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Evening star., 1927-12-05
INTERSECTI0NAL GAMES
SOUGHT BY CENTENARY

ATLANTA, Ga, December 5 Op.--
Losing only one regular of the team
that won all of its games this season,
Centenary College of Shreveport, La,
has opened negotiations for intersec-
tionl games in 1928 with Nebraska. at
Lincoln, and with Fordham at New
York. nj
With an enrolment OF little more
than 500. Centenary is especially
proud of its gridiron showing, Coach
Homer Norton asserts, because the
team has been made up chiefly Of
graduates of Louisiana high scho01sss
I'VE haven't gone out and corr4lled
any, stars said Norton, ''but simply
GAveaopS Me local t Int. TH9H did
spretty AS%this year md oughEsto be
better next season." N&
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When Fights Were Fights!
A Victory Over the Great Pixie Johnson,
and Battle Which Lasted All Night.
Two Bloody Draws With George Siddons,
the First Coming After n Rounds.
These and Other Epic Clashes Result in
Match for Kid With Joe Soto in Frisco.

the best of the lightweights of that
time, was my next foe. We met at
catchweights at West Bay City.
knocked Sam stiff in the sixth round.
No other matches being in sight, 1
went to work in a cooper shop at
Ludington, but brother Bill was de.
termined to keep me fighting. He al.
ways was tellign me I could lick any
one in the world.
Boxing promoters out on the Pa
cific Coast got word of me, and Of
fered me a match at San Francisco
with Joe Soto. That was in 1891.
Soto was then the featherweight sen.
sation Of the coast. He had just
licked the mighty Tommy Danforth,
and this victory made him Pacific
Coast champion. 4
San Francisco Pugs' Mecca.
Billy promptly accepted the Frisco
offer.
1t was a revelation to me to see the
nice big rings in San Francisco with
their padded floors. Prize fighting
was very popular in the West.
In Frisco great fighters could be
seen on almost any corner, men of
the class Of John l.. Sullivan, Peter
jackson, Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey,
Joe Choynski, Bob Fitzsimmons or
Jim Hall.
Soto and I were matched for a f1n-
ish fight before the Pacific Athletic
Club. The event stirred up much in.
terest and the betting was heavy.
tCopyright. 1877
Next-(John L. Sullivan's prophecy.
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Youth Gets Call in Base Ball AmurdS Majors Would Chez
PALACE, NOW WINNER,
TO PLAY CELTS AGAIN

Washington's pro basket ball team,
which last night vanquished New
York Celtics, So to 80. for it's first win
in nine starts in the American League
this season and it's first in Is attempts
over the New Workers, will go after
the Celts again to night at the Area
dia.
Manager Ray Kennedy intends to
start the winning lineup again to.
night.
Dehnert, backbone of the Celtic of.
fense may not play. He pulled ten.
don in his leg last night.
In breaking the New York ink, the
locals showed by far their best exhibi.
ton of the season. From the opening
whistle Marshall's men, led by Rusty
Saunders, top scorer in the league
last season, and Elmer Ripley, carried
the fight TO the visitors. The ability
of Chick Passon and Ripley to keep
Nat Holman, famed Celtic player,
closely guarded was big factor in
Washington win.
Holding the edge, 20 to IS, at the
half. the locals started slowly in the
final session. After the visitors got
the lead. % to 21, Washington rallied
and forged to the front, never to be
headed.
The score:
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DELANEY IS SOUGHT
FOR GO WITH TUNNEY
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 5.-The first
step in the campaign to bring Gene
Tunney back to Chicago for match
in defnese of his heavyweight cham
pionship will be taken Friday night
when Jack Delaney and Paul Berlen-
bach will meet in a 10-round affair.
If Delaney can register two or three
impressive victories here it is figured
he would become a logical" opponent
for the heavyweight king in another
Soldier Field battle. Both Delaney
and Berlenbach are former light
heavyweight champions.
Tunney is to attend a Christmas
charity banquet here next week and
he may be signed at that time by Pro-
moter Jim Mullen. with Delaney as
the opponent, if Delaney wins with
sufficiently impressive margin over
Berlenbach.
Delaney was understood to be next
in the list of Tex Richards heavy
weight elimination series in New
York, meeting the winner of the
Forthcoming Jack ,Sharkey-Tom Heeney
bout.
1t will be Chicago's first glimpse of
Delaney and the second appearance
here of Berlenbach. who proved too
tough for Mickey Walker to use as
stepping stone toward the light heavy
weight title.
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SCHOOL BASkETERS
START PLAY TODAY

