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r.uAsoo =. the Royal Gardens

Every night commencing May 10,
Tallaboo, a drama in Eve acts has
been running at the Royal Gardens
We. were fortunate enough to attend a
Friday night performance. By some
strange misfortune, the play was not
well advertised 20 that few Chieagoans
knew that this production had been re-
vived and was in our midst, we are in
formed by the management for an un-
limited stay.
The play possesses some very inter
esting and highly dramatic moments
and is deserving Of larger audiences.
It is well staged and eostumed The
east Of characters is made up Of local
talent including several who have ap-
peared in It on former presentations.
Space win not permit Us to make
comment concerning each individual,
but among those who are especially
good in their respective roles we men
tiOn Ms Ollie Robinson pupil Of Fan
ME Hall Clint who assumed the title
role, Mr. George Hutehinson, as the
Banker smithford, Mrs. Jennie Mills
Lacey, his wife, Solomon Bruce, son,
Carol Mccoy, daughter, Fannie Han
Clint, the housekeepeF, and she is al
why's good in whatever character she
assumes, Carrie Smith, the cook and
Fleyd Caldwell, who was a scream as
the Chanfer who "Suttin 1y lubs his
white fOlkA" The play Is under the
Of J. 1. Harper and
others
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LEAVES FOR SOUTH.

Mrs. Cora Franks Of Lake Forest,
ILL.,, left recently for the South where
she will attend the graduating and
commencement exercises of her three
daughters at Lincoln KY, Raleigh, N.
C, and Fisk University, Nashville,
Tenn. Mrs. Franks will spend some
time at Ashville, N. C., her odI home
town.
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INCREASED PoPULARrr

The Idlewild Hotel, 35rd and Z
bash Ave, is becoming NOR, u
under its new managements. vs.,
coming to the city are stopping {.
and delegates from various stz,s,
making reservations at th,bcs
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DR. R. C. RANSOM TO SPEAK Al
BETHEL CHURCH.

On next Monday evening, May "a,
at 8 o'clock, under the auspices Of
Bethel Literary Society, DR.. R. c.
Ransom will deliver an address. The
Society will have as an added attrac-
ton an address by Hon. Patrick H
O'Donnell A special musical pro-
gram has been arranged by Prof. Jas.
A Mundy. Admission 25 cents.
Bethel Church, 90th and Dearborn
streets.-Adv.
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rHE GILES cHAzTrx CLUB AND
OTHER NOTES.

The Giles Charity CInb has again
shown its charitable spirit by assisting
the Advisory Board Of Provident Hos
pital The occasion was a splendid
program given by the small children Of
the class Of Prof. s. /. Lee Of the
Coleridge Taylor Music School IN the
blue triangle room Of the Y. W. C.
A., for the benefit Of the Baby Ward
of PrOvident Hospital, snd saying it
was a huge success, is putting it very
mildly indeed. The house was filed to
overhOWing and the program was ex.
eellent. Those vino appeared were
Master tinker Cohn, Oscar Gillian,
Casino Simpson, Lillian Mccain,
Gladys Smith and Carroll Chiffon.
Miss Carol Mccoy, pupil Of Mrs.
Fannie Hail Clint, gave a reading, show
ing splendid trimming, Miss Miller, the
sweet singer of the Giles Charity
Club, sang, accompanied by Miss Stella
Bonds, also 'of the COleridge Taylor
faculty. Madam Carter, president of
the Giles Charity Club, presided with
her usual graee. Her women never
fail 10 go beyond the mark she sets for
them which proves their love and con.
fdenee in her ability to direct them.
She hoped TO raise not less than one
hundred dollars ($lO0OO) for the
babies but at this writing one hundred
and 6xty1Our dollars ($164.OO) has
been turned in to the superintendent,
with all the tickets not in. We hope
to get them all in by the next issue.
We thank the loyal friends who helped
in this grand work Of charity and are
quote sure that they feel they have
done something worth while.
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GROWING DAILY.

