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CAPITAL HAD SOME
TEAM BACK IN 1867

A. c. Harman. one of Washingtons
ardent base ball fans, contributes
the following:
Taken from the National Intelli-
gencer of 1s67-July 3o:
Our National base ball club is
carrying everything before ii in the
West and may be today the best
ball club in the country. Athletics
and Atlantics to the contrary not
withstanding. Our city (Washing-
ton) is alive with base ball clubs"
In the same paper under date of
July 81:
The Nationals of Washington and
the Excelsiors of Chicago played a
game of ball at Dexter Park, Chi
cago. There were 10000 present
apparently it required three days
Tor the news to reach Washington
"The Nationals almost annihilated
the. Excelsiors, the official score being.
Nationals, 80, and Excelsiors, T. The
mystery may be explained by the
fact that the Nationals threw off in
their game with the Forest City
club of Rockford for the purpose
of securing bets. This they accom-
piished, for thousands of Chicago
bettors are cleaned out tonight"
washington. August IT: Base
Bali-A Great Match Game Between
the Nationals of Washington and the
Mutuals of New York" (Nats and
Muts). President Johnson (of U. S.
was on the grounds, 1000 present.
The Nationals were beaten by a.
score of 40 to 16."
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Series Due to Be Most Attractive EUer Held CrS Fod


~ FORGE EARL McNEELY
I r has few base ball years be-
hind him. Born in Sacra-
mento, Calf, May II, 1890, McNeely
never took to the game seriously
until the Winter OF 1ol9-20, when
he was 20 years old. He had played
with grammar school teams, but was
accounted too small to play with his
high school team in Sacramento, so
did not bother about the game at all
at an age when most boys take to it
enthusias tically. So he really has
developed his game in little more
than three years.
McNeely was in an engineer regi-
ment during the World War and so
busy attending to work he had no
time to play. But when he mustered
out Of the. Army in 1919 he took a
position with the California State
highway commission. That meant
plenty Of work during the Summer
months running surveys for roads,
but he had much time on his hands
during the Winter in Sacramento, SO
joined Lobner's Clothing House team
Of the Winter League.
That was late in 1919. and McNeely
broke into the circuit as third sack
er. He did fairly well at the job.
and the next season found him with
the team again. Several clubs had
been reinforced for the 1920 cam
paign with Coast leaguers wintering
in Sacramento. but he'Lobner team
overcame all opposition and won the
pennant. And McNeely was one of
the stars Of the championship aggre-
cation.
He went into the league again in
1921-22, still holding down the hot
corner for Lobner's nine. and contin-
ued to play a stellar game. His work
had attracted the attention Of scouts
OF several Coast League clubs, and
McNeely was offered jobs by some of
the big cities of the circuit. but. hav-
ing a deal of civic pride, he cast his
lot with Sacramento.
So he started the season of 1922 with
the Coyotes third sacker, but
during the third week of il had a
finger split by hot grounder and
was out of commission temporarily.
his great speed had impressed the
Sacramento management ard, al
though the position was strange to
McNeely, he stuck to it gameIy and
soon was regarded one Of the most
promising pasture men OF the loop.
Last year he was assigned to the
outfield regularly by the Coyotes, but
again was forced out of action. An
appendicitis attack kept him off the
field more than a month, and when he
came back ii was feared his speed
would be reduced. Bpt McNeely show
ed the same fleetness of hoor that had
marked him before and he completed
the 1928 season IN brilliant style.
McNeely was purchased by the Ma
tionals in midseason this year for
cash and players, including the SEN
sationai Wild Matthews. the sum total
ing $4,000, an amount equal to the
high figure involved when Roger
Peckinpaugh became a Griffman. He
is regarded as one of the fastest men
on the local roster. his rivals in this
respect being Sam Rice and Oss
Bluege. He added just the punch
needed TO give the Bucks champion
ship class.
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HORNSBY SETS TWO
RECORDS IN HITTING

