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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
CAPTAIN CLARK IS JUNIOR C. OF c. SPEAKER FRIDAY
Bureau of Navigation Of- hcer Traces History of
 Marine Inspection

Capt. J. M. Clark, inspector of bulls for the Bureau of Navigation, was the principal speaker at the
 egulaI meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Friday noon in the grade schol.
 Over 37eO00,0O0 passengers tra- yelled on boats from July i. 1855, to June 30, 1886, and not one per- son lost his life because of faulty equipment" Capt. Clark said. Tn the same fiscal year there were over l4,S00,000 tons of shipping in the United States"
 Captain Clark traced the history of the marine inspection service, stating that the bureau was as old as the government itself Today the service includes inspection of motolships as well as steam pro pelled boats. The first boilers had 31 pound per square inch pres sure while today the pressure is as aigh as $50 pounds per square inch.
 The speaker stated that the de- partment is under the supervision of the department of commerce headed by Secretary Daniel C.. Roper Joseph B. Weaver is direc- tor Of the Marine Inspection serv- zee and directs the seven district supervisors throughout the United States Under the seven supervisors there are forty-eight boards of in ipectors located at convenient points.
 Malcolm Faulkner gave a brief talk on his trip through Canada last summer which took him through Vancouver, Calgary, Winni- peg, Ottowa, Montreal. The trip back West was made from New York across the United States to Seat tie.
 Jim Glasse won the prize for the best current event on Germany and John Ravard received the best joke prize. Austria will be reported on at the next meeting.
 Harry Sperling, Edward Wood, Jim Glasse, John Bavard, Bob Phil lips, John Cass, Jack McDaniels, Jack Newmarket Simpson Mac Xiurop, John Tanaka, Griff Nord- ing arld Malcolm Faulkner received perfect scores on the current event test.
 Lester Troast, Simpson MacKin- non, and John Bavard, chairman, were appointed on the program committee
 Jim Chase, Billy Osborne, and Franklin Dufresne were appointed on the subsidiary committee.
 The special project committee re- ported they had arranged a club luarter-hour program to be pre- sented next Friday.
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marked by special readings, pray CTS, discussions and hymns were Mrs. David Waggoner, Mrs. John A. Glasse, Mrs. Frank Barlow, Mrs. Leslie Reed, Mrs. o. L. Kendell, Mrs. B. Carmichael, Mrs. c. c. Per soneus, Mrs. Livie, Mrs. Anna Snow, Mrs. Dorothy Waggoner, Mrs Tonsgard, Mrs. H. L. Wood, Miss Barbara MacSpadden, Miss Martha Jackson, Mrs. c. E. Rice, Lieuten- ant Margaret Morris and Mrs. Floyd Dryden.
 Those Who Sang
 Members of the basketball team from the Sheldon Jackson school, whose singing under the direction of MT. Ludy added much to The World Day of Prayer services, were Eugene King, of Juneau, member of the senior class; Tom Atkinson, of Metlakatla, Ernest Johnson, of Rake, Robert Ridley, of Ketchikan, and Cecil Torgremson, of Seldovia, all members of the Junior class, and Romey Atkinson and Wallace Leask, of Metlakatla, Lawrence Demment, Klawack, and Henry Sing, Sitka, members of the Soph- omore class.
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REPUBLICANS PAY TRIBUTE TO
 GREAT LINCOLN
Large Number at Dinner to Honor Memory of Mar
 tyred President
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time, impressive, mysterious, un- measured and unsolved.
 Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States dur ing the greatest crisis of American history. After his election, and be- fore his inauguration, seven states has formally seeded from the Un- ion and inaugurated president of their own. There was danger that seven other states would follow, four of which ultimately did. With in six weeks of Lincoln's inaugura- ton, the civil war broke out with the capture of Fort Sumpter by the Confederate forces.
 Self-possessed Man
 Throughout the years of that great crisis, Abraham Lincoln ap- peared always self-possessed man, expressing such clear convictions and such distinct and firm purposes as compelled new notions of his ca pacity. He did not take advantage of the national emergency to set up the foundations of dictatorship for himself. He did not attempt to usurp the functions of Congress, nor to impair the authority of the Supreme Court. Abraham Lincoln said: My course is as plain as a turnpike road. It is marked out by the Constitution. am in no doubt which way to go.'
 "He never tried to be clever or smart. He was not snowman. He was not Hell Bent for Election. If he was hell bent for anything it was to reunite opposing factions, not to SOW the seeds of discord and set one class of our citizens against another class. He never lost his sense of proportion. With him, a promise made was a promise kept; precedent that ought to be re- established in America today.
 Abraham Lincoln was simple, honest, straightforward man; a man of the people; believer in con- stitutional government of the peo- pie, by the people, and for all the people; believer in the principles of the Republican Party.
 And while we are here paying tribute to Lincolns memory on the occasion of his birthday it is fit- ting and proper on this occasion that we also rededicate ourselves to carry on the principles of that Grand Old Party whereof Lincoln was the first president and princi- pal expounder."
 Mrs. White Urges Loyalty
 Mrs. Margaret E. White, Republi- can National Committeewoman, ir brief remarks urged loyalty in the Republican ranks. She declared il
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CAREER, FAMED
 NURSE REL!vED
 BY KAY FRANCIS
Timely Science Featured in New Coliseum Film
 Western Tonight

