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OLDEST HOTEL HERE
PREPARES FOR FETE
Eastern. Once Largest in New
York. Is Now o. Years
Old.
STILL OPEN At BATTERY

New Works oldest hotcl viii celebrate
ia nine~ty-fourth birthday on Tuesday
The Eastern, named after the steamship
Great Eastern. In tho early sos. when
II was tho largest hotel IN the city. Just
as tho Great Eastern was then the
larges, vessel aioat. first opened It's
doors as tho Eagle Hot"l On May y
is22.
John Cole. captain Of n clipper, in
vested sonie Of tho prize money he had
madn as n p-ivntcer In the War n 1872
in the old flour warehouse At Whitehall
end South streets ard converted II into
n hotel. Thu Eagle soon became a rem
DEVIOUS FOR scafaring men
Il was the headquarters ~ many n
famous character in those days. byna-
mite Johnny O'Brien. the flihustcr. there
PLANNED his raids on Central and south
America. To the hotel Jenny Lind. after
singing NJ castle Garden, was carried
upon the shoulders O! cheering men. She
was sc, down bcfor, the door and asked
to sing Home. Sweet Home" II Is said
that never did Miss Lind sing swceter
than on that night on the doorstep Of the
old Eagle.
Daniel webster hough. mn Interest In
the Eastern before he became part
owner NJ tho Aston House. md II soon
became n political gathering place. a.
famous In its day AS the Amen Corner
IN the old Fifth Avenue Hotel When
Hank Smith wis Republican boss of
Sew York N the SOS. with his right
band man. Jim Ice. serving rs thiof "f
Police during tho Tweed ring days,
there were many whispered conferences
Within the old walls,
l.. T Baruu,n. when he was exploiting
- .-,.l.yy ,sfa,. IL - eat1 had thu
cement man transferred from Castle
Garden across what II now battery PARK
10 the Eastern Hotel every might ,o do'
feat tho Investigations nf too inqulsit!vs
persons
The Eastern wa the Gov crnne0t i'm
migrant office after Castle Garden ua'
abandoned and before tn" barge oftic,
was ready for use. For years II wa
%patrouizcd by army officers stationed
AT Governors Island. some OF the cen
! erals who were guests there were Grant
Miles. Corbin. Hancock and Hiss,
The building IL an interesting example
NJ early nineteenth century New forf
architecture When some improvement
were being made n few years ago TN
vorkman had To- Gu, n mahogany bean
a foo, square and. they said. as hare
ms iron. when the structure was bull
mahogany, which Is now n oi th'
r,rest of woods. was so little thought a
that coas'!ng schonncrs brought II IRON
South America and the West indies II
rough logs AZ ballast.
The Eastern Hotel to-day gives NJ
outward indication " the years OF ser
vie. II has seen. Under the prcs'n
manager, John Bittner. the house II
thoroughly modern and is a iavori''
resor, for sailors whose ships dock "A
the l.as, River piers. There will he
reception luncheon To old time guests oi
TUESDAY, and on Wednesday old salt
from Sailors Snug Harhor will meet a
the hotel and swap yarns. on Thursda!
n dinner will he given to Mr.. Rittner.
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RUB1NSTE1N CLUB BREAKFAST.
Twelve Hundred Participate ~
Final Gathering os Season.

