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The sun., 1916-12-24
STILL BETTER TAXI
SERVICE PROMISED
Biz Western Firm Plans to
Enter n. Y. Field While
the Fight Is On.

1t looks like a happy New Year for
the taxicab users OF New York. The
various taxi interests. those operating
below the legal rates. the Independents
and those operating at the legal rates
are striving to obtain a Arm grip on the
taxi riding public by offering better ser
vice. Some dreamers 30 80 far as to
predict that II the present competition
continues between the striving interests.
New Workers. will soon be riding around
in taxls for n fare almost as low as that
charged in the subway.
When THE L announced last Mon
DAY that public riding would DE cheaper
because OF the fight waEed between tho
TAXI interests. New Workers were OF the
opinion thai their cup Of JOY was hlled.
THE SuS is In v position to announce
that the cutting of the rates was only
the first step. Representatives or n
company that conducts the most pros
porous taxi business In a large Western
city have been in the city looking over
the ground with the idea OF starting IN
the taxicab business here.
They promise to operate their taxls
as low as any company now In New
York. They OFFER the most luxuriously
appointed taXIs that have ever beer
operated in New York. with heaters IN
the cabs. sc. Ii is on these principles
that they have succeeded in building NJ
their Western business.
In the meantime the interests now IN
the field are doing their utmost tn on
tain the bulk of the trade. While the
public Ii riding around ut the loves,
rates II has ever enjoyed. the low rate
-Nuz.u ..l ,HA f.lnv,a plAhtl nrn nj
work IN new schemes to entIce the trade.
The president Of the low rate concern
believing that It Is possible to operate
successfully ut the low rates only by
keeping his cabs constantly in use. hit
upon the idea OF doing u telephone trade
A telephone In installed In a cellar ad'
jacent to a public stand. AT which one
man IL constantly on the watch. Whe'
a can for a taxi IL received over IN.
wire the QUICKER Mt the head OF thu
line IL given the "calr. n drives ava!
to mn the order. the other taxis in thu
line moving up.
Near the entrance OF the Hotel En-
dlcott at III yh,y-first street and Colum
bus avenue. inside the stoop line. Is 6
small booth containing a starter and q
phone. on the other side OF the ave
rue half n dozen taSis a for calls
BY placing the taxis on the publi'
stand while maintaining the boJih out
side the hotel. the law a~bolishins pri
waite hack stands is not violated. Aftei
his success at the Endicott Hotel. tn
president OF tho company decided tina
an advantageous place for another sucf
stand would be in the vicinity of wes'
iO6th street. lie found "A vacant stor'
In Broadway between lo6th street ant
10Th street to answer the purpose.
The sun., 1916-12-24
BONUSES OF 1915
RUN into MILLIONS
Life Insurance Policies Favor
ito Gift to Workers
This Year.
YESTERDAY CASH DAY
Other Firms Hand Out Pres.
ents to Their En-
ployees.

Bonus payments, increased salaries
and insurance are being enjoyed to-day
by hundreds Of thousands OF men and
women. as gifts from their employers.
In hundreds OF cases the presents were
outright cash payments Of a percentage
Of the total salary the employee earned
during the last year Amounts running
into millions Of dollars have been dis
trlbuted.
Group life insurance policies. cover
ing the lives OF all employees. have come
to be a favoritc gift this year. The
Travellers Insurance Company announces
that It has sold approximately $4,000
900 worth OF insurance. covering the
lives OF 5000 employees. during the last
six weeks. All OF these policies are paid
for by the companies and are gifts to
their empio: ees. The list includes the
following
>feM Get lsssraWc~
Hotel Aston, insurance Of abcnt 5000 600
for 400 people, ranging from $500 apiece
saiiara MaehIns Tool Co. nnSrids.pe:a,
employees, IFblu oVp "
Raybestos 60. bridgeport. Conn 100000"
risks on 700 employees.
d.%,s : fHl SS ;o Inc. Kingston y y
Benton Harbor Malieabie Foundry. Co.
Benton hsroor, Mich; insnrsnec OF 'to"
$500: for married men. ~ ono.
Buffalo assclsne o,0r CO.. Buffalo. los
:. i. sysI- : BRO. Ashland. Ohio. $50
faul,less Rubber Co. Ashland. Ohio. ]+o
Union Trust Co. Detroit. Mich. 49, poll
Por, Huron Engine 4 Thresher Co, 200
risks for $Ia.OOO.
Brooklyn. i.5 risks for So. 200.
sperry uyro.cope Co. Brooklyn, y v"
$50 risks for 500. 600. Each employee In.
sured for ono years -a'iry.
Hotel McAlpln. Hote, .ClarldGe, cafe saw
arin. Insurance Of ..5o0 -mpicyees for
$1,000. OOO. according 90 terms of service.
Creek. Mich. 40o'ri,ks for s:'o 600.
". stein.rt & sons. Boston. Mass. lao
risks Tor y;s. 900.
iewe,, .ii,no CO.. Boston. Mas. lea
t. narth 4 son, New York, 100 risk.
Neptune Mntcr co.. Srv York. 400 RISKS
for s3GO. ON. according to salaries.
Michigan I.uhr!rat1r Co. Detroit. Nlci.,
oIi risks for $3.50. "oo. 49,,
Adams a N-ptlake. chicago. Ia. t"u
risks for s2JO. 600. according TO service.
Frank 1. Han Co. Bunaio. 10" risks fOf
SO. 600. according TO service.
Llncoln Trust Co.. New York 20 risks
for So. ONps.
Anderson Lumber co. South saltwater.
Mum, 81 risk FOR sGa 5"o.
Federal Reserve Bank OF Cleveland. 90
risks for 100000.
The sun., 1916-12-24
GRANDMA" SENT TO M
Mrs. Bessingcr Taken rom Work
house by Court's Order.

