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WASHINGTON AND ALASKA.
Organized With Seven Posts, Now Has
Niuety-One,

The first department encampment was
held at Olympia, Washington. June 90 1888.
by Geo. D. Hill. who some three months
previously had been appointed provisional
commander Of the Department of Wash
ington territory. The charter under which
the department was organized was issued
June 20. 1888. Signed by Paul Van de
Wort. commander-in-chief,a and attested by
F. E. Brown. adjutant general
AT the national encampment held at
Pittsburg. Pa. September IL and 10, 1894.
the name Of Washington and Alaska was
adopted instead of Washington territory,
and the department was recognized as hav-
ing been organized June 20, 1888, under that
name and takes rank from that date
The department was organized with seven
posts. follows: Stevens, No. l, Seattle;
Ellsworth. No. 2, Vancouver; Suly, No. 3,
DAYTON; Lincoln, No. 4, Walla Walla; Geo.
H. Thomas. No. .. Olympia; Custer. No. 9,
Tacoma. and Kearney, No. Z, Chehalis.
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nurses are: Miss Army Bradley, Mary Nor
ris Husband, Harriet P. Dame, Mrs. Adelia
New. Mrs Sarah P. Edison, Mrs. Eliza c.
Porter, Mrs. Fannie L. Ricketts,, Mrs.
John Harris, Mrs. Emily Woodley, Mrs.
Elizabeth Windle Ewing. Mrs. Clara
Jones Dye, Mrs. Rebecca Price, bet
ter known as Aunt Becky" Mrs.
Lusana Krips, Mrs. Lydia L. Whitman,
Mrs. Mary Aston, Mother Wilson, Mother
OConnell, Miss Cornelia Hancock. Mrs.
Julia Magill. Miss Kate Scott, Mrs. E. B.
Stevens, Mrs. Della Fay, Mrs Jeanette M.
Morrill,, Rachel Harris. Eleanor Ransom,
better known as Mother RANSOM" Jane
B. Rice, Adeline Miller, Margaret I. Hayes,
Sarah A. Barton. Anna Terry Smith. Addie
L. Ballou. Rachel Ried. Elizabeth Dodge.
Sarah Leach, Julia Hubbard, Mrs. Marie
Breed, Fannie Hazen, Rebecca (Mother)
Otis Elizabeth Chapman, Rebecca Pomeroy,
Mrs. Fowle, Helen ellison. Mrs. Margaret
Hamilton Miss Jennie Putnam. Mrs. Ellen
w. Bowling. Mrs. Jane M. Worrell, Mrs
Mary 8. Gist, Mrs. Clara Clark White, Caro-
lima Boston, Katie Ramay. Caroline C.
Hager. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore Miss
Dorothy Dtx.
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The department had total membership
Of nearly 400. The number of posts has
Increased until the consecutive number is
ITO. but the number in actual existence now
is Of. The last reports made for the term
ending June 80, 1902, show a membership
of 2 1863 in good standing.
The department is in good working order,
financially sound and shows up in WASH
ington at the encampment with<a good live
delegation.
The following is list Of past department
commanders: Geo. D. Hill, deceased 1888,
Seattle: H. A. Morrow. deceased. 1884. Van
couver: A. M. Brooks. 1885, Seattle; c. M.
Holton. 1886. North Yakima; H. P. Curry,
deceased. 1887. Spokane: j. w. Sprague de-
ceased 1888. Tacoma: S. G. Cosgrove, 1880,
Pomeroy: NJ. M. Holmes, 1890, Seattle: D.
G. Lowell. 1891. Tacoma; ]. S. Brown, 1892,
South Bend: Jos. F. Sinclair. deceased,
1893 Ballard: Jno. N. Scott, deceased. 1894,
Port Townsend: Norman Buck, 1885, Spo-
kane: C. T. Patterson, 1885, South Tacoma;
Jno. F. Mclean. 1897. Walla Walla: Geo.
W. Tibbitts. 1898. Issaquah; j. w. Langley,
1882 Seattle: B. r.. Freeman. 1900, Spo-
kane: Harry H. Bigelow. 1901, Seattle.
Present commander. B. c. Bedell, Walla
Walla
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WHEN SUMTER WAS FIRED ON.
Incident Related by Mr.. John Dillon
of This City.

