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SITS. 900 In 1921, the allowance was
2.975 acres in the park systems. with
All reservations, and the maintenance
figure was S506 $50.
The year 1881 showed a further
slash, this time to $3.50 an acre. when
there were 670 reservations and the
park acreage had grown to 4,540 acres
and the maintenance fund was
$500.
Funds Not Available.
Many people have asked the park
authorities why it is they do not take
some of the $1,000,000 local park i'm
provement from the Public Works Ad-
ministration and use part of it in
maintenance. Or why Works Progress
Administration workers are not util-
lied on maintenance, when there are
so many jobleSs.
The answer given is that in neither
case can funds be expended for main
tenance. Both P. w. A. and w. P. A.
are designed for construction projects.
illuSl NOlIiC ObI VA ANS AAeaA
appropriations.
The officials directed attention to
the fact that if sidewalks at the tri-
angle at Eighteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue were put on the street
side, it would have been necessary to
destroy two very fine maple trees"
All the new plant material being
placed in the parks is being inspected
by the Department of Agriculture
scientists. to make sure that it is free
from diseases.
No Stranger in Capital.
Mai Clarke is no stranger to Wash
ington. for he has attended meetings
of the Fine Arts Commission-which
considers mostly local problems-for
the past four years and has the repu-
tation of missing only about one ses-
sion. Further, before he was appoint
ed by the President to membership on
the commission in 1882, he was con-
sultant to the Bureau of Public Roads
on the construction of the Mount Ver-
non Memorial Highway.
Malcolm Kirkpatrick, resident land
scape architect of the National Capt.
tai Parks. who is directing the local
park improvement program, which has
been Endorsed by the Fine Arts Com
mission and the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, for
merly worked in Maj. Clarke's office
The present plan for Lafayette Park
was drawn under direction of Lieut..
Col C. o. Sheriff., then director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks,
and received the approval Of the Fine
Arts Commission back in 1921.
Concerning the letters that have
reached the press from persons inter-
ested in individual shrubs or trees. Maj
Clarke asserted that this question of
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dustry. Burial followed funeral sery-
ices in the Arlington chapel.
During the war, Meissner, youngest
major in the American Aviation Serv-
ice, commanded the 147th Pursuit
Squadron and was organizer Of the
18TH Observation Squadron. He was
officially credited with victories over
eight German airplanes. His daring
in aerial combat nearly cost him his
life a number of times.
On one occasion, while on patrol to
protect homecoming British lombard
ment airplanes, ne engaged squadron
of German planes about to attack the
British ships and was assisted in his
heroic fight against overwhelming odds
by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker of the
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Park Architect Explains Changes
Washingtonians Will Like Them, He Predcts-Low
Maintenance Funds Forced Some of Them

sentimentality Is beyond the pale Of
practical park work. II these forms
of plant life are diseased, they must
60, regardless of the affection that q
minority of the public may have for
them, he added.
Not Given Enough Money.
In the annual appropriations for the
National Capital Parks, the authorities
are not given enough morey with
which to operate the Washington park
system, Maj. Clarke recalled. They
must work with the funds that Con-
gress gives them and cannot go beyond
that. Continued improvements-the
Rock Greek and Potomac Parkway,
Meridian Hill Park and elsewhere,
have added to the maintenance
burden.
Due to the more intensified use of
the parks by the public, because of
more leisure time the growth of
apartment houses surrounding them,
and for other reasons, the problem of
proper maintenance must be met prac-
tically, Maj. Clarke asserted. The
present program is the answer. In
stead OF placing benches on the
grass. as heretofore, they will be To-
Gated on more spacious walks, in
surfing better scale in design and bet
ter adapted to present-day uses.
For many years, the authorities have
been confronted with the practical
problem of having the public take
short cuts across the meandering park
paths. To meet this public demand,
Maj. Clarke said. these paths have
been redesigned to provide a pleasing
design and at the same time provide
broader expanses of lawns with trees.
Two Glasses of People.
There are two classes of people
for whom the park authorities must
provide, said the prominent landscape
architect-the man who wants to cut
across the park in q hurry to get to
some appointment at the other side,
and is interested in the park only as
a means. and the other man, who
desires to sit down in the sun, hear
the birds sing, look at the trees and
grass and leisurely enjoy the park.
In this park work" he continued,
I'VE are dealing with realities"
"We must endeaver to fuse the
beautiful with the useful and both
must be given due consideration, for
the taxpayers are representative of
both schools Of thought said Maj.
Clarke.
When the present program is COM
pleted. he declared. most Washing
tonians will like it, for then the Ma
tional Capital will not only have parks
that are beautiful, that are useful
and-which is highly important-that
will contain healthy plant material,
scientifically cared for and free from
the diseases that have heretofore exist
ed. Further. he pointed out that a
great amount of tree surgery has been
accomplished in the Washington parks
within the past two or three years
and that every effort has been made
to save the fine old trees and to treat
them for the diseases to which they
fell heir. That in itself, he said,
should be sufficient to prove an effec-
tive barrier against those that are
indiscriminately hurting charges of
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NEW BIDS CALLED

