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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
C0RCORANS HOLD REUNION
More Than Score Of Members Of
Former Cadet Corps Meet.

More than q score Of members of
the old Corcoran Cadet Corps gath
cred at q reunion OF the corps last
night at the National Guard Armory.
472 L street.
Addresses were made by Maj. c.
Eugene Edwards. the president OF the
Veterans Association Of the corps;
Capt. Lockhead Capt. Edward v.
Clark and Capt. J. A. Giovannoni. Maj
Clark announced that the election OF
officers would be held at another
meeting of the corps next Monday
night at the armory, when plans for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
Y.M.H.A. SEATS OFFICERS.

A campaign for a new home for the
Young Mems Hebrew Association was
advocated at a meeting of the associa-
ton Sunday night, at which officers for
the ensuing year were installed.
The new officers are: Louis f. Spieg-
Ter, president; Fred Gichner. first vice
president; Louis Goldberg, second vice
president; Paul Street,. treasurer; NJ
Gutenberg, financial secretary Simon
Wolfe, recording secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.

Harriet A. Iames yesterday filed
suit in the Distrit Supreme Court for
an absolute divorce from Clifford T.
Hames. They were married at Rock
vile March 10. 1917, and have one
child. A correspondent is named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01

Is it style in shoes or
comfort that you want:
Both here, plus quality.
WOmen's winter high,
shoes way down. Quite
a lot at 1856, and some
French heels, blacks
and tans, 500.
Mems winter high shoes
way down, 9.85 and =
l1.85' and some rem
nants at OBS. q
Boys sizes l to 6, SIS
and 500. We're $50.
''Dollar Hose for men
and women.
80
Footwear for ''society
affairs,'' afternoon or
evening.
Arthur Burt Co.,
l3S F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01

a banquet to be given by the Cor
corans also will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
Our Offer
ACuarantee of Price

AGuarantee of Price
Our buyers have just returned from Grand Rapids,
Chicago and other cities, where they have
carefully Investigated the conditions existing
in the furniture industry. The knowledge
they gained of these conditions places us in
position to make this offer.
We guarantee our February Sale prices against
decline for six months. That is-if prices of
furniture decline further than our February
prices within six months will refund the
difference
Mayer & Co. feel that this guarantee is due those
who repose their confidence in this institution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
TRICKS ARE DISCOVERED
Germans Are Attempting to Secsete
Airplane Parts.

The duplicity the Germans employ
in sccreting airpiane equipment in vio
lution of the treaty Of Versailles is
frequently giving rise to amusing in
cidcnts, according 10 reports reaching
official quarters in Paris. The latest
cf these occurred in one Of The Hugo
Stinnes's Berlin factories, where in
te"allied control officers agreed to in
spcct the three lower floors Of Il six
story building in the morning and the
other three floors after luncheon.
All went we'll until one of The French
officers during the afternoon returned
to the second flood for n notebook he
had dropped there. To his surprise
he found the employees of the place
during the luncheon hour had trans
ferred there sixty; complete motors
from the upper rooms.
Gen. Nol'ett, head CT the control
commission, has reported a case OF
German school mistress who fell under
suspicion by the control experts. Al
though she protested that she did not
know an airplane part from pretzcl,
forty ma5netos were discovered under
her kitchen table. When officers tried
to open what was supposed to be
child's bedroom this patriotic frau
dramatically placed. herself in front
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
humorous department.

q Couldn't Take His cook.-"No, sir! P"
storraed the proud parent. Il
iwill never, never consent to your
marrying my daughter"
But, sir"
" But me no 'buts,'" thundered the
iratc father. II have spoken
.'G A. look of defiance lighted up the
young mans somewhat crestfallen
countenance.
good, sir" he said. If you
will not agree, then must enforce my
demand. 1 . am considered a hard
working, good-looEing young fellow,
and yet YOU turn my application
dawn."
s.. II do said the rich man.
".Thcn, sir, 1 will so away and make
loYe. to your cook propose to her-in
a week we will elope-"
The rich man turned purple, then
paled.
Z Have mercy!" he gasped, in tremb-
ling accents. "Such conduct IS inhu-
man. My cook is jewel. would not
part with her for millions. You can
have my daughter, young man, but
my cook-never!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

of the door, swearing by all Deutsch-
lands gods they would enter the room
only over her dead body. Sine is still
alive, however, but the control officers
found fifty complete helices, 4 score of
masnetos and numerous altitude bar
ometric appliances.
Net the least striking feature OF
this case arose a few days later when
the woman demanded damages to the
amount of 100000 marks for violation
Of the privacy of her domi-i.e, bat
Gen. Nollet personally interpreted the
treaty's clauses for the German judges
and the case was dropped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
Friday, February 4, 1921.