ST. LOUIS, No, September 90
Rogers Hornsby. Cardinal second
baseman, has taken place beside
the greatest hitters in base ball his
tory In the season just closed
Hornsby established two new rec
ords. one in batting average and the
other in leading his league for the
fifth consecutive season.
Hornsby finished with 227 hits in
142 games. making a seasons aver
age of 1881, four points above
George Sisters mark of two years
ago. Sisler had an approximate .420
average, which tied Tyrus Cobb's
record set in 1911, the high water
mark OF modern base ball.
The previous consecutive year bat
ting record was held by Honus Way
ner. who led his league four success
siVe years.
HornSby failed in his effort to lead
the league in runs scored. He Tailed
121 times, which tied Frisch of the
New York Giants.
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WALKER IS TO RISK
RING TITLE TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. September co
Mickey Walker. welterweight cham
pion, will defend his title ere tonight
in 10-round decision bout with
Bobby Barrett of Clifton Heights. Pa.
The articles of agreement call for the
men To weigh in at > o'clock this
afternoon below the 14I-poUnd limit
with Walkers title at stake
Walker arrived here last night
from his training camp at Summit.
n. j., and appeared in excellent physi-
cal condition. He declared he was
confident of his ability to master
Barrett
Barrett. who trained al Ridley Park,
near here, also was reported in fine
condition and optimistic of the out
come. He said he probably would
weigh 14a pounds or less
The bout will be held at the Phila-
delphia National League base ball
park. There will be three 10-round
preliminaric., the main fight being
scheduled for 1880 o'clock
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GATE-CRASHING RECORD
OF CONNELLY is BROKEN

BALTIMORE, September 3o-"One-
eyed Connolly. the renowned gate
crasher. who. it is reported. is always
able TO get into a fight arena by hook
or crook, ran into a snag here last
night at the Olympia A. C.. which
operates at the 104th Medical Regi-
ment Armory
After snaring a soldiers uniform.
property of the regiment, Connolly
was discovered in khaki, recognized
and detained in a cell.
Previous to the show Connolly an
nounced he would attempt to crash
the gate.
After the show Promoter Benny
Franklin grinned all over. How did
you like the show" he asked Con-
nelly. "One-eyed" claimed a foul.
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COBB NOW LOOKING )
TO 1925 CAMPAIGN

Ty Cobb already has started to re-
build the Detroit Tigers for the 1925
campaign: Johnny Neun, theshard hit
ting first baseman. who set Hle Amer
lean Association in q blaze this year,
has been pulled back from st. Paul.
Tavener, the Fort Worth shortstop,
has also been acquired by the De-
troits. Cobb already has a good short
stop in Rigney. but it is possible that
he will shift Rigney to second base,
where his team has been weak, and
play Tayener at short. .a
Neun formerly played at Birmine-
ham, where he had the bad habit of
crossing his feet, but he, appears to
have corrected that fault. Detroit al
ready has one of the best first base
men in the world in Blue, but If Ty
Cobb had had Neun at the time Blue
was injured he might have landed the
play again next year. The Georgia
Losing this season forces Ty to
play again next. year. The Georgia
Peach simply cannot quit until he has
gratified his ambition to win a pen
nent.
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FIRST WORLD TITLE GAME
PLAYED OCTOBER %, 1884

At the close the of 1884 decided
standing superiority
National League and the American Association BY playing series
five Only three played as Providence
in world series. 1t was staged October 23 1884.
Nearly 2NO people attended the
produced the best article ball. the Providence
Metropolitan Club New
Associations The result
children
pitching OF the National League and world
The fielding OF the Nets
Providence could
delivery but his wdneSs damaging
only two hits throughout the entire nine innings
The
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JENNINGS WILL FIGURE
IN SEVENTH BIG SERIES