New bids for furnishing tourist fa-
cilities in Shenandoah National Park
will be opened May 1S in room 4l39.
Interior Department Building. Re-
advertising was ordered by Secretary
Ickes on failure to obtain more than
one bid last March.
The proposal covers the furnishing
of all facilities in one undertaking,
including the erection of lodges and
camps. Under the contract, the sue
cessful bidder will be authorized to
install cafeterias. gasoline stations,
sell souvenirs of native handicraft.
liquor if sold under State laws and
operate other concessions.
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vandalism" with a minimum Of in
formation at their disposal.
And, by the way" asked Mai.
Clarke significantly, "how many of
these people who are kicking up a
rumpus now have consistently ap-
peared before the committees Of Con-
gress, fighting for adequate appropria-
tions for Washington's parks, over
the years."
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JAMES A MEISSNER,
WAR ACE, is BURIED
Youngest Major in U. S. Air
Service in War Rests in
in Arlington.
in Arlington,

With full military honors. James A.
Meissner, outstanding American World
War ace, was buried in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery yesterday. Until his
death. January 16, in Birmingham,
Ala, at the age of 38, Meissner was
prominent in the Alabama. steel in
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oath Aero Squadron, greatest Of Amer

Gath Aero Squadron, greatest of Amer
ican war flyers.
Born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia,
Meissner continued his college work
after the war at Cornell University,
graduating in civil engineering. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elva
Meissner; three brothers, Harold C. of
New York, Charles r. Of Steubenville,
Ohio, and c. Edward of Washington,
and a sister. Mrs. Bertha M. Wendell
of Flushing, L. I.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL
RAISES GOAL IN DRIVE
Campaign, With $4s, 900 Already
Attained, Sets New Objective
of S75. 600.

of $75,OOO
The United Jewish Appeal having
already netted $4,000. 1t has been
decided to extend the drive for funds
for European relief and Palestine re-
habilitation until May IL.
1t is expected the original goal will
have been reached when workers
gather at the Jewish Community
Center for luncheon at noon tomorrow.
so it has been decided to attempt the
raising of a total Of $4,000 as
Washington's part of the national
fund.
Members Of the youth division Of
the Appeal we're in charge of serv-
ices last night at Adas Israel Syna-
gogue.
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Plans Music Program.

The University Club of Washington
will present Evelyn Scott, violinist, and
Elsie Radle, contralto, accompanied
by Majorie Davis in musical program
at $50 pm. Thursday at the club.
Evening star., 1936-05-03
INDIAN LOVE TOPIC
Interior Department to Sponsor
Meetings May 1914.

