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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

Garden Club the seventeen acres sur
rounding the historic Barton Manor
House, Pelham Bay Park. Before 5000
persons the Governor planted a small
oak tree to replace the famous Treaty
Oak, recently destroyed by lightning.
The Treaty Oak was planted in 1884,
when the Pell family obtained the
property from the Indians for Sl7.
Dir. Nicholas Murray Butler, honor.
airy president of the club, who presided
at the exercises, said that the city had
turned the ground over TO the Interna-
tional Garden Club that 1t might be
made a breathing spot for the people.
improvements at cost of $4,000 have
been made recently, and it was an
nounced that the club will have It's
headquarters in the mansion.
Governor Whitman, before turning
the soil with his silver spade, said that
treaties had been signed under the old
oak, but there were none Of them as
important as the treaty Of yesterday
between the city and the people, CIV
ing for public use such large piece
OF property.
The exercises at Barton Manor saw
the only public appearance of the Gov
ernor during his stay in New YORK. in
the morning he devoted himself to the
consideration Of several bills which
he must pass upon within the thirty
day period. In the early afternoon
he had long conference with several
members of the Legislature.
Last night Governor and Mrs. Whit
man were guests at a private dinner at
the home of Charles F. Hoffman. $40
Fifth Avenue.
1t was announced yesterday that the
Governor has decided to set out on his
trip to California on May rs. The
itinerary and makeup of the official
party has not yet been determined,
that matter being left largely in the
hands of Major J. Stanley Moore, mill
tary secretary.
The Governor and his party will re-
turn to Albany to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
NEW SUBWAY OPEN
ON SEA BEACH LINE

The first Of Brooklyn's new subways
became a fact at noon yesterday, when
the New York Municipal Railway Cor
poration put the Sea Beach line, from
Sixty-frst street and Third Avenue to
Coney. Island, into full operation. For
the last four weeks a temporary SER
vice mas been conducted on this rail-
way, and cars have been run from
Third Avenue to New Utrecht Avenue,
with a trolley furnishing the power.
Yesterday the third rail was charged
and the read opened all the way to
Coney Island under standard condi-
tions. When the Fourth avenue sub
wav is opened in June the single cars
now used will be replaced by trains.
Steel cars must supplant the wooden
ones now used by the New York Mu-
nicipal Railway Corporation on its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
Called Robber" by High School Players Sunday Lasts
Through Full Nine Innings in Afternoon-At Night He
Picks Up Revival Bat and Slams Satan for al Converts

him at work. There were lusty cheers
and yells to give the game the proper
scholastic atmosphere, and to applaud
Sunday at every available opportunity.
This afternoon Rodey took upon
himself the task of entertaining five
thousand little tots with legtrdCmain
and black art, some of which he ap-
piled to the precepts Of right living. AT
the end of the service he persuaded
176 of the little girls anG boys to come
forward and make public confession
Of faith"
Fifteen hundred Knights of Malta at
tended the night service. A huge cleo
trio device representing the Maltese
cross of the order flashed almost di-
rectly in Sundays face. The Knights
presented Billy with a Bible.
At the end of the meeting there were
441 trail hitters, many of them mem
bers of the order so largely represent
ed. James A. Rowe, City Auditor OF
Newark, was one. After the call 4or
converts had ceased, Martin j. Scully,
of Edgewater, went up TO Sunday and
asked for souvenir"
an give you one" said Billy, and he
tore his handkerchief across and hand
ed one-half to Scully.
Clifford Pinchot was among those
present tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
COLONIAL WARS SERVICE
Anniversary of Society To Be
Celebrated in Church.

A special service commemorative Of
the founding in May, 1898, Of the Cen
eral Society Of Colonial Wars will be
held this afternoon at 4 O'Clock In N.
Church Of the Incarnation, Madison
Avenue and Thirty-ffth Street.
The Rev. Howard c. Robbins, rector
of the church and chaplain of the So
ciety in this state, will preach the
commemoration sermon. An augment
ed choir will chant the Ten Command.
ments in accordance with the rhymed
musical forms of the old Dutch hymnal
Forty members from the Veteran
Corps Of Artillery under command Of
Major Charles Elliott Warren will be
a guard of honor for the society's del
egation. Colonel Arthur F. Sehermer.
horn will be marshal. Twenty histori.
cal. and patriotic societies will send
delegations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
KILLED AS HE ATE
BY WILD TRUCK
Vehicle FrightenS Children
Waiting for Fete in New
Downtown Park.

