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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 1916.
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lioRAVrAN STREET MAY SOON PASS'
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M'Union League place" Name Proposed in Ordinance for
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Along Its Tapelike Course
M beirlttoni a friend In the world The
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KS which It takes Its name deny respon-
WulLI0J i"a ,. MstoVlcal or sentl-
K ,Mii.i for ts appellation. So Morrta E.
KtI. ' " pirom the 8th Ward, In
r t?Ih ihe unwelcome part ot Mornvlan,
' 5 stretches Its narrow lenBthh
lrCSrM Conn proposes to -wish"
lP.0iSn .ireel from Broad street to 15th
Twn the Union League.
The Union League Is patriotic and pater-
.k.. Blazoned on the west front of Its
' V'. j..i,i,. In the motto. "Amor
ffia vlnclt." Liberally translated this
ns that In the heart of the loyal Union
F..mer patriotism Is conqueror. So the
&S UbU Is golnB to adopt the dla.
iVd Bectlon of Moravian sirceir wnion
?u. .tmost literally at Its doorstop. Further
re It Is "oln to bestow Its dignified
ESomen upon tho outcast, which. Councils
willing, will be known hereafter as Union
League place.
Some exuberant League member may
mike the baptism nn occasion for drinking
th. health of tho newest acquisition to
Union. League expansion. This point has
net been taken up yet.
nut In the midst of the general rejoicing
iMt tho problem of Moravian Btreet seems
t5 h solved bobs up a disturbing possl-
lillty.
tfot only does the narrow thoroughfare
lready serve as a parking place for tho
iutos of many Lcaguo membors. nnd In
i sense, belong to that Institution, but It
T. -,.ilv contiguous to tho Manufac
turers' Club, at the northwest corner of
Broad and Walnut Btrcets. In fact'. It
jerves as tho boundary lino between those
two palatial clubhouses.
Budposo (and tho supposition sends zlg
taralng shivers along the spinal columns
of patriotic Leaguers) that the Manufac
turers' Club should ask as a matter of
toual proprietorship that the block be desig
nated Manufacturers- placet iiiin aug-
BPllttlon has Men n" u. . . . .
i formally acieu uiun. " "- '","
't ,mnrnmlRn bv making tho north side
(. mnrnvinn Ktrect Union Leaerue place, and
tilling the south side Manufacturers' alley
I ftr lane. . . .u
Tho Stock uxenango aiso auuia uiwi mo
tine-like thoroughfare. But tho bulls and
bears are not lncnncu iu uuiu mm mc
controversy or to "squeezo" another Stock
Exchange place out of tho city. They al
ready have a continuation of Moravian
itreet, running weBt of 3d street, named
for them and they nro not hoggish, despite
their anlmal-llko nicknames. They are
willing, having "got theirs," to let who will
lhare the remainder of the street.
Among the Moravians of tho city the
-Mntlmcnt aroused by tho proposition to
' . place Union League place upon tho street
map 19 one 01 inamcrence. niey inquire
wonderlngly, "why Moravian street at, all?"
Ho Moravian church or community, bo far
as their records show, ever located south
of Race street. No member of the com
munlon was a property holder along tho
line of tho street which bears the namo
of the followers of John Huss. They ap
preciate the recognition of their creed, In
the naming of the street, but, suggest that
a more Important highway might have been
selected, or one in some way identified with
their church or its Institutions might better
have been chosen to bear tho title "Moravian."
"It might Just as well have been called I
Kamtschatka street," remarked Dr. John
VT. Jordan, librarian of tho Historical So-
Mnl.!lyl?ln,a, n communicant of the
ii c5urch' ttnl an authority on tho
geneology of Btreets as well as the "First
Families of Philadelphia."
u'f my PMi.'". Docl0 3oriA wld to
day, "I am rather glad that tho block In
question Is to be, known as Union League
place. There Is something distinctive nnd
jaluabla In such a name, which would
identify u Wth the locality. I am In faVor
or local names, and we have too few of th'em
here In Philadelphia. Uniformity of street
nnines may be rrood from some viewpoints,
but it destroys historical and local associa.
tlons. Tho old namea nro like landmarks.
Long after tho building or family for which
they arc called hns passed away they re
main to point out to tho Beeker the site
of tho placo or preserve the namo of the
person responsible for their existence.
"I would like to see Shlppen street, Tur
ner s lano and other old names restored,
Arch nnd Knee streets should still bo MuN
berry nnd Sassafrns In moro than memory,
London Is noted for Its ndherence to the
historic names of even Iti courts and al
leys, preserving them long after tho chnn
acter of the streot hns changed and the
significance of the namo Is lost. But the
very tltlo Itself always keepw that history
In mind, and Philadelphia, which once had
many of such streets and wayB, might
well go back to them instead of gradually
wiping them out of existence.