NEW YORK. September 30
Hushie Jennings. coach of the Giants,
VIII enter his seventh world series
when New York meets Washington
in the first contest of the 1924 classic
on Saturday.
= Jennings managed Detroit when the
latter won the American League PEN
nant in 1907, s0s and 1909. and has
been John McGraw's chief aid in the
latters victories in the National dur
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take the Giants. but the players of
the New York team did more to win
the pennant than all the managers
did to contribute to their victory.
Make Vast Improvement.
Washington did not begin at the
pace at which IL finished. but the
club never got so far down that it
could not strike when the opportun-
lty offered, and as the season wore OH
and the players became united, they
played together better and better
ball. Had Washington had batter
or two like Ty Cobb. they would have
had the championship slowed away
long before they did.
The coming series is going to be
one in which figure dope" will be
worth mighty little. 1t is going TO
be series in which there may be
low-score pitchers battles and high
score batting bees. And it is possi-
bic that a game or more than a game
may be won by a misplay. The men
tai state is going to have everything
to do with the result. There will be
lots OF speed, and exciting rallies may
be looked for. Young Bucky Harris
Is going to have his hands full out
whiting the strategist McGraw II
the Washingtons win out it will be
great victory for them-and for
Harris
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Walter Johnson has waited IS sea
sons for this opportunity, and |, for
one. expect to See linn take advan-
tage of it. When Johnson faces the
Giants on October (, he may be de-
pended upon to Civ" the National
League champions everything he has
in stock. Johnson should be cspe-
cially strong against a club which
is not familiar with his delivery, and
is facing him for the first time.
The rest Of the Washington pitch
ing staff does not figure to bother the
Giants TO any great extent. Unlike
the 1ankS, the Giants are not soft
picking for the southpaws. and both
Mogridge and Zachary will have a
difficult time to get the ball past the
Giants bats. Kelly, Meusel, jackson,
Wilson. Snyder. Gowdy. and Groh are
all hard right-handed hitters and
Frisch can bat either way.
Bucks Better Than Hated.
Washington has 4 better ball club
than many persons are aware Of. Il
is true that ii needed Harris inspira
tion, but apart from that the Ma
tionals have lot Of natural strength
and talent. II is Il club which wss
picked as a possible dark horse in
1872; il fell down III both 1922 and
1929. but arrived in 1924
While the Grifflnen do not hit :
hard as the Giants il the team aver
ages, they carry Il pretty stiff punch.
The last Western trip of the Wash
ington team proved the ability of the
club to go cut and get runs when il
needed them
There is lot Of hitting strength
centered around Goslin, Rice and
Judge. Harris and Peck don't hit 5
often as this trio. but they both have
l. nr -.
where they do the most harm to their
opponents. Harris is a hitter of the
Jack Barry type. who never gets full
credit for his hits in the batting
averages.
The club also Possesses a lot of
speed, and Is Il great hit and run
team Judge is on" Of the best hit
and run men III the game.
The figures show that Washington
has hit only - homers, and of thosr
l. have been made by Goose
Goslin. Washington has less HON"
runs than any team in the American
League, but Washington has the most
difficult park in the two majors for
home-run purposes.
Half Of the Washington homers
have been hit at Yankee Stadium.
showing that the Washington lads
can hit homers il the surroundings
are favorable They'll probably pick