When he arrived he found q negro
with a gun levelled on another negro
who was holding two chickens In his
hand. The. negro with the gu eS-
plalned to the officer that he nad
caught the other negro in the act.
The prisoner and two witnesses got
in the car with the deputy and went
to the court house, where the court
was in session and ready to. take up
the case. The. negro whose name is
Thomas was tried by a jury, the jur-
ors remaining out after getting their
verdict to smoke cigarettes, and it all
took one hour and fforty-f five minutes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
FRANCE KEEN FOR WAR
Journalist Finds Nation Expecting
Conflict With Russia.

Journalist Finds Nation Expecting
Conflict With Russia.
France expects a new war this
spring, writes Edwin W. IlullinGer to
the Washington Herald ;.
Armies totalling between 100000
and 100000 men will be thrown
against each ether in war between
Eoshevik Russia. on the one hand.
and Rlmania, Poland and other out
post states on tho other. according; 10
french military experts.
Despite denial Of Rumania di:'lo-
mats persons close to the Quai
d'Orsay told me before ] left Paris
that Rulnania was taking over: mill
tary lrrcaution.''
Gen. I'ils:Idski is expected in Paris
us soon us his health permits tn con-
suit members of the French general
staff.
Poland promised Franco important
economic concessions. notably Gil, in
exchange for aid against Russia last
year. Franco will keep Poland in 4
position TO make good these pledges.
France will help Poland, not with
men. hut with war matc!iaiS and
brains. PolnnG'# man power is placed
at 100000.
l.Ilmania'& rfrectives total 6h0.0hO.
and its army Is far superior to thai
nr Poland in equipment and training.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

a Costly Interruption.-A man WIN
an impcdimcnt in his speech went IN
to a store where secondhand AUTO
mobiles were sold and stopping IN
front of car, he said: "H-h-how
ra-m-n much is th-this one?'
"rll let you make me an Offer" the
dealer told him.
'Tll g-E-gi"c you f-f-f-f-
-Four hundred? I'll take IT, inter-
rupted the dealer.
"G-g-g-ood." said the stuttcrer. y
was tr-trying TO say f-f-f-fiVe nun
6rcd"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

Revised Verson.-Little Susie had
been attending Sunday school for
sor,c time so Uncle Jack asked what
she had learned.
"I learned JUS lots" she replied
vaguely.
But tell me something" urged IN
Gle Jack. whats the biggest thing
you learaeG?'
well, God made the country IN SIN
days" she began solemnly, then ne
made Adam out of dust an he TOOK
ribbon out OF his siGe pocket and made
Eve out of that"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

BRINGING Up Father!-The proiiteer
and his wife were in the first hrsh OF
their prosperity,sand they had taken
rooms at one of the most expensive
hotels in London.
Next morning he saw in front oil
him a silver sugar basin containing
lumps of white sugar. He was on the
point of helping himself when his
wife whispered. Don't use yer fingers:
use the tongs. Amt YOU got no
sense?"
'Orl rite!" he retorted as he com
Dlied with the admonition. But 'ow
was to know the bloomin' stuff was
'ot?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
THE LOWLY PEANUT
More Than 100 Varieties of Products
Are Obtained From It.

