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RUTH MUCH IMPROVED;
WILL BE OUT SHORTLY

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March A.
Babe" Ruth is noted by his physician.
who declares the noted Yankee slugger
will be up and about again in q few
days
Ruth took a little nourishment and
smoked a cigarette yesterday. He ap-
doctor said he would have to stay in for
q week in order to regain his strength.
The Babe received visitors yesterday
for tho first time since he was stricken
last week with his fourth attack of in
8an0nRn
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against Vofghts 332 innings, Bur-
well of Indianapolis led the American
Association with 342 innings, Wisner
OF Rochester, led the International
League with sss. and Pate of Fort
Worth. and Fortune of Springfield.
Mass, led the Texas and Eastern
Leagues respectively. with 32S. Fuhr
of Mobile, pitched 313 in the Southern
Association. The Coast League is not
included because of the longer sched-
ule in California
Record Impressed Friel.
Voight earned place on the
Browns because Friel. business man.
aGer of that team, admired him for
his earlier records. A sturdy right
handler sometimes Is fully as good as
a freak right-hander, and if Voight
should prove to be of the sturdy class,
st. Louis can use him. He will At
well alongside of Shocker. who is
something of an iron armed right
handler himself.
The Giants first tried Voight in 1921
and sent him out that year to San
Antonio. He was recalled and sent out
again. Again recalled. he went to
Denver. Now he is out of the National
League, being one of the few players
who have been transferred from one
major to another by the inter-waiver
route.
Looking over voight's minor league
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record, credit must be given him for
sustained pitching endurance. For
nVe 1ull seasons he has pitched for
tnree minor league clubs beginning
with rockford, ILL.,, in the Three Eye,
ana ne never has shirked a game, SO
Iar as can be ascertained. He isn't
a bantam either He weighs IT'S
pounds, and is around six feet tall.
Can Take Punishment.
Dick Kinsella picked Voight In
originally, and was convinced that
he had something good. voight fall
ed to make good with the Giants, and
he may not make good with the
Browns, but there isn't any doubt
about his ability to take punishment
Only one pitcher in the American
League excelled his endurance record
in 1923. That was Uhle of Cleveland,
with his 35S innings. No one in the
National did as well. Grimes, the
leader, pitched in 327.
Fuhr of Mobile, above mentioned
as endurance king of the Southern
Association, earned his reward by
being taken on by the Boston Amer
leans. Lee Fohl has had his eye on
Mobile players ever since the Browns
made Mobile their spring headquar-
ters, and he got to Fuhr before St.
Louis did. Perhaps st. Louis didn't
want him.
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Inside Golf
-ByChester Horton

When the fingers pull away
from the shaft Mt the top of the
back swing It usually II q sign
that the golfer II using a palm
grip, though q lack of pivot might
also cause it. Lack Of pivot, how
ever, is more likely to cause the
left arm to break at the elbow.
The fingers pull away from the
shaft when the palm grip II used
for the reason that the pressure
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PITCHERS MAY PLAY GOLF.

DETROIT. March 4.-Ty Cobb has
relented in part on his recent edict
against golf, according to reports
from the Tiger training camp. at Au-
gusta, Ga. Cobb's new order permits
pitchers to play the Scotch game. but
keeps the bars up to other members
of the squad.
Cobb's opposition to golf Is that
in his opinion it adversely affects
the batting eye" Inasmuch as
pitchers, as rule, cannot hit any
way, Cobb sees no reason to keep
them off the links
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RECRUIT DEMONSTRATES
RIGHT TO HIS NICKNAME
Husky Collegian Will Be Lucky If He Does Not De.
velop Sore Arm-Pitchers Have Edge on
Most of Stick Wielders.
BY, DENMAN THOMPSON.

AMPA Fla Shirley whyore
his Plant Field
this the inhed drill by the Nationals
initial fielding session. with Ed Bean
Ose Bege Short Red Hargrave
third and Doc Nance back of the plate Shirley fairly bubbd
with spirit.
furnished audible by
Scout Billy Doyle who tried last fall land him for the Tigers that che
has pepper than Jimmy Austin
Shirley is huky built chap five inches height
GosE somewhat heavier
lots of considering He
batting which
the determined
the fielding
drert1vo
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and south and western opens, but on
four occasions, 1909, 1912, 1915 and
1917-the latter being the year of the
unofficial Red Cross event-the big
title has slipped from my fingers by
narrow margin. I believe the rec
ords will show no other golfer has
been a four-time runner-up.
The incident I have just described
is almost matched by the develop
glewood, N. J.
Starting the last eighteen holes, I
was two strokes ahead Of the field.
The heat was terrific, although 1t
was in the month of June. and when
I reached the twelfth tee was over
come by dizziness. From there on I
topped every drive I made. I lost my
lead and, finishing with 294, was
Sargent, the present able president
of the Professional Golfers Associa-
tion.
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WOMAN GOLFERS OF d. C..
WILL RUN OWN JOURNEYS

