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5 1 TTTE BTiOOKTRf PAHA' XTW TOTIK. SATtmTTAA'. MATtCTV 1017. TO GIVE SACRED CANTATA iCRAf.T POST'S COMMANDER PEP" WINS THE DAY WHITMAN TO REVIEW WEHTHER FORECAST INSTITUTE PLAYERS CLEVER IN KIN DLING" POLY PREP CHANGES TO COST $100,000 AT Y.M.C.A. EXHIBIT i Y.

W. C. A. Visitors, Forty in Number Show Their Prowess in Gymnastics. girls i r.ATip.i: of M.

('. A. AniniiiiH'ca Return to Atnutriir Allili lli' I'liion. Sea. Mill Pli.i's Awnrdi'il.

Phrapecilocy has Its place in ath. Ictics. It had Its good effects last night on the young men and women or the Central Y. M. ('.

A. and Y. AV. C. who gave a demonstration of physical efficiency before a crowded gallery, nt the Young Men's Association Kuilding nt u.i Hanson' place.

It was all very good ir. former years to say "nn your mark, net set go!" and "ready now, one, two, three." but the) athletes of the newer form had to contrive something snappier and spir. Ited. "Plenty o' pep" sounded up to date, and lively, and so it was adopted. It won tho day.

"Plenty pep" seemed to be the signal for everything. It was the tonic that sent the hundreds of association uthletea whizzing through the air over the parallel and horizontal bars, bringing on storms of applause from the galleries. No less full of that inspiriting something they called "pep," was the work of the forty girls from the Central Y. W. C.

who went through an exhibition of Swedish gymnastics. The girls were easily the features of the evening when they finished their folk dancing. "Tatra" was a Hungarian folk dance and "Normandy" was a French dance. Miss Laura Sharp, the physical director of the girls, was held responsible tor the success. In commenting upon the work of her group.

Miss Sharp said that the girls were thoroughly prepared to accept any burdens that might bo thrust upon them by the exigencies of war. Several months training around real eampnres and among conditions where hardships are common day incidents, have put the young women In shape to endure many more such rigors, If the emergency call for it. Fifteen-piile walks and roughing It are only Incidental features of their training, she added. The athletic work of the men was a noteworthy showing of the forward strides which the Central Branch Y. M.

C. A. was making in the promotion and perfection of clean amateur sports In Brooklyn. Following almost on the heels of the excellent exhibition lust night, came the announcement that tho Central Branch was to reenter the ranks of the Amateur Ath-letic L'nion and establish representation hereafter in all A. A.

U. events. Tho first A. A. U.

event is to take plaro in the Central Branch gymnasium, on March 22, when the Metropolitan A. A. V. water polo championship will be played. Following two short addresses by K.

V. Painter. Y. M. C.

A. physical director, and John H. Scott, his predecessor, the prizes for the 1915-1916 athletic season were awarded. Peter Hoi, all-around gymnastic champion: Max Denecke, all-around athletics; James Sehoenliurg. champion athlete, and AVilliam Moyer, hockey player, received individual silver cups.

John Mulvaney accepted the cup for the team winning the indoor baseball championship; Harry Quine received a silver plaque for the champion house-squad, known as the Punchers, who excelled in all athletics. A marching drill headed the program. It was lead In four formations, divisions being headed by Ralph Houchln, E. S. Gildnrsloevc.

O. C. 01-sen and Richard Kppler, respectively. The hockey game between the Kven-Ing Division and tho Day Division of the association was played in two halves 15 minutes for each. Freehand gymnastics and drill were led br C.

Kichler, AVilliam M. Ham mond. Carl Sump. Anton Klar, Fred Kapplemen, Carl Kssnany. Fred Morton, Peter Hoi and S.

Zeryszewskl. Pyramids on mats and a basketball game concluded tlie exhibition. Lewis C. William led the Central Branch Orchestra, and Anton Klar headed the committee of arrangements. ALPHA REPlP.f.ICANS IXECT.

At the meeting of the Alpha Republican Club last night in its clubhouse at 13S Nassau avenue. Greenpoint, the following officers were elected: James M. Manee. president; Alfred Oechsner, first vice president; John Nicholas Droge, second vice president; Clarence F. Zimmer, recording secretary; Geo.

AV. Allen, financial secretary; Duncan MacKinnon, corresponding secretary; Frank M. Davis, treasurer; Albert Gilmore, sergeanl-at-arms. CHICHESTER PILLS ItlAMUMI It RAMI I'll, a Vests knawn as fttf SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Al'CTIOX SALES. FMl'SKI.

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Charles T. Schondelmeier, M.D., the new commander of U. S. Grant Post No. 327, G.

A. is already making a success of his administration. He has appointed an efficient list of committees for the year. year old, wife of Frederick Schrlefer. of 85 Kent avenue, died yesterday In the.

Williamsburg Hospital, from a complication of diseases. Her funeral services will be held on 'Monday afternoon at her sister's home, 31 Held avenue, with Interment In the I.ueberan Cemetery. Mrs. Schrlefer waa born In Broon-lyn, the daughter of John and Theresa llagan Carroll. Hlia is survived besides her husband, by three sisters, Mrs.

