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LICENSED TO MARRY

Malcomn d. Marston. 81 Brockton,
Mass. and Sara T. ConnSlly. 81. La
Rudolph Fields. 81, s4l INST. N W.,
and Mary Vera Cooper. 10. So Defress
Street.
Clarence Burton, 20, 1880 p ST. N. W..
and Carrie Gardner. 20. 1918 Corcoran
Street.
Joseph A. Holden. 20. 1921 Twelfth
St N. W.. and Dorothy Perry. 10. 1922
Levi johnson. 49, and Florsnc. Tur-
neE; 80, 1914 Har st. s. e.
N. w. and Elizabeth Garland. 81. 1898
johnson W. Lacy. 81. and Mabel J.
Mccall 3sI ia IL, both both Of Richmond, Va
John o. Grymes 80. Orange Va. and
Maude e. Hit. 26. stevensburg, Va.
Quentin G. Stephenson. 26. 1924 Thir-
tieth st. N. w. and Nell P. White.
20 c1 20: E. EoT Tdoa st. as N ,7a r. s.
and Margaret Ellis, Fl. 4721 Colorado
George 9: Kelley. 81 and 1rma W..
Peat, 40 both Of Rochester. N. Y.
n: w. and Annie R. Gray. 21, 1913
a. both of 14O7 w St. N. W.
waiter ". Roane, ~ 1879 New Jer-
sey Ave. N. W., and Margaret C.
Cephas. 20. 1921 F st. N. w.
Champlain ]. johnson. Fl, 4O1 Twen-
ty-second ST.. and Annie e. Lee, 10,
2315 Virginia Ave. N. W.
Norman r. Smith, 81, and Rose For
mer, 23. both of 1912 Duncan ST. N. E.
Preston L. Floyd, "a, 813 st. N. W.,
and Phyllis w. Blount. 20, Florence,
Norman H. Harris, 21, and Margaret
A. Evans 81. both of Richmond, Va.
Edwin S. Panetti, 81, Baltimore, Md,
and Mildred M. Nagengast 20. 22O7
Mayfield Ave.
Joseph E. Mcclure. 21. 71s Seventh
St; s; w. and and Mary L. McGaha. Is.
walker A. Hale. 27, 1928 Hunt Ave.,
and Laura L. Roberts. "a. 1908 McKin-
ley ST.
Maurice R. salkeld 81, 1881 Georgia
Ave. N. w, and Mary E. Macwilliams,
81, 4725 Georgia Ave. N. w.
Arthur W. Hardesty. "a. IT'S St
N. E.. and May E. Reynolds. 81, 80
G St. N. E.
Morris Schwartz. rs. and Gladys M.
Herrick, 22 both of 1910 L st. N. W.
Stanley NJ. Baxter. 80, Auburn. Ind,
and Margaret E. Murray, 3d. 1905 Wis
consn Ave.
Leroy S. Beudheim, %, Alexandria,
Fourth St.
Lawrence ]. Wise, "a. S12 Newton
Pl., and Jennette Moroknek, 10. 50 N
Street.
Edison ". olmstead. rs. 212 St.
n. E.. and Ruth ]. Hardin. rs. 221 B
st. N. E.
William v. crosswhite. 81. 1922 Nine
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WOUNDS FATAL
TOvETERAN

PHIL ABEL PHIA, June T.
Lieut.. Frank Schoble, jr., blinded
World War veteran and former ma
tional vice commander OF the
American Legion, died here yes
terday as the result of wounds SUI
fered six days before the Armistice
was signed.
Lieut.. Schoble was once the
Memorial Day orator at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Airing
ton National Cemetery, was At
years old. He is survived by a
mother, three brothers and a
sister,
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Nurses Graduated
. At u. e. HOsDitdLS

Miss Nellie Salley, Of Gallinger
Hospital. and Miss Ruth Wyatt,
Of st. Elizabeths, made the high
est averages in passing an ex-
animation before the District
Board Of Nursing Examiners, &C.
cording to an announcement by
Elwood Street, Director of Public
Welfare.
Seventeen nurses who have COM
pleted their course at Gallinger
all passed creditably, according to
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, superinten.
dent of Gallinger Hospital, their
general average being "a. Eight
nurses at Georgetown passed with
an average of Sc and nine nurses
at st. ElizaEeths passed with an
average Of "a for the class.
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RITES SATURDAY
FOR INVENTOR

