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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
JUNIOR C. E. UNION
OF DISTRICT FORMED
Members to Take Part in Rally
at Close of Christian En-
deavor Week.

AT the recent Christian EndeaVor
convention of the District and north
ern Virginia held here, the first Ju-
nior c. z. Union of the District was
organized under the direction of Miss
Mamie Gene Cole, Dixie junior field
secretary, and Miss Ellen Bowker, je-
Nor superintendent for the District of
Columbia c. E. Union.
The following officers We're elected
President. Richard Thorn. Church OF
the Covenant; vice president, Hele n
Bittenger. Chevy Chase Presbyterian;
secretary. Jean Brasse. PARK View
Christian: treas urer, Griffith johnson.
Emmanuel Baptist: chairman SOC a
committee. Grace Coakley. Ninth
Street Christian: chairman decorating
committee, Elizabeth Game, Fourth
Gardner. United Brethren: cheer lead
er, Tom Davis, Fourth Presbyterian;
pianist. Eleanor Davis. All these Cfli-
GERS are under IL years Of age.
The Juniors will again join with
northern Virginia Endeavorers in
holding a Junior c. l.. rally February
I, closing Christian Endeavor week.
The District EndeaVOrerS viii observe
Christian Endeavor week, beginning
February l, the week being taken up
with conferences, presidents dinner,
Junior rally, etc.
The Alumni and Seniors Will hold a
banquet at Calvary Baptist Church
January 10. at which time will he
inaugurated the campaign to raise the
District quota for the DR.. Francis l..
Clark Recognition Fund. This fund,
which is trust fund and amounts
to 100000, is to be raised by the En-
deavorerS Of the United States and
Canada, the interest OF the investment
of the sum TO go TO DR.. and Mrs.
Francis Z. Clark SO long as they live
and after their death to be kept as a
memorial to them. the investment to
be used thereafter for the foreign and
home missionary program Of Christian
Endeavor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Sacramental Service.

The Third Baptist Church, Fifth and
Q streets northwest, will hold It's last
Holy Communion of the year tomor-
row at $3.50 pm. Rev. DR.. George o.
Bullock's topic at IL am. Will be
Christ and Christmas" Y. P. Society
at pm, leader Mrs. E. Vanburen.
DIR. Bullock's topic at pm. will be
1.-THE Good Fight Of Faith"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Pastor to Leave Capital.

Rev. Stephen Webster, a member of
the senior class at the Theological
Seminary, Alexandria. and assistant
minister and superintendent of the
church school at st. Marks, will leave
tomorrow evening for his home in
Waltham. Mass, where the people of
Christ Church, at Christmas, will cele-
brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his fathers rectorship, Rev. Francis
Ellsworth Webster. Rev. Stephen
Webster expects to leave next Septem-
Der for Liberia, western Africa, where
he will spend five years as a mission
airy under the the auspices of the
Order of the Holy Cross of the Episco-
pal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
White Gift Service.

The Eastern Presbyterian Sunday
school will celebrate the Christmas
season tomorrow with a white gift
service consisting of tableaux and
music. The exercises will be in
charge of Gail +. Bonham, superin-
tendent, and have been arranged by
q committee consisting of Miss Ethel
Belts, chairman; Miss Knepper, Miss
AllWine, Miss Elliot and Mrs. Hutch
inson, assisted by others. The gifts
will be divided between the Children S
Home of the Central Union Mission
and the Presbyterian Home for the
Aged in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Sunday School Carol Service.

The Sunday school of st. Margaret's
Church, Connecticut avenue and Ban
croft place. will hold it's annual Christ
mas festival and carol service in the
parish hall Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. An important feature of these
festivals at st. Margarets is the pres
ence Of boys and girls trained in the
Sunday school who are now attending
schools and colleges away from hoWe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
WHITE GIFT SERVICE.
Sunday School to Make Offerings to
Charity.

