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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY; FEBRUARY 23, 1012'. 8. Volunteer Firemen Who Held Their Annual Parade Yesterday hfrn -TfTiv Jsz 5 9 rf lfr i i 1 iMt 8 Here are the Brooklyn Veteran Volunteer Firemen Who Paraded Yesterday, as is Birthday.

Their Custom on Washington's NO. 5 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM. The Metropolitan Museum of New York City Is the most important of the many museums in our country, and is better known than all the others, although it is not varied in its collections as most of them, but consists almost entirely of paintings and sculpture. It stands in Central Park and was formed following a meeting of the art committee of the Union League in that city in October, 1809. Before it became permanently settled it had various homes and consisted of some purchased pictures aa well as a collection that was loaned by private owners.

The project at once was received with favor, and shortly large gifts in money and art objects were given to the museum and tho flrst important purchase of antiquities was in 1872 when the collection unearthed by General L. P. di Cesnola in Cyprus was added to tho exhibits. Tho first portion of the present magnificent building in Central Park, which is visited by more than a million people each year, was inaugurated in 1880. The Cyprus collection already has no parallel anywhere for extent and value.

It comprises stone sculptures, sarcophagi, inscriptions, alabaster, ivories, lamps, pottery, terra cotta ttatuettes, bronzes, glass, gems, jewelry nnd 'other objects a id classes of objects which are unique. The Museum's collection of glass was increased by a purchase from Charvet and presented by Henry G. Marquand, also a later collection presented by J. J. Jarvis; making the entire collection of glass the most valuable known.

There are magnificent collections of Babylonian, Assyrian and other ancient cylinders, seal and Inscribed clay tablets; Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Indian and American antiquities, the last in gold and silver; as well as pottery and stone; modern sculptures r.nd bronzes; the Huntington collection of memorials of Washington, Franklin and Lafayette; the E. C. Moore collection of ancient b1x Famnoiy THEATER TOPICS Edith Wynne Mathison, Popular New Theater Actress, to Play at Little Theater. SOME PROGRAMME CHANGES lirooklyn Shriners See Skinner in "Kismel "Master Builder," by Russian Players Postponed. M.

T. Mlddleton, formerly manager of the Grand Opera House and the Court Theater in this borough, has become manager of a theater in Buffalo, N. V. tirnn.i nlur "Tim Fire Screen," now being done In London by Arthur Dourchier and Violet Van Hrugh, hofi hppn spein-pil hv Charles FrohUiall for production in America. Thou vnit i ti the Battle of Wounded Knee was a greater event than the Reformation? Uncle Ebon Certainly.

I've seen thera both, and I'll bet the "Battle" took at least a thousand more feet of film. Pmk'. The performance of Ibsen's "The Mas ter Builder," in which Paul orleneff, tho Russian actor, was announced to appeal last evening at the Russian Theater. Uanhatl.n vn pii npplnfl On aCCOUllt Of an accident to the lighting system. The play will be given on Saturday as announced.

The Fatted Calf at. Daly's has proved Itself to be lust as weak as The Eagle described It in Wednesday's issue. It will be replaced on Monday by Haydon Talbot's "The Truth Wagon." which conies to Broadway after having served a very brief apprenticeship on the road. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts will produce at its third matinee of the season, in the Kmpirc Theater, a new comedy, in three acts, tntnied "The Modern Way," by the English novelist, Mrs. W.

K. Clifford. The programme will also include a one-act play, "Publicity," by MacGregor Bond. feature ot the new four-day pro gramme which went into effect last night at the DeKalb Theater is Alfred the Great. Alfred is a monkey who rides bicycles, roller skates, smokes, drinks and does other things that humans can do.

The Edna May Spooner Stock Com-Danv's offering is "The Charity Waif," arranged by Miss Spooner. who takes the star part, Mary Jane. The production of "Vera Violetta." now the Winter Garden, will conclude its engagement on Saturday night and, after, the regular Sunday nignt concert mo roi-lowlng day, the theater will be closed for W. Morgan a limited period during rehearsals for a new entertainment. This new entertainment is scheduled to open on Monday, March 4.

