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LUTHERAN CAMPAIGN
EA GREAT.SUCCES

The Lutheran Church in America.
which on the 18th of February launch
ed campaign for $3.50, 900. to be ex-
pended especially in the interests of
the 1T5,0e0 young men of that denomi-
nation in the military service of the
country, has passed that mark. and it
is now well assured that within a week
or ten days, when the final reports will
be in hand, more than a million dollars
will have been secured.
The Lutheran churches of Washing
ton participating in the movement are
the following; st. Paul's, DR.. Huddle,
pastor: Luther Memorial, Dr. Anstadt;
Reformation, DIR. Weidley: St Marks,
at present without pastor: Keller Me-
mortal. DIR. Nicholas: st. Johns. Rev
Twele; Zion, Rev. Schmidt: George
town, Rev. Clarke: Epiphanv. DR.
Steck: Columbia Heights, Rev. Butler;
Redeemer, DIR. Wiseman: Grace. DR.
Doermann: St Matthews, Rev. Almen-
dinger. and Atonement, Rev. Baker
Even the residents of the National Luz
theran Home for the Aged We're inter-
ested. and drew heavily on their slen-
der store
The work for which this fund is be-
ing gathered will be expended under
the direction of the national Lutheran
commission for soldiers and sailors
welfare. of which Rev. DR. Steck of
Epiphany Lutheran Church is the local
representative.
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YEARS. SERVICE At
CHURCH OF COVENANT

Rev. DIR. Charles Wood. pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. completed ten
years of active service at that church
last Sunday. At the services Justice
Stanton J. Peelle read tribute at the
instance of a joint committee of the
Society of the Covenant and the Mems
Society The growth of the church
under DR.. Woods ministry. especially
its position in war work, was brought
out.
DR.. Wood is to preach three times to-
morrow. The morning service is for
those who are unable to go to the Tab
ernacle. The afternoon topic of the
sermon is Things Not to Be Waited
For" The subject of the evening SER
mon will be Some Wreckage and Sal.
wage OF the War"
So many persons have wanted to con-
tribute to the maintenance of the
young peoples social and supper hour
Sunday evening that the Christian En-
deavor has decided to make the follow
ing arrangements. starting March 10:
All persons not in Army and Navy uni
form. both men and women, will pay
10 cents for a miniature" supper, the
entire receipts of which are to be given
to Mr.. Henry. the Christion Endeavor
representative in China.
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1.-THE RELIGIOUS WORLD !
MIGHTY SERMONS
TOLD IN SENTENCE

Don't let US make imaginary
evils when we know we have 10
many real once to encounter
Goldsmith.
j.. q g y
There will be sleeping enough
in the Eravc.-Franklin.
y s. y p
Out of the night that covers me,
Black aS the Pit from pole to
pole,
thank whatever gods there be,
For my unconquerabie soul.
VIM. Henley.
y IS q -
II men can be induced to he
licve in the love of their fellow
men. they are well on the road
to believe In the love of Cod
Marcus Dods.
- = = s..
Love bcarcth all things, believ-
eth all things, hopeth all things,
cndureth ali thinEs.-I Cor, 49,.
p = - d
TITS sweet to feel that we may he
In parfnership, dear Lord, with
Thee;
IT'S sweet to feel that all we do
To make our lives sincere and
true
Is known to Thee, and that we
share
As partners all Thy love and
care. Mary ID. Brine.
Is s " d
He that will not reason is n
bigOt: he that cannot reason iS
n fool: and he that dares not rea-
son il n slave. W. Drum m Ond.
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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRESBYTERIAN. PREsBYTERIAN. -
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT
PRESBYTERIAN.