The annual white gift service of
Epiphany Lutheran Sunday school
will be held Tuesday evening at s
o'clock. Following a song service of
Christmas carols, a pageant, I'm the
Light Of Christmas" will be presented
by the young people Of the Sunday
school.
At the close of the pageant the
presentation of White Gifts for the
King" will take place, when each class
in the Sunday school and the various
organizations of the church will make
their offerings for various local chart
ties and church institutions.
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REV. COOKE TO PREACH.
Christmas Program Arranged at
Church of Ascension,

The Church of the Ascension. Mas
sachusetts avenue and Twelfth street
will celebrate the Christmas festivities
with an unusual program this year.
The rector, Rev. Thomas Worthington
Cooke, will preach tomorrow at IL
o'clock on Are You Ready for Christ
mas? Holy Day or Holiday, which,"
Christmas eve, beginning at II
o'clock, with the choir, the Christmas
festival service of the sacrament. with
ancient hymns, will be held. Christ
mas day. at 100 am. and II am,
there will be a special musical ceIebra-
ton, the rector being the celebrant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

If you want work. read the want
columns OF The Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Services at Petworth.

Christmas services, decision day in
the Bible School. Christmas greetings
with a personal message from the
pastor, quartet and congregational
song service, with two message ser
mons that fit the day, is Petworth
Baptist Church's plan for tomorrow.
Rev. Henry J. Smith, pastor, an
nounces as the morning sermon mo
Room for Him in the Inn" In the
evening his theme is Gods Expecta-
ton
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CAROLS FOR SHUT-INS.
First Presbyterian Singers t.
Visit Homes.

At the First Presbyterian Church
there will be the usual Christmas OBJ
SeryanceS.
The Christmas sermon will be
preached tomorrow morning at II
o'clock by Rev. DIR. John Britain
Clark, and at the afternoon twilight
service he will speak on His Gift"
The various departments of the Sun
day school will have their separate
parties during the holidays. Plans are
being made for the singing of carols
Christmas eve by members of the
young ladies' class and the choir at
the homes of aged and shutin mem
berS Of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
First Brethren Church.

Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor Of the
First Brethren Church. Twelfth and
Z streets southeast, announces two
special Christmas services tomorrow.
At IL am. his subject will be THE
Visit of the Wise Men" At 7:45 pm.
he will give a stereopticon lecture on
1.-THE Little Village Of Bethlehem"
Sunday school meets at $50 am. and
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
CHEVY CHASE BAPTISTS
TO WORSHIP IN NEW HOME
Christmas Morning Service to Be
Held at Western Avenue
and Belt Road.

The Chevy Chase Baptist Church
will meet for the first time in its new
church home, Western avenue and
Belt road. Christmas morning. A
short early service is planned from
100 to s am, with the pastor lead
ing.
The subject Of the sermons tomor-
row will be, THE Light Of the World
at IL am. and I'm the Year Of Our
Lord" at s pm. The pastor. Rev.
Edward o. Clark, will preach at both
services. which are held in the music
studio Of the theater building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
TELLS OF JERUSALEM.
Father Atkinson Speaks at Meeting
Of Anglo-Catholic Club.

The monthly meeting Of the Anglo
Catholic Club in the diocese of Wash
ington was held at st. Thomas par
ish hall. Eighteenth and Church
streets, Monday evening. Father At
kinson Of St. James Church told of
his recent visit to the holy places in
and about Jerusalem. His remarks
were supplemented by those of the
Rev. William Curtis White, another
recent visitor to the Holy Land.
A committee was appointed to in
vite Right Rev. Philip Mercer Rhine
lander to address the club at it's next
meeting, January II. Bishop Rhine
lander is honorary president of the
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
PLAN DOUBLE SERVICE.
Gospel Mission Leaders Announce
Program for Tomorrow

Two services will be held at the Full
Gospel Assembly, $50 Pennsylvania
avenue tomorrow. when the Christmas
message will be given in sermon and
song. Pastor Harry l.. Collier will
preach on Thou Bethlehem Ephra-
tam at the afternoon service and on
''Thc Prince of Peace" at night.
The childrens Christmas service
will be held Tuesday evening. Mid
week service Of Christmas carols and
praise, Wednesday night. The Assem-
bly, will make its annual basket dis
tribution to the worthy poor Christ
mas eve. Watch-night service will be
held December 81 and an all-day praise
assembly New Year day.
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FLIGHT OF THE WORLD"
Nativity Play Will Be Given at st.
Johns Church.

A nativity play entitled 1.-THE Light
of the World Will be given tomorrow
at 6 pm. in ST. Johns Church. Wis
consin avenue and Bradley lane,
Bethesda. Md, by the entire Sunday
school. of which E. L. Stock is super
intendent.
The play, which takes the place of
a children's service, Is under the d.
rection of the rector. Rev. James Kirk
patrick, assisted by W. H. Weightman,
the organist and choirmaster. 1t will
be produced by Mrs. Ada Cahill,
pageantry director of the Sunday
school, and Mrs Z. L. Stock.
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SERMON ON CHRISTMAS.
Rev. DR.. ]. n. Taylor Will Preach
Tomorrow.

