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Heads Cornell Drive.

Frank s. washburn, president OF the
American Cyanamid Company, 511 Fifth
avenue, was appointed yesterday chair
man of the city committee for the Cor
nell University 100000 endowment
campaign. He was graduated from Cor
nell In 1883. On the committee are Ira
A. Place, vice-president OF the New York
Central Railroad Col. Timothy S. Will
Jams, Roger II. Williams, vice-president
of the National Bank of Commerce: John
%. Dennis OF Blair & Co. and others
Headquarters are at the Cornell Club, ~
West Forty-fourth street.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Mr.. and Mrs t. Suffern Taller, who
recently returned to New York from
Newport, left yesterday for White Sui
phur Springs. -'''
Mrs. w. B. osgood Field has como to
the st. Regis from Lenox to remain for
brief visit.
In tho First Congregational Church,
Montclair. N. j.. to-day. Miss Marion
Cox. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
c. Stoker of Syracuse, N. Y.
+. Mrs F. Grand d'Hauteville and her
daughter, Miss Renee Grand d'Hautville,
VIII sail for Europe November 10, to re-
main for the winter
Mrs Preston Davie has come to the
Plaza from Tuxedo Park
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry Warren.
Jr.. and Mrs. Warren's sister Miss Anne
Urquhart, are at the Homestead. Hot
Springs Va.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer, now in Newport,
will come to New York about the middle
of next month, and will be at the Ritz
Carlton for the winter.
Philip Rhinelander will give a recep-
ton in his home. Is West Forty-eighth
street. on the afternoon of December 90
when he will introduce to society his
only daughter, Miss Adelaide Kip Rhine
lander. who during the season will be
chaperoned by her cousin, Mrs. Walton
Oakley.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet has come to the
Ritz-Carlton from Newnort. TO remain
until she opens her house at COS i".-.H
avenue.
Miss Hattie e. Mitchell. daughter oil
William l.. Mitchell, will be married tt
Harry Bogert Jennings in thee chantry
of st. Thomas's Church on the evening
of October %. Her bridal attendants
will be Mrs. Edwin G. Lauder. Mrs
William Douglas Riley. the Misses Chris
tel M Wettlaufer and Ethel Williams
Harrington Sheldon will be the best man
and the ushers will include William c
Barthman. ]. Fahys Cook and William
A. Wetzler. After the marriage cere
mony there will be reception at thu
| ST. Regis
The sun., 1919-10-17
WOMEN TO HELP ACTORS FUND
Committee Chosen at a Tea, with
Mrs. Speyer, Hostess, as Chairman.

A women's committee to help the ma
tional Memorial Day campaign of the
Actors Fund was formed yesterday at a
tea given in the home of Mrs. James
Speyer, 1858 Fifth avenue. Among the
guests were Mrs. f. II. Hartman. Mrs.
John Purroy Mitchell, Mrs. F. Louis
Slade, Miss Alice Carpenter. Mrs. Henry
w. Taft. Mrs. Gertrude Robinson Smith,
Mrs William Fellowes Morgan, Mrs.
Helen Hartley Jenkins, Mrs John 7.
Pratt, Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim and
Mrs Robert w. deForest. Mrs. Speyer
was elected chairman of the committee
after speeches by Miss Julia Arthur and
Capt. Stanley NJ. Howe. The committee
will act as patronesses for special per-
formances held during the campaign.
Daniel Frohman. president of the
Actors Fund, entertained a number of
art dealers who are cooperating in the
campaign at his studio, las West Forty
fifth street
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Miss stephanie A. Wall. daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen A. Wall
and niece of Mrs. Jane w. Wall Of
Paterson, was married yesterday to
Major Joseph J. McConnville Of Phila-
phia, in st. Joseph's r. C. Church by
the Rev. DIR. Anthony II. Stein. in the
presence of about 400 relatives and
friends. Miss Florence Wall. a sister
OF the bride, was maid Of honor. Capt.
James McConnville of Washington was
best man. The ushers were Lieut.. Paul
McQulllen OF Passaic, N. j; Ensign
Ross Peardon and stephen Wall Carroll
of Paterson, Harold McDermott and
John Butler of New York and John
Peters OF Washington.
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George w. Farmer Buried.

