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The Washington times., 1935-01-10
Belgian Envoy
Due Today

The newly appointed ambaSsa-
dor of Belgium, Count Robert
van der Straten-Ponthoz, and
Countess van der Straten-
Ponthoz, with their young
daughter, Marie Henrietta, and
Baron Beyens, secretary of the
embassy, will arrive in New
York today aboard the Cham
plain, and will be met by the
counselor of the embassy, His
Highness Prince Eugene de
Ligne, and Princess de Ligne,
who will accompany them to the
Capital.
The Belgian chamber of COM
merce of New York gave a din
ner at the Ritz-Carlton last eve
ming, when Mr.. Jean Cattier,
financial attache of the Bel
gian embassy here, presided.
The principal address was
made by Prince de Ligne, and
other speakers were the Bel
gian consul in New York, Mr..
J. T. Johnston-Mali; the COM
mercial counselor of the en-
bassy here, Mr.. Raoul Grenade;
the assistant consul, Mr.. Charles
Hallaert. and the vice counsel,
Mr.. Joseph Jennen.
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Plan Motor Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Porter
Davidson, of this city, will leave
Pinehurst, N. c., tomorrow on
a motor trip, first stopping at
Sea Island Beach, Ca, and later
visiting Mrs. Burt Hunt at
Aiken. S. C.
Mrs. B. Larson Hardin, of
this city, was the guest in whose
honor Miss Ruth Elizabeth
Tooker, daughter of Dr.. and
Mrs. Norman Tooker enter
tanned at a bridge tea yester-
day afternoon at her home in
Princeton.
Brigadier General A. C. Critch-
ely had as guests last night at
El Studio in Palm Beach, Fla,
Miss Dorothy r. Fell. Miss
Mary Mum and Miss Frances
Drexel Mum and Captain Cecil
Boyd-Rochfort.
The United States Ambas-
sador to Italy and Mrs. S. M.
Breckenridge Long were the
guests in whose honor the
Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. William Phillips enter.
tained at luncheon on Tuesday
at their, residence in Massa-
chusettS Avenue Park.
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Honor Mrs. Walsh

DR.. Jose Lara, third secretary
of the Cuban Embassy, and
Sonora de Lara entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the 1925
F Street Club in compliment to
Mrs. Thomas j. Walsh,
Other guests were Mrs.
Walsh's son, Marcial Truffin,
who is with her in Washington:
Mr.. and Mrs. Aurelio Portuondo.
Miss Betty Portuondo, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Reyburn, Miss
Cusa GARLIC, George Marshall
and Robert Jackson.
Frau Goerner, sister-in-law of
the Ambassador of Germany,
Herr Hans Luther, will sail from
New York today aboard the
New York, to Join her husband,
Prof. Edmund G.. Koerner, at
their home in Germany.
Mr.. Hugh r. Wilson, Ameri
can Minister to Switzerland,
and Mrs. Wilson are at the
Barclay in New York.
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Mrs. Wilson Guest

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was q
guest at the annual dinner of
the Woodrow Wilson Founda-
ton Committee of Washington,
held last evening at the Wo-,
mems National Democratic Club.
She was seated at the speak
er's table with a group of other
prominent Democrats, including
Assistant Secretary of State
r. Walton Moore, Admiral and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs.
Arthur Bullard, Mrs. Benton
Mcmillan, Mr.. Garrison Norton,
Mr.. B. Nash, and the speaker of
the evening, Mr.. MNlcolm Davis,
director of the Geneva Research
Bureau, and the Geneva repre-
sentative of the League of Ma
tions Associations. Mr.. Davis,
also well known as an editor
and writer, was introduced by
Frederic A. Delano, who as
chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the foundation COM
mittee, presided at the dinner.
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Lord Dorchester Is Enthusiastic
Over Virginians' Hounds
And HuntinQ Skill
"The Middleburg hounds are

