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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
14
Yale marks the student year end with war colors as 5 000 men parade in uniforms and banners. Alumni gather for reunions as Taft attends and praises Yale traditions, with class years from the Civil War era returning for ceremonies and a campus patriotic program.
Commencement at Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut featured simple ceremonies with honorary degrees awarded to five individuals. Recipients included Justice William R. Adel and others connected to the Ontario and New York church and legal communities.
G Kynett and clergy note 121 entered for the class with 55 graduates, 35 present to receive awards as nod to war service. Eights served with the colors. Isaac Rich prize goes to Chuan Chao of China for commencement oration.
Williams College at Williamstown observes a quiet ceremony as over half of the 47 graduates are in war service. Four honorary degrees are conferred: Doctor of Law Philip Marshall Frown of Princeton, Doctor of Divinity Rev. George L. Richardson of Philadelphia, Doctor of Science Raymond Dodee, and Major General (retired) William A. Pow of the Massachusetts National Guard. The event includes dedication of a service flag bearing 1,062 stars.
Tufts College awarded 309 degrees at Medford Mass during today’s commencement. Honorary degrees were conferred on Ralph D. Mershon Doctor of Science Joseph W Newton Doctor of Divinity and Ephraim J Adams Doctor of Letters.
At Hamilton College Clinton June 17 Governor Charles S Whitman received the honorary degree LL D A life sized statue of Alexander Hamilton was unveiled before the chapel Elihu Root accepted the gift for the college Thomas R Proctor of Utica presented the statue
A review praises Norma Talmadge like performance by Miss Normand in The Venus Model. The tale follows Kitty O'Brien a bathing suit designer who launches a daring outfit and a run of orders. The other feature Our Invincible Navy in natural colors showcases the navy’s historic fleet and weapons.
Early returns from 272 of 3119 precincts show Burnquist leading Lindbergh 27,861 to 15,265 for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Knute Nelson holds a large lead over James A Peterson for the U.S. Senate. Democratic contest details are sparse as the quiet race unfolds amid a sensational campaign period.
The Citizens Union issued a formal summary praising all ten Socialist members of the New York State Assembly for their city‑facing votes and work. Democrats and Republicans drew less favorable notes, with some critics elected and many members labeled as average or improving in service.
An analysis of municipal legislators lists members such as Braun George J Democrat 20th District Brownlee Thomas E Republican 11th District Burr Frederick S Democrat 9th District Caulfield James Jr Republican 2nd District and Feigenbaum William M Socialist 6th District. It notes varied performances from new members to veterans, with assessments of attendance, initiative, and overall impact on city legislation.
P K Rhinelander will wed Helen G Alexander this afternoon in the chantry of St Thomas Church. The groom’s uncle Bishop Philis Rhinelander will perform the ceremony aided by Dean Howard Robbina. Adelaide Kip Rhinelander will be maid of honor and bridesmaids include Marion Dinsmore and Geraldine Adee. The ceremony is expedited due to war conditions.
Miss Helen L Lawrence of East Orange New Jersey is engaged to Lieutenant Edward Shelton Cornell Jr Field Artillery USN A the couple announced by her parents Lieutenant Cornell has brothers Lieutenant Thomas Cornell Sr with the 26th Infantry in France and Sidney Cornell O R Miss Jervis to be a Bride The marriage of Miss Helen Hutchinson Jervis to Karl Wendell Kirchwey will take place on Saturday at 4 oclock in the Washington Avenue Baptist Church Brooklyn The ceremony will be performed by the Rev Robert McCaul
The Lewis campaign opened with Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson at the Murray Mill Hotel headquarters in New York. Attorney General Merton E. Lewis welcomed the campaign team as Republican leaders from Albany Westchester Kings and Brooklyn joined a luncheon honoring Senator Robinson. Robinson predicted only two candidates in the Republican primaries and signaled broad anti Whitman support ahead of the September 3 vote.