"As to Moravian street, I feet that the
designation of Union Lengue place to the
block suggested Is a good one. The first
Moravians had their churcli at Bread and
Baco streett. Then they moved to Frank
lin and Wood streets' opposite Franklin
Square. "My father lived for nearly BO years on
Arch street above 10th, and I remember
tlio church and Its llttlo graveyard well. It
remained until the congregation purchased
tho prosent location on Falrmount avenue
near 17th street, out by Bush Hill, which
was one of my faorlto walks, and where
my father told me ho had witnessed pub
lic hangings. There never was n Mornvlan
church property along tho present Mora
vian street, so fnr as I know, and tho se
lection of the name must hao been merely
a fancy one. I remember when It was laid
out,, about tho time of the Civil War, when
the Union League, as the successor of the
Union Club, built Its clubhouso at Broad
and Sansom streets, after quitting its
original homo on Chestnut street west of
11th, which afterward becamo the Bald
win mansion's site, and Is now a theatre.
"I am glad to see, in this connection, that
tho Union League In all Us growth has
not altered tho Broad street building, but
makes Its enlargements so as to presere
the original appearance of that landmark.
It Is tho last of tho old buildings In that
block. I recall Clarke's grocery store, which
preceded tho Bellevue, at Walnut street,
and the former home of tho Academv of
Natural Sciences, north of Sansom street.
The Lafayette and the La Pierre House are
swallowed up by office buildings. Now only
the Union Leaguo remains, and Its Impor
tance, not onlyas a club, but as a useful
civic institution, should keep it there,"
The Kev. John S. Bomlg, present pagtor of
the First Moravian Church, corroborates
Doctor Jordan In tho declaration that the his
tory of the denomination in this city reveals
no apparent reason why Moravian street
should have been so called. He, too rather
welcomes the movement to give n new name
to a portion of the street. "From what I
liavo seen of It," he said, "I see no reason
why Moravians should be particularly proud
of the street bearing their namo. If the
NOBODY LOVES MORAVIAN STREET
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So it has been proposed to namo It Union League place.
city desired to honor our early members a
wider or moro Important highway might
well havo been chosen. They played a very
promlriept part In tho first days of Phila
delphia, and If tho namo Is rcmoed from
the Btreet now It could well be given to a
larger street In some othe.r part of tho city."
MoraWan street today extends, with some
Interruptions, from 2d street to 21st and
again In West Philadelphia from 32d to
McAlpIn street, the ' latter being west of
36th street. Originally Iwn3 known be
yond the Schuylkill as Lowls street. At Its
starting point alongside of 138 South 2d
Btreet It.bore the name of Oold street, that
section of tho city having been formerly
a flnanclnl centre. Tho designation of
Stock Kxchnngo place for tho continuation
above 3d street had similar origin, opening
ai It docs upon tho old headquarters of that
Institution.
Harmony street, advanced to that dig
nity from Harmony alley, remains as nn
exception to the name-Morav Ion street, pre
serving Its local nnd now historical desig
nation, ns It extends westwnrd from H2
South 3d street, alongside the city's first
"skyscraper," the Bullitt Building. Old
Harmony alley dorlvcd that title from the
building still standing at tho south sldo of
Its 4th street outlet. This for several
years was the headquarters of the Har
mony Fire Company, or "Harmony Engine,"
a famous and pioneer organization of vol
unteer das. Many of Its members were
Friends -whose broad-brimmed fire hats
differed little from their everyday bcaers.
Old Phlladelphlans can recall the couplet
applied more In good humor than derision
to. the members of thin company:
"Thee'll take tho squlrt-p:pe and I'll take
the tongue.
And out with tho Harmony, the State's
belt hath rung."
This single block, which (a" a parallel of
Stock Hxchango place, la the lone exception
to tho uniformity of nomenclature In Mora
vian Btreet.
Westward to Tenth street there ts no
street between Sansom and Walnut. Jef
ferson College In its early days was respon
sible for Medical street, which ran behind
Its main building from Tenth to Juvenal
(now Clifton) street. The application of
Medical street Is self-explanatory. It be
camo lost several years ngo and Is now
Moravian street for Its half-block length.
THE' CLEAN, DEPENDABLE
ROAD TO
PLEASANT PLACES
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IJTirjjci nrr,TTJi On the crest of the Alleghenies. Through Pullman and
Wi U-JLj&O ifllLlilii sleeping cars. Special week-end fare from Philadelphia.
Wernersville and the Blue Ridge Mountains
Niagara Falls, Canada and Thousand Islands
"The only- double-track line between1 Philadelphia and Buffalo."
Qnrnl,,. T ShorteV by miles and minutes to Atlantic City, Ocean City,
oeaShOre ReStartR q! . m rfov. Stone Harbor. Wildwood and Cane May-
PerkiOTnen dlleil 43 railea f dellghful resorts a,ong the famQUPerMomen
1 GettlSbura T i&mma battlefield, "The Delight of the Tourist," ' ,
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ValleU FnVili? "America's most sacred historical spot,"
uwvy i Orye 0nly 24 miies from Philadelphia."
