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Rogers. on Saturday, February 81. 1920,
at Baltimore, Md.

Rogers. on Saturday. February 81. 1920.
at Baltimore. Md.
Mrs A. G. McClintock will receive at
the directors reception next Sunday
afternoon, February %. Miss Marion
Oliver. Mrs. Henry Marquand, Miss
Charlotte Campbell will assist Mrs. Nc
Clntock.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel T. Hind of Con-
greSs Heights, announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Annie Isabella. to Mr..
William Raymond Hartline of St Louis.
Mo. Saturday. February q. 1920.
the Rev. Thomas J. Windham, took
place at pm. in Christ Church. Hous-
ton. Tex, Mr.. and Mrs. Hartlne will
be at home at 211 Harrison avenue,
Houston. Tex. after March Is. 1920.
Herbert Chapter, U. D. c., will be
given March 23. at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon and at $3.50 o'clock at
night. at 2400 18th street. The same
tickets bought for the Cancelled date
may be used for these.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Lee Townsend, "a r street northeast.
was the scene of pretty wedding
Saturday evening. February 81. when
the wife Of William w. Watt. Rev.
Hugh T. Stevenson officiating. Miss
Mildred Shreve was maid OF honor
and Mr.. George Watt. brother of the
bridegroom. was best man. Miss Mel
lie Galley sang 20 Promise Me-" and
Mrs Derrill Elmore played the we'd
ding march. The bride wore a dress
of white georgette. beaded, and car
-ied a shower bouquet of bride roses
and lilies of the valley. The maid of
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her cousin, Miss Elsie Kastner Of
Newark n. j.. for whom she and Mr..
Wood will entertain at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club on Wednesday
evening.
Col. Harry Taylor, U. S. A. and Mrs.
Taylor have taken possession of the
residence. 1891 S street, which they
recently bought. and on Friday even
ing they entertained there at dinner
in honor of Gen. Beach. the new chief
OF engineers.
Miss Blodgett will observe her Sun
day afternoon at home today. Mrs.
Blodgett and Mrs. Matthews have as
their house guests their brother, Mr..
E. H. Peck Of Mobile. Ala. and Mr..
and Mrs Claude Hamilton of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Peck may join
her husband in Washington this week.
Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller of 1742 18th
street will receive this afternoon and
the following Sunday, March Z. from
4 to 6.
Mrs. Charles 3. Drake and Mrs. Fred
Britten will be at the tea table this
afternoon and Mrs. Puller's niece, Miss
Virginia Fuller. will assist.
A delightfully."- arranged English tea
will be given at Wardman Park Hotel
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adorned with profusion of spring
flowers