An insight into the cultural. edu-
cational and economic activities Of
the American Indian, past and pres.
ent, will be given at a series of meet
ings sponsored by the Department Of
Interior and the commissioner of IN
dian affairs, to be held in the Interior
Department Auditorium May IL, 13
and IA. All meetings will be at pm.
Members of the Navajo. Hopi and
Pueblo Tribes are cooperating with
the sponsors in the entertainment.
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builders; to erect one 2-story brick and
tile dwelling, 3341 Runnymeade place,
to cost $4,000.
George F. Mikkelson, 1858 Ritten-
house street, owner; r. w. Berry, de-
signer; George F. Mikkelson & Son,
ouilders to erect one 2-story brick and
tile dwelling, 3345 Runnymeade place,
to cost $4,000.
Howard E. Bruce, All Davenport
street, owner: A. w. Smith, designer; +;
Joseph Hopkinson, 4700 Brandywine
street. builder; to erect one 2-story
prick and concrete block dwelling, 4834
Butterworth place, to cost $500.
John L. Horner, 1929 Columbia road,
owner; Standard Homes Co.. designer; 4;
Gale H. Stalker, Embassy Apartments.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
frame dwelling, 1894 Utah avenue, to
cost $500.
Paul T. Stone, Inc, 927 Fifteenth
street, owners and builders; r. K.
Smith, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 294l Northampton
street, to cost $4,000.
Kass Realty Co., Southern Bldg,
owners and builders: Gust J. Van
Lennep, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1858 Thirty-fourth
street, to cost $4,000.
w. c. and A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street, owners and builders;
G. e. MacNeil, architect; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 4015 Forty
ninth street. to cost $500
Mrs. Florence A. Lloyd, $500 Queens
Chapel road, northeast, owner; r. C..
Archer, architect; Construction Asso-
ciates, Southern Bldg, builders; to
erect two 1a-story frame dwellings,
$500 and 2504 Lafayette avenue, to
cost $1,000.
Carl Bean, 5315 Macomb street,
owner; Leon Chatelain, jr., architect;
]. Van der Sys, 638 Kenyon street.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
frame dwelling, 5Sl9 Potomac avenue,
to cost $500.
w. C. and A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street, owners and builders; e.
r. Spano, designer; to erect one q
story brick dwelling, 4O07 Forty-nintS.
street, to cost $4,000.
John Devereux, 1901 Massachusetts
avenue, owner and builder; L. W.
Giles, architect; to erect three 2-story
brick dwellings, 1881. 1899, 3947 Hal
ley terrace southeast, to cost $4,000
each.
r. Tapke, 14l4 Thirty-fifth street,
owner; E B. Corning, architect; C..
Wohlgemuth, jr, builder; to erect
one 1-story brick addition and repairs,
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r. Ferris, 1910 Albemarle street.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1911 Gainesville street soutA-
east, to cost 5000.
Hosea o. Duffey, 461o Asbury place,
owner and builder; Dana B. Johannes.
ir., designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling, 1910 Chesa-
peake street, to cost $500.
Henry M. Foote, 132 B street north
east, owner; M. s. May, architect:
Harry B. Pitts Construction Co., 1919
Fifteenth street, builders; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 124 3 street
northeast, to cost $500.
@. w. Absher, 1901 Alabama avenue
southeast, owner; Harry B. Absher.
designer; z. c. Absher, "a sixteenth
street southeast, builder; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 3616 Austin
street southeast to cost $4,000.
Capital Transit Co., Thirty-sixth
and M streets. owners; Skinker & Gar
rett, 1719 street, builders: to make
repairs, Thirty-sixth and M streets,
to cost $1,000.
r. M. Amberger, 4701 Wisconsin
avenue, owner and builder; Claughton
West, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling. 4s79 Po-
tomac avenue, to cost $4,000.
J. Edward Fowler, 1912 street,
owner and builder; T. M. Medford, ar
chitect; to erect one 1-story brick
store, GIT Fifth street, to cost $4,000.
John Herath, 23o5 r street south
east, owner and builder; H. G. Herath,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling, 1901 Nineteenth
street southeast, to cost $4,000.
B. H. Marfeldt, 20l8 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, owner; Louis de
Ladurantaye, architect; Cord Con-
struction Co, 3012 M street, builders;
to erect one Y STORY brick and tile
dwelling, 3210 Twentieth street north
east, to cost s4,700.
Vandy Walters, owner: Norman
Langmaid, designer; r. w. Langmaid.
1904 Nevada avenue, builder; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling. 1913 Pea
body street, to cost $5,400.
David A. Walker, 1888 A street
northeast, owner; Steel Buildings. Inc,
designer; w. S. Jones, Riverdale, Md,
builder; to erect one 1-story metal
(prefabricated) dwelling. 2l6 Aspen
street, to cost $4.150.
w. C. and A. N. Miller, 1l19 Seven
teenth street, owners and builders; G..
E. MacNeil, architect; to erect one 2
story brick and frame dwelling, 4611
Van Ness street, TO cost $4,000.
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erect three 2-Story frame dwellings
1924 to 1882 Clinton street northeast;
to cost $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Flather, owners;
L. r. Moss, architect; C. r. Matheny
6147 Thirty-first street, builder; to
erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4726
Reno road; to cost Sl1 500.
Howenstein Realty Co., 1418 H street,
owners and builders; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings, 712 and TIC Butternut
street; to cost $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Conger, 3616
Seventeenth street northeast. owners;
Elmer Cappelmann, designer; Muhle-
man e. Kayhoe, Richmond, Va, build
ers; to erect one 2-story brick-and-
concrete block dwelling, 5000 West
Beach drive; to cost $4,000.
Harris Shapero, 1477 Girard street,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect two 1-story
brick stores, 312 and 316 Kennedy
street; to cost $4,000.
]. A. Jordan, 1850 Kearney street
northeast, owner and builder; ]. D.
Mcdonald, architect; to erect one q
story brick-and- concrete block dwell
ing. 1924 Quesada street; to cost
$4,000
Gilbert Seek, 43l6 Third street,
owner and builder; Willon & Abel,
designers; to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings, 1908 and 1912 Twenty
eighth street northeast; to cost $500
each.
George C. Bowie, 2l01 Connecticut
avenue. owner; G. z. MacNeil, archi-
tect; w. c. and A. N. Miller, Ills
Seventeenth street, builders; to erect
two 2-story brick and frame dwell
ings, 2915 and 2919 Woodland drive,
to cost $4,000 and s1o,500.
A. S. Lord, 4019 South Dakota ave-
nue. northeast, owner and builder; M.
S. May, architect; to erect one 2-Story
prick and concrete block dwelling, 4l08
Nineteenth street northeast, to cost
$7,200.
A. S. Lord, 401e South Dakota ave-
nue. northeast, owner and builder; M.
S. May, architect; to erect one 2-story
prick and concrete block dwelling, 4112
Nineteenth street northeast, to cost
$1,000.
Tolson, Kemp & Nix. Inc, 2314
Rhode Island avenue northeast, own
ers and builders; Alfred C. Tolson. jr.,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and frame dwelling, '4441 South Da-
kota avenue, to cost $500.
A. Luchs & Son, 4901 Illinois ave-
nue., owners and builders; D. B.
Johannes. jr, designer; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 51o5 Western
avenue, to cost $1,000.
E. ]. Adams, 4707 Connecticut ave-
nue., owner; Standard Homes Co., de-
signer; Gale H. Stalker, Embassy
Apartments, builders; to erect one q
story brick and frame dwelling. 4105
Forty-sixth street, to cost $4,000.
A. LYchs g. Son, 4901 Illinois ave-
nue., owners and builders; D. B.
Johannes, jr., designer; to erect one
.2-story brick dwelling, 4el5 River road,
to cost $1,000.
A. Luchs g. Son, 4901 Illinois ave-
nue., owners and builders; D. B.
Johannes, jr., designer; to erect one
,-story brick dwelling, 4611 River road,
to cost $1,000.
George F. Mikkelson, 1858 Ritten-
house street, owner; r. w. Berry, de-
signer; George F. Mikkelson & Son,
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Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