With = white breakfast" the Rubin
s'"'n club, Mrs, William Rogers Chap
man. president, closed yesterday its most
ep"ressful season AT the Waldorf-Astoria.
More than 1000 women were IN attend
an'". TIL" tables hlled tho grand ball
room n each Of its two galleries.
while at a round table in the foyer sat-
" eighteen pretty girls. led by Mrs.
J W. Hedden. who carried shepherds
crooks and were called favor bearers.
A. the guests table were Mime. Julia
Culp, Nine. Matsenauer, Miss Emma
Z Thur-by, Mrs. W. W. Hinshaw. Miss
Laura Sedgwick Collins. Miss Kitty
'h"itham, Mrs. l.. e. Williams, Nine.
Frances Rose. Mrs. J. Stuart Blackion.
Miss Helen V. Boswell. Mrs. William
Grant Brown. Mrs, Iiaryo, IIol, pey,
Mss ieorgere Faulkner. Mrs. Eugene J
Grhn', Mrs. e. ~. Griffin. Miss Florence
Guernsey, Miss Mary Garrett Hay. Mrs.
john Miller Horton. Mrs. Howard Nc
Mutt, Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer. Mrs. Austin
\ Palmer, Mrs, William Cumming Story
q" officers Of the club and four men
Eg"n lolak, Percy Granger. W. W.
NiuShaw n Leon Rothicr.
Following n reception the members
a. N" Runius,ein Choral. under the di-
''''ion Of Mrs. r T., Kavanagh. gave q
Wuslcal prelude of three numbers. after
N'u'u an eiahnftte menu was SerNnI
AIRS A .. Bridges and the Choral sana
Mss Laura Sedgwick Coliins's "Blow
Blow, Thou Winter Wind with the
composer AZ the piano.
Next came a "Shakespearian Tsevel.
~ N" grand ballroom. followed ny
Dancing In the Aston Gallery. The par.
t.ipants IN the ~"revel' were Miss Mar.
fat"i S. crawford, the Morris Dancers
a." Misses Alice and Clara Thorpe, Mis-.
Florence Buckliu Scott. Mr.. Hugo Len
lrr and Miss Alice NJ. Shaw.
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MISS POPE BRIDE
OF JOHN W. RIDDLE
Ceremony at Brides COnnccti-
cut Home Witnessed Only
by Immediate Families.
OTHER WEDDINGS or DAY

HARTFORD. Conn, May 6.-Miss Theo-
date Pope, daughter of Mrs. Alfred A.
Pope of Pennington, was married this
afternoon to John Wallace Riddle. The
ceremony was performed al, ? o'clock at
liillstead, the Pope home IN Farmington.
by the Rev. Theodore Sedgwick. rector
OF calvary Church, New York, and a
friend Of tho bridcgroom's since they
were students in Harvard together.
only the members OF the two immcdi-
ate families were present. The t.pis-
copal Church ring ceremony was used.
decorations were Of the simplest char
lee shortly after the wedding Mr..
and Mrs. Riddle left on n honeymoon
trip.
Mrs. Riddle t. widely known as an ar
chitect and for her activities in psychic
research. She las also for several years
been prominent as a woman suffragist,
n she vas ono Of the largest contribu-
tors to the Progressive party campaign
fund NJ the Pre-, idcntial election in 1912.
She Is the daughter ~ the late Alfred
Atmorc Pope. prominent manufactures
~ Cleveland. Ohio, who died more than
two years ago.
MIR. Riddle was United states AM
IN Ssuupr To kusslu from l'etemtet ~,
1905. to September s. 1909. lie was
secretary of the United States Legation
IN Russia from 1901 to 1908, when he
was appointed diplomatic agent and Con-
sul-Geueral to Egypt. remaining in tina,
country from 1903 to 1905. lie WAS
Minister Ia serbia from 1905 to 1905.
Mrs. Riddle was one OF the survivors
~ the Lusitaula disaster. which o.
CURED a year X to morrow. she
jurri-d TOR was thrown into the water
and lost con~sciousness, She has M
knowledge az 10 how she was rescued.
she received injuries which disabled her
for SOM. time. Her maid was lost IN
the disaster. and Prof Edwin w. Friend
Of Pennington also lost his life. Miss
i'ope and rrof. Friend we're on their
! way to England NJ the tint In order IL
conduct Investigations along h lines OF
psychic research.
II was said At tho Pope home this eve
! ring ,ha Mr.. II Mrs. Riddle would
rpend their summers In Pennington. but
would reside w Washington and in New
York during IN" winter months.
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RAMEE-H0GUET,
<np,tni Mass Follows ct AZ
-. rntrtck's Cathedral.

