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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
OCEAN CITY GREETS
MANY VISITORS; GETS
READY FOR SUMMER
Hotels and Cottages Open and
Business Men Have Stores
Painted for the Sea-
sons Trade
acLEAN-UP WEEK" JUNE 5

OCEAN CITY. NJ j.. May 27.-Board.
Walk business men are Frightening their
slore fronts with paint hotels are opening
and cottagers are arriving to spend no,
only the weekend and Memorial Day, but
the whole season, Boats are being mt
overheard in the bay and the city ia taking
on the appearance Of the summer time
The Boy Scouts have offered their serv.
Ices to Mayor Champion and Directors
Campbell and Adams for Cleanup week {"
BEGINNING June s.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kloetz, of Phllade,.
phla, are at their hotel, the Traymore. Mr.
Kloetz is planning a big Fourth of .Tulv
federation here and has called a meetIn1
for Monday evening at the Traymore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Haag, of Phila-
delphla, are here.
u Mrs. J. r. Hazard, of Swarthmore. is
bending few days here.
OIL. DeRousse, of Philadelphia, secretary
10 the president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, was visitor this week. He
s cottager.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

James Delaney Of Camden. has rented
the Wade property for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs 4, Nieman. OF Paris. France,
have been euests at the Hotel Lyndhurst
j. w. wheeler, Of washington, d. c., is
spending few weeks at the Feister cottage
here.
The wIilowmers Cottage on West Lean
ing avenue has been entertaining DIR. Julia
Mowery.Co and Miss Dora G. Weygand,
Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Anna s. johnson, Of philadelphia,
has rented the wltte Cottage on Pennsyi-
vania avenue.
II. L. stempfie, of Wayne Junction, has
rented the Groos Cottage, on Poplar ave-
nue..
George Macdonald, Of Millville, has
opened his West Rio Grande cottage for
the season.
Miss Elsie Davies, of Germantown, is a
guest of her uncle and aunt, Colonel ana
Mrs. George j. Ent.
Contractor Frank E. Smith is building
a fine bungalow for MFR. Simon, reel
estate dealer, of Philadelphia.
DR.. w. zeisel has rented half OF the
Scully Cottage on Pacific avenue.
Mrs Mary A. shoener, of wildwood
Crest is having her East Lavender ROAD
residence renovated for the summer
Otto Koeneke gave dinner at the Holly
Beach Yacht Club In honor OF seven VI "S
Atlantic City friends.
Mrs. Andrew S. Murphy, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Cochran, OF West Philadel-
phla are here recuperating at their East
18th avenue cottage
william Bonnell has returned from Flor
ida where he purchased beautiful yacht,
which will be credit to these waters here
abouts.
A. Schaik and family of Reading, Pa,
are registered at the Hotel Dayton for an
indefinite stay.
Mrs c. Conner Of west Philadelphia,
has purchased the Schroeder bungalow on
West Montgomery avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
STONE HARBOR EXPECTS BIG.
MEMORIAL DAY CROWDS
Varied Program of Entertainment
Arranged at Resort

STONE HARBOR, N. j., May 27-Stone
Harbor's Memorial Day celebration, while
providing no set program, will afford varied
forms of entertainment for what bids fair to
be the greatest number of visitors in the
history of the resort.
The biggest and most unusual attrac-
lions which Stone Harbor offers at the pres
ent time are the great public improvements
which are now under way on the beach
front. Gangs of workmen are busily en-
gagged upon the completion of the new
Boardwalk, a mile and a quarter long, and
It's beach approaches. while another con-
struction crew labors at the erection of
the S200, 900 Holland dyke and jetty system.
which is to be finished this season. Yet an
other beach-front operation, now under way
Is the new casino and amusement park at
gsth street and the Boardwalk. representing
an Investment of about $4,000. This much
needed feature is being built as the direct
Z result of the great scheme of beaoh-front
improvements which the municipality Is
Carrying out and is regarded as the fore
runner of other and even bigger projects
plans for which are now being made, in
Guiding splendid beach-front hotel, to be
erected in central and commanding loca-
ton overlooking the Boardwalk and strand
The Lincoln Republican Club will have a
ball Monday night at, the Shelter Haven
Hotel The ample preparations which are
tbeng made insure the success of the affair
which will be attended by summer visitors
as we'll as all the important political leaders
fin the county. The occasion Is regarded as
the opening event in the campaign of 1915
In Stone Harbor.
Advance bookings for the Memorial Day
period at the hotels and the opening of
scores of cottages in the last week, together
with large number of passengers on all
Incoming trains yesterday and today, indi-
cate record-breaking crowd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
MIMIC BATTLE IN PARK
Guardsmen Will Give Demonstration
on Belmont Plateau

