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presented by DR.. II. w. Beringer, a
medical officer Of the Telephone Com
pany.
These courses, which aim to teach
the fundamental laws of health and
the elementary care of the sick, are
conducted continuously by the Tele-
phone Company. This is the second
graduation that has been held in Will
mington this year. The courses are
open to the young women employees Of
the Company and are given after Of
flee hours.
It is not the purpose to turn out
experienced nurses in these health
courses, say Telephone officials. Rather
is the need for registered nurses en-
phasized in case of sickness. The adj
vantage of consulting a physician to
nip in the bud incipient cases of ILL
ness is also pointed out. instruction
in methods Of avoiding colds, health
full ways Of dressing, elementary
knowledge Of the care Of the sick, are
some Of the features of the course.
This health movement was begun in
Wilmington and has now spread to
practically every Bell Telephone Com
pany in the country, say Bell officials.
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MANY CALLS AFTER
HENLOPEN CRASH
Inquiries Come from News
paper Reporters, Artists
and General Public

Newspaper reporters, artists, archi-
tects and people interested in the an
tique and the beautiful helped to swell
the enormous volume Of telephone calls
that were put through the Lewes
switchboard of the Diamond State
Telephone Company at the time of the
recent collapse of the Cape Henlopen
lighthouse.
This was the report made by Miss
Julia Steele, Chief Operator for the
Telephone Company at Lewes.
"One of the Coast Guards notified
me that the building had fallen into
the sea-" she said. "He then put in
calls to the newspapers"
Many of the artists who had painted
the old building that was built in 1865
wanted to know the extent of the dam
age. Those who remembered it as one
of the most beautiful landmarks of the
Delaware coast made inquiries. The
entire force of young women operators
in Lewes were required for several
hours to handle the telephone connec-
tions caused by the emergency.
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TELEPHONE co. MAILS
OUT DIVIDEND CHECKS
Holders Of Diamond State Pre-
tered Stock Receive Quar-
terly Payment

Cheeks for the quarterly dividend On
VI o727o cumulative Preferred Stock
Y ne Diamond State Telephone Com
Ialy naye been mailed out to the !, 10Y
sa. so.Lnolders. The dividend for the
s-al'er, amounting to $6,452.79, was
.sa On April 18th to stockholders
T..g lGCfd y on the company's books
,.a AlAGHgh most of the stockholders
~, ~ u Delaware, very small percen-
~ :! tne checks go to stockholders
4. ~ IL 1our other states and in Can
Inc checks were accompanied bv a
p.,.:, eSi. message from L. H. Kinnard.
III iaiagnt' N He called attention to the
.. tlat the telephone IS now fifty
,Sis ,S1l' !, old and pointed out the remark
~ VIM TTeVelopment Of the industry.
!le two telephones, /" he said.
AZ sIlsa NJ we're exhibited in 1876 (at
r,o,1 Osa1ennlal in Philadelphia have
hndroso seventeen million. The few
ia,.- oieo feet Of wire have increased To
wy iIII million miles. !,
syss J, Dlai1ond state Company now
lA,n y naa sald Mr.. Kinnard, "more
nora tbas sVv telephones and handles
H. .ian .is 10000 calls a day."
- dls0 pointed o,,+ tbot l:I
dstoiess Is increasing at the rate
ton ~ y !, per cent a year and popula-
de- nuut N sae rate of l to 2 per cent,
STtsm, u,loef per Of telephones in the Bell
sreS 4r - last year increased more than
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line between Selbyville and RoBanna
and the reconstruction Of the line con
Meeting Selbyville, Frankfort and
Bethany Beach.
g. Marcus, construction foreman,
was in charge Of the work. About 500
poles in all were involved in both OPP
erations. Some were moved back from
the highway at the time of the con-
struction of the new Frankfort Beth
any Beach Road and some were COM
pletely removed and replaced.
Additional telephone lines were
strung in both operations to furnish
facilities for the new telephones that
are being required in the vicinity OF
Roxanna and the popular Bethany
Beach.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank, of
Easton, Md, on Easter Sunday night,
April A. Hambleton was shot in the
arm and in the back but recovered.
MCGEE was arrested in Philadelphia
last week, but would not come back
voluntarily. Governor Ritchie granted
requisition, which Governor Pinchot
honored. Chauncey Murray and How
ard Handy, who were with MCGEE at
the time of the shooting, have con-
fessed. They will be tried on May 16.
hon,.i,, Or 1uas had in Dover Thurs
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AteLephome calls much
cheaper and more convenient
than a trip. Call your out-of-
town buyer by telephone.
Operators Married

