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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
5
A dairy promotes cows free from disease under regular veterinary and sanitary oversight. Milk comes from restricted, safe foods and strict cleanliness in buildings and bottling plants. Milk is safeguarded at every production stage, reflecting long experience and practical methods. Do you suppose we can overlook safeguards.
Edict bans extravagant hats false hair jewelry and high heel shoes after chapel time at Horace Mann School for Girls on Broadway and 120th Street. Principal Virgil Prettiman notes fashion extremes fueled the move while Miss Butler carries out the dress restrictions and two students discuss their penalties.
At 10:30 this morning the High School Teachers' Association meets at the High School of Commerce where Bertha Bass will present findings from a committee investigation into why 80 pupils leave high school without graduating. Professor David Snedden argues in Charities and Commons that curricula cater to a minority aiming for college, hindering broader student retention.
The official programme for the Monday installation of George S. Davis as President of the Normal College was announced by Secretary Palmer of the Board of Trustees. The ceremony includes an academic procession, student songs, invocations, Scripture readings, and addresses from Trustees, Faculty, alumnae, city officials, and education leaders.
President Emeritus speaks followed by City Supt Maxwell and John dre Iintey as City College president. The Rev J J Kean gives benediction. President Winthrop of the Trustees will preside over the event.
President Roosevelt will be represented by Oscar S Straus at the City College dedication on May 14. Speakers include Gov. Hughes, Harvard’s President Eliot, Ambassadors Choate and Bryce, and trustees and college leaders. Luncheons, exercises, portraits, a chemistry building dedication, and a Waldorf Astoria dinner mark the day with many university guests expected.
Yesterday marked the calmest May 1 in years as landlords issued far fewer warrants. In the Second District at 264 Madison Street about 450 warrants were filed and most cases were quickly disposed of, with only six set for trial. Judge George F. Roesch cited migration to Brooklyn and the Bronx as a likely cause, noting better housing and transportation lure residents outward.
Alexander C. Young, a lawyer from this city and New Jersey, was disbarred yesterday by the Appellate Division on Bar Association charges. The complaints from James Smith, John Eitzen, and John I. Wells allege lending and security frauds dating 1902, 1890, and a void mortgage sale. Young was admitted to the New York State bar on March 17, 1963 after New Jersey disbarment. He had been active in local election campaigns as a Tammany speaker.
National Bank of North America receiver Charles A. Hanna will pay about 25 percent of deposits from Morse Bank liquidation. The bank collapsed last January after the October panic, deposits falling from over 20 million to under 4 million. About 760 thousand dollars will be paid now, leaving roughly 2.1 million still due to depositors.
George Ivins a butcher at 578 St. Ann's Avenue Bronx was knocked down by a Westchester Avenue trolley while crossing Westchester Avenue near Brook Avenue. He lay on the sidewalk about twenty minutes before a patrolman arrived. Motorman George Christie of 480 East 1224th Street was surrounded by about three hundred bystanders, kept at bay by the controller in hand, and then arrested after taking the car to route end. Ivins was taken to Fordham Hospital with internal injuries.
A new women’s club named the Town and Country League is organized with a clubhouse at 123 West Eighty-sixth Street. It will take possession in October and operates along lines of the Colony and University clubs. Membership is limited to 150 with a waiting list. Off icers include President Emma Erskine Hahn Stamford Conn First Vice President Mrs Edward Cumings Irvington N J Second Vice President Mrs George K K Jackson Newark N J General Secretary Beatrice E Lane New York Treasurer Miss Harriet W Morgan New Haven Conn Auditor Miss Clara West New Rochelle.
The Choral Society for Ancient Hebrew Melodies holds closing exercises tomorrow night at the Education Alliance 197 East Broadway. Members will sing hymns and anthems and cantors will present three pieces recently acclaimed at Carnegie Hall. A quartet will assist in the entertainment.
Mrs Florice Chase Haighton joined the Bloomingdale Reformed Church choir on May 1 coming from the First Church of Bridgeport Conn. The addition strengthens the West End Avenue group as it expands its musical roster.
The Catholic Diocese of New York marks its centennial with a Pontifical Mass at the cathedral led by Bishop Colton and Father Pardow delivering a faith focused sermon. A parade for the clergy and school children will conclude the celebration with an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 attendees on Fifth Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Thomas H Kelly hosted Cardinal Logue at a fish dinner at 47 Fifth Avenue New York Archbishops Farley Glennon O Connell and several church and civic leaders attended. A four foot scarlet spun sugar Cardinal centerpiece drew guest interest and a late nine oclock reception followed. Cardinal Logue will be entertained by many Catholic figures during his stay and plans for return remain uncertain due to health.
Police testified in the Hearst McClellan recount trial that ballot boxes in the 1905 city election were carefully guarded while in police custody. Other officers supported the claim.
A Greek man, Manthros Candylaios, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge after being spotted by a bridge squad officer. He was rescued by a tug, taken to Fulton Market, and then to Hudson Street Hospital with shock and submersion but no serious injuries. A hotel letter of recommendation found in his pocket suggested unemployment as his motive.
Mayor McClellan yesterday acted on a large batch of bills vetoing Coroner Harburger's juror pay measure and lowering electors in one district while signing the Robinson bill to extend subway lease terms to fifty years. He authorized purchase of the Steinway Tunnel and the Eastern Parkway extension through Cynress Hills and Mount Carmel Cemeteries and backed a measure promoting bravery awards for police and fire personnel.
Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang will be guest of honor at a Monday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Christain at 7 East Forty-first Street. The eight courses will be entirely uncooked. Other guests include Jon Havemeyer, Morgan J. O'Brien, Elbert Hubbard, Alfred Bigelow Paine, Ww. S. Ho, and L. Wing with forty additional attendees.
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