While a crowd Of children were wait
ing for the official opening of the Chel-
sea Improvement Associations new
park, at Tenth Avenue and Eighteenth
Street, yesterday afternoon an auto
truck bounded across the sidewalk.
killing on its way John McNally. a
iongshoreman, of 1924 West Twenty
first Street, who was sitting against
the park wall eating his luncheon. and
seriously injuring Kern Dambrick, of
40 West Twenty-frst Street, also a
longshoreman.
Twenty children were killed on the
streets Of New York during April, &C
cording TO the report of the National
Highways Protective Society. issued
yesterday. Automobiles were response
bic for the death Of nine. wagons
killed seven and trolleys four
The total number Of persons killed
during the month was thirty-eight,
twenty-one of these dying in automo-
bile accidents. Wagons killed seven
and trolleys ten. The figures for April,
1914. were fifteen killed by wagons,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
WHITMAN SETS TREE
in HISTORIC SOIL.
Artilleryman Is Hurt by
Horse Frightened at
Firing of Salute.
BARTON TRACT GIFT
TO THE PUBLIC
International Garden Club t.
Make Breathing Spot Near
Famous Treaty Oak.

While Governor Whitman was receiv-
ing a salute of nineteen guns on his
arrival to open the International Gar
den Club, at Barton Manor, The Bronx
yesterday afternoon, a troop horse at
tached to a caisson wagon, frightened
at the booming of the guns, reared and
trampled Charles Vail, a private in
Battery D, I'd Field Artillery, N. G.
N. Y. Vail had his skull fractured
and received other injuries. He was
taken to the Fordham Hospital, where
it is said he will recover.
Governor Whitman, after witnessing
the accident and inquiring about Wallis
condition, proceeded with the exercises
of turning over to the international
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
Miss Grace Travis to Wed.

Miss Grace Travis, daughter Of State
Controller Eugene NJ. Travis, of Brook
Ign, will be married May 10, at her
home, 436 Grand Avenue, to Wendell
Clelland, her fathers private secretary.
Moro than 400 invitations have been
issued. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. W. II. Kidd, pastor
of the Hanson Place Methodist Epis-
copal Church. The two met at Silver
Bay about q year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
BASEBALL AND RELIGION
STIR NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS
Red Bank Pupils Strike Because Teacher Surs Crack
Shorstop-Burington in Turmoil Over Taking
of Revivalist's Cards from Scholars.

he was through and he would not go
back. The baseball players were panic
stricken, and they, too, went on strike.
Miss Dearborn met the delegation of
sixty striking pupils when they called
on Principal Harden. She explained
she did not mean to wound John, and
after conference it was decided that
the strikers, including John, would be
in their places Monday morning to hear
Miss Dearborn tell that not for the
whole earth would she hurt the feelings
O. the idol of the diamond.
They will also listen to short and
pointed address By Mr.. Harden, the
subject TO be discussed, some have
heard, being discipline as 1t Applies
to Touchy Feelings"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

fourteen by trolleys and sixteen by
automobiles.
In New York State outside the city
twenty were killed by automobiles, two
by trolleys and one by wagon, as
compared to nine by automobiles and
four by trolleys in April, 1914. FIVE
persons were killed in New York State
and four in New Jersey at railroad
grade crossings during the last month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-05

ing place his three or four pounds
OF butter. several cartons OF eggs
and tins siNpound strip OF bacon,
perhaps. which he may choose to
have every couple of weeks. 1t is
In" function of the secretary or
manager OF the club 10 see that the
produce is received and divided
up according 10 the desired appor-
tionmentS. ZONES" is marked on
JOness parcel. and Jones himself
calls for it on his way home.
BY actual experiment it has been
found that ! or > per cent added to
the cost OF the individual order will
cover amply the cost OF communal
twinc and wrapping paper supply.
Some clubs establish a small fund
at the beginning OF the enterprise
$50. say and out Of that pay for
wrapping charges. At the end OF
Il month they are in position to
figure exactly how much their
trifiing overhead charge will be II
club IS large aud the seCrctary's
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members

