Show persons plaices and things PROMOTION FOR GEN YOUNG belief at washington that he will be head of the army major general S M young now president of the war college board will probably succeed gen miles as the lieutenant general of the army gen miles will reach the age of re ti rement in august 1903 and the presidents plan is believed to be to name gen young as his successor gen young has been one ot the distinguished fighters of the army and the president desires to give him this promotion before he retires which will be in 1904 GIRL WHISTLES CHURCH MUSIC new york innovation that has met with decided approval whistling in church why not god gave me the gift to emulate the birds why should I 1 not use it to hie glory these were the questions propound ed by miss louise truax a charming girl of 19 years who took the congregation by storm in the lexington avenue baptist church at new york miss truax spoke of her hopes and ambitions yes she said seriously I 1 intend to make whistling the aim of my life I 1 have studied method under the best of teachers have received enczur argement from mme schumann heink miss thursby and other artists ot that class and have refused an offer of a year to whistle with an opera company I 1 do not wish to go on the professional stage bat I 1 would like to whistle in churches the day will come when whistling in church will be no great novelty in the lexington avenue church from pastor down the enthusiasm over the notes from miss truax s lips vaa great accompanied by the soft est notes of the organ the young wo man whistled schumann s mere during the offertory after the sermon the congregation flocked around her and begged her to whistle another selection she gave them the bird and in the even ing whistled the flower song by mendelssohn miss truax hails from detroit generosity Gere rosity of tammany man john J scannell former fire corn missioner of new york has made glad the heart of an old friend gen dubois brinkerhoff of fishkill land ing N by buying at auction the general s farm which was sold to satisfy a mortgage after his pur chase scannell said to the previous owner mr brinkerhoff that farm is yours to stay on as long as you live order what you want to am prove it and send the bills to me new army paymaster general the next paymaster general of the navy will be john of minnesota at present fleet paymaster of the european station on the flag ship illinois Is 49 years old a nephew of alexander ramsey of min desota formerly secretary of war and has an excellent record in the service which he entered in 1875 odd sword hilts roman soldiers under the empire had hilts similar to the above on their swords new york ed tor honored horace white editor of the new york evening post has been made a trustee of belo t college he bradu abed from that institution soon after ward going to chicago to engage in newspaper work k fed |