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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21
Engagements

Mr. and Mrs John II. McCIatchv. OF
Merton, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Marie McClatchy, to MIR.
j Howard MeCSe. Jr son Of Mr. and Mrs.
j. Howard Mecke, of Cynwyd, and grand
son of the late Colonel Theodore H. Nc
Gala. Mr.. MeCllc is member Of one OF
the troops of the Mexican border service.
Mr.. and Mrs. MCClatchy entertained Satur-
day evening at a dance At their home in
honor of Miss MCClatChy and Mr. MeCke.
Except for n few friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
McClatchy, the guests were main'y of the
younger set, Among those who were
present were Mrs l.. MCClatChy. Mr.. ana
Mrs Lawrence T.. Way. Mrs. Il. b. Mecke
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Winner. Mr. and
Mrs. J. Harry Bloomel Mr. and Mrs J.
Howard MecRe. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vanne-
man, Miss Helen Artman, Miss Ada Nc
ClatChy, Miss Dorothy Morris, Miss Agnes
Kelley, Miss Sarah Henderson, Miss Dor
othy MeCke, Miss Katherine MCClatchy,
Miss Roberta Browning. Miss Marie Carri-
gan. Miss Sarah Pedrick Miss Marion BelZ.
Miss Marion Peckford Miss Marion North
rop, Miss Mary McCalla Miss Josephine
Sibson, Miss Mary Kelley. Miss Edythe
Simpson. Miss Ruth Diamond Miss Kath-
crime HiCkley, Miss Helen Reilly Miss Mar
ion Vanneman, Mr.. Theodore McC. Mecke,
Mr.. j. deN Keefe, Mr.. Paul Vanneman, Jr.,
Mr. Joseph Holt, Mr.. Martin Magee, Mr..
John McClatchy Mr. William Bentley, Mr..
Hugh X Rea, Mr.. Ralph Preston. Mr..
Thomas Rice, Mr.. James T.. Dolan. Mr. Paul
Northrop Mr.. Abbot Sibson, Mr.. John Muir
ply, Mr. Charles Harrison, Mr.. Edwin j.
Kelley, Mr.. 4. Kelley, Mr. Brent Wheeler.
MIR James Kelley and Master Robert Nc
CATCHY
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Frank Tildebrand,
Of Kenilworth avenue, oak Lane Park, an
nounCe the engagement .of their daughter,
Miss Claire Hildebrand and Mr. j, Russell
Carlisle, Of this city.
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CHILDREN ROTARY GUESTS
Club Takes Unfortunate Little Ones to
See Circus

Bands blarcd. white steeds arched their
proud necks, clowns flip-hopped and grlnned
and sullen animals covered in their gilded
cages today when the circus paraded In
Camden.
Two hundred children, who ordinarily
wouldn't see the wonderful circus. will
swing their legs under the board seats
this afternoon because there is a Rotary
Club. They will also eat peanuts and
popcorn and yell at the clown policeman
after they are gathered UP in automobiles
belonging TO the members OF the Rotary Club,
Of which William Strandwitz is president.
The CT ,dren are inmates OF the Children's
Home, West Jersey Orphanage, MARY J..
BAN Home and wards of the Juvenile Court,
The motorcars left Court House plaza at
| o'clock, going by way OF the institutions
to Parkside, to Park boulevard and Baird
avenue, where Ringling Brothers Shows are
under canvas.
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CHAPTER NNN