The main feature will be a musical farce by Harrison Rhodes and Harold Attridge, with music by Louis A. Hirsch. It is a travesty on the "Modern Babylon" Idea of New York high society. Winthrop Ames has' engaged Edith Wynne Mathison for the principal role in "The Terrible Meek," the new play by Charles Raun Kennedy, which is the first play Mr. Ames has announced for the series of matinees which will be a special feature at The Little Theater.

The cast of "The Terrible Meek" is a very small one, only three persons appearing in tho play. Miss Matthison will have the role of a peasant woman. Sidney Valentine will be seen as an army captain, and Reginald Barlow as a common soldier. Miss Matthison appeared at the New Theater as Hermlone in "The Winter's Tale," as Sister Beatrice iu Maeterlinck's miracle play, as the Piper in Josephine Preston Pcabody's drama, "The Piper," and in other roles. "The Terrible Meeli" will mark her first appearance in York since the closing of the New Theater.

Weber and Fields will, on Monday, introduce new features into the performances at the Broadway 'neater. In the first place the burlesque, "Bunty Bulls and Strings," will be shortened so as to run about twelve minutes, while the "Woberfiolds reminiscences," called "Hokey Pokey," will be played in two acts and three scenes. Tho series of incidents as at present performed will all bo retained, but In addition there will be introduced three new features, exclusive of a new song by Miss Russell. These features will be what Is known as "Kelly's Rubber Band," the mesmerism scene between Weber and Fields, and the Show Girl Chorus, all of which were given at the old Music Hall. Id the latter will appear Weber and Fields, Fay Tenipleton, William Collier, George Be-ban, John T.

Kelly and Helena Collier Garrlck. The members of Kismet Temple of the Oasis of Brooklyn attended the performance of Otis Skinner In "Kismet" at the Kuiekerboeitcr Theater Wednesday night. They occupied the entire houso with the exception of the gallery. John A. Mor-Ison, illustrious potentate of Kismet Temple, had charge of the arrangemenU.

Between the acts Mr. Skinner exchanged Moslem greetings with the ShrinerB. Mr. Skinner said: "Us Sehamu Alelkum," to which the Shriners responded: "Alelkum Es Salem." GRAPPLERS ARE BUSY ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. Duluth, February 23 After (13 minutes and 25 seconds of the hardest kind of wrestling at the Auditorium last night, Jess Pedcrson grasped Henry Or-denuin in his arm and brought him down so hard that Ordemann was stunned.

The match was brought to a close. Ordemann is in a serious condition. Battle Cre 'k, February 23 Otto Suter of Cleveland, who claimed the welterweight wrestling championship of the world, lost the title last night to Chris Shusfer Back A GALLERY WORKS No. 38 IN the same Bnerlsty of the Church 6f Sao Lorenzo in ilta fnmhc nf tho tPfttfI flS3B stand is another famous bit of sculpture by Michael Angelo. As every artist, high and low, of that time tried his hand at interpreting the favorite theme of the Madonna and Infant Saviour, this group of the master naturally conies in for more direct comparison with the work of others than the rest of his work.

Incomplete though it is for the restless energy and the wealth of ideas of Michael Angelo frequently drove him to leave one work to undertake another, and so caused many of his greatest efforts to remain in an unfinished state it easily bears this comparison, and lands secure aB a well-conceived and Washington, February 13. Dear Editor: They have a cute little custom here of taking your clothing out of your room at night and having it nicely pressed. In other words, they press while you sleep. A pleasant-faced Senegambian got my fawn-colored trousers away from me at 7 o'clock last night. I say my "fawn-colored trousers" to delude our readers into believing that I have other trousers, but you know, man to man, down in your heart of hearts, that when I say my "fawn-colored trousers" I mean my all all the trousers I have.

You, at least will appreciate the point of this story. It was only 7 o'clock and I told him I wasn't ready to go to bed, but he said that I would simply have to go to bed right then or not have them pressed, as he had to go to a dance. I suppose I should have been suspicious, but I am of a trusting disposition, and there is considerable about the colored population of this town that 1 have yet to learn. Just before I jumped into bed I happened, to glance out of the window in time to see my fawn-colored trousers THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 1680. Jean Baptist" Le Moine De Bienville, explorer.

born. Founder of New Orleans. 1751. Henry Dearborn, Revolutionary soldier, born; V. S- minister to Portugal.

