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The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
TREE PLANTED
BY WOMEN
Members Of Federation
Honor Memory Of Late
{ ]. Sterling Morton.
2S CLUBS TAKE PART
Departmental Official Ad-
vises How to Combat
H. c. of L.
2S CLUBS TAKE PART

An oak tree was planted In
Rawlings Park. Nineteenth and Il
streets, yesterday afternoon by
members OF -the District OF Colum-
bia Federation Of Women's Clubs
i'm honor Of the late J. Sterling
Morton, former Secretary OF Agrf.
culture and founder of Arbof Day,
The execisesswere held at the close
OF the annual meeting at the Will
lard Hotel Addresses were deliv-
cred by Edwin T. Meredith. Secre-
tary of Agriculture, and Col. G. w.
Kutz. engineer Commissioner.
y Twenty-eight women's clubs.
members of the federation were
represented. Mrs. Howard L. Hod-
gins, president of the federation.
was chairman. The delegates rep
resent at least 5000 club women in
the District.
Reviews Farmers Diniculties.
w. r. Beattie. representing the
Department Of Agriculture, re-
viewed the dffieulties of the farm
er with the shortage of farm labor
and the plans of the Department
of Agriculture to remedy the situa-
tion. Home gardening and the
tablishment OF direct selling from
farmer to consumer. he declared.
were the only present means OF res
lief from high food costs.
Would AmericaniZe Foreixner.
Americanizing the foreigner, de-
clared Mrs. Emma Shelton. on be-
half of the w. e. r. u, Is the busi-
| ness to which that organization will
now address itself. Reports were
read by Mrs. Augustus knight, Mrs.
]. f. Gilbert. Mrs. L. B. Stine. Miss
Elizabeth Reiss, Mrs. Henry C. Cook
and Mrs. Cabot Stevens. Mrs. Grace
NJ. Daish reported that two more
local clubs, the Petworth woman's
Club and the Sixteenth Street
Heights Club. had signified inten-
tion of joining the federation.
OfHcers Of Federation.
There will be no election of ON
GERS, as they are chosen for two
! year periods, Those who will serve
during the ensuing year are Mrs.
| Howard L. Hodgkins. president;
! Mrs. Sydney r. Jacobs, first vice
president; Miss Mary O'Toole. sec
"nd vice president; Mrs. Leonard
! S. Doten, recording secretary; Mrs.
| c. r. Cranmer, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Grant S. Rarnhart treas
urer; Mrs. Jason Waterman, audi
tor; Mrs Augustus Knight. general
federation director; Miss NJ W.
Williamson. general federation
State secretary. and Mrs. Faber Ste
venson. State editor.
Two members were nominate for
general federation director. They
are Mrs. Court E. Wood. former
president. and Miss NJ L. William
son. The meeting will be resumed
this morning at Red Cross Audito-
rum. Seventeenth and d streets.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Remodeling a Wife
BY Mildred K. Barbour
Copyright, 1920.
AcClate Syadicate,)

felt somehow that l was justified,
But when-when-his effects came
home. l found my letters to him
and my photograph in a case he
always carried and letters he
wrote to me-that he never sent
Her voice trailed off in a sob.
Il might have made him SO happy
but l didn't know. And he died
knowing I wouldn't care" she add
ed after a time.
Doris could think of no words of
comfort.
Dear Lila was all she could
say, don't regret the past"
Lila turned around with a first
show of animation
That is what everyone saws when
one is in trouble" she fiared. "But
suppose We didn't regret? Now ant
would we be not to make moro
mistakes? am sorry, and / fn-
tend to try to make atonement.
Lethe Is letting me take my little
girl and go away. Perhaps 1 shall
be able to see things differently.
Perhaps can even find my love for
Alex again. SO ! shall not have
made two men wretched." :
The love is still there. Lila -
Doris told her. but the blow of
your husbands sudden death, and
the discovery that he cared has
oyershadewed It. You can't think
OF 1t without remembering that
Dreadful night when the cable
might have come too late"
Il hope you're right sighed
Lila Now, may / have nv bag,
please? We're Having tonight"
Doris rang for the maid and in
structed her to bring the bag. An
other servant wheeled in the tea
wagon. but Lila dismissed the prof
fered eup-with listless hand.
When the maid had carried the
bag out to the waiting taxi. Lila
lifted her white face to Doris.
Il can't thank YOU for what you
simply '.Au revoir.-
From the window Doris watched
the taxi drive away.
She lie free. foo, she told her.
selt and shc aid not refer to Liia's
ufdoWhood
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CXIX-Regrets.

