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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
LEAGUE TEA WELL ATTENDED

< About 9 ladies attended the tea given by the Ladies League yester- day afternoon. A very pleasant time was enjoyed.
 Mesdames A. Kilon, G. Kirkham and c. c. Mitchell acted as hostesses for the afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04

Thomas w. McConyille, Of Wash ington, D. C., is the greatest all around American Boy Scout, wear ing on his sleeve 54 of the merit badges awarded by the organiza- tfon. The 17-year-old youth joined Troop 100 in 1917 and won his first merit badge, for handicraft, in 1919. In 1920 he became a Life and Star Scout and immediately started working for the highest sccut honor, that of Eagle Scout, which he attained in September, 1920.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04

Latest styles G engraving fol visiting cards at Tho Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04

Furniture moved and stored. Heavy hauling done. Phone AS. Ju- neau Transfer. -adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-04
Weather Conditions A Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bureau

Juneau vicinity beginning
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05
CITY ITEMS.

A daughter was horn today TO Mr.
and Mrs. John Gesselin Of ~ Maple
street, Mr. Gosselin Is barber ~
David christine's barber shop on
Church street,
Lunch al IIsliins n's.-sdft,
'sThat Old Gang Of Nine" by shan
non -Four and raN Trot Tret by Cali
fornia Handlers, John A. Andrews
A ce,-adsis
"Jusi girl that Men Forget"
Henry burr record, c, l., Pierce A.
eo,=adNi.
Electrical Inspector Cyril j. Curtin
is spending a vacation al Fast Elm
hurst, l.. ].
"when All the World Forgets You,
vocal John A. Andrews a Co.
adyt
Mayor A. n, faonessa has received
a communication from the Roosevelt
National committee asking him 70
appoint a committee Of citizens 70
arrange for a suitable observance OF
the late presidents birthday oeto-
Der 81,
Permanent waving, Lucille Beauty
shop. ESQ Main. 4th floor. Tel. sss.---
advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05
DIR. HILL PASTOR
HERE FOR 10 YEARS
Will Tell Of "A Decade IN The
South Church" Sunday

Rev. Or, George W, q, Hill, pastor
OF the south cengre gational, church,
will observe the 10th anniversary al
his coming 10 New Britain. sunday
DE-, Hill will give brief resume of
his life and experiences white IN New
Britain, In a sermon sunday morning
entitled "a Decade in the South
Church.
The membership ~ the church,
October. 1914, was l,sbfi the mem-
hership today is l.sai-a net gain Of
sii-l.hso people having been re,
eeiyad into membership of the church,
and the greatest net gain In year be.
Ing lie. Two hundred and twenty
-four have been dismissed by letter,
ard Ice have died. DIR, Hill has Of
fieiated al ai6 funeral services and
600 weddings. and has baptized ass
individuals Of which aai we're chill.
dren. and 10 each Of whom was given
a ishle. Two hundred and ilfty-nine
children have been given Testaments
en- the seventh anniversary Of their
baptism.
He has preached 400 sermons in the
church of which s5h were al the
morning service and I s5 In the evcn-
Ing Resides these he has represent.
ed the church at many councils, as.
sociations and conferences. ordina.
tons and Installations. nj some of
which he has offieiatcd M preacher.
More than s,7o0 parish calls have
been made.
In this period the church has ex-
pended more than $3.50. 900 for main.
tenance for II work. and has given 10
various missionary and benevolent oh
ieets upward of $4,000. or this
latter amount the women OF the
church have raised about $40. 1000. The
church school has raised and distrib-
uted for Its own work and for mis-
sionary objects nearly $4,000. The
Chinese work In the church has been
self supporting, and tho Assyrian mis-
sion has made an enviablc record.
This latter has contributed for It's own
support and has given for benevo-
lences amongst the Assyrian people in
this country and abroad more than
$4,000.
OF new work which has been in
auguarated and carried on may be
mentioned the following: Institution
of the every member canvass which
increased tht regular number of
givers to church support and benev-
olences from few over 100 to be-
tween zoo and 500; complete reor-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05

