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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

ened a group of country women who
were in course of passage; they were
just in front Of Bibbs, and showed
backward upon him violently. To ex-
tricate himself from them he stepped
back, directly in front of a moving
edness, but Bibbs was still absorbed
in thoughts concerned with what he
had been saying co his father. There
were shrieks and yells; Bibbs looked
the wrong way-and then Mary saw
the heavy figure Of Sheridan plunge
straight forward in front of the car.
Mary tried to get through; 1t was
impossible. Other policemen came to
help the first, and In minute or two
traffic was in motion again. The
crowd became plant, dispensing there
was no figure upon the ground, and no
ambulance came. But one Of the po-
licemen was detained by the clinging
and beseeching of a gloyed hand.
what is tie matter, lady?"
"Where are they?' Mary cried.
"Who? Ole Man Sheridan? I reck-
on he wasn't much hurt!
His son"
"Was that who the other one was?
/ seen him knock him-oh, he's not bad
off, guess, lady. The ole man got
him out Of the way all right. The
fender showed the ole man around
some, but I reckon he only got shook
up. They both went on in the Sheri-
dan building without any help. Elk
cuse me, lady"
Sheridan and Bibbs, in fact, were
at that moment in the elevator, ascend
ing. "Whisk-broom up in the office"
Sheridan was saying. you got to look
out on these corners nowadays, l tell
you. 1 don't know 1 got any call to
blow, though-because / tried to cross
after you did. That's how l happened
to run into you. Well, you remember
to look out after this We were talkin'
about Murtries askin' sixty-eight thou
sand fat for that ninety-nine-year
lease. It's his lookout If he'd rather
take it that way, and I don't know
but"
NO" said Bibbs, emphatically, as
the elevator stopped; 'he won't get it.
Not from Us, he won't, and I'll show
you why. I can convince you in five
minutes" He followed his father into
the office anteroom-and convinced
him. Then, having been diligently
brushed by youth Of color, Bibbs
went into his own room and closed the
door.
He was more shaken than he had
allowed his father to perceive, and his
side was sore where Sheridan had
struck him. He desired to be alone:
he wanted to rub himself and, for once,
to do some useless thinking again. He
knew that his father had not hap
pened" to run into him; he knew that
Sheridan had instantly-and instinct
ively--proved that he held his own life
of no account whatever compared to
that of his son and heir. Bibbs had
been unable to speak Of that, or seem
to know it; for Sheridan, just as in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
soLiLooUY AT SHADOW LAWN.

Where are they gone. the old familiar
facesf
l had friend-McCombs. but he left
me,
Left me slowly but surely, when / did
not need him.
All, all are gone, the old familiGR
faces!
~ ~ -. ~ =, ''s-,~--'- 4
Once had Bryan: he was my friend
In my hours of struggling In that great
convention.
But now he's gone. Left me with GOD
bless you"
Upon his lips. Gone, are the cid ia
miliar faces.
I had friend; q truer friend had no
man.
Like an migrate, I wounded my friend
acutely;
And he, good Colonel Harvey, LEFT me,
Left me
To muse on the old familiar facesl
At my right hand sat my friend
Who was the strong arm Of my Ad-
ministration-
Garrison, upright and honest-but he
too has left me;
Left me, when l deceived him-gone
are the old familiar faeesl
At Shadow Lawn, where new friends
swarm around me, /
Earth seems a desert / am bound TO
traverse,
Seeking to find the friends who've
left me;
But all, all are gone-the old familiar
facesl
CHARLES LAMB, I'd.
In New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12
Editorial Comments

II the Democratic leader who ad-
yocates putting dyes on the free list.
to encourage the industry were a sur
geon his method of setting a broken
limb would be to amputate the pa
TENTS leg at the neck.
Optimism Is what makes the Demo
cratic party, which has fooled some.
OF the people only three times In fifty
years, and has never yet fooled all
Of the people some Of the time, think
that 1t can now fool all of the people
all Of the time.
President Wilson hasn't been able
to figure out yet whether he Is going
to be on the stump or up one.
II the paper shortage becomes much
more serious the first thing we know
the machinery of the State Depart
ment will be coming TO an abrupt stop.
Then, too, according to the Demo-
cratic campaign book that among the
more important enactments of the
Wilson Administration may be men
toned Magma Charta and the Ten
Commandments.
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could not stop to bother about dirt and