More Than 100 Varieties of Products
Are Obtained From 1t.
More than 100 varieties Of products
from peanuts, ranging from the pur-
ast Of nlill1s for the sicli-room, mothers
md infants, to ink useful for writing
md sketching have been discovered
oy George w. Carver, negro profess
sor Of Tuskagce Institute. He showed
them to the ways and means commit
zee in Washington, recently, and de-
livered a discourse of them that was
erected with applause from the men,
bers and spcctators-the first demon
stration of the sort that the tariff
hearings have known.
Chairman Fordney told him he had
made a valuable contribution to
science and Representative Garner
Dem. TeX.) q member for eighteen
years, declared the negro had made
the most wonderful exhibition he had
,ver known to be presented the COM
mittee.
Is Son of Former Slaves.
Professor Carver is 50 years old.
ma the son Of eX-slaves. He was
born in Dismond. Mo-, and his cdr-
,ation began At the age of Is years
His high school training was received
in MINNEAPOLIS. IIc is Il graduate Of
Iowa Agricultural college. with the
degrees OF A. 3. and A. NJ. and was Il
| student for six years Of former Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wilson. lie has
declined degrees Of ID. ID. and Ph. ID.
He is now head of the research and
experiment station of Tuskagec.
Ills discoveries exhibited include
len kinds Of milk, five kinds of punches
| cherry. lemon. orange: blackberry and
plum: salted peanuts: two grades OF
flour: two grades Of meal: five break
| fast foods: new flavorngS for ice
| rcam. cakes. gingerbread. cookies and
various ConfectionS: chocolate coated
peanuts: peanut candy bars: crystal
! izcI peanuts; three relisEcs: nine
wood stains. ranging from malachitr
u cen TO fumcd golden oak: black ink:
| face powder and face cream: WorceS-
Ter cauCe: four kinds OF stncl; foods.
including a. hay composition mad"
from the vine; ground hay with pea
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

sHer Secret.-"I met real womanl!
woman at dinner the other night" re-
marked Northly.
That's not anything particularly
remarkable is it?" rejoined his COM
panion.
During her conversation" smiled
the other, II mentioned that. woman
can't keep a secret, YOU know.
""'Oh, I'm not so sure retorted the
lady, bit peeved. I've kept my age
secret ever since I was twenty
three
Eyes I replied jestingly, but one
of these days you'll simply have to
tell it.
: ~" 'NNcll, she said with considerable
severity, 4 think when a woman has
kept a secret for nineteen years she
comes pretty near knowing how to
Keep it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

Some Liar-Thc conversation had
changed from one thing to anotheF'
finishing Up with high buildings.
The american thought he had them
ell beaten when he said there was
building in New York SO high that 1t
took a person at least twcnty-four
hours to get to the top.
Sure said Pat, there's a little
building was working on some time
ago, in good ould Dublin, when one
Saturday morning about II o'clock
dropped my hammer from the top, and
sure and begorra, when went to work
on Monday morning the thing hit me
on top the head"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
Inefficacioue.-"Did you ever try

nefficacioue-"Did you ever Try
electricity for your rheumatism. In
c,c j,I,ck?" asked the schoolmaSter
"Yape!" replied old Buckley Tag
;,ett, of Straddle Ridge, Arkansas
"l'vc been struck by ordinary lightning
twice, and drunk right smart OF TINS
yuv bonc-dry licker they call whlte
,irhtninr bit all any Of it done was
to make me prance for the time being.
Never really halpcd my rheumatism
nCnc in the long run.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
WORLD WAR ECHOES
Short Paragraphs Having to Do With
Military Matters.

Military Matters.
Royal titles no longer exist in
Germany.
There are 24,520 civil war veterans
on the government pension roll.
- The average tax burden per cap
ita per annum in France is now 42O
francs.
With the cessation of activities on
all war fronts, Russia is now left
without war.
The cost of rations for one man
for a day in the United States army.
is 5O.4 cents.
= En:istments in the United States
navy have now been increased in
length to four years.
The expenses of the American
commission during it's two years
work aboard amounted to s1,651.-
1910?
: Only 1000 American soldiers kill
ed in the world war remain unknown.
which is &c per cent. of our dead.
The United States army has LII
aviators, every one of them pilots
wearing the kings of the r. NJ. a. or
better.
= Because the land is so badly torn
up by shell fire many villages in the
Verdun region Of France will ne!'er be
reconstructed.
The Y. NJ. G. a. has now no fewer
than G15 American mon and women
engaged in various forms of welfare
service in European countries.
Evergreen Post of the American
Legion, in Baltimore, Nd, is COM
posed exclusively of veterans who
lost their sight in the World war.
lin 1913 the German armHcost 1,OS5
marks ($271.5O) per man, officers in
cluded. Today each soldier costs the
government so marks.
Electrical engineering is being
taught by the United States vocation
n! schools to 571 disabled former SOL
diers and engineering of all kinds to
2,3S7.
In Europe fortunes are being
made from 4 machine for stamping
nails out of the burbed wire left on
the battle fields of Belgium and
France.
All persons in the merchant ma
rine service who performed deeds of
va'or during the World War are to
be decorated with q special medal of
merit by the United States govern
ment.
- because they claimed exemption
from military service during the war
on the plea that they were aliens
more than twenty young men were
denied final citizenship papers in New
York city.
In the United States army thirty
two persons were sentenced to death
by court-martial during the last fls-
cal year but in no case was the sen-
tence carried into effect Only nine
of the cases were for military offences.
The British army now numbers
310,5OO French $4,000: Italian, S00,-
900: Japanese, $4,000. The British
army is estimated at 42S.000. Under
the Versailles treaty the standing
army Of Germany will be limited to
10000.
The time due for the voluntary
surrender Of weapons having expired,
the German disarmament commits
sion has ordered beginning Of the
military search OF every house in
Germany for rifles, revolvers, mach
inc guns or similar weapons.
Within the past six months Ger
many has delivered to France and
Belgium a total of 10000 horses. 125,-
900 sheep. 10000 cattle, including 30
900 in calf
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
MUST QUIT GIGGLlMG.
Judge Eepetso Debars Girls Who Use
Powder and Rouue.

