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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
WAGE FARMERS
HAVE CHANGE
To BUILD
AIcova Heights Plan Offers
Good Opportunity to People
of Small Means.

Proof that Washington has hun.
dreds of families OF moderate means
who are ready and eager to become
home owners is being given by the
results of a unique selling plan
recently put in operation by the
Edmund J. Flynn Company, Inc,
1929 I, street northwest, as agents
for ], Cloyd Byars, in the develop.
ment of Alcova Heights.
Although the selling campaign
was only recently begun, the Flynn
company already reports that they
have increased the sales to more
than two-thirds of the 400 lots ana
that more than sixty famfles now
are residing in this beautifuI Virs
GINA suburb of the Nationai Capl-
tai.
Clear Title at Purchase.
sThe UNIQUE feature of the Alcova
Heights sales plan, aside. from the
small initial payment SIS down
and the modest monty installments
OF SIS, including interests an
offer made by Mr.. Byars to en-
able a purchaser with limited IN
come TO build and occupy his home
at once. This offer, briefly stated
81: When a lot is purchased, Mr..
Byars gives the purchaser VINO
desires to build at once a Gear
title on the first payment or 49,
which permits the purchaser 70
borrow funds for building his nome
on a first mortgage. Mr.. Byars theH
accepts a second mortgage 70 Sc
cure the SIS monthly payments on
the purchase price of the lots' an0
the interest.
A Typical Case.
lust how this works out in the
spirit of that stimulating editorial
which appeared in a recent issue OF
YOUR newspaper" said Mr.. Flynn, is
shown in a sale we recently made tc
a workingfnan in this city. He came
into this office, saying he had reae
our advertisements and they had re
yiyed a dormant hope that he coule
some day provide proper home Iol
his wife and three young children.
"'But I am a workingman, NJ
said. and it has taken so mucn u
provide the necessities OF life 10
our little family that the wife ant
/ had practically given up hope O
ever saving enough to make hrs
payment on a home of our own
Then | read your offer and nav
come to see if there was any mis-
take about it. Can | really pur
chase a lot for SIS down and get
clear title that will enable me Z
| obtain a loan to build a home on 1t!
A "Remade Man."
"The plan was explained in detai
to him and one of our statesmen too
| him and his wife to select site
| When the deal was concluded q
threw out his chest, gazed proudl
| into the happy eyes Of his wife an
declared: L feel like new man.
| am a home owner now. he IS
new man, filled with renewed amb
| ton, and a better citizen and bel
ter workman as a result. And III
wife, l wish you could have see
| her expression as she exclaimed
Yes. and now little Mary can sc
roses in her checks.
Alcova Heights is on the Columbi
| Highway and military road, fiftee
minutes ride by automobile from tn
Treasury building, and is within
radius OF three and one-half mile
of the White House. 1t has an ell
walton of about ESQ feet above tn
city Of Washington. 1t may also b
reached by the Columbia Highwa
bus line and by the Washington an
Virginia Railway electric line
Aside from its physical advar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
HOME BUILDERS
SAVE BY GROUP
BUYING
Lewis Manufacturing Com
pany Experiment Proves
Success Here.

Guy s. Zepp, local manager Of
the Lewis Manufacturing Company,
recently inaugurated the plan of
combining the building operations
of number of his clients.
He reports gratifying results.
The plan. is to get number of
home builders to pool their opera
tons to this extent, that instead
of having a plumbing or heating
or other subcontractor to give an
estimate on an individual house,
they solicit these estimates on q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
China Needs $4,000
Miles OF Rails For
Resources
By Cosmopolitan News Service.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March
31.-"China needs $4,000 miles
of railways to handle its inn
perative transportation require
Inents, and the cost would
be $500; 900, O00," declared
Julian Arnold, American COM
mercial attache in China, in an
interview here today. Arnold
is an expert on economic and
trade conditions in the Far
East.
"China's resources. in coal
and iron have been very much
overestimated, though China IS
the only country on the Pacific
with large resources in coal.
the reserve being upward Of
$4,000, 100000 tons, or 80 per
cent Of that of Great Britain.
The iron reserve is GIT ,0OO, 600
tons. Present production OF
iron ore is about 1,bOO,OOO
tons per year, two-thirds being
smelted in China"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