May Perry, 'Mrs. Ella Gee and Mra. Theresa tfteenworth. and two brothers, John and Thomas Carroll. MISS ANN AUGI'STA JOHNSON.

years old, died at her home on Sammis avenue, Huntington, ysierday afternoon." Whe waa born in Huntington on August 31. 1K4Q, the daughter of Alexander Johnson and Ann Jarvis, and had lived there al) her lifetime. She is survived by a cousin. Miss Ida A. Johnson; two nieces, Mrs, Frank Brown of Huntington and Mrs.

Albert Jurdy of Anilty-viile. and a nephew-, Edward Scudder of Huntington. MRS. JANE REYNOLDS of Pleassntvllle, N. died on Thursday In her 102d year.

Phe was born at 'roton-on-the-Hudeon and lived for eighty years at Croton Lake. WILLIAM SHARP, 3B yeara old, son of Samuel Sharp of Lincoln avenue. Sayvllle. who had been a patient tn St. Peter's Hospital, Brooklyn, tor two months, died there yesterday.

The funeral services and Interment will be at Sayvllle. JOHN t. BURNS. S2 yeara old. president of the board of managers of Ihe Ilrockport State, Normal School, died last evening his home In Rochester, N.

V. EX-JUDGE OELAND ELECTED New Head of Texas Association Sees War Ahead. Ex-Judge Isaac R. Oeland of Brooklyn was elected president of the University of Texas Association at Its annual reunion and dinner to celebrate the independence of Texas at the Hotel Astor last night. Members of the New York Texas Club were guests.

"We are fast approaching to a condition of war," Judge Oeland said in his address. "I hope, as we all do. that the Goddess of Peace may walk in safety through the mazes of present day relations, but it seems doubtful. AVe are standing on a volcano, and the President of the Cnited States may find it necessary at any moment to call upon our patriotism and for us to undergo privation. AVe stand ready to fight for our flag and to protect its honor." Among those present from Brooklyn were Dr.

Harvey B. Matthews, Charles L. Woody, Trabue Carswell. NEW UTRECHT H.S. ELECTION George J.

Smith Defeats Mark Zemansky for Presidency. The G. O. elections st New t'trecht H. held yesterday afternoon, were exciting, and some of the contests were extremely close.

The victorious i candidates were: President, George J. Smith; vice president, Hosea Denny; Secretary, AA'alter Preston. In the struggle for the Smith received 311 votes against 199 I for his only opponent. Mark Zcimn- sky. The vice presidency was decided i by 9 votes; Denny received 257.

where-bs the other candidates, Malcolm G. Thompson, was credited with L'18. The thee-cornered ficht for secretary went to AA'alter Preston, who received 226 voles. His opponents, Mark R. Goldstein and Anthony J.

Greco, obtained 162 and 121 voies respectively. The two positions on the executive committee open for teachers will he filled by Miss Cecile Quirk and Guy R. Thomas, the baseball coach. There were five student candidates for the three places on the executive committee. These will be filled by Houston M.

Sadler, Benjamin Kaiser and Charles E. Ramsgate. The last named won over Alexander AA'. Mackenzie by only two votes 294 to 292. I "Seven Last Words of Christ" at Visitation Monastery.

Dubois' famous sacred cantata, "The Seven Last Words of Christ," has-been selected by the Visitation Alumnae as the special Lenten service to follow its second general meeting of the year, tomorrow afternoon in the Sacred Heart Chapel of the Visitation Monastery, Ridge Boulevard and Ninetieth street, Bay Itidge. This musical event has attracted much notice in the Catholic social world and so great has been the demand for admission that it has been restricted to only those who have invitations. It has been the custom of the Alumnae to have its Lenten meet-ing followed by a sermon by some noted preacher, but as this year is the fifth anniversary of the dedication of the chapel, special musical exercises and the sacred concert have oeen planned. Miss Agnes Hlckey, chairman of the music committee of he Alumnae, has engaged the well known male choir of St. Paul's R.

C. Church to sing the cantata. The soloists and assisting artists will be assisted by a special chancel choir of twenty bovs' voices, to sing the choruses. The soloists are Harry F. Glaeser.

tenor; Jackson Clyde Klnsey, baritone; G. Darlington Richards, organist. Stanley W. Van Wart is director of the choir. The assisting singers will be George P.

Gillet and Franz Louis Berger, tenors; Gustave Hahn, Henry Donaghy and Robert A. Kennedy, bassos. Following tho cantata, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be given by Very Rev. Mons. Michael G.

Flan-nery, LL.D., rector of St. Paul's. Harry F. Glaeser will sing the solos and also Marzo's "Ave Maria." PRENDERCAST A SPEAKER Controller Tells 6th A. D.

Repub. Means of City Government. Controller William A. Prendergast addressed a large gathering at the Sixth Assembly District Republican Club last evening, at the club house, 44 Sumner avenue. Municipal Court Justice George AV.

