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exercise the housekeeping instinct with
out interference with ordinary hotel
rules and may have the privilege Of
sewing. laundering or mending. To fos-
ter this domestic instinct there will be
kitchenettes on some OF the upper floors.
Also on the upper floors are recep-
ton rooms for the guests and their
friends and the bedrooms. which are
especially planned for the comfort Of
women. The dining rooms are on the
eleventh floor and include the larger
general dining rooms, smaller ones for
private entertainments, for clubs or
family parties and another innovation
in the form of a cafeteria and lunch
counter for the convenience of the guest
who may desire hasty meal. The din
ing rooms OF the Washington hotel will
be on the ground floor
In all the hotels to be built by the
Y. w. c. A. more stress will be laid
upon the proper housing and the care OF
guests than upon elaborate entrances
and decoration. There will be a roof
garden for the summer afternoon and
evening comfort of the guests, which
will be managed exactly as other roof
gardens, with music, dancing and good
dinners. The cost OF such buildings
should not exceed $550,O0o.
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with a band of stout hearted patriots. A
tablet commemorating this alleged event
was embedded in the facade of the old
structure until two years ago. when It
was tken down because of the conflict
over the accuracy of the story.
Harrison Bayles in his book "Old Tav-
ems Of New York" maintains that the
building was put UP in 1896 on land
known at the time as Shoemaker's Pas
ture. Another authority contends that
II was erected four years earlier. Still
others scoff at this record OF antiquity
and advance the claim that II cannot be
over $50 years old.
ut has been said" declares Bayles in
support of his contention, that this
house was a tavern In the time of Capt.
Kidd. and that he was frequent visi-
tor to 1t before he went on his fateful
voyage This may be a mere tradition.
but II true the house, which Is still
standing at 122 William street. must be
over zoo years old. 1t Is. at any rate we
think, the oldest house now standing on
Manhattan Island. In October. 1893, 1t
was advertised as the meeting place of
the proprietors of a tract of $4,000 acres
of land for concerning matters necessary
to their mutual defence in law, and
again in 1897 a meeting OF these pro-
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HOSPITAL TO ERECT
AN AUDITORIUM
Mount Sinai Receives Gift of
$4,000 for Purpose.

The Board of Trustees of Mount Sinai
Hospital recently announced a gift of
$4,000 from Mr.. and Mrs. George Blu
menthal for the erection of an audito-
rum building on the hospital grounds
at Ninety-ninth street east of Fifth ave-
nue.. Besides large auditorium which
will be devoted to the educational work
of the hospital. the Mount Sinai Train
ing School for Nurses, and the social SER
vice department, the new building will
house an up to date X-ray department.
The building Is to be erected as a MEM
orial to George Blumenthal. Jr.
George Blumenthal has been mem
Der OF the Board of Trustees of Mount
Sinai Hospital since 1892. He became
vice-president of the board in 1907 and
was elected president in 1911. He Is a
director OF the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, is vice-presldent of the United Hos
pital Fund. and for number of years
has been active in the affairs Of the
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Building at l22 William Street, Said
to Be Oldest in City, Soon to Be
Demolished---Was Once a
Famous Tavern

In the upbuilding OF a great city
utility takes precedence over sentiment
and when a landmark is unfortunate
enough to bar the way to structural
progress the obstacle is removed with
out much ado. Especially is this true
when the historical impasse is located
in a district where land values are as
high and renting conditions as tight as
they are in the downtown section of New
York. Consequently there was some re-
greet but little surprise expressed when
the announcement was made last week
that the building at 1873 William street
generally reputed to be the oldest in the
city-and the two venerable structures
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BUILDING OF STREET LOOKED