Take Soldiers Home car to
Second street, walk north one
block to Varnum, or drive out
Rock Creek Church road to
Varnum street and one block
west to Second street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
|. C.|sCROWDED
NDSUBURBS
| EXPAND
Overflow, First Directed To-
ward Northwest, Has
j Created Chevy Chase.
The prediction made several years

The prediction made several years
ag1 by Roger w. Babson, that the
pJesent decade would witness an un-
Irecedented suburban development
Of Americas larger cities, is being
verified strikingly about Washing
ton.
The District Of Columbia, with
1888 persons to the square mile, IS
sending a population overflow into
adjoining territories. The first trend
of this overflow was Indicated by
the rapid growth of the District in
q northwesterly direction. This move
ment has resulted in the creation OF
the Chevy Chase section.
Trend to Virginia.
A distinct shifting of suburban
growth is in evidence. Portions OF
Arlington county, Virginia, in prox-
unity to the nations capital city
rapidly are growing parts of the
metropolitan district. This new o!e-
velopment is southwest from the
capitol dome, and much of it virtu-
ally due south. 1t is following es-
tablished lines of communication
and paved highways.
Mr.. Babson's prediction of get
ting away from the city, movement
was based primarily on the growing
popularity of the automobile and the
Improvement of highways. The auto
q few years ago, solely a pleasure
vehicle, is now as much of q bus1-
ness necessity as the railroad and
the trolley. A desire to own at least
q little plot. of ground, patch of
garden and bit of shrubbery, with
q pretty, convenient home, lies near
- nd
woman.
Such a desire cannot be achieved
IN the city with its tremendous
realty values, but it can be realized
in the immediate environs of
the city where the bread winner
is employed This desire and the
modern means of transportation
are resulting in the building of
hundreds of homes in Alexandria
and the territory between that
place and Washington.
Alexandria Grows.
= From the slowest growing city
In the country, gaining less than
1000 in the twenty years before
1920, Alexandria has shaken off its
letharfy and its population is in
reasing by leaps and bounds. The
new city government is. alive to its
opportunities. and with some of the
most influential men in this sec
ton behind project of river and
industrial development, some big
things are looked for soon. The
majestic shrine now being Euilt to
the memory of George Washington
soon will overtop a new and
busting city.
The area in the section now
showing the greatest activity lies
Immediately northwest of The site
of the shrine. Beautiful and at
tractive homes. some pretentious,
others more fitted to the income
of the average family. are going
up in Rosemont, Rosemont Park,
Mount Vernon Park, Braddock,
Hume and contiguous territory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

The long, slopinp lines Of the. roof
give this house a pleasing character
With the hood that extends across
the front, just above the first story
windows, strong horizontal effect
is obtained that tends to lower the
appearance of the house and at the
same time to increase the apparent
length.
This gives front OF good pro-
portions that is not stilted and in
no way suggestive of the four-wall-
and-roof box" that is SO often char
acteristic of small two-story houses.
To further this horizontal effect
the windows are arranged in groups,
symmetrically placed. The group of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

five large windows in the first story
that center in the living room, oppo-
site the fireplace, gives an unusual
wall treatment and makes the room
bright and attractive. A flower box
extends the full length under this
group of windows, offering a set
ting for geraniums and hanging
vines where they will show to adj
vantage, both from within and with
out
background for planting, and lend
ing variety to the exterior in the
contrast of both color and texture
the plain wall affords in relation
to the single walls and roof above.
A small reception hall, living
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

number or houses at the same time.
Where the estimates for building
a single house has been $4,000
to $11 900, by combining the same
house with eight or ten others on
the cooperative plan, this cost has
been reduced as low as $4,000 TO
IS. 50o 3
Mr.. Zepp reports a new high
record for sales OF Lewis Homes for
the month OF March. His sales
for the past three months nave
edualied what would have been con-
sidered fair years business several
years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
COLD SNAP FOOLS BIRDS,
WHO START SOUTH AGAIN