Services for DR.. C. Francis
Jenkins, noted inventor, who died
yesterday at his home, $500 Six
tenth st. N. w., will be held
from the home Saturday at 2
p. m, with the Rev. H. w. Dur
gan, pastor of the Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
the Rev. Chasteen Smith, pastor
of the Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, officiating.
DR.. jenkins father, A. M.
jenkins, 80, and his two brothers,
William A. and Atwood L. Jen-
kins, all residents of Richmond,
have arrived here.
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Gen. AmSwOrth
Laid to Rest
In Arlington

With high-r a n king Army
officers acting as honorary
pallbearers, Major Gen. Fred C.
Alnsworth, retired, a former
Adjutant General of the U. S.
Army, was buried at Arlington
National Cemetery today. He
will be accorded full military
honors.
General Ainsworth died Tues
day at the age of 81.
Educated in the Vermont
schools and the medical de-
partment Of the University of
New York, he was commits
stoned a first lieutenant in the
Army in 1874. Much of his
service was during the western
campaigns against the Indians.
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WWamM Huge
Ciivil War Yet.
Dies at SO

BALTIMORE, June 7.-.Funeral
services will be held here tomor-
row for William H. Hugg, Con-
federate veteran who was cap
tured by General Sherman and
forced to make the famous march
from Atlanta to the sea.
Mr.. Hugg, who was 80 years old.
died in the Maryland General
Hospital after an illness of only a
week. He is survived by son and
two daughters.
Mr.. Hugg came from a pioneer
American family, his grandfather
having been killed during the War
of 1872 while defending Washing
ton from the British invasion,
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COURT HEARING
CENTRAL TRUST
DEPOS|T0RS

FREDERICK, Md, June 7.
Judges Urner and Willard, Of the
Frederick County Circuit Court,
today began hearing evidence as
to the appraised value Of assets OF
the closed Central Trust Com
pany.
The appraisers report, sub
mitted by H. E. Meeks, chief
bank examiner of Maryland,
placed the value of stocks, bonds,
mortgages, notes, ETC., Of the
closed bank at $2,383, 602.26, esti-
mating total claims at $10,792,-
1929. At the time of the closing
Of the bank they appeared on the
banks records at an appraised
value of $14,528,841.67.
Appraisal Attacked
Attorneys Holden S. FELTON,,
Benjamin B. Roenstock, Alban M.
Wood and H. Kieffer Delauter,
representing 1877 dissenting deposi-
tors, have filed a petition claim
ing that the appraisal made by
Mr.. MeekS is too low. In their pc
tition, they do not set forth what
they consider a fair appraisal Of
the assets, but contend that the
total appraisal figure should be
between Is and 80 per cent of the
claims.
The depositors claim that, in
many instances, the appraiser
placed no value upon claims
which they contend are not worth
less.
DepOSitOrS Disagree
Backers Of the reorganization
plan for reopening of the bank
and it's five branches claim that
the liquidation value to depoSitors
was set too high, while the petit
TONERS for those who opposed the
reorganization plan contend that
the liquidation value to the de-
positors was not high enough.
The petition of the dissenting
depositors was filed for Carlos
M. DeGarrnendia, judge-at-large
of the Maryland Racing Commits
sion, who lives near Licksville,
Md; V. r. Watkins, George c.
Gardner, The Finance Company
of America "and others, deposi-
tors of the Central Trust Com
pany, who have not approved the
plan of reorganization"
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ROCKVILLE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued
in Rockville yesterday to George
Wilfred BealI, IS, Clarendon, Va,
and Margaret Ruth Linthicum, %,
Washington; Carroll Winston
Taylor, 81, and Ester Faith Weet-
man, Is, both Of Washington:
Herbert Bishop Thatcher, IS, Fort
George Meade, Md, and Frances
Kendall Brookes, "a, Chevy,
Md; William Nestor, IS, East
Radford, Va, and Margaret
Virginia Rogers, 30, Alexandria,
va, and Aubrey Louis Snellings,
70, and Thelma Coen. 81, both Of
Alexandria, Va.
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SIickinger Heads
Friendship GROUP

Samuel J. Slickinger was elected
esident of the Friendship
Heights Citizens Association last
night. Other officers elected
were c. B. Franks, first vice pres
ident; Miss B. L. Pullicci, second
vice president and Bartholomew
Burke, treasurer. Leo c. Hunter
was reelected secretary. The asso-
citation adopted resolutions oppos-
ing the ban on all night parking
and requesting the rerouting of
street cars on Wisconsin Ave.
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JOHNM.WANNER
To BE BURIED
TOMORROW

