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The Washington times., 1931-03-21
LOIS Bates STAR
Of SWIM MEET

Miss Lois Bates, midget swim
mer, featured the opening night
of the annual mems and women's
District A. A. U. swimming cham
pionships by establishing a new
record for the 220-yard free style.
Her time was 3 minutes, 81 3-5
seconds.
Miss Bates also ran off with
first place in the 50-yard free
style. In both races, she beat
her greatest rivals, Miss Onalene
Lawrence and Miss Rita Angus
terrier. The Misses Bates, LaWr-
ence and Augusterfer represented
the Washington Swimming Club.
Results of heats for the mems
events follow:
First Heat. 5O-Yard Free Style, One
to Qualify-WOn by Dan ESopo -.
W: second, Thornton Burns &C. NJ
Second Heat-won by George Croft
(unattached); second, Frank Mullen &C.
W. Time, 26.4. ~
Third Heat-won by Max Rote e;
Prep. Time 26.3.
Fourth Heat-Won by Dick Maehrin
&C. u; second, L. Benedetti &C. ID
Dead heat. Time. 27.3.
First Heat, 22OHYard Breast Stroke,
Men, Two to Qualify-Won by Jack
Diener &C. HI; second, Walter Briggs
Second Heat-Won by Dick Maurer
&c. HD; second, Constancio Alvarado
(W. S. c.. Time, S:19.2:
First Heat. 1OO-Yard Free style, Two
to Oualify-Won by Beverly Carter &c.
H.); second. Arturo Aballi &c. U')'
Second Heat-won by Max Rote &C.
W.; second. Thornton Burns &C. H.
Third Heat-Won by Frank Mullen
&c. U); second, John Kerry (Swavely
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7 ON KERR|GAN
SCORES "a

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March
Shooting the first nine holes
Of the 36-hole final round of the
$4,000 La Gorce open tourna-
ment in "a, Tom Kerrigan, Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, brought his As
hole score to 1877.
With only a fraction of the
field started, Kerrigan held the
lead at this point. and was one
stroke better than Sal Debuona,
Larchmont, N. Y, who had 1873
strokes for the As holes. lie
also took a "a for today's first
nine holes.
Tony Manero, Elmsford, N. Y,
picked up after shooting the first
holes in S, 6, 8, 4, 7. Incident
ally, too, he holdse the record for
the remodelled La Gorce course,
IS.
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Sandy Armour, Of Congress
sional, plans to leave Sunday
night. Freely Mcleod, of Colum-
bia, who was to accompany
Armour, hasn't made up his
mind, though he has reserved a
hotel room.
Arthur B. Thorn, of Wood
mont; Walter P. Hall, unattached
pro, and Mel Shorey, of East
Potomac Park, will depart Mon
day night. Jack White, pro at
the Stockbridge (MasS.) Club,
who has been vacationing here
for the past two weeks, will also
enter the Pinehurst tourney.
White, who will make the trip
with Thorn and Hall, has played
most of the local courses.
Thorn has been back playing
only a week and hardly expects
to furnish anything exciting on
the PinehurSt links. He re-
turned to golf too soon after
recovering from a siege of the
grippe and his physician ordered
him to take q lay-Off.
Al Houghton, Kenwood pro, and
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Varsity &C" Dinner

H. Gabriel Murphy, graduate
manager of athletics at George
town University, tells us he is
rapidly completing arrangements
for the 1881 edition of those
famous "G" dinners, inaugu-
rated at the beginning of the
Lou Little regime.
This years dinner will be
held toward the fag end of
April and Murphy is arranging
some novel features with refer
ence to honoring athletes who
earned their &c" prior to the
current custom of making the
presentations at these annual
Varsity &c" Club dinners.
Year by year what athletes
of this veteran group could be
gathered have been similarly
awarded &c" certificates, but
it has been impossible to get
them all together at once, and
so each spring a few additional
famous old athletes are brought
"doddering" to Washington for
this signal honor.
Last spring the dean Of this
type of athlete who returned
to the scene of his early tri-
umphS was Arthur Duffey, now
somewhat gray and squat, but
in his time as fleet a track
man as ever pulled on a spiked
slipper. In his quaint Irish
brogue. Duffey talked to the
assemblage, which included Gene
Tunney, of the benefits Of
sports and the competitive
spirit it gives all who go in
for 1t against the competitions
Of mature life.
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Numbers Enable Fans to Easily Identify Big League Playe
RUTH STRONG
SUPPORTER
OFPOLICY
BY BABE RUTH

