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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE EDITORIAL. VOMEN. SOCIETY. FASHIONS. NEW YORK CITY, SUNDAY.

JULY 2(i. 1014. hints. POINTS OUT LESSON OF BIG SALEM FIRE RUINS OF SALEM BUILDINGS AFTER FIRE HAD PASSED HELPED TO SAVE THE NATION BfV Srt II nr? II i "ft (Charles M. Higgins Shows Part MJ I.

f- I I A Brooklynite Blames Flimsy Construction for Great Property Loss. ft. Greatest Midsummer Values on Record ITT jmrm gyw VW! Brooklyn Delegates Now Off to the Peace Meeting World Conference Will Be Held at Constance, Switzerland, on August 3 to 5 One of the Most Important Gatherings for International Peace Ever Held. i Ml i tion conference. These men were: .1.

Allen Baker, M. of London; the ltev. Dr. John Clifford, Dr. Kile, the deon of Wtm-psteiv mi l)r.

Kipcimind- schultze, then pastor of the Court Church of Potsdam. I had the pleas ure of seeing a great deal of these men and heard them toll the story of the remarkable effect the exchange visits between the clergymen of (Ireat Britain and (Jermany had In preserving, and even treating, good will between these two countries. "After the Luke Alohonk conference they came to New York City, where Mrs. Elmer Black gave a luncheon in their honor. Mr.

Carnegie hud just given his peace fund, and recall that at this luncheon a suggestion was made that it would be a line thing If the peace workers In the churches of America, England nnd (lermany could come together some time before the third Hague conference and interest tho churches of the three nations in the cause of peace. I'niioubteclly tho Idea originated at lhat time. "I'p to then tho churches in the t'nited States had not been as highly organized as those in Oreat Britain or Germany, and steps were taken nt oiice to form an organization of the churches. As a result a commission on peace and arbitration of the Fcd- The Rev. Dr.

S. Parkes Ciiiliiuin, eral Council of Churches was created, representing, probably, all the Prot estant denominations of tile country. and with this tho Church Peace League was nl.so created, which soon bad several thousand members. "I had the honor of becoming the secretary of both of these organizations, and then Hie idea, of a conference such as we had talked about began to develop In my mind. At about this time Mr.

Carnegie began to consider the churches as ngentR of the peace movement, and when his gift came last winter for the purpose of developing this phase of tho movement one of the first things I suggested was that we proceed with this world conference. I found that Mr. Baker ami Dr. were emphatic in their agreement with me that this was the first big thing for the new Church Peace I'nion to do. Coincident with this an appeal from the The Rev.

Dr. Nehemiah Boyton. pastors of Switzerland carnn to the churches of Europe to meet in a con ff rence." PETER W. ROI SS SPED. I'nlted States District Attorney II Snowden Marshall, for the Government yesterday brought a suit In the Fed eral District Court.

Manhattan 1 ill 3 11 13 IISlHl, irw, mIMli wiu wreeK riayea in rignt for Liberty. HKC.VLLS FACTS OF HISTORY. Battle of Lone Island. Fought Xear Stream, Will Figure In Pageant of Brooklyn. Charles M.

Higgins, whose Interest in the Pageant of Brooklyn, which Is to1 be given in Prospect Park next October, is most enthusiastic, gave The Eagle an interesting account yesterday, of some Tacts about the Battle of Long Island which are of especial interest at this time, in view of the fact that part of this battle Is to be reproduced in Prospect Park during the! action of the Pageant, by several of tho 'trooklyn regiments. iiowanusv as a place of great historical Importance, comes Into Its own in tho interview with Mr. Higgins. His remarks throw an interesting sidelight on lie historical aspects of the battle, which, in the minds of most people, Is connected mostly with Prospect Park. is in tho very forefront of American History, and all the cheap wits and false critics in the world can never take it out of this forefront, or place one blot on its glorious record in saving the life of our young ration at its very cradling, and at tho most critical situation ever existing In our military history.