17GI. William Eaton, soldier and adventurer, born; prominent ending the war with Tripoli. 1787. Mrs. Kmma Willard.

educator. born; founded the famous Willard School. Troy, X. Y. 1823.

James (5. Batterson, founder and first president of the Travelers Insurance born. 1823. Henry J. Xewton.

chemist, born; father of the diy-plato process of photography in America. 1832. John H. Vincent. M.

E. bishop, born; one of the founders ot the Chautauqua system. 1830. Siege of the Alamo by ttaj Mexicans. 1844.

Jas. F. Ba brock, chemist, born; inventor of the Babcock lire extinguisher. 1845. Geo.

F. Wilde, naval officer. born; captured lloilo, Philippine Islands. 1S47. Battle of Buena Vista (Mexican War).

1851. Frederick B. Ward, tragedian, bora. Most successful in powerful emotional parts. 1855.

Maurice Bloomfleld. philologist, born. Made a specialty of ancient India. 1856. Stephen A.

Douglas Volk, art ist, born. A devotee of art instruction in the public schools. 1S57. Margaretta W. Delaml, author, born.

Her most popular book, "John Ward. Preacher." 1802. Nashville, taken by Federals. 1SC5. Capture of Federal garrison at Sweet Water and Athens, X.

C. by Confederates. 1S70. Mississippi re-admitted to the Union. 1892.

Louisiana Lottery received a permanent charter from OF FAMOUS OF ART Madonna. fearlessly carried out Idea. The group was designed as a part of a mausoleum for Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother, which never was executed. It was cut from the marble about 1523, during tho progress of the tombs for these twin rulers of Florence. This Madonna is not so reposeful as many other conceptions of the theme.

There is a suggestion of tragedy in the expression of the mother, as though she was forecasting the dread end of things. Some critics have objected to the picture of the Child as being unnatural and strained, and certainly It does not follow conventional standards. But the group as a whole is forceful, and breathes certain pathos. There is. little of either happiness or rest In the composition.

The accompanying photograph is taken from a east In the Brooklyn Institute. disappearing down Pennsylvania avenue escorting a colored lady with a green parasol. The young gentleman was arrested for flourishing a razor while at the dance, and is now in jail with my trousers on. It is a good thing I brought my long-tailed overcoat to Washington or I would not now be able to leave my room. The Congressional Library Is called the great show place of Washington.

Belasco and Frohman and Earl Clawhammer don't have any shows there and neither does Buffalo Bill or the Ringlings, but it is a great show place just the same. The building is of the Italian Renaissance style of architecture, and of course you know what that means, and its cost, exclusive of the site, was $6,032,124.54. There is some dispute as to what the 54 cents was for. Perhaps it was for the books. It is pure white, covers three and one-half acres, and if it had an ash can standing by the back door and a bill collector standing at the front door, it would remind me strongly of my residence.

There are several fine paintings around on the walls, but I will not attempt to describe them, as our paper goes into the home, and one cannot be too careful. The one feature of the library which struck me forcibly is the silence. One must wear gum shoes and slip along as quietly as a congressman who is trying to get an appropriation for a new federal building through Congress. In the reading room no whispering is allowed, and a person who wears false teeth which click is not allowed to chew gum. It is a great place to go and think over the deeds of a misspent life.

There is enough silence manufactured in that place every day to supply all of the present r.rcas of Colonel Roosevelt and last him a long time into the future. You can please all of the people part of the time and part of the people all the time, but you cannot please all of the people all the time, and the weather bureau has evidently taken this fact into consideration when manufacturing atmospheric conditions for the City of Washington. Yes, we are going to pound out a few Vords about the weather, for Washington has the most versatile weather that can be found on the North American continent. It is exactly like a continuous vaudeville show something different every twelve hours. A seasoned Washington man who essays a trip on foot from the Treasury to the Capitol Building, which is about one mile, takes a bearskin over coat, fur cap, linen duster, straw hat, yarn mittens and a palm leaf fan.

