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The Washington times., 1922-06-08
Births, narrlaees, DEATHS

interment Saturday afternoon. The
services at the apartment this after.
noon will be conducted by the Rev.
Bernard Brascamp.
Associates OF Mr.. wilkins in the
company of which he was President
will be the honorary pallbearers.
These are Charles J. Bell. Clarence
+. Norment. Ralph w. Lee, Lieut..
Col. Wrisley Brown, William V. Cox,
James B. Lambkie, william @. Car
ter. Frank w. Bolgiano. Appleton +.
Clark, jr.. Samuel J. Prescott, Or.
William p. Reeves, Simeon f. Price
and Harry Beesch.
Mr.. wilkins was born June II.
1883. He was left an orphan At an
early age and became the ward OF
Nehemiah @. Ordway. with whom he
came to Washington. Here he com.
pleted his intermediate schooling and
entered the Columbia School Of Law.
which afterward became the law
school OF George Washington Uni.
versity. Before he was admitted TO
the bar his guardian was appointed
governor Of the Territory Of Dakota
and Mr.. Wilkins went West with
him as his secretary. He was ad.
mitted TO the bar in Yankton, Oak.
In 1885 Mr.. wilkins returned TO
Washington, which has since been
his home. At this time the Wash.
ington Market Company was install.
ing one Of the first cold storage
systems for the preservation OF food
to be put into use In the United
States. The new industry and its
possibilities for usefulness appealed
to Mr.. wilkins. and he assccist ed
himelf with the company and took
up the problem of the pioneer days
OF refrigeration with keen interest.
He made himself an authority on
refrigeration. and in several official
capacities has been the moving force
in the industry in Washington for
thirty.six years. Under his leader.
ship many problems were solved, re.
sulting In constructive developments
not only locally but throughout the
refrigeration industry.
Mr.. Wilkins other business affilia.
tions were: Director Second National
Bank. director National City Dsii y
Company, director Congressional
Hotel Company, member Washington
Stock Exchange, member Washing
ton Chamber OF Commerce, member
United States Chamber OF Commerce.
He was a member of the City Club.
In 1887 Mr.. wilkins was married
to Florence N. ordway, who died In
1897. or four children born, one,
Miss Nancy Sibley wilkins, survives.
In 1900 Mr.. wilkins was married to
Elizabeth NJ. Howell, who survives
him. A son. Laurence o. Wilkins,
was killed in France during the
world war.
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AMONG LOCAL MUSICIANS
Continued from Page 49,

poem by Edmund Waller Q6O6.16s0
to music of Edward MacDoweli's ITO
a Wild Rose" 20, Mother. The Young
Prince is to Pass By" words by Sir
Rabindranath Tagore. music by Ar.
thur Koerner, young American com.
poser; and two poems by Dana Bur.
net, The Hand-Organ Man" and
Loves on the Highroad," TO music
of A. Koerner. The accompariments
were played by Mrs. owen B. French.
Miss Schade also gave her Spoken
Songs" at the Louise Home last eve
ming. assisted by Mrs. Hillsdale. so.
prano, and Mrs. Owen B. French.
pianist. Next season she expects 10
recite most of the highly dramatic
Tagore poems at the Arts Club. Fri
day Morning Music Club, and else.
where. Miss Schade relates that the
very first "Melodrama" was the
"Schoen Hedwig" composed by Rob.
ert Schumann in 1S46. 1t is shorter
than Richard Strauss "Enoch Ar.
den" but in the same large form Of
a dramatic recitation set to music.
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National Community Chorus.

