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a trench. | Mrs. Margaret J. F. Lamson, Presi- dent of the a fve not received pensions in two and President Willcox 6: RETIRED TEACHERS’ NEED OF PENSIONS URGED ONMAYOR eas for Mills Bill, Providing for Payment of $300,000, Made at Hearing. rong pleas in behalf of 1,486 re-| 4 Public School teachers, 954 of between sixty and ninety years Ago, who, as a result of the hank- condition of the pension fund, jalf months, were heard by Mayor ‘Mite? 91 to-day. The Mayor held a} | | hearing known as the Mills bill, whicvh calls for the payment of $300,000 out of a) |Re reserve teachers’ pension fund of | |B% $800,000 to meet the present situation. ||P President William G. Willcox of the Board of Education asked the Mayar| to eign tho bill. Henry Bruere, who is Secretary of the Mayor’s Pension Commission, which has made an exhaustive study of the pension question, opposed the mea-| sure. He said it was a poor expedi-) ent, Dr. Henry W. Berg favored return- ing the entire $800,000 to the teachers and then getting legislation rellevini the elty of the responsibility of con- tributing to pension funds in the fu- ture. Only firemen and policemen who lose their lives in the perform. anoe of their duty should come under} the protection of city pensions, Dr. | |e Berg argued. A teacher was no more, entitled to a pension than a clerk in in City Hall on what is City Chamberlain city department or a, laborer in a Association of Retired spoke in favor of the bill Through If som ‘The teach- ers’ pension fund is a bankrupt fund and ghould be so treated. Theachers who have not been retired and may not be have no claim against the fund. The claim of the retired teach- ers ‘9 a prior claim and should be recognized. from the $800,000 emergency fund, all) the teachers now retired will get their | If the $300,000 ts released money until the end of this year.” “How about after $1916?" asked Mayor Mitchel. “That's up to the State Legisia- ture,” replied President Willcox Board opposed the transfer of the! Ieabel Ennis of the Retirement £300,000. Later she sald: “I really am in favor of it, but !t ts my duty to oppore it.” Miss winelpal of Public Emanuel, former School No. 50, anhattan, made a strong plea for Caroline the passage of the bill OPEN EVENINGS THD OCLOCK Holawasser Home Talks No. li Fe GREAT FIRE IN MOSCOW. 1417-1423 THIRD AVENUE NEAR 8O™ STREET FURNITURE c=, For @ quarter of a century the rep- resentative house of New York whose merehandi erit at lk pri 1a desired nient long terms in which te Come to Holawasser’s for th ST—for the least money. Easily accessible from West Side by 86th of Hirth St, C-osstown Cars, 5 yW TERMS « New S0-Pane atalog—I KEE, Rooms All Complete Including Parlor, Dintag It A Kitchen Complete. A 4 Rooms All 3 “Period” tip to D. Helmom eat Value, 375 Terms apply also to New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut, We Pay Freight and Railroad Fares, by Our Own Motor Trucks, $800,000 fund from which we) | seek to draw $300,000 to tide us over | was contributed by teachers in this city between 1824 and 1900. our retirement wo were deprived of | @ means of livelihood in lieu of which we were guranteed a pension the remainder of our lives. thing is not done speedily 5 i ar an ranerete saa Tain THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAY 4, The Macy May Sale of White Interesting economies in Corsets, Combinations, Chemises, Petticoats, House Dresses, Blouses, Night Dresses, Corset Covers, Brassicres, —in fact the sale embraces the whole range of garments in white. 1916. ( C Herald Square, R.H.Macy &Co.’s Attractions Are Their Low Prices. S, Broadway Sth te 36th St, Social Stationery Sale Continues An opportunity to purchase a supply of fine writing paper, correspond- ence cards, etc., at exceptional savings. Macy'e—Main Floor, 35th M.. Rear, Women’s Dresses At Worth-while Savings It is early in the season for so unusual an offer— but brisk Easter business has somewhat depleted our stock of Women’s Dresses, and here and there is a broken size or color range; we have grouped these odd dresses and marked them all one price— Dresses for Street 11.74 } Afternoon Wear A Wear Dresses for Macy's Former Prices were $14.74 to $22.74 The following fabrics are represented: Serge and Silk combinations Crepe Meteor Taffeta Silk Taffeta and Georgette Crepe Combinations circular skirts; with or without tunics; full, pleated skirts; blouses with contrasting collars and cuffs, others with vestees of Georgette Crepe; soft girdles, fancy buttons, buckles and contrasting trimmings add to the attractiveness of these dresses. Colors: rose, green, navy, gray, tan