Paddy's Market Abuses Highlight Civic Reform Call
Thomas A. Fulton of the Citizens Union urged Woman's Municipal League members to back clean, nonpartisan district representation in next fall's elections. He criticized Tammany controls and urged oversight of city departments, citing water tax failures and substandard market practices at Paddy's Market. A Benchmen's Association rep warned of decayed meats sold cheaply, tying illness to unsafe practices and inactive Health Department inspectors. A committee was named to investigate the reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Fulton
Citizens Union
Woman's Municipal League
You
Fulton
League
Benchmen’s Association of Retail Butchers
Upper West Side
Health Department
Red Cross annual meeting names Barton president for life
Washington December 9 The annual American Red Cross meeting was held with delegates from across the United States Miss Clara Barton presiding at the session Bylaws were amended to form state organizations and enlarge membership Barton was elected president for life Mrs John A Logan became vice president Other officers included ex Secretary Olney counsellor William J Flather treasurer Nell W Briggs secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American National Red Cross
United States
Clara Barton
Miss Barton
John A. Logan
Olney
William J. Flather
Nel W. Briggs
Bazaar at Waldorff Astoria supports House of the Holy Comforter
The Astor Gallery bazaar opened Monday to raise funds for the House of the Holy Comforter, especially to add a ward for incurable children. It closed last night with large attendance and gratifying receipts. exact totals not yet announced. Prominent women, including Mrs. Richard Irvin and Miss Eleanor Jay, served as saleswomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor Gallery
Waldorff- Astoria
Richard Irvin
Eleanor Jay
A. T. Winthrop
Christmas Shopper Delights In Tiny Luxury Gifting Sets
A antiquated shoppers guide detail a tiny six inch leather cushioned auto with seats holding matches cigars and tobacco and wheels serving as match scratchers. Teakwood frames with green bronze ornament, velvet cushions, autumn leaf embroidery and novel table pieces dominate. Accessories include rainbow coat hangers brass lamp with France crystal wave globe and opalescent bat motif. Opera bags nail and toothbrush holders and pepper salt chests in gun metal with ivory shovels.
Drops Dead At Altar In New Rochelle Parish Priest
In New Rochelle the Rev. Thomas McLoughlin, the state's oldest parish priest, died suddenly of heart disease while celebrating private mass at 7 30 am. He collapsed at the high altar and died after a physician arrived. The community mourns his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-Rochelle
Thomas McLoughlin
Father McLoughlin
The Pascal Institute Snow Festival Sunshine Table Gift
At the Waldorf Astoria last week during the Pascal Institute snow festival the Sunshine table received donations instead of sales. A patron gave Miss Pascal $20 and another $10 to buy items for the Sunshine table, and unsold goods were later forwarded to the Little Mothers bazaar for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascal Institute
Waldorf-Astoria
Sunshine Table
Miss Pascal
Charitable Clothing Aid for Destitute Families
Amid harsh times, appeals to the society surge for warm wear and fuel. Three boxes of clothing were sent to families in Flushing and Manhattan, with Palmer Bros. contributing items to homes lacking bedding. Donations include two warm coats for a worker, a coat for a laborer, and a jacket for a poor girl. A Brooklyn donor named Jessie H Christie gives $1 to help needy children during Christmas. Additional small gifts arrive from Two Friends and Mrs L for endowment and badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Manhattan
Palmer Bros
Death of Father McLoughlin After Fifty-Year Parish Service
Prominent New York clergyman Father McLoughlin dies at age 75 after collapsing during mass in New Rochelle. A longtime anti poverty advocate and ally of Dr McGlynn, he built a $100000 church after a dispute with the Iselin family. Funeral set for Friday with Archbishop Farley attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father McLoughlin
Father Hughes
Westchester County
Thomas Manning
Dr. McGlynn
Henry George
McGlynn
Newburg
Iselin
Ardee
Louth
Ireland
St. John’s College
Fordham
Archbishop Hughes
St. Joseph's Church
Waverley Place
New Rochelle
McLoughlin
William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Philips
Horace Greeley
McLoughin
Thomas P. McLoughlin
Church of the Transfiguration
