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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL. PART THREE EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVK CENTS PRICK FIVK CENTS. INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 17 1903. Magnificent New Claypool "Will Open To-Morrow VIEW OF "Indianapolis. May 16. "Navarre Hotel. New York. N. Y. : "Claypool Hotel will open Monday even ing, May 18. Please post. "HENRY V. LAWRENCE." The above message and 499 like It have announced to the traveling public the opening of Indianap olis' newest hostel ry, an event toward which the commer cial men who make Indianapolis and the people of this city and of the Stat as wed have been looking forward with keen anticipation for the past six months. When the work on the new hotel was started July 25. two years ago. It was thought that it would be ready for the public not later than the middle of last December, but the work was delayed from j time to time by strikes, failures of sub contractors and other unavoidable causes, until the opening comes five months after the date originally sat. At last, however, the hopes and plans and labors of proprietor, architect and builder have reached their fruition and the Claypool stands completed, a model hotel In every respect, without a superior In the United States, and It stands as a monument to the enterprise and genius of one man Henry W. Lewrence the president of the Indiana Hotel Company, which has built the hotel. Mr. Lawrence came to Indianapolis fifteen years ago as the proprietor of the Spencer House, on South Illinois street, which he still owns. He made the Spencer House one of the most profitable hotel properties in the country, and in a few years he began casting around for something larger. There were rumors to the effect that B. F. Clay pool, who owned the grounds and building of the old Bates House, the site of the Clay pool contemplated building a new hotel, and In 1896 he purchased the Bates of Louis Reibold. He managed the Bates success fully for a couple of years, and then began VIEW OF THE PICKED UP FROM WAYSIDE SHORT STORIES OF INTEREST ABOLT PERSONS AND THINGS. Booker T. Washington's Visit Suggests Reminiscence Justice Stoat's House Cleaning. The presence of Booker T. Washington in Indianapolis the other day suggested a story of how a young Southern woman de clined to shake hands with the president of Tuskegee Institute. The story was re lated by a man who was In Washington at the time Representative Crumpacker in troduced his bill for a new congressional apportionment In certain sections of the South. Abe that time a member of Con gress from .ilabama conceived the plan of taking a party of excursionists from Washington Into his country. Representa tive Crumpacker was one of the invited guests, but was unable to Join the party. One of the excursionists was a young wom an who may be known in the story as "Miss Brown." She was from the very heart of the South and was spending the season in Washington. She had all the prejudices of her people against the colored man. Some friends of her joined the excursion and she went along. It was toward the close of the long session of Congress and very warm. The itinerary of the party Included a visit to Tuskegee Institute. It was arranged that President Washington should receive the guests on the lawn. He did so and mu of the excursionists being Northern people greeted him cordially. At length it was time for "Miss Browu" to be presented and she ame forward. She carried a big fan. for the weather was hot. and wore long, trailing skirts. After she had been presented and as the party was leaving the lawn one of her friends remarked to her: "Were you aware that you did not shake hands with the presi dent?" "Oh. didn't IT' she Innocently re plied. "Why, 1 thought I did." That even ing "Miss Brown" became confidential with one of her friends. "1 couldn't bring my naif to shake hands with a colored man." yjtttmWWWWxwptft BaMPs1rWf2l jMjFMMJWMIjMfcijjjjdaMP MaaMaaJ - ' " THE LOBBY talking to Mr. Claypool about a new hotel. He found that Mr. Claypool was not anx ious to build the hotel himself, but that he would sell or lease the ground If Mr. Law rence would organize a company to put up the building. Mr. Lawrence undertook EMPIRE WRITING ROOM the project and in a few months had the financial backing that insured its success. He began figuring with