AT the Central Presbyterian Church
in connection with the morning Serv-
ice tomorrow the pastor. Rev. Dr.
James H. Taylor, will preach a Christ
mas sermon. The evening service
will be a special service, under the
auspices of the Sunday school, to
which the members of the congrega-
ton are also invited. The pastor will
tell the Christmas story. and a num-
Der of young people from the Sunday
school will lead in the singing of the
Christmas hymns.
The Bible class for young people on
Friday nights will be omitted during
the Christmas holidays.
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Topics at Second Baptist.

"Some American Problems" will be
the subject of a special sermon at the
Second Baptist Church. Fourth street
and Virginia avenue southeast. tomor-
row night. The pastor. Rev. Ellis c.
Primm, will preach. His subject at
the morning service will tie "The
Christian Philanthropist.
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illustrated Lecture.

How to Live Longer and Better
is the subject of an illustrated lee
ture to be given by DR.. Daniel H.
kress Of the Washington Sanitarium
before the Secular League at Mu-
sicians' Hall. 1905 E street. tomorrow
afternoon. 3 o'clock. The public Is
invited. Admission free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Second Baptist Services.

At Second Baptist Church, Third
street between H and l streets, to-
morrow, there will be Christmas serv-
ices Rev. J. L. s. Holloman, the pas
tor, will preach at IL am. on 1.-The
Overtures of the Angels" At pm.
the Junior Choir will sing Christmas
carols. The pastor will preach on
1.-THE Three Wise Men"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
COMMUNITY TREE PLANS.
Woodside Church to Have Special
Services.

Grace Episcopal Church, Woodside,
Md, is to have a community Christ
mas tree in the church yard. 1t will
be decorated with colored lights At
4:30 pm. Christmas eve the children's
service will be held in the church,
when the children will place gifts in
the manager. They will later gather
around the tree and sing carols
The service Christmas day will be-
gin with the midnight candle service
The second celebration will be at 1880
am. and at 10 o'clock the Lords sup
per will be observed, with a sermon by
the rector, Rev. Clyde Brown.
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Christmas Music a Feature.

Special Christmas music will be
sung tomorrow at First Baptist
Church. At II am. Rev. DIR. Porter
will have for his subject THE Birth
of Jesus" and at 8 pm. "a Blossom
ing Christmas Tree The Sunday
school will have a Christmas tree
and exercises for the children at
$50 AM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
SERMONS ON PARALLELS.
Rev. C. S. Abbott to Conclude
Series Tomorrow.

At the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Rev. c. 5. Abbott. concluding his Sc
ries of sermons on the Gospel par
ables applied to modern life, will take
for the topic of his sermon tomorrow
morning "Christ's Story of the Inso-
lent Friends
At night the special preacher will
be Rev. DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes,
canon Of the Washington Cathedral
with a midnight celebration of the
holy communion on Christmas eve,
the service beginning at 1880 pm
The other Christmas services are at
8 am. and II am.
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DR.. Clarence Wilson to Preach.

DR.. Clarence True Wilson Of the
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, will preach at Metropolis.
tan Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow morning. At the
evening service the pastor win speak
on The Wonderful Story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
PAGEANT TO BE GIVEN.
"Nativity' to Be Put On as Eve
ming Service at Calvary Methodist.

The pageant Nativity" will be
given in the Calvary Methodist Church
tomorrow evening. The Calvary quar-
tet will be assisted by a chorus of 40
voices. taken from the young peoples
society of the church. At the morn
ing service the choir will give four
numbers of Christmas music. Dr.
James Shera Montgomery, the min
lister, will speak on Some of the
Breat Birthdays on the Worlds Cal
endar."
Christmas morning at o'clock spe-
cial services will be held in the church,
conducted by Rev. DIR. Montgomery.
One special feature of this service is
the lighting Of the star.
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"Warless World" Topic.

"A Warless World for One Thousand
Years-The Millennium at Hand, will
be the subject of the lecture tomorrow
at 8p.m. by DR.. b. c.. Wilkinson. dean
of theology, Washington Missionary
College. at the Capital Memorial
Church, Fifth and + streets.
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Christmas Giving Program.