up their share of them at the Polo
Grounds. In hitting doubles and trip
les, they hold their own with the best
in the league.
As To Base Ball Strategy.
In matters Of base ball strategy.
young Harris will go up against base
balls foremost chief of all time in
John McGrah. No one will uues-
ton McGraw's ability to inspire q
slumping or retreatiug team. But
Harris also has proved his ability 10
inspire with his own youthful dash.
and in previous article have
shown that mtuae er;.ii sagacity ha
been overplayed as Il worlds series
factor.
Washington lacks world series cx-
perience, but il has Walter Johnson.
the best double play infield in base
ball. speed, three lively sockers in
Goslin. Rice and Judge. and a lot of
concentrated energy in "Bucky"
Harris.
Tomorrow l will take up the Giants
as 4 club:
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gress will begin in the Capital City on
Saturday and continue through Sun
day, after which the struggle will be
continued in New York. If more than
four ballots are necessary the fifth
also will he taken here and the sixth
will be cast in Washington. The site
for the seventh, and final vote, unless
tie results, will be decided by the
much sought after deity, the little
god of Chance.
The race in the American League
decided yesterday when Washington
won from Boston, to 2, was another
victory for the tortoise over the hare.
Washington. chronic trailer, a base
ball wheeZe as old as the mother-in-
law, plodded along steadily while the
Yankee hare browsed on the sweet
shoots Of its reputation. 1t looked up
too late and was pounced upon by its
enemy, the Tiger, while racing through
the jungle.
Climax OF Years work.
Harris, 27-year-old manager of the
. successful team which gave Washington
its first pennant. climaxed his sensa-
tional seasons work yesterday by giving
evidence of mechanical as we'll as in
spirational qualities. His final gesture
was appropriately spectacular.
LIN the final half OF the ninth, with his
team leading 4 to 2, Boston runner
on first and one out Harris picked a
sharp grounder from the field just back
: Of second base, touched the bag, pivoted
and threw, almost without looking. to
first, to complete a double play which
ended the game and beheaded the king.
Two minutes later an Associated
Press dispatch from Philadelphia car
fed congratulations and best wishes
from Miller Higgins, prime minister of
the defunct monarch. While more than
10000 Boston fans bowed in adulation
tosthe youthful manager, to Clark Grif-
nth, the "Old Fox" owner and former
manager, and to Walter Johnson, grand
old warrior Of the victors, another mes
sage came from the White House, urg-
ing the happy tortoise ''on to the world
SERIES
Nation Voicinx Admiration.
Today an entire nation is voicing
its admiration of one of the most
worthy achievements in the history
of the country's national game.
Washington is 'the peoples choice"
But McGraw still is Warwick and
jennings. entering his seventh world
series, will be his chief marshal. And
bosses sometimes override the popu-
lar candidate.
The Giants will leave Thursday
for Washington, ready. as usual, for
a fight, and the galleries in this
convention will see a battle the re-
suit of which cannot be forecast by
dope" Stout hearts defy yard
st1sk. 4
The White Sox. defeated Detroit,
8 to ., in a farcical contest. which
ended the season in Chicago. Pitts
burgh made it four out of five from
the Cubs as Yde won his sixteenth
game of the year ina 5-to-4 victory,
although he did net finish the battle.
The National League season is now
over. The American will end today,
with the. Yankees -playinge a, double
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FORT WORTH IN FRONT
IN DIXIE TITLE SERIES

