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The Washington herald., 1919-08-19
FATE DEALS ONE CARD.
NO. ..
Lively Beach Hotel.
Saturday night-Late.

Lively Beach Hotel,
Saturday night-late.
Oh. Joanie!
Do you know the quiet, thin sort of
man who doesn't say much, but just
looks: No-there aren't any of that
kind in BentsviIIe. They all talk. Or
if they don't. it is because they have
nothing TO say. And they don't even
look-exCept at their hands and feet,
which seem to be in the way and give
them trouble
The man ! am about to tell YOU OF
looks. But not at his hands and feet.
At me. II is disConcertIng Yes. mar
velously eTdcarinG.
You Will frOWn because he is the
man l met on the train coming down
| here. You Will say. 1T is not the in
PRODUCTION that counts; It is that a
man feels he can take liberties if you
are willing to fOrogo fOrmahties."
| know all that, dear. But this man
is different. He Is n man Of the world
He has just come back from the war
Nineteen months over there. Joan. and
two wound stripes on his right sleeve
He Is a writer. and has five editors
waiting for his stuff He calls Il
stuff but 1t is the most marvellous
record of human bravery I ever heard
He is doing it for a magazine.
Listen. JOanie: Suppose YOU had
been with me. And that Mrs Van
Alystyne-Hend"r. from the his house
on the hill. had been our chapsrone
suppose she had come in contact with
Capt Wallis through her war work.
And had duly presented him TO us.
Tell me. would il have made Can't.
Wallis any more the gentleman. and
more the hero. any more the deferen-
ual. charming. delightful. respectful
acquaintance nc has thus far been ?
No. il would not. For he Is not the
sort or man who makes broad. as
sumptions. Or DCrHetrates that hor-
rid, Yet all-too- frequent thing called
the 'try-Out' to see how far ho dare
90. hut let me back up to tho start
ing point and tell YOU what nappn~nd
The train drew into the station at
Lively Beach and the porter set nv
bags down with the others on the
platform. ! seemed the only woman
who was sIOnc. Il ct ~ fr.t
always beng aIone0 Well. as 7
glanced about for the hotel bus,
Capt. Wallis appeared at my elbow.
He did not bow low. press his hat
upon his heart and say. Permit
me" II" simply picked up the bags
and strOd" off with them.
"Tll tax" them for YOU. Tho bus
is just over there"
1t did not occur to me- to he en-
barrassod. felt as il | had known
him seven years. yet through some
strange quirk had never noticed hun
before. Like things YOU
dream-all funny and mixed UP. hu,
seeming perfectly natural at the
same time.
didn't 500 him again untn after
dinner. Fl" found me on the porch
Of course.
GOOD evening. Miss Varick. Tn
going to SIT her" and look at YOU
If you don't mind. II YOU do mind
let m" anyhow and call it part OF
your war work"
u always choose the hardest kind
OF war work" I replied demureIy
Chapter One began.
He told me his name and rcG-
ment and that he had just been dis
charged.
And now that's all the war-talk
I am going to be guilty Of" he said
I want TO hear about YOU and what
YOU have done all your life. And
intend to do ="
Now. Joan. if there is anything
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for the little folks who come to his
shop. Make his shadow on the wall
and the next time you go with
mother to buy meat see IL the real
butcher doesn't look something like
this.
Then I thought you'd enjoy ado
ing a bird to your menagerie OF
shadow animals-and asked Poll
Parrot to come with me tonight.
Here she is. sitting on ner perch
! and just ready to say: Polly wants
n cracker" Polly is the only birc
in the world who can talk.
Isn't she n wonder?
What's that Po'ty- ~GOodnicht7'
Ycs. it is time to say Goodnight
Bnt we'll come back some other
evening.
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quickly adopted by the Puritans and
others who thought economy and
plainness in dress a virtue.
An American woman is said to
have invented the modern starched
linen collar. She was the wife Of a
blacksmith, in Troy. n. Y. and she
invented the separate collar 10 save
work. as she noted that the shirt
remained clean much longer than the
collar.
The Rev. Ebenezer Brown saw one
Of these separate collars around the
neck of the blacksmith. and in 1879
he engaged in the business of mar
keting separate collars and cuffs
The industry thus established in
Troy has ever since remained cen
tered there. and so per cent Of all
collars made in North America come
| from Troy.
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every one adorcs, it is talking SELF.
I never knew how interesting |
could sound until I heard myself
telling about myself to that quiet
man who just looked and listened
and made me feel that my little old
Colorlcss story of Bentsville. Of New
York. Of tn" law office. the boarding
house and the fiat-footed clerk was
the finest entertainment in the
world.
| catch the warning light in your
eye, honey girl. But no danger sig
uaIS needed, He is but a war
weary nan who needs rest and the
diversion Of simple things. ! am
one OF them. Nrght-night hon;
more tomorrow.
DOT
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public consciousness II the stars are
read Alright. There will be much
uncovcring Of secrets and national
confidence viii be sssailed.
Congress continues subject to in
fuenCes foreCastinE strain and
stress. Blunders seem TO be indi-
Gated
In all the allied countries UnpoNu-
Iarity appears to be presaEed for
government officials OF high rank.
There will be political upheavels in
Great Britain
Race riots so long predicted may
be encouraged next month by an
unfortunate incident. The brother
hood OF man must now be recognized
II the country IS to enjoy peace
astroloEers assert
Cabinet complications and enbar-
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HOROSCOPE.
rI.EsnAN. AUGUST 10. 1919.