Efficiency in the handling of collec-
tons and adjusting claims is making
a growing business for the Milton
Mercantile Agency, 1858 State ST.,
where bulks of matter are coming
into the Office daily lormfpaIaltrsoi( (B
into the Office daily from all parts of
the United States.
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Chief Garity.
'well, now you've got 'em," re-
piled the mayor"
Regulations for olubG
When the chief had departed, Mayor
Peek telephOned two of chieagos s lead
ing clubs and asked:
Anybody drinking highballs tAsrsi
Why mott This is the mayors once.
I've got 5000 eOpPer and lot of
patrol wagons that aren't doing a
thing.
"Maybe you can't use the eoppers,
but if 1 thought there was a high
ball there, I'd be glad to loan you a
couple Of patrols to ride around in.
"only two vehicles a mortal can
ride in free. One is a hearse, the other
is a patrol, and I'd like to fix up any
of my friends that might want to take
the air in the Official blue wagon
The driver is not allowed to accept
tips"
The elubmen declined the use Of the
blue ehariOts with Iiveried drivers.
Mayor Peek made tour Of the City
Han departments and found that
everything was in order.
Quits Trough Job"
As he was leaving the building after
strenuous day, be sighed
Though job. wouldn't want it
permanently for anything. Along
side Of this mess Of responsibilities the.
UovernOr Of New York and the seere-
tary Of State are repOsing in bed Of
roses.
/ "But had a lot Of fun with Chief
Clarity and his 5000 eOPpers."
Commodore Peek left Tuesday for
New York, where he win campaign in
the interests Of General Wood.
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GOES TO MURPHYSBoP

Mrs. Eliza Jackson, 139 Emu
Ave, national organizer Of A CT
and D. of A. left during the wss
Murphysboro, ILL.,, where she vii
tend the Baptist state conysu6aI
a delegate.
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EXPECTED WEST.

After delivering the prneipl .
dress before the meeting Of the y
umni Association of the V. n II
at Petersburg, Va, May 9Th, ID
]. Thomas Newsome, Newport As'i
Va, a well known attorney and %
tor will come to tne national r'pai
lican convention in this city as d
gate
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mn MUslC cABnnT.
b lfarthA Bs.au. Asssaoa,