The National Community Chorus
will continue It's rehearsals for six
more weeks beginning Monday, at
the Thomson School, Twelfth and
l. streets northwest, at s o'clock.
Charles wengerd. conductor Of tho
chorus. announces that the chorus
will begin rehearsing on Hand rs
The Messiah" which will be
presented with soloists and
orchestra during the Christmas
season. This organization will de-
vote itself to the study and presenta.
ton Of choral works Of the highest
standard. The chorus has more
than hundred interesting and
enthusiastic members who are de-
voted TO the organization and TO the
serious study OF choral music.
Choir singers and others in the
city interested in the study OF the
best choral works will be welcomed
by this organization at any OF its
rehearsals.
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, June s.--wheat started
easy. corn higher and oats about un.
changed. Offerings dried up In the
wheat pit Immediately after the open.
ing and values firmed. Trade was
very slow, and the majority were in.
clined to 20 slow pending the posting
OF the Government crop report at 215.
News was tess constructive. Liver.
pool opened firm and then reacted
sharply. Weather conditions over the
belt were more favorable.
Provisions were slow In starting.
Estimated receipts showed q mod
crate run Of cars.
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WELL-HEELEo WESTEsNER
ASKS FOR ESCORT IN N. Y.

NEW YORK. June Sc. F. Bolin,
who is six feet five inches tall.
arrived from Cheyenne, Wyo.. with
a gun on each hip.
Bolin had heard OF New York's
gunmen and he wasn't going 10 take
any chances. So he went to a Young
woman in charge Of the travellers
aid desk and asked for an scort 10
take him to the McAlpln Hotel. Size
spied the two pieces OF Western sr.
tillery and telephoned the manage
ment OF the McAlpin. 4 young
athletic was sent TO the station and
he safely conducted Solin to the
hotel
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Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK, June S.-sterling
demand. 4.50; cables, 4:5cS
French francs. demand. s.12h, ca.
bles. s.i3 Lire. demand, sal; ca
bles. 5.2lh. Belgian francs. s.4jh
cables. s.t. Marks. demand and
cables, .0035& Drachmas, demand.
t.23: cables. 430. Swiss francs. de.
mand. 1914; cables. 1915. Guilders.
demand. 39.05; cables, 1910. Pc.
setas. demand. 1888; cables, 1885.
Swiss kronen, 26.05: cables, l6.l0.
Norway kronen. dUmand. 1853: ca.
bles. 1853. Denmark kronen, de.
mand, 22.l0: cables, 22.l5l
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Lucy Dickinson Marx.
A newcomer to washington

A newcomer to Washington musi-
cal circles ID Lucy Dickinson Marx.
soprano. who will sing for the Radio
concert on Friday evening. June 16.
at the Naval Air Station at Anacos.
tia, d. c.
Mrs. Marx will give the "Tosca"
aria "Vissi d'Arte." from Puccini' 8
opera, and songs. This young singer
is a native of Alabama, but she
studied for several years in New
York. being a pupil of Nine. Won
Klenner and Of Nine. Emma Thurs.
by. Her voice is q high soprano.
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Whitecroft School.

The Whitecroft Piano School will
give two public students recitals
on Friday, June 9. at Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church. John Marshall Place
and c streets. northwest, and
Saturday, June II, at Columbia
Heights Christian Church. Park
Road and Fourteenth street. The
recitsls are at 8 p. m, and no cards
OF admission are required. Some
two-piano selections will be given
on June Q.
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Mrs. Dalgieish's Pupils.

Mrs. Robert Hamilton Dalgleish
has sent out invitations for the two
annual spring recitals Of her pupils,
to be held Thursday and Friday of
next week, June Is and 16, at $40
o'clock, in The Auditorium. Thir-
teenth and New York avenue.
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Esther Meliick.

Esther Mellick sang for radio one
evening last week from the Double.
day-Hill Electric shop on Twelfth
street. The songs were picked up"
by her friends all over town.
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New |. c. c. Ruling.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today granted special permits
sion to all railways and electric lines
to file new tariffs on freight rates.
based upon the reductions announced
two weeks ago. Three days notice is
required The new rates beCcmc
effective July 1.
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A Musical Tea.

