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OCTOBER 28. 1911. Street Fairs Oct. -Act. {.Oakliad—Fall. "Carairal tt HoraMomlns. 33-28. Address SI" E.' IJ|4)Inc6tt.~ teer. : ... t. .. tSDHASA. ■ —. 1911. i*mlim.;«eejr-ia* T . 35 i,vv5 irAMlCHTOgpa. '^-rt - - apKtasfleld—Mar«. Coro-Sbow.Z^:3Qir. 7-4. Prot. 'Wtoi' Or. HoTd.-Tiiicar.-. r.Miw. AyrL: College, Nor. B. W. „ , P3FtifBl*iC^tinii' Kar^ i..•=*?. "w, 'joiasnT'ss*.. Box sm; {8ia> Beidto-^Sari , Rfvlto'Cnmmnelat'.Clob Carr . • - COTiOKADO. ' Denver—National Weatmi, Stock : Sbov Ann. Jan. lS-20. T. P; -.John»oii, aecy." ' i Pneblo—Xonng Men's Cbrl^tisn AsKn;. Feb. 8^ 11 B. C. Wade, state ,secjr.,,^12. Assoetatloa Bid*.; Denver. Coto. , . T GOMKUOKICU'X. -'**e»f _ Harair—Grand Cliapter Order of tbe Eaift- era Star of Ck>nh. • Jan.' (darInK' last week).' •.Sarrlet I. BiirweU,'Secr., 638 Ualn St.. Wln- ■ >!«ted,- Conn. ■ — - ■ * ■ J,Waihfi«e»lilJ«ffiK»^K«rii-ar:HaWora' Con- i S?"- Dec- ««.• X P. EaUson, secy., 20* E. VuUng(Bt—Al^eilcaa Chemical Dec 2T- J-VaaUn^Mt-^errQin Civic Assn. . 13-15. " ■ y ' XHsiAKA. - . • i i''^'*'S?**9Sf^?lC^*rterMl ComncH. Dec. lli.. «?rocr, secy., MOT .Majestic ' [a BMg-i Indianapolis, Ind. : V'BnmsvllIef-OMo Valley Medical Assn. Kot. 8- ! L*' ^- ^ secy. 4 .MransTliIe—Sontliwestem iiwm«is Teachers* As- |S wctatlon. Dec. 1-2: Prot. E. F. .VIIes.,.ieGy. ir:" nuioair- ■ !' ■■'' '•Chleaso (Slunnan Honse)—lumber & Bnlldlng 1; Supply Beaters' A)si:_Feli-rl8-15. ;»<3eo. WU .-■'S^J,<>°;''^ecy.r^6e»-W Manhattan Bldr. 2»- <SWS» -en>te. say.,r3MacdnU». m , : ■ •■ r^- ^'lowa. - . ■ D2^~f*^*»:i/%''™' Asan.J_^lft,y. 57 ! Z. Ii. ]B(. Nhttbw. secy.. SSlfl Grand '^ts?J'"p^£'?f <rf'ii«>*SHtnre,'' Iowa ■ «. i Wesley Greene, secy, MMooketa—Maqnoketa Panders" Asan. "Det 18- S. J. Bwikln. secy. sAiraAa WMtehodse, secy., Topeka. Kan. JiABXtAHD. , :''nutlnib(e—State' Dairymen's -Asm. Dec. i-9. .raltlmare—^Farmers' Leatnie. Dec 1 BflS^wPrrJIarsI^nd State- Graase. Bee 4-0. |BUt]m<K»—filmland SUte 0orUenltntal Soc Ei^ ^<»Ma B. Symons, secy., CoUege itB^^ion^Ma^Iand State Bee-Keepeiaf Assn. ;vfs.V-':i "' **M i HK H.iia2iegaL ' ^ S?^E?'^?""^'r'H.,'^2?J** American Sfeehanlca. Ic-^^Ma.^ 3« «t-. . iJ ■ ■ UCEIOAH. iJ"*^!^¥^ltL^?*?Ji*f'" of Bnllfleni. Feb; j4Si_sj»iB,igfoiin-J. Whirl, secy.. Ulnneapolls, I Stevens BIdg., Detroit. Mich. ""™«»^"". ■KSSOUBI. — JXaisas «9^entTiil' Shorthorn ., Briers' i^Derter Park ave.: ehlcago, ni. - jft^ Louis—Intl. AllUnce BUlposter8%&;Rmprs of - f'c , America. Week Dec. 4. Wm. UcCart&y, ii fS2-' 1*0 Broadway. New rori : , . i SEBI(ASKA. I'Omabar-^tfUoiral Wool; Growers' A^in.. -Dee. : ;»?U/cS.J^ secy.-.o : : -feOmalis^eb.-Cement USfii' Atwh. -'Feb. 5 ; g|;m« Palmer, secy.. Oakland, Neb. '■'*i'i0'A%fi'-~---''--''Skw JTEBSEY. '■ ■■'.;'f ''•' takewoodi^:" j;': 24-25. i James A. Eitotf; m'D.,^?fe.-f TITBeach. St.. ir/ArHngtoBi-riK J: V • ' ' '^^^^^^Xtaa^-Vmmal. Ceagne COmmissIaii' Mer- t^ll^ntBrr^-Jlg a.-,, Jan. 1912. John H. ( Shrevc^^lK^y^r Anuhtngton, D. C. Syracns^-aLiuideinlc Principals! .Assn. of S. T. /j^^^^SfcSOrr-EIP. Smlfli.' secy.. North Xona- .\L.r)qs-i^Marb>(i PancIers'tST^difeil-SS. John ^■'^ .TTiit^-^- „-,r . ^ mmI'' ^'-''-J^-OT'WW Wi -SS' E^.. ■ . •^^^ij^"^ sT^ftjaaBgWrnli J haSi. Not, \14- ■ - SOUTH CABOLINA. Cbarleston—Young . Men's 'Cbtlstlan Asan; Teb. —, 1913. 6. C. HnnUivtan, secy.^ X. M. C. A-, Charlotte, N. C. , ■ - V " . WISOOHSni. . - iKUwankee—fris.. Clay .Mtrs.' Assn. Feb. —-. 1912. Samuel'Weldman, secy.; Madison, Wis. - CAKADA. Montreal. Que.—Sunday-Schotd Union' of the ■ Province - of - Quebec. - Feb.' ' —. 