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the first floor used-that is, il the
family is small enough to permit such
an arran cement. Or this room could
be used for library or studio.
In order to get an Interesting liy
ing room it has been planned to reach
it by two steps down from the hall.
This gives a little sense of Importance
to the room and also gives greater
height to the ceiling. OF course, If
the builder does not wish these steps,
il is a simple matter to omit them,
making all on one floor. The room.
being lighted with three large win
dows and a fireplace, is interesting
and cheerful. There. is a pantry be-
tween the dining room and kitchen,
and the kitchen is further supplied
with a service porch. Thus. as may
be seen, the first floor plan is roomy
and charmingly arranged, and at the
same time is condensed and sufficient
for the needs of small family. Up
stairs are three bedrooms and
bath, besides large closets.
Though a house may be designed
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Copyright, George Matthew Adams)
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York State and northern New Jersey
amounted to S4,05S, 900. Although
this was an increase Of 80 per cent
over February, 1t was equal to Just
half the amount reported in March
of last year. Total building contracts
for the first quarter of this year,
s25s, s,410, 500 in amount, show a de-
crease of 80 per cent from the first
quarter of 1924
Residences In Lead.
Last months record included S43,-
636. 700, or So per cent of all construc-
ton. for residential buildings; s1s,-
ass. 1000, or % per cent, for CONNER
eial buildings; $s,605,800. or 10 per
cent. fer educational buildings: 33,-
sos, 800. or per cent for social and
recreational projects: $4,000. 100. or 4
per cent, for industrial buildings.
and S2.ss1 200, or per cent, for pub
lie works and utilities.
Building contracts awarded in New
England during March amounted To
54s6s1O This was ~ per cent
increase over February and IA per
cent increase over March of last year.
Construction started during the first
quarter of this year has amounted TO
83,427.S00. The increase over the
first quarter Of 1924 is 18 per cent.
Included in last months record
were SlS,312, 400, or 81 per cent Of all
construction, for residential build
ings; SS.156,O0O or 23 per cent. for
educational buildings. S4,6S2, SOC or
Is per cent for commercial buildings,
and s1,442. 900, or per cent, for in
dustrial buildings.
Big Gains in This Area.
Construction started in March in
the Middle Atlantic States eastern
II II t. 1.
Maryland, Delaware, District of Co
lumbia and Virginia. amounted to
$64 89S,300. This was an increase Of
SO per cent over February and of
| IS per cent over March of last year.
Total work started during the first
three months of 1925 amounted 10
! s120, ,107, 400, an increase of - per cent
| over the first quarter of last year.
The record for last month includ ed {:
| S39, ,602 900, or 81 per cent of all con-
struction, for residential buildings
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important objects. and these should
be the best the family can afford No
definite rule can be applied tc arrang
ing furniture, but the first considera-
ton should be wall space and balance.
Good taste should govern also in
the matter Sof pictures.- lamps and or
naments. 1t is well to avoid having
too many ornaments, for ornaments
decrease in value as they increase in
number in any room of the house.
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BACH CHOIR TO BE
MUCH FETED HERE.