This is surely glory enough for Gowanus, said Mr. Hig gins. "It is surely glory enough for Gowanus that here was fought the great battle of Long Island, August 27, 1770, which was the first battle of the nationthe tirst after the Declaration of Independence, and that hero our independence was first really won. And what makes this battle so significant to us is that greater British military and naval force was here assembled than was present In any other battle of the Revolution, consisting of the surprising figure's of about 35,000 men, with 500 ships, whereas our army was not one-third this strength, nnd had no cavalry or navy to co-operate with it, and yet the valor and genius of our patriot soldiers, with the natural difficulties presented by Gowanus to the attack of the enemy, here circumvented this greatest assertion of the British power at the most critical situation in our history. "Small Tilings Are I'sed to Confound the" Great." "The history of our little Gowanus Creek, therefore, illustrates the truth that the Almighty often uses the small and weak things of this world to confound the great, and if you will read our history you will find that this lit tle Gowanus Creek, which our cheap wits have caused us to look on with more or less derision or revulsion, Is yet emu of the most historic streams in th.s land, and that it was lhat lit tie stream thai, held up the advance of the greatest assertion of British power ever made in our history, and that this great British force came up to this little stream In three divisions concentrating at the center of Gowanus Valley, near tho Old Stone Houso of Gowanus, but was there checked.

And had this great army crossed the creek at this point, It would have captured Washington and his whole army behind our fort illcut ions on the other side of the creek, and eni'ed the Revolution and our national independence at one blow. "If you will now look over the maps of the Battle of Long Island you will soon lind what a gnat part the wooded hills and the open Melds, and the marshes and creeks of Gowanus have plavcd in this great battlo of our mi tion. And If you will look ugnln over these maps, one great general fact must strike you to the convincing glory of old Gowanus, nnd that Is that our tirst great battle actually concentrated upon and centered nt Gowanus, on the old Nicholas Vechte Farm (owned Inter by the Coitelyou nnd Lltchtleld fam illesl, and that it began and ended at Gowanus, beginning on the shores of Gowanus Bay and ending at i.o- wmuis Creek, and there checking and circumventing the greatest British power ever extended here, to the ulti mate salavatlon of our nation. Now. It Is a great truth that out side observers nre more appreciative of inside conditions and values than ire insiders themselves, on the prln inlo that no prophet is without honor save In Ills own country ami ins own house; and this might account for tin long neglect of mil own people to prop Tly appreciate the glories or iiowanus, mil our disgracelnl failure to prop erly reserve, or monument In any way, the greatest historic and patriotic shrine in our country today, which ex ists around the site or the dki Mone House of Gowanus, near the banks oi Gowanus Creek, at the point where the great Brltlih concentration nnu was checked by the valor of our General Stirling nnd his Maryland Martyrs, witn tne resuu oi shihk imi natioii at its birth.

But you will please note that an outsiue onserver, our great ally In the Revolution, the peo ple of l-rance, wen aiirei-iaieo lin eal place oi inn "mui oi imh n.ii"u..i liberty, when they piaceu tneir greai gift to us, tho Statue of Liberty En lightening tne WOriU, in lilt; vwm.in eUJ ol Harbor, near to the shores of our Old Gowanus, where our liberty was llrst actually won. And when VOU Pass tliai Staiue louuj yw have noticed that the face of the god less a as not turned lowaru aiiii i- tan or Jersey, but toward tne snores of id Gowanus, and that the uplifted hand and torcn or me gonuress ininw (ts rays and Its benedictions over the hills and meadows and waters of our Gowinus, to clearly point out to nil of ns where our liberty was first really won and where our pressing duty now lies to reserve ano oi'ouuiin. historic nnd patriotic shrine In some nttim: way, without further neglect or delay." now i on the r.ic. eats; The nineteenth annual excursion of the Delicatessen Dealers Association of New York is t3 be held on Wednes day, July 29, at Wltzel's, College I'cint, I. The steamer Commander will leave Battery pier at 10 a.m.

and LiSth itreet, East River, at 11 a.m. There will games for men, women and children, for which prizes will lie awarded. Dinner win oe served ai 12 30 and "upper at 6 o'clock. He-fresnments will be served both on the boat and at the grove without extra cost. GROCERS CONVENTION HERE, The fourteenth annual convention of the New York State Retail Grocers Association will be held at the Broadway Central Hotel.

Manhattan, on Au gust 3. 4, 5 and 6. The charge made CPB legislation as aueciing me re tail grocer will be ont uf the mutters discussed, of a WOtXD BAR WOOD SHINGLES. Henry J. Nurick Tells of Results of His Investigation in Burned City.