Few characters in history enjoyed Ia career that formed a more absorb ing combination of drama, tragedy romance and general interest than Florence Nightingale, the English war nurse who laid the groundwork for what subsequently, became the Red Cross movement.
 First National studios saw in her lie, her self -effacement, her strug- gles to improve hospital conditions at home and abroad in the Crimean war zone, the ingredients for a splendid screen drama. They laid their plans on lavish scale.
 Kay Francis was chosen to DOT tray Florence Nightingale and Will liam Dieterle was selected to di- rect the picture, which bears the title "The White Angelo and which comes to the Capitol Theatre Sun day.
 Ian Hunter and Donald Woods are cast in the two leading male romantic roles and several promin- ent stars of the London stage were brought to Hollywood for the nu- merous character parts.
 At The Coliseum As modern and up-to-t the minute as the headlines of tomorrows newspaper is the Columbia comedy drama Trapped by Television" which comes to the Coliseum Thea tre on Sunday with Lyle Talbot and Mary Astor heading the cast. 1 The story concerns a young in ventor and the obstacles he en- counters when he seeks to intro duce his brain-child to the public, only to find opposition in a group of schemers who seek to rob him of the fruits of his genius. ' Talbot is seen in the role of the inventor and Mary Astor appears as the enterprising business mana ger who helps him overcome the diff faculties and carry on to success. The production is based on an original story by Al Martin and sherman Lowe, the screen adapta- tion credited to Lee Loeb and Har- old Buchman. Del Lord directed the film.
 "A Lonely Cowboy Sleeping" a new song composed by Ken May hard, king of the cowboys will be heard for the first time in 'Lawless Riders Columbia picture, show ing tonight only at the Coliseum | Theatre.
 "Lawless Riders is the story of the adventurous men who brought justice to the West. The story and screen play were written by Nate Gatzert under the direction of Spencer Gordon Bonnet. Members of the cast include Geneva Mitchell, Harry Woods and Wally Wales.
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Services in Trinity Cathe- darl Draws Large Group
 Juneau Church People

Mrs. Adjutant George Tanner, of the Salvation Army was elected president of the organization of church people who held the World Day of Prayer at the Trinity Ca thedral with services all day yes terday.
 The morning session took the form of a business meeting and, in addition to President Adjutant Tanner, Mrs. O. L. Kendall, wife of the Reverend Kendall, was elected secretary.
 The meeting was attended by a large number of Juneau church people.
 A special feature of the program was group of songs by the basket ball team of the Sheldon Jackson School, Sitka. Alaska.
 After the business session in the morning, Mrs. H. M. Trough led a conservation service, taking as her topic Covenant Relationship with God"
 Songs By Booys
 Then followed three songs by the Sheldon Jackson boys, Beau tiful Savior" negro spiritual Climb Ye Children Climb" and another spiritual. Who Did"
 R. s. Ludy, director of the Shel- don Jackson School, spoke and the morning service was closed by the boys from the school singing Abide With Me"
 A covered dish luncheon, attended by more than sixty, was served dur ing the noon hour in Trinity Par ish Hall.
 Afternoon Program
 Those who participated in the afternoon program, which was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
IS IN JAIL AGAIN

