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The Washington times., 1936-06-26
1t. CONVERSE
DIES OF AUTO
INJURIES

Lieut.. Alexandria Jenkins Con-
verse, 46, one Of the World Wars
outstanding heroes and son OF
Mrs. Antonia Thornton jenkins
Converse, of the Everett Hotel,
died in a hospital in Dublin, Ohio,
from injuries received in an auto
mobile accident, according to re-
ports received here today.
Lieutenant Converse was on an
automobile trip with his daughter,
Alice, from his home, Cherry Lane
Farm, near Powell, Ohio, when his
car was struck by another ma
chine near O'ShaughnesSy Dam.
He died in the Dublin hospital on
Sunday.
Grandson of Admiral Thornton
A. Jenkins and George L. Con-
verse, Lieutenant Converse was
born in Columbus, Ohio, the son
Of Col. George L. Converse, Jr.,
celebrated Indian fighter. He was
the youngest captain in the Philip
pine Constabulary and when the
World War broke out he enlisted
with the Canadians. He served
at the front for four years, was
wounded four tmieS and won the
D. S. o. for gallantry under fire.
His wounds forced his return to
the United States and he
joined the red squad" Of Attor'
ney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
He was credited with the capture
of a radical character known as
Red Mary" and her four sons.
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GOV. HOFFMAN
DENIES BOLT

TRENTON, N. j., June 26
G.N.SO.-Reaffirming his support
of Alfred M. Landon, Governor
Harold G. Hoffman today denied
he is taking a walk" from the
Republican presidential nominees
campaign by not attending a
meeting tonight at Plainsboro, N.
j., at which Republican National
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton
will be present.
A previous promise to attend a
dinner tonight for John C. Bar
bour, former president of the
State senate, will make it impos-
sible for him to be in Plainsboro,
the governor said. He declared:
"This talk about my taking a
walk is ridiculous. / was and
am for LandOn and 1 am
not a 'hop-skip-and-jump' Re
publican"
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MRS. ELLA HILLYARD

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella
Hillyard, who collapsed and died
while attending her daughters
wedding Wednesday at the Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, were held
this morning at 10 o'clock at the
Chambers funeral chapel. The
Rev. E. A. Clark, who performed
the nuptial ceremony for Mrs.
Hillyard's daughter, officiated.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hillyard. who was II, lived
at 1116 Euclid st. N. w. Her
daughter, Ruth, who was married
to Erskine H. Rupp and who was
unaware that while she was taking
the marriage vow her mother had
died, postponed her honeymoon
indefinitely.
Besides her daughter. Mrs. Hill.
yard is survived by her husband
Van Buren Hillyard, retired patent
attorney, who is seriously i'll in
Garfield Hospital, and another
daughter, Mrs. George B. Fraser.
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800 WILL LOSE
AAA JOBS IN
DC. REGION
BY J. EARLE MOSER


