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Evening star., 1937-06-06
Belgian Embassy by Ambassa dor
Count Robert van der -Ponthoz.
To Sail Rack June 40

Belgian Embassy by Ambassa dor
Count Robert van der Straten- -Ponthoz.
To Sail Back June 30.
June q he will rest in New York.
June % will bring luncheon with the
Foreign Policy Association and a din
ner with the counsel of foreign reIa =
tions. June 20 has been set aside for
Belgium -America-the Belgian colony
IN New York City, the Belgian League
of Honor and the Belgian Chamber OF
Commerce. June 30, Premier van Zee
land will sail for Europe on the S. S.
Washington.
The chief interest for Americans in
Van zeeland'S trip to America is in
the fact that the erudite little Belgia n
is the chief defender Of democracy
abroad.
Belgium Is about the size of Mary
land, busy industrial country and
bulWark Of egalitarianism, the ballot
and freedom Of speech and press But
democracy was failing when Leopold
summoned Van Iceland to the pre-
miership Belgium rocked on a fnan n
cial crisis. Boldly Van iceland de-
valued the belga to 70 per cent OF its
value. Money moved more easily. the
public regained confidence in its gov
ernmental form. The crisis was
passed.
But Van Iceland had other prob
lens. Trade was slack and Belgian
perity-and accordingly Belgian
democracy, for in times of stress the
government may go-depended on
trade. Van iceland worked for trade
and her exports rose from 3,540 000,-
900 francs in 1884 to 1874, 900, 900 in
1896. Belgian peace Of mind de-
pended on neutrality, and Van Zee
land cut the Locarno Pact bond,
which committed Belgium to armed
support of invaded Locarno signers.
Wholesa.e Index Climbed.
Domestic good times required higher
price, and the wholesale index rose
from 464 in March, 1885, when Van
Iceland took Office. to 637 in De-
cember, 1886. When Leon Degrelle
put his leadership to the test. De-
grille's Fascist attack on Van Zee
lands democracy collapsed like a sand
castle at high tide.
Van Iceland no longer can be
called shy. But he is no Hea dime
Harry, even though he is the chief
hope today of liberal Europe. His in
ternational fame is but year old
He became parsonage when he talked
Great Britain and France into agree
ing on how to greet Hitlers move into
the Rhineland. closed to his soldiers
by Locarno. England, which thought
it had a great young statesman Of
its own in Anthony Eden, discovered
him.
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ALUMNI OF A. j.
HEAR DR.. GRAY
Grads Asked to Support ST..
100000 Program OF
Development.

Outlining the needs OF American
University for expansion to train
youth SO democracy may be made
more ef1icient," DR.. Joseph M. M.
Gray, chancellor of the university,
last night called on its alumni to
support the $2,000,OO0 two-year de-
velopment program. for which a cam
paign to raise s25o,oO0 here now Is
under way
DR.. Gray spoke at the annual din
ner OF the university alumni asso-
citation in the college dining room
on the campus Wilmer F. Sickle,
president Of the association, urged
alumni to greater activity" In CO.
operating with the university TO fulnll
Its new. enlarged objectives
The occasion was one Of the fes-
tivities closing the academic year.
Chancellor Gray will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon at 4 pm. today at
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, following the aca-
demic procession across the campus
from Hurst Hall.
Commencement, when degrees will
be presented to graduates OF the
three schools-College OF Liberal Arts.
School OF Public Affairs and Graduate
School-will take place tomorrow
night at Memorial Continental Hall.
The address will be delivered by Err
nest K. Lndley, Washington CORE
spondent OF the New York Herald
Tribune
Carrying forward the university's
drive for funds here, the A. U. cam
paign organization will gather at a
report luncheon at the Willard Hotel
at 1890 pm. tomorrow, when DR..
Allen A. Stockdale, former pastor
OF First Congregational Church will
be the principal speaker.
Several functions are scheduled for
tomorrow. The Board Of Trustees will
convene in semi-annual meeting in
the morning. The Womens Guild OF
the university will elect officers. and
Will take lunch as guests of the Board
OF trustees at the college dining
hall
Chancellor and Mrs. Gray will hold
reception tomorrow afternoon for
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BOAT is ASSIGNED
FOR USE OF EDISON
Assistant Naval Secretary Will
Have Craft for Week End
and Other Trips.

Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Charles Edison now has available a
craft assigned to him for week end
end other trips. the Navy Department
disclosed yesterday.
The patrol vessel Skaneateles has
been transferred from the Naval Prov
ing Ground at Dahlgren, Va, to the
Washington Navy Yard. Rear Ad-
miral w. S. Pye, assistant chief OF
naval operations, said the vessel is
assigned to the local yard for the Use
Of the Assistant Secretary.
The late Assistant Secretary. Henry
L. Roosevelt, secured the Skaneateles
for his use from the Coast Guard
and it was named in honor OF his
home in New York State.
1nasmuch as Assistant Secretary
Edison comes from New Jersey and
his home Is at Menlo Park, observers
are wondering If the name Of the yes
sci will b altered.
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Mystery Veils
Injuries to Son
OfSloin Judge
Frank O'Neil Reports
Attack Ledring His
Fathers Rites.
By the Associated Press.

LONGVIEW, Tex, June 5.-Dis-
trict Attorney Oscar Jones announced
tonight that Frank ONeil, 40, son
Of John ONeil, slain New York mu-
nicipal judge, is recovering in hos
pital here from injuries reported re-
ceived when he went to New York
for his fathers funeral.
O'Neil Greggton cable tool
dresser, declined to comment.
Jones said the attack was by un-
known assailants.
A surgeon of the New York homi-
eide squad was reported here to in
vestigate.
Judge ONeil, who had no en-
emies," was knitted In the back sew
eral weeks ago.
After Judge O'Neirs funeral the
son presuma bly, started back to Texas
but failed to arrive.
u Jones said investigation by New
York police after Sergt Splain ar
rived here showed the son was In
Bellevue Hospital, New York. with
both arms broken and skull and back
injuries.
Detective Frank Campbell, who par
: ticipated in the case, said that al
though young ONeil told of being
beaten by three men here, police
thought he received his injuries ir
fall.
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members OF the graduating class
alumni and their friends.
In addition to the alumni associa-
ton dinner and dance last night
at the campus. another important
university function was the first an.
nual banquet Of the newly installed
Beta Rho Chapter Of Alpha Chi
Omega National Fraternity at Ward
man Park Hotel. Mabel Wright,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James G.
Wright, 53ll Connecticut avenue, ne W
president OF the American University
Beta Rho Chapter, had a prominent
part at the banquet, at which she
spoke.
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NAz|ENV0y T0SEE
/. ITALIAN SEAM|GHT
Duce's Army Maneuvers End
and BIomberg Goes
to Naples.
b. the Associated Press,

ROME, June 5-Premier Benito
Mussolini's three-day display OF Italys
armed might ashore for the beneft
OF Marshal Werner Won Blomberz,
German war minister, was ended to.
day, and the visitor departed for Ma
pies, where Monday he will be given
= showing of II Duce's sea power
At Naples Won Blomberg will wit
ness special naval maneuvers featur-
ing what Italians believe to be the
greatest submarine notilla ever as
sembled
Eighty submarines, including many
OF the latest types, will 90 through
the war games with the best OF the
Italian Navy's surface craft.
Military Alliance Denied.
Army sources declared II Duce's
efforts to convince the German war
chief Of Italys military value As .
potential ally had been successful.
A high Fascist of1icial. however,
reiterated that Won Blomberg and
Mussolini had made no military
alliance and that none would be ne
gotiated as a result OF the marshAls
visit
Says Italy Won't intervene.
The authoritative Fascist writer,
Virginio Gayda, declared today Italy
would not intervene in the Spanish
struggle.
At the same time Gayda accused
France Of not fulfilling her commit
ments under the neutrality agree
ment
He said in the newspaper Giornale
DItalia:
l. That the Spanish government
has sl6250 900 on deposit at Perplg-
nan, France. near the Spanish oor-
der. for the purchase of foreign war
materials. supposedly in Canada.
tOnicials Of the Canadian national
defense headquarters called the
charge "nonsensical")
2. That Mexico. France and Rus
sia are sharing honors In sending
arms to the Spanish government"
3. That there are two centers At
Perpignan where recruits and arms
are gathered.
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FRENCH VESSELS
ASK PROTECTION
Warships to Watch Boats.
Spanish Insurgents Search
One Craft.
By the Associated Press.