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
21.-Fans who go to American
League games this year will be
able to enjoy them more than
ever before. The reason 1 say
this is that all the players in
our league will wear numbers to
identify them. For the past two
or three seasons the Yankees,
Griffmen and Cleveland Indians
have been numbered but other
| clubs we're not.
We have had an interesting eX-
perience with numbers this
srring at our training camp. So
many people came to the club
house door to ask about the num-
bers which different players wore
that Fred Logan, our clubhouse
man, decided to save himself
lot of trouble. So he got big
card and wrote on it the name
and number of each player on
the Yankee squad. Then he
nailed the list on the front of
the clubhouse.
Fans Note Numbers
You should have seen the fans
gather around for the numbers.
Every morning when we came out
of the clubhouse for practice we
would find several people with
pencils and bits of paper, copying
them down. One morning
watched two elderly women TAX
ing down names and numbers
and I watched them when they
moved over to the grandstand,
which sets on a bank above the
playing field. I was tossing the
ball with Joe Sewell and I could
hear them as they Identified
player after player.
What interested them holds
the same interest for the fans
in the big league parks. The
fans who go regularly know
most, or all, the players by
sight. But there are hundreds
of people in the ball parks
every day who see no more
than one or two games q year.
All players look alike to them.
During the early practice when
the field is all dotted with play
erS these fans like to know who
is who. About so players are
out in public view before 18 so
to work in the ball game. The
scoreboard Identifies the men
who get into the game but the
others are all Joe Blank to the
! fans, unless they wear numbers.
| Baseball was slow in adopting
this number system which has
been very popular in so many
other sports, both professional
and amateur. During our prac-
tice sessions We are often asked
by spectators to point out some
player in whom they are inter
eSted. Since the Yankees have
been numbered I have noticed
that such requests are not as
frequent as they were before
numbers were used.
Program Identifies Players
go to several football games
every fall and I have become
quite hockey enthusiast in the
winter. I always get a program
so I can identify the players. 1t
makes the game so much more
enjoyable just to know, whenever
something important happe
who did it. I don't think
would walk across the street to
see either a football or a hockey
game if I knew in advance that
the PLAYERS were not numbered
The Washington times., 1931-03-21

In addition to those who have
an intimate knowledge of the
thoroughbreds there will be those
other spectators attracted by the
colorful event and the op-
portunity of getting closeups of
the galaxy of film stars who
make an annual trek here from
Hollywood for the handicap.
To the winner of the race
will go some important money
100000 be be exact, and the
event is worth approximately
$4,000 to the entire field.
The distance is one and a
quarter miles.
Sun Beau, a 6-year-old, owned
by Willis Sharpe Kilmer, is the
outstanding favorite. He is
quoted at 3 to S, the shortest
price, a horse ever carried in this
event, or the Coffroth Handicap,
it's predecessor. If Sun Beau is
successful in showing his heels
to the field he will become the
biggest money winner Of all time,
topping Gallant Fox by some
$17,008.
Plenty Of rumors are going
about on the eve Of the race,
some Of which had Sun Beau pull
ing up lame after recent work
out. His trainer denied that such
was the case and asserted the
horse would be in prime condition
when he faced the barrier.
The field was cut down today
when Baron Long announced
that he had scratched ErvaSt,
who made a disappointing
showing his last time out.
Figuring his horse would make
a poor showing, Long, rather
than see his cOlOrS defeated,
withdrew his entry.
The field has now been mar
rowed to eight horses, although
there is a possibility that more
Withdrawals may be made before
post time. The eight positive
starters remaining in the classic
today were Sun Beau, Lady Broad
cast, Pigeon Hole, Mike Hall,
Alexander PantageS, The Choctaw,
Sandy Ford, and Caruso. Whether
Vanity or McGonigle would go to
the post was still a matter for
conjecture. If Vanity starts, she
will be coupled with Caruso as
the w. r. Coe entry.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21

