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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
ESTATE OF JOHN WILLAkD CEos-

ESTATE OF JOHN WILLARD CLOS
SAN, D-4CEAS On tice Is b. OBJ
iven that letters tes am nlary anon
the estate of John VIII I'd C.osan TO
Of Christiana hundred. decea d " re
duly granted unto Evans HI Cross "A
and Mary A. Crossan on the ven h day
OF July, A. ID. 1922, and al DtrsonJ
indebted TO the said deceased arc re-
Quested TO make payment 20 tne exac,i-
tors without delay. and all persons "
Ing demands against the deceased are
required 20 exhibit and present the came
duly probated 70 the said executors GA
or before the seventh day OF July A. D.
1929, or abide by the law in tais na$ afr
Evans Il. Crossan, Mary A. Gresham
9 ecutors. Address Mary A. Crossan
Wilmington, Delaware, Route NO. l.
ESTATE OF PATRICK SWEENEY.
DECEASED-Notice Is hereby given
that letters testamentary upon tne
estate of Patrick sweeney. late OF VIII
mington hundred. deceased. we're duly
granted unto sarah sweeney on the
twentyfOurth day OF July. \. D. 10 2.
and all persons indebted to the said
deceased are requested to make pay-
ment to the executrtx without delay
and all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated to the
said executrix on or before the twenty
fourth day OF July. A. d. 1922. or abids
by the law IN this behalf SARAH
sweeney, executrix Address John
Lynn. attorney at-law, Ford Building.
Wilmington. Delaware.
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DIAMOND GRID.
Battery Service station at 2l0 North
Union street. Ford special SIS; Buick,
S23: Dodge. $25. Phone 1904 J.
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~ AY McAvOY was born In New
York City, and was educated
in the New York public
schools. She started her
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WE <WR| S2HZ-~H%/EA
M

We u~p-to-date civilized moderns
now depend upon the electric furnace
for the production of many necessary
things. Our government mints have
recently introduced furnaces of this
kind for the melting of silver and
gold. They represent an expedient for
utilizing enormously high tempera-
ture. such as in nature only a volcano
could engender. In effect, they imi-
tate the volcano.
IL we would look for the original
hypodermic syringe, we shall find a
most perfectly constructed surgical
instrument of the kind carried by the
everyday mosquito. A fish of the Red
Sea was the first patentee of the Yale
lock, the principle of which Is IL
Illustrated by a contrivance for hold
ing erect the foremost spine Of Its
back fin.
Inventions Miscellaneous
Nature ages ago went into the busi-
ness of bottle-making on a great scale.
We call her bottles "gourds" and
"calabashes." She Is a wholesale
manufacturer of boxes-wonderful
too, they are, in variety and cleverness
of construction-as containers fol-
eggs and seeds. The wasp was the
first paper-maker; the tailor bird sews
leaves together with neat stitches fol
it's nest; the pearl oyster practiced the
ornamental art of plating many mil
lions of years before our most remote
ancestors walked the earth. Thu
"thorny oyster" of the southern Pa
cidc has q htnga ~ exactly the mode
now accepted as most improved and
up-to-date at our hardware shops
The huge hollow head of the "lanterr
fly" which flies by night, is illum
mated by a ph~osphorescent "candle.
There is, indeed, no end to the in
ventions filed in natures Patent or
fee. Human inventors are drawini
upon them all the time for ideas.
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the ella River and west of the Sierra
Madre there grows a giant cactus
which attains a height of fifty feet.
Woodpeckers excavate nests in its
trunk. and, for self-protection. 1t emits
a sticky juice which soon arden
forming a woody lining for each hole.
Eventually the huge plant dies, and,
being composed mainly of water,
shrinks to a skeleton, the hole-linings
dropping out and making their APP
pearance in the shape of bowls.
which the Indians use as receptacles
for food.
The human body is a complex of
wonderful inventions, some of which
have been copied for mechanical pur-
poses, or adapted. Thus, for instance,
the idea Of the ball-and-socket joint
was doubtless originally derived from
observation of the device adopted by
nature for attaching a mans arm at
the shoulder and his leg at the hip.
Eye The Original Camera
The first Photographic camera was
an eye-the nerve-screen which lines
the latter taking the place of a sensi-
tive plate. But, obviously, the eye is
a far better optical instrument than
any camera made by human hands.
The soaring bird probably gave
mankind the first desire to fly. and
now we have the airplane which can
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by the help of which 1t may rise and
float about miles high in the air. 1t
Is an expedient adopted for the pur-
pose of distributing the seeds as wide
ly as possible.
The screw propeller, invented by
Ericsson. was not copied after any
model In nature. Yet one may see Its
principle operating after a fashion in
the seeds of the maple tree. which,
equipped with a wing-like attach
ment, whirls rapidly in falling to the
ground.
The seeds of many plants are pro-
vided with hooks, to anchor them to
the ground, or to catch in the hair of
passing animals which may carry
them afar. Glass sponges Ito revert
to the animal kingdom) are covered
with double-ended grappling-hooks
which pear so close a resemblance to
old-fashioned anchors that the latter
might have been copied after them.
Nature AS A Ffre-Maker
Volcanoes are natures chemical
laboratories, turning out a great
variety of products useful TO mankind.
They were the first smelters of gold,
silver, and other metals. bringing
them up in solutions from the bowels
of the earth and depositing them in
cracks and cavities of the rocks
where miners find them. Diamonds.
rubies, and other gem-stones are all
volcanic products. Volcanoes were
the first makers of glass. In parts OF
our West one may see great cliffs com
posed wholly of this material.
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fly faster and further than any bird.
Fish The First Balloon

