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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr.. Waite of Wardsboro is visiting
Clarence Blodgett.
Miss Carlotta Lawrence of Grafton
spent the Weekend with Mrs. G.. S.
Beebe.
Miss Nellie Butterfeld. a trained
nurse. went to Springfield (Vt.) last
week on a case.
The junior Christian Endeavor society
will meet Saturday afternoon. Nov. u,
with Arthur Ranney.
Westminster West school was closed
Monday for visiting day. Miss EEda
Frost the teacher, went to Brattleboro
TO visit schools.
Rev. Walter Curtis has bought piece
of land from J. II. Clark on the main
road near f. G. Campbells Mr.. Cur
It's plans to raise sheep.
Several from here attended the play
The Moonshincr : Daughter, and dance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
TOWNSHEND.

a. Il. Marsh visited his folks in .Athol,
Mass, Sunday.
Leslie Madison OF Windham was in town
Saturday and Monday
Guy Barry, who is working in Brattle-
boro, was home over Sunday.
Miss Hester Holden spent the weekend
with friends in Williamsville.
Mrs. Sarah Carleton of Windham is with
her sister, Mrs, Martin Sparks.
Miss Rhona Patterson Of Brattleboro
visited Ruth Barry over sunday.
Miss Lila Taft OF Spofford, y. II, was
a recent visitor OF her brother, ". II
Taft
Eight deer had been reported to the
game warden as taken up TO Monday
night
L. T. Patterson, who has been assist
ing at the hotel for some time, went to
Putney Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Perkins and son of
White River Junction were recent visit
ols at Mrs Emma EddyS.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Phillips went to
WestfeId, Mass, Monday to visit their
son. Raymond. who is in camp there.
Walter Theg, who spent week visit
ing friends in town, returned to his post
at the Charlestown navy yard Monday
Il. d. Phillips and son. Bernard, were in
Greenfield last week and bought a horse
to take the place OF the one they recently
lost
At the Sunday morning service, Nov. IS,
in the Congregational church one was re-
ceived into membership on con. ession OF
faith
Gay Tenney, who has been home tol a
visit and a rev days hunting, has re-
turned to Bristol, Conn, where he has
work
Mrs. Willard, former matron at the ho-
TEL, and Mrs Mary Childs, who has been
at tho hotel for some time, went to Brat
tleboro Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. Henry S,owen. Mrs
Ellen Stowell and dau hter, Eleanor, of
Grafton called on Mrs. w NJ. Sparks
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Helen Derry Of Newiane came last
week to work for Don Boutelle. Her
grandson also Is there with hen and j. at
tending Leland and Gray seminary.
Miss Mae ingalls, OF Windham. a student
at Leland and Gray seminary, injured her
knee while playing basketball 50 that she
was unable to attend school for several
days
There is a special call Tor the knitting
that is being done for the Red Cross So
ciety, 50 those having work are re
quested to return it as soon as they can,
before Friday ii possible
Miss Florence Phelps and Miss Marion
| Ninslow former teachers here but now
teaching in Brattleboro, were with Mis-,
Jones at |. S. Sayre's from Friday night
to sunday night. On Saturday they visit
ed school.
Rev, s. l.. Vincent received lctte,
from his son. Fred. Monday, Nov. -. stat
ing that he had enlisted and was in cam
at Angel Island, Calii., at present. but ex
poets to be sent TO some other place soon
This makes two Of his sons who are il
training,
Frank Mclean came from Connection
Saturday and took possession of the hote
Monday. In cranking his automobile Sat
urday morning his right wrist was broken
but be came through guiding his car witt
one hand, and on Monday he drove hi
car to Brattleboro and back.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
Tie Cow Won.

An official OF the board OF health in
town not far from Boston notified citi-
zen that his license TO keep a COW on his
premises had expired In reply to this
letter the official received the following
communication:
Monsieur Bord OF He'll jus get your
motifs that my licens to keep my COW has
expire. / wish to inform YOU. M'sieur
Bord OF lIelt, that my cow she beat YOU
to it she expire tree week ago. Much
obhgc Yours with respck.
PETE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
JAMAICA.
Ezra T.. Wellman.