The convention committee OF
the World Fellowship Through
Music movement has announced
the personnel of the committee OF
Washington women who have ar.
ranged for the dinner that will
be given the Bach Choir Of Beth
lehem, Pa, next Thursday evening
at $50 O'Clock, during an intermis'
sion in the Bach Choir's perforrI.
ance of Bach's b Minor Mass at
the Washington Auditorium. The
committee consists of Mrs. j. DAVIS
Brodhead, Mrs. Guy E. Campbell,
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, Mrs
James J. Davis, Mrs. Robert G.
Davis, Mrs. j. H. Gibbons, Mrs.
Ross Gravener. Mrs. D. Percy
Hickling, Mrs. M. Clyde Kelly. Mrs.
Samuel A. Kendall, Mrs. James NJ.
Magee, Mrs. E. J. McClernand,
Mrs. Louis T. McFadden, Mrs. Guy
M. Mcdowell, Mrs. AdoIph c..
Miller. Mrs. Thomas w. Phillips,
jr., Mrs. Howard S. Reside, Mrs.
John Crayke Simpson, Mrs. A. II.
Tirrell. Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Mrs. Anderson H. Walters, Mrs.
Adam M. Wyatt.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
William Laird Dunlap, jr., Mrs.
Minnegerode Andrews and Mrs
Rose Gouveneur Hoes will receiV g
the State delegates and diplomatic
guests of the convention on the
platform at the Washington Audi
forum at the morning session Of
the convention next Thursday
morning at 1890 o'clock while an
other committee, consisting of Law
renee r. Lee. chairman: Myron W.
Whitney, Carl Engle, Walter Bruce
Howe, Mrs. Adolph G. Miller and
Miss Lucy Brickenstein will for
mally welcome the Bach Choir to
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Washington on its arrival at the
Union Station early Thursday after
noon.
Claude N Bennett is chairman of
a committee of the University Club
which will receive the State dele
gates and the governing committee
of the convention at the University
Club next Friday evening. Othcr
members are Doctor Samuel 5.
Adams, Doctor William Showalter.
Dean Hugh Miller and Henning C.
helms.
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, president
of the Friday Morning Music Club,
heads a committee of that organi
cation which is cooperating with
the Women's City Club in arrang-
ing a tea for the members of the
Bach Choir at the Women's City
Club at 8 o'clock next Thursday
afternoon, following their reception
by the President and Mrs. Coolidge
at the White House and prior to
their performance under the aus
pices of the World Fellowship
Through Music movement at the
auditorium the same afternoon
The delegates and governing
committee of the convention will
be given complimentary luncheon
at the, City Club next Friday after.
noon at 1890. Reservations OH
the part of others may be made
by application to the City Club.
The list of patrons and patroness.
es for the senior prom Of Gonzaga
College, which will be given to-
morrow evening at the Mayflower
Hotel, includes: Alibi Club-Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Barnes, Thomas F..
Barry, p. L. Bonner, Ralph Boyd,
Mrs. George Bradley, George j.
Bradley, Mrs. Rose M. de BruIer,
d. b. Casley, B. j. Collins, George
r. Cooksey, Mrs. Frank Davis,
Mrs. M. c. Diggins, Mrs. M. e.
Donahue, Mrs. John d, Donovan.
Mrs. Bridget Doody, Paul Dooley,
Rosa #. Downing, Mrs Albert
Farrell, "A. j. F'ealy. Wilbur s..
Finch. Louis Frick. Mrs. John k.
Hayes, Mrs. Harry A. Hegarty,
Joseph v. Henlock. Theodore Him
melberg. Michael ]. Hurney, Doctor
r. T. Holden. Aloysius Club-Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas j. Barry, Mrs.
ID. K. Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. M. N.
Bergin, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. j. Belair,
Martin Conboy, Mrs. Rose Coglan,
Mrs. George A. Garner, Louis A..
Gerace, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hen
lock, Mrs. Katherine r. Hurley,
Timothy Han1on, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
B. Krogmann. Mrs. J. B. Lana
man. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Megan.
John McAndrews, j. Joseph Null.
vey, Mrs. Mary A. Nee, James r..
O'Donnell, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
O'Donoghue. Pi Kappa Epsilon
Franklin c.. Park, Martin G.. Phil
lips. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Potzler,
Mrs. Joseph A. Petty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Parent, Charles Quirk, Mrs.
Richard F. Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. e. Talbutt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. H., Winship
Wheatley, Thomas w. Joyce, Mrs.
John J. Kirby, Albert H. Kirchner,
Joseph G. Khuen, Michael ]. Lynch,
William e. Leahy, Doctor A. e.
Landry, Reverend Joseph F.. Lane,
Mrs. John J. Madigan. Mrs A. N.
Mandell, Daniel N. MandelI, Will
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SERVICE 81 j B
FAVORED BY
WILBUR
Country Resort at Arlington
Heights for Officers
Planned