Mr.. William Phelps Emo entertained
at a brilliant musical last evening at
his residence on N street. when his
guests. representative of the official.
diplomatic and smart resident life of
the capital. to the number of 300.
heard delightful program given by
Mischa Levitzki. the noted pianist.
and Miss Marcia van Dresser. soprano.
Mrs. George w. Ehle assisted Mr..
Emo in receiving the guests. and they
had as their house guests for the occa :
sion Miss Van Dresser and Miss-Ger-
trude Norman of New York. Mr.. Emo
and Mrs. Ehle will not be at home this
afternoon, but will receive the fol-
lowing Sunday.
Mrs. William w. Wilson, wife of
Representative Wilson. and Mrs. Ed
King. both of Illinois. will be at home
informally at the Congressional Club
on Tuesday afternoon. March ,, from
4 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. James H. Patten entertained at
a beautifully appointed luncheon yes
, terday for her sister. Miss Sara Lati-
mer. when the guests included Miss
Rebecca Dial. Miss Augusta Glass,
Miss Helen Blodgett, Miss Eugenia
Holcombe Miss Frances Hampson.
Miss Marie Sims. Miss Virginia Suth-
erland. Miss Madeleine Austin. Miss
Margaret Crosson. Miss Gladys kaime,
Miss Julia Maths and her sister, Mrs.
Snyder; Miss Lambert. Miss Catherine
Let's. Miss Sophia Sweet, Miss Fran
ces Hopkins. Miss Luciele ShoEalter.
Miss Catherine Hill, Miss Ada Bir-
mingham Miss Anita Kite. Miss Eve
lyn Wilson. Miss Virginia Minor. Miss
Agnes Scott, Miss Barrine Drake and
Miss Elizabeth Kingsbury.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins entertained
at dinner last night in compliment to
Prince and Princess Cantacu1ene.
The Peruvian ambassador and Nine.
Pezet were among the guests.
Princess Cantacuzene entertained
informally at luncheon yesterday
with Mrs Newton D. Baker among
her guests. Prince and Princess Can
tacuzene. who have been at the La,
fayette Hotel for a few weeks. will
return to New York today, but are
expected in Washington later for an
other visit.
The princess is organizing Russian
relief work in several cities. and
Nine. Bakhmeteff. wife of the Russian n
ambassador. has consented to take
charge of the work in Washington.
The object of the organization is to
collect food and clothing rather than
money. and to dispatch the supplies
to certain centers in Russia.
Mrs Robinson r. Downey will en-
tertain a large luncheon party at the
New Willard on Wednesday.
Mrs. Malcolm S. McConihe is not OBJ.
serving her regular Sunday after
noon at home today.
Miss S. l. Douglas Of Alexandra
hno nf q n - n a
last night.
Mrs. Elliott Wood is entertaining q
her sister. Mrs. Edgar Hall Thompson
wife Of Maj. Thompson, U. S. A.. and
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Mrs. William w. Wilson, wife OF
Representative Wilson. and Mrs. Ed
ward ]. King. wife of Representative
King. both of Illinois. will be at home
informally at the Congressional Club
on Tuesday afternoon. March =, from
4 to 6 o'clock.
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Dean OF Corps q Guest.
The dean of the diplomatic corps.
the French ambassador, NJ Jusserand
and Nine. Jusserand will be the
guests in whose honor the Belgian
ambassador and Baroness de Cartier
will entertain an interesting dinner
company Tuesday evening. March :.
The amba ssador Of Spain and Sonora
de Riano and the ambassador OF Italy
and Baroness Romano Avezzana were
the guests in whose honor the ambas-
sador of Argentina and Nine. LIE
Breton entertained a distinguished
company at dinner last evening.
The Russian ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmetef will entertain at lunch
cen today at the embassy.
The japanese ambassador. Mr..
Shidehara, entertained at dinner for
the counselor OF the embassy. Mr..
Dehuchi. prior to his departure for
Berlin, where he will assume his new
duties as charge d'afraires
Mr.. s. Saburi. first secretary of the
embassy. win be joined here late in
March by Nine. Saburi
The new Brazilian ambassador.
Senor de A1encar. will arrive in
Washington this evening and go at
reside. The ambassador has been in
New York since arriving in this
country from Europe. and Senor Mo-
reira. the counselor of the embassy.
went there to meet him.
. The ambassador of Japan. Mr. XII
juro Shidehara, will go to New York
on Tuesday to be the guest Of honor
and q speaker at the banquet given
by the Japanese Society Of New York.
and that to be given by the Fifth Ave-
nue. Association. He will return to
Washington on Thursday.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Houston will have as their
guests for a few days DR.. Sidney E.
Meses president of the College Of the
City of New York, who will accom-
pany the Secretary back from New
York today.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secretary
Of the Navy. has gone to Raleigh.
n. c., to spend the week end. and
may remain over for a longer visit.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson. wife
of the Postmaster General, will en-
fertain at a tea Wednesday afternoon
