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Evening star., 1924-06-22
PRIZE AWARD MARKS
O STREET GRADUATION

A large audience attended the com
mencement exercises of the o Street
Voea ational School in the assembly
hall of the Shaw Junior High School
Tuesday morning. The stage, dec
Grated artistically with ferns, palms
and flowers, made a most pleasing
background for the graduates in
their simple, becoming linen dresses.
Mrs. Emma Lee Williams, the pre-
siding officer, after a Few remarks
on the achiev. ments of the school,
introduced the speaker. Miss kath-
arfne Lenroot, assistant chief of the
United States Department of Labor.
Miss Lenroot, with Integrity, Re
sponsibility. Efficiency and Loyalty
as her theme, stressed the fuller
meaning of life to women of today.
Miss " L. Williams directed the
choruses sung by the school and the
glee club. Mrs. Sylvia Olden rem
dered several vocal selections. Dr. j.
q board of education, presented the GER
tificates. Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins,
also a member of the board, was
present.
Near the close of the exercises Gar
net c. Wilkinson, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, explained a prize
that had been given by Mrs. Coralie
F.. Cook, member of the school board.
to be awarded to the pupil who best
exemplified the true vocational spirit
At the request of Mrs. Cook the pupil
hfd been selected by the vote of the
teachers, each presenting two names
and the one receiving the highest
number of votes to receive the prize.
Miss Virginia Alma Marshall, grad
uate in dressmaking, was accorded
this honor. The prize was So in gold,
Evening star., 1924-06-22
TAK0MA PARK CHANGES
REALTY TAX RATE JULY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
TAKOMA PARK, Md, June 21.-On
July l the new tax rate of 81 per 500
assessed valuation of real estate will go
into effect, following the action of the
town council OF Takoma Park Md, in
adopting the report of the board of as
SCISSORS. The rate will continue for the
fiscal year.
The following standing committees of
the council have been announced:
Finance-H. +. Rogers, chairman
John r Adams, William A. Kroi
Streets and drainage-Fred d. B.
Austin. chairman; H E Rogers Lloyd
W. Biddle.
Health and sanitation-Dr E. G.
Salisbury, chairman H E. Rogers,
Lloyd W. Biddle.
Civic improvementS-WiIli A Kroll,
chairman; DR.. E. G. Salisbury, John r
Adams.
Police. fire and lights-John R
Adams, chairman; Fred D. B. Austin,
Lloyd W. Biddle.
Ordinance and judiciary-Lloyd W.
Biddle, chairman; DR.. L. G. Salisbury,
Fred d. B. Austin.
Bryan Davis, son of Ben G.. Davis.
who for the past twenty-five years
served as town clerk and treasurer, and
resigned to assume charge of the dis
bursting office at the American embassy
at Havana, Cuba, has been appointed to
succeed his father He has been acting
as assistant to his father for some
time.
Maj William H. Fischer, former
member of the town council, recently re-
signed in order to accept the position of
superintendent of public works. His
appointment has been approved by the
council Mayor H. F. Taft. recently
elected for another term, announces the
following appointments as town bailiffs
Chief bailiff. Martin Iverson; bailiffs,
Mai William H Fischer, Joseph
Konigmacher, A B. Josephs, Mayor HI.
F. Taft Councimen H. E. Rogers. John
R. Adams, DR.. E. G. Salisbury, William
A Kroll, Lloyd w. Biddle, Fred d. b.
Austin and Town Clerk and Treasurer
Bryan Davis.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
BALLSTON.

