'I) ichigan ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1912. E. CHESS AND CHECKER CLUBS INDULGE IN REAL CONTEST. er The Chess and Checker club has et- purchased seven new sets of chess men s at J are and or local club, Mr. E. B. rary mem- that they exhibition1 is e: in through NOTED LECTURER TO APPEAR ON CERCLE FRANCAIS COURSE M. Louis Delamarre, national secre- tary of the Alliance Francais of Art, "r- ica, will lecture here Tuesday night in Sarah Caswell Angetl Hall on 'te Ro- man Feuilleton." Mr. Delamarre is at present engaged in a lecture tour of the United States' in the course of which he will appear before most of the branches of the organization. Ad- mission to the lecture, which is the third on the regular Cercle course, will be by the course ticket or by separate ticket. It will start at 8:00 o'clock. FAMOUS QUARTET. APPEARS MONDAY Flonzalev Men to Fill Fourth Number in Choral Union Series ORUxANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1903. The Flonzaley Quartet will make its fourth appearance in Ann Arbor, when come OPERA CLUB TO BECOME REALITY. SOLICIT IRISH PLAY Faculty Men of English Want Performance For the third time the have been extended an come here, and now it i men of the English dep offer, then the W them to come, an tion for the favor been sent out by 1 lish. "We have a pE with the Women' fessor Strauss, in ter, "If .the playe quite possible tha responsibilities." a solicita, rmance has ors of Eng- k >mmittee Chosen at Yester- dav's Meeting to Draft Constitution . t it and MUST SUBMIT WORK BY MARCH 31 Backed by distinguished local musi- cians and men of recognized literary s in ability among the students and faculty, class the University of Michigan Union Op- t the era Club became a practical reality MIlch- yesterday. e ac- The primary purpose of the organi- y 15. zation will be to improve the annual rs to Michigan Union show, and, this will be done by bringing the men interested hers in the opera into closer contact and tures sustaining the interest in the show throughout the year. The promoters buted of the club were invited to lunch at a the the clubhouse yesterday by the Michi- and gan Union officials for the express pur- who pose of considering the opera club slips suggestidn. It met with unanimous laced favor among the guests, and the meet- hall, ing resulted ip the appointment of a lding committee to draw up a constitution leer- and by-laws for the government of the organization. This document will be :hose submitted to the Michigan Union board Olf of of directors, and if accepted, members r the will be selected at once and the club ne of will start arrangements for next year's ruary reply it plays on the Choral Union course in University Hall nqxt Monday night. The previous tours of America have been eminently successful, but if crit- icisms to for aught, this year promises to exceed even past successes. On its previous appearances in Ann Arbor, the Quartet won the highest praise and admiration of the Choral Union pa- trons and for that reason, they weref engaged again this year, as the fourth number on the series.1 The organization has a history that is interesting, to say the least. Found- ed privately in 1903 by M. de Coppet of the Flonzaley villa, Lake Geneva, its fame spread so rapidly that public con- certs were at once demanded. It is now independent, and devotes its whole time to ensemble playing. The person- nel comprises Adolfo Betti, Alfred Po-s chon, Ugo Ara, and Iwan d'Archam- beau. St. 01 opera. The committee the proposed con of the following interested in the STUDENT S WHITE I.U i to draw up is composed o have been during nast ... he identity of Blish, Carlisle Ferguson,Phillip Fletch-' is called to er and Francis Riordan. >ts of persons Chang3 Suggested in Opera Date. 1 may be de- Much discussion has been aroused the names of recently in regard to the advisability on the back. of changing the date of the opera. The s of the clasF question was considered at the lunch- t dropping ir ion yesterday and the opinion prevail- ad of others," d that the time of holding the show :oover yester- should be in the spring immediately n all. Snap- preceding the vacation. At this time aper make the there is usually a lull in university ac- would prefer tilIties and there would be the added Ar NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 20.-Thanks the to the efforts of his son, who is a stu- wa dent at the University of Michigan, on Charles M. Olsen, of Portland, Ore., soc was prevented from sailing on the French liner La Bretagne in search of CO a hidden treasure and the rescue of a beautiful senorita. Olsen, Sr., had laid reason to the winds when a letter from I Spain telling him that a fortune await- loc ed him across the water, and he pro- va: ceeded to take the next train for New ve: York City. His son who is taking a a law course at Ann Arbor, had heard pe about the old bunco game, however. ad and with the assistance of detectives he mand it. The we get all the advantage to the writers of the books ' succeeded in locating his father in the and lyrics of being together and not act of sailing for Europe. Mr. Olsen separated as they are under the pres- was finally convinced that he was up ent system. Heretofore the books have against a clever swindle that was all been written in the summer but if the but white-whiskered, and returned to (Ccntinued on page 4.) Portland. 500 CAR COYLES f the Dental merican Uni- t the Dental visitors will e thoroughly of the school gements have .e representa- da Frates is presented to members o the university cosiopolitan clubs by being entitled to wear a Corda Fratei pin and receive a certficage of mem bership, which will be universally rec ognized. Each club will be an integra t ranch of an international society com- prised of a membership of severa thousand. Prescott Club, to Dance Friday. A dance will, be given by the Pres cott club, a society composed of phar mics and chemists, in Barbour gymna sium next Friday evening frm eigh until eleven thirty o'clock. Fischer' orchestra will furnish music and re freshments will be served. Sold in ive Hours BETTER HURRY 9 - r EV. M. F. F BER I. I of St. John's Church, Detroit, Speaks to Men on "THE DEBTS YOU WILL PAY" I . ,:.