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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
Mary Baker Allen Chapter.

An entertainment given by the D. A.
RS. for the benefit of the Marker
Fund.-, appointed for February 22nd,
was, on account ofunpropitious weather,
postponed until the 23rd. The program,
consisting of music and light drama, was
fine. The committee wish especially to
express to Miss Morse, who is not a
member of the chapter, their apprecia-
ton of her kindness in consenting to
display her Family Album" and
describe in her inimitabe manner the
portraits therein, thereby adding
materially to the evenings amusement.
The program was followed by an
oyster supper and social hour, the sue
cess of which was assured by the sale of
about one hundred supper tickets.
The committee in charge are to be
congratulated on the success of their
effort to give the public an entertain
ment well worth the price of admission.
KATHARINE GaIswoLD, Historian.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
CLEVER BIRD TRICK. :
Tho Wood Nishtjar Has a Way Of
Openly ConceaIina IteeIf.

In his book "A Naturalist In the
Guianas" Eugene Andre tells Of the
tricky manner in which one bird fools
the hunters. He says:
THE wood nightjar is difficult bird
to detect during the day. He chooses
for perching some notified stump or
branch SO closely resembling his plum
age that he appears to form part Of
the bough upon which he is sitting.
suppose that in my wanderings | must
have passed quite close to a good many
Of these large nightjars, yet must con-
fess that only on one occasion did | get
good opportunity of observing the
habits of this bird.
1--WE had had mornings duck shoot
ing and were resting IN the shade of
one of the mangrove trees which line
the creeks. when what had appeared
to me to be ii dry stump jutting out of
one of the branches seemed to move
slightly. l threw Jumps of clay and
bits of stick at it, but it did not move
until it was actually struck, when. to
our surprise, n wood nightjar fitted a
short distance away. alighting on a
stump similar to the one which he had
left moment before. He immediate
ly flattened his tail against his perch
and assumed an attitude which gave
him all the appearance of being part OF
the stump on which he rested.
II disturbed him repeatedly, and he
invariably followed the same tactics.
He always chose as resting places
stumps or branches which his plumage
resembled, and he took position so
suggestive of piece of wood that 1
should certainly have passed him by
had | not been watching his move
ments and seen him alight."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
Library Notes.

The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Ladies' Library associa-
ton was held at the library January 81.
Reports of the last annual meeting and
of two special meetings were read and
approved. The annual report of the
treasurer was read and approved. This
report has been printed in the town re
port. as it has to do with the money
received from the town for the free
public library as well as the funds from
the Ladies' Library association for the
same purpose.
The librarians report was read and
approved. This report also will be found
printed In the town report.
Mrs. Pride was elected a member OF
the board of directors in place of Mrs.
Hadley, whose term hal expired.
The date of the annual meeting was
changed to the first Thursday after the
first Saturday in February.
Mr.. Pinney, Mr.. Boyce and Mr.. John
Fletcher were elected as the advisory
board for the ensuing year.
1t was voted to extend vote Of thanks
to the advisory board of the past year and
to the librarians who served from De-
cember, 1910, to May 1911.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
IVY AND HOLLY.
A Rhymed Game For the Older Boys
and Girls.

A Rhymed Game For the Older Boys
and Girls.
Boys and girls enjoy a rhymed pas
time called ivy and holly. Suggest
the plan of it to them and they will
amuse themselves with the adven-
lures of the two heroines for quite
awhile
Chairs are arranged in two rows.
and the children sit facing each other.
One youngster begins with some ad-
venture. as Holly and Ivy went out
to a party" The child sitting oppo
site must complete the rhyme with
another couplet-for instance, Holly
and Ivy came back hale and hearty"
Then there Is the fun provoking con
test called dramatic adjeetives. Hero
the company is divided up into two
bands, one Of which retires, while the
other remains in the parlor and de-
cides upon some adjective to be acted
out in gesture language-for example,
gay or doleful or vivacious. When
the word has been decided upon the
absent members must be summoned,
and they are called upon to guess
from the pantomime Of the others
what the adjective decided upon ma
be. If they can guess it in thrCo min.
utes point is won by their side, and
the others withdraw. After three
minutes the pantomime can be kept
up If the opposition is determined to
discover the right word, but success
point no longer represents point won.
AS soon as the word is guessed play
ers turn about, and those who have
guessed become actors. Several rounds
are played. and the greatest number
of points won by either side wins the
game. All those who belong to the
winning side might draw for a prize
II it is desired to make an award.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
MYSTERY IN A CRATER.
An Arizona Puzzle That the Biologists
Cannot Solve,


