.'jSHW'' ""' TJU LMlJf 1,1, lUIHM, iiJFU'i , t - . ikiitv vjwit! -ii jri -v-- ' wt"b-itb iramu i;!1 ' i -- tjiiii.u i aam i .-.' ij.ii a V "" Jf v? 'A, A r A j PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, - DECEMBER . i it !' 41 TO ty, :u EVENING 13, 1918 r fW S (J t $tt Awj &i rr iv new Interior OF ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Marbles and Decorative Schema of Black and While Combine $tf?ith Artistic Lighting to Transform Famous Old Episcopal 'House of Worship rnlacd about a P4 OHtotocrniili 1 1 hint rn On? tfiU &J Appear on (lift nrtlfle rtntt An IIia tmrk tinff) iMflie Interior of St. Stephen's Protest i'n'" I5nWcnn.il Church. Tenth street south of Market, complc'ely renontcd iV X na.relecorntea ns a memorial to jnmes Pt j Mogee, a vestryman from isni to is7, M if now a praee or reninrKnnie ucauiy. vjuiM Anna J. .MnEco so pmnncu wie ?' ilterAtlons to tho church that the In Brlor would hnrmonlzo with the marble Cancel she Installed as a memorial to her father lint year. "Tho Interior has been lrtualty rc madft In jrepulno and Imitation white rnarhfe. The balconies hao een re decorated In black and white. In ctrlk hufeontrnst to the other alteration'. i4-vJfl JlnRet" has nli bad manv Im- provpniems maur in in" i.,i-.u -iwu-.-. Including a new sw'tchbnnrd and new radiation, ns well as substantial repairs. v The chief alterations arc manifest t a, Blance. The south Kallery has been cut back to the line of the north Bftllcrv, and the oncW of both hae been Artistically treated The circular nln ows on either side of the rcredos hae been bricked up. The walls hae been , Teplaslcred, covered wlln cr.-nnH, and painted to resemble l nen stone, a new stone bantlstry of Chnmmllle marble and glass has taken the place of the Sid wooden screen Inside the front door .11 th aisles and the rstibule hae I been floored with Casota marble, 'tiie I vest end of the church and stlbule 1 hnvo i,(.en wainscoted with ChainpUUo marble. i Nlw lanterns of a CJothle deslcn liae been hung In the nave and In the tran sept, under the callcrles and In the es- I tltn.le. New bracket lanterns! of an I orlninal pattern have been affixed to the , walls. The organ has been decorated, ! ! arid the front of the galleries has been : I . 1, 1 X.... ....W....M.. t. n , Ft 1. a.. .. lilf.n1 - Siuncill u. eiirvna ,u,v us..-., ,i... ..u on either side of the choir All t vnmlnn of !h callerlos nnt if" has been painted a darker color ?. elaborate and costly entllatlne s has been Installed In the roof whereby The atmosphere of the entire church can he changed In three minutes. Fresh air can now be obtained without drnfts and without letting In the noise of the street. Tho celling of the church has been dxcorated by a prllle-work of beautiful design, and a new grille coers the opening for the echo organ nboc tho ohnnccl. All the gallery windows have been ITrotected nnd toned down In color by iddltlonal glass on the outside. To glc n better sitting to the mem orial to M.irl.x floucrneur Mitchell, by St. Onudtns, the immortal of the late Senior Warden,. I.uiloilc C'olituhoun Clco nian, w.ih transferred to the north side of the esttbulr, and the M'telicll memo rial Itself uns moved a feu feet further from tho rcredos and foot and a half. The Ducachet Memorial lias also been Improved by a new setting. All the marble memorials have been cleaned. A new monument has been added by a bust of James Mngec, which has been 1 placed In n tabernacle on the south sldo of the vestibule, where It balances the bust of his fellow vestrvman, Mr. Clee ninn on tho north sjde. t Underneath a tablet has been placed to this effect PIEZ URGES U.S. LABOR BUREAU BE RETAINED Shipyards Should Hire Own Men, However, He Asserts JAMI.S MAC5P.IJ Vestr)inan 1S61-187S To Ills DiURhtcr, Anna J. Magcc The Church Is Indebted For 1.x tensive Alteration nnd Decora tions: Xov ember, 1918, trill glorlV the house of inj pldrj. " Special for Saturday I This IiIeIi gru Dark Tun, Cnlf Hkln, KiiriWIi l.nit Mint. J)t- I dr. JfJ ,(&$6 tlen I.VP 13th St. j 1 C I J iMIfhfd .