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boulevard and Virginia avenue, Lyon
Village. The plans were prepared by
II. f. Stelle of Lyon Village.
More than 700 persons attended the
first graduating exercises at the
Washington-Lee High School Friday
night. which were held in the school
auditorium. The exercises opened
with the invocation by the Rev. George
H. Fielding. pastor of the Clare aGon
Methodist Church, followed by the ad-
dress of welcome by Parkes Fielding,
honor member and president oi. the
class.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by DIR. Edwat T. De-
vine, dean of graduate schc at the
American University. w .ington.
who was introduced h fletcher
Kemp. county school sri.N ..endent.
Those graduating with naaors we're
Janet Nevin and Parkes .lding.
The Clarendon Char =, United
Daughters of the Confed., nc ente r
tained the Sons Camp OF "onfederate
Veterans at a meeting h%id at the
home of Mrs. II. w. Cauffrlan, Wilson
boulevard, Thursday night. After a
short business session a nusical pro-
gram was given, which included solos
by John Palmer and Herbert Hudson,
accompanied by Mrs. Mary Perkins
Snyder. Camp Comdr. Ashton G..
Jones of the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams stated that the camp will at an
early date present the chapter with q
gavel. He has offered a prize of $50
to the pupil of the Washington-Lee
High School who writes the best essay
on Southern history.
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FORESTVILLE.

FORESTVILLE, Va, June IL (Spe-
claD.-Dr. c. C. Calhoun, of Pbila.
delphfa, representing the Pennsvl.
Vania State Grange, will be in Forest.
vile on Monday evening and on
tuesday to conduct an instruction
class for the degree team of Great
Falls Grange. All of DIR. Calhoun's
expenses are being borne by the Ma
tlonai Grange headquarters in Wash.
ington.
A regular meeting of Great Falls
Grange will be held in school Wednes.
day evening.
Two delegations from Forestville.
headed by G. M. Follin and n X
Miller, attended the meeting of the
county school board Monday to urge
appointment Of rival candidates for
the school faculty for next year. After
hearing both delegations, the board de.
cided that in order to avoid friction
in the community it would be un.
wise TO appoint the candidates of
either delegation.
Forestville School helds it's gradual.
ing exercises Wednesday evening
with Senator Frank Ball Of Arlington
as the speaker. The salutatorv was
given by Gordon Delk, the valedictorv
by Mildred jenkins, the class history
by Frances Delk and the class poem
by Howard Bradford. Carl DALEY
acted as the class grumbler and Car.
dona Brockman delivered the class
phophecy. Diplomas were presented
by Principal Durham.
Members of the seventh grade went
to Great Falls Wednesday on a
picnlM ..
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CENTERVILLE.

CENTERVILLE, Va. June II (Spe-
ciaD.-The All Bread Club, recently
organized by Miss Mary Lippard.
home demonstration agent. held It's
first meeting yesterday at the home Of
Mary De Bell. At 3 o'clock the Boys
Summer Poultry Club, under Miss
Lippard's management, met at the
same place and received it's first in
structions.
The graduation exercises of the
seventh grade pupils of Centerville
School were held Wednesday night in
the school auditorium. Common
wealth's Attorney Wilson Farr pre-
sented the diplomas and made the
principal address. The school is plan
ming picnic Thursday June 16.
The Centerville base ball team lost
at Fairfax last Sunday by a score of
to 20.
The present teachers of the Center.
vile School were all reappointed for
the next term.
At the school board meeting on Mon.
day Trustee De Bell presented the fol.
lowing valuation of the school nrop-
erty in the Centerville district: Cliff
ton, white, $4,000; Centerville, white.
$5,000 Chantelly, $4,000; Elgin, $500
Legato, $1,000; Paper Head, $500; Red
Hill, 81 800, Rock HILL 1000; Clifton.
colored, old, 800; Clifton, colored'
new, SO 400: Cub Run, 81 900; Hughes
vile, $500.
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ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