recently established clubs in New
York and Chicago have done much
10 puncturc this Illusion. The Food
Products Department of n leading
express company announced but re-
Gently that Of the hundreds OF clubs
started IN the metropolitan district
within the last two years, only a
trn!ng percentage had given I'D the
idea. In fact. the increase in buy
ing club traffic was stated to have
more than trebled within that time,
not Only so lar as the number OF
ciuDS was concerned but with re-
gard TO the individual orders placed
within each organization. In other
words. the slight work necessary to
the efficient operation of a'purchas-
ing club is overhalanced heavily by
the actual savings and the better
ment III quality OF produce.
But when the average-siZed club
grows TO be large organization,
with several hundred members. re.
curing for its weekly market
basket as much as 500 dozen eggs
ana corresponding quantities Of
butter, meat. etc, it Is naturally
essential that the operation be
more highly systcmatiAcd. Many
ciubs-notably certain insurance
company employees organizations in
New ork-simplify their work
lngs by Ccas!ng to deal through the
express company. Once in pos
session OF the names and adj
dresses Of rcliable-provedly re.
liable produccrs-the manager OF
the large buying club frequently en-
tiers into correspondence with the
various producers exactly as any
merchant does with another from
whom he seeks to buy. The func-
ton OF the transportation agency
had been merely Introductory for
this new relation. Credit is estab-
lished-sometimes it is guaranteed
by an employer, or one OF the club
members through his bank-and
the buying club mails its orders
weekly to the producer. paying for
the Star Company. Great Britain Ri
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them weekly also, or monthly as
the arrangement may be.
One Chicago club is large and
strong enough to employ a young
mans time entirely, paying him
fixed income for attention paid to
the clubs affairs. He sees to it
That the produce is checked up
upon arrival, wrapped and dis
trlbuted to the certain depart
ment OF the factory or office build.
ing where the various members are
located. Each Friday the secrc-
tary passes out order blanks. spec-
Tally printed, to he filed in by the
individual members and left at his
dcSk-or he goes his rounds and
canVasSes. as grocery-solicitor
does, telling what delicacies out of
the ordinary the club can buy cheap
during the coming week. Payment
is made in many instances by
members personal checks at the
end OF the week, or. as in the case
OF several big mercantile houses, Is
debited from the pay envelope OF
each member.
mo prODlem or community
club in n suburban town In the
metropolitan district was solved by
the manager Of the club in secur-
ing schoOlbOys. after hours. to de-
liver to members homes for five
cents per delivery. The town was
compact, the boys used BICYCLES.
and the cost came to less ton the
avcragc) than three per cent. How
well pleased with the buying club
idea this particular community club
is may be gathered from the fact
that it is steadily increasing In
membership and makes a monthly
expenditure OF more than $1,000.
This, in spite OF the fact that il
has to allow three per cent in
many cases for delivery.
The large buying club has been
success in many instances. and in
actual moncy-saving the large club
can naturally surpass the smaller
chubby reason Of cheaper trans
portation cost (per pound) on
nfa Reanruad
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weightier consignments OF food
stuils. But the egg producers.
creamcrles, fruit growers. vege.
table farmers and big packers that
have built up the cooperative club
idea have not lost sight Of the
needs of the small club. In fact,
by putting up combination pack
ages OF produce many producers
cater even TO individual house
