston
county. North Carolina, and was edu-
coated In private schools. lie served in
the civil war as cavalry lieutenant in
tho Confederate army. After the war he
studied medicine and practised for time
in his native state. In 1870 he engaged
in the cotton and naval stores business
IN Charleston. =. G. lie moved TO New
YORK in 1852 and for many years was
large operator In the New York cotton
market
He was president OF the United States
National Bank for long period and at
the time OF his death was chairman OF
the board OF tho Mutual Alliance Trust
Company and was a director OF the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, OF the National
Reserve Bank and OF the Coal and Iron
National Bank
Dr. Parker had been president OF the
Southern Society of New York and com
mander OF the Confederate Veterans
Corps OF New York Ills clubs included
the Manhattan. the New York Athletic,
tho Tuxedo, the Lawyers and the National
Arts
He married in 1877 Miss Julia A. Jones
OF Charleston who survives him. Mrs
Parker has been president OF tho United
Daughters OF tho Confederacy. DR.
Parker's home was at IS East Sixty ninth
street
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Mr. and Mrs H. H. Vreeland gave a
dinner last evening AZ their home, 239 West
Seventy second street, at which they AL
nounced tho engagement OF their daugh-
ter, Miss Marjorie A. Vreeland 20 George
Won Gal Of Danbury. Conn. Miss Vree-
land was introduced to society last win.
ter She was educated Al the Ve!tln
School Of this city, afterward going TO
Miss Whites school In Paris Mr. Won
Gal il interested IN the silk industry OF
Danhury.
Among the dinner guests were Mr.. and
Mre Edwin Green Miss Emily Ives. Miss
Julie Green, Miss Theodore Won Gal
George Green and Edward Won Gal Of
Danbury; Mr.. and Mrs Lester Savage.
Mr. and Mrs Jacques Adams, Mr. and
Mrs John White, the Misses Howard
Miss Ruth ouackenbush, Miss Charlotte
Warner. Edward Jessup. James Reilly.
r. Somers Vreeland After tho dinner
others came for dance.
Mr. and Mrs. J Harper Poor announced
Yesterday the engagement OF their second
daughter. Miss Mildred Poor, TO Or. A,
YelverbOn peyton Garnett OF Washington.
u c. Miss Poor will leave New York
on Saturday with her parents 70 pass the
remainder OF tho winter DR., Garnett Is
A son OF Henry Wise Garnett and a grand
son OF the late Or a, J., Garnett, An
other grandparent was the late Henry
A Wise, once Governor Of Virginia. No
date has been set for the wedding
The engagement OF Miss Jane Elizabeth
Armies ate, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward q. Apologize of 666 Ocean avenue,
brooklyn 20 George q Kuhlke, son OF
Nv. aud Mrs, John C, Kuhlke OF slb
Clinton street. was announced yesterday
at card party at Miss Applegate's home
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LARGE AUDIENCE Sees
lie JOUR FERIE' AGAIN
Performance Given by Junior
League at Waldorf Is Well
Patronized.

There was another large audience last
night in the ballroom OF the Waldorf
Astoria for the last performance OF 10
Jour Ferie," given by members OF the
Junior League. The dances went off with
great precision, and the booths around the
sides of the ballroom floor were we'll
patronized. Al the poster booths there
were on sale original sketches by Caruso
Of tho artists singing in Madame Sans
Gene"
Among those at the various booths we're
the Misses Louise Russell Hoadley. Maud
Coster Edith Sloan, Alice he Lamar.
Marie Louise Rodewaid, Gretchen Blaine
Damrosch. Lentilhon clifford. Marion
Cleveland, Constance Peabody, Edith Nc
Keever. Eleanor and Ina Kissel. Priscilla
Peabody, Frances Henry. Mary Stevens
Chaplin. Isabella Banks Taylor Eugenia
Fuller. Margaret La Fargo, Priscilla Bart
lett and Alice Edey. handsome sum
will be realized from the three perform
anoes. but II will be several days before
the exact amount will be known.
This evening several OF the dancers
from lie Jour Ferie" appear under the
auspices OF the Paul Jones Club in the
Della Robbia room Of the Vanderbilt.
Gerald Onativia will dance the Douski,
a Cossock dance. The proceeds OF this
entertainment will be given to the Ameri-
can Ambulance Hospital OF Paris. The
=. Alexander. Mrs Robert l.. Bacon, Mrs
Arthur s. Burden. Mrs. William Gree
nough. Mrs Oliver Iselin, Mrs. Charles l..
Lawrance, Mrs DevcreuN Milburn, Mrs.
Ogden l.. Mills. Mrs. William X Wander
bllt, Jr.. the Misses Janetta and Harriet
Alexander. Carol Hartman. Marion Hol-
Inns, Josephine Osborn and Barbara
Rutherfurd
The floor committee will be made up OF
Elliott G. Bacon, r. Thornton Wilson,
Wadsworth Lewis. Francis and Maurice
Roche and Percy II. Pyne I'd.
Mrs. Robert Bacon OF ] Park avenue
has tickets on sale. A special plea is
being made for Atty motor ambulances for
use by the hospital in Paris.
Among those who have takon tables for
supper tonight are Mrs. Whitney Warren.
Mrs, Robert Bacon. Mrs. $. Reading
Bertron. Mrs +. Gray Griswold, Mrs.
Francis X. Pendeton, Mrs George Rose.
Mrs. w. Earl Dodge. Mrs King Carley,
Mrs. Archibald s. Alexander, Mrs. Ogden
l.. Mills. Mrs Junius Morgan. Mrs A.
Barton Hepburn, Mrs W Hamilton Rus
sell. Alfonso de Navarro, Albert II. Wig
gin and Robert Goelet
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DIED.