on the pavilion at the intersection of
Prince and Washington streets.
The children will leave here at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon for Wash
ington, where they will witness the
American League base ball game
scheduled to be played in that city.
A grand jury will sit in the corpora.
ton court Monday morning at 10
o'clock with 20 cases on the docket.
Judge Howard w. Smith will preside.
The jury is to be composed of p. f.
German. A. H. Bryant, A. S. Doni-
phan F. c. Howard. J. G. Blackwell.
J. NJ Reed, B. We'll. John D. Nor
moyle, Floyd Saunders. Jerome Kauf-
mann. j. J. Garvey and Walter c.
Drury.
Xaverian School Program.
The annual closing exercises of the
Xaverian Brothers School will be
held Thursday. Students and mem
bers of the faculty will attend high
mass in the St. Mary's Catholic Church
that morning. and the exercises prop
er will be held in the afternoon.
The K. of c. scholarship donated by
Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, knights
of Columbus, will be awarded to the
student of the sacond-year high school
attaining the highest average in
scholastic work. The scholarship is a
two-year course at st. Johns College,
Washington, and a gold medal will be
presented the winner by the council
also. Two silver medals donated by
the Rev. M. J. Cannon, pastor of st.
Mary's Church, will be presented at
the closing exercises. The enrolment
at the school during the current term
is 100 students.
Herbert T. Beach, merchant of
this city. was stricken with paralysis
in his home, 311 North Rayol street.
today. His condition is pronounced
serious.
The board of directors Of the Alex
andria Chamber of Commerce will
meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the local headnuarters.
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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. June
l1.--Work of reassessing all real es-
. tate In Prince Georges County, as
, ordered nv the State Tax Commission.
Will start soon and the county com
missioners have named the assessors
who will make the reyaluations.
County Assessor James H. Shreve
called a meeting of the assessors,
when they were instructed as to their
duties by a representative OF the
State Tax Commission.
When the assessors have completed
their work in a district or an incor-
porated town the assessment CARDS
will be delivered to the commissioners.
who will fix dates for hearings on all
properties reviewed, giving the prop
erty owner at least five days notice
of such hearings.
Assessors appointed for the various
election districts thus far follow
Marlboro, Joseph S. Wyvill. sr.: Not
tingham, J. Ogden Wickham. Croome;
Piscataway. John Dent, Waldorf;
Spaldings, John M. Roberts, route 8.
Anacostia, d. c.. Queen Anne, Rich
ard Hardisty, Mitchellville; Aquasco.
Howard j. Trueman; Surratts. j. An
drew Carrico, Clinton; Laurel, Frank
W. Await; Brandywine, Herbert Lus-
ny. OXOn F1lll, w dICer NTFIHlG2, route q,
Anacostia, d. c.; Kent. Omar c.
Strawn, r. +. D., Landover; Bowie,
Frank E. Fitzgerald, Glendale;
Hyattsville, Herbert Moffat; Chillum,
Charles Woodward, r. F. D., Hyatts-
Vile, and William Vanneman. Mount
Rainier; Seat Pleasant, William Cady;
RivertaIe. Joseph A. Tanning; Lam
ham, Robert L. Smallwood. Mitchell
Vile; Berwyn, w. r. Harr, Branch
Vile.
These assessors at large have been
named: Linden Briscoe, jr.. Brandy
wine; John T. Fisher, route 8, Ana
costa; Harry b. Orme, Laurel; Thomas
w. Baxter, Collington: Millard Thorne,
route 9. Anacostia.
Prince Georges County commission
ers at their meeting here this week
requested their clerk. James c. Black
well, to communicate with officials of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad with
reference to improvement of the cross
ings at Beltsviile and Branchyille.
The following were named collectors
of dog license fees for the period end
ing July /. 1928: James d. Ketner,
Riverdale district; J. Irving Parker,
Marlboro district; John E. Weast.
Seat pleasant district. They will re-
tain 25 per cent of the fees they
collect.
Frank r. Wooten, ir.. was named
constable for Berwyn district for the
term ending the first Tuesday in De
cember 1880.
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ANNANDALE.

