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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22

porches. Sometimes they are of logs
and sometimes Of funny, ugly sAagS
which the turtles think are quite beau
tiful.
/ Its going to rain" said Mr.. Turtle,
after they had all decided upon their
summer home and were settled upon
their porches.
| "How do you know it is?" asked
Mrs. Turtle you say that in such
decided fashion. OF course | know
YOU are wise turtle and know great
deal, but I never before knew you were
weather prophet"
I'm not a weather prophet, my
dear" said Mr.. Turtle. "But I know
this time"
"Tell me how you know" asked Mrs.
Turtle.
Because" continued Mr.. Turtle, 81
see Mr. Tortoise"
"Does he like the rain so much?'
asked Mrs. Turtle.
Like it," exclaimed Mr.. Turtle.
"Gracious, he hates the rain. He sim
DIV cannot stand it. He thinks the
rain is horrid, yes, extremely horrid."
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Sc SHIPS FROM JAPAN
FOR U. S. WAR USE
Agreement Reached For Turn
ing Over Vessels.

Toxic, April -. - Ncgo ;a;.ous
which have been in progress .vr : M
time between Roland :. Morris. -\nei
lean ambassador Ia Japan, and the
Japanese government and shiphuild-
erS have been concluded
SiNty-SiN steamers. aggre"Htin@
514,n0O tons lightweight. will be turn
ed over 10 the United States for Use
in the war. Both the government of
ticiaIS and ShipbuilderS manifested Il
spirit OF cooperation throughout the
pOurparlers.
Deliveries of the vessels will begin
this month and continue until June
1919. The ships have been placed i'll
three catc@orieS, as follows:
First-Twenty-fo sh!I$. 15O,0m
tons. will be chartered through the
government to the United States ship
ping board for Il period of six months.
Deliveries Will be made in April and
May. The difference between the in
terallied charter rates and The rates
paid by America-abOut 1S.O0).OOt
yen-will be paid by the Japanese
government.
Second-Fifteen ships, aggregating
100000 ions, new or partly built, for
which The United States will release
one ton of steel for one ton of ship
ping. The United States will buy the
ships at Il price which will vary ac
cording to delivery. which has been
fixed from May to December
Third-Twenty-seven ships, Of 23i,-
600 tons, to he built in Japan between
January and June of next year The
States is TO buy these ships
paying $l::' ton, and releasing one
ton of steel for two tons of. shipping
The new vessels will average 5000
IONS each.
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TOWN LOSES MINISTER
.jHENTARPARTY COMES
/ lees in the 1' i..'.t TO k;5..j a
v,sii II 5Ilbors.
.-s.,..>-.,o-@<

M"naca, Pa, April 22-There WAS
no sermon by the pastor, Key. II. ).
Gilbert, in the English La, heran
church, i'll view of The fact thai the
!G.n ser disappeared jus! in time To
miss IL coat of tar and feathers, it is
regarded as improbable tia; his pres
nee ever will grace the local pulpii
again.
Angered by remarks and actions of
ihe minister, including an insult TO
iile American t1u@. more than LOO Citl-
Zpn> of Woodlawn arrived i'll Monaco
arld We're joined by as many more
residents of this place. Most of the
WoodlaWu delegation came by train
Others made the "trip by automobile,
Lringing with them tar and feathers
Quickly organizing. the mob Went
10 the home of the minister, only TO
find that he had been warned and had.
disappeared. Obtaining information
that the warning had been given TO
the clergyman by Nelson H. Trump
cter and Alvin Netter, the indignant
crown went 10 liie llollle VI lll'H' i"'
men. One was compelled to subscribe
for Il 500 Liberty Bond and the other
Tor a $40 bond The two promised not
o allow Gilbert to appear in a Mon
;ica pulpit again.
The clergyman first drew attention
o himself and his attitude toward the
war by refusing a few months ago to
.onduct funeral services over a body
.!raprd with an American flag. His
explanation for this action never sat
SIZED patriotic members of this com
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PRESIDENT SETS EXAMPLE
Wheat Products Banished From
White House Table.

Washington, April 22.-President
Wilson and his household are setting
IN example for the nation in the mat
ter of wheat bread conservation.
1t was learned from food admins
tration officials that all wheat bread
and wheat products have been ban
i>hed from the White House dinner
able
Corn bread is the only bread Serv-
ed to White House guests during these
lays of intensive wheat conservation.
Those whose delicate paiates will not
stand for the half-pone are hereby
given full warning so that they may
withdraw their acceptance of the
White House dinner invitations.
1t is understood that wheat bread
has been taken off the tables of all
the cabinet members.
Official Washington is setting an
example for the country in getting
back to plain food.
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ITALY WANTS U. S. TROOPS
King Victor Urges Captain LaGuardia
to Help Bring Yankees.

