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Evening journal., 1916-12-04
WOMEN OF EASTON
OPEN CHRISTMAS sale

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKT0N, Md, Dec. 4-The annual
Thanksgiving dance was given on
Wednesday evening.
The annual Christmas sale Of the
women OF Eikton and vicinity was
opened on Saturday at the store Of
Miss Carrie L. Lewis.
George Liddell Of Liberty Grove. has
purchased the canning house property
Of the late William r. Fryor Of Colora,
for $1,000.
While en- route from oxford, Pa, 10
Santa Monica, California. Mrs. Mary
Gardiner Evans, widow Of Dr.. Robert
Evans Of Cecil county. was stricken
witty pneumonia and diel a few days
after arriving in California. The
body will be brought cast and buried
in Oxford today.
The marriage Of Miss Ella Crawford
pogue. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam NJ. poQue. was solemnized AT the
home Of her parents on Thanksgiy-
ing Day. when she became the bride
OF Claude Curtis Buck, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Buck OF Port Deposit The
Rev. J. w Jones Of Middletown, Della
ware, assisted BY the Rev A. II.
Prettyman Of the Rising sun NJ y.
Church, performed the ceremony
The Misses Bratton are entertaining
Miss Margaret Yetter OF Lynchburg,
ra.-Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter 81
rhosapeake City, was a Wilmington
visitor on Thursday Mrs. Abel j.
Mearns OF Zion. is entertaining her
ister. Mrs John Goetee, Of Whining
on.--M'ss Frances Miller MarshbanR
HAS returned from n visit to Phlladel-
aha.--Mrs Henry Mitchell McCnl-
ough has been the guest Of her sis
en-, Mrs. Charles G. Cook. Of Trenton
In Howard u. Ash Of Trainor. Pa.
ras the guest Of friends IN Elkton on
thanksgiving Day.--Bittle Aiian Fran
es Sehouler Miller OF Baltimore. is
visiting her grandparents, the Rev
and Mrs William schouler, at Trim
ity rectory.
Preston r Hardcastle and Lena
May Vinsinger. both OF Philadelphia,
were married at Trinity rectory. on
Thanksgiving Day. by the Rev VIII
liam Schouler. MIR. and Mrs Finer
son r. Crothers oe PHILADELPHIA.
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Omar
d. Crothers John Groome Consta-
BILE William y. Cawley and John Writ
Scott. have returned from trip to
New York. The Misses Lille and
Florence A. Tutc spent Friday in
Philadelphia Mrs Harry He'll. OF
Wilmington. has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Oliver C. Giles Mrs Alex
ander Evans. Jr.. has returned from a
visit to her sister. Miss Mary =. How
ard, OF Randalia Thomas Herbert
Cummings. OF Conowngo, speat Fri
day here. Wilbur Falls. Of North
East, was an Elkton visitor on Satur-
day Mrs Pierce Alrich spent
Thanksgiving Day with her parents.
Mi and Mrs William II Salmon. at
White Swan Mills."-Mr. and Mrs.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
PARENT.TEACHERs ELEr.T-

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GE0RGET0WN. Del, Dec. 2.-Ofi-
GERS Of the Parent Teachers Associ-
alton Of Dagsboro. have been elected
as follows: President, the Rev. J. c..
B. Hopkins; first vice-president, Mrs.
Clara Archer; second vice e-president
Reese Belts; secretary, Miss Anna
Cannon. treasurer. Miss Martha
Chlpman. The association is one
Of the most active in the southern
part Of the country and the'member-
ship is steadily increasing.
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some n0GS. THESE.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD, Del. Dec. 4.-Some re
markably large hogs have been kille'
j. lower Delaware during the wee
just ended Al Russell Robbins, wh
lives near Milfoso. has killed FIVE hog
which weighed respectively, 496, 4l9i
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399, 344 and 914 pounds. making
.otal Of 1872 pounds for the lot
J. I. Robbins. brother Of Arthur
lcbbins. killed four. the combined
eight OF which was 1918 pounds.
hey weighed 1896 44O. S76 and 366
ounds each. The largest hogs killed
gere butchered by Thomas Jones,
Evening journal., 1916-12-04

Your position is calling to you to-
day in the Want columns. Heed the
cali of oportunity.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04

