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1917 HOlmead Pl. NV.

One block Tivoli Theater-First floor lars
ned-Nving room. large kitchen and closet.
private bath: also In k: reasonable
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WANTED = YOUNG LADY TO SHARE
beautifully furnished apartment with an
other. Keystone Apts.. West 1882.
1924 EUCLID ST. NW-NICELY FUR
nished two-room Housekeeping apt; elec.
refrigeration, gas. eiec. free; $3.50 month.
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ROOMS FUR. G. UNFUR.
ROOMS WITH BOARD.

DOWNTOWN. 1919 Vermont ave.-Select;
suitable 3; C h.w.: $3.50 week each; best
food: oil heat: also others. Met. 1904.
2013 MASS. AVE. N.W.-Upper fiat, suit
able 4 or gentlemen; also = single rms;
delicious meals; reasonable
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1920 NORTH VERMONT ST. Arlington, Va.
Pleasant bedroom; convenient two bus
lines; Sl5. Clarendon 563-W.
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818 18th ST. NV,

818 18th ST. NV,
Near H st.
Completely furnished apis. Of rooms
and bath: maid and room service; $500.
Call Met. 144S.
THOS. j. FISHER & CO., INC,
73S 18th st. NV. District $3.50.
S46-2S11 14th ST. N.W.-3 r., K, b.,
THoe. .. wAI8H. NC,
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633 ALLISON ST. room. kitchen .
glassed porcnes: newly decorated: modern
Improvements: semi-private bath; employed
cnIlnle: apnlY Monday
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SUBURBAN ROOM AND BOARD
TABLE BOARD.

BILTMORE CLUB,
1899 18th ST. NV
Delicious home-cooked meals Chicken
1innerS. Reasonable. Call North O634
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WARM, clean furnished room. adjoining
bath. Private home; board: oil heat. Near
bus. Phone Clarendon 34S-J.
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35:'3 10th ST. N.W.-ATTRACTIVE, TWO
| rms. sleeping porch, kit, refg.. bath.
shower: second floor rear. Adams 1897.
392S PERRY ST. NE-2-ROOM FRONT
$40 month. Adults. Greenwood 2359
:t3 RANDOLPH PL. N.W-APT, . OR 3
turn. rooms, gas. elec. phone oil heat,
back porch. adults: reasonable
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| 5921 5th ST. NW.-1 ROOM. LARGE
Kit. private bath; heat. light. Electrolux:
| slassed porch; adult people. gentiles; S42.
S75-BEST NV. RES. DISTRICT. SHEP-
beid PIX rms. X, b., balcony. garage;
luxurious furnishings; y blk. bus. / blk
Walter Reed ned. center Georgia 1925,
wk. nights after Z pm. all day Sun.
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712 MARIETTA PL. NW-LOVELY i R,
XII. dlnette. refrigeration; everything furn
all utilities incl Col 1852
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ATTRACTIVE COMFORTABLE LIVING
room. bedroom. dinette. kitchenette. bath
apt. with small extra bedroom. Genties.
Evenings and Sunday. Apt. Ala, IS41
Columbia rd Adams OSl1
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ROOMS ukFURNlSHED.

ARLINGTON. VA.-Entire 2nd floor in re-
fined neighborhood; = rooms, hall and bath:
air conditioned; references: $50 mo. 2S37
C.2rd I'd North Walnut ll1N-
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| 1925 MONROE NV ROOM. KITCHEN.
bath; refrigeration: completely furn. Near
| 1fth st. cars and bus. Adults. Adams
p4SS-J
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. RMS. KIT. BATH; FRIGIDAIRE: HEAT,
light. gas; SD. Clev. 49O9.
GIRL TO SHARE GROOM APT. WITH
another. with or without board. 1925
II ave Ant 1u4
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SIS PER MONTH. MODERN DUPLEX
apt. Large rooms. newly decorated. 240S
Nichols ave. Sc. Apply 2400 Nichols ave.
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THE HENDERSON
BILTMORE CLUB
2209 MASS. AVE. NV,
LOCKRIDGE HOUSE

EX-embassy home distinctive address:
ideal for refined young people; room with
private bath: singles, doubles: newly furn.
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NE ROOMS. ADULTS