Ezra +. Wcllman, 50, died at his
home here Nov -, after an illness Of
II months, during which he was ten
derby cared for by his son. Wilbur
Wcllman.
Mr.. Wcllmau was born in West
Towushcnd. He married Mary Mon
Grief Of Salem, y. Y, with whom he
had lived over 80 years when her death
occurred seven yeaTs ago. Their only
child, Wilbur Wellman, survives. Mr.
Wcllnan also leaves sister, Mrs. 4.
X. Sabine Of Cleveland, Ohio who il
over - years Of age. Mr. Wellman
served ~ sexton about 90 wears and
has always been a respected citizen.
These from out Of town present at
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Clark Of Rupert, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Fisher and Ernest Fisher of Manches.
ter (Nt1, Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Fish
or, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Crosby and L..
o. Boyle Of Dummerston, and Mr.. and
Mrs Bert Prouty Of Winhall. The
burial took place in the jamaica vii
lagc cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20

7. l.. Holland was in town Saturday
on business
Judge T.. l.. Waterman is n guest Of
his sister, Mrs. Olive Shumway. for a
few days
Mrs. II. =. Boyuton has been ILL.,.
Mrs. Lucy Kellogg has been working
at the postotlicc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Benson Of South
Londonderry visited at Ernest Mar
tin Friday.
Mrs. Charles +. Bailey and family
left the first Of the week for their
home in Virginia.
Mr.. Shoatc with his six horses he
gan work for f. e. lloslcy OH the Adj
ANS job this week.
George Moore and family have
moved to Barre, Mas, where Mr..
Moore has a position.
Miss Eva Wolcott is spending the
Thanksgiving vacation with her moth
er, Mrs. Agnes Wolcott.
Mrs. Eliza Jacobs is in Brattlcboro
TO spend Thanksgiving with hen
daughter, Mrs. John llcakcl.
Charles r. Bailey. who has just re.
turned from an automobile trip to Cal
ifornia, joined his family Saturday.
Barney Waite Of Weston has bough,
the Z. l.. Holland place Of u. Howe
Mr.. Waite will move his family here
soon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20

Now that cold weather is putting
many autos in the barn, in addition to
meatless, wheatless, sweetless and 9th
err approaches to eatless days even more
car-riders than usual are confronted
by seatleSs days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
given by the Saxtons River Dramatic
club Saturday evening.

given by the Saxtons River Dramatic
club Saturday evening.
Mrs. Jerome Holden and Gilbert Hol-
den went to Townshend last week to
spend a day with Miss Berniee Holden,
who is i'll in the home of her sister Mrs
Harry Sparks. They made the trip with
LLOYD Stone in his automobile
We have only one soldier from here
who is at the front in France, Sergeant
Henry Harlow of Company /, of Brat
tleboro, and his friends are sending him
shower of Christmas postcards. For
those who would like to remember him,
his address is Sergt. Henry NJ. Harlow,
5th Co., l0lst Ammunition Train, Goth
division, American Expeditionary Force.
Mail must be sent on or before Nov.
u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Nov. 10, Mrs Mary
Elizabeth tLoftusl Hazard, 43, wife OF AL
bert Hazard.
In Jamaica, Nov. l., Ezra L. Well
man, 50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20

Rabbits are higher this year because III
the war. Hunters say it costs five cents
to kill rabbit, even ii you get him the
FIRST shot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-20
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Nov 20. daughter to
Mr. and Mrs Herbert c. Shaw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
COUzENS IS
LIAR, SAYS
SELLERS
Uses "ShOrter and Ug-
lier" Word In Row
Over Saloon Cases
DENIES FREEING
so BOOZE MEN
All Dismissals Were
For Lack of Evil
dence. He Saws

Answering the charge OF Police
Commissioner Couzens that he had
dismissed about 80 cases against
saloonkeepers in the last two
months without letting them go 70
trial in the recorders court. Police
Justice Albert r. Sellers Saturday
morning applied the shorter and
uglier" term 10 the commissioner.
81 have dismissed some cases in
which saloonmen were charged with
violation Of the liquor laws" said
Sellers. They were dismissed be
cause OF lack % evidence Bur II
Mr. Couzens said dismissed 50 such
cases, he is lying in about 40 OF
them have not dismissed more
than 10 In those cases. the records
will speak for themselves Nr
Couzens' latest bombardment doesn't
seem 20 be sincere II he wanted 70
find out just what has been done
with liquor cases, be Gould have
come 10 me and l. would have been
glad 10 have gone over the records
with him and find out. II possible.
If anything wrong had been done"
Commissioner Couzens was not In
his once Saturday II was said he
had gone 10 his farm and would not
be back in Detroit until Monday
Prosecutor Jasnowski admitted
Saturday that there may have been
some slips" in the prosecution OF
saloon cases, but be said they were
not intended.
The great bulk OF the cases go
thru 10 a successful prosecution. -
he said. Some OF the errors-in
fact many OF them-can be charged
against the police department The
officers turn In reports concerning
Investigations which seem 20 far.
nish open and shut cases. When
they are called TO testify In police
court examinations. their testimony
does not bear out the statements
they made in their report"
In the case Of George Hines, the
Grand River-ave. saloonkeeper. dis
missed by Sellers, Jasnowsh says
that the order Of dismissal was en-
tered by Justice Sellers in the alb
sence OF Assistant Prosecutor Ger
aid Groat.
"Groat was out OF the room look
ing up some records, when the case
was dismissed" said Jasnowski
THAT was one OF the slips in which
an injustice may have been done.
but do not think II was inten-
tional."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
Society