William W Burkley we're the recent
guests Of the'f daughter. Mrs Vernon
II. Mcknight. III North East Wash
lngton Underwood. Of Calvert. visited
Elllton this week Mrs a. Nj. Strick-
land Is spending some time with rel
atives in Cacilton.-Miss Elizabeth r.
Scott was recent guest Of her sis
ter, Mrs , Mccullough Walrnsley of
New York.--Mrs. Katherine L. Biddle
has returned from long visit to her
niece, Mrs, Henry Champlln. Of Bald
winsville, n. William Brown, OF
Cec'lton, spent part Of this week in
Elkton
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MILFORD GRANGE ELTcTTON-

Special o The EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD, Del. Dec 4.-The an
nual election AZ officers Of Milford
Grange Will be- held on next Satur-
day On December is. Dean Harry
Hayward Of the agricultural depart
mont Of Delaware College will lee
ture 70 the members Of the grange.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04

near Big Stone. and they weighed
4S2. 41e. 425, 397 and 42S pounds, each,
a total Of 2o9s pounds
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
KILLS WOMAN AND
TAKES OWN LIFE
Mans Body Found Beside Dy-
ing Victim Following
Quarrel.

Following a auerrei. Tiffany Fair.
fax, coiored, shot and killed Horettn
Brown, also colored, 60 Myrtle street
southeast, and n Tow minutes later
killed himself with the same weapon.
The shooting occurred early this
morning at the residence OF the
woman.
According to statements by three
other women and q man who were In
the house at the time OF the shooting,
Fairfax entered the house n few min
utes before midnight, and weN
the room occupied by the Brown wo.
man. A few minutes later, two shots
were heard. and the man came ru.u-
ing down stairs, nearly collided with
q woman at the foot OF the stairs.
He turned and rushed back to the
room. Two other shots were heard.
The inmates OF the house entered tho
room to md the man dead beside the
body OF the woman.
Lieutenant Dunnigan, with Ser.
geant whalen and Policemen Mans
feld and Newton, hastencd to the
scene and found the woman stiii
alive. She was removed TO the
Casualty Hospital. but died n few
minutes later.
The three women and the man In
the house at the time have been de
tsined to await an inquest by tho
coroner.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST
In AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings Of the Day In
Various Parts Of the Ma
tons Capital.

II was after midnight when Mr..
Florida came into the Hotel Sterling
and registered.
20. A. Florida. Furnace. Pa" went
down In script across the register page
and the dapper young man was on
tho point OF turning toward the eleva-
tor when the clerk stopped him.
Pardon me. wanted to make cer-
tain about that last name" -
FLORIDA is correct" returned the visi-
tor. They named the State after me.
In fact they named three States after
me. Georgia Alabama Florida is the
full name correctly pronounced. but I'm
afraid I'm out Of my climate In this
weather"
Mr.. Florida. road agent for a theatre
cal enterprise. trailed the porter to the
room assigned him.
''ouite properly stated" remarked the
clerk.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
ONLY ONE BODY TO A GRAVE
James Bright So Provides In VIII
Z Filed for Probate.

James Bright. by his viii fled for
probate in the District Supreme
Court. provides that only one body
shall rest In each OF the graves OF
the family burying plot in Congress.
sional cemetery.
The tostator, who was ninety years
old, explains that Ne makes such pro-
vision because he believes as did his
father that II was wrong to bury more
than one body In grave.
After devising the premises at 1917
e street southeast to Frederick
Hodges Bright, the testator leaves tho
residue of the estate In the hands OF
his executor, George G. ober, who ID
directed to pay out OF the proceeds.
$500 to Trinity NJ. E. Church, $500 to
Mary u. Lusby and $500 to Dove
Lodge OF Masons OF Richmond. A
bequest OF 500 is to provide n mon.
for the family burying plot
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
85 PER CENT OF U. S. DRY
consnessmsn Cooper So Tells Hat.
Ian Bible Glass.

Sixty.five per cent OF the country's
population and s5 per cent OF the
country's area are under prohibition.
Congressman John r. Cooper OF Ohio
told the Harlan Bible class OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church at the annual dinner last
night. The speaker said he longed
for the day when tho nation would
be under prohibition.
Enos A. Mills. author and guide.
urged adoption OF the Grand Canyon
as q national park.
The Rev. DR.. wallace Radcliffe, pas
tor. and Congressman Martin I. Nor
rison OF Indiana, leader OF the class,
made brief talks.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
MAXINE ELLIOTT DECORATED.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1e.--Maxine E!
liott returned on the American iinor
New York, after an absence OF two
years. During that time she has been
in n floating hospital. King Albert
of Belgium, in recognition OF her ser
vices. presented her with the order
OF the crown. Miss Elliott wore the
decoration, which consists OF q NAL
tese cross OF silver and white enamel
on her arrival.
81 expect to remain here three
months, to visit old friends" she said,
and then ] am going back to resume
my Red Cross work"
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
To Ten Of RED Cre.. Work.