architects in va rious parts of the country, but did not make satisfactory progress until Dr. Franklin W. Hays, of this city, presented BILLIARD R0JM she said, "and still I didn't want to refus. ; so I made it convenient to work that fan with one hand and clutch my skirts with the other. I hope he didn't notice it." xxx Justice of the Peace Stout had planned the other afternoon to go home and help his family clean house. The weather was ideal for that sort of work and the "'squire-' sat in his office all morning planning what he would accomplish that afternoon. About 2 O'clock he started to leave his office for his North Pennsylvania-street home. As he passed out the telephone bell rang and he answered it. It was a call requesting him to be at the county clerk s office at a particular time during the afternoon to per form a marriage ceremony. This rather in terfered v Ith his plans, but he decided that he could not afford to miss the fee, so he stayed down town. At the appointed hour he was at the clerk's office and found that the bride anil groom were colored. He performed the ceremony and the pair started to leave. "Hold on," paid the jus tice, "there's something else we usually receive a little pay for these ceremonies." The du?Jcy groom c;ime back and asked how much it was. "Oh, we usually get from 2 to $5," said the justice. The young man scratched his head and a troubled smile passed over his co'intenam c ns he remarked: "1'jv veh sorry, 'squire, but to tell do honest truth I han t got a cent." The justice wished the y-Vinj; couple a happy and prosperous matrimonial Journey and vtai back to his offieo. xxx People who went' to the circus the other afternoon missed the stentorian voice of Lew Graham, who used to tell of the won ders of the side show while the crowd was gathering for the big show, and later made the polished announcements of the different events in th ring. Graham is an Indiana boy. He left the Ringlings at the close of last season to Join the Buffalo Bill show in Europe. He married in England several years sgo while with the Barnum St Bailey circus. A few years ago he won the sobriquet of "Fog-horn" Graham, cir cus men are fond of relating how Graham once got ahead of the Princeton University students. The Barnum show was playing to a big crowd at Princeton, and Graham entered the ring to announce the concert features that would follow the close of the circus performance. The students were de termined he should not make the announce him to Frank M- Andrews, of Dayton. Within a few hours Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Andrews came to terms. Mr. Andrews would prepare the plans, superintend the construction and take a large block of stock in the company. With this start the Indiana Hotel Company was incorporated with $250.000 common stock and $500,000 pre ferred. Mr. Lawrence took a controlling interest in the common stock, and by his individual efforts sold every dollar of the preferred, disposing of most of it to Indian apolis investors. A ninoty-nine-year lease of the ground was made with Mr. Clay pool, at the rate of $18.000 a year for the first ten years and $20,000 annually for the balance of the period. The property was bonded for $400,000. and the bonds sold to an Eastern insurance company. When Mr. Lawrence started out to sell the half mil lion of preferred stock he was assured that he would meet only with failure and was urged to place the stock in the hands of brokers, but he believed that he could en gineer the deal himself, and the successful consummation justified his confidence. GREAT INVESTMENT. The Claypool as it stands, ready for oc- Lcupancy, represents an investment of be- . - . aaa im m , .AA AAA T 1. MM a tween $i,4ou,ouu ana u.aw,ww. ihhp cue several storerooms in the building, the revenues from. which will practically cover the fixed charges an the investment the ground rental, interest on the bonds, taxes, insurance, etc. The hotel itself must pay the interest on the preferred stock, and then the holders of the common stock will come In for the balance of the profits. The preferred stock is protected by some $300, 000 worth of furnishings, machinery, etc., which are not included in the mortgages for the ground lease and bonds. The furnishing of the hotel alone repre sents an Investment of $200,000. The car pets, which were furnished by the New York store, of this city, constitute the no inconsiderable