1012. ' Edgar T. Capel. seey.. 3US^>MiuufieId:st;. ;-.. UP AND DOWN BROADWAY. vXContlnned from page 8.) : start-'ontll next-May..' Xhls theatre'win have a seating capacity- of about' one thonsand per- sons, ■while- the -West Forty-Second Street play-' huotfe will, be', somewhat smaller. . Lew FI«l<b liegan his. toar.>ln The Hen Pecks In Rruakl£n last- w^ek. He will remain with the company, rvlsltlog ..Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, ClendaniL Jiuiraio. CUcago.^at. Loals. Kausas Clty.-'.»na pui wIMy--WashIiigton'an d Cincinnati. 'return OF PETER GRIMM., '(COotlnnea itom to.) of Percy Hilton as the rick child, that made the moot vivid Impression on tUe. andlenoe." - The Press: "The Return of-ivter Crlmm U Belasco's chief triumph. . . ^--A drama of the snpematnral which Is of gripping Iniirest. . .-. . DavliI WarSeld at'hls.best. ^ , l^rcy, a dlild. shares hunon* with the star." The Times: "Psychic phenomenon in Impressive play. . '. The Betnm of Peter Grimm Is a tuarrelous stage achievement: -, ', •; .David WarSelil plays'most beautirnlly, ami a tinuark- able child, Percy-Helton, proves as sensitive as his role." - • ^-■' ■ - Alan Dale, In tbe American: "It would be Idia to prophesy the; oltbnate. fate «t snch a play as The Retnm of Grimm; Not a wiseacre would dare say whether the mob would gape at It, but It would be ten tbousand pities If,, the hrant^ of the' thing were not realized, anil If Its sublime philosophy and Its lovely spiritualistic trend bore no fmlt. . - . - An Important'mling was made-af this-meet- ing The . lodge will. herratter meet ,^t Jhelr ball the'first Sunday Ol "lacb'nvobth .jat 10:30 p. m. This will glv? all members ■opportunity of attending after theatre hours; Our lodge' is In line' financial condition and, while we 'would like larger membership, still, Vive rest con- tented with quality rathtr. than quantity. Here- in I add otir officers: Henry 8. Levy, Pres.; 3. «. Halbflght, V. P.: P. M. Hacker, P. P.; W. A. Mnnting, fiecd,' Secy., P. O; Bo.v .403; S. E. PineuB, Fin. Si-oy.. Treas. and Physician, care of Bandolph Bldf.: Tnisteea, H. S. l«vy, W. C. Carson. Veou Scharir. Yours In C. Bi '* P.. . ' ■ ■ ■ P. M. BAOEEB. LEVY SUC CEED S QUIGLEY. Memphis,'Tenn.i Oct,'^ (Special to The BlU- boa'nli.—Heni7 l.evy,' one' of the most popular mt-uibers of Memphis-Lodge Nu. '17, T. M. A., has bec-n -elected"- president to succeed James J. Qulgl y, who "reslirhed' when he was recently elected'to'the national'presidency. Mr. Quigley bad served coBtiooonsly since tbe organisation o; the Lodge." Mn'Ltn^.eotertalnnr'tlie members at a aoiok^'last Snnday afternoon. The lodge Is pmspepnis and mar soon' Sfe 'sble to secure lodge tooma wbieb inU be kq^t-'open all the time as a cinb room. "BOB" NEWMAN TO BAIL. B. C. Ne'wman, 3. P., Is looking aft(-r tbe admission-of prlsiiners to hall at poiise 9*atiuns and tlie.Jall.at.Tunmto. Ont.. £aii., wliIle'Mag- Uirate EIIls-is on a shootloR trip Ih the Nuttb. "Biib" Newman^ls so n?=ed by this-life to'the shifting steaes -''back stage"- at'-shea's 'Ch'eaire, that one more change d soeate..won't bother blm « bit A FLOATING PARK. ' , (Cra'tbined from );ags 6.) The water spnrta will also Incinde comical and grotefqne events and burlesiiues, snrh as an aquatic circus with Its fat woman and big policeman, to please the children. The whole plan Is the result .of . seven years of - hard work fipon' the. part of Gnstav AxIIor, an lAgenlons Inventor.'