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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
April
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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LOCAL BREVITIES

The new floor in Maccabee hall has been completed.

The L. O. T. M. are making arrangements to give a party on May 1.

The Treble Clef will sing two selections at the Methodist church next Sunday evening.

A rumor is afloat that one of the young business men of State street will soon become a benedict.

Bank Examiners Donovan and Wendell are examining the books of the Ann Arbor Savings bank.

Ground has been broken for the new residence of Fr. Kelly, which will be completed by the first of October.

Ann Arbor Commandery, K. T., will confer the order of Knighthood upon Wm. Arnold, jr. next Tuesday night.

Miss Anna Z. Sullivan has returned from New Orleans, La., where, for the past ten months, she has been visiting her brother Dr. P. Sullivan.

Dr. Parker and family, of Lima, arrived in the city Wednesday to reside here permanently. Dr. Parker comes to take the place of Dr. Dell.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Duke left Tuesday for Kankakee, Ill., which will be their future home. Mr. Duke has a position with Mrs. Duke's uncle.

Attorney John J. Hill, '97, was in the city last Saturday, looking up old acquaintances. He was en route from Canada to his home in Wisconsin.

Miss Rose French's orchestra played for the benefit of the patients at the University hospital Saturday afternoon. A fine program was rendered.

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Griffen. of Fayette, Ohio, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Griffen for the past week, returned to their home on Saturday.

Ann Arbor council of the Knights of Columbus will go to Pontiac next Sunday in a special car to attend and initiation which is to be held at that place.

Donna McLaughlin, who teaches in the Milan high school, has returned to Milan after spending her vacation here, the guest of Miss Ida Schaible, of Detroit street.

Mrs. Kate B. Malony, of N. Division street, who has been an invalid for the past two years as the result of a broken hip, had another bad fall early in the week.

E. C. Knapp will spend part of the Easter vacation in Detroit. He will attend the District Sunday School conference and will give several addresses at these meetings.

The usual fine menu which is given at the regular Saturday evening supper of the City Y. M. C. A. will be given next Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock. Price, 15 cents.

Hon. Thos. E. Barkworth, of Jackson, for five years president of the Jackson Young Men's Christian association, will address the Y. M. C. A. here next Sunday afternoon.

Professor Trueblood has been invited to act as judge in the Iowa-Wisconsin debate to be held at Iowa City, but has declined the honor owning to his visit to Atlanta and the Southern cities during the latter part of this month.

Dr. Florer has been invited by the head of the German department of Oberlin college to give, during the vacation, to the instructors of the German of Oberlin a series of explanatory lectures on the direct method of teaching German.

Mrs. Laura Turner and Mrs. L. Shewcraft, of the Second Baptist church, will give a pancake social Tuesday evening, April 15. Flour cakes, corn cakes and buskwheat cakes will be served with maple syrup, for 10 cents. Ice cream and cake extra.

Miss Mabel Milham, secretary of the Student Voluneer Movement, is visiting the University Y. W. C. A. house. She gave a fine address in the Memorial Christian church Sunday afternoon on "Claim of Missions on our Lives." Her discourse covered at length the following topics: (1) What is the need of missions? (2) What has been accomplished? (3) In view of the needs and what has been done, what are our responsibilities?

Masters John and Fred McMain were pleasantly surprised Monday evening by about twenty little friends. Games, etc., were indulged in. Elegant refreshments were served, after which the children departed for their homes, satisfied with their surprise party.

A. P. Ferguson's friends are crowding about him to see the "new man." He made a bet, at the loss of his mustache, that Willis Johnson would be elected by a majority of 25, but he only received a majority of 8. Consequently Mr. Ferguson is without a mustache.

Chas. Kittredge, the electrician, furnished the wire and bulbs for the lighting of the Third ward voting booth and when he went to remove them, Wednesday, someone had been there before him and saved him the trouble. Marshal Warren is on the track of the thieves.

A very pleasant surprise was tendered Miss Sarah Felch Friday evening, it being the occasion of her birthday. A delightful time was had by the large company, who presented Miss Felch with a handsome Oddfellow pin and a hat pin. An elaborate supper was served at 11 o'clock.

The members of St. Thomas' choir were pleasantly entertained by Miss Edith Meuth, at her home on Detroit street, Wednesday. The first part of the evening was devoted to a short rehearsal, after which games, music, etc., made it pleasant for the guests. Delicious refreshments were served.

Arthur Maas, a former student here and a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity, was in the city Saturday and Sunday, the guest of his sister Mrs. Mary L. Maas, of E. Liberty street. He was en route from Arizona to Montreal, where he expects to meet his mother, Mrs. Angeline Maas, of Negaunee.

Prof. A. Howard Geedling, of Cincinnati, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Andrew A. Gigson, of Edwin street, and the Misses Geedling. Prof. Geeding is the bass soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony which will take part in the musical festival at Ypsilanti Friday, and will fill an engagement in Detroit.