lake MI. 0dSdHt VI
M1N1sTER-Charles Wood. DID. 211o s.
ASSISTANT-Rev. John Carruthers.
MINISTER AT PECK CHAPEL-Rev. Cnaries
Miss Mabel Grsndin. Director Girls Work.
Miss Louise Warrington, Church Secretary.
SUNDAY. Mik {; ? 3. 'eA''''
s:4S EverysFis Bible - Class. Miss Thurstop.
1000 Justice Pee1fe's Class for Men and Women.
1900 Mr.. Culbertsons Mems Class.
Studio Hall. 1913 Connecticut; Huston
Thompson. Asst Atty GENT. Tchr.
sa5 ss service to- ss al srs urged
to go. DIR. Wood breaches at the church.
hpshes sER Vnysrsfy REV. Gla' A.
FoRSiGNi MISSION. viii sPEAK.
p pnsEt,T RoANiHr' Mn ""i'h '0''
$50 Christian Endeavcr yespers.
$3.50 Social hour. Miniature supper for all. All
not in uniform pay 10c. Entire receipts
500 EyESiNs sEKvISE DIR woo ops s ssT
EVENING CHOIR OF 100 VOICES. sgd
DiREcToR. HARVEY 9nkRAY. Or.
GANIST
MONDAY, MARCH 4.
IL 100 Surgical Dressings. All women wanted.
200 Surgical Dressings. All women wanted. .
7:ls Girls French Glass. Mrs: Washington.
500 Gifls' Club. War Work, Social. Dramat's.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5.
S:4b Junior C. f.
$50 Free French for Govt Girls. Nine. Bimont.
$3.50 Canteen 15c Supper for Choral Clue.
1:45 Covenant Community Choral Club.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.
II 200 Mission Class for Women. Miss CHrhart.
$3.50 Teen Service League for Young Girls.
500 Evening Choir and 0ratorio Section. Want
ed Alto tenor and bassos to sing Elijah
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, director.
THURSDAY, MARCH Z.
500 Social Service Club for Officers Wives.
7;15 French Glasses for Men in Uniform.
1880 Officers French Class. Nine. Bimont.
800 Social Prayer Service. DIR. Wood speaks.
S:45 Strangers, Soldiers, Congregation Meet.
FRIDAY. MARCH 8.
1l:00 Needlework Guild.
1880 Boy Scouts. Capt. B. B. Wright.
800 Orchestra. r. W. Coulter, leader.
! SATURDAY, MARCH 8.
200 Red Cross. Meets Wadsworth House.
500 Regular Reception, No. 81, for Men in
Uniform.
1000 Bed and Breakfast, ssc, Peck Chapel. Pa.
ave. and M.
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Dumbarton Ave. NJ. E. s st.ss; sl''

WALTER g. MCNEIL. Minister.
Holy Communion, IL am.
Sunday school, $50 am.
No evening service
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Church. of the Brethren
West Washington Baptist

sist and streets n.w.
REV. W. II. FLANAGAN. Pastor.
IL 90 ANA Girl Who Saved q General"
7.45 PIMA Beautiful Commentary q
Life"
Q:45 a.m.-Sunday school.
1000 a.m.--Men's Bible class.
ZOO p.m.-B. Y. p. q.
church where strangers feel at homA.
A hearty welcome tp ALL
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MISS MARIE ASHFORD
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Mary baltimore Sunday School
Glass Selects It's
Officers.

Miss Marie Ashford was elected pres
ident of the Mary baltimore class of
the Sunday school of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church at tt1e an
nual meeting Wednesday night. Other
officers elected We're: Miss Marie Knapp
and Miss Gertrude G. Lombard, vice
presidents; Miss Kathryn Dolly and
Miss Corrine Farnham, secretaries, and
Miss Helen Elder, treasurer
The active membership of the class
is lis and the associate mem bershfp is
thirty Fifty new members have been
added since October.
Serving as chairmen Of special COM
mittees are Miss Ernestine Niemeyer,
Miss Bernice Diamond. Miss Sara Kent,
Miss Evelyn Daniel, Miss Jean Gray
Allen and Miss Harrie Ekin.
Newcomers TO Washington are in
vited to join the class.
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Lutheran Church. Philadelphia. was
born at Catawissa, Pa. He received his
collegiate education at SusQuehanna
University, Selins Grove, Pa, graduat>.
ing in 1918. He took his Theological
training at Gettysburg Theological
Seminary and graduated in 1916. Since
his graduation he had served as pastor
of the Boonsboro, Nd, parish.
Rev. Mr.. Manken was born in Balti-
more and has spent most of his time in
his native city. He graduated from
Baltimore City College in 1897. After
teaching year in the public schools
there he spent two years in Johns Hop
kins University. He graduated from
Gettysburg Theological Seminary in
1908, and after serving as pastor of the
Lutheran mission of Oneonta, y. Y,
for hye years, he was called to St.
Luke's Lutheran Church. Baltimore,
where he is on the teaching staff of
the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse
of Baltimore, his subject being odd
Testament History and Biblical Out
lines"
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Home of Truth,