wives and especially to neighbor-
hood groups OF two, six or ten
families as the case may be.
Your small club can order fresh
creamery butter. packed in the
same casily-handled one-pound car.
tons. i'll as small a quantity as ten
pounds. You can get sweet butter
IN the same way. Eggs are put I'D
by many farmers and large western
gathering stations in ten dozen,
twelve dozen and fifteen dozen
cases. Transportation cost will
run cent or two cents per dozen
or pound higher on the smaller
lot conSignmcnts, but the experience
OF consumers has proved the plan
even then Il money-saving scheme.
Hams and bacon strips are sold
direct by packers in Buffalo and
Cleveland TO families in New York
and Chicago. A nine pound ham
and a six pound piece OF bacon is
faVorito combination available.
On n fifteen pound shipment
the transportation cost. from Buff
falo to New York, for instance,
figures about thirty cents. or two
cents pound. The average family
pays great deal more than the
wholesale price plus two cents q
pound for it's smoked meats. and
the offer is therefore extremely
popular. In fact it may be stated
as a generality that any foodstuffs
consigned, weighing as much as
fifteen pounds. can be bought direct
from producers within five hun
dred miles Of New York, efficiently.
And by efficiently" is meant with
saving Of fifteen to twenty-five
per cent.
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One of the new types of egg
carrier used recently to a largo
extent in shipping to small
clubs. 1t holds but twelve
dozen.
Honey producers in Iowa and
Michigan have gone after the
small buying club trade by offers
OF five and ten pound pals and
cartons OF superfine. fresh honey.
The strained product is put up in
pals or jars; the comb form, in
sections and small cases. A Mary
land producer finds a demand
among small clubs and even private
families for sixteen pound sack OF
mountain buckwheat flour which
he delivers in New York for less
than dollar. Families clubbing on
several packages are able to re.
duce the cost substantially. Maple
syrup and sugar were sold in large
quantities last season by Penn
sylvanla and New York producers
in combination packages. some of
which include sack of buckwheat
flour.
So. In the matter Of delicacIes a.
well as In staples like butter. egg.
and meats, the small club can fare
almost as well as the large orrani.
cation. Perhaps In some waYs II
can rare better. for some of the
most enterprising producers have
concentrated on small packaee
lots. This is particularly true Of
vegetables In season. The New
YORK buying club group of several
families has at its hand the highly
specialized Long Island direct
marketing supply fields. "Home
Hampers" containing assorted fresh
vegetables are bought direct from
lne farm-literally. for less than
nine hours elapses between pick.
ing on the farm and delivery to
urnan kitchen-by hundreds Of
families and clubs in the city ana
its suburbs.
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u9n ne has determined upon Just
winch days the various products
VII arrive. This is matter
winch is capable OF adjustment
with the producers. Pcrhans
butter and eggs are 10 arrive
Wednesday; smoked and fresh
meats on Friday. and fruits ana
other things on Monday. The man.
aser' or call him the secretary OF
the club, knows Just how many
pounds OF butter, eggs. etc. each
member has ordered. CThe General
custom is for the individual Nom.
h"TS to sign list, filing in the
exact number Of pounds of each
sort Of toodstuns desired. This is
donc carly in the week, and from
IL the secretary makes up his bulk
order1
Each member OF the buying club
mas merely TO take home with him
from his business Office or work.
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Suggestions for Organizing
Private Housewives Pur-
chasing Clubs and Buying
Direct from the Farmers
and Chicken Raisers