Mrs. Frederick r Wormer is the
guest OF Mrs. Charles Wesley In
Sciasconset, Mass.
@
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nidman. Mrs
J Gueiner and Miss Irma b. Gruein-
cr are among Detroiters in Atlantic
city.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Marietta Conway. daughter OF
lfr and Mrs. Thomas II Conway 10
Gerald Lockett F1tE Gerald. the mar.
riage 20 take place in the fall.
The Detroit Retail Grocers' ssso-
citation wifi hold It's annual picnic
20 Tashmoo park. Wednesday. July
Is Plans have been made for an
elaborate program OF races and
games, the winners In the events 10
be presented with handsome prizes.
g
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Laurel Evelyn Lumby, daugh-
ter OF DIT and Mrs L K Lumby,
OF Pontiac. 20 Alfred c. Bird, OF
Royal Oak.
Mrs r. W Henderson, No. 72s
East Grand.blvd, r. visiting her
son. Dr W. r. Henderson, an assist
ant surgeon In the L. s navy, al
Newport r. Mrs Henderson VIII
visit friends in Poston. New York
and Atlantic City before returning
10 Detroit.
The annual Scottish picnic and
field day OF Clan Campbell Will be
held Friday, July o. az Bots Blanc.
There Will be a long list OF hand
some prizes for the winners IN The
athletic games and races. and so
gold and silver medals Will be pre-
sented In some OF the special events.
There will be a tug-o'-var. a soccer
football tournament. highland dane
ing. pipers' contest and other
typlcally Scottish events.
Detroit business women's club
will spend Thursday afternoon, July
26. AZ Bots Blanc; taking the l;3O
O'Clock boat. The committee In
charge includes the Misses Leonore
Farouharson. r. l. Hubbard. Helen
Il Jones. Mary Phinney. Carrie
DAWSON. jeanette Guysi and Alice
Viola Guysi.
o
Mrs. John Beekman Dyar and
Miss Clara r Dyar will entertain
Miss Jessie Bonstelle and the mem
hers OF the Bonstelle company, In
their beautiful home in Crosse
Pointe. Wednesday afternoon. July
%
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
$4,000 WORTH
OF GEMS STOLEN
Bag Containing Gold Pins Is
Lifted From In Front of
Liggett Bldg.

The theft OF black bag contain
ing gold bar pins. valued az $4,000.
from IN front OF the Liggett building,
saturday morning. was reported 20
the police by George Brimbaum. o.
New York. a salesman for the Jew
elry firm Of julius Wodisha com
pany. No. iS2 Broadway. New York.
Brmbaum. who Is staying AZ the
Sfatlcr, Went 20 visit a customer in
The Ilggett building accompanied
by a bov from the hotel when he
engaged go carry in a cart three
bags containing jewellers samples.
Brmbaum went into the building
70 see his customer. leaving the boy
and the jewel bags outside The boz
saws that a few minutes after Brim-
baum Went insid en- bare-headed man
came OUT Of the building and said
tie jewelfy salesman wanted his
simples
u can't carry In more than two. 3"
said The boy
'Wcll. III watch the other bag IN
o. &Qg come back" volunteered the
man. who. the boy believed. was an
omploye OF the iewelry store.
The boy carried The TWO bags into
The store and learned that Brim-
baum hadn't sent for them A hur-
ried trip was made outside. but the
osreheaded man and the bag OF Jew
els were gone
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
Few Well-KnOwn Detroiters
In Early Army Draft Lists;
Foreign Names Predominant

In the early lists OF Detroiters
drawn in the selectiye army draft
Friday, there are few familiar
names The majority are foreign
including largely Russian, Polish
German. Turkish, Armenian and
other European and Asiatic races
There are few IL amy French. n
mall proportion Of Scotch and Irish
and very few real American-Angl0-
Saxon.
Among the wealthy Crosse Pointe
residents only two young sons OF
he rich are called-Howard p. Bal.
lantyne, son of Mrs Elmer u. Speck.
Lake Shore-rd.. and William p. Ches-
brough. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pruyn Chesbrough. Lake Shorerd.
Another well-known young man
drafted n Frank Thsyer Nelson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
SAYS MAN TRIED
TO EAT CHECK