Doris came home from Anne's
wedding to find Lila Demarcst
waiting in the dressing room. Lila
slight figure drooped under the
weight of the fashionable mourn
ing in which she was swathed. The
extravagant taste of Mrs. Steven
son was apparent in the heavy crepe
veil that fell to her daughters s
heels, the sable gown of irreproach-
able cut, and the dull black beads
that bIazoned her bereavement to
the world
Lila dear" Doris took the list
less figure in her arni5 and kissed
her warmly. she had only seen
Lila a few times since the me-
morable night when she had found
her ct the railroad terminal and
there had been others present on
those occasions.
II came for my bag" said Lila
emotionlessly. "Lethe says l must
50 away for a while, My nerves
aren't very good" 80.
Naturally not" said Doris,
You've had a frightfGI time. Go
for feS<months and then Alex"
AAAa AhbG2AdphNa hei WIN = iAttit
cry. (.
Please, she fsltered. Please,
don't say IT. Don't remind me of
that terrible time. Haven't / been
punished eRoughT'
Doris stared at her iucrequlous-
iy.
But Lila dear. surely you love
Alex? You are just unnerved by
what you've been through"
Lila turned away toward. the
window. Twilight was settling
down and she moved like a. sable
shadow through the dusk of the
room. Her white face framed in
the heavy crepe seemed more ethe-
real than ever.
II loved Alex and may love
him still. don't quite know. But
the terrible featafe oft all Is that
--he ;my husband really loved me.
] tholsxhk he didn't, ANA loved
Alex tith clear consctenee. 4
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British Princess
Refuses to Hire
German Servant

London. May5i.-Princess Mary,
only daughter Of King George,
declined today to re-engage her
German maid; FraHiein Hefner,
who served her before the war
and who went to Berlin in 1914
and eRtersd the service OF Prln-
cess Eitel Friedrich, wife Of the
former kaisers second son. Frau
iein Heffner, in writing to Prin-
cess Mary; to give her back her
old job, says:
After twelve years o.. loyal
service in the employment Of the
British roSal house humbiy
request reinstatement as your
personal maid"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
FOREST FIRE SPREADS
ON SOUTH MOUNTAIN

Hagerstown. Md, May 4.-winds
today famed the forest fire that
has been raging on South Noun.
tain for three days and nights into
increased fury, causing it to spread
rapidly in several directions de
spite the efforts of hundreds Of men
Around Smoketown the. entire
mountainside has been swept by
the fire, which is now about five
miles In length and can be seen at
night for many miles, Nearly a
score of buildings In the path Of
the fire have beer saved with diff
ffculty. The flames have eaten into
the heaviest timbered part on both
sides of the mountain.
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THE SOCIAL CALENDAR.
TODAY.
Mrs. BainbridGe Colby. at home

Mrs. BainbridGe Colby. at home
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Stabler. diHuPr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauhnann, din
ner.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, architectural
exhibition.
Mrs. Harold Walker, at home, 4 to I
o'clock.
French Ambassador and Nine Jusse-
Tand, dinner.
Capt. Mcvay, luncheon.
TOMORROW.
Colombian Women Of George Washing
ton University. meeting. College Womeus
Club.
Mrs. Theodore Tiller. tea for Mrs.
Isaac Pearson.
Mai Gen Clarence c. Williams and
Gen. William ]. Snow. dinner for French
mission, Army and Navy Club.
Mrs. John Hervey Young and guests.
at home.
women's City Club. address on Yer
sailIes and Its Romantic Hlstory.''
Twentieth Century Club. monthly
meeting.
FRIDAY.
Col. and Mrs. Virgil i. Peterson din
ner for Secretary of War and Mrs. New
tor d. Baker and Miss Katherine Lowe.
Washington Humane Society, Beneit
Polls.
Mrs. Florence Jackson StOddard, recep-
tion for Mrs. Isaac Pearson.
SATURDAY.
Girls Red Cross Club. benefit recep-
tIon. card party and dance.
Ladies' Auxiliary Society. st. Johns
College benefit dance at RaUscher's.
MaIsOn Dupont, supper dance.
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Names Widow Beneficiary.