,e., wyoming ave- N. 6sS2. Sunday services
~ m. Sunday school, S:45 Am. Bible talks
wednesday, IL am. Friday at p.m.. heal
~ meeting. Practical Christianity. Teach
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QUESTION DRAWER

SSA0 ! AN<4N LIN w LIN
DIR. GORDON will reopen the Question Drawer
Thursday evening. March Z. at 8 O'Clock.
in the First Congregational Church. corner
of Tenth and q streets NV, and answer the
following questions:
1. What do you think of William Jennings
Bryan's reception at Toronto, Canada?
.. What is Zionism?
3. Would you join in an agitation to close the
Washington theaters on Sunday?
4. Why was Pastor Russell's book. "The Fin.
ished Mystery debarred by the Canadian
postal service?
5. Do we need a pnrgatory for Protestants?
6. What providential lesson can be learned from
recent events in Russia?
Z. Would you venture estimate Of Evangelist
sunday--his theology. style, language and
methods?
8. Was the marriage Of William Shakespeare 4
happy one:
Q. Have you read Conan Doyle's article on spir-
ituAlism2
10. viii Germany adopt polygamy after the war;
IL. How can we gather up the results Of the
evangelistic campaign: .
II. Are the interests Of young women properly
NIT. Pleasant NEAR iath STREET.
REV. WALTER A. MORGAN, Minister.
HOO AM
"a Vision of Gods Throne"
r Sffon RE ssEnSn 10 st 81 JSgS
500 P.M<-yESPER SERVICE
Amos: the Prophet of Justice"
Second sermon in series upon
THE PROPHETS OF Israel"
Sunday school. $50 am Adult classes. 10 am
6 p.m.-Young Peoples
lat HOME"
Refreshments-Social Hour-Song Service.
Strangers welcome.
Ingram Memorial l MASS srs agE mp NM
Lewis E. Purdum. mnister-9:3O am, 8. g.;
II Am, sermon by pastor No evening service.
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RACE FOR MEMBERS.

There is considerable rivalry among the
teams of the ali-comers Bible class of the
Church of the Covenant to make the best
showing in securing members Every
Sunday team scores ara to be posted
The council of officers are: President
]. c. Hemphill: vice president John
Poole: treasurer. Frank G. Carpenter :;
secretary, w. H. Kirkpatrick: cAorister.
Frank =. Reside; chairman social com
mittee, Warren Baldridge; chairman war
work committee, Clarence Aspinwal :;
chairman publicity and extension commit
tee. Rudolph Kaufman
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St. Thomas

Eighteenth Street Between P and Q SITS.
CTake Mt. Pleasant car to Dupont Circle.)
Rector, Rev. C. Ernest Smith, D. D., d. c. L.
TO THE STRANGERS IN WASHINGTON:
st. Thomas has a choir Of 80 trained voices
The Church. a beautiful Gothic building is
well worth visit Its stained glass windows
BY Henry Holiday of London, acknowledged
master OF his profession. including n series IL
Illustrating the history Of the Church from its
founder. Joseph of Arimathea, are of great
educational value
Services. s, IL 4 4. Sunday School-9:SO.
Sermons by Rector
II. THE REWARD OF ACCEPTING SRA
CIOCS INVITATION.
4. DEATH SENTENCE FOR SLEEPING ON
DUTY.
P.M.-Reception and supper to men in uni
form.
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Second Baptist Church =. avn. |. y. ss-
At ii. "TnE BUNDLE or LIFE, asl IL
peoples popular happy hour, "A NO.
PRISONER OF WAR AND HIS DEfOkIAs
TI0N INTO BONDAGE" Attend church -
the Royal Welcome. Come. -
Ek,.ef On lath Sc. Just Above scstt Clfe.A
= ASS Get OF cars at N st. and WALK - Qlfo14
WHERE STRANGERS FEEL AT HOME. :
Rev. ". w. McMASTER, Minister.
9:45 a.m.-B.hle school. Classes for al
Hoo a.m.-''THE AUDACITY OF CREAM
NESS
Quartet choir No evening seevsee
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09