Though Mrs. Clara NJ. B%esslnger did
not win her freedom yesterday when
brough, on a writ Of habeas corpus from
the w%orkhouse. where she IL serving six
months for refusing to support her sons
three children. her fearful appeal to Jus
,ice Greenbaum of the Supreme Court
induced him to transfer her 10 the
Tombs as a preferable place for her TO
remain until he renders his decision on
the writ.
In response TO the appeal by her coun-
sci. Edgar +. Hazelton. that the case
be decided in time for her to be liber-
ated for Christmas, Justice Greenbaum
said that he would like TO rave her en-
Joy the holiday At home II he de rided I'm
her favor. lie did not see. however. that
he would be able 10 go through the pa
pers and return judgment In time.
Representatives Of the Corporation
Counsel's office agreed after some demur
to work on their briefs yesterday after
noon and submit them to the Justice at
his home by 6 o'clock to-day.
The sun., 1916-12-24
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

Cl~aridEe-N. o. Post and vito. Chicago;
c. J, Thomas and wife, Portland: W. p.
White and wife, Toronto; J p. Goodhart
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Philip. Seattle; r, s
Cox and family. Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. n,
and Miss %. piilsbury, San francisco;
Joseph n. Grundy. Bristol. Pa.
Nanderbllt-Mr. and Mrs. +. u. johnson,
syracuse; Baron and Baroness. Van Asbeek,
Amsterdam; George Y: Ningut, New York
Manhattannnp. P. TtllinEhast and wife,
ralmsr'Sn' Pa; s %, + T0, roE. 1 rsri,
Maloney. Du Bols. Pa; q; Biom. Hssue
MeAlpin-Mr. and Mrs Z. W: Baker
Msachum' Houston, Mr.. and Mrs. H. n
Eddy Hartford' Robert 4, stewart. Monte
Ansonia-Miss n. Sachs. Denver; Mrs. S
X. Josephs. New York.
Plaza-Franciseo Arocena. Mexico; Nils,
NJ: Theodore and Mis-: Edith d. Burt, Phil
Paris; r.. 8. Noyon and wife. Rio i,
J%ans!ro:. H. komorowsks. ryine, France
Ritx-carlton..Jsm.. wigmore, Buffalo
+ 9; anG N Mrs; L,css, Iopdsn; Mis-
Murray Hill-W. !. Robh. Troy; Villa
s'FG WITH so an. . VIZ e. Ek'' SaSis. 3; nj =
+. u, lockwood. LewIsburg,
Park Avenue-k. L.. and Mrs. Harper
Providence; George Jackmun. London
francklyn.. Hurlsigh:. Rochester. 4. =
Watrou-: Hartford: Hosea Mann woroes
ter: ". r., wallace and wife. philalelphia
fsio: Dir. and Mrs. John and Miss Bisslow
l.. =. a.: u. Edmund Mrs. Foster, Balti
more; q. u, Hunter. Glen Ridge.
Herald Square, w. Miller and wife
Boston; Joseph and Mrs. Franken. London
George u. Rice. Washington: George N
\ Lowry. Pomfret. Conn.
Marie Observation-Disclosures G. Ely an,
wife. Rochester. Joseph stronge. st. Pau.
Woicott-W. c. Wsddcll and wife, TO
ronto; baron ungern, r. &. Appleton
washington: Mr.. and Mrs. Percy sand
"urand~w,"F Allen. San Francisco: "
h, Philtps,. Holyoke; C.. u. Blake, Bsaeoi
Falls; y, W, Williams, .Lr, Scranton,
c,yy!pp.F Y. Niuiiy' so..on: CHARLES Howell
Howell. n. ": O. N. Chadwick. Lowell
J. T. Henderson, Monroe, La.
The sun., 1916-12-24
LEAVES $1,000 TO CRIPPLEs.
Jacob Harsen Purdy Makes Several
Public Requests.