Two of the Wilmington telephone
operators for the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company were recently married
to young men of Wilmington.
Miss M. G.. Blackburn and Miss
Anna M. Lowe are the recent brides.
The former is now Mrs. Williams and
the latter Mrs. Ards.
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a certified greenhouse. In such a
case, permit will be issued. Other
wise, it will be necessary to remove
all the dirt and wash the roots, before
the permit is issued. 1t is probable
that more inspectors will be added to
the force. and the entire squad will be
in full action by July 1.
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the so-called main line Office of The
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsyl-
vania in Philadelphia for the past
year. His many friends will be glad to
hear of his return to his native city.
Mr.. Schilling has succeeded to the
vacancy created by the resignation of
E. F. Coffin, who has gone into the
real estate business in Florida.
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lg,isit your out Of tovn
lSuuS r,,aa by telephone Toll
are aStonishingly low.
'sm chief OPERATOR

Mrs. Sarah N.
Leary hasrecently
been appointed
Suburban Chief
Operator for the
Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany, with head
quarters in VIII
mington.
In her new Of
flee Mrs. Leary
viii have general
supervision over
the central offices
at Newark, New
Castle, Hollyoak,
Delaware City'
, ,Hoekessin, Ken.
trove, Oxford and
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RECENT GRADUATION
HELD In WILMINGTON
Sixteen Young Women of Dia-
nond State Telephone
Company Receive
Certificates

Sixteen young
women operators
have just received
certific a'tes Of
graduation from
the health-a habit
course that was
conducted under
the auspices of the
Diamond State
Telephone Com
pany, with Miss
Mary A. Wharry
as InstructreSS.
The graduation
exercises were held
in the Century Y
Club. Graduation
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ADDITIONAL LINES
FOR SELBYVILLE
$15,000 Spent by Diamond
State Telephone Company
in Growing Section

The Diamond
State Telephone
Company has just
completed con-
struction work
costing approx
mately SIS, for
expanding the tel
ephone plant in
the vicinity of
Selbyville, accord
ing to r. L. Dodge,
District Superin.
tendent of Plant,
The work con
sisted of the plac-
ing Of a new pole
Smyrna times., 1926-05-12

Sheriff Hopkins, Of Talbot county,
Thursday brought from Philadelphia
and lodged in Easton jail, William
MCGEE, negro, who shot Samuel
Hambleton, assistant cashier of the
Smyrna times., 1926-05-12

Miss Thelma Lee Neild, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Neild, of Woodford, Md, and J. Em-
erson Sauerhoff of Laurel, were mar
ried Saturday afternoon, May 1. The
ceremony was performed in Cam
bridge, Nd, at the parsonage of the
NJ. +. Church South by the pastor,
Rev. Hopkins.
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a very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at York, Pa, on Saturday, May
1st, when Miss Myrtle Husson be-
came the bride Of Kenneth L. May.
Mr.. May IS employed as matchmaker
in Dover.
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The concrete road from NAPLES
Mill to Milton is nearing completion,
the pouring Of concrete having been
finished to within few hundred yards
Of Milton. The work has been COM
pleted about five days ahead of sched-
ule.
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Charles A. Virden of Milton, left
Thursday for Douglas, Wyo., where
he will make his home. He will stop
at Philadelphia for a few days before
proceeding West. Mr.. Virden, who
was born and raised in this commun-
ity went to Philadelphia when young
man, returning to Milton II years
ago, since which time he has been in
business there. He sold his interest in
the WapIe and Virden Lumber Com
pany to Weldon O. NAPLES, and his
residence to Mrs. AL. Lingo, Of Re
hoboth.
Smyrna times., 1926-05-12

Price J. Inman, of Dover, and Miss
Mary H. Roadway, of Hartly, were
married at Harrington, on May End,
by Rev. E. H. Collins, of Harrington.
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Office Manager Appointed