Corporations and individuals under
the supervision of the New York State
Banking Department are urged in a
circular letter Gent to them yesterday
by State Superintendent of Banks
George l. Skinner, to participate in the
campaign that is now being carried on
for the sale Of United States war saw
ings stamps and war saving certificates.
Through the purchase of these NIL
mute securities of the national govern
ment, Superintendent Skinner points
out, "the poorest citizen is taught to
save and given the privilege Of having
some share in financing the creates,
war of all ages"
"The present war;" says Supernten-
dent SINNERS letter, "has rendered
almost automatic certain fundamental
truths which few years ago woulo
have been considered by the masses
the grossest heresies.
"Universal military training has been
demonstrated to be essential to the
national life of free people. Regular
armies, mercenary soldiers, were in
former times the instruments of domes-
tic tyrants, and free peoples have, there
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09

fore, been jealous Of trained soldiers.
buI people which, through its fear
Of domestic tyranny, is unprepared for
war is as helpless before the armed
forces of foreign tyrant as was Bel
GUM before the hordes Of the Kaiser.
and as futile as is the so-called Rus
sian democracy Of to-day.
IF universal military training be
necessary for the protection of peo-
ple's liberties, universal thrift is es-
sential for the maintenance of peo-
ple's comfort and happiness in times
of peace and for the equipment of its
armies in times of war.
"In both respects, this nation has
been singularly improvident, and, in
order'to make amends for the careless
ness and laxity of many years, it muss
now put forth unheard-of efforts il it
is to preserve its own liberties and the
liberties of its European allies"
w. s. S. headquarters here announced
yesterday that the members of the
Federal Employees Credit Union arc
putting up Liberty bonds as collateral
to obtain credit for thrift and war
savings stamps, in order that they may
more effectually help in the campaign.
The credit union has headquarters at
GAL Washington Street, and is composed
of employees in all branches of the Fed
eral service in the greater city. The
union purposes to dispose of 100000
worth of stamps.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Unique Bible Weighs
A Thousand Pounds
Cri1nmins Had Douay Rebound
in ~ Volumes With Draw
ings By Old Masters

Let no one purchase the unique Bible
recently the property of John d. Grim
minis and soon to be sold at the Andcr-
son Galleries, with the intention Of
bestowing it as a parting gift upon
some friends, off to the wars.
For unless that friend travels on his
private transport and is allowed the
use of several motor trucks on the
other side. he won't be able to take it
with him. This edition of the Script
ures weighs more than 1000 pounds
and is bound in forty-two volumes.
The Bible is profusely illustrated,
and contains original drawings by
Raphael, Veronese, Cipriani and others.
Originally it was one of the famous
Douay Bibles printed in Ireland in
1892. The volume was taken apart by
the collector, each page was mounted
separately and additional pages were
provided on which to mount ilustra-
tions. The market was then secured
for originals and reproductions of shc
work of Biblical artists. Many of
those contained in the book now of
fered for sale are almost priceless.
The volumes are seventeen inches
high, bound in half white levant mo-
rocco, doubled with green calf, and the
title pages are handsomely embellished
with color drawings by Eugene Grivaz,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Opera
Mary Garden as Carmen at
the Lexington; "Tosca"
at Metropolitan
Carmen" Gin French, opera in four
OC4S hv Riya+.