Jacob Harsen Purdy, who died last
Monday In his homr. IA Fast Thirty
eighth street. left large public requests
In the will filed for probate yesterday.
st. Mary's Free Hospital for Children re-
ceives Sl00.0 900 for the endowment of
free beds for crippled children In men,
ory OF his sister, Joann II. Purdy.
To the New York Public Library goes
the testator's collection OF valuable
prints by Faithorne, All the views Of
old New York In Mr.. Purdy's office In IL
william street are left to the Downtown
Association. Other logacie~ amount "a
about 100000. ono be1uest OF &c. OO
going 10 Mrs. Mabel Irving Bostwick,
wife Of the Rev. DR., Bostwick of New
Jersey.
The sun., 1916-12-24
Gugsenheims Give 10000.

announcement was made last nigh
that Simon Guggenheim and his broth
mas gift toward the construction OF al
auditorium at Hampton Institute. Tit
auditorium In now being erected ms n
tribute to the devotion Of the late Rob,
ert q. Ogden to the cause Of education
In the South.
The sun., 1916-12-24
Newspaper " Orkcrs Iasured.

Newspaper employees Of some compa
ni-s will bsncft by the Insurance pol
icies given .s Christmas gifts. oswald
Garrison Willard. president OF the ENo-
nlng Post Company. yesterday
that employees in the mechanical de-
partinent will receive insurance on the
following scale one years service. $500
two years. $500 three years. 500 four
years. $500 i've years, 5000 ten years
and over, $1,000.
other newspapers that have presented
their workers Insurance policies for
Christmas are: star Publishing Conn
pany. Seattle, Wash. Spokane News
paper Company. Spokane Portland News
Publishing Company. Portland. Ore. :
Tacoma Times Publishing Company,
Tacoma. Wash,
4 lie insurance policy. the amount
rated according to the term Of service.
will he presented by Rhode & Brand to
each employee. This will bc in addition
10 a turkey. an nnual Christmas gift
TO each worker.
The Vacuum Oil Company Of RochcS-
ter announced Yesterday a bonus to nid
employees to meet tho high cost OF liv-
ing. All saiaried employees receiving
from $50 tn $500 a month will share In
the distribution. which will I've in Il slid
ing scale of percentages. from > per
cent. up to Is per cent, Of the yearly
salary.
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Tie II. T.. I.esan Advertising Agency
Of New York apd Chicago are giving 20
their employees as n Christmas present
a bonus OF a weeks salary and in add
ton have insured their employees IN the
Postal Life Insurance Company under
the group plan.
Instead of m outrieh; bonus tn"
American Express Company will in
crease its payroll about si.ooo,oo q
year. The increase already has amounted
to about $500. 900 and the increase will
continue by additions to monthly wage
payments. william J.. Bonbright & 60
Inc. are giving to their employees ; per
cent. Of their annual salaries n in
addition I per cent. for every year that
each employee has been with the %organi-
cation. Employees also will benefit in
the profits of the BonbriEht Investmcn.
Club. which gives the members particl-
pations at cost In the securities they
handle.
In addition n the bonus which they
have customarily distributed. William
Solomon 4 Co. have made an extra dis
tribution to their employees. The aver
age distribution amounts to about 20
per cent, and In the case Of employees
Of longer service the amount Of he gift
In about % per cent. OF the annual
salary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
MISS CADY'S RECITAL.
rlays Less Frequently Heard Music
Of Chopin.