Lewis Cowie died at the residence of Eugene J. Helber, 819 S. State street, yesterday. He was a brother of Mrs. Helber. He had been ill for a long time. While in Kentucky last Christmas he took cold which settled on his lungs. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Any young man wishing special instruction in penmanship, grammar and arithmetic in an evening class will find opportunity at the Y. M. C. A. The night school proper has closed, but a special class will be continued until June 15. Entrance to the class will be a membership privilege offered by the association.

Miss Cora Heselschwerdt and Harry Warren were quietly married Thursday morning at 8:30 at the home of Rev. T. W. Young. They left on the 9 o'clock train for a short visit in Detroit, after which they will reside in Ann Arbor town. Mr. Warren is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas H. Warren, of Cherry street.

The following are new Michigan telephone subscribers: No. 129-2r, Gaudy, Brown & Cruspe, confectioners, State street; No. 299, Mrs. Sarah Rettich, residence, Huron street; No. 158, A. A. Sanitarium, corner Fourth avenue and William street.

Miss Mabel Milham, traveling secretary of the Student Volunteer movement, addressed the young ladies of the S. C. A. in Newberry hall Monday evening. She gave an interesting and helpful talk on the importance of finding the right place in the world. There was a good attendance and everyone was pleased with her address.

Frank L. Campbell, of Detroit, was declared a competent in the probate court Thursday. His case was a sad one and he was in University hospital a year ago. W. W. Wedemeyer has been acting as his guardian and it was at his instance that the guardianship terminated. Drs. Jas. F. Breakey and D. M. Cowie acted as examining physicians.

The Athens club was pleasantly entertained Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. John Kenny. The first prizes were won by Mrs. James Quinlan and George Fischer and the consolation prizes by James Quinlan and Miss Weimer. A delicious supper was served. this is the first meeting that Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobus have not carried off the booby prizes.

Miss Anna Schrepper and Joseph Neff were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents on Spring street, Wednesday. The young couple have gone to housekeeping on Cherry street. Mr. Neff is one of the genial clerks in the C. F. Pardon grocery and meat market on N. Main street. The many friends of the young couple wish them a long and happy married life.

The following new books have been received at the High School library: "Our Devoted Friend, the Dog," Bolton; "A Year in the Fields," H. J. Burroughs; "Modern Athens," G. Horton; "Features of the Roadside," F. S. Matthews; "Maud and Matrons of New France," Pepper; "Little Rivers," A. VanDyke; "Biography of a Baby," M. W. Shinn.

Next Monday evening the King's Daughters of the Baptist church will give an entertainment under the auspices of the Student's Christian Association, in Newberry hall, at 8 o'clock. Two farces will be given, "The Play of Fate" and "A Petticoat Perfidy" and the participants are for the most part students who gave the "Old Maid's Convention" last year. The admission will be 15 cents.

Anyone who saw the production of "The Old Maid's Convention," which was given by the King's Daughters of the Baptist church in Newberry hall last year, will not fail to see their entertainment next Monday night at Newberry hall. They will give "A Petticoat Perfidy" and "A Game with Fate." Miss Josie Davidson, who needs no introduction to Ann Arbor audiences, will appear on the program. Admission, 15 cents.

Judging from the number of fishermen who are proudly exhibiting a string of bass on returning from a fishing trip, comparatively few people know of the new law making it an offense to catch bass between April 1st and May 20th. A heavy penalty will be imposed upon offenders if they are discovered. The young man on Liberty street who came in with a fine string of bass on Saturday had better keep his eyes open.

Saturday forenoon the high school team meets the Detroit University School for Boys at Detroit. In commenting upon the outcome of the game, Captain Taft spoke confidently of the home team, but he thinks victory can only be purchased by hard work. Following is the "line-up" for the Ann Arbor team: Holmes, c., Rosenberger, p., Sprague, 1b., Watkins, 2b., Becks, 3b., Belknap, ss., McCloud, rf., Rathbone, cf., Taft, lf.

The following is the list of new books at the High School library: "A Sailor's Log," Robley D. Evans; "literary History of American Revolution," (2 vols.), Moses Colt Tyler; "Mycenaean Age," Tsound & Manatt; "Book of the Green House," Tallack; "Encyclopedia of Etiquette," Holt; "Stories of Famous Operas," Guerber; "Quotations for Occasions," Wood; "Mohawk Valley, Its Legends and History," Reed; "Tory Lover," Sarah Jewett; "How Count Tolstoi Lives and Works," Sergycenko; "Concerning Children," Gilinan.

Ann Arbor chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is desirous of locating and marking the burial places in Washtenaw county of soldiers and sailors of the Revolution and of the war of 1812. The society would be thankful for positive information as to places of interment and names of such soldiers and sailors. Address Mrs. S. W. Clarkson, chairman of the committee, or Mrs. W. G. Doty, corresponding secretary D. A. R., Ann Arbor, Mich.