The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

These officers have been elected;
President Arba Ostrander vice
tary, Ralph X. Seitz treasurer,
Loyal Baldwin and sergeant-at-
arms, Walton Cross.
Despite adverse criticism that has
been leyelied at "a. there IL one bit
OF building going on in Detroit
that is receiving the careful atten-
ton OF the building commission. II
Is the scaffold around the flag pole
atop the city hail new pole Is
being erected just over the office
OF the building commission
Funeral services will he held Thurs
day afternoon. In the home. No. I57
Alexandrine- west, for Freder-
lex J. Henning. well-known drug
gist. who died Tuesday following
a short Illness Mr.. fleming was
y years old, and for g years con-
Quoted drug store az No 6s7
Third-ave., selling the business a
few months Mrs. Henning, one
son and one daughter survive.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
dny afternoon In the re-idence Of
Mrs. George VI Caswell. No 80
Josephine ave. for Mrs Caswell' q
OILS who died Monday. Mrs. Mich
ols was born In Middlehury VI.
and had lived in Michigan so years.
she - survived by her dqaughteIr,ss'
Barrie. The body VIII be taken to
Adrian for interment
Ia IL expected that about 5000 dele
gates will attend the Bapti-t
Young Peoples convention, 90 be-
held from Thursday 20 SATURDAY
IN the Woodward-ave. Baptist
church The convention viii be one
~ methods as well as exchange 81
ideas. and viii have for speakers
several OF the mon in the Raptist
Mt al hef
success In young peoples work
Jnsvant Raj Gnndbi OF India. has
been admitted Ia citizenship by the
nited states court Owing 20 an
error IL had been announced that
his application WAS denied and
that he criticized the court FOR re-
fusing 20 accept him. but 10 was
another Indian and nopMr Gandhi
The latter had no trouble In CON
yincing Judge futile that ne was
well qualified 10 became a good
citizen.
The rarest thing about n day In June
of the present year Of Ernce. was
the facf that on one particular day
the temperature was II degrees be
low normal. The temperature was
normal only six days and on those
six days the san shone--every
other day In tho month ~ was
cloudy or raiued. The greatest
rainfall occurred between June 3
ana ~. WHfn 50 or an inch Tell.
An attractive little circular. deco
rated with the national coIors. hns
been published by Adam Strohm. ,
city librarian. announcing several
interesting books on the war which /
have been received hV tho Detroit I
public library Most Of these books 4
explains tho librarian. arc written /
by men from the trenches. who I
have felt the realities AZ war it's
ruthless cruelty as we'll as tho f.
spirit OF individual sacrifice ami
bravery. ON the back ~ tho circu
lar ia printed Louis Tntermcyer .
poem. children Of War"
Not the least important part OF
hghting mans equipment 10 he
used by the L. = Marines on tho 4
firing line is the emergency ration
II viii enable the sea-soldier IT,
stick 10 his guns and keep up his
physical strength when cut OF from
tho base - supplies by the enemy
barrage or other causes. Everv
marine On cxpeditiona duty is
supplied with a half pound tin case
containing two-days supply ~
food. consisting Of chocolate and "a
condensed meat and vegetables
compound tina may be made into
soup. or eaten raw n there - no
opportunity to prepare a.