What might be called the earliest
balloon was a fish which Is a common
and numerous species In tidal rivers
and e~stuaries along our Atlantic coast.
Fishermen call it the "swellhsh." Its
belly Is covered with a supplementary
skin which resembles in appearance
and texture a delicate canvas. When
the fish Is irritated or alarmed. this
covering is inflated with air, giving to
its owner an almost globular shape.
The creature becomes in effect a bal
loon. When pursued by enemies. 1t
blows itself up in this way. and. ris-
ing to the surface, skips over the
waves before the wind. The phenom-
enon Is SO extraordinary as to be
deemed until recently a mere fairy
tale. but scientific inquiry has proved
1t to be true.
The balloon and the flying machine
are today supplemented by the para
chute, which enables the a~ir-voyager
to descend in safety from any height
to the ground. But the idea repre-
sented by this contrivance has beer
long familiar in nature. The COM
mon dandelion-and the same MAJ be
said of the milkweed-provides each
one of It's seeds with a tiny parachute
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house that night. Tt is interrupted by
the arrival of the sheriff who an
nounces that the tramp has shot a
man. The boy. along with the rest. Is
sworn in as a deputy sheriff.
The boy rushes home and hides.
The old fashioned grandmother knows
what is wrong. She weaves a wonder
full story. 1t is the story Of the boys
grandfather who believed himself q
coward. A gypsy bag gives him a
magic talisman. With it he performs
such feats that he lives to see himself
praised as one of the bravest soldiers
in the Confederate Army.
Grandma still has this wonderful
talisman. She gives it to the boy. IT
Is A new world that he now walks in.
He goes forth and single-handed cap
lures the tramp. Also he gives the
rival the whipping of a life time. And
then grandma tells him the true Sc
cret of success-self-confdence. The
boy then wins his biggest victory
when the girl whispers Yes"
Harold Lloyd is the boy. Mildred
Davis, the girl,
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke, we feel sure. Is a
future matinee idol. This little seven
year-oid has numerous stage and
screen successes TO his credit. Last
winter he co-starfed VITA William
Hodge, in 1.-The Guest of Honor" and
was the sensation of the play. His
latest appearance is in Married Peo-
pie" Bobby is a small golden-haired
and his wealth of acting
talent and his winning charm will
take him far in the stage and screen
world.
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bullet-headed young a At the
girls house the rival climaxes a torrid
afternoon by dropping the boy into
the well. Wet and weary the boy ar
rives home where he finds a giant
tramp. He has not the courage to
evict the unwelcome visitor. but tries
to do so. with disastrous results. There
is a happy gathering at the girls
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She Started and Continues to Run the First Patent
Office, and a Great Many of the Ideas Which We
Deem Our Own Were Original With Her.
BY RENE BACHE