Albany dispatch reports W. W. Cocks former Nassau County representative is expected to be announced as Governor Whitman's campaign manager within days. Cocks a Roosevelt ally may balance Progressive support for Merton Lewis and aid Whitman against Robinson who aligned with the Progressives after leaving the GOP.
War Industries Board dress rules will curb demand in men s clothing while boosting certain shoe lines. Merchants warn sack coats will be limited to two models and women s boots must meet height and color rules, leading to fewer choices and stabilized prices.
General H M Berthelot famed French soldier who served with Joffre at the Marne and led a mission to Russia and Romania was presented to President Wilson by Ambassador Jusserand. No mission details disclosed while denial was made of urging U S intervention in Liberia. Ambassador Jusserand then introduced Marcel Delannay, new French ambassador to Japan, en route to Tokyo.
The Wyckoff Republican Club of Queens led by Samuel J. Wood will hold its annual beach party at Schilling's Atlantic Pavilion Seaside Station Rockaway Beach on Sunday June 1. Surf bathing water sports and games are planned with officials invited. Joseph De Bragua chairs the reception committee.
Will Hays chairman of the Republican National Committee returned east after funding state conferences in Philadelphia and Columbus. He conferred by phone with leaders in Grand Rapids and Chicago then went to Washington to brief Senators and Congressmen on Michigan’s Senate race and to support the slogan Win the war. He stayed active nationally and helped in Wisconsin’s Lenroot bid while noting Ford’s Michigan candidacy was a Democratic choice per Detroit and Washington dispatches.
Nina Payne presents character studies in dance at the Palace Theatre with Miss Payne producing. Kathryn Payne directs music as Blanche Ring headlines a lively bill featuring James Watts in travesty and Rexy Storey, plus Ford Sisters and others in varied acts.
Work on the new subway resumed yesterday with about 800 idle workers returning by noon. By morning, contractors expected equal or greater labor levels than last Monday when 6,000 joined a strike. Settlement came after a joint Board of Estimate and Public Service Commission meeting, with assurances of higher wagon pay and orders to end the work stoppage. Separately, Police Sergeant Richard Hamilton was placed in charge of the Bureau of Missing Persons and Unidentified Dead at Police Headquarters by Commissioner Enright, as secretary of the Police Sergeants' Benevolent Association.
Fifty nurses mobilize to join the country’s war effort, receiving uniforms at Hotel St Andrew and Beventy-second Street. Edna Rockefeller of Philadelphia leads the unit with recruits from New York, California, and beyond, after a Public Library gathering headlined by Captain A Wells.
Washington reports six National Guard cavalry regiments being raised in Texas will be inducted into Federal service immediately upon organization for duty on the Mexican border. About 8,000 men have joined the National Guard. 8,000 more are sought. Draft age men may be called at any time, and all ages may be inducted when needed. No supply is available for new guard units now, but the War Department hopes to provide them this year.
Austrian Red Cross hospital at Kirchendorff faces closure unless nurses are provided adequate food. Reports note guards have stolen patient rations to survive. some have been jailed. Military authorities have prepared relief measures.
Funeral events marked Loyalty Week with meetings in mercantile and industrial sites urging patriotic worker cooperation. Ed win Markham read at Wanamaker's while an East Side Kaiser effigy funeral drew thousands of children at 77 Delancey Street. Senator Burton to speak tonight. Jack Simpson, 55, formerly in stage and film, died after a recent automobile crash. funeral set for tomorrow from Campbell Funeral Church.
In Clarksdale Mississippi on June 17 Lieutenant Keller and Sergeant Eugene Chapman were killed when their Army plane from Park Field near Memphis to Camp Shelby fell 100 feet. Keller hailed from California and Chapman from Jackie Mississippi. Chapman's mother awaited him near Camp Shelby.
Jersey City police killed stray dogs after a crusade. 366 dogs died yesterday afternoon when they refused poisoned food. Health Officer James J. Hagen and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arranged sending small stray dogs to the War Department in Washington for experiments testing poison gases for use against Germany.
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