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Evening star., 1938-09-09
Amputotion Of Limb Calls
For PenoIty Of Five Points.

Amputation of an arm or leg costs
i've points.
You are not supposed to hit an
opponent over the head with q pelota.
This change in the rules was made
when the board Of governors discovered
that you could stun him just as badly
with the ball itself, and with less fear
Of detection.
A spectator who gets in the way of
the ball is fined SIS, as soon as he
leaves the hospital.
Jal-alal players always use one name
instead of tWo-Piston, Guillermo,
Ugalde, Mateo, Lasa, Ferrer, Ochoa
and so on. This confuses the police
and cuts the cost of tombstone en-
craving. A jai-alai players expectancy
Is roughly 21.
Down in Cuba and in other hotbeds
OF jai-alai culture, the game is sup
ported by the betting traffic. There
are said to be 56 different ways of
betting on single point in jai-alai
and the Cubans never miss one of
the 56.
Jal-alai stars, as a general rule, are
good to their mothers.
Rumor has it that no pedestrian
ever has crossed a jai-alai court while
the ball was in play and lived to tell
the story.
Mike Jacobs, father Of iai-alai in
New York, announced recently that
the game was one of the most thrill
ing and interesting in the world.
How do you play it, Mike?" in
quired friend.
Search me-" said Mr.. Jacobs.
In closing, merely will remind you
that jai-alai is pronounced yo-ho.
(copyljeht. 1888, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-09-09
Bx WALTER McCALLuM.

Amateur golfers Of Washington have
done pretty thorough job of shellack-
ing the simon pures Of Baltimore this
year. They've played an all-star
amateur match and junior match
between the clubswingers of the two
towns. and so far the Baltimore boys
have got nothing more than a flock Of
double O's.
But that professional match coming
up at Indian Spring next Sunday may
be something else again. Billed rs a
benefit affair for Warner Mather. a
popular Baltimore pro who has been
stymied by Ill health for years and
who today must have the aid of his
brother pros If he is to keep his family
together. the match will resolve itself
into test of relative links strength
between the pro golfers of the two
towns. And it can well be that the
Washington mentors are grooming
themselves for licking Pro golf diff
fers from amateur golf in a lot Of ways,
chief OF which is that pro golf is nearer
single level Of excellence, while the
amateurs have several grades of skill,
and Washington. barring three or four
OF the top Baltimore simon-pures, has
the edge on those amateur levels of
skill.
Smart Program Offered,
Here Is the lineup of the two teams
at Indian Spring, starting at 2 o'clock
Sunday, and if you haven't bought
your ticket, you ought to do it at once.
The ducats are on sale at all the golf
shops around town, and you may cut
IN on one OF the many prizes put up
by the manufacturers, to be drawn at
Indian Spring.
For Washington: Witty Cox of Con-
eressional. District open champion:
Leo Walper. unattached, Middle At
iantlc P. G. A. champ; Cliff Spencer
OF Beaver Dam. former Maryland open
klng; George DifIenbaugh of Kenwood:
BOD Barnett of Chevy Chase and Fred
Mcleod of Columbia, the grandest
Roman of them all, who has forgotten
more golf than most OF the youngsters
know, or ever will know.
For Baltimore: Ralph Beach, ANDY
Gioson, present Maryland champion;
Cnarley Betschler of Hillendale; John
Bass OF Clifton Park; hulkinp and
powerful Carroll T. McMaster of
Woodholme, and Willie Schneider of
Mount Pleasant.
The Baltimore boys are strong in
the upper bracket and not 50 strong in
tne lower pairings. I can't imagine
McMaster or Schneider licking Barnett
or Mcleod, but can imagine that
Andy Gibson might take any Of the
washington boys, and that Ralph
Beach, red-hot putter on occasions,
Evening star., 1938-09-09
BANNEKER TANKERS WIN
George Davis Star in Victory Over
Twelfth Street sY.,