COpyucH' 100 nv the Mcclure News7a7Hr
SyDdlcatel
According to astrOIogy Saturn and
Uranus are in 4 malefc aspect early
today. hut later Jupiter and Neptune
rude with kindly sway.
It Is n rule under which to com
bat all pcssimistrc or destructive
ideas. for these will multiply to the
grave peril OF tn" nations.
The signs give warning Of con-
tInucd unrest and discomfort. IN
places whore th"rc IS little r"C0CnI-
tion Of actual conditions revolutions
now brewing. will break out
There Is n mona"InE forecast for
France and Italy. but IN France con-
dItiOns will Chau-e NOR" rapidly than
in Italy, the Seors declare.
Toward midday the planetary gov
ernment is fortunate for commercial
enterprises and constructive efforts
Of every sort.
Neptune IS in a place read As en-
Coura CinE to those VINO depend on
public favor. but they must face
harsh criticism.
Deception now comes much to the
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easements appear to be forecast for
the President.
Persons whose birthdste it is may
meet with changes in the coming
year. They should be cautious IN
financial matters
Children born on this day are like
ly to be generous and popular but
inclined to eccentric ways The~-
subjects OF Leo are on the cUsp and
partake OF Virgo charscteristics-
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By E. c. DRUM-HUNT

Ambassador Of Chile, Senior Don
Beltran Matthew and Nine Mathieu.
who are spending the summer at
the Oceanside, Magnolia. Mass.
will make a visit in Philadelphia
this week. after which they will re-
turn to Magnolia, where they will
remain until fall.
Mr.. Stephen Panaretof, Bulgarian
Minister to the United States. has
returned after a six weeks visit in
Paris. He is accompanied by Nine.
PanaretOtf
The Secretary Of the Interior. Mr..
FanklIn X. Lane, and his guest,
Mr.. e. G. Pfciffer, of New York.
who went out of town together for
the end of the week. returned to
Washington yesterday.
The Attorney General. Mr.. A.
Mitchell Palmer. will return today
after short visit in Shawnee-on-
the-Delaware. and in New York.
Mrs Palmer. who was in Washing
ton for a few days. has returned to
their home at StrOUdsburE. Pa.
The Minister Of Nicaragua, Senior
Is IN New York. will return TO
Washington the end Of the week.
The Minister OF the Serbs, Croats.
and SloveEcs. DIT. SlavkO Y. GroU-
Itch, returned to the legation here
yesterday after an absence OF sew
"ral weeks Mine Grouitch will re-
main north a while longer.
Commander YOShItakc Cyeda.
naval attsche OF the Japanese en-
bassy. will return TO Washington
today from Atlantic city, where he
made short stay after a visit in
New York.
Brig Evan Johnson. l.. :. 4. Will
leave Washington shortly for Rome
where he has been appointed military
attache at the United States En-
baEsy.
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STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM.

Make the same mixture as for the
previous recipe. emitting the choco-
late. Mash l quart Of straw berries.
sweeten them and rub through a
colandcr. When the cream is froze n
to a mush. add the berries. and fin
ish freezing.
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the value Of loVe.-R.
So many times "oder folks" make mistake in saying
merely why don't know what love il" Now if those
who had experienced the feeling OF love, would
trife farther and explain little advise they might
help lot The bald remark merely makes the boy girl most
unhappy and dsou OF proving that they love- For
know should have felt tempted marry the the
and prove it was love something like that.
Indeed the only thing tell is that they can't
explain love- but that something quite wonderful Some go
he farther, that they wiped off their feet
they thought they would be- but felt something like ship that
had been roaming the deep putting into friendly home
last.
The best clues those who have found the solution
this great mystery by the Bible and the dictionary
Faith hope charity Oovc), but the greatest of these
charity Qove and feeling of affection, especially for
Of the opposite
There only one test Everyone that when
in love will know and there won't be the smallest
doubt your mind.
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LIEU T. z. '. COOPER
has MEM son


