The Detroit times., 1916-02-12
City News in Brief
With 10 more mothers pensi0ns
xranted Friday afternoon by Judge

With 10 mere mothers pensions
xranted Friday afternoon by judge
Hubert, OF the juvenile court. the
total now is col bringing the week
il total distribution OF The fund 10
ss.0s2 81 NJ this rate. tho annual
distribution by Wayne county ap-
proSimstes 100000.
TIE regular monthly meeting OF the
Detroit Cheaists' society will be
held, Thursday evening. In the Ste
vens building. at o'clock. "The
law for tile business man" Will ne
tho topic OF Matthew H. Bishop.
president OF the Lawyers club.
who will be the principal speaker.
At the meeting of the v~w.boys as
socintio1, No. 40 Fir.t-st.. Sunday
Judge Joseph W. Donovan will
make the address. his subject being
Abraham Lincoln" Herman B-auer
will he heard IN vocal numbers, ac-
companicd by Mrs. Hedges The
boys will also entertain with Lin
coin roc.tations The public Is In
vited.
Ala. John {. Lodge hn- obtained from
the corporation counscrs ofhce q
ruling that no now law ~ needed
To prepare a subway prorosi tion for
submission To the voters. The
alderman thinks that the time is
not far distant when the voters
Will havc To ballot on subway
plan 10 eliminate congestion In the
downtown section
Thr Meas club Of the Grsnd River
VI. y. church held very success
full Lincoln hanuet on Friday even
Ing I'm the dining room OF the beau
tlful new church The pastor, IN"
Rev Frank y Fitchett. was toast
master and the speakers were tho
Rrv. NJ S. Rice and James Scher.
merhorn Fine music WAS fnrnlshed
ny n male anrtrt and the Bible
school orchestra
CsatiaG~wt on the candidates success
fuIIy passing the examinations, np-
pointments to the United states
army and navy schools have becn
made as follows by RepreSentattNe
poremus and Nichols Annapolis.
Lee Delaney. No 9S5 Flschcr-avo.,
principal and Wayne + Thomas.
No $50 Westminster ave. alternate:
West Point. John Vrtter. No. els
Eighteenth principal. ana tob-
ert T. Page. Ir.. No, II Gladstone
ave. alternate
Some members Of the Io-ai board of
education would have other pouti-
cal honors. Announcement Of hts
candidacy for state senator ~ cN-
pected soon from Inspector GEORGE
f'oudon Inspector Afhert Hely
wants 10 he alderman from the
Thirteenth ward ~ tho present in
cumbent declines reelection. In
spcctor \: ". Reinhold is willing %
be the THIRD wards representative
In the council And these expect 20
enter the primaries a. aldermanlc
candidates inspectnrs George
Auch. Ernest T., Heinrich. Joseph
r. Majeske. Frank q Kruger and
pr. Albert McMichael
One of the disttuE uished visitors In
Detroit durinR the convention OF
the suporintcndents division OF the
y, r.. A.. 10 he seld the latter part
OF February. will bc Martin @.
RrumhauEh. governor 81 PcnnsSfvn-
mia Gov BrumhauEh is we'll
known educator, as wei as ais
tinEu,Shod public servant. and "
much Interested In religious educa-
tion and sunday school work In
general The Wavne County sun
day school assnciation will tender
MIN luncheon On Feb %, in the
Hotel Cadillac. when the governor
will speak ON Religious education.
Those desiring tickets may secure
them from the o = &c Of the associa-
tion. No. 1914 KresEe building. De-
troit.
The executive committee of the Ia
ssyette f.ed for tho relief Of
French soldiers. and the disTthu-
fion 90 comfort kits" ~ appealing
for greater aid FROM those who feel
responsible interest IN IN" French
army. whose forehoarH helped tho
colonies In their time 90 need Word
from the American relief clearing
house In Paris Gays that rRtncoats
and nonchos are much needed some
60 00o soldiers have contracted tn
bcrc1iosis from exposure, and tho
number will he greatly increased
unless some provision IL made. The
fund 10 this time has furnished So
600 comfort kits every cent con-
tributed going 10 buy the neces.
sary articles. as the conduct of tho
fund IL supported by the executive
committee
Very fashionable Detroit is npt to
asd % I0-penny nail In the drs-
peries Of hurriedly- finished ban
gown instead Of pin. these days.
The shop from which many OF the
handsome gowns come IN located In
the building adjoining the IIitcl
Statler and over It's head the work
men are rearing additional stories
for the accommodation OF the pat
rons who now are unable 10 ind ac-
commodations In tho hotel While
riveting is under way. tho buzz OF
the electric sewing machines IL but
the Hight song of humming birds In
comparison While the workmen
are shroudinR the frame OF iron
beams with hreproof tile. the ar
lists in the modists' shop are drap-
Ing soft satinH over tho shoulders
OF women,