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1910 29. Till: HHOOKLYX DAILY EACJLE. NEW YOlUv. SUMJAY. 3IA i AND LARGEST CASH GROCER Mullins 8t Sons ifc Ha wm 1l 'M $1.00 A WEEK FURNISHES THE HOME COLLAPSIBLE FOLDING GO-CARTS, 2.98 UP 10 EVADE FEDERAL TAX 78.

80. 82. 84- Myrtle Jlvenue TKI.KI'HONi: I 70 STORES ALL OVER BROOKLYN MAIL IIHIIKH UGPT, 101 Mnlh St This June Bride Sale Saves 30 to 40o A sale covering every article of housefurnishings. Several savings on Carpets, Rugs, Parlor Suits, Dining Room Furniture and Beds; and a special sale of high grade Mattresses. This Exact 45.00 Parlor Suit 36.50 POTATOES 6c 11 4 frUh EC1C5S FQR f2Sc 1 6 18 SODAfw 5c SHRIMP lie il SARDINES -ga IQcBMmFLOUBsgtsglO' One of "5 Suits included in this sale at about half price.

The very best efforts of skilled craftsmen have been put into this beautiful Suit. The graceful frames are mahogany finished; upholstery is hiRh grade velour, tapestry or plush. Every piece is very comfortable and artistic. Clock TOMATOES ripe fruit This Exact 85c. 3-Piece Imported Tea Set, 35c for rrfiro iy iprunes 1 Here is a ppeial at IvJi ilin cost in-luff yyu to visit uur store.

The clock, exactiy a HiUFtrRUpri. Is Kld plat'd and beautifully burnished. The deflgn is a very artistic, rlc.ily MUSTARD PREPARED Per Picnic Size Bottle 69c pxutfl style, 69c CREX RUOS, CARPETS and cannot be purchased elsewhere for less than fl.2i. Special Tuesday FLAKES 1 SWEET SUGAR FOR 25c STARCH CORN fRIO White lniitnln Ref Hcerntnr, niierfnl 4.H1 HI." White Mountain pn nie NotiNP Style HofriKenitorw. 0 ftM nlllnM pee In I Dinnilnrv ii tt rt'Kw SPECIAL SAVINGS.

MATTINOS, NEW MULLINS SONS, 78, 80, 82, Av, B'klyn 100 stamps pSil BEST LOOK! LISTE 3 FREE Building Lots I 1 BEST LAUHDRY. LARGE AND COFFEE 1 30 stamps Day, STORES CLOSE AT NOON. Valuable Prizes for FIRST PRIZli SECOND PRIZE THIRD PRIZE Besides these, all others sending .1 i. nn rREE Th above represents l' ploia. It is to number each of the nine empty P'o in such a way that when they are all nddeU bother In one pi-jimi total the sum will be 4a.

RULES OF CONTEST 1. Do not use the same number twice Return full name and al1reis with correct solution. 3. Only one Credit award will be allowed to a family. No award will be made to any winner In uur previous contests or to real estate agents, brokers or minors.

AWARDS To three persons pending the neatest correct answers to the above rebus we will give abFolutHv free a deed to a full sized building lot, 2rxHWi. at Hoynion Hench He.iRhtf. To all th.e sending a reasonably neHt and correct solution One Hundred Dollars will be awarded in the form of a Credit Certiorate be applied on a quarter of an acre plot at Hovnton Beach Heights. Act at once, as the prices on these plats are advancing rapidly. This property is located in the prettiest section of New Guaranteed hiKh, dry and level.

A few minutes walk from boating, bathing and fishing, and overlooking the Arthur Kill River, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want to live outdoors and enjoy the best that nature affords, this place is simply ideal. In a built-up section, with churches, schools, stores, clubs and lodges. Hoynton lleach Heights is located between Port Reading. Woodbrldge and Perth Amboy, six minutes walk from-the Port Reading station of one of the fastest railroads In the country, the Jersev Central; 10 minutes wjilk from W'nodbridge, on the Pennsylvania Railroad; 30 minuus fium NVw York.

Here vou will find work a-plenty, with high scale of union wages. of the largest business houses In the I'nlted Htntes are Jurat rd here. UUK fcXLUKMUiNb LbAVt mum vuk urriww everv Saturday at 1 P.M.. and every Sunday at 1 P.M. ttpKVMT, EXrVRSION DECORATION' DAY.

