EWffiijwp 'wfwrn t niiiwifflii n 'i ii ffiiiifwijn tmi'Wm nm($0iMJ9 '' iiwl "wmpp'T' r"flF",flWftWW r 11 i i, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPnTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY IT, 1018 SONS OF FRANKLIN HONOR HIS MEMORY i Birthday of "Poor Richard" Is Observed by Club Bearing i His Name LAY WREATH ON TOMB Secretary of War Baker to Ho Among Speakers at "Kound- Up" Banquet maxims or roon mciiAitit ' Utile Mrokc fell Rrrnl nnk. l'low ilffp M1 ulueunriln ulrrp. (lod liflp' tliem dial lirlii llirmnrltrii. I II tlint ot n-borrowlnit Bofn -pior. tonlnc It l Imrd for nn empty lint: to Bliintl I nprltlit. I Srrr Iravr Hint till tomorrow ulilcli' yon can ilo toilnj-. llxpfrlmre Urrpn a ilenr nrliool, but fool) will Ifnrn In no other. A mnn way, Ir Jin known not liow to me as lio jretfl, lerp liU noke to tile grlnil.lone, Ilarlr tn bed, mix to rive. .1lkr. a nion lirnlllm wealthy nnil wle. VM.fl hirire mnv tentnre more. lint Hide bonis Mimilil kern nrur uliorr. Ilenjamln Franklin, wlio una lorn 312 jears ago tills very day, probably ilUl not know on Hint mcinorablo cIrv when he landed here and nto a lingo bun on Market street IIIbM street It wai then what nn annual Philadelphia Institu tion Ills birthday would be. Hoveer, It Is. As the car roll by luster Is added to his namo nnd tlio day of his birth is commemorated with Increased devotion In tho city of which he was the foremost citizen. 1-Vastliii: and merriment and tlio more tolemn placing of n wreath on his Brave mark tho day. The wreath of lauiel and flowers will b elald on tho modest grave at Fifth nnd Arch streets this nftcrnoon by mem bers of tho Poor Mellaril Club, uhu&e patron saint l-'rnnkllii K Tonight the spirit of optimistic patil otlfcm -will break loose when tho mem bers of tlio club hold their annual "round-up" In the ballroom of the lielle-Mic-Stratford Hotel. 1i ate scheduled to speak are Secretary of War linker, Herbert V. Houston, pres ident of the Associated Adxcrtlslns Clubs of the World ; Isaac F Mnrcosfron, the author and Iuvld Warflelcl, tho nctor. Slinplo war food will be (ered at the martial dinner, which Is the noted ad ertllnc cluh'H first birthday party Mnce tlio nation plunged Into war. Plenty of optimism mid patriotism will bo the theme of the entertainers, headed by the I'nlled States Marine Hand from the Philadelphia Nny Ynrd. Others who hae Joined In to mako tho affair the best In the club's history are the entire W mandolin nnd gleo clubs of tho 1'cnn ' 1 Charter School, consisting of 102 mem-1 1 berg led by llogcr II 1! Clappj triple I quartet and 100 women from Straw bridge & Clothier's chorus ; tho com bined symphony orchestrns from the Stanley, Victoria nnd Pnlnco Theatres, I llfty-two pieces under direction of Harry W. Mojcrs; Conroy and I.e Mnlrc, from Keith's circuit. In black-face comedy, UlKle Jnnls, from Keith's; Do Wolf Hop-1 per and thirty-five members of the I "Passing Show of 1017." from the Chct nut Street Opera House; four members 1 of thimont's Minstrels, and the Phllo- I patrlan Society In 11 tnb-scene play, "The Court of Time." especially written I by nichard A. Foley, lee president of the club. The alumni association of the Frank lin Institute School of Mechanic Arts 1 will obsere tho birthday of Franklin with a banquet and entertainment at llanseom's icstaurant next Snturdit night, l: J. Cnttell, City Statistician, will be tho principal speaker Hcnr I low son, loe president of tho Franklin Institute, also will speak. Tho entertain ment nnd music will be furnished by Isa bella (lulbrnlth and Allan Moore, vocal ists; Mao Pale, comedienne: tins Holm, magician, nnd the Cotter Orchestra. ITALIAN ORGANIST GIVES WAR BENEFIT PROGRAM ' - - - 1 Pietro A. Yon Soloist at Second Con ceit of American Organ Play crs' Club Series I'letiu A. Yon, formerly organist at the Vatican nnd the Itoynl Church, Home, nnd now practicing his art In the Fnlted States, was tololst last evening at the second of the series of five orgnn recitals ghcu by the Philadelphia Chap ter of the American Organ Players' Club In St. Clement's Church for tho benefit of tho Hmergency Aid war relief com mittee. Italian war relief was the beneficiary of the concert. Italy wns ofllclally rep resented bv Slgnor filuseppo Oenllle, consul pro tern, of King Victor Hminan uel In Vhllndelphla Mr. Yon Is nn or ganist of splendid technical powers nnd marked Interpretative Insight and Intel ligence. He opened his program with nn ImprotUe rendition of the "Htar Span gled Ilanner." of couise minus any of the Or. Karl Muck adornments, and closed It with the Italian national anthem. 