About forty miles from Flagstaff,
AriZ., in the midst of great plain,
there is saucer shaped hollow about
three quarters of mile across and
600 feet deep. The rim of this strange
crater rises between $50 and 200 feet
above the surrounding plain. Rocky
fragments are scattered for several
miles around the crater. Among these
rocks many fragments Of meteoric
iron, some containing minute black
diamonds, have been found. The inner
walls show that the crust of the earth
was broken when the crater was form
ed, yet no volcanic rocks exist there.
Biologists have offered several the
cries to account for this singular phe-
nomenOn. One is that an immense
meteorite made the hole and that the
meteoric fragments just mentioned are
remnants of the falling star
Another theory ascribes the origin of
the crater to a tremendous explosion
of steam in the rocks beneath, and a
third combines the first two by sug-
costing that. the blow of falling
meteor, striking the earth's crust at a
point where subterranean water had
accumulated in the neighborhood Of
heated rocks, was the cause of the ex-
plOsiOn.--New York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01

roads. A resolution that the stat
grange appropriate sum not to ex.
coed $1,000 to be expended by the
state grange lecturer during the ensu-
ing year was approved. A resolution
to pay lecturers from subordinate
oranges their mileage while attending
the state grange meetings was turned
down. c. s. Stetson was reelected
master.
Vermont ha, 20S subordinate oranges,
and the actual membership is over 20,
600. The treasurer has balance on
hand of $4,000 The grange Endorsed
the vocational measures before con-
gress: voted four scholarships in ag-
ricultural schools to members of the
grange; approved Presidents Taft's
peace measures and arbitration treat
:es; indorsed the policy of government
aid for good roads and the policies
outlined by the national grange.
Connecticut state grange met Jan. y
and New York will meet Feb. 6.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
INDIGESTION GOES.
Sourness, Heaviness, Belchine
and Stomach Distress Quick
Jy Fade Away.

Magical MONA is what you need
for any disturbed condition of the stom-
ach.
MI O-NA stomach tablets will drive all
the poisonous gases from your stomach
and make your stomach strong enough
to digest any food.
For any ailment caused by weak
stomach such as sick headache, dizzi-
ness, nervousness, lack of efficiency, that
tired all in feeling, sleeplessness, bad
dreams or bad stomach the morning
after too much smoking and drinking
for all these ailments nothing on earth
oan surpass MI ONA. Large box for
so cents at w. IL. Sheldon and druggists
everywhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
CRACKED LIPS.
Now is The Time to Use M e n tn o
Iatum For Chaps Rough Skin,
Sores, Etc.

Now is the time when nearly every one
is troubled with cracked lips, rough face
or chapped hands, as cold weather causes
these troubles unless special care is taken
of the skin.
They can be prevented if Mentholatum
is used after washing the hands or face
If, however, the lips are cracked and
rough, apply Mentholatum at night and
in the morning the soreness will be gone
and the cracks healed. 1t is of special
benefit for cold sores, taking out the
burning and healing the sore.
Every one should have jar of Men
tholatum in the house to use in the case
of burns, chilblains, frost bites or any
pain or inflammation. 1t is of great value
in curing catarrhal colds. Money back if
Mentholatum does not give perfect sat
isfaction. Buy jar today from your
druggist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
Prsssntsd With Oak Rocker.

On Monday evening a party Of 25
local sportsmen gathered at the restau-
rant Of Ira M. Taylor and partook of a
rabbit supper which was furnished
through the hospitality of Mr.. Taylor.
After the supper remarks were made
by several of those present. Leroy c.
Russell, acting as POSTMASTER, in few
well chosen words in behalf of the in
vited guests, presented Mr.. Taylor with
handsome oak rocking chair. The
presentation was complete surprise to
Mr.. Taylor who thanked the donors for
their generous gift. Cigars were passed
and after a few more impromptu re-
marks the party adjourned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
The Boston and New York Mail.

The first mail between New York
and Boston was established in 1872.
The letters were carried by messen-
ger. who was directed to "go and re-
turn as often as once a month" This
monthly service seems to have been
sufficient for some thirty years, when
it was changed to a fortnightly serv-
ice. In 1903 a well organized system
Of postoffices was established In Penn
sylvania and in other localities.-New
York American.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
BUILT BY GHOSTS.
an Invisible Wall That Comes and 0oes
In a Mexican House.