HarrIette Cady. a local pianist who
.ss frequently given here what she "A
allied her annual recital. gave the first
two rccitals. each devoted to the
music II one composer II school. yes
'rdsy afternoon in the Bandbox Thea
n" chopin furnished all the music
n.ayed.
Mis-, iady prefaced the programme.
DE- she did later in describing the con-
''nt ~ different pieces before playing
mem. with some remarks In which she
'd'd sn" had tried TO find compositions
~ Chopin that were out Of the ordinary
Jenl - selection, but as there were 80
many great artists in the country al
ne present time who are playing his
works she found herself on rather
dangerous ground. Undaunted, how
ever, she added that she would give the
'esults of her search. Her list contained
some interesting examples from most OF
Inc forms used by Chopin In composing.
The pianist was heard under condt-
lions which she had evidently consid-
cred hes, suited to the occasion and
which were certainly advantageous for
The purposes Of the ear alone. The piano
stood on a stage heavily hung with a
curtain Of soft green color and dimly
Ightsd from above. During the per-
romance the lights were turned down
about as far as possible without leaving
The listeners In total darkness. Miss Cady
IN her playing was not always at her
best. Her work lacked some OF her
accustomed facility and repose. She de-
VVered her numbers. however. with taste
ahd style, and In the seldom heard +
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
EARL RUSSELL WEEDS AGAIN.
Third wife IL Countess Won Arnsm'
Well known ~ Author.
Special Gable Despatch 10 The

LONDON April Earl Russell. it be
came known to-day, was married a
month ago to the Countess vnn NrniIn'
widow of Count Hennine August Won
Arnim and author OF Elizabeth ana
Her German Garden and other books
This Is Earl Russelrs third marriage
His arst wife was Mabel Edith Scott,
the Youngest daughter OF Sir Claude
scott. She was married TO the Earl in
1890 after she had recovered "A verdict
for $50, 900 from Capt. Spicer for breach
OF promise. She sued for divorce in
1895, but on the witness stand dropped
the serious charges she had made ana
the court assessed upon her the costs OK
the action, $4,000. Then II. \. Roberts
Of Bath College won a verdict for Vs.
900 against her for libel on account of
statements she had made In her divorce
suit. Lord Russell obtained n legal
separation from her and she sued FOR a
restitution of conjugal rights as a pre-
liminary to divorce. but was defeated,
Lord Russell then came TO the United
States, obtained a divorce in Nevada
and in 1900 married Mollie Cooke at
Reno.
His first wife thereupon sued him for
divorce. obtained a decree and the Earl
was arrested on a charge of blgamy.
He pleaded guilty before the House OF
Lords and served three months in Hol-
loway Jail,
The first Countess Russell married a
footnHan masquerading az an Austrian
nobleman, divorced him and died in 1908.
Lord Russell was divorced by his Sec
ond wife in 1914. He Is a grandson OF
Lord John Russell. The Countess Won
Arnim IL an English IN the daugh-
ter Of II. Heron Beauchamp. Count
Won Arnim died in 1910.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

wolco,,-P. A. O'Connell. Boston; r, r.
Lakewood. y. j.
-wrisley Brown. Washington. j.
r. Lewis. Valdosta, Ga. .
Plaxa-Robert owen, Oklahoma; Mr.. ana
Mrs. Leonard G.. Hanna. Cleveland.
Prince GeorEe-John N. Gordon, Taun-
Mass d. X. Day. Haverhill. Mass
Savoy-Mr. and Mrs. C.. b. Bronston.
Pit,sburg Mr., and Mrs. J. b. Chinn. Buff
falo.
Roberts. philadelphia; Mrs. W. Il, McElroy.
Broadway Central-Tomae Hatano. To-
kio; X, Van Keef, J. Van !AlleI, Holland
Mrs William Dustan. Toledo. Ohio.
Riltmore-Mr. and Mrs. Scott u. Hayes.
Croton, y. Y; Mrs. william Thaw. Jr.,
Pittsburg. Howard T.. Coffin. Detroit.
BristoI--A. j. Kane. Belleair: Fla; T. b
Bumaio: Vincente Cheves. Mexico city.
Knickerbocker-R. C.. Martin. syracuse
II. Y smith. Buffalo: Mr.. and Mrs. p. r.
buckley. Readlng. Pa; W. j. Packard
MeXip.n-s. /. Depew. Detroit. Mich.
James q. Moseley, Portland. Me: Mrs. @
r. Benoit. Montreal; Mr.. and Mrs. II. D.
Vsnderbilt-Joseph Loris-M :likon., Rus
sian Embassy Warrington Mr' sna Mrs
"ceiinridSe%Mr. and Mrs A. Z. Thompson,
Boston; Mr., and Mrs II. F. Richardson,
t. Allen Frost, Chicago. -
Parker. Concord, Mass; Mr.. and MIRA
Pomeroy T. Francis. Troy, y. y; Mr.. AND
Mrs. Morgan O.. Buckley. Hartford
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
''BIG JIM," D00RMAN
FOR MORGAN, DEAD
McDcrmOtt, Police Veteran,
Served Banking Firm for
Twelve Years.

