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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Alexandria News Notes

Confirmation services will be held In
Grace Episcopal Church tomorrow night
at o'clock W Right Rev. H st. George
Tucker, bishop Of the Episcopal Diocese
of Virginia.
Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights
of Columbus, will attend the annual
memorial mass tomorrow morning at z
o'clock in st. Mary's Catholic Church.
A special song service will feature the
meeting of the Baraca Bible class meet
ing at the First Baptist Church tomor-
row morning at GAS o'clock. j. T.
Preston and Melvin Zones will have
charge.
Alexandria Post, No. "a, American
Legion, will hold its monthly meeting
Friday night at o'clock in historic
Gadsby's Tavern. The ladies' auxiliary
of the post will meet March at 8
o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters at George Mason Hotel.
The Alexandria Independent Voters
League has called a meeting for Tues
day night at 8 o'clock in the George
Mason Hotel. Clinton H. Brown will
preside.
Alexandria Fire Department Auxiliary
will present a play Deacon Dubbs, "
March g. in Elks' Hall. j. Fred Birrell
is directing rehearsals of the cast which
includes Horace Howard. Ira Bayliss,
Walter Davis, George Poole. Bernard
Corbin, Mrs Horace Howard, Mrs. Wal
ter Davis, Miss Margaret Travers and
Mrs. James B. Williams. Mrs. Lawr-
ence Bergman is chairman of the COM
mittee.
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Arlington County News

Columbia, initiated at the last meeting
of the Arlington District Council OF
Citizens Associations, until the March
meeting.
On behalf of Arlington Post, No. 1879,
Emery Hosmer yesterday presented
large American Flag to the James Mon
roe School. 1t was accepted on behalf
of the school by Miss lola Payne, prin-
cipal
A program of songs, dances and
games featured the Midwinter party Of
the Lyon Village Women's Club held
Wednesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George De Vaughan. Hus-
bands of the members were honored
with invitations to attend, resulting In
about IS couples being present to enjoy
the festivities. Songs were offered by
Mrs. George Carlson, Mrs. Smith Lang
ford and Mrs. Cyr, while che Misses
Louise and Jane Carl presented spe-
cialty dances. Those in charge Of ar
rangements were Mrs. J. G. Buchanan,
Mrs. Charles Hitler, Mrs. o. r. Nc
CURE, Mrs r. w. Marshall Mrs. Robert
Anderson and Mrs. H. C. Creighton.
A short meeting of Arlington Lodge
of Odd Fellows will be held Tuesday
following which the entertainment COM
mittee will present a program. The
membership of the lodge has been in
vited by Eastern Lodge, No. 7, District
of Columbia, to attend its Ninetieth
birthday party to be held in Odd Fell
lows Temple, 4l9 Seventh street. Wash
ington, Wednesday. G.. H. McGrillis
has charge Of arrangements for this
lodge and large delegation Is expected
to attend. Arlington Lodge. together
with the Clarendon Citizens Associa-
ton and the Clarendon Fire Depart
ment, will hold a benefit entertainment
in Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday eve
ming. M Crutchley, J. B. Swecker and
N. S. Carson are taking care of the
lodges end of the arrangements.
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CONDEMNED OLD MULE
FINDS PLACE IN TALKIES