TAKOMA PARK. 70I5 5th ST ROOMS.
bath. Electrolux gas. cleo. oil heat con-
venient bus, car: $40
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Mr.. 18th AND COL. RID, IN ATTRAC-
tive bldg.-2 bright rms, kit. bath, foyer;
piano. radio. twin beds. linen and silver;
switchboard elevator. Natl. $3.50. Sum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

others you are going to Marking to
negotiate. Then I'll have the gen.
eralissino disguised, get him out OF the
city by car, take him to where my
troops are In barracks and from there
drive him by car to Loyang to meet
you" He talked over this plan with
T. w., who thought 1t should be tried
II everything else failed.
I refused, not only because the
generahssimo could not stand the car
journey, his back having been injured,
but because it was not the manner
for him to leave
He will not be disguised" I said,
land If he cannot go openly by air.
plane, then I will stay with him.
And If he Is to die because of attacks
ON the city by the government forces,
then I will die with him"
World Demands Release.
I could see that T. v. and Han chen
thought was just as obstinate as the
generalissimo had proved to be when
he refused to relent In his attitude,
but I was determined not to COM
promise.
1T is imperative that you persuade
them that the generalissimo must be
freed at once" said to Han-chen as
he went out. THE whole Of China
demands it, and so does the whole
world. Chinese everywhere are send
ing cablegram after cablegram de-
manding the generalissimo's freedom
and denouncing you as traitor and
worse"
Il know It," said Han-chen. "They
have sent the wires to me. However,
they do not understand that I mean
no harm to the generalissimo in any
way"
The pressure now being exerted by
T. v. and Han-chen on the others was
making for increased suppressed ex-
element.
We ourselves were wondering what
Christmas day would bring us. 1t did
not look too hopeful. I kept remind
ing them that the truce was approach
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let him 60. And the generalissimo
would not sign anything. Nor would
he talk. But to keep up my own
courage began to pack. We hoped
that We would be able to leave Sian
70 ~ to reach Marking before sunset.
We should leave by 1880 am. in
order to do that, but 10 O'Clock
came With no result. And 1880
came.
THE plane Is ready" said Han
Chen. "but nothing u settled"
Eleven o'clock came. Our hopes
were dashed, but we did not give up.
I'VE can 60 to Loyang and stay
there the night" said some one.
YES" I responded eagerly, don't
let's give up hope. II We pray hard
enough am sure our prayers will
be answered somehow"
Every one seemed to be running
about in confusion. T. v. went Oh
to the city to see Yang; others went
"h1ther and yon," pulling this string
and that. Came l O'Clock. "11f1n
Quncheon) is ready announced some
one. Hopes further crashed, but We
ate-and, with food, optimism re-
asserted itself.
1T we get away by 4 o'clock we
can make Loyang by dark" some one
said, and we made 4 o'clock the zero
hour.
Permitted to Leave.
A coolie carrying q suitcase, fol-
lowed by Chang Hsueh-Liang, was
seen crossing our courtyard shortly
after O'Clock. Much interest was
visible among the guards. There was
no report from the city, where T. v.
and others were endeavoring to allay
the fears Of those who grew afraid
Of reprisals II the generalissimo was
released without definite undertak-
ings in writing, or by the issuance
Of desired orders insuring their i'm
munity from punishment.
Telephones were necessarily ring
ing and there WAS continuous talking.
T. v. suddenly came through the
gates, and from him we learned that
those in command OF the city had
agreed that We could leave.
But why leave 20 Ate?" asked
Han-Chen. would 1t not be better
to wait till the morning and 90 direct
to Nanking?"
Waltz" cried. THE quicker we
clear out Of here the better. Wait
till these people change their minds
again? Give them another night In
which to vacillate, to develop more
fears, perhaps to run amok--and this
is Christmas day2 No, indeed Leave
while leaving's good"
Han-Chen said that although Yang
agreed We could leave, some of his
subordinates might start trouble II
they got wind Of 1t, and therefore, we
should make our departure Is I'M
ostentatious as possible, and were not
even to take my anah.
What" I exclaimed, "leave her to
the mercy OF mutinous troops? I do
not know what would happen to her
after we leave"
She win be quite all right" he
assured me-
No, have not the heart to let her
run any risk when she has been 30
faithful. When I left Marking / ex-
planned to her the dangers we were
running into and told her that II she
had the least fear she need not come
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The Kidnapping Of Gen. Chang