VERY delugs Of inventions has
overwhelmed the United States
Patent Office since the war In
Europe ended. The millionth
patent was issued August 8, 1911, but
now the business of invention Is going
with such a rush that No.
100000 will be reached before the
end Of next year.
1t might be truly said that inven-
ton Is ages older than mankind, and
that the first Patent Once was or
ganized and conducted by Dame
Nature. Indeed. 1t Is surprising to
find how many so-called human in
iv%entions are mere copies Of originals
recorded therein.
For an example taken at random,
consider the sailboat in which the
"argonaut," a cephalopod related to
the octopus, navigates the It 10
a boat of snowy wh~iteness, most
gracefully shaped, and so fragile that
the wonder is that 1t should be able
to defy the least boisterous waves of
ocean. But the occupant in stormy
weather sinks far beneath the pillows,
coming to the surface only in calm
weather. and holding up. to catch the
wind. a pair Of broad membranes into
which two of its arms are expanded,
and which serve the purpose Of .
sail.
The next time a gasftter comes to
mend your pipes, take notice Of the
pincers that he uses. They are rather
peculiar. only the lower part moving
on a hinge, and with teeth to make
their grip secure. Examination will
show you that they are modelled after
the claw of a lobster.
The First Bullseye Lantern
A deep-sea hsh. known to science
as the "argyropelicus." eliminates the
darkness of its aqueous surroundings
with q score of bullseye lanterns (car-
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| operates when it grips an object with
the suckers that lie on the under side
of its tentacles. They act as vacuum
cups, and to detach them the tentacles
must literally be torn away.
Who was 1t that invented the sus-
pension bridge? 1t was none other
than Mistress Spider. Also 1t was she
who first made nets for the capture of
game. The silk she spins is Of so
excellent a quality that we would
have many beautiful fabrics woven of
it. were 1t not that spiders are fierce
creatures and soon eat each other up
IL kept together in close confinement.
Cloth, Lace And Pottery
Nature was the first clothmaker.
The inner bark of certain trees has
an exquisite weave" the fibers Of
warp and welt being SO interlaced as
to furnish q fabric highly satisfactory
for clothing. OF such a character is
the "tapa" which the women of
Polynesia utilize for garments and
other purposes.
If one would have lace for trim
ming, 1t may be obtained in tropical
America from the lace tree" the
bark of which when soaked in water
splits into as many as thirty layers Of
lace-like material, most delicate and
beautiful, so that a small piece will
yield many square yards. More than
three centuries ago the Spanish con-
querors in Mexico sent to the King of
| Spain a magnificent collar of this nat
ural lace for a birthday gift.
The crayfish, which looks like a
diminutive lobster, was the first work.
| or in clay. building "chimneys" Of that
material at the top Of its burrows.
But. II pottery be in question, there is
plenty of 1t that never was made by
| human hands. In the region south of
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May McAvoy Zone Clear CalP'- "They Like EN-
Rouqh"- Irene Dalton -"Grandma's Boy"

fesses she is Garnett's wife, Hamil-
tons love for her reverses his views
and he bess her not to sacrifice her.
self by returning to Garrett.
Milton Stills, Claire Windsor. Henry
B. Walthall and Irene Rich head the
all-star cast.
'"Thcy Like I'm Rough"
The star. Miss Viola Dana, plays
the role of a girl whose aversion to
discipline and authority is almost a
mania. Discovering that her aunt and
uncle, with whom she lives, are plot
ting to marry her off to a certain
young man whom they regard as a
most desirable husband. Katharine
decides to take matters into her own
hands.
..Ivu show EN-" she says, "I'll go
| out and marry the first man I meet
and bring him back as my husband to
the wedding"
Now 1t happened that the first man
that she met was a big, bearded,
rough-looking customer dressed in
lumberman's garb. Nothing daunted.
Katharine offers him 500 to marry
| nef ana dltcT ~ SCLCI1lOuy says
.oThanks a lot, see you again some
time, maybe" He informs her that
she will see him from now on, Jumps
into her car and carries her off to a
lumber camp in the mountains.
The rest of the story Is concerned
with the efforts of the cave-man hus-
band to reduce her to a proper state Of
humility. her escape from the camp,
and her final discovery that the man
whom she has married is not quite the
rough cave-man he has pretended to
be.
Irene Dalton
Miss Dalton Is less than twenty
4 three years old and is a native of Chi
cago. where she lived until about two
years ago. A want adj. calling for girls
to appear in a motion picture attract
ed her attention. The picture proved
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Boy'