As a finale to Music Week. the
Young Peoples Society Of the I'm.
manuel Baptist Church entertained
at tea in the home OF Miss Marie
Tessier. on Hobart street, Saturday
afternoon. last. from 5 TO 9. Some
Of washington's most talented mu.
sicians were on the program.
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the woman's Federation OF Clubs,
recited Our Country's Flag" and
Eleanor Branson danced a patriotic
dance.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Alfred Stanley Jones, AZ, OF South Nor
walk, Conn, and Irene North. ~. The
Rev. J. r. Freeman
Princetts Garter. a. Ths Rev. \. T..
Stevenson.
Thomss x. Humphrey. ~. Of ST. Paul.
MINI. and Libbie A Kuba, rs, ot Cedar
Rapids. Iowa The Rev. c. Wood
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PROF.. BELMONT

NOTED cLAIRvoYANT AND PALMIsT.
Can read your life by tbs lines in your
palm. which are the record Of your life.
Being Q graduate of two colleges OF
palmistry. and his wonderful gift OF sec
end sight. enables him to lift the veil
ef mystery and reveal to you important
matters OF your future life. Gives ad-
Vice on business matters. love, health
and family affairs. Tells the name OF
your future husband or wife; what part
Of the country In luckiest to you: what
TO do TO be successful In life: removes
troubles of all nature; brings the sepa-
rated toEether; tells the secret OF having
personal influence with your associates
Prof Belmont Is q psychologist of world
rsnovn. Readings 81. 1929 New York
ave N w, between 18th and 13th.
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Frank @. wilkins. presid snt OF tho
Washington Market Company and
the Terminal Cold Storage Co npany.
and prominently identified for many
years with a number of other bust.
ness and financial institutions here,
died yesterday afternoon at his home
in the Congressional apartments.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Viii
kins the only services in Washington
will be held at the residence Of MIR.
wilkins, following which the body
will be taken to Warner, N. H., for
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EDUCATIONAL

BOYD BUSINESS COLLEGE OFFERS A
sTENoGRAPHIC COURSE WHICH
SHORT TIME. REGISTER TODAY
CORNER 18TH AND 2 SITS,
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Curb Stocks.
Bid

CFurnishsd BY W. 3. Hibbs q Coz
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-06
RESURRECTION ON
ISLAND OF SAMOA

PARIS, Nov 6-An insurrec-
ton has broken out on the Island
Of Samoa, off the Smyrna coast of
Asia Minor, according to advices
received here. The rebels demand
ing an autonomous government for
the island. Greek troops have
been called out to suppress the
outbreak.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-06
Milk Producers Invited
to Hear Mr.. Davies

An important meeting of all
present and past patrons of the
Plymouth Creamery system has
been called for Thursday. Nov.
at the Town Hall in st. Johnsbury.
J. w. Davies, founder of the sys-
tenn, will be the speaker for the oc-
casion and he has some vital is
sues to discuss with all milk and
cream producers in the territory
covered by the Plymouth Creamery
system.
The meeting will be held at 2
0 o'clock Thursday afternoon and it
is expected that large delegations
OF farmers will be present from all
towns covered by the Plymouth
creamery. 1t is assured that the
information to be given by Mr..
Davies will mean much to the dairy
men and farmers of Northeastern
Vermont and none of them wheth-
er they are present members of
the system or have ever furnished
milk or cream to the Plymouth
system can afford to miss this i'm
portant meeting.
This meeting is not for Subscrip-
ton of stock or bonds or anything
OF that kind. You can come to
this meeting and leave your nocket
book or your chez. book at home.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