A greenhorn who is here on a brief visit wears the clothes he wore from home and never hits the weather right at any spot in the road. CUP FOR SOLOMON. The Carlisle Culture Club of Brooklyn held Its first mile road race yesterday at Park Circle. A cup and gold medals were given to the winners. H.

Solomon, the winner of cup, finished in 4 minutes 58 seconds. Charles Sgier was second, In 3 minutes. H. Canino and H. Cohen tied I for third, finishing in 5 minutes 2 see- terra-cotta statuettes, ancient and modern glass; Oriental enamelled and other pottery, and objects of art in metal, ivory, etci; the Coles collection of tapestries and vases; the Lazarus collectioa of miniatures, enamels, jewelry and fans; the Drexel collection of objects of art in gold and silver; the C.

W. King collection of ancient gems, purchased and presented to tho museum by John Taylor Johnston, the collection of Oriental porcelain from S. P. Avery; the Japanese swords from the Ives collection; the unque collection of musical instruments of all nations, presented by Mrs. John Crosby Brown, with a smaller collection presented bw J.

W. Drexel, the banker, and other collections of ancient textile fabrics from the Fayoum in Egypt. The pictures, gold medals and othr objects commemorative of the laying of the American cable were presented by tbc late Cyrus W. Field; the models ot the invention by tne late uapiam juu Ericsson, presented by George H. Robinson; the reproductions of ivory carvings, exhibiting the medieval continuance of the art: the collection of Renaissance iron work, the Delia Robbia altar pieces, the metallic reproductions of the gold and silver objects in the Imperial Russian Museums, all presented by Henry G.

Marquand; the McCullum, Stuart and Astor laces; tho collection of the architectural casts made from a fund bequeathed by the late Levi H. Willard, amounting to the sculptural casts, presented by H. G. Marquand; and the beginning of the series of casts purchased by subscription intended to Illustrate progressive art from the earliest examples to the later Christians; drawings by the old masters collected by Count Magglori of Bologna, Signor Marietta, Professor Angclini and Dr. Guastala, purchased and presented by Cornelius Vanderbilt; with another smaller but equally fine collection presented by Mrs.

Cephas O. Thompson; a large collection of paintings by old Dutch and Flemish masters; another exceedingly important and valuable collection of paintings by old masters and painters of the English school, presented by H. G. Marquand; the noble galleries of masterpieces by modern artists, including the most famous works of Rosa Bonheur (presented by Cornelius Vanderbilt) and Meisaonler (presented by Henry Hilton). The Metropolitan Museum of Art would De a museum ui iul ciubs cvii il ii.

were limited to any one of the collections that it includes; but its symmetry and extent is as remarkable as its rapid growth; especially Avhen we reflect that its creation and Increase are duo wholly to private enterprise. Besides the advantage furnlBhed to artists, artisans and art students in copying and designing from its collections, the Museum has also, during the greater period of Its existence, maintained an institution called the Art Schools, In which the fine arts and decorated arts in their chief branches are taught and lectures on art are given. Extensive additions have been made to the exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum each year, in all the various lines shown there and for several years the management has maintained important expeditions in Egypt which have made valti- able contributions to tho science ot arcneoiogy. Jordan of Detroit, when after 23 mlnute3 of wrestling Suter's right knee was dislocated nnd he was forced to give up the bout. Physicians who examined the injured man said he would be out of the game for several months.

Albion, February 23 Joe Manson of Buffalo was seriously Injured in a wrestling match hero last night. Edwin Shelp of Bancroft, his opponent, lifted Manson in the air and dropped him head first on the mat. The Buffalo man was unconscious for some time, and it is said he may be fatally hurt. St. Paul, February 23 Walter Miller last night won a wrestling match from Charles Gustafson of Winnipeg In straight falls, taking the first in 24 minutes and 10 seconds, and the second iu 7 minutes and 50 seconds.