MU IklTH, SEND FOR FREE RAILROAD TICKETS, MAPS and BOOKLETS Address nil communications to Dept. E. BOYNT0N BEACH HEIGHTS CO. oV.iandt 25 CHURCH N. V.

Business Interests Enter Into a Battle of Wits to Circumvent Uncle Sam. NONE HAS PAID ASSESSMENT. Trusts. Hoping for Favorable Decision From Supreme Court, Postpone Filing of Returns. The United States government, and pai -ticularlv tho Taft adrointetrai ion of that giivernini-ni.

i very much interested today in the attitude of the big corporations toward the corporation lax law passed by Congn-ss and now before the Supreme Court for interpretation. If the law is found to be constitutional the Taft administration will haw won a grout h'Ral victory. If the measure is found to Ue the administration may not suffer diredly. but it will inevitably be indirectly criticised for the framing of a meantire void becau uiii onstitutional. The bill taxes the corporations of the country under a phraseology that has bern tested in the courts, one per cent, on net income Jess I5.WU.

It also provides that an accurate return must be made indicating to the government the standing of the corporation. The return sheets Mere due, under the law, 30, the taxes are due June 30. Kew if any of the large corporations Lave as yet paid the tax. They are waiting for the final days of June, not only to have the use of the money until the last minute, but also in the hope that a decision of the Supreme Court may relieve them of payment at all. The best informed of the corporation lawyers, however, think they ere over-optimistic.

They believe the Supreme Court will not-take up the tax until the fall, when the Tobacco Trust and Standard Oil cases will be reheard, with Justice Charles E. Hughes on the bench. In the silent, emotionless, convincing way that great bodies move, the fight is un between the government and the corporations, this specific tax being the phase the fight is taking just now. Without funs, flurry or prejudice the Taft administration is seeking a wise measure of control. Just as quietly and with skill and adroitness, the corporations arc seeking to evade this measure of control.

Corporations are paying as well as those that have filed returns do so under protest, just as a lawyer who desires to appeal a case plates his objections on record. And the corporations are playing for a big stake. They know that if the astutely liamod administration bill is defeated it ill be long before a lawyer arises shrewd enough to frame a corporation law thai will ritund the test of appeal. Also they would have a tidy sum to pay. What the Trusts Would Pay.

The following table of figures is compiled from a banking manual. It shows the net earnings of some big firms lst year and what they would have paid under the new tax. N'nmr uf Prnfitft last vnn-ypar. mant tnx cm-fin- Siumlarl oi; Company. 1'itlti-ii staff Stt'ci T'llmecu Wniericnn Adams Kxir'-fs Amaltaimiih'ri (' per r.nisoll.tHtd! (las, N.

Y. lnrer-Mft. R. H. X.

3. I'M. 4-14 S44 7 IS 7.J04.s n.4ir...s:.4 JslaiKl H. n.4tr...S.".4 SM.H Nations' iHscilit CumpHnv. IKj Xmv York Central IVnnsylvania R.

fullniflii Car Company Swift fit Co. uiloHiciHl vmt.O'V.i M.IRHI American Tel. 4: 'JVIRiaph New Measure Fostered by President Taft. The proposal to levy an excise tax on i orporations "with respect to the carrying on or doing business by such corporations" emanated from President Taft. The executive presented the idea to the country in his message of June 16.

mult, characterizing it as new. He sought to jnnke plain in latr addresses the fact that the corporation tax differs from the income tax of ISI'4, declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. From the first, critics of the law have contended that it was unconstitutional and would bp so declared by the Supreme! Court. On th other hand, defenders of the measure point out that ii follows the wording of the famous Spreckels case in which the government was granted tne right to impose an excise tax, "in re- ppeet io the right of carrying on a business," though not on the business itself. It Is not an easy thing for state or nation to make a law taxing the big corporations and then to succeed in getting he money.