James n. McDermott. or Big Jim Nc
Dermott. as he was better known. who
was for twelve years doorman at the
office Of j. 4. Morgan & Co., Wall and
Broad streets. died last night In Volun-
teer Hospital after an attack or apo
plexy on his way home yesterday after
noon. lie was taken III OF the platform
of the Hanover Square elevated station.
Mr.. McDermott lived on Hoe avenue.
The Bronx. He vas SO years old. lie
was a familiar figure In the financial
district for many years. having been q
patrolman on post in front OF the old
Equitable Building for years. He was
one Of the first white glove cops In the
city. He was q roundsman when MIR.
Roosevelt was made Police Commits
sioner and was one Of the first to be
sent back to a beat. lie was o re-
turned, however. to the duties OF rounds
man.
Big Jim was a great favorite with all
who knew him. In his time he saw
many Of the big leaders In the financial
district come and go. About two years
ago he suffered a stroke Of paralysis and
II was feared at that time that he would
die. but he returned to work within a
few months in spite OF the fact that
members of the Morgan firm urged him
TO take AN extended vacation or retire.
After his return to his post his work was
made AS easy as possible for him. liber-
ties being allowed him in coming down
lsNc and going home early.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
So LINE MANUSCRIPT
BY POE SOLD FOR $41O
Critique Praises AnOther's
Poem, an Autograph Copy
Of Which Goes with II.

The highest price realized yesterday
al the auction Of the library Of the late
william II. Dunwoody Mt the American
Art Galleries, Madison Square South,
was brought on a manuscript of Edgar
Allan Poe. consisting Of sixty-two lines
written on three auarto sheets and bound
In crimson morocco.
Gabriel weis paid Saio for this man.
uscript. which Poe wrote for the South.
err Literary Messenger. II praises a
poem. "The Forsaken." by Estellc Anna
Lewis, and q complete autograph copy
Of the poem. signed by Miss Lewis, ac-
companies the Poe manuscript.
In the -four sessions no far a total
OF 9e0,466.25 has been taken in. Yes.
terday's session totalled 33,9l1.50. Mr.
weis bought four lots for S727.50. They
included a first edition of Millions Par
adise Lost" printed by =. Simmons in
1858. for SIS: "Orientai Series" by
Capt. F. Brinkley. dealing with China
and Japan: Their Histories. Art and
Literature" an edition limited to nifty
numbered sets printed on Japanese vel
lum, for 392.50, and a collection of auto
graphs and portraits Of the Presidents
Of the United States. from Washing
ton to Wilson. containing some docu-
ment In the handwriting OF each. Tor
$3.50.
The next largest buyer was G%ustavous
Thompson. who paid $434.bO for four
lots. One of them. the original manu-
script contract for "Diana of the Cross
ways by George Meredith with his pub
fishers. Chapman & Hall. whereby Mere
dith WAS to receive $500, brought the
second highest price. $152.50.
The others were "Histoire Crono-
logique de Bruxelles." once the property
of the Empress Josephine. which brought
SOC; THE Martial achievements Of
Great Britain AND Her Allies From 1893
to 1916" $40. and an uncut copy of
Napoleon's memoirs dictated at st. He
lena, $50.
Other buyers were G.. r. Hartman.
"Charlet ct son Oeuvre." SIS. and r. G.
Harder. Sc numbers of the Independent
| Reflector. a New York newspaper. pub.
lished from November 30. 1852. to No
vemN0r 90. 1883. and sold for $50.
The sale will he continued at 3 o'clock
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
PARMELE-McCLELLAND.
Ceremony at sherry's and . Honey
moon In the south.