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, February 23.-
Honest Ben" was just a broken-down
grey mule condemned to death a few
weeks ago, but he's in the "Talkies'
now.
All of which goes to prove the value
of press agent.
Ben, whose useful days are over. was
condemned to death to feed hungry
carnivirous animals in the city zoo,
then a newspaper reporter decided his
case would make good copy-it did.
News Of Ben's impending ignominous
end brought a wave of protest and more
copy" and along with 1t a commuta-
ton of sentence from Mayor I. N.
Ragsdale.
odd Ben" then won home to spend
his remaining years in care-free in
doletce on the farm of Walter G.
Taylor, city clerk.
Now come fame and the movies.
"Talkie" men with their trappings in
vaded Grant Park today and "shot"
"Old Ben" who obligingly brayed his
approval for the Sound record.
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FIRST BLAST VICTIM
BURIED IN GEORGIA
Four Other Sawmill Explosion
Workers to Be Inferred Today
and Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLENNVILLE, Ga, February 3D.
The first of five funerals for victims OF
a saw mill blast here yesterday was held
today. Robert Dewitt was buried in q
nearby community. Others will be
buried today and tomorrow.
The list of dead from the explosion al
the Canuet mill was revised this morn
ing TO include Dewitt, Edmund Bacon,
ST.; John Endricks, Kenneth Brown
and Lee Polk, colored All except
Brown were killed outright.
The death of Fletcher Waters, one OF
the five injured, was enormously report
ed here last night Jesup Hospital au-
thorities announced that he was still
alive today, but was probably in dy-
ing condition. Brown died in the Jesup
Hospital last night.
Besides Waters, others in the Jesup
Hospital included, in revised check to-
day, A. L. Mccall, scalded: Tenton
Moody, back and hip injuries; s. E.
Gordon, scalded, and Annie Lou Kick
lighter, 8-year-old child, who was struck
by flying debris, fractured skull. The
last four named were expected to sur
vive.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, February %
Especially Members of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce within the next
two weeks will cast ballots to name q
board of IL directors to serve during the
new term which will open after the an
nual meeting of the chamber March
Is, the terms of the present directors
expiring that night.
The ballot box will be opened by Sec
rotary j. T. Preston at the chambers
headquarters in the George Mason Hotel
as soon as the committee on nominal
tons makes its report and the ballots
can be mailed out to the members. The
result of the voting will be announced
at the annual meeting.
The civic bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce will meet at the George Ma
son Hotel Monday night at 8 o'clock
to prepare its reports for the annual
meeting of the chamber.
Edward G. Lockhead. 16; David E.
Floyd, Is; Henry s. Holmes, Is, and
James Franklin Bland, Is, were ar
rested here early last night by Police
men James Little and Charles Stewart
in connection with the theft of an au-
tomobile in Portsmouth, Va, Thursday.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 758, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, will cele-
brate "Old Timers Night" Monday night
at its regular meeting in the Elks' Home
at o'clock.
Frank w. Noxon will make the fourth
of a series of talks on the Miracles Of
Jesus" tomorrow morning before the
Westminster Bible Glass of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
SIGNBOARDS HELD
ZONING VIOLATION
Prince Georges Structures De
clared Illegal by Park and
Planning Board.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Febru-
airy 23.-Commercial advertising firms
are erecting roadside signs in violation
of the coming regulations of Prince
Georges County. 1t was announced yes
terday at the Office of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Just which signs or what firm is in
volved, was not disclosed. but it was
stated the signs are in direct violation
of the coming ordinance, as they stand
in residential zones.
]. Bond Smith, attorney for the park
commission, has notified the CONNER
cial concerns responsible. Construction
Of the signs is seen by the officials
Of the park group as additional EVIL
dence of the need of the establishment
Of q building inspection service in
Prince Georges County.
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COUNSEL MAY LEAD
FIGHT ON ABATT0|R
Citizens Draw Lines for
Battle to Block Per-
nit Grant.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

CLARENDON, Va, February a.
An announcement last night by Frank
G. Campbell that the citizens protest
committee. of which he is chairman,
probably will be represented by coun-
sci when the Auth Provision Co. pre-
Sents its application for a permit to
erect an abattoir in the county adds
to the difficulties already in store for
the company.
Although practically all of the civic
and commercial organizations, as well
as the Virginia Park and Planning
Commission. have gone on record either
as opposed to the erection of the abat-
toir at all or against its erection until
the county has been Zoned, Campbell
feels that every precaution must be
used to prevent favorable action by the
board of county supervisors.
The formal application for the permit,
as advertised by the company, will
come before the board Thursday, when
both opponents and supporters Of the
project are expected to express their
views.
Campbells announcement regarding
employment of counsel Is the latest step
contemplated by the COMMITTEES to light
the abattoir.
Members of the board Of supervisors
so far have refrained from making pub
lie any statement as to their feelings
since the matter is not yet officially
before the board for action.
The possibility that Gov. Harry F.
Byrd may take hand in the matter
If the application should receive the in
dorsement of the supervisors has heart
ened opponents of the plant. Early in
the week, a representative of the gov
ernor stated that he had come here
to make personal survey OF the sit
uation and was working under the direct
orders of Gov. Byrd.
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FORESTVILLE.

