THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1923 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE 1 r -- !MUS IA EAGUE RHODS ORGAIATION MEETING MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO WOMEN INTERESTED IN MUSIC Matinee Musical Student league or- ganized under the direction of Mrs Byrl Bacher, dean of women of the School of Music, at a meeting held yes- terday in Helen Newberry residence Miss Helen Bates was elected tempor- !'Ary' chairman and group leadeis were appointed -as follows: violin section. Lucille Bellamy; piano section, Mrs. Lee Case; vocal section, Miss Saun- I ders: t Membership in, ths league is open to all university women who are in- terested in music and desire to keep Iin touch ,witht the musical" world. It is established as a subsidiary to the Matinee Musicale to bring together groups for programs and discuss'ons The individual groups will meet mon-- thly while there will be a combitved meeting of all the groups every two i months. The first group meeting will be held Nov. 1. Women who are interested s :ae invited to join. The time and place will be announced later. Dodos To Vary Year's Program Dodos, local dramatic organization, 1 proposes to vary its activities some- 'what during the coming season. The club will present four series of plays during the year, the plays themselves *to be similar to those given in the past, in as much as they will be wr itten, directed and. interpreted by, vthemembers of the club. The marked i ivation is to be the formation of a igroupof people, all capable actors and all interested in that particular phase of play production, who will form the nucleus around which each series of plays will be built. This Ogroup it to have something of the nature of a stock company. The firstseries will be given about the first of December and will con- sist of a one-act play by Robert Frost a musical comedy by Lowell J. Carr, of the department of sociology, and a one act play by 0. C. Johnson of the rhetoric department. The presenta- l tion of a short musical comedy is something which the club has never before attempted. Tryouts will be held soon in an effort to find people who have voices suitable to the needs of this production. Officers for the coming year have al- 1 ready been elected and the club has appropriated money to improve the lighting and ventilation of the Dodo playhouse. The officers are as fol- lows: President, Prof. Roy W. Cow- den; Secretary, 0. C. Johnson; Treas- iurer, E. S. Everett; all of the rhe- oric department. The retiring pres- ident is Cecil V. Wickr, of the rhe- toric department and the retiring treasurer is A. D. Conkey, also of the rhetoric department. The board of directors includes those persons al- ready named and in addition Mrs. P. B. Blanchard, Mrs. 0. C. Johnson, Mrs. L. J. Carr, Mrs. C. V. Wickers, Lowell J. Carr, of the sociology department and E. G. Burrows, of the Rhetoric department. WOMEN TO TRYOUT F O R OHIO DEBATE Michigan women will debate with Ohio State university for the second time Friday, Dec. 7. The tryout for independent women will be held at a 8 o'clocl Saturday morning, in room 302 Mason hall. The question of the debate is, "Resolved, That the Town- er-Sterling Bill Should be Enacted". Every woman on the campus is eli- igbleto tryout for this debate, and the directors are anxious to draw out the best material, in order that Mich- igan's defeat of last year may be off- set. A five minute speech on one phase of the Towner-Sterling bill is all that is required for this first try- out The second and combination tryout of both independent and liter- ary society members will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, Material on the Towner-Sterling Bill may be obtained in the upper study hall in the library. Alpha Delta Sigma Holds Meeting Tentative plans for the formation of jan advertising organization similar to the Detroit Adcraft club were discuss- t ed yesterday at the initial meeting of =Alpha Delta Sigma, national profes- ;ional advertising fraternity, held in the Union. MEDICA L SOCIETIES PROMINENT HEALTfI AUTHORI- TIES SCHEDULED ON PRO. GRAM OF' ASSOCIATIONS Flint, Oct. 3-(By A.P.-Meeting in separate groups, the Michigan Tuber- culosis jassocation and the Trudeau Medical,society opened their joint ses- sion at the Durant hotel this morn- ing. In addition to being a joint ses- sion, the convention is the fifteenth, annual meeting of the asociation. The opening meetng was addressed by Dr. John Sundwall of the Univer- sity of Michigan; Dr. Caroline Hedger of the Elizabeth McCormick fund, Chi- cago; George F. Granger, executive secretary of the Detroit Tuberculosis society; Dr. Francis B. Trudeau, Sar- anac Lake, N. Y., and others. Dis- cussion was confined to health top- ics. Tonight Dr. J. S. Pritchard, Battle Creek, will act as toastmaster at a banquet for the two groups. Dr. Rob- ert Woodhouse, president of the Can- adian Tuberculosis association;Dr. IR. M. Olin, state comimissioner of health; Dr. H. A. Pattison .of the Na- tional Tuberculosis association; Owen R. Lovejoy, general secretary of the National Child Lbor Committee, and Dr. Francis, Trudeau will address the combined groups. Tomorrow. the new offic'ers and di-. rectors o the Michigan Tuberculosis association will be elected and plans for the coming seal sale will be dis- cussed., Masques To Hold Play Tryouts Today Masques Dramatic society will open thei active year with the presentation of the play, "A Thousand Years Ago' by Percy Mackaye, which will be giv- en Nov. 20. Tryouts for this fail play will be held this afternoon between, 3 and 5 'o'clock. Women desiring to remain on the, active list of the society and who wish to take part in the first play are urg- ed to come out for the try-out. Cop- ies of the play may be obtained 'in the upper study ball of the library and members are requested to read the play before the try-out. Members of Masques W'ill take the active roles in the play, but the girls Who have made known their desire tec become members, of the society and new members will assist in the de- tails of the production. .In this way they will be given a chance to meet all the old members and become fa- miliar with the affairs of the society APPEAL DECISION R4 INSURANCE CASE Cincinnati, O., Oct. 3.