S1AIA oIIcGL
Featured by the individual perform.
ance Of George Davis, who won four
first places, Banneker Playground
swimmers defeated the Twelfth Street
Y. NJ. c. A., 1896, in a dual meet held
at the "Y" pool.
Summaries:
ka'olPssS sFo;ssp ''SS 81 seeps sG''s;s
Manuel watson s'e " NJ i0r 'uai9fsTs. A9 eecond
SSssPas' Tssnas ~ Ysisn2a}e n . 'B; third Luther
no. ,2o,ssrd q, .csssnds csnds Esce for boys-First
oPonnel oS@s sestxs csidse 4 n A.: seaHnd shind
Eddie Jenkins y N. e. A. ' 4
~ sss1S; $sssSn s. Mira c:l.nes ssssss sss
40-yard back stroke for seniors-First
Thomas b.; third. Clarence Beverly ~.
nsS:ysTa i, free style for seniess-First
y. c; Al; third, Sterling Thomas y. NJ.
=, i66-yard breast stroke for seniors
kssdolOh 's5: is shiTd, K: Josns1 "0,Y tY. M n
- i6o-yard free style for seniors--First
e. NJ. c. Al: third francis jackson tP.l
R.naops GspSs rs u.s. fGs s.eosd prsas 6
Il. c. AZ. ''' 'A ~ '''"' I'
Evening star., 1938-09-09
Brand of Bte Amateur Tennis Getting Worse Declares Perry
Eagles so Per Cent Stronger
Than ~, Flaherty Claims,
Sizing Up Skins Sunday Foes

offense and defense than they have
done thus far. This Is no alibi, but
I sincerely feel that our boys were
tired last Monday night and the dis
comfiture caused by the Southwest
heat didn't help us any. OF course,
1t Is logical to assume that they still
will be tired next Sunday when they
are forced to play their third game
In IL deys. But with the prospects of
cooler weather and the realization that
they are playing, for the first time this
season, for keeps" honestly believe
the Redskins will begin to look like
the team which won the championship
last December.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
BY the Associated Pre8s.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Sept. Bob
Hope, Hollywood comedian and
golfer extraordinary, decided to-
day that marathon golf Is Just .
snap.
Provided" he said, you use the
Hope system"
1t was the Hope system that en-.
abled him to play $50 holes yes
terday in elapsed time of less than
four hours. The procedure was SIM
pie. He played 10 balls for IL
holes.
Present We're his official scorer
and leading lady in the films, Shir-
Evening star., 1938-09-09
Marathon Golf Shortened
Hollywood Comedian, Using 10 BoIIs, Gets in 180 Holes,
but Negotiotes Course Only Once.

ley Ross, and q brace Of newsreel
cameramen.
The figures may lie, but two of
Hopes cards showed 70s, three
79s, four sos and one 50 for the
par ~ course.
Hope has still another system. He
wants to play $50 balls OIL one
tee and put In q claim. for $50
holes Of continuous golf" He
thinks the. idea has possibilities
but wondered what his studio would
say to Z claim for fees for $50
caddies after they get the bill for
yesterdays IL caddies.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
Joi-Aloi Is Declared Just
About Fostest Come Extont.

The Basques are very keen sports
men. Maybe you don't think I can
name three Basques. Well, for one,
there is Pauline Uzcudunx tree-chop-
per and prize fighter who now drives
a car for Gen. Franco. Then there
is Jean Borotra. the bounding Basque,
Basque well known for his bounding.
The name of the third Basque escapes
me. He used to sell cigars in Three
Oaks, Mich.
You well can imagine that at this
rate the game of jai-alai spread like
wildflre. Among other things, it is
just about the fastest game in the
world. Many critics have vouched
for this.
1T certainly is one fast game said
the late Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard.
"It's fast all right" is the tribute
OF George Bernard Shaw.
Il don't understand it," says Capt.
Anthony Eden
Those comments speak for them
selves.
Jai-alai is hard to follow if you've
never seen it before. One posse is
said to have followed the game for
600 miles, with bloodhounds and a
rope. without catching sight of it.
Perhaps the best way to explain the
rules it to list the various holes which
are barred and the crimes which call
for a penalty. -
Outright murder of one player by
another is punishable by a 10-yard
penalty. unless the offender can prove
self-defense
Evening star., 1938-09-09
OPEN TENNIS DOUBLES
Singles Matches in War Tourney
Move Into Fourth Round.