ATES clubs about Washington chosen
selected for District titular
annual meeting of the District of Columbia Golf
Association last a the New Willard Hotel
of the District have formed association Of their
according Mrs Charles
heretofore held
pionshjp and the competition for The Evenin
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,ps Up Tampa Practice Bro1U11s Haze Re
SISLER NOW CONVINCED
HE'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY

ST. LOUIS, March 4.-'T be
there playing this seas0n-there
IL NO doubt about It," was the
enthusiastie statement BY George
sisler. manager Of the st. Louis
Americans, after he had worked
ont for three and one-half hours
yesterday with the Browns, squad
I'm training at Mobile. Ala- ac-
cordinx to word received here.
Sisler said his vision still bothers
him. but added that IT Will not
trouble his batting.
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WOMAN GOLFERS TIE.

BELLAIR HEIGHTS, Fla. March
4.-The women's Bellair golf cham
pionship tournament began yester-
day with the qualifying round, in
which Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd Of
Merton Cricket and Miss Glenna COL
lett of Rhode island Country Club
tied for the honors with scores Of 50.
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THREE MACKS MISSING.

PHILADELPHIA. March 4.-The
Philadelphia Americans had their
first workout yesterday at their
training camp. in Montgomery, Ala.
Practice was held both morning and
afternoon. Reports from the camp
today said that all but three mem
bers of the team had arrived and
that these were expected later in the
week. Galloway is suffering from
grippe at his home, in Abbey
vile, 8. c., while the two others,
Paul Strand. recently purchased from
the Salt Lake City Club. and Frank
Bruggy. are on their way to Mont
gOmery,
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THORPE BEST OF ALL.

To an American Indian belongs the
honor of being the greatest all
around athlete in the entire world.
Jim Thorpe holds this distinction.
He won the two star events Of the
Olympic games = the penathlon and
the deca thlon-July Z, 1912. In the
points, he gained 8,412-an unheard-
of achievement.
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CLEVELAND SIX WINS.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. March 4.-Cleve-
for the championship of group two
United States Amateur Hockey
League, by defeating st. Paul. 8 to
9. in the first game of the title
series The teams meet again to-
morrow night.
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McCRAW is LATEST PILOT
TO PLACE A BAN ON GOLF

EW YORK, March 4Manager John McGraw of the Giants Sig
nzed his arrival the Sarasota yesterday by banning golf
ball players pastime.
Signs general campaign against the royal by major league
evidenced by similar edicts by other pilots
The which said
base bali
PREDICTING that all big that Of his would
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ALL OF INDIANS SIGNED.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 4.-Ev-
cry member of the Cleveland club
has signed his 1924 contract. f. S.
Barnard. president of the Indians,
said today. No trouble was expert
enced in coming to terms with any
player, Barnard added.
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McINNES OFF FOR CAMP.

GLOUCESTER. Mass. March g.
"Stuffy" McInnfs, first baseman of the
Boston Braves. has left to join his
teammates at st. Petersburg, Fla. He
denied reports that he was a hold
out and declared that he signed a
1924 contract some time ago.
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VOICHT, ROOKIE SLABMAN,
is NEAR RECORD.HOLDER
Twirler Obtained From Denver, Was on Hillock in
332 Innings Last Season-Only Two in Minors
Exceeded This Performances
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

CNI LOUIS BROWNS have Vogh recenv OF Denver
pitcher who holds record for hard or H.
pitched 32 innings 1928 than the record mad.
any league IN classification of the the Western and
"hcn IS peter than many good pitchers did the leagues
Voign !ant beginning
and were asked on b h 20 R
to WV "'Neo oi MIN the broWnS
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Answered Oy
WILLIAM MELHORN

sSThe. st. Louis Youngster," whose
batterinE courage and sound golf en-.
able him to finish well mp In all the
tournaments he enters.
X y
Reaching for the ball will tend to
produce a hook for the player who
has relaxed and free swing, as
this tend: to force the left hand over
and the right hand under in address
ing the ball. In hitting the ball the
face of the club is inclined to be
Closed" and in an effort to reach
for the ball one is apt to follow the
line of play with the clubhead. With
a player who is apt to be tense the
result is either a direct pull to the
left or a long slice. 1t is not ad-
visable to reach too far for the bali,
as it is bound to make one erratic in
playing.
Copyright. 1924. Associated Editors.)
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WILL PILOT CHARLOTTE.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. March 4.-Ray
Kennedy, catcher, has been signed TO
manage the Charlotte team or the
South Atlantic Association. Kennedy
was first-string catcher for the PEN
nant-winning Hornets last year.
Evening star., 1924-03-04