Funeral services were held last night
for George William Farmer, 10 years
old, who enlisted at the age of 16 in
the Ninety-third Regiment. New York
Volunteers, and fought in many of the
fercest battles of the civil war. He
was wounded at the battle of Gettys-
burg a bursting shell striking his hip.
He was one of the oldest members Of
L. S. GranCiPost No 327, g. A. r.,
and had lived in Brooklyn for fifty
years He died last Tuesday at his
home, 80 Hopkinson avenue. Brooklyn.
He is survived by a daughter and a son.
The sun., 1919-10-17
LEASE PHILADELPHIA HOME.
Mrs. w. u. Page and Daughter
VIII Go TO California.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-Mrs. William
Byrd Page and her daughter, Miss Isabel
Wurts Page have leased their home in
Chestnut Hill and gone to New York
Later they will so to Santa Barbara,
Cal. 10 spend the winter.
Miss Virginia Elizabeth West, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. West OF
Buckingham, and Donald Stewart
Knight were married yesterday In the
Spring Garden Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church. this city. by the Rev. Dr.
Linn Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Conyers Read
have announced the marriage yesterday
ol Mrs. Reads daughter. Miss Ophelis
Gaslxill to Harry Feaster GIL in Church.
vile, Pa
The sun., 1919-10-17
Beck-Bateman.

Miss Dorothy Bateman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bateman OF Bate
man Point. Newport. was married to DR..
Horace p. Beck. also Of Newport,
in the University Place
Church. The bride was left
$500, 900 by Ross ID. Winans. a Balti-
more millionaire, when she was about
"a years of age. He had known her
since childhood. Dr. Beck was chair
man Of the emergency committee Of the
American Red Cross in Newport during
the war.
The sun., 1919-10-17
D. J. KING LEFT BIG ESTATE.
stock Exchange Members Prop
erty Goes to Daughters.

David James King. member OF the
Stock Exchange. who died at his home
SAL Madison avenue. March 9, left a
total estate Of $S06,S30 and a net estate
of S765,985. according to the report of
Andrew J. Berwin, Transfer Tax Ap-
praiser, which WAS filed yesterday in the
Surrogates' office. Assets include a seat
in the New York Stock Exchange, S74.-
900 s9,s33 in cash. personal property of
s245.s32, consisting chiefly of mortgages,
and stocks and bonds valued at s4s7,-
a62. including sl4.350 worth OF Liberty
bonds.
The estate is divided equally between
the two daughters OF the decedent, Mrs.
Louise King Rockford Of 20 East Six
tieth street and Mrs. Beatrice King Loeb
Of 541 Madison avenue. Mr.. King was a
sOn of Edward and Rosalie King. whose
o.l home was at Fifth avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth street, the site OF the b. Alt
man & Co. store.
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100000 Left to Relatives.

Specific requests to relatives of nearly
100000 are made by the terms OF th'
will of Mrs. Emily S. Sullivan, VIZ
died September 20 at Westerly. r. !,
The will was nled yesterday in the Sur
roGates' office. II is stated in the &C
companying petition that the value of
the estate is unknown. Mary Louise
Sullivan and Kathleen b. Anderson,
daughters, of "a East !Seventy-fourth
street each receives $4,000 and shares
in the residuary estate. A bequest of
$4,000 is made TO the Sisters OF ST.
Mary of Sewanee, Tenn.
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MRS. KERNoCHAN's ESTATE.
Widow of James p. Left Property
valued at s882,sss.