BALLSTON, Va, June 21 Especially
The children's June flower parade
and festival, which was held Wednes-
day evening, June IS, under auspices
of the Ballston Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION, was great success. The
parade started at $50 and the regu-
lar program at 1880. The prize for
to little Lillian Riddle. who repre-
sented an American Beauty rose.
John Allison took the prize among
The enterprising :, "Nappy Circle"
class of the Ballston Christian
a mock trial, The Great Chicken
Case" with large cast of characters.
There was plenty of music. Proceeds
will apply to the building fund.
the Confederate reunion at Memphis,
Tenn, last week and extended his
trip to Oklahoma.
Rev. Flourney of Bay View. Va.
will preach in the BaIlston Presby-
terian Church tomorrow.
The Kalert place has been pur-
chased by r. d. Starts, the ]. r. Hun
ton house has become the property
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Rallston and the
w. l. White bungalow has been sold
to John Hutchins of Washington.
Mrs. Ralph Baldwin of Clarendon
entertained the Aid Society of the
Ballston Presbyterian Church on
Wednesday.
Mrs. w. c. welburn entertained the
Girls Friendly Society Friday eve-
ming at her home on the Boulevard
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Graves of Main
street have returned from New
comerstown. Ohio, where they were
called by the death of Mr.. Graves
mother.
The regular Monday night meeting
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Ballston Presbyterian Church
was held at the home of Miss Ruth
Evening star., 1924-06-22
SUMMER TERM BEGINS
AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Courses to Be Given in Building
Formerly Occupied by Lithuan-
ian Legation.

A summer term began a American
University Wednesday, when regis
tration was completed, and classes
are now under way in all depart
of courses in educational methods
and other courses of special interest
TO teachers are offered this summer
in connection with the national con-
vention in this city of the National
Education Association.
The Phi Delta Gamma Sorority and
John Marshall Chapter of Chi Psi
Omega Graduate Fraternity gave a
reception Wednesday evening to sig
nalize the opening of the summer
term at 1925 F street, near the uni
Versity building, in the building oc-
cupied until recently by the Lithua-
nian legation.
Two new faculty members, DR..
Drury and DR.. Blauch, have been add
ed to the staff for the summer school.
The courses offered this term include
the history of European diplomacy,
the origin of the United States Con-
Stitution, the history of the United
States Supreme Court, secondary edu-
cation in the United States. the sec
ondary school curriculum, methods of
historical research, new viewpoints
in American history, economics, ad-
miralty law, Roman law, depart
mental law and practice, and prlncl-
pies of foreign trade.
The work of the summer school is
of the same character as that in
other quarters of the school year, and
the same credit is given for work per-
formed.
will be conducted under the present
organization of the university, since
with the fall term the new School OF
the Political Sciences will come into
being.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
COLUMBIA JUNIORS
AT FINAL ASSEMBLY
Honors Awarded by School to Sec
tions Scoring the High
est Averages.

Pupils of the Columbia Junior HigH
School with high scholastic records
for the school year which closed
Wednesday, were honored at the
schools final assembly Tuesday. The
three sections with the highest av-
erages were 7B-2. OBJ and SB-1.
Individual pupils whose names
were on the honor. roll follow:
First honor roII-James Bernhardt,
Eugenia Burton. Ida Bush, Bertha
Cohen, Gertrude Dworkin, Sarah
Frankel. Rose Gershenson, Dorothy
Hall, Felisa Jenkins. Edwin Keto.
Miriam Lloyd, Eleanor Macgill. Mary
Louise Moy, Sol Orleans, Othneil Pen
dleton, Esther Rupert, Jeanette
| Salus, Nellie Shannon, Lester Sing
man, Dot Wines
Second honor roIl-Bland Adams,
Ruth Alexander, Shorey Allan,
Pauline ALEX. Anna Belt. Gladys
Brookings. Raymond Brown, PhiIa-
Belle Burk, Jack Burns, Gladys Bur
roughs, Virginia Bushong, Kathryn
Campbell, Fredricka Carlton, Harry
Clendening. Marshall Cooke, Claude
Cooper. Everett Cooper, Aleen Corn
well, Marshall Deason, Elizabeth De
Neane, Dorothy Dinges. FIorine Duke
Bradley EdIeblut, Hjalmar Erickson,
Victor FarhOod, Catherine Fischer
Charles Foster, Harry Gabe rrnan, An
ME Galloway, Simon Goldstein Myr-
tie Gooch, Sylvia Goodman. Joseph
Graham, Margaret Hamburger, Ruth
Hammond, Francis Haymen, Philip
Hoffman, Helen Howard. Robbia
Hunt, Gilbert Hunter, Louise Hunter,
Winifred Ing. Dorothy Jones, Gladys
Jones, Milton Jones. Eleanor Kerns.
Mary Rooms, Lawrence kearney, Roy
Kerley, Eleanor Kramer, Isadore
l-aeifsky, Max Lasky. Warren Law
ton, Samuel Leiderman, Sarah Letvin.
Simon Levin. Sadie Levy, Lorena
Lewis, Josiah Lyman. Abraham Mil
ler Halloween Mitchell, Janet Moth
ershead, Eleanore Nimelstein, Eliza
beth Osgood, Anna Owens, sylvia
Oxenberg, Ida Pepper, William Pep
per, Virginia Pendleton, Russell Pc
ters. William Piggott. Sadie Porte.
Gladys Reum, Charles Rich, Sulo
Rhine. Winifred Robinson, Lewis
Rosenthal. May Rosett, Elmer Ruck-
er Rohs Sachs, Jack Schneider. Rose
shapiro, Arthur Shofer, Max Silver
man. Leroy Smith, Melba Smith Titus
Snoddy, Olga SOnnenburg. Ester Spir-
ling, Norma Stansbury, Helen Steele,
irving Stein. Jean Stinson. Eleanor
Nandoren. Lorraine VeIrs, r1ditn
Ward, Margaret Wear, Mary Vert
man, Herbert Wildman, Gertrude
Willard, Ernest Wilt, Glenn Wolcott.
Clara Zanon, Virginia Hoffman and
Marion Ziegler.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
WARRENTON.

