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Evening journal., 1919-12-30
ROBBERS VISIT OFFICERS HOME.

Robbers who have visited the homes
of relatives OF various patrOlmen resid-
ing in the Ninth ward, have now turned
their attention to the homes OF patrol
mon themselves. on sunday evening
ibev visited the home Of Police opera
tor John r. Gaynor, at No. 2si5 Ia'nall
street.
The thieves were frightened on now
ever. before anything OF value had Deen
taken
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
DIAMOND STATE GRANGE MEETS.

Special to The Evening Journal
STANTON, Dec. 30-Diamond State
Grange did not meet lasa night. on
next Monday night, January 18Th, the
officers for the ensuing year will be
installed by o. w. Eastburn and his
installation team. The work will be
,zlven in full form. and The members are
requested to be present.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
UsHERs' UNION MEETS.

The Ushers' Union OF st. Pauls NJ. F..
Church met last evening for the first
time since early fall. Routine matters
and the payment OF dues were consid-
cred. Dr. Hubbard spoke very highly
OF the work they have been doing as
ushers in the evening services this year.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
WHO LOST CmCKENs?

The police have In their possession
a bag of eight chickens which were
found severdal days ago at Twenty
eighth and Washington streets, by
pairolman Catls. The fowls were dead,
their necks having been wrung.
10 is thought that they were stolen,
although no one has as yet reported
any loss Of chickens.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
wFnDTNCs Ar ASBURY.

The following marriages have recent
" been performed at the parsonage OF
Asburv NJ. r. Church. by the PASTOR the
Rev. George White Dawson
Miss Bessie Williams and James VI
Gross both OF this city, on Decem-
ber q. l
Mrs. Ethel Schnrerne ana Davlo
Henry page. both Of Pleasanlville, N. \.
ON Decomber -.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
,nNsInEI SHOW For LEGION.

A big time" is anticlp1icd by mem
Ders Of Delaware Post, No. 10, Of the
American Legion. at a minstrel show
tonight in the italian Neighborhood
House. The Leglonnaires will be guests
OF the neighborhood organization.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
ACCUSED OF LEATHER THEFT.

Fred Morrow was held in $1,000 bail
for a further hearing on Tuesday by
Deputy Judge Finger, in Municipal Court
this morning, on a charge Of larceny Of
leather. valued at about $500, from the
F. Blumenthal Co.. where he was en-
ployed. Tie Is represented By James
salisbury.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
rNcAcFuFNT ANNOUNCED.

Howard NJ. Ward announces the en-
ragement Of his sister, Miss Helen
Hickman Ward TO Orville Evan Pyle.
The wedding is TO take place at an early
date in the new year. Mr.. Ward is a
Lew Court commissioner from the
First district.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
cunIsrMAs TREAT AT ROSE hill

Rose Hill Sunday School will give It's
Christmas entertainment tomorrow
evening. A delightful program has been
arranged and the school will be decorst-
ed. The usual Christmas treat will be
given the children.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
ACCUSED or LARCENY.

James ]. Lapenti. in Municipal Court
this morning waived hearing on three
Of larceny Of two watches ana
a hammer from Clarence z. Davis Bail
was fixed at $500. He was represented
bv James salisbury.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
ETHICAL LECTURE.

"Jean Chrisiophe." by Roman Roland
was discussed by Dr. Nathaniel schmidt
of Cornell University before the VII
minglon Ethical Society yesterday ar
ternoon al the Hotel dupont
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
TFTTFRS on ADMINISTRATION.
,,,fI ;sT1T1 oF JosEPn 4. ARrERs

ESTATE OF JOSEPH A. ARrERs,
II DECEASED.
Notice Is hereby given that Letters or
Administration, upon the estate OF Josep1
deceased were duly granted unto John N.
Arters on the eighteenth day Of December.
A. ID. 1919. and an persons Indebted 70 the
said deceased. are requested to make pay
ment 10 the Administrator. without de.ay.
and All persons having demands against
fbe deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated 70 me
.eid administrators on or before. the
eigbteonth day Of December A. ID. l2-O. or
abide bv the Jaw ia this behalf.
JOHN NJ ARTERS. Administrators.
Address Caleb r. Burchenal Attorney.
at-ier Ford Bldg, Wilmington, Delaware.
deco eOd-gt
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
SHIPMENT OF RARE
DIAMONDS Is STOLEN.

