The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
City News in Brief

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sauIted them when the door opened
leading 10 the back platform. Now,
N THIS garlic could be packed into
big cannon
That reflector 30 sunlight fondIy re-
ferred Go b. aspiring writer's ns
fhlr Luna, had another one 81 It's
cclipseS Monday morning bSg4n y
nins at 1900 o'clock There was
no great rush 81 citizens 20 the
roofs OF tail buildings downtown.
nor were gentlemen who had been
out late inclined 10 doubt the state
~ their MIND by sight % men with
telescope sitting on telegraph
poles. The eclipse continued until
~ o'clock and from o'clock the
moon was entirely IN the shadow
81 the earth.
Tao the calendar say. Jan. =. Uncle
sam ~ stiiI delivering Chri.tmas
mail on the rural routes Some
~ tie suburhanites viii be lucky
N they get all their packages and
cards \ man on one - the nigh
land Park routes received "A card
from the postofflce notifying him
that q letter. presumably Christ.
mas greeting. Was held Tor post
age and would be sent 20 the dead
letter office N not called for IN two
mans box on tho day the two
weeks period expired.
An eikht-year-oId Isddie who like.
TO have stories read to him after
sitting contentedly ia his mothers
arms for upwards ~ an Sour. list
cnlng int~ntly 20 the daring "a
ptoits 81 couple OF young avia-
tors. paid a cunning compliment 80
his mother when he said Mother.
like you 10 read ~ mo hest OF
all. because YOU read just like You
were really. truly the people In
the story Daddy ~ pretty good
but he reads so fast and just
like ms - he didn't care mitch
whether the aeroplane got busted
or won the prize
Horntio =. Earle spoke TO the mem
hers OF tho Detroit Newsboys' ms
ISOLATION sunday night, at No. tao
First-st Ills topic was 'Br gh'en
the corner where YOU are" The
following were elected officers ~
cha lrman. Mark Feldman. vice.
chairman Louis Gottlieh. score
tsry Jack Robinson. athletic d.
rector; Benny Harris sargeant-a at
arms Miss Dorothy Kemp render.
ed several violin selections accom-
panied ny Amy Kemp. Miss Amy
Kemp then sang several ariaF. ac-
compa MED by Miss Dorothy Kemp
Hat speeches concluded the pro-
gram.
The choir OF 200 voices from the
Michigan state Normal school In
Ypsilanti. under the direction OF
Frederic Alexander gave programs
OF unusual musical interest sunday
afternoon and evening IN -
Paul's cathedral The choristers
sing unaccompanied. and their Of
feriugs sunday consisted OF the
quaint and the rare in sacred
music. Christmas carols and chants
The voices are remarkable for the
HnencsS OF their timhre. and have
been eNcellently trained FOR the
singing - the music attempted. In
the evening the Very Rev Dean
Frederick Edwards spoke few
words OF appreciation OF tho WORK
of the choir, which was brought u
Detroit by the Society OF Arts and
crafts.
D~troiters are being given nm oppor-
tunity 10 view four collections of
pictures in the Museum OF Art this
month. consisting OF the New Hope
paintings which occupy the large
south gallery. a number of por-
traits by Robert Reid. II pictures
by Adolphe Monticello the famous
French artist. and colifctioh 81
plctures by Jules Guerin. which re-
main from December. The Hope
collection rs composed 81 works hy
II sloan Bredin. Morgan Colt. Dan
iel CARRIER. W. l. l.athrop, Charles
Rosen and Robert Spencer. They
are all landscape painters and all
Young men under 40 years OF axe.
and vet have attained fame In
Europe and America. They are all
simple familiar scenes. handled IN
"A way 10 give something besides
mere reproduction.