Cross-country running had its be-
ginning in England and was intro
dueed into the United States about
1895 by Alfred Shrubb of the British
Isles
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Tommy Mcnamara Tells:
Title l Lost by Being Too Careful

golf everything ele careful PLAY
ing safe" often disastrous than boldn
- less this has been your observation
recall 1915
sion when cost chance be American champion
this without intent dparage
Irave who successful rival for this the godm
dMhn of nlaveda xunnderf rfu
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As many as fifty games may be
played at one time on the courts OF
the White City Tennis Club of sgd
ney, Australia, which is one of the
largest of it's kind in the world.
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Mt the top Of the back swing fs
more than the thumb can with.
stand. The thumb, In the palm
grip, extends down the shaft, away
from the fingers, instead OF being
directly across from the fore.
finger, al It IN In the proper trfg.
ger grip. When the fingers Of the
left hand break away from the
lest. Bring the top Of the left
hand over On top Of the shaft,
have the thumb directly opposite
the forennEef, and keep the IN.
gers closed ON the shaft at the ten.
(copyrtEht. John F. Dnle Co.l
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"GR0UPS AT CROSS"
DIR. C0vELL'S THEME

At Trinity Diocesan Church, Sd and
c streets northwest, Rev. David Ran
som Covell will preach at IL am. to-
morrow on The Groups Around ths
Cross" There will be Pain Sunday
music and Il distribution of palms
after the IL o'clock service.
AT pm. there Will be a memorial
service in honor of the members OF
the Masonic fraternity and the Order
of the Eastern Star who have die3
during the past year The service
will be in charge of Mr.. Covell. who
VIII preach the sermon. There viii
be special music and ceremonies by
the representative of the various
lodges and chapters.
The services during Holy week are
as follows: Tuesday night, s pm.
short deVotions; Wednesday, s pm.
prayer service and address; Maundy
Thursday, i am, holy communion
and sermon. The Good Friday sery
ices consist Of the passion service Of
the three hours devotion, > o'clock
noon to 3 pm, with addresses on the
Seven Last Words From the Cross. :"
The night of Good Friday at S o'clock
there will be a song litany and ser
mon. Saturday at pm. there will BE-
baptisms.
The Easter day services consist Of
plain celebrations of holy communion
at o'clock and 8 o'clock am: chill
dren's service, with morning prayer,
presentation of the mite boxes and
special awards, 9:4J am; holy com
munion and sermon, with special mu
sic at II am; G:45 pm, Young Peo-
pies Society; pm, evening prayer
and sermon.
Provisions also have been made for
n cele ration of the holy communion
April 81 at II am, for those who MAY
not be able to take their communion
on Easter day.
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PLANS SPECIAL SERVICES.

Rev. Q. r Stauffer, minister of the
Ninth Street Christian Church, will
conduct a, week of evangelistic meet
ings beginning tomorrow morning and
continuing each night next week ex-
cept Saturday. The pastor will
preach each evening and +. A. Car
penter will lead the music.
The Sunday morning sermon will
be Follow Ne" and in the evening
"Christ's Church" The Ninth Street
Orchestra will participate in the eve
ming service. Mr.. Stauffer will preach
a series of sermons next week on
great questions of the Bible, as fol-
lows: Monday, where Art Thou -;
Tuesday, What Think Ye of Christi:
Wednesday. What Seek Yer; Thurs
day, What Shall We Dor and Fri
day. What Then Shall I Do Unto
JesuST'
Decision day will be observed to-
morrow morning nthe Bible school,
of which Maj. W. W. Kirby is super
intendent-
The Beta c. f. Society will conduct
the meeting at the Y. NJ c. A. in the
Union station tomorrow at pm. The
pastor of the church will speak
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B. Y. p. u. News