L
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier, June 6.-French naval authorities
tonight ordered warships attached to
the Port of Saint Jean de Luz to pro-
tect French fishing boats from that
and neighboring ports after armed
Spanish insurgents boarded and
searched the French fishing boat
''Croix du Jour"
The French boat was II miles from
the Spanish coast and 40 miles out
from Saint Jean de Luz when the in
surgent sloop Galerna drew alongside.
The insurgents jumped aboard. ex-
planned they were hunting a boat re-
Gently built In Spain which they
wanted to sink.
So frightened were fishermen along
the coast after hearing of the incident
many refused to put out to sea.
Basque officials reported their iron
defense around Bilbao withstood sew
eral insurgnt attacks today.
The report also said insurgents have
bombed several villages In the southern
sector OF the Bilbao front and had
tried unSuccessfully to recapture
Mount Lemona, 6'7 miles southeast
of the Basque capital.
An insurgent communique an
nounced that five American made
planes tCurtiss) had been shot down
by insurgents. This the Basques
denied.
Government war planes shot down
two insurgent planes which had par
ticipated in an air raid on Bilboa
suburbs A woman WAS killed and
two children were seriously injured
during the raid.
Basque of1icials said they took from
the pilot OF one plane which had
Italian markings" documents indi-
eating he was an Italian. The other
plane was shot down over the sea.
The pilot drowned.
Refugees Leave Cuba.
HAVANA. June S (P).-Five hun
dred child refugees from Bilbao, Spain,
their cheeks lumpy with candy, sailed
away from Cuba for haven in Mexi-
co today.
Immigra ton officials baked plans
for the children to dbembark from
their ship, the Mexique, for an en-
tertainment in Havana, and prevented
any one other than Spanish diplomatic
officials and = committee delivering
gifts from seeing them.
Three Escape Rebels.
BREST, France, June S (P).-A
Spanish fishing boat arrived here to-
day from Spain with three refugees
Evening star., 1937-06-06
BARON KYLSANT DIES

LONDON, June 5 IP).-Baron Kyl-
SAINT Of Carmarthen, IS. Britain's one
time Napoleon Of shipping" who
served a prison term for fraud, died
today at his home 10 Coomb. in Ok
fordshire.
Lord Kylsant, who became a baron
in 1928 and was for many years a
member of the House Of Commons,
was convicted June 80. 1881, OF pub
fishing a false prospectus in connec-
tion with the issue Of debenture stock
by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.
Of which he was chairman He was
sentenced TO year in prison.
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pastor Of t h E
First Congrega-
tional Church.
DR.. Stockdale
will establish Of
hces at Com =
munity c h est
h ca d q u q rters,
1l0l M street,
within the next
week, and will
start organizing
t ne speakers
unit. He expects
to organize sew
eral ar t.
ments, including
some Of the
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younger men and women in profess
sions which demand speaking as an
asset
DR.. Stockdale has been a resident
OF Washington since 1921, coming
here from the Rogers Park Church.
Chicago, to assume the pastorate Of
the First Congregational Church,
where he served until last year.
Since giving up his pastorate here
he has lectured in all parts OF the
United States He has deep interest
in welfare work and has had valuable
experiences in this connection.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

who, the captain said, forced him at
pistol point to take them aboard after
they escaped execution by Spanish
insurgents. The three-described as
An Anarchist, a Socialist and a Com
munist-asked that they be sent back
to government-held territory In Spain.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Planes Retire Quickly.

VALENCIA, June S CP).-Four in
surgent airplanes started to fly over
Valencia today, apparently for a bomb
attack on the city, but turned back
toward Palma when government pur-
suit craft took the air for combat.
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Continued from Page B-l)
), 407 e street southeast, received a
possible fractured skull when struck
by an automobile in front OF his home
He was treated at Providence Hospital
and later transferred to Gallinger.
Meanwhile, doctors at Georgetown
Hospital expressed confidence in. the
recovery Of Charles Donald Fox
Blueheld, w. Va, injured in a COL
lision near Manassas, Va, Friday
Hs wife was killed instantly in the
crash.
n n WnAAN uvur
Evening star., 1937-06-06
DR.. .STOCKDALE TAKES
CHEST SPEAKER POST
Former First Congregational Pas.
tor to Direct Unit in
Campaign.

ChAirmAnship Of the speakers unit
for the Community Chests forthcom-
ing tenth campaign has been accepted
by Rev. Allen A. Stockdale, former
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Mildred Heln In Crash on Road Neal
Upper Marlboro.

By . Stah Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, June 8.
Mildred Helff, "a, Of S504 Seventh
street. Washington, was taken to
Providence Hospital late tonight in
an undetermined condition after an
accident on the Largo road, about two
miles from here
She was cut and bruised and may
have internal injuries. Two compan-
ions escaped with minor bruises. The
occupants OF the other car were un-
injured, according to county police.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Telephones in Japan.

