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a DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1924. 5 Events of the Day at Normal PLATFORM TO BE EXTENDED Business Men During Luncheon Get Report That Improvement Will Be Made. DOLLAR DAY IS PLANNED Normal is to have the sidewalk platforms of the new depot extended from the originally planned termination to North street and west to Broadway, and also will have a pavement from the dead-ended Beautort street north to North street, it was developed at the luncheon held by the Business Men's Association yesterday noon at Sheet's cafeteria. Mr. Metcalf, chairman of the committee appointed to make an cation, was to make this report following a thie.

over the long distance telephone with Mr. C. W. Williams, general superintendent of the western division of the Illinois Central. Williams stated, however, that before the pavement could be laid or the platform extended the now connecting the C.

A. and the I. C. tracks across the northwest angle of the junction must be removed. It is expected that the shunt track will be transferred to the southwest angle of the junction intersection.

Developments at the meeting seemed to intimate that Normal is to have a Dollar Day next election One of the Normal pastors, all of whom are now honorary members of the organization, stated that on he is willing to wed for Dollar Day, if such be decided, upon, the Dollar Day price- on that day, of course. "All Aboard," the operetta which is to be presented by the Normal Business Women's League, is to be boosted by the men's organization at their next meeting, which will be held April. 1. EVES New Spring FUR SCARFS Fur These of Scarfs Squirrel, are vogue! Mar- ten, Foxes, at $12.75 to $125 ROLAND'S PARA WOMAN'S MISSION SOCIETY TO MEET Annual Assembly of Bloomington Presbytery at Presbyterian Church in Normal. SESSIONS MARCH 17, 18, 19 The annual meeting the Woman's Missionary Society of the Bloomington Presbytery will be held at the Presbyterian church in Norwal, March 17, 18 and 19.

The program is an exceptionally strong one, many eminent mission workers appearing from time to time during the sessions. Among the number is Mrs. Mary R. Doolittle, field secretary of the foreign board who will speak Monday evening and again on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Marie Preston, field secretary of the home board will deliver an address on Tuesday evening.

Another feature will be the presentation of a play, "Cindy's Chance" given by the Woman's Missionary Society of Normal. The complete program follows: Monday Afternoon, 4:00 O'clock. Executive meeting, Presbyterial officers. Monday Evening, 7:30 O'clock. Organ voluntary.

Music. Detotional service- Rev. H. B. Wooding.

Address, "A Modern Missionary Mary R. Doolittle, field secretary of Foreign Board. Music. Offering. Closing hymn and benediction.

Tuesday Morning, 9:00 O'clock. Opening prayer service Mrs. J. A. McEwen, Homer.

Minutes of 1923 Presbyterial meeting Mrs. Maud W. Harrison. Roll call-Points of Standard Achiered. Committees appointed.

Record of the YearLiterature-Mrs. Wm. Louden. Finances--Miss Mary L. Kimball, Miss Laurastine Marquis.

Maud W. Harrison. Statistical, Mrs. W. W.

Paul. Mymn. Message from the Home Board -Miss Marie Preston, fleld secretary, Noontide prayer -Sirs. Mary R. Doolittle.

Luncheon. Tuesday Afternoon, 1:30 O'clock. Prayer service for our Foreign aries--Miss Laurastine Marquis. Memorial for Mrs. Chas.

W. RobinsonMiss Kate W. Hamilton. Music. Our Young People Alice Murphy, Record of Past Year in Mission StudyMrs.

H. G. McCormick. Address- Mrs. Grant Stroh, synodical presIdent.

Address, "What 19 New In Our Missionary Mary R. Doolittle. Conferences withTreasurers--Miss Kimball, Miss Marquis. Corresponding secretaries Mrs. M.

W. Harrison, Mission study- Mrs. H. G. McCormick.

Children's work- Mrs. Ed. Literature-Mrs. Wm. Louden.

JACOB MARTENS Candidate For STATE LEGISLATURE Twenty-sixth Senatorial District Democratic Primaries, April 8, 1924. THOSE WHO USE BLOOMINGTON SECOND VEIN COAL YEAR AFTER YEAR-KNOW THAT IT Can Be Burned Just As Successfully and More Economically Than Any Other Bituminous Coal LASTS ONE- THIRD LONGER A Trial Will Convince You. Mined Right Here in Bloomington By McLEAN COUNTY COAL CO. "A Home Industry" Phone 80. 320 North Main Street.

