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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25
A Plain Statement
to the Business Men
Of Philadelphia

The purpose of the associated Aduerfising Clubs
ofhe Worid is TO cIeuate the standards of advertising,
to exchange ideas TO study methods and systems, 10
promote general business efficiency The 5000
members of this organization the men 1cho 7Oideh
and deepen the channels of distribution They are
trained TO observe and TO tell 7Ohdt they see They
spread the gospel of good goods through the medium
Of printers ink.
\ LITTLE more than year ago, the Poor
"A Richard Club decided that it would be big
thing for Philadelphia if the Associated Advertis
ing Clubs of the World could be induced to hold
their 18th Annual Convention in this city in
June, 1916.
Enthusiastic meetings of the members fol-
lowed, at which prominent officials of other bus
ness associations among the speakers. Official
letters of endorsement and promises of support Z
were received from the following organizations:
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce;
The Philadelphia Board of Trade;
The Merchants % I and ID Association;
The United Business s Mems Assocaton
The Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia;
The Philadelphia Association of Advertising Agents;
The Rotary Club of Philadelphia;
The Association Of Manufacturers Representatives.
The Philadelphia Hotel Managers Association;
The Sales-managers' Associations;
The Pen and Pencil Club
% aass::. sss By pss s"a ss
niembers.)
PHILADELPHIA Select and Common Councils
one year ago passed resolution lnstructlng
Advertising Clubs of the World, through the Poor
Richard Club of Philadelphia, an invitation to hold
the 1916 Convention in this city.
The Philadelphia newspapers gave the move
ment their hearty support from the beginning
. The buildings and grounds of the University of
Pennsylvania and of the Commercial Museum
were offered for the general and departmental
sessions of the Convention.
THE POOR RICHARD CLUB conveyed the
city's official invitation, together with the afore
mentioned assurances of support from the various
business organizations, to the $50 Advertising
Clubs and constantly advertised Philadelphia's
attractions as an IDEAL CONVENTION CITY, /
during period of four or five months prior to the
Convention at Chicago in June last
The result of our efforts that the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World Uoted
unanimously to hold the next convention in
Philadelphia during the Week beginning June
rs, 1916.
This Convention, which will bring to the city
from 1000 to 10000 men (and several hundred Z
women), will be one of the largest and most i'm
portant business gatherings this country has ever
seen, and unquestionably-
Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25
u. Of P. Students to Dine

The evening school of the University of
Pennsylvania. department of finance and
accounts, will hold its annual banquet
Saturday at the Hotel Adelphia. Ad-
dresses will be made by DIR. Roswell Me-
Crea, Dean Penniman, the vice provost /;
Edward j, Cattell; Albert ]. County, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Mead. Albert HILL George A.
MacFarland, Gordon Hardwiek and John
j.. McFadden, who will represent the Rob
ert Morris Club. There will also be rep
resentatives from the various extension
schools, Harrisburg, Scranton, Wilkes
Barre and Reading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25
DEAF GIRL HEARS" CARUS0
BY PUTTING HANDS ON LIPS
Helen Keller Almost Collapses With
Emotion Tenor Inspires

ATLANTA, Ga, April 25.-Helen Kel-
ler, the famous blind and deaf woman,
placed her fingers on the lips and throat
of Enrico Caruso, the worlds most fa-
nous tenor. in his rooms, in the Georgian
Terrace Hotel this morning and heard him
sing the Lament of Samson" blinded and
in chains grinding corn for the Philis-
tines.
Through the medium of her sensitive
fingers the matchess voice of the great
tenor was transmitted to the blind woman,
and as she sat and listened. her lips apart,
her blind eyes wet with tears. she whis-
pered over and over again: Wonderful,
wonderful"
Miss Keller almost collapsed, so power
fully had the voice of the tenor stirred her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25
Crimson and Gray Club Dimes

DUMONT S-Dumont's Minstrels. In satire o.
matters of current interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25

Act THE hail OF sir John Covers Coun-
try House. One evening after dinner.
Act ia bedroom In the same country
house Later the same evening.
Act IIT-The hall. The following morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25

