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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
GROUP ASKS WIDENING
OF Eighteenth STREET

The widening of Eighteenth street
from Florida avenue to Columbia road
was proposed last night at a meeting
OF the Eighteenth Street and Column
6ia Road Business Mems Association
In Johnson's Cafe, 2463 Eighteenth
street.
I. s. Miller, chairman of the proposed
improvement Committee, declared q
petition demanding the change had
been signed by 90 of 119 eligible prop
erty owners. He explained other sig
natures would be sought before COM
pieting plans to present the petition
to the District Commissioners.
William Hornstein and Cyril Smith
estimated business in the community
would increase 40 per cent with q wide
street and more automobile parking
space available.
The organization decided to place a
Christmas tree on the triangle at
Eighteenth street and Columbia road.
The committee to arrange this will In
clude I. S. Miller, s. F. Holland, Cyril
B. Smith, Mrs. L. Z. Collier, M.
Avignone and j. Kornhauser.
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Births Reported.

Edward w. and Catherine A. Halso1.
James r. and Mildred F. Hagan, gin
Vincent J. and Mildred Buettner. eli
Frank H. and Elizabeth N. Foeckler,
BENJAMIN M. and Helen H. Saers. 4
Robert E. and Cecilia A. Hot, girl. !.
John j. and Mary Z. Hartke. jr., cir
Hugh and Georgia Kingsbury, girl.
Bradley and Elizabeth Harris, girl.
Sammie and Pearle Champion. boy. h
Miles and Mary Coleman, girl. IL
Walter. and Daisy Page, girl. IL
Samuel and Maude Greene. girl. Ii
A. and Susie A. Bailey. girl. sB
W: and Mary Mills, girl. "
John and Lauvinia Mahoney, girl.
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COL UMBIA HEIGHTS GROUP
GET PARADE PERMISSION
Commissioners Authorize Santa
Claus Lane-Giddings School
Land Is Purchased.

The District Commissioners yesterday
authorized the Columbia Heights Bust
ness Mems Association to establish
Ssnta Claus Lane again this year on
Fourteenth street between Fairmont
street and Meridian place. and to stage
parade there one night late in No
ycmber
The city heads completed purchase of
all land for the Giddines School addi-
ton by authorizing acceptance OF an
offer OF Wallace Hales to sell a lot ad-
Jacent to the school at Third and G.
streets southeast for $4,000.
These sewer contracts were let:
To Roy D. Schlegel-V street re-
placement sewer between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets. and Seventeenth
street storm water sewer between Blag-
den and Colorado avenues, 81, 1893. SO and
S3,690.45. respectively.
To j. D. McCrary Co.-Porter street
storm-water sewer, between Rock Greek
and Connecticut avenue, $17,098.6l.
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BANDITS TAKE $3.50
IN THREE HOLD-UPS
Delicatessen Cash Box Is Looted
by Robbers-Hacker Threat
ened With Razor.

Approximately $3.50 was stolen from
three men here last night in a series
of hold-ups.
Peter Majio, proprietor Of delica-
lessen store at 1904 Fourteenth street,
was alone when two customers BRAN
diShed pistols and demanded his cash
Majio was led to a rear room by one of
the robbers while the other intruder
took SIS from a cash register. The
men then fed. The victim told police
one Of the hold-up men appeared to
have q crippled arm.
Raymond F. Pennington, taxicab
driver. of 1921 Tenth street. was en-
ployed at Second and r streets north
east to take colored man to a house
in the 1900 block Of Seventh street
On arriving at the destination, the
passenger drew razor and demanded
Pennington's cash. The cab driver
handed over $3.50. Police were given
a good description of the man.
Marvin Jones of 701 Fourth street
declared he was standing on the corner
of Eleventh street and Potomac avenue
southeast when two colored men drove
up in an automobile. alighted and
threatened him with death unless he
gave them his money. The men were
armed. Jones reported he was relieved
of 500. He failed to notice the license
number of the automobile.
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POLICE EMPLOYEES
STILL AND LIQUOR
|. SEIZED BY RAIDERS
Mrs. Anna (. lett Arrested
With Boarder After
Mates Capture.
SERVES HEADQUARTERS
AS PHONE OPERATOR
House Watched for More Than
Month Before Husband Is Stopped
by Detectives.