WARRENTON, Va, June 2I (Spe-
ciaD.-A flower show was given in
the lower room Of the Warrenton
Garden and Flower Club. All classes
were we'll filled, entries numbering
$50. The judges were Mrs. Fairfax
Harrison of Belvoir and Mrs. G. b.
Hall of Middleburg. The awards fol-
low:
Best general display of cut flowers,
won by Mrs. Alice ID. Carr. Best COL
Best climbing roses. Mrs. E. S. Turner
Best single rose, Mrs. G.. l.. Fletcher.
Most artistic arrangement in single
holder, large, Mrs. S. A. Appleton,
delphinium and yellow colum bine;
small. Mrs. Walter Robertson. Shirley
three stalks. Mrs. E. S. Turner. Best
single flower, Mrs. c. T. Herndon,
peony. Best exhibit by children.
wild or garden flowers. Lawrence and
Madeline Drake, rush basket with
fern and small flowers.
Best luncheon table for four with
china and glass, Mrs. K. +. Bowman.
Japanese effect with iris.
According to a standard rain gauge
kept by G.. T. Williams near Warren
ton. the rainfall here since March 1
has been 224 inches: that for the
month of May was ss inches, about
three times normal. Since May the
ground has been wet continuously.
Many farmers have been unable to
plant corn and those who have
planted cannot cultivate either crops
or gardens.
Miss Fisher presented her pupils in
a piano recital at the Warren Green
Hotel Saturday evening. Those TAX
ing part were Thelma Cockerill, Ca
milla Jeffries, Mary Olive O'Connell,
Jean Leache, Fred Vose. Frances
A nderson, Dorothy Hanback,, Isabella
Hart, Grace Hamilton. Winifred Mad
dux, Elizabeth Berger, Virginia Ran
dolph and Mae Ferneyhough.
All places of business here closed
Wednesday afternoon to allow their
to attend the first game of
the county base ball league. played
on the athletic grounds at the Coun-
try Club The game was between
Warrenton and Upperville, but had
to be called off in the fourth inning
on account Of storm, the score
standing 8 to 3.
George II. Hamilton of Warrenton
is attending the Y. NJ. c. A. confer
ence at Blue Ridge, n. c.. represent
ing Randolph Macon College. where
he has just completed his junior year.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
EXPERT SCHOOL ADVICE

The Star has engaged the seyp-
ices Of an expert school adpiser
on oaf.ot-town schools. lis sus.
sesfed that those interested pisif
the schools personally if possible.
or prifs direct TO the schools, zip.
ing explicit information about the
pupil desired to be entered. and
ask for taH details and NOT
simply for catalogue.
The Stars expert school ad-
piser is uisifing the out.of-town
schools at all times, and readers
can obtain explicit advice BY ad-
dressing the Educational Adpiser.
clio The EDenins Star. Washing.
ton, d. C., and all letters yiH
be forwarded and assvered
promptly.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
FAIRFAX.