-,-. v XVvJ Char'es 1'lez, general manager of'tho r.mergency Fleet Corporation, has de clared himself In favor of maintenance of the United Stntes employment service In peace as well as war. At tho same jmo he said ho fully sympathized with "ftie purposen of tho shipmasters who joined In ntrotest against tho United States agency having control of tho em ployment of labor at their yards. "Xothlng should bo done," said Mr. Piez, "to handicap or to obatruct busi ness Initiative. "Now that things have settled down every shipyard ought to bo permitted to go out nnd get Its own labor. There can lie 110 overbidding, be cnuse the Macy board has fixed the wsge scale for every plant under tho Fleet Corporation's control, so wages nro the same In one n'nee ns In nnntlier " Fifteen of the biggest employers of labor In this section have been In secret conferences for several days nnd yester day announced they wanted to handle their own labor problems For that reason they would oppose nny restriction upon getting their own men and said tley were opposed also to any further appropriations to the United States labor bureaus. C .T. Drenncn, supcnlsor of labor at tho Sun Shipbuilding Company, was chairman of tho conference. BOOM GLASS 'IN JERSEY Bank Presidents Lending Factors in $600,000 Corporation Atlantic rity, Dec. 13. Presidents of prosperous banks In the farming coun ties of South Jefscy are the moving factors, It Is said here. In n movement to restore the State's piestlge as one of tho foremost glnss-liroduclng sections In tho country. - A. D. Snelbaker, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Woodsfown, Salem County, nnd v Ice president of the Swcdesboro Trust Company, Is presi dent of the Uooth tllass Manufacturing Corporation, Just chartered with, $600,000 capital, to take over tho (llenshaw plant at Swedesboro as a starter In n chain a. plants to produce deck, port nnd vault lights nnd other glass products, the bulk of which heretofore has come from abroad. Other olllcers of the company, which Includes a number of Phlladelphlans, nre Kraft Dooth, vice president and general manager; James W. Troiichard, president of tho Drldgeton National Dank vice president; Albert McAllister, Drldgeton, secretary, and John S. ware, treasurer of tho Cumberland Trust Company, treasurer. FAMILY OF FIVE NEEDS $1150 Professor Meeker Snys Less Mentis Merc Existence Clilrnjto, Dec. 13. A distinction be tween living decently nnd merely cxlst 'ng was drawn by Hoyal Meeker, formerly professor of economics at Princeton University, who testified be fore Fcderol Judge Snmucl Alschuler In tho wage controversy between packers nnd stockyard employes, lie is em ployed as commissioner cf statistics for the United States Department of Labor. Professor Meeker told of Investiga tions made Into cost of mnln'nltlnr worttlngmcn'8 families nd declared filet) a year Is the minimum 'required to, enable a worklngman and fftmllrJAt flvd, to live, decently. These figures, he said, vvete based on a survey made In 1918, and the cost of living had materially in creased slnco then, "f. Any wage under that, he said, com Pc lied the workman's family Merely id exist, often with the aid cf chcrltab organizations. . , Elgin Bracelet Watch $OES War Price " $25.50 ' VThe smallest watclmad-. ' many tnntlful dealirni to MUTH.MkLA IMMII.V JMVKI.KB I'romnt Attention fllten Mall Order rlf iil vy SJ SS'S M iMIrhrd ." v DIAMONDS WATCHES & JEWELRY 8am old uddrenfltfl II & UK. Etshth St. J110 Of rimintoM n Ave, 0PMEVEN1GS UNTIL XMA3 the I pews An i stem I Maxtfson & DeMm$ 1115 Chestnut Street Opposite Kcxth'a Thcatr Extraordinary Tomorrow New Satin & Fur KfJ ., '-; Jr is z2& TT jl f-'i BSRTHOP J mm II U, IS fy I ! lV 1223 Chestnat JS CSmm ' f f d Floor yCJ fllPP. 