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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
PARROT LOCAL TALENT
PRESENTS INTERESTING PLAY
Woman's Club Making Plans for the
District Meeting at Dawson.

The PARROT Woman's club held ITS
regular meeting on Thursday, and
plans were made for attending the
district meeting at Dawson on April
18th and 18th. Mrs. w. R. Pmkston
was elected as a delegate from the
PARROT club. A number OF good re-
ports were made, and officers for the
coming wear were elected, as follows
Mrs. \. M-Woods president and Mrs.
R. R. Holt vice president. Each mem
Der present was presented list OF
parliamentary rules. The club IS glad
ito know the books given to the IL
brarv by the Camp Fire girls nave
been received and placed in the IL
brary.
The play, "Her Gloves" by Par
rott local talent was presented TO a
large and appreciative audience at
Preston on Friday evening. Light
house Nan" will be given at the Far
rott school auditorium on Friday
April 18th. by the Preston high
school talent Everybody is asked to
attend.
A pretty party OF the past week
for the Small children was given at
the home of Mrs. Lucius Plnkston IN
honor of her niece, Miss Alice Wells
birthday anniversary. The sake cut
ting for the ring, thimble, etc, was
treat to those present Cream and
cake were the refreshments.
Mrs. Eula Williford has returned to
her home after spending the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Robert Car
ter at Orlando Fla.
Misses Laura Yarbrough and Ag-
mes Wells, of Benevolence, were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
G.. Pinkston.
Mrs. Hurst has returned to Poulan
after an extended visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. T. Lee, at her home in
Parrott.
Mrs. Lassiter Kirksey, after long
illness at the Plains hospital, was able
to visit friends in Parrot on Satur-
day
The friends OF Miss Cleo Pinkston
are glad to know she has position
with Miss Seay in Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Pierce left
On Monday for Panacea Springs, Fla,
Tor an indefinite stay
Mrs. n. M. Woods left on We'd
lesday to attend a Sunday school con-
gention at Cordele.
Mrs. ]. T. Arnold and Mrs. w. S.
Flowers visited Shellman Saturday.
Mrs. John Watkins spent the past
week with relatives in Richland.
Miss Frances Wade went over to
Americus Friday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
Brentwood Water Given
Boost by State Board
Writes Mayor That 1t Is Now Ex-
cellent. Reply Is Sent.

Following a report by the state
board OF health last January that
Bronwood, along with a number Of
other Georgia towns, had bad water
supply that department now writes
the authorities there that the water
supply "is excellent" at this time, and
inquiries what steps were taken to
bring about the desired result"
When the original report was made
the authorities and citizens of Bron-
wood resented what they believed to
be an injustice to them and their
town, and the official reply to the re-
cent communication from the state
board asking what had been done to
improve the water said: 1--WE wish to
say we have done nothing, as there
was nothing for us to do. We believe
our water was excellent when the
first report was made. If pure now it
was pure then."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
MISS LOCKETT HOSTESS TO
CHEERFUL GIVERS" CLASS
Interesting Program Was Feature
Of the April Meeting.

The April meeting OF the Cheerful
Givers." group Of young girls who
form a class in the Methodist Sunday
school, was held with Miss Caroline
Lockett. The first number on the
we'll arranged program was the class
song. Give OF Your Best to the Mas
ter. The scripture lesson was given
by Elizabeth Simmons, vocal solo by
Caroline Lockett and Florence Mas
worthy There were other features OF
entertainment much appreciated. Dur
ing a very happy social half hour
Strawberries with whipped cream and
individual cakes were the delightful
refreshments served by the young
hostess
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
ACCEPTS POSITION WITH
AMERICUS BANKING HOUSE

Mr.. Dudley Mize went to Ameri-
Gus this morning to accept position
in the Planters bank. Mrs. Mize will
Join him as soon as they can secure
suitable apartments There is general
regret that these two popular young
people who have grown up in Daw-
son are to make their home else
where, and cordial good wishes OF
their many friends follow them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
MR.. BALDWIN DOING WELL
AFTER SECOND OPERATION

Mr.. A. ]. Ba1dwin's friends are
gratified that he is doing remarkably
well since undergoing the ordeal OF
a second operation since going to At
lanta recently for treatment. The ply
sicians hold out the hope that he will
be able to return home in a short
while.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
CITY COUNCIL TO MEET
SPECIAL SESSION TONIGHT
Will Consider Employing Engineer to
Estimate Cost of Paving