Friefeld introduced the Controller. The subject of Mr. Prendergast's talk was "City Affairs." and consisted of a broad survey of the various theories of municipal government with some reference to' the debt of New York. The Controller said that the debt of the city was bound to bo large as the people were receiving immense advantages from the city -for which they must pay. In reply to the criticism that the debt was greater than the United States debt, he said that there was no comparison, inasmuch, as.

the Federal and municipal governments were run on entirely different bases. The question of a commission form of government was also brought up by Mr, Prendergast, and he said that the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, because of the great power it exercised over the finances of the city, was nearly a commission' form of gov-eunment. The' question of the high cost of living was also considered by the speaker in connection with the municipal ownership of the waterfront. "One reason why food is so high." he said, "is because it takes so much money to handle It. If the city controlled Its entire waterfront it could tell- the -railroads where to deliver the food so as to bo of advantage to the people." The business meeting was presided over by President, Itichard AVeber.

Twenty-two new menVbers were elected to the club, Other speakers were Justice Friefeld and Assemblyman Nathan Shapiro. COLONEL WELSH RESIGNS Head of 23d Will Return 'to Regular Army. The resignation, of Lieutenant Colonel William E. Welsh of the Twenty, third. Regiment was announced today at the headquarters of the Second Lieutenant Colonel Welah assumed his command in the Twenty-third shortly after the regiment arrived at the border In July.

He was then captain in the Regular Army, and his instructions to -resign from the Twenty-third came from the adjutant general cf the U. S. Army. With his resignation as lieutenant colonel in the Twenty-third he will again become a captain In the Regular Army, although it is not known at present where he will be stationed, or to what duty he will be ass'gned. Concurrently with the announcement of Colonel Welsh's resignation, brigade headquarters announced also that Captain Bleeker Bangs, quartermaster of the Twenty-third, had been detailed to the State arsenal.

Colonel John Foote of the Fourteenth, who is acting brigadier general of the Second Brigade, also announced that he had recommended the appointment, of First Lieutenant Joseph B. Guise, now of Company Fourteenth Infantry, to be captain of Company to fill the in that office. He also has recommended the appointment of First Sergeant Theodore J. Krokus of Company as second lieutenant in Company I. MRS.

GRAY-CLARKE'S PUPILS Heard In Excellent Piano Recital in Her Residence-Studios. At the residence studio of Mrs. Amelia Gray-Clarke, 1439 Union street, on Friday evening last, a piano recital was given by her pupils, and the parlors were filled with an appreciative audience. The young students played with a firmness ot toucn ana a sureness of memory which proved the thoroughness of their elementary training. Through-out the grades there wero displayed technical clearness, appreciation of tone-quality and ideas of the value of interpretation.

Miss Emma F. Squires, the assisting soprano-artist, sang with brilliancy and charm, her numbers including Spross' "The Day is Done." Mrs. Beach's "June," Kramer's "The Last Hour" and "Leaves," by Zucca. Mrs. Gray-Clarke contributed', with fine shading and rhythm, Schubert's Minuet in minor, Brassin's "In the Moonlight." which she filled with poetry, and, by request, the Beethoven-Rubinstein "Turkish March." Those who took part were: Elsie Evans, Betty Austin, Marguerite Wilkinson, Edith Mealy, Ellason Thedford, Curo-lyn Ruefer, Marton Bishop, Dorothy Adams, Master Leveritt Lyons, Jean Homiston.

Mildred Barton, Mrs. Adele Marlon Green, Edith Adeleade-Gray, Mrs. Emma M. Allen, Katheryn Kew, Mary Foley, Florence Love, Irma Mev-ei-s, Helen Powles, Donald Gould. C.

Leslie Horning, Edith Kirkland. John A. Henry Marjorie Horning and Ilarrlette Robinson. pupils not playing were Mildred Baker, Ruth Clayton, Virginia Danforth, Ruth V. Gormley, Isabelle Hoxie.

Muriel Jennings, Frances Jones. Doris Kenyon. Helen Reeve. Mrs. Bernard His, Mrs.

Frederic P. Tuthill. Dorothy Van Valkenburg and Marion Yates. rl.lB INDORSES The Comrades Democratic Club of Richmond Hill, of which Charles Is president, has Indorsed District Atv-neyJ 0riir) ft I rtnomlnatlon ana THE FIRST CAVALRY He and Gen. O'Ryan to Inspect Returned Troopers at University Club.

MEN PACK THE CARS TODAY. Monday Tliey Will Start for Home, and Reach Here About the 13th. (Special to The Eagle.) McAllen, March 3 The First New York Cavalry probably will be reviewed by Governor Charles S. Whitman and Major General John F. O'Ryan at the University Club In Brooklyn upon lis return from the border, about March 13 or 14.

it was seml-offlcially stated here today. The possibility of suth a review explains the reason why enough horses will be available for every man to be mounted In New York, as only thirty-two horses will be taken from here by each troop. All preliminary preparations, such as medical equipment and horse inspections, have been completed, and the troops will begin parking the cars today. Monday the First Cavalry will leave the dust of McAllen behind. The up-State troops will leave first and proceed directly lo their home stations for mustering out Troops and and tho headquarters staff leaves here today, followed in the last section by Troops and the machine gun troops and the supply troop.