FORT WORTH. Tex. September so.
Fort Worth defeated Memphis in a
hard-htting game in the Dixie series
yesterday. II to s. This was the
third straight the winners of the
Texas League have taken from the
Southern Association champions, who
have two games to their credit
They will resume the series tomor-
row at Memphis.
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That was 1867. The club was known
as the Nationals. 1t was made up Of
young Athletes around Washington.
employees in the Government depart
ments for the most part, and was
backed mainly by Arthur Pue Cor
man, -afterward Senator from Mary
land and power in the country's
politics. Harry Berthrong was the
base running king of the team and
be won wine supper for his team
mates once from John Morrisey. fam
Gus pugiliSt of New York and d rep
resentative in Congress at the time,
by circling the bases in 14h seconds.
Morrisey declared it couldn't be
done inside Is seconds.
"Sntionals' Road Champs.
That was some ball club. They
Travelled all over the United States
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ALTR0CK AND SCHACHT
TO HELP JOHNSON FUND

Nick Altrock and Al Schacht have
promised to be on hand for the
Walter johnson testimonial dance to
be held Thursday night at the Will
ard Hotel
Now that Washington is assured Of
participating in its first world series
the fans are confident enough money
will be raised before the first game
on Saturday to purchase an auto
mobile for Johnson.
Many subscriptions from out-of-
town fans are being reported to
Treasurer Cy Mcdonald.
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HARRIS is BOSSINC. A FASH
AND WELL BALANCED NINE
Lacks Experience in Title Cames But Is Not the kiisd
to Be Afflicted by Stage Fright-Wa alter
Johnson to Star on Pitching Mound.
BY FREDERICK g. LIEB,
World Series onicial Scorer
Chairman National League
President Asso of Ame

HE Washington players
concerned but, kind OF
played all the Yankees,
heed be the leaguc will
fright when they get into the big with the Giants
hie Roger Pkinpaugh and Memo Lebod the
club world
mixture OF veterans and fighting That
which makes the base ball
Autumn
that
Wood Coveleskie and Neh up regulations
World dseries
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CONNOLLY AND DINEEN
WILL UMPIRE FOR A. l.

CHICAGO, September 30.--President
Ban johnson Of the American League
has named Tom Connolly and William
Dineen as the leagues umpires in the
world series. starting Saturday in
Washington.
Connolly. a veteran of - years of
service, has of1iciated in six world
series.
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and won something like so games.
Ihey were a good road team" like
the 1924 Senators. for they were
beaten only once. That was by the
Forest City club of Rockford ILL.,.
which they met at Chicago on July
20, 1867. The score was % to IS, in
favor of Rockford. The next day the
Nationals met the Excelsfors of Chi
cago, team supposed to be greater
than the Rockfords, and kicked the
excelsior out of them. That year
there was a great to-do as to which
team was the real champion. Same
this year.
The Nationals Of 1856. averaged
As. runs per game. The Nationals.
managed by Stanley Harris, can't
quite do that. but they have a bunch
of batsmen who are quite capable of
giving the pitchers Of the New York
Giants some Sleepless' nights
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Two characteristic and far-reaching
statements were made in Florida last
April about these two clubs that have
hnished al the top in their respective
leagues. McGraw said:
We have got a team that will win
II the pitchers show anything" That's
more than McGraw usually says. And
now 1t can be seen that he had reason
Tor his little speech.
Grit Had Confidence.
About the same time, Clark Griffith
stood on the porch of the big tavern
at Tampa, hemmed and hawed a little
and then said: You know me well
I've got TO be shown something, but
those boys OF mine are not going to
DC kept out. of the first division"
Sheer flghting grit won the pennant
ror the Giants. They raced out in
'front.' at the start, as they have done
SO often. and gained such lead that
interest in the National League waned
away. Then came one of those mid
summer relapses, which the Giants
also have known before. But they
hung on doggedly. even in the dark
est days, and fought their way to VIC
tory.
There are National League owners
VINO hold managers responsible for
the failure of other teams to over
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PLACE FOR TITLE GAME
TO BE PICKED TONIGHT

Team representatives of the Inde-
pendent League are to decide the
meeting place and the date of the
second titular match between Domini-
can Lyceumy and the Shamrocks to-
night at s o'clock, at the knicker-
booker clubhouse.
Eastern Athletic Association mem
bers are to hold a banquet tomor-
row night at s O'Clock at 111s D
street northeast
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sPAIR OF FIGHTING TEAMS
! WILL BATTLE FOR HONORS
Both Reached Their Goal Through Display of Grit,
Consequently Figure ''Dope" Is Not Going to
Be Worth Much in Coming Games.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER,

EW YORK September 5The world
one OF the most interesting history will be
base ball clubs which absolutely
slider defeat III the closing weeks Of the
The Nationals with their 0year-od Bucky
Young IN spots led by the edouab anpaigne John McGaw
bulldog
@ e the Spring training They always coming from
hnd and their
then their heads
when the season starts all right They did place right
o. wheret er
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DUE TO FIGHT TONIGHT.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, September so
Martin Burke. New Orleans, and
John Risko, Cleveland. heavyweights,
are scheduled to meet tonight in a
ten-round bout
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Irish Johnny Fagin and Midget Car
bon will meet for the ARMY fyweiebt
title in the. 10-round feature bout of
the boxing show to be staged in the
Liberty Theater, at Fort Humphreys,
Thursday night
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CANADIAN WHIPS BURKE.