NTcCANN's manner changed instantly
lNl with the closing of the door. although
he ndulEcd in no remark, except to order
Liverpool to take charge Of the deck, and
permit White to take his place at the
table. lie passed me by without a word,
or glance, and disappeared into his own
stateroom the farther one aft TO starboard.
! waited until Dadc had assisted Bascom 10
retire, and then sought my own berth to
think the whole affair over.
! felt that | understood the situation
fairly we'll, and tho tactics displayed by
both sides in this little dinner party. Miss
Vera had gone somewhat farther than had
anticipated, at first but her rather sudden
change Of manner had evidently aroused no
suspicion as to her object. no doubt she
knew the real nature Of the man better than
l. and could be trusted not TO overstep his
Credulty. BascOm's appearance shocked me,
and ! felt there was a death look in his
face. but our own perilOus position kept my
mind from dwelling long on this theme.
There was littlo-nothing in fact-that !
could do ! must be content to leave Vera
to evolve some means for the final over
throw of these men who he'd us prisoners.
Dubois remained in the cabin on guard
probably with instructions to prevent my
holding any private interviews, and the only
assistance I could give lay in the Juggling
Of figures, in which | could not be toe
cautious
The main doubt assailinG me had come
from a dim suspicion aroused on the deck
by McCanns questioning, and sly glance
exchanged between him and Liverpool
We're the fellows really contemplating maxi
ing a landing elsewhere on the Ncwfound-
land coast instead Of at st. Johns? This
was not impossible, and the fact that II
would take us thoroughly by surprise would
appeal to the consprators. There was a
case filled with books, mostly Of n geo.
graphical and technical nature, in the state
room which Mccain occupied. Possibly
some volume there referred to the New
foundland coast, and the fellows might have
gained from It information did not possess.
CCONTINUED TOMORROW
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last week
Miss Mildred oLoughlin. Of 2i2t West
ontario street. whose engagement TO Mr..
Hamilton Branagan was recently an
nouhced, was given a miscellaneous shower
rN her sister, Miss Ethel OI,oughlin, last
week. Tho table dccora tions were lavender
Ihe Euo7ts included Miss May Branagan.
Miss Helen Carney. Miss Mario Hampson,
Miss Lillian Linton Miss Mack Miss Marie
Madden. Miss Eleanor Murray, Miss Mar
gartc Ncumau, Miss Margaret O'Donneli,
Miss Mildred O'Donnell, Miss Dorothy sum
mers and Miss Eleanor Rose.
Mrs. L. j. Steelman, Of 22Os Hunting
Park avenue, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
Jane smith OF TuckaEoe y 4.
a parents meeting AMI school exhibition
was held yesterday afternoon in the Ken
uerton School, Ontario and Fifteenth
streets.
Mrs. Margaret Froolich. Of 1851 West
Allegheny avenue. accompanied by her
daughters. Miss Marie Froclich and Miss
NuaIlne Froelich, will leave on June l to
spend the summer a, their cottage at
Ncntnor
Mr. md Mrs Edward H. Cobb Of 2223
West Somerset street will spend the sum-
mer at their country homo IN Pltman.
The members ot the Young Peoples Bap-
USt Union OF the Lei lCh Avenue BAPTIST
church have elected these officers for the
coming season: Mr.. Herman Van We
president Mr.. John Batey. Miss Lillian
, schneider. vice presidents; Miss Emma
AnEeny, treasurer; Mr., John Kuppenger
| secretary; Mr. Harry Frost. corresponding
! secretary Miss Mildred Spencer, pianist
ana MISS Linda Weiss, assistant
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Lawrence W. Fox Gets Commission

Lawrence w. Fox, son OF DR.. I. Webster
Fox, of Philadelphia, has receiv! a COM
mission in the coast artillery and also In the
aeroplane corps. Fox, who is an athlete at
Yale, applied for service in the aviation
corps Meanwhile the intercollegiate Intel-
ligence Bureau at Yale had got an assign.
ment for him with a commission at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco. Fox will have to
give up the aero service appointment
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Nineteenth will be
kept free of traffic to
allow safe riding and
driving for the chill
dren. This depart
ment will be under
the direction Of Mrs.
Tom Ashton, assisted
by Mrs. Charlie Cress-
we'll.
Three prizes have
been offered by inter-
ested friends of the
Flower Market - one
Of $50 by Mrs. Stotes-
bury, one OF $25 by
Mrs. Morton Smith
and one of SIS by Mr..
John Frederick Lewis,
for the best sketch
made of the Market
by any student under
thirty years Of age.
The sketches will be
on exhibition at the
Academy of the Fine
Arts on Monday, May
2S, after the prizes
have been awarded.
Mrs. Stotesbury will
again serve lunch to
the Boy Scouts at her
house before they be-
gin their duties at the
Flower Market, where
they will do various
errands.
The booths in many
cases will be under
the same manage.
ment as last year.
No. /, under Mrs.
Henry Brinton Coke,
assisted by Mrs. JOS
eph Leidy, Mrs. Theo-
dore Cramp and Mrs.
Craig Biddle, which
booth has always been
famous for it's beau
tiful orchids.
Booth No. 2, Mrs.
Sydney Keith, Mrs.
John Pepper, Mrs.
Eddie Cassatt and
Miss Julia Berwind,
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Photo by J, Mitchell Elliot

fhoto ny j. Mltchei ElHot'
MRS. CHARLES M. TOWN
Mrs. Town, who will be remem-
bered as Miss Julia Coyle, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Coyle,
of Overlook, is one of the young
Overlook matrons who are inter-
ssted in the Fete Champetre which
will be held at Merton, May 25 and
26, for the benefit Of the new Mater
Misericordia Hospital, whose doors
twill be thrown open in September
- serve the hatioa.
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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
"0nuertul Preparations for Flower Market at
tT%Sr ntbnr Th;nosS square T Promise Great Success
OCner lnlngs Discussed by Nancy Wvnno