Two basket ball games were sched-
uled today for schoolboy basket ball
teams to open formally the local sea-
son. Tech was to entertain Emerson
at the Boys Club gym and Eastern
and st. Johns were to face in the
Lincoln Park stronghold.
Business was to scrimmage with a
combination comprising former high
school stars. Western and Gonzaga
squads were to start practice.
Two more tilts are carded tomorrow.
Eastern will play it's second game, en-
tertaining Woodward School on the
East End Schools court, and ST.
Johns also will again get action, ap-
pearing against Central in the latter's
gym.
Dewitt is ready and desirous of meet
ing Emerson on the gridiron in an
effort to determine clearly the cham
pion in Independent schoolboy ranks
hereabout. Dewitt, which scored over
Gonzaga, 6 to 0, Saturday, was de-
feated by Emerson earlier in the year.
However, Gonzaga has trimmed En-
erson. 1t is quite a tangle.
Tech High gridironers were to meet
Newport News High this afternoon in
the Virginia City. Saturdays bad
weather necessitated postponement of
the game.
With six veterans at hand, West.
ern Highs rifle team appears to have
a fine chance of again bagging public
high honors to be decided in March.
The seasoned shots available are Capt.
avid McDougal, Robert Hulburt, Will
liam Davis, Robert Emery, Robert
kearney and Perry Rutherford.
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C0URTNEY-FRY BOUT
TO OPEN new ARENA

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 5.-The new
Manhattan Casino, another indoor
boxing arena. will throw open it's doors
for the first time Thursday night with
an all-star card featuring George
Courtney, Oklahoma cowboy middle
weight, against Jack Fry of Pitts.
burgh, in a six-round bout.
Due to the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden this week
there will be no boxing at the Rickard
plant.
Roberto Roberti, the Italian slugger
who knocked out Romero Rojas last
week. will oppose King Solomon.
Panama heavyweight, in 10-round
event at the new Broadway arena in
Brooklyn tonight.
On Wednesday. Benny TOuchstone,
the Florida battler, trades wallops
with tiny Jim Herman in a main 10
round clash, at the Pioneer. On the
same card, Ted Sandwina, Sioux City,
Iowa. will meet Gus Berger of Brook
lyn, N another bout of the same dis
tance.
Closing the weeks boxing slate on
Saturday, Bruce Flowers, negro
puncher. will oppose globe"trotting
Eddie Elkins. in a stellar 10-rounder
at the Olympia.
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Illinois Legs Stand
Basket Ball Strain
BY Sol. METZGER.


No athlete gives his legs more sudden
strains than basket ball player. No
athlete needs them more. Yet the aver
age number of team candidates inca
pacitated by leg injuries during u season
runs somewhere between and 10. Thus
those who would play basket ball should
look to their legs. The muscles they de-
pend on in playing are used only from
December to March.
In starting this series Of basket ball
articles stress Is laid on muscle condition.
Injuries for the most part are prevent
i've. Illinois last year made close
study Of leg injuries and hit upon a
remedy. As a result they reduced leg
injuries to Just one. The reason for
such injuries il due to fatigue. Hence,
strengthening exercises to condition the
muscles is the cure. A basket ball play
er should learn to squat with the s0les
of both feet fiat. When in that position
try jumping forward q few times. An
other splendid exercise is the duck wad-
die walk. sketched above. IL will also
strengthen the knees and ankles. A
coach should use these exercises before
starting actual practice. In tomorrow's
article the stunt "Nibs" Price, Califor-
MAS coach, uses to develop fast passing
and wind will be covered.
lropyri0hf
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SOCCER GAMES STOPPED
BY INCLEMENT WEATHER

Snow yesterday caused postpone
ment Of the two soccer games sched
uled in the cup tie tournament of the
Washington and Southeastern District
and the three tilts slated in Capital
City League.
Playground soccer game slated to-
day between Curtis-Hyde and Park
View, senior division champions in
the Municipal Playground Depart
ment's elementary school champion.
ship series, also has been postponed.
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FAST WOLFF BASKETERS !
PLAY PARK VIEW TONIGHT

Woltz Photographers, who recently
humbled the champion Anacostia
Eagle basket ball team, will engage
Park View tonight at o'clock in a
Washington Independent Basket Ball
League game at the Arcadia. 1t will
be a preliminary to the Palace. Celtic
pro tilt. In last nights league con-
test nights of Columbus triumphed
over Clovers, "a to 10. The Caseys
also took the measure of National Cir.
cles, IS to 20.
st. Martins unlimited court combi.
nation, which meets st. Mary's Celtics
tomorrow night at Alexandria, will en-.
gage q team from New York in the
local gym Thursday night. Games
with both St. Martins teams may be
arranged through Manager Harrington
at North 2622.R between and pm.
The Senior Saints last night drubbed
Naval Reserves, 81 to 10.
Cos,tesfs With ~19Sno,r,,d teams hav.
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WANER AND GEHR|G
WIN PRIZES AT "A
Paul Bests Pair of Strong
Veterans in Voting in
National League.