Funeral services for John NJ.
Warmer, 76, who died yesterday
at his home in Capitol View, Nd,
after five weeks illness, will be
held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at
the home Of his son, Harry M.
Warmer, % Baltimore st. Ken
sington, Md. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Wanner, who at the age
Of 10 won first prize in. a sales
mems contest conducted by the
westinghouse Electric g. Manu-
featuring Company, was con-
nected with the Edgar Morris
Sales Company. His widow, Mrs.
bessie Clay Wanner; his son
and two daughters survive him.
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COUNTY RELIEF
FUNDS ASKED
Of BOARD

Responding to an appeal by
Harry L. Greenstein, Maryland
relief administrator, yesterday,
Prince Georges County Commun-
ity Council, at suitland, adopted
a resolution directed to the Board
of County Commissioners, urging
aid for the INDECENT, aged and
properly certified" relief cases.
Mr.. Greenstein disclosed by
means Of a report from Miss
Charlotte Wilcox, county relief
administrator, that AZ per cent
of the GIT families on the county
relief rolls were facing un-
employment problems. Colored
groups compose So per cent Of
the relief load, it was said.
The council also adopted a
resolution directed to the vel
fare board, asking that relief
wages be set at the prevailing
farm rate. Another resolution
endorsed the plan for central
dump grounds.
Relief work will continue as
long as Federal and State funds
are available, it was said. Mr..
Greenstein repeated a request
that residents aid in exposing
persons who are not qualified to
receive aid and yet are getting
it.
The Board Of County Commits
sionerS, said Ormond w. Phair,
president, cannot support the
relief load now carried on with
Federal money.
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PARKE /. DAVIS
BURIAL FRIDAY

EASTON, Pa, June 7.-Services
for Parke Hill Davis, attorney and
grand old man of football" who
died yesterday after several weeks
illness, will be held Friday with
burial in Easton Cemetery.
Friends who are prominent in
the field Of sports are expected to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Davis,
whose death came on the eve Of
commencement at Princeton I'm
iversity, where Parke Davis Day
was to have been held in recogni-
ton of his prominence in football.
He was a star tackle at Prince
ton and later coach and sports
writer.
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Woman, 70, Again
Best Club SDeLLeT

Mrs. Virginia Cartrell 7S-year-
old member of the National City
Spelling Club, last night won its
bi-monthly contest by spelling
down nearly a score Of contest
ants on the word "upher."
This is the second "bee" Mrs.
Cartrell has won this year. If
she has the greatest number of
victories at the end Of the sea-
son, she will receive the clubs
silver trophy, which was won
from the Baltimore Spelling Club
in April.
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Capt. Patrick BOUes,
Grants Aide. Dies

NEW YORK, June death
yesterday claimed Capt. Patrick
Henry Bowes, who served as color
bearer for General Grant when
Lee surrendered at Appon1attoX
Court House.
Captain Bowes was 81 years old.
He was appointed to the police
department in 1881, retiring in
1907 with the rank of captain.
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BIRTHS

William NJ. and Lucille A. Dexter, girl.
Walter E. and Edna NJ. Whalsn, girl.
Purnell J. and Nellie X. WinEtead,
Girl.
Joseph B. and Grace M. snead, girl.
John r. and Anne L. McGuInness,
girl.
George F. and Stacy sattlethiEht, boy.
Donal L. and Ellen l.. Chamberlin,
boy.
Denton s. and Mildred T. Peterson.
boy.
Arthur F. and Elsie NJ. Woods. boy.
Richard w. and Irene Leonard boy.
David and Sylvia G. Coopersteln boy
Donald w. and Grace II. Seller, boy
william and Irene p. Towers. hoy.
Eugene l.. and Eva p. FabritZ. boy.
Elywin c. and Janice Martin. boy.
James e. and Evelyn l.. Bussey, boy.
Ellis W. and Lucy NJ. Smith, hoy.
boy.
John and Lille p. Weaver. boy.
Samuel F. and Ada Scott, boy.
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KEY School Children
Haze OlU71 DOg ShOW

The rules for judging regular
dog shows will probably be broken
today, but the children at the
Francis Scott Key School are 60
ing to have a real dog show. Only
pets that are real "dawgs" are
going to be entered.
And so that no one will be dis
appointed, there will be five
prizes, for the best trick, the one
who minds his master best, the
most beautiful, and the largest
and smallest. Miss Clara Hick-
man, supervising principal. will
be judge.
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Noted Lung Doctor
Dies at Convention

TORONTO, June 7.-Dr. Carl
A. Hedblom, Of Chicago, recog-
nized as one of the greatest lung
specialists in the world, died here
suddenly yesterday following a
heart attack. He was attending
the American Surgeons AsSocia-
ton convention.
DR.. Hedblom, who was IS years
old, was professor Of surgery at
the University of Illinois for many
years. He is survived by a widow
and four children.
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.ensingtOn Woman
Buried in Rockville