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Jet, 81, tele-
phone operator at police headquarters
and John Tyler Gill. 81. were arrested
early today when the second inspection
district prohibition squad rsided Mrs
Jets home at 370l Seventeenth street
northeast and seized a l00-g>llon still
100 gallons of alleged whisky and goo
gallons Of alleged rye mash.
The raid was made on a warrant OBJ
tanned several hours after Mrs. Jett'i
husband, Franklin Jay Jet, "a, hac
been arrested at Twelfth and Monroe
streets northeast, where two half-gallon:
of liquor are said to have been found
in his automobile
The three prisoners were released
under $500 bond for a preliminary
hearing october 10.
Watched for Last Month.
According to Inspector Albert J
Headley, commander of second district
police, the Jet residence has been un.
der surveillance for more than month
The raiding squad. consisting o
Sergt. Albert I. Bullock and Detective
Bernard F. Day, William C. Wrenn ant
Charles Dwyer, watched the house TO
several hours last night, inspector
Headley said.
When Jet left in his car, the in
spector related, the detectives followed
him for some distance before deciding
to place him under arrest
With Jet locked up, Headley added
the squad, armed with a warrant, wen
to his residence, where they found Mrs
Jet and Gill.
Find Still in Attic.
The still, according to the detectives
was in the attic OF the three-Stor,
dwelling, while the alleged liquor ant
mash and a quantity of sugar and othe
supplies, said to have been used in tn
manufacture OF whisky, were in tn
cellar.
The liquor. the detectives explaine j
was in kegs marked Very Good,
Good" and Fair" The Good" OIL
one of the barrels, is was added, wa
followed by question mark.
The Jets and Gill were charged will
possession, manufacture and violation
of section 25 of the prohibition Law
which prohibits the possession of equip
ment and supplies for use In the manu-
facture of liquor. Mrs. Jet was turnet
over to the Woman's Bureau, while he
husband and Gill remained in tn
custody Of police.
Served for Five Years.
Mrs. Jet became telephone operate
at headquarters about five years age
after passing a civil service examination
for the position. She was on sick leav
yesterday, but was to have reported 70
work this morning.
Gill, who said he is a welder, ha
been boarding in the Jet home 70
some time. Jet gave his occupation
as steamfitter. At headquarters.
was declared he is no relation to thu
detective sergeant of the same name.
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ESCAPED CONVICT
IS FOUND ASLEEP
Third Fugitive From Lorton
Caught in Alexandria.
Pair Still Hunted.

Mack Fierse. one of the five convicts
who escaped Thursday night from the
District Reformatory at Lorton, was
re-captured late last night His ap-
prehension left only two Of the fuRi-
tives still at liberty Two others were
taken into custody early yesterday.
Fierse, serving a two-year sentence
for grand larceny. was found hiding in
a barn in Alexandria. Acting on a
tip" three officers from the penal in
stitution crept into the barn, where
they found their quarry asleep.
Search Is Continued.
With Fierse recaptured, an armed
posse continued its search for the 9TH
er escaped prisoners-Edward Larson,
serving four years for grand larceny
and John Irwin. serving five years for
robbery-who are believed to be hiding
IN a heavily wooded swamp about
miles below Alexandria.
The posse, consisting Of 10 men.
searched the marsh sll day yesterday,
but found no trace of the fugitiyes.
According to Fierse, however, the off,
GERS several times were close to the con-
victs. who were hiding In the tall grass
F1erse told Supt. Tawes he crept
from his hiding place, leaving his COM
panions in the swamp, and hooked
rloe on truck. He left the vehicle
In Alexandria and secreted himself in
the barn, he added.
Outskirts Guarded.
With the coming of darkness, the
officers abandoned their search Of the
swamp and took strategic positions on
its outskirts. where they remained on
guard throughout the night. They re-
sumed their search at dawn, however.
The convictS fed the reformatory
after forcing a window of their DOR
mitory. With the aid of bloodhounds,
the posse overlook them on the fringe
of the marsh. William Sullivan, serv-
ing five years for grand larceny, and
Richard Stockton, doing two years for
a similar offense, surrendered when the
officers fired several shots into the air,
but their companions darted into the
swamp and disappeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
DR.. CHRISTIE HONORED
BY MEMS BIBLE CLASS
Dinner Marks Close of Eight Years
as Teacher at Calvary M. E.
Church.