property is reasonably assured. for II Is
substantially rumored that a big insur-
ance concern has contracted to lease the
projected building. which Is TO be erect
ed by interests controlled by the Broad
way-John Street Corporation. of which
Elias \. Cohen Is president The site
was leased by the corporation from the
Clifford estate, which has owned it for
many years. The lease is to run for
twenty-one years and the total rental
involved is said to approximate $500. 900.
As in the case of Founce's tavern. the
exterior OF the new four story structure
As in the case OF Faunce's tavern. the
old structure which II Is to replace.
These bricks were brought over from
Holland as ballast.
In its early days the building at 1872
was known as the Horse and Cart Tav-
ern. 1t was under that name that Capt.
Kidd knew il. II he ever knew ii at all.
In Revolutionary days II was rechris-
tened Golden Hill Inn in Difference to the
surrounding territory, which then was
known as Golden Hill. According TO
some authorities the first blood spilled
in the War for Independence was shed
before the doors of the old tavern on
January 10. 1870. when a party OF red
coats returning to their barracks clashed
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American Red Cross. The original
equipment of Base Hospital No. 8. known
as the Mount Sinai Unit, which served
in France during the war. was donated
by Mr.. Blumenthal.
Plans for the auditorium are being
prepared by Arnold w. Drummer. and II
Is expected that the building will be
ready for occupancy in about a year.
The Federation for the Support of Jew
ish Philanthropic Societies and other or
CARNATIONS with which the hospital is
affiliated will probably be invited 10
share In its use. The Blumenthal Audi
torium. as the new building is to be
known, will be the sixteenth building in
the Mount Sinai group, which faces Cen
trail Park and extends from Ninety
ninth to 101st streets.
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Miss Boyd will ofrer for considera-
ton some interesting apartment house
plans and estimates. The plans will
provide for suites consisting of a COM
Portable living room. two bedrooms
This will make possible grouped house,
This will make possible grouped houses
keeping for women earning small sala-
ries The general outline will follow
that of the hotel in form. decoration
and expense
The cost of living in the hotel will
run from $25 to $50 a month for the
rooms. This price will include all serv-
Ice, light and linen and the privileges
OF the community rooms in the base
ment and the kitchenette on each floor.
The rental of the apartments must
necessarily vary somewhat with the
advance OF prices. but It Is now hoped
to make them somewhere within the
border line OF from $40 to $50 monthly.
Within ten years there Is no doubt
that there will be a string of these
hotels and apartment houses extending
across the continent and the business
and professional woman may take her
choice. according to her temperament,
the nature OF her work or her domes-
tic instinct, of living in a hotel or of
creating her own home atmosphere In
her apartment.
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The opening of Manhattan Beach Baths
last week was doubly interesting because
OF the many new improvements which
marked the opening of this famous bath
ing resort
Mothers who SO there with their chill
dren will find a delightful innovation in
the construction OF 100 foot wading
pool for children far away from all
danger. They will know exactly where to
find their youngsters and the youngsters
themselves could hardly ind a more de-
lightful spot to play In.
For the older folks 4 lawn four blocks
long has been laid out and beautiGed by
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his original intention and the property
was developed as a summer seashore
colony Because OF its nearness to the
city and It's fine location on the At
lantic coast the resort attracted a high
type of summer visitors. including men
and women whose names are nationally
prominent.
Later the property passed into the
hands OF the Manhattan Beach Estates
company and its subsidiaries. who pro-
ceeded to carry out many of Mr.. Cor
bins original ideas In development.
Handsome streets and boulevards were
laid out and hundreds OF fine homes
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WOMEN TO DISCUSS
HOUSING QUESTION
Will Consider Plans for Model
Apartments and Hotels
at Convention.