tons. and ship them that way-all
ready for immediate distribution
10 the different members OF your
club. An extra charge of one cent
per dozen is made for this SER
vice. Payment for ii is made by
simply adding the amount TO the
check sent the transportation COM
pany.
Several clubs in New York pre-.
fer. however. 10 buy their own in
dividual cartons from local paper
box manufacturers Ca long list is
available i'll the classified telephone
directory and TO slip the eggs into
tho boxes themselves. Cartons may
be had for approximately 30 cents
per hundred. and are OF such ma
turc that they can he used repeat
cdly. being collapsiblc and tough.
This may not be so convenient for
comparatively small club OF
thirty persons, although it is gen.
orally praCtised in New York and
Chicago among the large clubs.
The same foresight on the part
OF the seller of butter in making
his goods easily Invisible for club
members has been developed by
the dircCt-tO.conSumor plan. If you
order 90 pounds Of butter for your
averagcsi2ed buying clubs week.
~ supply YOU do not have TO dig il
out OF a tub with the Office shears
it is the custom of the buying
club trade for butter to be packed
in neat onc.pound cartons OF para
fine cardboard. The big Creamer-
les OF Indiana and Ohio. many Of
which ship 10000 pounds of butt
per month direct TO consumers,
have SO standardized their product
that YOU can buy 1t almost as con-
veniently as YOU would box Of
Chocolates.
There are. OF course, very many
reasons why the air-tight waXcd
cardboard Container for butter
has proved so popular. Not only
is ii convenient To distribute to the
members OF your club-it is as SAM
tary rs possible. This is literally
true. for the butter goes from tho
packing room OF the creamery to
the refrigerator OF the householder
without a single intervening hanl-
ling which might permit OF the nc
cumnlation of impurities. TO tho
buying club, therefore, this method
OF purchasing means not only Il
substantial saving in money. hut a
vastly fresher quality OF butter.
The transportation company con
tributes 10 the efficiency OF the on
Grafton in this case by maintaining
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TcaocrS VINO were kecnly IN
terested in the economical plan of
bringing food products direct from
the farm to the dining table which
was explained in this Magazine
Section last Sunday, the following
article has been prepared to ex
plain just how one Of these coop
erative purchasing clubs can be or
aanizcd and successfully operated
in any ncighborhood.
TT has been explained that the e1.
istence OF the cooperative pur.
chasing club is dependent upon
direct market!n g-that is. c!mina-
ton OF all unnecessary middlemen.
Also. true get.togcther spirit and a
strictly cash payment system on
the part Of the various members
are essential if the club is TO save
money in its operation There re-
main. then. the details Of operat-
Ing the buying Club--the methods
OF buying from the producer and
the paying for the produce. the un-
packing and distribution OF the
goods upon arrival, and the details
OF the problems OF suitable carriers
Tor the fruit, eggs. vegetables and
meats which the average club de-
sires 10 buy and distribute among
It's members.
And by average club" is meant
the club OF TWENTY-FIVE to thirty
members. neigbbors in "A commun-
ity, IN an apartment house. or CO.
workers in an Office or factory.
There are many successful organi-
cations with but half ;his number
OF members, and many, too. with
eight or ten times this number,
but a club OF thirty persons is the
average. You will find them in
the insurance canyons of downtown
New York as we'll as uptown. Tho
average club will buy each week.
Tor instance, 80 pounds OF butter.
80 dozen eggs, 30 pounds OF hams,
bacon strips and other meats. and
perhaps loo pounds OF other
produce--vegetablcs, fruits. nuts,
maple syrup or honey, according TO
the seasonal yields.
wa "H'' w 'iIls -IIIit clllfIS. SAY,
propose TO try the buying club idea.
The information most needed by
city folk in order TO buy direct from
producers is the n2mes and adj
dresses OF reliable country growers
and dealers who are buSiness.iike
enough 10 deal with consumers
direct. Not only has this informa-
ton been gathered by the indus
trial agents OF the express COM
panies, as has been explained. but
II is printed, with prices and trans
portation costs attached. in convon-
lent bulletin form and is issued
every Tuesday morning with the
same regularity as other market
reports
The buying club starter finds
eggs for instance. quoted on the
weekly bulletins being on sale at
number OF Westerp towns. Boil.
var, Mo; Huntington. Ind; Tinin.
OHIO, and dozen of others have be-
come great buying club supply cen
tres in the last year.
Fresh Eogs-3o doz. case
22c. country cost-35c. cost de
livered IN New York Cor vicin.
lty)."
This Is typical quotation taken
from among d dozen offerings tabu-
lated on a recent bulletin. TO tho
buying club man in New York it
means Just this that he can RELY
upon the transportation company
10 transmit an order, with money,
from his club 10 the producer OF
those eggs in that Ohio diS,rir,
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special refrigeratinS
facilities at it's de-
pots and tin the case
OF butter from Ohio
and lndiana) special
refrigerator cars.
This phase OF the
buying club trade is
perhaps tho most
hishi! developed OF
all.
As 4 result OF the
efforts of producers
TO make produce
easily divisiblc upon
arrival - and it is
equally true OF meat
shippers, fruit grow
crs and other "coun-
try produce manu-
iaCtnrerS"-the aver
ag".sizcd purchasing
club does not find il
Is hard as YOU might
think 10 distribute
lis bulk purchases.
Probably - per cent
OF ali" The clubs in
The East operate in
the business place OF
the clubs members.
tIhere are many
notable c%coDtions.)
But whether in bank,
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Although tne ouyng club trade in
fresh poultry and other meats naturally
falls off little in Summer, the invention
of special carriers is rapidly making it
possible TO ship in all kinds Of weather.
Basket refrigerators of various kinds,
with an inner ice can, are now being used
by small buying clubs for rot weather
shipments.
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he distribut-
ing room of a
3 o O. member
h o II S e iv es'
club in the met
ropolitan d is
trict, showing
eggs, c e e r y,
hams, b r e a d ,
b u t t e etc,
b o IL g h t an d
d vi d e d up
a m on g til c
members