MONTICELLO, March 3O.-The
birds l1ereabouts were fooled by the
weather last night, when high winds
blew and the mercury went down to
5 below zero, and all day long
flocks of the migratory breeds have
been flying south. 1t is moderating
tonight, however, and tomorrow
many Of the flocks are expected
back, sadder but wiser.
Plumbers have made no protest
against the weather, as there are
more frozen water pipes here today
than at any time this winter. Sd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

tages and transportation facilities,
the latter greatly augmented by
the completion of el1e Key Bridge
and still to be much enhanced by
the Lincoln Memorial Bridge. the
plan to incorporate Arlington Coun-
ty as Arlington City," for which
the prospects are considered very
Favorable. also will contribute to
make this suburb one of the most
desirable residence sites n the
vicinity of the National Capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
WEATHER COCK
TOPS CHURCH
2OOYEARS
British Shot Stratford, Conn.,,
bird" Full of Holes, But 1t
Is Still Doing Fine.

STAFFORD. Conn, March 80,
The golden weathercock that
swims atop the steeple of Christ
Episcopal Church here has an extra
bright appearance these days, and
throngs of motorists passing along
Boston Post Road where the church
is located cast an extra glance at
the bird which. has taken the eye
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

room, a dining room, kitchen and
attractive living porch complete the
first floor. This porch has a cement
floor and the openings are so ar
ranged that the enclosing of the
porch in the winter months is SIM
pie, giving another room and one
that is delightful to live in.
On the second floor are three
good size bedrooms and a bath.
Closet space is not lacking. All
of the bedrooms have group win
dows that give plenty of air and
sunshine
Cost about $1,000 Complete work
ing plans and specifications of this
house may be obtained for a nom
inal sum from the Building Editor
Refer to House A-63.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
WHEAT ALONE IS
LOWER At CLOSE
Corn and Oats Mount Steadi-
Iy During Days Trading

BIZ United Financial
CHICAGO, July 9.-Grain prices
closed irregular on the Chicago Board
of Trade today, corn and oats making
substantial gains while wheat slumped
fractionally.
Figures showing the worlds visible
supply were posted during the days
trade and showed decreases in wheat,
corn and oats and a light increase
in rye.
Wheat prices were held back
throughout the day by a drop in
Liverpool at the close and generally
favorable crop news.
Corn prices mounted steadily
throughout the days session. With
low sticks and light receipts, the bull
ish factor during the morning. the
buying was further induced toward
the close by the worlds visible sup
ply estimate showing even lower
stocks than expected. Oats prices
were strong. with a good class of
local buying.
Provisions were lower, chiefly be-
cause of the weak hog market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
Other Livestock

