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City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, MAY 21, 1915.
WHO IS GUILTY?

The recent attempt of the Neither lands government to fix responsibility for the promiscious strewing of mines in the North Sea waters adjacent to the Holland coast, in addition to dis closing some entirely unexpected re- suits, has also exploded another pet theory concerning the alleged ruthless barbarity of the Germans. While there has long been an almost universal be- lief that Germany was primarily re- sponsible for the widespread distribu- ton of those deadly instruments in the commercial highways of the North and Baltic seas, which belief by the way, has been most carefully fostered by the allies, the investigations Of the Holland government show conclusively that in so far as the North Sea waters are con- cVerned Germany has been much mali gned, as out of a total of one hundred and two mines picked up on the Netherlands coast all of which had drifted ashore. but one was found which could be identified as of Ger man make. Of the remainder. eighty one were of English origin. eight were Dutch and twelve were of French make. While it may be possible that a search of other waters might reveal in the present findings, at least. it is not Germany who is revealed as the eulprit, Indeed. the exceedingly large percentage of British mines leads to the suggestion that the German mines are either more firmly secured in posi- tion than are those of the British, or else that Britain has been distributing mines with liberality excelled only by her prodigality in the matter of des- seminating tales concerning the alleg- ed ungodly act of the Germans. It is no doubt true that Germany has scat tered her share of those explosives but II would also appear that she cannot be charged with the destruction of every weasel which happens to come in con- tact with mine, as has been the rule since the inception of the war. Ger many may indeed be answerable for many things which are beyond the pale of both moral and civil law, but II is being fast demonstrated that she is not entirely responsible for every fatality of a doubtful nature occurring in the European war districts. At least the revelation of the Netherlands government, which can in no sense be accused of collision with Germany in this matter. shows clearly that one should hesitate to fix responsibility for mine disasters in the absence of con- elusive evidence
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also accustomed to hold services of the Greek church in Knik and elsewhere. He also held some services in the Nel- china and Judge l., r. Shaw, formerly commissioner of the latter camp, says he was we'll liked. Indian Jim, who must stand trial on the charge of mur- dering the chief. was a sort of second chief and was also well known and liked. According to the Knik News, Indian Jim went to Knil< after the oc- currence and gave himself up to the authorities.
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NEW YoRk's uNpopUlARIrY
 WITH THE SToRk

The report of the city registrar pub lished in a recent bulletin of the de- partment of health contains some food for reflection. The public mind may be misled by some of these unex- plained figures.
 The most astounding revelation of this report is the statistical fact that New York City has the lowest birth rate among the large world centers despite other cities methods of regis traitor being in our favor in a compar- ison of infants with our own The birth rate of Berlin is reported at 10. that of London as 35. of Brussels as 30, of Paris as 25, and that of New York as 20 a thousand of population.
 Alarming as these figures may ap- pear there is no ground for deducing from them that this city is unpopular with the stork. The registrar attri- butes this striking difference to var ious reasons of more or less signifl- canoe, none of which we should con- slider as convincing as the fact that New York Is the only city in the world to which an enormous immigration steadily gravitates and in which large proportion of immigrants remain In comparison with the latter the large European cities receive an in fnitesimal secretion from immigra ton.
 This constant addition to our pop ulation naturally diminishes the ratio
 g births to population, especially as the unmarried predominate among inn migrants There is no doubt that New York would show vastly higher birth rate than any city in the world if the ratio were not diminished in this man ner A proof of this view is furnished by the fluctuations in the birth rates. which were 21 thousand in 1881. 3l in 1894, and 2s in 1908
 Another interesting point in this re- speet is of sociological significance since it illustrates most forciblv the influence of religious training In the summary of Number of Births Ac- cording to Nationalities," the follow ing figures are instructive: The birth rate among Germans was 1l61 among French 134s, among English l7.0s, among Irish 26s5, among Ital- ians 7S.12. among Russians and Poles 47.S2, among Austro- Hungarians 45 93 q thousand families
 These figures show conclusively that parents of Catholic nationaiities fur nish the larger increment of population in this city. The difference is so large the average being 4s. 50 among the Ca tholic to 14.05 among the Protestant nationalities, that it must prove of the utmost significance to the social and political economist especially if the comparative infrequency of divorce among the former class be considered New York Sun
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NOW IS THE TIME.