ssnisatian 81 the MomsH's work,
bringing al branches ON s0men's
activities under = general head,
Ia eenaeeiioR with this has been an
unusual Organization Of NaTk fer
young wameni reorganization ef mems
work, increasing general interest and
fellowship among men Of the church,
. Thorough reorganization 81 the
church school bg better grading with
a regular system Of training for tesehs
sFs, the intFdnetien Of paid leaders in
the various departments, and net
increase Of btween SOC and iee IN
membership,
The average attendance Of scholars
fer the past year an the basis Of those
enrolled ass over "a per cent for the
year, The intradueti0n also Of sue
eessful school for Weekday religious
instruction, and the organization Of
an Italian schools the organization Of
the system fer parish visiting. brought
more af The women Of the church ins
TO this work.
The Introduction Of the system of
entirely free sittings al all services,
and the support Of the complete
work OF the church by voluntary Of,
ferings. we're of recent inauguration,
rs were the carrying on of Americana
zation work both in the homes and
In the church among the foreign peos
pie Of the parish: the complete reno.
Walton of both ehanelsi the erection of
stage and its accessories; the In.
siallation OF a complete motion pie
inre equipment and its use for dis.
iinctly religious purposes In the eve
ming service NJ worship, and the re-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05
GOLF TOURNEY STATUS
Stanley Manning Match In FIRST
Flight and Mcmillan Hart in seoond
VIII Decide Championships.


WIN Decide Championships.
The Shuttle Meadow club roll
championship tournament has reached
the finals in both the first and second
sixteen. As previously noted A. w
Stanley will play c. ". Manning for
the club championship October 20,
they being the survivors In the con.
tests among the first sixteen who
qualified.
In the second sixteen g. p. Harris
win over L. f. Page, and 3, makes
him Don McMillan's contestant in the
finals, the latter having defeated Dana
Vibberts who, In turn. won over s.
Hart, while Mr.. Mcmillan had beaten
G. Stanley. The Hart Mcmillan
match will be played week from to-
day.
Mr., Stanley has reached the finals
by defeating II. ". Hatch. r. W.
Chamberlain and Alton Greene, while
Mr.. Manning has won from w. R..
Hyatt, c. W. Epson and Dave Man
ming.
In the second sixteen Mr.. Hart has
beaten @. P. Rogers. J. Msier and L..
E. Page, while Mr.. Mcmillan has won
over r. c. Merwin, C. Stanley and
Dana Vibberts.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05
Heap Big Injuns March
In Manchester's Parade

Twenty-Five members of Mattsbes-
set tribe. I. o. r. NJ, went to Man.
chester this afternoon TO participate
in the centennial parade. Many of
them were dressed in Indian garb.
with war paint and everythin'. All
the little boys in Manchester hid be-
hind their mothers skirts when the
Red Men. passed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05

eeRt installation Of = FiAs range IN the
basement ef the church,
The church gave MS Of her Fonne
men and women 10 the service Of the
country IN the Marld War 81 whom
axe made the supreme sserlnee,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-05
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. George Krum of $50
Stanley street, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Fife. to Har-
rv j. Begor. son of Mr.. George A.
Beeor of Northampton. Macs. Miss
krum and Mrs. Begor are employed
at the office Of the Russell G. Erwin
Mfg. Co
Evening star., 1923-10-01
Somebody $ Darling

sat by my gate in the cleaning,
in comfort and bounteously fed; a
hobo, worn out by his roaming, ap-
piled for pie and bed. His raj
ment was vile and in tatters, his
whiskers were ragged and brown !;
he spoke of such difficult matters
as ills that had beaten him down,
He told how misfortune had hayed
him and made him wandering
wretch; trick of his language be-
trayed' him; l cried, You're The
ophilus Sketchp In childhood we'd
rambled together, and he was hero
to me, and oft I'd been wondering
whether my hero I'd e'er again see.
And he was so .wondrously gifted, so
handsome and noble and gay, the
eyes of the children were lifted to
him in, worshiping way. And / can
recall how his mother regarded her
offspring with pride; there surely
was not such another in all of the
universe wide. And here by my side
he was signing, all broken and
weary and worn; some old dream
forever is dying, there's always oc-
casion to mourn. His story was one
that is spoken wherever the hoboes
are known : some idol must always
be broken, some hero collapse with
a groan. And there is no uplifting
moral attached to this heartrending
tale; the hobo is having a quarrel
with reaches and bugs in the jail.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-10-01