estimated as follows: Apples, 10 per
cent; peaches. Is per cent: pears, 20
per cent: plums, 25 per cent: cherries.
20 per cent: Strawberries, 10 per cent !;
early grapes, IS per cent.
Kent County.-Frost and ice form
ed; extent of damage done Is not
known at present.
Queen Anne County.-About SO
per cent of pears and Strawberries
killed; little damage near bay.
Caroline County.-Apples, peaches
and pears damaged, extent not
known; about 20 per cent of straw
berries in bloom were killed.
Talbot County.-Tree fruit not be-
lieved to have been damaged in
orchards near Chesapeake bay. Frost
and ice Sunday night heavier than on
any one of the few preceding nights.
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had commenced. And 4 Richmond
man swallowed the bait and paid the
mar man SEQ in good lean m Sad
been done" when he found Garfield
absent at the time he called to see
when the trip. would begin.
Detectives r&ided the mans quar-
ters and found several disguises he
Is supposed to have eused-eyeglasses
q toupe and crutches. There were
many letters showing that others had
made contracts" with him and had
paid him money. When appearing on
the streets with the crutches and
asked questions he would explain
that he had been caught in an auto
mobile wreck. He has been Jailed. and
will be given hearing next month.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
VIRGINIA H0RsEMAN
PAID SIGNAL HONOR BY
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
by the Associatsd pr...

~ the Associated Press.
LEESBURG. Va, April 29.-The
French, government has conferred
upon an American, e. B. White Of
Leesburg, the order Of officer du
mertte asricole. Q decoration in
recognition Of signal service to ag-
riculture, but in this instance
awarded for service rendered in
the Improvement Of horses"
MT. White began to breed horses
twenty years ago, after returning.
on the advice Of physicians. to his
native home in Virginia. He had
been active on the grain exchange
In st. Louis.
The particular animal which led
to the award of the decoration is
the stallion Laet, bred by Mr..
White and exhibited in Chicago at
the last International live stock
show. Laet was declared grand
champion Percheron stallion and
one Of his sons reserve grand
champion. giving Mr.. White q rec
ord said to be Unprecedented in
the history of the show. Mr.. White
Is member of the advisory board
OF the Horse Association of Amer
lea.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
WOMEN 1O2 AND 100
DIE SAME time IN
NElGHBORING STATES

HARRISONBURG, Va. April 20.
Mrs. Dinah DoveL aged 102. said
to be the oldest woman in the
state Of Virginia, died yesterday
at her home in Honeyville. Page
county, near here. She is survived
BY four children and four great
Observation-Disclosures.
FRANKLIN, W. Va. April 2s-
Mra Eve vandevender ID dead at
the home Of her son, Sylvanus
Vandevender. Timber Ridge. aged
i00 years and two days. She be-
ran failing last fall. but up until
the last hour her eyesight hear
ing and memory were excep-
tfonally good. She is survived by
six sons, Martin. Adam. Lee. Will
liam. Isaac and SylvanUs Vande-
yender, and two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Montoney and Mrs. Elisa
beth Haines. She was the grand
mother of Deputy Sheriff G. L
Vandevender of Circlevflie.
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cluding apples and peaches, was bad
ly damaged.