"The Middleburg hounds are
good pack. The Master-ah!
he is great there was admira-
ton in Lord Dorchester's voice
for Mr.. Sands). He had won
derful control and knew the
job from A to z. Always seemed
to be in the right place at the
right time.
"The field went we'll and was
well behaved, too. No one
seemed to override hounds, as
so often they do in England.
"This day in Virginia was one
Of the pleasantest and incest
hunts l have ever had in my
life.
anyone who thinks he can
improve hunting in this coun-
try by crossing the American
hound and the English hound
will make a mistake, for the
American hound is the perfect
hound for hunting in Virginia"
Lord Dorchester went with
Mr.. Sands to the Middleburg
kennels to look over the so
hounds that are there, and
came away more pleased with
the American hound and Mr.,
Sands pack than ever. This
week he will hunt with the Pied
mont Fox Hounds.
HUNTING LOG
VIRGINIA
TomorroW'S Meets:
Piedmont Fox Hounds: A. C.,
Randolph, Master; Five Points,
l p. m.
Old Dominion Hounds: Ster-
ling Larrabee, William E. Doel-
Ter. Joint Masters; The Ken
nelS, II a. m.
MARYLAND
Elkridge-Harford Hunt: Har-
vey LadeW. Master; Mr.. Harvey
Sutton's, II a. m.
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Col. Harry N. Cootes, Mrs.
Francis Nash, Mrs. Ollie James,
and Miss Mathilda Bruce Rod
ger.
The Chief of Protocol Mr..
James Clement Dunn; Mr..
Charles Lee Cooke and Mr.,
Hugh Cumming, jr., of the
State Department were much in
evidence chatting with one or
another of the guests.
At Mrs. MOrgenthau's
Mrs. Morgenthau wore a be-
coming tea gown of American
Beauty crushed velvet, made
with a high neckline finished
with a dull gold brocade collar
and antique gold ornaments. A
large bouquet of gardenias worn
at the Walstline completed her
costume.
Mrs. Coolidge was in smart
black crepe, made with a tunic.
She wore choker strand of
pearls and a bouquet of gar
deniaS.
Presiding at the coffee urn in
the dining room were Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings, wife of
the Attorney General, who with
her house guest, Mrs. Barlow S.
Weeks, of New York, had just
come from the Supreme Court,
where they had spent several
hours. The former was in
a black crepe gown, finished
at the neck with an eggshell
satin bow. Her chic little
black turban was trimmed with
aigrettes. Mrs. Alben w. Bark
ley, wife of the Senator from
Kentucky, who poured tea,
wore a bottle green crepe gown
with bell sleeves trimmed with
panels of gold brocade. She
wore a brimmed hat of felt to
match.
The tea table was centered
with a great bouquet of Easter
lilies and Euphorbia.
Among those glimpsed at
the Morgenthau's were the Min
lister of Denmark and Nine.
Wadsted, the latter wearing
black crepe with a capelet and
toque of broadtail; Mrs. Her
ridge, wife of the Minister of
Canada, in French blue vel
vet, worn with a short coat
of sable; Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis, wife of the Senator from
Illinois, who wore a black
broadtail tailored coat with a
turban of the same fur; Mrs.
Stanley F. Reed; Mrs. William
M. Wilmington, wife of the
Representative from Mississippi,
who was elected president Of
the Congressional Club yester.
day afternoon and who was in
a dark green ensemble; Col.
and Mrs. Randolph Coyle, Mr..
George Treadwell and Mrs.
SWagar Sherley.
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twelve hours
when he went
on his first
American fox
hunt with the
M i d d l eburg
Hounds.
A l t h o ugh
h e thought
t he ground
was much too
hard to hunt
that morning,
he went and
enjoyed t h e
day.
81 was very
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Cocktail Host

The Military Attache of the
Spanish Embassy, Major Jose
Vidal, will entertain at a cock
tail party this afternoon from 5
to 7 o'clock in his apartment at
the WestcheSter, in honor Of
Major Ramon Franco, of the
Aviation Corps of Spain, who is
spending a month in the Capt.
tai. The guests will number
abou 100.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
T0ae)n I0biCS
(TradO Mark Registered)