First-round doubles play in the
War Department tennis tournament
begins today at the Potomac Park
courts as the singles matches go into
their fourth round. All the top-seeded
players, Capt. T. L. Sherburne, Carle-
ton Saunders and Bruce Anderson,
survived third-round play yesterday.
Summaries:
Sherburne defeated p Tarbay. 81:
60; Saunders defeated 8. B. Smith. 6-1,
6-l; Anderson defeated Dick Poster.
6-3, 6-4
Consolation.
First round.F. R, Heller defeated Capt.
Second round-Maj j. B. Jordan de.
fe.ted Col. J 3. Gillespie BY default:
G. H SkaRss defeated Harry Tew. 6-3,
Evening star., 1938-09-09
From The
Press Box
Joi-oIoi (It's q Gome)
Is Explained, or Is 1t.
By JOHN LARDNER,

Special Correspondent of The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept 9-Lardner's s
Handy Guide to Jai-Alai; or What
to Do for Snake Bite:
Jai-alai. pronounced cro-kay, is a
fast and furious game. which has just
been introduced to New York City by
Michael Strauss Jacobs, the lovable
Basque ticket seller.
It is pronounced hill and Jacks or
better to open.
Personal investigation has con-
vinced me that jai-alai pronounced
chumley) originated among the an
clent Plcts and Wens of Scotland and
that man named McFinn, part Pict
and part Wen, was the father of the
game. He was also the father Of two
unmarried daughters and six sons
McCool. McTavish. McDuff, McGann,
McSorley and McGaff of McGaff
In those days jai-alai was played
with small gutta-percha ball and a
mashle. A party of Basques. visiting
Scotland on pass in the summer of
POI B. c., were fascinated by the game
and took 1t back to Spain with them
at the end Of 10-foot pole.
The pole later was replaced by what
Is known today as the pelota. The
pelota is a basketlike implement which
fits over the wrist. like handcuff.
Every iai-alai player was considered
guilty until he proved himself inno-
cent, and as many as 1900 arrests
were made in day. so popular did
the game become. Hence the name
jai-alai.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
MINES TIE IN TITLE PLAY.

With . place in the semi final
round OF the city insect championship
baseball tournament at stake, Neon
Lights and Consolidated Stores mines
played is innings to 2-2 tie. Matte
Browns Cafe Bombers took q double
header from the Urciola Romans, ll-3
and 1872.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
GRIDMEN TO SEE MOVIE.

Members Of the Maryland, George
town. George Washington, American
University, Catholic University. and
Redskins football squads will be on
hand tonight at the Capital Theater
for the world premiere Of Hold
That Co-Ed," a football farce. Phil
Lamkin has prepared special medley
including songs of local schools, which
the orchestra will play for the occasion.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
STEAD OFF GOLF GAME
Lone D. c. Entrant Fails to Turn

Lone u. g. EntrAnt Fails to Turn
in Card in Senior Event.
Chairman Bob Stead Of the Chevy
Chase Golf Committee was the only
washington senior entered in the
Maryland senior championship yes
terday at Green Spring Valley and
Bob didn't play so well.
He failed to return = card in the
tourney, which B. Warren Corkran won
for the second straight time. Warren
shot an 80 to win by four shots.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
ST. PAUL KEEPS PILOT,

ST. PAUL. Sept. . tP).-President
Walter Seeger Of the st. Paul Ameri-
can Association Baseball Club has an.
nounced Babe Camel, team manager,
has signed a contract for the next
season.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
TICKET DEADLINE NEAR

Tomorrow Is Final Day to Buy
Redskin Season Seats.
tomorrow Is the last day to obtain
season tickets for the five home games
OF the Washington Redskins.
slngle-game tickets for the opening
game here with the Brooklyn Dodgers
September 18 will go on sale Monday
at 8 am. at the Redskins ofices, 739
Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
GOLF ENTRIES CLOSE
Marion Brown to Default Post
Cup in Event at Manor,

Entries for the Post Cup tourney
were to close today with Mrs. r. A.
Lacey, tournament chairman of the
Women's District Golf Association.
The tourney ut the Manor Country
Club will start Monday with 100 or
more entries, handicap match play
Marion Brown, who won last year, will
not defend.
Evening star., 1938-09-09
COLUMBIA SETS DATES

Lists Golf Tourney EARLY Next
Month-Johnson Is Champ.
Columbia Country Club announces
It's club championship for the title
now held by Harvey johnson for Oc.
tober 10. II, IL, 13 and II.
1t will be the usual seven-fiight AZ
fair, with one match scheduled each
day.
johnson licked Miller B. Stevinson
in the final round last year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30