The monthly meeting of the Fed
Grafton of Intermediate Baptist
Young Peoples Union will be held
o streets northwest, next Friday, at
pm. 'He Is Risen" pageant by
Sumerau, will be presented by mem
bers of the various local unions.
The April meeting Of the Columbia
Federation will be held at Grace
Baptist Church, South Carolina ave-
nue. and 9Th street southeast, next
Tuesday, at s pm. Representative
Lama Jeffers of Alabama and for
merly president of one of the lead
ing Baptist Young Peoples Unions
Of his state, will make an address
on playing the Game"
Nominations for federation officers
for the year beginning July /, were
made at the executive board meeting
April /. An opportunity for further
nominations will be given at the reg
ular monthly meeting at Grace
Church next Tuesday evening, before
the ballots are finally printed for the
annual election to be held at Con-
gress Heights May 90.
In preparation for the series of
public speaking contests to be held
between the local unions of the fed
GRAFTON, the First Church Baptist
Young Peoples Union gave a debate
at their monthly business meeting
Wednesday evening. Resolved, THAT
the District of Columbia Should Be
Granted the Right of Suffrage" The
debaters were: Affirmative, Edward
Curtis Hamilton. John Tester
and Tom Wilson. Negative, Murnal
Read, Elgin Smith, Roswell Ginkins.
and Warren Miller. The negative won.
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.

The Palm Sunday services at St.
PauPs Episcopal Church, 23rd street
near Washington Circle, will begin
with celebration of the holy commu-
nion at 1880, and at 10 o'clock there
will be the usual service for children,
with morning prayer and an address.
At the IL o'clock service palms will
be blessed and distributed To the
members Of tho congregation. Rev.
Arlington A, McCallum will preach
on "Our Call-Come, Lord Jesus"
During holy week there will be
services every day. Monday and
Tuesday, at 1880 am. and evening
prayer at 5; Wednesday, celebra-
tion of the holy communion, 7:30
am, children catechism at pm
and "The Preparation" at s pm;
Thursday, th eday OF intercession
will be given over to devotions, 1880
am to $50 pm, with services as
follows: 1880 am, holy communion;
IL AIM, holy communion and medita-
tion; IL m, MONDAY intercessions,
and . pm, evening prayer. Good
Friday services will be as follows:
7:30 am, pro anaphora; II IN. to
500 pm, "The Three Hours" and s
pm. the cantata, MaundeTs "Olivet
TO Calvary Easter evening, at
o'clock, there will be holy baptism
Evening star., 1924-04-12
METHODIST PARLEY
FACES BIG ISSUES

The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church scheduled
to meet in Springfield, Mass.
throughout May next, is expected to
be one of the most important in the
history Of the denomination. There
will be approximately $50 delegates
from all parts Of the United States
and from forty-four nations and ter
ritories abroad. Delegates from the
foreign field elected to represent the
various national grou. of Methodists
abroad number IS, among whom are
nine women. This gathering is rep
resentative of the 4,174,52O members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
around the world and is the law
making body Of the denomination
All decisions made by Ii are final un-
less reconsidered by the body itself.
The plan for unification with the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
which was drawn up by commissions
from the two denominations, will be
considered by the general conference.
1t is understood that the outlook is
considered favorable by officials
whose opinions are of weight 1t
provides for the churches to be united
tions.
May Call Special session.
If the plan is accepted by the
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in May at Spring
field, the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
which normally meets in 1925, proba-
bly viii be called in special session
TO consider the plan. Acceptance by
that body will make the plan effec-
i've. 1T Is understood tht large sec
tons of the membership of each of
the two churches are in favor of uni
hcatlon and consummation of the ef-
1ortS OF the past decade are regarded
as mighty probable through the action
OF the two general conferences
Another question to be reviewed by
the general conference and which
VIII attract the attention of the en-
tire Christian world is the status of
the episcopacy of the denomination.
Ihe entire system of episcopal super
VISION Will be considered 1t is stated
IL is impossible to predict what turn
thIs action would take. but all re-
gard 1t as one Of the most weighty
petore the church today. The ques-
ton has not been so reviewed in the
past twenty-five to fifty years
A., Inc entire organization OF the
heneYolent boards of the denomina-
non Is to be considered and the plans
debated for reorganization Several
plans have been discussed in various
sections of the church and q commits
sion was appointed to study the
The general conference will
decide whether the present ten highly
specialized boards will be combined
INTO Il single general board with MANY
departments combined into a smaller
group OF Tour or five, or left as they
Evening star., 1924-04-12
WOMEN IN CHARGE
OF CHURCH SERVICE