Dr. Arthur c. Christie was honored
last night at a dinner given by the
Mems Bible Glass at Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church, which he taught for
eight years, and which he Is leaving
because he is transferring his church
membership to the new Metropolitan
Memorial M. E. Church near his home
in Wesley Heights.
Speakers who praised DR.. Christie
from various standpointS, included Rev
Mark Deep, pastor of Calvary M. E.
Church: DR.. George B. Woods, DR.
Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of American
University: DR.. William Knowles Cooper
Page NICK. Etchison, DR.. Frank Norma
day and H. G. Taylor.
DIR. Christie was presented with a
testimonial on which was engraved the
appreciation of the class, and bore the
signatures OF every member. DR..
Christie responded with appreciation
for the tributes.
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PARKWAY BEAUTY
TO Be TOLD NATION
Publicity Program of Me-
mortal Project Would Be
Directed by C. P. Dodge.

Nationwide program, designed to
2cquaint the people Of the United States
with the importance and beauty of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway,
to be formed on both sides Of the Poto-
mac River southwark from Great Falls
is soon to be undertaken. In decid-
ing this yesterday at q meeting at the
cosmos Club the trustees of the Me-
mortal Parkway Fund decided to invite
Clarence Phelps Dodge Of Colorado
springs. Colo, and Washington to be-
come director OF the association and
undertake the organization.
Mr.. Dodge makes his home At a2as
r street and he has been prominently
identified with Washington interests
He has been a director of the Brookinrs
institute and a member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the Washington
Community Chest.
Born in Honolulu, r. H., on july &c.
1877, Mr.. Dodge graduated from Phil
lips Academy. Andover. Mass. and oh
talned his bachelor of arts degree from
Yale in 1899. He was publisher of the
colorado Springs Gazette and was a
member of the Colorado House of Rep
resentatives. He is a member of the
united States Chamber of Commerce.
a Fellow of the American Geographic
Society and the Roosevelt Society. He
Is listed as Progressive Republican.
Col. George B. Mcclellan, the chair
man of the trustees of the George
washington Memorial Parkway Fund
explained today the new organization
VIII have State branches to disseminate
information concerning the parkway
and would be given the problem OF
collecting contributions for the acouisi-
ton OF land needed for the parkway.
Aeaoquarters of the organization
Col. Mcclellan said, will be Establishes
in Washington and efforts will be made
to complete the program as early o.
possible.
Plans are now going forward to en-.
List the support Of Maryland and vtr.
ginia authorities in the financial pro.
gram OF making the parkway q reality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
MILITARY ORDER
HITS ARMS TRUCE
World War Group Advocates
Full Navy Strength Al
lowed by Treaty.