ciudins apples ana peaches, was bad
ly damaged.
Heavy Damage to Apples.
Carroll County.-Estimated damage:
Apples. IS per cent killed; peaches.
IS per cent Killed; pears, rs per cent
killed.
Northern Baltimore County.-cold
weather appears to have destroyed
much stone fruit in the valleys; pears
and apples have suffered the least.
bus probably 50 per cent OF them
Hartford County-Apples in northern
part of county damaged so to 80 per
cent; peaches, plums and cherries
mostly killed in northern half OF
county; percentage of damage in
southern half Of county about one
half of that quoted for northern half:
York Imperials not injured SO much
as other varieties of apples.
Cecil County.-Peaches on low
ground nearly all killed: on high
ground, very little injured, If any;
apples probably not injured.
Howard County.--Probably so per
cent or more Of tree fruit has been
killed.
Ground Freezes; Ice Forms.
Montgomery County.-Killing frost
ed; ground froze oath; unable to
determine fruit damage this early.
Anne Arundel County.-Some dam
age probable in interior.
Prince Georges County.-In extreme
and go to 80 per cent of apples killed: (:
pears and plums not so badly injured.
Calvert County-Four successive
nights of cold weather, with Ice,
have damaged fruit.
Charles County.-Damage to fruit
Evening star., 1922-04-30
GROW Ais LBS. DAILY.
Young Farmer Makes Record in
Fattening Cattle.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
wARRENTON, Va. April 29.-
Thomas Cochran, Marshall. Va. .
young man who has been farming for
three years, has made the record for
the year on fattening cattle. He
bought eight grade Shorthorns and
Herefords, Weighing 749 pounds. last
November and put them on dry feed
for ninety-seven days. He sold them
to a local buyer for 81 per pound;
they weighed 1.115 pounds, showing Q
net gain Of 4e6 pounds. or little over
four and one.fifth pounds per day for
the period Of feeding, and the selling
price q little moro than doubled the
cost price. The cost Of feed amounted
to S37.26 per head, and net pront OF
Sass per head was made after de-
Quoting all expenses.
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Wicomico County. Strawberries,
apples. pears. peaches and. ,grapea
considerably damaged.
Somerset County.-Killing frost and
ice mornings OF 23d and 24th. sOs
fruit injured, Strawberries suffered
most; apples damaged about 80 sper
cent; peaches about 40 per cent; pears
about SO per cent; Strawberries about
SO per cent. \.
Worcester County.-Heavy frost
and freeze morning 24th; apples.
peaches and pears damaged; Straw
berries injured about cne-third:
plums mostly killed.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
SAY HE MADE HIS LIVING
BY PRACTlCING FRAUDS
Richmond Police Arrest Man Ac-
cused Of Tricking Chauneurs at
Rate Of $500 Each.
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. April 29-The
:ocal police have arrested a man CIV
ing his name as Robert Grant Gar
field, who had his own way of max
ing a living at the expense Of others
without work. Here he took an apart
ment and advertised for chauffeur
to drive his car for a long western
tour, and the man who accepted
would have to pay $500 cash to guard
against leaving him after the "trip
Evening star., 1922-04-30

More than 100 women are enrolled
as students in chemistry. architecture
and engineering at the Polytechnic
School OF Charlottenburgh, Germany.
Evening star., 1922-04-30
MERCURY TUMBLES
T012-DEGREEMARK
Coolest April Weather in
Maryland and Delaware
Since 1875.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. April 2s.-The cold
weather during the past ten days did
inestimable damage to tree fruit
throughout Maryland and Delaware.
according to a synopsis Of weather
and crop conditions by ]. H. Spencer.
section director of the weather bu-
reau.
A mean temperature Of about rs de-
grees below normal was registered
during the week ending last Tuesday.
The 18th to cath furnished a con-
tinuous cold period that has rarely,
or never. been equaled in Maryland
and Delaware during the last ten
days Of April since 1875.
Extracts from the county reports of
MARYLAND show the following effect
Of the frosts:
Garrett County.-Fruits of all kind
damaged: cannot say how much, as
cold spell continues: Sunday night
was the coldest. temperature IL de-
grees in some places.
Allegany County.-Heavy damage
has been done to apples, peaches.
pears, etc.
Washington County.-Tree fruit
badly damaged.
Frederick County.-Tree fruit. in
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Approximately one-half OF the cpffe .
produced In the w orld ts consumed in
the United States n
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-04-13
WISER LAKE