fs csias in and see us, as the bright sunny days are coming sn, and have ysur clothes cleaned, pressed and re- pai,sa
 We make them lock like new. We clean hats
 Ne make alterations.
 We guarantee first class workman ship.
 We s9arantes modern methods. We cRarantee prompt service. And we will appreciate your patron age
 We slss make suits to order
 NOME TAILORING COMPANY, Between Segerstrom < Hagen and R. B
 Zehner's Jewelry Stores.
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Joe Spenard, the city congressman of Valdez, who has the contract to carry the mail from the postoffce to the steamer recently took the mail to the bears Five thousand pounds of out going mail was taken to the dock from the postof1ice in 20 seconds-a record trip.
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Vim. Hebling, banker of Fairbanks, who left there last fall for the States. has written from Nanaimo that he is held as a prisoner of war at the British Columbian town. He was taken from the boat at Dawson and has been held since that time. He has written friends that the treatment accorded him is satisfactory, but that the long con- fnement is wearing upon him
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Robert Lagin, trapper in the Tacot- months. and as the Indians had threat ened to kill him because he was trap ping on ground they claimed belonged to them, it is believed that he has met with foul play An investigation will be made at once.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Nome,

Nome, Alaska, May 19, 1915 Temperature-Max. 51 Min. 35. Barometer-29S8 inches MEATH ER-Clear. Wind-Southeast miles per hour average 1 miller per hour. cipitation-None.
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A new postoffice has been established at Takotna. with mail service to Ruby This insures the continuous existenee of wirrer trail between Seward aod of the Yukon river
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AT THE NEW EAGLE,

Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa. nous Atherton Bourbon whisksys, Dis. titled spring 1904. 1905, bought in bond and reduced to 90 per cent. by U. 6. government by tho bottle or gallon.
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Alaska's contribution to Uncle Sam's money chest through the operation of the internal revenue laws for the fiscal Wear which terminated June 30th last was $31S57.
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The following appears in an Alaska paper: Estimates of the wealth of this country show that each of us should have sl400. We personally know there has been theft of s1, 1,39S-somewhere
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Congressman J. A Falconer of Washington. Is getting almost as pop ular in Alaska as carpet bagger fed eral officer.
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The Canadian government has or dered that all claims in which the en- listed men are interested are to be ex- empted from representation until the return If the owners
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Over 5000 voters in the Third di- vision declared themselves on the li- quor licenses a couple of months ago but at the delegate election only about 5000 voted
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Jack Williams, a pioneer of Cook Inlet died recently at the age of 64.
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Strictly fresh eggs SIPS per dozen at Prosssr's Harness Shop. Prone Black 5.
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Andrew Beatson. former owner of the copper mine at Latouche which bears his name, died last week at Los Angeles
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Copy for regular advertiseR ents must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of publication.
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Pc 1907, at the Postoff1ce at Nome, Alaska. under the Act of Congress of March 3 1878
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Tom Stepan for whose murder In dian Jim is now in jail in Seward, was the chief of the Knik Indians and was
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The moving picture show at Seward is open Sunday nights in defiance of the orders of the United States at tOrneV 4
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The robbers of seal fisheries in AL aska are to be made to suffer
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A tuwnsite addition to Seward re- gently purchased for s3O.Os0, sold for s4V,000 few days ago. There are 326 lots in the addition
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Nome. Alaska. May 20. 1915.

Nome Alaska, May 20, 1915. mperature-Max. 45. Min. 30. Barometer-29s inches. Weather-Clear. Wind-S. W. miles per hour. Precipitation-Non
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ALASKA
 NOTES
(From Our Exchanges.)

Artesian water was struck at Cor doVa at a depth of 27 feet
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Meme Weekly Nugget, l month. 6sc Nome Weekly Nugget, l year. $500
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FIRE ALARM SIGNALS

.. Engine House, Phone Main s7 ' whistles water. .. .. 8, Ire cut
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Strictly fresh eggs SIPS per dozen at Presssrs Harnsss Shsp. Prone Black 5.
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Personals :