1 Tho opening number of the program , proper was tho Sonata Prlmo of Don "!. I Pagella, a prominent member of tho 1 jounger group of Xeo-Itallan composers, at present organist and choirmaster of the Chuich of the S'alcsian Fathers, in Turin It Is founded on ono principal theme Inclsevely presented In octaves. , In tho "Allegro vivace" tho leading theme makes Its appeal ance as a toccata, with a new secondary themo In choral form. ' Marco Ilnrlco Ilossl, tho father of 1 modern Italian organ composition and , present head of St. Cecilia Academy, at J tome, wns represented by "Fatlma la Grazla." full of delicate sweetness and tenderness, n supplication secular rather than religious In spirit, a lyric prayer. IN THE MOMENT'S MODES Skaiini? Set in Mack ami WMie V Here Is a unique skating set, unique because it has a design knitted in. It is of white wool nnd the design is in black. Of course such n set as this is primarily intended for skating, but it is equally suitable for wear to any sports affair. and "Scherzo," a fine example of ltd 1 tins Loyola Church. Xew York, proved tjpe, playful and effective. t directly and sincerely lyrical H. llonrl, tho present senior organist I Mr. Yon was represented by throe of the Itoyal Chapel of tho Vatican nnd compositions. The Christmas pastorale, teacher of Pietro A. Yon. was rcpre-1 "(lean llnmblno," with Its chlmo iffi-cln, sented by "Ainlca Stella N'aufragls." aland closing ncon.traliied dcvclopmeiit CAMERA CRUELEST ' HISTRIONIC CRITIC 1 Verity of Movies Vnluablc toj "Legitimate" Actors, As- ' sorts Eleanor Woodruff i By the Pliotoplay Kdilor Four years In the movies have proved as Valuable to Hlennor. Woodruff ns nn advanced courso In dramatics. Miss Woodruff Is plaving tho rolo of June ltamscy In "Mister Antonio" nt tho Ilroad Street Theatre, having orlg.n.iled the part, and CO per cent of her acting Is pantomimic. Tho rolo Is one which could bo easily overdone, nnd Miss Woodruff Is of the opinion that her suc cess In poitr.ivjng tho character Is duo Inrgely to her experience gained In pic tures. Some sK years ago, when "TJie Five Frankfurters" closed Its engagement In New York, a long nnd Idlo summer Mared Miss Woodruff In the face. A friend suggested that she vls.t Patha for film work, and that Is how she first be came Identified with the movies. "I will never forget tho time I passed In the studio," sns Miss Woodruff. "It was wonderful training and serves 1110 ixcellcntly nt present, Motion plctuies have a great many advantages over the stage for the ambitious nctor. They j nro tho means of correcting one's faults. If a Mm actor possesses ego, repeated nppcaraurea on tho screen will either ' disgust him with himself or mako him1 forget his personality forever. The 1 camera Is tho crudest critic 1 know, for It tells the truth nnd, vvhnl Is more, what It mirrors cannot be scoffed nt or de nted by tho person affected. "l'letutes, too, can Injure tho nctor If ho Isn't careful, t'nless he leads nnd studies continually his memory may go I back on him and ho Is In danger also , of losing control of his voice. Hut with ,proper cato a graduate from tho studio 1 can accomplish splendid things oil the , stage, particularly In bodily and facial expression." Hurlng her four vears In pictures Miss Woodruff was conspicuous In the big 1 feature lllms of Pathe nnd the Vila graph, liven though she was command ing a largo sal.irv In pictures. et she had an earnest des re to get back into tho 'legitimate" When the oppoitunlty came to originate a roie In Mr Skinner's company she Jumped at tho chance. PRICE OF BROOMS IS HELD TOO IIIGHi Superintendent of Blind Men's Home Says Housewives Are Overcharged by Retailors The "high cost of cleanliness" Is laid directly nt tho door of tho retailor by Superintendent Frederick Mills, of the Pennsj lvnnla Working