Mrs. Catherine Lorillard Kernochan,
widow of James p. Kernochan and a
member of one of New York's oldest
families, who died at her home, S24
Fifth avenue, in February, 1917, left a
net estate of $662,36S, according to the
report of the Deputy State Comptroller
which was filed yesterday.
Assets include real estate valued at
100000, the most valuable single hold
ing being the home at S24 Fifth avenue
cash, s55,529; personal, $500; stocks
and bands, $377,671. Seven house SER
wants receive $1,000 each and tho re-
mainder goes to a daughter. Katherine
L. X. Pell of Tuxedo N. Y.
The sun., 1919-10-17
noose,eIt Flag Comins aronday.

Roosevelt memorial flag. which teams
OF fast cunning school boys have car
ried across the State, will arrive at
the Manor House In Van Cortlandt Park
Monday. Borough President Bruckner
and Park Commissioner Hennessey will
receive II. There will be a short
patriotic demonstration and then in an
airplane the flag will be carried to
Flushing. Queens on its way to Oyster
Bay The air route was chosen rather
than water passage by way of novelty.
The sun., 1919-10-17
WOTHERSPo0N-ENNIS.
New York Couple Married Mt Hotel
Wedding.

Miss Gertrude Ennis, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Louis " Ennis of $50 West
14Sth street, was married last evening
to Kenneth Williams Wotherspoon, son
of Can't. and Mrs. James Wotherspcon
of this city, at the Hotel Ansonia by
the Rev. Raymond L. Forman OF ST.
Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church. The
bride, who was given away by her
father, was attended by Miss Alice
Hackatt. Robert A. Quinn was best
man and the ushers were Philip a.
Martlny and James Wotherspoon. Jr. A
reception followed.
Mr.. Wotherspoon served during the
war with the 10th Regiment, Twenty
seventh Division. He and his bride went
South on their wedding trip
The sun., 1919-10-17
BRITISH WRITER HoNoRED.
Cuniiffe-Owen Made officer OF
French Legion of Honor,

Frederick Cunliffe- owen, a writer, has
been promoted by President Poincare of
France. with the approval Of Great Brit
ain. to the rank OF officer OF the Legion
or Honor, II was announced yesterday.
Mr.. Cunliffe-Owen has been a knight Of
the Legion of Honor for nearly forty
years and represents ths third genera
ton OF his family in the legion. He was
made knight commander OF the Order
OF the Crown of Italy by King Victor
Emmanuel in 1906.
Mr.. Cunliffe-Owen is first vice-presi-
dent of the Pilgrims Society. chairman
of the France-American Society and
chairman OF the Ameriean-Hellenic So
ciety.
The sun., 1919-10-17
Bankers in Princeton Drive.

George w. Perkins, Frank A. Wander
lin and A. Barton Hepburn. president of
the Chase National Bank, were named
on the Princeton University endowment
committee by Henry b. Thompson, the
chairman, yesterday. Princeton is seek
ing $4,000, 900, which she expects TO get
from her 1000 graduates George w
Perkins, Jr., has been made secretary Of
a division Of the committee which is II
organize alumni resident in foreign
countries for the campaign.
The sun., 1919-10-17
THOMAS FRANCIS NEVILLE.

Thomas Francis Neville, vice-presi-
cent of the New York Roofing Company,
died yesterday in his home. 80 Clinton
avenue, Brooklyn. He was II years
old and had been manager of the New
Y ork Roofing Company's Brooklyn plant
at COS Smith street for the last seven
years. He is survived by two daugh-
ters. brother and three sisters In
teiment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery
The sun., 1919-10-17
NAVY DANCE AT NEWPORT.
Several Dinner Parties Precede
Entertainment at station.
Special Despatch 10 THE suS.

HttV1ItW
NEWPORT, Oct 16.-There was large
attendance at the Naval Training Sta
ton this evening for the first of a series
OF dances given by the officers. The
guests were received by Capt. and Mrs.
Edward H. Campbell and Lieut.. and
Mrs. s. r. Mills. Several dinner parties
were given before the dance, among
those entertaining being Capt. and Mrs
Campbell, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. d
]. F'riddell and Lieut.-Commander and
Mrs. H. A. Flanagan.
Mrs. John Clinton Gray gave a
luncheon at the Muenchinger King to-
day.
The sun., 1919-10-17
SPECIAL OPERA FOR ALBERT.
Metropolitan Company Plans Il
Honor King and Queen.

