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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 42

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 42

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Hotel, In Manhattan Hifre will be a formal dinner and lance tendered to Exalted Ruler Brady and his staff by the lodge. was that tendered by 1 1 1 r- new anil 'etirlng to Distriet Deputy Lxalted Ruler James F. liulliiiatl of Lodge, on May 10, at the Elks' Activities BROOKLYN LODGE NO. 22 Harlan Fiske Stone, Dangheny Successor, Brilliant Lawyer, Good Fisherman and Not A Prohibitionist Biggest Man in Cabinet With the possible exception of election night a month ago, the llroolth-n Klks club house, on S. Oxford st.

held the largest crowd of Us "Xistenco Friday night, when the officers for 19J4 and new trustees were formally sworn Into office. More than 3.000 active members were present at the ceremonies and din hcrst men. When Calvin (taolidge graducted the members of his class took vote to determine who. in their opinion, would go furthest in life. Wventy-nlne voted thai Dwlght Morrow of Boston would and one voted for Calvin 'oolldge.

That was Dwlght Morrow, whose brief comment was: "Time will prove me right and the rest of you wrong." C. A. It. MKKT AT MltS. MAC'KKY'S.

The senior group of the Gent ral William Stirling Society. N. S. 0. A.

held a meeting Friday evo-ning at the home of the president. Mrs. Chandler A. Mackey, 649 E. 19th Brooklyn.

In celling the meeting to order the president uxed the gavel which came from Mt. Vernon and which was presented to the society by Mrs. Krank Howland Pareella, regent of the Women of '76 Chapter. 1). A.

as a if from the chapter. Following the sinking of "The Star-Span-gled Banner," played by Mrs. Harold .1. Babbidffe, and the salute to the reports of the officers were read, by-laws of the society adopted and the work for the next season outlined. Helen Adams Sehatvet was elected delegate to the National convention which is to he held In Washington the week of April 14-1 fl.

Among those present were the Misses Elizabeth M. Bennett. Alive D. Berry, Mary M. Fiala, Mellnda, C.

Kdwards, Olivia S. Putnam, Dorothy M. and Frances M. Welch; R. Puryear Fiala, George Sehleuel 3 Charles C.

Putnam Edmund O'Connor and Garret K. Green, members of the society; Harold J. Babbidge, an honorary member; Chandler A. Mackey and Charles Calvin Putnam, members of the advisory board. A social hour followed the business meeting.

Harlan Flake Stone, the President'! nevr appointee as Attorney General of the United States, will be the biggest man, physically, In the Cabinet, for -while he Is not unusually tall he Is exceedingly broad of shoulder, broader even than Secretary ot War Weeks, and a striking contrast to the spare, lean-Jawed figure of the President, who was a freshman at Amherst when Stone was a sophomore. But Impressive as he Is in physique, Stone's friends of old Amherst days, who remember the brilliant contributions he made to college history, his outstanding achievements as an organizer In the thirteen years he was dean of the law school of Columbia University and his signal abilities as a lawyer, predict that he will up on an even larger scale In administrative capacity. In sound Judgment and in uncompromising adherence to principle; Not the least of Stone's assets seems to be a unique quality for awakening marked enthusiasm among his friends In speaking of him. fj ifll New Attorney 'J 'I General, III Like a New I Naval I Secretary, 1' -4- Was Once I Football This Six Is a Great Success Oldsmobile Six has enjoyed a greater sale than any other model built by Oldsmobile in its 27 years of existence. The reason is not hard to find.

Take the sedan for example. The body is by Fisher a name that stands for all that is best in fine coach building. The chassis ranks as one of Oldsmobile's finest achievements. The 40 H. P.

engine is a marvel of economy and power. Yet, the Oldsmobile Six sedan is priced at 1135. This amazing value is made possible by OldsVnobile and General Motors working hand-in-hand. Pric o. b.

Laming. Tax and tpare ttre extra, OLDSMOBILE CO. OF BROOKLYN ners, and gave the new exalted ruler, James T. Brady, and his staff the greatest ovation ever, that almost raised the roof off the club house. There, was a second ovation, which was just as It was a tribute Ihe newest past exalted ruler.

Brother John F. Tangnej, and his altogether successful term of office. The Friday night celebration alBo convinced the new administration that the factions and Insurgencies of i month ago have been forgotten and that all members will work together for the growth of the lodge speerty putting up of the new $3,000,000 club house on Livingston street. Brother Tangney's administration has left a record of achievements that will be a permanent part of the history of Brooklyn Lodge. Under his leadership "22" has wrested the leadership of national Klkdom from New Orleans, with a membership of 16,841, the site for the new club house, to be the finest Klk homo in the world, has been purchased, and a building and site committee has been appointed and allowed to work unhampered for immediate construction of the new club house.

In th's connnection, Incidentally, Chairman Albert T. Urophy announces that tho architect for the new club house will be selected in two weeks Hnd that the architect will be a Brooklyn man. With the exception of Brother Harry Hanbury, every P. E. R.

of Brooklyn Lodge attended the ceremonies of installation and conveyed their pledges of co-operation to Exalted Ruler Brady. Brother Hanbury. who could not get away from l'ittsburg, wired his regrets and congratulations. The new administration has announced the appointments of Brother Frank Quayle as chairman of the bouse' committee and Dr. Robert Morris as chairman of the Membership Committee, to succeed Trustee James F.

Crawford. One of the many dinners In the club house following the installation product and a country boy from the New England hills. The President was born In Vermont and Stone In New Hampshire. Like him also, he followed the law as his career and has been so interested in his work and his books that he has had little time to give to social matters or public functions. Still he is not so much of a student that his human qualities have suffered.