Charles Hunt. said 10 be a fol
lower of the race horses. was locked
up in the cell at the sherir's Office,
Saturday morning, on a charge OF
passing a worthless check for s37
on John ]. German. clothier. Hunt
was taken on a civil warrant issued
by Justice Richter.
Constable Andy" Philips walked
into Hunts room In the Hotel Pont.
chartrain Saturday morning 70 make
the arrest. The constable says Hunt
first tried 10 eat the check when
IL was shown him. and then sought
TO leap out OF the window Of the
room, which was on the fifth floor
Both masucation and volplaning
failed Hunt, as the constable held
on TO the check and then struck his
| prisoner with such force that he
fell 10 the floor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
FOUR-NIINUTE MEN
MAKE ADDRESSES
ON FOOD SAVING

Four-minute addresses were made
Friday evening. In the various vau-
deville and moving picture theaters
OF the city. in behalf OF the Hoover
food conservation pledge card cam.
paign now under way in Detroit.
Among the speakers were Ward y.
Choate. Dennis B. Hayes, Louis
Cohn. T. J Donovan. B. s Mostow-
ski. A j. Hood, Charles c. Simons.
E A Walling. Oscar A Riopelle,
John J. thinner. Lee Joslyn, W "
Mertz. 5. l.. Calender, Homer Fer.
guson, A L. Cornelius. Ernest A.
OBrien. c. j. Hill. Judge Alfred J.
Murphy. E. 5. Bartlett, l. e. Goode-
nough, L J. Bradley, Hal Smith
James Mcnamara. E A. Barnes
The food pledge campaign VIII be
continued turnout next week, or IN
I'll the distribution OF the 10000
pledge cards is accomplished. About
$4,000 have been distributed so far,
according 10 the committee in
charge OF the campaign, with head.
quarters at No. BIZ Kresge building
The distribution has been slow be
AdASr VI we LuHN OlAIN4N lt4dlH III
the house-to-house canvass. The
sudden warm weather. and the fact
that many of the volunteer workers
decline 10 be treated discourteously
az the homes where they call have
lessened the ranks OF workers great.
j.. Because OF this. the campaign com
mittee urges that the women OF De
trOit make voluntary registration IN
the voting booths or in the down
town shops The government Is
anxious 20 have the cards turned in
as quickly a. possible and Detroit
housewives will be doing their bit
IN a practical and helpful way II
they hasten 10 sign the ear--
There are no fees or dues connec ed
with the signing OF the pledge,
which is simply a moral obligation
10 conserve food in every way pos
sible and 70 eliminate waste Of every
kind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
GUARD RESERVES
ARE SUMMONED

The war department has ordered
reserves OF the three regiments OF
the Michigan National Guard 10 re
port AZ Fort Wayne for the organiza-
tiou OF reserve hattslions The &C
ton Of the department, in the opin'
on % most OF the officers. means
that the state camp az Crawling is
no longer being considered as a
mobilization or training point n
ia believed that the reserve oattal.
ions will be filed out with later vol
unteers and some OF the men who
are drafted into service.
Chaplain William A. Atkinson has
aeen named exchange ofiicer Of the
Thirty-hrst regiment 10 succeed
Major Dumas. who has been trans.
ferred 20 the inspector generals
department
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21

and established there association
headquarters 10 continue the educG
lional work which the boys hsd be-
gun IN the home association They
are directing the play hours of Ire
boys. supplying the link between
work and recreation tina; has hello
the young laborers close 90 their
work and made them interested con
tented and efficient.
When the story OF the mohiliTa.
tion 81 the thousands OF volunteer"
during the early months OF tle war
il told. the country viii learn how
the y VI c., A. met another cms--
gency In larger cities and IA TOW rs
near important army and navy posts
military quarters were taxed l.! the
large numbers of incoming roclW'F.
Municipalities were unprepared 10
meet the task occssioned by the in
fuN ~ men in uniform. young sol
der md sailors transplanted sud
den't from their homes into big
ciy lad in new surroundings. com
pellai 10 hnd FOR themselves their
recreation. Leaders we're quick 20
ieNN -IIltf TIC kAN"tttAo N-ta' hi'''
conditions entailed. but there was
no organization ready 20 attempt a
solution. except the Y. NJ c. A.
AT these Efforts are aside from
the crganiged. outlined work OF the
Y. " c. A war work They are
apar' from the systemacEed plan
which The international committee
has mapped out in conjunction with
the army and navy.
In addition 90 this volunteer ser.
vice tho association had, week "
two ago. go secretaries already as
signed 20 work in connection with
the military service OF the country
The association has its training
camp for this service. where men
are being schooled for the work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
1864 TURNS OUT
TO BE MISSING
DRAFT NUMBER