company showed return of 4s7 per
cent on the commissions value of the
property, while for the year ending
this August the return was only 40
per cent.
Although this is less than the COM
pany regards as a reasonable return
on Its valuation. Mr.. Ham said the
company is not contemplating ask
ing for a rate revision, because it is
felt that the present downward trend
OF traffic figures will eventually take
a turn and go up. - .
The president stated that the faIi-
ing off in passengers CARRIED has
been steady since 1920, and has had
the effect of keeping down earnings.
During August of this year alone
the company showed a loss of 369.S92
IN passengers carried as compared
with August of 1922. This was a re-
duction for that month Of per cent
Asked what he thought of the
possibility of obtaining action at the
next Congress on street railway leg
islation, Mr.. Ham said he still held
the view that 1t would be difficult to
discuss merger terms until the dis
puted valuations placed on the
properties of the companies by the
utilities commission are settled In
court. =
Evening star., 1923-10-01
2FORMER PEPCO
CLERKS INDICTED
Charged With Grand Lar
ceny and Conspiracy-21
|, Other Indictments.

The grand, jury today. reported
three indictments against Casco G.
Duke and Francis w. Hart, former
employees of the Potomac Electric
Power Company. Two yof the indict-
ments charge grand larceny and en-
bezzlement and the third alleges con-
spiracy. One of the accused was in
the cashiers cage and the other a
bookkeeper, it is stated, and certain
payments from consumers failed to
find their way into the Golfers of the
company. The alleged peculation oc-
CURED nearly three years ago.
Twenty-Five other indictments were
reported to Justice Hoehling. who ex-
cused the grand jurors with the
thanks of the court, a charge of per-
jhry against William C. Spain in con-
Isection with an application for gov
eminent job was ignored by the
grand jurors. A new grand jury Will
he empaneled tomorrow.
Those indicted and the charges
Seainst them are: Richard Brooks
and Roy Gill. non-support; Frank b.
WaterS,' houSebreaking and larceny
John Whaley, assault with dangerous
weapon; Royal NJ. Rhodes and Chris
tiap KahelenbaCk, housebreaking and
larceny; Clyde Willis. robbery (three
cases.; Ernest Parker, joyriding
Clifton Woodson, forgery and utter
ing: Philip Saunders, housebreaking
and larceny; A. X. Pomeroy. violat-
ing. bad check law; Stonislaus J.
Deasy, forgery: Bernard Beckwith,
violating postal laws; William Jo-
Eeph Bryan. larceny; Damon Marion.
false pretenses; Charles Gordon and
Walter Gordon, joyriding; Walter
Jones, housebreaking and larceny;
Willie Colvin and Samuel Z. Shew-
bridge, non-support: Richard Charles
Monty. violating Harrison narcotic
art, and William r. Pruitt, non-
support.
Evening star., 1923-10-01
DECLINE REPORTED
IN WRECO EARNINGS
Ham Shows Big Reductions
in Number of Passengers
Carried.

With passenger traffic still on the
decline. the Washington Railway and
Electric Company earned less on its
valuation for the year ending August
81 than it did during the preceding
twelve months. according to figures
made public today by William F.
Ham, president.
A year ago, Mr.. Ham said, the
Evening star., 1923-10-01
TREAT GIRL FOR POISON.

Miss Margaret McGinnis, eighteen,
604 L street northeast, is a patient
at Emergency Hospital, under treat
ment for poison she is said to have
taken early yesterday morning while
visiting at 1925 Sth street. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital by De-
tective Thomas O'Donnell of the fifth
precinct
Evening star., 1923-10-01

Boys and girls in Corsica go to
school from s o'clock am. until 5
O'Clock pm, but they have frequent
play periods
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
LOCAL EVENTS

Acme 5, 10 and % cen store re-
opened at Is N. Main Street.-adv.
The Women's Republican Club will
hold a business meeting and social on
Tuesday evening, in Junior Mechanics
Hall.
The Ladies Bible Glass of Wesley
NJ. E. Church will entertain the Mems
Bible Glass at a social in the church
social room this Friday evening.
Mrs. S. Monroe Van SAINT will enter
tain the members of the Women's. BIZ
BILE Glass and Home Department of
Salem NJ. E. Church, at the Parsonage
on Wednesday evening of next week.
Next Wednesday, December II, at s
p. M, in the Parish Hall of st. Marks
Church, Pleasantville, the Rev. T. D.
Harari, Rector of st. Paul's Church,
Hamilton, Virginia, will give a lecture
on the Holy Land. The public is in
yited.
The members of the Endicott Bible
Glass of st. Johns NJ. P. Church are
looking forward to Sunday afternoon,
when they expect to have Rev. R. c.
Phillips, of Somers Point, to teach the
lesson of the day to them. All men
are invited to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS
4STRIcTER QUARANTINE.