The establishment OF the new
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club at Arlington Heights
was endorsed today by Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur The new
club also has received the endorse
ment Of Dwight w. Davis, assist
ant Secretary OF War; T. Douglas
Robinson, assistant Secretary of
the Navy, Major General John l..
Hines and other high officials Of
the army, navy and marine corps.
In statement made public TO-
day. Secretary Wilbur says, II
believe the establishment OF a
country club for the army. navy
and marine corps officers, as pro-
posed by the organization COM
mittee, is very desirable. / trust
the efforts Of the organization TO
accomplish this result will be sue
cessful"
Plans have been completed for
an eighteen-hole golf course, one
nine hole course, sixteen tennis
courts and an outdoor swimming
pool The clubhouse is to be re-
conditioned and expanded and will
provide all the requirements of the
social and recreational diversions
of the officers and their families.
Invitations are being sent to Off
GERS in the service and those who
served in the World War, extend
ing this privilege OF life member
ship in the club.
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lam J. Madden, Mrs. N. NJ. Nc.
Carthy, John McCabe, Doctor
Thomas Fl. Mccarthy. Justin Nc.
Grath, Mrs. Thomas j. MacKaven-
agh, Francis J. Mulhall, j. V.
Mulligan, Francis l.. Neubeck. Mrs.
A. w. Neuland, Mrs. D. j. O'Don-
nell, James F. O'Donnell, MRS.
Frank OHara, Robert w. Oliver,
Perry & Walsh, Leo /. Prosise,
Raymond J. Ready, Mrs. Michael ].
Ready, Mr.. and Mrs. j. s: Robert
son, Mr.. and Ms. M. E. Rudy,
b. f. Saul, Mrs. Catherine II.
WEIGH, Charles S. Walter. p. J.
Walshe, III. Winship Wheatley, r.;
Joseph F. Zegowitz, Colonel and
Mrs. J. E.. woodward. Class OF 20.
class of '26 Al, class of '26B, class
of '27 A, class of '27 B, class of
'27 C, class OF '2S A, class of '28
B, and class of 20 G.
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MRS. EVA DOUGLAS WISE
is BURIED AT RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va, April IL
Mrs. Eva Douglas Wise, aged sew
enty.five, widow of John s. Wise,
prominent figure in Virginian poi
tics during reconstruction days and
subsequently a. member Of the New
York bar. who died yesterday, was
buried this afternoon.
The funeral service was held att
st. James Episcopal Church. Five
OF the dead wonan's sons were
honorary pallbearers, They are
Colonel Hugh D. Wise, u. 8. A.. re-
tired: Henry Al. Wise, John s. Wise
and Byrd ID. Wise, all OF New
York, and Jennings C. Wise, of
Washington, ID. G.
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cable every child in the school Is
given position of responsibility. I"
says Mr.. Gill, land something to
do. -
Training for Citizenship.
Mr.. Gill said that children trained
in this way will be prepared to as
sumo their full rights and duties as
citizens when they reach the age
of tWenty-one years.
They will before that time have
had an opportunity to know what
self government is and how it oper-
ates," he declares. 'They will know
the Importance Of the cooperation
of every citizen with his Govern
ment. And they will vote
Mr.. Gill says that in the thou.
sands of schools in which "Repub-
lies" and Cities" have been organ.
lied teachers report that children
are getting a better conception of
life and are living on higher
moral and civic plane.
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Alexander Leith, to Ensign Der
nard Lige Austin, u. S. N, of
Greenwood, S. c., will be solemn
lied on Thursday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock at Wardman Park
Hotel, where Mrs. Leith and nec
daughters are making their home.
\ X
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Graves, OF
Philadelphia, have been the guests
of the formers brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph "A,
Graves, at their home in Harrison
street.
Mrs. B. L, Daubigne. of New
York, who is at the Shoreham
entertained at luncheon there yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Wiley,
who have been in Washington for
the past few days visiting Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Mclean at Friend
ship, returned yesterday to their
home in Cincinnati,
Mrs. F. T. Cooper, of Media,
Pa. is spending the Easter holi-
days in Washington, the guest Of
Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur Con-
don.
X
Major and Mrs. Ennalls Wagga-
man, who are living in Paris TO-"
an indefinite period. are passing
Easter in Biarritz. They are ac-
companied by their daughter, Miss
Frances Virginia Waggaman, who
is enjoying her vacation from he's
studies at a school in Paris. Major
and Mrs. Waggaman will take a
months motor tour in Morocco,
returning to Paris in time to meet
their son, Ennalls Waggaman. jr.,
who will join them as soon as his
school closes.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
CHILD REPUBLIC
INTRODUCED
HERE
William L. Gill Explains His
Method of Training for
Citizenship

