The Detroit times., 1916-03-06
City News in Brief

TIE Detroit Life Underwriters assoc
citation will meet In the Hotel
Cadillac. Monday night, and VIII
carry out the ladies "ight program
?. M. Thatcher ". " Root is chair.
man OF the entertainment commit
tee. The speakers will be: George
T Wilson. vice president OF the
V. Barry. assistant secretary OF the
and Ri shop Charles u. Williams. OF
Metropolitan Life. OF New York.
Detroit.
Carl w. Kirk patrick, OF New York.
has accepted the secretaryship Of
the Y. nj. c. A. Michigan state Boys
work. and will come TO Michigan,
April ], TO assume his new duties
Mr.. Kirkpatrick graduated from
low. Iowa ysay gn,ysrsty islI and FOR FOR
Iowa state work for boys In Cedar
Rapids and for the last year land
a-half has been in charge OF young
peoples work in the Madison-ave
which time he took n masters de-
gree at Columbia university. An
exceptionally successful older boys
conference was held In Marquette.
Feb. li-l3. with 631 delegates from
various points In the upper penin-
sula In attendance.
Mrs. Josephine Kern, died In her
home, No. 0s5 Second-sve.. at the
age of 20. Sunday afternoon. from
bronchial trouble and old age. Mrs.
Kern was the widow OF Rudolph
Kern. who died six months ago. and
the daughter OF Macmillan Todt.
She came TO America from her birth
place Paderborn. Germany, 20 years
ago, In sailing vessel which took
seven weeks to make the passage.
The family settled on the Witherell
farm, and built the family home
stead where Dequindre and Wood
N Q
services viii be held privately,
Tuesday. I'm the residence She Is
survived by two sons. Albert. man.
ager OF the Dime Bank building,
and Rudolph, Jeweler.
Controller George Engei does not
think that the proposal of the
mayors committee 10 create a city
purchasing agent will work out as
successfully as anticipated by some
III such an amendment were passed
the work would fall on the city
controller. II think" said he. that
under our system OF government
the best results can be obtained
by shouldering the responsibility on
the head OF each department. This
would prevent the constant shift
ing OF blame for errors OF omission
and commission. With city pur-
chasing agent the big trouble Is
that much OF the blame is shifted
on him by department heads. Not
that l am afraid OF shouldering the
responsibility or blame. but | do
not think the proposal is along the
lines of better efficiency"
PnrwdoxicaI NJ II mny seem to the
Iayman. busiuess-Iike efficiency ~
Just as useful In lighting disease
as in conducting any business con
Germ. Dr. william u. Price told the
men OF the Business Mems class OF
tho First Congregational church.
Sunday noon. This is particularly
true In the case OF the health de-
partment. where everything is done
In a wholesale proportion" he said.
we keep n finger On the pulse OF
the city by charts. which are post
ed from day to day. BY their aid.
when n furry OF disease springs up
In an district. we are able TO cope
with the situation intelligently.'
DR. Price spoke OF the great de-
means and said that all the COM
municable diseases have been
checked
"Thc demise of William shakespeare
fame ~ not quite nj hand" observed
deluxe book agen. who is sup
plying taste and the proper thing
IN books for Detroit's prosperous
millionaires. as he exhibited ST.
$50 edition OF the English play
wrights complete works. put out
through sentiment at a loss by a
prominent maker of high -ctass
books this year. This is perhaps
one OF the handsomest editions OF
Shakespeare ever compiled. and
only 30 sets have been made, al
though tremendous amount or ex-
pense was incurred In getting new
engravings. The paper was especi-
ally made. and even though II is
very improbable that the so sets
will he all sold. the publisher con
sders Il n wise expenditure TO have
such a splendid edition to his
credit"