LONDON. Dec. 30-Diamonds worth
small fortune. consigned from London
10 a firm in Colombo have been stolen
i'm transit They were missed when the
steamer reached Bombay. There Is a
bir trade I'm diamonds between London
and India, and conslgnments OF rare
gems are sent every week
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

mer home. last October, by appearing
there TO get his carpenters tools. At
that time he said he was at work on a
harm and wanted the tools Those who
saw Mccoy at that time said he was un-
accompanied by any guards, although
Warden Cross declared that Mccoy was
accompanied by a guard at all times.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
MEXICO RELEASES
AMERICAN SAILORS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 UNITED Press
The proposition Of President Wilson,
issuing a formal call for the first meet
ing Of the league OF nations at Paris
lis In the air." Secretary Of state
Lansing said today
This was generally taken 20 mean
that the matter is under consideration
both at the White House and Stale
Department.
At The state Department 70 was
stated that the President has the right
90 call the meeting despite this coun-
try's rejection OF the treaty, II he so
desires.
Unofficial Paris dispatches state de-
nnitely that the President will issue
the call for the meeting. but there was
no confirmation Of this at the White
House.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20 UNITED Press;
Delayed The Mexican supreme court
ruled today that the Federal district
court OF Puebla has jurisdiction In the
case OF William o. jenkins, American
consular agent at liberty on bail pend
ing trial for alleged colluslon with his
bandit abductOrs.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

Az OPERA SINGER. LOCATING
~ In this city. viii accept few Du-
nils in vocal instruction. For appo.nt'
ment address L. .. Box $50. decjO-lL
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
sANITARY WORKER.

~ i WINCHESTER. Ills STREET.
w. Oooriess excavating. When YOU
want your cesspools cleaned, phone 4do2-W
fnhl l-1Nr.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

M X KELTER IS STILL AT FOURTH
vi. and West Sts. Now IA the time 70
have your wells cleaned. Phone Oils.
fune21-1yr.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
M0XING AND HAULING.

ITOVING AND HAULING DONE BY j..
NJ Lattanzio. COZ orange street Phone
f9S-J. augT-lyr.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03

Come to think of 1t we can't remem
Der ever seeing a mud-siinger witt
clean hands.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03

u ~ Ii Iuc, VI lcIl uIc
L where 1t is"
IN "And you need
p (@ MT bother about
zN,I> s ss's r'nsy Pig me-: I
don't care for
~oonY eo+ha, - words. They can't
CO. w,,s. >. be eaten"
NV ",rhe dear child
speaks correctly"
said the mother Of Pinky Pig.
II never knew Pinky had such good
sense" said Grandfather Porky.
"There," said Pinky's mother,
"Grandfather Porky appreciates the
dear"
"Yeu don't mean that he apprec.
ates the dear" said Master Pink Pig.
you mean that he appreciates the
pig"
And all the pigs in the pigpen laugh
ed, for they thought that was a great
joke, and Master Pinky Pigs funny
eyes looked around and he said:
"Fll go in for speech making my
self, or joke making"
II show / don't care for words" said
Sammy Sausage, ''for 1 haven't used
any. l haven't spoken"
That's So" said Brother Bacon.
"Still you show you care for words
now, for you've just used them"
1--WE have to use words, now and
again" said SAMMY Sausage. But
I have nothing to do with words when
I have food"
"Grunt, grunt, grunt, never have /
known such rude and such foolish
pigs" said Miss Ham.
"Rude and foolish?" said the pigs.
1--WE have been little rude, but ah,
no, we were not foolish"
Eyes, am glad you admit that you
may have been little rude" said
Miss Ham. you've been very, very
rude. And you're even more foolish
than l thought because you haven't
even enough sense to see that you were
foolish"
"How were we foolish?" asked the
pigs in surprised grunts and squeals.
"How were we foolish?" asked Porky
Pig.
How were your" laughed Miss
Ham.
eyes, how were we foolish?" asked
| Brother Bacon. 'We must be told,
| for we do not understand"
1--WE do not feel we were foolish"
said Pinky's mother.
(Which shows, as I have said be-
fore" said Miss Ham, that you are
even more foolish than l thought"
go ahead and explain" said Broth
er Bacon.
"You all said that none of you cared
about words when I told you I was
going to make a speech. You said that
you cared TO have food thrown you,
or given to you, but you didn't want to
! be bothered with words"
"True," grunted the pigs, 1--WE all
said that"
"Ah yes" said Miss Ham, "but you
spent the whole of the time in which
would have made my speech using
words and words and words to say
that you didn't care about words.
"Now, don't you admit that was
foolish? And don't you admit that
1t was even more foolish to say that
you werent?'
yes" squealed all the pigs, 1--WE adj
NIT it." For they saw that they all
had been extremely foolish, just about
as foolish as they could possibly have
been.
Il will not bother about words now"
said Miss Ham, because you have all
used so many and talked so much that
it IS hardly worth my while to talk
now"
ooh, do talk" said the pigs politely.
mo" said Miss Ham, II haven't
| Anne for my Sneech now Yes. my
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP

will quiet your cough. soothe the in
f1ammation of sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription. assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil
ICED countries-Ady.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
DADDY,} TVE,NNG
uFAIRY TALE e.
WrARY RAl Il ! BONNER I'e:l!
MISS HAMS SPEECH.
2AHAM BONNER


Ladies and gentlemen, my dear re-
lations," said Miss Ham, as she grunt-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03

poor speech, which
wasn't a speech,
after all, for no
one let me say the
words l had to
say"
go ahead" said
the pigs, make
your speech now"
But ! said I
hadn't time" said
Miss Ham.
"And why not?"
they asked.
Because t h e
farmer is coming
with our dinner
now. 1t is dinner
time"
"Oh. of course
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh Is a local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh,
1t Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of thu
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is composed OF some OF the best tonics
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients In HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such woD-
derful results In catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
3. J. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo. O.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
FRECKLE

New Is the Time to Get Rid Of These Ugly spsts
There's NO longer the slightest need OF feeling
ashamed Of your freckles. as Othine-d0ubls
strength guaranteed to remove these bomeU
spots
Simply get Of Othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply a iittis
OF II night and morning and you should soon see
that even tho worst freckles have begun to dis
appear. while the lighter ones have vanished en-
tifely. 1t is seldom that more than one ounce
Is needed TO completely clear the skin and gam
q beautiful clear complexion
Be TO ask for the double strength Othine
as this is sold under guarantee of money bacA
" 1t fails to remove freckles.-Adv.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03

Gu anu SquealeO
so all the pigs
would listen to
her, 81 have words
to say to you"
Don't bother to
say words to me.
said Brother Ba-
con. Just throw
a little food to
me, or pass it to
me, or tell me
where 1t is"
"And you need
MT bother about
words with me,
said Pinky Pig. II
don't care for
words. They can't
be eaten.
"The dear child
speaks correctly"
pinky Pig
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03

you haven't time" said the pigs to-
gether. mo, there is no time for
speech now"
Miss Ham laughed and Miss Ham
grunted and sQuealed.
Il was right about a number Of
things" she said. land sometime will
let the world, or the pen, hear my
great speech. Yes, l will"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
Mixed.

certain professor was struggling
TO make clear the point that both par
ents have an equal influence upon a
child. For" he said gravely "a man
is as much the son of his father as he
is the daughter Of his mother!'
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
Ancient Precautions,

well have this friendly agreement
OF Ours carved upon a monument OF
stone" said one ancient king.
$50 that all the public can read It r
added the other.
mot only that. 1t will make II I'm
possible to treat 1t as a scrap Of pa
per-"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
Just Her Salary.

you are worth your weight In gold
gushed the enamored youth.
MY dear boy" responded the movie
star, you are not very flattering. get
that much gold every week."-Film
Fun.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
Natural Effect.

"China must have more Quacks than
any other nation"
what makes you think soY'
IT saw in an article the other day
that 1t had more ducks than any other
place In the world"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-03
Kitchen In Mourning.

"Here, waiter! This steak is posi-
lively burnt black" eyes, sir. Mark OF
,e,peet, sir. Our head cook just died"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
,c- NORWICH TOWN