A spectacular mimic battle, to better rep
resent the power of the National Guards
men, will be held on Belmont plateau on
the afternoon of June 3. Hydro -aeroplanes
will assist in the maneuvers, which will be
held in such n manner as to AFFORD ac-
commodation for 100000 spectators.
The battle will mark the beginning Of
the movement of the 1st Brigade, N. q. p"
to enroll hundreds of business men In this
city as members of the guard as a means
of strengthening the nations defenses. The
maneuvers will be followed by big mass
meeting to be held in the Metropolitan
Opera House on either the following We'd
nesday or Thursday, at which preparedness
leaders will speak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
Philopatrian to Give
"Forty-Five Minutes
From Broadway"

No character ever drawn by George NJ
Cohan's facile pen has been more popular
than the slangy Kid Burns Of 'Fortytlvs
Minutes From Broadway" fame. Victor
Moore first created the role, and later Il
was played by Mr. Conan himself IN The
coming Phllcpatrian revival of the Conan
comedy. James T. ske1ly will play The
breezy "Kid" Miss Nan Furey is cast for
the leading woman's role OF Mary. This is
the part originally played by Fay Temple
ton, who was later succeeded by Sallie
Fisher. Miss Furey. who has played lead
ing roles with the Philopatrians for several
years. needs no introduction in Philadelphia
theatrical circles Her work last year IN
Get Rich Quick wallingford" brought gem
erous praise from the critics, and the mu-
sically famous Mary Is we'll adapted to her
temperament.
Sophie McHugh Pauline Clavey and Jean
Rideeway have other leading femInine
parts, while Hugh Dunlap, Arthur McCar-
ron, Joseph Mooney and walter Clark are
others In the cast. A full company OF 80
will support the hesdllners. and Mr.. cohan
has offered the choice of his tremendous
stock of stage scenery.
Musical and dancing numbers, an inno-
walton In Philopatrlan productions, VIII be
under the direction of Daniel A. Hogan. 2
University of Pennsylvania star. whose
character impersonations in Mask and Wig
performances will not soon be forgotten.
80 Long. Mary" "Mary Is "a Grand Old
Name" the topical song that bears the
comedy's title and other Cohanesque music,
will all have unusual dancing numbers ar
ranged by Mr.. Hogan.
Proceeds of "Forty.flve Minutes From
Broadway" which will run at the South
Broad Street Theatre during the week OF
June s. will 60 as usual to the House of the
Good Shepherd, st. Magdalen Asylum in
Germantown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27
Pavlowa to Show Philadelphia
Dumb Girl' on Screen

The Forrest will reopen Monday, June
s, with the first screen presentation in Phil
adelphia of Anna Pavlowa, the famous Rus
sian dancer in a film version Of Auber's
opera, THE Dumb Girl Of Porticl," known
in earlier days as "Masanello." The film
was produced with the aid Of large bodies
Of supernumeraries at the Universal city
last year and has already been shown in
Chicago and New York Popular prices will
prevail at the Forrest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

the summer. He started in on thn routine
last Saturday
Robert B. Monroe, brother Of George
Monroe, the comedian is here completins
his plans for launching several productions
on the new international circuit Of popular
price theatres next season
A warm welcome awaits Eddie Cassidy
and his bride when they arrive here next
week, after a short honeymoon trip TO New
York. lie has always been favorite here,
not only with theatrical people, but also
with cottagers and hotel gfluests.
Townsend Walsh, the theatrical press
agent, has been here for two weeks herald
ing the arrival OF three new shows, He
now bills himself as the "triplicate advance
agent"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