The new Minister of the
Dominican Republic, Senor
Rafael Brache, was host at
a beautiful dinner party
last evening at the Shoreham,
given in honor of Sonora
de Trujillo, wife of the
President of the Dominican
Republic, who has been the
guest for several days Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies,
at their residence in Massa-
chusetts Avenue.
Though the dinner was in
formal, it was attended with
much dignity, and Sonora de
Espaillat, widow of the late
charge d 'affaires of the lega-
tion, acted as hostess for
SenOr Brache.
Those present included, in
addition to the members of
the staff, Senator and Mrs.
William H. King, DR.. Leo s.
Rowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Davies,
Mrs. Aldace Walker, Senor-
ita Battle, of New York, and
Senor Leonida Ricardo and
Sonora de Ricardo, brother
and sister-in-law of the guest
of honor, who have been in
New York since their arrival
in this country with Sonora
de Trujillo
The Minister, vho aciU
be Joined here on Monday
by Sonora de Brache, nom
on her WGy from Santo
Domingo, o0ill take possess
sion of the spacious apart
ment he has leased at 1888
Sixteenth St., on Saturday.
1t has an unusually large
drGaOlng room, furnished
gerry elaborately IN carved
mahogany, upholstered IN
American Beauty color bro
cade Which material forms
the aOlndoaO draperieS and
portieres.
A large dining room
opens off this aOith a glass
enclosed solarium beyond
and the library and other
rooms complete qVhat is
really one of the most im-
posing apartments I haze
seen IN Washington. The
offices of the legation aUiU
occupy rooms on the first
floor.
The former Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. A. Mitchell
Palmer were hosts at a
brilliant dinner party given
last evening in their apart
ment at Wardman Park
Hotel to meet Senator
Joseph F. Guffey of Penn
sylvania, the first Democrat
to hold that important po-
sition in that State in 60
years.
The guests, who numbered
20, included Miss Ida Guf-
fey, the Senator's official
hostess.
Louise Crane, who spent
the early season here with
her aunt, Miss Mabel T.
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Subscriber

Nine. Djalal, wife of the Min
Gter of Persia, Mrs. William
Phillips, wife of the Undersec-
retary of State; Mrs. Hugo
Black, wife of the Senator from
Alabama; the Financial Coun-
selor of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Bewley, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Granger, Mrs. Richard
Southgate, Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mrs. Tracy DoWs, and Mrs.
Edwin B. Parker are among the
recent subscribers to the Candle
light Concert of the Washington
Chamber Music Society, which
will be given Monday afternoon
at S o'clock, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Frost, 2601 Thir-
tieth st.
The program includes the
Schubert Quintette for two vio-
Inns, viola and two 'cellos, and
the Dvorak Quintette for piano
and for strings. Mr.. Walter Nash
and Mr.. Louis Potter will be the
assisting artists.
X X X
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston, jr.,
widow of President Grover
Cleveland, entertained the
Thursday Bridge Club at her
home in Princeton, N. j., today.
X X X
Mrs. Adams, wife of Senator
Alva B. Adams, of Colorado,
will receive Thursday afternoon,
January "a, in her apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
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OF Ine secretary OF OtaIe, was receiving
in the spacious North drawing room on
the main floor, to "Highwood," the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Dern'
charming suburban home in Chevy
Chase, which is set amid spacious
lawns beautifully handicapped, and en-
veloped yesterday afternoon in fog
which added mystic beauty to the
surrounding landscape.
The receptions were in lovely con-
trast to the sodden weather outside, for
guests thronged the lamp-lit rooms, to
which flowers, mostly Spring blossoms,
added their fragrance; and the tea
tables at each place were laden with
variety of dainties, from the overturned
candy baskets filled with little iced
cakes at Mrs. HILLS where travS nf
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Boardman, at her stately
mansion in P Street, just
off Dupont Circle, was
formally presented to So
ciety at a reception given
Tuesday in New York by
her mother, Mrs. w. Murray
Crane, widow of the one
time Senator Crane, in her
apartment at 82O Fifth Ave-
nue.. The guests were
chiefly older friends of the
family.
Miss Crane attended the
Fermata School at Aiken, S.
c., the Dalton School and
Vassar College.
Mrs. J. J. Mack, aUith
her sister, Nine. Maria N.
Starouh, of Russia, Who
Joined her here a fen
months ago, haze left By
motor for Miami, Fla.,
vhere the former is plam-
ming to take q house for
the aCinter, and 1Ohere Mr..
Mack 1UiU join her for q
visit of several Weeks In
February.
The wives of four Re-
publican Presidents, Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and Mrs. William
Howard Taft, have con-
sented to serve on the homo
rary committee of the four
teenth anniversary luncheon
of the Women's National
Republican Club, which will
be held at the Hotel Astor
in New York on January
26 at 1890. Mrs. George
A. Wyeth, president of the
club, will preside and more
than 1000 women from va
rious ports of the country
are expected to attend the
luncheon. Speakers will in
clude GOVERNOR elect Harold
G.. Hoffman of New Jersey
and Senator L. J. Dickinson
of Iowa.
Reports from Mia mi
bring Word of the fishing
skill of Mrs. Emil HurjG.
1Uho qCith her distinguished
husband enjoyed q midseG-
son viSit at Coral Gables.
She did q lot of deep
sea fishing out IN the Gulf
Stream, catching barracuda
and dolphins but her heart
aUas set on getting a sail fish
before returning Tuesday
to their Georgetown home.
Fishing the Gulf Stream
By starlight from an espe-
ciGlly equipped and poaO-
cred motor raft is among
the innovations being fea-
tured there this gear.
See you tomorrow!
Mukuy b)Qy5
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE FETED BY ENVOY
Minister Host
With Wife at
Dinner