Concerning Psychologists.
IF YOU were to believe everything
that ~ said and written In the
name Of psychology. you would get
the impression that there are several
kinds Of psychology. This impression
does violence to the science itself.
What is more important, It confuses
the seekers after the knowledge Of
psychology as q science.
Why try to distinguish between
child psychology and adult psychology?
Men are but children-especially
when In trouble.
Why distinguish between social
psychology and individual psychology?
individuals are the units Of any
psychology. Moreover individuals are
generally socially minded even when
observed In isolation. Every one feels
the force Of the great society whether
or not he pretends to have mind Of
his own.
Why try TO distinguish between
sane individuals and insane tndivid-
uals? This distinction has no
significance except in legal circles.
Sanity and insanity are highly relative
terms. Unfortunately the law runs on
precedent and evidence, according to
definition. If we all knew more about
insanity we would know more about
ourselves. II we knew more about
how we all vary from the normal
we would know more about those
committed to retreats for mental
diseases.
tCopyrisht. 1850
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and 1881 Fifteenth street, to cost
$4,000 each.
C. H. Small, $50 New York avenue,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myer, architect; to erect six 2-story
brick and concrete block apartments,
l7oO-2O r street, to cost S45,000.
Meadowbrook, Inc, Chevy Chase,
Md, owners and builders; H. P. BaX-
ter, architect; to erect ten 2-story
brick dwellings, 4921-39 New Hamp-
shire avenue, to cost $4,000.
Schwinn, Inc, $40 Thirtieth street,
owners and builders; Dillon & Abel,
designers; to erect five 2-story brick
and stone dwellings, 5512, 5516, $500,
1926, 5528 Thirtieth street, to cost
$1,000 each.
Claude G. johnson, 416 Shepherd
street, owner and builder; H. P. Bax-
ter, architect; to erect four 2-story
brick and cinder block dwellings,
1854, $3.50, 6646, 6642 Barnaby street,
TO cost $4,000.
Charles SturbittS, 5000 Mckinley
street, owner and builder; Dillon g.
Abel, designers; to erect three 2-story
brick dwellings, 4506-4510 Garrison
street: to cost $4,000
Walter F. Chappell, 1915 Thirtieth
street, owner; Porter g. Locke, archi-
tects; Mohler Construction Co., 1928
Connecticut avenue, builders; to erect
one 2-tory rick-and-frame dwelling,
1926 Garfield street; to cost $4,000.
Alton P. White, 518 Twelfth street
southeast, owner; william Crusemire,
designer; c. r. Matheny, 6147 Thirty
first street, builder; to erect one q
story brick-and-concrete block apart
ment, 1859 Conduit road; to cost
$4,000.
Frank D. Phillips, 5617 Thirty-sec-
ond street, owner, designer and build
er; to erect two 2-story brick-and- tile
dwellings, 1928 Sixteenth street and
1920 Farragut street; to cost $4,000.
Lavinia K. Veith, 1882 jackson
street northeast, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
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1106 Maryland avenue southwest, to
cost $1,000.
A Levy, Alb K street, owner; T. M.
Medford, architect; Cruise Construc-
ton Co., Albee Bldg, builders; to
erect one 1-story brick addition, 6l3
K street, to cost $4,000.
Milton L. Morland, BIT A street
northeast, owner and designer; George
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Marble Is Translucent.