Invitations are being issued for a
special operate performance to be given
by the Interracial Council and the Met
ropoltan Opera Company in honor of
the King and Queen OF the Belgians in
the Metropolitan Opera House Saturday
evening, October rs.
A meeting will be held at II 40 o'clock
Monday morning at the homo Of Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt to arrange the de-
tails of the performance.
The sun., 1919-10-17
HONOR ROOSEVELT FLAG.
West Point Cadets Draw Up as
seth Star Is Added.

WEST POINT, Oct. l6-With a battal-
ion of cadets and the Military Academy
band drawn UP at attention under com
mand OF Lieut,-Col. Danforth, COM
mandant of cadets. the thirty-ninth star
was sewn on the Roosevelt memorial
flag in an impressive cerc1-ony held on
the historic plains here THIS afternoon.
Five girls from the Highland Falls High
School, Marie Goetz, Pearl Propher,
Vera Curtis, Dorothy Lehr and F'reda
Schmitt, each fastened a point of the
star TO the big flag The flight If the
flag will be resumed tomorrow, when a
troop of Boy Scouts from here will es-
cort 1t to Peekskll.
The sun., 1919-10-17
Admiral Bou.h ON Inactive List.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Oct. 16.-Rsar
Admiral clifford j. Boush. commandant
OF the Portsmouth Navy Yard was placed
on the inactive list for the second time,
He was on the inactive list when called
into service in September 1917. Capt.
j. II. Sypher has been appointed COM
mandant.
The sun., 1919-10-17
SIaHIe-Fuchs.

GREENWICH, Conn, Oct. 16.-Miss
Gretchen C. Fuchs. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Joseph Fuchs Of Port Ches-
ter, was married last night to Frederick
Augustus Slagle, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Slagle. also of Port Chester nv
tho Rev. Harry b. Head. in the home ~
the bride.
The sun., 1919-10-17
JOSEPH f. sAUTER.

Joseph F. Sauter, builder, died yes
.srday at his home In Sayreville, N. j.,
after a long illness. He was member
Of the Odd Fellows, knights OF Pythlas
and Foresters and had been active in
fraternal and political circles. He
leaves a widow and two sons.
The sun., 1919-10-17
GOLF AT WHITE SULPHUR.
Trail Riding Popular mt West Vir
ginta Resort.
Special Despotch to The sus

Special Despdfch 70 The Sun.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va, Oct.
16.-Many golf players were on the
links this afternoon.
Riding parties were popular to-day.
Miss Therese Starrett, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis NJ. williams, Mrs. F.. NJ Barnhart
and Lawrence Dickson and Miss Elsie
Stevens were among those on the trails.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
were Joined to-day at the Greenbrier by
their son-in-law. Stephen II. p. Pell OF
New York.
In the New York colony here are Mr..
and Mrs. William w. Miller Robert Tai
colt Francis and William Frederick Eel
Ter.
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MARRIED..

BARRows-HOsFORD the Broad
way Tabernacle Church, by the Rev
Charles E. Jefferson Mary STONE
daughter OF Isaac b. Hosford, 10 MT
Oswald Curtis Barrows, $50 Manson
avenue. New York city.
sToW-HAVILAND.-O Thursday oc-
tober l6. at the residence OF her sister
Mrs. Asa La France. Elmira. N H.
Harriet May Haviland TO George w.
Stow of Atlantic City. N. j.
The sun., 1919-10-17
WILHELM Won sIEMENs.

BERLIN, Oct. 16.-Wilhelm Won Sic
mems, active directing head of the Sic
mems Halske companies, Is dead az
Aroma. Switzerland. Dispatches state
that he died suddenly. Herr Won Siemens
was one of the leaders in the electrical
industry of Germany.
The sun., 1919-10-17
JOHN A. MERRITT.