ODD BITS OF DAILY NEWS Los Angeles, February 23 Samuel Greeley Smith, aged SO. a first cousin of. Horace Greeley and of United States Senator Cyrus Sulloway of New Hampshire, died yesterday at the National Soldiers Home here, where he had lived for many years. He is survived by a brother living at the old homestead in Hanover, N. H.

Columbia, February 23 John Morg, veteran of the War of 1812 and probably the oldest man in the United States died yesterday at his home on Indian Creek. Morg eamo to this country from Germany in 1812 and enlisted. He drew a pension for his services and the papers gave his age as 24 years at the time of his enlistment. Louisville, February 23 Two hundred dollars reward for the capture of his daughter "unmarried" is offered by K. T.

McLin of Helchawa, a rich Blue Grass planter. Monnie Bell McLin, 17 years old, and pretty, eloped last night with Oliver Kash and Mr. McLin thought they were headed for the Indiana Gretna Green across the river from Louisville. Accordingly he sent a night letter to the chief of police offering the reward but with every policeman on the forco on tho alert to earn that $200 the couple had not been found. Davenport, February 23 William B.

Benkert of Davenport, national chairman of the United Christian party, in a call for a national conference of the party to be held at Rock Island, 111., May 1, addresses all people who "believe in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man." The call announces that it is the purpose of the United Christian party to end war and capital punishment, and to settle tariff, liquor, trust and high cost of living questions by a direet vote of the people and by the Golden Rule. Muskegon, February 23 By forming themselves Into a human chain and using sweaters to piece out with. Arnold Hopperstead and Guy Oester-house, high school students, saved the life of Lloyd Cochrane, an instructor at the high school, yesterday. The three were climbing over the icebergs on Lake Michigan when Cochrane slipped nnd fell tha iv'al it- Wll a imOOSSihlC tO IIIW li.v. maintain a footing on the slippery sides of tne Dergs, anu as me was about to go down his companions reached him by one hanging on to the other's feet and throwing one end of a sweater to him.

Washington, February 23 So numerous and insistent are the demands upon the Navy Deparatment ror relices ot the battleship Maine that it has been found necessary to send for another shipload in addition to the collection brought to Washington recently on the collier Leon-idas. There 13 a large quantity of port-lights, bolts, nuts, sections of deck beams and pieces (if torn metnl from the decks and side plating of the ship, but these, while useful for individual distribution, are scarcey available for out-of-door monuments. Many articles recovered were found in the staterooms the officers and will be restored to those who are living or to the relatives of the dead men. Chicago. February 23 The return of Fred Wallace, a student of Armour Inst 11 ule.

to his home In Highland Park last night, was a cause of joy by his parents, and also by members of a fraternity, members of which turned hlra out of a cab. blindfolded, during Wednesday night's blizzard, with instructions to walk home. It was feared that Wallace, who is 21 years old, had lost his life in the storm. He was put out of a cab at North State and Randolph streets, twenty miles from his home, without money, by four members of the fraternity. When he did not return to the fraternity house, his home was called by telephone, it was likewise found that he was not there.

The fraternity men. becoming alarmed, notified all police stations in the city. Last night the police were informed that he was safe. Chicago. February 23 Pietrl Tessa, en route from San Francisco to Palermo.

Italy, became almost crazed from lack of food aboard a train at Joliet. 111., yesterday. He was taken from the train and brief treatment by a physician and a meal restored him to his normal condition. Tessa went without food four days because he was unaware that the train contained a dining car and because he feared the train would not stop long enough at stations for passengers to procure food at the depot lunchrooms. He was unable to speak English and this prevented him explaining his plight to rnembcrs of the train crew.

To an interpreter at Joliet, Tessa said he left San Francisco February 18. After he had ben given written instructions regarding methods of procuring fo)d on the remainder of his journey Tessa resumed the trip to New York. TOMORROW THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Maud Klotz to Sing For Cripples' Benefit irr I is8silli A I if Maud Klotz, Brooklyn Soprano and winner of the Eagle Opera Contest in 1909, who will sing at the Plaza, February 27, for the benefit of the Industrial School for Crippled Children. This Shows the Discharged Persian Treasury Expert and His Family.

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