Articles pertaining TO music sAnd
ulsieinns win Be found in this col
mn each week. Matter intended for
publication must be i not later than
tuesday. AadrsIT ali communications
. the Md.is cubiast, s4se chanPlsiO
svsnas, 1iasp, nliaoss
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commOdore Ferdinand Peck, Chi.
eago s oldest native citizen, was mayor
for twenty-four hours ending at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
When Mr.. Peek locked the mayor IS
Office Saturday afternoon he had salts
fed lifelong ambition. His reign,
though short, was very, very sweet.
When Mayor Thompson left town he
told Chief Of Police Garrity:
"0ief, you're taking orders from
Mayor Peek today and tomorrow.
Get met"
Instructions to earity.
At 4:Ol Friday afternoon Chief Gar.
nty was summoned to the mayors Of
Zee, and Mayor Peck said:
"NOw, chief, this vice reform stuff
may be all right. But not while I'm
mayor, savEyi
"I'm pretty broad in my views,
chief I don I believe in prohibition at
an.
ttof course, we've got laws. But all
of US have 70 be little liberal, some
times. Depends on how you define the
word vice 1 think it's OverdOne a
little.
ssThe constitution is being deied.
Personal liberty Is being buried in a
mass Of severe laws. You get what
I'm driving att Ease up, lOOsen- up,
go slow, sect Got any opinions. -
tNOpe. I'm taking orders, - smiled
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The sAIeamen and women Of the south
side branch Of the co-opeativs So
sisty q Amsriea held their monthly
banquet St the 7. n. G. 4. hast Wed.
nesaay night II vas indeed q ples.
ant raair and enjoyed by an present.
M zinus. sensral msnassr Of TIE en-
tirs organizationy uas prssent. also M.
Flssgsals Of tie south Park divids1
BosA spoke Of the pleasure il gare
thsn to met.so many intelligent youss
men Ard women rAo were Isally doi6s
much for tie raes ana sonmunisy by
being nsnbsrs Of shis The laregss and
besi argsaizstioa IN America. II s
hsiPins % knosk ths high sost of Hv.
ing ana making il quite ihiser.tins ts
she gsaftss; we are making up sss
lsarnias . take held of he COED
thihss IN hfs. Birds a. Esashsf rill
aoek sesgthsE Les nst Forget iAss.
Ipsslli eent psopis 1ook fsr the ss.ns
e ss.osi.tes We ers tiEsl e ESQ.
siatiag via re kaselel. g have
joined he cinb e 8o,1ters. Gene
-.4 -. -..s A 4. I.
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amounts TO about $1,000 pounds svOir-
dupoiA TIE hammers are larget and
heavier, the aetioa more responsive
and the Staging quality and sustaining
power has reached remarkable Perfee-
tiOs.
Another Important Improvements made
BY the steinway Sons was what is
ealIsd ssths -dnplex sealen in which
fssstioa of the string Is made 70
vibrats sympathetieaIly, thereby
Strengthening the nperoetave har-
monte, and impATting to the tone a
brightness and sweetness not 20 wei
secured in any other known way.
These Improvements have been
worked out. In the upright piano with
viewstosas much Of sOlidity Of the
instrumsat, thea. prOmpt action To-
eether with a. much Of the tone quail
ity Of the grand as possible.
Attempts have been made to increase
the stability Of the tuning, of the
pianOfOrs by different system Of
stringiae, the tension Of the strings
being regulated by means Of q tuning
pin of set screw pattern working
through a collar Of steel instead of
being thrust into a wooden wrest-
plank, where it holds fast BY friction
alone, as has been the universal way
previous to these inventions.
The American Pianoforte today is
the strongest, the fuIlest,toned and the
most extensively constructed Of any in
the world.
The pupils of Miss Estella @. Bonds
viii give their annual recital at St
Mark N. E. Church on May "a.
The four ehoirs Of EngIewoOd viii
give a Sunday afternoon program,
ssEehOss Of Easter" Sunday, June 6.
Each choir viii sing numbers from
their Faster programs, and the united
'ehoin win sing Praise the Lord, o
Jerusalem, Maunder, and he HaIlelujah
Chorus from HandelS Messiah, d.
reeted by George E. Duncan. Mr.. W.
d. Williams is the president.
Miss Naomi Williamson win be the
reader On the program TO be given by
the pupils Of Nine Martha B. Ander-
son, on June at bethesda Baptist
Church.
Grace Presbyterian choir is to sing
the InhammAtus at the Lyeeum Sun
day afternoon, June 6. The obligatO
via be sung by Nine. Martha B. An
dsrsOn.
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NJ Nsrion ,. Gaines Of Bioominzs
Ten. m the owner q one Of the
iarsess farms On the outskirts Of
BIocmineion. vas in shs city during
lLs past vel q ba.Iness-
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The Giles Charity Club is assisting
Ms Lowe who is one Of the Captains
Of the Y. VI. c A drive to raise her
quota. Their amount given last Tues
day evening was ssventy-sye (s75OOl
dollars, leaving just twenty-five
tss5OO) more to be raised, but As we
always do nothing BY halves She win
have the one hundred dollArS (tlO0.oO)
pledged and over. Giles Charity oub
is what its name implies We give
because It Is q pleasure to help others
knowing that in helping Others we help
ourselves.
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hllkssi ni1Iing sas sla. k i.as. Re
pshEcans. Dsnosl4ts, oaIAsliss Pc.
l1iants sinEis Inxss, Pnes,s. inh-
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plstforn l. bEoaa snosgh fer 81, evsr
sIaiming tie editorial Eight . speah
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Loosi eonmunieations Wiu receive
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HON FERDINAND W. PECK
MAYOR FoR DAY. Tn.rs
cTFx's LID.

VINO to himself is law; no law doth
need,
-ofends no law, and is a King in
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One of the most powerful preachers in the A. MEG.
Connection, who viii from henceforth shine forth IN n
his spIendor as one of the new Bishops of his church
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n.tssea - Second Glass Matter, Aus.
-, 1904, at tie Pest ohiss At cAisago.
N Uadsr Act e March ., ls7s-
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Chief Garity.
"well, now you've got 'sm," n
piled the "mAyor.
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"Ghief, you re taking orders from
Mayor Peek today and tomorrow.
Get met"
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Grace Presbyterian choir is to sing
the InhammAtus at the Lyeeum Sun
day afternoon, June 6. The obligatO
via be sung by Nine. Martha B. An
dsrson.
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Miss Naomi Williamson win be the
reader on the program to be given by
the pupils Of Nine Martha B. Ander-
son, on June at bethesda Baptist
Church.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
ExPEcr 10 RAISE ). Y. Fund
State Being Organised Fer Drive r.
100000 N