Miss Marie Hoguet. daughter or Mrs
Robert ! Hoguot. was married to Joseph
Russell Ramsc ~ Hacksusack. y. j. at
moor Yesterday IN st. patrick's Cathe-
dral. The ceremony WAS performed by
the Rev. Father iIeminick. and II wa.
followed by u nuptial mnss. Tho bride
entered the church with her brother,
Robert l. ~1ioguet 81" wnr" a gown Of
Waite satin droped with old point lace
and a veil o.: 'ullo. The bridal attend
ants. Mrs. Fcuwick t~'cckrnan. Mrs
Louis !. H. Mi,hou. the Misses Margu"
rite ~iioguet. Mary Mccreery. Svonne
Gourd. jeanette orr and Josephine Par
rott. were all dressed alike in costume.
of pale pink and blue taireta. They
wore hats OF brown tulle and carried
clusters OF pink roses and lupluc. Chris
tine Hoguet. the brides cousin, was her
flower girl
Rene Noru"' acted a. best man.
The ushrrs were Frederick Tabriskie.
otto SprHc7ie. ko'urtou Johnson. John
u. Marsh, hr Joseph y. Ioguct and ir,
John 4. NcCrcrry. After tn, nuptial
mass a reception followed at the horne
of the bride mother, 1872 Riverside
Drive.
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PLAiSFIELp. y. j, May 6-Miss Mar
garet Townsend. daughter Of former
Mayor and Mrs. samuel Townsend Of
North plainfeld. and DR.. Joseph +.
O'Brien Of Albany. y. V. were married
this evening At the nome Of the brides
parents 10y the Rev Dr. Vincent q,
OtBricu. brother of the bridegroom.
This brides attendants were the Misses
Helen JOY. Dorothy Burke and Ruth
Waldo of Ilaiufcll Miss Merriam Over
ton Of Flushing. l.. l.. Miss Margaret
Foss of Newton. Mass. Miss Catherine
Hooper of Montclair. the Misses Joyce
knowlton ana Dwight Power and Mrs.
Thomas j. Goddard Of New York. Miss
Marian IeRw OF south Orange, Mrs.
Frederick u clark ~ 81. Adams. Vt,
and Miss Adinc Williams II Springfield.
Mass. Dir. Joseph cox Of Albany was
best man. The bride is a graduate
OF Miss Halls School NJ pittsfeld, Mass,
and Smith College, br. o'Bricn iS n
graduate of Union College and the Al
huny Medical School and is ON the stan
OF ~. Peters Hospital. Albany The
couple will live al Albany.
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Or. Abraham jacob. who has been
described by his fellow physicians as
tho Grand Old Man Of Medicine was
ga years old yesterday. lie celebrated
the event-he is a great believer In work
looking after the comforts OF his pa
tients.
AS the Office callers were very numer-
GUS he didn't have a minute to himself
during otiicp hours. He received con-
gratulatory messages by telegraph and
telephone md many friends called in
person to extend their best wishes. In
the evening he was the guest of honor
at "A private dinner and when bedtime
came he was satisfied hat he had had
a reasonably busy day.
This Ia but the first day of another
year" DIR. jacob said to n Sun man
in the late afternoon. There IL moth
ing about It that would interest any
body. | spent he day working as
usual"
Dr. Jacob whimsically said he was
sure his mother told him he was born
on the 9Th Of May. and added "Of
course | was there at the time. but I
didn't have as much Interest In things
then as have had since. still, I reckon
there IL no mistake about the date
The aged physician IL enjoying spler-
did health Just now. although during
the winter he had an attack OF neuri-
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FORTUNE NOT YET ACCEPTED.
Miss kitchinR SIN Undecided
about xIOS,O inheritance.