- LAa-F"N ~.
Mrs Samuel Leeper returned Sat
nrday night from Parkersburg, where
she hadSbeen the guest Of her sisters,
MrssgGaB Chancellor and Mrs. John
W: Peppers, fora week.
Miss Addie Conn, of PIT. Marion,
HaS has been the guest for several
daysg OF her ssister, Mrs. E. w. How
ard on4Maple avenue.
Miss Elsie Merriield has been very
nllatSthe home other parents, Mr.. and
MRS. JIG. Merrifeld, on Columbia
street for the last several weeks.
Her Condition is alarming. r
Mrs!s Minor Durham and sister, Mrs.
Groyer%Bitner, and little son, Grover
Btnery Jr., left this morning for Mt.
Pleasant. Pa, to visit Mrs. tBitner's
aunt Mrs. Fiddler.
Mr$JsM Hartley, Mrs. Glen Greer,
MICS Mary$Greer, Joe Greer andlE.5F.
Hartleymotored to Masontown, w.
va. yesterday to attend the funeral
OF thesformer's niece, Mrs. H. H. Po-
iand,& whose death occurred Wednes-
day 10 Tunnelton.
Miss Virginia Snider, who had
spent the spring at Ashland, o., has
returned here for the summer AGA
Miss ora Dent. of Warrington,
MLH# #Ug#
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5TNIrs. Margaret E. Yeager
Passes Away After q
Yearss9Illness.

q alfaHllr

Mrs. Margaret E: Yeager. wife OF
the late ssamuelaY eagerJa and for many
years resilient ofsthe city. dtedSon3
Sunday morning at . $50 O'clock az
her home on Loeustsayenue. She had
been In declining health for more.
than a year, and during that period
had been critically ii several times:
Last Thursday she: was again taken:
worseS hut Sundayeiusts asfewsminutes
before shersdeaths occurredas she was
thought tosbe2somewhat improved. "A
suddenS of the heart resulted
in instantsdeath.
Il Mrs .tYeagerASwas formerly Miss
Margaret dent and wasSa daughter of.
RolleysEVans Dent; pioneer settlers Of,
.Monongalfas county. ;She%wasBborn at
LAUREL Point in Monongalia county,
on January IS; 1910. where she spent
her eariySlife.. SheSwas3 unttedfinymar-
rage awithSMr Yeager and about
thirty:hyesyears sagogthey came Ito.
Fairmont, swhereGth the former conducted
aSmercantilefes at the cor
ners ofsMain. and Madison streets for
a nuntberioE years.
4r~U1 CHGutSS5AA SSaAS IhS t1LAAJ
residedfin the on Locust ave-
nue. where Mrs: Yeager'sf death oc-
CURED. Mr. Yeager died ing1s93. One
son, George Yeager, was born to the
union, who survives his mother. An
adopted son, Charles Yeager, died
severalfyears ago:
one brother, JIG. Dent, of Bridge
port, o., and a. sister, Mrs. Maria Dent
Christy, Of Warrington, also survive.
A brother II. j. Dent, Of Warrington.
died about two years ago. Mr. j. C..
Dent is in California and Twill not be
here for the funeral services, which
are announced to take place on Tues
day:at:2 o'clock at the residence, con.
Quoted. by; Rev. w: y. Eddy Of the
First Baptist church: Interment will
be made in the family lot at Wood
lawn cemetery by Undertakers Mus
grave and Sons. !
.Mrs.NYeager .wasga member of the
First Baptist church In this city and
was a woman OF splendid christian
character. Until III! health prohibited
she was a regular attendant at all,
church services.
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4araduate from n. ". %.

Fairmont young women and men
wftiS bsfgraduated from the State Uni
yersity at Morgantown at the COM
mencen1entB exercises which will be
heidFon Junes1 {. Among the 103 on
ffielifstStoibe graduated are Miss Ethel
H6ft,Sdaughterg Oft. R. Holt, who will
BE graduated with a B. "A. degree;
Kenneth Barnes, son Of ]. Walter
Barnes, degree Of LIB. Arlington
FIemfng,2 son OF "A. Howard Fleming,
and Erred sJamison, o of DR.: Jesse
Jarnisons Bachelors of Science, and
GfoveEMusgrove, Bachelor Of Science
aof Agriculture.
Anumber OF relatives and friends
Of the9sFaduates will attend the com.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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GarloW's BandsH onored BY
Leading5Parad Through
Cle~yeIandIStreets.