All suggestions Of an armament holi-
day were vigorously opposed by the
Military Order of the World War at its
annual convention in the Mayflower
Hotel yesterday.
The group advocated a Navy Of the
full strength allowed under the London
treaty and an Army increased to the
limit of the national defense act OF
$4,000 enlisted men and 1900 officers
The organization also suggested a big
ger air force, minimum training yearly
OF 90 per cent of the Reserve officers
and increased increments Of 5000 men
annually for the various State militias
Addressed by Hines.
Before action was taken Brig. Gen.
Frank T. Hines, administrator of vet
Grams affairs, urged the delegates tc
stand by the Hoover administration
He said the wartime leaders should
keep down criticism of the Government
during the depression.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler. former
stormy petrol Of the Marine Corps, was
named vice commander in chief. Brig
Gen. John Ross Delafield, Ordnance
Reserve, U. S. A., New York City, will
continue as commander in chief. Wash
tngtonians selected for national Office,
included Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem
treasurer general: Maj. William L. Sy-
mons, judge advocate general; A. A
McCallum, chaplain general, and Maj
Gist Blair, historian general
Headed by Col. Ijams.
The Washington chapter will be
headed by Lieut.. Col. George E. Iiams
director of the Veterans Bureau. Other
officers: Col. Walter c. Clephane. senior
vice commander; Col. Fred B. Ryons
Lieut.. Col Edgar ]. Robertson. Mai
John D. Cutter, Capt Watson B. Mil
Ter and Col. J. Miller Kenyon, Junior
vice commanders; Capt. John Lewis
Smith, historian; Maj. Edwin S. Bethel
heiTN, adjutant; Maj. Julius l. Peyser
judge advocate; Capt. Charles D. Col
Inns, surgeon, and Capt. Arlington A.
McCallum, chaplain,
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Letter to Controller General
Says Intent of Congress
Is Complied With.
$4,000 BALANCE KEPT
FOR DEVELOPING SITE
Liberal Sum Is Reserved Until
Jury Acts on Appeal of Lot
Owner, Note Ayers.

Controller General J. Raymond Nc
Carl was advised in letter sent by
the District Commissioners yesterday
that the city heads believed their steps
to acquire the property for the South
west Farmers Market had carried out
the intent of Congress as expressed in
its act appropriating 100000 for the
purpose.
The communication, which was very
brief, outlined the present situation,
which has been criticized by Edwin S.
Hege of the Federation of Citizens As
Sociations, as follows:
One Lot Being Condemned.
THE status of the matter at the
present time is that the Commissioners
have purchased by negotiation or by
condemnation all properties in both
squares except two lots in Square 355.
A contract to purchase one of thee
lots has been entered into by the Dis
trict. and the other lot is now in the
process of condemnation.
The Meter of this lot would have
been settled by this time except for an
appeal by the owner. which may Dos
sibly result in his securing a higher
award. The District of Columbia has
in its possession sufficient funds to pay
for all land, including the lot now I'M
der condemnation AS the exact
amount of this award cannot be de-
termined until the matter is settled by
the court liberal sum has been re-
served to cover any possible increase
in the price determined by the jury in
the first consideration of the case.
$4,000 Kept for Development.
I'm addition there is a balance of ap-
proXimately $4,000 available for the
development of the ground for use as
market site. This sum will be sufi-
cient to remove the buildings from the
site, to grade the site and surface it, at
least in part, and to erect steel sheds
for market use.
THE Commissioners are of the opin-
ion that they have carried out the in
tent of CONGRESS in their procedure in
this matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
TREASURY ENGINEER,
ILL TWO WEEKS, DIES

Sedley Chaplin, for many years an
architectural engineer in the Office of
the supervising architect of the Treas
ury, died at his home, 1743 Kilbourne
place, late Friday, after an illness of
about two weeks. Funeral services will
be at Cambridge, Mass, with burial in
Mount Auburn Cemetery, in that city,
Of which he was native.
Mr.. Chaplin he'd lived In Washington
thirteen years, during which he had SUI
pervised the construction of several
Government buildings IN and out of the
city. One of the buildings in the city
which he supervised IS the Liberty Loan
Building, adjoining the Bureau Of En-
craving. He had built q number of
buildings in New York State and was
out Of the city on a Government con-
struction Job when stricken ILL.,.
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Deaths Reported.