in compliment to the members Of the
League of, America, Of which Mrs.
Burleson is president. and Miss Caro-
line Wells, the well known authoress
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith. who are visiting their
old home in Des Aoines, Iowa. will
return to Washington Wednesday
and Mrs. Meredith will be at home
informally Thursday, March 4. al
1855 Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr.. N. d. Peterson of the British
embassy stan entertained at a fare
we'll dinner dance last evening at the
= Shoreham in honor OF Flight Lieut.
r c. Traill. air attaches staff. and
Mr.. A. r. NJ. Greig. who are leaving
the embassy shortly to return to Eng
land. The guests included a number
of girls prominent in the younger Sc,
and the junior members OF the EN-
eassy STAFF.
Mr.. James Dixon. who with Mrs
Dixon has been the guest for a vee}
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number of others. Maj. Marriott de-
cided to accompany them at the very
last minute before they left Florida.
They stopped in Texas en- route to
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Waite. u. Denegre
and Miss Elaine Denegre will go to
their home in New Orleans to spend
the month of March.
Judge and Mrs. E Y. Webb Of
North Carolina, Judge and Mrs. Her
bert L. Davis and Capt and Mrs.
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MRS. WILSON'S Beasco
lA Washington"
White House the
which has added
the beautiful form lady OF
OCETi which still the former Secretary OF State and Mrs
selected b. the President During the latter the
Mr. and Mrs BainbGgc Colby lived in Washington 25S
bridge
Park. That while Mr. Colby
United Shipping Board during that they became
sell Washington society They have three daughters Miss
Frances cambridge Colby the latter named her panal grand
mother vii additions the months
the Wilson administration ii all goes we'll
evening OF Wednesday, April
night. Dinner parties will all the ball.
which this be bathrooms OF the New Willard
Hotel where advantages unqueloned An affair
place the
evening
he United the village
France On e floor Dr. Conrad Jenny and
Mr. Fontane OF tie Swiss staff Dr. Felipe A Espl
the Argentine embassy Maj Gen Georg Barnett Brig Gen
McCawey Mai Henry Leonard Mr. William Bowie Clark
ohn and
THE exchange diplomatic will
of Importance this week being
which Ambassador Belgium Baroness de
will night for the Ambassador OF France and Mime
Willard Hotel early this week Mrs Burleson will
Drama Senator Mrs
dinner Thursday night and several
other official! mocial and simply social events planned
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this afternoon from to o'clock. for
which the invited guests include
ladies of the executive family. of the
congressional set and many others.
Among the ladies who will assist at
the tea table and otherwise are Mrs
Richard Yates of Illinois and ten girls
from the Illinois State Girls Club,
Mrs. c. William Ramseyer. Mrs. tErn-
est r. Ackerman Mrs. Stock Miller,
Mrs Harrison, Mrs. Harrison kerrlck,
Mrs Charles Elliott, Mrs. Giliett
Phelps, Mrs. McCauley. Mrs. BENJAMIN
F.. Welty. Mrs. Oscar Z. Bland, Mrs.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, Mrs. Springer. mrs.
Kimberly. Miss Harvey, Mrs. Hugh
McGnI, Mrs. John Sterling. Mrs. L. j.
Stead and Mrs. Lewis.
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or more of the Attorney General and
Mrs Palmer. has returned to Easton.
Md Mrs. Dixon has remained on for
little longer visit.
Senator and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas
entertained informally at dinner last
evening in their apartment at 2400
10th street.
The Greek minister. Mr.. Georges
Roussos. will entertain with tea
and reception at the Grand Central
Palace, New York, this afternoon in
connection with a private view Of
paintings. in which he is interested.
Nine. Marc Peter, wife the new
minister of Switzerland, will leave
shortly to return to Switzerland for a
visit
Miss Helen Taft. acting president of
Bryn Mawr College, will come to
Washington on March L. and will be
the guest Of the local Bryn Mawr Club
The club will entertain at dinner on
Saturday night. with Miss Hilda
Smith. dean Of Bryn Mawr College. as
the guest of honor
| The assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Ben edict Crowell are expected
to return to Washington Tuesday after
an extended stay on their houseboat
near Miami, Fla
/ Representative and Mrs. Fred A.
Britten were the hosts at q debutante
dinner dance last evening at Ward
man Park Hotel. given in complime mt
; to Miss Virginia McKenney, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic ID. McKenney.
| one or the most feted of the seasons
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PLANS FOR A GAY EASTER
ARE UNDER WAY WHILE MANY
LENTEN DATES ARE KEPT
The Women's Branch of the Army and Navy
League Has Already Exempted Date for
Its Annual Easter Ball, and Diplomats
and Others Garry On Their Official
Programs for Entertaining.
SALLIE Y. II. PICKETT.

