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game an ice course was served Mem-
 bers present were: Mrs George Bellsny-
 der Mrs. o. D. Freeman, Mrs. J. H.
 Hahn, Mrs. c. w. Hall, Mrs. Harry Crib bon, Mrs. Lon Abel, Mrs. D. c. Cantilon and Mrs. Hughes. The guests of the club
 were: Mrs. Thomas Harris, Miss Grace Walton and Miss Nellie Hahn.
 One of the interesting events of the week was the meeting of the Eleanor Hord club with Mrs. Eugene Newsom Members answered to roll call with quo- tations from current events. The sub ject of the meeting was "The Empire oi the Pacific and Old California Missions A paper, Uses of Wealth." was given by Mrs. Jesse Johnston. The election of of. | ficers for the coming year was held. Those chosen were: President, Mrs. Miles Brad | ford; first vice president. Mrs. S. E. Stin- | son. second vice president, Mrs. E. C. Crowd; secretary, Mrs. R. l.. Newsomi treasurer. Mrs. w. C. Clark; correspond- ing secretary, Mrs. F.. A. Carter; direc- tor, Mrs. J. H. Bemis; delegate, Mrs. Eu- gene Newsom: parliamentarian, Mrs. O. H. Montgomery. At the conclusion of business an ice course was served, Mrs. Eugene Newsom and Mrs. R. l.. Newsom being joint hostesses.
 The Neighborhood club met on Friday with Mrs. Fred Lee Martin. Spring flowers were used in decorating. The members spent the afternoon with
 crocheting and embroidery. Late in the afternoon an ice course was served to the following members: Mrs. Anton
 Hrabe, Mrs. J. W. Allen, Mrs. J. H. Ab- ercrombie, Mrs. Joe Mosely. Mrs. Morris.
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SOCIETY IN GREATER BIRMINGHAM
 Avoudale

Mrs Paul Chambers and Mrs. w. E. Barnes were joint hostesses this week to Circle B of the Avondale Methodist church. Easter lilies and ferns were used in decorating the living room and parlor. After an hour spent in crocheting, an ice course was served to 50 guests.
 Miss Eunice Brown entertained the Baraca Philathea class of the Avondale Baptist church. Games, contests, and mu- sic were enjoyed after which dainty re- treatments were served.
 Mrs. W. A. Griffin was hostess recently at dinner.
 Pink roses centered the table and those present were Miss Ola Hamilton, Miss Clara Lee Basfield, Miss Lorine Farr, MT. Tom Batson, Mr. Andrew Griffin, and Mrs. Lucille Griffin.
 Miss Violette Swift was hostess to the T. b S. club Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Abner Hawkins entertained the Avondale chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, Thursday. Ferns and cut flowers made the home very attractive. Mrs. II. M. Little rendered several mu-
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sical selections Salads and ices were served.
 Pink carnations and peach blossoms decorated the library and parlors. Punch was served by Mrs. John Maroney.
 After an interesting card game two beautiful prizes were awarded. Pink and green ices were served to the following guests: Miss Mabel Garrett, Miss Ruth Kelly, Miss Ida I<illian, Miss Valla Me- Cool, Miss Lorine F'arr. MT. Charles Gull verhouse, MT. Harry Berry, MT. Grover Russell. MT. Fred Martin, MT. Harry Hood.
 Miss Lucille Trippett was hostess Satur- day afternoon to her Sunday school class. Purple and green was the color scheme carried out in the decorations and re- treatments.
 Fortune telling was the feature of the afternoon, and after a business meeting an ice course was served. Mrs. Oscar Kerr is very i'll. MT. and Mrs. N. M. Leonard are the guests of Mrs. E. D. Putnam in Knoxville, Tenn.
 A rummage sale will be given by the
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RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. Charles R. Plosser and Miss Carrie Caldwell have returned from stay of three weeks at Flor ida resorts.
 Mrs Nita l.. Law and her daughter Miss Beryl Law, who have recently returned from Europe, are visiting Mrs. Solomon Palmer and other relatives.
 