Leslie z. W. whiting, 80, ITS Lanier pl
Joseph Small. 10 2Io0 st.
Eva Hiehew. s., Homeopathic Hospital
Alice r. Blaine. So, St. Eiizabeth's Hekpital.
william r. Skaggs. 81, y. S. soldierS Home
Mary MARY P Hanecck: So Emergency Hospital.
Percy M. whitney. So, SIT L. st.
Katherine Crowley. Al, 1928 10th st.
:. Boieston AIeksandrowicz. 10. U. Q. Naval
Hospital.
: Thomas M. catterton, 80, Walter Reed
Walton q. Bowies, 81. U s. Veterans Hos
pital
Lucy J. Murphy. 30. Gallinser Hospital.
Joseph j.. Roche. Is. 722 r st. s.w.
Thomas Henson, 66, 1909 Oates st. ne.
Theodore Mayo. 90, 324 Bryant st.
hrtbur 1 = Wi,iisrs "A sn7 sespnd at. s.w.
Charles A. stevenson. AZ, 1881 goth st,
s0nhAha- 2AtAxkin. ~ G. nillGar .4oEnifal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY
ELECTS EDWARD LANG
New Head Is Chosen at Meeting,
With Charles Morganston az
Honorary President.

The Connecticut State Society meet
ing last night at the Willard Hotel
elected Charles E. Morganston honor
airy president, succeeding Representative
John @. Tilson. Edward j. Lang was
elected president
Other officers named for the season
were G. o. Buckingham, Elmer E. Fields
Mrs. M. Eva Woodward and Mrs. c.
w. Sorrell, vice presidents; Mrs. J.
Robert Conroy, secretary; Mrs. Kath-
leen B. Burke, social secretary; DR.. r
S. Pendexter, treasurer. and Clarence A.
Clough, sergeant at arms.
The board of governors was named
to include DR.. Morganston, Mr..
Buckingham, Joseph R. McCuen, Miss
Margaret A. Koran, George D. WatrouS
jr.; Myer Landerman, Mrs. Sorrell, Mrs
Conroy, Henry H. Morgan, Mrs. Wood
ward, LIE Grand j. p Fichthorn, Walter
T. Cahill and Joseph j. brennan.
A dance will be held at the Willard
Hotel November T.
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GOLFERS ZONE-TO.ZONE DRIVES
VIOLATE LAW, RESIDENTS HOLD
Tee Off in Commercial Area, Land in Residential A,
Taxpayers Charge.

to be confined to building detached resi-
derices. churches, schools or passenger
stations, bound hither and yon,. until
they are collected by an agent who
moves over the A restricted area, from
place to place, contrivance or struCt-
the management for protection against
iniury from such balls as may be driven
while he is upon the field"
The golf school already has been
warned to conflne its operations TO the
commercial area, but this warning hav-
ing produced no results, according TO
Building Inspector John w. Oehmann,
q suggestion was made by Acting En-
gineer Commissioner Donald A. Dawson
that the District start suit in Equity
Court to restrain the operator from
carrying on business in residential
area. This Is Che specific suggestion
now hetQra tha QoxeQEatiQn Counsel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10

The District Commissioners yesterday
referred to the Corporation Counsel's
Office for advice, a complaint from %
residents and taxpayers of the 1900 and
7400 blocks of Blair road, to the effect
that golf driving school. conducted
in the 7400 block Of Georgia avenue, is
in violation Of the coming regulations
and common nuisance.
According to the complaint. 100 feet
Of the; property used In teaching aspir-
ing golfers to. steer. their drives between
hooks and slices is zoned commercial.
and may be properly used forSsuch pur-
poses. Once. the .aspirant after the
honors Of Bobby Jones has begun to get
solid whack will send the ball across the
dividing line between commercial and
residential A area
There the pellets. needless OF their
INVASION Of teTgitog2. which Is sunnoSed
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HURT BY STRAY SHOT
james Raymond, %, Wounded in
Ank le-Police Investigate.