an Invisible Wall That Comes and 0oes
In a Mexican House.
Down in Mexico there are ghosts
which build walls.
In the ancient city of Querendaro
stands a big one story house of great
age which, at the time that General
Diaz first became president, was oc-
cupied by one Of his adherents, fine
old fighter named Colonel Marion.
When he died the place was bought
by a lawyer named Valdemars, who
pulled the whole inside of the house
to pieces and put in electric bells and
an electric lighting plant.
Curious noises were heard, pictures
fell and various queer happenings gave
rise to much talk. but the climax came
when a servant. sent into the dining
room for a glass of water, came back
with n scared face and reported that
some one had built wall all across
the room.
The others rushed In. There was
nothing to be seen; but, sure enough,
when they tried to cross the room an
invisible wall barred the way The
wall was so hard and solid that when
they struck their knuckles against it
they bled.
Next morning, however the wall was
gone. but not for good. Sometimes 1t
was there. sometimes not. and after n
few weeks Of this sort of thing the
Valdemars had had enough of it and
moved out.
To this day the house stands unoc-
cupied.-ChicagO Inter Oceon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Continued from page 1.)

cultural society. The visiting gentle
men from Washington expressed their
great pleasure in having been here and
their confidence in the success of the
meeting and its tendency of future good
at other similar meetings to come.
On Friday morning in the Grange hall
the Addison County Cow Testing as
ISOLATION held a meeting which was
addressed by Helmer Rabild, the
originator of the COW testing idea.
Mr.. Rabild spoke for some time on the
merits of cow testing and gave some
very valuable information along these
lines. He is part owner of a large
dairy in Denmark ane also has large in
terests in dairy in Michigan.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to most sincerely thank
all of the friends and neighbors who
illness and after the death of our dear
father, brother and uncle, Charles f.
Landon, whose assistance rendered at
the proper and important time and whose
kind effort gently smoothed his pathway
to the great beyond.
CHARLES h. LANDoN,
MRS. M. A. HOLDEN.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. X. BRADLEY,
MR.. AND Mrs. j. A. GREENSLIT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
A Queer Wooden Flower.

A queer wooden flower is to be found
IN Guatemala. This flower is called
the rose OF hell from the fact that it
grows on the sides of Mount Aqua and
round the scared edges of the volcano
of Fuego. 1t has tour distinct petals,
the outsides of which are covered
with bark like that of tree. The
stem, usually about foot high, is of
solid wood covered with bark. The
flower measures nearly a foot across.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
Brief Manual of TRAINING.

A high school freshman wrote to a
juvenile publication, earnestly inquir-
ing what he should do to win a coming
event in school athletics-the 100 yard
dash.
Run a little faster than the other
fellows" wrote the editor in reply
Youths Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01
The Kansas Granqe,

The Kansas state grange rejected
resolution declaring in favor of popr
lar government. the presidential prefer
ence law. the initiative. referendum and
recall and the corrupt practices act
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-01

Mother Grsy's Sweet Powders for Children
Relieve Feverishness, Bad stomach. Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and
are pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by
hpthers for 20 years. They never fail. At all
Druggists. 95c. Sample FREE, Address. A.
3. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. IRA
Evening star., 1912-07-14