ENl-'hs Lent III ps,cuas mere excuse instead OF an o6
II fok. who almost busy mid
u
taking place To there big but all othe
old enough
to plan brilliantly fot the spring
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Diplomat to See California.

DIpEOm0t 10 SUhHH"H H11s@'
Mai j. c. o. Marriott of the milf
tarv attaches staff of the British
embassy. who was at Palm Beach
with his fiancee, Miss Maud Kahn.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn of New York Joined their
party when they went to California
from Florida and will remain on the
Pacific coast indefinitely. The party,
which made the trip in a private car,
included also Miss Margaret Kahn,
Mrs. Horatio Seymour and Miss Mari
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-23

their own ideas 10 France. tried to
impress them upon the French, and
brought them back again, slightly
sh"p- worn in spots but not enlarged
bS AN experience which should have
been revolutionary
Efficiency I:dsnr and Art.
;. Apfopos of Efficiency Edgar" Mr..
kclland holds the view tina, the
pro"cnt-day American passion for eff
hcIency Is only another manifesto
ton or the stiff-nccked Puritan
spirit. In chrOnicl!ng the adventures
ana miSadvcntureS OF Edgar. who
was efficient in courtship. marriage
ana fatherhood. he had many a
chance 10 air his own philosophy OF
w" and take Il sly poke at the OPP
position. Among other things. Eli
cheney Edgar holds that n lover must
sell himself on sound business prin-
husband. and to her father as Il
SON in-iaw. But in "A later stage OF
the game. after he has tried eff
cheney on the baby. he sadly comes
TO the conclusion that what every
Daby needs Is not efficiency, but 4
dog and u Grand-dad
The one way 10 get Mr.. Kelland
10 talk al length 10 to irritate him
succeeded in doing this-Quite un-
intentionally-by asking. "As an art
LIST. DO you feel that all this Puritan
repression that YOU oppose is tend
ing 10 thwart the development of 4
native American art?"
The answer came quickly and
cr!sply: I'm not an artist. IL YOU
want TO know what | am. I'm 4 guy
who writes. I've a Job TO DO. and
| DO il to the best OF my ability. try
Ing always to turn out the best pt2ce
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new pay $50 marks: that the dollar.
which once stood at 4 marks. 20 pfen-
niSs. now costs about 100 marks.
Under these circumstances foreign
countries are buying us up: robbins
us OF our few remaining goods: and
We are not In position to procure
the necessary foodstuffs and raw ma
tcrlais from abroad
Foreigners should. above all. not
forget that this cheap production i'm
Germany Is absolutely ruinous TO
their own industry. All efforts to
counteract this by customs and inn
port duties will be Of little use For
ciGn goods find a way into the coun-
try somehow. and the reverse also
takes place. This we are experiencing
to our cost. especially in the West
II Englishmcn believe they can get
on without the Continent OF Europe
in their economic life. then they need
not worry about the fate OF Ger
many. But no experienced politicians
can doubt thu IL Germany collapscs,
not only will Austria. Hungary. Bull
garia. Poland. etc. be dragged. into
the abyss. but France. Italy and 9th
or countries with them. This fac,
every Englishman should bear in
mind. and in this connection let him
remember the warning of viscount
Erycc.
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS NOT
PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED
War Experiences Failed to Modify
the Decp-Sootcd Iuritanism OF
Men, Says English Author.
ny IoEI ut.S
NJ JOEL. AAIES.