LocKroRr, n. Y. oct. 16.-John A.
Merritt. former Third Assistant Post
master-General Of the United States
Postmaster OF Washington. d. c.. and
Collector of the Port OF Niagara Falls
died tonight at his home here.
The sun., 1919-10-17
BROWN-MURRAY.
Maiden Couple Married in Centre
Methodist Church.
Special Despatch to THE Sun

BOSTON, Oct. 16.-Miss Adelaide b.
Murray, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Murray of Maiden, was mar
ried there this evening to Shepherd
Frederick Brown, son of Mrs. Hannah
Brown, also of Maiden. in the Centre
Methodist Church, by the Rev. A. d.
Ball.
The sun., 1919-10-17

The proposed railroad. upon when
Senior Zegarra had been working so
many years. was planned as a link IN
a system of transcontinental transporta-
ton. crossing the Andes from Paita on
the Pacific to the upper waters OF the
Maranon River, one of the great triou-
taries OF the Amazon. which Is nav
igable from, the base of the Andes to
the Amfzon. President Leguia OF Peru
declared in his inaugural address &c
tober 70 that the negotiations for the
construction Of the railway were well
advanced and that 1t would open &
region capable OF supporting popula-
ton of, 25, 900 900 people.
Senior Zegarra was educated In TINS
country and once was member OF the
Peruvian Cabinet.
The sun., 1919-10-17

.RooseyeIt as a Country Minister" A
stirrinE story about the late President,
which won a., FIRST prize in a contest.
Read II In next Sundays sun,
The sun., 1919-10-17
ENRIQUE C. ZEGARRA.

LIMA, Oct 16.--Senor Enrique Coro-
mel Zegarra, for more than twenty years
prominently connected with the proJect
for building the Paita- Maranon Railroau'
10 connect the Amazon River and the
Pacific. with American capital, died
yesterday.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03


The weather was so fine for to-
bacco setting, working corn and
other farm activities that lot
farmers didn't come to. town
Monday, county court day. There
was big crowd in, nevertheless.
but hardly up to the standard of
crowds usually coming to Rich
mond court sales. Cattle market
was considerably short, and no
real high class stuff was on hand.
Both stock yards had good runs,
however. Quite a number of buy
ers got in Saturday and picked up
a lot of stuff as it came in. Cattle
sold from 9 up to Is IL cents.
There was a good market for
hogs around 18 cents. The Jer-
sey sale conducted by R. T. Fox
and cried by Col. James H. Pear
son, attracted a lot of interest
Good cows sold high; in fact they
all sold well, running in price
from $92 to $222.5 so. Up town ths
trade in mules was good, and
splendid prices were paid TO,
high class animals. Several buy.
ers were here looking for gooo
walking horses, but few could pe
found.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03
County Kentucky Iuesday Afternoon June 8 1919
BIG ROYALTY SALE

Charles Naples, the we'll known
oil man of Irvine, is down with
tonsilitis. He and Capt, Robert
Harris leave for the Texas and
Oklahoma fields as soon as he is
able to make the trip. Reports
from reliable sources are that Mr..
Naples recently bought a
1-1OOth royalty interest in the
Wells Ponder tract of LAO acres
in Lee county for the sum of $6O,-
600. Quite a number in this sec
ton hold small royalty shares in
thi5 big tract and they are expect
ing some money very soon now
as it is said, all the necessary pa
pers have been signed up. There
is said to be something like $780,
600 in the royalty fund to be dis
tributed. Many oil men say the
Wells tract is the best prospect
for oil in the famous Big Sinking
field, both on account of its large
acreage and the unusual thickness
of the oil sand.
Mr.. Frank P. James, of Harrods-
burg, has recently bought a good size
interest in the above mentioned royal
ty. He purchased the share Of Pearl
Ponder, one Of the heirs, at hand.
some price. Her royalty was liza
Of all the oil produced on the big
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03
WIRE RETURN BILL
FAvORABLY REPORTED
lBy Associated Pressl