By the Associated Press.
n VEW YORK, December 5.-The
selection of Paul Waner, fleet
VI young Pirate outfielder, as the
L Y National Leagues most valu-
BILE player" for 1927. gives youth
the cali in the award of the big indi-
vidual prizes of both major leagues.
Waner and Lou Gehrig, the Yankee
first sacker. who carried off the Ameri
can Leagues most valuable player"
award, are the youngest ever to re-
ceive this distinction. Both are only
-, but Larruping Lou is the younger
by two months. .
The elder member of the famous
Waner Act, which had a big hand in
carrying the Pirates to the National
League pennant. triumphed over two
veteran rivals, Frank Frisch and Rog-
ers Hornsby, in the closest contest the
National League contest ever has had.
Paul received 72 votes in the balloting
by 8. committee of eight base ball
writers. while Frisch collected 66 and
Hornsby 81.
Other Balloting.
Other votes were distributed as fol-
lows:
Charley Root, Chicago. 46; Travis
jackson, New York, AZ; Lloyd Waner,
Pittsburgh, 25; Pie Traynor, Pitts
burgh, IS; Jesse Haines, ST. Louis.
Is: Ray Kremer, Pittsburgh, IA;
Charley Hartnett, Chicago. u; Red
Lucas, Cincinnati, 10: Hack Wilson.
Chicago, 9; Cy Williams, Philadelphia;
Bill Terry, New York; Jim Bottomley,
st. Louis: Jakie May. Cincinnati, and
Charley Hargrave, Cincinnati, 6 each;
Eddie Farrell, Bostoi.. and Burleigh
Grimes, New York, each: Grover
Alexander. st. Louis: Max Carey,
Brooklyn, and Riggs Stephenson,
Chicago, 8 each; Jess Petty, Brooklyn;
Dutch Ulrich. Philadelphia, and Car
men Hill, Pittsburgh, each.
Paul Star Of League.
with it the leagues cash prize of
$1,000. marks another climax in one
Of the most meteoric Of major league
careers. Last year, his first as a big
Lacquer, Paul batted 335, leading his
club and placing close to the top Of
the league list. This year he set the
pace virtually all the way. finishing as
the champion batsman with q mark
Of 1873, besides leading the league in
hits and in runs driven in. He didn't
miss a game until the last day of the
season and didn't play then because
the Pirates had clinched the pennant.
Paul and his brother formed the
most feared attacking combination in
the National League and shared the
world series spotlight with Ruth and
Gehrig, the Yankee sluggers. The
Waner boys were known as Little
Poison" and big Poison" around the
senior circuit. Lloyd's first year un.
der the big top" proved even more
sensational than Paul's first.year per.
formances. Both are products of
Oklahoma ball fields. but Paul came
to the Pirates from San Francisco
in big cash deal, while Lloyd jumped
from the sally" League for the
proverbial song.
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N. Y. u. WOULD HOLD
MEEHAN AS COACH
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 5.-New
York University alumni today started
a campaign to induce John F. Meehan
to reconsider his plans to resign as
the university's foot ball coach.
After being approached by members
of the university alumni advisory CON-
mittee, he consented to conference
before accepting any offers.
His announcement that he would
not continue as coach at University
Heights came as a complete surprise
and brought out that three or four
colleges were bidding for his services.
His three-year contract expires on
December 81. His teams have lost but
four games in three years and New
York University elevens have had a
higher rating in foot ball than ever
before.
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SANDLOT GRIDDERS
CHECKED BY STORM

Snow yesterday necessitated post.
ponement Of the chief local sandlot
foot ball games, including the Apache.
Virginia tilt, scheduled for Union Park,
and the Mohawk Northern game, set
for Clark Griffith Stadium Both like
ly will be played next Sunday.
Many other engagements were aban.
doned.
Anacostia Eagles, l15-pound grid
team. today challenged Brookland
Boys Club. which won over North.
east Bulldogs. to 0. yesterday and
claims city honors in the 115.pound
division. The Eagle manager can be
reached at Lincoln 1880. Manager
Flanagan of Brookland, incidentally.
has announced his intention of meet.
ing all challengers. He is at Potomac
719.
L. FRANKIE went over for Brook.
lands touchdown yesterday following
q sustained fourth-period drive.
Contests with leading out-of.towr
teams in the 135.pound class are
sought by Mohawk Prep gridironers
who won the title in this division In
the Capital City League.
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1927 "ALL-STAR TEAM"
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