The story is about the boy who was
afraid. He had no o spirit than a
jack rabbit. His most precious pos
session was his old fashioned grand
mother. She had raised him through
Group, measles and whooping cough.
Into the boys life came the girl.
Also there came along the rival. a
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A AY McAVOY waS born IN new
York City, and was educated
in the New York public
schools. She started her
screen career in June, 1918. as leading
woman in a film advertisement for a
we'll known brand Of ugar. Follow
ing this she played extra parts. She
played the lead opposite Lionel Barry
more In "The DEVILS Garden" and
"The Truth About Husbands"
Her hrst really big part came in
sentimental Tommy" in which she
pIayed "Grizel," the success she
scored in this picture making her a
star. Three of her most recent Pic
lures are "a Virginia Courtship." "A
Homespun vamp" and Through .
Glass window" She will next be
seen in 1.-THE Top of New York"
zone Clear Call"
Action in this production II about
three Characteristic. Alan Hamilton.
the towns most promising surgeon;
Faith, a sweet, beautiful girl about
whom hangs a veil Of mystery. and
Henry Garnett, a reticent sort OF man
whit is proprietor of the infamous Owl
Cafe and whose acquaintance 10
avoided by the best citisens.
The locale is a small town In Ala
bama. All that Is known OF Faith il
that she collapsed in the local hotel
shortly after arriving on the evening
train. Hamilton falls deeply In love
with her. Knowing that Garnett has
only a short time to live. Hamilton
risks his practice and reputation to be
his friend and help him in his last
days.
In discussing the case with Faith
the doctor scores Garnett's wife for
deserving him years before. He has
never seen the woman. but he insists
that If she had any strength of
character she would be with her dy-
ing husband. regardless Of his un-
.-yorv reputation. When Faith con-
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to be a commercial subject. but Miss
Dalton accepted the work and when
her acting attracted unusual attention
soon found herself in comedies.
When Lloyd Hamilton made the
first picture Of this seasons Mermaid
Comedies he selected Miss Dalton as
the best type of a girl to be his lead
ing lady. Her work In this picture,
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Robinson Crusoe, Ltd" was so good
that she. was signed up for all the
pictures of the series in which Mr..
Hamilton was to be starred, In ad-
dition to Robinson Crusoe, Ltd"
these pictures had included 'The
vagrant," 1.-THE Adviser" Rolling
Stones" 1.-THE Rainmaker" and Poor
| Royi'
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ried along its sides). which are of the
most modern and improved pattern,
each Of them equipped with a double
convex lens and a reflector. They are
connected with tho creatures central
nervous system, and doubtless under
control from its brain. SO that pre-
sumably 1t can turn them on or on
at will.
The principle Of the screw was ia
miliar to the ancients-though not
applied for fastening wood until less
than two centuries ago. But conceiv-
ably the idea may have been derived
from a mollusk called the "terebra."
the axis Of whose shell Is q perfect
screw.
The shell Of another mollusk, the
"scalaria," native to Indo-Paciic wa
| tiers, offers a perfect model for the
| spiral staircase. Yet another, COM
mon in the southern Pacific, was GER
tainly the first comb. and is used today
by the women OF Polynesia to arrange
their tresses. 1t was long spines set
In a row like the teeth Of a comb.
and would make a beautiful ornament
for the hair If only civilized fashion
were to adopt it.
The pneumatic tube might be said
to have been invented by the "cham-
bered" nautilus. whose pearl-lined
shell Is divided into compartments
which are connected by a pipe. The
animal, a c~ephalopod. occupies the
outermost chamber, having tenanted
the others successfully during its
growth. At each nov 1t builds a
wall behind it. continuing the tube.
by means Of which 1t Is able to control
the air-pressure inside of It's shell. and
thus to rise or sink In the sea at will.
A Hint From The Octopus
1.-THE 'cupping" apparatus used in
surgery Is merely al adaptation of
the principle on which the octopus
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CANDY AND CEACKERJACK T..
!. -. IN CONNECTION WITH SALE

The candy committee. OF the Meth
odists Ladies' Aid, Mrs. iRoytSchofied
chairman is devoting several days
this week to make the display Of
Christmas candies for the annual Aid
sale next Tuesday, unusually attrac-
tive. The members,of the committee
are all experts at making homemade
candy, one member having used this
as a means of obtaining a college
education. Holly boxes have been ypur-
chased and they are filling 100 of
these with an assortment of the
candies, number of the Others al
ready having been secured, and will
also have the candy for sale in bulk.
The Methodist crackerjack will al
SO be on sale at that time. >
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METHODIST LADIES' AID ~. !
:..ls5S III ii. COMPLETES; SALE PLANS

T At the business meeting OF the
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
Wednesday, final arrangements for
the Christmas sale and chicken sup
per were made. The sale will. begin
Tues lay, December ,..12, at IL 80
O'Clock, cafeteria lunch, being serv-
ed in connection and lunches also
served throughout the afternoon. At
th:zss time the. fancy and useful ar
tielesetlatlthe ladies have been work
ing On throughout the year will be
on sale and there will also be a. dis
play in booth from Louis w.2cre the
ladies' are trying to assist in establish
ing church. Tho day of the chick
en- Supper was changed from Friday
to Thursday Of next week, and will
begin, = at 1. s.. o'clock and continue
until all are served. - The public is
invited to attend. 49,; T..
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PosT.NUPTIAL SHOWER