could not stop to bother about dirt and
danger.
Mary Vertrees was not often down
town; she had never seen an accident
until this afternoon. She had come
upon errands for her mother connected
with ttmorous REIMBURSEMENT; and as
she did these, in and out Of the depart
ment stores, she had an insistent con-
sciousness Of the Sheridan building,
From the street, anywhere, it was al
most always in sight, like some mon
strous geometrical shadow, murk-col-
ored and rising imitlessIy into the
swimming heights of the smOke-rnist,
It was gaunt and grimy and repellent;
1t had nothing but strength and size
but In that consciousness of Mary's
the great structure may have partaken
Of beauty. Sheridan had made some
Of the things he said emphatic enough
to remain with her She went over
and over them-and they began to
seem true: "Only one girl he could
feel that sorry forp' Quincy says
he's got you on his brain so bad"
The mans clumsy talk began to sing
in her heart. The song was begun
there when she saw the accident.
She was directly opposite the sheri-
dan building then, waiting for the traf-
fic to thin before she crossed, though
other people were risking the passage,
darling and hating and lodging par
lousy. Two men came from the crowd
behind her, talking earnestly, and
started across. Both wore black; one
was tall and broad and thick, and the
other was taller, but notfceably sIen-
der. And Mary caught her breath, for
they were Bibbs and his father. They
did not see her, and she caught q
phrase of Bibbs' mellow voice, which
had taken a crisper ring: "Sixty-eight
thousand dollars? Not sixty eight thou
sand buttonsw It startled her queerly,
and as there was glimpse of his pro-
file she saw for the first time resem-
blance to his father.
She watched them. In the middle of
the street Btbbs had to step ahead of
his father, and the two were separated.
But the reckless passing of a truck,
beyond the second line Of rails, fright
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

There was frrrre rcra-- ~~ f=sEneU1c
half-laughter in the instrument.
"Bihbs-I wanted to-just to see IL
you"
''Yes-Mary"
81 was looking when you were so
nearly run over. I saw 1t, Bibbs. They
said you hadn't been hurt they
thought, but l wanted to know for my
self"
"No, no, wasn't hurt at all-Mary.
It was father who came nearer It, He
saved me-"
eyes, l saw; but you had fallen.
couldn't get through the crowd until
you had gone. And wanted to know
"Mary-would you-have miEGeCE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

you wasn't Iookin', and went down to
ole Gurney's office-he'd told me to,
you see-and, well, it doesn't amount
to anything" And he held out, for
her inspection. the mutilated hand.
''You see, these days when its ali die
tatfn', anyhow, nobody d mind just
a couple o."
He had to jump for her-she went
over backward. For the second tina
in her life Mrs. Sheridan had tainted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

he said There was a long interval
before she answered.
yes" III "a IT,
'eThen why" r. 'assfH n
"Yes, Bibbs?"
81 don't know what to say" he cried.
Its SO wonderful to hear your voice
again-Im shaking, Mary-I-I don't
know don't know anything except
that l am talking to you! 1t is you
Maryr
Eyes, BibbsW
"Mary-I've seen you from my win
dow at home-only five times since l.
since then. You looked-oh, how can
I tell you? It was like a man chained
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1t was the telephone that called him
from his vision. 1t rang lercely.
He lifted the thing from his desk
and answered-and as the small voice
inside it spoke he dropped the receiver
with a crash. He trembled violently
as he picked it up, but he told himself
he was wrong-he had been mistak-
en-yet it was a startlingly beautiful
voice; startlingly kind, toe, and inef-
fably like the one he hungered most
to hear.
"Who?" he said, his own voice shak-
ing-like his hand.
Mary"
He responded with two hushed and
incredulous words: us it?'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-12

haps for a fellowship Of the children
Of the children that were children now
"a noble and joyous city, unbelievably
white
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
CLUBWOMEN TO
ENTERTAIN BIRDS
Philomusian Members Plan to
Build Houses for Little
Corners From the South