and black. = emThird Floor, Broadway, Centre. The May White Sale Offers Silk Gloves of Quality Crepe de Chine | The models comprise all that is new tRis season; flaring, | At Unusual Prices | 2,400 Pairs of Milanese weave Mousquetaire Silk Gloves, in White. Full elbow length. Special 59c 3,600 Pairs of excellent qual- ity Milanese weave Silk Gloves in Black and White. Special 46c These are two clasp gloves, with round corners, double Double finger tipped gloves, with Paris Point embroidered finger tips, and Paris Point | backs. embroidered backs. this quality is 79c pair. The scarcity of good quality Silk Gloves, makes this an i exceptionally advantageous offer. | —=Macy's—=Matn Floor, Broadway Ostrich Neckpieces The distinctly smart finishing touch to the new spring toi- lette is our Ostrich Neck- piece. For quality, style and variety, those offered at Macy’s would be hard to excel. New Our large cash purchasing power and great volume of sales en- able us to offer you high grade and durable boas at most attrac- tive prices. Full 23-inch Ostrich Neckpiece, $2.79 Verified Price Elsewhere, $8.75 Fine quality boas, which get their rich and soft appearance from | the fulness and length of the single flues. Finished with silk tassels and may be had in black, white, white with black, navy, pearl, taupe with white, navy with white, and other colors and combinations. An extensive assortment of larger and fuller neckpieces at $3.96, $4.96, $5.94 and up to $13.89, <<a: Macy's—Main Floor, Centre == A Special Purchase of Girls’ Rainproof Coats 150 Sizes Coats in 3 49 4 to 14 the lot ° years A fortunate purchase of a manufacturer’s surplus stock, comprising 150 high-grade Storm Coats, the regular prices of which would be $4.96 to $5.96. Plaid Mohairs Poplins Cashmeres and Tweeds Attractive styles, weil made and finished; convertible and chin-chin collars, slash or patch pockets; with or without belts, All desirable shades. An exceptional opportuni === Macy 's—Third Floor, 35th Street, Centre: ‘Solitaire Cluster iain Jewelry Seven diamonds set to have the appearance of a solitaire The solitaire cluster is composed of seven diamonds, set closely together in a frame of platinum, having all the appearance of a beautiful solitaire costing many times the price of a cluster. Mounted in this pl. the seven stones bee the entire cluster m to any mountin, inum frame, The diamonds are set 80 closely a unit, and that the metal necessary to hold them se is almost invisible, olitaire dian palaire ot - leaving a surface of brilliancy un- facets of e matched in any other diamond only one, jewelry at so low a price. Single stone rings, cluster the size of a %% carat solitaire, $44.50 Single stone rings, cluster the size of a %4 carat solitaire, $50.75 Single stone rings, cluster the size of a % carat solitaire, $52.50 Other rings up to $274.00 La Vallieres, cluster the size of a 1 carat diamond, $73.50 La Vallieres, cluster the size of a 114 carat diamond, $84.50 La Vallieres, cluster the size of a 114 carat diamond, $109.00 Also Broovhes, Bar Pins, searf Pins and Ear Serews from $49.50 to $139.00 a Main Floor, 34th Street, Broadway <== | Our usual price for | Tailored Suits of And Other Popular Fabrics The two silk suits pictured are recent arrivals in our Women’s Suit Department. Made of excellent quality Taffeta Silk, in navy and black; the model at the left of the illustration features a medium length coat, straight back and three ruffles at sides; full flaring skirt; the other in semi-blouse effect with silk cordings and frills; full skirt with pointed belt; in black only, $27.75 each. Tweed Suits, $29.75 Smart mixtures in assgrted colorings; Norfolk coat ef- fects; strictly tailored skirts. Mixture Suits, $27.75 Green and gray colorings, long coat model with tail- ored, flaring skirt. Long Coat Model, three- quarter fitted, made of men's wear serge, in navy blue; full skirt, strictly tai lored. $26.75 Another model of men’s wear serge has short flar- ing coat with pique collar and cuffs: full skirt; navy and black. $24.74 * Silk Women’s Skirts Specially Priced 57 Skirts in the season’s newest modes; men’s wear serge, checks, plaids and mix- tures. Belted, pocketed and button trimmed. Broken size range A $5.49 and $6.49 patch pockets. <== Macy'e—Third Floor == Blouse Featuring the New Modes Quartette Check Velour Skirts; light weight, in attrac- tive colorings; green, brown, tan, ete., strictly tailored; some with side pockets, others ith $6.94 White voile, checked voile and striped voile are “4 clfectively used inthese four charm- ing models —specially priced. Checked Voile Double Collar Voile Tucked Voile Blouses, ‘$1.69 