"The destructive fire at Salem. Mass last month, which wiped out a large1 portion of the business part of the town, provides a glaring lesson of how cities should not be constructed." This statement was made yesterday by Henry J. Nurick of 830 Putnam avo-nue, who has recently returned to Brooklyn after making an Inquiry Into the causes of the big conflagration in New England. Mr. Nurick in speaking of the results of his Investigations, said: "The fire started at 2 o'clock In the afternoon of June 25, and in about ten hours, nearly half of the historic city was in ashes.

All the lire apparatus of the surrounding cities and villages were pressed Into service, but they were helpless. The wind, uncontrolled, carried blazing embers and spread the Are and when it was all over, a sickle shaped area, three and a half miles long, and from a quarter to two miles wide, was razed to the ground. "The wind at the time was blowing towards Salem Bay and the bank of the bay was the edge of tho fire. The ruins remaining on the shore are gruesome. One sees there the burnt remains of household effects, silverware, paintings, china, clothing, that were carried to the bank with the desperate hope of saving them.

Had the wind shifted toward the rest of the city, Salem would have been entirely destroyed. "The only buildings left In the path of the fire are a concrete and brick warehouse, and the big Salem electric plant. The electric Dlant is of brick with met- al window frames and sashes and wire glass windows offering no point of attack for the Are. The concrete building also was proof against destruction; the other brick warehouse was without any windows, so the fire was again foiled. Otherwise, all buildings, both of brick and frame construction, all went up in smoke.

Semi-Fireproof Factories Full Presto Fire. 'The semi-fireproof factories had their Interiors burned out and the heavy beams on falling, pulled some of the walls along with them. The struc tures with unprotected steel girders and columns, had these supports all hnt and twisted out of shape, drag ging the walls along with them, and causing more havoc than tho heavy mill construction. The tenements and dwellings burned to the very fqunda-tlon. The brick tenement walls that remained, were a menace and had.

to be blown down. "Brick chimneys are the only monu. ments left to mark the place where homes formerly stood. Most of the residence buildings were old frame structures with shingled roofs; some were new with shingled roofs. To the writer's knowledge the majojrtty of the dwellings hero and all over the country today are built in the same manner and with the same carelessness and utter disregard to safety as they were a hundred years ago.

"Our increased knowledge of fireproof, and fire retardant building materials now plentiful in the market are entirely disregarded by the average home builder. "This tinder-box construction was good enough in the old days, when we knew no better and when there were no cities or large towns; when the population was small and the houses were far apart; but In a large city or town It is a crime to permit such construction. It is a disgrace to building science, to architects and builders and to our legislators. "Men with civic pride, with the welfare of their communities at heart, hnniri neitate aeuinst such construc tion, and keep on agitating until our law-makers will De torcea to action. "About six years ago there was a Bimllar fire in the Chelsea section of Boston.

We had such fires in San Francisco and Baltimore. We recently had a number of large fires on Long Island and on Staten Island. "Wood shingles the fuel and torch of such buildings ought to be entirely abolished and prohibited from- use. There is any number of better and much more attractive materials on the market. Homes should be built as nearly fireproof as money will permit A dwelling built of hollow tile, of com mon brick, or concrete with stucco finish, or even stucco on metal lath fastened to wooden frames.

Is far su perior In durability nnU appearance and comfort to the old frame construction, and can be built at comparatively small additional cost. Roof Is Vulnerable Point of Attack by Fire, "A roof, the most vulnerable point of attack from neighboring fires, should tlwava be made fireproof or Are re tardant, whether or not the walls are so constructed. 31le, slate, asbestos shingle, tin and copper are some of the materials that have vlthstood the test. "Most of the recent Long Island fires started In the collar, from exploding furnaces. Cellar are always Are- oroof.

Thev are always of stone, con Crete or brick. The ceilings and ir inclosure should be made fireproof. Brick, concrete, tile or plaster block Ineloiures would -e this purpose. Plaster-boards, plaster or metal lath will make the ceilings fire retardant. The New York City Building Code now provides for such construction in tene ments ana some cinsses or dwellings, "Electric wires should always be in cased In metal conduits.

