Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-03
CITY News in Brief

THE DEATH OF HER FIANCE, II IL be-
iieved, affected the mind Of Teresa Sarld.
OF 1859 East Passyunk avenue. who dis
appeared from her home two weeks ago.
Her wedding was to have taken place next
week.
led the rush which broke up a meeting Of
pacif1sts at Baltimore on Sunday night. Is
the granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kingston
Goddard Whelen, of 1016 Clinton street,
this city. He enlitsed In Battery A of the
Maryland National Guard last summer.
LOYALTY TO WILSON and the nation
was pledged by the Presbytery Of Philadel-
pha at its regular meeting In the Cham
bers-Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church.
A telegram was sent to the President ex-
pressing sympathy and support
ICE WILL COST Phi.adeiphians s1.o0o,-
900 more year. this sum representing
boosts made by concerns throughout the
city Ice will now be sold at fifty instead
of forty cents per 100 pounds.
HOWARD HOSPITAL report for March
shows that 1877 patients were admitted to
the hospital during the month 656 new dis
pensary patients were received 1740 pre-
scriptions were put up. and 279 accident
cases were treated The hospital is sit
uated at Broad and Catharine streets.
STICKING HIS HEAD too far out Of a
trolley car window as he was riding east
on Arch street last night, David thinner
man. twenty years old OF 1876 Jackson
street, was struck by west oound car.
He is in the Hahnemann Hospital with a
slight fracture Of the skull
EASTER CONTRIBUTIONS are being
asked for by the Shut-in Society for assist
ance to the almost 1000 persons in its care.
Donations will be thankfully received and
promptly acknowledged IL sent to the office,
1710 Chestnut street, or to the exchange.
205 South Sixteenth street.
REFERENCE TO THE BRITISH NAVY
as being one of the supports to America,
made by the Rev Dr. Newell Dwight
Hills of Brooklyn, at the twenty-sixth an
nual banquet of the Baptist Temple ushers,
was resented by one Of the members, who
shouted I'VE stand alone" officials pre-.
vented further outbreaks and the speaker
continued.
RESOLUTIONS INDORsING the stand
of President Wilson in the present national
crisis have been adopted by the Forty
second Ward Democratic executive commit
tee at Branchtown. Copies of the resolu-
tion, were sent to the President.
JEWISH YOUNG MEN Of South Phiia-
delphia have started to collect money for
joy the feast of the Passover. The men are
members of the Lincoln Club. The COM
mittee named to supervise the collecting
consists of NJ. Schwartz, Ed Goldberg and
Benjamin Winthrop.
THE NATIONAL VOCATIONAL GUID-
ance Association, with headquarters at the
Hotel Walton, will hold its opening session
tonight at the William Penn High School,
with Superintendent Of Schools j. p. CARRIER
presiding Meyer Bloomfield of Boston,
the president Of the association. will make
the opening address. Reports will be given
on vocational guidance by Roy " Kelly,
Fall River, Mass. Miss Hilda Mulhauser,
Cleveland: w. A. Wheatley. Middletown,
Conn; f. w. Weaver. Brooklyn: b. c.
Gutenberg, New York; Miss Anne Il. Slat-
terry. Arlington. Mass. d. II. Holbrook,
Minneapolis, and +. f. II. Jaeger. Newark.
LOCAL CHARITIES will benefit as the
result of :: ball given last night by three
local lodea of the Independent Order B'nai
Birth az Horticultural Hall. Two pic
turesque pantomimes, THE Hour of AL
Asr' and the "Bacchanale," from the
Ballet of the Seasons" were presented.
The lodges represented were the Joshua
Lincoln and Har Sinai. The orchestra was
conducted by Stanley Muschamp.
CHARLES MEUHLHAUsER. eight years
Oiui Oh loof dNeHue, WHO WAS be-
lieyed to have been kidnapped, was found
yesterday at the home of his grandmother
in Norristown. He left home two days ago.
ONE MILLION baby week stamps Mt
one cent each will be sold by the Child
Federation and the proceeds devoted to a
campaign 10 prevent the spread of infantile
paralysis in Philadelphia this summer. The
sale starts today.
COED AT THE University of PennsyI-
vania, Miss Marjorie Glonnger, 500 Green
street has been chosen for the leading part
of Drama" in the Masque of American
Drama to be presented in the Botanical
Gardens at the University the second week
in May Beauty and richness of voice
were the leading factors considered In the
choice.
LONG APPLAUSE greeted the an
nouncement of Wilson's war address at the
night session Of 1900 members of the Ma
tional Employment Managers Conference
at the Hotel Walton. former Director Of
Public Works Morris l.. Cooke presided.
RAGTINIE AND THE NATIONAL AN
them don't mix and should be separated,
says the Cooper Mems Bible Glass, with
headquarters at Sixty-third street and Gil
rard avenue and TO that end resolutions
have been passed urging Mayor Smith and
Councils to forbid the playing of '"The Star
Spangled Banner" for medley or dance pur-
poses.