Introducing the School Repuoilc
method Of moral and citizenship
training in the public schools OF
Washington is the task of wilson
l.. Gill, we'll known throughout the
country as the originator OF Chlld
Citizenship. This work will be COM
pleted in the elementary schools OF
this city next week.
He has visited 126 schools here
and brought the method to more
than so 900 children. In each scnool
he has perfected an organization
which the children under lnstfdc-
ton by their teachers run them
selves and which is aimed TO
bring forcefully to their minds and
habits the duties of the America
citizens.
Live Under Monarchy Now.
Mr.. Gill declares that from child
hood until graduation from schools
and universities, boys and Slrls
live under a monarchial system.
Rules and regulations are made for
them. They have no choice in the
formulating of these rules. They
must accept and follow them.
OOnSSQuCIlAEs NIAH
when boys and girls reach the age
of twenty-one years, they become
citizens and are not prepared or
ready to govern themselves.
He pointed out that a recent
survey of college and university
graduates showed that apparently
only 4 Iper cent of them habitually
vote.
Tn aact scbooI Mr. Giu talks IN
the children on Citizenship" call
ing to their attention that some
time they will take part in run
ming the affairs of their national
and city government He has the
children take an oarn OF allegiance
to the constitution of the United
States.
Officers Elected.
His next step is to have the
children of the school form re-
public. A president and vice
president are elected. A chief
Justice, secretary Of State, secre-
tary OF general welfare and four
traffic officers are then appointed.
The duties of these officers is to
govern the conduct of the children
during the time they are not under
direct supervision Of the teacher.
In individual school rooms,
mayor is elected. The city council
comprises all members of the class.
Commissioners are then appointed,
such as the blackboard commits
sioners. the clean hands commits
sioners. health commissioners and
so forth.
.As far as can be made practi-
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The Reverend T
nEATHa.

Norma b. Woody. thirty-four years.
No 42l Seventh street 10rsnea S,eorra.
washington University Hospital.
James Norris, ninety-one, NO. To
Randolph street northwest. 80
Lucy r. Flanagan, fifty-ones NO. AoS
INLAND Terrace northeast. =.
ROW q. johnson. forty-one, No. AXIS
Carroll street southeast.
Edw gorsin M snttoI Street l's-hns -
Sarah q. Summers. eighty-two, No..
1910 Calvert street northwest. ,r,.,.-
Howard j.. German, thirty water
ise christins sum, fifty-eight, No. 1924
Seventh street northwest -
Perry b. Lee, twenty-five, United.
Mirrie r. Beagle, sixty-seven, No.
1888 Iowa avenue northwest. .
Charles r. Harper, sixty-flVes no,
Augusta D.. Drew, sixty-three, no. %
Edward n. Barbour, sixty-three,
Providence Hospital ...ox
Jacob SteigerY seventy-five' NO. A4oVs
Spring place northwest.
Ellen Cousins. fifty-four. Smallpox:
Hospital. -
Malinda simms. thirty eight. Gal-v
iinger Hospital. ,.s
Emma Jones. thirty-four. Freedmsns
Harry Harry Henson. forty-one. Tuberculosis
Robert II. GunnelI. thirty-three, No.
1900 Eighth street northwest
Noble Chunn, forty-three, Freedmens
Raymond w. Towles, ir., one, No.
lisa Elm street northwest.
Page Cheek. six months, Chtldrens
Charles e. jackson. three months. No.
1929 p street northwest.
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MARRTAGE LTCENSES.