-'who sought to make the moftt' of Chicago's iraterslde advantages for the purpose of amosement. Be 7as oldnl by W- J. Wood, a not^ naval engliieer. and tbe com- nlpted plana^ are. regarded.as . pmctically per- Tbe dlMctor 'Of .tbe amnsement featnres is O. E. Skiir, Iouk kimwn in tbp management of great amusement entpmrlaes thmnghont the ponnfiy. and . he has devised nnmemns plans which wjn enhancer tbe natural'novelty of the enterprise. A strong financial romnany Is back of the en- terprise) and It Is said that, the necessary funils have been, practically-assnrefl; The total ciwt will b-- Iji the nelghborhooil of $1.0fln.iMHi. and It is planned to have the Island ready for the summer season of 1912. . AU preliminary work has been completed and much of the work nf eonstmctlon is n'remly well nnder way. The project has the Indorse- mi'nt and .support of some -nt the best-known citizens of iChtcago and several Influential mi-m- bem of civic aaiKicIatlona Jiave given assnrance of their aid. as- It IS' realized that Chicago has snlTered -froth'failure to use to its utmost the advantage wblrb It has fmm Its lakeside lora iKir fiir the enjoyment of Its people and the en- tnfalnment of. Ita thousands of summer vis- itors. " - - CINCINNATI LODGE NOTES. (Continued from page IL) .T.' M. A. before him--at all times. Boad mem- hprs are reoae.<tpd-to-get-In tonch. .with Bm. Edward HoUenkamp. secretary, care the Grand Op ra Ilnnse. Cincinnati, O. The ^.ext regnlar meeting of the local T. M. A. Lodge No. 33. takes place Is this city nn the dm Wedntwday <ii November; at 11 p. m.. at T. M. A., Hall, 61S-Walnnt Street. Visitors welcome. - - Brother Clarence Germain, .for several years properly man at the Walnnt Street Theatre, died at the home of his parents, Norwood. O.. after an Illness of almost two years. The meniliers of- cinrlnnati Loilge No. 3.1 attend"d-the fun- eral and acted as pall-bearers. Bro. Germain WAS- very popnlar 'and his many friends w-ill ^imr^ bja-ideath. - "Brother'Charles I,.- Dnran and Committee nn |l>«y)l>l*n-ef,Cau«tltntIon'Bnd Ry-I.awa. are very TKOf thW-'days. arranelng the laws so ss, to conform with th» re^-ent Orand I.<i.t;re lanri. an- pa»sed-<ui- In Wheeling. W. Vs. Bru. tlharles, W. Schweitzer, chalrnian of-the Ijiws Committee Rrana. I/<dgf>,., has been a big help to the local committee, atiil tils snirBestions- and poioTs .>r law nn the 'different artlel 's and sections^ were highly appreciated by- said committee. ' NOTES . J'AOM .MEMPHIS NO. 17. LODGE - The Grand Lodge, wt^h an ever-wattldnl eye for th^ welfare, of- Its members, saw lit to select for grscd president Bro. Jas. J. Qnlg- Ie.v. who hai bcen presldint of^bur Ioca).t3I.ni- phls No. IT. since 'ts organization.. Bro. Qulg- li'y. of course, resigned as our local president and as hlg sncoi-sjior we selected-Bro. Henry S. Levy. This .was at our September meeting. Immediately upon taking the chair Bro. Pres. Levy 'announced. his policy, which met with tbe. approval of the lodge. In order to.be sure-of' a good attendance at our next meeting (Ortofii-r 11) It ■ was decided to have a light Innrfl'anil sinokpr to fo.Iow tbe regnlar--rontlue ot UnsI-^ ness.'' Brol -Grand 'PreeIdent.'Onlgl«'-.was--nnable- to-attend- and bis genial presence was imlssed.