The break in this persistent
campaign to get away from the
$3.50 start came Immediately
after Congress legalized year
around Government half-holi-
day for Saturdays. In an edi.
torial a week ago last Monday
we suggested that the fans
write Owner Griffith, at Biloxi
of their desire for an earlier
start on Saturdays and Sum-
days, and on receipt of these
pressing letters, the club preSi-
dent yielded the point.
He not only has given them
an earlier starting time for
the weekend home games, but
has made the same starting
hour-three o'clock-for all
home games during the season.
That is what we call meeting
the customers more than half
way and we are glad to com.
pliment and congratulate the
club officials for their modern
attitude toward the clients.
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Last Nights Fights

New York-Ben Jeby, New York
middleweight, defeated Len Har-
vey, England Q2); Young Terry,
Trenton, N. j., middleweight, de-
feated Vincent Sreci, New York
QO; Cecil Payne, Louisville light
weight, defeated Marty Goldman,
New York (10); Arthur Huttick,
New York heavyweight, knocked
out Big Bill Freeman, West Point
90.
Pittsburgh c'ko Walters,
Springfield. Ohio, middleweight,
and Pal Silvers. New York, drew
(1O.
Providence-Jose Santa, Portu-
guese heavyweight, knocked out
Salvatore Ruggirello, Italy (6).
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the club has inaugurated COM
paratively recently should be
mentioned.
For instance, a year ago the
club decided to number the
players, which was a step in the
right direction, and must have
resulted in the fans enjoying
the games far more than they
ever did before. That is the
modern trend in baseball else
where, as it is here, and soon
er or later every club in both
major leagues will come around
to numerals for the players
therein.
Too, Washington installed
sound amplifiers over which
announcements of Importance
to the baseball bugs come in
loud, clear tones. Changes in
personnel afield and at the
bat are not easy for fans in
all sections of the stands to
assimilate without these an
nouncements and they have
aided materially to the after
noon enjoyment of many.
Thus, Washington baseball
fans, with one of the most
spacious and pretentious base
ball plants in major league
cities, get more for their in
vestment than fans anywhere
in the land. The club man.
agement has acted wisely in
all of these innovations and
the least the public can do is
show its appreciation by good
attendance.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
WOODWARDN|NE
T0PRACT|CE

Woodward School baseball team
practice session will get under
way shortly. Prospects for a good
season look great for, in addition
to new material. the following
members of last years team will
be on hand: DeMott, Heider,
Moore, Croft, Fry, Manniscalco.
Robinson, and Reynolds.
The basketball team had a
fairly successful season, kaving
won ten games and lost eleven.
Among the victims were Gonzaga,
Washington and Lee, Georgetown
Prep, Friends and Landon. The
team was composed OF Croft, Rey-
nolds, Moore, Magee, DeMott,
Maniscalco, Moore. Fry, Robinson
and LeaSure.
Track Coach Warren Hayes has
a number of candidates out for
the team. He plans to enter a
team in the Penn Relay Races,
April % and "a.
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Census Ql1iNt Meets
French'S Tomorrow

The French-R. F. P. five op-
poses Census-Northerns tomorrow
afternoon in Alexandria Armory
at $3.50 o'clock. The teams have
met twice before, each holding a
victory.
,French'S have only been de-
feated by the Eagles and Census
this season. A large crowd is
anticipated
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
Racing Fans Await Running
Of $4,000 Event

Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico March 21-Thousands of racing
fans gathering this border today watch the
outstanding money horse of the wordthe Aqua Caente
Handicap-Whch called for tomorrow,
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY Kirk Miller.