This would do away with a great many mysterious fires, due to poor insuiotlon "Individual rooms can be made fire- retardant, and at no greater than the usual wood loth and plaster con stmction, by covering all the walls anil ceilings with 'wards In place of wood lath. Many tenement houBe builders are now cove Ing walls and ceilings with plaster boards on their own Initiative "Boston Is now waging a crusade for safety. Everywhere one sees the sign 'Safety first. It doenn't pay to take How far will this Idea of fnfety be carried In the rebuilding of Pnlem? Is an opportunity for the stricken oily to set a good example, and the calamity prove a blessing in disguise DANCING CONTESTS ON STEAMER The (lancing contest Inaugurated last Wednesday night on the steamer Mandalay was so successful that the company has decided to hold two con tests weekly on Mi nday and Wednes day evenings. Every Monday even lng a silver cup will be awarded to the mint graceful dancers.

On Svednesday evenings the Grand Mandalay Cup will be contested for and will be awarded to the dancers who successful in winning It five times. 4 and 5 FLATBUSH IS NOW A SUMMER RESORT Manhattan Folks Are Coming Over There to Live During Hot Spell. LIKE ITS COOL I'Oltl HES. Residents of Other Cities Have Also Taken Houses In That Section Enjoy Life. Manhattan people nre coming to Brooklyn to live during the summer.

The fact Is, that, with an inspiration of commousense. the good folk across the river have "discovered" that Flat-hush Is one of the best summer resorts ever. It combines all tile delightful advantages of summer vacation with the conveniences of the city. Flatbush people aren't surprised at the Influx of Manliattanltes during the last few weeks, hut they are surprised that It took them so long to find out what everybody In Brooklyn has known for a long time. All-year residents In Flatbush have noticed many strangers during the past few weeks.

Several private homes, left unoccupied while their owners were away in the mountains, have been leased to Manhattan families, while nt least, a dozen boarding houses have laid their lists augmented by summer guests. And they don't all come from Manhattan, either, fop a number of Philadelphia families have taken houses in Flatbush for the summer. Flatbush lives up to the first great requisite of a summer resort. It II 1 here 8 usually I.l,. In from the ocean, which isn't morn than a mile or two to the south, ami In the evening Flatbush folk sit on their broad piazzas and have all tho comfort of a coast resort.

There's big difference between a Flatbush piazza and a city stoop. In the parts of town wlwre row afier row of brownstone fronts mnlin the streets monotonous In their regularity, the air Is shut off. In Flatbush. the other hand, the houses are detached, and tho hreezoH have free sweep. The Manhattan people who have come to Flatbusli 11 study nls think Hon cool porch and a quiet evening ore Just i ever.

Spenking of the ocean brinir. the fnct that Brighton, Manhattan and Coney Island are easily available Hat bush people. Those who own can make nin In a few minutes, nnd It doesn't take much longer on the trolley cars or elevated trains, and It costs only one fare. It's almost as good as living on the shore, with the absence, however, of unpleasant sen fogs nnd mists. Another thing that makes Flatbush summer resort Is the tennis court.

Many families have their own prlvat.i tennis courts and in addition, tin.p., a number of clubs, which nre in effect eoiiiury ciuns, wtiero summer visitors throng the courts every day. In fact, tennis Is one of the popular summer spoils In Flatbush, and Interesting tournaments are arranged. For the automobile enthtisla.s'H ihern Is one very attractive feature, and that Is the private garage with which many of the houses are provided. The owners keep their cars under their own watchful eyes, ami sometimes exorbitant charges of the usual public parages are avoided. But nfter all, the MllKest clement In the attractiveness of Flatbush ns a 1 place of summer residence.

Is the np-Pnl It makes to the vv el. known "tlreil business man." Most things nowadays are mi, I- to loin envway, nnd Flatbush falls Into line as one nf the very best little appealers. In tho first place, nfter stilling day at tho otllce, he doesn't nerd to cross a river on crowded ferrv boat, or scoot under It In a suffocating subwny train. If bis business Is in Manhattan, he mny enjoy a cool ride over the Brooklvii Bridge, either In the eb vated trains or trolley, and a I ride all the nav to Flatbush. and all the way above groun-l at that There Is no worry about catching ti ilns oi- missing boat.