Jack Hagen of Cordova was re- gently given six months for being drunk and disorderly. MT. Hagen has been in the Federal jail g ines not counting the city com- ditments, says the Cordova Times m all he has had over three years of his 68 years of life span incar- cerated in the Cordova bastiles.
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was easy in the face of victory but that it was hard in defeat to stay loyal and emanate enthusiasm. The Republican woman leader declared that now is the time for Republi- cans to show their loyalty to their party and look forward to the fu- ture with hope.
 Paying a fitting tribute to Abra- ham Lincoln, Mrs. Charles Sey, Precinct Com m tteewoman, de- clared that what America needs to- day is another Lincoln to establish and maintain the good government the Republican party stands for
 Other speakers on the evenings program were Ed Garnick, Precinct committee man, who welcomed the large audience; Frank Johnson, President of the Alaska Native Bro- therhood, who urged an interest by the people in government that good government might be maintained; Judge H. B. LeFevre, veteran Re- publican, who sounded the danger of an America creeping toward au tocratic government, and Frank Foster, who declared it the hope that the American people would re- turn to sanity and horse sense" in government MT. Foster declared that President Roosevelt was try ing to abolish the Supreme Court and that the legislative branch of government was being subordinated to the executive branch.
 Musical Program
 An entertaining musical program was presented, includin George Troychak at the accordian; Miss Helen Torkelson in piano numbers and the Methodist Mems Quartet consisting of the Rev o. L. Ken dall, Ronald Lister, Arnold Mogseth and Wesley Overby.
 Elton Engstrom, Republican Chairman, presided as toastmaster and read several messages from nationally known Republicans, in- cluding Alfred M Landon, Frank Knox, Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, Senator H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, and AL aska National Committeeman A. E Rasmuson. MT. Lister was chair man of the dinner arrangements committee and reported that 69 were present for the affair.
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 Juneau, Alaska, February 12, 1937. SPECIAL NOTICE is hereby given that the Director, Bureau of Mar inc Inspection and Navigation, under date of Feb. 3, 1887, gave au- thority under the Act of Feb. 19, 1920, to change the name of the gas screw NOHALICO to LUCILLE. Said vessel was built in 1883 at Seattle, Waaa.; her official number is 232390; her gross tonnage is 26; her home port, Juneau; owner, Lo- men Commercial Company, Nome, Alaska. JAMES J. CONNORS, Col lector of Customs.
 Feb. 12-13-15-16.
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NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS!

When you buy or sell an automo- bile remember transaction must be registered with City Clerk. Also as certain of taxes thereon have been paid, as car is subject to attachment for delinquent payments, regard less of ownership
 A. w. HENNING, adv. City Clerk.
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CANNOT FORGE MARRIAGES BY
 BACHELOR TAX
Artificial Means Also Fail
 to Stimulate Desire for Mating

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-AttemptS of some foreign governments to stimulate marriage among their na- donals by artificial means have proved less successful than early reports may have indicated, accord ing to statisticians of the Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Company. They declare that. despite the imposition of taxes on bachelors, in Italy, and the offer of gifts and loans to newly welded couples, in Germany, those countries had greater declines in their marriage rates in 1885 than any other country except Bulgaria, among a group of 30 nations. The greatest gains in the marriage rate were made by Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and Northern Ireland. The United States showed a slight improvement and no change was recorded for the Irish Free State, Poland and Latvia.
 Rates Show Drop
 The Bulgarian marriage rate for 1885 showed a drop of 16.1 per cent, as compared with 1884, the German rate a decline of 12.6 per cent, while the Italian rate fell off 10.8 per cent. On the other hand, Portugal, where the greatest im- provement was recorded, showed a gain of 92 per cent, Australia a gain of 9,l per cent, New Zealand, 79 per cent, and Northern Ireland gain of 78 per cent. The gain in the United States was approx imately l per cent. Among the countries which recorded improve ment in the marriage rate, in 1885, were also Japan, Canada, Scot land, and England and Wales, while among those showing declines were Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Rou- mania, Hungary, and France.
 Striking Decreases
 ! Tt is particularly interesting the statisticians say, ito note the striking decreases which occurred in Germany and Italy, two coun- tries which have made decided eff forts to raise their marriage rates and thus stimulate an increase in their population. Germany's de- cided drop in nuptiality to a rate of 9.7 per 1000 population in 1885, ] is especially significant, since that country had a gain of 15.5 per cent. in marriage in 1884. Marriages had then been stimulated in Germany by certain artificial forces 'mar- riage aid loans in particular. It now appears that the effect of that measure. was to bring about only ia ] temporary increase in marriages, rather than to initiate continued upward trend in German nuptiality.
 Italian Statement
 Similarly, gifts of money from the government, a large tax on bachelors and other stimuli have not enabled Italy to maintain the substantial increase in weddings recorded in 1884. In fact, the gains made in both 1883 and 1884 were practically wiped out by the II per cent decrease shown during 1935. In that year the Italian mar riage rate fell to 6.6 per 1000 and closely approached the lowest point ever recorded for Italy, except in that country's World War period, 1915-1918.
 The decline in the marriage rate of France from II per 1000 popu- lation in 1894 to 6.8 in 1885 is also extremely interesting in view of the fact that this country was the only civilized power to record an excess of deaths over births during 1885. The French marriage rate has been falling almost continuously since 193O."
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PACKERS TO HooNAH