Thomas X. Melton. q retired build
ing contractor. who died April u.
LETT an estate valued at approxi-
mstely sSS.5oc. according to ID petit
tion Of Mrs Martha B. MelJ0k. the
widow. for the probate OF ihs VII
fled Yesterday. The widow Is
named sole hencficlary. She ltvC. a.
2SO@ Wisconsin avenue north st.
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of the president of the club; Mrs.
II. X. Bush-Brown: and Mrs. Charles
Fairfax. newly elected member of
the board of governors. will pour
tea.
Mrs. James Edward Schwab en-
tertaiDed at tea and shower yester-
day afternoon in conf mIliment to Miss
Alice Kirkpa trick. daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. James Kirkpatrick, whose
marriage to John Mann will take
place this summer. Mrs. Kirkpatrick
and Miss Sara HicklinG presided at
the tea table
Edward B. Fox has returned from
a trip to RehobOth Beach and New
York City.
Miss Martha - Sexton, of the
Iroquois apartments. left recently
for an extended visit to her sister,
Mrs. N. II. Reeves, of Bristol. Tenn
Miss Elizabeth Gillespie returned
Monday from Louisville. Ky.
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Place Morris Fire Los, at So, 900.

Damage by fire to the structure
and contents OF the Morris & Co.'S
SRlesrooms and warehouse. 626
avenue northwest. was
officially estimated yesterday at
So OOC.
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court Returns Evidence.

Chief Justice Mccoy in Criminal
Court yesterday ordered returned to
william Laney. eolorcd. charged
with the murder OF Kenneth 6rsll
ali papers and letters which the
police seized at his home. The case
grew out OF the race riets here last
summer.
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U. 8. s. Grsst.
Dear Miss Lee: WIN you please ten md
where the U. s. s. Pfesident Grant Is al
the preseht tine7-M. W.
The Shipping Board can give you
Information concerning the Grant.
II arrived at Kobe. April ..
o. 8. Q. Osalxfs.
-Dear Miss Lee: Css ytu give me any IN.
formation concerning the ship OSskis?--N. L.
Communicate with the Shipping
Board. It recently was reported on
It's way to Marci.
airfhdaS Party.
Dear Miss Lee: I will be II years old
ths month and ] am going TO have q psrty
u celebration. ! do rot know whether tc
say on the invita- tions that Il will be q
Birthday party or .pst . party. ] ina zine
tha. my guests would say that ! was Just
asking them 80 that they would bring gIfts
IL } mentioned the feet. A girl friend oi
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Accused Of Stealing Diamond.

Martinsburg. w. Va May 4. -
Charged with theft OF diamond
ring. watch and chain from Gus
KRros. Harold Williams. of BaIti-
more. was arrested here last night.
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Quits Court Job at 20.

Staunton. Va. May 4.-Joseph B.
Woodward, connected with the Office
of clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Augusta County for fifty years. has
resigned because of III health.
Woodward will be-7e years OF age
Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

Take for instance with appointment By
hurryng through breakfast TRADE against sleepy cook
and catching the before the along
in minute they could arrive promptly But the idea of
poing the pleasure Of wasting their time that of
someone else is Just null and void
Most OF US follow the rule concerning keeping people wait
ing ii the business they is the
puncuzl only il it convenient We might make con-
yenien to be tffe late II the try
on time and smooth things with apology we're If the
business time before time When it
10 wasting time that anyone
and more pleasantly than ourselves ~ra#
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: short story by o. HENRY. saEs-
ter OF short story writing. app -
daily in The Washington Hera. 4.
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rine had b5rthday party not long age and
feeetxfd sbo0t Eve botes> OF candy and she
ope1ed all, bat one Of them. giving the con.
tents TO I,er tuests. Was it correct for her
70 % that7-M. 4.
IL would be better for girl
your age 10 omit the Information
that II wss your birthday from the
invitations. Many. OF your friends
will realize that anyway and II
they remember you with gifts you
will know that they are real gifts,
the kind that arc given because
they thought Of you. Your friend
was right In opening her boxes of
candy.
\.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