Eight to ten days is a conservative estimate that will be required for the trip, stop-overs being necessary on account of the hoist's. The Brooklyn troops will arrive at the New York Central yards, Sixtieth street and Eleventh avenue. Manhattan. OBITUARY See sUm Death Notices, Uaant psts). Mrs.

Anastasia Wise. Mrs. Anastasia Wise, 80 years old, widow of: 'William H. Wise, and mother of the late ex-Deputy Fire Commissioner Charles C. Wise, died yesterday afternoon, from bronchial trouble, at her residence, 90 Pulatki street.

Mrs. Wise was an old member of St. Ambrose R. C. Church, Tompkins and DeKalb avenues, and active for many years In all its women's societies, as well as several other Catholic societies, including the Holy Land Society, with headquarters in Washington.

D. and the Home for Boys on Staten Island. Her funeral will bo held on Monday morning, with a requiem mass in the Church of St. Ambrose, Interment following in St. John's Cemetery.

Mis. Wise was born In Syracuse N. a descendant on her mother's side of one of the oldest up-State families. She was the daughter of' the late William Bowe and Mary Brennan. Her late husband, William H.

Wise, was for many years a prominent wholesale furniture man-ufacturer und dealer at Buffalo, N. Y-Mrs. Wise had been a resident of Brooklyn for forty-five years. She Is survived by three sons, James, William and John; three daughters, the Misses Mary, Anna and Agnes Wise, and six grandchildren. Mrs.

Mary Ann Conklln Wells. Mrs. Mary Ann Conklin Wells, 83 years old, widow of Daniel Manley Wells, a resident of Brooklyn for more than sixty years, and long prominent in the work of Plymouth Church during the pastorate of Henry Ward Bcecher, died on Thursday from the grip, at her residence, 1066 Park place. Her funeral services and interment will' take place at Acque-bogue, I. Mrs.

Wells was a member of one of the oldest families on Long Island, on her mother's side. She was born in Jamesport, L. the daughter of Jonathan D. Conklin and Dency Corwin. Her grandfather, Major John F.

Corwin, was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. Mrs. Wells was proud of the fact that she was born about the time that General Lafayette first came to America. She was for many years a pewholdcr In Plymouth Church during the time she resided on Bond street near Scher-merhorn. and her husband was then a coffee merchant on Atlantic avenue.

In later years she was a member of the Central Congregational Church. She is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Ella W. Biggs, and two granddaughters, Mrs.

Percy F. Barrett and Miss Florence AV. Biggs. Mrs, Sc4ina Curtis Southard. Mrs.

Selina Curtis Southard, 67 years old, wife of AVinfield S. Southard, died yesterday from a complication of diseases. Her funeral services will lie held on Monday evening at the residenco of her daughter, 461 Chauncey street, the Rev. Wilbur Alton, pastor of the Grace Gospel Church, officiating. Tho interment will be in Cypress Hills Cemetery.

Mrs. Southard was born in old Williamsburg, the daughter of the late William and Ellen Curtis. She is survived, beside her husband, by four daughters. Mis. Charles Yates, Miss Carrie Southard, Mrs.

Eugene F. Flamm and Mrs. William Protchett; two brothers, Henry and George Curtis, and six grandchildren. Cliarles G. Mollcr.

Charles G. -Moller, 75 years old, a retired sugar refiner, and son of Peter Moller, at one time called the "Sugar King of America," died yesterday from pneumonia, nt his residence. 290 Madison avenue, Manhattan, where his funeral services will be held on Monday morning. 'with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr.

Moller retired from the sugar business twenty years ago, but continued active in the care of his extensive realty Interests until his last illness. He is survived by a son. Charles G. Moller and two grandchildren, Captain Alanson Dlckcrson. Captain Alanson Dickerson, 79 years old.

of Rocky Point, L. died at his home in that village, Thursday night, after an illness of several weeks. Captain Dickerson was born at Rocky Point, the son of the late Ebenez.cr Dickerson. He followed the water nearly all his life, retiring about twenty years ago. He was the owner and master of the schooner Alert and sailed In the coasting trade.

He Is survived by his wife, Angie Iloman, and four children. Miss Annie Dicker-son and Miss Irene Dickerson of New York City, Mrs. Catherine Edwards of Rag Harbor and Leroy Dickerson of Providence, R. I. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in the chapel at Rocky Point, the Rev.

I raniv oornecs. ph.iuh ui me Sinai Congregational Church, officiating. The Interment will be in Mount Sinai Cemetery. Mrs. THKRKSA HOR.N'E.

57 years old. died in St. Catherine's Hospital after a short Illness. Phe was born In Rwltnerliind and had resided in Brooklyn for thirty-five years. Phe is survived by two d-ltighicts, Mrs.