It's What They Say It 1s-At Homuth's The Engagement Ring She may not say she'd rather have the Ring come from Homuth's, but deep her heart is the hope that it will. Our stock consists of more than 1000 settings, all ready for the stone you choose. We have a variety made up in Diamonds alone or combined with sapphires, rubies Snappy, white stones, not or emeralds. large, but brilliant, and set to make them look much larger, $25 to $150 WILL H. HOMUTH JEWELRY CO Sewing-Mrs.

Agard. Westminster Guild and C. E. DelegatesMrs. Alice Murphy, FELLOWSHIP DINNER, 6:30 O'CLOCK.

Tuesday Evening, 7:45 O'clock. Organ voluntary. Music. Devotional service Rev. T.

Baillie, pastor Second Presbyterian church of Bloomington. Offering. Address, "Your America and Mine' -Miss Marie Preston, feld secretary Home Board. Play, "Cindy's -Woman's Missionary Society of Normal. Hymn-Benediction.

Wednesday Morning, 9 O'clock. Prayer service for Home Field WorkersMiss Mary L. Kimball. Reports of Committees. Children's Work-Mrs.

Ed. Moore. Missionary Sewing-Mrs. E. A.

Agard. Associate members--Mrs. Kate Pool. Parting Words from Guests- Mary R. Doolittle, Miss Marie Preston, Mrs.

Grant Stroh. Officers of Society. The officers of the society are: President-Mrs. D. K.

Campbell, of Bloomington. Honorary president-Mrs. William Camp of Dement. Vice-presidents-Mrs. C.

E. Gilpin of Piper City Mrs. W. W. Paul of Champaign Mrs.

William Dighton of Monticello; Mrs. J. E. McEwen of Homer. and recording secretaryMrs.

Maude W. Harrison of Champaign. Foreign treasurer -Miss Laurastine Marquis of Bloomington. Home treasurer-Mrs. Mary L.

Kimball of Bloomington. Secretary of literature-Mrs. William Lou- den of Danville. Secretary of Westminster Guilds and Y. P.

-Mrs. Alice Murphy of Bement. Secretary Overseas Sewing Mrs. E. A.

Agard of Fairbury. Secretary of Associate members-Mrs. Kate S. Poole of Lexington. Secretary of Missionary Education -Mrs.

H. G. McCormick of Normal. Secretary of Children's Work-Mrs. Ed.

F. Moore of Danville. Chairman Nominating committee--Mrs. J. A.

Hodge, of Danvers. Home from Hospital. Mrs. Charles Hastings, who has been a patient at Brokaw hospital during the past three weeks, has returned to her home, 301 West Montoe street, Home From Hospital. Percy Gray, 107 East Ash street, who has been taking treatments at the Mennonite hospital for the past several weeks, has returned to his heme.

He is much improved. Ladies' Aid Society in Meeting The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Methodist Episcopal church will meet at the church this afternoon at 2:30. After the business meeting a social hour will be enjoyed with the members of circle No. 6 acting a8 hostesses. Able to be About the House.

Charies Rutledge, 203 West fort street. who has been confined his home the last three account of illness, has recovered fleiently to be able to be up and around the house. Returned to Her Home Miss Marian Carl, who was a weekend visitor of her uncle, Mr. J. D.

Douglas, 1202 South Linden street, has returned to her home in Wapella. Willing Workers Meet Today. The Willing Workers of the First Christian church will today in an all day session. church meet, parlors. Normal Community High Notes Last night a debate was held in the university auditorium and also in the Normal auditorium.

For practice for the coming debate with Minonk, the University high teams debated Normal high school. The latter's affirmative team went over to the I. S. N. U.

auditorium to oppose their negative team and their affirmative team came to the Normal school to oppose its negative team. The class tournament of basketball started Monday evening. The Freshman were smothered by the Sophomores with a score of 8. The Juniors doubled the Seniors with a score of 22 to 11. Last night the Freshman played against the Seniors and the Juniors played against the Sophomores.