FORESTVILLE, Va, February %
Especially Great Falls Grange on We'd
neSday night installed those officers who
were ill at the time of the January
meeting. Mrs. o. X. Miller was elected
lecturer in place of Mrs. Florence Hicks,
resigned.
The stockholders of the Grange Hall
Corporation held their annual meeting
following the Grange and elected the
following directors: L. B. Morris. D. d.
Cornwell, S. M. Follin, M. M. Shirley,
o. v. Carper, j. r. Shroy, A. G. Speight,
w. c. Walker, o. K Miller, ]. w. Pres
ton, Mark Turner and j. M. Sanders.
Mr.. Morris was elected president of the
board, Mr.. Miller, vice president, and
Mr.. Carper, secretary-treasurer. The
corporations auditing committee. w. C.
Walker, chairman; Mrs. Mark Turner,
secretary; A. c. Speight, L. B. Morris
and A. C. Speight, will meet Monday
night at the home of Mrs. Turner This
directors of the corporation will meet
on Tuesday night in the new Grange
Hall to inspect the building
A report of the finances of the Grange
Hall Corporation, presented Wednesday
by Mark Turner, showed that the sale
of stock was progressing well.
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Commissioner Recommends Closing
Oyster Bars for 3-Year Period

outcoming oysters, but with the present
low production there probably would
not be sufficient tax available to justify
the undertaking, and it should be met
by other means If Virginia Is to do her
part in the work." DR.. Luce's report
reads.
These valuable bottoms of Potomac
River cannot remain as they are, and
they cannot become productive again
unless immediate steps are taken to fol-
low out the Bureau Of Fisheries recon-
mendation.
THE department intends to pursue
two courses, one to provide money for
rebuilding the WORKOUT bars and make
them once more productive and the
other by agreement with, the State of
Virginia to lease out the bottoms, per-
hitting Virginia citizens to have the
same rights as Maryland citizens to
become lessees of the bottom land of
the Potomac. In this the State of
Maryland would be carrying out her
concurrent agreement with the citizens
of Virginia"
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BETHESDA FIREMEN
PUT ON SPEED LIMIT
Engines Must Stay Within IS
Miles an Hour, Board Off,
cial Rules.
BY a stan correspondent Of The star

oS a otah correspondent Va ALo OeaAs
BETHESDA, Md, February 23-
Volunteer firemen of the Bethesda dis
.trict will in the future be robbed Of any
thrill they might get out Of speeding
through this town in answer to call
for help. in accordance with an order
issued today by Thomas Hampton,
president Of the fire board. The shrill
sirens on the bright red equipment
might shrek ingloriously for a clear
ing of the way, but the volunteers must
keep down to the speed allowed any
ordinary citizen.
Mr.. Hampton said that he had issued
orders to the Montgomery police in
this district to arrest any driver OF the
Bethesda equipment who went through
the town at faster clip than rs miles
an hour. He has also told the drivers
that 1t would be loss out OF their
pockets II the police picked them up.
Public safety, Mr.. Hampton said, was
responsible for the issuance OF his
order. The majority of the calls re-
ceived by the department are for small
brush fires, he said, and he saw no
reason for ehdangering the lives OF
scores of pedestrians within this town
by permitting the engine to answer calls
with the throttle wide open.
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NEW OFFICERS INDICTED
BY MT. VERNON GRANGE
Committee Appointed to Confer
With Camp Authorities for
Road Strengthening.
special pispatch to me SOL.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WOODLAND, Va. February a.
Mount Vernon Grange installed the
following officers at meeting at
Grange Hall recently:
Master, T. Bently Mason: overseer,
D. j. CARRIER; steward, H. w. Walker;
assistant steward, F. H. wilkinson;
gate keeper, N. j. Collins; lady assist
ant steward, Miss Adrienne Gillingham;
chaplain. Mrs. H. w. Walker: lecturer,
Mrs. d. j. CARRIER; secretary, Mrs. A.
Harmon Roberts; treasurer, G. Kirk
wilkinson: Ceres, Miss Mary Cox; Po-
mona, Mrs. Egbert Thompson; Flora,
Mrs. N. j. Collins. r
Mrs. Thompson spoke on dahlia cul-
ture and Mrs. F. H. Wilkinson discussed
the development of the country I'D to
the time of George Washington. This
was followed by a humorous sketch by
Mrs. CARRIER. The past masters Jewel
was presented to G. c. Dillingham;.
The grange appointed T. Bently
Mason, j. w. Cox and H. w. Walker
a committee to confer with the au-
thorlties OF Camp Humphreys in regard
to eliminating the sharp turn in the
road near Accotink. The road Is now
under the jurisdiction of the War De-
partment. The committee appointed
was instructed to confer with w. F. p.
Reid, Mount Vernon district supervisor:
County Engineer F. NJ Larkin and camp
officials in an attempt to straighten the
right OF way and render 1t less hazard
Gus.
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MARYLAND PARK.