The Minister of China and
Nine. SEE entertained at dinner
last evening, at the Legation in
Vernon Street. in honor of the
Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court and Mrs.
Harlan FiSke Stone.
The other guests were the
United States Ambassador to
Italy and Mrs. S. M. Breckin-
ridge Long; Mrs. William Dun
can Herridge, wife of the Min
lister of Canada; the Solicitor
General and Mrs. James Craw-
ford Biggs, Representative and
Mrs. Sam D. McReynolds, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, jr.; the President of
Goucher College, DR.. David
Robertson and Mrs. Robertson,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowie
Chapman. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos
del Mar, and Miss Margot
Holmes, of London, England.
Nine. SEE will be at home to-
morrow afternoon.
x y
Visiting in Newport
VicomteSse d'Osmoy, sister of
Mrs. Gerry, wife of Senator
Peter Goelt Gerry, arrived in
New York yesterday aboard the
S. S. Franconia for a brief visit
in the United States. She was
met by her sister, Mrs. George
Granville Merrill, and together
they have gone to Newport to
be the guests at Harbour Court
of another sister, Mrs. Nicholas
Brown, who is recuperating
from an illness. Mrs. Merrill
will entertain at tea on Sat
urday for the VicomteSSe.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett was
the guest in whose honor DR..
and Mrs. James Alexander Lyon
entertained at dinner last eve
ming at Glenview Farms, their
home near Rockville, Md. Their
guests numbered 16.
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Not To Be at Home

Mrs. Herridge, wife of the
Minister Of Canada, will not be
"at home" tomorrow afternoon,
at the Legation in Massachu-
SettS Avenue, nor will she re-
ceive on Friday, January 18.
X X
Nine. Peter, wife of the Min.
lister of Switzerland, will be
"at home" tomorrow afternoon,
at the Legation in Kalorama
Circle,
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Embassy Tea

The Ambassador of France
and Nine. de Laboulaye will en-
tertain at a small tea this after
noon, at the Embassy in Six
teenth Street, in compliment to
Nine. Ninon Vallin, soprano, of
the Paris Grand Opera, and.
Mr.. Rene Leroy, flutist, who
gave the program at Mrs. Law
renee Townsend's musicale yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
Justices Kin to Wed

Announcement has been made
of the engagement of Miss
Anita RoSalie Cardozo, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Ernest A. Cardozo,
of New York, and the late Mrs.
Cardozo, to Mr.. Jerome Niles
Doumaux, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lincoln DoumauX, of Roches-
ter, N. Y.
Miss Cardozo attended Brad
ford Academy and was gradu-
ated from Smith College in
1881. She is a cousin OF
Associate Justice Benjamin N.
Cardozo, of the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Mr.. Doumaux was graduated
in 1881 from the Wharton
School of Commerce, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
The Comptroller General Of
the United States and Mrs. j. R.
McCarl will entertain at dinner
Thursday evening, January "a,
at the Shoreham.
Mrs. F. Hamilton Mccormick
Goodhart is spending some time
in New York City.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
By NINA CARTER TABB