The wedding of Miss Grace Marie Nc
Cielland. daughter Of Mrs. Lewis ]" Nc
Clelland OF 81 West End avenue. to
Charles n. Parmele, Jr., OF New
Brighton, Staten Island. took place last
evening at Shcrry's.
A temporary altar Was erected beneath
n bower OF orchids and marguerites.
where the Rev. DIR. william Merrill of
the Brick Presbyterian Church performed
the ceremony. The bride had her sister.
Mrs. S. J. Titus Of Pittsburg. ms her
matron of honor. Henry b Parmele was
his brothers best man. After the cere-
mony there was a reception. Mr.. and
Mrs. rarmeie left for the South on their
wedding trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Cruikshank.
who have been passing ON time at
the Battery Park Hotel in Asheville.
~. c., will return to New York about
May 1.
The annual entertainment under the
auspices of the young womui OF the
Semple School will be given tonight
in the ballroom Of the Plaza for the
benefit Of the free bed fund OF the
New York Polytechnic Hospital.
Nine. Jeanne Roulet-Pavey will give
the second OF a series OF five French
readings this morning at the house OF
Mrs. Warren Delano. 80 East Thirty
sixth street. The readings will be Sc
lected from the plays OF several well
known French authors.
Admiral and Mrs. Irwin Ward will
give q public exhibition OF their rose
gardens at their country place. Wiiio-
mere. Roslyn. l.. l.. on juno 8. from >
until Z o'clock. for the beneht OF the
American Ambulance Hospital at Neu!lly.
France. Tickets at 81 each may be
obtained OF Mrs Robert Bacon. West
bury. L. !.
At the Coterie Club. 40 West Fifty
eighth street. yesterday afternoon. an
interesting concert was given for the
benefit OF the British Women's Mater
nifty Hospital In Petrograd. A feature
was the playing by Sacha Votitchenko
on the tympanon. There were Russian
peasant songs sung by Nine. Lyska. G.
walewitch and Leonel kozline and
Marco Peyrot, %cellist. played. Mrs, Ber-
tram Russell gave a talk on the work
Of the hospital.
An entertainment will he given at the
women's University Club, 105 East
Fifty-second street. on the afternoon OF
April IA for the benefit OF the Music
school settlement for Colored People.
The programme will include tableaux.
arranged by Dugald stewart Walker.
representing the characters illustrated
In Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales" and
other books illustrated by the artist.
Mrs. II. Osgood Mason OF IL West
Forty.ninth street is receiving appli-
cations for tickets at 50 each.
A concert for the benefit OF the hos
pitfalls of France was given last mis- ht
at the home of Eugene DelaEo. IL WASH
ington square North. Mime. Marguerite
Chenu, who IL a delegate of the Union
OF Women of France. spoke on Poetry
of the Nineteenth Century" Miss Ethel
Parks. formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera Company. sang a group OF French
songs. and Miss Ruth Draper gave some
nesses were Mrs. William Delano, Mrs.
william Aston Chanler, Mrs. Henry
Clews and Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar.
AT the Red Cross Tea Garden of the
Elower show. iH Grand Central Palace,
this afternoon Maurice and Florence
| Walton will give an exhibition of their
| dances. The proceeds OF the day will
he devoted TO the Commission for Relief
in Belgium and the American Hostels
for Refugees IN Paris. Mrs. CadwaladeT
Jones Sill he chairman Of the tea COM
| mittee. which will include Mrs. Rich
ard Derby, Mrs. william Pierson Hsmil'
| ton, Mrs. Walter T.. Maynard. Mrs. VIII
lard Straight, Mrs. George Whitney. Mrs
j. Lloyd Derby. Miss Olivia Cutting and
| Miss Janetta Alexander.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
Plays and y

The poly Slater, Vii, onnea- ,o,h =, -
Colonial Theatre and IN. "psrrar DON az ne
in Rrookiyn nss, woek S,p"tim ineatre
he a, ths AIhan,hr, a., 81 nr.n"rn wiz
Prosp.ct ""N A''''"' al me
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"I 'n.,." .rania,is assoc. tlou Will
to.morro" evening Al the RITA Carlton
WIN a pronuc,l9h or Les Femmes
SaNahts' Translated into English.
The shuberts In the Supreme Court yes.
terday before Justice Philhin lost their
suit against selwyn 4 co. Tor a share OF
the royalties from within the Law"
when Justice Philbin dismissed their com
plant.
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