The increased rentals demanded in
many cities just at present and the lack
of adequate apartments have focused the
attention OF practical business women
upon the ever present problem of proper
housing. 1t will be one of the promi-
nent topics to be considered at the con-
vention of the National Federation of
Business Women at the st. Louis session
to be held July IA to IS. at which vari-
Gus groups OF business and professional
women will consolidate into one wide
unity Of purpose, The federation offers
a solution of the housing difficulty In its
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a grove of trees.
A new observation pavilion has been
completed overhanging the ocean which
will enable visitors to watch the antics
of the bathers in perfect comfort to
themselves.
An additional restaurant has also been
completed where we'll cooked food will
be served at popular prices, and there
will be music on the beach daily.
The capacity OF the bath houses has
been increased to 5000 rooms and the
beach itself has been enlarged to over
COO feet -
In addition to the Manhattan Railway.
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were erected. The property was made
subject to restrictions designed to for
ever protect it's character as a high
class residential community.
Among those chiefly responsible for
the development of Manhattan Beach IL
Joseph p. Day. whose extensive real
estate operations have made him q
recognized authority upon real estate
matters. Mr.. Day has always been en-
thusiastic over the future OF Manhattar
Beach and believes that because Of the
character OF Its homes and its natural
beauties properly there will continue
10 increase In value as the years go by
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which runs from the Sheepshead Bay
station of the Brighton Beach (B. X. IT,
elevated to the beach. there will be a
special bus line. supplementing the street
car service for the convenience of the
bathers. The buses will go from the
Sheepshead Bay station direct to the
beach.
The baths add greatly to the summer
pleasures enjoyed by the residents of
the handsome residential colony at Man
haitian Beach. This community Of
beautiful homes is one of the most at
tractive suburban developments within
easy reach OF New York city.
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The late Austin Corbin. banker, real
estate man and railroad president, was
the first to appreciate the possibilities
OF Manhattan Beach. He purchased
the property when It was little more
than a collection Of sand dunes having
wonderful marine outlook.
Mr.. Corbin. while president of the
Long Island Railroad, realized the great
natural charms which Manhattan Beach
possessed and Its great potential value.
He acquired the property with the In
tention OF developing 1t along the lines
Of Tuxedo.
Something swayed Mr.. Corbn from
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adjoining 1t at 124 and 1875. were to be
torn down to make possible the erection
of modern four story building.
The building at 1872 William street Is
over 200 years old. On that most au-
thorities agree. however much they diff
fer regarding the actual year of It's
erection and the great events which
transpired in and around II, Some hold
that George Washington, that pre-
eminent maker of landmarks. dignified
the building by his visits on various oc-
casions Others contend that the Mar
quis de Lafayette, Baron Steuben and
even Capt. Kidd were patrons OF the
place in its early history as a tavern
and coffee house.
But while historians wrangle over the
mnutiae OF the past the future of the
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PROPOSES A VICTORY HALL
f. r. V. Ritter wants city 10
Erect Memorial In PershinG square

Mayor Hylan and the members = 'i"
Board of Estimate and Apportoumen'
received last Friday a communicate"
signed by Edward p. V. Ritter S'g
costing the building OF a monumental
coliseum TO occupy the vacant space n
Pershing Square. formerly the size a."
the Grand Union Hotel. to Ne know
rs New York's Great War M'mo,'a,
Victory Hall. The idea Of Victory ia"
originated with Mr.. Ritter, who h"'
been conspicuous in similar movements
He was the originator of the teT'..
tenary celebration of the CITY Of NJ"
York which took place in 1914
Warren & Wetmore have been F--
tanned by Mr.. Ritter as architects -
draw up plans for the proposed mem
orial.
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WILL AUCTION BRONX LOTS.

The executors OF the late Francis T
lord have authorized Joseph p. Day t
sell at absolute public auction on Jun,
10 at noon, in the Vesey street sales
room. vacant property in the Yves
Bronx owned by the Lord estate. TIL,
property comprises about fifty lots or
Grand boulevard and Concourse Morris
Creston. Anthony. Ryer and Valentine
nNnnnea
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TO SELL GERBER PROPERTIES.

For the estate OF Moritz Gerber Man
haitian and Bronx properties will be sold
by Bryan l.. Kennedy on "Wednesday.
May rs, In the Real Estate Exchange
Salesroom. The offerings will include
200 East ll2th street, near Third ave-
rue. three story brick dwelling; SGT
70 Sh9 BROOK avenue. near Westchester
avenue. The Bronx. two four story brick
douhle tenements with stores. and a two
Story Frame dwelling Mt HastlnEs-on.
'1uusoH. Anown as IS Hillside avenue.
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TheStoryL Lady