The Women's Club of Shiloh Baptist
Church, Mrs. Mamie A. Jackson presi-
dent and Mrs. Julia Hall secretary
will havS charge OF the services all
day tomorrow.
At the morning service a special
program of music and literary selec-
tions will be presented by the mem
bers of the club, and Dean Lucy ID.
Slowe of Howard University will de-
liver the principal address.
Mrs. NJ NJ WaIdron will preside.
At night the choir Will render spe-
cial musical selections, and Miss Nan
nle IL. Burroughs, principal OF the
National Training School for Women
and Girls, will deliver the main ad-
dress. and Mrs. Josephine Carroll
Smith will preside.
The women of Shiloh will make a
special effort tomorrow to raise a
liberal sum toward the purchase of
the new church home, and they are
asking the aid of the public as well
as that of the entire membership of
the church.
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Viii EIucidate
Point of VieU of
Liberal Creeds

Announcement of subjects to be
discussed by Rev. William Laurence
Sullivan, mission preacher Of the
Unitarian Laymens League, during
the series of six evening meetings
which Will be carried on during Holy
week at the new All Souls Unitarian
Church, 18th and Harvard streets,
was made today by Rev. Or. L. G. B.
Pierce.
Beginning with a presentation Of
the Unitarian Interpretation of Jesus
tomorrow night, Or. sullivan through
the week will expound the three
great principles of faith-Catholic.
Protestant and liberal; will discuss
the true nature of the Church Of
Christ. and will answer the question,
Can We Still Believe in God ,"
Thursday night his subject is I'm
mortality and Friday "The Great
Sacrifice and the True Meaning of
redemption" He will also preach
at the Unitarian services at Keith's
Iheater tomorrow morning and also
April 20. His subject tomorrow is
Christ and Plate" and Easter Sun
day, Victory After Sacrifice"
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ANNUAL MISSIONARY
MEETING ANNOUNCED
Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
Federation to Convene in
District on April 25.

The annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Interdenominational Missionary
Federation Of the District and vicin-
itv will be held April %. The work
of the federation has been extended
beyond the bounds of the District and
five centers have been formed at
suburban points: Rockville, Hyatts-
vile and Mt. Rainier Md, Clarendon,
Va, and Brookland, u. G.
Observation-Disclosures meetings Will
hc held at these centers during the
month Of May as follows: May 1, ,
pm. in Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church of Rockville Md; May IL,
Methodist Episcopal Church Of Brook
land, u. c., including the churches Of
Woodbridge, Langdon and Sherwood;
May Is, pm, Methodist Episcopal
Church South of HyattsYilie, Md, TAX
ing in the women of the churches OF
brentwood. Berwyn, RiVerdaie, and
Branchville: May %. an all-day meet
ing in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South of Ballstou. Va. including the
churches of Clarendon. Cherry dale,
Arlington. Fort Myer Heights, Falls
Church, Herndon, Arnon Chapel ami
Mount Olivet; May %. pm, at
Mount Rainier, the church to be an
nounced later
Evening star., 1924-04-12
OBSERVES HOLY WEEK.

Services will be held each evening
during Holy week at Hamline Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Dr. J. 4. Her
son will have charge. Thursday eve
ming the program includes evening
hymn, meditations and holy commune
ION. Dr. H. Augustine Smith, Gi-
rector of the fine arts in religion in
Boston University, Will conduct this
service.
Thursday afternoon from to 4
o'clock rrof. Smith viii speak to
pastors and Sunday school workers
regarding the fundamentals Of mu-
sic. color and action in the religious
services Prof. Smith is Il graduate
of Northwestern College. He was.
from 1901 to 1917. in the department
of hymnology and church music of
the Chicago Theological Seminary,
which for the last five years has hecn
in conjunction with the University OF
CuiCagO
Evening star., 1924-04-12
BIBLE SCHOOLS ELECT.

The World Association of Daily
Vacation Bible Schools has elected as
its president Rev. DR. Floyd W. Tom
kins, rector of Holy Trinity Church.
Philadelphia, Pa DR.. Tomkins has
been associated with this orgariza-
ton for a number OF years.
Members Of the World Association
board from Washington are Homer
]. Councillor, Rev. DIR. II. w. O. Mil
llngton, Rev. Murray S. Kenworthy,
Mrs. j. N. Culbertson and Mrs. Ruby
Lee Minar.
The Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
Missionary Federation will be respon-
sible for an entire center in China
where daily vacation Bible schools
will be opened this summer. The To-
cal office of the World Association is
at 339 Star building, Rev p. L. Yer
non in charge.