The Crimson and Graz Club of st. Jo-
seph's College held its annual banquet last
night at the Hotel Adelphla. The princi-
pal speakers were Dr. + l.. Northrop,
dean of surgery at Hahnemann College.
and the Rev. j. Charles Davey, president
of St. Joseph's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-25

why are they always rehearsing
"Caste" at English country houses? "A
Pair of silk Stockings" supplies one rea-
son to provide false beard for one OF
the guests to disguise himself into bur
glar on an appropriate occasion. 1t also
supplies the most remarkable and anus
ing array Of English slang that America
has ever heard. If the following account
of the intrigue of Mr.. Harcourts play
sounds a bit "squffy," put 1t down to
that.
1t began. " know, because Sam was a
bit knocked about the Napier Mollie
insisted on Borga. And when he let her
see bill for another lady's hosiery, just
to bring her to her senses, she biffed off
to her grandmother's and gave him the
boot He would have explained that such
goings on as his amt livin' In sin and
that II wasn't a matter of honey pots ;
but Mollie put the thing into the bally
divorce courts and wouldn't so much as
cut him. Naturally under the circs., with
things a bit cockeye as they We're the
, poor boy took to w. and 8. when he
l wasn't busy with a shove in his month
What would have come of the baliy busi-
ness no one could say, IL he hadn't been
at one of those English house parties that
are always rehearsng Caste" and his
ex-wife hadn't happened along, and he
hadn't burglariZed her room with his
stage beard to give her his side of the
case. But Sam did and an old flame of
Molly's dropped in the same night and
as the flames behavior wasn't quite
cricket, the whole situation was regular
mailer.
Anyway. it--and the bushels of English
slang which Cyril Harcourt added to his
native wit-made n regular mailer out of
yesterday evening for those who saw "A
Pair of silk Stockings" at the Adelphi.
The sort of people whose mental pro-
cesses would link up the title of Daddy
Long Legs" with The Folies," were natu-
rally somewhat disappointed. But the
rest of us enjoyed polite little play that
was full of cleverness and good breeding
and very, very full of the best English
slang.
"a Pair of Silk Stockings" is also full
of some good acting-the usual thing with
Winthrop Ames' productions. The honors
of the evening went to Eva Leonard
Sam. Miss Boynes voice sounds a little
like Billie Burl<e's. but she can be easily
distinguished from that person, because
she has a face with character in 1t and
she acts. She plays Mollie with no touch
of that sentmentality and artificiality
which too many American condolences
mistake for arch humor. She commands
genuine humor by the most natural of
means As for Mr.. Sothern. his is a rare
talent 1t Is simple without being silly or
Important 1t is the acme of mingled
seriousness and humor. 1t is altogether
natural human and refreshing. And it
makes a perfect foil to Miss Boynes in
cisive vgor. *. NJ.
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"SILK STOCKINGS"
BIT OF ALL RIGHT
English Comedy at the Adelphi
is Clever, Slangful and Alto
gether Topping, Y Know

A PAIR OF SILK. STOCKINGS. A comedy by
Cyril Harcourt. MANAGEMENT winthrop
Ames Adetpht Theatre.
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swARTHMORE. Pa.

sTRATH HAVEN INN sa sn..,sss. e.
5uns "a. v n sCHEIBLEx
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
MISS RICHARDS thinks
Germans Want Peace

Before an audience that filled the
New Century Club. Miss Janet Rich
ards, lecturer, gave one of her series
Of current events talk on Public
Questions Day By Day" last night.
As always. Miss Richards attracted
a large and enthusiastic audience 10
the club. and her lecture proved one
Of the most interesting she has de-
livered here this winter. She dwelt
mostly upon questions close al home
and touched but lightly upon foreign
affairs.
The only reference she made to the
great war aborad was TO express a
personal thought that since a group OF
five hundred German bankers and fin
anciers seeing nothing ahead but ruin
had banded together and sent a petit
tion TO the Kaiser that he stop the
war and that perhaps the Kaiser, now
that he had seen the Germans drive
into Russia would listen to the plea
of these men and ask for peace. This
however, said Miss Richards was
merely a personal thought.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
WASHINGTON FIRE Co.
after Court House
BELL FOR east Side

Efforts are being made by the
Washington Fire Company. to secure
the bell in the tower Of the old court
house building. There is said TO be
some question as 10 just who VIII
have charge o. the disposal OF t.ds
bell. when the time arrives for IL TO
be taken down. The Levy Court, the
Joint Building Commission and City
Council have all been mentioned as
bodies that would likely have charge
IF the disposal Of the bell.
The Washington Company, 1t sue
cessful in securing the bell will In
stall it as an alarm I'm their fire house
French street above Third. A men,
Ger Of the company stated today that
since the bell in the tower OF the
city hall went out Of commission.
there is no alarm in case of fires that
can be heard on the east side. There
is an alarm of course, in each fire
house, but this can be heard for only
a short distance. If the Washington
Company is successful i'm securing the
bell they propose 10 install II as a
general alarm for the east side.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
60 better babies"
IN NEW CASTLE SHOW
Mothers Hear Experts Dis
cuSS Care OF the Little
Ones
MONEY AND LOVING
CUP AS PRIZES