Rome, April 22-''So many of our
soldiers have lived in America that
The American boys with their Starry
Fag would be thrice welcome on this
side" said King Victor Emmanuel
last week to Captain Fiorella II. La
Guardia. of the American flying corps
and representative in congress of one
Of the New York districts. when he
met the king at headquarters on the
Italian front in northern Italy.
''The enemy across the trenches,
The king added, ''are not convinced
that the American soldiers are really
crossing the ocean. Some of their
propa ganda leaflets say that the
American soldiers are being prevent
ed from reaching Europe by Ger
many'S submarines
King Victor Emmanuel added that
he would he happy TO see even small
number of American troops among
the Italians. after the first detach
ment has reached here, America sure
" will send more" the king said.
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Kansas SnoW-Covered.

Topeka. April 22.-Kansas awoke to
find the ground white with snow over
large sections of the state. In the
wheat belt there is now sufficient
moisture in the ground to insure the
wheat crop, the weather bureau re-
ports Only once before in thirty-one
years has snow fallen later than this
date, according to the bureaus re-
cords. The Kansas fruit crop is still
safe, it was said at the weather bu-
reau, but temperatures near freezing
<u put it to test.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Don't Let Catarrh Drag
You into CONSUMPTION

sprays, inhalers, atomiZers, jeIIles
and other local applications.
S. S. S. has proven most satisfac-
tory remedy for Catarrh because it
goes direct to its source, and re-
moves the germs of the disease from
the blood. Get a bottle from your
druggist today, and begin the only
logical treatment that gives real re-
suits. You can obtain special medical
advice without charge by writing to
Medical Director, 27 Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, Ga.
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U. S. TROOPS GET BEST FOOD
Close Inspection is Kept on Rations of
Our Soldiers.


Washington, April 22.-American
forces abroad are getting the best
food there is to be found
1t is under constant Inspections.
Here is what a force of 100000 men
require daily when in the field: Beef,
100000 pounds; bacon, 225,000
pounds; ham, 100000 pounds; toma-
toes. $4,000 cans; jam, 225,0O0 cans
tomato catsup, 1000 bottles. And be-
sides all this Jam, they are eating
tons and tons of prunes, apricots,
stewed peaches and beans. These
enormous quantities of foodstuffs are
subjected TO the closest inspection,
which begins at the source and fol-
lows up to the tine the food is eaten.
Every safeguard is employed in this
DSDertiDD
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Mother of 1S Is Honored

Lewistown, Pa, April 22.-The third
Liberty Loan drive, ending locally on
Monday, already is 100000 over-$ub-
county celebrated victory with a VEN
-aance. Thousands from every sec
ton of the country stood III the rain
to hear patriotic addresses and watch
II big parade. Mrs. Willie Manbeck,
the mother of eighteen children, four
already in the service, four in the
daft and three more in reserve. head
ed the service flag division. and POO
school children marched with flags.
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Women Enemy Aliens Must Register.

Washington, April 22. - President
Wilson issued proclamation calling
for the registration of all female enc
my aliens of Austro Hungarian or
German birth. Women of these ma
tionalities in the district of Columbia,
who have been residents in the dis
trict, will be given until May to
leave. Female transients here will be
given until April % Details as TO
when and where female enemy aliens
may register will be made public in
the course of few days by Attorney
General Gregory.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22