No matter how close some people may be
with money and pleasant words" said man to
me the other day. there is one thing they often
wastc-other peoples time"
An after-dinner speaker-ssy factory man
ager who has This employees punch a clock to in
sure the saving of seeonds-wiii waste the time
OF all persons present by taking an hcnf and a
half to say what could be summarized in ten
minutes. when even the summary woafd be of
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LEAVES NEXT WEEK
FOR POST " TURKEY

r l.. Relin of the State Depart
ment. and Mrs. Belin of New York,
who have been passing the winter
In Washington. occupying the Clark
WsSgaman house in Massachusetts,
Avenue Highlands. entertained a dis
tineuished company at dinner there
last evening. Mr.. Relin has been
assigned as secretary to the Ameri-
can legation in Turkey. and. with
his wife. will leave Washington
next week, en- route to his new post.
Mrs. Caldeton Carlisle entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon at
Grasslands.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Stabler will be
hosts at dinner this evening.
will have guests dining with them
this evening.
Fegliasco, third secretary of the
Italian embassy. and Signora Celesia
will entertain at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Br8mwell will return
vi iCAl nay lTOh a
visit In New York. Miss Mildred
Bromwell. who is visiting in Vir-
Einia. will return the first of the
week. -
A. de Lacsndeyra entertained at
dinner last evening at the Cafe St.
Marks.
NH. AND hRs. moor
VISITING HERE.
Former Senator EIihu Root and
Mrs. Root arrived in wasbinston
yesterday and are az the Willard.
Mrs. T.. A, Scott Thropp enter
taiaed At luncheon yesterday.
Capt W. Pitt Scott. U. s. \. and
Mrs. Scott. who have been visiting
zirs Seotts Eaether, Mrs. T. Dewitt
Tallnase. at the New willard for
some days. have retrrued to Phiia-
eeiphia.
srr. and AIRS. ,Jsrnes Brown Scott.
% 1901 Nineteenth strict. have
novel te. tiseir country placs at
wsrsiour. ~. near Annapolis.
Mrs. GeorSe Kennedy, zad
ssr sn.ell son. Douglas strothA
sah<1< n<fo coma to Washinksoa
= f.alt." \
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Bye. c. DRUM-HUNr.

The British Aplbassador and Lady
Geddes were the honor guests At
the dfnner which Mrs Henry II.
Dimoek gave last evening. asking .
distinguished company OF thirty
two to meet them. (
Lady Geddes was the honor guest
at a luncheon which Mrs. Marshall
Field gave yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. e. II. Hartman. Of New York
also was in the party.
Mrs. BainbridSe Colby, wife of the
Secretary OF State. will be at home
Informally this afternoon
Mrs Newton ID. Baker. wife Of the
Secretary Of War. will be at homs
Informally this afternon. The See
rotary and Mrs. Baker, with their
guest. Miss Katherine Lowe. will be
the guests OF honor at a dinner
which Col. and Mrs. Virgil L(Peter-
son will give Friday night at theif
quarters at Camp Humphreys, Va
Following the dinner they will at
tend the fortnishtly hop at
Humphreys.
Consumers League OF the District.
and Mrs. Florence Kelley, general
secretary of the National Consumers
League, delivered addresses yester-
day afternoon at the eighth annual
meeting Of the local organization,
which was held at the home Of Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker. The pro-
gram included several vocal selec-
tions by Mrs. Baker, reports from
the various officers of the organiza-
tion. and a discussion of the pro
gram to be followed during the COM
ing year.
Princess Lubomirska. wife of the
Polish Minister, will not be at home
on Friday as she, with the minister
viii so to New York Friday 10
spend SeyeraI 6auS
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SPEAKER AND-MRs. GILLErT
RETURN TO WASHINGTON,