Services for Mrs. Emma V.
Flack, IA, of Kensington, who
died suddenly yesterday while at
tending a card party, were to be
held at st. Mary's Catholic
Church in Rockville today, fol-
lowed by interment in st. Mary'S
Cemetery. Her husband, Law
renee Flack, two daughters and a
son by a former marriage, sur
vive her.
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Church Worker Dies
AtWiLLiQmspOrtHOn1e

WILLIAMSPORT, Md, June Z:
Mrs. Carrie S. Beattie, one OF
the most active church workers
of this community, died yester-
day at her home after a long
illness. She was the wife OF the
Rev. w. M. Beattie, pastor Of the
United Brethren Church Of Will
Transport,
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Tr0inE11en to Honor
Dead at Memorial

Memorial services in honor of
the late Secretary of Labor Will
liam N. Doak and other members
who have died recently will be
held by the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen Sunday at North
east Temple, Eighth and F Streets
Northeast.
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MICROSCOPE STOLEN

A microscope valued at $75
was stolen by a thief who broke
in the home Of Fulton r. Cru
yer, in the $500 block OF thirty,
ninth st. N. w. Mr.. Gruver told
police last night.
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ARMY CLASS GRADUATES

Diplomas and decorations will
be awarded officers and enlisted
men at the annual graduation of
the Army Engineer School at Fort
Humphreys, Va, tomorrow NOR
ming.
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DIED

DIED
Fred e. Ainsworth, 81. 17o1 Oregon
Ave N. W.
Robert a. Dammarrell. 70. u. 8. SOL
diers Home.
William Miles. 10. U. s. Soldiers
Home.
Michael ny. alias Bsvsy. s. St. Eliza
beths Hospital.
william T. Hall. 50. Gallinger Hos
pitAl.
John James alias Eugsns Payne. s..
GBllinEsr Hospital
Charles A. Mason. B. Walter Reed
Hospital.
Charlie" II. Yates 10. 1850 wiScon-
sin Ave. ". w.
Ernest II Walton. ~. 3Sl7 T St..
N w.
Lyman II. Gardner. IT. 1850 wiscon-
sin Ave-. N w.
Henry schIosb. 5. 1879 Thlrty-nnh
st. N. w.
Charles W. Norris 10 months. Blblsy
Hospital.
sarah ]. Nixon. a. Izs r ~ y. W.
Agnes johnson. 81 1870 " ~. y. W..
Amelia carter. 81 81 ENEabsths
Hospital
Sadie gcoti. "a 4s4 a ~ ~ ".
Margaret DikEins. :. FF"vidsncs Hos
pItaI
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DIED

FAIRBANKS. ALEXANDER Mon Wed.
r, nesday. June 6: 1884, at Emergency
nospltA. ALEXANDER N. FAIRBANKS,
fairbanks and father of Mrs. Miriam Stop.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence, 304 Eleventh ST. on
Saturday. June o. 1894. at 10 80 m.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend.
Interment private In Cedar Hill CemeterT
home AN0A -
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Births and Marriages

teenth st. N W., and Lily NJ Blu
chanan, rs, Mound City, Kan.
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June 4 1894. WILLIAM PAIMER
HALL: the beloved husband of Florence
z. Hall. and brother of Katie E. Ward OF
lothian. Nd. Remains resting at the W.
"; chambers Co. Southeast funeral home,
5l7 Eleventh Street Southeast
Funeral services will be held on Thura.
day afternoon. June 7. 1884. at 8 80 D. M,
from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast
funeral home. 517 Eleventh Street south.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
lnterment will follow in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
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ARLIN GToN COURTHOUSE, Va.
June "a marriage license was issued
here today to George e. Henningsen
philadelphia.
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JENKINS, CHARLES FRANCIS NJ.
Wednesday. June 6. 1884. at $50 a m
a. ms ho residence 55o2 Sixteenth Street
klNS, beloved husband of Grace fova
Funeral services from the above resi-.
oence on Saturday, June 0. 1884, at
Interment, Rock Creek Cameterv
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HARDIN, lone ELTZABETH-On Wednes.
HARDIN. the beloved wife of william E.
Hardin and mother of celia. william E.
lr.. and Danny Hardin. Remains resting
at the w. W.; Chambers Co. Southeast
east. S0u'n-
=, Funeral services will be held on Friday.
June 8. 1894. at 1890 a. M. from, tSs
w: W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
nome; 517 Eleventh Street Southeast.
Relatives and friends are invited 20
attend. ''eu -
g; interment will follow in Arlington Ma
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TYLER. MARY ANGELTNA-on Wedneo.
ood day Es June 8: 1924 at her late residence,
IN Sln Tn, Street Northeast, MARY ANGE.
late George E. Tyler and mother of Elmer
n. Tyler and Thomas E. Tyler and the
late Sadie Flanagan. Remains resting At
home, SIT Eleventh Street Sonfheast al
Funeral services will be held on Frid.v
afternoon, June 8. 1884. at o'clock.
from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeaaf
funeral home, sly Eleventh Street south.
Relatives and friends are invited to
Interment will follow in Congressional
Cemetery e'S"oAOiiaA
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YOUNT, EMORY Won Tuesday eve.
ming, June 8, 1884. EMORY W. YOUNT.
at the residence of his niece, Mrs. W. L.
Evans, 6402 Georgia Avenue Northwest.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence, 6402 Georgia Avenue
Northwest, on Thursday afternoon, June
n, 1884. at 2 80 o'clock
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
Interment will follow in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Please omit flowers.
Services by Chambers.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-31
ST.CROIX TRIBUNE