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New Iijfe Boston, and New England Resoi
nwJE i it., use.,- ,ian PhUnrtalnhin and New York. - f
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Evely. Jiour"brr the hour between Philadelphia and New' York. .
t4.' ' s t. i. ut isoo anAClrimA fientral Station.
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EPSON J. WEEKS
General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia & Heading. Railway
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A zigzag alley from 11th street to 12th,
opening behind tho Church House, once boro
Uie name of Lnwson street. It Is probably
tho narrowest and least Important ot nit
Moravian Btrcet's many branches. Yet
that passageway, senrce uldo enough to
permit nccess to a pushcart, onco had a
prominent place In ono of Philadelphia's
most mysterious crimes tho still unex
plained murder of Mnjor Wilson, the her-mlt-llbrarlan.
It was while passing
through this feebly-lighted alley that a
policemen, perceiving the gate open, entered
tho rear of tho Walnut streot building to
find the aged recluse, battered almost be
yond recognition, dead on tho floor of his
library-home.
Tho appropriation of the slnglo block to
becomo Union Leogue place may mark the
beginning of Moravian street's disappear
ance as such from tho map of tho city, but
under whatever namo it becomes known the
street ts too well-remembered, ecn If mis
named for more than half a century, to be
forgotten In local nnnals.
SUGAlt CO. HAS $20,000,000
t-OIl NEW CUBA PLANTATIONS
Corporation Expected to Buy Dig
Tracts For Industry
NUW YORK, Juns 14. The Cuba Cane
Sugar Corporation Is expected to act favor
ably at a meeting of the board on Friday
on plans for the acquisition of additional
sugar plantations nnd other facilities which
will result In ft material Increase In the
company's production next season.
It Is understood that the company hns
about $20,000,000 of cash an tho result of
high prices received for the 1016 crop, but
directors said today that no dividend would
be Inaugurated on tho common stock nt
thh time Tho proposed purchases of new
properties will bo paid for out of caBh on
hand, obviating tho need of any new
financing.
Application has been mado to list the
company's shares on the New York Stock
Exchange.
by tho- report bf the committee In Chares,
will bo exceptionally attractive It was de
cided that th Sunday morning devotional
service of the Brotherhood would be held,
nt the homo ot Justice Stewart, on Scott
avenue, beginning at 10 o'clock
By unanimous vote tho time for the mist
ness meetings of the Brotherhood was
changed from tho stcond to the fourth
Tuesday of each month, the second Tues
day night conflicting with an Important
monthly meeting In which many ot the
members of thn, Brotherhood are Interested.
Following the business session, Mrs. W
II. Medlar, assisted by Mrs, Frank Sparks,
of Norwood, and members of the Brother
hood Social Committee, served refreshments.
PRANKFORD FATHERS' A!3S'N
Address by G Warfleld H6bba and Ex
hibition of Acrobats
An Interesting program has been nrranged
for the regular meeting of the Father'
Association, which will be held tonight Iri
the Frankford High School, Oxford avenue
and Wakellng street, Those entitled to nd
mission are the members' and their men
friends.
The program Includes an address by O.
Warfleld Hobbs, There will be music by
the quartet of the Central High School
and tho Frankford Band. Tumblers, acro
bats and other performers will provide
amqsement for the audience.
WILL PUT "LID" ON IN VIRGINIA
Even Garages Will bo Closed Sundays
to Observe Blue Laws
RICHMOND, Vn, June 14. Hdlcta are
going forth In Virginia cities for enforce
ment to tho letter of all statutes. Including
tho so-called Sunday blue laws, In prepar
ation for tho golliB Into effect at mid
night Saturday of tho now State ouster
net providing for Uie removal of officials
who fall to carry out the laws.
On Sunday drug stores will bo alloucd
to sell medicines only. Tobacco and BOft
drink places nnd automobile garages will
bo closed, and In somo cities the authori
ties are threatening to prohibit tho print
ing or sale of nowspapcrs.
BROTHERHOOD HOLDS MEETING
St. Andrew and Philip Members Con
veno nt Glenolden
Tho Brotherhood of St. Andrew nnd
Philip, of tho Congregational Church of
Glenolden. Inst night held a business and
social meeting nt tho homo of tho Rev.
William II Medlar.
Plain wero perfected for tho Brotherhood
night at tho church tho coming Sunday. A
leading layman, prominent In Brotherhood
work In this city, will mnko the address.
An orchestra will provldo special music. In
addition to which the Music Commltteo has
nrranged for solos, ducts, trios nnd quartets.
Tho musical features of tho serlcc, Judging
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