MARYLAND PARK, Md, February
% Especially The Maryland Park Cit
liens Association will give supper and
smoker at the Christian Church Mon
day. The association is entering its
twentieth year of existence with a
surplus in the treasury and ample
equipment for street work, which will
be started soon. The annual election
of officers will be held March IL.
William T. lobe, science instructor
and athletic coach for the Maryland
Park High School, is arranging for a
motion picture show to raise funds for
base ball uniforms and equipment for
the coming season.
DR.. Samuel M. North, State super
visor of high schools, attended the his
tory study committee meeting on Tues
day and conferred with Prof. Edgar F.
Long of College Park and Hyattsville,
Principal Cromwell of Upper MARI
boro, Miss Ruth C. Mckinley, instructor
ct Hyattsville, and Mrs. Katherine Bull
ger Of the Maryland Park High School
on means of improving history instruc-
ton in the high schools Of Prince
Georges County.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
eighteenth election district of Prince
Georges County Is going ahead with
plans for a big booster banquet to b:
held next month.
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KEITH'S TO REOPEN.
Musical Comedy Will Be Presented
Next Week.

Announcement was made last night
of the reopening of Keith's Theater
with a matinee next Sunday, when
the Savoy Musical Comedy Co., now at
the Belasco Theater, will shift to
Keith's.
The musical comedy to be presented
the opening week has not been definitely
decided upon, but 1t was said that 1t
will be either George M. Cohans Little
Nelly Kelly" or "Oh, Kay"
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MARYLAND ODD FELLOWS
HOLD RALLY TUESDAY
Lodges From Three Counties to
Gather at Odd Fellows Home
for Ceremony.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. February as
Members Of zone No. 8 of the Independ-
ent Order Of Odd Fellows. includirg
lodges at Montgomery, Frederick and
Carroll Counties, win rally here Tuesday
night at the Maryland Odd Fellows
Home.
A degree stan from Baltimore win
confer degrees on candidates from the
lodges. Lodges to be represented are
Montgomery. No. 90. Damascus. Nd
st. Stephens. No. 95, Woodbine. Nd
Poolesville, No. 81. Poolesville, Nd:
Frederick City, No. 100, this city: South
Mountain, No. l25. Wolfsville; Adams
town, No. 154. Adamstown, Nd: Mary-
land Heights. No. 1913, Harpers Ferry,
w. va; Elk Ridge, No. 80, Brunswick,
Md; Good Samaritan, No. 46, Thur
mont, Md; Fidelity. No. 81. New Market.
Md, and Prosperity, No. So, Mount
Airy. Md. n
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Licensed to Wed.

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, February
% (SpeciaD Marriage licenses havs
been issued here to the following: E@Tl
Roy Cook, %, and Mrs. Isabelle Agnes
east, Washington; Robert H. Green,
81. of Ardmore, Md, and Miss Marie
Catherine King, Is. of 821 Sixth street
northeast. Washington, and William @.
Fawcett, az. and Mis- Margaret Made
line Sheriff, Is, Of Ox6n Hill.
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ITALY TO DECORATE
ADM. MAGRUDER
Award Will Be Made for His
Part in ReScuing Flyers
in 1924.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW BERN, N. c., February "a
Rear Admiral Thomas p. Magruder OF
the United States Navy, who is spend-
ing the Winter here at the Kitty Hawk
Clubhouse, will be presented Tuesday In
Washington with an Italian decoration
by the Italian Ambassador as an award
from the Italian King and Italian gov
eminent for his part in the rescue OF
the Italian aviator, Locateli, and COM
panionS during August, 1924.
The admiral was in command Of Q
cruiser squadron that found the Italian
flyer of the coast of Greenland, be-
tween that island and Iceland, after
his plane had been damaged when
forced by fog to land on the water.
With Locatelh were another co-pilot
and two mechanics.
Admiral Magruder had been sent by
the Navy with three cruisers and eight
destroyers to safeguard the first Army
world flyers in their lap of a world
journey from Scotland to Boston. It
was bitterly cold weather when word
reached them Of the disappearance Of
the italian aviator.
Search Lasted Two Days.
For two days the Americans looked
for the foreigner. Airplanes of cruisers
made. Finally at midnight a green
signalman named L. B. Pinkston Of
Florida on the cruiser Richmond. An
unusually successful rescue followed.
persistence and navigational skill saving
the Italians.
The award from the italian govern
ment to Admiral Magruder was made
some time ago but the presentation was
delayed, to await an act of Congress
authorizing acceptance. A similar deco
ration was awarded to Capt Lyman A.
Gotten of Salisbury, N. c., who was In
command of the flagship at the time OF
the rescue, and was presented to menu
bers Of his family after his death. The
signalman, who sighted the lost aviator,
was presented with $4,000 by Italians
Of Chicago.
Receives Many Gifts.
The admiral received high praise and
number Of gifts for the rescue. In
GLIDING gold loving cup from Italians
OF New York and q handsome baS-re-
lief of himself and Locatelli designed
by one Of the most famous SculptorS
in the country and presented to him
by Italians in Philadelphia.
This will not be the first decoration
that the admiral has received. He was
commended for gallantry on the
u. S. S. Charleston at San Francisco
in 1890, and for gallantry at Cinefuegos,
Cuba, in May, 1898, during the Span
lsh-American War, he was advanced
five numbers. The United States Dis
tinguished Service Medal has been
awarded to him and he also has been
named commander in the Legion Of
Honor of France.
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STUDENT is SUED.
University Man Named in $53,975
Attachment Action.