The urmost resources of the couns are employed by the powers of great wealth. In Senator Piatt's autobiography the dead politician tells how Governor Roosevelt gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, and drove a corporation franchise tax through the New York Legislature, and then the politician adds, naively: "This, though supposed to be in operation for the last ten years, is stiil being fought by public utility corporations in ihe courts." And so It will doubi less be with the corporation tax. Driven through Congress by the President, and accepted reluctantly by the corporations, it will be bitterly contested. The law provides that on and after December 31, and each year thereafter, all corporations must file, on or before March a statement, substantially showing the condition of the business, signed under oath by the president, vice president or other principal oftVer. and by the treasurer or asslstanr treasurer.

Also, on or before June 1 the corporation must forward ro the collector of internal rpvenue for the district in which it is located, a ehpek representing 1 per cent, of its net income less Publicity, it will be seen, is a feature of the law. as the reports of the corporations, made undr oath, give the government information of a vital nature concerning the most secret affairs of the business firms of the country. The corporations must answer squarely the following significant questions: The total Amount of capital stock; the total amount of bonded and other Indebtedness at thrt close of he year; the gross amount of Income deduct ions allowed by law; th nM income after making deductions, as follows: What the Law Deducts. 1. All ordinary and necessary expenses conducting business.

2. All expenses for mainlining of properties. .1. All renials. royalties, and fees of any narurf for use or possession of property.

4. All losses not compensated by insurance. 5. Reasonable allowances for depreciation of properly both real and personal. 6.

Interest actually paid on bonded or other indebtedness to an amount not exceeding paid-up capital ol corporation. 7. All sums paid for fixes imposed under authority of the United States or by any state or territory, or imposed by any foreign government as a condition to doing business therein. S. All amounts received as dividends upon stock ot other corporations subject to this law.

9 The sum of $5. Don. The bill carries with it great powers for the enforcement of its provisions. Upon belief that a return is incorrect the revenue officials may investigate and nmend returns. For false or fraudulent returns the commissioner of internal revenue is empowered to and 100 per cent, to ihe tax in question.

For refusal or neglect, without fraud, he may add a penalty of 50 per cent. In conclusion the law stairs: "Jurisdiction is hereby conferred uTon 104 SOL I II LARGE No. 2 CAN 7c 7c WHITE FLAKY, 60c. TE 25cC0FFI DO YOUR SHOPPING EASLi Solving This Puzzle DIAMOND PIX i GOLD WATCH correct solutions will be givein Ua 'Commie Rrinhnrt RprflnsnV, Furniture Co. 44, 46 48 Myrtle Corn or Pearl Ilrmikly n.

This Ice-Savin? Refrigerator Our Summer Price List: iirlnr Nuita 4.00 4.1N 7.50 1.7 (I.IM1 U.OII Nile tr.e -Lie COIM'llCN K(piikIoii THliIen sllfhofir.lM liliroiiirrx UrPKNerH Iron IlalN Ainiliiatrr I'ariiflu, lier elvot rariM'tii. per RniMKelH CnriM'fM, per MnttiiiK. per yil I.lnolenm. nor yfl Oil Cloth, per CASH OR CREDIT. Branch FIFTH AVENUE Store: iFURNITURE CO.

Fifth Avenue, Cor. 14th St Brooklyn l-'uriillnre Removed. I'nekeil Jk Mnred 4rt chi lie rn-iiii. h.R.l; uw rtirpPt rlenneil. innltlefr WW-TS TO ifl.OO.

THE ONp: WAJST 41 Oi.lrl st, l.oeser'fl. the latter widl it almost seemed "like a real play." Miss Mildred C. Henry repeated her triumph on Friday in the role of the Countess of St. Olbyn, the supercilious and annoying mother of Lady Gcranla. Kvery one of the olhers In parts essential to an effective presentation of the story were seen at the best.

These Included Miss Mary K. Ileilly. George J. Crane, Mii-a Tjouiee C. Brown, Adrian Robert Moynahan, Miss Maud E.

Henderson. Howard Swlggelt, Miss France- Carrington. Frank R. Curtis. David Shoitz.

Ramon Conroy. Miss Lillie Cecilia Reilly, Kdwin T. Redmond, William Nielsen and Harold W. Rambush. TO SAIL FOR EUROPE.

Mrs. Henry I. Judson, with her riaueh- ter. Miss Helen Judson. will sail for F.u- rope on June 1, to return to Brooklyn nbnut September 1.