Assurance that the $500, 900 sal
walton Army fund, the quota allotted
to Kansas and 10 western Missouri
counties. will be raised, has been re-
ceived already, Salvation Army OIL
Gals at Topeka In charge Of the CAM
paign report. The quota was set at
a district meeting there three weeks
ago which was attended by Fl. @.
Kyle and H. w. King of the local
advisory board. a.
In 100 Of the 124 counties In the
district, county advisory boards to
conduct the campaign the raising
the money have been organized and
in the other counties business men
and American Legion men have tax
en- charge Of the project. The budget
calls for Kansas to raise $4,000 "
the total, and the 10 Missouri coun-
ties $4,000. Nearly half Of the al
will be used to build rescue
home for girls in Wichita and for its
the first year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30

IN himself the pew director Or the
universei
Is It any wonder that In this fan
tastic pageant the United States grad
ually became to him mere speck on
the earth, and the President came TO
believe he was specially ordained by
Providence to sit on Mount Olympus
and rule the world?
Pageants and Mysteries
Is It any wonder that in this emo
tional state he could with seeming
nonchalance surrender the sovereign
| ty Of the United States to European
super government made In Europe
and controlled by European chancel-
tories?
Is It any wonder that the aching
heart Of the United States did not ap-
peal to him so much as the heart or
other worldsf
Is II any wonder he seemed to i'm
agine himself the greatest figure since
the dawn Of Christendom. ruling the
anita gonistic races. wiping out the
fierce hatreds Of centuries. by mere
word Of mouth or nod Of the head?
.Is II any wonder he returned home
to the plain American people with
the arrogance Of an autocrat. assum-
ing to set up one-man government
in the house Of Washington and JEFF |
erson and Adams and Monroe?
Was this spectacle just the hypno-
sis that Washington, Jefferson.
Adams and Monroe and their asso-
ciates foresaw when they adjured
their countrymen. with the fervency |
Of prayer to High Heaven. to be- !
ware forever Of European entangle- |
ments and European Grandparents?
Was this the great danger they
foresaw lurking in the path Of the
Republic at some distant day?
1t was! It was!
"Was there ever so wonderful
thing seen before? Was there ever So
moving a thing?"
Had It not been for the solid pa
triotism Of the United States Senate
the American people by this time
might have added:
And so tragic?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30

commodate thirty I'VE guests. m
princess left behind the celebrate,
gold dinner. service for the use Of tn
presidential party. A beautiful gon
dola- shaped bed was set aside for tn
President"
The dressing room suite set asid,
for the President Is described will
some detail, the information impart
ed being that the closets are biz
enough to hold fifty suits Of clothes
and one hundred pairs Of shoes, "no
to mention the space for hats" The
luxurious dressing rooms in the suite
once occupied by the Princess Murat
were even more cOmmOdious-roOms
for 100 gowns. 200 pairs Of slippers
and shoes, fifty parasols, fifty fans
and "other accessories of the femin-
Inc toilet"
Such grandeur surrounded the Pres
ident now that 1t probably would
have stupefied. II not altogether be-
wildered, an average American farm
er from Kansas or a miner from
Butte. But we continue the absorb
ing narrative, describing the Presi-
dents study:
Cupid And Psyche Too
at contains a charming inlaid
desk. where the President may con-
tinue his work facing wonderful
painting Of Cupid and Psyche. almost
filling the entire wall above the book
cases."
And there were marbles and mir
rors erywhere, marbles on the walls
in the staircases and wainscoting,
marbles Of vari- colOred hues from the
remoatest quarries Of the world.
The Presidents bedroom must have
been even more than moving: 1t must
have been truly wonderful, for we
read on:
"The most striking feature of this
room il a wonderful Empire bed.
Scarcely perceptible panels in the
walls Of sage green brocade at both
ends of the bed lead with the old al
Turing secrecy and charm character
istic Of all well-regulated French pal
aces into the apartments formerly
occupied by the Princess Murat, with
their soft, French gray walls, gray
satin hangings, brocaded cupids and
garlands Of golden hue"
An elaborate press agent service
had been organized to get the story
back to the people Of the United
States and the cables for days and
weeks were filed with it. All things
1ealing with the wonderful setting
about thte President had priority
If service, and deluge Of words
came on the spluttering cable, de.
picting the moving thing of ele-
yance and charm.
"Was there ever so wonderful
, thing seen before?"
All of which moved" other men
10 speak. One Of these was Sena-
or Lawrence Y. Sherman who had
been endeavoring In vain for some
line to get news Of wounded Amer
can soldiers in France for their par
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30