window panels comparable to
stained glass are afforded by a new
translucent marble. 1t can also be
used in connection with ordinary
electric lights to afford novel luminous
architectural elements.
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Rack Saves SPACE.

Space is conserved by a new folding
drying rack for lingerie, hose. etc,
which affords 20 feet Of Zine" and
fits atop any bath tub. Shower cur
tain can be drawn to conceal the
wash.
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Permits

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-06-08
LANDON TO TALK
AT K. i. TONIGHT
Father and Daughter Go to
Cleveland to Attend
Convention.
Fy the Associated Press.

TOPEKA, Kans., June ga brief
commencement speech shared atten-
ton with other duties of Gov. Alf NJ.
Landon today as his friends and sup
porters worked to nominate him for
President at the Republican National
Convention in Cleveland.
Late today he will go to Lawrence
where he Is on the program for a To-
minute greeting to the graduating class
of the University of Kansas. his alma
mater.
Two members of the Landon house
hold we're absent today. The Gov
ernor's 19-year-old daughter, Peggy
Anne, and his 79-year-old father, John
Landon, were on their way to Cleve-
land-the daughter, "for the fun Of
it," the father, ''just as spectator"
Tonight's schedule calls for the chief
executive to arrive at Lawrence about
GAS pm. GAS pm. Eastern standard
time). At the city limits he will be
met by an escort of police and men,
bers of the University R. O. T. c., who
will accompany him to the Office Of
Chancellor E. H. Lin6ley.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Nice
Continued From First Page.)

get publicity for anything, but that
a good groundwork has been laid.
From the very beginning Nice has
been against the New Deal. 1t was
charged that when he was running
for Governor he f1irted with New Deal
support, but those who conducted his
campaign deny this. With Maryland
more than 3 to l Democratic it is
significant, the members Of the dele
cation argue, that Nice scored the
greatest Republican victory in the
East when the swing was so strongly
Democratic, and made this showing
against Gov. Ritchie, who had been
a presidential candidate. During his
entire administration, they point out,
he has consistently censured the New
Deal. On his arrival at the conven-
ton he stated positively his con-
viction that the Republicans will elect
the next President in November.
In Gov. Nice's party are William P.
Lawson, chairman of the State Central
Committee, and Mrs. Lawson, who
has just been elected Republican
national committeeman from Mary
land; former Senator Ovington E.
Weller, the national committeeman
who was appointed when Philips Lee
Goldsborough accepted position with
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, and who has just been elected
at the State convention. Among the
delegates is Glen Beall, former State
Senator from Frostburg. The dele
gates at large are Lawson, Weller,
Harry o. Levin and J. Cookman Boyd,
all of Baltimore; alternates at large
are Jerome Winbrow, Whaleyville;
Harry Mertz and William G. Albrecht,
both of Baltimore, and Kingman
Brewster of Frederick; from the first
district, Joshua G. Clayton of Elkton
and A. Stengle Marine of Cambridge
with alternates Wilmer Fell Davis,
fredericksburg, and Frederick H. Brown,
Bozman; second district, George H.
Norris, Dundalk, and David Bale,
Medford, with alternates Hugh H.
Jones and August F. Mueller, Balti-
more; third district, Jesse G. Francis
and Mrs. Grace NJ. Hartnett, Balti-
more, with alternateS Charles w.
Main and Charles Norris, both of
Baltimore; fourth district, Walter A.
McClian and Edward N Wilson with
alternates William Nelson and Marse
Galloway, all of Baltimore; fifth dis
trict, j. Wilson Ryon, Hyattsville, and
Elmer E. Hammond, Baltimore, with
alternates jeremiah Hawkins, Brent
wood, and Elmer Jarboo, Mechanics
vile; sixth district, Glen Beall, Frost
burg, and Edward M. Tenney, Hagers-
town, with alternates Neil C. Fraley,
Oakland, and Walter w. Dawson,
Rockville.