There's lust time to look over the evening paper between otllce ami home. And then Well, there are a number of things to do In the evening Most of the men don thin clothing and sit out on the a foresa ir to iisteu to the sweet strains of a phonograph ami t'l SomeM'lles tilt) neighbors drop In for game of bridge, or there may be a IIMle dance going on ornewhere. TIcroN plenty to do, and Flatbush folks, both natives and visitors, do It with a vim. ItnilV FOR PARTY. The members of the St.

Edward Ifoly Nnme Society will hold their nn-minl bench party on July 3a at I'lmer Park, nnd it promises to be a great success. A number of the old members of the parish t'eve applied for tickets. The committee Includes: John J. I'M', chairman; John I'rendrrvllle. Thomas Kenny, Thomas Murray, Vt rick Knnzlu-eer, Henry 'hrlst lanson li-mie liou-ner.

John Conway, William Gaudy, John Glllen. .1. W. TXMMWV ASS'X OI TING. The annual outing of the John W.

Tammany Association of Bi Ulyn will be held next Sunday. August 2. at Doer's Grove. Several hundred members will leave the clubhouse, at BrbUe and W'tllnughhy streets, early In the morning and board the steamer Commander. A idg programme of sports has been arranged and prizes) will be awarded.

See Pages LA SALLE COCNCIL HISTLl.S. K. C. Organization Energetic iu pop. lilnrlty Conlcst.

La Salle Council, No. 454, Knights Columbus, II. J. Smith, grand knight, has appointed a committee to look after the council's interest in Uncontest which is running at the clubhouse. The most popular council will receive a prize.

La Salle Council starts in to make its record today and up to August 1. inclusive. Each of the seven councils will take a week at lime to make Its showing. La Salle'B committee is known as the "live wire" committee, and the members feel conlldent thut La Salle Council will lie the leader. During the week entertainments will be given.

The committee is composed of Frank Martlnelli, chairman; Frank A. Walker, secretary; James Keenan. Andrew S. McNicoll. Frank P.

Landing, Edward J. Dunne. George Fisher, James G. Barry, Thomas Robinson und Jonn and Joseph McCaffrey. NO MORE FIRE HORSES Commissioner Adamson Will Not Purchase Any in 1 91 5.

Fire Commissioner Adamson will not ask the city to appropriate a dollar ill the P.H5 budget for the purchase of horses in the Fire Department. The noble equine, which has served the municipality so faithfully In the In bad and fair weather, will be looked upon by the firemen as a relic within the next year. The motor-propelled steam engine and fire truck will be in service In practically every part of the Greater City. With his present appropriation, Commissioner Adamson expects to purchase thirty motor-driven steam engines and twenty motor-driven hose carts. As soon as they are delivereil by the successful contractors, they will replace the horse-drawn apparatus.

Brooklyn and CJueens will receive the largest proportion of the new apparatus. l'nder this arrangement, all of the new fire houses which nre being erected In Brooklyn and Queens will have the motor-driven apparatus as soon ns they are completed by the builders and are ready for occupancy. WOl'LD RAISE $100,000 The lulled Irish League Issues Strong Appeal. Tho New York Municipal Council of the I'nited Irish League has Issued an appeal 111 behalf of the enmpaign to raise $100,000 for the arming and equip ping of the Irish Nationalist Volunteers addressed to "the friends of Ireland in tty Cnited States" ami set-ting forth the principal reasons for the need of money. "We assert that "1'lsterla' 's simply a form of political agitation like the war cry of the 'Bloody Shirt' that years ago Inflamed the North against the So'ith In the I'nlted Stales.

Wi declare that It simply rovers the attempt of privilege-, patronage and power to continue themselves Illicitly in the ascendancy against the expressed v.ill of the Parliament of Great Britain nnd the overwhelming majority if Is the language with which council characterizes the situation. It also refutes current statements Irnt the wealth of Ireland Is concentrated chiefly In the disaffected counties, and that the movement Is Inspired solely by Cal holies. OPT OX LONG ISLAND. To Start nil Actors Colony at Brlilge- IllllliptOII. Frank Fogarty, the well-known Dublin minstrel, Is summering nt llrldge- hampton, L.

along with him numer ous other lights of Hie theatrical pro- fe sslon Frank Fogarty Is now president of the White Rats Actors I'nion of America. It is the lorgest of Its kind In tlio world, and has for its members the most prominent men and women In the profession. Women are only nssoclate members, and nave im privileges, only legal protection. The object of the organization Is to better conditl ns between actor and manager, to take care of the sick and hiirv the destitute dead. It also gives free legal advice and lights I.

gitl.nate cases for the actor, free of charge. The chief counsel Denis O'Brien, who Is also attorney for Cohan and Harris; he has ssslstants in all large cities. The clubhouse is nt 227 West Forty-sixth street, Manhattan. It Is a modern building with one hundred and fifty living rooms, with nnd without bath, gymnasium, swimming pool with Turkish bath connection, dining-room, rathskeller, and everything modern club should have. Lay members nre accepted and allowed all club privileges.