An illustrated lecture on Red
Cross Work In Foreign Lands" will
be given tomorrow morning at 1850
o'clock by Miss Mabel Boardman In
Theodore Bailey Myers Mason House,
1905 Twentieth street northwest.
The lecture In ono OF n series given
by prominent speakers under the aus.
pices OF the woman's section OF the
Navy League.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19

George II. II. zellers, by his will
dated January 81, 1912. and filed for
probate In the District Supreme Court
late yesterday, leaves all of his prop
erty to his wife, Sarah Ella Zollers,
and appoints her executrix. The will
was offered for probate by Attorney
Paul Sleman.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
Gaelic society Meeting.

Scotch and Irish songs will be
heard by the Gaelic Society OF Wash!
inston at the Hickman studio. 1910
New York avenue, tonight. Scotch
songs will be sung by II. A. Lake and
Mrs. Heinrich Schafhausen. Miss AZ
mes McCann will sing two Irish songs.
Dr. Joseph Dunn will have a paper
on the Irish lyric poets of the seven
teenth century.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
Drsns League Open House.

The Drama League study Club will
hold open house at 1922 v street
northwest tonight. There will be .
discussion OF comparative values OF
European and American drama, with
q paper by Richard de Wolf.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19

farewell banquet was held yes.
tsrday afternoon at the Ebbitt Hotel
Ia honor OF the Rev. ~. l.. Mcdowell.
former superintendent OF Washington
Methodist Episcopal churches. who
II to leave shortly to take charge OF
church extension work In Philadel.
phis. Among the prominent members
of tho clergy were the Rev. LucIus
Clarke, toastmaster: the Rev. Il. G.
True Wilson. the Rev. John McMur.
ray. DR.. John ". Edwards. who sue.
eeeds Mr.. Mcdowell, and the Rev. a..
Ellis Williams.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
seton To Lecture TesIsht.

Ernest Thompson Seton will deliver
q lecture on Tho work OF the Wood.
craft League" this evening at s
o'clock. In social hall OF the Congress
Hotel Mr.. Seton In n well.known
naturalist and exponent or outdoor
lifs
The Washington times., 1916-12-19
Musicale for Hind.

A musicale for the blind will be
given at the Library OF Congress this
evening at s:15. In Pavilion Z, by she
Cath edral Choir.
The Washington times., 1916-12-19

Reduced Fares For Ckri.tmas
holidays TO points South, December 20
20 25. Southern Railway. Consult
Agents, 1O5 18th st. OIL q Street.-Ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23

served seats for the friends of the grad
 uates and the patrons of the schools.
 This is quite proper, because exercises
 value which otherwise they appear to
 lack, But in some communities the seats
 are all reserved for adults. There may | be a small section in the rear of the
 hall assigned to children; but they all ways come last in favors. This is a mis- | take. Young children should be inn ] pressed with the attractiveness and i'm portance of commencement. They ought 1 to be inspired by the exercises so that | they will themselves be eager to be in graduating class in due time. They should be comfortably seated then, so they can hear and see all that is going on. If they must be segregated, it would be better to give them the front rather than the rear seats.
 This arrangement would conduce to
 better order in many places so that there would be associated with com
 mencement exercises good behavior, in- terest and attention. Particular pains
 should be taken to avoid any unpleas-
 ant or untoward experience at com mencement time. If there is any way
 to dodge it, there ought not to be a policeman in the rear of the hall for the purpose of warning mischievous boys and girls. It ought to be assumed that the exercises will interest every
 one; and this is not at all impossible A commencement speaker should be able
 to make what he says so intelligible and concrete and attractive that he can hold the attention of young folks as
 well as the graduates and maturer peo- pie. There are themes suitable for com
 mencement which make universal ap- peal; and the principal, superintendent and board of education ought to insist
 upon a speakers taking one of these themes and keeping in mind that he is
 to read to the young IS well as the old.
 Everything should be done to keep
 the work of the schools before the peo-
 pie in an effective way. Commence
 ment simply furnishes one opportunity
 to do this, and instead of making less
 of the exercises we ought to make more
 of them, only so that we stress what is vital and worth while, and eliminate what is merely spectacular or expen- sive. This is just what is being done now in wide-awake schools.
 The baccalaureate sermon for the Loulie Compton seminary was preached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23