Japan now has only about three
telephones tor every 100 persons.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
BOY KILLED BY CAR

North Carolina Child Struck
After Leaving Bus.
COLUMBIA, S. c., June (P).-
Richard White, 9. Of Hamlet, N. c.,
was instantly killed today when
struck by An automobile AS he was
crossing 4 street in New Brookland.
The little boy. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Edward White, stepped into the
path Of the car after alishting from
bus with his two older brothers,
G. w. and James.
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d. c. WOMAN HURT.
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Traffic

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Dembitz Of this city and brother OF
Miss Nanette Dembitz of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Brown an
nounce the confirmation Of their
daughter, Janice, which takes place
this morning at the Eighth Street
Temple. They will be at home today
at 4700 Connecticut avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Nat Aaronson Of ASIA
Connecticut avenue will be at home
this evening from 8 to II o'clock in
honor of the confirmation Of their
daughter Frances. Mr.. and Mrs.
= Aaronson have as their guests Mrs.
Evelyn Cohen. sister of the host and
Mrs. Dorothy Mele and Mrs. Bertha
Lotenberg, sisters OF the hostess, all
Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rabbi and Mrs. Norman Gersten-
field will sail Wednesday from New
York on the S. S. Normandie for a
two-month trip abroad to Poland.
) Mrs. Gerstenfeld had as her guests
for the week her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Mundheim of New York.
Mrs. Emile Levy was hostess Thurs
day at luncheon followed by cards
at the Woodmont Country Club.
Mrs. Arthur Marks is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Rauh and their children
at their home in Memphis. Tenn.
Before returning home in two weeks,
Mrs. Marks will visit her brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs William
Levy in Pittsburgh.
Mrs A. Cohn returned to her
apartment in the Westchester the
early part of the week from six
i, week stay at Miami Beech, Fla,
where she stayed at the Nassau Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Freuden-
thai of Baltimore are the week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Wolf,
jr., of 400 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs Louis Marks of Evansville,
Ind, motored here to meet her mother,
Mrs. Estelle Nordlinger, in New York,
who arrived on the S. S. Virginia Mon
day from a two months trip to Ha-
waii and California. After spending
several days here Mrs. Marks returned
to her home Friday accompanied by
Mrs Sigmund Marks Of Nashville,
Tenn. Mr.. Leon Reid Of New York
Is the guest Of his sister, Mrs. Nord-
Unger.
Mrs Leonard B. Schloss, with her
Son, Mr. Emmanuel Schloss, and her
daughter. Mrs. Simon Eichborg, are
In New York for the week end visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Rothschild OF
Chevy Chase have been entertaining
their brother-in-law and sister, DR..
and Mrs William Greenspoon of Blue
field, w. Va.
Mrs. Lawrence Gassenheimer and
Mrs. Sidney Hechinger have been
spending the week in New York
The Spring donor luncheon of the
Sisterhood of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie will be held at the Shoreham to-
morrow. Miss Jane Evans of Cincin-
natl eX-director of the National Fed
Grafton of Temple Sisterhoods. will be
the guest speaker. A play under the
direction of Mrs. Earl Klein, with
members of the Sisterhood in the
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cast, will be presented. Luncheon will
be served at small tables, each having
a hostess In addition to the speakers
table where Mrs. Fred Pelzman, the
president, will preside Mrs. David
Simon is chairman OF the affair.
Mrs. Herbert Giassman was hostess
Wednesday at her home, entertaining
al a tea the hostesses for the Ha-
dassah Spring luncheon at the May
flower wednesday, June 2.
MIS-. Samuel Revness OF New York
has been the guest OF her parents,
Mr. ard Mrs. Morris Gusdorf, and
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice D. Rosenberg, jr., for
the week. Mrs. Reyness was Joined
by Mr.. Revness for the week end.
Miss Harriet Palkin, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Palkin, enter
tanned at an at home in honor Of
her week end guests. Miss Blanche
Wltkind of New York and Miss Lucille
Brooks of Asbury Park, N. J.
Miss Harriet Palkin, Miss Ethel
Goldhem and Miss Eunice Kal are
spending the week end in Phila-
delphia and attended the ivy ball Fri
day night given by the students of
the University OF Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Harry Gutmann will return
today to her home in New York after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Kohner. Mr. Gutmann spent
the past week here.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Strouse OF
Baltimore are now making their home
at 270l Connecticut avenue
Mrs Leopold Mantner is in Chicago
visiting her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Himmelblau, and
attending the confirmation of their
young son, David Himmelblau, jr.
Mrs. Pauline Gutman Is spending
several weeks with relatives in New
York.
The Junior Jewish Consumptive Re-
lief Society is giving package party
at the Community Center, Sixteenth
and @ streets northwest, Thursday
evening at 9 o'clock.
A donor luncheon will be held at
the Mayf1oWer Hotel Tuesday by the
Washington Chapter of the National
Home for Jewish Children in Denver,
Colo
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Sigmund
OF Sedgewick Gardens are receiving
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congratulations on the birth Of a son,
Donald William, Thursday, May 10,
at the Columbia Hospital.
Mr.. Joseph Saltzstein, Miss Janice
Saltzstein and Mrs. Estelle Bern
hardt OF Milwaukee, Wis, are the
guests Of Mrs. Elizabeth Kahn OF
5709 Sixteenth street and to attend
the wedding of Mr.. Saltzstein's
daughter. Miss Ruth Saltzstein, to
Mr.. Lewis S. Sycle Of this city, for
merly of Richmond, Va, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Sycle, which will
take place Wednesday, May 10, at 4
O'Clock at the home OF Mrs. Kahn.
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon will perform
the ceremony, which will be witnessed
by members of the immediate FAM
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Supper and Review
To Aid China School