Mrs. Christian Helmlek, of Hancock street, will sail for Europe in June, PEA hf EARLY JUN SCANS A FOR 1 ri rcn LDu 3 III BBS Ml p. I Tl i H3 -Lt There Are Ttn Faces in This Piriure Can You Find Seven of Them? Trat' nut thP line of earh fare with a Ir-ad pencil on this or a enarfit of paper. To the three neatest, correct answers will he Riven, absolutely free, the above prizes, and to every person Hemllng us a solution of the puzzle we will Rive copy of the Khiihmjh ShuhVrt Serenade. Winners will he notified by moil.

All answer! must be mailed to our store not later than June lttli, 1910. SCHUBERT PIANO CO. 598 Fulton Brooklyn (Write Plainly). It Is not necessary to send fn this coupon, but name may be us on any slip of paper. Name i the circuit and district courts of the United States for the district within which any person summoned under this section to appear to testify or to produce books, as aforesaid, shall reside, to compel such attendance, production of books, and testimony by appropriate process.

This final delegation of powers makes the bill effective to the last degree. Both friends and foes of the corporation tax believe the measure mai the outer boundary of governmental control of corporations. On the one side this control is bitterly contested; on the other it is assumed to be wise under the restless economic conditions of to-day. Foes Call Measure Illegal. The attitude of the foes ot the measure may be seen in a pamphlet published by the American Protective Tariff League, written by John S.

Wise of New York. This slates: Both the President and Senator Root have referred to the convenience of the tax as furnishing a means of federal supervision over the affairs of the cor porations and Information to me puum concerning the accounts and business transactions of all corporations. This argument of convenience is always dangerous, especially when invoked concerning measures the constitutionality of which Is doubtful." The pamphlet further states that there is no conviction in the argument thnt Great Britain. Germany and France exercise powers such as the tax provides over corporations, inasmuch as the govern business ments in qtu-stion are sovereign witnm their boundaries, while our government is not sovereign, but of limited and specific powers and is subject "to a vast residing In thC states. The pamphlet further points that the corporations are nearly an I K.titi, qh iinrle.

state charters. then I i proceeds to minutely dissect tne niu ami tn build up a poweriui hibuuicul unconstitutionality. Figures Would Aid Tariff Board. tv, hill however will undoubtedly en list the sympathies of the people of the country In Through Its publicity! romiire fur instance, it would supply just the kind of statistics needed by a tariff board considering the question of the cost of living. Also the tax.

tho i Comparatively small, is substantial .1 national asset. Eagle reporter recently went over, through the courtesy of the treasurer of a New York company, the report of a corporation capitalized for several millions. He found that although the income of the company was some W.4H0.-iiim and over, its net income, on waicn ,11 1 per cent, less $5,000. was OuO onlv The tax for that company would he about $4,000. It used the following form of protest in filing its report 'To the Collector of Internal Revenue.

Southern District of New York: "Dear sirWe send you herewith returns of this company for the year 1909 under the federal corporation tax law. This return is made and tiled under 'ithnut "conceding the validi- prtjieist mm iv of the law under whlcn 11 is o'r the liability of thir company to route any report or pay any tax tnerruum 1. OOCOOOOOOOCOC' FRATERNAL SOCIETIES onooo 00000 Nassau Lodge, F. and A. M.

The sublime degree of master mason was conferred in Nassau Lodge, F. and A. in the Temple, on Thursday evening, lost, by Wor. Edwin H. Ludeman The lecture was given by Wor.

Bro. Hag-ler of Minerva Lodge. The fellowcraft team performed the-floor work very creditably. Some amendments to the bylaws were acted upon. Hyatt Lodge, F.

and A. M. Wor William James Hallett preside in the eas of Hyatt Lodge, in the Cathedral on Thursday evening last. The was good. The fellowcraft degree was the work of the evening.

The degree was conferred by Wor. Bro. Hallett The mvsteries of the middle chamber were revealed by ihe senior deacon in an interesting manner. Catholic Benevolent Legion. On Wednesday evening, May 25, the St.

tnhn's Chanel Council. C. is. neia 'large and enthusiastic meeting, 1 of the entire membership one- being I present. Comrade President Donahue oc-1 cupied the chair, all officers being present 'and several ot the charter members, among whom were Comrade Joseph Kuss i of Rockvilie Centre, L.