BY September /, approximately
300 residents of the District of Co
lumbia, Maryland and Virginia
now working for the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration will
have lost their jobs.
The drastic reduction Of local
talent, now thoroughly expert
enced, is said to be a result of the
gradual decentralization of the
AAA. This decentralization, which
means the establishment of field
offices in every State, usually at
the State agricultural college, will
be completed by the end of 1887,
and it was officially admitted to-
day that folk from the Capital and
nearby localities will soon "be out
Of luck"
The AAA now has about 1000
workers in Washington and they
are being sent to their home
States for work in regional offices
as fast as possible, it was said.
The organization now fills four
floors of the old Post Office Build
ing, parts of the Agriculture
South Building and offices at SOL
E Street N. w. and 908 B Street
S. W., but it is expected the ad-
miniStrative forces will either re-
main at the old Post Office or be
concentrated in the South Build
ing.
States Get Jobe
The jobs in Washington, how
ever, are to be filled almost entire
ly by people from the States, 1t
was learned. Policies of the AAA
administration against District,
Maryland and Virginia workers,
1t is said within the organization,
have been raised by the recent at
temptS to press resolutions
through Congress which would
have forced the AAA to reduce by
seniority. Such rule would have
saved most of the District workers
Jobs.
The resolutions were not ap-
piled, however, and seniority has
been replaced by the apportion-
ment rule-not mandatory for
AAA-which Federal Housing and
other emergency units have used
in the past to oust workers born
In the vicinity of the Potomac.
Officials of the agency said to-
day that the remainder of person
mel has nothing to worry over.
In the meantime, it developed
today that the night shift of the
AAA will be entirely shifted to day
work within approximately a
month.
Mp. S. Pay Ready
Excited custodial workers of the
National Park Service, payleSs for
more, than a month due to slow
ness of passage of the deficiency
bill, declared yesterday they had
heard they would not be paid even
by June 80, the next pay day. At
N. P. s. headquarters, however,
it was said they probably would
receive their checks today, or, at
any rate, very shortly.
Atlantic City Tour
Tomorrow at p. m. a large
crowd of Government workers will
leave the Union Station, under
auspices of four local unions of
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, bound for a week
end trip to Atlantic City. The
jaunt includes transportation,
meals and pier admissions.
Local No. and Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing Local No.
1O5, War Department Local No.
261 and Treasury Department
Local No. 262 sponsored the affair.
Information and tickets can be
obtained today and tomorrow
morning at ITO Fourteenth st.
N. w., room 610.
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} selbie D. Grove 65, 1892 ssachusetts
Ave. N. w.
Elizabeth A. Mcintosh, So, 1890 Sec
ond st. N e.
Mabel Hunt. 81, National Homeopathi
Hospital.
selma e. Hornibrook, 81, Georgetown
H spital.
Bessie Moffett, 50, Enroute Washing
ton, D c.
Lloyd d. Aran, 80. st. Elizabeth Hos
pital
Margaret McGargar, 81. Columbia HOS
pital
Rubin Glasaman, 25 Potomac River.
Leonard A. Davis, 10. Georgetown Hos
pital
Evelyn Prisoznick. 5, Children's Hos
pital
Harry L. Glazer. Z. Garfield Hospital.
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LAWRENCE ATKINSON

Lawrence Atkinson, who died
two days ago at his home, 4907
Fourth st. N. W., in his twenty
ninth year. will be buried at
2::30 o'clock in Prospect Hill
Cemetery. Services will be con-
Quoted at Chambers Southeast
funeral chapel at 2 p. m.
Mr.. Atkinson leaves his mother;
Mrs. Lillian E. Atkinson, and a
brother, Bernard.
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DEATHS

Augusta c. starkey, Ss, 1858 Euclid
st. n w
Elizabeth A. vantins, Sc, 1901 connecti-
cut Ave. N. w.
Mary E. Lochr, 79, GaIlinger Hospital
John p. Enrich, IS, 141O Meridian
-'llce n. w.
Elizabeth A. Morrow, 7s 125 Ten
nessee Ave. n. f.
Ella J. johnson, 81, 1902 Seventeenth
st. N w.
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WILLIS LEPHEW

Willis Lephew, former Spanish
American War veteran and police
man attached to the Harbor pre-
cinct, will be buried in Arlington
National Cemetery with military
honors tomorrow at II o'clock,
Services will be conducted at the
Chambers funeral chapel, l4OO
Chaplin st. N. W., at 10 a. m,
Richard j. Harden Camp, No. 2,
Veterans Of the Spanish-Ameri'
can War, will conduct the ser
vices at the grave.
Mr.. Lephew was 81. He lived
in Silver Spring, Md.
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Q Joseph LeR. Toussaint, ~, Audubon,
N j., and Erica Lena lisa Kaufman,
26, Berlin, N. ].
Harold Axteli, 23, Conrad, Iowa, and
Margaret c. Buynitsky, 20, 1927 Eish-
teenth st. N. w.
Charles G. Tadlock, "a, 34O7 Twenty
ninth St N. w, and Edna Bernice
Follett 25 Howard, r. /.
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Baltimore, Md. papers please copyD

LEPHFEW, WILLIS-On Wednesday,
June "a. 1885, at Walter Reed General
Hospital. WILLIS LEPHFEW. the beloved
husband of Minnie Lephfew. Late resi-.
dence, Medhurst Road, Silver Spring,
Nd. Father of Richard w. Lephfew.
Walter s. Lephfew and Mrs. Bessie Knox.
funeral home 14OO Chaplin st. N. W., on
Saturday. June 81. 1886. at 10 a. m.
Services by Richard j. Harden Camp
No. 2 Spanish War Veterans, Arlington
National Cemetery, at IL a. m. with full
military honors.
Friends are invited
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CRAFTY. JAMES AUGUsTUs-on Friday.
June 20. 1886, at his residence. sos
Georgia Avenue Norhwest, JAMES AU.
GUsTUS CRAFTY beloved husband of
Bertha Crafty.
Funeral services at the S Fl. Hines Com
pany funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth Street
Northwest, on Monday. June 20, 1886, at
10 m.
Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Iterment in Rock Creek Cemetery.