 Miss Maebello Normand of Pensa- cola. Fla, is the guest of Miss Stella Mae Orr in Norwood.
 Mrs. Baldwin Prior of williamsport. Pa, has returned home after visiting her mother Mrs. Margaret Avent and her sister, Miss Annie Avent, in Nor wood
 Miss Prudence Neff and Mr. Robert Doleisi left yesterday to fill con- cert engagement In Chicago, put Will return next week.
 Mrs. Melvin Denis Gilman of Greens boro, N C., who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs w. T. OBryaht. has returned home.
 Mrs. Frank Nelson will return this week after having spent the Easter holidays in New York and Atlantic City.
 Miss Lydia Eustis is at home after visiting Mrs. Arthur Ellsberry in Cin- cinnati.
 Mrs. Vernon Whitaker will leave the first part of the week for her home in Atlanta, accompanied by her little daughter and Miss Mary Taliaferro of New York. Mrs. Whitaker has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. w, Smith. Mrs. Robert Hood is spending two months with Mrs. Eugene Nortnington in San Francisco
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The monthly meeting of the Childrens s Hospital association will be held at the hospital Wednesday morning at Il o'clock
 The ladies of St. Andrews church will serve dinners at the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company tomor- row and continuing through Saturday.
 All are invited to come.
 Chapter of the Boys club will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:2o o'clock with Mrs. Sep Smith.
 The Pelham chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy, will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. R. Moody, 1923 St. Charles street.
 The woman's auxiliary will meet Mon day afternon at the Westminster Presby- terian church.
 The Crescendo club will be entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs G. W. Hayes.
 Mrs. DeWitte Simpson will entertain her card club Wednesday afternoon at her home in Norwood.
 There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the Young Womens Christian association Tuesday, April IS, at 10 o'clock. The annual election of officers will take place.
 The Pettus Roden chapter. U. D. C., will meet Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock with Mrs. Henry Dill.
 A delightful musical programme will he served by Professor D'Agostino at 2:30 q'clock this afternoon at the Starr Piano hall
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with Mrs. Miles Bradford and the third with Mrs. G. H. Irving.
 The convention Bible class, No. 2, of the F'ifty-sixth Street Baptist church is recently reorganized class of. women of which Mrs A. J. Massey has been elect
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Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church April 2S to 30. Piano fund.
 Miss Helen Malone and Miss Elose Handcock are in Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Ila Jordan of Anniston is the guest of Mrs. Graves Jordan.
 Ensley Friday evening at the St. Charles apartments in Fairfield the new Amphion club entertained at a dance. A large gathering of Ensley and Birmingham people enjoyed the hospitality. Punch was served throughout the evening and music was furnished by an orchestra Following is a partial list of the dancers MT. and Mrs. Joseph School, MT. and Mrs. Joseph McVay, Maj. and Mrs F. B. Dodge, Dr. and Mrs. Burr Ferguson, MT. and Mrs. w. ID. Hadley. MT. and Mrs. Howard Mussey, Mir. and Mrs. M P. Melon, MT. and Mrs. w. G. Bickell MT. and Mrs. A. c, Montgomery, Mrs. E. N Tucker. Mir and Mrs. Arthur scholl. MT. and Mrs. Guy Freeman, MT and Mrs. Robert Palmer, Miss Mildred Jaf- fec Miss Thelma Abernathy. Miss Mar
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Stonesifer. Mir. F. L. Callahan, Chicago: MT. and Mrs. Fred Arnold. Mrs. Robley Munger. MT. and Mrs. Ben Cheeseman, MT. and Mrs. G. H. Walstrom, Miss Leita Stuart, Miss Orline Barnett, Miss Edna Thomas, Miss Louis Wilson, Miss Kathleen Nesbitt, Mir. Harry Wilson, MT. Ed Cain, Mir. Allan Abernathy. Mir Bob Mccormack, MT. Jack Smith, Mir Harry Walstrom. Mir. Little, Miss Mallie Mough- on. Mir. and Mrs. Tom Pankey, Mir. and Mrs. George Yeatman, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Estep. Miss Estelle Strickland, Miss Phoebe McVay, MT. and Mrs. Robert Brownell and MT. Frank Jutz.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
STRUCK BY JITNEY.
Ohio XIII, Five Year Old Boy Has Mar
row Escape on Rowland Avenue.