ANNANDALE, Va. June II tSpe-
ciaD.-The Lee-Jackson School gradu-
ated it's first class this past s'week.
Three seniors received diplomas-Mil-
dred Dean and Charlotte Tucker Creel
Of Annandale and Jennie Allen Ward
Of Lincolnia. Jennie Ward repre-
sented Lee-Jackson School in The
Washington Star oratorical contest
this last Spring.
Pioneer Grange met Tuesday night.
The School and Community League
will meet in the school auditorium
Wednesday, June Is.
The entertainment committee of the
Annandale League met June z in the
school auditorium and decided to post
pone Anandale Day from July to
later date. 1t was voted, however, to
have a July 4 celebration, including a
picnic dinner, two base ball games and
dancing as the principal events.
The school committee, William Sipes
chairman, assisted by A. j. Dean and
Miss Marie Creel, has purchased and
hung the new curtain on the stage
in the auditorium. The curtain cost
SIG.
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CAPITOL HEIGHTS

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, June
IA movement is under way here
to Eec.::e the extension of East
Capitol street from the District Line
through Capitol Vie~ and Seat
Pleasant district. Representative
Stephen Gambrill of the fifth Mary
land congressional district addressed
a meeting of citizens in the Prince
George Theater here, when the mat
ter was discussed. Mayor Thomas ].
Luckett, who pledged the support of
the town to the project, is planning
to lay formal petition for the work
before the Parking and Planning
Commission, and also to have Repre-
sentative Gambrill use his good Offices
in furtheFance Of the proposition.
Town autt<1riticS are working to
have the old bridge between Bergman
and Central avenues replaced with a
new structure wide enough to permit
the passage of two or three vehicles,
and to secure an improved roadway
along lower Central avenue from Halls
Station to Davidsonville. The latter
project, it is pointed out, would fur
nish another short route from Wash
ington to Annapolis.
Judge j. Chew Sheriff, in the
County Police Court here Thursday,
dismissed the charge of assault and
battery preferred by Charles @parneIl
against Town Policeman Mason Love.
Some time ago Love arrested Darnell
on a charge of drunk and disorderly
conduct. Justice of the Peace John
E. Weast found Darnall guilty and
fined him, but suspended the fine.
Darnell charged that Love struck
him. Love admitted striking Darnell,
but said he thought the latter was
about to attack him.
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BRADBURY HEIGHTS:
BOULEVARD HEIGHTS.

BRADBURY HEIGHTS, Nd, June
IL (SpeciaD.-The Parent Teacher AS
sociation of the Bradbury Heights
School held its monthly meeting in
.the school auditorium THURSDAY night
a motion was carried that William r.
Whipp, president of the association,
who is moving from the community,
continue as presiding officer until Fall
The school will close for the Sum-
mer June II and commencement ex-
erclSes viii be held that night at the
Bradbury Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church. On June Ia the children
VIII be guests at a party given to
them by the ParentTeacher Associa-
ton.
On June 16 the children from the
room of Mrs. Evelyn Burrows will put
on a play in the auditorium of the
Bradbury Heights Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Child@en's day exercises will be held
on Sunday at the Bradbury Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Boulevard Heights Volunteer
Fire Department and Citizens Asso.
citation held it's weekly meeting Tues.
day night in the engine house. A mo-
ton was carried that the treasures OF
The two associations combine. A Ford
OnS'LoH truck with iad0erS, TWO cneHl
ical tanks fully equipped and two
three-gallon fire extinguishers have
been purchased by the department
from the American-La France Fire
Engine Co.
The monthly meeting of the East
Washington Heights Citizens Associa
ton will be held Monday night in the
auditorium of the Bradbury Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The annual election of three town
commissioners and a treasurer will be
held A& boulevard Heights July 8.
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BELTSVILLE.