Since the Washington ball club announced that the Grff
adopt o'clock starting hour for their home
games there has been nothing but praise coming from the
baseball fanspraise both for the efforts this newspaper has
made during the past three years to bring about earlier
game hour well for the baseball club in granting the
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
Many improvements

And in this breath of appro-
baton of the latest move of
the Washington club in behalf
of it's patrons, we believe a few
Of the other improvements for
the benefit Of the public which
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
TAKOMA A. C. WORKS

Takoma Juniors nine will prac-
tice tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock on the Takoma Elemen-
tary diamond.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
BROWN
TOGOFULL
ROUTE
BY JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff Correspondent

BILOXI, Miss, March Il.
Washington Club pitchers are to
let loose with their full stock Of
stuff in exhibitions hereafter.
That is, the more advanced crop.
Manager Walter johnson today
divulged that Lloyd Brown, Lynn
Griffith, Ad Liska, Carl Fischer
and Irving Hadley, to mention a
few, will bear down with their
best in the remaining games to
be played here.
They're all in great shape"
Walter explained, "and they
need plenty of work to get ready
= for flying 1881 start. After
tOmOrrOw'S game, when he
divides an assignment with Ad
LiSka, I intend sending Brownie
the full nine innings. He's
ready"
Nor will the pitchers alone get
into championship stride in the
two-game Louisville series starting
at Biloxi stadium today. The en-
tire team, as a whole, will put on
steam against the ColonelS, 1880
American Association champions.
Sliding, base stealing, long-dis-
tance throwing and other forms
of hustle are expected to feature
what appears to be most prom
1Sing brace of games.
May Use Jones Today
Though it was originally in
tended to divide today's pitching
assignment between Walter Tau
scher and Bobby Burke, Manager
Johnson this morning was consid-
ering a change. If he goes
through with his new plan, Irving
Hadley will make his exhibition
debut in Tauscher's stead and
Sam Jones, who also has yet to
see action, will rotate with Fred
Marberry and Alvin Crowder to-
morrow. Jones has shown un-
usual brilliance in recent work
outs and is anxious to get going.
Naturally, he will get his ch9nce.
Next week the already lengthy
singing shifts of Washington
pitchers will be increased. Some
of the boys will travel from six
to seven innings.
Dave Harris today boasts the
proud distinction of having hit
the longest ball yet seen here this
year. In batting practice yester-
day the Southerner got off line
drive that carried we'll over 400
yards. At that, burly Dave must
keep stepping to outdo amazing,
young Leo Burns, Joe Cronin's
prodigy. This fleet outfielder
looks better every time out and
is battling determinedly for a big
league job.
President Clark Griffith is sold"
on loose jointed Art Fidler, Ha-
gerstown recruit, who pitched the
first five frames yesterday as j
Washington defeated Springhill
College here. The score was 7
to 8.
Fidler Does Well
Fidler, after giving up three
runs in the very first frame, came
back strong to blank the enemy
during the next four. Also he
surprised with two well-timed base
pokes, and handled himself grace
fully.
"He'S not a big Lacquer yet"
Griff cOnfeSSeS. "But he looks
like fine prospect. He's got
good actions and a stout heart.
They're the test of a real ball
player"
The collegians tailed their count |
right away when a base on balls,
Bilgere's triple, and Bellande COP
nected to deep left for the circuit. |
Washington scored first in its
end of this frame, and forged |
ahead to stay when loose fielding |
cashed five runs in the third.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
District Pros to Compete in
Pinehurst Golf Play
By GEORGE A. SIMPSON

The District will send its usual quota Of golf pros TO the an
nual North and South 72hole open at Pnehurs Thursday
and Friday
The Washington times., 1931-03-21

They're all in great shape"
Walter explained, "and they
need plenty of work to get ready
for a flying 1881 start. After
tOmOrrOw's game, when he
divides an assignment with Ad
LiSka, I intend sending Brownie
the full nine innings. He's
ready"
The Washington times., 1931-03-21