Mottst
Farley
Thanksgiving kindness from a junior member to many recipients
Annette Wagner Haynes, a junior T. S. S. member at the Hotel Empire, sends a Thanksgiving dinner to Julia Bennett of Poughkeepsie and flowers to Mr. Jerome in hospital. She plans a Christmas wonder bag for Miss Jennie Cole in Ohio with weekly gifts, toys for a New Brunswick girl, a comfort powder hamper for an invalid, and forwards pages to Mrs Eunice A Warner in Leslie South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Wagner Haynes
Hotel Empire
Julia Bennett
Poughkeepsie
Jerome
Jennie Cole
Ohio
New Brunswick
N. J
Eunice A. Warner
Indian Women's Branch
Leslie, S. D
Manhattan Branch aids West Side family and holiday gestures
Miss Mildred Reid's Manhattan Branch No 3 oversees a widow with three children on the West Side living frugally yet with dignity. Gifts arrive from branch members including clothing, shoes, a golf suit from Greenwich, a coat and wool underwear to a Vermont minister, and a Thanksgiving dinner funded by anonymous T S supporters. Dolly dresses for Christmas cheer follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Mildred Reid
West Side
Greenwich
Beaded Articles From Rosebud Children Sent East
A box of beaded articles crafted by Indian children of the Rosebud branch has been dispatched to headquarters. The items are described as very curious and will delight the little children in the East who will receive them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosebud
S. C
Names Sought for Christmas Cheer Lists
Miss F. Galpin requests the names of several invalid members to whom Christmas cheer can be sent. Miss F. Gordon of New Jersey asks for names of thirty three to be remembered. Lists will be furnished as soon as possible.
Colonial Dames at War Over Name In Court Battle
In Albany on December 9 the Court of Appeals heard the Colonial Dames of America contesting ownership of the name Colonial Dames. The case traces incorporation dates and rival Philadelphia and Wilmington efforts culminating in a split between the Colonial Dames of America and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. The plaintiff asserts invention of the term. the defense argues the words are descriptive and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Court of Appeals
Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames of New York
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames
New-York Society
Wilmington
Del
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Colonial Dames of
State of
Sigel Monument Fund Reaches Eight Thousand Dollars
The Sigel Monument Committee reports over 8000 raised for a statue to General Franz Sigel born in Germany and famed for his Civil War service. They urge all citizens to contribute via treasurer Richard H. Adams at Yorkville Bank with officers General Stewart L. Woodford Carl Schurz and Francis Irsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Sigel
Germany
United States
Missouri
Blair
Lyon
St. Louis
Pea Ridge
Richard H. Adams
Sigel Monument Committee
Yorkville Bank
Third-ave
Eighty-fifth-st
Stewart L. Woodford
Carl Schurz
Francis Irsch
New Plan for High Schools to Replace Exams
A sweeping change in graduation method across all boroughs moves away from regents exams toward recorded student records emphasizing conduct, industry, and practical work. Drawing, manual training, music, and physical culture gain equal footing with academics. Regents tests continue in Queens and Richmond. College Entrance Board exams to start February 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Board of Superintendents
Queens
Richmond
College Entrance Board
Emanu El Sisterhood to Convene Annual Meeting
The Emanu El Sisterhood of Personal Service holds its annual gathering at Nos 318 and 320 East Eighty seconds on Sunday at 2 20 pm. Jacob A Cantor Borough President and Robert Hunter will speak. A reception follows and the group will present its newly acquired home to the public. The officers include Rev Dr G Gottheil honorary resident Mrs William Einstein president Mrs Imon Borg first vice president Mrs Jacob H Schiff second vice president Mrs Daniel Guggenheim treasurer Miss Carrie Wise recording secretary and Miss Olivia Leventritt corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanu-El Sisterhood
East
Jacob A. Cantor
Borough of
Manhattan
Robert Hunter
University Settlement
Emanu-E! Sisterhood
G. Gottheil
William Einstein
Imon Borg
Jacob H. Schiff
Daniel Guggenheim
Carrie Wise
Olivia Leventritt
Women push for unions in city labor, teachers cited