item of $40,000 the largest contract of its kind ever let in Indiana. Sander & Recker, of this city, supplied all the furniture, and the magnitude of the in vestment in this line may be illustrated by citing the fact that there is one bedroom suite in the hotel that cost $1,500. The linen required to equip the establishment cost $30,000, the glass ware $3,000 and the silverware is an other large item, the service being the finest in the country. The Claypool includes 450 rooms, 420 of which are bedrooms 384 for guests and the others for the servants. Of the gue6t rooms 284 have baths, a larger propor tion than any other hotel in the United States can sho. All the rooms are large, airy, with outside light; all are connected with telephones, and all have the finest mahog-any furniture, except the beds, which are of brass. The bathroom:: are ment and hooted and . yelled each time he began. Finally he left the ring and passed into the dressing room. "I'll make that an nouncement if its the last thing I do on earth." he declared. A few minutes later attired as a countryman Graham made his way into the audience and took a seat near the top row about the center of the big tent. Of course no one recognized him. After watching the ring for a few minutes he suddenly placed his hand to his side and gave a gasp. He would have fallen had not some one caught him. "Is there a doctor present," he faintly cried, and his appear anoe indicated that he was In great pain: i In an instant the attention of the people j were diverted from the ring and everything , was excitement. In the midst of this Gra j ham arose and pointing his finger at a man ! near him shouted: "I want you, and you, ' and you (pointing at the others), and in fact everybody In this tent to stay for the concert that will be on in a few min utes." The students were amazed to the extent that they allowed Graham to go ahead and make his regular annuotiee ment without interruption. BUTLER COLLEGE NOTES. The Kappa Kappa Gammas gave a spread on Pleasant run Thursday evening. The Delta Taus initiated the following Wednesday night: Carl Barnnett, Chester Forsyth and Everett Holloway. Miss Nina Ely. Miss Bernlce Russell and Mr. Horace Russell are spending Sunday with Miss Lulu Kellar at Kokomo. The Pi Beta Phis will give a spread Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Laura Parker, on the corner of Washington street and Downey avenue. Mr. J. H. O. Smith, of Valparaiso, Ind.. who is In Greenfield attending the state , conference of the Christian churches spoke in cnapei Saturday morning. The Pi Beta Phis had a literary meeting Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. C. Brown, entertaining the fraternities and a few friends of the fraternity. Mrs. J. D. Forrest read a paper on "Modern College Culture,'- which was followed by two sls by Mrs. Behymer. accompanied by Miss Pearl Leedy. The dining room was taste fully decorated in gren and white. The h-tesses were Misses Edna Cooper, Maria Leonard. Pearl Leedy, Pearl McBtfoy. Edith Abbott. Alice Goode, Gertrude Cronback. Fannie Minor, Nariena Brooks and Laura Parker. An entertainment will be given on Tues day evening. May 26. in the college chapel, for the benefit of the baseball team. The main feature of the evening will -e a one act faree-oamedy from the Oer nan, en titled the "Obstinate Family." I was pre sented in 1S5J at Theater Royal, London. fitted with solid porcelain tubs and stands. It will require a force of 300 people to run the Claypool. Mr. Lawrence will be the manager and he has announced his staff as follows: Maurice Cahi.l. chief clerk; S. E. Bonni ville, room clerk; L. E. Bailey, room clerk; George Reeves, night clerk; Daniel Sullivan, mail clerk; Thomas A. Bogue, package clerk; Oeorge A. Davis, front clerk; Robert B. Keith, secretary and bookkeeper; Mrs. Margaret Astley, cashier; Mrs. D. B. Hol 11 well, cashier; Mrs. W. K. Wilson, house keeper; C. W. Barker, steward; W. Sher wood Doyle, assistant steward; Henry Bar on, chef; B. J. Mutschler, head waiter (cafe); John McKlnney Stewart, head wait er (American plan); D. R. Williams, chief engineer. The superintendent has not yet been em ployed, but Mr. Lawrence expects to an nounce his selection within a few days. He is at present negotiating with several prominent hotel men who. have applied for the position. Of the 200 employes, forty will be waiters In the American-plan