FAIRFAX, Va, June 81 Especially -
The road near Mclean will be top
dressed with small stone during the
summer. The work of laying shoul-
ders has been finished and the road
in the macadam- The contract for
the building of the portion of the
Little River Pike from Alexandria
to Clouds Mill has been awarded to
Corson & Groom Co. of Washington.
This portion of the road will doubt
less be finished before the coming
of cold weather. so far the work
does not interfere with the use Of
the road by machines. and efforts
will be made to prevent it interfering
Miss Esther Beavers, daughter of
Henry Beavers of Fairfax. completed
the nursing course at the Alexandria
hospital and graduated last week
She will shortly complete the re-
quirements to become a registered
nurse.
The Merrifield Improvement Asso-
citation met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Ankers Monday last. Re-
mittee appointed to interview the
school board regarding a new school
house at Merrifield.
Francis Carroll, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Carroll Of Fairfax Sta
tion, died in tho Alexandria hospital,
Sunday last. from appendicitis. The
body was brought home Monday and
burial was in st. Mary's cemetery
Wednesday.
Rt. Rev William Caben Brown,
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Virginia. will visit Truro
parish Sunday and confirm a class
in Holy Comforter Church, Vienna,
at 10 am. at Zion Church, Fairfax, at
Burke, at pm. Rev. William Mar
shall. pastor of Zion Church, con-
firmed seventeen persons in the three
churches under his charge Sunday
last; seven in Zion Church, eight in
Good Shepherd and two in Holy
Comforter.
The final exercises in connection
with the kitchen Improvement con-
test in Fairfax county will be held
house. The affair will be under aus
piceS Of the Women's Advisory Coun-
Gil; Mrs. NJ. y. Hall and Mrs Charles
Babcock form the committee on ar
rangement. An address will be made
by Miss Florence Ward, head of the
extension work of the United States
Department of Agriculture and the
contestants will deliver addresses on
the Improvement which they made in
their kitchens. The names of the
prize winners will then be announced
by Miss Belle Burke. district home
demonstration agent (in the absence
of Mrs. NJ. VI. Davis of Blacksburg,
who will be unable to attend), and
Miss Lucy Steptoe will distribute the
twenty-nine prizes.
j. H. Barnes announces the en-
gagement of his daughter, Lola Re
becca Barnes, to Ray VI. Hoppin of
1915 18th street northwest, Wash
ington. The marriage will take place
August 5.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
CLARENDON.