He is fond of fishing in the orthodox way and has a camp in Maine, where he runs a motorboat and tramps over tho country. Not a Prohibitionist. Mr. Stone will have as a duty the enforcement of one law In which, one of close friends says, he does rot believe the Volstead Act. Though a believer in the strict enforcement of all laws, he is not a prohibitionist and has in the pasL expressed his belief that the prohibition act tends to break down respect for law.

Personally, he is exceedingly temperate. He never smokes, though in the old days he occasionally took some light wine with his meals. Those who know him best say-that he brings to his high office exceptional qualities not only as a lawyer and student of legal matters but as an organizer, an administrator and as a man of sound Judgment. Big Figure at Columbia, He was one of the great figures among the deans of the Columbia University law school not only as an unusually able law school head but as an organizer. He won the affection of both faculty and students.

His 13 vears as head of the school are often referred to as the "era of legal scholarship," and he labored to raise the standard of the students and the legal requirements for admission to the Bar. He is liberal In his views and opposed former Attorney General Mitchell Palmer at the time of the raids, holding that the rights of alien citizens should be protected and that they should have the constitutional guarantee of due process of law. He does not believe in restricting the freedom of speech of the Individual, although he Is opposed to propaganda and the doctrines of extremists. Has Two Sons at Harvard. He la 62, married and has two sons, one a student and the other an Instructor at Harvard.

The President, who is thorough In everything he undertakes, singled him out after studying the qualifications of all the candidates suggested as the best man for the place. He has no embarrassing political connections and he is a man of inflexible purpose. They say that as Attorney General he will be no man's boss and that he is Just the sort of person to put the Department of Justice on the highest plane of efficiency. Those who cite the appointment of Stone as another Instance of the President's prescience are telling a story which Is often told by Am. One of Country's Ablest Lawyers.

He is rated as one of the ablest of the many able lawyers "in the country. As testimony to this it is recalled that he had his choice of accepting the post of Attorney General or engaging In private practice as a member of a prominent local law firm at an annual revenue of 135,000. Stone's former college mates Speak of the President's action In. LARSON INC.) I TTI.M Belfnrfl Avenue Tel. l'roapert 7900 naming him as one of the masterstrokes of, Coolidge's career as Chief Executive.

He could not have fnade a better choice, they say, and tinriAr Stone the office of Attornev SAT.ES AND SERVICE NKW YORK KRON 17 St. unit Conrnarae New Old.mnbile Itiiltdlns 1W BroMtiuay Tel. Kelloi 4II.VJ For some infra' rules a student wa took the position was an encroachm of college "Med. Stone this action on the pre SI 1-321 HPKt ttfitll NIIWI I'OlliniDUS 7U Sport Ton Tine SDlft Cab f9XX S1073 1135 EX.IOY MIXSTKEL SHOW. Tuesday evening, the Melco Club, a social organization of the Mer-genthaler Linotype Company, staged a minstrel show with about 1SD in attendance.

The show was put on by C. C. Jones, chairman of the music committee of the club. Preceding the entertainment a brief business session was held followed by dinner. C.

O. Wood was interlocutor and W. J. Creamer and James T. Carroll were end men.

Other minstrels Included Thomas C. Jones. Raymond Ross. Eugene Manifold, John Keil. Edward Monahan.

Robert Campbell and Henry I'kinte. In the orchestra were the Misses Marion Dickens. Ernestine Zempieri. Teresa Neuich and W. L.

Parks. Oliver Fosdick was chairman of the entertainment committee. KuHlt-r Coupe. OLDSMOBILE SIX JL and defense at breaking holes in an opponent's line, as a sure and deadly tackier and at following the ball. At college his qualities as a football player are recalled as courage, gameness and persistence.

Fine It coord at College. He was a leader in everything he undertook. He was president of his class for three years, held very high rank as a student, took, hold of the college paper when it was in rundown condition and, as business manager, put it on its feet, and was very popular with both students and faculty. One anecdote Is remembered by Amherst boys as illustrative of his Independence, fearlessness and love of Justice. While he was president of his class there was in existence at Amherst an organization of students known as the Amherst Senate.

A student might be dropped (or failure in his studies, but no student might be disciplined for misconduct unless the Senate, the General should take on an added dignity and efficiency. Away back in 1894 a husky youth from New Hampshire, who was noted as one of Amherst's hardest Workers and most brilliant students, wag picked by the football coaches, Who marked his stalwart frame with approving eye, as likely timber for a position at guard on the varsity team. On Amherst's Champion Football Team. He had beef and he had strength, but up to then he had taken no active part in athletics. He was asked to come out and try for the team.

He did so about two weeks before the big games and he made the place without difficulty on the leam which was the greatest iu the history of Amherst. George D. Pratt of Brooklyn captained that team. It beat Williams 60 to 0, upset Dartmouth by a 33 to 2 score and cored 10 points on Stone was equally good on offense i rogative of the Senate, and under his leadership the student body took the up and demanded that the rights of the Senate should be reo-ognlzed. The faculty stood pat.

Mass meetings of the student body were held and it was decided that the Senators nould all resign and that there should be no further election to that body. The Senate accordingly ceased to exist. The expelled student was not taken back, but some time afterward he was awarded a diploma on the that he was improperly deprived of the right to complete his course, and the position Stone took wus fully Justified. He won much praise for the dignity, tact and effective manner in which he handled that problem. Fond of Fishing.

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