The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
The City in
Brief

The Travellers Aid Society held
its quarterly meeting at the Column
bia Club Thursday. A report of the
society's activities in the last three
months showed that 1882 persons
were assisted by the organization,
an increase of 231 over the same
period of last year. Mrs. Wilbur
johnson, president, presided. other
officers are Mrs. Joseph A. Nc
Gowan, vice president; Mrs. Eugene
Ong, secretary, and Eugene G. Fos-
ter, treasurer.
Clothing and jewelry valued at
| $50 was stolen from the home of
Russell M. Bunch, 349 Villa Ave,
Thursday night, Bunch reported to
police.
The indianapolis Traffic club en-
tertained ten members of the
Anderson Traffic club at a stag
picnic at Horseshoe Lodge near
Noblesville Thursday. Athletic con-
tests featured the outing, which was
attended by more than 100.
Miss Marion Scharr, former di-
rector of women's activities at the
Young Mems Hebrew Association of
Pittsburgh, Pa, has been appointed
Communal building secretary of the
Indianapolis Jewish Community
center, 1t was announced Thursday
Employees Of the Southeastern In
lana Power Company and the In.
dianapolis and Southeastern Rail
road will hold their first annual
picnic Sunday in RuShville park.
A basket dinner, athletic contests,
and many novel stunts will feature
the outing.
A record breaking crowd was on
hand Thursday noon to move the
Advertising Club of Indianapolis
into its new luncheon home at the
Columbia Club. Albert o. Evans.
president, presided. Retail adver-
Using day was observed at the
luncheon, which was featured by an
address, Retail Advertising From
the Outdoor Advertising Viewpoint"
by R. E. NIelcher of the General
outdoor Advertising Company.
R. B. COapstick, Indiana State
Chamber of Commerce traffic man.
ager, will attend an interstate COM
merce commission hearing at Chi
cago Saturday on alleged freight
rates on canned goods from Indiana
and Illinois to southwestern States.
Shippers have protested the rate
for goods in glass which is higher
than that for goods in tin.
Calvin Ball, Sc, and his son, CIar-
ence. "a, arrested Wednesday night
by deputy sheriffs on liquor charges,
we're held to the Federal grand jury
by Bae w. Patrick, United States
commissioner, under bonds Of $500
and $1,000 respectively.
Wilbur Delveaux, IL, 400 S. War
man Ave, was reported missing
from home today.
Following an accident at Market
and West SITS. early today, Harold
Bray, 20, of 631 Park Ave, was ar
rested on reckless driving and faulty
brake charges, and William Bray,
"a, of Willow Branch, Ind, was
charged with drunkenness.
The Parent Teachers Association
of the Beech Grove public school
will give a three-act drama, can
Old Fashioned Mother" in the
school auditorium at 8 tonight.
Members Of the State Tourists
Association of Indiana held their
annual picnic at Garfield park
Thursday afternoon. A basket din
ner was served at 6 p. m. Arrange
mentS committee members we're:
Mrs. Ienis lder, Mrs. Thomas Rob-
erts, Mrs. Fred Ross and Mrs. Ed
ward c. Grande.
The Negro Smith-Dailey club
completed it's organization Thurs
day night with the election of COM
mittee chairmen at a meeting at
appointed chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee and Jean Burnett
was named assistant chairman.
More than rs members attended.
Hit by a motor car while attempt
ing to cross Meridian st. at st. Clair
ST., Miss Agnes Newman, 20, of 623
N. New Jersey ST., was injured
slightly. She was treated at city
hospital. Nick AuguStin, 1922 Hamil-
ton Ave, driver of the car, was
arrested on a reckless driving
charge.
George Baker, as, Negro, of 1882
Hudson St., was reported out of
danger today at city hospital, where
he was taken after he fell thirty
feet when a scaffold on which he
was working, collapsed on Thurs
day at the new Admiral Apis, 3025
N. La Sale st. Edward Bell,
81, of 2711 N. La Sale ST., also on
the scaffold was not injured.
Charged with attacking william
Murphy, 10, of 1545 Southern Ave.
with a gas pipe because Murphy
kept him from getting a job at the
Central State Canning Company,
Frank Acton, 10, of 1902 Calhoun
ST., was slated at the city prison
late Thursday on assault and bat
terry with intent to kill charges.
Mayor L. Ert Slack will address
the Indiana Municipal League at
Newcastle. Nov. 10. it was announced