Don Wright, Jr, superintendent of the Icy Straits Packing Company cannery at Hoonah, together with Roy Wright and Frank Ward, flew from Juneau to Hoonah yesterday afternoon.
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intended to boost vigorously for Alaska" while she was gone.
LEAVES FOR STATES

Mrs. Ed. (Blondie) Miller of An chorage has gone to the States. Miller was co-winner in the last ice pool and was formerly employed at Kennecott.
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TO ENTER COLLEGE

Miss Lillian Sullivan, daughter of Mrs. Viola Sullivan, prominent business woman and former mayor of Valdez, is on her way to Los An geles, where she will enter college to take a business course before returning north.
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CoTTER COMING NORTH

Frank Cotter, representing the Alaska Weekly, will return to the Territory some time within the next month, after spending the win ter in Idaho and other states. MT. Cotter writes articles under the name of Pat O'Cotter."
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OUTSIDE, FIRST TIME

Mrs. RandolI..s. .eolk. born in Fair banks, is on her first trip Outside to visit relatives in Texas, who she has, never seen. Mrs. Polk said she
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
HoLBEN IN ANCHORAGE

Mel Holben, former restaurant man of Seward, is at present lo-1 cated in Anchorage, where he may |go into business.
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McEAcHRAN roR sITKA

N A. McEachran, SchWabacher Brothers and Company representa- i've who makes his headquarters in Juneau, left on the Yukon for Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
JUDGE WHITE RETURNS

Judge Canvass White, United States Commissioner at Skagway, returned to his home on the Yukon after several days in Juneau.
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LEAVES ON YUKON

Elmer Jakeway, of the Jakeway Distributing Company, is Sitka bound passenger on the Yukon.
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Evening star., 1937-10-31
Curley Club Planning
Dance and Party.

The Curley Club will hold its fall
card party and dance Friday evening
at the Shoreham Hotel. The card
party will begin at s:15 O'Clock, and
dancing will be from 10 to l clock.
Miss Dorothy Barrett is honorary
chairman and Mrs. James F. O'Con-
nell general chairman, assisted by
Miss Josephine Hytrek in charge of
the dance committee; Miss Mary Nc
Kay, cards: Miss Edythe Connor. tall
lies; Miss Mary L. MCGEE, reception;
Miss Gretchen Baden, contact; Mrs.
Roy Steel, prizes; Mr.. Roland ]. Hy-
land, floor; Mr. Silvio Poll, tickets:
Mr.. William Boyd, door. and Mr..
Richard O'Donoghue, posters. Other
members of the committees include
the Misses Luella All, Marie Allen,
Ann Ambrose. Agnes Bayer. Mary
Bazzuro, Denise Blancke, Kathryn
Bowers, Jessie and Irene Boehlert,
Regina Callahan. Mary Collins, Mary
Connolly, Elizabeth Davis, Marie
Dougherty, Margaret Freedman, Helen
Herbeck; Mrs Roland ]. Hyland, Miss
Marie Killeen, Mrs. julie Mattimore,
Miss Mildred Mattimore, Miss Edna
Moreland, Miss Peggy Mckay, Miss
Margaret Poore, Miss Marion Seavey,
Miss Martha Showalter, Miss Louise
Snyder, Miss Beatrice Tabniski, Miss
Mary zurn and the Messrs. A. j.
Agricola, James Burns. Thomas Bren-
nan, James Corbett, Thomas Davis,
Joseph Devine, John c. Kelley. James
O'Connell, Frank Pearson, Edward
Pospisiel, Lewis Robinson, Theodore
Shea, Joseph Stevenson and Joseph
Tana and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gull
Imam and Mr.. and Mrs. Knott.
The proceeds from this card party
and dance will be applied to the
clubs scholarship fund. Scholarships
are awarded annually by the club to
poor children of high school age.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