The Board of Health was requested
to place a s~tricter quarantine on hous-
es in which school children are con-
fined with disease by members of the
Board of Education, at their regular
meeting last Tuesday night in the
High School building.
The action was taken as a mean to
prevent the spread of any disease am
ong school children here. During the
last few months there have been a
number of cases OF disease, such as
scarlet fever, along the Shore road
section of the county. Lax quarantine,
it is said, will only make matters
worse.
Arrangements were made for the
opening of the new Leeds avenue
school, commonly known as School No.
8, which, it is hoped will be occupied
by the first of the year. Another tea
cher, making three in all, will be hired
at that time. 1t is planned to transfer
pupils from the school at present con-
Quoted in the w. c. T. Z. building to
another place of study.
The resignation of Miss Beatrice
Harding, a teacher in the Decatur ave-
nue. school building, was received and
accepted. Mrs. Myrtle Collins was
named to succeed her.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
Mortified Council To
Pay Counsel $500
City Solicitors Salary Fixed After
Public Hearing - Against
One Man Cars.

When the City Council of Mortified
met on Monday night, the ordinance
to pay the City Solicitor an annual
salary of $500 was passed on third
reading. following a public hearing on
the matter.
A resolution disappearing the use
of n man cars in the city of North
field by the Atlantic and Suburban
Railroad Company was passed. The
City Council and Chamber of Com
merce of Absecon and City Council of
Pleasantville have taken similar &C
ton, while councilmen in other NUM-
cipalities in which the n man car
would operate. are reported 10 be
against the resumption OF such SER
vice.
Funds were transferred from one
budget to another, according 10 the
need Of money in the various appro-
priations.
The Council will have an adjourned
meeting New Years Eve. At that
time the business of the old City
Council will be finished. and it will
meet next day shortly before noon. to
adjourn for the session of the new
Council which will organize by elect
ing a president, appointing commit
tees, and naming the city officers for
the year.
Mayor-elect Eugene Swilkey will
take up his new duties as the city's
Chief Executive at that time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
CARD PARTY A SUCCESS.

The card party given last Wednes-
day evening in the new Parish House
OF st. Marks Church, by the ladies of
st. Margaret's Guild, for the benefit
of the Parish House Fund, was a de-
cided success. Neat prizes were pre-
scented the winners at each table. At
the end of the games, refreshments
were served.
Those enjoying the evening includ-
ed Mrs. J. G. Ludlam, Mary r. Smith,
Mrs. Harry Brewin, Miss Evelyn NJ.
Peacock, Miss Mae Messerole, Mrs. J.
H. Troeller, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Dare,
Mrs. w. J. Hudson, Mrs. Harry w.
Helfrich, Jr., Mr.. Joseph NJ. %Ingersoll,
Mr.. Joseph c. Obert, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter ". Whitman. Miss Anna Jones,
Mrs. o. P. Jones, Mrs. E. Stones, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Root, Mrs. Frank Clark,
Mrs. Emily Clark, Master Frank Clark,
Mrs. Louis A. Bell, Mrs. Howard
Weeks, Mrs. Edna Wyckoff. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Marsh,
DR.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Grier, Mrs.
James Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Louis H.
Allen, Master James Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
Sherwood Risley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Souder, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F.
Bossler, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Stone,
Miss Bertha Russell. Mrs. W. G. Law
yer, Mrs. Henry Lewis and Mrs. Ar
thur Kingston.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
Anequippa Council
3rd Community Dance
Affair to be Held In Red Mems
Hall Next Tuesday Night for
Christmas Benefit.