The boys of the Glee Club and Chorus, met at the general-ex The chorus practiced I. S. N. pericd yesterday for shorthe practice. U.

auditorium last evening. Short -Colville Nuptials. To the surprise of their many friends in Normal and Bloomington, Miss Cecile Corine Short, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.

M. Short, 920 South Fell avenue and Mr. Fred W. Colville of Bloomington went to Pontiac and were quietly married on Monday afternoon. The Rev.

T. E. Newland, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of that city officiated, the ceremony was performed at the manse of the church. Miss Short is a graduate of the U-high and the I. S.

N. U. after a brief honeymoon they will be at home to their friends in Bloomington. Pattee Speaks. Fred L.

Pattee, professor of American literature at the Pennsylvania state college, this year serving as visiting professor of American literature for the University of Illinois, addressed an audience in the Normal university last evening on the topic, "American Humor." The subject was presented in a scholarly manner audience was highly ciative of the thorough, apt illustraand humorous Mr. Pattee dealt mainly with the development the humor of the distinctly American type, and specifically illustrated that the humor now known as "American Humor" could not be the product of any other country--that it is the product of the wide frontier, the great struggles with all the elements that our pioneers faced, of the Civil war, of American business and of the vast open of our great, yet partially undeveloped west. The first appearance of the distinct American type of humor came in the decade just preceding the Civil war, with such authors as John Phoenix. Artemus Ward and Mark Twain. Here Mr.

Pattee illustrated and gave selections from the more characteristic work of each. Folowing the Civil war period, "American humor turned more into the fiction on type, with some poetry, as later developed. The noted critic concluded his address as he deplored the present Charlie Chaplin type of slap stick comedy in the movies and the majority of the colored supplements of our newspapers- of that knock-em-down-three-times-a minute type, as barbarous and really unworthy of representing us. In an interview a Pantagraph reporter asked Mr. Pattee how he considered the Andy Gump presentations, by Sidney Smith, Bloomington's cartoonist.

"The continuous of Andy Gump are very stories. in that connection. the Skeezix creations are exquisite." Play Cast Selected. Members of freshmen and Junior classes of "the Normal university, who have been selected a8 members of the cast of Booth Tarkington's famous play, "The Gibson RIALTO THEATRE LAST TIME TODAY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO EVER SEE THIS RECORD-BREAKING PRODUCTION D. W.

GRIFFITH'S MASTERPIECE THE BIRTH NATION 2 SHOWS STARTING 2 SHOWS DAILY 2:15 AND 8:15 DAILY MATINEE SPECIAL ORCHESTRA AND NIGHT 500 SEATS AT 55c NOTE: We are reserving 200 seats only for each evening performance which may be had at 75c each. Seats now on sale. No phone reservations. Upright," are hard at work under the direction of Miss Mildred L. McConnell, in dramatic art, for the presentation, which will be made on April 14.

The play promises to be of unusual interest insofar as it deals with the interest-gripping problem of capital and labor. The cast which has been chosen is follows: Hazel Tabor as Nora Gorodna; Helen Gillespie as Anna; Florence Blackburn as Mrg. Simpson; Frank Weller as Simpson; G. Runion 88 Gibson; E. Wilson as Riley; J.

Hostetler as Shomberg; W. K. Dey Carter; J. Mifflin; Halley Ashbrook as SalSchroeder as Frankel; ole Green as vatore. Funeral of Mrs.

Thrush. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Thrush, whose death was noted briefly in yesterday morning's issue of the Pantagraph, will be held from the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Hary Margaret Hoover was born October 18, 1854, in Hampshire county, West Virginia, being the eldest daughter of George L. and Susan Ann Hoover.

In 1857 she came to McLean county and located near worth, where she attended school and grew to womanhood. On December 1, 1873 she was united in marriage to Benjamin J. Thrush and they resided on a farm near Ellsworth for number of years. To this re union three children were born: Susia Estle and Edith. The two former and her husband have preceded her in death.

"Grandma Thrush" as she was known by those about her, is survived by three sisters: Mrs. S. C. Arrowsmith, of Lima, Ohio; Mrs. C.

Banks, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Mrs. C. H. Whitsell, of Bloomington. Six grandchildren and one daughter, Mrs.

W. W. Lane, also survive her. united with the Methodist church at an early age and has always maintained a deep interest in the church and community affairs. Her' last ilness dates back to February.