The order was founded In 1900 ty the late George Fuller Golden. MANY PRIZES EXHIBITED. They Arc to Be Distributed at Coining Outing. Members of the Twentieth Assembly District Regular Democratic Associa tion, who gather at the clubhouse nt Bushwlck and Gates avenues these evenings regularly, pause to gaze nt the collection of miscellaneous articles on exhibition there. A more varied assortment of fiirnlture.clothlng, house hold utensils, fancy goeids, toys, works of art, candy and delicacies is on exhibition than was ever seen together outside of a country general store.

Every article In the collection Is to serve as a prize at the annual outing of the association on Sunday after noon and evening, August 2, nt Dexter Park, Jamaica- avenue and Lulleld street. TO WRECK OLD FORT INLOWERMANHATTAN Revolutionary Stronghold Will Give Way to Modern Building. HIDDKX BY BRICK STRUCTXTIE. Old Reservoir cm Centre Street Site Will Be Torn Down at Same Time. Old Fort Lafayette, which has stood at Centre and Heade streets, Manhattan, since the days of the Revolution, is about to be torn down.

The fort has been hidden from the eyes of the casual passerby for many years by a triangular, four-story, red-brick building. Its historical significance is not great, since it played no vital part In the colonists war against England. A unique feature In connection with the old building is a circular reservoir, built after the Revolution on the roof of the fort. This reservoir supplied the whole of New York below Canal street with water for a period of sixty years. The reservoir, which is really a tank, is 15 feet deep and 42 feet in diameter.

It is constructed of cast Iron ulates. measuring 6 feet by 2 feet 4 inches. said to have been Imported from Eng- iana. no Bottom, as well as the sides, is made of these plates. Leading from me Douom or tne reservoir into the ground, at one side, Is a 10-Inch iron pipe, which has reulaced the wooden pipe used in the earlier period.

This reservoir was built upon Fort Lafayette when the fort doped after the Revolution. The struc ture oi tne rort is a circular six-foot wall of stones, built like the fi tion walls of the present time. Signs of gunholrs may be seen on the nut- side, where brick has been packed Into mem. i.oing down into the dark interior, however, the design of the fort is more apparent. It is comuosed nf a dozen compartments, each eight feet wiue ai me wan and tive feet toward the center.

In the wall in each compartment may be seen a 10-inch gun-hole, the outline of which is discernible from the outside. The compartments are separated by walls three feet thick. All converge toward a center pillar ten feet in diameter. This pillar Is the main support of the roof of the fort ror rrom it diverge archways toward the walls of the comnartmentu Tho whole roof Is arched, both within the compartments and in the space between me center pmar and the entrances to inese rooms. It was on the roof of this fort that 1 the reservoir was built soon after the Revolution, and maintained until the larger reservoir on Murray Hill came mio use anout iHii.

whence the water with which It was filled came cannot with certainty be said. But it probably was drawn from the Cutting, a freshwater pond close by, or from the canal wmcn ran along what is now Canal street. Shortly after the use of the reser voir was discontinued the smnll red brick building was built around It, giving only about twenty-five sauare feet of, floor space to each floor. The fort nnd the reservoir were completely blocked from view by the walls around them. The floor if the fourth storv of the building covered the reservoir, and that was the only floor which had all the floor space covered by the lot.

ine nuiuiing, tort and reservoir, are now being torn down to make way for a modern steel structure, three stories high. The old building was owned by the Bank of Manhattan Company, which will remain owner of the new structure. MI ST REMOVE "SPITE FENCE." Injunction Granted to Coney Island Booth Proprietor. Justice Maddox yesterday granted a temporary Injunction to Jacob Freld berg, proprietor of a Bowery booth at Coney Island, in which an entertain ment known as "Spot the Spot" Is given, whose complaint was that Ber nard E. McAveney and Sarah Nadler, operating Rowe's Cararet next door, maintained a "spite fence," nrevent- Ingress and egress to the former show.