-nIS > rederlck Glllett have re-
turned from a visit to their home
IN Boston where the Speaker went
TO vote in the primaries. While
there they attended the five per
formances given by the Vinton
Club. which in Boston corresponds
to the Junior League here. Mrs.
Gtiletts daughters, the Misses
Hosr. who are making an extended
stay in Boston, took prominent
parts in the play, which was ex-
traCrdinarily clever and ranked
with professional shows. The Vim
ton Clubs entertainment is an an
nual event OF great social import
ance in Boston. the funds thus
raised being contributed to one OF
the hospitals. The play is always
written by one Of the members,
who compete for the honor. and
every one contributes their talents
in some way. Miss Frances Hoar
designed the costumes. and she and
her sister, Miss Louisa Hoar, both
danced.
Mr.. and Mrs. GilIett expect
to remain here now until they go
to the Republican convention in
Chicago in June.
The Minister of the Netherlands
and Nine Cremer will leave Wash
inEton tomorrow for New York
where they will sail Saturday on
. the LapIand for their home in Hol-
land for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Edwin +. Sweet. wife of the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
left Washington last week for
Canandagua n. Y, where she will
remain for a fortnight. Her daugh-
ter. Mrs. COrneIia Van r. Campbell,
who accompanied her, returned to
Washington Sunday. Her sister,
Miss Sophie Sweet, has gone to st.
Louis to attend the conference OF
the Junior League. Mr.. Sweet will
Join her there next week, and they
will go together to his ranch near
Fullerton. y. Oak, where they will
remain several weeks. returning
here about June l.
Mrs. 4. g. Newton, Of Philadelphia,
is expected to spend the weekend
here with Mrs. Campbell.
Dr. Marino Fl. Cornejo and Mime.
Corneio. who were entertain .d ex-
tensively by their fellow-country-
men during their visit here last
week, are HON dt the AsbOI III new
York with their family, previous to
sailing for France. where he will be
Minister from Peru. DR. Cornejo was
formerly president of the national
assembly in Peru.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing will
leave the end of the week to spend
several days as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Billings Ruddock
at "CurTs Neck" their place in Vir-
Einia. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruddock will
start shortly for China. where Mr..
Ruddock has been detailed to the
American legation at Peking.
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COMING TO WASHINGTON
FOR EXTENDED STAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Thomson.
| of New Orleans, will come to Wash
ingtOn the last of this week to spend
some time with Mrs. Thomson's
parents. former Speaker and Mrs.
Champ Clark, at Congress Hall Ho-
tel. At present they are the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. A. P. Thomson at
Summit Point, w. Va.
Mrs. Gilmore Iden, of New York,
who formerly made her home in
Washington. is spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Hrs. Hal Smith, at
2400 Sixteenth street.
I Mrs. Eliphalet Andrews. colonel of
the Salvation Army's beauty regi-
ment, will be at home in her studio,
1890 Sixteenth street, this afternoon
and tomorrow afternoon to receive
those interested in the appeal.
Miss Bess Lovinsood, of Atlanta.
Ga, will arrive tomorrow to spend
several weeks with Miss Rebecca
Dial. daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Nathaniel 3. Dial, 1852 KalOrama
road.
The Arts Club of Washington will
give a reception today from to Z
at its colonial home at 2017 I street
in honor of the visiting delegates
to the convention OF the Institute
of American Architects now in con-
vention here.
Mrs. George Julian zolray. wife
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Stabler will be
hosts at dinner this evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
will have guests dining with then,
this evening.
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Sisnor Andrea Geisser Celesia di
Vegliaseo. third secretary of the
italian embassy, and Signora Celesia
will entertain at dinner Sunday.
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Csuy q Cheese own Name.

I'VE decided that inyariably be-
ing invited 10 the same social
functions might eventually resolve
Itself iBto the usual married
wfangle Of dragging one another
TO places we did not want 10 10.
-wo decided that ii, the event OF
off-spfing, the chiId shotid take
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

Mrs. Caldeton Carlisle entertained
at a tea yesterday afternoon at
Grasslands.
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Princess Lubomirska. wife of the
Polish Minister. will not be at home
on Friday as she. with the minister,
VIII so to New York Friday to
spend several days.
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Wolfe Bed Sets, for singh
and double beds. in attrsc-
tive lace. hcmstiichod aud
motif designs. These arc
the palmer types. but are
most desirable; $4,000, $7a.so
and S27.So.
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$3.50 to $500 Pair

Wolfe Curtains, in white
and ivory, in a large assort-
mcnt Of both embroidered
and lace-trimmed styles.
from the very simple 10 the
most elaborate effects; $3.50
10 S2Soo pair.
Curtain Section. Fifth Floo
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Capt. W. Pitt Scott. U. S. n, and
Mrs. seott. who have been visiting
sirs. Seotts Eaother, Mrs. T. Dewitt
TalInaEe. at the New willard for
some days. have retrrued tn Phiia-
6eiphia-
The Washington herald., 1920-05-05

Mrs. Charles Bremwell will return
tomorrow or the next day from a
visit In New York. Miss Mildred
Bromwell. who is visiting in Vir-
Einia. will return the first of the
week
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A. de Lacsndeyra entertained al
dinner last evening at the Cafe st.
Marks.
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stu. AND MRS. moor
VISITING HERE,

Mrs. T.s A, Scott Thropp enter
taiRed At luncheon yesterday.
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NJ. and AIRS. sJernes Brown Scott,
% 1901 Nineteenth stract. have
novel te. tisefr country placs at
wfraour. ~, near Annapolis.