BELTSVILLE, Md, June II (Spe-
ciaD.-The Mems club of st. Johns
Episcopal church will give a dance
Wednesday evening at the Parish
hall.
The Junior guild met Monday eve-
ming at the Parish hall and plans were
made for the entertainment to be
given at Highland.
Mrs. E. Ramer and Mrs. T. Miller
were joint hostesses to the Senior
guild last Friday evening at the Par
ish hall. Returns from the apron con-
test, held in May. were $50.
The Woman's Community Club will
meet Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Romeo Perry. There win be the an
nual election Of officexs. The grange
will hold its regular meeting on
Tuesday evening. The Missionary
Society of Emmanuel M. e. Church
South win meet at 2:30 Thursday at
the home of Mrs. WIN Collins.
The Aid Society OF Emmanuel
Church met Wednesday at the home
of Miss Mollie Magruder, with a
large, number of members and visitors
present. The society voted $25 to the
Sunday school building fund, which
leaves $2S balance on the original
pledge Of the society. A large portion
Of the nancy has been raised from
selling lunches to school children.
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HYATTSVILLE.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, June II (Spe
ciaD.-Dr. H. E. Woolever, prominent
nationally in Methodist Church edito-
rial circles, will deliver the address to
the 81 graduates at commencement
exercises of Hyattsville High School
to be held Wednesday night at the
National Guard Armory here starting
at Sis o'clock.
Glass night exercises will be held
Tuesday night at the high school
auditorium.
Closing exercises of elementary
schools will take place Thursday night
at the armory at 8:15 o'clock. State
Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer of Prince
Georges County will deliver the princi-
pal address. DIR. H. T. Willis, mayor
Of Hyattsville, will present the
diplomas. Charles w. Clagctt, presi-
dent of the schools board of trustees,
will preside.
The class numbers 80. an increase
Of six over last year. officers are
Daniel Moore, president; York Hol-
lingsworth. Thomas Hayes. Roy Cogar.
vice presidents; Jean Hamilton. secre-
tary. and Harry Stellings, treasurer.
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WOODLAWN.

WOODLAWN, Va. June IL tSpe-
ciaD.-The Woodlawn Community
Club held it's regular meeting at the
community house Friday, June 3. 1t
was decided to have regular roll of
members hereafter, with dues at 10
cents per month; age limit. IA years.
The Cub will hold regular meetings
this year on the first Friday night
each month. The bylaws were put
in the hands of committee for revi-
sion Election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Mrs. A. II. Rob
erts; vice president, H.. w. Walker;
secretary. Miss Bertha Buckman, and
treasurer, Mrs. R.. S. Smith.
Mrs. D. J. CARRIER was appointed
entertainment committee and Mrs. j.
S. Petit refreshment committee for
July meeting. j. S. Petit and
A Fl. Roberts were appointed COM
mittee for new members. Program
consisted of folk dance. Norwegian
Mountain March," by nine girls from
Potters Hill School.
The regular meeting of the Wood
lawn Circle of Kings Daughters was
held at Mrs, Cragg's last Sunday.
The report of the supper given jointly
with the Mount Vernon Circle for ben
eft of the Alexandria Hospital stated
t4idA VSC was ClcdLCo
No meetings will be held during July
and August. The next meeting will
be September IL, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. w. Walker.
The Odd Fellows held their regular
meeting last Monday night in Acco-
tink. The following nominations were
made: Noble grand, Sergt. J. ]. Lam
back: vice grand. Sergt. Archie Tur-
ner; vice grand. Sergt. John Heitman;
treasurer. John Pearson, and treas
urer, Sergt. William G. Adams. Eiec-
ton will be held Monday.
The residents of the Potters Hill
Fo9t Humphreys road met with rep.
resentatives OF the Virginia Public
Service Corporation at Coxs store
Tuesday night to discuss plans for the
construction of an electric line to run
over the road.
Potters Hill and Woodlawn School
closed Thursday, June 8, for Summer
vacation. Potters Hill Parent Teacher
Association held a regular meeting
Friday night, June 10.
Next Friday night the Woodlawn
Community Players will present a
play. mo Trespassing," under the di-
rection of Mrs. D. ]. CARRIER, at the
Woodlawn Community House.
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LYON PARK.