cHENEI.--At syracuse, \. e. January 10.
Helen Lansing. wife OF James A
Cheney. aged % years
Funeral services at the First ward Pres.
oytcrian Church Thursday. at 2;3O p. NJ
HARRls,-On Monday. January .k 1873.
william r. Harris IN the tixtieth year
OF hts age.
irvngton- on Hudson. on Thursday. tho
:s,h inst, at II O'Clock. Interment a.
convenience or family.
OGDEN-on Wednesday, January 81. 1918.
AZ her home. 80 P.errepont street
Brooklyn, Ellen Smith. wife Of willis l..
ogden ana daughter ~ Cyrus Porter
and LYDIA Hooker smith.
services FOR relatives and intimate friends
viii he held az ~ Plerrepont street on
FRIDAY, January -. at 2 T.. " II IL
requested that no flowers be sent
PARKER DIR, James Henry. suddenly. AZ
Roosevelt Hospital.
Funeral service at the Church OF the
Messiah, Park avenue and Thirty fourth
street. to-day. Thursday. January IS, at
$50 I NJ. Confederate Veteran Camp
Of New York. North Carolina Society
and Georgia Society respectfully Invited
to attend. lrterment at Magnolia Come
terry. Charleston, S, {.
PoNp.--EliSa NJ, aged So Services at THE
FUNERAL CHURCH" sil West Twenty
third street Drank 70, cAmpbsi Build.
ingl, on Thursday evening at o'cls0.,
RoBBlNs.--At Nyack. January ~. Louis I.
Robbins beloved husband OF Elizabeth
Towt Robbins. aged rs years.
Funeral at his late residence Friday
January 20, at p NJ.
VAN woERT AT his home. Greig, LsNls
county, Now York. Oh Tuesday. January
&C. 1918, Jacob Van woert.
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ENerett-Disch.