DESMOND, WILLIAM J.-On Tuesday,
June %, 1885, WILLIAM J. DESMOND,
the beloved father of Mrs. Margaret Eliza.
beth Shaw and steDfather of Mrs. Dorothy
Louise johnson and Frank Elmer Sherer
Remains resting at the w. w. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home, 617
Eleventh Street Southeast
Notice of funeral services and interment
hereafter
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KINNER, MARY EMMA-On Friday, June

KINNER. MARY EMMA-On Friday. June
"a. 1886. at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
MARY EMMA KINNER, the beloved wife
of Bert NJ. Kinner and mother of A. Grant
Kinner of Baltimore, Nd.
Funeral services will be held from her
late residence. 1884 Trinidad Avenue North
east, on Monday June 20. 1886.
Notice Of time and interment hereafter.
Services by ". w. Chambers Company
Southeast funeral home.
Baltimore Md, papers please copy)
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SICKLE NATHAN-On Thursday, June
%. 1885. NATHAN SICKLE, aged sew
enty-three years.
Remains resting at the funeral parlors
of Bernard Danzansky 35O1 Fourteenth
Street Northwest.
Notice of funeral later
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RAY ALICE-On Tuesday, June IS. 1886,
ALICE RAY, the beloved wife of John
F. Ray. Remains resting at the W. W.
Chambers Co. funeral home, Fourteenth
and Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services will be held on Friday,
June 26, 1886, at 2 p. m, from the w. W.
Chambers Co. funeral home, 1400 Chaplin
Street Northwest.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery
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CLOEY, JAMES F.-On Friday. June 20.
1886, at his residence, 1914 Eye Street
Northeast. JAMES +. CLOEY, the beloved
father of Arthur r. Cloey and Mildred
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BERRY, WILLIAM E.-on THURSDAY.
June 25 1896, WILLIAM E.. BERRY.
the beloved son of Gertrude Berry and
the late John H. Berry.
Funeral services will be held from this
residence of his uncle, 4S2 H st. S. W., on
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Services by Chambers CO, Southeast fu-
neral home
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Remains resting at the w. W. Chambers
Company Southeast funeral home, 6l7
Eleventh Street Southeast
Notice of funeral service and interment
hereafter
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TRABAND, ESTHER MAE-on Wednes.

TRABAND, ESTHER MAE-On wednes-
day June "a, 1886, at Providence Hos
pital, ESTHER MAE TRABAND, the be-
loved daughter of Charles and Maize Jor-
dan Traband.
Funeral from the W. ". Chambers Co.
Southeast funeral home, SIT Eleventh
Street Southeast on Saturday, June 27.
1896, at l p. m. thence to Trinity Episco-
pal Church, Upper Marlboro, Md, where
services will be held at 2 80 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Interment in Church Cemetery.
THOMSON. JENNIE T.-On Friday. June
=. %. 1885. at her residence, 1346 Meri-
dian Place Northwest, JENNIE T. THOM-
son, the beloved mother of Mrs. Mabel
G: Talbutt and Mrs. Edith L. Koerber, Of
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Funeral services will be held on Mon
day, June 90, 1886, at IL a. m. from her
late residence, 1346 Meridian Place North
west
Relatives and friends are invited to At.
tend
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Services by Chambers.
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Interment Prospect Hill Cemetery
Services by Chambers Co. Southeast
funeral home.
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Paul Gebhard, /, Providence Hospital.
Gerald Drury. months, GallingsP
Hos pital.
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DIED
ATKINSON, LAWRENCE c.

ATKINSON, LAWRENCE G.-On Wednes-
day, June "a, 1886, at his resi-
dence 1907 Fourth Street Northwest,
LAWRENCE G. ATKINSON, the beloved
son of Lillian E. Atkinson (nee Winter.
and the late George B. Atkinson, aged g
years and brother Of F. Bernard Atkinson.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence, 49O7 Fourth Street North
west on Saturday, June 81, 1885. at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
WATER BILLINGS
 REGISTER GAIN
Increase of Over $l,75O Recorded During Past
 Month, Board Told

