The Detroit times., 1917-02-14
City News in Brief

spring. one OF the couples said
that their declining years would
be too empty were they TO pass
them apart
The Detroit Re.rue mission. No. Is2
Handoiph-st.. viii celebrate Its
eighth anniversary " edneshhS
evening There Will be addresses
by - G. Stucky. superintendent.
and others. after which refresh
ments viii be served an social
hour enjoyed.
Alexander Dow. president of the Eat
son company. IL man OF isnntte
variety and OF the largest human
sympathy and sentiment. This was
shown on Tuesday a. he sat IN MS
ofnce debating 60 MS stenoRrapher
his solemn warning that the coal
famine may leave the homes of
Detroit in darkness. as he dictat-
81 he folded and addressed valen-
tines 10 hts little friends and his
kindly eyes twinkled merrily over
that work. tho they clouded I'm
sadness as he phrascd that other
valentine" 20 patrons OF hts COM
pany.
Reform In city elections by reducing
the number OF candidates aud In
Producing the short ballot. viii be
discussed Thursday night Rt
o'clock IN the Board 81 Commerce
by ". Glibertson. OF New York,
under auspices 81 the -ietroit Citi-
executive secretary ~ the National
short BALLOT organization. Of which
President Woodrow Wilson is the
active president. All interested
citizens are invited 90 the meeting.
Opportunity will he given 90 dis
cuss the whole problem 81 simplify
Ing municipal government
A collection Of bank hills. coins. var
ious forms OF script aid other srtl-
clcs or great value. personally cot
lected by Herbert Bowen. member
81 the library commission from 1905
1910, and president 81 tho commits
pior In 1910. has been presented
60 the Burton historical collection
by Mr. Bowen. The collection IL
the only one of SIS kind In exist
ence and - said 10 have an eNcep-
tlonal value Among the articles
Included are various bank docu.
ments and statements on financial
matters that IL would be impossible
TO obtain AZ the present time.
". H. Eddy, boy scout COMMISSIONS
Of New York. addressed members
OF the Rotary club az their dinner
In Hotel Statlcr Tue sday night He
urged members ~ the Rotary club
to assist the scout movement, de-
claring that In nearly every city
he had visited the Rotarians had
done fine work for the movement
lie - now In Detroit working 10
revive interest ia tho hoy scouts
and 10 raise money for tho local
organization. Later ira the even
ing NJ. Eddy addressed the Armi-
tag~ club. the mems organization
OF 81. Johns Episcopal church. Hc
viii speak on Wednesday in the
Northwestern high school and in
the Detroit University school.
Tho he hold. the depressing job Of
coroner's clerk. I'D. 4. toniey II
one or the leading iokestrrs OF the
community Defending himself
against moroseness. he admits that
al times ne finds some humorous
Inc dents IN connection with MS
work. Not long ago a loyal friend
was extolling the virtues Of a de-
parted crony who hadn't really
been all that - called for by the
modern style card az righteous
ness Yes. he had a hard lot IN
life." sohbed the friend. Money
troubleS-he had them. .'e all do.
Worked hard most the time He'd
have his spells-we all do-whe n
he'd lay on And golly. that man
was good Co hts family Why. he
let that woman or his cook for
him. and he never staid away from
home more than two times in any
one week"
porntion counsel and command inx
officer 81 tho Thirty-hrst Michigan
infantry. makes light OF the in
cident reported last week that
members 81 the Thirty second regi-
mcnt band had gone TO windsor
and had participated Ia "A parade
with the Canadian soldiers shortly
after the break between the Unit
"d states and Germany. u.
army officers have ordered au
Investigation 81 the AFFAIR. 81 look
upon the Incident merely as a
boyish prank said the colonel
"and scarcely believe o. worthy 81
an investigation From what /
have learned the boys went 90
Windsor for a social time with the
Canadian boys. and that Was uil
there was 10 It," The colonel BE-
not certain 81 tho status 81 MiDhi-
gan soldiers who have enlisted iu
tho oVerroaS battalion IN Windsor.
1T would cost the government
more Is bring them back than they
are worth 70 US. WAS the colonel
comment.