Emily Wink and Mrs. Emma Mc-Gowan; three sons. AVItllan. Robert anil Oeorlte. and Her fu-nersl services will be held tomnrrotv afternoon, with Interment In Evergreens cemetery.

nORRItT RRUCE EGI.TN'TOX. 71 years old. of 772 Hancock street, died on Thursday, tie was born In Bothwell, (Scotland, and until two years s.go lived for many eara on Platen island. He Is survived by his wife, Isabella; three sons and six daughters. The funeral i services were held today, with interment In tlie Moravian Cemetery, at Staten Island, Mra.

CAnB'XX Parsons desiring Information concerning the weather temperature, and other Information can secure same by using telepnune No. 6,1 Main from a.m. to ween Mghta and Bur.daya, Mala. Imllralloiis Until 8 I'M. Tomorrow.

Washington. March For Eastern New Vork: enow in nurlh; snow or tain in south ponlon tonight and probably Sunday. Colder Sunday west portion. Moderate lu fresh northeast winds along tba coast. I.ocal Wobabilliies.

Snow or rain tonight and probably tomorrow. Moderate to fieah northeast winds. General Weailior Conditions. The pressure continues high in all of th Ao'nntrn tt.atea and le aiively low In trie South, wlih a barometric depression near New Orleans that extends nor.heuatward to Eastern Tennessee. This development Is resulting In continued precipitation throughout the "uian-tlc and Oulf States.

The continued gro. ih In the far nor.hweat of th ana of high pressure baa resulted In a decided change to colder In th 'Missouri Valley. In in. a viclniiy the weather will continue unsettled, with rain or snow tonight and Sunday. Moderate temperatures will cuntinue until late Sunuay, when a change to co.der may be expected.

OFFICIAL THERMOMETER. FRIDAY. MARCH I. P-m "Pm 23 il 4 P-m Ip jj 12 (midnight). 30 P-m 36 p.m ns p.m 36 10 p.m 3i SATURDAY, iMARCH 3.

a.m 3D 11 a.m. .32 2 a. in a. in so 12 i noon 32 3 a. in a.m 30 4 a 30 9 a.m ji 5a.ni so a.m 81 HIGH WATER.

A.M. ,11 Durafn H.M.IFeet HH.M.lFeet ll H.M.IH.M. His Fall New York! 6:11 i.l 8:45 I 3. II i.H I 1:25 High wa.er at Sandy Hook, -V i about 30 minutes earlier. 8 UN RISES AND SETS.

March 1. I March 4. Rises. 5:50 :25 6:61 4 a.m. a.m.

30.35 Wet bulb II Dry 321 Relative humidity. SHIP NEWS Arrived at New York Today. Veala from San Domingo. Orpheua from Gibraltar. Robert M.

Thompaon from Manatl. Colombo Mam from Yokohama. Vorden from Manzanlllo. Tascaiusa from Liverpool. from Philadeiphta.

Pawnee from Philadelphia, Ravenscraig from Norfolk. Mohawk from Jackaonville. Sailed From New York Today. Munamar for Nlpe. Eastern Prince for.

Santos. Uv for Baltimore. It. C. Folger for Tamploo.

City of Manila for Camilla for Rotterdam. Manchester Mariner for Manohester. Anna Fostenas for Rotterdam. Stnaloa for Wear Indies. Silver Shell -for at Foreign iPorts.

Callao, March 1 Iqultos. Sailed From Foreign Ports. Santos, March 1 Mathilda. Buenos Aires, March 2 FIRE RECORD. Report of Area and 'alarms for lire -received at office of Fria Alarm Telegraph for the hours ended at 8 a.m., March a.m 46th at; damage "to building and contents trifling.

8:00 a.m. 227 Wallabout at; damage to build-1 Ing trifling. 3:53 a.m. 1S2 Moyt-at; damage to building trlfl'ng. a.m.

t-277 ae; damage to building and contents trifling. 10:57 a.m. 558 Christopher av; damage to building and contents trifling. 1:25 p.m.-33 Stanton at. Woodhaven; chimney Are.

1:55 p.m. 45 Somers it: damage to building considerable; to contents alight. 6:43 p.m. -321 4th at; damage to building and contenta trifling. 6:45 p.m.

204 Hull st; damage to contenta alight. 6:54 p.m. 1435 Metropolitan av. Middle Village; damage to building trifling. 7:30 p.m.

7S Varet si; chimney flre. :63 p.m. 67 Moore st; smoke from chimney. 10:13 p.m. 1080 Grand st; damage to building 11:42 p.m.

76 Hunter av; damage to building and contenta 'light. a.m. 209 King at; damage to building and contenta trifling. LOCAL CASE TO BELGIUM Prisoners Taken Here to Be Tried in Europe. While District Attorney Lewis was presenting before the Grand Jury the evidence against four Belgians, were charged with being' Implicated In a robbery aboard the steamship Siberier, at Tier South Brooklyn, the Belgian Consul, BUrre Mall, presented a request that the prisoners be turned over to him for, trial by the courts of Belgium, now established in France.

The Consul" invoked the Belgian treaty with the United States in his plea for the custody of the prisoners. District Attorney Lewis consulted authorities and discovered that in the famous Wildenhus case the courts had decided that where the peace and tranquility of the port was disturbed by a crime aboard a foreign vessel, the foreign government had Jurisdiction over the offense, as well as the State authorities. The Belgian Consul presented reasons why the prisoners should be returned to the Belgian Government. District Attorney Lewis declined to divulge the reasons. He discontinued the Grand Jury proceedings and turned the men over to Mr.