Peter came running into the house
after school to find Mamma packing
his little suitcase.
Mrs. Martin called up TO know If
you would come out and spend the
week end with them. l told her l
knew you would be very glad to and
l want to get you started as soon as
possible so you will get there before
dark. They can't come for you as
their car Is in the garage and Papa
has ours downtown"
So Peter started out very gayly
with Pan at his heels and a pocketful
OF gingersnaps to MUNICH on The
Martins were particular friends Of
his. They had no children and al
ways gave Peter good time.
Peter walked the two miles to the
Martin farm in good time, slowed
away a good portion of Mrs. Martins
wonderful supper, and when she tuck
ed him in his bed fell asleep at once
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blespoonfuls flour; X teaspoonful
salt; 4 teaspoonful paprika; ! 1-S
cupful milk; u cupful grated cheese.
.fBreak macaroni jnto inch pieces.
Cook in boiling sailed water until ten
der. Melt butter. Add flour, salt and
paprika. Stir until thoroughly blend
ed. Add milk slowly, stirring con-
stantly. Add cheese and cook few
minutes longer. Pour over macaroni
and serve hot.
Halibut Steak-Season with salt
and pepper and lemon juice. Put in
frying pan with two teaspoonfuls
bacon fat. Set in a hot oven for three
or four minutes. Add little hot wa
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convulsive twitchlng Of the upper lips,
Then, without warning the man slump
ed to the floor and crouched there,
gobbing like a child.
Down on her knees beside this crea
ture-this common felon-went the
sheltered, orderly immaculate souled
little Mrs. Parity, with her arm
aroc<l his neck and his head upon
her woman's heart. "Tell me, Steve,
boy" she murmured, as il to~a hurt
child.
1t was not heroic tale. 1t was
only that somehow, when Justine's
parents peremptorily forbade the
continuation Of their girl and boy
courtship, he never could get his
life adjusted again. His future he
had builded in those earlgpyears upon
a foundation OF Justine. Without the
foundation there could be no super
structure. He had drifted-and drift
ing things float downward always to
the sea. What impulse had brought
him back to the home town he could
Lot say. 1t might as well have been
anywhere, Tor the place was strange
enough to him, that he assayed his
first crime.
Justine knew 1t was the truth
women can tell about such things,
you know-it was his first.
Steve" she said, and her gentle
voice quavered as she spoke, you've
lived your life and I've lived mine,
according to a schedule that heaven
never planned. Go away from here
now. In six months come back. l
know, my boy, how you'll come back
and out of the wreck we'll build be-
lated happiness"
And in the eyes of the man as he
went away there shone the light that
Justine had remembered.
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'Q5nlS2i1lI52f5la IBl-tIIf
sdasaq.sdalo1rAs lls.sy,ss6.4.....4.a,asz

Sans nose" remarked Morrison.
Every right-minded citizen ought to
recognize German propaganda where
ever It crops up and thwart It."
Boys, the business of this expedi-
ton 10 to rescue Miss Miller from
outlaws-from rebels against their
own government. Remember that.
was Bob's warning. and l guess we
had better get ready to start"
II guess, Bob, you'd better wake
up before you co." drawled In O.
tone which always makes my bus
band wary. you have brought that
scamp, Berghoff, down here as your
valet. Suspicion concerning German
propaganda would better begin right
under your own nose, it seems TO
me-"
"Berghoff was interested in Miss
Millers rescue. Naturally he wanted
to come. He had been in her employ
for months" Bob protested.
HE helped to abduct Babs," ! re-
torted.
~, and then rose to his feet as II the
conversation had come to an end.
"Can you guess why Babs was sent
to Mexicow
Bob shook his head.
T'n tell you. You recall the cur
ious brown envelope-the foreign pa.
per which gave me the first clue to
Babs whereabouts?
Bob nodded-Morrison came over
and stood by my chair-Jim, to
whom the story was new, leaned, for
ward to listen.
when Berghoff sent the baby to
his friend in Mexico, he was using
Miss Miller as a tool to promote his
precious German propaganda! First,
he put Miss Miller in correspondence
with a physician in San Jose, then
he used the envelope addressed by
her and containing her checks to pay
the child's expenses-he used those
envelopes to enclose secrets which
were mighty important to certain
German spy!"
"Whew!" wttstled Jimmy-bOy. "Go
to it, Sissy"
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There is no exercise that brings
into play as many muscles as does
housework.
Dishwashing and ironing are the
least gymnastic tasks about house.
But scrubbing, busting, window
washing and sweeping each use two
or three different sets Of muscles.
If scrubbing and sweeping are done
with swing there's scarcely a muscle
in the whole body that does not do Its
share of work.
Window washing develops the mus
cles of the back and shoulders.
busting keeps the knees and waist
supple.
And if you exercise with a little
tune somewhere in your haad you
will take the work out Of housework.
Menu for Tomorrow.
Breakfast-Baked7 apples, poached
eggs, toast, coffee.
Luncheon-Macaroni with cheese
sauce, brown bread and butter stew
ed tomatoes, tea.
Dlnner-Halibut steak, scalloped
potatoes, buttered carrots, celery,
combination fruit salad. crackers and
cheese, coffee.
My Own Recipes.
The combinations of fruit that can
be used to make a salad are many.
Apples always make an excellent
foundation on which to build either a
fruit or vegetable salad. A few nuts
added to any salad increases the food
value.
Macaroni with Cheese Sauce-1k
cupfuls macaroni; cupfuls boiling
water; 2 teaspoonfGis butter; 21s Ia
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He was awakened by Pan barking
furiousIy and ran to the window to
see him chasing calf about a month
old. He dressed hastily and ran down
to rescue the calf. But when he got
to the barn yard Pan and the calf
were drinking milk out OF the same
trough.
"This is Lady Gwendolyn, our fine
Jersey calf" explained Mr.. Martin.
"She seems to have taken quite a
fancy to your dog"
Alter the pair had licked up the
last drop in the trough they lay down
in the sunshine aud took long nap,
Fan curling up between the calls leg.
Pm glad to see that somebody
sides me likes Pan" said Peter.
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ter and bake rs or 30 minutes. Basic