I'VE BN4EsT \NREA7
OF FA1E AoVo 9EPn9A1ES
SO%A BEAU
GGAERALI1 RECo4A,zE9 ReT
4\xcE or AoR3E EAESA
RSAA,AG toYAT>
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Joint Meeting

The women's Bible class and
the mems Bible class of the
Third Christian church will
present a joint Christmas pro-
gram Sunday morning, begin
ming at 9:15 o'clock in the
church auditorium. The pro-
gram will consist of Christmas
carols by a mixed chorus, a
number by the Bernat trio. a
Christmas story by Mrs.
Katherine Turney Garten. and
a selection by a male quartet.
Mrs. II. A. Tur1ey Of the wom-
ems Bible class will have as
her subject Johns Love
Story" Charles A. Money is
teacher Of the mems class.
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st. Marks English Lutheran
r. II. Benting. D. D.. pastor.
CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS EVE
lib P. M
Organ-a"C horale. Preludes" ........ Bach
Won Himmei Hoch. Da xomm Ich Her."
'Jesu. Joy OF Mans Desiring"
candeiisht PROFESSIONAL" Silent Night d'''-l-
CongTasatiSnal Hymn-"Joy to the
The Service Of the Lutheran Liturgy,
The Christmas LessonS-The Nicene
AntEsn@'The Bells Within the
Ant6e@@This is the Day the e chrIst
Anthem@@o Holy Night . ......:. Adam
AntP }Sg zs5nT Ma2S Awake. ssIgts
organ-"A Christmas Lullaby I've. Voris
organ Postlude-" Halleluiah Chorus"
tMesSlanl Observation-Disclosures. Hanoel
Mrs. Ovid H. Dunn is director. of music.
include Misses Louise Aichele Ruth Baase
MAYER. Dorothy Mccormack. Mildred Nc
Cormack. Mary Narfado. Margaret Seitz
M MIC Fglle Caroline Mas Thelma ThaEEp
Mrs. Paul Forester. Mrs. A. C.. Mueller
Mrs. Sennet R Smith Harris rs M e Sack kann son
smith. Gerald Mas. A. C. Mueller. Harold
Schultz. William Thum. Willis Thum. Har-
nv Tilson. Norman Young. the. Misses Thel-
ma Baase. Lebern Borgstede. Mary 10
Brunnhoeger Alice Carver. Katherine
Drexler Martha Fulle. Helen Hansen. Betty
Hembrow. Marie Jegen. IneZ Juengel. Ida
Edith Maver Mary Martha Newman. Doris
Potter. Mercedes Phillips. Mary Jane
Robinson. Dorothy Rearick. Jean Rearick.
Evalyn Rigsbv. Violet Smith. Katherine
Schuster. Marie Schuster. Thelma Seaman.
EVELYN Seitz. Myrta Tilson. Ethel Witten-
brink.
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GUeS Play

The whole community is
given an especial invitation to
the Christmas eve service to
be held at the Irvington Pres
byterian church on Thursday
evening at IL o'clock.
The MummerS are present.
ing a beautiful Christmas play,
THE Maid of France" by
Harold Brighouse. The char
acters are taken by Mary
Brown. Nancy Hall, Park
Newton, j. T. IsaacS, and
James Zoercher. 1t is being
directed by George Gable. The
singing of the carols will begin
promptly at eleven o'clock.
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Washington St. Presbyterian