. Owing to a line or two being omit tseas the statement was confused that prayer meetings would be held Friday morning at the First Congregational parsonage on. Elm avenue. and at the resiae1ce of Mir. and Mrs. w iniam H. GeeE eny Washington street. oppos1tei Ha-laad iEoSdfs sc .;i <. ',5t >s t:ts.; ,. .; {,
 Rex Gurdon Frarfets Hailey fSpf Elm ave7ht. sana HsrbeTi 145z Warrington. of ;;ates from the First SCongregationsl chYttN to. tue annual conference of ConEregationa1 churetes ofiitonnecu :. cut held last week iii MerideYi T''sN'
 In connection With the First Metho- distsohgEch: a prayer service was held Tuesday morning from 10 to 1030 o. clock, at the home, of Dr. and Mrs N. Gtleert Gray. of Vergason avenue Fri day morning at the same hour. there is-st0-bera service at the home of MT and Mrs. Benjamin II. Palmer, Of Vergason aVenue.-- %,
 Miss Ida Thurston Of Town street Wzs- weekend guest of Miss Edna Harberts,-S her home in Griswold.
 Miss Bernice Beebe of New London was a recent visitor at the home of Dr=s s-and Mrs. Charles, II. Lamb of -TS%n street. @|S
 7-Assat-zAe. Owe Our Enemies. Is to Do the subject at the weekly prayer meeting bf-the First Congregational chuIch, Thursday evening.
 ~Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Applev. for rzasE years residents of Eergason ave- nue. moved last week to the location in the city. Wh!rh~1hey recently pur- chased.
 sffavine purchased tho An1,ie-' r,'.,en ep Vergason avenue. MT. and Mrs Valentine Luppert and lam. l-leN moved there from. Williams street. J. A. Griswold and granddaughter Mifjam Griswold. moved recently from the Dodge house on West Town street to the house on Vergasoa avenue re- gently vacated by Mir. and Mrs
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
LAUREL HILL HOLDS s & spARENT.TEAcHE MEETING

The November. meeting of the Par ent Teachers Association of the Lau- rel Hill school was held in the kinder :. garten room Of the school Tuesday af- ternoon at S.30 o'clock. Mrs. c. A. spiers, the president conducted the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting weer read and accepted .s The minutesswere read by. Mrs, Eugene Saunders. ,s.
 An interesting programme was car ried out. Those in charge were Miss Helen Royce. chairman. Mrs.RA. Val lin, Mrs. W. E. Throoos Tea was served by Mrs Arthur Sherman. as- sisted by Mrs. M. R.. Waters. Mrs. Walter Crooks and Miss Nellie O'Con- hor. .4@s 4 d@e ;s The kindergarten was lighted, by lamps and candies. holders for which were held by the, children of the kin dergazten. The younger children were l cared for by the older girls. giving ev-
 cry mother chance to attend. The meeting closed with an enrolment oi about forty members. t
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
Johnson Estate Pays S5,419Q3 Tax

< Or Tuesday morning there was a lsearlns before the Bozrah probate court Judge Wareham ". Bentley, prosidins. in the, matter of the allow anca of the account of Earl Mathew
 son, executor of;t1e will of Dr. Ma thar 1ohnson The account embraces all transactiohss pertaining to the ad- ministratior of estate.
 The matter of the taxation and all lowance of the astate inheritance tax was before Judge Bentley for. deter ulinat:on. HeS fixed the amount due to the state of Connecticut as such tax at s5.z1s.os. and authorized the execu- tor. to pay that sum to the state treas 5urc~, at Hartford. gDr. .Johnson,s es- sates. as shown by the administration account to date was $23s, ,sS5.73.
 To enable the state treasurer to ex- amino the items of the account per taining to the state tax and to com pute the amount of the same accord ing Ito the inheritance tax law, Judge
 /. a
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
EMPHASIZES, WARNING OF
 DANGER FROM spiPHTIdERiA

s In his report on the n1orbidity of the state for the week ending Noenaber Is, Dr. T, Ebeh Reeks, the director of the buKeau of preventable diseases of the state department of health says:
 It is human nature to lock the barn door after the horse has been stolen.
 Recognized dangers remain linheed ed until a spectacular disaster stirS public apathy and spurs us toaaetion
 Will it be necessary for diphtherla to reach the proportions of an cpl effort can be stimulated to control It? There is danger, a very real danger, that this scourge of childhood may be more prevalent during the coming winter than ever before in the his tory Of the state. An examination of the norbidity records for the past ten years shows that more cases were re- ported during last October than in any other month of the ten2 year period During the first nine months rofs this wear there were thirty four more deaths from diphtheria than. in the corresponding period of last year.sThe progress of the disease is illustrated by the, cases reported for the past four months: July, S9; August, a'f29; September, 249; October 462.s Incom- plete- return for the first. two weeks Of November show 21ISreportsd' cases, of which Waterbury has reported si, Hartford, 27; Bristel.ssl5;; New. Haven, t4; Bridgeport, 1Sai Stoning ton, ,ss, 1s; New Britain, 10; Stratford, 10. eWith the reported cases for this year. al- ready in excess of last years. total there is every indication. that complete reports for 1919 will show at, least s6eO more cases. than were reported in 1918, while the diphtheria deaths. in .Connectieutt this year will, probably reach "a total of at least 250. ,.,3 -e..:
 These facts ought to be sufficient to convince every ,cornnu nity that Very active measures must be talserl, i'm ndediately to check the spreadssof the, contagion.. The .seent erss of infection are so wei scattered throughout the state that no town may expect to. es- heaIth, officers membeEs9 of, school l---1& ssasx A.si-->-< t>--S ele1~l-l@ Y t.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
REPORTS PoMF.RETsH HAS i sWRoopiNG COUGH AND MEASLES