Ohio Kif, five year old boy re-
siding at 214 Rowland avenue met
with severe injuries late Saturday af-
ternoon when he was struck by lit
ney bus driven by Paul Weiss near his
home on Rowland avenue The boy
was playing along the street when the
Jltney bus came up from the south.
1t was running at a low rate of speed.
Weiss sounded his horn as a warning
to the boy but the little fellow paid
no attention to it and ran directly in
front of the automobile. None of the
wheels passed over the boy but he sus-
tanned very bad bruises and had two
bad cuts on his head. He was taken
home and Dr.. Germano was called to
attend him. Witnesses told the police
that the accident was in no way the
fault of the driver of the automobile.
A feature Of the incident was the fact
that Mrs Molter and Miss May Molter
were passengers in the jitney.
This is the first accident to occur
among the jitneys of Kenosha since the
new law went into effect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
KILL RATs-cURE ILLS.
BY Eliminating Rodents New Orleans
Scientists Fight Plague.

After a lapse Of nearly year case
or human plague occurred in the city
Iof New Orleans on the 9th of August.
This case was confirmed as true bubonic
plague on September Sth. The epidem-
illogical investigations as to the exact
source of the infection have not yet
been completed but it is believed that
1t was probably received in the city of
New Orleans. Up to date over $1,000
buildings in that city have been rat
proofed and over 10000 rodents have
been captured in traps alone. The oc-
curence of this case demonstrates the
difficulties surrounding the eradication
of the disease and indicate that had it
not been for the active cooperative eff
forts of the United States Public Health
Service and of the Departments of
Health of the State of Louisiana and
the city of New Orleans, the outbreak
would have reached greater proportions
and would have been longer continued
1t also points out to other cities the
necessity for Kidding themselves of the
rodent carriers of the disease and of
thoroughly rat-proofng all of their
buildings. No fear is felt that this
case will be followed by an outbreak.
Officers and men of the public health
service, well trained in the control of
the disease, are on the ground and with
the health authorities of the city of
New Orleans are taking every precau-
ton to prevent the spread of the disease
from the city and within it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
GRINDING OUT CITIZENS.
Circuit Judge Hears More Than Forty
Applications for Second Papers.

Judge Belden was literally grinding
out citizens up at the circuit court this
morning and before noon more than
forty applications for second papers
had been heard. F. J. Schlotfeld, of
Chicago, was the examiner for the fed
eral government and he rushed the
cases. He did not rush them so fast
that any of the applicants failed in any
of the pertinent portions of the ex-
animation. One new feature was in
PRODUCED into the long line Of ques-
tions, and that was question as to
the intent of the new citizen in regard
to war. Suppose the Austrian consul
ordered you to return to Austria and
join the army, what would you do?"
was the question put up to several of
the prospective citizens. All of them
declared that they would decline to go
into the army of any foreign nation
on the ground that they were American
citizens. This appeared to be salts
factory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
ST. MARY's HOME LOSES HELPER
Miss Ella Theresa Thompson Died at
Kenosha Hospital Sunday Afternoon.

The members of the Sisters of st.
Mary in charge of the work at the
home On Washington boulevard in Chi
cago and of the summer home in Ke-
nosha lost one of their most interested
helpers on Sunday afternoon when
Miss Ella Theresa Thompson died at
the Kenosha hospital after three
weeks illness from typhoid fever.
Miss Thompson had been taken into
the Chicago home of the sisters as a
baby and she had grown up in it learn
ing lessons of helpfulness. For several
years she had assisted in the work of
caring for the children at the summer
home here and she was a great favor
tie. She was a daughter of the late
Thomas Thompson of Chicago, and was
just past twenty-one years of age. Her
cheerful disposition made her prime
favorite with the children and others
interested in the work of the homes.
The funeral will be held from the
Newell Memorial chapel at Green
Ridge cemetery at ten o CLOCK Tuesday
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
WON'T FOLLOW NEW LAW.
Kenosha Water Board Not to Have
Tax Roll collections Of Water Rentals.