NORFOLK, Va, February % (P.-
James D. Woodley Of Tarboro, NJ c., a
student at the University of North Caro-
lima, today was named principal de-
PENDANT In a petition for attachment
filed in the Court of Law and Chancery
here by the Columbian Peanut Co., Inc,
which alleges that the Carolinian is in
debted to it in the sum of $53,97540.
The bill of complaint alleges that this
sum is due on special open account
against Woodley and that he has re-
fused to pay it. The Norfolk National
Bank of Commerce is co-defendant.
The peanut company announces that
the principal defendant holds 161
shares of its stock and that it has a
lien of more than 5000 on this stock
The bank is named co-defendant as
trustee of certain interests in which
Woodley is said to be interested.
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INDICTMENT RECORD
SET BY GRAND JURY
Heard 25o Witnesses and Return
ed SO True Bills in Ten
Day Session.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, February 23.-In-
vestigation of prohibition law violations
in this county caused the grand jury
to break all previous records. During
the past 10 days the jury heard 259
witnesses and returned 83 indictments
The reason we have been unable to
indict more violators of the prohibition
laws" the foreman's report read, lis be-
cause many of the witnesses summoned
before us upon reliable information
testifie9 very reluctantly, seemingly TO
pyotscfSsae violators."
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BRlDLE PATH PLANNED
IN ARLINGTON COUNTY
Lyon & Fitch Route Course for
Lovers of Horseback Riding in
New Wooded Section.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYON VILLAGE. Va, February o.
Followers Of the sport of riding horse
back are to be given an opportunity to
ride through the wooded sections of this
part of the county, according to plans
made today by Lyon 81 Fitch in the de-
velopment of the new wooded section
adjacent to Spout Run.
The bride path will begin at the
present Offices of the company, circle
around the wooded section, pass under
the Spout Run Bridge and then double
back by Woodmont avenue extended and
then through Cedar street to Clarendon
This is the first time that developers
Of real estate in the county have turned
their thoughts to the provision Of bride
paths.
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BERRYVILLE.

BERRYVILLE, Va, February %
Especially John Thomas Tumblin, IS,
died Wednesday at Rippon, w. Va. He
is survived by his widow and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. r. l.. Shull of
Wickliffe, Mrs. Abe Shull of Wheatland,
W. Va: Mrs. John Pennington of VIM
chester, Miss Mary Tumblin, Walter,
Cleveland and Snowden Tumblin of
Rippon and j. T. Tumblin, jr., of Blue
mont Va.
The Patrons League of the Berry
vile High School Tuesday elected the
following officers: Mrs. H. H. Burke,
president; Mrs Wilbur Gaunt and Mrs.
c. H. Iden, first and second vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Ralph Ware, secretary, and
Mrs. William GaryiH treasurer.
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AMERICANS AWARDED
DECORATION AT TUNIS
Cravate of Commander of the
Order of Nicham Iftikar
Is Given.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Accord-
ing to cable advices received today in
the local offices of the French Line from
its Paris headquarters, four prominent
Americans aboard the steamer France
on it's second Mediterranean cruise
were received by the French resident
general at Tunis and awarded the
coveted decoration, the Cravat Of Com
mander of the Order Of Nichman Iftikar
by the Bey Of Tunis.
Those honored by the Tunisian ruler
were George Edwin Brown, legal coun-
cellor and clubman of Boston; H. D.
Crooks, president of the Chicago Ware
house association; Charles w. Baetjer,
associate of j. H. Wilson, jr., Co., men,
bers of the New York Stock Exchange,
and prominent Baltimore clubman, and
Arthur M. Goodwin, vice president of
the Grand Rapids National Bank, and
prominent Michigan business man.