]. Bart McHugh, the Philadelphia vaude-
willie agent and producer, is booked to spend
every weekend here until July 1. when he
will occupy apartments for the rest of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

suddenly resigned from the cast. BY quick
work the name Of Miss Ring was covered up
on the posters and Alice Fischer was en-
gagged to assume the part she was to have
taken.
Lee Shubert came down on the special
train bringing step This Way" TO this city
on Thursday and was much in evidence at
the drgss rehearsal OF that musical comedy.
He will remain here until Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

That New York managers are wise TO the
fact that thousands of New Workers. come
here every week, and that tourists from
afar visit this city before they go TO Man
haitian is proved by the fact that a huge
electric sign on the Boardwalk gives the
names Of all the theatrical hits now play
ing In that city
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Harry T. Jordan. manager of Keith's,
Philadelphia, motored down here last Sum
day with his wife and children. As that
theatre will remain open all summer, he
will have to be satisfied with these one
day trips in lieu of a vacation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Samuel F. Nixon regrets the fact that
he viii not be able 10 witness the F'riars'
Frolic, either here or in Philadelphia. He
has occupied his Pacific avenue cottage
since Easter, but left here today for
Staunton, Va, to be present at the grad.
uation of his grandson, Samuel Nixon Nird.
linger, from a military academy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Miss Mae Dawson Is here with the sum-
mer and is showing with pride the testl-
monial she received from the Philadelphia
operate Society for the success she met
with in putting on the dances at their
productions last winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Billie Reeves, "the original drunk" was
down here for week and rented cottage
for the summer. During his stay here he
will stage a comedy on the sands for n
moving picture company. Next season he
will produce two new vaudeville sklts. pat
termed after his first success, "A Night in
a London Music Hail."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Desmond l.. Place. formerly business
manager of the Adelphi and Walnut Street
Theatres, is here for the summer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Walter Daniels, a native Philadelphia,
who has just concluded long vaudeville
tour. has been here for two weeks recuperat-
ing from breakdown in health, the re-
suit Of long jumps through the South and
West. He will resume his vaudeville book
ings next week. with his wife he is now
presenting a vaudeville skit under the team
name Of Daniels and Walters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

w. w. Miller, of the William Penn and
Knickerbocker Theatres. has opened his
cottage in Chelsea but commutes daily to
look after his many theatrical interests in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

Francis " Bushman. prominent NOV
ing picture star, during his daily strolls
along the Boardwalk. has been recognized
by thousands of moving picture fans and
receiving the homage due him from his
The sun., 1916-10-29

TITS to be a patriotic thing" ne ex-
planned, always In that smooth, brown
voice from which every trace OF the
corn belt tang had been carefully
eradicated. But It goes so slowly.
The dear girls are pretty. but they
don't seem to get It very quickly. OF
course I know my dance. You see
did It last year."
And how is your mother?" broke
In the young woman's chaperon. IL
used to be SO fond Of her when we
lived out there"
20. she's dandy" said the young
Peoria Nijinsky with enthusiasm. 81
Just got a letter from her to-day to say
that she got my last bundle of clothes"
you send them homer" asked the
young woman.
"Yes. indeed. You know II n has
nice things the laundries Just ruin
them. And they're 20 expensive"
are they better In Peoria?" asked
tho 'oung woman, seemingly fghtins
agai. Vt a growing conviction.
"Ol she does them herself" no ex.
planned.
How NICE" said the young woman
But It sounded rather nat g II she
might 10 thinktAg.
The sun., 1916-10-29
YOUNG MAN FROM PEORIA

VEN soft, well modulated voices
L. carry surprisingly we'll In those
little tea shops of Fifth avenue
or perhaps things are overheard be-
cause ones elbow always IL close to
ones neighbours salad.
t.. Peoria. said tho smartly
CARRIED young m at tho end Of an
otherwise unintelligible sentence.
The young man in a nifty brown
suit with a white carnation in his but
tonhole laughed pleasantly.
Goodness" said he. II don't believe
! could even find my way around there
now. It's so long since I've been
home"
Now Illinois 10 home to q consider
able number of good New Workers..
which Is the apology. II one IL needed,
for a mild interest In what followed.
IT would have been hard to be deaf. at
any rate. for the carefully got up
young man was talki. Z about himself.
Rehearsals. It seems. are already on
for a new v ir one 4 our best
known lighthouses We're New York's
night life u carefully forced into
flower.
The sun., 1916-10-29