- An enjoyable .time -was bad- by all In attend-: anee si^ right here t may .Say. itbb^iattendnnce' was folly rp to all 'expectations; ' Pro. Carson acted" "chef" 'and' -fronr ^'tbe-'satisfaction re., ntarked by all ilt Is-'liidr^ than- probable that Bra. Carson will serve In the . same capacity ati all .fDttire crenta-of like character . , _ : UNiONtbWN. (PA:) LODGE' NOTES. At a special meeting, of tbe T. M. A. Lodge No. 131. -Unlotitown.. .Pa., the following new members were Initiated: Lew Gordon,. Mauny King. Harry Bnrnsi John B. Blmohil and Thos. Crawford, members of. the Manhattan Galetv Girls and resldmts of this city, Tbe names of the-five followlnic 'appllcahts.for membership have also, been submitted to tbe'lodge for Its consM:'tatlon: Lawiebce Flemmtng, Edward Shaffer,' B. 6. Lockridge, B. L. McCoy and C. H. Glbbs'. The grand benefit which this lodge has been etmtemplatlng tor some time, takes place on November 28. jtt one of the local thea- tres. . ; CINCI NNA TI, O. All the local tbeatreq .did floe bastness during the weekT'ending Oct»b«^ 21,. Tbe' bills mn from hnrlesqiie .t«'grand operav'?fend there was not a weak attraetiun preaented. For tbe' second successive week tbe Orand Om-ra House presented plays that met with opposition from tbe religions organizations of the city. Thais was condemned before it was beard, while Tbe Girl In tbe Taxi, tbe second attraction to come nnder the ban, was seen here before and not Intert red with, nor was there any Interference with this year's production, while the denoonring of a ebow by tbe clergy or some religions organization may cause a cer- tain number of people tu r.-nialn away. It Is rea ly Just about as good an advertisement as a production can have, as It seems that Just as soon as a play Is denounced, the public wants-to find out tlie cause of Its dennnciation. LiinlB Mann wUl be seen at the Grand the week ' of. October 23, .In bis latest success. Elevating a Husband, which has been one of tbe much-dlscnssed plays of the season. For tie first time in a-number of years Mr. Mann abandons the. older character .wbicb he has made familiar In snch p'ays as The Slan Who Stood Still and e.«says the role of a. youog merchant, the product of New York's great East Side. Mr. Mann bag snrronnded blmselt with an ex- C 'llent company, including Emily Ann Wellman, who was se -n here last season as Slarle Krauss, In The Man That Stood Still; Cbas. Halton. Alarie Hows. Jes. Carter. Ed. See. Ed. E. Horl ton. Strriing Cheseldlne. Marlon H.>lconibe, William L, Gibson and others, W-roi .'i Liies- cher, Mr, Mann's managers., prn-itisc an excep- tionally handsome sctnic pro.1nctlo.i. Tbe Abom Opera Company closed lu. en- .gsgemeut at the Lyric Theatre Oi-tnlier 2J. with a grand'op-ratlc concert In which all ilie stars of the company were heard. The Ahora Company made a'fine Impression on the Cin- cinnati audiences. ' Bunlnesa was good alt werk. md the performances, particularly of The Talm of, HotTman. and Thais, both of wmcb were l'i.-u:d In Cincinnati for the-first time, were <.xccp- tlonally pleasing. -The fine business done by the Ahorn Compupy at the Lyric vi-eek of tbe J5th promises tj be dnpllcated -w-ek of the 23d,.-when the' New Tlieatre prodnctlon . of-;, Josephine Preston jPea- bod.v'B play, "ITie PIp*r, "wll>' be "frfre'd, Tliu icomplete. niMuction pfJtSe VXew Theatre,' 'with evi IT* artlwPf; abd' mecbaiiTcal fle'ttce .employed .ni<'re,_*11l'W-brn^febt iJIrerf.to Clnclpiiatl from New Toft;—^dlth 'WTone Matthlson wlli'appiar In her original role;!of 'the Piper. , The PIpet 'Is tb'tf 'iila.r that won ' the prlie oirered by the . commltt .e, In charge of the. ^hakespeare : memorial exercises' at Stratford-- on Avon. England,-, ami'was^ first produced In the Memorial Tbeatfe In'that';place. . • The new Ofpbcnm Stork Company scored a hit Of tremendous proportions at the hilltop theatre. In. their . Ii^ltlal pfndnctlnn. The coin- tinny Is a'very .capable aiid" well-'balanced one. and stock seems to b<e. Juat.tbe thing for the Orphennu patrons. . Mlsa oertnide Bondhlll. the local gfrl, who Is a member of-fh... company, was remembered hv many of-her friends with floral offerings during the week. Tlip O'ymnic-Theatre Is making preparations and win probably ope-i with stock In a week or two. Tlie bouse' will be run under ttie B. P. i K.