Unlike the majority of charitable move
ments, the Philomuslan Club has decided
upon one that will provide homes and even
maintenance without any questions, char
acter analysis, psychological examination
or any of the other embarrassments so
often imposed. The new plan is TO be
tried out on immigrant birds who are
daily arriving here from the South. and
who being unacquainted with the city,
might find II difficult to locate in desira-
BILE dwelling sections As the city does
not boast of broker in birds homes. and
abodes. the Philomusian women have de-
cided that cozy bungalows, apartment
houses. two and three-story dwellings, du-
pleN houses-all miniature counterparts of
the homes of humans-will be placed at
the disposal of the strangers, and that
every inducement in the way of furnish
ment and service will be placed at their
command gratis.
Special care has been taken to see that
the homes win fit the requirements of
| every species that arrives. Whether the
| finch be more fastidous than the thrush.
| or the wren more exacting than the jay it
Is certain that all will find something
that Just suits" in the vast array Of
homes being erected in West Philadel-
pha. No board will govern any Of these
institutions, there will be no rules or
regulations; restrictions of any sort will
be unknown in the plan adopted.
To further the plan and create more
interest Saturday was decided upon as
bird day at the club. At 10 o'clock that
morning club members as well as chill
dren, between the ages of 10 and 16
years, were invited to hear talks on
birds and bird life and their care. ].
Fletcher Street secretary of the Delaware
Valley pathological Club. spoke on
How to Attract Birds to Our Gardens"
Miss T.. w Fisher Pennsylvania secre-
tary for the National Audubon Society,
was heard on the work of her associa-
tion. Bird homes of many kinds were
shown. The event was held under the
auspices of the Conservation Committee
of the club, of which Mrs James p,
Lichtenberger is chairman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
FURTHER PLANS ARE LAID
FOR ANNUAL MT. SINAI BALL
Members of Committee Promise an Elaborate and Ar
tistic Entertainment for the Guests-Many Other
Affairs of Social Interest

THE sixteenth annual ball of the
i Mount Sinai Hospital. which will bo
given Tuesday evening, April 90, at the
Academy of Music, promises to maintain
the reputation of being one of the most
beautiful and delightful social events OF
the year.
From the present indication Of the sale
of tickets and from the promises of those
who will attend. this years ball will
eclipse all previous affairs.
Elaborate in conception dainty In color
and artistic In design are the decorations
that will be used The historical old
building will be converted into n bower of
rustic bridge will lead to the dance floor.
twined with blossoms and trailing vines.
At intervals arches will be erected, en-
twined with vines and studded with bios.
sons, and on either side of the stage
masses of greenery will be banked Palm
trees and ferns will have the effect OF a
woodland dell.
The proscenum boxes will be curtainod
by greenery, delightfully."- set with palms
and shrubbery. Myriads of tiny electric
lights will sparkle and glisten. The music
stands will be converted into II bower,
covered with flowers and colored electric
lights.
The ball will open promptly at p. m
with n concert by one of the two or
chestras, followed by general dancing.
An April FOOLS party was given at the
Spokane clubhouse. 9il South Sd street.
on Saturday evening. The clubhouse was
decorated especially for that occasion. MT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10

The wedding reception of Miss Ray
Asksns and Mr.. Samuel Feinberg took
place Thursday evening. at 627 Lombard
street Among the guests present were
Mrs. Rose Askans. mother Of the bride :
Mr and Mrs. Feinberg, of Wilmington ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Berman. of Chester; Mr.
and Mrs. LocIrey. Mrs. Cavagnaro, Mr.,
and Mrs Albert Berman. Mr. Berman, Mr..
Maurice Berman. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Drucker, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Drucker, Mr..
and Mrs. Goldstein. Mrs. Kamens, Mrs.
Bernstein. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. schaikin, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. Orenstein. Mr. and Mrs Zim-
norman. Mr.. and Mrs. D. Feinberg and
their sons, OF Wilmington, Del Miss
Feinberg, of Wilmington Mr. and Mrs.
Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Weiner, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Asher Mrs. Asher and Mr.. and
Mrs M. Michael
The ceremony was performed at the
B'nai Abraham Synagogue. by Rabbi b,
l. LeVinthal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10