Misc Edith kitching, who six months
Egg aroused considerable comment by
refusing to accept an estate Of Sls5. 900
'"t' 90 her by an uncle because she con-
yesterday refused either to verify or
sldercl his fortune tainted money"
deny n recent report that she had
changed her mind and would accept the
Inheritance.
When visited in the small furnished
room AT q Bank street. where for years
Eho has eaten her one daily meal Of
vegetables, the philosopher Of Greenwich
Village told n reporter that she had
rotiIng 10 say" Nor woul any moun
~ urging induce her TO give the slightest
Information about her plans or inten-
tons
Friends Of Miss Kltchlng believe she
viii take the money left her by her
late uncle, Francis +. Ripley, and tur
n 20 good according to her highest
Rhts' They do not think the inheri-
lance, even II accepted. will lead Ia
an change in her simple mode Of living.
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GIRL NIPS VASSAR
100 YARD RECORD
Miss Edith COnant Spirits
Distance in 1874 Seconds,
Former Mark Being IL.
CLASS OF 1915 WINS MEET

forGHKEEpsIE. May Gin the annual
day Miss Edith Conant, class Of 1918. OF
Boston. broke the Vnssar record in the
100 yard dash, making the distance in
IL 40 seconds. The college record, IL
seconds. had been held by Miss Fannie
James. class of 1900.
Thu class OF 1915 Won tho greatest
number Of points. II. in the days events.
The class Of 1918 was SECOND. with 80
1919 third, with rs. and 1917 fourth.
with 16. The summary
Fifty yard Da.h-Emna Downcr. 1915.
hrst. I seconds. barbara Boyden, 1913, sec
ond. ! ITO; Catherine Curtlss, 1917, and
MARGARET Benney. 1913. tied for third.
100 Yard pash--Edl,h conan,. 1918. nrst,
~ t-lo seconds. Elizabeth Bristol, 1911.
sscond' Is 5-lo. Ceciie bradshaw iSls'
Baseball Thrcw-Eisabe,h Hardin, 1915.
aau. i' her own sn0n nssor MS irn Hn,? T"rn ,sl.e i.i !"
second, i1s fee, 10 inches; Elaine RAIN,
1918. third. l73 feet 2 inches.
1915. frst. 30 feet . INCHES. Helen Turner,
isis' second. :. fee, ~ inches' Eleanor
Ei:s,:lie, "'iisSiis:' /. ZEE lei q 'n !aSn Ei:a"Sr
NOU, l'lbs fsl"slU" ram l'lNs hllt' i1NE'I
1918. Ethel Armstrong, 1919. ana Cathcrlne
ocn. 1919. tied for third place. . feet
shot Put-Eizabeth Hardin. 1919. first
81 feet s inches; Helen Turner, 1919. see
ond, ~ feet II inches; Margaret stuart.
1915, third, &c feet IL. inches.
Running Broad Jump-Cathcrino Nc
Knight. 1919. hrst. Is feet 4 inches. CATH
erin. Blayncy, 1919 second. IL f""t ~
inches Adele rattison, 1916. third. l. ieei
"a inches.
rs Ward pash-Emna powncr. iels frat,
10 seconds. Faith ConBut. 1919. 10 lilo,
Barbara cdshing. 1919, thIri, II.
100 Yard Hurdlr--lirlcn Martin. 1915.
rrst. u seconds Mary Guy, ialI, anu
Catherine Mcknight, 1919. tied for second.
II Ito secords
Fence rau.t-Elcsnor Lrsiie. 1915. first.
I feet ! inches. Anna swami, 1911 aud
IaarhHra stimson, 1919. tod for second,
Z feet ) inches.
standing broad Jnmp-Bnrhqra Rovdcn.
lsis, arst. 8 feet tos i1chs- Elizabeth
Mason, 1915, second, = foct "a inches;
Anna Swami, 1911 th'rd. s feet ~ inches.
HOP. s'or and Jump 'ith"rino Nc
knight. lal?. trst. - fo", 3 i-3 lnchcs:
Eleanor CON. ielG. second. - feet ~
inches Iarri~, Bartlett. 1915, third. 4
feet sS inches.
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HENRY FLOY.
Electrical E%Upinccr WP. voted
Figure In ~, Profession.