3JD3w S T FZfk ; tor today ana J m 1 s i L special! ', ' TomOlTOW if V -V S VZ These are the 1 s 4th ANNUAL J " Xs&- ZS " Mowest ci cations Vi rloaranrA ala I Choice of M V of the winter sea- Slh , Black? Sron. 1 ft"", and wo offer &l S5ieP.V.7,ie$Q.C)0 I TauPcor K Z )"iaTpriceSP?n gg j? hlh.ho BZIZSZ. I Alice Due S V V535. 1 u W t ri lluum. -" - J c-Ttin f . celebration of our I?'! V " com. ZAHLT for bt .ic- 1 I ' Anniversary. 9 ' , ttoa. Tbeie are genuine bar- E 1 o: ..!.:.. 1 ii j t-. , . .... K- .1 i d win tM nsoped np j isatin combined with nutria, rrench seal or mohnc, in t Kj1' fl i..".!...... .,., u,,l ,q1 1 cll!c tulljan a"d small shapes. Bi 'VEEPi'""' '''''''''''"'''''''''slSJLrrzrPURCHASING AGENTS' ORDERS ACCEPTED i$i :" . . mM& $ J SfiS - M K U STROUD PIANOLA-PIANO Here is the greatest player-piano value in all the world. HPSS J- II Tke - WL Vu Ks Or. M law . U( j ill) It'"' C. J. Heppe & Son Exclusive Representative And the most popular player-piano in Philadelphia a Christmas gift beyond comparison. . As a piano, the Stroud contains every quality de sired by the most critical musician. Quality in design, workmanship, finish, action and tone. As a player-piano, the Stroud contains the famous Aeolian-Pianola patents, every one exclusive to the genuine Pianola-Pianos, of which there are but five, all on sale at Heppe's. Two of the Pianola patents alone are worth the price of the 'Stroud. One gives you the expression of the artist. The other gives you the melody of the composer. They are both in the Stroud. And although the Stroud has these superior fea tures, it may be purchased for a very nominal "amount. PRICE 700 iiitt.- H ' TT" lllllliaMJl Settlement may be made in cash, by charge account or through our Rental-Payment Plan whereby all rent may be applied toward the pur chase. Your present piano will be taken in exchange at a fair value. v Call, phone or write for full par ticulars. - C.J.HEPPE&.SOH 1117-1110 CHESTNJXT ST.--6HI&.THOMPSON.STS. Sole agtnlt tor the celebrated Maifin. & Hamlin and Weber 1'ianoe. Vlclrolaa and ,V(clorfecord. :MA1I, & 1'ltONi: OKDEKS lI.I,r,I) sSTOlin OI'KNS DAIIA' 0 A. 31. AND (JI.OSK8 AT S:30 r. t.J Choose Every Christmas Gift To-morrow Choose From the Most Marvelous Stocks We've Ever Had and Save Tremenlouslv Here Where Prices Are Lowest "Tl Our Big, New TOY STORE "centre of Christmas interest lor the kiddies 1 Wait-on-Yourself Save Both Time and Money! hoose the toys you wish and as rro out charge or pay for them. " nrnth'rr TMtri) r'.ooit CHARGE HATS TRIMMED FREE OF Lit Brother VnirK.n'c$7$7 RftC-i Mt Cape Qlovesj ! One-clasp. In tan, jrray, brown, ivory, sand and putty. Market Eighth One Yellow Trading Stamp With Every lie Purchase All Day ) i I.At. A.- i Filbert Seventh Women' Fine French $0 if jj r:ir.M i I Two-clasp, In white, gray, mahogany, tan, pastel and black. W Brolrr First I'loor, South Remarkable Preparations for Holidau Selling Are Revealed in These Extraordinary Offerings! Misses' Beaver Plush Johnny Coatsl$1J2.50 Worthily Head the List : One Sketched J ML Practical as can be and stunning in style, with ripple back, belt, patch pockets, roll collar and fancy lining. tf or ff'fffl) Tyrol SOQ 7K Wool Sports Suits ""'' Coats show plaited back, belt, notch collar, breast nnd patch pockets. Brown and green. Sketched. At the same price, plainly tailored navy and black serge suits arc also offered. HaaaataBBKBGBBBaaBBaBOBaaBBxaBBBBBaBHHBBnBnMBaaKB fp Women's & Misses' Fur-$flQ 7 Trimmed Coats . .