Joseph, Miss A. scaccia, Mr. M. Rand man.
 G. Violin unison, Largo, (HandeD-- Mss Mailer, Miss Barrett Miss Scaccia Miss Trippi, Miss Christlieb, Miss Bala. banos, Miss R. Bryan, Miss E. Bryan MT. Taylor. Mr. Randman, MT. Joseph MT. Scalco, MT. S. M. Kerner. Dr. Gar ! rison, Dr. T. Bono Mr. c. Dupree, MT c, Edmond, Mir H. Siegel, MT. M De- | monet, MT. L. Lischkoff Piano accom- paniment by Miss Teresa Barranco. Or. 1 gan by Miss A. L. Connolly. MT. and Mrs. B. S. Brown entertained
 family reunion and dancing party Sun. day evening at their home, 4906 Tentf avenue, north, in honor of their guest MT. E. M. Thweatt. A musical pro. gramme by Master Clifford Brown violin, and Miss Edna Waysey and Miss Marion Gallagher, piano.
 1 Those present were: Mr. w. H. O'Barr MT. and Mrs J. B. Downey, Miss Edna Downey, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Faulkner MT. and Mrs. w. c. Brown. Master Cliff ford Brown. MT. Jesse Hanby, Miss Minnie Gallagher Miss Zishie Dyke All had nice time. Decorations, ferns and cut flowers
 Mrs. Edward Huntington and Mrs NNoioS AoiholiiiuSc were JOlIlI HOSIcSSGs yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs R. l.. sherman on Cliff road, entertain ing at an auction bridge party in com pllment to Mrs. A. J. Mcguire of Au-
 gusta, Ga, who is the guest of Mrs. T. A. Schroder.
 A color scheme of pink and white was
 used. The prize for top score was a pair of silk hose and the consolation g box of stationery. After the game a salad and ice course was served Included in this charming hospitality were: Mrs. Mcguire Mrs. Schroder. Mrs
 Shuman, Mrs. I. T. McCusker, Mrs. Will
 liam Oberhelman, Mrs. Otto Mooney
 Mrs. Allen. Mrs. John Calman, Mrs
 Monte Seamon, Mrs. A. M weatherly Mrs. Jack Justice, Mrs. C.. Ramey, Mrs T. l.. Raul. Mrs. M. E. Justice, Miss
 Ramey, Miss J. Hogan, Miss LAnie Ho-
 gan, Mrs C.. H. Buxbaum and Mrs. E. T. Fritz.
 The Birmingham Association for the Recreation and Aid of the Blind held a meeting in the council chamber of the city hall Sunday afternoon. An election of officers was held, with the following result; Mrs. w. W, Bussey was re- elected president Mrs J. C. Maben, first
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23
h" "" whoa monument t the
 

I English and American. has been carried out also," Mr. Hayman said. Many have even done more than they promised e. F."
 Besides the cooperation of all con cerned," I asked, what else has made the past theatrical season such a suc- cess for your stars?''
 "The large number of clean, wholesome plays presented" MT. Hayman said gerly. People have gotten so that they want to see decent plays, not the l immoral. nerve-racking problem plays. 1 lam voicing the sentiment not only of myself in this matter, but that of many other managers. Look at The Boom- erang,' MT. Beascos play; it is the big gest hit of the season. Why? Because | it is clean and wholesome; look at Mr. | Ditrichsten's The Great Lover' and Mrs. F'iske in 'Erstwhile Susan. Look at our | production of 'SybiP and Rio Grande, | Our Mrs. McChesney,' and The Cock O. | the Walk-all these have made big hits l because of their normal themes. This brings me to another important | item in the success of the past season theatrically" MT. Hayman said. namely. that the eyes of the world are being focused on this country, and it would not surprise me if European managers
 