The city council has been called to
meet in special session tonight to con-
slider the employment of an engineer
to make an estimate of the cost of
paving Lee street and installing new
water mains that will be necessary if
the work is done. 1t is contemplated
to issue bonds to pay for the paving
and the new mains, in which event
they will have to be authorized by
the voters of the city at a special
election.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
PARROT HIGH SCHOOL
PRESENTS PLAY AT PRESTON

Members of the Parrot high school
presented at the Preston school audi
forum Friday night the play entitled
"Her Glove" a comedy full OF lie
and fun, which made decided hit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-10
REPRESENTED DAWSON AT
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE

Mrs. G. P. DeWolf, Miss Mary
Hornady, Misses Lucille Lewis, Lutte
Norton and Mr.. w. P. Hornady were
among the representatives from Daw
son attending the Americas district
Sunday school institute at Ellaville on
Thursday and Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
SCHOOL NO. | LIGHTING
GETS BOARDS ATTENTION

Placing artificial light in School
No. l, took up considerable time
of the Board of Education at its
meeting last night. The additional
Hight in this building is needed it was
pointed out because of the fact that
the new Masonic building erected
south of the school has cut off the
light in the building to such an ex-
tent that the children are unable
to see the black board. 1t was de-
cided to advertise for bids for the
wiring of the school, the same to be
received at an adjourned meeting to
be held on November Is. During
the evening a communication was
received from the teachers of h
school requesting additional light.
The action of the board had been
prior to the receiving of the COM
m~unication, however.
II was decided to close the schooIs
for the Christmas vacation from
December 81 to January ?.
Arrangement was made to pace
additional electric lights in the base
ment of School No. 4.
The building committee was au-
thorized to arrange for the better
handling of ashes at the grammar
school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
TWELVE KNOWN DEAD
IN new MINE TRAGEDY

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. c.
Twelve bodies have been taken from
the shaft mine of the Raleigh-Wy-
oming Coal Company at Glen Rog-
ers, Wyoming county, in which an
explosion occurred this morning
and little hope is entertained for
thirty men still within the workings,
the State Department of Mines re-
ported at moor today.
SiXty-five men were in the mine
at the time of the explosion and
twenty-three were brought out I'M
injured, in addition to the twelve
bodies found by the rescue squads,
the officials of the department said.
Their report they declared came
from the company's office at the
mine.
BECKLEY, w. Va, Nov. 6-Be-
tween thirty-five and fifty miners
were reported to be entombed in the
Glen Rogers mine of the Raleigh
Wyoming Coal Company at Glen
Rogers. Wyoming county, by an ex-
plosion at 1880 this morning. First
reports were lacking in details but
it was said that at the time OF the
explosion between sixty and seventy
five men were in the mine and that
twenty-three had been brought out
uninjured.
An unofficial report received from
Glen Rogers estimated the number
of dead at from five to ten. A spe-
eial first aid train bearing crews
from the mines in the New River
and Winding Gulf fields. made up
here for a quick run to the scene.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
ST, PETERS CONTINUE ITS
INTERESTING Anniversary
CONTINUED from page y