Clifton Albert Sprague. %. and An
nabelIe Fitzgerald, %. The Reverend
L. p. Reynolds.
Gideon Larson, 81. and Harriet r.
Puryis 40. The Reverend 8. G.. Coale.
Henry F. Cannaday, 80, of East Rad
ford, Va, and Elinor III. Ballenger. 80,
Of Alexandria, Va. The Reverend J. &.
Briggs.
NJ. Rice, Is. The Reverend I. A. Cal
John Burgess, %. and Beatrice z.
Jones' is. The Reverend j. w. Waters.
John e. Young, 81. and Clara Ed
wards, 81. The Reverend A. Sayles.
william J. Proctor, 81, and Martha
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
RTRTHs.

Tohv ana Constance DiSilvestre, boy.
Fred and Nettie e. Waterstraat, girl.
Charles G. and Elnora Wilson, girl.
Waiter q. and Helen A. Brew, boy.
Leonard G. and Annie I: Helwig, boy.
(seorra and Armilda Lambadakis. girl.
Frederick J. and Gertrude g. schnae-
beIe boy.
Albert w. and Anna G. Irving. boy.
Ernest and Nancy Maehler, boy.
Samuel and Lena Lee, girl,
Russell and Cora Truss, girl.
William and Olena Harrison girl.
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LOUISA DORRIS.

Mrs. Louisa Doris, aged eighty
years, widow of John N. Norris
1850 Girard street northwest, will
be buried tomorrow at o'clock al
her home. The Reverend George
Dudley, of st, Stephens Episcopal
Church, will conduct the services
Interment will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery. Mrs. Doris was born in
York. N. Y, but lived in Washing
ton for forty years. She is survived
by two daughters, Mabel and Clara
e. Doris.
The Washington times., 1925-04-14
MRS. COOLIDGE TO ATTEND
SPRING DANCE FETE.

Mrs. Coolidge, honorary com
missioner of the Girl Scouts Asso'
citation Of the District of Columbia,
will occupy a box at the Children s
Spring Dance Festival, under the
direction of Miss Hawke, introduc-
ing 1.-THE Fairy Hour" a fantasy
written by Mrs. Goring Bliss, which
is to be given on Friday afternoon,
April "a, at 3:15 o'clock at Poll 8
Theater, for the benefit OF the Girl
Scouts of the District.
Madame Ekengren, chairman OF
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boxes, announces that there re-
mains only one box to be disposed
of for that afternoon. The box
holders are Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
president of the national organiza-
ton OF Girl Scouts, Countess Szech'
enyi, Madame Wroblewski, Mad
anne Ekengren, Mrs. Willard IL.
Brownson, Mrs. Tasker HI. Bliss,
Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs.
Joseph Bradley, Mrs. Frederick
Brooke, Mrs. Tracy Bows. Mrs.
Dunnegan, Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. j. s. Elan.
merry. Mrs. Henry Flather, Girl
Scouts commissioner Of the District
Mrs. Eric Fowler, Mrs. r. r. Gown,
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs.
Alvin Hert, Mrs. Deming Jarvis,
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Charles
Marlatt, Mrs. E. B. Mclean, Mrs.
Keith Merrill, Mrs. Walter Tucker.
man, Mrs. Wilbur E. Wilder and
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
The District officers of the Girl
Scouts Association of the District
of Columbia are Mrs. Henry Flather,
commissioner; Mrs. Charles X.
Lindsay, jr., Mrs. Frederick Delano,
Mrs Gerritt S. Miller, jr., deputy
commissioners; Mrs. Theodore VII
kinson, treasurer; Mrs. Charles
Sheldon, secretary.
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Continued from Page A.