 used to over there. to get suggestions regarding plays and their production. Why? Because European managers are beginning to realize that America is the play producing mart of the theatrical universe today We have not only the best but the most tremendous produc- tions in the world. Look at MT. Dilling- hams Hippodrome performance. It is superb; nothing like it can be found in the entire world.
 That Shakespearean revival has been most encouraging factor also" MT. Hayman said, during the tercentenary celebration. It shows that the sentiment of the public runs to the better class of things, and that is just in keeping with what I have said about decent, re- spectable plays"
 Still" MT. Hayman said gently, "the sentiment that concerns me chiefly now is the rearing of the monument to c. F' We do not need any guarantee fund; the monument is beaing reared by the people he lived to make; English stars may come and go, guarantee funds may swell and dwindle, plays. good and bad. may have their turn on the boards. but the initials, c. F. will continue to be emblazored brilliantly upon the pages of the history of the American drama His legacy to us who knew and honored him is the carrying out of his most cherished schemes and plans; this is my life work and the life work of the Frohman stars and all those connected with the Froh- man affairs; that Is our life work. and
 Is. at the same time, his monument. which bears simply the initials, c. F.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23

an audience with him, after you've been looked over and and examined pro and ''con' by everything from the ele- vator man to the office boy, is a most charming and agreeable gentleman; very 'interviewable," although that is not generally conceded to be the Frohman policy; very distinguished looking. very dignified and very serious.
 Sitting before his desk. he looks more like the chief justice of the supreme court of the United States than the manager, the man behind the gum of one of the most important theatrical or ga nizations in the world.
 MT. Haymans heart and soul are In this work; his love and devotion to the mem ory of his cherished friend are beautiful and the carping critics who said on the morning that the il-fated Lusitania went down, carrying with it the great l theatrical magnate, who began his Beautiful Adventure" (his description of deatn), that now MT. Frohman is gone there'll be nobody to carry out the great work he has begun" reckoned without one man. namely, MT. Hayman. Up to the time that MT. Frohman joined
 'the mute majority little was known of the tremendous part MT. Hayman played in the management of the Froh- man affairs; his intimate knowledge of detail his close personal association with MT. Frohman, his fine capacity for organ tzation-all this and more fitted him ann ply to follow in the footsteps of the illus trious leader.
 MT. Hayman at once became the head and shoulders of the Frohman affairs; he was called to emerge from his retire. ment and assume active control and at once he became "the man behind the gun," for 1t required ''generalship" to manage the vast work that had already been started.
 In speaking with Mir. Hayman about the policy of the Frohman affairs since the death of the head of the house, and what had been done, he said very ten derly:
 II can tell you in a few words. We have been building monument to c. F. Every star and super, every author and actor, the artistic. managerial and exec utive staff-all have concurred in the one beautiful idea-to perpetuate his memory by doing the work as we think he would have liked it done. It hasn't been hard, either, because everybody has labored just as if he had been here to see and applaud our work
 Tn order to fulfill all the announce ments he had made for the past sea son. 1t has required the reciprocal efforts of all the Frohman stars-Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore, Blanche Bates, Ann Murdock. Julia Sanderson, John Drew, Donald Brian, Otis Skinner, Joseph Caw- thorn and William Gillette.
 Every promise of every author, both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-23


 " many doubt the value lGM of commencement ex- ercises in the schools and col leges of our country and that they wish to abolish them.
 Recently this very interesting question was answered in a very comprehensive way and published in the Mothers Magazine and coming just at this time when we're in the midst of commence n,ent 1t will be read with much interest by many of us who have sons and daughters throughout the United States in college and they, too, were either just having their final exercises or soon would be:
 The chief purpose of commencement should be to place the school as an insti- tuition before the community in an at tractive and impressive manner. Many people in every community can be inn pressed by commencement exercises when they cannot be touched at all by the regular work of the school. They can be made to realize that the school is actually achieving something of worth when they attend a class playt say, ana are pleased with it. Again. they can be made to feel the need of equipping the school so that it may serve as the peoples college, when they see the mem bers of a graduating class looking their best, and when a speaker can show in very concrete and convincing manner what a modern school aims to achieve, and what is essential for effective educa- ton in present day American life
 Fortunately the expenses attending commencement exercises in the schools are growing constantly less In every progressive school now, the girls dress simply at graduation, and usually they make their dresses themselves. EXpen- sIve flowers and presents are now taboo if an up-to-date school. At the same time the features of genuine merit have been constantly increasing in quantity as well as in quality. Commencement is today less a display of clothes and more display of accomplishment and talent than as the case 10 years ago.
 Tt is the custom at commencement exercises in many places to have re-