Thirtyfve clergymen members OF
the Coast Church Club and the
Plainfield Glorious were entertained
nv Rev. w. Northey Jones at the
rectorv OF st. Peters Parish here
Yesterday afternoon. The session
was held as n part of the st. Peters
225th anniversary celebration. Be
sides the regular meeting OF the two
clubs, Rev. II. w. Andrews, a return
ed missionary from Japan gave a
vivid talk on conditions in Japan
nomediatelv following the earth
quake. Following the interesting
talk by Rev. Mr.. Andrews the ladies'
OF the parish served tea.
A historic pageant written by Mrs.
Anna ", Jennings of Shrewsbury, as
sisted by Rev. w. Northey Jones, en-
titled. The Colonial Churches of New
Jersey, will be given In st. Peters
Episcopal church tonight, thus
marking another feature of the
225th anniversary celebration of st.
peters which is now taking place
here. This pageant, 1t Is said, will
be one of the most entertaining and
instructive ever held in the city and
will portray a historic story of the
founding of the early churches in
New Jersey.
A loot note at the bottom of the
program informs one that for the
sake of brevity those churches es-
tablished after 1875 and before 1900
do not appear in this pageant.
Neither does the defunct parish of
Alexandria o the three parishes
belonging to the diocese of Newark,
Trinity Newark, Newtown and
Knowlton.
The complete program follows:
st. Peters Perth Amboy, 169S-Miss
Sarah M. Jones.
st. Mary's, Burlington, 1702-Miss
Edith Mae Dieker.
Christ Church. Shrewsbury, 1902 -
Mrs. Elizabeth Powers of Shrews-
bury.
Christ Church, Middletown. 1702 -
Mrs. Mary Starks OF Middletown.
Trinity, Woodbridge, 1902 - Miss
Carolyn Valentine of Woodbridge.
st. Johns, Elizabeth, 1903 - Miss
Louise Tompsett.
st. James. Piscataway Town, 1904
Miss Inez Brown.
Trinity. Newark, 1904.
st. Michaels, Trenton. 1706-Miss
Elizabeth Cox.
st. Andrews, Amwell (Lambertville)
1716-Miss Helen Aschenberg.
st. Johns Salem, 1725-Miss Flor
ence Booth.
Christ Church, Allentown, 1880 -
Miss Laura Biller.
st. Peters, Freehold, 1736-Miss vi
Wan Peterson.
st. Andrews, Mt. Holly, 1742-Miss
Gertrude Martin.
Christ Church, New Brunswick, 1743
Miss Elizabeth Paul.
St. Peters, Spotswood, 1756-Miss
Marie Brown.
st. Thomas. Alexandria (defunct),
1850.
Christ Church, Newton, 1863.
st. Peters. Clarksboro, 1870.
st. James. Knowlton, 1920.
st. Johns, Chews, 1888.
st. Thomas, Knowlton, 1891.
st. Georges, Pennsville, 1892.
Trinity, Swedesboro, 1892.
Other Persons Taking Part
Mother Church-Miss Cora w. Jen-
nings of Shrewsbury.
st. Peters Poem-Miss Helen War
rem.
Also Heralds, Societies and Pages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
WOODBRIDGE

The meeting of Salmagundi will be
held at the home of DIR. and Mrs.
]. Il. Spencer next Tuesday night,
November 10 instead of tonight as
previously announced. The meetings
of Salmagundi occur the second and
fourth Tuesday evening in each
month from October until June.
The Junior Glass of the High
School will hold a dance in the au-
ditorium on Friday night, Novem-
Der 23.
The Barron avenue Parent Teach
er Association will meet on Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs. A. L.
Gardner. county council chairman
and Mrs. H. j. Baker, Sr., member
of the board of education will be the
guests of honor. A special musical
feature will be placed upon the pro-
gram,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
Objection by Railway

TRENTON Nov. 6-The State De-
partment of Health today declared
that the application of Springfield
Township, Union county, for permits
sion TO construct a sewage disposal
plant on the Railway river six miles
above where Railway takes it's sup
ply, has been held Il pbecause of the
decision of other interested munic-
Qualities to have the plans for n
joint eve revised and a report of
the increased population and cost
of constructing n trunk system sub
mitted for consideration. The prob
lem is Il serious one for the Rah-
way Valley has the most valuable
water shed in Union county and is
needed to conserve the water supply
whic his such a pressing problem
throughout northern New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
hrow that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains on
harmful or habit producing durgs.
such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder medicine.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not | stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It il not recommended for everything.
1t ic natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der t1ouble
A sworn statement OF purity is with
every bottle Of DIR. Kilmer's swamp
Root.
II lou need a mediocre, you should
have the best. on sale at all drug stores
in bottles OF two sizes, medium and large.
However. II you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kiln r & Co. Binghamton. N. Y. for a
sample bottle When writing be sure
and mention this paper.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
GROSS PLAN
IN WOODBRIDGE
Township Membership Drive
Headed by Mrs. {. H. Boyn-
ton-Captains are Named

WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 6:-Mrs. E.
II. Boynton. chairman of the seventh
annual Red Cross membership drive,
has announced the following plan for
securing memberships in Wood
bridge township:
w. G.. Weaver is captain for the
Keasbey section; Miss Mary Fee for
Hopelawn: Alfred ID. Hyde for 1se-
lin: William =. Turner for Port
Reading; Mrs. l.. Il. Ballard for Sc
warren; Mrs. George L. Liddle for
Fords; Mrs. s. II. Greenhalgh for
Avenel.
In Woodbridge proper no house to
house canvass will be held but begin
ming on Monday and extending
throughout next week, membership
stations will be conducted at the A.
& p. store in Main street. Mrs. 70. j.
Flanagan, captain; at the Wood
bridge National Bank, Mrs. j. II.
Concannon, captain; at the First Ma
tional Bank, Mrs. w. l.. Harmed cap
tain; at the Barron Library. Miss
Mittie Randolph. captain; at the
police booth, Main street and Amboy
avenue, the traffic officer at the
BOOTH; at the hrehouse in School
street. Mrs. Brace Mawbey. captain.
o. subscriptions may be sen to Mrs.
A. f. Randolph, chairman of the
local chapter, or to Mrs. p. II. Boyn,
ton, chairman of the drive.
The local committee trust that the
townspeople will lend their hearty
cooperation in this drive as they
have on previous occasions and es-
TEEN it a privilege to enroll through
the channels designated. The cap
tains in the outlying districts will
each work out their own plan of Sc
curing memberships.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
PASTOR
GIVEN BANQUET
Rev. Louis Nanassy Highly
Honored Upon His Return
from European Tour