This week in New Castle is Bet
ter Babies" week. and each afternoon,
Friday inclusive. interesting lectures
and addresses will be given in the
Good VIII Fire Companys Hall
there. Sixty babies are registered
in the show and Judging from the
large audience that filled the hall
yesterday afternoon when the first OF
the addresses was given. interest in
Better Babies" Is general.
Yesterday afternoons lectures
were given by Frederick Brady of
Middletown who spoke on Milk and
by Miss Marie Lockwood, also of Mid
dletown. who spoke on Modified
Milk" A report given by Mrs Selden
S. Deemer on the result of the milk
inspection in New Castle created
much interest. Il showed that within
the last two years when the milk in.
spection was first made in New Castle
that all the milk dealers had institut.
ed strictly sanitary conditions. and
that with but one exception no bacteria
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
CENTURY Club WOMEN
Want BETTER CAR SERVICE

Better Babies" week was the topic
of discussion at the meeting of the
Washington Heights Century Club
held i'm School No. 30 last evening.
Interesting addresses appropriate to
this subject were given by Mrs Elsie
Johns. superintendent of the Child
Federation of Philadelphia. and
by Or. Julian Adair of this city.
Mrs. JOINS spoke about the observ-
ance Of Better Babies" week in
Philadelphia and told what is being
done for the poor babies in that city
while Dr. Adair spoke about better
health conditions ana how to bring
them about.
Preceding the program the business
session was held. Il was decided to
celebrate the first anniversary Of the
club by holding an anniversary lunch
con in the Hotel DUPONT some time
i'm April. The date of the celebration
will be announced later.
Mrs. Homer Wonders. who was re-
Gently appointed chairman OF the
health committee. gave an interesting
report on the work of her committee
She spoke particularly concerning the
condition of the feeble-minded in this
State.
Mrs. W. o. Lamotte. Mrs. Frank NJ
Sparks and Mrs e. $. Hellings were
appointed a nominating committee "a
present the names Of six new mem
bers for the executive committee e
be selected at another meeting
A report OF the civics committee
protesting against tie poor car SER
vic. in the Ninth ward was read. A.
many signatures as possible will b'
secured for this report. which vii
be sent 10 the traction company with
the request that they take some ac
ton on it to better the car servic,
"over the bridge"
Mrs. w. +. Douglas presided.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
White MAN SAYS
NEGROES COT HIS S57

Bessie Anderson and Elizabeth Ma
son. both colored. were arraigned in
City Court today on a charge OF lar
ccny as bailee Of $57. the property
OF August Duce, a white man. They
pleaded not e=ssty and were each
held in $500 bail for a hearing tomor-
row.
August Duce and Glen Werner. also
white, we're found in the house No.
S32 Tatnall street last night when IL
was raided by Detectives Riley and
Mahoney Bessie Anderson was ar
rested on a charge of keeping a house
OF ill fame and was fined $50 ans
icosts on this charge in City Court to
DAY.
Duce testified that he had given al
his money. $50 to Bessie Anderson.
Mary Anderson. sister OF Bessi,
appeared on the scene when the rail
was in progress and "cussed" the OF
hcors. She was arrested on a charg'
OF breach Of the peace and was PLACED
under a $50 peace bond.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
MODERN Samaritan
mistaken FOR Thief
ReSentS Law and Order
Agents Intrusion and
Fined for Misconduct -
WAS CARING FOR
HIS HELPLESS FRIEND

Frank Z. Haley, agent Of the Law
and order Society. was the principal
witness in City Court today against
John W. Allen. who was charged with
disorderly conduct aud larceny as
bailee of So.
Mr. Haley told the court that he
had seen Allen on Fourth street near
Walnut about $50 o'clock last night
and that he was bending over J. Byr-
net Reed who was lying on the side
walk apparently exhausted from
drink. Mr.. Haley told Allen that the
man should not be allowed TO stay
out in the cold and Allen then ac-
cused him Of "buttin' in" and used
very abusive language. He said he
saw Allen take a pocketboOk from
Reed.
Despite the abuse Of Allen, Mr.. Haley
remained with Reed until an officer
could be summoned.
Reed said that Allen was personal
friend of his and that both worked at
Caney's Point. He stated that he did
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
.SLUSH AND Storm
NO BAR TO Shoppers
Hundreds Take Advantage
OF Dollar Day Offerings
Of Local Merchants
MANY BUYERS FROM
THE RURAL SECTIONS

While the stormy weather kept
many persons indoors. thousands Of
Wilmington and suburban shoppers
throngod the stores today. taking ad-
vantage Of the DOLLAR Day bargains
oiiered by local merchants.
Despite the inclement weather to-
day. shoppers by the hundreds plodded
through the storm to get the benefit
OF the many generous offers made by
the merchants through the columns Of
THE EVENING JOURNAL. and which
bargains would cost twice the money
on any other day.
This progressive idea Of local mer-
chants IN holding a Dollar Day Is
popular with shoppers and is doing
much towards keeping trade at home,
as we'll as attracting shoppers from
elsewhere. Some OF the bargains Of
fered today were almost unbelievable
and the shoppers themselves were
greatly surprised to get so much for
their money
Buyers also found that the articles
were Just as advertised. The great
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
ARE RILED
BY MORE "MONKEY
Alarms At NIGHT

Firemen were again called out on
monkey runs carly today when two
alarms were sounded from two fire
alarm boxes within short distance
IRON each other H. is thought that the
person who pulled the boxes was the
same one who sent in the alarms on
Tuesday morning.
The first alarm this morning was
sounded az 1917 O'Clock from box No.
q. Seventh ana Railroan, and twenty
minutes later another alarm was sound
ed from box No. lG2. Ninth and Church
streets. Both hoSos were found open by
the fremen. but no fires were to be
found.
The police and fire department ofi'
cials are nakinc every effort to appre'
hend the ones responsible for the fais'
alarms
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
STRANGER DIES SUDDENLY.

Charles Clcverstonc, OF Leesburg, Va,
aged 45 years. died suddenly at the
Delaware Hospital ON Monday evening
from kidney trouble. lie was taken i'll
at the Commercial Hotel, where he
boarded, and as removed TO. the hos
pital.
MIR. Cleverstone was employed as a
packer at the -sley yard of the du.
Pont Powder Company. lie is survived
by a wife and daughter. Deputy Cor
oncr Nichols is endeaNoring TO locate
Mrs. CleverstOne.
Cleyerstone joined the Democratic
League here some time ago when he told
friends that he was AM active worker in
1ammany ilall, New York, and had told
some of his friends al the hotel that he
was a friend of Lieutenant Becker, the
New York police lieutenant who was
sent TO the electric chair. lie at one
time lived at Third avenue and fif-
teenth street, New York.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
HERCULES POWDER makes
TEN PER Cent. Dividend

At a meeting Of the directors OF the
Hercules Powder Company yesterday
afternoon a quarterly dividend OF ?
per cent. and an extra dividend Of s
por cent. was declared on the COM
mon stock. payable March 25. to COM
mon stockholders of record March 10,
from which date books for the trans
fer of common stock will h closed
antil after the payment Of dividend.
This is an increase in the Hercules
Company's dividend. which was 6 per
sent for the preceding quarter. The
news Of the increased dividend was
feccived with pleasure by holders OF
Hercules stock The company is now
said to De operating at maximum pro-
ion since completing enlarge
mcnts.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
COURT RELEASES BOY.

In Superior Court yesterday after
noon an order was made releasing
James Coulburn from the Ferris In
dustrial School He was committed
10 the school several weeks ago upon
the complaint OF +. J. Hardesty,
superintendent of Sussex county
schools. Mr.. Hardesty has had much
trouble with boys playing truant and
absenting themselves from school.
and had Coulburn committed on the
charge. II was held that the com
mittment was irregular.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
death comes SUDDENLY TO
REV. DR.. SPENCER S. ROCHE

The Rev. Spencer S. Roche, d. d..
Chancellor of the Protestant Episco-
pal Diocese Of Long Island, n. ".
died suddenly at his home, Garden
City. Long Island, on Monday. Dr..
Roche was the son of the Rev John
A. Roche. ID. d., who was pastor OF
Asbury NJ. E. Church, Wilmington,
from 1851 to 1853.
Several years ago DR.. Roche preach
ed the anniversary sermon at Old
Swedes' Church. this city. He was
a cousin Of William b. Megear, police
commissioner, and Dr. Henry r.
Spruance. of this city.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
CITY JUDGE CLASSIFIES
MEN Who hit BOOZE"

Men who drink I divide into three
classes" said Judge Churohman in
city Court today; chose who drink
with moderation. those who get in
toxicated, and those who drink like
animals and fll the workhouse."
There were nine men arraigned on
charges of drunkenness. Clarence
Smith. who got out OF the workhouse
on Monday. was fined s. and costs.
Joseph Russell. who has been in court
a dozen times before, was also fined So
and costs.
Stephen S. Mcintosh. OF Morristown,
y. j.. said he came TO Wilmington
yesterday to look for his brother and
took a few drinks He was unable to
find his brother. He was fined 81 and
costs
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
GRADED UNION MERTING.