Mack Burt. Of Savannah. Ga. sang some
of his latest songs assisted by Mr.. Stan
ley L. Belimore, of Baltimore, Md. An
exhibition dance was given by Mr.. Max
well Gordon, assisted by Miss Harriet
Schwartz. Mr.. Meyer Goldstein was at
the piano.
T1HE Young Peoples Society of Tloga
j held it's sixth annual banquet Friday
evening at the Tioga Baptist Church. The
affair was a great success, about 130 peo-
pie being present. Prof. A. oswald Mich
ener of the Northeast High School, acted
as toastmaster, and his witty remarks
brought forth repeated applause. Among
the speakers were the Rev. r. DoN, Mr.
Edward Arnold. Mr. George w. Braden
Miss Mary j. Hopper, Mr., G. S, Young
and Mr.. Ray S. Hudson. Prominent among
those present were Miss Elizabeth Hirst,
Miss II. Snyder. Miss Mllie Donaldson,
Miss Martha Kelly, Miss Florence Stohr,
Mr.. Arthur Drew, Mr.. Russell Howell,
Mr.. Lawrence Howell, Mr.. Edward Arm
old, Mr. George Coulter Mr.. Walter Ha6y.
Mr. Albert Gee and Mr.. John McAllister.
Miss Amelia X. Clunton, 5115 Spring
field avenue. will entertain the following
ladies at luncheon and 800" today: Mrs.
l.. f. Beneke, Mrs A. Brownlee, Miss Jean
Brownlee Mrs Elizabeth Clunton, Miss
zallulah Clunton. Miss Leila Clunton, Mrs.
b. Frank Gresham, Mrs. Warren f. Cress-
man, Miss Agnes lie Compile, Miss Blanche
Meeser, Mrs. f.. D. Clunton. Mrs. r. A.
Clunton, Miss Ella Darling and the Misses
Cayille.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
What's Doing Tonight

Contemporary Club, Bellsvus-stratford' s
o'clock.
Review. LIST Troop, city Cavalry 22d and
Ranstead streets; O'Clock
BOokkeepers Beneficial Association, l4l4
Arch street; s 80 o'clock,
Dinner. Tioga Improvement League Boys
Club; 80 o'clock
Nass-meeting. ESD Ward Republicans. Frank
ford avenue and Unity streets o'clock
Retreat Knights OF Columbus Cathedral.
Pennsylvania Historical Society 1900 Locust
street; s o'clock
F'ifty-ssyenth Street Improvement Associa-
ton 6Oth street and Girard avenuei o'clock.
Free.
Philadelphia Chapter, American Institute OF
Architects, 1904 Chancellor street o'clock.
oak Lane Improvement Association. Chelten
and PARK avenues; o'clock. Free.
South philadelphia business Mems Assocla-
tlon, Broad and Federal strestsi 5 clock.
Free.
public reception 10 the Rev DR.. George W.
Henson. Arch Street Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
MISS IRENE BEATRICE BREYER

Mrs Anna M. Breyer, Of Logan. an
nounces the engagement of her daughter,
Miss Irene Beatrice Breyer, to Mr.. j.
Parker Nipple, son Of DIR. and Mrs. Tai
bot Reed, of Atlantic City, ~ j, No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. j. K. Lower gave a birth
day party in honor of their son, Master
Frank Lower, on his fifth anniversary, at
their home, 512S North 1lth street. Logan.
on Saturday afternoon Among the guests
were Miss Margaret Lane, Miss Dorothy
MacEntee. Miss Katherine Fox, Master
oscar Geruey. Master Frank Threpelton,
Master Robert Mathewson, Master Clay
ton BerlSes.
Mrs Margaret S. Magill, Of Logan, an
nounces the engagement OF her daughter,
Miss NJ Marguerite Magill. TO Mr.. Harry
A. Dursch. OF North Philadelphia.
The Huntingdon Valley Country Club,
at Noble, Pa, viii hold its next club
dinner-danee on Friday at 1890 o'clock
Mr.. j. rutherford McAllister, OF 81. Mar
tins. wal entertain the board OF gov
ernors of the club at dinner before the
dance. The club viii give a series Of
teas on sunday afternoons during the
early spring for the members and their
families. The hrst one was held yester-
day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
Germantown

Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Moore, of 246
Harvey street gave dinner on Saturday
night the guests afterward attending the
dance at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Walter
c. Shipley, Mr.. and Mrs. Armtt Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lear Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Wenner, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wright, who were the guests of honor,
and Mr. George Lear.
The faculty of the Stevens School has
issued cards for n lecture by Prof Clar-
ence G. Child whose subject will be "The
Real Shakespeare" at the school, 221 West
Chelten avenue tomorrow Mt l2 o'clock.
Arrangements are being made for a
play and dance to be given at the German
town Cricket Club some time in May by
the French Emergency Society of German
town. Mrs William Newhall Is chairman
of the committee.
on May 30, Memorial Day. there will
be district fete at the corner of Greene
and Duval streets. Women in German
town are earnestly working to make this
affair under the auspices of the 18th Leg
islative District Woman Suffrage party. a
huge success. There will be n May pole
dance, useful articles for sale, refresh
ments, moving pictures and speeches by
prominent suffragists.
Mrs. William II. Maurer of the Wood
Norton, Germantown, has as her guest
for n fortnight Mrs George w, Sea-
man, of Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Miss Ruth
Parvin Maurer will entertain at cards on
Friday, April II, at . o'clock. The guests
will include Miss Marion Chapman, Mrs,
David Duff Cramer. Miss Gladys Ed
wards Miss Mildred Foster, Mrs. Frank
Hainbach, Miss Helen Kimmig, Miss AL
berta De Long, Miss Elizabeth McColley,
Miss Eleanore Meacham. Miss Glare
Peters, Miss Elizabeth Childs Steel, Miss
Ethel Steele, Mrs. William II. Maurer,
Mrs K. G. Swope, Mrs. William T. Steel
and Mrs George w. Seamon, of Pough-
keepsie, n. Y.
Mrs. Howard Ketcham, of Harvey
street, will give a luncheon on Friday,
April IA, in honor of Miss Margaret
Emile Notify. The guests will include
Mrs Maurice Webster, Miss Audrey Kane,
Mrs. And ew r. McCown, Mrs. James
Roberts, Mrs. Jaspar Nicolls and Mrs
William T. Notify,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner G. Earnshaw, of
East Johnson street. have returned from
Atlantic CITY, where they spent Il fort
night, accompanied by their two children,
Miss Corlese Earnshaw and Master War
ner G. Earnshaw, Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
Chestnut Hill

AIR. and Mrs William w. Adams, Jr.,
of Navahoe avenue and Mermaid lane
entertained at dinner on Saturday night
before the dance at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club The guests were DR.. and
Mrs Frank Knowles. Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur G. Colahan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Weeks, Mr.. Frank Donaldson and Mr..
Edmund ShattuCt, both of Boston.
Miss Dorothy Foltz. daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Clinton Folts. of Bethlehem pike
and Summit avenue. will give a kitchen
shower on Wednesday in honor OF Miss
Sibyl Wright, whose marriage to Mr..
Edward Osborne Coates will take place
on Saturday, April 30
Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Elcock and their
family, formerly of Glenside, are occupy
ing their new home on Bethlehem pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Smonn, of
East Willow Grove avenue spent the
weekend in Baltimore with friends. They
attended the club dance on Saturday
night at the Baltimore Country Club
Mr. and Mrs Basil Harris of 100 West
Mermaid lane, have returned from Hot
Springs, Va.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-10
Tioga

The first annual dinner and dance OF
the Tioga Improvement League will be
held this evening in the Nicetown Boys
Clubhouse, 18th street and Hunting
Park avenue. Mr.. Percy G.. Feger,
the president will preside, and the COM
mittee In charge includes Mr.. L. l.. Nc
Closkey. Mr. r. NJ Milligan, Mr.. Samuel
Pugh. Mr.. George l.. Rote, Mr.. II. G..
Gear. Mr.. J. c. Morris, Mr., Thomas r.
Cook. Mr.. Charles +. Havey, Mr., j. II,
Ferguson. Mr.. James Doak. Mr.. Joseph
Sternberger, Mr.. Z. NJ. Mllhein, Mr..
Robert NJ. Brown and Mr.. Thomas G. ia
coby.