News has reached Washington Of
the birth OF a son TO LIyat Thomas
Y. Cooper. L. :. y. aud Mrs. cooper.
last Saturday at Hampton. Va, where
they are ruSIdiu- temporarily The
baby is TO be chriStencd r. Y. Cooper.
Jr Mrs Cooper was formerly Miss
. Betty Baker. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Paul Baker. Of Baltimore.
Mr.. and N~s Theodore ON have
left Washington for an extended stay
at CIsCo Buy. Nc
COl. and Mrs. =. l.. Dengler and
Mr.. and Mrs l.. NJ. TalcOtt are plan
ming a motor trip TO Vermont for the
end OF the month. Mrs. Hugh Cav
lord BARCLAY. who has been visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot. for
several months. has returned TO her
home in Mobile. Ala
Miss Eliza DarnieUo will return A,
tho md Of the weel, from Cape cod
hero -" has hocn for about six
weeks
Mrs Nuren,. vrfe of Lieut. Cot
GEORGE \ Nuzent. L. s 4 has left
Washington aud zone to Middlctown.
Conn. for - visit 10 her brother.
judge q. : Bacon.
Mrs. William Nelson. wife Of Rep
resentative Nelson. who has been in
Washington for several weeks. has
r@turned tn her home in Missouri.
Sh' viii return in the tall
Nr. clifford r. NaCE.vOy - making
an extended stay at the Ambassador
i'm Atlantic City.
MR.. Peter II. r. Frelinghuysen. who
vas in New York as guest OF her
mother Mrs. Henry o. Havemeyer,
has returned to Morristown, y. J.
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Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

| receive so many letters similar to the one
below that l feel the answer to it will answer
many unwritten ones. For that reason I am
printing it here
age and have been going with girl II for
almost year. We both have told each other
many times that we love the other, but older
folks other than parents, say to both OF us
go together the more we like each other, but
would both like to know if this is really what
is called love and If we are too Young to know
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H. Gleaves, daughter of Vice Admiral
and Mrs. Albert Gleayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Mckee, OF
New York. are with their daughter,
Mrs. Curt II. Reisinger. at the Aspin-
wall Villa, LenoX.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A King are
taking an extended automobile trip
through New England.
Mrs. Francis +. Warren. wife oil
Senator Warren, who is staying al
Warwick Neck. passed the end ol
the week at Narragansett Pier.
Miss Hildegarde Hurley has gone Ia
Atlantic city and is at the Marlbor-
Ough-BlcnheIm.
Miss Margaret W. Mccall, of Roland
Park. Baltimore, has as her guests
over the weekend among others, Miss
Ruth Scarf, Washington; Jack Row
ley. Washington, and Capt. J. Ames
Warwick. Of Washington.
Mrs Francis H McAdoo. OF New
York, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Isaac +. Emerson. of Baltimore, al
Emerson Villa on the Chns.
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LAMP BURNERS.

Lamp burners require frequent wash
inEs 10 remove du.< and carbon that
choke the perfora uons. Il : advis-
able TO boil these IN a washing soda
solution
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MRS. VAN METRE
HAS RETURNED.

Mrs. T. =. Van Metre. wife Of Lieut.
Thomas Earle Van Metre. L. s. y. has
Just arrived in New York from Brest,
France She was formerly Miss Anne
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This is Bill the Butcher, with his
cap. Ho's the man who sells beef
steak and chops to mother-and
sometimes finds a slice of sausage
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CLOTHESPINS.

To make your clothcspins last longer
boil them once a month and dry well.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-19
DIR. T.. T.. WILLIAMS
EN- ROITE TO CITY.