CLARENDON, Va, June 81 (Spe-
ciaD The regular semi monthly
meeting of the Clarendon Citizens
association will be held MonGDy eve
ming at Clarendon Citizens Hall. AS
this Is the first meeting of the or
ganization in six weeks, the past two
meetings having been Cancelled be-
cause they fell on nights of the re-
cent spring festival, an unusual
amount Of business is expected to be
presented. The committee in charge
of the festival. it is said, will submit
a final report.
Mrs. N. Rex Hunt was reelected
president Of the Women's Civic Club
OF Clarendon at the annual meeting
or the organization, held at Claren-
don citizens Hall Wednesday eve
ming. Other elections resulted as fol-
lows: Mrs. G. E. Leighty vice presi-
dent; Mrs. r. II. Prender, second vice
president; Mrs. o. i. Briggs, secre-
tary tre-electedD: Mrs. Samuel T.
nnet"iieri Net corresponding secretary;
ed; Mrs. j. a. Boston, chairman of
membership committee; Mrs. William
Friess. chairman of social and hos
pltailty committee; Mrs. G. T..
Lelshty, chairman of program commit
tee.
The new community library, fos-
tered by the Women's Civic Club, was
formally opened at Clarendon Citi-
zens' Hall yesterday afternoon. The
library starts with a fine assortment
OF books, about 600 in all. Mrs. II. X.
Green. Mrs. w: F. Sunderman. Mrs.
We're in charge of the distribution of
books at the opening. Announcement
Is made that the library will be open
each Tuesday from to 5 o'clock and
Fridays from to Q o'clock
DR.. ID. y. Shoemaker of the bureau
OF plant Industry. Denarfmpnt oF
Agriculture, and w. T. Simmons of
the pension bureau were the prin-
clpaI speakers at the June meeting
or the Clarendon Garden Club, held
at Clarendon Citizens Hall Thurs
day evening. The meeting was con-
sldered one of the most interesting
and instructive ever held by the club
resident w. G. Hastings presided.
Dr shoemaker specialized in his
address on bulb growing, rose cul-
ture and general ornamental plants
answering many questions with re-
spect 10 the growth and treatment
OF various plant species. Mr.. Sim
mons who is known as the prize
vegetable grower" of TAX oma Park
gave some advice as to the growing
OF vegetables, soil cultivation and
fertilization.
A. J. Webb. chairman of the clubs
garden week activities, reported on
the results Of that effort 10 arouse
e,e interest OF tne community in
planting and beautifyinE their homes
President Hastings briefly outlined
plan for the holding Of flower show
IN the fall, in which a section will
be devoted to the exhibit by the
school children, to whom a great
quantity OF seed was distributed
early in the spring. Prizes of gold
VIII be offered to the best gardeners.
Rev. Z. l. Shelley of Allentown.
"a. mas accepted the call extended
hlm by the new Clarendon congrega-
tion. Mr.. Shelley will also have
charge Of the Presbyterian Church
at Arlington.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS
AND AURORA HILLS

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND AU-
RORA HILLS, June Il (SpeciaD.-
The jefferson District Womens Club
will meet June % at pm. at the
Community Church House. Work for
the committees will be laid out for
the next two months. as no regular
meeting will be held in July and
August.
The teachers of Hume School were
much complimented on their closing
day exercises Thursday evening.
Clarence Ahault, president of Hum
School League, presented the schol-
arship medals. The winners were
Stanley Newman, Edward Evans and
Virginia Campbell.
Rev. Paul NJ. Cassen of the Meth
odist Protestant Church was married
to Miss Bessie Clunet of Towson. Md,
Friday, June 20. Mr.. and Mrs. Cassen
will be at home after July 1 at 234
Ridout avenue.
entertained the Ladies' Aid Society at
luncheon Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dad Blosser and son
Wayne expect to leave lea Virginia
route to Kansas.
The Virginia Highlands Water AS
sociation reports completion of the
new 30,000-gallon water tank. A
vote OIL lfldHhS was given iOl IIiCi
president of the association, by the
community for his untiring efforts
in the work.
The graduation exercises of the
George Mason High School took place
Thursday night in Palm Theater, Del
Ray. L. L. Major, principal. intro
duced the speaker, DR.. A. B. Chandler
president of the State Teachers Col
lege, at Frederick sburg. The vale
dictory was delivered by Reba Mil
dred Dameron. Supt. Kemp presented
the diplomas. The exercises closed
with benediction by Rev. Edward c.
Wood. Those receiving diplomas in
cluded Frances A. Warner, Catherine
A. Miles. Effie Gertrude Kidwell, Mar
garrett G. Pitt, Grace Glasscock, Mary
r. Hardin. Margaret q. Ford. Reba
Mangher, Claude Pearson Ives, Joseph
Anthony Guiffre and Carroll Watkins
Ford.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
BLADENSBURC.

