The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-02
THE CITY
IN BRIEF
FRIDAY EVENTS

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Indiana Retail Hardware Association
convention, Cleypool, all day.
Knights OF Columbus luncheon, SPHINX
Master Painters Association luncheon.
Elks Club.
Exchange Club luncheon, Lincoln.
Optimists Club luncheon, ClaypooI.
Phi Delta Theta luncheon, Chamber OF
Commerce.
Delta Tau Delta luncheon. Board Of
Indianapolis Power and Light Com
Washington SIS. Store, D. 4T m ." 'DO
Indiana Stamp Club, Chamber OF Com
merce, p. m.
A benefit public message circle
will be given at 7:45 tonight at 2102
S. Meridian ST., under the auspices
of the Second Spiritualist Church.
The youngest medium in the city
will have charge.
Hopes Of repeating the VOIstead
act are groundless, Attorney William
l.. Taylor told membeS of the Bible
Investigation Club in the Y. M. G. A.
wednesday night. Repeal would re-
quire the undoing of every step that
put the eighteenth amendment into
the Constitution, he added.
An address by Fred HOke featured
the Murat Temple Caravan Club
luncheon in the temple today.
Shrine members were guests.
Easter business plans will be con-
sidered at a dinner tonight at $50
in the Spink-ArmS Hotel of the
Pennsylvania Street Business Asso-
citation.
Col. A. ]. Dougherty, new chief
of staff of the 84th Reserve Division,
arrived here by airplane Wednesday
to take up his post as successor
to Col. Henry r. Richmond. He
flew from Dayton with the chief
test pilot of Wright field.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition
has been filed in Federal Court by
James Thomas Shroyer, real estate
broker, listing liabilities of $59,687
and no assets.
The eighty-first birthday Of
Thomas A. Edison will be observed
by city school pupils with special
exercises Friday, Feb. 10, Superin-
tendent Charles F. Miller has an
nounced. The inventors birthday
is Feb. IL.
Promotion of James P. Tretton,
superintendent of transportation for
the Indianapolis Street Railway
Company, to the general super
intendency was announced today by
President Robert I. Todd. Thomas
David was advanced from assistant
engineer to chief engineer.
Appointment of Erwin Newhart as
accountant for the public service
commission, to replace Paul Pierce,
who has been transferred to the field
force, has been announced by Frank
T. Singleton, commission chairman.
John p. Leyendecker, Democrat,
attorney, took over his duties as roll
clerk today in the city assessment
bureau. Chief Clerk Theodore H.
Dammeyer named Leyendecker to
succeed Miss Ilene Swartz.
Plunderers Of parked automobiles
raided two cars Wednesday night
and took loot valued at $145. Wal
ter J. Donnelly, Chicago, said his
travelling bag contained a pistol,
cartridges, wearing apparel. value
$65. H. G. BuTis, Bloomington,
listed wearing apparel, valued at
$50, taken.
F. T. Singleton, public service
commission chairman, is arranging
a conference between Madison city
officials and Pennsylvania Railroad
officials. Madison officials object to
proposed change from 11:05 a. m.
to 1 p. m. of the time for arrival
Of train from indianapolis.
Colonel Gilbert H. DurStOn. adver-
Using director of the Mohawk Car
pet Mills of Amsterdam, N. Y,
spoke at the Advertising Club
luncheon at the Sphinx Arms today.
The club is planning a dance and
card party at the. Sphinx Arms the
evening of Feb. %.
George I. Winkler announced to-
day that arrangements for opening
a branch prohibition Office in South
Bend have been completed. James
e. Browning, assigned to South
Bend for several weeks, will be in
charge and will have five or six
agents working with him.