Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-14

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adopted their Nh. PICKERING
austere costume. Europe was
numbering through the Medieval
Age.
The few people who had the
gumption to travel were lucky
to find a place to eat and sleep
at night.
But nobody ever was turned
away unfed from a Capuchin
monastery.
It Is still so today.
The monks kept up their work
through the famines and pesti-
iences of Europe, and they had
managed to keep II up through
the economic famines and pesti-
lences Of recent years.
In Detroit this took the form
Of feeding some OF the hopeful
Thousands who foolishly thought
that anybody could get . Job
overnight In Detroit's factories.
The same rules that governed
tho ancient monasteries govern
the present one on Mt. Elliott
avenue where the hungry line up
outside the red brick sanctuary.
Neither poverty nor peril ever
stopped the Capuchins from do
ing their work.
Now comes note from Leo
Carrigan: The first meeting OF
the committee appointed TO ar
range for the construction Of the
Capuchin Charity Guild air raid
shelter and storage cellar will
be held Saturday. March IA
So IL looks as though air raids
wouldn't stop the Capuchins.
either Won't stop the Capu-
chins, nor destroy the food they
gather for the hungry.
THE THIRTEENTH: Yester-
day being Friday the Thirteenth,
the Wayne County Branch Of
the Anti-Superstiti0n Society
met In Harper Hospital.
IL meets only on Friday, the
Thirteenth, and has . president,
Judge Vincent NJ. brennan), n
secretary Freddie SchAder) and
ii Vice presidents, making IS in
AL. No rank-and-file members
allowed. Each vice president Ia
in charge Of something like
breaking mirrors, opening UNI
brellas In the house. walking
under ladders or lighting three
on q match.
They met In Harper Hospital
because Walter Fuller had been
assigned TO take charge Of the
March meeting. but last week
he was shot In the leg. Now he's
st Harper-appropristely, he Is
In charge Of not standing up In
seventh inning.
But such trifling condolences
as having a leg nearly blown off
by q bullet do not alarm the
Anti-Superstition members. as
they are not superstitious.
In fact, they took in five new
members at yesterdays meet
ing: William J. Kent. assistant
corporation counsel; Edward NJ.
Owen OF the labor mediation
board; Elmer Macdonald. w. c.
Baker, and Judge Christopher f.
Stein, who is Fuller's father-in-
law.
The five vacancies which they
now fill were caused by: The
retirement Of Goose Goslin; the
departure of Eden Auker. who
always wore No. 13 on his shirt
when he pitched for the Tigers:
the absence of member who
has been called into the army
Jim Mckinney; the discovery
by the grand jury OF evidence
against one lamented member,
and the suicide of a fifth
member.
They might be tempted lin
private. of course) to knock on
wood in the face of these various
events. but they're not allowed
10. Shannon Cornack is vice
president of refusing TO knock
on wood.
The next Friday the Thir-
teenth comes in November.
SWIPED SQUIB: Variety, the
show world paper. reports the
enlistment In the marines Of
Morton Maius, general manager
OF Associated Theaters, Inc, In
Detroit, and the comment from
the head OF one chain that man
ayers and assistant managers
"have been going 80 fast that II
II taking US only two weeks now
from usher to manager"
And another added, "And two
moro weeks to be promoted
from manager TO buck private"
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