they yawned, such big turtle yawns !!
mo more sleeping now" said Mrs.
Turtle: "You may take maps later on,
but your winters sleep is all over. It's
spring and we must be awake. We
must see all that is going on in the big
world down in the pond. 1 must find
out what my neighbors are picking
out in the way of coats and suits and
evening gowns. Mr.. Turtle prom
Used me leaf evening coat, didn't you,
my love?'
81 did indeed" said Mr.. Turtle. But
I'll have to wait before 1 can get it. 1
have my order in but the leaves aren't
out yet. It's too early. You'll have
1t though just as soon as they arrive
In the turtle shops"
Mrs. Turtle looked very happy. She
had always longed for a green leaf
coat to wear over her shell suit. In
the evening she called it shell even
Ing dress.
Hurry" said Mrs. Turtle again to
the little turtles. And soon they were
all out of their winter beds of mud and
were looking about the pond for the
incest kinds of homes.
"What do you think of this?" ask
ed Mrs. Turtle. She was much pleas
ed, after all she had gotten to the
pond in excellent season. Very few
of the summer cottages had been TAX
en- and Mrs. Turtle had quite her pick
of the lot.
'It is very fine looking home"
said Mr.. Turtle. Lets see how we
can fix our porches. We must have
three. I couldn't abide a summer home
that had less than three porches."
mo more could l." agreed Mrs.
Turtle.
eve like plenty of porches," agreed
the little turtles.
"Ah,'' said Mr.. Turtle, twisting his
head far out of his shell, cts so nice
that we all like the same things. 1t
makes US get along SO well. We all
like porches. We like to sit upon them
in the warm sunshine. We enjoy a
quiet nap on one of three porches. but
we always like to choose between
three
"Yes," said Mrs. Turtle, sit would
be such a pity if we only had one
porch. Just imagine how hard it would
be to think, oh dear, which porch
shall take my nap on? and then re-
member that there was only one porch
anyway"
Now the turtles have three logs out
side their homes which they call
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
RIGHT TO KICK WIFE
Hubby in Entitled to His Share Of
Bed, This Judge Rules.

indianapolis, April 22.-When a
wife wants to use the entire bed a
husband is justified in using his feet
70 kick her over on her own side,
Judge James Z. L. Collins, of criminal
court, ruled in the case of James
Carter, who was charged with as
sault and battery on his wife and
with failure to support her.
This court will hold the kicking of
the wife in such a case is an eXer-
else Of personal privilege and cannot
be construed as assault and battery"
said the judge. The judge also dis
missed the charge of failure to sup
port, when Carter testified he had
paid his wife So or 81 a week since
their separation.
Carter was fined 81 and costs on
each of the two charges by Charles
Kueller, justice of the peace, and
the case came up before Judge Col
unS on appeal.
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Asked to Buy Bond, Takes $4,000.

Washington, April pa member
of the local Liberty Bond committee
walked into the auto repair shop Of
Nicholas Berezoski, accosted the dirt
begrimmed Russian, and tried to sell
him $50 bond. Berezoski, who had
been Il soldier in the RusSo-Japanese
war, said he would take $4,000
worth"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Avoid It's Dangerous Stage.

Avoid It's Dangerous Stage.
There is more serious stage of
Catarrh than the annoyance caused
by the stopped-up air passages, and
the hawking and splitting and other
distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency Of the disease to continue
its course downward until the lungs
become affected, and then dreaded
consumption is on your path. Your
own experience has taught you that
the disease cannot be cured by
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
LAMP BLACK FOR PRO-HUN
Raiiroaders Use Cement to Hold it on
Opponent of the Loan


PottsvlIe, Pa, April 22-A mob of
Philadelphia 4 Reading railway en-
pIoyeS masked with railroad flags, ap-
piled Il coat of lamp black and stove
cement to a pro-German sympathizer.
Il resident of Mechanicsville, suburb.
after an enthusiastic meeting in the
81. Clair distributing yards in the
interest of selling Liberty Bonds.
The man, with diSloyal intent, open
~ declared that he would not lend
any of his money to the government.
nor would he permit any of his three
sons to go to war, adding that he
would invest his money in other ways.
This enraged several hundred of his
fellow workmen, who laid violent
hands upon him.
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Added Her Tribute.

At family reunion everyone
laughed heartily at one of grandpa's
jokes. Ruth laughed, too, although
she hadn't the slightest idea what 1t
was all about. When the fun was over
she remarked breathlessly: ooh, dear,
gran'pa, / guess that's the cutest thing
you ever said"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Church and PARSONAGE Suffer.

Scranton, Pa, April 22-A further
mine settling over workings of the
national mine of the Lackawanna
Coal company has broken the walls
under the Polish National church on
Locust street, while the parsonage has
been forced so much out of plumb
that the doors have been iammed shut
and cannot he opened.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
GAVE HER
DELICATE CHILD
YINOL
1t Built Him Up and Made Him
Strong.

Newaygo, Mich.-"My little boy
was in delicate, weak, emaciated
condition and had a cough so we had
to keep him out of school for a
year. Nothing seemed to help him
until Ninol was recommended, and
the change it made in him was re-
markable. 1t has built him up and
made him strong so his cough is al
most entirely gone We can not rec
ommend Vinol too highly Mrs. +.
n. Hanlon.
Mothers of weak, delicate, ailing
children are asked to try this famous
cod liver and iron tonic on our guar
antee. Children love to take it.
c. p. Craig q Son, Druggists, Cam
bridge, and at the best drug store in
every town and city in the country
Adv
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MINE CAVE GRIPS A WOMAN
Nearly Suffocated When the Earth
Swallows Her to the Neck.