acts. by Bizet:
Escami!o 1sal ...........,....,.G GEORGES Baklanor
rarn'"n Gustaye Huberdean
MicaSa Mynay naay sh"rS,s &"sns"
Mcrr'si,s ''-'''',.''''', Alma Peiorson
Il DaScairo' costassn assha Si'a'y Sws'x
n Rememdado ..,......-...,.........0 Octave Dus
iIllas fjYLs,'I Pasta Desire Dereic
Conductor. Marcel Chariier ''"'''s "'s''
~, MISS Mary Garden is a daughter of
the Scottish Cabinists, yet she makes
US believe in miracles. Five years ago
she 81 gave at the Metropolitan Opera
house perhaps the worst performances
OF Carmen" that New York had .cr
seen. Last night she sang Carmen
at the Lexington Theatre and gave one
or the most interesting performances
mat New York has seen since the day;
OF Emma Calv6. 1t was a yeritablc
triumph of mind over matter for Miss
Garden was never born to sinp Cu,-
men. Until last night Carmen of
the intellect seemed an absurd,ty.
INTO the making of Carmen we had
tnought must enter the tropic sun, the
f'chness OF the South, its fire, its in
tenslty, We had thought that Car.
men VINO was not Carmen in hAr
cradle would surely never become a
Carmen. Ii we had ever attempted to
imagine Miss Garden in her cradle,
somewhat OF a feat no doubt, we did
not visualize Carmen in potentia.
Now, we had believed that Miss Cor.
den was many things. We had known
her as vigorous, imaginative, a mistress
or the speaking pose, the eloquent
gesture. We have known how she can
thrill an audience by twist of her
wrist or arouse its pity by turn of
her head; she can be the tiger, the
wasp, or the panther, though never the
tiger Of the jungle, the wasp of the
fields, or the panther of the hills
But her tiger, her wasp and lie:
panther were alike sophisticated. Mss
Garden was to us the conscious artist,
truly at home only in the creations
or minds which possess an affinity to
hers. In the presence of nature, nature
brutal, naked and unashamed, she
seemed to us i'll at ease.
Tosca'> was the opera at the Metro
politan, with Hipolito Lazaro as Cava-
rodossi Mr.. Lazaaro again displayed
his beautiful singing voice, which he
uses SO effectively at times and so
wltchingly at others. His singing Of
the "Lucevan e le stelle" brought the
audience to it's feet. When M. Lazaro
learns the necessity for polish and re-
strant he will be a tenor of the first
rank-but not before. Mr.. Scott was,
as always, superb or Scarpia, but Nine.
Farrar was in far from good voice as
tloria Tosca. Mr.. Moronzani con-
Quoted with his accustomed skill.
The congestion of railroad traffic has
prevented Cleofonte Campanini from
bringing the new production of "Cleo-
patre" from Chicago to New York
Marguerita Sylvia was to appear in the
title role of this opera at the Lexing-
ton Theatre, but instead is to give her
one performance of the season on the
last night, Saturday, February 16, in
the title role of Carmen" for which
she is best remembered by New York
opera patrons.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Wedding Bells
For Many Couples
Will Ring To-day
Miss Florence Lincoln to Become
Bride of William A.
Rockefeller

Wedding bells will ring almost con-
tinuously throughout tho city from
noon to-day until evening. Miss
Florence Lincoln, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Walker Lincoln, will
become the bride Of William A. Rookie
feller, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
G.. Rockefeller and grandnephew Of
John d. Rockefeller, this afternoon in
the University Place Presbyterian
Church. The ceremony will be fol-
lowed by reception at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, 80 West Fifty
third Street.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Allen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allen,
Of 27 Washington Square North, TO
Robert Livingstone Ireland, jr., ayia-
tion corps, U. S. N. R., takes place this
afternoon in the chantry Of Grace
Church.
Miss Georgianna Ord Mears, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wilder Mears, of Santa. Barbara, CAL,
dorc Arter, jr., aviation corps, y. S.
A., at 4:30 this afternoon, >at the house
of Colonel and Mrs. Henry w. Shoe
maker, 81 West Fifty-third Street.
Miss Mears is granddaughter of the
late Colonel Robert Brent Ord, of San
Francisco.
Miss Harriet Louise Gould and David
Bradley, Newell will be married at 4
O'Clock this afternoon in Christ Church,
Staten Island The ceremony will he
followed by reception at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Wanton Gould, in Livingstone,
Staten Island.
Miss Beatrice Scott, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Scott, will be mar
ried to Lieutenant George Merrick Tis-
dale, U. S. NJ, in St. Stephens Church.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Art