Maude Walsh. Mrs. A. G. Mcclure, and
Miss Anita Mcclure and Owen Walsh,
all of Washington, are guests at the
Misses Castleman's. Mrs. Berry Harrison
has returned from visit to her mother,
Mrs. Holden, at Manassas.
Mrs. Harry B. Mitchell was hostess
Tuesday afternoon at a charming meet
ing of the Corban Club, the time being
occupied with fancy work until 4:3O,
when refreshments were served the
Bready, Mrs. Edwin Mooney, Mrs. VIII
liam Robey, Mrs. James Cockerille, Mrs.
Foster Orrison, Mrs. Powell Summers,
Mrs Arthur Simonds. Mrs. William
Blanchard Mrs. Harvey Haines, Mrs.
Webster and Misses Chaplin. O'Keefe,
Mrs. Samuel A. Hersperger, formerly of
Herndon, now Of Round Hill. has just
returned from few days visit to friends
in Washington. Pierce Hersperger re-
turned home from here Friday, accompa-
MED by Lawrence Detwiler. Mr.. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN A. Mankin are to arrive
shortly, and will remain several weeks in
their cottage near Herndon Center. The
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
Church was entertained Tuesday after
being Rev. w. C. Hardin and Mrs.
Hardin and Marie Louisa. Mrs. Robert
Schneider, son and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Cummins. Mrs. MagnLs T. Will
kins, Mrs. c. c. Stevens. Mrs. Annie Al
baugh Bready and Mrs. ]. S. Webster
and small daughters. Mrs. William Ellis,
assisted by Misses Amer and Elizabeth
Ellis of Herndon Heights. entertained
st. Timothy's Social Helpers Friday aft
ernoon. The Merrymakers gave their
Fourth of July dance in Walkers Hall
Thursday of the past week, many out-of-
town guests being present Miss Edna
Walker of Vienna visited friends here re-
Gently
Evening star., 1912-07-14
CLARENDON.
ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, July 13, 1912.
Mr.. Charles Corgan and DR.. Corgan of
Alexandria, Va, were dinner guests Fri
day evening of Mrs. and Miss Mars
teller Mrs. w. c. Wefburn entertained
the members Of the Embroidery Circle
Wednesday afternoon. Her guests were
invited to meet Mrs. Allen D. Welburn
Of Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. W. w. Wright
and Miss Lucy Wright OF Forest Glen,
Md, are guests at the home OF Mr.. S.
P. Wright. Mrs. Thomas De Lashmutt
entertained the members OF the Junior
Missionary Band Friday afternoon. Mrs.
A. L. Kelley, Master Lyman and Miss
Virginia Kelley will leave tomorrow for
View, Norfolk and North Carolina. Mrs.
Peter A. Magee had as her luncheon
guests Thursday Mrs J. 8. T. Magee and
Mrs. w. d. Magee Of Washington, .. {.
Mrs. Alexander c. Robinton, Miss Grace
and Alexander Robinton. who have been
the guests for several months Of MIS-.
w @. Restoff. left Monday for Phiia-
de!phia. where they will visit relatives
before returning to their home In New
lee is visiting Mrs. T. w. Murphy Of
Washington. D. c. Mrs. G. E. Hid and
Misses Elsie and Ruth Hid left this
week for visit to relatives In BAlt1-
more, Md Mr.. and Mrs. 8. p. Wright
entertained the members OF the Airing
ton Presbyterian Club Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Quackenbush en-
tertained this week Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
vile and children of Falls Church and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robey and family
of Anacostia. D. c. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Calender and family moved to
Clarendon this week. Mr. and Mrs. III.
l.. Walter Of haywood are on an eX-
tended visit to Chesapeake Beach. Mr..
Walton Anderson and family, who have
been making their home in Clarendon,
have moved to Halethorpe, Md Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Towers. Misses Marie and
IryIon Towers and Mrs. Mary Ann Rees.
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. A. Rees. left Thursday for their
home in Phoenix, Pa Miss Katherine
Mcknight, after visit to Miss Lucille
Long, left this week for short visit to
Washington, D. c., friends. Mrs William
Long entertained the members Of the La
dies Aid Society Tuesday afternoon at
her Oak street home Mr.. T. M. Swami
is on visit to his old home In Mary
land. Rev. and Mrs. w. S. O. Thomas
left Wednesday for a ten-day stay at
Virginia Beach Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
IIoge, jr., and children are on q two
week visit to Virginia Beach.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
ALEXANDRIA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special correspondence OF Inc star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 13, 1912.
A picnic was given Thursday at Epse-
wasson. the home of Mrs. Alfred Roberts,
near Mount Vernon. Among those who
attended were Misses Mary Lemon of
Louisville, Miss Anne Brown, Miss Paul
cite and Miss Harper of Washington
Miss Julia Langhorne Cone of Richmond,
Miss Alice AndertOn. Miss Lila Barrett,
Miss Emily Johnson, Miss Jean Roberts,
Miss Hattie Douglas. Miss Margaret Rob-
erts, Miss Nellie Uhler, Miss Mary Snow
den, Miss Lisa Anderson. Miss Mary Phil
lips, Miss Eliza Douglas. Miss Jean Brent,
Miss Ruth Roberts, Messrs. Jack Barrett,
Milton French. r. d. Brumbach, Wallace
Lindsey, Scott Campbell, Harmon Rob-
erts, Hunt Roberts, James Robe IS. James
Douglas, George Anderton, Ward Bos-
we'll, George Brent, Edward Fawcett,
Garnett Pitts and DR.. J. Thornton Ashton.
Mrs. Albert Bryand and her two sons,
ham to spend a month. Mrs. r. B.
Adams has returned from a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Adams at Clifton, Va.
Mrs. Preston O. Cockey and her two sons
have gone to Orkney Springs to spend the
summer. Miss Rebecca Grossman has re-
turned from visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Grossman, in Manassas. Mrs.
j. w. Carver and Mr.. Roland Carver OF
Fredericksburg were the guests of friends
in town this week. Rev. and Mrs. w.
Cosby Bell Of the Theological Seminary
are the guests of Col. and Mrs. Beverley
Tucker at Goshen Pass. Mrs. d. r.
Lewis and her two children have returned
from visit to friends in Manassas Mrs
Virgil Payne and Mr.. Clarence Payne
have returned from a visit to Mrs
Payne's sister, Mrs. Watson. in Char
lottesville. Miss Belle Green and Miss
Esther Green are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Summerville at Forest Grove, Va
Miss Virginia Schofield has returned from
a visit to friends in Mountsville, Va. Mr..
and Mrs. Elmo Mudd have returned from
a visit to their aunt Mrs. S. F. Walton,
in Charlottesville Miss Lisa Anderson
and Miss Violet Proctor sailed today from
Miss Mary Green. who has been visiting
her uncle and aunt. Rev. and Mrs. Berry
man Green, on Seminary Hill, has re-
turned to her home in Danville. Miss
Madeline Byrne and Miss Lillian Hill have
returned from a visit to Mrs. George
Keys at Hastings-on-the-Hu Hudson, N. Y.
Miss Maud Allison Of Fredericksburg is
the guest of friends in this city. Miss
Kathleen Carroll of Philadelphia Is the
guest of Miss Virginia Fannon in George
Washington Park. Miss Leslie Baggett
Mrs. John Hunton Foster has gone to
Markham for the summer.
Prof. and Mrs. Willoughby Reade OF
the Episcopal High School have gone to
Abingdon, Va, where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Reade's father, Capt.
Robertson. at his home, the Meadows.
Miss Madge Anderton Of New York is the
Evening star., 1912-07-14