Washington, June 3-After the
measure had been amended con-
tinuing existing telephone rates
for go days after final action by
Congress, the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee today or
dered favorable report on the
bill providing for immediate re-
turn of the telephone and tele-
graph wires to private owner
ship. No provision is made for
continuing the telegraph rates re-
Gently increased by Postmaster
General Burleson, which the SUI
preme Court sustained yester
day.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03
|SIAMEf HTS
AT RICHMOND
New Senaters Bill Seeks To
Move FEDERAL Court To Lex
inxton-Protests Planned

Senator Stanley was trying to
"do something to Richmond af-
ter all, in that bill he introduced
in the Senate the other day seek
ing the establishment of federal
court at Lexington. His bill pro-
vides for the removal of the fed
eral court from Richmond to Lex
ington.
However, Kentucky's new Sem
ator is not to get away with such
a scheme without vigorous pro-
test on the part of Richmond peo-
pie. At a meeting in police court
this morning, resolution of pro-
test was drawn up and petition
will be signed and sent Senator
Stanley and at the same time Sen
'ator Beckham will be asked to
exert his best efforts to block
Stanley's scheme The formal ac-
ton during COURT this morning,
respecting the matter was as fol-
lows:
At regular meeting of the
Richmond Police Court at ten
o'clock a. M, Tuesday, June 3rd,
1919, various parties and attor-
neys being present, Stephen D.
Parrish brought to the attention
of the court the fact that Senator
Stanley had introduced in the
Senate of the United States, bill
to abolish the Federal Court at
Richmond, KY, and establish a
Federal Court at Lexington, KY,
and moved the court to appoint a
, committee of the following nam
ed citizens and attorneys of Rich
mond, KY, to protest to Senator
STANLEY againskfhc bill introduc-
led by him above mentioned and
to obtain from the members of
THE Richmond Bar, and the var
iious citizens and business houses
of Richmond KY, petition to
Senator Beckham of Kentucky,
asking: him to protest. against the
bill introduced by Senator Stanley
and to oppose and fight the same
before the judiciary COMMITTEES OF
Congress and to take any and all
Isteps necessary looking to the de-
feat of said measure. It is, there
fore, ordered by the court thai
LII ~~nxl~~
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03
JUDGE HARDIN
PRAISES ROSEDALE

No one who has visited the ia
nous RoseDale Addition which
will be sold in lots at auction
Thursday, was perhaps more inn
pressed with it as residential
site than Judge Charles A. Har-
din, who was here Sunday and
was driven over the tract.
81 have seen lot of sub-divi-
sions opened up for residence
Sites" said Judge Hardin, but
never so far as I can recall have |
seen one that for natural beauty
and general attractiveness and
desirability could compare with
this one. It appears to have ev-
cry advantage. I hope to be able
to return to Richmond and attend
the sale," he added.
Meanwhile the Wake6eld-Da-
Wis Realty Company is sparing
no efforts to have the beautiful
site arranged in lots that will
have the greatest appeal to pros
pective buyers. Handsome pil-
lars have been built at the main
entrance to the Park on West
Main street, with the name Rose.
Dale craven in stone. Grading
lof the various streets is-beins
pushed and every. effort is being
made to have all details in readi
mess for the opening of the sal
promptly at $50 o'clock Thurs
Iday morning. Hundreds of visit
Tors were on the ground all da,
Sunday and it is perhaps no exag
'Igeration to say that no sale he'll
in this section in recent years ha
|created the interest that this on
.lhas.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-03
Fought In Wars Great Battles

Lieut.. Robert McCreafy, grand
son of the late Gov. James B. Nc
Creary, is spending several days
here looking after some business
matters. Lieut.. McCreary was
recently mustered out of the SER
vice, after two years. service with
the American army in France. He
was member of the famous
Rainbow division and fought with
it all through the historic battles
of Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel,
and Argonne Forest. Luckily he
escaped unscathed from the ter
rife fighting, which was. the
6ercest of the whole war. He
is back looking splendidly after
his great experience, and is being
g&en cordial welcome by his
many friends.