LYON PARK, Va. June II (Spe--
ciaD.-Plans for the annual carnival
in benefit of the community house
fund, to be held June 16, II and Is,
are moving rapidly, with L. l.. Col
lies arrangements committee working
to make it the greatest event of the
kind ever given here. A free circus
will be one of the features, and among
the side-show attractions Is to be a
'cannibar' and a number of freaks.
A beauty contest win be held each eve
ming. with the eliminations Saturday
evening. when the prize winner viii
receive appropriate honors. Bathing
beauties of every generation will be
on the dais. There will be games and
entertainments of other kinds. Mrs.
J.. w. Dorsey, T. Gary, e. J. Merrick.
w. Te1ford. l.. C. Carl, j. w. Dorsey,
A. T. Rowell, Mrs, j. A. Poole. Mrs.
l.. L. Collie, e. ". Colberg, Mrs. w.
Tolford and J. r. Hardie are members
Of the carnival committee.
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BALLSTON.

BALLSTON, Va. June II (Special1.
The Ballston Improvement Associa.
tion. at its annual meeting, elected
Frank L. Sanderson president, John
I. Lyons, vice president: A. c. Put
nam. treasurer; Lyman NJ. Kelly, sec.
retary. with ]. NJ. King, John Nc
Quinn, Elmer E. Speer, J. T. Huna-
her and E. G. Howell, members Of the
board of directors.
Harry K. Green, commissioner OF
revenue, will be at the firehouse
Tuesday evening from z to 9 o'clock
to assist persons wishing to file re-
turns.
The Glebewood Citizens Associa-
ton will meet at the home Of John
Douglas Tuesday evening.
The Central Methodist Church win
give a lawn fete Wednesday evening
on the church grounds.
The Parent Teacher Association of
Thomas Nelson Page School elected
j. Fuller Hayes president, J.. w.
Phelps, vice president: Mrs. Harry
L. Echols. secretary. and Miss Daisy
West, treasurer. The association az
ffliated with the Virginia Parent.
Teachers and Withdrew from the
Home and School League Of Virginia
Catherine Spratt, James Page, Henry
Maxey. Ellis Taylor and John Miller
were awarded prizes In the flower
parade, which preceded the meeting.
The Scout Mothers will give lawn
fete at the Scout Hall Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Evening star., 1927-06-12
BERRYVILLE.