and prayer service was lead by r. L.
Fakes. Jack Parham was the song
leader and Amazing Grace" and
Standing On The Promises" were
sung. Then was prayer by Dick
Blackwell, followed by Throw Out
The Lifeline" Then short talks
were made by Mr. Briggs, of Franklin
county; r. It. Fakes, and B. F.
Frazier. Then was sung "Blest Be
The Tie, and the service was ended
with God Be With You Till We
Meet Again"
Regret that Daddy Jones was un-
able to be present was expressed by
Mr.. Blackwell. He has attended the
reunion for several years, but is now
still confined to his bed.
Some of those present are named
as follows:
Miss Hazel Powell, of Person coun-
ty; Labon Green, of Wendell; Jack
Yancey, of Nelson, Va. Edgar Muir
ray, of Henderson; B. P. and H. c..
Weaver, and G.. r. Frazier, of War
renton; Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Hart
and family, Miss Ruth and Fred
Briggs, of Louisburg; Mr.. and Mrs
r. o. Currin, of Four Oaks; Mrs.
Kate Fakes and family of Durham
Edwin and Margaret Til.ey, of Vance
county: C. H Lands, B. F. Frazier.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Watkins of Ok
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. King ellis and
family of Roxboro; and from the
neighborhood and county came thu
following: Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Fakes
and family; Mr.. a nd Mrs. r. L..
cages and family; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
I. Fakes and family; Mr. and Mrs
Sam Blackwell and family; Mr.. ana
Mrs. Lee Blackwell and family; Mr..
and Mrs. Crawford Blackwell and
family; Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Blackwell
and family, George Riggan and fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Blackwell Milton
and family; Mr.. and Mrs. Bennic
Currin and family; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Watts and family; Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Parham and family; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Frazier and family; Mr.
md Mrs. Tommie Frazier; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Frazier. Mr. and Mrs.
John Roy Williams and family;
Charlie Jones, and many others.
AS Mrs. Jones, the Jones Twins
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
Mrs. w. l.. Moss Is
Society's Hostess

Mrs. w. J.. Toss was hostess to the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Oak Ridge Baptist church near Kit
trell on Friday evening.
After song and prayer by Mrs. w.
L. Moss, the business session was
held. 1t was planned to have Bible
study very soon.
The topic, "EIexico and Cuba" given
~ the different members of the So
iety. Telling of the great work that
las been done and is being done, in
hese two countries, by the mission
,ries. The program was concluded
Nth a prayer in unison.
The following visitors were present
we're: Mrs. T. J. Kerley, Mrs. K. T.
Moss. Mrs. r. T. Overton and Miss
Grace Moss. The meeting will meet
With Mrs. Melvin Pulley, Friday even
.ng. September 9, at eight o'clock. All
members are urged to come.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
B. P.W. Picnic At
Park Near Graham

The fourth district of the Business
and Professional Womens club held
their annual picnic at a park a few
miles from Graham Saturday even
ing. Groups from Durham, Hender-
son, Raleigh, and Burlington were
present.
Miss Nettie Daley, of Burlington,
the new chairman of the district was
in charge of the entertainment. Swim
ming and dancing and other recrea-
tions were available. A splendid pro-
gram had been planned and the new
state president, Miss Dcss Gurganus,
of Raleigh, told of the. high spots Of
the recent biennial meeting in Detroit
and the regional conference in Char
lesion, S. c..
A picnic dinner was served, with al!
members contributing but with Bur-
lington, as hostess, furnishing the
trimmings"
Members of the local club going
were: Misses Annie Marshall Lemay,
Annie Lemay, Grace Galbraith, Car
RE Draper, Mabel and Lucy Hayes and
Edna Oliver, and Mesdames w. D..
Massee, E. B. Wilkinson, and H. A.
Jordan.
The local club has been asked to
sponsor the October edition of the
state organ, "The Tar Heel Woman"
Miss Carrie Draper is in charge OF
the plans. The subject for the years
program is my Business and Yours"
In each edition one club publishes
facts concerning its towns business
usually carrying many articles of in
terest concerning that town.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30

She's telling the world that this is
her prettiest jumper frock-and
wouldn't you just know it's Marian
Martin creation by it's winsome new
lines! Mothers who have been brows-
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will be overjoyed at the prospect OF
working on Pattern '9847. Such ador-
able new effects can be secured with
contrast between jumper and blouse.
Use wool synthetic or cotton for the
Jumper with its curved straps that
stay in place so WE'LL Make up seve-
raj blouses-some printed, some plain
co or, to change about with the cute
Jumper. Boomers are included-it' )
nice to have them match the blouse.
You'll find it easy to finish up a
couple of styles for school.
Pattern 9847 may be ordered only
in children's sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and -.
Size 6, jumper requires l yard "a
inch fabric; blouse 7-8 yard SO inch
fabric
Send Fifteen Sents in coin for each
Marian Martin pattern. Be sure to
write plainly your size, name, address
and style number.
Solve your autumn wardrobe prob
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Pattern book of Fall Styles! It's at
tractive, colorful pages give you the
best of the new seasons mode. School
and aytime frocks for youngsters,
special designs for larger women,
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junior deb-pages of sport clothes, at
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new and clever designs that are chic
as well as practical. Don't delay,
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gether only Twenty-Five Cents.
Send your order to Henderson Daily
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w. 18th ST., New York. N. Y.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
Ambassadors Dance
To Be At Armory