ENUN Tor the youngsters will be the least p, a.. ,
rro"T Market which, at inc
uay oi surprises kdd,os ,l enu
paren" planning the with their
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Germantown

A "Karnival and Frolick" was presented
by the students of the Germantown High
School on Saturday evening for the benefit
of the athletic association and school fund.
There were shadow motion pictures, an act
Of up-to-date grand opera, a recitation Of
How to Live TO be Two Hundred" clowns,
a deaf and dumb quartet, Dutch dancers,
Russian dance by Dorothy Underdown, and
Ministries. Interpretative dancing, Greek
solo dance and lots of other novelties were
features Of the program.
Miss Margaret Duffus, of Pelham road,
Germantown will give a bridge party on
Friday, in honor of Miss Elinor Flood
whose marriage TO Mr.. Frederick Leopold
will take place on June H.
on June Miss Emily Lewis, Of Elklns
Park, will entertain at a dinner-dance at
the Huntingdon Valley Country Club in
honor of Miss Flood and AIR. Leopold.
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South PHILADELPHIA

Mr.. Michae! CrolSe. Of 1920 South Eight
Seh'h street, has gone 10 Trenton for few
days
ME. ana Mrs. John Mccullough, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Louis = Balzer.
spent the weekend in Ocean Cily, y. J.
Mr. Thomas Gaily Of 2l2O Federal street.
is in Atlantic city. whore he will spend the
remainder OF the summer
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RoXbOrOugll

The RoXborough Melody club will appear
in two cantatas, "Iliawathas Wedding
Feast and The Gate Of Life" this evening
at tho Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr.. George W, Venting viii conduct. as
sisted by members OF the Philadelphia
Orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Ferguson have re-
turned from an extended wedding trim to
Niagara Falls and are at home on Nixon
street. ShawmOut
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph *. Rose. Of 1891
Manayunk avenue, were guests Of their son.
Mr.. John II. Rose, Of LeWistown, Pa
Miss Sarah Colmar and Miss Elizabeth h
'oLnar, Of Green lane, have returned from a
visit 10 Atlantic city.
The Sodality Of st Brldgets Roman
catholic Church, stanton street, held a
largely attended cuchrc and promenade on
Friday evening. The proceeds will be an
piled to the church building fund
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North Philadelphia

Miss Ruth Groenweld, Of ssas North
yrifteenth street, gave a masque social for
the choir Of the Church Of the Nativity.
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Along the Reading

The men members of the North Hills
Country Club held a stag dinner, smoker
and bridge party Friday night in the club
ballroom. The junior members of the club
held their regular Saturday evening dane
ing class Saturday night
Mr.. William Schwartz, of Jenkintown,
left Thursday morning with an American
ambulance corps to be stationed some
where in France"
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Personals

!. tee marriage Of Mas Mary Middleton
F'sh''l daughter q The late Dr. John X
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BROADWAY D'o1S 6siS nSd q. sSyss' s,ss Az
"THE FOUR HUSBANDS"
GEORGE WALSH In THE BOOK AGENT
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VPIC TONIGHT AT s;is.
With cHARLorTE GREENWOOD
$50 LONG LEFTY"
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CROSS KEYS B1sKR5 BsHs. s.s5' S'lss sSs! 4
TILIES OF THE LAKE"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
NEAL BALL WON'T PLAY SEC0nD. l FOR
 lnHl VEA CLUB