dining' room and thirty-five In the cafes. The latter will all be white men. The office force will num ber twelve, and there will be twenty bell boys, six elevator boys, two doormen, six attendants in the toilet rooms and two checkroom men. The housekeeper will have a force of thirty-five maids, house men, painters, upholsterers, etc. The chief engineer will have eleven men under him. The kitchen force will number twenty five. The Claypool includes within Ks walls every appliance, and every convenience- that makes for the comfort of man. It has its own waterworks plant, drawing Its water supply from two drilled wells In the base ment, filtration system, electric light plant, ice-making plant, refrigerating and cold storage system and laundry. The building is heated in winter by a fan system that forces hot air into all the apartments, and It is cooled in summer by the same system forcing cold air over the entire establish ment. The hotel has every luxury from a swimming pool, in connection with the Turkish bathroom and barber shop in the basement, to a commodious palm garden and roof garden, Including a sun parlor on the second floor, Moorish smoking and lounging room, reading and writing rooms, a parlor on every floor, American plan din ing room that will seat four hundred, breakfast room, two cafes, billiard room, bar, private dining rooms, banquet room that will seat five hundred, theater and assembly room with a capacity of one thousand, ballroom and whatnot. Without unusual crowding 1,000 or 1,200 guests can be entertained in the hotel on special occa sions. WORDS INADEQUATE. In going into details, description fall3 far short of doing justice to this magnificent hostelry. It must be inspected from base ment to roof garden to be appreciated. Even the camera can but give a meager idea of the size and beauty of a few of the apartments. There are two entrances the main entrance on Illinois street, and the ladies' entrance from Washington. Enter ing from Illinois, to the left are found the telegraph and transfer offices and the ele vators; to the right the cigar and news stand. Then conies the grand lobby, said to be the largest hotel lobby In this coun try, 72x98 feet in dimension, with a 33-foot ceiling, supported by sixteen great pillars. The architecture Is Grecian, done entirely in marble, imitation marble, structural Iron, burnished brass and mahogany. The massive columns rest on bases of gray Livido marble, and are topped with pilas ters and capitals of the same. The columns themselves ans three feet in diameter, and are fine imitation of Sienna marble. The lobby is lighted with one thousand incan descent globes. The desk extends across the north end of the lobby, and Is a beautiful creation of Sienna and Livldo marbles, mahogany and burnished brass. In one corner is the tele phone exchange, with four hundred tele phones. On the west side the grand stair case rises to the second floor. The stair case has two approaches and then divides again, giving two entrances to the balcony. The design, which is beautiful because of its simplicity, is carried out in white Ver mont marble, with trimmings of the gray Livido. From the lobby entrance is made to the and in Chicago under the name of "A Wom an's Won't," with Otis Skinner and May Irwin in the cast. The play is full of hum orous situations and closes with a pleasing finale. The cast is: Lucy, a servant. Char lotte Powell; Mr. Hardwood, Jesse McKln ney; Mrs. Hardwood. Florence Moor; Hen ry Harford, Cleo Hunt; Jessie, his wife, Helen Downing; James, Harford's servant, John Mitchell. CONCERNING RACE SUICIDE Great Men Had No Children, Thonajh They May Have Wanted Them. Collier's Weekly. A Philadelphian. enraged at Dr. Roose velt's prescriptions to a suicidal race, cites, as evidence that the wisest men do not rear big families, these characters In history: Washington, Jefferson , Hamilton, Paine, Clay, Webster, Emerson, Whitman, Phillips Brooks, Plato, Aristotle, Shakspeare, Goethe, Carlyle, Spencer, Alexander. Caesar, Na poleon. Confucius. Zoroaster, Buddha. Moses and Mohammed. It is an imposing list, though hardly fair in some of its details. Napoleon certainly did the best he could, Washington's infecundity was no conclu- ! slon of his wisdom, and the citation of Jef ferson and others shows a certain inno cence in the historian. Opposed to him is another great thinker, who, instead of com piling names from the