Lord Dorchester, ex-master of
an English pack Of hounds, had
been in Virginia just about
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
Receive Ian. "a

MISS Ida Gu11ey and MISS
Pauletta Guffey, hostesses for
their brother, Senator Joseph E.
Guffey, of Pennsylvania, will be
at home for the first time on
Thursday, January "a, receiving
at the Carlton Hotel, where they
are living.
Senator Guffey, the Misses
Guffey and Mrs. Carol Miller,
another sister of the Senator,
will go to Harrisburg early next
week for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Flint,
who were in New York for sew
eral days, have returned to
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wheeler,
of Albany, N. Y, have arrived
in Washington, and they are at
Wardman Park Hotel.
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Attends Dinner
Senor Don Eugenio Castillo,
attache of the Cuban Embassy,
attended the dinner given last
evening at the Shoreham by Mr..
and Mrs. Jules c. Kicker to
celebrate their first wedding an
niverSary.
Senor Castillo will sail next
week for London, to take up his
new duties as Consul for Cuba.
Other guests at the dinner
were DR.. and Mrs. Norman M.
Smiler, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Vein
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Under
wood and Miss Lucy V. Ludwig.
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FIRST CABINET |AT-HOMES' OF SEASON
Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Morgenthau u
And Mrs. Dern Have Many
Afternoon Callers
q 9"Y ee"''".

The first Cabinet homes of the yesterday after
proved delightful AFFAIRS with hundreds of callers
vending their way from the Carlton where Mrs Hull wife
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Luncheon Guests

Miss Valerie Prochnik, debu-
tante daughter of the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik, en-
tertained at luncheon today,
at the legation in Massachusetts,
Avenue, in compliment to Mile.
Nora Van Haersma de With,
debutante daughter of the Min
lister of the Netherlands and
Nine. Van Haersma de With.
The company numbered 18.
X X X
The japanese Ambassador.at-
Large, Mr.. Shigeru Yoshida, and
his daughter, Miss Kazuko
Yoshida, arrived in Washington
today, and they will be at the
Mayflower for several days.
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sandwiches Of many varieties proved very delicious
pement to the piping hot coffee and served
luscious cinnamon rolls at Mrs Morgenthaus where she
ceved assisted by her distinguished husband the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs T. jefferson Coolidge wife of the
Undersecretary of the Treasury
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Dinner Honors
Miss Roche

Miss Josephine Roche, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, will be the speaker at the
monthly dinner of the Wo-
mans National Democratic
Club tomorrow night. Miss
Roche, who will talk on the
Economic Phases of Public
Health Work." will be intro
duced by Mrs. Charles Hamlin,
president of the club. Also at
the speakers table will be Sena-
tor and Mrs. Edward P. Costi-
gan, Admiral and Mrs. Simons,
Mr.. Basil Manley, of the Fed
eral Power Commission and
Mrs. Manley, and Mr.. Charles
Hamlin, of the Federal Reserve
Board.
Among those who have made
reservations for the dinner are
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Bannister,
Mrs. H. E. c. Bryant, Mrs.
George N. Peek, Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrams, Judge Anna
bel Mathews, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Hubbard, Mrs. Ellen S.
Woodward, Miss Charl Williams,
Mrs. Hugh Mathews, Mrs. Rob-
ert Hunter, DR.. and Mrs. War
rem F. Draper, Mrs. Albert C.
Relyea, Miss Mary E. Bakewell,
Miss Caroline Reilly, Miss Ade-
laide Baylor, Miss Agnes Winn,
Miss Anna Farrar, Mrs. Adrian
F. Busick, Mrs. J. w. Gravely,
Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mrs.
Arthur D. Wright, Miss Fanny
Neyman, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke I.
Wilson, Mrs. j. C. Peacock, Mr..
and Mrs. R. K. Noble, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin H. Kenworthy,
DR.. Estelle F. Warner, Mrs.
Olive B. Swan, Mrs. Edward A.
Stuart, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate,
Miss Elizabeth H. Parkins, Mr..
and Mrs. James Sommerville,
Miss Helen Carlos, Miss Mary
Heath and Mrs. Joseph M.
Howorth.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-20
STANLEY. HOTEL MAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
George w. Wilson, ~, Brother
jn.laW Of Mrs. N. E. Els.
worth, Dies Tuesday Night