Four Pirates and three Cubs gain
places on an aIl-star National League
team picked on the basis of ballOting
i'm the "MOst Valuable Player" contest,
which shapes up as follows:
First base-Jim BOttOmley, st. Louis, or
Bill Terry. New York.
Second base-Frank Friseh. st. Lonis.
ShOrtstop-Travis jackson. New York.
Third base--Pie TraynOr. Pittsburgh.
Right fieId--Paul Waner, Pittsburgh.
Center field--Lloyd Waner. Pittsburgh.
Left ReId-Hack Wilson. Chicago.
Catcher-CharIey Hartnett, Chicago.
Pitchers-Charley Root. Chicago; Jesse
Haines. st. Louis. and Ray Kremer. Pittsburgh.
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ALEXANDRIA GUNNERS
PLAN TURKEY SHOOT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December s.
Clay r. Brittle has announced that
the Alexandria Gun Club, inactive the
past two weeks, will hold shoot at
it's traps In Janney's Lane Saturday
afternoon at 2:3G O'Clock. Turkeys will
be awarded as prizes for the winners.
st. Mary's Seniors will appear In a
pair of promising battles on the basket
ball court this week. The Calvary
Reds will be played in Washington
tomorrow night and the st. Martin 5
Seniors will be entertained in the AR.
mory here Wednesday night.
Alexandria High School Reserves
have closed their 1927 foot bail sea.
son with a record Of four victories and
two defeats.
Old Dominion Boat Club basket ball
performers will trek to Washington
tonight to meet the WoodIothia ns in
the Central High School gymnasium.
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new YORK RANGERS
TOP HOCKEY LEAGUE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ..
NEW YORK, December 5.-The
New York Rangers topped the Ma.
tional Hockey League standing today
with 2-point advantage over the
Montreal Maroons, leading contingent
of the international group.
A victory for the Rangers over the
Detroit Cougars last night allowed the
New Workers undisputed possession of
the Pinnacle, breaking a 10-all point
score with the Maroons.
The Montreal Canadiens have jump
ed from fourth to second place in the
international seXtets', rankings during
the past week while the American
group remained unchanged. Pitts
burgh has yet to break into the victory
column.
The standings:
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PAULINE TO BOX RiSKO
IN GARDEN NEXT MONTH

NEW YORK, December R.--
Pauline, the Basque woodchopper, will
be featured on a Madison Square
Garden card next month If plans now
under way materialiZe. Matchmaker
Jess McMahon proposes to pit the
Spainiard against the winner of the
Johnny Risko.Phil Scott tilt at Cleve-
land Wednesday night. Risko re-
Gently gained a close decision over
Pauline at the Garden.
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MANY SPORTS EosTEEllD,1s He'd
by LAUREL. ASSOCIATION

LAUREL Dscember ysTc
cost sD0Et St. Philips
at al letiictssa1 a kIoa has been organ.
Iized 2herea quarters ffar the
new gyfnnasiaillss 4ne the Episcopal
church han ball, volley bah.
boxing. wrestHnE IND other teams are
planned. * Course In setting.up exeE.
cises also viii be- given.
Membership is open to all men Of
the community regardless of age,s and
1t is non-sectarian organization.
Twenty-Five already have joined. 8. :,
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WHIRL WIND BASKETERS
AT Frederick TQNIGf

FREDERICK, Nd, December q
One Of the best basket ball games of
the local season issexpected topaeerow.
night when Bonds Whfrlw1n6S, n26s
son. sSusn sna Atlantic aat,.n1l ulp,Sa & s(ss
Independent League, meet thu Gre.
sap's Rifles Quint az the SIAN tmotYs.
Jack Smith, Distf1et boyysg gs4ior pays,
center for the locat soldiers han been
coaching the Ave the past week
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PRO COURT FIGURES
Eastern Section.