The order of Justice Maddox com pels the defendants to take down the obstruction nnd keep It down until the irsues of the suit are determined. Samuel D. Matthews represented the pluintiff ana Edgar T. Foster, the dc ftndants. RECEPTION FOR MRS.

JENNINGS. The family of Mrs. Almlra Jennings of 500 Grand avenue gave her an Informal reception last night, preceded by a luncheon In the afternoon. Mrs. Jennings, who has resided In Brooklyn for many years, Is a prominent member of Central Congregational Church, and her son.

Georire Wilson Jennings, is a writer on historical subjects in the magazines, and is well-known In Post-office circles of Manhattan, having been an attache there for a number of years. Another son, Edward Jennings, ts an officer of the Church of the In. carnation and very active In the St. Andrew's Brotherhood. Miss Mary Jennings is the only daughter of the family.

Mrs. Wilder, a choir singer, was present last night, and there were several soprano solos given. Mrs. Jennings received some beautiful flow ers, and nt the supper table there was a large cake to mark the anniversary. Among the Invited guests were: John Maine, Miss Emma Maine.

Mr. Addis. Mrs. Wilder, Miss Mazle Berthold, Miss Ida Berthold, Mrs. La Rue, Miss Ryan, Miss Henlng, Miss Eleanor Smith.

Mrs. Jackouska and Miss Jackouska. Many of the American delegates to the first World Conference of International Peace, to be held at Constance, Switzerland, August 3 to 5, are now in Europe, and others are leaving in the REV.A.EUOENE RARTLETT BJ) next few days. This Is to be the moct important gathering for the promotion of world peace ever held, nnd great preparations have been made for it. The conference of the churches was made possible by the organization of the Church Peace I'nion through the gift of $2,000,000 as a special fund for the promotion of peace among the churches and pastors of three nations.

The delegates from Brooklyn are the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, pastor of the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church; the Rev. Dr. A. Eugene Bnrt-lett, pastor of All Souls Univcrsallst Church, and the Rev.

Dr. Rivlngton D. Lord, pastor of the First Free Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr.

S. Porkes Cadman of the Central Congregational The Rev. Dr. Riviugton D. Lord.

Church arrived in England yesterday, and he will probably attend the conference, as will the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hlllis of Plymouth Church, ho was expected to be In Europe about the time of the conference, and tho Rev. A. Do Witt Mason of this borough, editor of tho Christian Intelligencer.

The Carnegie fund for the carrying cut of this peaco conference Is in the hands of the Rev. Dr. Frederick Lynch, secretary of the Church Pence I'nion, and the directors have voted a special appropriation of $10,000 with which to pay the expenses of such ministers as attend who feel they cannot do so. Dr. Lynch la also the publisher oi a religious paper and Is called upon for many addresses, so he Is a very busy man, but he has arranged all the de tails for the peace conference, and it lb expected It will be a remarkable tatherlng.

Dr. Lynch was born In Peacedalo, K. a good place for a peace pro moter to have his origin. Ho was graduated from Yale ('Diversity in the class of 18H4, and later from the Yale Divinity School as a Congregational minister. He had for a time the pas torate of the Pilgrim Church of that denomination in uptown Manhattan, and was known widely as on advocate of peace, making speeches and preaching sermonH In many pluces In its advocacy until the attention of Andrew Carnegie was drawn to him and he was called to the secretaryship of the American Peace Society.

In an Interview, Dr. Lynch has given the origin of the Church Peace Union. He says: "I suppose It grew out of a visit that several eminent men made to this country from England and In the fall of as guests of the Lake Mohonk arbltra- A i iiTirttiflii Ilni iriiiininr dtnlfiitf I against Peter W. Rouss of Brooklyn hut the grocer Is one of the causes as owr.er of the yacht, Winchester II, of the high cost of living will be re-of 292 tons, to 'collect the foreign- 'uted. as will be hemea v.r I for doing away with the retailers serv- amounting to 2.0 I2.

The foreign yacht tax law was repealed last year,.