Rev. and Mrs. N. +. Ellsworth. 5l4
Mandan st.. left Wednesday morn
ing for Stanley. summoned there by
the death Of Mrs. Esworth's brother
in-law. George w. Wilson. n, which
occurred at $50 p. m. Tuesday. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
made.
Mr.. Wilson 4 well known In the
state as 4 former newspaper man but
for the last seven years had operated
the Wilson hotel at Stanley. which
he built about - years ago. He had
suffered from parslytic strokes but
was able to continue In active con-
troll Of the hotel until his death.
The Ward County Reporter Of
Minot. which later was purchased BY
Sam Clark Of Bismarck. was one Of
the late Mr.. Wilson'S newspaper prop
critics. He published tho Stanley
Sun for several years, selling 1t when
he took over the hotel management.
Mr.. Wilson originally owned and
plated the townsite Of Stanley.
Mr.. Wilson leaves his widow, a
daughter. Mrs. Florence Bemis Of
Minneapolis. and three grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Clyde Van Horn (Clarice
Moore), Robert and George Moore.
all Of Stanley. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
had adopted the three grandchildren
who were left BY their daughter, Mrs.
Guy Moore, who died Of influenza In
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-20
GUN shot FATAL TO
COLLEGE REGISTRAR
c. A. Lee, on Staff Of Valley
City School, Instantly
Killed in Accident

Valley City, N. D., Feb .2o.-(R-
G. A. Lee, 50, registrar and secretary
Of the Valley City Teachers college
since 1919. was instantly killed at his
home here Wednesday by accidental
discharge Of a shotgun he was clean.
ing.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
Lee went down to the basement to
fix the furnace fire at 8 q. M, &C..
cording to his wife.
Hearing the explosion and receiving
no reply, Mrs. Lee went downstairs
to find her husband lying dead on
the floor with the cleaning rod Of
the gun in one hand. The dis.
charge had entered the side Of his
neck.
A graduate Of Carbonate normal
school. Carbonate. ILL.,, Lee came to
the Valley City college In September,
1919.
An ardent sportsman, he was an
active member of the local unit Of the
Izaak Walton League, and usually had
several guns for hunting kept in the
basement.
Surviving IS the widow and two
children, Arthur, student at the COLI
lege here. and Elizabeth, teacher at
Sharon, N. D.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-20
MASONS COMPLETE
OUTER BRICK WORK
Concrete Roof and Floors Will
Be Poured at New High
School Building Soon

Exterior brick work on Bismarcks
new high school building has been
finished ana preparations are now
being made to pour the concrete root
and floors.
The Insulating board Is being placed
on the roof and floor joists, prepara-
tory to pouring the concrete. There
are $1,000 square feet Of Insulating
board used In the building. Under ia
vorable weather conditions the two
and one-half inch concrete slab can
be poured at the rate Of one floor in
q day and . half.
Stone masons have been setting the
last Of the limestone coping around
the top Of the building and only q
small amount Of this remains to be
done In the gymnasium wing.
Plumbers, steamfitters and electri-
clans have been able to do consider
able preliminary work In laying steam
mains and conduit lines. Muslin
frames are being placed In the win
dows to afford protection when the
interior work begins.
Approximately $4,000 face brick
from the Hebron brick plant and
10000 common brick from Grand
Forks were used In the building. In
addition to this, 10000 glazed brick
have been laid In the interior gym
nasium and locker room walls. Over
IL carloads Of Minnesota limestone
have been used In the decorative trim
Of the structure and l8 carloads Of
cement have been needed.
There are 80 tons Of structural
steel in the framework. while 10000
partition tiles and 5000 rough tiles
for lining the walls will Be used be-
fore the building i completed.