Henry flny. electrical and i-r"oh'uI'1l
engineer. and tho FIRST in hts prof-~ on
10 install n : 1000 volt h,gh tension 'l.c.
tr'c Transmission underground. d'cl
suddenly on Friday AZ hIs home. rs
West Ninety-cighth street. lie WIS ~
years old.
Mr. Floy was horn IN Elizabeth. y. \.
and after obtaining IN. degrees ~ \. u.
and A.. NJ. at Wesleyan University he
went Ia cornell. vhr"o hr received an
NJ T. degree iu 1921. FROM THEN uuiil
'ls?s he was employed ~ pi'tshrrc. Chi-
caRo and Minneapolis 10y tho WeetinS-
house Electric Company. Then he came
10 THU city. AMI WAS associat.d with
Prof u. &. Carpenter of cornell ~ COM
sulting engineer. Three years later he
went into business Tor himself
lie was the author of several hooks on
technical subjects which met vita nigh
favor IN his rrofrs 'uu. md ~. - w'm-
hcr of many engineering as,n" ,'i,rs.
In 1925 he married Miss Alir" Reu~,Ho-
ten If Orange. Y. :
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THE SEAGOERS.
.yaIs yesterday on the steamship Baltic
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

wolcott-I. W, Payne. Washington: Mr..
and Mrs. Il. T.. Hewlett, Chicago,
RITA Car,ton-Mrs r.. w. Moore, Cleve-
land; George n, white. Boston.
Nu--av Vul--Dr and Mrs A v Page.
Roston; J. Leonard Boynton. Syracuse.
Park Nvcnue-Mr. ana Mrs. &. W. Good
now, Kcnnchunk. Nc: :. A. Campbell,
Boston
waldorf Astoria ME- r r Anderson.
Nouns''own ohio, Mrs Horace + Smith,
Philadelphia
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. u Henderson and
Miss Henderson, Washington. Gov. and
Mrs. T., Y, Dunno, chicago,
claridge- Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ~. Carpenter.
Boston; Frederick q Perry, Chicago; A.
", Schaener. baltimore.
plazn-Mr; and Mrs Lewis II, Inpha,r
AMI Mr.. and Mrs. II. ". Houghton. Mil
waukec; c. @ smith, Rye, y. Y.
Hiltmore-Mrs Wi,ber owen. Toledo
ohio; Thomas T. Logan, Washington, u. g,
Mr., and MIR. q W Fruit, Jr, suGo'k
Va
McAlpiu-konrr, II Barrow, London
A. Is Twairll. rhiladr. phia Nj aud Mrs
Ira Fleming, littshnrg; q II, Dortch
Raleigh. \. g.. Or, l. \, Downing, Wood
men, Cox
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IlI ED.

III nos At New I,'ou Couu Msy
l'lf, Nlalius RlHtos %. wife ut N.
late Prot Augus'ls Jay Du R,i..
Fun-r0l service WI no hold al her Ists
residence, 224 Edwards street.. On Mon
'N woruirr, NAV { a. hair pas. 80
",lork. I~uternOut In the Tay private
r'w"torv, Harrison, y. :, Monda,
afternoon At LA.
FLANDERS -Suda"rv 90: pneumonia. g.
ps'roir Mich, N'' Oh. 1913 Henry
FAuicr-. husband ~ Grar. McCor6
Funeral sunday. MAY :, 1915. at sturgis.
Mich
KOLB John Adam Services THE FL
NERAL CuJRCH" ~ West Twent,
third street 'Frark " Cenpbeii Rui,i.
ingb, Monday afternoon, ? c'clock.
ROSS ON May :. JOHN. husband ~ rur.
Mage and father 81 the De,. Roh. 4.
\. Ross
Funeral from his late residence, 1la We.
l9ith street. on Tuesday morning q, -
o'clock. Solemn hish ms.s W.T. r.
offered FOR tho rero'e ot his soul y
Corpus Christi Church Yonk.-. ava
Pouxh&eepsis papers pleas, copy.
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ARpMoRF. Pa. May 6.-Miss Jean
Nelson Long. daughter OF Mr., and Mrs.
William Henderson Long of Ardmore,
became the bride of William Trcdwsll
Ketcham Of New York to-day In the
ArdmOre Presbyterian Church.
The brides attendants were Miss Eliz-
abe'h Dean. maid Of honor, brides.
maids, Miss Linda Baker and Miss
Sarah Winslow. Mr., Ketcham'a brother,
Arthur Collins Ketcha,n Of New York,
was best man, and the ushers were
Edwin Il. Dickinson. Henry 5. Stearns
John II. Stewart. Thomas Hunt Tai
madge. Jr., william II. Long, Jr.. all OF
New York Harold Gle, Colorado
Springs Howard u, Lee. Detroit Don
aid Sa,tsrthwaite Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ketcham will reside IN
Cedarhurst, l.. J.
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Al ,7tato believed "a he worth tim .
600 e. disposed Of h, no VII, ~ 70,
William - Young, formerly J-nj.ed
states District Attorney for P-ooklyp
"hlrlI w't n'"h 10, probate Yesterday
NJ Min'oli. H. / cot Young= d,ed n,
ms nom" IN Garlsu CIV. I. !. on
April "a Tho rostlu" Of the er,a,e COOS
to 'ho widow MARY lucry Yourgs. Two
daughters of cot Nouugs, Helen vourss
Strong and Mary N"uuCs. wore provided
Tor rrlur 20 th'ir father death
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POLO NOTABLES OPEN
MEADOW BROOK SEASON
Whitney and Milhmrn Among
stars who Play in First
Round Robin Game.