Has the experience OF the war az
iecied profoundly the American hoy
who Is back on his old job. after six
months or year in France? Has he
brought anything home with him
from the war. which will modify him
and his life and his way of looking
at things? He has not. in the blunt
opinion of Clarence Burlington Kcl-
land. known as the author OF "'rhe
Little Moment OF Happiness" war
time story which brought him a now
OF thousands of letters from returned
soldiers.
There il lot OF loose talk about
the indeliblc Impression made upon
our soldiers by France and the war
continued Mr.. kclland. who himself
saw service, and who describes him
self as the dirticst Y. VI. g. \. man
IN all France II do not believe it,
They are coming back very much az
they went. Physically better. hut
without having seen or compromised
or profited by contact with that So
different and so-instructivc civiliZa-
ton with which they were thrown
more or less in contact. They took
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PrussiaH milit1iism should be cxter-
minated. root and, branch. and il mus,
be eHterminatcd IL our nation is 10
rccovcr--if II is to regain Its rights,
privileges and honor among the peo
pies Of tho earth
The Angio-Gcrman co-opcration
long for would, therefore. have in
every respect most peaceful ten
dchcy The German nation wants to
devote itself In peace to the recon :
S'ruction OF It's economic life.
VIII England Help.
viii the English people support
Germany in her cndcavorS? VIII the
English realize that their own pros
Herlty depends on the productivcncs.
81 Gcrma ny--that vigorously active
Germany would mean the recovery Of
Europe: that the German people can
not work hard unless food and raw
Materials are assured 10 them?
Very few English people have ANY
idea OF the terrible mixcry OF the
population in many parts OF Germany.
iodny X IN scarcely possible for an
oFdihaf? workman TO buy the food
actually necessary for the mos, mis-
wages do not suffice for clothes
boots. linen. etc. apart from any
thing cisc-that Is. of course. for the
great masses. Certain highly skilled
"orkmcn. certain groups OF Workmcn
IN the large towns, must be consid
cred AS exceptions
The brain workers are in worse cnse
than the manual WORKERS. Small ant!
middle class officials. CLERKS. etc. are
In shocking state OF poverty. Dur
ing the war they had constantly TO
reduce their requirements: they ate
up their savings. and now they are
selling their furniture and everything
else they can spare. Soon there will
be- nothing left.
Help, or Certain Chaos.
In short. the German people arc
struggling with all thei. strength
against economic disaster. but II will
b." vain struggle and viii result, in
chaos unless help comes quickly. How
is this possible?
The Improvement In economic con
d.tions. the saving Of Germany from
collapse. Will depend chiefly on the
Improvement in our exchange
II is an Impossible situation tina,
our mark should in Switzerland TO.
day be worth only q pfcnnigs. while
in peace time before II was worth !
iranc, 20 ceni!mcH: that for ono pound
sterling, for which in peace time we
paid 20 marks. 90 pfennigs. We must
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Special Prices for Filings