f. Roi Schill-
ing, a Whining
tonian, has just
been appointed
office manager of
the Whining 9 ton
office Of the Dia-
mond State Tele-
phone Company,
9th and Shipley
Streets, and as
sistant to E. p.
Bardo, the Will
mington Manager.
Mr.. Schilling
has served as Of
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Without any ceremony or the ex-
ploding Of any dynamite announcing
the event, a massive fiery cross was
burned just south of Dover Thursday
night in the vacant field back Of the
Green Gables Tea House, at Cooper's
Corner. The reflection of the burning
cross was seen quite a distance,but ap-
parently no one saw who put the
cross in the field or who applied the
torch.
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STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities
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day by the Accident Industrial Board
in the case of Lorraine r. Shockley VS..
M. L. Saunders of near Woodside in
which Shockley has lost the sight of
one eye by getting lime in his eye
while working for Saunders. The
question raised was, whether Saund-
ers had the required number of men
working for him under the Compensa-
tion Act to warrant reimbursing
Shockley for his accident. After hear
ing the testimony the board decided
they had no jurisdiction as Saunders
did not have the five men working on
the one job warranting compensation.
Work was started Thursday morn
ing by two Japanese beetle inspec-
tors on the roads leading from Will
mington. They were appointed by
director W. E. Cranston, from last
years force. They will be sta
toned at various points on different
roads to detect if any of the beetle
pests are being carried into this ter
ritory. The new inspectors are watch
ing for all nursery stock ,potted plants
sand, manure and earth that might
contain Japanese beetles. Persons
desiring to take potted plants out of
the area may apply at the headquar-
ters, 903 Shipley street, with a letter
from the seller to show if it is from
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Read the front pages
of the Directory You will
be surprised at the low rates
for out-of-town calls.
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A hearing was had in Dover Thurs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27

Following a serious illness over the
past three weeks. Hazen D. Hill. one
or the younger business men of the
city and beloved by a very wide cir
Gle of friends in this, his native CITY.
passed away at the home of his par
ents, 81 Western avenue, early Sun
day evening.
Hazen D. Hill was born in Augusta
on August 8. 1900, the younger son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Hill. He
was educated in the city schools and
graduated from Cony High school in
1919. While a student at Cony he
was active in school affairs and a
prominent athlete. He was captain
OF the baseball team, president of the
Student Council for two years. and
president of Chizzle- Wizzle Fair his
senior year.
His business connections had been
Tor the most part in his home city
and until last February he was man
ager of the Augusta retail store of
the NORM System, his retirement
from that important position being
occasioned by ill health.
Besides the parents. the late HaZen
ID. Hill leaves a widow, one brother,
Francis B. Hill, and a sister, Miss
Mary Hill. The funeral services will
be private and will be held from the
Hill home on Western avenue at IL
o'clock Tuesday. Friends are asked
to please omit flowers.
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New Corporations

Certificates Of Incorporation of the
following four new corporations have
been approved at the office of the at
torney general:
F. A. Waldron & Son, organized at
Portland, to deal in grain, flour, and
other agricultural products; capital
stock 100 shares of no par value; all
common; three shares subscribed;
directors-President. Mary E. Wald-
ron OF Portland; treasurer, Ralph C.
Hayward; and clerk, Walter b. Ell
well of Portland.
Coca Cola Bottling Company and
ingalls, Bros, organized at Portland,
to carry on a general bottling BUSH
ness: capital stock, $4,000 all COM
mon; $500 paid in; par value of
shares, 5000; three s,.ares subscrib-
ed; directors-President Belle Mat
son of Portland; treasurer, Myer
Matson; and clerk, Esther Matson of
Portland.
Rowen & Moore Shoe Company. or
ganized at Calais, to make, repair,
and deal in boots and shoes; capital
stock $175,000 of which SIPS, 900 is
common and $4,000 preferred: par
value of shares, s25; seven shares
subscribed; directors-Presiden and
treasurer. Sydney l.. Moore of Ca
lais; clerk, Rhea r. Woodman; and
Harold H. Murchie of Calais.
Sterling Furniture Company, or
ganized at Portland, to manufacture,
purchase and sell furniture at whole
sale and retail; capital stock, $4,000.
all common; $500 paid in: par value
of shares. 500; three shares sub
scribed; directors-President, Harry
Miller of Portland; treasurer, Louis
/ Mack and clerk. Israel Bernstein of
! Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Box Alarm for
Chimney Blaze
Sunday Evening

An alarm from box 20 at the
corner of Northern Avenue and
Washington street at 7.4o Sunday
evening called the members of the
Augusta fire department to the house
at 6S Northern avenue. owned and
occupied by Paul Dauteuil. The only
trouble there was chimney fire
which was easily handled with the
small chemical eXtinguishers.
The firemen were able to enjoy
their Christmas day in peace. al
though they received call at $50
Friday evening and another Sunday
forenoon. The Friday call was for
a chimney fire at the home of For
rest Barbour, II Swan street. No
damage was done and the blaze was
extinguished by the use OF small
extinguishers.
The call Sunday forenoon was
more serious, although slight dam
age was done. 1t was the second
call within two weeks to the home
of w. Tudor Gardiner on State street
and both fires were caused by an
over-heated gas stove oven, which
set fire to the floor beneath. 1t was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Prominent Summer
Resident of Maine
Dies in New York