New Haven April x 27-Managet lDanDy Murphy of the New Haven club
 Ewas in Providence yesterday and con
 t1erred with Manager Eagan of the
 KGrays- Eagan gave Murphy some en-
 luouragemeqt, it is. understood, and an ionnounceaAt 5& 1ctsd sosnorrow eSAat hrsZ 5fn8 aAsShess a has been }eaghed. .,.s
 5; lGaarphy isl eager to bolster the hit Efinx strength of the local club. Last tfyearG the noticeably weak hitting prov tod "a thorn in the side of the local ipikc1ezs, who. lost many one-run sxames owing to the failure of their ;teaxn mates to produce base hits. Mur- tphy toppqds the local batters with an lSss.s sc a&osasIs'iIs IssAa fsAsz X ans vniis Wits Fa record ofd274 for 125 games.
 ! President Collins stated last night Ethat Manager Murphy has assured him ffhAt he will play regularly this year. sMurphy's knee Is again in shape, which Snoans that the New Haven club will Sbeneft by the presence of one of the ianost feared batters 1n the league. The $oold weakhsg knocked Murphy out xeariy last year and forced him to man. Eaxo the club from the bench. Occa- ksionally he jumped into the game to Emit in a pinch and invariably delivered. f1Eo wiH play second base. which dis sposes of the report that Neal Ball. the sformer Cleveland and Boston star. will Abo dgned for the place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
KILBANE TRAINING
 HARD FOR WELSH
 BOUT NEXT WEEK

New York, April 27-Johnny Kill bane has taken possession of Freddie Welshs old training quarters at Doug laston, s. I. Welsh has a training camp of his own now. He recently purchased an estate at Summit, N. J.. adn he has fitted up a regulation Welsh gymnasium. When Welsh re- tires from the ring for good he in- tends to use the Summit estate as a health farm.
 Kilbane believes that he has a royal chance to gently but firmly re- move the jeweled baubIe from the Welshman's head. Just now Johnny seems to be at his very best He is hitting well and has taken on a little extra weight, a thing he will need in the bout with Welsh at the Man haitian A. c. next Tuesday night.
 Kilbane has seldom gone out of his class to meet men of welsh's stamp. He has fought heavy feath- erweights, 'tis true, but they were not big guns among the little fellows He is unlike Abe Attell in this respect. The former champion didn't bother about the other fellows weight. It was enough for the marvelousIy clev- CT Abraham that the gate was large His speed was his fortune and he made the best of 1t no matter how hefty the opponent was KiJbane would have doubled! his fortune had he met the best of the lightweight since winning the title from Attell.
 Kilbane was at his prettiest today. He worked out before jury of frowning scr1bes. a thing that Stanley Ketchel always dreaded. A hard worker in the gymnasium, Ketchel al- ways declared that he couldn't get started while the eyes of the press were weighing him up
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
KNOCKOUT BROWN
 ALL THROUGH AT
 TENDER AGE OE 26

{ Although he was born only .stwen-
 Ay-sdx years ago tooay, Valentine EBraan. once far famed as Knockout tBrpwn. Is now murdered among the
 &ancieut has-beens of the ring The EGerman boy. looked at one time like
 bthe most pEomising of the lightweight tcoutenders, ,sz but he was rushed too Efast and press-agentedr too luridly, sand he lcouldn,t travel the gait.
 fE8ruwn started his career when he was fslxteen, and won nearly aM1.of his learH bouts sby the2 knockout route SHis reputations as "a quick finisher Emade him popular with the fans. and E:he fought almost constantly.
 As his purses grew larger he Thought oftener, and, as result, his kstrength was soon overtaxed. It was
 This rugged aggressiveness which made Brown a favorite, and when he lost that he lost everything, for he had no boxing skill to speak of. In Fl913 he was knocked out by Joe Riv- CTS and by Bud Anderson at Vernon, and that was the beginning of the end. Brown was a southpaw battler,
 land very few left-handed boxers have ever been successful. Before he had reached the quarter-century mark Brown was all in as a boxer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
CHARLEY HERZOG'S
 SPINE NOT HURT
 BY FALL TO FLOOR

New York, April 27-A heavy cloud of depression enshrouded the baseball world yesterday-that portion of it. at least, which is labelled New York and Brooklyn.
 The fans of this city count that day lost whose descending sun does not cast the glow of victory upon the local teams. Hence the depres- sion, which was the direct result of g. torrential downpour which left the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field and the National League Park in Philadelphia in unplayable condition
 A ray of sunshine, however, pene- trated the haze of gloom, and from Philadelphia there come the intelli- gence that Charley Herzog, the Giant captain and second baseman, would be back in the game in few days.
 Herzog fell upon his spine Wednes- day, but yesterday an examination disclosed the fact that he sustained no serious injury. He is merely suffer- ing from the shock of the fall.
 Reports from Philadelphia were to the effect that Herzog was around and about, but walking with a limp. He appeared to be suffering, and after the game had been called decided to so to his farm in Maryland and rest for a few days. He will not take part in the Philly series, but will probably be in shape for duty in the Dodger series, which begins at the Polo Grounds Monday. M
 From the Yankee offices the in- formation was extracted. more or less painfully, that Frank Baker has re- covered completely from the effects of his attack of indigestion, and is preparing to resume play with all the fury which characterized his play when he was a member of Connie Mack's $100,000 inf1eld.
 The Dodgers, it became known, were not suffering acutely, despite the defeats with which they have been innoculated this season. Slightly annoyed at the meagre success which has been attending their efforts, they are eagerly anticipating a return to the form which enabled them to win last years pennant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
FRANKIE BURNS IS PRAISED IN STORY
 BY N. Y. WRITER