| in order to carry out the crimson ef.
feet. All was harmony, even to tn
colors.
"The banquet hail." It is further
recorded, has a throne ut one end "
but the main table was SO arranged
"that the backs Of President Wilson
and King George were turned toward
the throne"
Could that have been wise pre-
caution on the part Of the intensely
practical hosts? In that moving scene
would the presence Of the throne,
right straight ahead, have further
moved the American President? Who
can say?
The yeomen Of the, guard also
were present in "red Elizabethan cos
tunes and with halberds."
In such a happy surrounding the
American President. replying to the
toast, stated that he had consulted
the rulers Of Europe and was glad to
report he found them to be In ac-
cord with his views as to the duty
of the nations"
In such childish credulity was the
mischief of Paris perpetrated.
There were appealing street scenes
too-pageantry raised to the highest
possible level. Royal coaches and
four, conveying President Wilson and
King George, with court attired pos
tilions and outriding buglers, with all
the pageantry Of George III or Henry
VIII, and as they moved up the
Strand from the Admiralty Arch,
hard by Pail Mall, or down White
hall by the Horse Guards, or up Hay
market way and past the statue Of
George Hin passing which, we are
George v looked the other
the royal coach and
gorgeously- arrayed court attendants
proceeded there are obeisances
made and halberdiers reflected the
brilliant sunshine in dazzling bursts
Of light from their brilliant uniforms
straight into the eyes Of the Ameri-
can President.
Buckingham and Other Palaces
Then, the dispatches relate, they
took the American President to
Palace to sleep and tuck
ed him in a bed Of such royal splen-
dor that even the trained American
simply gulped and
threw the whole dictionary at the
operator.
In Paris. where the "bambOOzling"
seems to have been carried out on an
even grander scale, the reporters
nightly in attempting to
come anywhere near the real picture.
The cable dispatches announced:
"Final details Of making the resi-
ience of Prince Murat ready for the
of President Wilson were
completed today. Telephones have
been installed throughout the man
sion, even in the dressing rooms and
bath rooms, and the electric lighting
system has been improved. Presi-
lent Wilson will dine at an inlaid
mahogany table large enough to &C.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
Dweit In Marble Halls

Dwelt In Marble Halls
EVERY royal formality which hal
attended epochal occasions at thu
palace for two or three hundred year,
(which must embrace the great func'
lions Of George III) was carried oul
before and during the banquet
President Wilson with Queen Mary
led the procession into the dining hall
preceded By officials Of the palace
spiendidly ccstumed, bearing wanda
and walking backward and making
obeisance to the guests. Immed-
. lately behind the President and the
Queen came King George, followed by
, members Of the royal family"
That must have moved the simple
American Prssident-the sight Of
"splendidly- costumed" palace Off
Gals. walking backward and shaking
their wands and making obeisance. I"
To make obeisance they must have
bent far over. hardly daring to lift
their eyes to the royal encourage, led
BY President Wilson and Queen
Mary. What a catastrophe 1t would
have been If one Of the backward
walking wand-bearing gentlemen
had stumbled and fallen on his
face!
At the Kings table, we are further
informed with fidelity to the least
significant detail, King George sat
in the middle with President Wilson
on one side. Directly on the Pres
ident's right was Queen Mary. Then
came ambassadors in glittering dress,
Lords and Dukes and Earls, the Gar
ter and Thistle and the Bath. court
attaches. funkies and social climbers.
Most of the plebs, however, we are
informed. sat down on the main floor,
only the supreme rulers and SUPER
governors, the new LORDS Of creation,
being privileged to sit with the King
and look down upon their subjects.
Among those who were privileged
to sit below sand gaze up with d.
lating pupils are noted Admiral Gray
son. R. B. Stevens Of the Shipping
Board. the Maharaa of Bikaner, Col.
Endicott Of the American Red Cross,
General Biddle of the American army
and others. But we hurry on:
$15,OOO,OOO of Gold Plate
"The scene as the guests proceed
ed to the hall was one Of splendor.
In the dining salon was great col
lection Of solid gold plate and huge
ornaments valued at $15,OOO,OOO.
These had been brought from the
vaults for the occasion"
Then comes a description OF the
gold and crimson scheme Of decora-
tons, the carpets and the upholster-
ing to match. The dispatches even
tell of the exclusive use Of poinsettas