1., and many of i the "old, guard." The business was rap-! idly disposed of and under good of the I legion Comrade Nolan recited very ac Iceptably and afterward sang. Comrade I pnuij m. Russ tauten enterianiiniy u. immn and Comrade Trapp contributed in Herman lieder. Orator Oshea delivered i nj.i -v, uQ tile eVCr-WC.

uio.m. u. Top of the Morning, and Comrades seph Mi Cormii k. Mitchell. Doyle and F.d-j ward Oshea out a very enjoyable programme.

Comrade ofllciated at 1 the piano. Refreshments were served aftr the meeting euchre was played. I Not the least enjoyable feature of the i evening was a drawing lor a sol sner; mutchsafe donated by one of the n- cades. Greenpoint Lodge, F. and A.

M. A good attendance greeled Wor. Samuel Irwin, in Greenpoint Lodge. In the Ma-sonic Temple. Manhattan, and Meserold lovenues.

on Thursday evening, 2fith Inst. 'The entered apiirentice degree was the work of the evening. The degree was conferred by the officers of Tuscan Lodge, all of whom arc members of the school of Instruction, who gave the degree in i strictly ritualistic manner, giving cvl- EXCELLENT LODGE ROOMS in the heart if Flnthimh. conven lent tn Church Av, RHd Av null BriKlltoll Beneli riirn, making Ihriii nereMHlhle front nil iinrtn if llriinklyn. II mill Homely fur-iilnhoil.

Kent renwolul lile. Oil Flnt-liitMh v. iieur fhnreh Av. Afiply It A I. TV Tel.

Hil In. -II Court HI. 1 i 40 sips yb' 30c I HTM MONDAY, Memorial "BAGK-TO-THE-FftHM" The Agricultural Improvement Association of New York Has Been Formed. WHAT HOPES TO DO. Froposes to Help Those Who Want to Move From City to Country.

Following up the meeting recently held in the Produce Exchange, which was called by President Ring of the Exchange and President Brown of the New York Centrnl Railway, a meeting was held Thursday at the Belmont Hotel and a permanent organization effected. The name adopted is The Agricultural Improvement Association of New York. The permanent officers being president, W. C. Brown, president of the New York Central Railroad; vice presidents, W.

H. Miner, Chazy, New York; Congressman William W. Cocks, Long Island; Congressman John W. Dwight, Dryden, New York, and F. N.

Godfrey, master of the New York State Orange, Olean; treasurer E. O. Miner, past president of the Chamber of Commerce, Rochester; secretary Raymond A. Pearson; Commissioner of Agriculture. Albany.

The purpose of the association is to assist In the various moements to attract attention to the opportunities ottered In ngriculture from what it has been at any time In the past. There are many farmers who ar-; successful from a business standpoint, yet there are hundreds of cheap farms through the state which tuny be purchased for even less than the buildings on them are worth. while the land is capable of producing I valuable crops. These farms and the high prices of all kinds of farm products I offer inducements that should take many 1 families Into the rural districts, making I farm life attractive and profitable. it I was shown that in New York City there are many people who formerly lived on farms and there are thousands o.

European farmers now employed in New York land other cities who would be glad to on to farms where they would And greater opportunity tor iiii -vancement. Immigration, farm labor, transpotta-tlon and marketing of farm produW were discussed at length A committee was nppXnted to enlist the co-operation ot all organizations Interested In the back-to-the-farm movement Committees on incorporation and ways and means also were appointed. Many Prominent Men Interested. The following beside those elected officers wore present: True3dale, president D. L.

Commissioner William McCarroll, Public Service Commission; George W. Taylor. Rochester, r. George A. Frisbie.

president Itica Chamber of Commerce; C. W. Larmon, Department of Agriculture, Albany. V-C Barry, president Western N. Hort -cultural Society; Welding Ring, president Y.