Tho wedding II Miss Gladys t. D!sch,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Disch,
Co Randall John Everett. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Everett OF this city, took place
yesterday IN 81. Agues's Chapel West
Niuety-second street. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DIR. william T.
Manning. rector Of Trinity Church. as
sisted by the Rev Or. w w. Belilnger.
The bride. who was given away by her
father. had Miss Virginia ID. MscCullen
as her maid Of honor. and the bridesmaids
were the Misses Clare Ritch. Amelia
Disch, Anna Prentice and Viola Myers,
The Misses Ruth A. Disch and Helen Law
renee were the flower girls Charles W
Loos was the best man and the ushevs
were Malcolm Goodman, Percy W. Coles.
Charles II. Brewster and Arthur e. Har-
man.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Adrian lselin will give a small dance
for his niece, Miss Adrienne Iselin. to-
night at his home, III Fifth avenue.
Mrs Henry Waters Taft will entertain
the Thursday Evening Club tonight In
the ballroom Of the Plaza.
A bridge tournament for charity will be
held this afternoon in the studio OF A. A.
An lerson. so West Fortieth street.
Mrs. John L. Alexandra will give a
costume dinner dance for her daughter
Miss Civilise Alexandra. on February 10
1t her home, 16 East Ffty-third street.
Mrs J. Plerpont Morgan will give
dance for the Misses Morgan on February
) at her home, 23l Madison avenue.
Mrs. Gerald NJ Borden will give a
dance for Miss Helen Walker OF Staten
Island at the Colony Club on February 2.
Mrs A. Masters MacDonell will give
dinner a, Sherry's on February /.
Miss Mary Hoyt will give small dance
this evening at hOr home, $40 West Sew
enty-nfth street,
Mrs stuyvesant Fish will give lunch
con on Sunday at her home, 25 East Sew
enty-eighth street,
Miss winlfred Holt hold a reception at
her home. ~ East Seventy eighth street.
yesterday afternoon. Receiving with her
we're Mrs. Seth Low. Mss. Lorlllard
Spencer ard Mrs. Elgin r. l. Gould. Dur
Ing the afternoon Ilga Scholnk played
violin solos.
Mrs. Tabor Sears OF 7S4 Park avenue
will give a reception Oh Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert II Manner will
give a theatr. party and supper this eve
nlng for Mr. and Mrs, Orestes Ferrara OF
Havana, Cuba
The last for this season OF Mrs, Hawkes..
worth's Chansons en- Crinoline will be held
this morning In the Plaza ballroom.
There will DO small dance for charity
tonight at the house OF Mrs James
Brown 7Ss Park avenue
The last OF the subscription dinner
dances arranged by Miss Florence James
will be given tonight at tho Gotham.
In the Cascade ballroom OF tho BIlt-
more Lass night was held the usual
wednesday evening subscription dance or
ganIEed by Mrs, Lindsey Tappln and Mrs
o. Knight u. Wade. Among the patron
esses present were Mrs Dom Barper,
Mrs, J. Rich Steers, Mrs Adams Batchel-
Ter, Mrs Frederick Edey. Mrs Waidron
williams, Mrs. VI, Banks Taylor Mrs
Frederick r. Carey. Mrs Huntington Nor
ton, Mrs Henry g. Trevor. Mrs j. Prem.
tice Kellogg, Mrs James =, Lee and Miss
Annabella Oiyphant FrantEen's orchestra
| played for dancing.
Mrs. George ]. Gould gave q small din
ner dance last night at her house. s67
Fifth avenue, her guests coming from
dinner given by Mrs, Anthony j.
Drexel. Jr
Mrs. John r. Drexel gave a small din
ner last night at her home. 4 East Sixty
first street
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MISS MATTLAGE WEEDS
WALTER E. RUPRECHI
Beautiful Ceremony Before
Large Company in All
Angels Church.

The wedding OF Miss Charlotte T.. Matt
lage. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Charles
Henry Mattlage. to Walter f. Ruprecht
OF this city. took place yesterday after
noon At O'Clock in All Angels Church.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
DR.. S. DE Laucey Townsend. rector OF the
church. The chancel was decorated with
palms and potted plants and along the
pews OF the main aisle were fastened
clusters OF Gala lilies. During the we'd
ding ceremony there vas choral service
by the vested choir.
The bride entered the church with her
father who gave her away. She wore a
gown OF white satin trimmed with rose
point lace and made with a tuulc OF crepe
Georgettc finished with point applique.
She wore also veil OF Brussels lace and
carried bouquet OF lilies Of the valley
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CARMEN TURNS AWAY HUNDREDS
Crowds Unable to Hear Caruso In
Popular Role.

Hundreds OF persons were turned away
from the performance OF Carmen" at
the Metropolitan Opera House last night.
A crowd OF nearly 1909 had gathered %
snatch up al the standing room before
dinner time Many OF them brought lunch
baskets with them and waited In line
from before noon ;!l shortly before 5
at night, when the doors were opened.
Inside the house was packed from top
to bottom. II was thought TO he the last
performance OF the opera before Caruso
leaves for Monte Carlo next month. The
usual cast sang with Miss Farrar in the
title role.
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BARON DE MEYER AT SAWYER S
Persian Garden 10 Change Manage
ment Next Week.

Beginning next Monday night Baron
and Baroness De Meyer and Miss Ida
Adams and Nigel Barrie will assume the
direction Of Joan Sawyer's Persian Gar
den, M!es Sawyer having accepted
vaudeville engagement.
Baron and Baroness de Meyer will act
as hostesses. and Miss Adams and Mr.
Barrie will give exhibition dances. Miss
Adams was formerly Il dancer az the
Beaux Arts, and Mr.. Barrie was a dancing
partner of Miss Sawyer
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". 3. a. retired, took place yesterday at
the home of the brides sister. Mrr De
Wayne Hallett, PA West Eghty-fourth
street only relatives witnessed tbs cere-
mony. which was performed by the Rev.
Henry T.. Cobb, rector OF the Collegiate
Church. There were no bridal attendants
or best man.
Gen. Smith and his bride had known
each other before the former was grad
uated from West Point Later both were
married and not until after the death Of
Mrs. Heveno-'s husband and Gen. Smiths
wife did they meet again. Gen. Smith
saw service In the Philippines and az
one time was located at Governors
lsis-d
On their honeymoon Gen. and Mrs.
Smith will visit many OF the cities where
Gen. Smith was stationed, among them
New Orleans. Galveston. Houston and San
Francisco.
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In New York To-day.

