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the thought came to me that in similar manner
we are blending our lives in the great undertake
ing that had brought US together.
Our own Band of 100 pieces. and our Kiltie,,
as well as the Orch .stra, each rendered pro-
gram OF superb selections. Many of our folks
had not before heard them and were correspond
ingly pleased to learn OF our accomplishments
along this line.
Mr. IuNeys address evoked the warmc,t
applause Without any attempt at studied ora
tory, he spoke feelingly of his many years close
coInpanionship with our great family, and OF the
almost unbelievable progress that had been
achieved under the leadership of President
Mittcn.
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Tor. Oscar Olson had pue - g tho
wyndham. He had etayed thrse nishts,
'"Tf The friends @ ~ walked vail into the stree.
and back toward the Paradox without
word. As they stepped into the Gle :
vator again, Lane looked at bis friend
and smiled.
eve a notion Mr.. Olson had n right
interestin' trip to Denver" he said
quietly.
"I'n say he had" answered San
born. 'An' that amt but half Of II
either. He's mighty apt to have an
other interestin' ono here one o. these
days."
In IN continued icSf1arrnrz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01

Be 1T RESOLVED by th, ,s,.nbl.s. Of .uplov.,.
sat We are IA hearty accord with the proposed plan
o. parhs'pshon BY cooperating employees in tn.
sn',e. results Of larger economies Of operation and
hereby pledge p. R. 7. e.plsye., On. and ali, to
follow where Mr. Mt.u leads and 10 enthu,i,,tesIl,
give all Of tho greater effort required to maxi, hi,
forward and fr'reaeLins plan Of our beloved Chief
q great success;
Be IT FURTHER RESOLVED that v. hereby pl.J,,
continuing loyalty and eesa, service to Ii. Mite.
ma..!en'ns which has hslpsd ., out Of Il. troubled
conditions which prevailed % 10 Mr. Mitt.n t.Li.s
charge IN the spring Of 1911;
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED M., v. tai. a..
vantage Of thi. opportunity TO pledge our eoutsunr
adherence to the principles Of he Ce.oper.tye Pl,,
which ba, brought uueL happiness ia.o our lives
and helped Is to become better r.ilrssder, .nI k.t.
ter citizens;
AND FINALLY BE IT RESOLVED tia, Il. .,;,,,,
Of this set OF Rssousioas BE- rendered our Pr.J.p,
Mr.. T. E. mittsn. in grateful recognition Of Ii, y..r'
OF untirns eaor. in behalf Of osr Conp.ny, and As.
permanent msnfe't.tion Of the love snd esteem in
which he ], held By bis more &,n 900 eo.wo,k,,,
OF the PbisdelPhia Rapid Trans. Company.
Resolutions unanimsu.ly adop,es,
IifTN1MI0IilliE ii1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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A WHALE OF A Meeting

First and last we've presided over good many
meetings. but never one like that of last evening
The response of the P. R. T. family to Pres;-
dent Mittens invitation to drop in for friendly
chat was little short Of a landslide Of deluge
proportions.
Mr.. Pawling says his Auditorium seats about
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-. received by his great
audience or the enthusiasm which il evoked.
ssher mere was hush, and then as the full sgn-
hcarce of his words becan. snnar.,t 80.
followed one OF the most inspiring scene. have
ever witnessed.
With one accord seemingly Committeeman
ana others grasped the several score location
standards and rushed toward the platform, SYM
po.c OF the pledge of loyalty and cooperation
which surgcd within their hearts, and to wh;cb
they felt smpuIsed to give visible physical ex.
preston.
IT President Nitten ever entertained any
doubt as 70 the place which he occupies in the
minds and hearts OF the employees Of this Com.
Psny-he recsived his answer last evening.
lEditor.I
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He described briefly the early struggles 70
break through the she'll of past inisunderstand-
!rgs, and then on down through the years to the
present happy situation. It was heart talking to
heart. and he was given an ovation as he pre-
dictcd even happier days ahead He closed with
a powerful appeal for what he apty termed
"Super-C Cooperation
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eieVeH tnousand people.
] guess he knows best.
but it seemed to me that
most OF Philadelphia was
present as I looked into
that sea OF happy, eager
faces.
1t was a truly wonder
ful gathering, an inspir-
ing tribute paid 60 a
gifted leader by those
who know him bcst-liis
own folks-his pals OF
eleven years of joint ef-
fort TO make a dream OF
the centuries come true.
Ny space is so limited
I scarcely know where
to begin, or how to re-
strain the impulse to
write reanl upon ream OF
the events OF last even
ing. The brieicst sketch
will have to suffice.
Community singing Of
songs that reach the
heart was beautiful be-
yond my powers Of
dissertation Il A. J,cx>J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01

esrbsa u weekly concerts
from last November to Nay
The Good Cheer Club Il ~ 4
ported in this undertaking *
Matinee Musical Club, the PhIla1G& ~
Music Club. the. University Of IN
syIvania Musical Club, and muny III
sons prominent in the world Of la06l
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GOOD CHEER CLUB CONCERT
Welsh Choir and cambrIans VIII
Feature Entertainment