A buffet supper and review Of Gone
With the Wind" by Mrs. B. L. Sworn
stedt. will be given Thursday under
the auspices OF the Afternoon Branch
OF the Woman's Auxiliary OF Epiphany
Church In Epiphany Parish Hall. The
luncheon will be ct o'clock, with the
review following.
Proceeds will go for the benefit OF
the Kul1ng School, the American
school in China for the children Of
American missionaries of the Episco-
pal and Presbyterian Churches.
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York and her daughter, Deborah, will
come to Washington today to visit
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Benjamin
K. Leon, and will be Joined by Mr.
Greenberg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Leon Of Atlantic
City are the guests Of their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Ullman Of Perry place. They
will be given = dinner by members
Of their family Tuesday night at the
Shoreham in honor Of their nifty NTH
wedding anniversary, and will have
with them their children, DIR. and
Mrs. A. K. Leon OF Frederick, Md. E;
DR.. and Mrs. J. K. Leon Of Steuben-
vile, Ohio, and their daughter, Miss
Selma Leon; DIR. and Mrs. Benjamin
K. Leon and Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ull-
man of this city. Mr.. Maurice FOgel
of Lynchburg, Va, will be among the
guests and Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Fogel
Of this CITY,
Pennsylvania avenue announce the
confirmation Of their daughter, Mir
lam RIDLEY, today at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gross will receive from 7 until 10
O'Clock at their residence in honor Of
the occasion.
The Bar Mitzpah of Nathan Vigder-
house, son of Mrs. Samuel Vigder-
house Of 1921 Fifteenth street will
take place Saturday morning, May %,
at 10 o'clock in the Ohev Sholom
Congregation. Relatives and friends
are invited to be present.
A reception will follew Immediately
after the exercises Because OF the
recent death OF Mr. Vigderhouse no
personal invitations have been issued
and no reception will take place at
the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marc M. Fonoroh Of
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lilies and will be followed by a din
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Sycle
OF Richmond, Va, are here for the
wedding and are at the Roosevelt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz are in
New York for the week end at the
Biltmore Hotel.
Mrs. James E. Greenberg of New
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% Adams street announce the con-
f1rmation Of their daughter, Rosalie,
Sunday, May %, at the Ada Israel
Synagogue, Sixth and I streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fonoron will enter
tain at 4 reception Sunday evening,
May 80, from until 10 O'Clock, in
honor Of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Levitan Of 20l0
Klingle road will hold . reception
this afternoon, from 4 to s o'clock, in
honor OF the confirmation OF their
daughter, Janis.
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Of Personal Note
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis N Dembitz Sail
From New York for European Trip.

\ 4 R. AND MRS LEWIS DEMBITZ, latter formerly
" Miss Florence de Haas, daughter Of Mrs Jacob
York, whose marriage took place New
Monday sailed Tuesday for trip Europe visiting
Palestine returning make their home
the son of Mrs Sarah Dembz A. Lincoln