that youth Is always impatient, that
because China Is such IN ancient
country, covers such 4 large area Of
territory, with ouch vast population,
he who would lead the country sue
cessfully must be wisely slow, rather
than spectacularly rash, in what he
did. Above all, he must not be too
far ahead Of the mass Of the people
in carrying out his ideas. en-
phasi7ed that the economic question
was all-important and must be con-
sidered in relation to national de-
tense, and that II they really had
faith in the generalissimo Is the only
leader they should abide by his pol
icies, otherwise there would be con-
fusion, IL not chaos, but certainly
great losses.
Result of Accident.
He mentioned that the mutiny was
the result OF accident. I retorted that
II they could not stage . simple coup
bloodlessly, how could they expect to
dictate the policy Of the country? He
reiterated that they had the fullest
respect for the generalissimo, but the
generalissimo would not let them talk
to him on questions Of policy.
The result Of my conversation was
that he promised to use his influence
with Yang to obtain the release Of
the generalissimo as soon as possible,
and he left asking to see me again.
When saw him the following day
urged him to use his influence to
convince various parties Of the fu-
tility Of opposing the government, re-
minding him that nothing had been
gained by any armed enforcement
forces in the last 10 years. If they
wanted to do something for the peo-
pie, they should work with and under
the government. As We were all Chi
nese, we should not fight each other.
Internal problems should be solved
by political means and not by mill
tary force. That had been the policy
Of the generalissimo, and was 50 even
In the case Of the Communists. How
often had he ordered airplanes to drop
leaflets telling the Communists that
II they would repent and behave like
law-abiding citizens they would be
forgiven and could do China material
good?
Christmas Hopes Dashed.
Christmas eve was filled with be-
liefs and dashed hopes. told Han
chen that he should get the gen.
eralissimo out on Christmas day; that
the truce was up on that day, and If
an attack was launched we would
surely be killed, and he with U.s. Apart
from that, it would, as DR.. Kung had
said in Marking, be "a splendid
Christmas gift to the nation
Han-chen looked bafned and be-
wildered, but promised to try his best
to fulfill my hopes He explained
that he had practically no troops in
the city and that Yang's soldiers held
the gates.
I'VE might have to fight him." he
said, land that would be very dan
| gerous for you. I can smuggle the
| generalissimo out. You and Donald
fly OF to Loyang. I'll persuade the
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ing it, end, and, knowing the temper
and the viewpoints Of those at Nam
king who had command, I was sure
that An attack under full pressure
would b launched, and calamity would
descend upon every one and every
thing.
It was all . question with the Sian
leaders Of saving heads. assured
the suspicious ones that II they really
repented their heads would be safe,
but If they did not repent no one
could say what would happen. They
knew the generalissimo was magnan-
in1ous and they would have to depend
upon his magnanimity.
Han-chen began to lose patience
with them and threatened that II they
did not finish with politics" he would
act As he saw IT."
BARGAINING Absent.
But no question Of money or in
creased power or position was ut any
time brought UP. Indeed, that aspect
Of the usual bargaining by recalcitrant
military leaders was entirely absent
from this mutiny. That Is why it was
different from others, why 1t showed
an improvement in political develop
ment, and provides the hope that it
will be the last attempt at mutiny.
As the sun went down on Christ
mas eve there was more detection than
hope apparent, but talk and more
talk went on far into the night.
And then came the dawn Of Christ
mas day. The generalissimo and !
have always had q game on such
festive occasions, the one who gives
the first greeting shall determine the
program Of the day. He won.
Just after daylight appeared came
Merry Christmas" from the depths
Of his bed clothes. 1t seemed to me
dismal outlook on that cold dawn,
but responded cheerily enough, with
out specially feeling 1t.
Merry Christmas to you" I said
missing the Christmas tree and real
king that in this predicament and in
this place there could be no such
thing as q Christmas tree and that
Santa Claus would pass by Sian.
These lugubrious thoughts had
hardly flashed through my weary and
sleepy mind when the door opened
and in paraded two servants. Each
held in his hands what looked like
. gargantuan stocking, streached taut
by . weight. 1t was q stocking, truly
enough-a golf stocking, having tied
| to its foot a portable typewriter and
cheerful Christmas greeting for me
while at the end OF the other goli
stocking was suspended warm
steamer rug for the generalissimo
his own having been lost with hi.
other possessions in the mutiny.
Santa Comes to Sian.
So, after all, Santa Claus did come
to Sian, and we lived under the same
roof! He was friend of my father
he is friend Of ours, and his init
mates call him Gran" or Don
The generalissimo threw back hi,
head and laughed, saying That's
just like the old gentleman" 1t wa.
the first time had heard him laugh
| In Sian.
So some cheer and some hope came
to us with the Christmas sunlight,
but throughout the morning the
doubts remained. The recalcitrants
wanted signed orders from the gen.
eralksimo before they were willing to
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with me, and she replied that aha
would 60 wherever I Co."
solved the difficulty BY putting her
IN charge Of Col J. L. Huang, and
everybody was satisded.
When I told the gsnsgaHssimo We
could then leave. he rscidsd that he
should speak to Han-Chen and Yang
Hu-Chen together before he con-
cluded his f6rtnight,s stay with them.
So Yang hsd to be called. While we
were waiting, the generalissimo was
told that Chang was determined to 90
to Marking with him. The gen.
eralissimo remonStrated: told him
that there was no necessity for him
to do 20: that he should stay with his
troops: that, In any case, he ordered
him to stay.
Han-Chen explained that he was
under obligation to 60 to Marking.
First, hs had undertaken with his
associates to take full responsibility
for what had happened, and second
1t was his duty to show that what
had been done was not with mutinous
intent, nor against the generalissimo
his position or power.
Realizing that this request had in
1t new elements, when compared with
former mutinies or rebellions, and
constituted . new phase in Chinese
political development, the generals
simo withdrew his objection. He saw
that the unusual request would set q
precedent that any others who might
In the future contemplate using force
to obtain personal or political adjust
ments would have seriously to con-
| slider.
Conduct Brings Leniency.
wish specially to point out that
this Is the first time on record that
any high ofilcer responsible for mu-
tinous conduct had shown eagerness
to proceed to the capital to be tried
for his misdeeds. This explains why
the central government was lenient to
Han-Chen, fact which many for
eigners could not understand.
The excitement was even more in
tensified when Gen. Yang. with some
bodyguards, came to the house He
and Han-Chen went straight to the
generalissimo's room. They stood at
rigid attention. despite the general
issimo's invitation to them to sit down,
and they only did 30 when I finally
told them 1t would be easier for the
yeneralissimo to talk to them If they
were to sit down, since he was COM
| PEELED to Ike down.
| When the generalissimo began to
speak to them decided to take notes
Of what he said. He was gentle and
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AT the airfleld the cars drove close
70 the door Of Han-Chen's airplane,
IN which we were to leave, and We
stood not upon the order Of our going.
The motors were already warmed up,
There was q roar from the engines and
we were OH. I heaved q sigh Of re-
lief for the first time in two weeks.
Gladly enough I babe farewell to
Sian. "Quoth the raven. nevermore. +"
(To be continued.)
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earnest with them. They were vis-
IDLY moved.
It was now getting late, and We
made haste to lsave. The generalis-
simo and rode in . car with Han
Chen, who sat with the chauffeur,
In spite Of the generalissimo's invi-
tation to sit with Us In the back
while r. v. and Mr.. Donald were
IN another car with Gen. Yang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