The Welsh Choir and the Cam
brians, who won the prize Mt the
Eisteddfod recently. will be the at
fractions at the concert which will be
given tonight by the Good Cheer Club
at the Sunday Breakfast Club, 22O
North Twelfth street. This Is one OF q
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Pandemonium greeted
the arrival OF President
Mitten and it was some
minutes before tic meet
ing could proceed. He
was in the house Of his
friends, and thcv wee
not at ali backward !"
letting Him know iuss
how they felt about it.
Extracts from Mr.. M;--
tens address appear upon
the first page OF this
issue. Never was lie
followed with more rant
attention than that given
him last evening as he
reviewed the great work
accomplished here in
fhiiadclpNia III the LAST
decade. It was an account
ri stewardship such as
falls to tho lot Of few ,rcn.
! shall not attempt 70
describe the earnestrcss
with which his next ior-
ward step in Cooperative
Plan development was
The evening world., 1922-05-12

bachelor, declares Her Husbands 3
Trademark" should be a ball and
chain.
Barbara La Marr, who plays in
1.-THE Prisoner of Zenda, says she
was once mistaken for Theda Bara.
Why spread that story7
In "Blue Blood" Alice Calhoun
does a blackface act when she i'm
personates a giant negro who weighs
close to 500. AS Alice tips the beam
at but ll3, she sure must have grew
some" for this part of her part.
The Mack Sennett feature made
under the title Love or Money Will
be released under the name OF Gross
roads OF New York"
More than /, 900 stockholders in the
Urban Motion Picture Industries, me-
the parent organization Of the kineto
Company of America, met yesterday
at Urban Institute at Irvington on
Hudson. After looking over the new
plant. the stockholders reelected
Charles Urban President.
Larry Semon has spent the last
couple of days and bankroli In see
ing New York, the town where ne
used to work as a newspaper artist
In spite of his phenomenal screen
success, he still wears the same size
skinner.
The Criterion Theatre seems TO be
the Port of Missing Men When
owen Moore was Reported Missing
we found him there and now it's the
place to look for missing Husbands. "
If you happen to want to know the
time Of day just ask Shirley Mason,
If she happens to be near. WhyY
oh, nuthin' much. 'ceptin' fine new
wrist watch And a present, too, e.
The evening world., 1922-05-12
Scree ming S
By DON ALLEN
MORE SCRIPT ADVICE.

Believing that sss out Of every l'Ooe
persons above tho age of seven are
carrying around the plot Of the great
American movie and in consequence
are Interested In what producers wan
we asked Col. Jasper Ewing Brad. !.
Metros knowing scenario editor,
was really wanted in the wa
stories. s.,,
"Give us good. clean storier
with life as II exists to-day no
swered, right prompt like; pu. ~ q
smile and a tear, grip yot aue
with tense situations. sptnA,o ~ ~
romance and love. confopho ny
and reward virtue. ana 'ou '"i'
with both feet.
.There Is a chancdIor .ne or,s'na'
story writer--a bul, . ona zoo "o.. ,.s :, :
trouble with 30 out 7 every ioo se'ip.s "s
received IA that yey contain not one
80. - -ng1nality. Plagiarism,
vitiu.-- or unconscious, sticks out all
over them. Or II that is not so, they
arc 30 trivial, SILLY or impossible, that
the return postage is a total waste"
Now that you know what they want,
folks, why go ahead and give II to
'em!
The evening world., 1922-05-12
COMEDY vs. TRAGEDY.