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-With
the location today OF a number In
the great draft lottery. Provost Mar.
shalGen. Crowder notified Secretary
OF War Baker that the FIRST step To-
ward organizing Americas armies is
complete
The missing number-4ss4-was
assigned 10 the 10.004th place in the
draving-the point az which blank
had been picked from the urn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
Here's List of City's
26 Draft Districts

The rs draft districts and their
headquarters from which those regis
District An Of First ward lying
south OF warren-ave.; c. T. soule.
sof cSsrsy eylidi N r,r., ward north
Of Wsrren-ave.; c. r. Huyetts. Hard
Ing Lumber company. Hamilton blvd
and Highiand-ave.
Ai Dsst l Mcleod. 1ota David whitney
District All Of Third ward;
Frank w. Rose. l7s East Palmer
District S--Ali Of Fourth ward
Malcolm J. Mcleod. cass Technical
high school.
District s-.All sSff p Firth yard;
District ALI OF Sixth ward: Poe
school, Lysander, near Sixth-st
District s--All OF Seventh ward;
Henry Ledyard. JrY eoi Union Trust
pistrict s-Ali OF Eighth ward; Al
bert Morgan, "a sycanore-st
District to-All s q Mi5th wsst
Frank q. Ryan. OF Parke. Davis a
District ii--AIl Of Ninth ware
lying north 81 Aie ssa E C.n;,. ya
District 1a-Ail Of Tenth ward
William Isbell. Hancock school. Four
teenth and Hancock-aver.
Distrftt II -,All OF Eleventh ward
John n BAgtsy. 4ss East warren-aye
DR.. James d Orr. SOS twenty third
District is--Aii of Thirteenth
school. Pulford and Ellery-sves.
District 1e--All OF Fourteenth ware
lying south Of Hancock and Rich
Charles T. Duffe, Western higi
District 17--Aii of Fourteenth war,
north of Hancock and Rich; Georg,
-. Martin. Northwestern high school
District 1s--All OF Fifteenth ward
DR. Arthur G. Lee. ass Holden-ave.
District 1s--All OF Sixteenth WAR
north OF Buchanan. street: John Col
District 2o--All OF Sixteenth war;
south OF Buchanan street: DR.. Free
Henry. io2 Twenty-ninth-s
District 2f--Afl OF Seventeenth
ward lying north OF Lysander: DR.
Richard Lehman. 1892 Gratiot-ave.
District 22-All OF Seventeenth
ward lying south OF Lysander; Martir
Bergman, 1854 Penobscot-bldg.
District 2s--Ali OF Eighteenth
ward; Fred Hadrich. Nordstrou
District a4-Aii OF Ninteenth ward
Charles f. Marschner. 4si Cadillac
ave.
District 2S-Au OF Twentieth ward
Or. James A. Dardas. 2i75 West JEFF
District 2s--Aii OF Twenty-nrst
yard; william Hillger. 1887 East JEFF
ferson-ave.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21

son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin n.
Nelson, 81 the Garden Court apart.
ments Mr. Nelson Is an attorney
with Offices in tho Ford building and
is well known in society. His faith
or IS senior member Of Nelson
Baker & Company, manufacturing
chemists
The early draft iist. also includes
Godfrey Srelineer. 2s years old. son
on Mr. and Mrs George w. strel.
niger, No ia Gratiot- who r.
in training In the officers reserve
camp at Fort Sheridan. where ne
has been since May Mr Streiinger
returned from Fort Sheridan 10 he.
troit on furlough. and was married
June l6, 10 Miss Mabel Holmes.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank p
Holmes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
SAYS WOMAN HAS
THREE HUSBANDS

County Detective Irving J Coffin
Saturday morning asked Prosecutor
Jasnowsh 20 order a warrant for
the arrest OF Dora Green on a charge
Of bigamy. II IL alleged that the
woman has been married thrice
without going thru the divorce mill
or losing a mate by death
She became. Mrs. Green IN West
Virginia q IL said. Two years ago.
u Is alleged she married Ernest
Lightly IN Detroit Jan. IL. 1917
sha was welded 20 Michael Hantosh
Hantosh complained 70 Coffin that
the woman had deserted him 70 re
turn 20 live with husband No. q