biographical diction ary, invents his characters himself. Emile Zola wrote a novel, to which he gave the encouraging title of "Fecundity." In this work the greatest villains have no children, the minor villains two. three or even hve. Moderate virtue begins at six. but the only attractive character has about sixteen. Charm goes with goodness. The women with small families aee plain of feature, sausage like in form and gawky, whereas the hero ine, with each recurrent spring, acquires not only another heir, but a fresh beauty in herself. "As the earth, making a new revolution about the sun, emerged in vernal green, rich with grain and fair withal, so did Marianne." is about the style, and if the book is sufficiently read all Frarce will realize that a woman with two children is hideous, and a fiend with one squints and has one leg shorter than the other. Here Is a theme that should be imitated by the great American novelist. The Van Vorst book Is not enough, even reinforced by Pres idents Eliot and Roosevelt. Let us have a real epic in which Fifth avenue shall be in habited snly by excessively ugly women in gorgHus carriages filled with dogs, whereas McFadden's flats, with storks flying .in at every window, and waiting in long rows in the alley beneath, shall be people by women whose radiant beauty Is exactly proportion ate to their record in the family Bible. billard parlor, bar. grillroom, general cafe, toilet rooms and checkrooms. The bar and billiard rooms are in old English style, with raftered ceilings, and running the en tire length of the billard room is an ele vated platform, with a railing and heavy old English booths and tables. The grill room to the north of the lobby Is divided into booths of the quaint old Nürnberg style. The general cafe, opening from the northeast corner of the lobby, will accom modate one hundred pcopl. and it is so arranged that it can be easily enlarged If the business necessitates an extension. Im mediately above the general cafe, on the second floor, is the ladies' cafe, where men will be admitted only when accompanied by a woman. The ladles' cafe is done In Ital ian Renaissance style. To the south of this cafe come two private dining rooms, one for twenty-four, . and the other for twelve guests. Then comes the first of the par lors, an exquisite creation in Louis XIV style, lighter shades predominating in the decorations, hangings, tapestries and up holstering. Next is the writing room, in the Old Empire style, with mahogany desks and chairs, and opening to the east is the loggia or sun parlor. A beautiful parlor in Francis II style, with the hangings, tap- LOUIS XIV estries and upholstering in the same rich silk brocade, and the pannellng, chairs and table of 'the same wood, opens to the south of the writing room. MOORISH SMOKING ROOM. The Moorish room, for smoking and lounging, occupies the southeast corner of the second floor. It presents a veritable dream of Oriental luxury and beauty. Along the south side of the second floor are the finest suites in the hotel, and then comes the ordinary, or breakfast room, beautifully decorated in delicate designs with green and old gold draperies. The American plan dining room, on the west side of the second floor, is 40x144 feet in size, and will seat 400 guests. It is fin ished in old English of the James II Ityle and is lighted by large arch windows, open ing on Washington street, and by two double arch domes. The kitchen, on the north side of the sec ond floor, is a veritable wonderland, em bracing every feature of twentieth century culinary progress. Dishes are washed by electricity, silver Is polished by the same art, refrigerators are cooled without ice, eggs are cooked by automatic clock devices, scraps and refuse are disposed of by being frozen Into blocks of ice, bad air and odors are forced out by fans and the temperature is kept at 72 degrees winter and summer. Two twenty-foot ranges, four five-foot boilers, steam tables, ' jackets, kettles, a high-pressure steam cooker and a mechani -cal dishwasher constitute some of the kitchen equipment. In the pantry is the "milkhouse," where the milk is cooled in NEWS OF HIGH SCHOOLS COMMENCEMENT OF MAXIAL TRAIN ING GRADITES ON JUNE 8. The Exercises Will Be Held at En gllsh's Opern House Nevrs Notes of Interest. On the evening of June 8, at English's Opera House, 113 young men and women of the Manual Training High School will be