Conn. The brides travelling COS
tan and blonde cloth with small
hat to match trimmed with coQue
feathers.
Mrs. A. A. Hassan, an aunt OF
the bride, entertained a company OIL
twelve at the Club Chanticleer last
evening for the wedding party and
Mrs. w. L.. Browning was hostees
to the same company yesterday al
ternoon at q tea dance at the May
flower HOTEL Mrs. Powell gave a
luncheon on Sunday for her daugh-
ter.
Secretary Of Agriculture Jardine
was guest of. honor at a luncheon
in thu Willard yesterday given oy
Roy Roberts. There were ten
guests,
Mrs. Victor Cushman has as hei
guest her mother, Mrs. Joseph BeE'
son Foraker, who arrived yesterda!
for a visit of several weeks
Mrs. Campbell Forester has re
turned to Washington and is stay
ing at the Highlands. Princess
Ghika will arrive tomorrow from
Hot Springs to be the guest OF
Mrs. Forester.
X \
BRIDAL PARTY
FETED AT DINNER.
Miss Virginia Edwards, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John L.. Edwards,
and Ensign john Elbridge Parker,
u. S. N. whose marriage this
evening will be one of the most
important events of Easter week,
were the guests for whom Mr.. and
Mrs, Edwards entertained at din
-ner at the Mayflower Hotel last
evening. Beside the members of
the bridal party the company III
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Britton, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert d.
Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis
Smith and Commander and Mrs.
John Holmes Magruder.
Mrs. Catherine Stevenson-Scott
has with her at her apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel, Miss Martha
Citing, of Elizabeth. N. j., WIN
came down from her home on
Friday to spend about ten days.
y y
The marriage of Miss Isabella
Murray Leith. daughter of Mrs.
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FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL
TO GIVE ANNUAL FETE.

Present and former members OF
the Forest Service will hold their
annual reception, card party and
dance at the Washington Club
tomorrow evening. A large at.
tendance is expected and cordial
invitation is extended to all who
have been connected with the For
est Service at any time. Prepare
tons are being made for most
enjoyable entertainment.
X =
The program to be given by the
Lenore de Grange Children's Play
ers of Washington at Emerson hall
tomorrow afternoon will open will
a short story told by Mrs. George
Barnett, with kindness to animals
as the subject. Countess de Sieyes
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon have.
been added to the list Of patron
eSSeS.
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $780, Obituary Desk
JOHN A. LAUxMAN.
Phone Notices to Mai

Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for
John A. Lauxman. government
clerk. who died yesterday at his
home 3457 Holmead place north.
west. Interment will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Lauxman a
lifelong residents of this city was
forty.six years old at the time Of
his death He is survived by his
wife Helen. son, Ralph and a
daughter, Alma; his mother. Mrs.
Julia Lauxman and a brother
Edward.
ELLA RICKETTS, GREEN.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella
Ricketts, Green, wife Of Doctor
William Burton Green. scientist at
the United States Weather Bureau,
will be conducted from her home
1927 Lamont street northwest, to-
morrow, by the Reverend w. a..
Morgan, pastor of Mount Pleasant
CONGREGATIONAL Church. The serv-
ices will be held at 2 o'clock and
interment will be in GlenwOod
Cemetery. Mrs. Green was seventy
three years old at the time OF her
death. She was an active member
OF Columbia chapter, No. 10, Order
of the Eastern Star. She is sur
Vived besides her husband by one
daughter. Mrs. Perry Miller and
two sons, Lawrence III. and Bur-
ton r.
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THIS TENNIS VICTOR
IS OVERESTIMATED

From England comes a letter warn
ing American woman players not to
get too greatly excited over Joan Fry,
the young British girl who recently
sprang into fame by defeating the
champion, Kitty McKane.
Miss Mckane has been seen in ac
ton in this country and more than
one American star has suffered de-
feat by her racquet in France and
England. This means that any young
girl who beats the English woman
in a tournament match is playing d
hiCh-class brand of tennis
But while Miss Mckane did not prof
fer any alibis, she seems TO have been
in position to do SO had she cared
to violate sporting ethics.
For one thing, Miss McKane is
also English champion in that pecul
lar game known as Baminton. Now
Radminton is sort of battledore and
shuttlecock and has a technique all
it's own. Rather a silly sort of game
and yet not without merits.
Miss Mckane had just finished her
season at Badminton, when she step
ped onto the courts as finalist against
Miss Fry. The element of personal
risk in Badminton is negligible as
rule, but in her play the English ten
mis- expert seems somehow to have suS-
tanned a damaged ankle.
And so with a damaged ankle, which
initiated against celerity, endurance
and all that sort of thing. and with
her visual judgment askew because
of Indulgence in a game in which the
ball is all feathered up like an In
dams war bonnet, she was defeated
by Miss Fry.