C. W. Whitten To Speak. C. W.

Whitten, of DeKalb, state secretary and manager of the high school athletic association. will address the student body of the I. S. N. U.

at the general assembly ReFitten will Thursday address the morning. students Mr. on the topic, "Athletics and Education." To Address D. A. R.

Prof. W. A. L. Beyer of the Normal university will on Thursday of this week address the D.

A. R. of Bloomington. He will develop the subject, "Old Trails and New Highways." Meeting Changed. The meeting time for practice of choir of the Intermediate Christian Endeavor of the First Presbyterian church has been changed from Thursday evening to tonight, at 7:00 o'clock, when practice will be conducted as usual at the church.

Give Program Today. The Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian church will give an interesting program at the church this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Henry B. Wooding will preside.

Returned From Nebraska. Mrs. B. D. Conlee, and son.

Irvin. 905 Kern street, who were called to Nebraska on account of the Illness of the former's father, have returned home. Jesters Meet. The Jester Dramatic Club of the Normal university held a short business meeting last evening at 7 o'clock. Orchestra Practice.

The Normal university- -U. high orchestra held a meeting and practice last evening in the musie rooms of the main building at 7 o'clock." Glee Club Practice. The Men's Glee Club of the Normal university held a practice at o'clock last night. Important That Party Officers Be Elected at Primary April 8 As the April primary approaches there is one thing to be kept in mind by the voters, namely, that at the same time party nominations are made party officers are to be clected. These officers are a State central committeeman for each congressional district and precinct committeemen.

Colonel Frank L. Smith, of Dwight, Is a candidate for reelection Republican state central committeeman in this, the Seventeenth congressional district. He has served his party in that office for years, and is the present committeeman. For the information of the voters it might 1 be well to add that all such party servIce by Colonel Smith has been without pay; there is no salary attached to the office. Colonel Smith has not only been member of the state central committee for many years, but he has twice been chairman of that body and A8 such was the state manager of the Republican party in two notable campaigns -the campaign of 1918 in which Senator Medill McCormick WAs elected to the U.

S. senate after a very hard fight, and the campaign of 1920, in which President Harding was given the astounding majority of nearly a million votes. Previous to each of these campaigns there had been very wide splits in the Republican party AB the results of factional primary fights, therefore Colonel Smith's etforts in harmonizing all the quarrelling elements of the party twice in succession may be accounted 08 among the striking achievements in party management in Illinois, There was one very unusual fenture in the 1920 campaign. Colonel Smith, it will be remembered, was the opponent of Senator McKinley in the primary campaign, and lost the nomination by but few thousand votes. Nevertheless he aged the election campaign of his successful rival, and managed it no satisfactorily that a year and half nt the 1922 Republican state convention.

Senator McKinley thustastically called him "the best Republican in Illinois." Whoever wins the nominations In the coming primary. the Republican state central committee to be ed--not merely nominated April 8th will have of the campaten. Therefore all that Colonel Smith, necka in asking to be elected to the committee is part in the promotion of Republican success in that campaign, whatever the personnel of the ticket may be. A11 who vote the Repubiienn primary ballot, men and women alike, will be qualified to vote for Colonel Smith for committeeman. Preparing Delinquent List.

Comptroller Wilson and City Clerk Herman Bock are at present RAged in preparing lists of citizens who are delinquent in paying their special assessments on pavements and other public improvements. A special collection charge is to be added to the assessments In the case of these delinquents. Local School Girls Sought By Parents The parents of two young high school girls of Bloomington, Julia Holcomb, 406 West Hickory street, 14 years old, and Mildred Kenetzke, 18 years old, reported to the police 1 that their daughters were missing from home yesterday afternoon. The girls failed to attend the afternoon session at high school yesterday afternoon and Mrs. Holcomb told the police that she believed on the runaways had taken the noon Illinois Traction System car to Peoria.

Miss Holcomb, according to the description furnished by her a parents, has dark bobbed hair, is about 5 feet. tall and weighs 107 pounds, and when last seen wore a black coat, a black hat with a silver ornament on the front, black shoes, blue skirt and white waist. Miss Kenetzke has blonde bobbed hair, is about 5 feet tall, weighs 130 pounds, and wore a brown coat and a black hat. The police at Peoria were notified to be on the lookout for the girls. Feather Novelty DANCE EAGLES HALL MARCH 12 Given By Olen Jackson Metropolitan Orchestra B.