A banquet in homer OF Rev. Louis
Nanassy pastor OF the Hungarian
Reformed church who last week re-
turned from Europe was held on
Sunday night in the paroehial school
in Kirkland place. The POSTMASTER
Of the evening was Rev. Charles
Daroczy, pastor Of the Hungarian
Reformed church of Carteret. John
Amazi was chairman OF the BAN
quet committee. Rev. w. Northey
Jones, rector Of st. Peters Episco-
pal church, offered prayer and made
the first speech of the evening. A
sentation of a large bouquet of flow
ers to Rev. II. ID. Papp by Helen
Sivak.
The speakers were as follows:
Assistant Prosecutor John e Toolan,
Richard Calvin, Andrew Anderson.
Walter G.. Quakenbush, William S.
Dey. Harold Hoffman, Thomas Han
son. Robert A. Mcclure. Ingvard
Greisen. Howard A. Kinsey, John
Lakomski. Steven Juhasz, Rev. DIR.
Papp Coleman Nanassy, e. Mum
kacy, Rev. Alexander Baroczy, Louis
Horkay. Samuel Katz. John Amazi,
Charles Marossi, Alexander Pollak.
John Weisz, Alexander Eyer and
Alexander o. Zambory.
Rev. Mr.. Nanassy was the last
speaker. lie thanked the people
for the honor hat had been bestow-
ed upon him and then told of some
of the conditions which he found in
Hungary upon his return to that
country. Rev. Mr.. Nanassy has
brought back with him n much val
ued antique. This is a drinking glass
which was used more than 100 years
ago by Alexander Petoffi. the great
est poet in Hungary. Rev. Mr.. Nan.
assy spent eight weeks travelling
through Hungary before his return
to this country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
old FIREMAN VICTIM OF
BURNS; WAS LIGHTING PIPE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Nov. g.
After fighting fire many times dur
ing his lifetime, John II. Partridge,
eighty, veteran fireman, died yester-
day of burns. caused by the ignition
of an eye-shade, while he was light
ing his pipe. He was one of three
surviving members of an old time
volunteer fire company here anu
later served as a member of the city
fire department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
Bulgaria Accents

SOFIA, Nov. 8 (By The Assoclat-
ted Press) THE Bulgarian govern
ment has accepted the conditions oil
r%eparation laid down in Jugo-Slavia's
note for the attack here last Fri.
day on the Jugo-Slav military at.
tache, Colonel Krastitch. The con.
ditions probably will be carried ou'
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06
Poincnre Gets Renort

PARIS. Nov. 6 (By Associated
Press Premier Polncare today re-
ceived Ambassador J~usserand's ca
bled report on his conversation with
Secretary of State Hughes in Wash
ington yesterday. The conversation
is described as most friendly, but no
further indications of the American
governments attitude is given in Off
cial quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

A special house is built for the
head devil OF the Fiiians, and also
for the devil himself, it being one
way OF paying homage to idols by
tribes on the islands.
A japanese typewriter is impos-
sible. reports say. because of the
great number of foreign signs and
letters in general use that do not be-
long to the native alphabet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

Efforts to keep the mouth germ
free would be unsafe, and cause
q -pepsia, because the germs ptyalin
ana epilepsin are always in the sa-
Iva and help digest our food.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

To provide a different method of
train inspection an Ohio railway
company has built a new car that
employs side-bays and does away
With all overhead structures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

A fox attempted to swim out to
sea In order to escape the hounds at
a recent hunt in England, and
escaped by doubling back to another
part OF the shore.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

Fifty cents will buy enough hair
for me- In C..ra 70 last a 81 - of
GO or rs girls a month, while hey
are learning to make the tress-re-
tC.ncrs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