Police today we're investigating the
story Of James Raymond, %, TOT Sew
enth street. vino said he was struck in
the left ankle early last night by a
stray bullet.
The man was treated for bullet
wound, after being taken to Emergency
Hospital by Jack Crawford who found
him in a dazed condition in the alley
in the rear Of his home at 500 Mary
land avenue southwest. Raymond said
the stray shot struck him as he walked
through the alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
E. C. GRAHAM ELECTED

The District of Columbia CcnGrittee
on Employment yesterday elected e. G.
Graham, former president of the Board
of Education, chairman to replace Fred
eric A. Delano. Mr.. Delano resigned
because Ill health prevented his carry
ing on the duties Of the ofice.
The committee decided to, continue
vigorously its employment campaign
during the coming WiptAxs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10

MIDST sylvan setting in Rock
" Greek Park, Miss Frankie 10
"A Mann of Canton, N. c., at Z
4 4 o'clock this morning became
the bride of L. Ray Torpy of
Syracuse, N. Y, an engineer in the
Bureau OF Valuation of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Rev. G. G. Johnson, pastor Of the
National Baptist Memorial Church,
Sixteenth street and Columbia road,
married the couple.
Love of nature impelled the couple
to choose the park setting, with the
october sun shining out OF the East
for the ceremony. The maid Of honor
was Miss Thelma Harris of Canton,
N. c.. while the. best man was p. w.
Gilbert of Syracuse, N. Y
DR.. johnson said the couple desired
to have the simplicity of the park and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
Man Returns Home
Day After Burning
To Death" i'm Barn
Special. Dispatch 70 The star.

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, October
10.-Martin Amesworthy, IS, who it
was believed had persisted Wednes-
day in the fire which destroyed a
large barn containing tobacco and
other farm equipment valued at
$4,000 on the farm Of Charles Mil
licent of Great Mills, 10 miles south
Of here, returned to his home yes
terday very much alive, having spent
the night away from home.
The bones found In the debris,
and which we're believed to be those
of Amesworthy, are now supposed to
be those Of sSdog or some small ami
NAL asleep IN the stGlctuEe. !.
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the natural beauty around them for
their ceremony and it was not that
the park was chosen for sensationalism
Some so people witnessed the ceremony.
Later q wedding breakfast was served
at the Shoreham Hotel.
The bridegroom's colleagues in the
Bureau Of Valuation expect that he will
be back at work on Thursday of next
week and are arranging to give him q
wedding gift. The honeymoon destina-
ton was not announced.
The permit for the ceremony was
obtained late yesterday through Miss
D: T. Mayheld. the permit clerk in the
ONCE OF public buildings and public
parks Capt. P. ]. Carroll INSTRUCTED
the United States park policemen on
the midnight to am. shift to give
proper escort to the wedding party, and
this was done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-10
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair today and
tomorrow; warmer tomorrow; gentle
variable winds.
Virginia and Maryland-Fair tonight
and tomorrow: warmer in the interior;
moderate northeast winds.
West Virginia-Fair tonight tomor-
row, somewhat cloudy and warmer.
Report for Last "a Hours.
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P. o. CLERKS DINE
Local of National Federation Has
W. C. Hueston as Speaker.

William c. Hueston, assistant solicit
tor Of the Post once Department, and
J. Finley Wilson, grand exalted ruler
of the Grand Lodge of Colored Elks,
were among the speakers addressing the
first annual banquet of Local 148 Of the
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks last night in st. Augustine S
auditorium.
History and "reminiscences Of the
organization. were presented by w. H.
Webb and r. j. Pollard, while Lieut..
Leon M. Anderson was acting chairman
and J. M. Trigg POSTMASTER of the
occasion.