-lth direction. . Sydney .Toler will he In charge of tl'e'affairs of : the stage as Well as an active'nfembrr of ihe company, and Ida Adair of the old Forepaiigb' Stock' Cbmpaily: will he tbe leading lad.v. A honse manager baa not as ■yet iwen-nam'- d. illarry -Lander' Is to he at Music Hall for two -performances November 22. He- Is still under the. manageme-it of William Morris. . N'rtr Music 'HSU -In"'Newport, Ky.'; opposite CIpi-rAnatl. bag been rtnbvated. ao'd fellecoratcil and opened for the.winfer'.siBiison to fcoiHl hnst- rsy, .Manager John' Burknardt has booked a numpia of fine ..vandcTllle tiiras.' - - Wilson^Melrose, leading-man-of-tbe- drphein Stock Company, reported to the Poltc% last week that he'had given •'a- twentytdoUir-tiUl''t> i man named Fred Warner , to have changed At tbe last reports Mr.~ Melrose was still wall. lug for the change..,.., A marriage license was Issfied' last wei k t« Isaac Lisbon and Miss,. Begipe. Zlclonkg, botb of this city. Mr, Lisbon Is presldept and gen. eral manager of the .Lisbon^ Amusement Ca£- Pauy. wblcb operates the Bijou,, ai^ FamUj 'leture" Theatres. i %^ .While pieparatlons were being...iqa4e Octobt IT for the funeral of .MlBs',:Anpa'..McQurn,'it package arrived tromvNew York;; by. eiprtii for the dead woman., Tbe package .v^aa. op«!iied by a member of. the (imtly,aQ4,joynd to eantds a beautiful silk loungiiiR rube and.ji'bliotogriM with a note from the. sender. Miss., Marguerlti Clark, .the artress, for. several . yuars co.BtU with De Wolf Hopper. Miss Clark Is, a tormei Cincinnati girl. . Her parents died when ate waa a child and Miss McGum reared bet. Tlu actress ..was unaware of. her Alend'a death us. tu notified by one of tbe family that her ^(t for Miss' McGnm bad. arrived when her deal body waa ; about , to be conveyed. to the cems- tery- S. Y. Beach, aeronantle editor of the Scien tiflc American,- was in Cincinnati last week ea- deavorlng to arrange an aviation meet. Mr, Beach Is promoting for the well-ktovn English aviators;' Grabam White and Tom Sopwith. The PrIncesB Ionia 'Olfl fihows were Bill, board callers as they..passed tnrobgh Clncla- nall. October 14. en .route to - Join Jasp. B. Gibson's j^musement Enterprises. Ip ' tbe parly were; Prineeea lonla, ;ber'hjiaband;. alster, and that, sensational little, dancer. Little Praacll. They have been pllot'd through some of Ohio's banner fairs, by H. Sutton, and bare met wltb great succesa. rrlnceea'Ionia'Is .a great fav- orite in : Cincinnati, and .'Cieated .. a aensatloa here three years ago' aa . The Girl with the Tangle-Blond Wig. • Cbas. W; Miller of Alice, the Pat Girl Show, was also a Billboard ' caller and reports fair bnsiiiesB' af the Pennsylvania and Ohio fairs. Tile show closed at Balnsboro,- O. Neal B, Atistln. the general. manag:-r, .TiaS . returned to bis borne In Springfield,'-e..^-wbere be will b> glad to bear from all friends. «rtw^ The Madilens ^ singers and dancers, Introducing wooden sho«. eccentric, waltr, cIor and buck dancing. Always working. Wuy? Delivering the goodB. '■HE ESKES I Pn-KcullUR "A New Secoiil Btiitat .Novelty .^el-' replete with: uilrth-pniviikllig sltnsth>U». devlllv agents; lake notice.