:Whooping cough and measles are re- ported epidemic at Po1nfret according to the weekly rlorbidfty report issued by stfe state department of health. Diphtheria and measles each gained forty cases 2oyer.'the, preceding week in the state aud there is now total of Is cases of typhoid fever in the East New. Haven New. Haven out break. 4 sS4E
 The. cases of Communicable disease for the week, ending Nov. IS are as follows, in Eastern Connecticut and, in the state: fs..:' Y ] Diphtheria--state total. 1zs. Gro |. ton (town) 2: Jewett City 1; : Norwich | (city) 2; Stonington [; Putnam. lclty9 2: Putnam [town) l. ss,s.;.,s. < Munps State total IS, Stonington 1..s, s1-....i.. ';5S M Measles State total a7. 5-.-~ Typhoid fever--State total s. New London 1.
 ! y2Innuenza- State total Is. Groton
 (towno 8; Stonington l; Mansfield !; ! Woodstock l.
 Scarlet fever-s State total s5. Jew | cit City l.
 | sWhooping cough State total 45 l Groton (town) .2;; Pomfret 5. Tetanus 1.
 | Other communicable diseases Sex
 ual 27;; tuberculosis 22; chicken poz
 2S; pneumonia 5; eonjunctivitis inf- 3
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19


 children in the, affected school. This procedure frequently results in the discovery of the carrier. Every child carrier should be- Isolated and placed under treatment to relieve the condi- ton. Most carriers have enlarged tonsils. The removal of the4 tonsils and adenoids from the threats of those vino have them is almost certain to rids a Carrier of the germs. H>
 At4a time like the present every case of sore throat int a, child should arouse susnicion of diahtheria. IT sore throat is discovered in school. the sick chi1d should be sent home iIfnIhediately. ard the parents and fdlealfh officer notified. Parents are urged not to attempt honle3treatnlclnlt but to send for the family physic all. iDela ys5 are never more dangerous. than kins eases of sdiphtheTia.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-19
Dwight Smith.

' t
 A former resident of Central Viilaae, Mrs' .- Charles Dearborn. who several months ago returned to England Tn 4 tenains to remain there. has left her
 natlvey land ands is expected tof arrive
 li New York on the Adriatic. the lat
 ter part of this week. Mrs. Dearborn
 Will make her home for the winter, T1SsStlT Misses Mary Ann, and Nellie Nc
 tlaFTYs JRf Town street. N |s4 FFelstives. : friends ard < neiutaera
 nunsssrins sboat one En s sdrstd \ r' sssern. F. bted Mon@ay evening at the home of NJ, and Mrs. James Butler of Old Cemetery lane. ii honor of their thir- X-thIEys wedding anuiTersasy.. which i datextelf on sSunda v r he informal af.
 fair Was arranged ty & lew intimate friends, and was absolutely sur prise. At eight o'clock guests formed
 outside, and to the music of violin and accordiol5 Hiarched into the house where Mrs. Butler alone. sat sewing. Mir Butler who had stepped out, was sent for. and upon his return the mo- neiftS that followed were happy ones
 Tor the host and hostess. when their unexpected guests f1ocked around them and showered- them with congratuia- { tions and good wishes. Mir. and Mrs. [ Rutier were presented large number
 of choice and practical gifts and the ! hope was expressed that the articles 1 would last until their fiftieth5 anniver-
 sary Mrs. Richard Quinn of Main street, and Miss Mary Butler Of La l favettc street. nieces of Mir. Butler {. dclightfully ente: tained with piano and violin selections. and Mrs Quinn,
 also gave two soprano solos. Special | features. of the evening were the fan cy dance by Miss Nellie McGarry of Town street and selections on the ac- cDrdion by Mrs. John Pounch ot Pleasant street.. Greenn1an's' orches-
 tfn' furnished music. and Albert LII 1 nbrIdge, ot Scotland road. prompted foi the dancing. Sandwiches, cake
 uotIee- fruit and candy were served
 Grtus the evening. 1t was learned that 1 Monday.1wss the twenty seventh wed