MANCHESTER. N, H, September
30.-kid Durand, Canadian fIyweight
champion, was awarded the decision
in a bout here last night with Bobby
Burke
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PILOTS OF SERIES TEAMS
LAYING PLANS OF BATTLE

EW YORK September 5The king dead and the kngakers
work behind the the world
which viii his
John Mcaw veteran tk OF base ball. will nominate
candidate
diamond politics. will direct the American
Washington
in
Saturday and continue through contest
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TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Sep
tember 30.--The Potomac River was
clear and the Shenandoah very
muddy this morning.
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The importation of star bicycle
racers from Europe seems to have
given the sport a big boom on the
New York and Boston cycle racing
tracks this Summer
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CAPITAL HAD A CHAMPION
NINE BEFORE-BACK IN '67

, L known to all Washington
war, FIRST in and LAST A Washington
once claimed the proud title of best States writes
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RADIATORS, TENDERS
made or repaired. New ones. Also bodies
repaired like new
w1TTsTATTS h. AND +. wo1Ks,
s19 18th. -F. 641O. 1921 p p aosa
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ffo'1oence-...-. U x-6
Runs earned-Providence, 3. FIRST on errors
Nets Hit by pitcher--Providence, 2.
Wild pitches-keefe, 4; Radbourne, 3. Struck
out-By Keefe, 5; by Radbourne, s. Two-base
hit-Farrell. Three-base hit-1rwin. Umpire
MIR. Kelly. Time Of game hours
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HOW THEY HAVE HIT
REGULAR WASHINGTON BATTING oRpE


(ail Players I52 5,1e7 742 1,519 % III .os4
Evening star., 1924-05-22

the Sons Of Confederacy, will make
the presentations At tho annual May
ball to be given by the Stonewall
Jackson Chapter, U. D. c., at Ward
man Park Inn tomorrow. Miss Marie
j. Mcclure. president Of the chap
ter will head ths receiving line, being
assisted in receiving by Mrs. F1orie
Barr, Mrs. Bertrand EweIl Trenis,
Mrs. Z. Z. Britton, Mrs. Frank Nor
! rison, Mrs. Benjamin Soule Gantx.
Mrs. H. G. Clay, Mrs. Elizabeth Fred,
Mrs. James F. Johnson, Mrs. Nelson
Webster, Mrs. c. Viola Fellows, MISS
Fanny Adams. Miss Isabel Evans,
Mrs. Tom Baker. Miss Margaret
Hutchison, Mrs. Charles Ellis Bruce,
| Mrs. J. c. Trimble and Mrs. w. +.
Nishwitz.
Senator Royal S. Copeland, Mr..
! Percy Adams, Capt. McMann, Mr..
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Thomas Mortimer Offutt, Mr.. Frank
lyn King, DR.. Robert Henderson, Mr..
Carol MCGUIRE, Lieut. Jack Biebush,
Mr. ]. Clinton Tribby and Mr.. Elkin
Reed will also serve on the reception
committee, which is in charge of
Mrs. Elizabeth Fred.
Additional patronesses are ME.
Howard l. Hodgkins, Mrs. Royal 3.
Copeland. MR.. Charles j. Bell. Mrs.
C. C. Calhoun, Mrs. John s. steele.
Mra. B. Quynn Dent, Mrs. Kennon
Vail, Mrs. H H. Classic. Miss Hor-
tense Harrison Evans, Mrs. Thomas
W. Harrison, Mrs. Wallace-Chiswell
Mrs. Benjamin King, Mrs. E. r. Stitt,
Mrs ]. NJ Stoddart. Mrs. Thomas
Mortimer OfYutt, Mrs. Richard Mar
shall, Mrs. Katherine Fuaua- Mrs
Percy Adams, Mrs. McMann, Mrs. M