Mrs. Carl NJ Underwood entertained
a group Of Maryland and Washington
guests at dinner party Thursday
night. The dinner. which was given
at Mrs. Underwood's home in West
moreland Hills, was planned as a sur
prise party for Mr.. Underwood, who
celebrs ted his birthday anniversary
Thursday. Mr. Underwood had lived
in Texas, near the Mexican border,
for some years before coming to
Washington, and in his honor Mrs.
Underwood served an all-Mexican
dinner.
Among those present at the dinner
we're Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Johnston,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Aberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Loomis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Golibarg, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Seely
and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Sherwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clary
Leave for South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clary of Chevy
Chase Gardens have left for an ex-
tended trip through the Southern
States, where they will visit several
of Mrs. Clarys relatives. They left
Friday for Atlanta, where they spent
few days with Mrs. Clarys sister,
Mrs L. L. Apperson. From Atlanta
they went to Montgomery, Ala, to
visit Mrs. Clary's two daughters, Mrs.
r. P. Barnett and AIRS. J. x. Collins.
Before returning to Chevy Chase
Gardens Mr.. and Mrs. Clary will visit
Mrs. Clary's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. McLendon, in Luverne, Ala. Mrs.
Collins will accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
Clary to Chevy Chase Gardens for a
weeks visit on their return from
Alabama.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Starry have
returned to Drummond, where they
have lived for several years, after an
absence of several months. Mr.. and
Mrs. Starry spent three months at
their camp on Lake Fairlee, VT. after
which they motored to Quebec and
along the st. Lawrence River to the
Gaspe Peninsula.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Brown will
leave some time this week for Fort
Myers, Fla, where they have spent
the winter months for the past several
years. En- route to Fort Myers they
will stop for a week end visit with
Evening star., 1937-10-31
Many Parties
In Honor of
Bride>Elect
Miss Agnes Griffith
Much Feted in
Gaithersburg.

- AITHERSBURG, Md. Oct. 80.
Miss Agnes Griffith. whose
marriage to Mr.. Richard
Barnes Barton will take
place Monday at the home of her
parents on Cedar avenue, has been
extensively entertained the past two
weeks. Among the functions was a
buffet supper Sunday night at Locust
Hill, the home Of Miss Annie S. Riggs,
near Brookville, Md; luncheon Sat-
urday, October %, given in her honor
by Mrs May Garlott of Washington
at the Iron Gate, and shower at the
home of Mrs. L. M. Griffith in Be-
thesda, Md, Wednesday.
Miss Vashti Bartlett and her father,
Mr.. George w. B. Bartlett, motored
to Florida and are at their home in
st. Petersburg for the winter. They
will be Joined by Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Griffith later in the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Thomp-
son arrived Monday from Columbus,
Ohio, to spend week with Mrs.
Thompson's sister, Mrs. Zoe Wads-
worth, in washington Grove.
Mrs. Elsie Palmer and her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Palmer, are spending
a week in Sewickley, Pa, with Mrs.
Palmer's sister, Mrs. j. Paul Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee M. Howes en-
tertained Sunday for Mrs. Mae Martin
and Mrs. Carlyle Blake of Washing
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Wachter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Clagett and
their family of Baltimore.
Mr.. E. D. King was the guest in
whose honor his children entertained
at a buffet supper Saturday evening,
October %, in celebration of his
74th birthday anniversary.
Among those present were two Of
Mr.. Kings sisters, Mrs. Filmor Law
son of Frederick County and Mrs.
Rufus King of Damascus; his four
daughters, Mrs. Albert King, Mrs.
Joseph Howes, Mrs. Watson Leese
and Mrs. Martin Porrey; his six sons,
Mr.. James D. King, Mr. Gabriel King,
Mr.. Forrest King, Mr.. Lawson King,
Mr.. Merhle King and MIR. Parke
King.
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Cav Halloween Party
In North Woodside
Guests of MIR. and Mrs. J. G. Pratt
Dress as Noted Characters.
News of Silver Spring.

GAY Halloween party held last evening at the home
Mr. and Mrs j. g. Pratt In North Woodsde with the guests
costuned famous characters buffet served
the close of evening spent in playing Among those
Mr. and Mrs John Dr. and Mrs Thomas
Rice Mr. Mrs Rutland Duckett Beard and Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Gordon Dun of Chevy Chase Md Dr. and Mrs Richard
Richardson Miss Esee Reeve Mr. and Mrs Henry Wenz and
Mr. and Mrs Angus Burns of Washington Dr. and Mrs
Floyd Smith of Wynnewood Park, Md
M Coughan wife of County Commissioner Coughlan
entertained at Sunday afternoon their home in Woodd
Md in honor of Mrs Warren Wkn of Coco Solo, Panama Canal
Zone who visiting mother William Keyer of Washing
Mrs Wkn with her three small daughters June Mary
and Marjorie Wkn Panama. flowers