Blouses, $1.69] Blouses, $1.69] Blouses, $1.69 Assorted celeritete Fine white voile with] Popular blazer stripes in] Fine quality white voile ing brown, green, Copen- | clusters of pin tucks, back | assorted colorings with ka in dattio hagen and rose checks on | and frout. Round collar | white organdie collars and | “itt Pin tucks in lattice white grounds; deep hem- | with double frills of col-| cuffs, trimmed with Val. | %tle: Hemstitching and See orl ras meaty ored organdie in contrast-| enciennes lace; double | aad of colored voile on er M ‘iustrated. ‘Double frills | ing shades, Vront and] rows of Ince down the} collar, cuffs and front, in fronts, lace trimmed, | cuffs with pleated frill] fronts, and crochet ball hed with picot edged te © mateh. buttons, Illustrated fri with cuffs ton Women’s Third Floor, 34th Street Mandliarehiats Intending to discontinue several styles of our initialed hand- kerchiefs, we have made notable price reductions. All initials are to be had, but not in all styles. However, the variety is so extensive that you are sure to find something highly desirable. 1000 boxes of fine nand-embroidered, ini design Sale pri elaborate wreaths or butterfi price, per box of 6, 81.19. ialed linen handkerchiefs, with ‘at block initials, Macy's usual 98c an » 6 for 2200 boxes of linen and Shamrock lawn initialed handkerchiefs in assorted styles, Usually priced 74c box of 6 500 boxes of linen handkerchiefs with the initial To reduce the quantity of handkerchiefs bearing this initial, ing designs. Sale pri 5 for 49c 1" only; in several plens- we have marked them at unusually attractive prices. School =:Macy's——Main Floor, Centre Books at a Fraction of Regular Prices A selected list of school books at prices so low that no one need be prevented from ad instruction. uately prov nof s Geographies, Grammars, Readers, Histories, Spel- ing for a vacation of self- lers, Physiologies, Algebras, Arithmetics—a book for every educational need, Only those sul cts have been included which are of a real benefit to the student — whatever the age— from the child learning the alphabet to the mature business man who desires to broaden his education as a means of commanding a higher salary. The following titles are suggestive Richnards’s Primary Speller, 1 Robinson's New Intellectual Arith- metic, 12¢ Ward's Rational Method Spelling Manual Teachers 1c Williams's Choice Literature, Book 1, Pri 126 ar Preston & Steven's Elementary Arithmetic 1c Ward's Rational Method Reader, 2nd Reader Complete, 12c Flounder's Standard — English Language and Grammar, 126 Cyr's Graded Art Readers, Book 2, King’s Flementary Geography, Part 1, le King’s Elementary Geography, Part g, le Judson & Bender's Graded Litera ture Readers, Book 7 2 Liementary Lippincott's Algebra 24c Channing’s Short Uistory of the United States, 24e 12g | Smith's Pane Geometry 2e Cyr's Graded Art Readers, Book 3, | Rand & MeNally's Elementary 5 12¢ | Geography, 24c Baum’s Little Helper, Book 2 12c | Meyer's \ History of Rome, — 24c Kronn’s First Book in Hygiene, 12e Parr & MeMurray’s Home Geog Gorton’s Elementary History of | raphy 24e Uos. Books 1,4,4 Ka 1e y I Ballwicta Headen ‘hevenib! Vaan is my in Astronomy, $8 12¢ | Conn's Introductory Phy y Bert's Primer of Scientific Knowl and Hygiene, Ve edge, 12c | Baldwin's Reader, Eighth Yeur, 1c There are @ great many more books than those mentioned above, but ma orders are limited to the list printed, ay the Intter are the only ones in suff Macy'e—Muln PE Sith Street, Kear . Mlustrated Summer (wae Linings Although the market has ad- vanced considerably | during the last year, our prices are identical with those quoted by us year ago. The variety is large and the color- ings appropriate fo. Summer, 7 i <4 Sateen, over 50 23e Yi Duchess Sateen, » B2c Yd. ilky Percaline, over $5 shades, 23e Yd We also have a large silk and cotton lining nt 47e Yd over 40 sortment of 86 inches Street, Five Attractive Items in | Linens at Interesting Prices Face Towels, 59c Ea. Snow white face towel of pure linen, exceptionally fine qual- | ity. free from dressing; neat damask figured border woven around entire towel in panel effect. Size 17x30. inches Turkish Bath Sets, 96c Set Set consists of one large bath towel, ‘one guest towel and one face cloth | All of excellent quality figured terry cloth with embossed colored borders neatly boxed 90 Inch Linen, Costume 2 Card Table Covers, 64c Ea. Blue and white, hemstitehed; rds and Pattern Japanese border d Damask Cloths and Napkins | Extra heavy, snow white, pure linen rior quality; wall launder pet three pretty floral designs Cloths TInTY, $3.89 TINS, $4.89 TAX1O7, $5.89 KOMBO, $5.19 Napkins $24, $5, | An