The Woodmens OF the World excur
sion train which left here Saturday
night for Cleveland, Ohio, where q
sgfeat celebrationEof the sfWoodmen
was held yesterday, came back early
this morning with a tired but never
,theless happysbunch ofsexcurstonists:
Fully 1000 people were on the
itrafn9from.Fairmont, while Graftonia !:
80 furnished another train load.
Garlow,s band; consisting 1ofS35 mu-
l%sicians. was taken by heilocalsW. o.
M. Lodge and this magnificent mu-
steal &oTganizationS was selected from
a{number:ottot other cracksbands to lead.
jthe grand parade through the streets
Of Cleveland.
An elaborate program was rendered
in the afternoongat Keithis Hippo:
|drome Theatre and a large number
OF sovereign and head officers made
excellent addresses. The day was.
celebrated commemorating the TWEEN
sty.afti5 anniYersary3of hegfounding OF.
the order. NJ
Woodmen from all over this, State,
Pennsylvania and Ohio assembled in.
Cleveland Sunday to participate In,
the celebration. On their arrival in.
cleveland theysswere received by the
sovereign lodge of that city until 10.
o'clock and then viewed the city UNI
til 12o'clock when they ate dinner at
the leading hotel in that city. At ];
o'clock the uniform rank held their
parade which was one Of the best
ever held with more uniform men IN.
rank than ever before.
John Hartley, a local and popular
Woodman, who journeYedst to Cleye-
land with the local order. met with q.
serious accident yesterday afternoon
when a large gas pipe bursted while
he was standing over It, knocking him
off his feet and landing him on the
ground with violent force: Mr.: Hart
ley'si clothing was torn badly and he.
was slightly injured about his .ace
and hands. The cause OF the blowout
is not known, but it is said that MT
Hartley will take the matter up with
the Cleveland officials.
lElIHN BEEraH FuT-~HH narlIN.A ENeFN HNELtl HaAaaHau
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spent yesterday In this city. having
been calledshere by the death of her
aunt; Mrs. N. p. Yeager:
MI. and Mrs. Roy@L Tough, OF Mor-
lgantown,f spent Sunday wfthyrelattyes
in the city.
Miss Inez Jacobs spent yesterday
in Mannington3the guest ofs Mrs: p
IN. Tough. She attendedssst the .dedica-
tory seryices3at the First Baptist
church there.
Mr.: and Mrs. Robert Talbot have
closed their shomeEon Fairmont ave.
nue. andthaye OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lat their farm at Lowesville
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Berry, OF
IMorgantown. were visitors insthe&city1
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Moran spent
Sunday with friends in Warrington.
Mr.. and Mrs: James Q. Robinson
and two sons, who had spent the.las
several weeks al 4pointsSon the PACING
coast, have returned to their home at
Bnrrackvil1e. They visited their SOP,
Amos Robinson, and family IN cali az
Mrs. d. u. Vance and Miss Carrie
Thompson are the guests ofHrelatiyes
at Grafton.
burg, spent Sunday here with her
mother, Mrs. Christine Snider, on
Madison street.
John j.. McCool, who had been here
n a visit to his mother, Mrs: John
McCool, left. last night for his home
at Brockport,7N. Y.
Mr.. Arthur Koontz, OF Charleston,
was a weekend visitor in the city.
Mr.. Sand Mrs. Jew. May have re-
turned from a brief visit IN wheeling.
Dale Thompson, who had been the
guest Of his cousin, Floyd Morrow, mas
returned to his home I'M Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. P. Kelley n son.
James, left today for Keyser, to spend
two weeks at Knobley Farm.
]. H. Rownd, Of the Hartley Depart
ment Store, went to New York yesteS'
day on business for the firm.
Mrs. c. C, Wheeler and mrs. H..
Poster went to Masontown,% w. va,
Saturday to attend the funeral OF their
niece, Mrs. H. H. Poland, which was
held yesterday morning.
Miss Olive Wamhaugh, OF MORGAN
town, spent Saturday with friends N
the city.
Miss Eleanor Annon, Of Cambridge,
Md, is the guest OF the Misses Edna
and Jessie Jacobs at their nome on
Fairmont avenue. 4,
Mrs. Thomas Raymond and SON; al:
pheus, who have been the guests OF
relatives here for several weeks,
leave tomorrow for their home 'attMe:
Mrs. Cora Bishop and daughter,
Miss Kathaleen, leaye "Wednesday tor
MT. Lake Park, Nd, to spend seyera3
weeks. Mrs. Margaret Berghaus has
been at the park for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Dougan n
daughter. Miss Josephine, and. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilber B. Miller; Of Morgantown'
composed an automobile, party from
Morgantown to witness the Nv. ". U.
and wesleyan game. They stayed at
the Watson. I,
A. j. Reeder, OF Weston, is in the
cityEon business for, a few days:
Joe Newcomer, of Clarksburg, was
In the city yesterday visiting This
brother, Harry Newcomer.
Fred Sinsel, Of Clarksburg, tsstnsthe
city on business for a few days.
IL. ]. Allen, Of P~arkersburg, Is in$the.
city for a few days, looking after nat
tiers at the local postoffice. For many
years Mr.. Allen was %postotfice inspec'
tor, but is now acting in the capacity
of an efficiency expert. ~:
K:gB. Cecil, national bank inspector,
is in the. city looking after matters at
the national hanks inIthe CITY. IE. -
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q! p.8c.t TO Meet.