thereby spare the ears; c9 the pleat is a
fine aid to rescue. II one falls into the
water. the riverside men jump In after
the person who has met with the mis-
hap. seize him with their hooks by the
tail. and then with 1t hitch him up to a
tree. Their energies being thus free, they
can lend assistance to any other person
In distress, and when such be saved the
rescuers can unite the man hanging from
the tree and devote themselves to his
resuscitation. whereas If there had been
no tail. the second man might have been
drowned while the first was being attend
ed to.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
Phones Main .::s .::s

Selden Uhler on Cameron street, is now
the guest Of the Misses Roberts at their
home, Sunnyside, near town. Mr.. and
Mrs A. j. Woodward OF Panama are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William HI. Mel
choir on South Lee street Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett has returned from a visit
to Col. and Mrs. Robert Stribling in Mark
ham, Mrs. Arthur Dawson is visiting Mr..
and Mrs Robert Elliott on Braddock
Heights Miss Mary King and Miss Vir-
ginia Vernon are spending two weeks at
Atlantic CITY, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hen
drick have returned from visit to Mrs.
Hendricks parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 6. T.
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Marshall
have gone to Sweet Chalybeate Springs.
Va, for the remainder Of the summar.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
of Vermont, daughter Of Senator and

of Vermont, daughter OF Senator and
Mrs. Page.
coming wedding, which has been an
ticipated some time, received publicity
yesterday by the announcement to their
friends by former Gov. William r. Mer-
riam and Mrs. Merriam of the engage
ment of their daughter, Laura Beatrice.
and Representative Theron z. Catlin of
Missouri. The ceremony will be in late
November. at st. Johns Church, with a
reception later at the home of the brides
parents, according to present plans.
Miss Merriam is one of the most at
tractive of the young girls presented in
the past few years. and has been a great
BELLE She is a granddaughter of the late
Col. John Hancock and great-niece of
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. She is now
with her parents at Liberty Furnace,
Va, where they have summer home, but
will leave there August 1 for a series of
visits on the North Shore.
Mr.. Catlin, who is a republican from
st. Louis, graduated from Harvard Uni
versity in 1899, and from Harvard Law
School in 1902, with the degrees of A. B.
and LII. B.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
The Pigtail and It's Uses.
From the London Globe .

Although modern China has sacrificed
the queue on the altar of liberty. many
Ceiestiais look upon the pigtail as an
object of veneration. The Chinese jour
nal the Yentai Pe-hao-pao. says 1t
may necessitate the washing Of the comb
and II may soil the garments; but still
the pigtaiI has its advantages. and these
are FIVE In number: Q 1t protects the
ears. for IL two Chinese quarrel, IL they
have tailE, they seize one another's, and
Evening star., 1912-07-14
The Limit.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gabe-Smith is grouchy guy, isn't
he?
Steve-Grouchy? Why. he hates to look
at himself Ia q mirror.
Evening star., 1912-07-14
SOCIETY.
Continued from First Page.

mon Kann, Mrs. Charles Flesher. Mrs.
Ernest Gichner and Mrs. Samuel j. Stein
berger, Miss Jean Flesher and Master
Samuel J. Steinberger jr.