DR.. Edward T. Williams. Agassiz
professor of oriental languages at
Leland Stanford University. has left
Berkeley for Washington. having been
summoned by the Senate Foreign Re
lations committee. Dr. Williams is
very well known in Washington. hav-
, ing been for several years head of the
Division OF Far Eastern Affairs in the
Department OF State. While here he
was active in the work Of All Souls
( thurCh, where he was super intendcnt
Of the Sunday school Recently Dr.
J Williams has been in France as one
Of the advisers Of the American dele
gates to the peace conference.
Brand WhitIOck. American Minister
to Belgium. reached New York Satur-
day evening on the liner Nieuw Am
sterdam and came directly to Wash
inston.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dawson. of
Rockville, Md. announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Mary
Peter Dawson. to Thomas Hyde 9Th.
Of Sandy Spring and Washington.
( Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker will
Z lEslNF On uAISutJ LOT lTlD NOTln-
ward. going to Canada to visit her
relatives. Mrs. c. II. Watrous and
family. at Brantford for ten days.
Mrs. Watrous is a daughter Of Dr.
Z G. \. Logan. a former United States
Minister to Chile. On her return
Mrs. Tucker will stop in Buffalo for
a short visit to DR.. and Mrs. Ellie S.
Carroll at their country place near
WilliamsviIIe
! Mrs fuckers mother. Mrs John
| A. Logan. wife Of the late Senator
and general. celebrated her eighty
first birthday on Friday in her
+ Washington home. where she had a
/ number 0f visitors and received
, flowers and kilograms from friends
: all over the country and abroad.
/ A dance will he given tonight by
/ DUmbarton club members at the
/ clubhouse. Wisconsin avenue and R
street northwest. The clubhouse
has recently been rcdeCorated and
the dance. which IS the first to be
held since these improvements were
made. is in the nature of a house
warming. 1t is expected that there
/ will he a large attendance OF the
/ club members and their friends. A
i number of dinner parties at the
, club Will precede the dance.
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Dear Miss Lco: have accepted the invita-
ton Of m iance's PARENTS :" visit thrIn IN an
ytheT city. 1t hsIFEns that my fance has
been called In Washington on business aod will
be returning to his home about the time of my
visit WGIld it he proper to make the trip
with him? Do you think such action would
meet with the approval Of fhisTarentS!-PlEzled
1t would be perfectly proper for you
to make the trip at tho same time but
not advisable. People will talk If
given the slightest reason sometimes,
and in your case | am certain you
don't want to run the risk OF meeting
with his parents disapprovaL
Thin Neck.
Dear Miss Lcc: I am a woman II year, Of
age. III perfect health but have a ycrv thin
neck Can yuT tell me anything which will aid
in filing it out'-A Constant Reader.
Massage your neck morning and
night with olive oil.
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Geographical.
A Visit.

Dear Miss Ice: Is Europe larger than th,
United States ard its possessions?
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Mr.. Merchant

GONE of these reduced-in-
~ price fans will keep your
place of business cool now, and
later keep your show windows
free from frost so that every one
can see your goods in the coolest
weather. Buy now and avail
yourself of complete stocks, pres
ent use. and this 1870 Reduction.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-19

Mr.. and M~S. Theodore GIN have
left Washington for an extended stay
at CLsCo BY. Nc.
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A Fan for Every
Sleeping Room

ID LENTY of cool, fresh air while
i you sleep is as essential to
your rest as a good bed.
An Electric Fan In your bedroom
Will assure the necessary ventilation
and coolness- even though the nigh,
IS hot and musy.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-19

Brand WhitlOck. American Minister
to Belgium. reached New York Satur-
day evening on the liner Nieuw Am
steroam and came directly to Wash
inSton.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-19

Miss Eliza DarnieUo will return A.
'hH "rd Of m" week from cape cod
" hero -" has horn for about six
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dawson. of
Rockville, Md. announce the engage
ment Of their daughter. Miss Mary
Peter Dawson. to Thomas Hyde 9Th.
Of Sandy Spring and Washington.
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Nr clifford r MaCF.vOy i= making
An extended stay at the Ambassador
i'm Atlantic City.
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|HIT BY SHRAPNEL
| AT HERO'S GRAVE
Chaplain Henry Davido.
witz Wounded When Boche
Shelled Funeral
COMPANY ANNIHILATED
Only Seven Men in One Unit
of Tooth Infantry Came
y Through Uninjured
COMPANY ANNIHILATED