Judge EePetso Debars Girls Who Use
Powder and Rouge.
Gigsling girls who' powder and
rouge have been debarred from jury
duty By Judge Louis Repctto, of the
District Court in Atlantic City, N. ].
Instructions to his bailiff, posted in the
court room today, set down that wo-
men juries shall contain:
NO busy wives OF woriiing men.
mo mothers Of small children.
mo admixture of men.
mo immature women who giggle,
rouge and powder. but DO not think"
Governor Coolidge, vice president
elect, favors the consolidation Of all
New England railroads in one system
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

Comforting Statistics. - She was
looking through her mothers magazine
when She said:
prom the statistics given mere
6cor see that every third baby born
in the world is a Chinese.
The fond father, who was buried IN
.,o ,,~cs of the evening paper. peered
oycr the top long enough to reply:
..Th,nli heaven this is our first.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
QUICK JUSTICE

Man Arrestsd, Tried and Convicted In
Lees Than Two Hours.
The record in quick trials after a
crime was committed was broken
Wednesday when a negro. who stole
chickens three miles from Valdosta,
Ga, was arrested. brought to town,
arraigned, convicted and turned over
to the county chain-gang in cne hour
and forfy-fve minutes. ~. -.
A telephone message to the sherif's
office asked that an officer be excused
from court to go to the scene. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

nut cake; and sweet food with
Chinaberry added as a tonic, and var
ious kinds Of oils.
Experiments With Potato.
While he did not go into other in
vcstigations he has made, he stated,
that thus far he has discovered sew
enteen products that can be made
from sweet potatoes. Products from
peanuts already discovered will go
far ahead. I have not shown you one
half the peanut products. My work
with them has just begun
He said the favoring extract OBJ
tanned from the peanut could be used
rs base for any number of flavors,
and he mentioned strawberries. lemon
and. vanilla, in addition to those he
showed the committee.
Professor Carver appeared under the
auspices of the United Peanut Asso-
citation of America, which is asking
for a protective duty against peanuts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

Mistake Somewhere.-"Ma,d did yon
ever hear q rabbit bark?
"pabbits don't bark. dear.
"That's funny! My storE-ho0k says
that rabbits eat cabbage and bark.
Wichita Beacon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

II Al! Depends.-Ethel was survey
ing herself in the mirror win STILLS
faction. 81 woader how many men
will be miserable when I malSS:' sh'
muscL.
..That all depends on how many
men YOU intend to marry r''o'"e"
her elder brother. r--.-,..-..--.--- ---,-..,-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

The total value Of automobiles and
accessories exported from the United
States in 1920 will amount u at least
S2f5. .O0O. 600.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
OTHER GOOD THINGS TO EAT

To be sure YOU will find a complete
assortment Of most other good things
to eat ut this store. We are constantly
receiving fresh Groceries and can sup
ply your table with the best to be had.
Try us for Dried Beans and Peas OF
various kinds: Onions, Potatoes. Bot
tied Pickles, Canned Meats. Canned
Tomatoes. Peas, and Corn, AIaccaroni
and tho best grade ur Cheese.
Let us supply your needs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04

Ist;s+ ;es 1855 SO; sEtro oiitIE % :,
:. 't;'$'.!''is& s''E' Sf:1 ION ii:st
i.i-a i',ii JEi.5irt pf dhinIn:ll,t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
Melrose Flour