Water billings for the past month amounted to $24,627, an increase of more than SLIGO over the amount recorded for the same period in 1885. Figures disclosing this fact were submitted to the board of works last night by Superintendent of Streets and Water Thomas J. Fleming. The increased consump- ton of water is taken to indicate a jump in business activities, such as in the factories, the breweries and so forth.
 The board decided to ask the WPA authorities to approve the ex- tension of the Hewey street water main. A main is now being 'laid in the street but if it is extended 670 feet more 1t will serve many more houses.
 Approval was given petitions of Joseph Corti of Aurora street and Mrs. Alice Charkowski of Oak street to make sewer connections with laterals on adjoining streets. Su- perintendent Fleming reported that the Woodtick road sewer has been completed and the board ordered a hearing on assessments for the next meeting.
 A complaint of William Smith of Thomaston avenue, Waterville, to the effect that water pipes going into his house freeze every cold spell because of the cut made by the state highway department in laying the new pavement through the vile, was referred to State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
NOONAN ELECTED
 WILEY PRESIDENT
William Sharkey Named Vice=President; Charles
 Fleming Treasurer

David Noonan, popular member of the senior class at Wilby high school and a member of the debat- ing club and football team, was elected president of the 1886 class this morning at n assembly in the school auditorium. Noonan is the son of MT. and Mrs. David Noonan of 66 Highland avenue. He went to Wilby from Russell school.
 Other officers elected were: Vice. president, William Sharkey of i49 sylvan avenue. son of Mir. and Mrs. James T. Sharkey. graduate of Washington school: secretary. Em- cline Qenova of 26 Manhan street, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Oenova. graduate of Driggs school: treasurer. Charles Fleming of i23 Woodland avenue. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Fleming. graduate of chpse school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
.LYECUM SCENE OF
 EXCELLENT SHOW
St. Patrick's Church So- cieties Sponsors of
 Annual Event

Several hundred persons who wit messed the entertainment presented last night at St. Patrick's Lyceum agreed that 1t was one of the finest shows conducted in conjunction with the observance of the day. The show and dance were held under the auspices of the societies of the par. ish, namely the Cleaners, Children of Mary, and the Holy Name society The committee in charge consisted of Rev. pr. Eugene P. Cryne, pas tor, Rev. Bernard Foster, Rev. Will liam Wirkus, Miss Helen Devine, Miss Marjorie Powers and Thomas Fitzmaurice. Music after the show was furnished by Connie Bracken and her Musical Maids.
 Although there were several radio celebrities on the bill, the honors of the evening were undisputedly taken by Angelo Pastore, rotund East End youth who was the hit of the Sacred Heart and St. Margaret's shows. It was Angelo who rendered "The Mu- sic Geese Round and Round" and it was Angelo who bowed bashfuAy to applause that almost shook the building. It was Angelo again who sang "Tell Me That You Love Me-, lowing again blushingly as the au- dience demanded another. Finally Angelo Wrote Himself a Letter., in which his thoughts were ably ex- pressed and the postscripts provided additional humor. Following this unique act the show was closed with the audience singing Irish songs as Danny Barrett acted as master of ceremonies.
 Those who appeared were Gloria and Eleanor DeLillio, Alice Fitzger- aid, Ruth Pooler, Brooklyn's Trio, William O'Keefe. Bob Morrissey and Teddy Grabowski, Lawrence Bent ham, Kenneth Byrne. Hal Johnson, John Griffin and Anthony Mar zano, Mary Mccormack, Vincent Kelley, Isabel Whitney, George o. Brien, Ed Digimas and Val Marke- vicious, and Robert and Joseph Ryan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
NAVY REWARDS RAY OUELETTE

The Navy Recruiting Statoin, op- erated by George Brizius, has been informed by the Navy Department that Q former Waterbury youth, Raymond L. Ouellette of 2f Hickory street, now serving on the U. s. S. Barnadou, has been awarded sil- yer life-saving medal by the secre- tary of the navy in recognition of his service in bravely rescuing a shipmate from drowning with utter disregard for his own personal safety.
 Ouellette, son of MT. and Mrs. Eugene Oulette, was born in this city and educated in public schools here. He left to serve in the navy in 1881. He first enlisted as an ap- prentice seaman and during his five years of service has received two promotions. He is now fireman, first class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