Hazleton, Pa, April 22.-Returning
from shopping tour at McAdoo, Mrs
John GheSlock, Of Yorktown, was
nearly Suffocated when she took a
short cut across the Lehigh Valley
Coal company lands and was caught
in a mine cave and swallowed up to
her neck.
Her screams for help attracted the
attention of men, who rescued her
with difficulty.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22

L ooh I'LL
derstand at ALL"
said Mrs. Turtle.
you say you
know it is going
to rain, and the
reason you know
it Is because you
see Mr.. Tortoise
in the distance.
And then you say
that Mr.. Tortoise
hates the rain.
It's all very con-
fusing."
"Mr. Tortoise
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
CrippIe,s SAVINGS For Country.

Reading, Pa, April 22.-Raymond
Schlear, aged twenty-five, of Leesport,
cripple, who has been belfast seven
ings for 1917, in war savings stamps.
Ee injured his spine eleven years
ago.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Kills Her Children With Ak,

st. Louis. April 22.-Mrs. Kate
Skaggs killed her two children, Leo,
five years old, and Mary, four, with
an AK and seriously wounded Cora,
nine months old, and Anna May, three
years. After attacking the children
she wroie IL note, blaming her hus-
band. She was taken to the obServa-
lion ward of the city hospital.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22

little turtles.
But the spring
is here" said Mrs.
Turtle. There
will be lots of ex-
citing things hap
pening down In
the pond. We
must hurry and
get our summer
homes ready. I'm
sure Mrs. Hard
Shelled Turtle
will be all settled
by now"
Just one more
little nap" beg
ged the little tur-
ties. And then
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL e 2GUE.
SafiIrdaM'c Games

At Philadelphia rh ladelphia, 9;
Brooklyn, > Batteries Mayer, Burns;
MarQuard, MamauN, KIN, ger.
Al New Iork-NrW York. ,: RoS-
ION. o. Ba1terics-AnderS, Ii, Rar. den ;
Hcaine. Henry.
Other games postponed. rain.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22

and he is the
weather prophet. He always knows
when it's going to rain and when he
sees that it is going to, he hurries
away where the rain won't touch him.
Il can see him hurrying away from
an approaching storm now. The storm
is coming because he's hurrying off.
Just see If I'm not right. Mr.. Tor
toise never makes a mistake"
And sure enough, in a short time,
it began to rain!
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
BASE BALL SCORES
Following is Result of Games Played
Saturday and Sunday.
A wi & RiCA& LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS Games.

Al Boston-Boston, t : New York,
;. Eatteries-MayS, Agnew; Love,
Hannah.
Al MISUNDERSTANDING, 3; st.
Louis. l. Batteries -Morton, ONeill;
LoW,teSnith. SoGhOrOn, Nunamaker.
Other games postponed, rain.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
Sundays Games.

Al CIevel;,Lh-S Louis, IL: Cleve-
land. I. BatIcrirS-tiall Il, Sothoron,
Nunamaker; Groom, Lambeth, BagDy,
O'\eill.
| lat Iain
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
The Weafher

Forecast for tins section: Parity
= - to-day, fair tomorrow: moGer-
p. Vii: g..
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
eS postponed, rain.
SUNDAYS Games.

At chicago, Q; C.urin-
matt, l. Batteries Alexander, E.lle-
fer: Reuther. Wfr@A.
81 I.nuiS-pilGS hHr.h-E ain.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-22
DADDTSEVEN[N(
ARY TALL az
~ MARY CpAUAM BONNER
MARY RAHANBQNNER
TURTLES GET UP.

"Time to get>up," said Mrs. Turtle.
''Oh, were so sleepy, we're so
SieeDy" said the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06

lower pI,lAtahie the Incidence " res
plratory injections 5ucn Is are Occurring
lit this time Heretofore brcnchopneu-
munia and pacamou.a have been pn-
valVnt jor some months following epi-
lemh.> af inilutnla. Ihls IS particularly
apt Is be the case Ms ,ear, -ince We have
mad th epidemic - early M the season.
It s thc pian therefore. hat ndiydu4
he gwen three consecutive NEGOTIATIONS.
one week apart, n order tha, 4 relatively
hugh degree "a mnmnfs uay be c,ft-
ferred Is we'll as 4 more enduring one lt
IS assumed thSt one Seues of infections
Will confer a rel4tiye Immunity 10 pncu-
InonA and influenza for a period of per
haps siA or nine months In giving 5 large
number ot prophylacfIc lnocuanons dur
ng thc md-t ut tbs epidemic, we ind
Shat thc occasional -uvcu reaction Occur
lu persons Whn trt coming down Nlfh
4tf3gA (ur.ou~iy lese hsse r. Iit
rru tan ,haH ia r,'3 = r.. Ian
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06