BERRYVILLE, Va. June IL (Spe-
ciaD.-The Shenandoah Baptist Sun
day School Association held its an
nual all-day meeting Thursday at the
Baptist Church here. Among the
speakers was DR.. 7. ]. Watts Of Rich
mond.
Robert N. Hardesty, a resident of
the Summit Point neighborhood, was
found dead in a chair at his home
Thursday, death being due to heart
trouble. He was unmarried and is
survived by two brothers, C. r. and
Thomas B. Hardesty of Clark County,
and two Sisters, Mrs. Edgar Moore
Of the county and Mrs. Frank Scanlon
or Morgantown, w. Va.
Miss Dorothy Williams, daughter of
DR.. II. A. Williams of Olive Hill, XIV.
and Jared Rice Shepherd, son of the
late George H. Shepherd and Mrs.
Shepherd Of Berryville, were married
Saturday in Ironton, Ohio.
Luther c. Manuel, 81 years of age
tenant on a farm near Macedonia. was
killed Monday on the Front Royal and
Winchester pike when he lost control
of the car, which overturned, His
wife and three little boys survive.
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15,Q)D CHEER HERO
IN ALEXANDRIA
Shore Lined When Warship
Bearing Lindbergh to
Washington Passes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 12.-
Fifteen thousand people lined the Vir'
ginia shore of the Potomac River
this morning as the U. S. S. Memphis
steamed past this city carrying Col.
Charles A. Lirdbergh to Washington
for his first official welcome home
. from France.
The towsel-haired hero stood on the
bridge of the Memphis and waved his
greeting in answer to the throngs.
Lindbergh stood gripping the railing
OF the bridge bare-headed and wear
ing a blue suit. Dressed in their
white uniforms, the officers Of the
Memphis, standing back Of the avi
ator, provided a background from
which Lindbergh was easily dis
cerned.
The Memphis showed just off the
shipyard wharf a few minutes after
10 O'Clock. and whistles and sirens of
the various plants and the bells of
the Alexandria Fire Department broke
into a din. The bells and sirens of
the fire department apparatus,
aligned on the water front, also
Joined in.
Zeppelin Over Cruiser.
AS the Memphis steamed up the
river the huge United States Navy
Zeppelin, Los Angeles, which had
been lowering over the city for As
minutes, swung in a wide arc and
went out over the river to fly above
the" cruiser. Numerous smaller air.,
craft darted hither and yon, cutting
capers around the Memphis. and then
dashing off to perform stunts over
the city.
A huge monoplane which came out
of the North dipped it's nose in salute
as it passed over Lindbergh's ship
and then speeded Southwark. 1t
closely resembled photographs of the
Spirit of St. Louis, which helped
Lindbergh conquer the Atlantic.
Pleasure craft slipped in and out
of the wharves, and the steamer
Charles McAlister, bearing a capacity
crowd, was among the first to pass
the local wharves on it's way down
the river for a first glimpse of
s'Lucky" Smaller United States
Navy boats fitted in and out of local
shipping, and when the Memphis ap-
peared they dashed out and cut capers
alongside, of the huge gray-colored
hulk.
Planes i'm Battle Array.
A fleet of biplanes and several
hydroplanes flew in battle formation
over the city while the Memphis jour
neyed up the Potomac. Flying over
Washington has been restricted ex-
cept to special airplanes, and the
pilots flying this morning stayed here
and gave vent to their enthusiasm
Far into the afternoon the aircraft
were still performing for the benefit
Of local people.
The most impressive sight of the
whole program arranged by this city
was the formation of a huge "a" on
the shipyard grounds by 1000 public
school children. The children. dressed
in white, formed when the word was
passed that the Memphis had been
sighted, and when Lindbergh passed
they broke into a wild Iell, which
brought a wav of appreciation from
their idol.
Evening star., 1927-06-12

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June IL (Spe-
.!aD.-Graduation exercises of the
Alexa ndria High School will be held
in the Elks' Home auditorium Friday
evening at 8:15 o'clock. The graduation
address will be delivered by Charles
J. Smith, president of Roanoke Col.
lege, Salem, Va. Superintendent OF
Public Schools r. c. Bowton, mem
bers of the city school board and the
high school faculty will be guests Of
honor The senior cSlss students will
attend the Methodist Episcopal
Church South tomorrow night at 8
o'clock for the baccalaureate sermon,
which will be preached by the Rev.
William S. Hammond. The class will
gather at 7;i5 in the Sunday school
room of the church.
The various public schools will close
Friday, and approximately 5000 cards
of promotion will be presented at II
o'clock that morning.
One hundred and forty pupils of the
seventh grade Jefferson School are ex-
pected to graduate and enter Alex
andria High. The Jefferson School
graduation exercises will be held at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon, and Chester
A. Gwinn, former president of the
school board, will deliver the gradu-
alton address.
Graduation exercises will be held in
the ParkerGray School for colored at
1890 O'Clock Friday morning
Children to Be Guests.
One hundred and f1fty-three children
from the Masonic Home. Richmond,
will be guests of AleXa ndria Washing
ton Lodge, No. %, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday in this city. A
pretentious program, including sight
seeing trips, entertainments and
luncheons> with several civic organ
izations are listed. The band and
glee club of the orphanage will make
the trip to this city and will give a
concert Monday evening at s o'clock