h0mERUN KING! In 1881 Gehrg shared the the
American Leagues homerun king with 46 circuit couts
He led with 40 homers in 1884 and 1886 Gehrgs follow
through shown above 1t takes healthy
and as Lou says: "Camels don't get on my nerves."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

This Is the fourth installment
OF tho remarkable documents
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
DIARY OF My Captivity in Sian"
and Nine. Chiang's DUN story OF
HON she helped rescue her husband
and sape China from a ciuil ,uar.
. There are nine instdllments, the
first four presenting Nine. Chtang's
story. The first three installments
told OF her determined fight to keep
the Marking military leaders from
carrying out their plan to attack
Sian and of her flight to that city
to sdpe her husbands life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

BASEBALIS This his 1so9h
Injuries Gehg he Clipped bone
his oyet knocked homer doubles, and day. Another
he knocked out by bn ball. day waoped
Gehrgs '1ronn" record splendid physical condition
You bet all playing careful about
physical condition. Smoke? smoke and My Camel"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
BANDITS OBTAIN
$5,476 IN HOLDUP
AT BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 81.
Payroll bandits took $5,476.4S in
cash from two employees Of the A.
Weiskittel g. Son Co., stove and
plumbing manufacturers, at the
point of a gun today.
Leaving the two payroll bearers
seated in the car which had
brought them and the money from
the bank, the bandits sped away
in a car, vanishing in traffic on
the Philadelphia road.
The holdup occurred at the en-
trance to the warehouse at $500
East Lombard st. Joseph Yenni
and Edward Jawalski had Just ar
rived with two packages Of cash
from the Highland Tower Branch
of the Union Trust Company. Part
Of the money was wrapped in
plain brown paper, the rest in a
regulation pouch owned by the
bank.
AS Yenni and Jawalski, un-
armed, drove to the curb, a bandit
in his shirt sleeves, about % years
old, approached them with a As
caliber revolver in his hand. A
second man sat at the wheel of
a 1887 Plymouth, bearing Penn
sylvania license tags.
A general radio alarm. giving a
description of the bandits and
their car, was Immediately broad
cast by police to surrounding
cities, and all roads were being
watched.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
FAMILY SEPARATED

