The Detroit times., 1917-02-23
City News in Brief

sister Chri.tiae will give the second
rfereopticos lecture In the "Trip
No. els Woodward ave. Wednes-
day evening.
"In making my way downtows this
morning" remarked Mr. sevenfer
A. Quarter. II found both the over
hand and the breast strokes more
efficient than the Myrtle line"
Postmaster William ,. NaEet has
been advised from wsshinEtoa 90
refuse 10 accept for NATL TO foreign
countries parcel post packages that
are insecurity and insufnciently
wrapped. The department says
that much mail matter has been
lost recently thru the carelessness
OF senders.
.Whsrs thiss" demanded an trste
customer of q Grand Rver-ave.
grocer. 20 cents for l0-cent can
OF sauer krautf what's the idea
ITS up on account OF the war.
replied the grocer. You see. the
Germans are too busy TO make IT,"
Empioye. OF GrinneiI Brothers have
rassed . fund OF sibS. Go pay the
board OF a homeless child for
whole year. At the suggestion OF
George ". Bedinger. general secre-
tary OF the Children's Aid society.
byear-old boy named George.
homeless because OF the hopelessly
permanent illness OF his mother,
was nominated the "Grinnell boy"
Sin cents 10 too much for one glass
of beer, even In these days, Frank
Mcdonald told the police in ca
planning why he pulled out his
shooting iron and made dire
threat In a saloon In clinton.st.
Sathsn sheiiHsh. tried 20 raise the
price without serving advance mo-
tice. said Mcdonald. who was held
on charge OF carrying concealed
weapons
~ don't need TO ring the bell when
want Co set or the car st my
street" said a man who lives on
Calvcrt-ave I think about every
person on the street except my
self plays violin. I just look
around the car and II I see man
with violin case I go ahead read
ing my paper and pay no attention
10 the streets. I know the man
with the fiddle viii get OF at my
street"
"Aero coast patrols and csast de-
fense" will he the subject of an
address by Admiral Robert r.
BOARD OF Commerce auditorium,
Thursday. March I. The rear ad-
miral has been advocating a sys-
tenn 90 aero coast patrol 10 the
government as necessary step to-
ward coast protection. He was
guest OF the board on its cruise In
June. 1918.
was pusiished In the Times Thur
day. 10 a remarkably well pre-
served old building" said n north
end resident recently returned
from New York. The famous
room In which Washington said
farewell 20 his officers on leaving
command OF the army. Is just as IL
vas In his day, even 10 the great
oak table around which the off,
GERS sat.
Mrs. Louis BIumenthsi. 10 years old.
died Thur-asy. In the home Of her
No 30 Rowsna-st- Mira Blumen-
thai was born In Europe and had
lived in Detroit 40 years. She Is
survived by her daughter. two sons
Harry and David Blumsnthal. and
a brother. David W. Sinons. Mrs
Rlumenthai was member OF
ShAarey Zedek congregation. Flu
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
Con ditions that are trecesbie direct
~ GO poor housinG are responsible
for the large appropriation asked
by the b0aru OF nFaitn IN It's an
nuai estimate for the expansion OF
the city hospital facilities. accord
ing TO DR.. William II. Price. health
officer. The new housing code. he
says. has a dollars and cents value
outside Of it's worth for the benefit
Of public health and morals. Only
the most urgent cases OF scarlet
fever and diphtheria can now he
taken because OF the crowded
conditions The tuberculosis pa
vilion IL always crowded and there
Is Waiting list.
A eommittes OF social service work
err under the direction of Thomas
r. Dolan. superintendent OF the
poor commission. has been appoint
ed by 20 charitable agencies OF
the oity TO act as n sort OF clear
house" for the numerous cases OF
relief which 20 ~ found different
agencies are aiding at the same
time. II IL TO prevent duplication
OF effort that the committee has
81 the Children's Aid society. ~
chairman. and Leon Frost OF the
Juvenile court stan. Is secretary.
In n public meeting of the social
Ex~~utives' club of Detroit In the
merce Saturday. at %. m. the
work and plans OF the Associated
Charities OF Detroit will be fully
presented Fred NJ Butzel will be
the principal speaker. replying 20
the question How Shall the Asso-
ciated Charities Develop In De-
troit7' Ira w. Jayne. president OF
the club. VIII preside. Preceding
the meeting. $50 social workers.