Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-28
CITY NEWS. IN BRIEF

.~w =. CUMAfIsKEY, chief Of the
~ city Property is rapidly re-
FssS. Fssszs ~ perfect health at St Marys Hos
Hi1'Hs Todav he seems brighter than at
.,re during his stay in the hospital.
~ --.s,s ago his condition was so grave
- t,s fellow workers at City Hall offered
~e~sra for him.
- ATLANTIC Refining Companv
- "a buIld an automobile service station
.es distribution Of gasoline at the
.,hS-sst corner of Fortieth and Walnut
-. eirniiar to the one OF the Gulf Gaso-
-. firnpany, at Thirty-third and Chestnut
.sss.fs The refining company recently pur-
shssed the Fortieth street lot from A.
llss,.,s.ion is $4,000. The lot is 81 by 100
ret
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the PhlladeI-
AZ. pourso will take an active part in the
Pssscns of tho thirteenth annual Rivers and
ss.,Sors Congress which will meet in WASH
..~ton from December to 8, inclusive The
.s~rssH will seek sufficient appropriations
- he carrying out of approved projects
4 ,he most efficient manner.
FALL IN THE AISLE of n trolley chr
..nt John r. white, eighty years old, Of 5000
Hazel avenue, to the West Philadelphia
tl.snital suffering from fractured thigh
= injured arm and contuslons Of the body
peause OF his advanced age physicians say
bs condition is critical.
HAyERFORD COLLEGE win offer one
..haiarship of $500 or two scholarshi OF
,sao 10 Mexican students deserving of adj
eanced education. The plan has been
.snufed at the instance of the peace Corn-
mltteo Of the Philadelphia Friends Meeting
NJ a NJ a. H..
n The Chestnut Hill public school building
~ the Chestnut Hill Business Mems Asso-
riaton. The organization voted TO ask for
new building, and also wants the city TO
fsar down or repair the old fire tower on
shs public playground.
sosEPH II. wIDENER has acquired n
RIcco bronze. one of the most beautiful
sramples of Italian renaissance art. for
ass,00O. The bronze was purchased last
week in New York at the sale of Professor
roplis collection.
grRL SCOUTS Of America have opened
bazaar in the Hale Building Toys candy
ard cake made by the girls and articles for
Christmas are on sale The proceeds OF
the bazaar will be used to equip the scout
: tent at Torresdale. where $50 girls camped
during the last summer.
EMPLOYEES OF Bailey, Banks & Hiddle
company held their third annual banquet
at the Hotel Adelphia last night. The prin-
eIpal speaker was Joseph r. Bailey presi-
dent OF the firm and son of the founder
The dinner marked the eighty-fourth am
nversary of the firm.
THE BAPTIST TEMPLE congregation
epllected s14S2,72 yesterday toward paying
on the mortgage on tho church. amounting
10 $4,000 A campaign to lift the mortgage
vas started last Friday and will end next
Thursday night.
THE wOMAN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE
Of Pennsylvania will begin a campaign on
December to increase its present $500. 900
endowment fund by an additional 100000.
Prominent Philadelphians are among the
workers in the campaign, which will con-
tinue until December 16. The campaign is
novel in that it will be conducted entirely
by women.
AS A PROTECTION against hoof and
mouth disease an embargo against live
stock from Nebraska and the Kansas City
ssockyards has been declared throughout
Pennsylvania by DIR. C. j. Marshall, State
Veterinarian. Cattle from Nebraska have