H. S. Senior Class PRESENTS "The Copperhead" (A Tale of Civil War Times) By Augustus Thomas B. H. S.

Auditorium Friday, March 14 AT 8:00 P. M. Tickets can be secured from any B. H. S.

senior. The reservation of seats will begin Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the main door H. S. ore Illini Theatre FRIDAY, MARCH 21 ERLANGER presents FOOL pERFECT Direction Lyrics WHITNEY by ED WYNN Staged by JULIAN INTOWELL STANDING THEM ON THEIR HEADS WITH LAUGHTER PRICES: Main. Floor, $3.00.

Balcony, first 2 rows, next 8 rows, next 3 rows, $1.50. Gallery, $1.00. Plus tax. MAIL ORDERS NOW. MAJESTIC THEATRE NOW PLAYING Norma Talmadge "The Song of Love" The fiery, impassioned love of a Mohammedan dancing girl, daughter of Sheik and peerless beauty of the desert, for French legionaire, which leads her to spurn the chieftains of her tribe, pounce her falth and risk her life to save her lover and the foreign troops from massacre at the hands of the flerce Tuareg lords vivid, flaming portrayal.

See Norma Talmadge as Desert Dancing Girl! Three Big Acts of Standard Vaudeville, Featuring PEG McINTOSH CO. In "A Song and Dance Revue" HAL CHAMBERLAIN AND VIVIAN RLE In "HIS LESON" By FIRST, MAXINE AND BOBBY One Man and Some Dog PATHE NEWS MAJESTIC ORCHESTRA Minneapolis Man Dies Here. C. A. Carlson, of Minneapolis, a salesman the Barnes Brothers handling first farm was taken suddenly ill with pnenmonia a few days ago at the Illinois hotel and passed away there about.

midnight Monday. The body Was shipped to his home yesterday. LAST 4 Shows at TIMES 2:00, 3:45, IRVIN THEATRE 7:00, 8:45 TODAY A Photoplay of Love, Luxury and Laughter. Better Than Jazzmania and Peacock Alley. MAE MURRAY French Doll" Mae Murray, as Georgine, the little madcap of Paris, whirls through scenes of unparalleled splendor in the French capital, in New York and at Palm Beach.

She wears $100,000 worth of gowns, 000 worth of jewelry and does the most sensational dancing of her career. Irvin program always consists of a variety of short subjects, including Comedies, Travel, News and Novelty Reels. This program offers "HERE AND THERE" Comedy KINOGRAM NEWS AND THE IRVIN TINY SYMPHONY Bring the Family and Enjoy Two Hours of Reel Entertainment. CASTLE THEATRE TODAY AND TOMORROW THE MAN LIFE PASSED BY ByWINIFRED DUNN and VICTOR SCHERTZINGER Featuring Hobart Bosworth Eva Novak Cullen Landis Jane Novak Percy Marmont A VICTOR SCHERTZINGER PRODUCTION The fire of his kisses was the fire of revenge A retro Reture "YOUNG AND ALSO PATHE DUMB." REVIEW. AL ST.

JOHN CASTLE CONCERT Shows 2:00, COMEDY. ORCHESTRA. 3:45. 7, 8:45 ILLINI THEATRE TONIGHT AT 8:15 HAL MORDAUNT MATINEE TODAY Main Floor PRESENTS Adults 75c, 50c. 35c.

Balcony MARGARET RYAN Children 500. 10c. SUPPORTED BY Any Seat Gallery in the 300. THE MORDAUNT PLAYERS House In the $10,000 Harvard Prize Play, by Cleves Kincaid "COMMON CLAY" A Drama In Three Acts and an Epilogue. NOT A PICTURE This is a forceful American drama, dealing with a dellcate situation a straightforward and frank manner.

Don't miss the Don't Wait-dramatization of You will admit that Great Court Order your TickMartin Brow's Sat- Scene is one of the strongest ets now. Seats sellurday Evening Post scenes you're ever seen. Ing one week in adstory, rance. Box office open EXCITERS." from 9 a.m. till 9 p.

m. every day, except Sundays. Try Mail Order. It will receive careSTARTING THURSDAY, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ful attention..