Produce Exchange; H. Hwitzer prslrnt Salisbury Steel Iron Vttea; Congressman W. Bennett Washington, and W. J. Haranau.

representing F. D. Underwood, president Erie R. R. I President Thomas ot tne benign and President Ralph Peters of the jLong Island R.

were unable to be i present. AGAINST CONTROLLER'S PLANS i 1 I Borough Presidents Are Opposed to Centralization of Topographical Bureaus. Much opposition is developing among the members of the Hoard of Kslimate and Apportionment, especially ih Boi oush Presidents, to the plan of Controller Prendergnst to take Ihe Topographical Bureaus In the various borough president's offices and consolidate them under one head under the jurisdiction of ihe Board of Ksilmaie. A resolution to that effect was Introduced in the board Friday by itte controller, but it aroused so much opposition that its consideration was litid over for two weeks. Controller Prendergnst said 10-day that he had noticed lu ihe hills sent in 1 from the Topographical Bureaus thnt there was a vast difference In ihe charges made for certain instruments i used In the work.

i The borough presidents are much op-: posed to the plan of taking tho bureaus i from under their control. President Miller of the Bronx and President Steers of Brooklyn, are leaders of the opposition, and If they can get the three other presidents with them, controlling seven votes In the board, the resolution will have a rough passage, I SINGER PLANS VACATION. Harry O'Brien, the well-known soloist of Saints Peter and Paul's Church Choir. has arranged to spend his vacation at the Echo Hill House, Cairo. X.

V. GOES TO POINT COMFORT. Grlesmer lt yesterday for Decoration Day trip to Old Point Comfort, and Washington, D. C. He will return next week.

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Fourth: The founder of the house of Wissner has made his Piano an art triumph instead of a commercial achievement. Fifth: The guarantee is as good as U. S. bonds, and the dividend of satis-facticn and pure, unadulterated enjoyment in the possession of a player, the source of far greater happiness. Send for Terms and Catalog.

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ALUMNAE TO MEET. The annual luncheon of St. Joseph's Alumnae Association which will be held at the Academy. St. Joseph's-in-thp-Pines, at Brentwood.

L. on Saturday, June i. bids fnir to be a pronounced success. A large percentage of the former puplla of the academy have signified their Intention of being present and Mrs. Robert R.

rosier, of Manhattan, the prealdent of the organization, is directing a corps of ffilclent workers In an effort to make thin reunion more brilliant than any of the previous ones. Cards may be secured from Mips Joaephlne Cassldy at her home, 29 Greene avenue. TO TOUR THE ORIENT. Miss C. F.

Duffy, of 96 South Ninth street, will fail some time In June on an extended tour of Europe and the Orient JBfts LfHIIfl I Mi mim am Mi jlCK jCi. a. mm 1 I'hone 11- dence of the benefit to be derived from strict attention to the instruction in the school. R. Wor.

William H. smton. who is an honorary member Tuscan, presented the aprons. Wor, Hon atmUaioA In tUa u-rtT-lr yvor Bro Burdick presented the working I tools. The lecture was ably delivered by Wnr UpRnp who nresldpd durine the conferring of the degree.

The niem- Ders ot Tuscan were complimented an-i thanked by the members of Greenpoint Lodge for the able manner in whlcn the work was done. Cassia Lodge, F. and A. M. The sublimo'degree of Master Mason v.a3 conferred in Cassia Lodge, in the Temnle, on Thursday evening, 26th Inst by Wor Bro Harris.

The historical lecture Was given by Wor. Bro. JJugene T.rtritra' The fellnw- craft team of Kilwinning Lodge took charge of the floor work, which was performed in kilts, and created a sensation as a noveltv in Cassia. Bro. Albert Cohen, late master of the lodge, was pre- sented with testimonial of esteem byj the members of Cassia Lodge.

Corinthian Chapter, R. A. M. There was a large attendance, in Corin- thlan Chapter, R. A.

on Thursday aflel.IM)on 26th Inst. Ex. David C. Pat terson conferred ihe mark master mason degree in full form and most impressively. The high was congratulated upon the success of the smoker held at the last meeting.

Manhasset Council, R. A. Manhasset Council Xo. 1518, R. cele- hr.neri it seventeenth hirthdav on Thur.

fiufi0n was handsomely draped in Amerl an flags and bedecked with roses. Man- hasaet's orchestra started things goins at and from that time until mid-! night there no Idle moment. About one hundred women graced the scene, and all of them vowed our orator wag a mo.t lovable man, who thoroughly understood his business as a host and entertainer. Palm Council, R. A.