-Appeals from decisuins of United States District Judge Charles C .Simons, Detroit, di- recting the petit jurors to return a verdict in favor of Mrs. Nina A. Ladd of Ann Arbor, in her suits against them to recover double indemnity on accident insurance policies issued to her late husband, Sanford W. Ladd, who died from;, injuries alleged to have been sustained in an elevator accident at Cleveland in July, 1920, were filed in United States' circuit court of appeals here today by the Preferre' Accident Insurance Co. of New York axtd London; Guarantee and Insurance Co., Ltd. Mrs. Ladd received a judgment for $8,453.10 from the preferred company and for $4,226.53 from the London company. BALL CLUBS PLAN 1924 TRAINING SEASON IN 192 What's this? World's series a few weeks off yet and we have the first spring training camp yarn of 1924. This is to the effect that a six-club league of major league clubs will be formed on the Pacific coast with which to entertain fans-and pay training expenses-while the clubs are training in the so-called land of sunshine. The Cubs will be training at Cat- alina Island, as usual. The Giants may train at Los Angeles. The Pirates are expected to train near Oakland and the White Sox are angling for a California site. Now, the plan is to get two more clubs to locate in Cali- fornia and form the circuit. Daily Want Ads always bring good results. WHEN FIRE SWEPT BERKELEY FRANK BROS. FIFTH AVENUE BOOT SHOP NEW YORK FALL EXHIBIT AT WILD &CO* - - ALL TH IS WEEK it1llllllilllillti1illlllllill11111lllilllllllllillillilllillllllllllll111111111111111111lliz Read The Daily "Classified" Columns JUST BERNADINE CHILD WONDER LA PETITE COMEDIENNE COMING JUST BERNADINE CHILD WONDER LA PETITE COMEDIENNE } Section of residence district of Berke'ey after the fire This photo shows all that remained of a part of the pretty residential disastrous fire of recent date. Beautiful homes, with costly landscaping, blaze. The University of California buildings were threatened. district of Berkeley, Cal., after were completely destroyed by the the IN PERSON TO Michigan Men L'mad PMPHTSGATHEREDAt R. 0. T. C. Cam ON CVRRET SUBJECTS, At two of the four R. O. T. C. camps _ held the past summer, the men rep- Pamphlets containing material upon resenting Michigan, stood the highest almost every subject 'of current inter-+ in the various activities. The men at- est are available at the University li- tending the Infantry and the Signal brary through the Library' extension corps camp held at Camp Custer service. Debators, students, both in Michigan, again won the George E high school and college, organized Carlson Trophy for the school show- groupq of people studying social, po- ing the best spirit and having the itical ,and educational problems highest rating. As Mich'gan also won granges and rural clubs, public health the silver loving cup in 1922 they have nursing organizations, and parent- now secured the permanent posses- teacher associations will find the ex- sion of the cup. tension service ready to: send out ma- At the Coast Artillery camp held terial on request to any citizen of the at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the men rep- state. - resenting the University in Battery B Every effort is made to have on won the highest rating in small arms hand information on the latest devel- ( and tied for the highest rating in the opments of all matters of public im- 1 close order instruction. portance. Subjects for' debate, for Sixty-five advance course students gener.al discussion, plays for high attended the compulsory six weeks school, production, material for class scamp held at the different places. The work in secondary schools to sup- number was divided as follows; Coast 'plement the resources of local librar- Artillery corps, 28 men; Ordnance les, and community problems are a unit, 25 men; Signal corps, 7 men; few of the many subjects upoi which and Infantry, 5 men. information is available in the 60,000 pamphlets at present in the service. Institute Plans Banquets OPERA POSTER CONTEST WILL CLOSE TONIGHT~ e The Union Opera poster contest will close at 12 o'clock tonight. Twenty students, many of whom have already sent in their posters to the commit- tee in charge will have posters for the judges to pick from. Three prizes are to be given to the winning artists. The one securing first place will receive $10. The next two high men are to receive free tickets to a performance of the Opera. The poster which the judges decide as the best will be used throughout the entire trip in advertising on win- dow cards, programs, and score cov- ers. All advertising for this year's production of the Opera will be in the hands of Marion B. Stahl, '25L. Daily classified for real results. Patronize The Daily advertisers. SLEEP ANYWHERE, BUT EAT AT REX'S THE CLUB LUNCH 712 Arbor Street Near State and Packard Streets Dni iam l fd fn rea~l reSUlts. The, New Washingto'n Thursday, Friday and Saturday Hear HER SING "You're Just the Girl that Men Forget" ON THE SCREEN Will Rogers in "Poor Relation" Special Midnight Show Saturday f -