John Dillon, who lives at 256 West 55th
street, New York, claims that when the
news Of the firing on Fort Sumter was re-
ceived here he was a matchmaker for M.
W. Gait & Co., this city, and that he was
repairing President LincoIn's watch at the
time. When he heard the news. he says,
he. scratched under the dial and on The
plate of the watch the words:
First gun is fired. Thank God we have
a President who at least will try to save
the Union"
Mr. Dillon says removal OF the dlai
will reveal the words. The watch is gold
huntine-case of English make, and Mr..
Dillon SAYS he feels convinced that 1t was
the only watch Mr.. Lincoln possessed. Just
where the timepiece is no one seems 20
know, but it must be in the possession of
some of the Lincoln family.
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WEDNESDAY, october %, 1862

REBELS PROPERTY IN WASHINGTON.
Orders have been issued directing the oc-
cupation for government purposes of the
property in this city of persons known to
be in the service of the rebel government
as follows viz: Five houses, belonging to
Commodore French Forest Of the rebel
navy, Nos. $50 and 1872 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., 1853 10th street and two frame houses
on 18th street.
Two houses on AZ street near Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, the property Of DR.. Cornelius
Boyle.
The house belonging to DR.. Garnett, on
9th street near e.
House on New Jersey avenue occupied as
the coast survey office, the property of
William r. Smith, member Of the rebel
congress, from Alabama.
House. nearly opposite that last men
toned. on the same street. the property
Of ex-Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury VIII
liam F. Phillips.
House on South street, Capitol Hill, the
property Of Capt Huntington.
House on Maryland avenue, owned by Mr..
Clark, now in service in Richmond.
House owned by Frank Hanna, corner
South A street and New Jersey avenue.
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FRIDAY. October 10, 1862.
MARYLAND NOT POPULAR.

A gentleman who left Richmond on Sat
urday says he was on board the Merrimac
No. on Friday last. He states contra
wise to the report published yesterday that
the Merrimac No 2 is fully plated I.
The confeds are disguised with Maryland
before Lees entrance into that state its
redemption was the theme Of all secesh
my Maryland" which was heard on all
occasions. in parlor. hall and on the street,
is now tabooed and no one sings 1t.
Ffrst-class negroes are selling in Rich
mond at 81 200.
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commander Of Ransom Post: Gen. A. J.
Smith, who commanded the 10Th Army
Corps, was a member of Frank P. Blair
Post No. 1. Gen. Nelson Cole who died
from exposure in the Spanish-American
war was a past commander of Blair Post,
and also a department commander and senior
vice n-chief Gen. John w.
Noble, former Secretary of the Interior,
was a commander of B,air Post Maj. VIM.
Wonner of Kansas City was commander
tn-chief in 1888, and Maj. Leo Rassieur of
Blair Post was commander-in-chief in IDOL
Gen. Jno. c. Bates, now stationed at
Omaha, commanding the Department Of the
Missouri, is a member of Ransom Post.
The department has three of the largest
posts in the cOuntry-Frank 2. Blair Post,
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TUESDAY, October 81, 1852
THE SUBSTITUTE MARKET

Quite number of substitutes have been
obtained in the District of Columbia by cit
liens Of Maryland who have been drafted
into the militia regiments The prices paid
by the farmers in the lower counties are
said to be very high. We have heard of
s275 given for one, the lowest, and 1000 In
figures offered for another. The enlistments
for the District regiments have been very
encouraging. but no doubt the timdity or
secesh proclivities Of lower Maryland farm
ers will retard them by purchasing sub
StituteS.
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SATURDAY, November %, 1862.
Especial dispatch to The Star.

Especial dispatch to The Starr
FAIRFAX STATION, November 81, 10
p.m.-My last information from the front is
up to this morning, when, according to the
most reliable reports from there, rebel cav
airy drove in our /pickets to Centrevllle,
capturing two or three of them.
The latest from Leesburg represents
doubtless correctly that Whites guerrilla
cavalry now holds that town, and the coun-
try adjacent, down to Goose creek. 1t was
evacuted by us before their entrance into
it, hence no fight over it's possession took
place.
The impression increases here that Jack
son Is actually on his way down from the
mountains, and is now not far from Lees
burg, with 10000 men, designing to make
a dash upon some portion of the defenses on
Arlington Heights, with the hope of getting
into them by an unexpected coup and turn
ing their guns upon your city. Twenty-four
hours will determine whether he is or is
not bent on any such FOOLS GRAND.
(To be continued.)
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Solving the Coal Problem.

From the Atlanta Journal
The whole fuel problem might be easily
solved II we could only burn few tons Of
the anthracite coal jokes
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FRIDAY. October 8, 1862.
THE MONITOR" HERE.