That the sporting writers of New York think highly of Frankie Burns ability as ring performer is indicat- ed by the following story from the New York Globe, which tells how the former bantam champion refused to meet Burns.
 Frankie Burns, the veteran bantam weight championship contender of Jersey City, continues to have great difficulty in securing matches. Even Kid Williams refuses to box him. Only recently the ex-bantam king Iran out' of Burns match at the Pioneer Sporting club.
 Regardless of the outcome of the Pioneer match Burns was asked to agree to meet Williams in a return match of 5 rounds to a referees de- cfsion in Baltimore within month for guarantee of $500, and to post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
START OF . PHILLIPS DUE TO THREE HOLDOUTS

Philadelphia, April 27.-A query is being raised as to what ails the Phillies. Moran's club isn't working nearly so smoothly as it should be working. Possibly the trouble lies in the fact that three important cogs in the machine were late in assem bling. George Whitted, Bert Niehoff and Mill ton Stock were slow in climbing aboard the Mofan band wagon owing to squabbles over salary differences.
 The dereliction of the trio in com ing to terms, and the consequent loss of training, no doubt has had an i'll eff feet on the work of the club. For the past two years consistent winning gait from the first of the season has beeen a prominent factor in landing the Phillies up around the top in Oc- tober. Their failure to get going early this season is sure to be a big handi- cap. The club has never been sem sational performer since Moran took charge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
'WILulRD|]!. 1 CLAIMS | !! HE WILL REFUSE! ].
 TO MEET MORRIS

New York, April 27-Jess Willard tchampion heavyweight of the world lis heading for this city. and the pom Edsxous puncher will be- the centre of HeRerest all next week at Washington s.3nrk, Brooklyn, where he will show 3ais paces as 8 cowboy and also give fthe natives an example of his pres lent form as a boxer. While the glove
 bout will be with his sparring part knar, Walter Monahan, it will serve lto show what the champions physi- lpo2, condition Is.
 Willard announces that he will not
 have the slightest objection to boxing ka legitimate contender for, the title, tbuk he does not consider Carl Morris kUslch man. He declares that Nor
 s1ss cannot box and depends entirely bon his strength and rough tactics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
iRIBBONS DEFEAT
 PATTERSON TEAM

The Blue Ribbon basketball players fmet Paterson. ~. J., in the first game Eof the series for the championship of Ethe Inter State league last night and kthe Bridgeport boys won by 20 to F. EThe contest was played in West Ho- bboken and was witnessed by crowd Efhat packed the hall Paterson sent h delegation of $50 rooters.
 Paterson had won fdS anea' row until tfhe Ribbons were encountered John- fDon and Powers proved clever for wards for Paterson while Bruggy and tC1inton excelled at guard Beckman tand White were on the forward line for the Ribbons, Harvey was center and Murray and Swenson. guards. The 5mext game will be played in Newark lon Sunday night As Paterson won the championship in the second half 1 of the leaes4e season and the Ribbons
 captured the first hah, the post sea- tson series was arranged to settle the little.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
B. Fl. $. Loses Great
 Athlete In Departure
 Of Catcher Ray Porter

The B. III. s. baseball team is going along at a pretty good clip now and playing in nlid-season form The next game Is May when Greenwich plays here
 One of the worst blows that the team has received this season came last Monday morning when Ray Por- ter, better known as Fat" and one of the best all-around athletes the To- cal High school ever turned out, left B. III. s. to finish his high school days in Cheshire Prep. Ray was one of the best semi-pro catchers in the city, but B. H. S. hopes to find a suitable suo- stitute in Jimmy Jones.
 The probable line up against Green wich will be: Hawes, 3rd; Clancy, ss: Trainor. 2nd: Dorktn, list; KsnnNl. rf;