lake all great comedians, including
Chaplin. the king OF 'em all. the
hankering to play tragic roles has
been lowering over Raymond Griffith,
whose screen antics for years have
been causing millions to laugh.
Believing that Griffith could be Sc
s.ous before the camera, Marshall
Neilan gave him the opportunity &c
play bit in the First National attrac-
tion ''Fools First"
When the director caught his firs'
glimpse of the rush Aims" showing
Grifith's first attempt at serious cam.
ERA work. he Immediately re- wrote this
part into tho leading one in the pic.
fure and handed the actor a new con
tract to sign.
Ard now the world OF comedy hal
lost fine con z Ian and the serioui
drama has gained dandy screen &C
Lor.
The evening world., 1922-05-12

appearance trip that he is thinking OF
writing a book called "Jails I've Bin
At"
Broadway After Dark and "The
Little Church Around the Corner"
two ten-twent' -thlrt' thrillers of the
past generation, will soon come to
life as Aims.
Charles G.. Norris, whose attest
novel. Brass" is being turned into a
Aim by Harry Rapf, told the pro-
ducer that ''too many minds spoil
an authors brain child" SO Rapf
is going to film the story as is.
Arthur Maude has been engaged by
Selig- Kalem to direct THE Song Of
the Lark" the firms first production.
Daniel Carson Goodman, widely
read author. has formed a film pro-
ducing corporation to filmize his pub
lished stories.
After a screenless year Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter De Haven will return and
make series of two o-reelers, Work
has already started on the West
Coast.
Six girls from "The Rose OF Stam-
boul" are being used to support
Martha Mansfield in 1.-THE Queen of
the Moulin Rouge" We knew she
was plump. but didn't imagine It
would take six to support her.
"And now" unused Alice Terry
Yesterday. ''along comes Lady Astor
md advises American girls not to
dress up too much. Looks as though
they needed her advice before she
gave it,"
A new film founded on o. Henrys
| ''Caibbages and Kings" has beer
| started by Earle Williams.
Old George Crouch, the dArinS
The evening world., 1922-05-12

the wild tales OF million dollar SAL
aries and the fortunes being paid in
scenarios, recently submitted a $4,000
word script to big producer.
Along with the manuscript he sent
a demand for certified check for
$500. 900 for the rights TO produce IT.
After spending hours delving
through the pages in search of an
Idea the scenario editor wrote the
young man that he could have his
bulky manuscript back If he would
send return postage.
In letter to Screenings the en-
bryonic author states: And to think
OF the difference in the estimation
OF the value OF my work. | wanted
a half million dollars for 1t and they
wouldn't even pay the sixteen cents
postage"
'Tis sad old world, at that,
The evening world., 1922-05-12
GOSSIP.

John Tiller has trained his dancing
girls in Good Morning, Dearie." in a
new number.
1t Is about arranged that Ed Wynn
will begin a Chicago engagement at
the Illinois Theatre on Labor Day.
The p. a. says "Tangerine" will
begin Its forty-fi first week at the Ca Z
sino soon. with Julia Sanderson, Her
bert Corthell and Frank Crumit re-
naming intact.
Uia Sharon, dancer in "The Green
wich village Follies," will sail to-
morrow on the Baltic for a visit
abroad
Maxine Brown has received an offer
to appear in a musical show in Lon
don. Her new, wealthy daddy In =
law says she may have a show here
II she wants 1t.
Members Of the Bull Dog Drum
mond'' company-all Englishmen-
saw their first baseball game recent
ly. Yesterday they saw their first
American horse racing. They saS
baseball Is the less expensive.
The evening world., 1922-05-12

This is said with all due apprecia- =
Aion OF the cast that gave an excel
lent performance when "Hindle
Wakes was first produced here at
Maxine EIliotts Theatre. Indeed,
e=e member of that cast, Herbert
Lomas, again played the father Of the
ukylarking youth who leads Fanny
out of the narrow path on Bank
holiday. and a better man for this
hard Job could not be found, search
where you may. For the softer work
Of the girls father. Whitford Kane
was on hand 70 do his best, and the
driving, shrewd mother cleaned In
fhe eyes and vibrated in the figure OF
Louie Emery. Alice Belmore cline
sat back comfortably and waited con-
ndently for the young man to get
out of the mess into which he had
unwittingiy plunged himself. And
hiding her time as Fanny, while
others talked and made their plans
was Eileen Huban. saying little but
suggesting much.
In this waiting role. Miss Huoen
was the embodiment of a fine young
animal-a thoroughbred ready to leap
aAe barriers of SNUG convention with
The evening world., 1922-05-12
Oh. MABEL,