A telegram received in this city
Saturday night told of the death of
Philip Keanrs in New York City
early that evening. aged Sc years.
The cause of death was a shock suf-
fered on Thursday night, a coma fol-
lowing from which he did noe emerge.
He is survived by the wife, four sons
and two daughters. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday forenoon at IL
o'clock in New York City.
Mr.. Kearns and his family are well
known in Augusta and vicinity, hav-
ing been summer visitors to Maine
for the past 20 years. He owned a
fine summer residence in the town of
Manchester near Lake Cobbosseecon-
tee and the entire family passed the
summer months there.
Mr.. Kearns was q very successful
builder and contractor in New York
City and active in church and civic
affairs. He was member of the
Catholic Club of New York City, the
Holy Name Society, Knights of CO.
lumbus. Sons of st. Patrick, active in
Tammany Hall and a liberal contrib
utor to charitable organizations. He
was a very devout Catholic and a
benefactor both to the parish he at
tended in New York City as well as
ST. Mary's of this city.
In this city he was well and favor
ably known as a most estimable gen.
tleman, courteous to all and possessed
of disposition that made for him a
host of friends in this vicinity. He
manifested deep interest in the city
that he had chosen for his summer
vacation period. He was a member
of the Augusta Country Club and a
mild devotee of golf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
HOLD IMPRESSIVE
CHRISTMAS SERVICE

The impressive knights Templar
Christmas observance, such as is
customarily held by Trinity Com
mandery- No. Z, of this city. in COM
mon with Communicates throughout
the country, was held at 11.30 o'clock
Saturday forenoon at the Asylum on
Water street. Many Sir knights
from the local commandery with
visiting Fraters assembled to take
part in this service which was of
more than an hour duration.
After the reading of the Old, Old
Story by Rev. Sir p. H. Hershey,
Chaplain of the National Soldiers
Home at Togus and member of Tya-
daughtin Commandery No. z, OF
Wellsboro, Pa, in the absence OF
Rev. Sir A. Francis Walch. Chaplain
of Trinity, and the prayer by the act
ing Chaplain, the Sir knights heard
the prepared sentiment to the Grand
Master OF the Grand Encampment
Knights Templar of the United
States of America and the prepared
response of the Most Eminent Grand
Master, Sir George w. Vallery. both
of which were read by En-. Albert
NJ. Pingree, Recorder of Trinity
Commandery.
Sentiments to the Grand Com
mander of knights Templar Of the
Grand Commandery of Maine, to all
knights Templar wherever dispersed
with response by EN-. Wilbert 5.
Wilson, to the Grand High Priest of
the Grand Chapter of Maine with
response by En-. Sir Thomas II.
Dodge and to the Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Maine were then
presented.
To the sentiment to Christian
Knighthood in the world today,
Rev. Sir Stuart B. Purves responded
in particularly fitting manner,
bringing out in very vivid manner
the precepts upon which the order
is founded and the broad field OF
endeavor which lies always before
them.
The customary memorial service
which is part of this Christmas
observance, was then held at which
time the names of IL members OF
Trinity Commandery were read by
the recorder. They are: Daniel ii.
Mosher, William Young. Charles A.
Milliken, H. A. B. Chandler, John H.
Lord, Edward Griffin, William III.
Reid, Joseph A. Mclean, Charles L.
Andrews, Charles Knowlton and
Frederick G. Kinsman. The bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev. Sir
Hershey.
An instrumental quartet consisting
of Sir Frank A. Dennis, violin: Sir
Ernest r. Hill, cello; Sir Carl f.
Fellows, cornet and Sir Leo K. An
drews, organ, played several very
beautiful selections during this pro-
gram. Among the numbers were
Miserere from I'll Trovatore" by
Verdi and the postlude Told At
Twilight" by Huerter. A most pleas
ing trombone solo "The Holy City"
by Sir Ernest r. Hill was an espec-
tally pleasing feature of the OBJ
SerVance.
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Mrs, Mary johnson