.A;total increase fin membership of 052, a balance of @193.34, reported , by the comp committee and a ba1- ance of $2,870.OO as shown, in the report of Treasurer Margaret Het- gel, are the chief items listed ip the annual 1895 report of the Waterbury Council of Girl Scouts, released to- daysby Edna Weber, director of the local council. *,
 At the present time there are fl troops in the city, g of these cori- nected with Protestant churches, 8 with Catholic churches and schools, 2 with community centers and @ few from public schools, parent-teach- CTS units and synagogues. Several new troops have been organized dur ing the past year. {. Membership Increased
 The ai1ual report also contains reports of the Training and Per- sonal committee, Badges and Awards committee, publicity committee, camp committee and leades associa- tion. ~, .{ t& ,
 / The increase in the membership brings the grand total of members in the council to 1253, with 954 of these actually being Girl Scouts. The only noticeable decrease is re- ported by the Badges and Awards committee, who gave out l54 less merit badges during the past year,
 The complete financial report and list of officers of the council fol- lowE: 4& .u 7 Commissioner, Mrs.. William IT. ieggett; First deputy commissioned, Mrs; John L. Geist; second deputy commissioner, Mrs s. A. Case s's
 Secretary: Miss Florence Turfi- bull: treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Hetzel. Committee Chairmef #
 Camp, Miss Helen Miner; badges, Miss Mary K. Finnan; training, Mrs. H. Jackson Sherwell; finance, Mrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
15O BILLED IN
 CAST OF DRAMA
The First Commandment to Be Directed By Lil-
 lian Travers

Miss Lillian Travers of the Amer ican Educational society is working at the Central YMCA in cooperation with city-wide committee under the leadership of General Chairman William A. Carpenter and promo ton co-chairladies Mrs. Grace Bar onian and Mrs. Paul Marggraff, to stage a Biblical drama, "The First Commandment"
 The drama will be presented in the Women's club next Wednesday and Thursday, March 25-26, with a local cast of 150 persons, including large group of singers and fifty six speaking parts.
 Miss Travers has staged this pro- duction eighty-eight times in the last two years. She graduated from the Underwood College, St. Louis, and took graduate work, specializing in the study of drama, at the Uni- versity of Missouri.
 "The First Commandment, with It's authentic costumes of 4,000 years ago, its beautiful musical program, which includes Handel's Messiah, "The Soldiers Chorus" and other beautiful numbers, is a fitting pro- gram for Lenten observance, and all of the churches of the city, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, are invited by 8 city-wide representative com- mittee to tell their members of its presentation. /.
 "The First Commandment" com pares with nothing which is pre- scented in amateur dramatics, except a performance of a vehicle like the Passion Play" the drama is grip ping. The local cast of prominent Waterbury citizens well known. and capable. promises two nights of rare entertainment during this Len- ten season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

Insurance
 Chairmen, who will actively participate in the Forward Movement of the Knights of Co., lumbus in Waterbury, will meet tonight at 1880 o'clock in the Columbus club, 79 North Main street, where Special Agent John F. Daley of the supreme office of the order will address 8 meeting of officers of Sheri- dan council, as we'll as other cor:::cils in the Naugatuck val- ley.
 Following this preliminary session with chairnen and cOurl- ell officers Special Agent Daley will explain the purpose and workings of the Forward Move. ment at 8 regular meeting of Sheridan council. A social hour with refreshments will follow the meeting.
 Chairmen who are affiliated with the drive locally include: District Deputy John F. Robin son, Catholic activity; Financial Secretary Mortimer J. Connor, insurance; Warden James J. Kelley, council program; Grand night Cornelius F. Maloney, publicity; and Lecturer John F. Martin, ten- -for-one drive ~
 An urgent appeal was issued today by Grand Knight Maloney and Lecturer Martin to all mar shals in the ten -for-one drive to be present for tonights coun- ell meeting, as 8 considerable portion of MT. Dailey's talk will be devoted to 8 discussion of ways and means of carrying on this ten-for-one campaign, which is primarily intended to promote council membership.
 The ten-for-one campaign opened March 15 and will con- tinue for GO days. The other four objectives of the Forward Mov' -nent are permanent fea- lures of the order now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
AID COURSE IN
 SOUTHBURY SET
Highway Class, Similar to
 Waterbury's, Planned By Local Leaders

Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, Red Cross chairman of first aid on highways, and Mrs. Edith Ladd, executive sec- retary of the Red Cross here, wis., tied Southbury and Woodbury yes- terday with a view to organizing classes in that district.
 Some time in the near future, classes conducted in the same man. ner as the standard first aid course given here, will be given under the direction of Milton Coer of South bury, scoutmaster and experienced first aid instructor. The most con- venient location for headquarters is the Post Office building in South- bury, owned by c. W. Tyler and as a result of his courtesy, classes will be held there. No definite dates have been set as yet for the start of the courses, but it is believed they will start soon. -.