BY united FVdnctds
600 market. IS a 9oc lover: top 81 s5
bulk. So e5 G7.56: heavyweight. 1896 q
7SS med medium seso4 90 al isst sea5 4.
ing smooth SO 6t6 80: packing sows, rough
S5.6o@610; killing pigs 1925 q7.10. Cat
grades easy; top matured steers. S1I.5o;
some held higher; veal calves generally
sfsSie bologna s bSs saE S1 nsssr.
to packers S1075 @11.26. Sheep-Re-
ceipts. 81 600 market mostly 25 q soc low
and steady: medium and heavyweight ewes
So q 9; heRvies downward to 50 so
KANSAS CITY July 9.--Cattle--Receipts
$4,000. Calves-R4ceipts. 5000 Steers
and yearlings slow and duh; few sales good
yearlings. 50 a 9.25; around steady. bulk
offerings Texas and Oklahoma cattle. she
stock steady to weak; bulls and calves
feeders sieW HoFReeepts s'IGse eoo 1hh s,
tie doing; few 100-lb. averages. $7.25 or
15c lower; packers and shippers bidding
80 a 35c lower on medium and heavy butch
ers S7.2o bid by packers; packing sows
Receipts. IL, 600; lambs generally 25 q SOC
lover; some natives off more; Idahos. Sl5;
Colorados. S14.s0 natives, sf4.75 sheep
csc lower; Texas wethers 81 90.
EAST BUFFALO. July 9.-Cattle--Re-
eeipts 2.750; market, active and steady
IS a .; hetfers. 1925 a s. %; cows. So rs az
sprinsers. $50 a 10. Calves0Receipts pts
1900; madket. active and steady; culls TO
choice, 81 IA. sheep and lambs-Receipto,
lambs. S15 q 16; Gull to choice so "a 1450;
yearlings, S7q ID; sheep SO q $50. Hogs
Receipts. II 800; market, slow, 25c TO
ss25@s4o; mixed. ss,S6@s4o: heavies,
S7.a5 as; rough. $5G 6.75: stass. $500
PITTSBURGH, July 9.-Cattle-Receipts
40 loads; market. active, steady; choice,
81 90 IL; good. 50 80 QIO25; fair. 81 25
az so veal calves. S12 5o613. Sheep and
lambs-,Receipts. IL id; market, steady on
as; good S6.50Q7; fair mixed, 1928 a 8
lambs, $11 al Hogs-Receipts, so id
ms6nIs 9 ~ 40 ps me heavy
a g; roughs SIS @5.7b stays. So a $50
CLEVELAND. July e.-HOss-Reeeipts
mixed. 500 @s med medium. 81 .soS s. Siss
cattle-Receipts, 500; marEte. soc higher
eSoce 70 rodd 10 good SSoe
heifers, 81 80 q $50; good to choice cows
1920 1920 q 500; fair to sgood c2ws, $3.50
$35Q75. Sheep and lambs-Receipts
1900; market. steady top, $15 Calves
Receipts, LOO; market steady; top, STA
EAST ST. LOUIS July e.-CattIe-Re
heifers, SIS rs OOPS: cows. s4.75G6; can
ners and cutters, 50 a $50; calves $11
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 market. IS q 500
6750; lights, 81 .15 a 7 go: light lights
So. az go packing sows So As a SO
pigs, $6@7.55; bulk. $3.50 7.6O. Sheer
Receipts. $500; market. steady: ewes
So Q6; Gamers and cutters 81 ga WOO
lambs, S12.75@14.75.
CINCINNATI. July e.-Cattle-Receipts
1850; market, steady; shippers, 50 q 10 %
M ret
1880. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market 25c
lower; good or choice packers, S7.25. Sheep
Receipts. i 300; market steady: extras
S4@6. Lambs-Marhet slow and steady
fair to good, $15 q $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
Produce Markets

- CLEVELAND, July e.-Butter-Extra in
tubs, Al u a 43c: prints 43h a 44h c:
frsts. 40h q Al \ c; packing stock. 500
S532c. Eggs-Fresh gathered northern ex-
tras. 2ee; Ohio frsts, "a ic; western frsts.
light fowls. ia &c; cocks, f3c: T bToi fSg
~ q 43c; ducks. spring. 30G 32c Potatoes
Virginia CObblers, So a 625-
o. CHICAGO. July 9.-Butter-Receipts.
1885; creamery extra. 37hc; standards
81 4 c; frsts. "a 35c; seconds. 80 a SO y c.
es20lz q 21c; hrsts 22%c Cheese-Twins
% Il c; Young Americas. 22c. Poultry
Receipts, IA cars; fowls. 10 a CSC; ducks,
16z zoe; geese. IL a sc; turkeys zoe; roost-
ers. he; broilers. 80 = SAC. Potatoe-Re-
ceipts. pa cars; sacked Oklahoma Bliss
1eFrumphs and Irish Cobbers S36325;
some poor grades. S2.4O.
- NEW YORK. July e-Flour--ouiet and
Firm; midle west spot. SI1 55 oil .65
sugar-Raw. quiet; centrifugal, 90 test,
7.09c; refined. quiet; granulated. e25G
q.50c- Coffee-Rio. No. on spot IL a
III pc; Santos. 10 y 914hc Tallow-
Dull: special to extra, Ga @6%c city.
-25 a Acc chickens. % q soc; fowls, ia
2ec: ducks Long Island, 25c- Live pultry-
Quiet; geese. Is a 22c: ducks 90 a 2Sc:
z-brollers. 30 q Acc all via express. Cheese
STEADY. state, whole milk. common TO spe-
Gals. is q csc; state. skins. common TO spe-
seS:l2S: creamery extra. Ssc special market.
80 q 39e; state dairy tubs 80 q 81 c.
Eges-TQuiet; receipts 13.076: nearby
whites. fancy. 45c. nearby state whites 2S
q 43c: fresh hrsts to extras. "a Il q 33c: Ia
zinc cMst. $50 40c: western white 20 q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
PRICES FOR HOGS
SUFFER BIG DROP
Decline Ranges From % TO 30
CentS-Large Receipts,

