Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-23
City News in Brief

| weekly luncheon today. captain William
| b Mills Of the Traffic squad was the
! prime pal speaker lie addressed the mem-
| bers OF the club ON how to keep Things
| Moving" He stated that the automobile
| traffic in this city had increased almost
| 2000 per cent since 1919 A. $ Murphy
| former Assistant Director OF Public
Safety under Mayor Blankeuburg also
| spoke.
STRUCK BN An automobile at twenty
| sixth and Cumberland streets Marion
! spangler, five years old. is In Samaritan
| Hospital suffering from bruises and cuts.
| George Harrison 1929 North Twelfth
| street who was driving the car that struck
| her, surrendered to the police Of the fwen-
| ty-sxth and York streets station, and was
| released on his own recoRuzance TO appear
in court tomorrow morning The girl Will
recover.
CITY APPOINTMENT today include
Fred r.. Roth, 5IiS North Fourth street,
assistant engineer, Bureau Of Highways,
salary S2lOO: Harry r. Reese, 2SOS Hartel
street, foreman Bureau Of Highways, Sl2VO.
and John j. Peacock 2523 South Narnoch
street, plumber Department Of WharNeS.
Docks and Ferries, Si day
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT ~ the thigh,
Timothy Callahan. OF 1925 Walnut street
watchman on the steamship IaUalahda'
now doclsed at Glrard Point. is in the 81
AEnes's Hospital James Barber negro
Of Savannah Ga was arrested ioII"WlNE
the shooting Barber was cleaning lN'
gun. and il exploded when pointed I'm the
direction of Callahan
CHRISTIAN ENDENNOR UNtON mem
hers in a debate held iu the church OF
the HOLY Trinity decided that democracy
shall prevail In their organization Tho ue-
cision against "one man rule was Warmly
applauded More than 1000 members were
present.
SAsPoRTAs PORTRAITS are on exhibit
ton at the Rosenbach Galleries. 1920 Wal
nut street The collection includes studles
Of Bayard Henry, David u. NlIlanF' '''
Denisons. the Mitchell children and mem
bers Of the Grocer. Roberts, Baird. starr
and Brinlcy families.
\ CARNEGIE LIBRARY will he erected
at Fifty-frst and Chester avenue, ON
part Of the western side Of the NtnEse"slnE
Recreation Center. This was announced "t
n special meeting Of the Chester Avenue
Improvement Association. The organiza-
ton cooperating with the Forty-nnth
Street Station Association, has been work
ing to obtain library for that section for
five years.
WOMEN BIBLE READERS SOCIETY
agents made 10000 visits to the poor and
sick during 1916. according to the sccrc-
tary's report, During the last year more
than 5000 articles Of clothing were dis
,,a,IIoJ in ,hn n,,rrhoee of food and pro-
visions.
A BACHELOR APARTMENT, fifteen
so,,+beost corner Of Walnut and Camac
streets, according 10 lmt i,'S..l% s-oo ooo ,n5
VIII ihNolNe an lnNSS..,'t.,, - W. ai ~
VIII ne paCNeu uS NSN ioiN ,i'r, "','' -,
is expected the pulluIIE WIN wv 'e'"' '''
occupancy py 'ep'e''oe'
OCEAN CITY FISHING tL' V was enter
tanned at dinner at Bookhinder hN FRANK
II. stewart. The dinner was given to ce'e-
brate the victory OF Mr.. StewartS team III
the speakers we're Ernest Spofrord. assistant
curator of the Pennsylvania Historical So
cietv. and Captain Frank H. Taylor
puUAnEIpuI\ PASSENGER Associn
,i, tnid ,ts socord animal hono,,et ot
I.,,gro,,s Tho now. men inducted into Office
tyers ITarr,. stevenson. president: RAJ Hor-
ror frst yire nreqident. Jobn Gallagher
GaJ Iair,,,aS. sscnnJ rics nresident. WiIiam II
- tnurist asent co.. tbe .ourtb street
SatinraI RanI. freasurar and / NJ smart
serretar. IN The diyision nassouger solicitor
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, secretary
sropE UOS RACE v,t,I, a., o,,-
Coyle. S36 North Stillman street, TO the
Northwestern General Hospital. The baby
a. boy, was born in the ambulance at
Twenty-third street and Columbia avenue
The mother and baby are doing nicely, the
road BS9s ns~ s"ADs P ra"% a been q"