Spouse heretofore to the governments
requirements makes me confident that
they will not fail to continue their support
10 the end that all payments resulting
from war necessities will be promptly met
/ Much remains to be done Cur brave
troops must be maintained and paid until
their work is fully accomplished and they
are returned to their homes This is not
a time for us to relax our efforts and the
treasury department Is making plans for
larger and even more important work
during the coming year
Please make every effort to bring tins
statement before the people in your
district and to urge upon them the CON
tinued holding Of their War Saving Ger
tifcates the fulfllment Of their pledges
and additional purchases as their means
permit
II Delaware purchasers live up 70 lheir
promises this State VIII have purchased
si1 pc' e-Sur:. vhieb sli nt.t her we'll 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Correspondence Of EVERY Ercnin,

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Dover, Dec. 6.-tt the dug store o:
II. Helm, on l-0ockermal street are
exhibited two German hel.bets and q
lelt buckle sent ~ his b-o1het. Franz
L. Helm, who Is II the service il France
The trophies were mailed ftom Trance
on November :. inst before tic arrnisticp
was signed One Of The helmets belonged
TO 8 German officer and the other TO a
private
Word was received here Yesterday Of
the death Of William H. 1'hotnas aged
46 years, Of Philadelphia, formerly Of this
town, his death having occurred at the
Samaritan Hospital, from ptnmaine
poisoning. He attended & ahanquet Monday
evening and later became III. He was a
brother Of John \. Thomas 81 this town
Lieutenant Irving II Boggs Of Camp
Lee is visiting his mot her. Mrs L. Boggf.
Fnends Of Major William Il. Hocv. Jr.
OF this town, who is ID Trance. were de-
lighted to hear that he had been promoted
10 heutenant-colonel for meritorious
service IN the front line
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
lNFI.l ENZA INCUBATION.
Mayo Foundation Explains Gift Of Vac
cine to Delaware Hospital

The MAYO Foundation for Nedlc.i
Education and Resc reb 1T Rochester.
Mum IN sending influenza and pnen-
monla VACCINE 10 the Delaware Hospital.
~ announced II tycrl Evening yesterday
sent i letter with it from winch the fol-
lowing l. quoted
We ara sending >n4 a- par luur ry-
quest quantity of vaccine tor prophllac-
tic tuuoeulatiun against pneumonia and
influenza
This vaccine Is prepared from puc1-
mococci of the various types and from
putumucocc, otfcptoe4cei and utiuenza
haeilli a9 isolated from ttu -puta aud
hn4~ a eases during he present cpidcmi,
u influenza aid pneumonia II obs believed
tilat moguiatl,al- ~ those organisms Aill
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
HARk DELAWARE!.
People Of State Urged 10 Hasten Full
fiituent OF War Stamp Pledges.

Purchaser. Of War Savings Stamps who
have pledges unfulnled arc urged to
buy totke limit before the close Of the year.
The government needs the money and
has arranged for expenditures based on the
amount expected from the fulhilment Of
these pledges
The Secretary Of the Treasury yester-
day forwarded to Horny p Scott, the
state Director Of the War Savings campaign
IN Delaware. most urgent telegram
III which he said:
The governments monetary re-
Quirements were never greater no. more
pressing than they are today. Expenditures
for NoxemLcr were greatcr than in any
-imils period These expenditures growing
JlIt Of the var lnust be met by borrowing
fr,,pt 10 r.. ,,f.lr-arA t."ir if1,7nnr rc-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.

Special Cores pondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, Dec 6.-Hope Charter.
No. Z, Royal Arch Masons, has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
wear; Excellent high priest. William Il.
Dcrrlckson, Selbyvillc: king. William ].
Mustard, Georgetown: scribe. William
Deputy. Milford; secretary. John r. Hud-
son, Georgetown; treasurer. John +.
Kaiser, Georgetown
Most Excellent Grand High Priest
Leon Walker of Wilmington. accompanied
by Grand Instructor Francis Pazctt. also
OF Wilmington. paid the local chapter a
visit, arriving here in time to attend the
session and the election. After the
meeting q collation. was serrrd