The many friends and relatives of
Mrs. Mary Johnson. widow of the
late DIR. Wellington Johnson, are
grieved to learn of her death which
occurred at her home on Chapel
street on Christmas Eve. after a
brief illness.
Mrs. Johnson was born in the
town of Whitefield, April 1861, and
was the daughter Of the late George
and Nancy Lewis.
She was educated In the White
field schools, where she taught for
several years.
At an early age she married DR..
Johnson, who died several years ago.
Six children were born to this I'M
ion. She is survived by three sons,
Harold, Lewis and Donald Johnson
of Augusta; two daughters. Mrs.
Charles Sharky of Lewiston and Ar
lene Johnson, now student Of
Bates College, three brothers, La
Forest Lewis, who made his home
with her, Horatio Lewis of Halo
we'll and Jessie Lewis of Milton, N.
H.; one sister, Mrs. Cloie Blackman
of Massachusetts, and one grand
daughter, Lois johnson, daughter of
the late Alfred Johnson.
Mrs. johnson possessed kindly
spirit and a sunny disposition and
was ever ready to sacrifice self in
administering to the wants of others.
Her one dominant motive was to see
how much she could put into this
life regardless of what she was 60
ing to get out of 1t and to make the
lives of others brighter.
Death always comes too soon, but
the Sickle seems keener in this in
stance for it cut down the life of one
who Is so much needed in the home
where she has been kind mother
and sister; in the church where she
worked and worshipped, and in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
STATE HOUSE
Maine Highway
Commission Queried
From European Places

Since returning from the Interna-
tional Road Congress at Milan, Italy,
Chief Engineer Sargent of the State
Highway Department, has had a
number of letters from engineers
whom he met at the Congress and
during the trip of the delegation
through Europe inquiring particu-
larly about the practice of the State
Highway Commission of Maine with
respect to the construction of GER
tain types of State highways.
Within the last month two letters
have been received ION Stockholm,
inquiring especially about the con-
struction of gravel highways, which
road officials on the Scandinavian
Peninsula believe are adapted to eli
matte. soil and traffic conditions in
Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In
response to these requests specifica-
tons and cross sections covering the
work of the State Highway Com
mission of Maine have been fur
nished, with extended explanatory
letters.
A letter received by Mr.. Sargent
last Wednesday indicates that in
Sweden they are experimenting with
gravel roads, having learned, as the
Highway Commission of Maine
learned many years ago, that water
bound macadam road could not be
maintained under rubber tired traf-
fic.
The members of the American del
egation to the International Road
Congress have pledged themselves
to Go their bit toward bringing about
a better understanding of America
by foreign countries and to that end
are putting themselves out to assist
the European countries with their
highway problems in every way pos
sible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Christmas Was
Delightful Event at
Nat. Soldiers Home

Christmas at the Home this year
seemed to many of the older members
to have been one of the best yet. The
receipt of over 5000 cards from the
school children was a big event, and
another was the sending of so many
boxes by the various military and civ
ic organizations, all containing useful
articles that would be appreciated by
the veterans. The Home brass quar-
tet played carols in the Library Gu
pola at A. NJ. fine turkey dinner
was served at noon with the orches-
ira rendering several selections. The
K. of c. furnished cigarettes and the
Simmons and H. mmond Co. furnished
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-27
Fined for Hunting
Without a License

B. A. Parker. chief game warden Of
York county, reports case of state vs.
Andrew Therenos of Sanford, charg-
ed with hunting without a license
This case was taken before the San
ford municipal court December 90
The defendant was adjudged guilty
and sentenced to pay fine of $25
and costs taxed at sS:40. On account
Of extenuating circumstances SIS
of the fine was RENTED by order of
the court.
The same warden reports case of
John Naylor, of Sanford, charged
with having two deer in possession
during the month of November.
This case was taken before the same
court on December IS. The defend
ant was adjudged guilty and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $50 and costs
taxed at $685..
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South Parish c. E.
Society Elects
Officers for 1927

officers of the Christian Endeavor
society of the South Parish Congre-
gational church for the year 1927
were elected at the meeting held
Sunday evening. There were con-
tests for each of the several offices
with the following being elected:
President, Lee Washburn; vice.
president, Cora Pike; secretary,
Olive Bowditch; treasurer. Harriet
Eastman.
The committee personnel was also
determined as follows: Social COM
mittee, Shirley Driscoll, chairman,
and Janet Marriott: Membership
committee, Elliott Kimball, chair
man, and Eleanor Dean: Missionary
committee, Edith Marriott, chairman,
and Priscilla Dean: Prayer meeting
committee, Robert Leadbetter, chair
man, and Janet Marriott.