AS the fact has been stated in Balti-
more paper that the Monitor gunboat left
Hampton Roads for this place on Monday
last. there can be no harm in saying that
she has arrived at the navy yard wharf
where she Is an object of no little interest
just now. She was towed up the river for
some distance by the tug Rescue but
steamed alone up the Eastern branch On
the news of her arrival considerable stir
was made by the employees of the yard,
large numbers Of them leaving their work.
shops to take look at the "cheesebox.
The object of her coming UP is that few
slight repairs may be made. She still bears
the marks of her conflict with the Merri-
mac. dents being in her sides, but no
where is she pierced. She came up along
side the wharf without difficulty.
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The enemy Is driven back into Virginia.
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania are now safe
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, Maj. Gen.
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The Precious Stuff!

From the Burlington Hawkeye.
Almost any newspaper, even Of the met
ropolitan class, will now accept hard coal
on subscription.
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UNFOUNDED REPORTS.

The agent of the Associated Press is au-
thorized by the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of the Treasury to say that the
reports of cabinet divisions upon the meas
ures of the administration which have
gained some currency are altogether
groundlesS.
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y
wide a margin.
WEDNESDAY, November r. 1862.
DEPARTURE OF GEN. MCCLELLAN
FROM THE ARMY.
Major General Mcclellan and his per-
sonal staff left Warrenton at IL o'clock yes
terday. On reaching Warrenton Junction
salute was fired, and the troops, who mad
been drawn up in line, afterward broke
ranks when the soldiers crowded around
him and many eagerly called for rev
parting words. said in response, Whlle
on the platform of the railroad car: L
wish you to stand by Burnside as you nave
stood by me, and all will be well. dooa-
bye"
To this there was a spontaneous ana en-
thusiastic response The troops were also
drawn up in line at Bristow Station and Ma
nassas Junction, where salutes were hred
and where General Mcclellan was compli-
mented with enthusiastic cheers. The party
arrived in Washington just in time TO take
the ) o'clock train of cars for trenton, tne
cars being detained, owing to some lmpedl-
ment on the track. General Mcclellan was
recognized by the many soldiers quartereu
in that vicinity, when he was greeted with
oft-repeated cheers.
The following farewell order was read to
the troops composing the Army of the
Potomac Monday morning, on dress parade:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF The
POTOMAC,
"a NEAR ItLSloIN " " ~
November Z. 1862.
"OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
IAN order Of the President deVolVes upon
Major General Burnside the command OF
this army.
I'm parting with you l cannot express the
love and gratitude L bear to you. AS an
army you have grown up under my care
In you have never found doubt or cold
ness The battles you have fought under
my command will proudly live in our ma
tons history.
1.-The glory you have achieved-our mu-
tual peril and fatigue-the graves or our
comrades, fallen in battle and by disease
the broken forms of those whom wounds
and sickness have disabled-the strongest
association which can exist among men,
unite us still by an indissoluble tie. We
shall ever be comrades in supporting the
Constitution of our country and the ma
tionality of its people.
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
MA Tor General, U. S. A.
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Riches.

From the Boston Journal F., -
The miser counts his coal. .tii-il il
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SATURDAY. October 4. 1862.

Camp near Sharpsburg, Md,
September 80.
Editor Star: The inclosed paragraph was
published in the Philadelphia Press of the
Doth instant:
"On Thursday at noon Gen. Griffin in
person. with the 9th Massachusetts and the
list District of Columbia regiments crossed
the river They threw out skirmishers, ad-
vanced up the hill and, proceeding eau
tiously, passed into the woods. Shortly af
terWard they sent back a piece of artillery
and an artillery forge, which the rebels had
left behind. They remained over during the
afternoon. but there was no firing it is
to be presumed they did not find the rebels
in force"
Please allow me to correct this statement
through your paper. 1t was the I'd District
of Columbia Regiment and not the list that
crossed the river, and outside of our own
regiment no one accompanied US but Gen.
Griffin and staff. We make this statement
that our Washington friends may know
that we have not been idle during our alb
sence. having always been kept in the ad-
vance.
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his breakfast table, who, after numerous
unsatisfactory gulps, shouted Lanaioru,
IL this is tea bring me coffee ana IL II ~. ~
coffee bring me tea, but a change l will
have"
No. offered to bet that with Hooker IN
command the confederate army would De
in Washington within month.
No. offered to bet that with Hooker In
command our army would either De IN
Richmond or the rebel army in washington
within that time. Hooker would either
make spoon or spoil the horn.
No. 8 thought that bet offered rather too
wide margin.
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WEDNESDAY, November r. 1862
DEPARTURE OF GEN. MCLELLAN
FROM THE ARMY.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
WOMAN WITH p BABY.