- ' r7 Beautiful opossum collars top these Coats of Nor mandy mixtures which come in Pekin, Bui gundy, taupe and brown. Silk lined. Sketched. Also silvertone velours with seal collar. For women yelour Coats, $39.75 Fashionable shades, with full ripple belt, patch pockets, kit coney collar and satin lining. Pictured. MMaaBBBaBBaaraBMBnaBCBaMBraBB"" Women's & Misses' Handsome Dresses, $15 Serge, velveteen, taffeta and crepe meteor. Navy blue, black and all the most wanted colors. Among the distinctions of cut and trimming are col larless effects, deep collars, belts, narrow tie. sashes, cmbroidciing and braiding. - "i- - - ---- - ., Women's & Misses' Serge buns, JSJZ.&U win, UydA nnH hnttnn trimmintr. Navy and black, At this price we also onea popnn. suns xor iurge 1 women 111 o"t o i "". filil i.w iKrm m (dm WKy I J I f A If' K m m l t Jn 1 1 i 1 . "- I TTuT ' -"if WW XmY- '''i Men's Furnishings A Wonderful Holiday Display in Our Spacious New Men's-Wear Section News of interest to every man and to everyone with gifts to buy for men. High-Grade i!L ... )$5.98 Self satin and colored stripes. Double French cuffs. Silk Neckwear, 98c Brocades and fancy self figures in handsome pat terns and colorings. Large scarfs with slide-easy bands. Ill 3.98 55 Silk Accordion Reefer Scarfs Pure silk in new color combinations'. Woven double. Fancy borders. Long hand-tied silk lringc. Lisle Web Susnenders, 65c Solid biass trimming, strong leather ends. Nicely boxed. V , 1 ? Fine Madras Shirts, $29 J Pretty colored stiipes. Double cuffs attached. Lit mothers SECOND KLOOll Lit Urotlitrn SECOND FLOOR "Superior" Union Suits, $2.98 Fine ecru cotton yarn. Patented lock crotch. ' : Fiber Silk Reefer Scarfs, $2.49 Plain and crochet weaves. Two-tone, plain and heather colorings. Some with fancy bordersi fcong fringe. Rooi's J'Tivoli" Shiantf-' -p2,49 Drawers, ' each ,..,.. ' Natural color yams about 507o wool. Lit Brother FlltS? FLOOR, 7?H STREET Fortunately, Large New Shipments of Fine Shoes and Gift Slippers Have just been added to our splendid stocks many lines were bought advantageously, hence furnish remaikablc baigams. Women's $6 to $A At! $8 Fine Shoes.. I- Gunmetal, glazed kid, patent coltskin, giy and brown lcid. Cloth or kid tops, l'lain or com bination jjfTects. Women's $2.50 Spats, $1.29 High cut. Wanted colors. Best lelt. Men's Tan Calf Lace Shoes, $5 English and broad toes. Leather heels. Men's Sniart Shoes, $4 to $6.50 Latest styles in wanted leathers. I" J LfLL tffiJaSlE! lflLfessPBr&arfiaBSGSr I si .-i-'SLi3 I r j fe5fcsQa ' 1 f .S'a Young Women's $7.50 Tan Shoes, $6.50 Tan calfskin. With tmilitary heels. l 7iVib. I t k i T f i 'ill )' I lit )l Ta ""'J.rt 11 Misses' & Children's Lace Shoes Sizes 8Ms h I Sizes Sl.50 toll llto2 Dark tan leather, also patent colt skin with white buck tops and all white buck. Misses' & Children's $3.50 to $4 Shoes Sizes $0.49 I Sizes SO.75 814 tc-11 I liy3to2- U Patent coltskin, gunmetal and tan kidskin. Cloth, leather and white buck tops. . Men's Slippers. $1.98 Various colors. Leather and padded soles. Women's & Big Girls $3 to $4 Shoes, $1.95 Patent coltskin and gunmetal. Cloth and leather tops. Sizes 2V4 to 5. Boys' Storm Shoes Sizes 10150.25 I Sizes' 1 AJla to 13 to C High-cut tan oil leather. Double soles. Men's Leather Slippers $1.75 Values,$1.35l$3.50 Valucs,$2.98 $3.00 Values,$2.49$4.00 Values.S3.49 Komeos, operas and Everetts. Tan and black. ClothiM That Men Will Be Wise to Only by the most fortunate of purchases a'-e we able to offer these exceptional kargains Bay! iMWnl Fo. $20 Values, H4 MEN'S FINE, WELL-TAILORELT OVERCOATS $25 Values, $30 Values, $,17.75 $23.50 $35 Values, $26.50 $40 Values, $30 Choice lots from well-known makers the very newest styles, such as Ulsterettes and double-breasted skirt models. All popular fabrics included. j $20 Values, $13.57 MEN'S SUITS AT ASTONISHING BIG SAVINGS $25 Values, $16.50 $30 Values, $21.50 $35 Values, $27.50 $40 Values, 30 Cheviots, cassimeres, worsteds, mixtures, etc., in every stylish patterns, color and style, including the new sKirt coat eitect. Famous Dplgevillc Felt Uppers Women's $4 Juliets, $1.69 Various colors. Fur- and ribbon-trimmed. Women's Comfy Slippers, $1.19 to $1.98 Wanted colors. Padded soles. Misses' & Children's I $ 1 .19 .Juliets S 1 Fur-trimmed. Sizes 6 to 2. Lit llrotlieri. First Floor, North $12&$i5 Boy's WmterOvercoats SXJS: NOVELTY OVERCOATS Sizes $ "7.50 to $2Q 2 J2 to 1 2 MACKINAWS Sizes ' 9 to 18. BIG BOYS' OVERCOATS Sizes 10 to 18 I Boys' $10Cordu- $"7.50 roy Suits Norfolk models in tan and brown. Sizes 6 to 18. Boys' $5 Guaranteed Double Texture Raincoats, $3.25 I.lt nrotln-rn Second Floor. 1ih St, $12.7st$25 For Christmas, Give Him A Fur-Lined' Overcoat, $42.50 to $90 A Guaranteed Raincoat, $7.50, $10, $25 Men's Famous A. B. Kirschbaum All-Wool Suits & Overcoats. $25 to $70 Boys' Winter Suits Underpriced $10 Values 6.75 $ 1 2 Values $8,50 Every wanted styles. $15 Va'ues $10 $16.50 Values 12.50 pattern Norfolk l'frj""MSaiRB Ml illi . IlMHi mm, k pjpp Why not settle the gift problem for gjrls of the "Younger Set" in the most sensible way by coming to this section. filled with ..uicusi: sum vuneq siocks ana leatunng notaoic savings; Big Girls' $22.50 to $27id Coats, $ 1 4.95 & $ 1 9.95 UK2t-C3S&J V-All iKtA fill kVflA '"'fl 5U ffifbifyi VIA I RsXwfrW1 At I 1 ll JrrIv-cJv. VjBia"tt J t 'j p Ca,T iA35 H854T 'I. V I -' x , JA Jiratliera 4.'- Wanted materials and colors, with kit coney, fur-c'oth trimmed or self-material cpllars: mm new pawn pocKets. aizes 14 and 16. One pic tpci. "" ' " aaaa.waaaaain H aa.MaW I Girls' B6mbazine Raincoats, $2.98 Tan color, with pockets and belted back. Sizes 4 to 16' years. One pictured. Hats to match, 29c. Belted models ?22 PECQND FLOOR Girls Tub Dresses, $1.85 Plaid, gingham, trimmed with con" treating colors. Have plaited skirts, pockets and belts. Sizes 8 to 14. One pictured. Gills' Boucle tfloth &UQ.95 Baby Lamb Coats....-' Have large collars, pockets and belts. Fully lined. Sizes JO to 14. Pic tured. , Tots' $6.50 to Slj5 Coats, $4.95 to $12.95 Corduroy, velour, wool plush, chin chilla, etc. Wanted colors. "Some have fur. collars', pockets and belts. Lined and interlined. Sizes 2 to 0. Girls' White Dresses, $1.98 & $3749 Lawn, trimmed with laces, embroidered designs ",nd ribbons. Sizes 8 to 14. Special Exhibition Sale of the Celebrated "Mildred Louise" Dresses J.U1 -XJlkkll. VI 11 IS I Just In Time for Holiday Wear and Gifts A set of "Mildred Louise" paper" dolls will be given free to every little girl who attends the sale accompanied by an ndtflt. These winsome little frocks nro szHfhc i, '. Tuft rx z W'W .'WW45 Save a Third on CUT GLASS you're suye to find the answer to most any, gift problem here. $4 Square Vase, 2.45 12 in. tall. Com bination design. , B. 9iT Oritur i itAarLlTi.itr. footed. Combl- Q A PC ' natloa putUrn. "T' $4 Bowl, $1.95 8-inch. Floral design. made of organdie, Persian lawn,l(rc chambray, $t'.29to$6.98F gingham, etc . Sites 2 to 6 years. , Two pictured. $4 Punch Bowl, S2.45 Two pieces, can be used separately. Combination design. ' , Ut DrtKsi Crytl nora. TWrfl Fjoor .. S it. . ,.V' v. -. ' -. . 'I j I $ ' 1 - .-& I A !1 fl 4 -I , St y ix i "'11 n '.t i .;l .1 iK?l v ; ,,. ,. .-Ww I C lu OTHSS VISIT eim iq UX . BKOXlf KH Vi.' 'V .?vfeH . ti''V! W; $ . r... k.ruJeli.., V . U .. i,. .....
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