Mr.. Nj. w. Roby of Sedro WOOL
ley came up Wednesday to attend
the funeral of his friend Captain
Joseph Leach.
Mrs. Minnie Leach has gone
to Oregon to make an extended
visit with her two daughters, Mrs.
Ed Clark and Mrs. Orvile Parks,
and their families of Nehalem,
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Phillips or
South Bellingham were mouse
guests at the Oliver Wolf home
from Monday until Thursday.
About twenty members OF the
Be-of- Service Home Economics
club enjoyed the day at the home
of Mrs. Jack Nc Cready when
she and Mrs. Wood entertained
the Club Thursday April 6.
Miss Ethel Walsh has returned
from weeks visit with her
grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parks at Sumas.
Mr.. Carl and Will Dorr and
Mr.. James Me Cormick are each
erecting fine new chicken houses
on their ranches.
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BIG POULTRY MEETING AT
HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT

Many poultrymen of the Lyn-
den district are expected to gath
er at the high school this evening.
to hear a talk by W. d. Buehanr
an. poultry expert of the State
College on Feeding and Manage
ment of pullets for egg produc-
ton" Mr. Buchanan in coop
GRAFTON with County Agent II. b.
Carroll have been holding a series
of poultry meetings throughout
the county this week.
Yesterday three meetings were
held. One ut +. w. Baer's farm,
ane Mt Caylor's egg farm, and
one at Ferndale high school.
This morning at 10 o'clock
the first meeting of the day was
held at Charles lmhoff's farm,
AT ESQ this afternoon MIR. Buch-
anan spoke at IL. n. Lintz's farm.
near the Saxon school AT s
y, m. this evening the meeting
Will be held i'll the Lynden high
school auditorium.
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with the money he gave them
candy, oranges and peanuts were
bought. and later in the evening
a very enjoyable time was spent
at the school house.
were Sunday evening guests at
the Arie Raider home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke De Roster
and baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Troost and little son Kenneth
Mrs. Johanna Hively who is
teaching at AnacOrtes spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Gilman.
and children, Messrs. Cecil Urfer
and Wright Courtney were din
ner guests at the J. r. Courtney
home Sunday.
Miss Hilda Elder and Mr.. Will
Noteboom were Sunday evening
Lenssen home.
Mr.. Will Blowers called at the
Fred Rose home Wednesday
morning.
MrG. Sarah Scott of BeIlinghaln
called at the Fred Rose nome
W NNiNSN'y iiici iiii6.
Alvah Blowers has been on the
sick list.
Mrs. Winifred Rose called on
Mrs. C. NJ. Huisman Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Stanley Robinson spent
Wednesday afternoon with her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Rose.
Mrs. Winifred Rose visited
with Mrs. Will Blowers Thurs
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Meenk
and little son were entertained
at the Cornelius Huisman home
Friday evening.
Mr.. Wright Courtney who is
working near the B. c. line spent
the weekend with his father,
Mr.. j. r. Courtney.
Mrs. Bert Bostwick and son
Lovel visited Sunday afternoon
at the S. d. Walston home.
Mrs. Paul Bailey spent Tues
day at the James Bailey home.
Mrs. Sarah Scott of South Bel
bingham was entertained at the
VIII Blowers residence from We'd
nesday until Thursday.
Mr. Ben Gilman sr. is still suf-
fering with rheumatism.
The Y. p. c. presented $14.2O
toward the piano fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Raider, Jean
cite and Peter Raider visited at
the Leonard Raider home at
Northwood Monday evening.
Mrs. Ben Gilman spent Friday
afternoon with her mother, Mrs.
Roy A. Mutchler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kroontje
are the proud parents of a baby
boy born Thursday April 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Dean OF
Seattle, Mrs. G.. +. Dean OF Bel
Mr.. and Mrs. GOgle OF
Miss Doris Bailey and
Mr. Alvah Blowers were guests
at the j. X. Courtney home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard LenBsen
and SONS Theodore and Cornelius
attended the birthday celebration
Friday evening, Of Mrs. LcnBsen's
father, Mr.. Cornelius Notcboom.
Word has been received from
La More Cal. that Mrs. George
Nceyil is improving rapidly. She
VIII be able to go home from the
Hospital soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knittle
and son Glen, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Bostwick and son Lowell autoed
to Bcliingham Saturday,