Mali, and Thursday they were put aboard a vessel which sailed for France, and will face the justice of the Belgian tribunal in France. The prisoners are Charles Bergman, Peter Van Den Heynde, John Missels and Emll Rossaert. The latter was charged with receiving stolen goods and the other three with burglary, it being charged that they ripped several planks out of a partition In the vessel and stole linen and wine. 50 TWO-MINUTE SPEECHES Record at Reunion of Public Speaking Club. The Hotel Astor was the scene, last night, of the unusual spectacle of fifty "after dinner speakers" reel off their speeches at the rate of one every two minutes.

That was the feature of the Tubllc Speaking Club of America, under Walter Robinson, instructor of the club, acting as toastmaster accelerator and curber, at its annual reunion. Among the Brooklynite present were Arthur T. Rodger, R. J. Watson.

Harry B. Bradbury, Donald O. Stuart and Frank J. Sohmer. TO PREACH OX IXALGIRATIOX.

Patriotic Service at Bedford Church Tomorrow Evening. An inauguration service will be the form taken by the patriotic service In' the Bedford Presbyterian" Church, Nostrand avenue and Dean street, tomorrow evening, to mark the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson and the pledging of the congregation to' his support, together with the prayers for the Nation in this crisis. The church will be decorated with flags, and the people will carry flags to the church. Anna Park Angell, cornettlst, will assist the choir, under the direction of Organist Braham, at the special patriotic service. A telegram will be sent to President Wilson.

Dr. S. Edward Young's subject will be, "If You Were Inaugurated T'resldent of the United States Now, What Would Ton Do. and What Would You Want the CItiMn Amevlca to Present Building to Be Reconstructed for the College of Engineering. WORK TO BE DOXE BY SEPT.

17. Alterations Will Give the Institute Room for Expansion to be' Equipped for Big Work. The trustees of Polytechnic Institute have appointed a committee to get specifications and make contracts for" tlie changes that are to be made in the present Poly Prep building, preparatory to its occupancy by the Engineering College in the fall, when the new Country Day School has taken possession of its buildings at Dyker Heights. The contracts are to be let before April 1, and the work Is to be completed by September 17 next. The proposed changes, it Is estimated, will cost $100,000, and a committee, of which J.

P. Carlin is chairman, has been named in lab immArii- ate steps to raise the money. xuo oiu roiy rrep building will be entirely reconstructed. The wooden stairwavs win ha and concrete, a new heating plant will uo ana me Dulldlng will be electrically lighted for night work. A modern ventilation system will be In-troduced.

The basement is to be completely renovated and will be used as laboratories for hydraulics, testing materials, gas power, heating and ventilation, mechanics 2nd steam. On the first floor will be the offices of the president, bursar and register. Thus, for the first time, all the administrative offices will be The rear of the first floor will be turned over to the civil engineering department, and a large drafting room will be included. The chapel will serve as a general assembly room. The stage will be doubled in size and properly lighted.

The second floor rear Is to be devoted to the department of mathematics. In the front, the students will have rooms for publications and societies, with a students reading room and meeting room and room for the AJtimnl. The third 'flnnr fVntit ti-tn uW -j unvuiiru to theo'ectrical engineering depart- icar io tne r.ngiish department. A few changes will be made In the Present -college building. The shops will.

-be extended over the first floor, and president's office will be-made into a locker for the day students and a cheoking room for the evening students. The second floor will be OCCUDied bv thn rlenn vey and the mechanical engineering v.v, WI1 lne tourtlv floor a now laboratory for industrial chemistry will he built. Tho changes will make the Poly-technlo an. institute of which Brooklyn Way well be proud. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY REVIEWS WORK.

OF YEAR The annual meeting of the auxiliary directors of the Samaritan Hospital was held on Monday afternoon in the Hanson Place Baptist Church. The president, Mrs. A. H. Smith, was in the chair The devotional services were In nf a tjt t.

and Mrs. J. T. Cooke. Mis.

Lenfest, the secretary, read the annual report. Mrs. Bertha Richardson, treasurer, announced that a goodlv sum had been spent for the supplies of the hospital; Mrs. A. JI.

Flemming. rePortcd the sum of JS40.30 as the receipts to date from concert and fair. Mrs. A II. Smith reported $51.60 as the receipts of cake sale.

Two new members were reported by Mrs. J. T. Cooke, chairman of the committee. St.

Patrick's tea for the benefit of the hospital is to bo held at Dr Griffin's home on March 17. Mrs. Brlggs, chairman of the house committee, reported on the needs of the hospital. Mrs. B.

Tanner, chairman of the nominating committee, submitted the following ticket: Mrs. A. H. Smith president; Mrs. C.

Cottrell, first vice president; Mrs. Theodore Wltte, second vice president; Mrs. Lenfest, recording secrRtnrv- fla cuff, corresponding secretary; Miss uia jutimruson, treasurer. All those named were unanimously elected. A Social hour fnllnwori ha k.l iiigcl ing.