Mabel Normand. the Mack Sennett
star. Is superstitious. She says she
never stopped to analyze her reasons
for refusing to walk under ladder
or 10 dodge anything pertaining to
Friday or the mystic number thlr-
teen, but she says she has inherent
reasons. whatever that may mean.
Miss Normand Is deathly afraid OF
black cats. win not leave by any door
other than the one she entered
through and is a firm believer in re-
tributive thought. She's been known
TO lose sleep over the fact that she
caught her first glimpse OF the new
moon over her left shoulder and II
she ever spills the salt-good night!
But the climax came recently when
an eligible young millionaire pro-
posed TO her and she was thinking oi
accepting. Then she counted the let
ters in his name. There were thir.
| teen.
Mabel Is still single.
The evening world., 1922-05-12

no more than a scornful twist Of her
red lips. She was Fanny from her
defiant hair, to her firmly planted
feet. You. felt that brass" the
Lancashire term for money. could not
move this lass, and as for marrying
the youth who would be lined with
IL, she preferred real man." thank
you.
1t Is a simple study of character
this Houghton play, but so real and
human that It has the tang OF life.
Its revival is Justified, II justification
were needed, by acting that IL sure to
delight the discriminating playgoer.
The evening world., 1922-05-12
RE-TAkES,

Jesse l.. Lasky leaves to- morrow
for Ave weeks sojourn in Europe.
During his stay he will try to interest
more foreign authors in writing direct
for the films.
The Beautiful and Damned" f.
Scott Fitzgerald's latest novel, will
he picturized by Warner Brothers. II
will surely be beautiful and will prob
ably be id by the reformers.
Wallace Worsley. old time speaky
actor, has started directing From
Rags to Riches"
Don't Tell Everything" is gooc
advice; both in and out OF the movies
Wesley Barry has been arrested %
often In connection with his persona
The evening world., 1922-05-12
HE'S NO PRETTY CHILD.

Francis Sadtler. who plays the page
in "What the Public Wants" at the
Garrick, wears a blue suit with brass
buttons. and he was mighty proud OF
1t until he overheard remark from a
woman recently.
"Oh, look at that little boy" said
she. isn't he a sweet little fellow?"
Now, Francis is nineteen, has girls
stuck on him and everything. and the
remark hurt his feelings. He is now
seeking a way to raise a mustache
The evening world., 1922-05-12

the ten leading cinemas Of that city.
The multi first runs will last three
days. Following this Aim will come
The Sheik's wife" and long list of
aims. all of which will be shown In
ten different houses at the same time.
We scanned the pictures that are
Included In the "show- EN- to- ten at
once" list and the thought struck us
that when they were shown In New
York at ONE theatre at a time that
that was quite suff1cient. thank you
The evening world., 1922-05-12
NuTI,S DOPE.

Jefferson Shrewsbury Mutt, special
correspondent of this column, has
written us from Bogash to give US a
tip on a news story. Rcad his LEI
ter:
Dear Dud-I and the wife hcar
tnat bobbed hair is to keep on being
the style. Now there will be big
argument about this and ! and her
thought we could get a lot Of good
dope on the subject right here. Mrs
J. Ainsley Potts, society leader, has
IL Ihbed hair and We thought mayoc
she could give us a great story about
It. Her husband is worth at least
SIS, 900 and she's very majestic in he''
manner. IL you want us to | and tbs
wife will call on her. She would
likely bring US into the French Rev :.
olution room at her home and l could
say: Mrs. Potts, ! represent Dudley'8
column and they want to know about
iobbed hair. Is II here to stay and
why did you cut off your locks?' M
matter what she said we'd play our
ace next. The wife would say: Ont
women with ugly hair should cut Is
off, Whee, but that would start her.
and I'll bet you'd have a story you
could head Mrs. Potts, Bogash So
ciety Leader, Scores New York's Best
Reporters I'd get the wife to recite
that rhyme of hers about 'Bobbing'
for Apples with Bpbbed Hair and
there we'd be. Send me $11. please,
I'm broke. Elmer Garside tried TO
kick his horse to-day but missed
and his shoe few off and hit Mrs
Grooch, the butchers wife. Sa"
spoke right up and the fun startej.
Much excitement but could learn
nothing
The evening world., 1922-05-12
About Plays
and Players
BY BIDE DUDLEY
- VAN ACKERMAN. the scenic
Z artist, was in a joval mood
80 yesterday when we ran across

artist, was In a 1ovtal MOOD
1' yesterday when we ran across
him in the Broadway district.
IT Just saw a new set OF scenery
fall on an actor at dress rehearsal Y
he said. THE fellow wasn't hurt, but
the incident reminded me Of a slip
that occurred one night in a per-
formance Of The Whirlwind' at the
Standard Theatre. In this play the
villain was strung up to a tree
nightly. On this particular evening,
when the rope was thrown over the
tree, his weight caused trouble. The
tree began to fall on him and, al
though he was half-hung, he caught
it in his arms and put 1t back in place !.
Now he said, II you must hangV
me, go ahead, but look out you don't
Injure this fine tree
And, with the posse bracing the
tree, the villain was strung up until
the hero arrived and shot the rope in
two
The evening world., 1922-05-12
A MODERN BABEL.