BLADENSBURG. Nd. June 81 (Spe-
ciaD.-"A Southern Cinderella" is the
title of a play to be given under the
auspices of the woman's guild of St.
Luke'S Church, in the parish hall of
the church here the evening of June
25. The cast, all girls of the Sunday
school of St. Luke's, will include the
Misses Viola Bright. Helen. Elsie
and Edna Stack. Emily Payne. Fran
ces Spindle and Mrs. Clifford Johnson.
Proceeds of the presentation, which
will be directed by Mrs. S. NJ. Clarke,
president of the woman's guild, will
go toward paying the debt on the
parish hall.
w. r. Beattie, chief of the Bladens-
burg volunteer fire department, to-
gether with Charles Seauberlich and
Frances Dandingle, went to Norris
town, Pa. few days ago and brought
back the pumper, which the local de-
partment has purchased from the de-
partment of that city. Members of
the company are much pleased with
the machine. which will be housed
temporarily in shed on the north
side of Sand street. The try-out took
the form of response to a mythical
fire in Decatur Heights. Six minutes
from the time the pumper was tax en-
from its shed in Sand street. 800 feet
of hose had been strung along Bryant
street and everything was ready to
begin the attack on the blaze" Un-
der the direction of Chief Beattie and
Alfred D. Bailey, jr, financial secre-
tary, an energetic drive for new mem
bers soon will be undertaken. officers
of the department ask the support of
everyone in the community. young
and old. in their efforts to place the
local department on plane with
other fire organizations in the vicin-
ity.
These committees have been named
for the dance and carnival to be given
by the Bladensburg fire fighters at
the town hall, July Is: General ar
ransements-W. B. Beattie, c. F.
F'lory. A. r. Lee, George Wiseman
music-William Norgle, F. J. Can
non; refreshments-A- p Owens;
printing-Frank Mace. Applications
for membership in the department
have been received from the follow :
ing: f. G. koenig. Howard Wind
sor. Henry Rohrback, Ed. Constantine,
Clarence Magruder, Paul Wells.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
PRISON AWAITS GARRETTS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, June 21.-Robert
o. and Larkin c. Garrett, brothers,
of Cumberland County, who were con-
victed of the murder of the Rev. E..
S. Pierce, are due to reach the state
penitentiary Tuesday. the former to
serve five years and the latter four.
Counsel for the two men went to
Wytheville to personally ask the su-
refusal to grant a writ of error. but
nothing has been accomplished in
this respect.
Robert is clerk of the county and
Larkin is a school trustee and court
commissioner. There will be ap-
pointments to fill these places. Con-
finement in the penitentiary disquali-
fies the brothers from holding office
again and prevents them from voting.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
500 to Attend Church Session.
Special Dispatc to The Star.

Special DISPATCH
LYNCHBURG. Va, June 21.-The
annual congress and training school
Of the Chesapeake area of the Chris
tian Church, which includes the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia, will be held at
Lynchburg College from June % to
June 80, inclusive. Upward of 500
persons are expected to attend. The
enrolment Is limited to 800, but there
is no limit on the attendance upon
the congress, the training school TAX
ing up the forenoon and early after
noon hours and the congress the late
afternoons and evenings, this ar
rangement giving an almost continu-
Gus program from Z o'clock in the
,mornipS until 10 o,clo.ck at niEhtS ,
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Church to Be Rededicated.

STeciaI Dispat tCh To The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. June 21.-The
Evangelical Lutheran Church, remod-
eled during the year at a cost of
$4,000, and one of the oldest
churches in the city. will be rededi-
Gated tomorrow morning with serv-
ices conducted by the Rev John Wild
ley. D. D.. pastor of the Church of
Reformation Washington
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Cadet Weds; Twin Best Man
special Dispatch to The Star.

WARRENTON, Va, June 21.-Ir
Grace Church. The Plains. Va, Wed
nesday evening, Miss Sara Elizabeth
Skinker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Skinker, was united in mar
riage to Lieut.. George Morgan kerna
u. S. A. The best man was a twin
brother of the groom and both gradu-
ated at West Point recently. The
ushers were six classmates and the
full-dress uniforms gave a pic
tnxesQue touch to tha ceEemonx
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Driver Freed in Boys Death.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, June 21.-
John NJ johnson, colored. an employe
of Freedmens Hospital Washington,
was last night acquitted by a coroner's
jury of blame in connection with the
death of Albert Forrest nine-year-old
son of Bladen ]. Forrest Of Mount
Rainier. An automobile driven by John
son struck the lad last Monday night
while he was playing with a number Of
.compapions ON Rhode Island avenue, -