The regular meeting, on May 26. was. as I usual, very well attended, and it seems that the contest to see who will carrv off the prize for the member attending every meeting possible will be a very close one, as the members turn out so i well and regular that the decision wlli be quite Interesting, and Brother Regent Levy, the donor of the prize, may need a Supreme Court justice to decide thfl question. As usual, the orator is as bus as a bee with his entertainment pians, i and the latest achievement of his efforts is the clever idea of making the members of Palm comfortable on Royal Arcanum Day. June To this end he has ar- ranged with B.

R. T. for special cars to take the members and their families and friendr to coney Island, so that each and every one will be sure of a- seat In the cars, as well as the privacy of being a Royal Arcanum crowd. The, meeting was 1 opened early, and the regular order of' business gone through in good time, and after the closing the members went down in a body to attend the meeting of Gas- coigne CoiiDcil. whre the delegation was very cordially received and introduced I and enjoyed the rest of the evening it.

i seeing a "mock trial" at the rooms of Gascoigne Council. Brooklyn Lodge, F. and A. M. The third degree was conferred in nrooklyn Lodge, in the Temple, on aay evening, -un u.

m--u. ill PhrUrnfforn. The work hie tools were presented by or. Rro. Jones of Bed- tortt-al lecture in nis usual iiiLeri'siu- his usual Interesting Tho craft team performed the floor work ad- niirnbly and received ihe commendation i of the brethren.

Among othirs present were Rl. Wors. Fred Lc-m'merman, Jomes Divisich and Leo Disbrow, Wor. Rros. Lewis of Jones of Bedford.

Harris of Cassia. Lclghley of Delia, riark of f. lh Reliance, Van Maier of redatha. Wiley of Common wealth. Broaker, Woinlsch.

Dutismulr, Cooper. Mct'omb and Plerson. Orient Chapter, R. A. M.

There waa a goodly number assembled In the Tabernacle of Orient Chapter, In the Temple on Friday last. Ex. Louis It. Lockliead presided. The degrees of mark, past and most excellent macter were conferred.

The mara and past master were conferred In short form and the most excellent master In full with costumes, electrical and other effects to make the ceremonies of the most impressive character. The work was done under the direction of Rt. V.x. Charles Stewart, assistant grand lecturer, and It l.i needless to say that It was exceedingly well done. During the evening Rt.

Kx. William H. Sutton was presented with a gold headed cane by FCx. B' V. M.

Owens and with a basket of flowers from romp, and Mrs. John W. Palmer. Present were Kx. A.

McLain Rodgers. Chae. K. rtrown and Rt. Kx.

E. Loewenstein. Refreshment, were served after the close it chapter. SCORED ANOTHER SUCCESS Jtudents of Boys and Girls High Schools. Who Played "Dr.

Wake's Patient," Applauded. Encouraged by their brilliant success i on Friday nignt, tne dramatic ot the Boys and Girls High schools, who have combined Iji their annual spring play this year, last night repeated their performance ot "Dr. Wake's Patient," before a crowd thnt filled every nook of the Fulton Theater. The experience of the first nlsht helped the young people who participated in the play to gain In confidence, so that their repetition of' the pretty comedy was practically faultnesa. MiHs Alnieda Sprague, Ihe dramatic coach of the Girls High School, who practically ran "the whole show," came in for many hearty congratulations for the Miss Doris Marie Olsson.

success of the event. Miss Sprague was one of the busiest persons behind the scenes, and did a great deal to make everything run smoothly. Miss Doris Marie Olsson again captivated tho hearts of the friendly audience as the pretty girl about- whom the romance is started. As I.ady (ieranla Wyn. Charteret she scored one of the best successes that any High School girl actress has won during the several years in which the two schools have united In their annual play.

She was clear In diction, careful In acting and expression and withal a very charming figure. Edward J. Gormlcy, who was the famous Dr. Wake, who falls a victim to her ladyship's rharms. added another laurel to a string of dramatic triumphs, and made a j-ery fitting "opposite" to MIes 01son, Enacting the "love scenes" with -Jim.

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