Prices paid for pork on foot at
the local livestock exchange today
dropped from 25 to so cents, due to
large local and primary receipts. The
market was quotably 25 to so cents
lower than Saturdays opening and %
to 35 cents lower than the previous
close, choice lights having sold down
from $7.65 and heavies up from $3.50,
as compared with Saturdays early
price of So. The close of Saturdays
market was 10 to Is cents lower than
tn eopening, all grades having sold
down to $7.S5 and $3.50. The bulk OF
the days receipts of 1900, including
1907 holdovers, moved at $3.50 to
1856. Sows were down a Quarter at
S6.75 down and piks were off a like
amount at Shutdown.
A better tone existed in trading in
the cattle market, with choice steers
selling steady at $1l down and choice
heifers showing strength at $10.25
down, due to light receipts of this
class and a general shortage in the
market. Receipts, 1900.
Trading in the calf alley was done
at steady prices, choice veals selling
at $12 and the bulk at $11 50@12.
Receipts, 700.
The sheep and lamb market was
quotably steady to 81 lower spring
lambs having suffered the loss at
S14.50 down. while sheep were steady
at Sc down. Receipts. 500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09


POCANTICO HILLS, n. Y, July
9.-Apparently John d. Rockefeller's
physicians have hit upon a better
scheme than did old King David's for
conserving his energies in his old age.
At least, so 1t seemed as the little
potentate of the oil world sat Sunday.
on his eighty-fourth birthday, with all
the alertness Of a man in his prime,
listening to a sermon by a young
preacher who was a college student
last month.
When King David grew so aged
that coverlets would no longer warm
him. and open hearth fires sent shivers
up his chill spine. the medicine men
of Judea. a crafty crew, tried device
after device TO keep him In a glow Of
warmth. Plan after plan failed.
Old doc" Has Plan
AS a last resort, an old physician
was consulted who had been some
thing of rounder in his youth, with
frequent visits to Babylon and Alex
andria.
Let the cold old King sit in the
lap of a lovely woman" he counseled
IF that won't keep him warm. moth
ing will"
This plan worked, but It played
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
CAP TAIN TELLSOF
R|CKNER'S DEATH
Witness Says Lieutenant AC-
CuSed Wife.

Lieut.. James c. Rickner cursed his
wife, Mrs. Evelyn Sue Rickner, for
merly Of Indianapolis, and accused
her of shooting him, as he died at
Admission, Ala, Capt. Charles B.
Craig testified at the preliminary hear
ing of Mrs. Rickner at Admission, ac-
cording to a dispatch today.
Harry Elder of Indianapolis. broth
err of Mrs. Rickner. and her daugh-
ter Marylyn, 4. were in the court
room. Mrs. Rickner collapsed and
was carried out short time before
Judge J. B. Holman Jr. admitted her
to $4,000 bail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
Cash Grain