Fifth Baptist Church Bible school,
E street near Seventh street south.
west, will observe it's annual White
Christmas tomorrow at $50 o'clock,
when gifts will be received for Christ.
mas baskets, sent to deserving fam
lilies Of the church and congregation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
WILL VISIT CRIB.
Clergy at st. Pauls Roman Catho'
lie Church Plan Service.

feature of the Christmas service
at ST. Paul's Roman Catholic Church
will be a visit to the crib. Immedi-
ately before the solemn high mass,
which will begin at midnight Thurs
day, the clergy and altar boys will
walk in procession to the crib.
A selected group of choristers will
render an appropriate carol during
the procession,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
Takoma Park BAPTIST Service.

At the Takoma Park Baptist Church,
Piney Branch road and Aspen street.
tomorrow, the pastor, Rev. William
e. La. Rue, will speak in the morning
on Jesus Comes Bringing JOY" and
in the evening a pageant will be rem
dered under auspices of the Sunday
school.
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Will Give Pageant Tomorrow.

1.-The Light of the World" ma
tivity pageant, will be given by the
Sunday school Of st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Wisconsin avenue and
Bradley lane, tomorrow at pm. The
pageant is being directed by Mrs.
Thomas Harrison Cahill of Bradley
Hills. assisted by Mrs. E, L. Stock
and MI. Weightman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19

the LOrO 8 natlV-
ity. No other por-
ton of the gos-
pels has given to
painters, poets and
preachers so many
themes for their
studies, songs and
sermons. The phi
l o $ o p h er who
searches the rec
ordS of history
finds that Chris
t i d II ity h a s
changed the cur
rent of civilization
by permeating the
nations of the
earth with its
principles. When
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"Good Tidings to ALL" Topic.

The Christmas sermon on the theme
Good Tidings to All" win be preached
by the pastor. Rev. Godfrey Chobot,
tomorrow morning at the Sixth Pres
byterian Church. In the evening the
topic Will be, GLORY and Peace"
There will be special music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
DR.. WOOD TO PREACH.
Christmas Musical Program a
Church of Covenant.

At the Church of the Covenant to-
morrow morning Rev. DIR. Charles
Wood will preach on THE Longing of
the Greeks for Christ" For an hour
before the evening service the choir
will give a Christmas musical pro-
gram of old carols. For the evening
sermon DR.. Woods subject will be "A
Christmas Eve Poem Sermon by a
Great Poet
Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock the
Sunday school Christmas exercises
will be held in the lecture room. The
usual Thursday evening meeting Is to
be combined with this service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
PLAN SPECIAL MUSIC.
Bethany Baptist Church Leaders
Announce Christmas Program.

Special Christmas music has been
arranged by Charles r. Bartlett. di-
rector, and Prof. William Waldecker.
organist of Bethany Baptist Church
Choir.
In connection with the evening serv-
ices tomorrow, the regular choir will
be assisted by large male chorus.
Rev. DR.. Hugh T. Stevenson will
preach tomorrow morning on His
tory's Greatest Event" and in the
evening, will He Come Again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
CHRISTMAS LESSON.
Matthew, Hills.
Golden text-F'or there is born
to you this day in the city Of
David a Savior. who is Christ
the Lord.-Luke I'LL.

Christmas calls for q lesson upon
the greatest event in history. 1t
comes annually with its message Of
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ANNIVERSARY SERVICE.
Memorial Exercises for Veterans
at Lincoln Congregational.

At Lincoln Congregational Temple
tomorrow morning Rev. r. w. Brooks
will speak on THE -Eminence Of
Jesus" There will be special music.
At 7:30 pm. the thirty-flfth ami
versary and memorial exercises of the
Veterans Association will be held.
Christmas morning at o'clock special
Christmas services will be held. lasting
one hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
WILL PREACH TWICE.
Rev. T. o. Jones Announces Ser.
mons at Temple Baptist.

The theme of Rev. 7. o. Jones' SER
mon tomorrow morning at Temple
Baptist Church will be Una nimity in
the Soul" and the evenings theme
will be well Within
The Bible school will hold its Christ
mas entertainment Tuesday at pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-19
SERMON Is ANNOUNCED.
Rev. John E. Briggs to Preach at
Fifth Baptist Church.