ter and bake rs or 80 minutes. Basic
every ten minutes.
Buttered Carrots-Three medium
sized carrots; two tablespoonful but
ter; salt and pepper.
Wash and scrape carrots, cut into
one-half inch dices, put on fire in cold
water and cook until tender, about 80
minutes. When carrots are done
drain off water. Melt butter, pour
over carrots and season with salt and
pepper.
A king offered his kingdom for a
horse. But who wouldn't offer what
for a pound of sugar?
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Mlnht Re Found oulttY.

as the professor inT she asked, en-
tering the door of a courtroom by mis-
"What protessor?" asked the attend
ant.
The professor of music, Of course
i've come to have my voice tried"
"Well, you'd better not have it tried
her, ma'am. This is a court Of JUS
tice." -%Houston Post,
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Bob has never let himself go about
the war. Like many returned SOL
diers, he refuses to talk about 1t at
all, but his family has never doubted
that he harbors lasting wrath
against the Hun who has blotted this
century's history with horror. Bob,
who Is usually so silent, was quick to
take up Morrison's theory about the
abduction Of American citizens BY
Mexican bandits.
Anything to stir UP trouble for
the United States-that's the German
way. Maybe Morriso1 is right" he
said.
AS ne spoke, l thought Of the ghosl
/ had resurrected in Mexico; Hamil-
ton Certeis. international spy, Ger
man on his mothers side, and from
his father the inheritor OF Spanish
title and vast wealth.
I mustn't let Bob get away to Mex
leo without discussing Certeis with
him and with Jim. l must speak Of
the spy system at the hacienda, and
the little maid who carried tales, and
the administrator who had tried to
cripple Jtm's plane to prevent my es-
cape.
But I couldn't interrupt the con,
versation. Jim was offering contri-
button in support of Morrison's the
Il know a general" he said and
everybody laughed because Jim being
only lieutenant, isn't supposed to
know generals Intimately "old
friend Of mine-went to college to-
gether He's been in Germany lately.
He declares that German propagan-
a is as subtle today as at any time
during the war. He says it aims to
embrol US in complications with our
neighbor. nations, and to spread red
revelation within our own gates, that
it's directed against the very FONDA
ton of our republic
IT read the other day that $4,000
Germans were about to emigrate to
Mexico" / ventured.
Sure we've got right to dread
that influence right under your Uncle
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Mrs. c. c. Sheppard, of Washington
d. c., is the guest other parents, Mr.
and Mrs. e. s. Hardesty, at Manning
ton.