graduated. The address of the evening will be made by Mr. John H. Holliday, and the diplomas will be presented by Andrew M. Sweeney, of the School Board. Miss Lilly King, of the June class, will deliver the salutatory, and Charles Jennings, of the January class, will make the valedictory address. Music will be furnished by the M. T. H. S. orchestra. A list of the Janu ary class appeared in the Journal a short time ago. Following is an official list of the members of the June class: Lilla M. Alexander, Lee Arbuckle, Lowell Arbuckle, Hazel Avery. Lucy M. Bauer, Fred P. Blair, Willard 8. Boyle, Louis W. Bristol. Minnie K. Brooks, Llllus Bryant, Wllmer u. Buchanan, Harry Carlisle, Ma ple Schism, Lela B. Collp, Ethel Pay Collings, Mary Alice Collins. Ethel com Mock, Fanny B. Cook, H. L,eroy Corbaley, J-ssit- M. doss, iJemia Butler Daily, Frad W. Dicks, Mary Julia W. Dillingham, Eu gene D. Foley, Katheryn Cecil Fox. Anna Mae Gauding. Walter S. Glass, Laura Mary Hagedon. .Nellie R. Harness, Edna Mav Huggins, Bertha Keller. Kdna Hildretn Kchogg, Lillie Pearl King. George Kothe. Anna Mabel Le Fevre, Frank E. Long. For rest R. Long. Ned McGaughey. James A. McPheeters. Belle McPherson. Ethel Mills, Stewart Mitchell, Alwin R. Moses, Johanna Amelia Noelkc Stanley L. Norton. Eva Oppenheim, Frieaa Pink, Carl A. Ploch, Helen Hunt Powers. Hiram J. Raffens perger. Robert Miller Rawls. Nathan C. Ktdding, Mary Helen Reid. Ethvl G. Rey nolds. John R. Robey. Mary Conclll! Roch ford. Bertha Maye Rounder. Robert C. Schmid. William Scott. Bonnie Bess Sharp, Nellie Moore Sharp, Adelaide M. Sourbeer. Helen Swain. Charles J. Thale, 8tith Thompson. Henry Vawter, Vera O. Wake land, Ina Gertrude Williams. Blanche Wineman. Myrtle Frieda Woerner. Bertha M. R. Woif, George T. Wysong and Robert D. Zener. The pupils in the grade schools are mak- lng the selection of the high school to THE P0MPEIIAN CLUB ROOM PARLOR THE MOORISH which they expect to go next year. Five hundred and eighty students will enter the high schools in September, 400 of whom have chosen the Manual Training Institu tion. Of these, 215 are boys and 185 girls. On the South Side the entire number of common school graduates went to the M. T. H. S.. and from the North Side 277 will go to the red-and-white school. M. T. H. S. News Notes. Miss Inez Foley is again in school after a short illness. Frieda Pink entertained the Senoritas yes terday afternoon. Lilla Alexander entertained the Scotch Lassies last week. Joseph Spohr entertained the Ran Cheros Wednesday evening. The Colonial Maids met with Ethel Stlltz yesterday afternoon. Bertha Wolf was the last hostess of the As-You-Like-It Club. A delegation from the Newman, III., High School visited the school recently with their principal. Prof. E. J. Vines. Henry Vawter entertained the Buccaneers at his home last Thursday evening. This club wld give a banquet on the evening of commencement. Irving Reuter was the host at the last meeting of the Vaziers. Thursday evening. Will Butler wiil be the host at the meet ing of the Bashi-Bazouks next Wednesdav night. The last meeting of this year of the Sen ate was held last week and officers for the coming year elected as follows: President. Arthur BMrldge, vice prsafdont, Will Galla gher; clerk, Walter Geudel. The Ran Cheros and Toreadors will soon have a dual field meet in athletics, golf, totals and baseball. Tad" SturMer will captain the track team. Louis Rohnstadt haasball, Lincoln Dickey tennis, and Robert Rawls golf. The following officers have been elected by the Oski Wows fraternity: Chief. Oscar Pletchner; young chief, Walter Holt; keep er of wampun. Frank Riggs: medicine man. Tom Crawford. Next Wednesday the club will meet with Frank Long. Minnie Stewart entertained the Puritans recently, at which meeting officers were elected as follows: President. Nell Pease, vice president. Mabel Spielhoff; secretary. Flossie Wills; treasurer. Hasel Anderson. Lucy Ward will be the next hostess. Seven members of the January 04 class will graduate with the June organization, as follows: Frieda Pink. Blanche Wineman. Vera Wakeland. Robert Rawls. George Wysong. Frank Long and Will Scott These students made up the extra work. The January class of 1901 will give an an nual senior reception to the seniors on June 9 at Broad Ripple. Dancing will be the feature and a dramatic entertainment to be arranged soon will add to the good timet Besides members