The members of the Board Of Water
Commissioners in Kenosha will not
follow the new law which provides
for the use of the tax roll for collec-
tions of water rentals. Under the
law the plan is made optional with the
Water Commissioners and they have
declared their belief that the plan will
not work out well in Kenosha.
eve can not wait for the collection
of the taxes to collect water rentals, =
said one Of the members of the Board
this morning. tThe law would be all
right--for some cities, but in Kenosha
where rentals are collected semi
annually it would be all but impossi-
BILE. The commission would be left
without any income for a long period
Of time and it would be necessary for
us to borrow money in order to meet
running expenses and construction
EXPENSE
AS the provision is optional with the
Water Board the decision of the com
mission will be final in the matter.
Using the old plan the rentals will be
due the first Of May and the first Of
November and if they are not paid
within ten days after these days the
commission will have the power to
shut off the water from all delinquents.
This plan has worked well in Kenosha
and the members of the board seem to
be entirely satisfied to continue it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
LOTUS BEDS RUINED.
High Water May Have Done Perma-
nent Damage to Beds at Grass Lake.

Kenosha people who had looked for
ward with anticipation to visiting the
famous lotus beds in the Grass Lake
region this year have been doomed
to disappointment as the high level of
the water has made this impossible
thirty inches higher than they were
last year. On different occasions Ke-
nosha people have paid visits to the
beds this year, but in each case they
have been disappointed. It is said
that less than a dozen Of the blossoms
have appeared this year while in other
years they have been present in count
less thousands. The buds in the ma
jority of cases came to within about
one foot Of the surface of the lake and
got no farther. In on.y few rare
cases did blossoms get as far as the
surface. Fear is expressed now that
the beds may have been damaged so
badly that they never will recover
A few years ago there was an excess
sive amount. of rain and Grass Lake
rose higher than usual. Two or three
hundred acres of the blossoms were
ruined at that time. Hope is express
ed that this may not happen this year,
for it is realized that the lotus beds
are one of the best assets from an
advertising point in the possession of
the territory. No one seems to know
how the lotus beds got planted in Lake
county, but it is known fact that they
have been induced to grow in only a
handful of other places in the world.
Even the most careful transplanting
has been of no avail. People have
come from all over the United States
to see the lotus beds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
START GENEVA ROAD WORK.
Contractor Expects to Complete I'm
provement of Road in Thirty Days.

Ground was broken for the perma-
nent Improvement of the Geneva road
to the west town line of the town of
Pleasant Prairie on Friday afternoon
and Contractor George Wade, who has
the contract FOR the job, declared to
the county officials that he would com
plete the work in thirty working days.
The work is to be rushed with large
force of men and the contractor now
has most of the material either on the
job or on the way to Kenosha All of
the trouble which came up following
the objections of property owners to
the building of the road have been
settled and there will be no court ac-
ton either along injunctional lines or
to secure the amounts subscribed for
the Improvement Of the road. It is
understood that this matter has been
settled by a compromise entirely salts
factory to all people concerned. This
will be the last piece of permanent
road building attempted in -Kenosha
this year and it is expected that the
work will be completed and the road
open for traffic by the first of No
vember.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
HOLDS he SHOULD Be IMMUNE
Ice Men Throughout the County and
State Interested in Appeal Made to
State Tax Commission from Board
of Review Here.

x
Harry Lawler, the Town Of Randall
ice man, has appealed from the deci-
sion of the Kenosha County Board of
Income Tax Review to the state tax
commission for decision in regard to
his being forced to pay income in Ke-
nosha county. The appeal has been
terrified to the state tax commission
and the decision of the state board on
lit is going to be one of wide interest
mot only in Kenosha county but
throughout the state. Lawler has been
in the ice business in Kenosha county
for many years but following the as
sessment Of an income tax against
him he appeared before the local board
and insisted that the assessment was
illegally made. He held that he was a
resident Of the city of Chicago and that
for this reason he could not be assess
ed for income tax in Wisconsin. His
complaint was considered at length by
the local income tax board and then
turned down. His appeal to the state
board was prompt one.
We have had no decision from the
state board in this matter, said AS
SCISSOR of Incomes Dalton, this morning,
but we expect one in a short time.
The, tax assessed against this one man
|is not large one and it is largely
disposed of by the payment of personal
tax. The question at issue however,
lis an interesting one and it may affect
Iother assessments in this and other
counties in the state. =
The question of residence of an in
come taxpayer has figured considerably
before the local income tax board of re-
view in recent years and in nearly all
of the cases the decision of the lower
board has been upheld by the State Tax
commission. In the lake regions Of Ke-
nosha county and in other counties of
Wisconsin there are a large number of
ice companies controlling lake property
and it is admitted that the total in
come tax paid by these men is CON
siderable. IF all of this tax was to be
Topped off on the contention of Mr..
LaWler the loss to the counties would
be considerable. It is understood that
the other men in Kenosha county in
terested in the contention will be gov
.erned by the decision of the state COM
mission in the case of the Lawler com
plant.
The corporation income tax has not
been filed by the State Tax commission
but both that roll and the individual
roll are expected to be in the hands
of the county clerk this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
She REPRESENTED PAC|F|sTs
Served as Delegate to Hague Conven-
tion-she Will Work to Aid Ameri-
can Hospital for Italian Soldiers in
Florence.