Jnne Memorial Day will be observ-
ed tomorroWa ate rnoon at5two o'clock
.at the8homesofs Mrs. Edwin Robinson
On FaiFmont avenue by the Robert E.
Lee ohapterso OF the United Daughters
81 the Confederacy. "A Jefferson Da'
Wis program will be observed by the
Organization. The members are re-
,dIestad5 TO remember that tomorrow
III the annual dues day. "A silver Of
fsrfngS will alsojbe taken at.this meet
fik thekproceedstt to be devoted, to the
81 DC educational fund.
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Episcopal Council
70 Meet Wednesday

The annual council Of the Episcopal
Diocese of West Virginia willfconvene
at Parkershurg on Wednesday, June
o. Some two hundred visitors will at
tend the council. Owing to the poor
health of Bishop George ". Peterkln;
It is probable that Bishop Coadtutor
w. L. Gravatt, Of Charles Town, will
preside at the sessions.
Rev. A. H, Beavin, of this city, will
attend the council meeting.
The one.centsa.word%r ate for CLASH
fed ads in The West yirginian means
a reimbursement and large possibil.
tiles:
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7FouriO'cIockT Tea,

Honoring their guest, Miss Eleanor
AMMAN 81 cambridge, Nd. the Misses
Edna andsJessie Jacobs r entertain
tng this afternoon at -four o'clock tea
Other honor guests are Mrs. Lee
Hutchinson. OF Manbar, W. Va. and
MissJosephine Lavender. The guests
mclidemembers OF the younger set.
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Build New.
Movie Theater

Announcement has been made thai
j. D. Galliher and William Prince will
build and operate a new moving pic
ture theatre on Jefferson street In the
rear Of the Holt drug Store.
The new building will be started
about Julys1st andsttiis2 expected to be
completed before bad weather of the
winter.
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~HomeMlssion Society.

The Home Mission Society OF the
sFfrstSMethodist Episcopal Church will
meet$tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 at
tha Church on Fairmont avenue. a
box Will be packed for the Thompson
Rest at Mt. Lake Park, and it Is
desired5thatyall the members make lib
eralSconrtibutions to this cause.
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ThetReeldue

AFTER coal; what?" asks an es.
teemed, in manner Of speaking, con
temporary. Our own. experience in
dicates ashes. to be followed at more
or less Slong intervals by an ash
wagon-cleveland Plain Dealer.
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observe FIaa DAY.

Flag DSy&whIch falls on Monday.
Jung ~, viii begobseryed BY the Wiz
Linn Raymond Chapter ofgthe Daugh:
ters q the Revolution alta meeting
p bsl hsld tStheshogme:of Mrs 1td 3
nuai election OF officers will take
place al this time and library day
VIII also be observed, each member
beinggaskedatog contribute a book to
the public library.
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Young Ladies, Aid Society.
The Young Ladies', Aid Society OF.
the M@P.FSTemple will be entertained
tonight at the home of Mrs: John.
Fleming at the corner of Locust ave
nue and Fourth street. The thostesses
viii be Mrs Fleming, Mrs. Minnie
srafer; Misses Fredda EVerhart and
Ethel Starzman.
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ToaEntertain Mothers Club.
Mrs.. w. o. Eddy will be hostess on
Wednesday at her home on Walnut
avennes to the Mothers Club OF the;
w C!sST.sU.