at tho funeral of an American soluier
Chaplain Henry s. Davidowtz. formerly
rabbi of the B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue
Of this city. is fast recovering. in
French hospital.
1t was on the morning of November 1,
only four days before the armistice was
signed, that Chaplain Davidowitz was
injured. The funeral was being held
some distance back of the front-line
trenches but a boche airman noted the
little group standing around the grave
signaIed the German batteries and they
dropped a few shells in the vicinity. A
stray piece of shrapnel struck the chap
lain, but no one else was hit.
Only seven of the $50 men in Com
pany C, 1o9th Infantry, the Philadelphia
unit that took such a gallant part in
stopping the German drive on Paris
came through the fighting of July Is to
1s uninjured, according to Private Will
liam J. Meyers, of the pony squad"
who lost a leg in that historic conflict
and is now back in this country. Ser
peant Harry Cotton, of this city, the
smallest man in the 109th Regiment. was
the only noncommissioned officer to es-
cape without a scratch, added Private
Meyers.
r,., u
r,,,va, private Movers was wounded
on July Is, his family was not officially
informed of his injury until December
and his name did not appear on the
official casualty list until today. After
he had been hit in the leg by an eX-
plosive shell, he lay on the battlefield
for thirty hours before being found by
stretcher-bearers Gangrene had set In
by the time he reached the hospital. and
Il was necessary to amputate his leg
four inches above the knee. He bears
his misfortune philosophically. however
and was the life of the sick hay on the
liner that brought him back to Amer
lea, Commenting on his injury, he
whimsically remarked that he had gone
to France to lend a hand, but instead
had lost a leg
Chaplain Davidowitz and Private
Movers are named on another small
casualty list. the total for the country
at large today being 1908, including
eighty-four Pennsylvanians, while the
honor roll for this city and vicinity Is
only fourteen. several of whom have
previously been reported through un-
official channels. Three have died OF
wounds, according to the War Depart
ment. five ar, severely wounded, five
only slightly injured and one, an officer
is said to be missing.
r""' N"""' >o""''ss'""e"
Chaplain Davidowitz enlisted In Janu-
airy of last year. was trained at Camp
Dix. where he was given commission
as first lieutenant with the rank OF
chaplain the first such commission Is
sued to rabbi. He was attached to
the 312th Infantry and went to France
In June OF last year. In his last letter,
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PHILA. ACE HERE
AFTER DOWNING
Ia FOE AVIATORS
Sergeant James A. Connolly, Jr.
Covered With French Hero
Medals

Another Philadelphia ace" has re-
turned home wearing the Croix de
Guerre. seven palms and one gold star
and the Medaille Militaire. These are
the highest honors the French Govern
mcnt has to offer heroes
He Is Sergeant Adjutant James A.
Connolly, Jr., of the famous Lafayette
Escadrille, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James a. Connolly, of 1910 Chestnut
street. Sergeant Connolly is home on
sick leave as the result of a severe at
tack of influenza, hut has not yet re-
ceived his discharge from the French
flying forces.
Sergeant Connolly is credited with
having taken part in sixty-five battles
and in bringing down fourteen enemy
airplanes without sustaining wound.
He took part in all the big fights within
the last eleven months serving in the
battles of Chateau-Therry, Verdun. the
Argonne forest and others, Fighting all
ways in a single seated Spad machine,
his place was usually at the top of his
squadron. from where he send his mis-
siles with the deadly aim that made
him an ace.
When the United States declared war
Connolly went to Washington to Join the
American aviation corps. But his call
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both prior to and Immediately following
the signing of the armistice, written
his mother. Mrs. Mary Simon. zoos
North Hancock street. that he has not
been wounded and has not been away
from his company in the time covered
by the conflicting Washington dis
patches. the first of which was received
on December ..
\ brother, Private John y. Simon.
Company c, 315th Infantry. was wound
ed in action and his parents received
notice of this fact through the usual
channels. A third brother is a member
of Battery G. 10sth Field Artillery, and
is' stationed in Belgium.
Corporal Philip Patterson, 7419 Glen
more avenue. wounded in action Septem-
Der 6, died in a base hospital two days
later, his parents just learned from a
War Department notice received Christ
mas Day. He was member of Com
pany K, of the famous 109th Infantry.
and took part In many engagements
before he was mortally injured. He never
doubted for a minute that he would not
come back home safe, said his mother.
In his last letter. written in August, lie
said: Mother. l have been over the top
again and am safe. Got merit marks
for taking my eight men over and back
without losing man. | have seen them
fall all around me and alongside of me,
but ! haven't stopped n boche bullet yet
and | don't think they can hit 'Patter-
SON." He was at rest camp getting
ready for the next attack when he wrote
these words and it was only few days
later that he fell with gunshot wounds
In the left side and right arm.
Corporal Patterson enlisted in the old
First Regiment y. G. p. March. 1917
when only sixteen. When Congress de-
clared war a month after he was sent
to Camp Hancock for intensive training
and remained there until his regiment
went over last July. He was born in
this city and attended the local public
schools. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amer Patterson, at the Glenmore
avenue address. They have another son
William Alexander Patterson. twenty
eight, serving with tank corps over
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