Under the auspices of Allequippa
Council, Degree of Pocahontas, the
third annual community dance will be
held in Red Mems Hall next Tuesday
night, from eight to twelve O'Clock.
The music will be furnished by the
Jolly Five" orchestra. This affair
is held each December, TO raise funds
to provide necessities for poor families
and to give the children of the city an
entertainment and treat at Christmas
time.
The committee has already arrang-
ed for plenty of talent to entertain the
children at Red Mems Hall. on the
Saturday before Christmas, at which
time Santa Claus will visit this city
as the guest of Allequippa Council,
and see that each child attending the
entertainment gets some gift. During
that day a committee will also visit
poor families and give them baskets
of provisions and clothing.
Last Christmas the Council enter
tanned 278 children and gave each of
them candy and other gifts. and also
distributed forty baskets of food to
needy families of the city. They want
to duplicate that record this year with
the money realized from the commu
nifty dance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
County Board Will
Meet Next Tuesday
Officers Will be Elected by Far
mers' Organization and Also
by Home Bureau.

The Atlantic County Board of Agri-
culture will hold its annual meeting
on Tuesday, December 18th, at the
Court House, Mays Landing. The
morning session will start at 1870,
when the reports of various officers
and the county agent will be made.
After this the election of officers will
take place for the coming year.
President Packard has appointed a
nominating committee consisting of
Henry Tapken, Egg Harbor City,
chairman; Laton P~arkhurst, Ham
monitor, and DR.. R. H. Thomas, Bar
gaintown, to make recommendations
regarding officers for the coming year.
The afternoon session will be held
in the Victoria Theatre, and will be
combined with that of the Home Blu
reau. Prominent speakers have been
secured to address the meeting and
special musical entertainment has
been provided.
The Atlantic County Home Bureau
will hold its annual meeting at the
same time and place. The morning
session will start promptly at 1910
and win be given TO the election 81
officers, the following nominating com
mittee having been appointed at the
November meeting: Mrs. R. H. Thorn
as, B~argaintown; Mrs. Charles Fit
ting, Hammonton, and Mrs. S. NJ.
Gordon, Steelmanville. Annual re-
ports of the officers and Home Demon
stration Agent will be heard after the
election of officers. 1t is expected
that Miss Buffers, State Leader of
Extension Work for Women will he
there for the day and will give a talk
to the women at the morning session.
Arrangements have been made with
the ladies' of the NJ. E. Church, and
they will serve dinner to both organi-
cations in the basement of the church.
This same arrangement was made last
year, being greatly appreciated by the
DAYS visitors.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
CHRISTMAS SEALS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
School Children Assisting Tuber-
culosis Committee in Dispos-
ing of County Quota.
PREVIOUS RECORD SURPASSED.

This week 10000 Christmas seals
were distributed along the mainland
by the Atlantic County tuberculosis
League committee, by means of the
mail and through the efforts of school
children. The Pleasantville headquar-
tiers on East Washington venue has
been extremely busy, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. D. S. LeCompte, preparing
for this years campaign. The sale OF
Christmas seals this year is expected
to surpass all previous records,
With a goal of 81 1000, 900 worth OF
seals to be sold throughout the coun-
try this year, the Atlantic County com
mittee expects to realize a total OF
$4,000 as their part of the work.
All returns from the sale of seals
in Atlantic County, outside of Atlantic
City, will be used this year for tuber.
culosis work in the rural districts OF
the county, in giving nursing and clin-
lie service, material relief, food for the
under nourished, and clothing where
needed.
This work is being carried on under
the following officers: Mrs. E. G,
Shreve, General Chairman; Henry M,
Gresham, County Chairman, outside
of Atlantic City; Mrs. Mary E.. Mont
gomery, Treasurer; Miss Jane G. Wick,
Registered Nurse; DR.. c. NJ. Fish
Medical Director. Clinics are at Pine
Rest, Hammunton, Egg Harbor and
Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-08
ENGLISH CREEK

Mrs. Mamie Steelman entertained
the Auxiliary of Asbury NJ. E. Church
last Tuesday afternoon, in honor of
her birthday. The house was deeorat-
ed with ferns and potted plants, and
the table decorations We're ferns. A
large birthday cake, with a half of a
candle on it, was placed in the centre
of the table, and the members were to
guess the age of the hostess. After a
short business session. a social time
was enjoyed. AT 4 o'clock supper was
served [ o the following persons: Rev.
and Mrs. A. H. Burr, Eva Tilton, Eva
Lee, Lizzie Lee, Amanda Lee. Annie
w. Lee, Caroline Smith, Ella Somers,
Kate Woolbert, Mary E.. Frambes, Al
berta English, Melyina Smith, Lizzie
R. Force and Preston Force. Mrs.
Steelman received some very pretty
gifts from the members of the society.