SUNDAY
Ill A. NJ
Organ Prelude-"Christmas Pastoral
Anthem-"Ther;e' Were Shepherds HefAsi
organ offertory.acradle Song @ for foT a'''"
Little Child" Van Denman Thompson
Solo-"The NATIVITY"
Mrs. Frank Burris.
organ "Halleluiah!" Handel
Candle Lighting Service. P. M
organ Prelude-"Christmas ofertory''
Oarol-"o. Come All lie FaithfgIl' H0snsr
Violin 'Soio."Ave Marie" ......... Schubert
Angelina Shaneff'.
5olo-"There's Song in the Air.
VILLAS Milan ''' ''e''N'
CarqChr nftI;, Awake Salute Ute =, the
The Rev. T. J. Simpson.
Anth hen WI Shepherds WATCHED "a.
sung ...a AN"s - Martin Luther's Carol
Virginia Burris and Ross Darnell.
Carol-"The First Noel'' CTraditionaN.
0rgan-offertoTyMBeree,use Brahms Brahms
SUN -" Miss iii5s'- June ne Darnelil. wv
Carol-"shepherds. Shake Of your
v,o,i Dro sSS1 sleep .Olo FT DIGin
Violin selO- AS SeeHniF shaneff. Df0i@
Hymn-"Joy to the World the Lord Is
organ app PESostiude.ajjiuibiiate Dec" e,'''
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Alfred silver
Miss Jeanette 7. Vaughan. musical d.
rector: Mrs. Florence Darnen. organist.
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THE Messiah

At the Capitol Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church the
Rev. Joseph G. Moore will
preach Sunday morning on
Christ and the Home" The
vested choir will sing the
Hallelujah Chorus from The
Messiah" At night the choir,
under the direction of Hannah
Dick Minnick, will render THE
Messiah" by Handel. Mrs.
Jessie Evans Ruth will be the
soloiSt.
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PROBABLY in the history of Indi-
annapolis churches never have such
elaborate and carefully worked out
musical programs been arranged for
CHRISTMAS Sunday and the nights
before Christmas.
Christmas carols as sung in many
countries of the world are included
in the programs arranged by the
choir directors.
Capitol Avenue NJ. f.
Pastor. the Rev. Joseph G. Moore.
SUNDAY
organ Prelude-"S Shepherd s~sonp" .Merl.el
Professional Hgmn-"O Come. Ali Ye
Faithful"
Gloria In Excelsis"
Chant-"The Lords Prayer"
Anthem-"A Christmas. Carol from
Lapland." traditional.
Christmas Reading-Responsiye.
Gloria Patri."
HYmn-"Joy to the World"
serm cR1i-t@d5 Mod and the Home;
Anthem ".Hallelliah Chorus from
Recessiona nesS Silent Night Hoiy Nig hsnoe
organ POstlude-"Va Variations on an
Ancient Christmas CAROL -. .Dethier
Evening
THE MESSIAH"
BY Handel
oyerture-organ prelude.
Recitative for Tenor-"Comfort Ye NY
Air Tor 'Tepor-"Eyery Valley Shall Be
GhoTgs-..$5nd The he Glory s Ct the Lord"
Recitatiye for Alto. Behold Virgin
Air for Alto and Chorus-"o Thou That
Tellest Good Things , t9 Zion"
Recitative for Soprano-"There Were
Shepherds Abiding in the Field
Air for SOPRANO" Rejoice Greatly. o
Daughter Of Zion 60, -
Ewes of the Blind be Opened"
Air for Alto-"He Shall Feed His Flock
Like A Shepherd"
Soprano-"C Come Unto Him"
Air for Alto-"He Was Despised."
Chorus-"surely He Hath Borne our
choTas@aAnd With His Stripes We Are
ohor Hse-fa Az We Like Sheep Have Gone
Reci ttSttitSs' for Tenor-"Thy Rebuke
Air ham lar T pl95F Behold. and See If
There Be ANY Sorrow. VIZ. c,,+ o1
Recitative for Tenor-"He was CuJ SH
Air 4f for r Ten S5ie Thog ,Didst Not
M Leave HIS Soul in He'll"
Air Tor soprano. How Beautiful Are
pec, ttaf aef for q TienoTM;He That DWELL
Afr ef for IN Te aS5Eel"''Thu Shalt Break
Them"
Chorus" Halleluiah.
So,o9,+s sonrano Mrs. Jessie Evans
:, SglolS s3to Mrs Mildred Heller George;
f srE5r Herbert e Rennard. Director, nan nan
nah Dick Mnnick organlst' Jeai4e'Ve
Gardiner.