In the Sunday School room of West
Presbyterian Church the New Castle
County Graded Union met last even
ing. The devotional service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. Ross Stonesifer
After routine business had been
disposed of, Miss Nell Krumme read a
paper on THE Value of Music and
How TO Teach it to Young Children" j"
She illustrated her paper by a black
board talk. Miss Adelaide Shippers
read a paper on "The Qualifications of
a Teacher
At the next meeting of the union. on
Tuesday evening. April 4, Miss Bertha
Harlan and Miss NJ. S. Wilson will
be ;he speakers.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
FREAK SNOW STORM
DARKENS The CITY

A freak snow storm held the city in
its grasp for about two hours this
morning Il started to snow about s
o'clock following a drizzling rain. Al
times the storm had the appearances
of the starting of a blizzard, only IL
was much too moderate for IL TO last.
as dark as early evening and in many
offices and stores II was necessary to
turn on the lights. This lasted, how
ever. for only a short time and was
followed by snow fall. the flakes being
unusually large II continued to snow
until about II o'clock. The storm left
much slush on the streets as the snow
melted about as fast as It fell.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
HOWARD NJ. ROBE DIES.

Following an illness of several
weeks duration. Howard NJ Robb. Of
Chester. died Monday at the resi-
dence Of his mother. Martha An
drews. No. POS West Front street.
lie was twenty-eight years old and
was an active member Of the Modern
Woodmen Of America and Whining
ten Lodge, No. 1S4. Loyal order Of
Moose. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
PROFESSOR REYNOLDS TO
Give recital AT Grace

Professor Clarence Reynolds will give
an organ Tecital at Grace Church to-
morrow evening at o'clock. Professor
Reynolds enjoys national reputation
as au orgnnist. largely because OF his
many years of service at Ocean Grove.
aud hs wonderful rendition Of "Ihe
Storm" The publ' is invited. There
will be no charge for admission, but a
silver Offering will be taken. Miss Made
line Reed will be the vocal soloist. The
program will be;
Prelude and Fuguc ON Bach ......Iiszt
Piece Ileroique ..............G. tranck
ial Hamonies du>oir ..... .karg Ebert
lhl lntcrmcxHO .............. uolliho
Soprano solo, "Ihcse Are They" from
"The Holy City, .. Alfred r. Gaui
Fiat Lux let There BE Lightl Dubois
Variations ON "Adeste fideles' Dethier
Oal Reverie ............... Macfariane
lb) Evening Bells and Cradle Song.
MacFarlane
lcl Spring Song .......... .Macfarlane
Soprano solOs
ln "Love and Music" from "Tosca."
puccini
O2l "Aly Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"
from Samson and Delilah."
fal HumOrcskc ................ Dvofak
ibl Pilgrims chorus l"Tamheuscr"l.
Wagner
Toccata in Fifth symphony Widor
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
Solemn season
OF lent Opens
Bishop Monaghan OfficiateS
at Ash Wednesday Service
in Cathedral
FATHER ELLIOTT TO
BE EVENING PREACHER

The season Of Lent is again at hand
and all festivities and things of the
world are to be laid aside until the
dawn Of Easter. For the past few
weeks the Catholics, Lutherans and
Episcopalians. ike The prophet on
Mount Carmel. have been looking for
ward with prayerful expectation, and
today special morning masses began
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
RAID DISORDERLY HOUSE.

William and Nellie Harris. both COL
ored. were each fined $50 and costs
in City Court today on a charge OF
keeping a house OF in fame al No.
sos Lafayette street The house was
raided last night after complaint
had been received by the police from
Anthony Mocichio that he had been
relieved Of gold watch at the house.
Evening journal., 1916-03-08
no UNDERGO OPERATION.

Mrs. Sarah L. Foster, Of No. 1904
jefferson street. left today for Brook
lyn. y. Y. where she will enter the
Methodist Hospital to undergo an op-
Grafton. Miss Beulah Foster. Mrs.
Fosters daughter. is now completing
her senior year in the nurse training
school OF that hospital. Mrs. Foster
is one of the most active temperance
workers in this city. She Is president
of the North End w. c. T. U.