to Uncle HuGh In The Melancholy
Tale of Me-" and there are many mora
still left TO tell.
HE IL one of the most vivid recoilec.
lions of my childhood" said Mr.. Soth.
crn. "A lot of people thought him
quite mad. but. of course. that was
only because he was 40 very sane. He
used to ta.Ne me about London. this
strange sailor. and talk to me In the
oldest streak. I think he really was
Just talking aloud to himself. But he
adored little children, and was q child
again when he was with them. Al
though he was q poor man, he kept an
old asthmatic dog for many years in
luxury in a loose box in London. In
another loose box he kept an old horse,
n victim of all the Ills horsefesh Is
heir to. / used to go with him to see
these fortunate animals. but he would
never take people to visit
them
II was because Mr.. sothern remem.
bered so many OF these anecdotes of
his childhood and OF his later life. and
because he told them 30 we'll to his
friends. that THE Melancholy Tale of
Me-, came 10 be written.
'I was once telling q story to Mrs.
Fuller. the delightful lady to whom
the book IL dedicated" he explained,
when she asked mo why never
wrote tAnoe stories down. She thought
that they were worth recording. SO,
one day. the book was started. There
was neyer any definite intention that
Il was going to he a book; there was
The sun., 1916-10-29


out Wien she u1u APPEAR 'ia'sht"a!
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a., ma, tho noint Tho no,n, IL ,ha, ,rosc
are remembr,nccs NJ things that we're
said n things tina, happened. and
remembrances Of how those things
impressed a little boys mind. 1t is
characteristic of Mr.. Sothern that. in
stead OF dealing more directly with
himself, he pictures other people and
SHOWS indirectly the Influence they ha
upon MIN. Yet IN this way, he really
gives a truer picture OF himself than
II ne had zone the other thing.
ror Ii moiheht Jet US iorget the
crown u y MT sothern' sitting there
uei"'u mas eyes'asses IN the Litcnneid
n'uSe' anu let us Try 20 iorHet MIS-.
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ana very eood place, 100, said
oncie hugh
slost people would nave considered
tnis reply FOOLISH not so Me He
was wei aware that' Tor all his bright
sHhiie' ,hc'e Z remarks were
wise ana weighty' nowhere was a
very sood place 10 be hound for' There
were no Responsiveness. no t'resome
people, ana theh' pest OF all n never
arrived mere so mai II was eVer In
prospect ana never attained.
ihat .hcie Hush had wanted 10
rescue Inc GORDON, that was the
great thlng' that ne faiied TO do II
mattered hothing AT all That Uncle
itugh mad ever been ready to go no
where at the Queens command at an
instant's warning. that preparation,
that aspiration. which had seemed 80
childish, was n OF the things that
had made Uncle Hugh quite great,
quite poor and quite happy. That he
did not get anywhere was nothing ex-
cept as a matter Of geography. Me
and some other children realized that.
II was not necessary to get anywhere;
the great thing VAS to start with en-
thusiasm and TO keen going with great
intention IN III. tins of ona,s foo, for.
The sun., 1916-10-29