ot the class, the glass jars and ice cream fieeaers are op erated by electric motors. In one corner is an ice chipping machine that either shaves the ice or carves it into cubes of any size. The theater and assembly hall and ball room on the eighth floor, the palm garden on the ninth and the roof garden a ver itable corner of old Grenada and a dozen other features of the Claypool merit ex haustive descriptions, but even then it will require a visit to this modern hotel to gain an adequate conception of Its magnitude and convenience. The Claypool is many years ahead of Indianapolis, but like all modern enterprises it was undertaken wltii a view of providing the city with an estab lishment that would leave nothing to be de sired for a decade or two to come. George B. Swift & Co., of Chicago, wer the general contractors for the building, but it is said that they and every subcon tractor who has had anything to do with the construction have lost money. There was a fierce competition for the contract, the highest and lowest bids differing over $200,000, and the successful bidders figured too close to come out with a profit. Henry W. Jensen, of . Chicago, has been superin tendent of construction, representing tha contractors. Mr. Andrews, the architect, and the Indiana Hotel Company. Mr. Lawrence expects the Claypool to prove a profitable investment. In hts career as a hotel man he has conducted some twelve or fifteen different establishments, arid he has n- r failed to make money on any of them. He has been singularly suc cessful with the Spencer and with the Eng lish, which he has conducted for the last two years, and he entertains no doubt as to the success of his latest venture. SMOKING ROOM faculty and post graduates are Invited. The following committees have been appointed: Amusement Lincoln Dickey, Frank Gas ton, C. Green and Lydia Monninger; invitation Willard Osier, Edith Ryan. Flor- ace Hosbrook, Emma Brandt and Laura Benninghoff ; refreshment Robert Gates, Harley Rhodeuhammer, Will Kappes, George Bryce. Ro!e Montanl, Myrtle Web bt r Ethel Stiltz. Ethel Boas, Betty Wieg el and Betty Csulson. Shortrldge Notes. Margaret Wilson has left school. Eli Lilly entertained the Indians at a theater party recently. Miss Edith Brown entertained Room D with piano selections recently. The club of four G's will entertalii with a progressive supper on the evening of June &. Preparations are being made for the an nual tennis tournament which will be held soon. The Annual 'will appear about May S. It will be 50 cents this year and probably the most elaborate in the history of senior publications. The Oratorical Club met Wednesday afternoon and enjoyed a good programme. Samuel Taylor, Luther Benson and Murle; Poe in the order named were Judged tha best speakers and received ribbon a Lloyd South has resigned as stage man ager for the Shortridge stage and Edward W. Hunnicutt will succeed. Walter Scholler and Ge re Harnsberger arc in charge rtiea and Orestes Caldwell is electrician. A photograph of the Shortridge and Man ual Training High School baseball teams was presented to the schools last week by the' Journal. The picture will be hung in the "hall of honor" in each school along with the other heroes. The last date on the Shortridge theatri cal calendar of the year will be May 2s, when the civil government classes la charge of Miss Laura Donnan will present "The Hoaah r Schoolmaster." Two perform ances will be given. Friday and Saturday nights. Following is the cast of characters: The Schoolmaster. Herbert Wagner Han nah Thompson. Bernlce Wright; Mr. Means. Ed Hunnicutt, Mrs. Means, Nell Lewis; Bud Means, Ray Blatchley; Bill Means. Will Conner: Miranda Means. Char lotte Carter; Martha Hawk ns. Ora Wil liams; Shocky Thompson. Norman Cook; Pete Jones. William Wellington. Dr. Small. Howard Stradllns: Squire Hawktrvs. Lowell Bain; Betsey Short Gertrude Crossland; Mr. Pearson. Myron Cosier. Mr. Bronson. Luther Benson; Walter Johnson, Ksoneth j?u ; Hawk Bsnta. Perry Rob erts; Constable. James Adams: James Phil ips. Earl Bargt; Larkln Lanham. Paul Benson; Jeems Buchanan. John Ford. Mr. an.l Mrs J W. Crouch will entertain the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of Railway lo.tal Clerks and their husbands to-morrow evening at f o'clock. A larga a t tendance is desired, it is expected that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ktdwell will be present.