WOMAX GETS $2,500 VERDICT. Katherylne C. Keane. 28 of -620 Seventy-ninth street, was yes terday awarded a verdict of $2,600 against the New York Consolidated Railways Company, by Justice Kelby in the Supreme Court. In her suit she alleged that she was iniured while boarding a Fourth avenue subway train at Chambers street.

The train started and stopped suddenly throwing her against the seats and stanchions In the crowded car, causing contusions of her leg and body. Dr. N. McL. Whittacker of Sixth avenue and Seventy-fifth street Brooklyn, and Dr.

Robert Cordner of Middletown, N. both testified that the girl received the injuries she claimed. MARRIAGE LICENSES Yesterday, S3; last year, 41. Edward Morgan, 25 145 Park av Sadie t'ontvav, 33 j45 Pllrk av Charles Hharcoff, 3 Livonia av OIa Aronson. 2(1 390 Ueora-ia av Joaeph Hill, 25 Wondhaven I Jennie flraun, 21 3og; Fulton at Abraham Perlowltz, 35, i-uuon si 1742 toadl'dii av, Mhtn Dora Glflsberar, 27 1233 41, Giuseppe Onello.

22 BolKi Concetta De Flore, 11 371 Bond st Joseph Miller, 28 Montolalr, Edna Wise, 22 193 Bedford av Mnrria Forman, 29 955 40th Bt Hose 2" sag 40m st Morris Ruhin. 24 1538 St. Mark's av Marlon Levy, 1 1SS8 St. Mark av Henry Frlcker, 2 120 Jamaica av Anna Breden. -28 532 Hamburg av Henry Dlefendahl.

22 820 Canal st, Mhtn Beta Kohra. 18 1177 Liberty av Simon 21 1 6 Douglas at nose Hiidnttsky, 20 32 Ostiorn al Isldnr Lessen, 27 618 Oram! st nose Henltt, 25 1228 45th st Jacob Wiirnlrk, 2 (02 Grand st Rachel Lesser, 22 602 Grand st Msi Stein. 25 142 Mauler si Susie Kats, 24 148 Mauler st HlrliSr.1 Schulr.e, 51 2H Himrod si Kate Kngelke. 60 211 Himrod st Kurt Marherg, 24 644 State st Helen Kkstrnm, 22 544 state st Morris Landflsh. 22 215 Sackman st nose Itzkonilts.

20 2109 Dean st Herman Shapiro, 23 1S52 60th at Rmma Lawlnr, 20 Guttenberg, Max Golden. 60 225 Maillsnn st, Mhtn Lena t'ohen. 48 4S0 Hlnadala st Herman Werner. 25 Dekalb av Kssle nothman. 23 214 Stagg st Matthew Rtalaer.

27 251 Rush. Irk av Josephine Stalaer. 26 .43 Scholea st Waller Vetterleln. 25 331 18lh st Gladys Silli'lullnger. 21 259 A 19lh si Abraham Opnllnsky, 22 538 IJecatur st fella Heller.

21 178 Floyd st Thomas Naylor. 21 79 Ftaymond st Anna llervey. 2( 79 Ttaymond at Archibald McKlnlev 23.. 255 Putnam av Marguerite Farrtll, 192 Hall st Leofl Tilthlll. 24 1 SOU Av Isabelle C'onkltn.

22 260 Stockholm si Mever Aronov'ti, 22 1449 Bth av. Mhtn Kannle (ioldfeln. 21 1603 Prospect pi Solomo.i Singer. 28 408 Williams si Fannie Rites. 22 408 Williams av William Carroll.

24 52 l.cmis av Anna Mnrsn, 2 890 Myrtle av Ingeman Llndlwlst, 25 42 2d Anna Krlstensen, 23 79 3d pi Harry Cohen, 25 153 Tompkins av Millie Schneider, 23 83 Tlnsdale st George Wtirm, 23 10 Herkimer st t.atr.erine rorisnn, ru. Annrewspi Inhn MrColgan. 20 052 Vand-rhllt si AttlMJy, Ui ll'th at Community Theater Movement Advanced by Performance at Academy. AUDIENCE OP 1,000 PLEASED. Kcnjon's Poverty IMay Brings Out Interpretative Ability of Amu.

tcur Stage 1'olk. The fourth appearance of the Brooklyn Institute Players In the music hall of the Academy of Music last night, wag another triumph for those pioneers in the Brooklyn Community Theater movement. "Kindling," Charles Kenyon's play of poverty and riches in a New York tenement, was the vehicle. A mishap in the performance, when a departing actor slammed a door with too much enthusiasm, causing a picture to tilt, but then it only added to the atmosphere of the tenement house setting to see the picture askew. Anyway, the presentation was thoroughly pleasing to the audience of over 1,000 persons, which demanded call after call at the end of each of the three acts.