Each filling carries this guarantee: "Any filling that
comes out in II months, from any cause, will be re.
placed without cost, a.
tu
Gold Filiings $500 up Gold Inlay Filings, $500 up.
True Dentaloy Filings, soc up. Twentieth Century
Alloy, soc Cauks Cement Filling, S1.OO up. Root
Filings, S1OO. Artificial Porcelain Filings that cam
not be detected at two three feet distant $500 up
And remember, can fill your teeth without pain.
Should there be pain in the preparation Of the
ity for the filling. charge will for the work
done tsM
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OF work o! which | am capable. Art,
as get 1t. is dong any piece OF
work as il ought to be- done. and not
as our elite look at it-doing somo-
thing nobody gives "A tinkcr's damn
for except the elite. \ great art
is something that digs under every
tick,es the hot-house brains OF "A few
superior bein2c.
II believe hrnly that the time is
coming when there will be dist!nc-
tive American race. as indIvidu,i n .
the French or Italian or JAPANESE
race Is today. Already the language
OF America is noticeably Individual.
The fusion OF hundred races Will
result in now and distinct race.
and then. we shall sec an American.
lie may be a wonderful and superior
being. or he may turn out TO be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-23
HOMES FOR WORKMEN
ON EASY-PAYMENT PLAN
First distribution to Men of I.nr-.
Families VIII lie Made To-
dny I'm Chicago.
tBy Associated prerI

ny Associated rressl
CHICAGO. May 22.--Onc hundred
and scventy-iive model homes win
he distributed among families of
work inEmcn tomorrow by the Chicago
Housing Corporation. an organization
OF wealthy business men.
Buyers who can qualify will re-
Ceive home costing $4,000 on nav
mcn,s OF S33 monthly. The nav
ments also are to include fire. acct
dent. health and life insurance.
only working men receiving small
wages and with large families viii
be considered as applicants
The corporation has ACQUIRED a
milc-Spuhr" tract and is planning
1000 more houses. II makes no proSt
it's hackers say. the selling price OF
the houses including only prfncinnl
and per cent interest on the money
Invested
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LAST OF INDIGO KINGS
OF SOUTH PASSES AWAY

James SurRet, Breeder OF Race
Horses. Donstcd Before Death
He Had Never bet n Dollar.
NATCHEZ. MISS. May 22.--wi,h
the death of James Sursct. the last
male descendant of one OF tho ia
nous indigo kings of the South has
passed away
In 1852 Pierre Surget obtained n
pinntat1n by Spanish Grant and
6sown extensively in Louisiana at
,!,at time and found ready market.
The SurSet fortune soon was made
and many years afterwards the lit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-23
Melbourne Not Enthused
Over Prince of Wales WISH,
my A..oci.t.d rrc.s.I

MELBOuRNI;, AUSTRALIA, May
22.-Thc Melbourne Trades Coun-
ell has decided that It will not he
officially Represented at amy funr-
tl0n connected with the Prince of
Wales visit here, because the
money TINT would be spent on
such functions could be used In the
interest OF the wnEe-enrn~rs,
whereas, the council nnnertrd, the
prOposrd expenditure would boil
sfcr up the cnpltaii<fic system. The
resolution also requcnted trndcs'
unlOniStH TO refuse to allow their
children TO participate In the wei
rome Ia the Prince or my nimIiur
function.
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ONE DEAD, TEN INJURED
lM'WAKE OF HURRICANE
Minnesota Town Lnid Waste by Tor
nndo Which Sweeps Strip OF
my Associated pres,1

Thy Associated Pressl
ST. PAUL. MINI. May 22.-Onn
person dead and more than ten in
jured wa sthe toll OF two tornadoes
that late today swept Castle Rock.
Mimi, about nifty miles south Of here.
and IA strip of country side near Red
Wing. MINI.
FIVE persons were injured. three
OF them seriously. when a tornado
struck Ca6tlcrock. eight miles south
OF Pennington. at l.. NJ today.
wrecking three or four residences
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Cross-w Warrant Case Continued
j. M Hauft and $. Duval faced
cross warrants yesterday in Police
Court, each with threatening TO kill.
the other, the cases went over until,
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tic town OF Cherry; Grove csms'jiptpI
ton. 1t was there that James Sur
get was born and died. He left A
daughter. ~ ~ III
get never rode in an automobile nor
used a telephone. A breeder OF
thor oughbred race horses and de-
voice OF racing, he bonsted that he,
never bet dollar. -
The casket containing his body
was. az his request, borne to the fapar.
lily buryinS ground by old negroes.