Games Tonight.
New York at Washington.
Philadelphia at Fort Wayne.
Game Tomorrow.
Philadelphia at Fort Wayne.
Result Last Night.
Washington, 36; New York, 30.
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ing the use of gyms Tuesday or Wed.
nesdays are sought by Trinity Club
basket ball quint. Call Columbia 491S.
Company F, National Guard, court
combinations will entertain on the
armory floor at Hyattsville tonight.
The Doughboys regulars will face
Athey's All Stars Of this city, and
the Reserves will take on Dixie Pig
A. c. in the preliminary that will
start at 7:30 o'clock.
Carroll Catholic Club quint, l3o.
pound champion Of Baltimore last
Winter, is after games with leading
teams in this city or vicinity having
gyms. Write Manager James r.
Preller, 2102 East Lombard street,
Baltimore.
Mclean A. c. vanquished Wintons,
"a to 25. 1t was the winners fourth
straight.
Capital Cyclones is the name Of a
quint sponsored by Jack Harrington.
who has lined up such clever tossers
as Pete Nee, Earle Moser, Edelstein,
Jim Birthright, Tom Sawyer, John
Goetz and Herb Young.
American Railway Express basket.
ers want a game tonight. Manager
Engle is receiving challenges at Lin
coin 722-W.
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BIG BILL rs TO WED.

NEW YORK, December 5.-Big
Bill Edwards, all-America guard
and captain of the Princeton foot ball
team in 1899, is engaged to marry
Mrs. Norma Jones Steelsmith. 1t has
been announced.
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BILL ROGERS MANAGER.

DALLAS, Tex, December ; RD.--
Bill Rogers. former manager OF teams
in various minor leagues, has signed
q contract to manage the Little Rock
Club of the Southern Association.
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v. P. I. NAMES BAILEY Ys.s

BLACKSBURG. Va. December S
@.--Albert E. Bailey OF Roanoke,
Va, a tackle, has. been chosen cap
tain Of the 1928 foot ball team of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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CUTLER MADE REFEREE
OF CUE TITLE CONTEST

NEW YORK, December OPAL
bert G. Cutler of New York will ref.
cree the world 1872 balkline billiard
championship in New York on De-
cember 10, 20 and 81, in which Welker
Cochran will defend his title against
Jake Schaefer. This will be the first
match under the new rules calling
for play in five blocks of 800 points
each.
Under FORMER conditions the match
was played in three blocks of 500
points each.
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An attempt will be made to inaugu-
rate dog racing in New York next
Spring. 4
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Mclean A. C. vanquished wintons,
"a to 25. It was the winners fourth
straight.
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The Fam Gus
Kid Lavigne's
Memoirs of
a SaUage
-
/ Ring
BY GEORGE (KID) LAvIGNE.

Former lightweight champion of the world
whose many victories included two over
Joe Walcott and one over Engiands
famous champion, Dick Burge.
tAs told to Z. p. Rucker.)
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Next-John L. sullivan's prophecy
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Contests with le5-pound teams hav
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By the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, December 5.--The
~ selection of Paul Waner, fleet
VI young Pirate outfielder, as the
l. Y National Leagues most valu-
h1a nla yorp for 1927. gives vo,lth
Evening star., 1927-05-15

the gardens of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dunlop, Hays, Chevy Chase Lake;
at Admiral Cary T. Grayson's, The
Highlands, and at the Bishops Gar
den. Cathedral of SIS. Pcter and Paul.
Mount st. Alhan.
Mrs. III. l.. Hauser of Albany, y. Y.
has leen the house guest of Mrs. w,
". Weir at her home on Mckinley
street.
Mr.. u. d. Blackstone. Sd, a student
of Mercersburg Academy, MERGERS,
burg. Pa, spent last week end with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. u. Il. Blacii-
stone. on Bradley lane
Miss Helen Wolcott. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton H. Wolcott enter
tanned at bridge and tea Saturday
afternoon in their residence on kirke
street.
Mrs L. r. Jacobs entertained tho
members of the Adult Bible Glass Of
the Foundry Methodist Church Friday
evening in her home on Mckinley
street.
Mrs. Turner Gray and her daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Tuey. have re-
turned to their home on East Irving
street after spending several weeks in
Chicago H.. visiting relatives.
Mr.. Edwin Roland of kanawha
street is spending several weeks in
San Francisco, Calf.
Mrs T.. Percival Wilson will enter
tain at bridge and tea Tuesday after
noon on Rosemary street.
The Community Club of Chevy
Chase met Monday at the home of
Mrs. J. Fl. Dyncs, on Cummings lane.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: Mrs. Q. F. Peters.
president: Mrs Roy s. Steward vice
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Engagements Announced
For the Misses Stillwell

Mrs. William j. Stiliwell announces
the engagement OF her daughter
Ophelia to Mr.. Earle Wesley Richard
son, also the engagement of her
daughter Anne Maxwell to Mr.. Leon
ard Warren Richardson.
The Misses Ophelia and Anne Still
we'll are graduates of Miss Madeira s
School. Alr. Earle Wesley Richardson
and Mr.. Leonard Warren Richardson
are sons OF Mrs. Georgette n. Rich
artlSon of Hampton. Va,
No dates have been set for the
weddings.