A public discussion cites need for a teachers union in New York City while debating broader unionism. Mrs Francis Hardin Hess praises teachers, contrasts wages with department store workers, and suggests janitors and cooks might form unions, highlighting gendered labor and wage issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hardin Hess
Society For Political Study
New York City
New-York
Pearl of Department Stores
America
England
Lillie Devereux Blake
Margaret Holmes Bates
New York
Lotos Ladies Day Features Varied Music and Recitals
A large crowd enjoyed the Lotos Club entertainment yesterday with decorations of mistletoe roses and palms and a varied program. Performers included William T. Carleton Fannie Hirsch Mrs Stokes Palmer Miss Littlehales Miss Inez Bensusan Mr Gerhertz E Tramonti Teresa Nelson with a committee on entertainment led by Dr W W Walker and including Ernest H Behrens William Henry White Townsend H Fellows Henry Junge John Elderkin A F Southerland Major J B Pond J H McKinley Oscar B Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotos Club
William T. Carleton
Fannie Hirsch
Crippled Children's Christmas Sale at Free Industrial School
A Christmas sale runs today and all week from 9 to 5 at the Free Industrial School for Crippled Children at 434 West Fifty-seventh Street. Goods include desks chairs tables tabourets corset covers tea cloths scrap baskets opera bags pillows and handkerchiefs all made by the school’s pupils under Mrs. Arthur Elliot Fish who presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Industrial School For Crippled Children
West Fifty-seventh-st
Arthur Elliot Fish
Rochester Alumni Dinner Promises Notable Speakers
The New York Alumni Association of the University of Rochester will hold its annual dinner at Hotel Manhattan next Tuesday at 7 p.m. An orchestra will perform and alumni will sing college songs led by a Rochester Glee Club leader. Speakers include Dr. Rush Rhees, Dr. Henry M. MacCracken, Rev. Dr. W. A. Granger, William R. Willcox, Prof. George D. Olds, J. Sloat Fassett, and Rev. Dr. William C. Bitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Alumni Association
University of Rochester
Manhattan
Rochester Glee Club
Rush Rhees
Henry M. MacCracken
New York University
W. A. Granger
Colgate Alumni Association
William R. Willcox
Department of Parks
George D. Olds
Amherst College
J. Sloat Fassett
William C. Bitting
Richmond College
Virginia
Reduced tailored gowns by Haas Brothers offer
Haas Brothers at 345 Fifth Avenue opposite the Waldorf Astoria advertise tailor made suits with silk lining for 48 dollars, worth 70 dollars, claiming their reputation rests on their fittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas Brothers
Fifth-ave
Waldorf-Astoria
Messrs. Haas
Fire drill prevents panic at Public School No. 67
A basement fire at Public School No. 67 on West Forty-sixth Street was contained during a morning blaze. pupils, led by teachers, evacuated orderly as the fire was put out, and many students returned to class unaware a fire occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Forty-sixth St
Little Mothers Bazaar Opens at Waldorf Astoria Today
The Little Mothers bazaar opens in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom with raffle items including an automobile an $800 upright piano expensive furs a $50 doll and gifts from the Professional Woman's League Mrs Roosevelt’s picture and Mrs Odell's vase join the raffle during the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mothers
Waldorf-Astoria
Professional
Woman's League
Roosevelt
Odell
Christian Union Meeting Prayer Group at Collegiate Church
The Ladies' Christian Union holds a weekly prayer meeting every Wednesday at 11 a m in the chapel of the Collegiate Church located at Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Second Street. Leader today is Mrs Robert Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies’ Christian Union
Fifth-ave
Eeen
Robert Arris
Catskill Navigation Closed by Ice Congestion
Ice congestion on the upper Hudson forces the Catskill Evening Line steamers to suspend trips for the season to Catskill Hudson Coxsackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Hudson
Catskill
Coxsackie
Eta
Big Grocers May Reorganize Acker Merrall Condit
Reports say Acker Merrall Condit may reorganize after January 1 with ties to Park Tilford. Company officials deny any sale or consolidation plans though no confirmation is given from the Warren Street main office. Acker Merrall Condit operates as a New York incorporated wholesale and retail grocer with 700000 capital and Merrall family officers leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tobacco Company