INDIANAPOLIS. July 9.-Total receipts
for the day, 46 cars.
Grain prices quoted f. o. b. basis. Al "a
to New York.
Tho bids for car lots of grain and hay at
the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade
were:
wheat-Through billed; steady; No. 2
corn-No ? white. 3o14 q 32c: No. 3
No yellow. 10 u a S011c: No. 2 mixed
rs a sO12c: No. 3 mixed, n "a q 7She.
Oats-Firm; Nd, 2 white. 3S q 3SAc; No
white. 81 q 3Sc.
Hay-Firm: No. l timothy. 500 20.50;
No. timothy. S19G 1880: No. light
clover mixed, S1S@1S; No. 1 clover hay
s17 1900 ais.
-Inspections-
Corn-No. 2 white. 10 cars: No. l vel
low 1 car; No. 2 yellow, IS cars; No. 3
yellow, 3 cars; No. l mixed. 2 cars; No.
mixed. . cars: No. 3 mixed, cars; ear, l
car. Total 81 cars
Oats-No. 2 white IL cars: No. 3 white
Hay-No. 1 timothy, cars; No. tim.
othy. 1 cars. Total. 8 cars.
srT fh!c4 S g. c CORY w gsiiow 49,
30 &c l. mixed. 81 a sac: No. ?. s4a 81 &c;
sec oats-No. white. 39A a Ale; No. 4
80 u a 4Olac. Bariey-63 G6sNc. Tim.
othySs5 5oG ESQ. 0loverS$I5 ai7.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
HARVEST WORKERS
STILL IN DEMAND
Fitch Promises Applicants
Steady Employment,

Steady work in the harvest fields
for the next five or six weeks was
promised to applicants today who cal
led on Professor w. @. Fitch Of Pur-
due, now at the Statehouse conducting
Clearing huose" for men needed in
the harvest fields. Professor Fitch said
ten most urgent demand for harvest
laborers was in Benton and Cass
Counties. He sent four men to Fowler
early today.
by .instructing applicants to move
north into new fields as the wheat
crop Is harvested, and then by calling
them back to handle the hay harvest
and the oats crop, 1t will be possible
for the men to obtain practically
steady work for several weeks" he
said.
Several applicants asked for steady
work. Fitch will be at the State board
of agriculture Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
LOCAL CIVIL WAR
VETERAN DIES AT
HOME OF HIS SON
Leander B, Earring Had Been
Engaged in Grocery Bust
ness Here,

Indianapolis has lost another Civil
War veteran in the death of Leander
B. Earring, II, Sunday at the home of
his son. A. c. Earring, 1857 Gull
ford Ave.
Mr.. Earring was engaged in the
grocery business at Tenth and Camp
SITS. until March, when he sold the
grocery and made his residence with
his son. Mr. Earring had just re-
covered from an accident in which
shoulder and a hip were broken.
He was born in Johnson County
and moved to Indianapolis about
thirty-two years ago. He served in
the 9Th. Indiana Cavalry during the
Civil War. and was imprisoned at
Andersonville for three months.
Mr.. Earring is survived by two sons,
A. c. and Gilbert c. Earring, and
brother Claude Earring, all of In
dianapolis- Mr.. Earring was a mem
Der of the Greenwood Masonic Lodge
and Of the G. A. R. He was an elder
in the Fourth Christian Church.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
at 100 p. m, with burial in the Bluff
Greek cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-09
HEROINE TO BE H0NoRED
Luncheon Is Planned for Woman
War Workers.

Miss Mary Caroline Holmes. whose
bravery and heroism during the
siege of Urfa, Asia Minor. won her
the Croix de Guerre with palm from
the French government, will be guest
of honor at a testimonial luncheon
at the SEVERN Friday noon.
Miss Holmes, who will be in Indiana
several weeks. was decorated at Bel
rut, Syria, by Cen Henri Gouraud
after the evacuation of French troops
from Cecilia. For six months after
the evacuation with 1000 Near East
orphans in her care she was cut off
from the world. Her sole defense in
keeping her charges from harm was
her courage and the American flag.
Mrs. Hugh McGibeny, Mrs. Edward
Franklin White and Mrs. E. G. Rum
pier are in charge of the luncheon
which will be limited to 100 guests,
both men and women Miss Holmes
will arrive Thursday.