Published daily except Sundays & Hol
Gays at % BCompany st. Christiansted
ST. Croix. V H. U. S. A by ST. Croix
Cooperative Society
Entered as second class matter on July
1st 1922 at the Post Office at Christian
ted, ST. Croix. vi. US A under the
Act of March 3rd. 1879
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them to the several lanes in the park
where they would await orders to
march.
The town clock showed three and
Munro CIendinen took the megaDhone.
Marshal of the Day!" floated through
the air. Director of Police D. S Arm
strong, escorted by the Senior Chief of
Police Z. E.spersen on spirited steeds ap-
peared in the open space. They wore
snow white uniform.
'Poice!" With military steps. the
white uniformed, spike-he I'm .red, police
men of Chrstiansted and Frederiksted
took up their position behind the mar
shall while the well built and physically
proportional inspector of Police acted as
lieutenant for the group.
''Frederiksted Band!" And Christian
HenDemann who excelled as cornetist in
Christiansted and has risen to hand lead
er in Frederiksted marched at the head
of his boys whose instrument gilttered
under fierce tropical sun.
"Colors!" And proudly bearing large
American flag responded. by L. Higgins.
And then followed the different units
The Virgin Islands Banner, made in the
United States and under which the de.
legates Arnold M. Golden and Jo-
seph Alexander marched in the inaugu-
raj parade for President Roosevelt at
Washington D. C. was carried yester
day by Axel Ferdinand and Agil Klint
boy scouts. and behind the banner were
other scouts.
The Star SpangIed banner was next:
it was carried by SIX girls.
Then anne the Red Cross. and Hos
pital Corps, led by Miss Nichols and
Miss Flynn. Six Of thess nurses carried
a large American flag and six carried
the Red Cross flag. The ambulances of
the Chrisuansted and Frederiksted
Hospitals followed.
The Christiansted Band under the
leadership of A. Sebastian Forbes
was spic and span. Forbes led the band
in Sousa style and the boys play
ed spiritedly.
This band was followed by St. Mary's
School. The school was led by TWO boys
mounted on quiet horses. A girl carried
a large bouquet Of roses and three small
girls we're in attendance. One float was
packed with children and number of
small boys holding the red.white and
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Celebration
of
RooseveIt's Birthday
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION
Music, Masquerading. Sports. Colorful
Parade and Fireworks.

NHRlSTJANSTED was awakened yes.
4 .terday morning by the strains of mu-
sic from orchestras which were out
to greet the happy morn, for it was the
birthday of franklin Delano Roosevelt,
the man of the hour and the benefactor
of the Virgin Islanders. The Acting Gov
ernor had declared Roosevet's Birthday
a public holiday and the people did not
want 10 waste any part of the dsy.
At O'Clock a. M, complying with the
request of the governing committee the
church bells were rung.
At 9 o'clock a. m. the sports began
on the wharf. There were exciting
swimming races, boat races and
walking the creased pole, which hung
over the sea. Roars of laughter burst
trough the air as tt e
boys slipped and splashed into the wa
rer The sports committee did not
fail to fill the morning hours with fun
and merriment.
But the citizens were looking forward
to the event Of the DAY. The Lieutenant
Governor who had introduced tie idea
of having public celebration on this &C.
casion had gone together with members
of the Colonial Council to take part in a
grand parade in Frederiksted during the
forenoon, to return for the grand parade
in Christiansted in the afternoon.
DIR. D. G. Canegata. master of cere-
monies was at his post when the people
began to assemble in the park. AS the
groups arrived at the park the clerks of
the day, who were assigned to the DIFF
ferent sections Of the parade conducted