Homo for Wind Men, nt 3C18 Lancaster avenue, who declared today that housewives paying ninety cents and a dollar for brooms arc piling too much profit to tho dealer. Mr. Mills Is presiding over a conven tion of Superintendents of Working Homes for Wind Men, which has for Us object tho standardizing of broom production throughout tho United States. The convention, which Is being held In tho Pennsylvania home, will adjourn today. Thcro was n time before tho war when tho housewife's common weapon of health nnd defenso rould be purchased for twenty-live nnd thlrtyle cents. These same classes of brooms nro belnc sold today at ninety cents nnd $1. re spectively, which has caused many coni pl tints. When asked the cause for tho niiplanlng prices today, Mr. Mills said. "We used to buy broom corn for J80 nnd $90 per ton. Tho drought year beforo Inst, however, cut the production In half, nnd the quality wns Inferior. Then tho price went up to $100. It has since gono to $210, tho prlco wo paid last year. "Handles, because of tho great de mand for lumber, have jumped from $20 to (33 per 1000: wire, from three and ouo-half to six nnd one-half cents per pound; linen twine, from, twenty-eight to slxty-flvo nnd seventy cents per pound, nnd labor Ins Increased 40 per cent. Tho cost In production, there fore, has Increased from 100 to 160 per cent. "We now nctually sell good brooms nt $7. "3 per dozen, or nbout sixty cents each to tho retailer. When the con sumer pays ninety cents sho Is paying an exorbitant price. Seventy-five tentn Is a fair prlco to pay. "A good broom gives moro value than any other household commodity compared with Its cost. One broom, properly enred for, will last six months; two brooms, used alternately, will lact n year nnd n half The housewifo must learn to conservo her brooms by stand ing them on the handles or lianBIng them on the wall.' The Pennsv lvnnla home Is the fourth largest broom shop in tho world and emplojs 11! blind men. whoso earnings lest year aggiegnted f SS.T33. Slxty-sls per cent of the men nrc more than fifty vears of ago nnd 25 per cent are moro than sixty Last year tho plant used 500 tons of broom corn and manufac tuied 70.000 dozen brooms. Hleven thousand dozen brooms havo been fur nished to the f!ov eminent slnco April. EURYDICE CLUB SERVICE Musical Women" Slnjr Menlrirkl Music at Holy Trinity ' The L'urydlce Chorus, a sterling sln Ing society composed of n number of Philadelphia Women prominent In social and musical , circles, gave an unUsual concert yesterday In the Church of the Holy Trinity The selection of a sacred edlflca Instead of the Usual publlo auditorium for the program was- made since the program was n. memorial for the late Mrs. Frank If. llosengarten, long a member of the club. The mem bcrs of the chorus were vested They sang with fluent tone and technical skill under the nuthorltatlve direction of Arthur 1). Woodruff. The humbers on tho nrocram in chosen very appropriately for tho spe cialized character of tho memorial service, nnd the religious environment wns particularly fitting for both service nnd program. The numbers wcret "The Lord Is My Shepherd," by Horatio Parker; "Stabat Mater," by Pergoleal; "Parvum Quando," from "Noel," by O. W. Chadwlck, nnd "The Omnipotence," by Schubert, Tho soloists wcro Airs. George Stewart, soprano: Miss Mildred Faas, soprano, and Mrs. John Jay Joyce, nlto, with Hills Clark Hnmmann as organist. Tho subdued religious tone of th muslo was especially well brought out In the slrglng. The service was a very beautiful tribute to a much-loved Phila delphia woman of high ideals nnd many notably good deeds. f tho "Adesto Udells" melody against the pastoralo themo (after a Nativity folk-t.ong of tho mountaineers of tho Anstn valley). Is ono of tho most en gaging numbers for organ program that charming programmatic piece, tho second of a series of three "Visions Poctlipics." depicting a btorm at sea, followed by quieting of tho nngry waves subsequent to tho mariners' soul-felt prayers. The "Theme nnd Ten Variations" of could ho Imagined Angellelll was a line, formal medium fori '"" "Second Concert Studs" is a brll dlsplaylng the ilch tonal variety of tho llant "etudo do concert," built up on the organ and a ma&tcrly exposition of tn-, chromatic scale. ventlveness and ingenuity. Tho "Melo- His most ambitious offering was tlio dla" of M. Cottono, organist of St. Igna- j "Chromatic Sonata." I Always Dependable SOHMER APOLLO PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS V1CTROLAS i!II anora How to save wheat yet have delicious satisfying food OF course, you wish to save wheat for our soldiers in France. But you realize the importance of giving your family food just as nourishing and whole some as wheat. Barley will solve your problem. Forrbreakfast serve Cream of Barley the delicious new cereal that builds blood and bone. It is just the food your growing children need. It contains a high percentage of protein and of energy-creating ele ments. It is also rich in the mineral salts that Strengthen, your children's young bodies. By sending this cereal that the whole family will love, you can do your patriotic duty without any hardship, with a great deal of pure enjoyment even. Serve Cream of Barley on a wheatless day and see how your children will beg to have this creamy delicious breakfast food every morning. " Whenyou see tyoun children eagerly scraping the last bit of Cream of Barley from their dishes, when you see them growing stronger and sturdier each day you will say that you have been richly rewarded for doing your share in saving your country's wheat. American Barley Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Phonographs 1129 CHESTNUTSTREET BONWTT TELLER. &.CQ CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET Announce for Tomorrow (Friday) the Continuation of their Annual January Closing ut iale The Remaining Stock of WOMEN'S and MISSES' APPAREL Prior to Regular Inventory Regardless of Cost a 4 AMERICAN STORES COMPANY AT ALL OUR GROCERY STORES GRAPE FRUIT . . 5c each Very fine quality Kxtra heavy, big and juicy Fancy "Red' ' Salmon, can 25c ni(j tall cans of the very finest red Alaska Salmon. Try a can made into croquettes with boiled rice a delight ful, economical dish. BEST MINCE MEAT, lb., 15c ients. Made by Atmoro & Son, from the very choicest ingred- Cream of Barley ?RUv ill ""-a "Asco' ' Buckwheat, big pkg. 12c High grade in every particular a few "hot" cakes is a good thing to start the day when the mercury is headed for zero. Our Very Best Coffee, lb. 21c If you would know what it is to enjoy the Best Cup you ever drank, buy a pound of this coffee today for to morrow morning. If you do not find it as good as we say we will gladly refund the full price paid no charge for what you use. Victor Bread 1l'e B'g Co5erYa'on iaf 7c Sold only in our own stores. You can't get a loaf like it for tho money anywhere else in four States the best value in these U. S. today. Campbell's Soups, kL, can 10c Vegetable, Chicken a complete assortment of these uorld-famous soups. Campbell's Beans . can 15c Very choico selected beans, prepared and canned in the Campbell way you know and we know tho quality and the price talks "loud." SoutliAmericanHarrowBeans,Ib.l2c We are selling "tons" of these beans at 12c they are saving you 6c on every pound. Sliced Dried Beef . pkg. 10c Selected tender beef, trimmed of all waste, wrapped in waxed paper and sold in dust-proof cartons. BOOK OF ECONOMY AT ALL OUR , ME A T SHOPS Fresh-Killed, Milk-Fed 2'7nU iSra0B Chickens .OAtlO They arc fine, plump and soft-meatcd. Quality Beef Beef that is mellow, fine-grained and full of rich nutriment 16 oz. guaranteed with every pound. Lean Soup Beef, 18c lb. Chuck, Pot, Rolled ROAST, 24c LB. Rib, Ilolar, Cross-Cut ROAST, 28c LB. Lean Hamburg Steak, 23c lb. Little Pig ROASTING HAMS, 30c LB. Rump, Round, Sirloin STEAK, 32c LB. TT 1 Beef Liver " fresh gagj5g.l6cib- Luncheon Dainties Ready to Serve Sliced Boiled Ham I Cooked Corned Baked Meat Cake Beef Cooked Pressed Lebanon Bologna Roll Sliced Dried Beef 14c lA lb. j 10c lA lb. Delicious Pork Relish, lb. 22c Made by Bodine. Renowned for quality. New Made Krout . 7c qt. illllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll American Stores Company EVERYWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT -""" PENNSYLVANIA. NEW JERSEY. DELAWARE AND MARYLAND 3 T "T" w .1-
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