J. Gordon Edwards. who directed
Nero" the next Fox super special.
I'D 90 In three languages and about
nineteen dialects. That is. he didn't
actually speak in all those different
languages. but he had that many in
terpreters who re-shouted his orders.
And II was some mix-up. Take II
from Edwards.
PAulette Duyal and jacques Grot-
tiiiat. who took leading roles In the
The evening world., 1922-05-12
A GO.

Most boys are sent to college with
the fond hope that they will learn
something. The parents OF Edward
Horton. who plays the leading role in
''Too Much Business had no such
ili1sion. They sent their son to col
leee to keep him of the stage.
And they picked out Oberlin College
out In the Buckeye State. q strict re-
nsious institution, where blue-laws
are the deepest indigo.
Three months after entering college
Houng Horton secretly organized Q
dramatic society ana produced a play
which he called "Too Much Tooley.'
Ard now that the screen has claimed
him as Its very own he Is, by a singu'
Jar coincidence, appearing In another
s'Too Much" AFFAIR.
The evening world., 1922-05-12
"FLAPPER WANTED"

The above want ad caused a riot in
and around the Pyramid Studio yes
terday More thar 1000 happers,
napperettes, happines and Hap
doodles mobbed the place seeking a
Job In the film Of that name.
They came fat, fair and over forty.
Brunettes, ebony-hued, green, gray
pink. They had bobbed hair, curled
hair. frizzled hair and just plain hair
And the clothes they wore-not know
ing blouse from a scarf, we cannot
describe their clothes at all
Anyway, not one out of the 1900
secured the job, as 1t was impossible
60 choose a representative fappel
from such a misrepresentation bunch
The quest Is still on to-day, will
heavy casualties reported on each side
The evening world., 1922-05-12
OUT OMAHA WAY.

Nebraska first gave us William Jen-
nings Bryan and now It's trying to
cover up this faux pas by showing the
rest Of the movie world something
new in the way OF 'nrst run" show
lngs.
Word has drifted in from Omaha
that "The Prodigal Judge" has been
booked for simultaneous showings In
The evening world., 1922-05-12
THE NEW PLAYS
"HmdIe Wakes" Renamed
Acted as Never Before
By CHARLES DARNTON

when "Hndle
Wakes seemed almost
Just mplennnded moists would put It.
English full OF character that
night Hawthorn
reality For one thing was acted a. never
The evening world., 1922-05-12
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

some over religion and others put on
musical shows.
The evening world., 1922-05-12
POEMS OF PROVoCATION

Anon Y, Nous Of Harlem has writ
ten us a rhyme merely because fel-
low with an auto beat his time" with
a girl. He doesn't care especially for
the iron pansy. but he wants the world
to know why the lady Is going around
with his rival. His rhyme follows:
. He, asked her II he stood a chance,
And Votoed hts Iove a0as true.
With Hm0'ring glance,
Witch did entrance,
She said: Indeed you do
II you an auto can engage
And haze lot Of dough-"
Which did enrd0e
Young Herman Sage,
And theretoith did he 90,
The evening world., 1922-05-12

A few years ago Mary Carr. the
model mother OF the screen and in real
life, and one OF her daughters went
to call upon a very old man. When
the youngster was introduced the aged
man. his eyesight dimned by his years.
reached out and patted her on her
curly head.
$50 this is the boy" he said.
what fine little fellow. hope he
grows up TO be big, strong man and
that he Is President some day"
THANK you." answered the mother,
"but May Beth has started life as a
little girl and I rather think she'll
grow up that way. But she might bt
Presidentess some day; who can tell 2
The evening world., 1922-05-12
KATINKA

big spectacle, are French and speak
no English and very little Italian.
Guido Tronto. Alexander Salvini and
other principals, are Italians. and
there were several other nationalities
represented, including many Rus
slams.
So Edwards engaged an tnterpre-
ter for each language, and he says
when they re-shouted his shouted
directions that the Tower OF Babel
was q sound-proof room in compari-
son.
The evening world., 1922-05-12
FooLIShM ENT.

There tods a young Domdn from
Hdytt,
Quite feshy; In ydct far too toeightv,
And tho she looked funny,
Her beau called her Honey"
And spoke Of his cute little Katie.
The evening world., 1922-05-12

FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE.
II was wondering"
what about7"
II was wondering what Prohibition
had done 10 the Pert OF New York"
The evening world., 1922-05-12
MoDEsTY NOTE.

A man. evidently having absorbed