Miss Beatrice Harron gave a splendid interpretation of the role of Maggie Schultz. the wife of a stevedore who was unwilling that they have children when they could not offer them better environment than a tenement. Her mother's yearning caused her to steal in order to "go to Wyoming," where children might be raised in the rugged atmosphere of the mountains. How she Justifies her action and the consequences of it form the plot of the play. Miss Harron's performance left nothing to be desired histrionically.

She is a former member of the New Theater Company. Abraham Brill as Heinrich Schultz, did not seem to warm up to his part until the play was well advanced. In the earlier emotional scenes his manner was a little forced, but he made up for this in the second act, in which he discovered his wife's motive and forgave her when he learned the reason. His fine acting in those scenes and in the last act deserved commendation. The part of Mrs.

Bates, the Irish woman, consoler of Maggie and friend of the Schultz family, was presented with a fine brogue and genuine character acting by Mrs. F. W. Hall. Hugh Stewart was excellent as Steve Bates, a ne'er-do-well son and a typical East Side criminal.

Miss M. Esther Davis gave a convincing performance as Alice Smith, a society girl, who is sincerely interested in her "slumming" work Alice's aunt, Mrs. Burke Smith, the "Lady Bountiful," who is induced to investigate conditions in her own tenement, was agreeably portrayed by Isa. bel Marquart. Francis TV McCoy was good as her man of affairs.

Jay Shatter and T. Hayden Hamilr ton as Rafferty and Donovan, two plain clothes men on the trail of Maggie and Steve, who induced her to rob, were good. Mr. Shatter, especially, gave a realistic imitation of a first-class Excellent music was furnished before and after the performance and between the acts by the Violin Club of Girls' High School. TELLS R.

R. MEN OF WAR Arthur C. Empey Describes Work in Trenches. The twenty-second quarterly banquet of the New York Electric Railway Association at the Hotel Astor. last night, was made interesting by the address of Arthur Guy Empey, a Brooklynite who 'served as sergeant major in the Eleventh and Twelfth United States Cavalry, and who has Just returned home from trench fighting in the ranks of the British on the western front.

He was discharged because of severe wounds received in battles on the Somme. Attired in a British uniform and weaving a Victoria Cross, he explained that he had sailed for England and there enlisted because of his resentment at the sinking of the Lusitania and the apparent improbability of his own country entering the war. He related his experiences while serving as a machine gunner and bomb thrower, and described the methods and experiences of raiding parties. Wounded on three occasions, he was finally Incapacitated while a member of a band of twenty volunteers, comprising a bombing party which attacked an enemy trench, and of whom only three returned. Among the prominent men from Brooklyn present were: Colonel Timothy S.

Williams. Commissioner Travis H. Whitney, W. S. Menden, W.

fx. Gove, John J. Dempsey and John Roth. HIS GUN BARREL EXPLODES George Jr. While Hunting.

Injured George M. Cassldy son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Cassidy, formerly of 450 Washington avenue, Brooklyn, was severely injured a few days ago while gunning, according to the Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket.

The barrel of a shotgun exploded as he was hunting game near Sconset, and the thumb of his left hand was so badly injured that it had to be amputated. The operation was performed at the hospital at Nantucket. He is reported to be, recovering. EPWORTH LEAGUE NEWS SSX Zhy 7plc tomorrow; Traders Baldwin, Mlai Marfaret Rope: first Place. Mrs.

Russell and Mini iyiighton; Fourth Avenue, Samuel A wad; Freeport. Howard M. Seaman; Lynbrpok. Mra. Alice Evans; Hanaon Place, Arthur I.ongcndyke; St.

Mark's, Smith; Nostranrl Avenue, F. Savage- Prospect Avenue, rt. Anderson; Roosevelt Mlai Evelyn Van Riper; Sixth Avenue, Mrs. 4n. drew F.

Gibson; Wesley. Junior Leaaiie. Nostrand Avenue applied the efficiency chart method of securing) representation at trie rollv on Tuesday evening, and the percentage was very high. Lynbrook Chapter, under the leadership of President Lowey. received honorable mention for their representation at Janes M.

E. Church This Chapter visits Freeport Chapter on Wednesday tn the rffnrt being conducted to utimulate lntereat throug-liaut the district. The proas committee work of the chapter la under the management of Mrs Floyd S. Jones. At a recent business meeting of the Free-port Chapter derails connected with the reception of the Olstrirt Spring Convention were gone over; alco the preps rat iona for the mock trial shortly to be held.

Morion Crevolserat. a member of the Kmeport Chapter and also a member of the District publicity staff, recently visited Rroiklyn and conferred with the publicity secretary. On AmU 5 a rally or the chapters from Rich, mono" HM lo Scaford will be held It' I.ynbroolt. Messrs. Connor.

Hrnvvrr and I.owey having charge of th details of the program, which will tncludo talks by several district officers. Mrs. TV. Wlnans conduct the services at Orae.e, Seventh avenue, tomorrow evening. Forty member wue present ai a recent meeting.

The recent sale of cake ami cindu netted a tidy sum for the ork of the Chapter. Ooodsell menihTa thoroughly en. joyed the recent dinner. b.M were nimble' to be present at the rally on Tuesday evening. Miss Viola Held will sing -t i lie iiiettli'g Ql, Mark's editing.

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