First person to publish the idea
of official postcards was probably
DR.. Won stephan, who in 1865, laid
such a proposal before the Austro-
German Postal Conference at Carls-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

st. Edwards Crown, made for the
coronation of Charles II, apparently
Is the model by which all later ones
have been fashioned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

Astronomers recosnis more than
one kind of day. sidereal or star time,
solar. or the civil day measured be-
tween two meridian passages of the
SIR.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

Police of Washington. D. c.. were
required recently to submit to blood
tests as a means of determining their
fitness to give blood in the operat-
ing room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

Banana plantations on the slopes
of Camp Mountain, Sanford, Aus
tralia, have been expanding remark
ably recently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-06

The Filipinos have the last public
holiday In the year. 1t is Rial Day
celebrated December 80.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
BRISTOL.

Born, q son, to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Hearted, Friday, February 9th.
Mrs. Auers and children returned last
Monday from trip to San Antonio,
Texas.
Rev. Tietze has been quite i'll with
the grippe.
The Woman's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. will meet Friday afternoon, Febru-
airy Is, at the home of Mrs. E. Pike.
A. Smith is quite i'll at his home.
Charles Pophaul is suffering with a
broken arm as result of fall.
Mrs. William Foulke is spending the
week with her sister, Miss Jessie Shum-
way, who starts for California next
week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Brown,
a son, last Saturday.
joe Maleskie is now employed at the
powder mill at Pleasant Prairie.
The NJ E. Sunday school will give a
Valentine social at the Bristol hall
next Friday night. A program and
games are scheduled for entertainment
as wsll as a grab-b bag. Come dressed
resembling the title Of some book Ad-
mission is ten cents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
UNUSUAL PEOPLE.

Cincinnati = Cancellation is the Sc
cret of industrial tranquility, accord
ing to Joseph H. Valentine, head of the
International Molders Union of North
America since 1903.
Not in all branches of the molders'
trade, but among the stove-molders, Of
whom there are 5000 to 10000 employ
ed in the United States and Canada, in
dustrial peace has prevailed, so far
as matters Of any Importance are con
cerned. Valentine says, for 80 years.
annual meetings" he explains,
"are held, at which employers and en-
ployes meet and thrash out all differ
ences. If displeased for the moment
we withdraw for a few days. When we
come back we feel better"
Underhand dealings, Valentine adds,
must be avoided on both sides "And
there would be fewer strikes in other
industries" he comments, "if each side
would tell the other the whole truth,
and not attempt tricks by holding some
thing up it's sleeve"
Valentine refers to arbitration as
"the bunk" declaring that it never
heals satisfactorily, the decision of an
odd man invariably leaving something
to be desired, in comparison with IAN
agreement reached directly between
the parties involved"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
SALEM

L. Tewes is filling his ice house at
Paddocks Lake this week.
Miss Lulu Root was called to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Foster of
Kenosha to help care for the children
who are sick with the measles.
Reginald Epping has been sick with
the influenza.
Lester Van Alstine underwent an
operation in the Waukegan hospital
last week.
Leo McVicar has accepted the posi-
ton as Ford agent by the new dealer
who recently bought out Mark Peter
son.
Several farmers of this vicinity are
purchasing Guernsey cattle and will
take their milk to Kenosha.
S. Sorenson of GAINESVILLE, Wis, has
been contracting beets around here the
past week.
Mrs. H. E. Mcvicar visited her
daughter, Mrs. J. Hammer of Zion
over Sunday.
The box social given by the Salem
band Saturday night was we'll attend
ed and $50 was taken in for the band
Mrs. A. Burdick visited Mrs. M. Law
renee of Kenosha Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bolton visited the
weekend with their daughter, Mrs.
Roy Burdick.
Arthur McVicar visited his sister
Mrs. J. Hammer of Zion over the week
end.
Mrs, A, Burdick visited Mrs. Owen
Turnock Of Kansasville Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
SILVER WEDDING.

of pretty silver wedding anniversary
celebration this morning at eight o.
clock when Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Stroik
were participants in a ceremony Of
their twenty-ffth wedding. Rev. F. R.
Czerwinski performed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stroik were attended by
five of their daughters, Agnes, Vera,
Helen, Eloise and Madeline Stroik, as
br,.ASnA ids. Mrs. Stroik wore a black
canto. @A~ss with small hat to match.
ImelQfA Stroik, the youngest daugh-
ter, wore white canton dress and car
ried white satin cushion on which
rested the silver bridal crown. The
church was decorated with huge bunch
es Of silver grapes.
Miss Vera Stroik came from Gary,
Ind, to attend her parents.