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Newspaper

Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1908

Page

3

Good Time for Churchmen Aides for Presbyterians Assembly

Delegates to the Presbyterian general assembly will enjoy a motor car tour of the boulevards a trolley trip to Leavenworth and a Welcome meeting in Convention hall The events are organized by the press committee led by Rev C C McGinley With about 400 cars expected the plan includes giving addresses of welcome by officials and a general response by the new moderator

Leavenworth Convention Hall Presbyterian General Assembly C. C. McGinley Vention Hall Automobile Club General Assembly First Presbyterian Church Kansas City Crittenden Assembly FE. D. Connell Kas Missouri Herbert Hadley Kansas W. Hoch S. M. Neel Central Presbyterian Church New York Life Building

Arkansan Faces Firearm Thefts In Police Court

William Davidson of Gravette Arkansas arrived in the city and faced Judge Kyle after police reports described him asleep in a Grand Central station waiting room. Officers said he brandished a bowie knife and carried a revolver and cartridge box, but the judge let him go with conditions and ordered the weapons left behind.

William Davison Arkanaas Judge Kyle William Davidson Gravette Ark Grand Central Station Samuel W. Nichols Davidson Kyle Arkansas Cow Creek

Lord Howard de Walden Turns Playwright in London

Lonnox May 12 Lord Howard de Walden the millionaire bachelor and heir has taken up play writing His first work a romantic drama named Lanval will open the day after tomorrow but the author is listed as T E Ellis to avoid bias The note suggests the peer may fear critics will be gentler toward his work than others.

Lonnox Lord Howard de Walden England Lanval de Walden T. E. Ellis Lord Byron de ‘Walden

Lanval and Lord Walden in Society Spotlight

A fragmentary report notes the influence of critics on an author’s choice to conceal his identity and describes the drama Lanval about an Italian knight visiting King Arthur at Camelot Cornwall. It mentions Lord Walden’s outdoor life, Eton and Sandhurst backgrounds, and service in the Tenth in South Africa.

Mous Scoffer Lanval Arthur Cameford Cornwall Lord Walden Eton College Royal Military College Sandhurst South Africa

Stage for a Society Girl Miss Olga Converse

Miss Olga Converse daughter of Rear Admiral Converse and a noted Washington society figure plans to pursue acting. While not officially announced she is believed to be considering leaving home for the stage after her popularity at the coming out ball and early amateur appearances in Washington society circles.

Washington Olga Converse Converse Capital Miss Converse

Party in Kansas City Publishes Law Pamphlets

The Commission Plan party executive committee in Kansas City Kansas distributes 20 000 pamphlets explaining the new city government law and plans meetings in churches halls and homes to reach every voter this week.

Kansans City Kas Commission Plan Party Kansas City

Miss Olga Converse Shines In Local Charity Event

Washington society girl Miss Olga Converse who may pursue the stage has drawn praise for a butterfly dance at a long running charity entertainment staged entirely by local amateurs. The article notes upcoming neighborhood meetings to explain the commission plan with L. W. Keplinger as speaker at the Sunflower club event and other public meetings scheduled for tomorrow at Union Pacific shops, Plymouth Congregational church, and Chelsea park junction.

Olga Converse Washington Commission Sunflower Club North Tenth Street L. W. Keplinger Union Pacific Plymouth Congregational Church Twelfth and Osage Avenue Chelsea Park Junction

KU Pharmacy Dept Overwhelmed by Pure Food Law Work

Kansas University in Lawrence faces a swollen pharmacy department as 250 analyses await chemists. A Kansas Pharmaceutical association committee recommends hiring another chemist to relieve Dean Sayre and the staff who are juggling regular duties with pure food and drug law responsibilities.

Ottawa Henry Mehl Leavenworth Dean Sayre

Tickler at Electric Park Promises New Wash Tub Ride

Electric park opens Sunday with The Tickler, a tub like ride for eight passengers. Cars resemble washtubs, loaded at the base of an incline, rise on a contrivance, then zigzag down to the start. The ride lasts about four minutes. In other news, J L Zimmerman of Seventh and Oak fined $5 for selling impure milk after inspectors found low butterfat in his stock.

Electric Park J. L. Zimmerman Seventeenth and Oak Streets

Swift Plant Workers Hear Commission Plan Explained

L A Halbert Bethel mission superintendent and Rev S W Nay spoke at noon for 150 men at the Swift packing plant. Halbert compared the plan to a large business with a board of managers and foremen to render strict account of each department. Nay urged broader city government as a substitute for the inadequate small city system.

L. A. Halbert Bethel Mission

French Play at KU to Feature Capitaine Tic

Lawrence May 12 The eighth annual KU French department play will be staged in Fraternal hall tonight. The three act comedy Les Vivacities du Capitaine Tic stars Roy miatriee Thomas Lee Paul Faragher John Shea Martin Brooks Morris Roberts and Edith Earl In a lively student production the cast includes Dorothea Jackbusch Laurene er and others as they present the French language comedy to the campus audience.

Two Letters A Sonnet On A Wife And Absence

A poet writes to his wife praising her beauty and grace with affectionate terms. He expresses loneliness and desolation in her absence and asks her to stay close. In a side note he mentions a friend and a light farewell line about going to the limit as his wife is gone.

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