F, A post-nuptial shower was given
Mrs. Neil C. Marin Thursday even
ing by a number Of her friends who
gathered at her home, SOL Ameri-
ca avenue, where the, evening was
pleasantly passed in "a social way
with music, dancing and singing,
and lunch was served by the self7in-
.yited guests. Mrs, Marin was pre-
sentcd a number. beautiful gifts.
The guests included Misses ,Edla Rn-
dy, Doris McRady, :sLuella Rackus,
Louise Golz, Mabel Groom, Dolly
Naylor, sRagnhild Moe, Dolores Bar
nell, Beatrice Kirk, Anzonetta Ken
field and Mildred Olson. + = /
fDa, o.,WA soou teso aeorMo r.
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The following officers We're elect
ed for the ensuing year at the regu-
lar meeting rof the Modern Samari-,
'tans held last evening: Good Samar7
itan. Emma Smart; past good samari-
tan, A. w. Smith; vice good samar-
itan, Mrs. Fern. Billings; scribe, J.
w. Billings; financial scribe. Marie
Olson;t High priest, Agnes Jacobson,
chief messenger Mrs. Bertha Marin,
Jr.; messenger, Mabel, Groom; usher
Mrs Anna Groom; sentorian, DIR. p.
A.aaShannon; = watchman, Joe Blsair
Inn keeper, Henry ,Melhon; trustee,
Mrs J.. J.@&Jinkinson; delegate to, the
grand lodge, A.5W. Smith, alternate,
Nv Billings ~ ,ritts &. d. d. "a r. = *
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MISS CUTTER ENTERTAINS " J:
ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Miss Vera Cutter entertained eight
gill friends at a II. o'clock dinner
Wednesday, celebrating her ibirta an
niversary that day. The table was
mestily decorated, "a, resc boquet be
ing used. as the .centerpiece, and place
cards, lamp sha iess and other decora-
tions being. IN keeping with the
Thanksgiving season. Following the
supper the guests were entertained at
a theatre party. Miss Vera receiv-
ed many pretty tokens. y s."
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EPISCOPAL GUILD HOLDS -
ANNUUAL BAZAAR SATURDAY

The annual bazaar and, cafeteria
supper of the Episcopal Guild will
be held Saturday, December 9, in the
ch.c.rch basement, beginning at 2
o'clock. Supper will be served from
$3.50 on. The ladies have worked
hard to; make the booths attractive
and will have many useful and fancy
articles for sale, and have made plans
to serve a large crowd for supper.
The public is invited ito; attend r.
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.WoMAN,Ss STUDY CLUB TO
=, MEET. MONDAY AFTERNOON

; The program. as previously plan
ned for the regular meeting ,of the
w oman's Study club next Monday
afternoon, December II, has been
changed, stereoptican slides having
been, obtained! from the Minnesota
Art society showing Che minnesota
Capitol and Its DECORATIONS" and the
afternoon will be devoted to the show
ing of -, these. The Presbyterian
church basement has been secured
for the lecture. which wlhliicI y will ]. begin at at
2:30 o'elock.ss T.. r.. -, .,,I
The members and public are .urg urg-
ed toE attend IN & !, s5is3$ss;, 3ss
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BETHEL LUTHERAN MEN TO =,
BE ENTERTAINED TONIGHT

Mr.. and Mrs: c. c. Ward,s 1112
America avenue, will entertain the
Mems society of the Bethel Luther
an church this evening at their home,
and it is urged that there be a large
ATTENDANCE. rsElg Ez#4f ya@ ID =.
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LEAGUE HONOR ELECTS 49,. 70.
r. OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR

J The following officers for the; en-,
suing year were elected at the busi-
ness meeting of the Degree Of Honor
held Tuesday =, evening; president,
Clara Burnham; vice president, Cora
Campbell; second vice-president,
Inez Davis; financial secretary, Mae
Swanson; treasurer, Edna Cook;
usher, Irene Winklesky; assistant
usher, Jennie Chounard; inner
watch, Nolia McNeill; outer watch,
Francis Tibbitts; pianist; Vera Cut
ter; physician, DR.. E H. Stanton
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

I Following the regular rehearsal Of
the Methodist choir last evening the
members were invited by Mrs. F. S.
Two to her apartements where she
served a dainty buffet lunch in honor
Of her son, DR.. E.. r. Two's birth
anniversary, and the guests enjoyed
a social hour. .t'.E
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MRS. WILL ,ENTERTAINS

Mrs. w H. Will entertained few
friends at her home. 7Q9 Thirteenth
street, Tuesday evening, the occa-
sion being her 9th birthday ami
versary. The evening was pleasantly
passed in music and conversation
and about 10 o'cloek~a birthday
lunch was served by the hostess.