;icular fad OF Mr.. Oldest His own
laugh vas m!rthless to a degree. /;
vas not properly a laugh at all. but q
succession Of short, sharp explosions:
or. when he was u~ncontrollab.y merry,
a wall as OF some lost soul, or OF some
animal In pain. In ordinary social in
ercours this did not matter. but when
IL came to im~persunat.ng characters
which should indicate merriment. Joy
or humorous appreciation, here was n
serious defect. Therefore. Mr.. Old
est had determined to conquer II. lie
would have what he called laughing
parties That Is to say. he would
gather together four or five victims
tho low comedian of his company. the
old woman. h soubrette and any
other who had a b.ithe spirit. a comic
face or ever a miserable countenau,,
which m.ght excite laughter. lie would
seat them on chairs very close togethc"
IN Il circle. He would say: Now then,
We Will laugh
AT what some one would ask.
AT nothing would say Mr.. Old
est one, TWO, three, laugh and they
would laugh. AZ first without any m!rth
NJ ali. and then the absurdity OF It
would beget mirth. The distorted face
uf the comedian laughing against his
VIII, the distress OF the miserable man
who Objected to laughter. the old lady
conscious Of dignity outraged-shortly
the whole lot would feel the c|ontaglou
Of laughter and would become hystcri.
ca. Meanwhile, MIR. Oldest would
direct operations, his voice rising above
the din.
I'VE Will make various sounds he
would say, We vii. laugh. Ho. no.
la. ma! Ill. hi HUI, hu, Again, Keep
it up
Tho martyrs would obey and thus
Mr.. Oldest cultivated his own laugh
ter AT the expense Of the peace OF mind
ana ~perchance the sanity OF his
friends.
when Il became evident that Mrs.
M!dgets' laughter was open TO i'm
provement, Mr.. Oldest took her aside
ana explained his system. Soon she
was made one OF the party. and,
seated with the others on the stage
after a rehearsal. she was made 10
laugh. To this day she will tell you
that the laughter with which she now
f~ascinates you was due TO this treat
mont.
"'Mr, Oldcst's' laugh yet troubles
him. lie has to keep his eve on il
constantly, II is spoken Of still as "A
sta-e laugh, and is accounted painful
to the listener. But Mr., Oldest per-
severes and hopes 10 laugh loud and
long before he dies.
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sutherland
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CONTINUED from page !, first sec.)
largest majority ever given by his
district and was one OF the LEADING
members Of that body. While a
member of the Senate he was a
strong advocate OF an adequate pri-
mary election law and Of the most
stringent and effective corrupt prac-
tices act. He has done as much to
focus the attention OF the people of
the state on our crying need for i'm
proved roads as any man In the
state. and was recognized leader
In securing legislation toward that
end. He introduced a public utilities
commission bill and fought for its
passage. He is progressive along
lines Of securing greater efficiency
and economy in the administration Of
all public affairs.
Was nominated for congressman
at-large in the Republican statewide
primary in 1912, by a majority OF
about $1,000. and having been en-.
dorsed by the Progressives was elect
ed to the Sixty-third Congress by a
plurality OF nearly 5000, receiving
the largest plurality on the ticket.
Was re-nominated for congressman
at-large in 1914 without opposition
and elected to the Sixty-fourth Con-
gress by q plurality of nearly 10000
carrying every congressional district
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PROSPECTS
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season than was the case last year.
It must not be forgotten, however,
that Harvard will have Haughton
back to direct coaching policy
which Is now firmly established at
Cambridge and that Speedy. Rush
ct Princeton is well advanced along
tho same lines. Eastern college foot
ball has reached the point where II
Is little short of complicated science
and success against we'll developed
systems cannot be achieved in a few
months.
Many close observers hold to the
opinion that the new group OF
coaches will not attempt radical
changes but rather revert, to some
extent, to the system in vogue before
the slump Of the last years. While
such changes as are necessary to
bring the play up-to-date will, OF
course. be installed. the coaches are
likely to go back over the past few
seasons and pick up the broken
threads, as Yale has had o coaching
system since 1888.
Previous to that date there was
no coaching policy. From 1883 to
AooS Vic SapStaiuS ulu Iuc CulcI COtbClir
ing. advised by Walter Camp, and
assisted by returning graduated
players. Then ensued a period OF
ups and down. during which all-sea-
son head coaches were in charge and
no particular graduate was at the
helm. But strong graduate support
was given the captains. and Brinl.
Thorne's and Jim Rodgers teams
won striking successes. A third
period then came in. of ten years,
beginning with McBride's 1899 team,
during which the now traditional
Yale football coaching system was
developed.
Under this system the captain had
full power. Generally the preceding
captain was head or field coach.
Camp was chief adviser. and each
year everybody came back and was
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assigned special position coaching to
do. During this period Yale won
both from Harvard and Princeton
eight times. tied once. and lost twice
sixteen victories, two ties and four
defeats. From 1910 to 1919, the old
system wavered or was regained year
by year. each captain making at
tempts to stem the tide of disaster
due to a diversity OF causes (not the
least OF which was the rise Of
stronger competitors) and trying out
new coaching systems. The last two
years have seen a still more radical
effort made to reorganize. but with
out success.