WRITTEN o THE UNDAY REPUBLIC
Chivalry will not die so long as there re-
mains the woman with the baby" re-
marked the philosopher. "woman's' pet
grievance against men at present is being
obliged to stand in trolley cars while the
pigs hide behind their extras.
This nonsense about the pretty girl al
ways getting q seat IS mere twaddle. Just
look through any car you are in and you
will pee the pretty girl with the modlsh
gown standing. and the d~ressmaker's er-
rand girl with the long box viii be seated.
1.-THE prettiest girl in St. Louis doesn't
stand the ghost OF a chance II she enters a
car by the side Ct a woman with a baby.
Makes no difference what sort of a woman
she is either. That baby Is her passport TO
q seat.
in an Olive street car the other day.
two young women. who looked as II they
would have been mere at home in a ham
som, entered the car, and not a seat was
offered. At the next crossing a miserable
looking woman nobbled IN. She was fat and
ugly and dirty. bat she carried a baby-a
red-faced. squint-eyed baby. too. Immedi-
ately a gentleman arose from his seat. Not
only that. but he grasped her elbow and
steRdied her when the car started off.
'TTll bet those two %stunning girls up In
front didn't see the beauty Of the thing
e-ey Wal probably add Their little srumble
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nit Uns'' Goo With Us) IN German char
scters. forming around a royal crown.
The reverse side of the medal presents .
date OF the foundation, and the royal cipher
crowned The star worn with this order 10
of silver. of eight radiating rays for tbs
first class. and with four prinodpsl rayA
center same az badge. for tbs second olann
The four divisions arc worn the same -
the Red Eagle badges, applying the but
tonhole decoration TO the American knights
who were honored with the Crown Order.
Upon the most prominent men AMONG
those who entertained Prince Henry &
Prussia during his recent visit hers wAs
bestowed the highest order, hat Of tns
third class OF the Red Eagle Mayor Roifa
Wells and ID. r Francis are tho wsa
known to need a biographical line
Samuel II. Ashbridge. another Of the
leading honorees, is Mayor Of Philadelphia
He was elected in February. 1895. b1 . ma
tority OF 40 900 votes. the largest ever gfvea
in a municipal contest. Mayor Asher4dss
was first Chief Clerk OF the Coronsr an
afterwards Coroner Of Philadelphia bscors
his election to the mayoraley.
Arthur ]. Eddy is q prominent ciunfka
and corporation lawyer
George c. Boldt Is manager OF tia wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel Of New York He u 81
German extraction.
Gustaye Schwab is the manager OF me
New York StaatsZeitung. He planned tne
journalistic dinner given at the WALDORF
Astoria in honor of Prince Henry.
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WRITTEN FoR TIFF SUNDAY RErUBIdC.
HOLSTERS are really in season from March
until November. although they may be
bought through the whole year. In select
ing them ones attention should be directed
10 their proportionate weight for size. as q
heavy lobster IS preferable TO a large one.
When possible buy live ones. so that their
freshness may not be questioned. They are
unwholesome II boiled after they are dead,
and should rot be eaten.
A good test in buying the boiled Holsters
Is to notice II the tail is elastic. so that II
will spring back after being Strengthened.
To Boil a Lobster-Have enough warm
water In a kettle to entirely cover the lob
ster: before it bOils put in the lobster. head
downward. add q tablespoonful of salt and
cover the kettle. This smothers the lobster
and is better than s~calding it to death. Move
the kettle to a hotter part of the range and
boil gently twenty to thirty minutes.
Lobster a rAmericaine-Split two nice.
freshly boiled Holsters; remove all the meat
carefully and cut into pieces one inch in
length. Pour into a saucepan half a gill of
Give oil. and when this becomes very hot
add the prepared lobster.
Chop very fine one onion OF medium size
and one sweet green pepper. Add these to
the lobster and let it cook for five minutes,
stirring gently. Season with half a tea
SIbtIIul VI AIT anu d SCdll tlShNi VI a IVA
spoonful of cayenne pepper: also add half a
wineglasS of good white wine. Reduce for
two minutes and add half a cup Of tomato
sauce ard one m~edium-siZed. sound red to-
mato. peeled and cut into small dice. Cook
ten minutes longer, stirring gently. Pour
the whole into a very hot dish and serve.
Lobster C~hops-Two cupfuls of boiled lob
ster meat. one cupful of cream or milk. one
tablespoonful of -four. two tabiespoonfuls Of
butter. half a tablespoonful of salt. scant.
yolks of two hard-boiled eggs. one generous
tablespoonful of parsley, dry sifted crumbs.
two or three eggs. speck of cayenne and
generous quarter of a nutmeg.
Cut the lobster into very small dice. Put
the butter and -four into a saucepan. Blend
and stir on the range. but do not let IL
brown. Add the cupful OF hot cream slowly
and stir until smooth. Remove from the
fire, add the s~easonings. the parsley. the
yolks. mashed well and pressed through a
sieve. and. last. the lobster.
Next spread this mixture on a platter to
cool. Let il stand for an hour or two. II
possible. before molding into the chops.
When II is thoroughly chilled mold II into
the form Of chops. pointed at one end. Dip
first in sifted bread crumbs. then into eggs.
then again into the crumbs; let them stand
at least an hour in the icebox to become
firm.
Have a kettle OF deep fat, and when II
will brown a piece of bread in forty sec
onds 1t is ready to have the chops immersed
in it. Place them in a wire frying basket
Of possible) and fry until they are a golden
brown. Drain on brown paper in the mouth
of the oven. Stick a claw into the mouth
az the chop and arrange them nicely on a
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VARIOUS WAYS OF SERVING LOBSTER.