Yesterday at the fifth and last ses-
SION OF the Henry L. Huntington sale
OF English literature at the Anderson
Galleries ". NJ. Hill paid the highest
price of the afternoon, $3.50, for
'Onurch Catalogue" by G. w. Cole.
The Rosenbach Company paid s4oO for
'Ihe Pleasant and Stately Morall," by
t. ". George D. Smith purchased
.tholce OF Emblems and Other De-
Trces," by Geffrey Whitney, for $3.50,
Inc total for yesterday was $8,272,
making the grand total $8s,o28.
lhere Is now exhibited at the An
ysfson pson Galleries, prior TO their sale on
FEBRUARY l3 and IA, collection of
pOoEs entitled THE Shakespeare Libra
" lhls collection was formed many
years ago III England and is the patient
work Of lifetime. With but twenty
or thirty exceptions, the books were all
printed before the year 1900, many of
mem beng rare original Elizabethan
and Jacobean editions.
Another valuable collection of books,
esoohsisslng OF Americana collected by
o!ephen Caplin, of Brooklyn. is also ON
a. iHio SoHldiHS many interesting
Nems, such as Mathews address to
NE Earl of Carlisle" New York, 1779,
sad Niles's "Poem on the Battle Of
Bunker HILL" Norwich, 1775. The sale
VIII take place on February 19 and 20.
Also exhibited at the Anderson Gal
NfleS IS the Capitani collection of sew
ssmeenth and eighteenth century Italian
sufalture. Among the many interesting
ana ana valuable objects are carved and
t'!eed figures, seventeenth century
.fone chairs. torchers and landscapes
VI the Paniai school. Several other OBJ
!eeNs to be sold at the same time, Feb
mary Is and 16, are. Dresden groups
ana an figures collected by the late John
. .. Barnes, several pieces of furniture
rom the bedroom occupied by the Mar
quis de la Fayette when he visited
oeherai Schuyler and some Renais
sshee and Flemish tapestries.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Ysaye Selected to Conduct
Cincinnati May Festival

CINCINNATI, Feb. s-Eugene Ysaye
famous Belgian violinist and conductor
has been selected as conductor of the
Cincinnati May festival, to be given
May to II, inclusive. He is the
fourth leader of these biennial musical
events, which were inaugurated in 1878
by Theodore Thomas.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
has been engaged as the orchestral
feature of the festival. The festival
chorus has been rehearsing for almost
two years, and chorus of roo children
from public schools will also partici-
pate, as we'll as choir of 800 boys
Ysaye will come to Cincinnati April ]
to assume charge.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Buck Dismissed
by Coler as Head
Of Charities Farms
Director, Found Guilty of
Charges at Secret Meeting.
to Fight Removal

commissioner Bird S. Coler of the
department Of Public Charities served
notice yesterday on William B. Buck
director of Sea View Farms, Staten ISL
and, that he had been found guilty OF
all flve charges which the Commits
sioner had filed against him, and that
therefore he was dismissed from office
Charges of "ineficiency" and "neglect
OF duty" were recently heard against
Mr.. Buck at closed hearing in Com
missioner Coler's office
1t is understood that Mr.. Buck has
retained counsel and intends to contest
the commissioners ruling. He denied
the charges in detail at the hearing be-
lore the Commissioner. Leonard M.
Wallstein, counsel TO the Committee on
City Government Of the Citizens Union,
IN commenting on Commissioner Coler's
action said:
The charges upon which Mr.. Buck
mas been removed were, for the most
part, trivial and frivolous. The charges
we're dlsproved under oath. 1t is per
IectIy clear that the finding of guilt
after hearing, from which representa-
tives of the press and the public were
vigorously excluded, has no basis Of
merit, and that the dismissal of so COM
petent and experienced a public official
as Mr.. Buck must be due to motives
not disclosed.
"The direction of the city's institu-
tons for the care of the sick and the
dependent is Of sufficient Importance to
justify the public being watchful as to
what may be the fate under this ad-
nf ho do ~,
lie institutions"
Mr.. Buck was appointed director of
Sea View Farms by former Commits
sioner of Charities John A. Kingsbury
on May 1, 1917. The salary was $4,38O
year.