Mrs. Inez Rice Keller of Kenosha
and New York, daughter of the late
Samuel Rice of this city, sailed from
Naples to New York the 2lst instant,
IT plans made early in September were
carried out.
Mrs. Keller returns to America after
an absence of two years in Europe,
most OF which time was spent in Rome.
In a letter just received by the editor
OF the Evening News, Mrs. Keller says
she is coming home because she feels
1t is right for Americans to be in their
own country in these troublous times.
times.
She was sent abroad by the New
York Peace society to represent it at
the international Peace congress held
at the Hague, and last year she was
re-appointed to represent the society
at the proposed peace congress arrang-
ed to meet in Vienna last summer and
which was indefinitely postponed by
the outbreak of the world war.
Mrs. Keller will Immediately plunge
into the work of gathering supplies for
the American hospital for wounded
Italia nsoldiers located in Florence.
She wants blankets, bandages, woods
for knitting, necessities for the sick
and the many other articles which she
says are badly needed in the hospital.
Mrs. Keller expresses her willingness
to supply information to any who are
interested in the work and says mail
will reach her at the National Arts
club, Grammercy Park, IA, New York
She will not open her residence at 154
West Fifty-seventh street, New York,
Immediately but intends doing SO pres
emily.
She sends cordial greetings to her
fellow townsmen here and hopes to
see them soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
FOLLOWS UP GIRL SSTORYHERE
Sends Letter to County Officials Do
claring That Grand Jury Inyestiga-
ton Should Be Asked to Learn
Truth of the Story.

The story of Hattie Schultz, tie
former Lake Geneva girl who was in
the county Jail here following her rath-
er sensational escape from the Indus
trial School for Girls at Milwaukee,
has stirred up hornet IS nest over the
state and her story promises to bring
la new investigation of the school and
of the story told by her. Senator w.
W. Albers of Wausau, who was at the
head of the legislative committee
which recently made an inspection of
the various state institutions and
strongly recommended that the Mil
waukee school be placed under the
management of the state board of con-
troll, has sent letter to one of the
officials of the county urging co-opera-
tion in bringing about vigorous in
Iyestigation of the Milwaukee school,
In his letter he declares that the star-
les told by the Schultz girl to the Ke-
nosha officials are not new thing to
him. In fact he insists that similar
stories have been received by him on
several occasions and that he has had
desire to see such stories investigated
to the fullest extent. He admits that
at the time the investigation of the
school was made that it was found
that there were complaints but that
all of these had been pretty we'll ex-
lplained away by the officials in charge.
In his letter Senator Albers suggests
that any investigation of the home
should be along the line of a grand
jury investigation in order that the
fullest possible facts might be brought
out in regard to it. He has signifed
his willingness to aid with such invesF
tigation and has declared that Senator
Charles HI. Everett of this district has
taken an active interest in the work
along these lines. Senator AIbers de-
clares that at the last session of the
legislature both houses of the legisla-
ture passed law providing that this
institution be brought under the rule
/ of the state board of control but that
the governor vetoed the bill He de-
clared that he considered the reasons
of the governor for his veto "weak.
Racine and Kenosha county have sent
many young girls to this home and for
this reason the officials of the two
counties have shown a very active in
terest in the management of the af-
fair. Now that there is possibility
of an investigation along right lines
with the assistance of the head of the
legislative committee it is certain that
the Kenosha and Racine officials will
do all in their power to aid. Tt has
been the contention of these officials
for several years that so long as this
home was in part supported by the
state that it should be under the di-
rect supervision of the State Board of
Control the same as other state institu
tions of similar nature.