Tor months to visit chapel in
the Kremlin.
FAMILY SEPARATED
Finally the permission was given
and at the Kremlin wall she and
her two children were separated.
Each child was put in a separate
car with another car as a guard,
and she was placed in third car
with another car going along as a
guard. The three we're not per-
mitted to see each other until they
had come from the Kremlin.
In the summer of 1884 this re-
porter, with other tourists, had no
trouble going into the Kremlin al
though there was nothing worth
while they were permitted to see.
No foreign ambassador is now
permitted to see Stain, according
to our informant. Upon the &C.
casionS he leaves the Kremlin he
is described as darting out like q
mailman, heavily guarded. In
Moscow diplomatic circles the be-
lief is that he has a maniacal
fear and that he is sleeping in a
different bed every night after the
fashion of the frightened rulers
of the past.
HARD TO GET OUT
1t has long been difficult for a
Russian to get out of the country.
1t is now said to be virtually i'm.
possible. And it is evident that
the restrictions about entering
have been materially frightened.
A local correspondent, certainly
not unfriendly, planning a trip to
Europe has been waiting several
weeks for his Russian visa. He
has given hope of being able to
get in.
A few weeks ago when the ques-
ton of Troyanovsky'S return came
up, it was explained that his son
had been entered in school in this
country for September and, there
fore, there could be no doubt
about his plans. 1t is now quite
apparent that the son will be late
in entering school, to say the
least.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

Hardest hit in nearby Virginia
was Leesburg, in Loudoun county,
which was virtually isolated with
all roads surrounding the town
flooded.
Although the Potomac was re-
ported to have reached seven feet
above normal from Harpers Ferry
to Cumberland, officials believed
that the rise was virtually halted.
HERALD VIA BOATS
Coast Guard boats from Balti-
more were aiding local police early
today in their rescue of families in
many of the city's flooded areas.
Three fire companies and two
rescue squads joined with police
in the Southeast section, the
hardest hit.
Delivery Of The washington
Herald early today in MartinSburg
and Leesburg also had to be made
by boat, over flooded roads. The
papers were picked up by trucks
on the other side of the overflow.
A concrete bridge on Wheeler
Road over Congress Heights Greek
was reported washed away early
today,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Canada Poultry
Imports Mounting

MONTREAL, Aug. 27 (CT.P.SD
Approximately $4,000 pounds of
live poultry are being shipped
weekly from Canada to the United
States, it was disclosed today.
High American prices and the
lower duty under the trade pact
have stimulated the first move
ment of this character in years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27

Freight traffic from HyattSville
to Potomac Yards was temporarily
disrupted during the storm by a
washout along the line. Railroad
officials said it would be neces-
sary to ship some Is carloads of
gravel to the area before traffic
could be resumed.
RACE FANS NARROWED
More than 500 fans at the Marl-
boro race tracks were temporarily
marooned late yesterday when all
roads leading from the track were
flooded. Those marooned were
able to leave shortly before mid
night, but the area is inundated to-
day to an even greater depth.
Hundreds of cellars throughout
the city were flooded as storm
sewers were overtaxed by the
downpour. Police and firemen
worked overtime effecting rescues
and saving property.
The sea wall at Naval Air Sta
ton was under water late last
night, but the flood was reported
receding early today. The road
behind the barracks was still
under water this morning.
LEESBURG HARD HIT
The entire repair force of the
Maryland Roads Commission was
called for emergency duty yester-
day. Damage has not been esti-
mated.
The horse show grounds on
East-West Highway were threat
ened by Rock Greek, which mo-
meptarily was expected to flood
the grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-27
Freeman Elected
In Shrine Ballot

Charles D. Freeman was re.
elected for the twenty-third con.
secutive time treasurer of the ma
tionaI body Of colored Shriners, at
their annual convention in Gin.
cinnati.
For the fourth consecutive
time, Joseph Miner has been re,
elected grand master of the ma,
tional grand encampment of the
Knights Templars. Others elected
were Louis Ray, vice president
Of the International Conference
Of Grand Masters and Grand Sec,
retaries, and Mrs. Sallie Stockton,
grand commanders of the Ma
tional Court of Cyrenes.