Important Question— The Graduation Frock In our Misses’ Department will be found a choice assortment of charming frocks; simple styles for the Sweet Girl Graduate of 14 years, and more elaborate models for the young woman ending her college career. Frocks of youthful grace, possessing a dignity of style befitting the occasion he which they are intended. Combinations of White Net with Organdie are the mode of the hour. A few suggestions follow: White Net White Frocks, $17.74 Frocks, $14.74 Combination of organdie Square neck blouse with 34- and net; low neck and short sleeves, trimmed with length sleeves trimmed with i lace and net frill; shawl col- tucks and embroidered net. Full skirt with two ruffles, ribbon trimmed; pointed tunic, hemstitched and em- broidered; satin girdle lar ending in vest effect. Skirt has apron front and back of embroidered ne very full, finished with fri ings of net; satin girdle in white or pastel shades. Two Models at $19.74 Combinations of organdie and white net. One style in panel effect with inser- tion of embroidered organ- die and net frills; the other with full flaring skirt trim- med with picot edged ruffles of organdie forming scallops. Both styles have short sleeves, satin ribbon girdles and are trimmed with lace. All of these dresses in sizes 14, 16 and 18 years. Macy's—Third Floer, Shth Street, Front = Organdie Frocks,$17.74 Dainty models combined with net; waists and sleeves trimmed with full skirts of em- broidered organdie trimmed with rows of lace, insertions of net, and net frills; crushed satin girdles in white or pastel shades under coatees of embroidered organdie; French corsage bouquets with ribbon ends <== Some Interesting Items in Misses’ Suits and Coats New styles are being received daily; clever origina- tions in Taffeta Silk, checks and poplins; skirts must flare, and coats too, in accord with the season’s mode. New yoke effects are shown, while belts are everywhere in evidence. 8’ Coats, $15.74 $9.74 Top Coats, All wool, plain or striped lin Flare model, in black in navy, black and tan; full flare and white, or broken model, military collar, deep arm- velour checks; semi- holes; collar and cuffs trirumed belted; convertible col- with broadcloth in contrasting lar; patch ckets. shades. Silk lined. 14, 16 and 1 Taffeta Silk Suits, $29.75 Black, gray and navy blue; new model, yoke back, wide belt effect; hell sleeves; three-tier skirt with panel front. Coat lined throughout with white silk. 14, 16 and 18 year sizes, A Clearance of Misses’ Suits, $18.74 A varicty of models in Gabardine, poplin, velour and worsted checks. Belted and flare effects, tailored skirts with separate belts, Macy's prices originally were $24.74 to $32.75, Limited number. Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years. years. =Macy's—Third Moor, 36th Street, Broadway =———————— ‘Gheets and Pillow Canes At Exceptionally Low Prices And “exceptionally” might well be emphasized when you think of the market conditions to-day, with prices eonetiuelly rising. The thrifty woman should not neglect to take the fullest ad- vantage of an opportunity like this, for it will be a long time before prices like these can be duplicated. In this sale are 2,000 dozens of bleached sheets and pillow cases, made of a strong, durable-cotton. Their laundering qualities are excellent and they are hemmed, ready for use. Sheets 63x90 at S9c ea, 63x90 at 66c ea 81200 at 73c e1 81x09 at 79¢ ea. Pillow Cases 42x56 at 17c¢ each 45x36 at 19¢ each. 150 dozens full bleached hemmed or hemstitched pillow cases; extra soft finish; torn size, 45x36 at 14c each, 100 dozens of the popular envelope pillow cases, embroidered, initisled and scalloped, at 44c each. Macy’s—Basement, 34th Street, Rear 54x90 at 53c en. 72x99 at T3c co 72x00 at 67 90x99 at 67 A Special Attraction for Women Silver Mounted Umbrellas $1.89 Handsomely designed um- brellas, the kind you will prize highly, because of their dis- tinctive beauty and high qual- ities, ‘These umbrellas are not at all like anything you would expect to find at that low price; they are worth ordi- narily much more. of rainproof, piece dyed silk and cotton mixture taffeta, guaranteed 1 Hight-ril frames and a large assortment of handles, such snd Pimento, all handsomely trimmed with sterlin Ay vd designs, silk tassels and inclased in sill 1,500 Men’s Umbrellas, $1.19 Mace of rainproof all cotton American Taffeta, of very fine fast black quality. Strong eight-rib frames and a choice selection of Prince of Wales handles, some trimmed with sterling silver, Vhey are umbrellas that are really worth having, and their price is most reasonable Macy'e—-Main Floor, Broadway, 5th Street ===