Rev. DR.. John E. Briggs will give
"A Christmas Story in Sermon ana
Song" at Fifth Baptist Church TO
morrow night. assisted by the choir
and stereopticon slides.
The entire Sunday school will NEE,
for the first time tomorrow in the
Darlington Memorial Building. Each
child is requested TO bring white
gifts for the King" The annual
Christmas tree exercises will be held
December %.
, 1925-08-20
New Refnisher Will
Be Sold. in Rawlins

What promises to be on extern
sive business with headquarters at
Rawlins is the securing by a Rawlins
man of the exclusive right to manu-
facture and sell Dinco, the magic
liquid used to refnish automobiles
and furniture. 1. w. Dinsmore a few
days ago completed arrangement,
whereby Dinsmore is permitted to
with James Rigney of Alabama,
manufacture and sell this product in
Wyoming and Colorado. Mr.. Rigney
was recently granted a patent on his
product by the United States govern
ment. and this liquid compound is
said to be the finest automobile and
furniture refinisher on the market.
1t is the only product of it's kind
manufactured in the United States.
1t is applied on the automobile
with a cloth pad after the car has
been washed with water. 1t brings
back the original lustre and IL the
paint is still on the car. makes it
look as though 1t were a newly
painted car II takes only a few min
utes to cover the entire car and the
, 1925-08-20
RAWLINS N
BY GEN. DODGE
In YEAR 1867

Rawlins was named by Mai. Gen.
Granville NJ. Dodge. who was chief
engineer of the Union Pacific rail
way during the days when the first
rails of the first transcontinental
railroad were being laid across the
plains"
In a book issued by the United
States government some years ago
in an article entitled: How We
Built the Union Pacific" General
Dodge tells of receiving a personal
letter from General Grant, in the
spring of 1867, in which the former
commander-in-chief suggested thai
an Invitation be extended to Gen,
John A. Rawlins, whose health was
the subject of some concern. to- be,
come a member of the exploring
party" which was operating In ad.
vance of the railroad builders.
Gen. Rawlins joined the party
and remained during the summer OF
1867. Gen Dodge's accoun of the
incident which gave this city its name
follows:
I'VE marched west across ths
, 1925-08-20
THE ''IZE" SEEM TO HAVE THE
BEST OF ALL THE ARGUMENTS

In an age in which we specialize
or are lost-the following should be
noted:
When business is sick and in need
of a remedy, we normalize.
If there are wounded veterans to
be cared for, we hospitalize.
When a worthy cause needs to
have new life put into it. we revival
ize.
Furthermore
If we have goods to sell, we mer-
chandize. tfS
Government bureaucracies are
never broken up. They are zee
tralized. Large institutions no long
er divide their laborS. They are de-
partmentized. New York is Hylan-
lied. And as for IL own precious
selves. we have given up indulging
in periodic moments of s~oul-search-
ing reflection. We go and get our
selves psycho-analyzed.
Not ven the spirits of the depart
ed can escape. No longer do they
appear. They m~aterialize.
Truly, the ize seem to have it. here
and observation-disclosures City Times.
, 1925-08-20

derwent a minor operation but 1t
helped very little in prolonging her
life. Her daughter Mrs. Florence
Pilon was at her bedside at the time
Of her death.
The telegram that was received this
morning gave very little Information
regards the death of Mrs. Middle
wood. Close friends of the family
gave the opinion that the remains
would probably be buried in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. M~iddlewood numbered her
, 1925-08-20

her years were spent in Rawlins.
After the death Of her husband last
November Mrs. M%iddlewood went to
California and remained there sew
eral months. About two months ago
h returned to Rawlins and spent
several weeks visiting here and
strengthening up business affairs. She
returned to California again but as
stated her health has been failing
and she has been more or less feeble
for tho past couple OF weeks. Sew
eral days & Mrs. Middlewood un-
, 1925-08-20
MARY M|DDLEW00D
DIED WEDNESDAY LAST
old timer AND LOVED CITIZEN OF RAWLINS DIED
I'm HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON. REPORT RECEIVED this CITY TO-DAY

A telegram was received in Rawlins this morning stating
that Mrs. Mary Middewood passed away in Hollywood, Califs
yesterday afternoon. Although many residents in this city
knew that Mrs. Middlewood has been failing for several
months, the announcemtnt of her death came as a shock to
her many Rawlins friends. 1t is believed that the remains
will be buried in Los Angeles the fore part of next week.
Mrs. Mary Middlewood, wife of the late R. G. Middle