1t was long ago decided by the best
housekccpcrs in these parts that MEL
ROSE FLOUR is the VERY BEST to
be had. We believe this to be the cor
rect decision. and believe you will find
sliis out if YOU will try G1ELROSE. Let
us send you 4 sack for trial.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-20
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astonishing results and have pro-
nornced it the greatest medicine
of all time.
Tens of thousands OF men and
women of all ages in all walks of
life. afflicted with stomach. liver
and kidney disorders, some OF
them Of long standing. as well as
thousands Of weak. thin. nervous
men and women apparently on
the verge of collapse, have testi-
fled that they have been fully re-
ystored to their normal weight.
health and strength by its use.
Restored To Health
Still others. who seemed fairly
we'll. vet who suffered with indi-
gestion. shortness of breath. diz-
~ spells. sour, %assy stomachs.
located tongues. foulness OF
breath. constipation. bad complex
ion, loss of appetite, sleepless-
ness at night and of terribly de
jected, depressed feelings, state
THAT they have been entirely re-
lived of these distressing symp-
toms and restored to health and
by the use of Tanlac.
Tanlac is sold in Richmond by
Stockton and Son. and leading
druggists everywhere. 1t
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-20

aunt, Mrs. Bryant Jones, at
Whitlock.
Mrs. Harry Hanger, Jr., has
returned from a visit to her bro
Their. Steele Shelby, in Danville. +,
Miss Marie Langford has re-
turned from a visit to Shelbyville
friends.
Mrs. Chester Jones was called
to Baldwin by the illness OF Mrs,
Hubbard Broaddus.
Miss Virginia FIisle has issued
invitations for a river party
Thursday.
!, Mrs. Eugene Moynahan is the
guest of Mrs. A. c. Marshall, in
South Broadway Park, LeNing-
ton.
Miss Elizabeth Tur1ey spent
Tuesday i'll Lexington.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.. McKeehan
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Green in Paris.
Rev. L. A. Byrd. pastor OF the
Calvary Baptist church. is con-
Quoting revival services at his
church at Oak Island, assisted by
Rev. ]. B.DeGarmo.
Miss Myrtle Iiendren left
Tuesday for a few days visit to
Lexington friends.
Miss Carrie Altman and guest
Miss Cora Lee Shelton. of May
field. and Mrs Conley COngleton
are visiting friends in Lexington
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Wilson
and children, of Cherokee road
Louisville, are expected soon fo1
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. T. ). Bur
nam in BurnamwOod.
Harry d. Rice. of Lancaster. Is
visiting his father. L. T. Rice, OF
the Summit.
DR.. r. l.. Clark and T. M. Wells
we're in Winchester Tuesday OF
business.
!, Mr.. Everett Stafford, OF Mt
Sterling, was = recent visitor IL
Richmond.
Mrs. NJ. c. Guy. of Winchester
is the guest of her sister, Mrs
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-20

glas is making a nice recovery
since his operation.
Misses Jennie and Lucille Eu-
bank, of Winchester, are guests
of Miss Louise 1,srpin on the
Red House pike. Miss Turpha
will entertain with an informal
reception this evening in honor
Of her guests.
Rev. L. A. Byrd was over from
GEORGETOWN Sunday to conduct
the funeral services OF Mrs Hay
den Turpin.
Miss Marie Perkins, who has
been attending the Fugazzi Bust
ness College IN Lexington, is at
home and will complete her work
under private teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shanks
of Stanford, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Baldwin
Among the out-of-town rela-
tives and frieAds who were here
Sunday to attend the funeral ser
vices of Mr., Everett Witt. were
| his business partners, MesSrs
Stone land Montgomery, OF
| Georgetown, MIR. Placke. of Cny-
! thiana, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baumstark. OF Georgetown, Mes
Srs. William and Willard Witt
/ Mrs. Eugene Miller, OF Estil
county. Mr.. and Mrs Grant Witt
Of Winchester, Mrs. J. d. Dykes
! and James Dykes, of IIyine
Mr.. and Mrs. Nade"Kenncdy
OF Ogden, Utah, are here visiting
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. )! Reid. Mrs
Kennedy is a sister of Mrs. Reid
Mr.. Sam Harris. OF Hubble
joined the Lincoln county colony
at Boonesboro Tuesday.
Mr.. Newland Whitlock arrived
from Missoula, Montana. Tues
day for visit to his father, ]. Y
Whitlock. who is very much i'm
proved from his recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baum
stark and daughters. OF George
town, spent Sunday with Mrs
Ed Bybee on Woodland avenue.
Miss Ruth Jones is visiting he