dish. Garnish with parsley and lemon ana
serve with tartare sauce
Sauce Tartare-Half a pint Of Mayonuaiss
dressing, three olives. two gherkins and oas
tablespoon Of CaperS
Chop the olives. capers and gherkins ~e<E
fine; add them TO the dressing and IL ::
ready for use. A tablespoon CT tarraSSa
vinegar may be added.
Lobster en- Brochette au Petit Sale-Taks
one and One-half pounds OF fresh shells5
boiled lobster. cut in evenly sized pieo-x
about two inches square. place In a be~+
and season with a little salt, peppsr. nut
meg and a tablespoon OF Partisan Sauce
and mix all we'll together. Take six skew
ers. silver If possible, place on each a piecs
OF lobster in the center, then a mushroom
another piece of lobster and another mush-
room. BrOil them for eight minutes. turn
ing them several times. Remove to a hos
platter. Decorate with parsley sliced lemon
and six slices of broiled bacon. Spread over
the lobster some maitre d'hotel butt-i.
Serve very hot.
Lobster Curry-ODe lobster Of medina
size. one tablespoon of butter. one cup
full of stock, two small chopped onions.
juice of half a lemon, one tablespoonful OF
curry powder. Season to taste with salt and
cayenne, or boiled rice. Cut the boiled lob
stir into dice. fry the onion and butter to-
Sether, stir in the curry. powder and stock
and cook all together until it begins TO
llilNhtH. Auu HI ANo
slowly for twenty minutes. stirring 90
casonally. Just before serving. add the
lemon juice, salt and cayenne FORM q
border of the boiled rice around the edge
of the platter. I'LL the center with the lob
Ster and serve. Garnish with q Little
chopped parsley.
Lobster a Ia Newberg-Lobster weighing
about four pounds; four tablespoons Of
butter; two Of sherry; two tabiespoonfuls
Of brandy; teaspoonful OF salt; dash OF
paprica; half pint of cream; slight grating
OF nutmeg and yolk OF four eggs.
Cut the lobster meat into small pieces.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and add
the lobster. Cook slowly for i've minutes;
then add the sherry, brandy. nutmeg, salt
and paprica and let all simmer for five
minutes longer. Beat the yolks OF the eggs
well and add the cream TO them. Pour
these over the other mixture and cook
for about a minute Take from the fire
and serve at once on a hot dish. This Ia
enough for six or eight persons.
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Title Is Bestowed
With Eagle of Third Class.

The most valuable. intrinsically valuable.
OF the four different decorations bestowed
upon these lucky Americans. is the order OF
the Red Eagle of the thiri-class. In 1892
it was raised with all its divisions to the
dignity Of the second order in the Pruss'an
monarchy. The order carries with it the
title of Sir Knight"
1t calls for special recognition from every
soldier on guard throughout the German
Empire. No matter where or when an
order OF the Red Eagle comes within the
vision OF a soldier doing guard duty. ne
must present arms to the wearer of that
badge.
At every public building in Germany. the
private palaces of members OF the r~eigning
family and high dignitaries are guarded by
the military authorities. the American Sir
knights of the Red Eagle will feel them
selves quit important and conspicuous
when next they take a trip abroad.
The gentlemen, who will have arms pre-
scented to them from the moment they land
in q German port to the time they get back
or the broad Atlantic, are Mayor Rolla
Wells Of st. Louis David r. Francis, for
mer Governor of Missouri and President of
the st. Louis Worlds Fair; Samuel H. Ash
bridge, Mayor of Philadelphia; Julius
Fieischmann, Mayor of Cincinnati. and Ar
thur j. Eddy OF the law firm of Eddy. Haley
q Munroe OF Chicago. The latter was chair