Women. New York City Colony. meeting,
Waldorf Astoria, $3.50 i. NJ
New York Peace Society, lecture. In
dustrlal and Commercial Effects OF the
Panama Canal and Their Influence on
World Relations" Senator Burton, Aeoi!a an
Hall, s 80 +. NJ
Hunter College, commencement exer.
cises, 1880 A. NJ.
Dartmouth Alumni Association, dinner,
Hotel McAlpin, 1880 +. NJ
Medical Society OF the County Of New
York. health committee lecture, II West
Forty third street, S:45 y. NJ
Aeronautical Society OF America, round
table talk, $3.50 u. NJ.
New York Peace Society. annual meet
ing, Hotel Aston, =. NJ
North Carolina Society, dinner, Hotel
Aston, 1880 p. NJ
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and white orchids, Mrs Walter \. Viela
and Mrs Ralph G, Runyon were the ma.
irons OF honor They were dressed alike
In costumes OF peach colored chiffon and
crepe meteor. and wore natural colored
leghorn hats trimmed with pale blue s9tn
ribbon and peach colvred roses The
other attendants were tho Misses lola
Seeds OF Philadelphia, Katharine Char,-
berlaia. OF Nashville, Tenn. Alma Ben
nett and Charlotte Machold. They wore
costumes OF turquoise blue crepe meteor
and chiffon and their hats OF leghorn
were covered with chiffon OF cor
responding shade and trimmed with pink
roses They ali carried bouquets OF gun
burst roses The Misses Martha Machold
and Dorothy Montague Smith were tho
flower girls, They wore lingerie frocks
OF palest pink and blue and carried bas-
kets OF rose petals
Ludwig kuprecht was his brothers best
man. The ushers were Walter Mohr,
Charles Il, MscCsrthy, John Puileyn John
Stephenson, Arthur Kohlbush and Ken
moth Watkins,
Immediately after the ceremony there
was "A reception ut the 81 Regis MIR.
and Mrs. Ruprecht left later on their wed
ding "trip They will live in New York.
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Mrs. Ellen smith Ogden.

Mrs. Ellen Smith Ogden, wife OF Col.
Willis /. Ogden OF Brooklyn and daugh-
ter of CYRUS = Smith tho fourth Mayor
Of the Old city OF Brooldyn, died yester-
day AZ nor home 70 'Plerrepont street.
after a long Illness. She was active In
many charitable, educational and social
movements, with which her husbands
name has long been associated She was
especially interested IN the charitable
work of the First Presbyterian Church
and In the Home for Consumptves of
which she wac one OF tho managers. Be
sides her husband four daughters. Miss
Alice Ogden. Miss F),len Louise Ogden.
Mrs Alexander NJ White and Mrs Scott
McLanahan survive her
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The Man who Married . Dumb wife
AT Mailack's.

Granville Barker who has been a noted
London artor-manager and less famous as
q playwright for IA decade. has come to
n city At the request Of the Stage So
ce,y and several men who were inter
sstod IN the New Theatre to show how he
has won his reputation in England. Sew
erdl plays are to be acted by his company
Of English players during the season at
Wa'lscNs Theatre. which began last night
the first OF these was "Androcles and the
Lion by Bernard shaw, which has en-
joyed some favor In London and was acted
a. the ltammerspiel in Berlin. where the
Irish playwright at present is so popular
In addition 10 the comedy OF Shaw there
was d one act play by Anatolc France
called The Man who Married a Dumb
WIFE"
~ course 10 was the manner In which
Nj Barker accomplished his task rather
than the material on which he was work
irg that Interested the observers OF this
new venture last night Mr. Shaw is mod
erately familiar IN all his Manifestations
There Is no novelty here in his work But
sS 10 the way in which a London manager
Who had made his fame largely through
his productions of the Shaw plays would
interpret them nothing was known. So
tie spectators were gathered to observe
what Mr.. Barker would do, rather than to
tcst the quality Of the new Shaw play
new ~ least TO this country, although Il
was acted first at the st James Theatre
iu London year ago last September Its
Performance on the Continent followed.
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Major Louis L.. Robbins.

NYAcK, Jan. 27.--Major Louis Leland
Robbins died to-day AT his home here.
He was born In Salem, Mass, In lS4l, A
great. grandson OF Jonathan Robbins, who
fought In the battle OF Lexington When
the clvl war began Mr.. Robbins, then
about 20 enter Harvard, enlisted In the
TWenty-third Massachusetts infantry.
After tho war he came 10 New York and
became a member of tho Cotton Exchange.
At the time OF his retirement he was one
OF its Oldest members