Acker, Merrall & Condit
Park & Tilford
Tobacco Company
Russell
H. de Catanos Y Carbajal
Frank Tilford
New York
William J. Merrall
A. E. Merrall
F. A. Merrall
William B. Merrall
Charles F. Merrall
Walter H. Merrall
Hanbury Seeks Appointment as Elections Commissioner Mayor Considers
Congressman Harry A. Hanbury urged Mayor Low for the Elections Commissioner post to replace Colonel Michael J. Dady who retires at year end. Kings County Republican leaders favor Hanbury if the Mayor approves but sources doubt his chances. Hanbury would resign to start January 1 if appointed. his allies cite Platt and Kings organization backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Hanbury
Low
Michael J. Dady
Kings
Hanbury
Congress
Brooklyn
Mr Low
Worth
Fourth annual Pennsylvania Society dinner at Waldorf Astoria
The fourth annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society of New York will be in the Waldorf Astoria ball room on Friday evening with Bishop Potter presiding. Speakers include Bishop Mackey-Smith, John Patton, John Kendrick Bangs, and George F. Baer. Guests listed come from University of Pennsylvania and local papers. A feature will be facsimiles of historic Pennsylvania flags gifted by members, silk and richly embroidered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Bishop Potter
Society
Alexander Mackey-Smith
Pennsylvania
John Patton
United States
Michigan
John Kendrick Bangs
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Charles C. Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Joseph Wharton
Wharton School
Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
C. A. Rook
Pittsburg Dispatch
Lily S. Richard
Scranton Tribune
Thomas Zimmerman
Reading Times
John W. Jordan
The
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Julies F. Sachse
Pennsylvania-German Society
Annal C. Bakewell
James Gayley
Pennsylvanian Line
William Guggenheim
Charles M. Hogan
Harry L. Horton
Hanover Associations
Lancaster County
John Markle
Trial of Truant School Principal in Closed Session
The special school committee of the Board of Education met in executive session to hear charges against Alfred T. V. Brennan, principal of the New York Truant School. Parents allege ill treatment as two dozen children prepared to testify. next meeting set for Saturday with no details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Alfred T. V. Brennan
New York
Warberg
Mrs Waters S sanity to be tested by sheriff’s jury
The case of Mrs Sarah N Waters against William G Conklin, Franklin Savings Bank secretary, seeks to recover a house Waters deeded to Conklin. A sheriff's jury will hear testimony after Justice Leventritt appointed Dr Carl Geldmark Charles Terry and Hartwell Wilkins as commissioners. Waters is about 89, with property valued around 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah N. Waters
William G. Conklin
Franklin Savings Bank
Wind brings aerial shares at Herald Square
A gust of wind delivered two $160 par value aerial navigation company stock certificates to A. W. Burlingham, transfer agent for the Metropolitan Street Railway. The bearer, Dr. A. De Bausett, president, is named on the certificates dated March 2, 1899, and Burlingham turned them over to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Square
A. W. Burlingham
Metropolitan Street Railway
Aerial Navigation Company
South Dakota
A. de Bausett
Burlingham
Excellent Jewelry Display at Benedict Brothers
A large jewelry display is shown at Benedict Brothers store on Broadway and Liberty in the Washington Life Building. Highlights include watches, diamonds, pearls, and a coronation Spoon replica. Also featured are Royal Douton ware with silver mounts and items adorned with King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Benedict Brothers, founded 1819 by Samuel W. Benedict, are patentees of the Benedict collar button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sture
Benedict Brothers
Broadway
Liberty St
Washington Life
Edward I
Edward VII
Queen Alexandra
Benedict
Samuel W. Benedict
Od Ee
Benedict Bros Watch and Jewelry House
Benedict Bros. traces its founding on Wall Street in 1519 by Samuel W. Benedict. The firm moved to Cortelandt Street in 1863 and now occupies the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street with a renowned jewelry showroom. An invitation to view their extensive line of watches diamonds and gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Bros
Wall Street
Samuel W. Benedict
Benedicts
Cortelandt Street
Broadway
Liberty Street
United States
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