Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

| n. LAUSsAT GEYELIN, president Of the
! Univcraity ~ Pennsylvania Athletic ARao-
| citation, viii announce tomorrow the names
| of the nvc members Of the stadium COM
| mittoo which he has been authorized to
| appoint to confer with prOvoHt Smith and
| the trustees OF the University regarding
| the plans for tho 900 capacity athletic
| stadium proposed for plot In Woodlands
| Cemetery.
RESOLUTIONS CALLING for n munIci-
pal stadium IN the rnvlnc at Thirty-thlrd
and Master streets, In Fairmount Park
wcro passed by the Browerytown Business
Association, which met nt Twenty-elVhth
street and Girard avenue. Plans were made
for the associations New Year carnival nm
annual institution In the northwest district
PLANS FOR A Mummcrs' parade on
North Fifty-sccond street on New Years
Day were outlined nt a meeting OF tho
Georges hin Improvement Association, held
In Franklin Theatre. Fifty-sccond street
above Girard avenue. resolution was
passed urging the enlargement Of the Hes
ton School, Ffty-fourth street and Lans-
downo avenue.
LIGHTED CIGARETTE stump thrown
into n pool Of oil which had dripped from
tnnk car on siding close to the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, Sixteenth and Button-
wood streets, caused n fare-up, Tho COM
flamcs
DOCTOR KRUsES, Director Of Health
and Charities. has received Sh12 In CON
trtbutIons towards the fund he is raising for
Christmas parties for poor children. Much
more In needed, he says. II is the plan
to have party at each Of the health center
buildings.
THE SEAMES'S and Landsmen's Aid
Society elected officers mt the annual meet
ing at 332 South Front street. During the
year 1877 senmen visited the reading
rooms; meals were furnished 20 1914 and
clothing given to f21. The following
officers were reelected. Tho Rov. Mat
thew Hyndman, president the Rev. Edwin
J, Reinke, secretary; Dr. H. Preston Me-
Henry. financial secretary and Harry u.
Paisley, treasurer The directors of the
society also were reelected
PLUMBERS ALCOHOL Iarmp, eSpIod-
ing In St ElZabeth's Church Twenty-thlrd
and Berlls streets, burned the hands of the
sexton. william j. O'Donnell. last night,
when he threw IL out OF II window in an
effort to prevent serious fire. lie was
treated at St Joseph's Hospital A part OF
the Interior woodwork which caught fire
was easily extingushed,
FIVE HUNDRED hoy SCOUTS received
awards for their work during the last year |
In the Court OF Common Pleas No. 8 In the |
city Hall Judge j. Wills Martin presided. |
The speakers included H. r. Stotesbury, |
Robert J. McKenty. warden Of the Eastern |
Pentontiary; H. G, Merrill and n, III. Good |
man.
BIDS FOR HIGHWAY WORK involving |
an expenditure of $500. 900 were opened by |
officials of the Department of Public |
Works The operations include the grading |
OF streets. the paving and repairing OF |
asphalt paved streets and the dredging of |
n number OF small creeks,
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD was won
by Policeman Michael Coleman, of the Ger
avenue station when he found
Squire, the pedigreed brlndle bulldog of |
Frank j. Doyle, 233 East Mount Pleasant
avenue, Mount Airy Squire, who Is val
home several days ago, The policeman
captured the dog with the aid Of his two
children.
BURNS RECEIVED while standing near
"A bonfire at her home in Churchyille, Pa,
several days ago resulted today in the death
In the Jewish Hospital of Sarah Dost,
years old.
A YEAR IN the county prison Is prefer
able TO returning TO Italy and Joining the
army In the opinion of Lorenzo LlrangI
who was convicted yesterday Of carrying |
deadly weapons. The court. on
petition of relatives, agreed 10 discharge
Lirangi II the prisoner promised to go back
to his native land
INDIAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION meet
ng at the College OF Physicians last
light held its annual election. The officers
are honorary president Joseph II. Choate;
Rev. DR. Carl t. Grammer vice
Edward II. Wistar; treasurer
Charles j. Rhoads corresponding secretary.
Herbert Welsh, and recording secretary.
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