~Ilr'rsrr.n. !. ', My 6 -Ncu'v of
IA, lost bunwr poi, wen - Tho country
carlo out Ia ~, Meadow Bro"k I'Int
this afternoon for tho first " ROBIN
Of tho s"asor Players, th'tr mounts
and the field. Va. .. could no, have been
~ better ehap, for this time of year.
Although snino If the players lad not
been iu the saddle with a inall"t for SIX
months or more. they all played SIX ana
sou,o eight FUN poriodS Harry f'Nne
Whitney and pcyercux Mlhurr. etars NJ
former Internal ioual matches, played
vc.l and their driving Of aud short playa
on tho boards backed non" ~ ;htit for
MGR ~m'rruatinral lls'r,. Along tNc side
IIrr, were wei known society people who
,tv,. rrucu'lv returned from visits 81
months On the coast and At southern re
sorts.
In the Hrs, four periods Bradley Mar
tin. John $. i'hipps, Lieut.. j II. Ham
muui. l. : A., and Henry &. l'h!rps
Played for the Rlu"s and tho Whites
lined M with David bows, Thomas lie
R,u,Uicr. Harry T.. Whitney and Robert
l.. BACON. The Blues had s",rewhh' the
better ~ tho f"lr periods. ~. tally ueing
SIN for tho Blues, with J. ;. Ihipps hit
ting three goals. Hammond u and
Ntnry g. FhippS two. For the Whites
MIR Whitney made two long goa. at
dIihcult angles. bows scored on" and lie
Boutll."r ono.
later IN tho game tho llueun was
R,u,,. " r Grace, David bows. g Z.
Eunec, aud II T. whitney for ~" on
pu-iur fpur EuG' ne :. |i;cyudl, seward
Cary. IT, & phipps and b'vsreuN Mil
burn. with q. NJ iiecks'h=r aud Ihi,Il'
Stevenson alternating. The other players
in the round robin were Bradley Martin.
T.. r. Won Stadr, Henry VI Earle Joseph
u. Grace aud J. Watson Webb.
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ROCKEFELLER AIDS COURT.
Trustee OF Estate Appointed m His
Recommendation.

on the recommendation Of John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., Supreme Court Justice
Deiehanty has appointed Felix Arnold
~ West E!ghty-ninth street. n trustee
under the will Of william Mayer to sue
coed the late Charles Is. Wolfram OF the
German Heroid. The application to be
relieved from the trusteeship was made
by tho executors under Mr., Wolrram's
VIII, who stated that the beneiciarieH
hnder the Mayer will are In Berlin and
that no word has been heard from a mes
senger sent TO Germany to obtain their
consent 10 the petition. and II In doubtful
Whether he has succeeded In notifying
the Mayer heirs.
In Mr.. Rockefeller's afidavit concern.
ING Mr.. Arnold ne said:
~ have known Mr., Arnold for the last
twenty-five years. During my entire ac-
nuaintanca with Felix Arnold I have
known him AZ = man of integrity and
honesty and upright In all hb dsaiinSA"
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sister tuuR GrrdcrtcLn .

SISTER Anna Nrr-ickl ErclrrI'ks 4
member IL the order Of the Sisters ~
St. Joseph. died last ~'vCr.ug at St.
Johns lin-pital IN Long Island city. She
had been III f,N snuu. tiWr, Sh" was IN
her sixty-thiri year and had been a
member of the order for over forty
years. She entered nj tho convent in
Flushing For many years sh" was a
teacher IN 81. MiChael'a p%nrnchial school
a. Flushing \ requiem mas viii be
said at -. Michasls church 'n-mprrow
morning and til" iut.rmeut VII h" In
the buryIng plot OF tho Si-tcra Of s..
Joseph AT -, Mary's Cemetery I'm Flush
Ing
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SETTLEMENT HOUSE
TO OPEN THURSDAY
IpnOx Hills New Home Con-
tains All Modern Comforts
Guests Are to Dance.
Bl ILDING COST $1,000

The fine new building OF the 1.enox
nm settlement at ji1 East Sixty-ninth
s,rcc, will he opened next Thursday af-
,,tnocn at 4 o'clock and Immediately
thereafter will be ready for the extern
son Of activities permitted 10y the new
liant.
In the afternoon there vlll We n re-
,cp,ion. and speeches by Thomas :. Me-
Lane. president of the settlement; Police
Commissioned Woods. DIR. George =.
Davis and Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott
L. the evening there will he a reception
Ard lance.
The reception committee in charge OF
tho opening is headed by Miss carol
Hartman. and It's other members. are
Ms Gordon Knox He'll. Mrs. Harry
Arnold Day. Mrs. oliver lselin. Mrs.
.i.s-r 7. Straus. Thomas =. McI.anc.
george Roosevelt. Ms. Marian Clark.
Mrs. George Draper, Mrs. Louis Mar
,pali. Henry James. Jr.. DR.. Seth ".
Milliker. and John sloane.
The new building will provide all the
sdynntagcs the old one lacked. \ nnc
gymnasium with showers. n boys work
shur. a girls domestic science room.
'arge kindergarten rooms opening upoi Il
tiled roof 30 ny ~ feet, a lounge where
any tircd neighbor can rcst and read.
e. - ttiFi 'bl'lN 81 lOoll " A''t itlfll iilI
hovs, with pool tables and u fireplace
ard the Bohemian room. the money FOR
which WAS raised by the Rohemians Of
he ~uciRhborhood-a these features are
improvements over the present location
o. ,iG East Sevcaty-sccond street.
The building IL ~ Ave stories. and the
settlement owns <ghty-.wo feet OF lard
r"N' 20 tho plant. which will insure per
'erort ligh. and air. AT the same time
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feet Of space.
The bulk Of the money for the t75,-
00n new building was raised In March.
1915. in a ton day campaign. and the
rian'. ground and furnishing represent
an Investment OF about $685. 600. Just
row those Interested IN the settlement
arc a~ndeavoring to raise $4,000 for tho
budget for 1916, TO cover salaries. heat
And light. Sc.
The now house being n fact and not
q vision. rev and unlimited opportuni-
ties for service arc afforded" says Miss
Rofalic Manning. hoadworker. In the an
nuaI export. 'cur fricnds can now
come 10 us with their troubles without
danger Of being turned away because
there is no room for an interview The
bows and girls can nv In large mum
bers to this splendid play centre. and
Ne can fulhl tho request OF the SUPER.
intcndent or Schools to safeguard. after
school hours. the children whose parents
are working and VINO are often lock ed
ont for the day. Already a group OF l5C
athletes have begged admission. Nm,
younu men. who are ready 70 work hand
and glove with the settlement residents
for the good of the neighborhood.
At last We hay" a place for N,
Mothers Club to expand. that poor clu,
with q membership Of more than on,
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