Committees were named and furth-
er plans made at meeting of the
Ambassador club last evening for a
club dance Wednesday, September T.,
at the Armory on the Dabney Road.
The hours of the dance will be from
10 until o'clock.
Hylton Webb is chairman OF the
decorating committee, and is assisted
by Blinky Bullock, Travis Creole. Tom
Hunter, Talmadge Hoyle and George
Suggs.
Invitations will be in charge Of o.
B. Moore, Ernest Harrison and Clyde
Hight, and will be ready for the men,
bership Thursday.
Howard Allen will head the floor
committee.
Skeets Morris and the Auburn Cava-
Tiers have been engaged to furnish the
music for the event.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
FIICKSBORO NEWS
By MISS FLORENCE WOODY.

BY MISS FLORENCE WOODY.
Oscar Plat spent the weekend in
Richmond, with relatives.
Miss Rebecca Shanks, who spent the
week at Ridgecrest, and other places
of interest, returned home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sneed spent
the weekend with their daughter
Mrs. Clarence O'Brien.
j. C. Hicks and family of Hender-
son. were Friday night guests of re-
latives here, they left Monday to
spend a week at Carolina Beach.
Mrs. Emma Woody and daughter
DELL spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. NJ. D. Woody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Tillottson, of
Henderson were Sunday guests of his
mother and Carson Tillottson.
Little Ann Satterwhite returned
home Saturday, after visiting rela
tives the past week in and around
Oxford.
Miss Ruby Woody of Middleburg is
spending the week with her uncle, w
J. Woody.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Woody spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. H. G
Woody Of Oxford, Route 5.
Miss I,dith Tippett's Saturday might
guest were Misses Anna Lea and Billy
Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Woody, Miss
florence Woody and Dorothy Hicks
we're Saturday night supper guest Of
Mrs. Edwin Keaton of Townsville.
Miss Jennie Gill left yesterday te
snend the week with Mrs. Maud
Daniel of Berea<
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ohio Hicks, was buried at the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
Cr1tS and
Gravel ..
BLACKWELL REUNION
BY T. MOSES JONES


James P. Blackwell was born in
1902 and died in 1880. His wife, Polly
Ann Vass, was born in 1917 and died
in 1906. Their five children, who
range in age from II to SO years; their
grandchildren, and great-grand-chil-
dren who came in numbers-attended
and celebrated the annual reunion of
the Blackwell family on Sunday,
August %, at the home of Mr.. anG
Mrs. Charlie r. Blackwell, mile
beyond Mountain Greek Church.
Charlie Blackwell is the son of r.
T. (Dick) Blackwell and married
Miss Birdie Parham, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Parham. Their eight
children live with them: Leslie, jamie
Lee, Gilbert and Eiwood, (twins). Lena
May, Doris, A. J. and Marie. From
ten o'clock in the morning until late
in the afternoon they were the very
pleasant hosts to the great crowd of
relatives and friends. More than two
hundred and fifty were registered in
the book besides numbers who ar
rived just at the dinner hour and
some who came later in the day.
Two of the brothers have lost their
wives and the two sisters have lost
their husbands, but r. T., age &c. the
oldest of them all, still has the COM
partnership of his wife who was Miss
Mary Weaver. They have five living
children and a number of still furthe"
descendants. They live just mile
further down the road. They are read
ers of the Dispatch.
ID oI@s Il
several grandchildren He lives in
that same neighborhood. It was at his
house that Old Nose attended the
corn shocking last fall. He is father
of George, the deaf and dumb merch-
ant-farmer, who also is a subscriber
to this paper.
Mrs Ella Blackwell Fakes is the
mother of five living children. She
now resides with her daughter, Mrs.
Sam Currin, in Oxford. She also has
many grandchildren and several
eat-grand-children.
Mrs. Rose Blackwell Hart lives at
Blackstone, Va. She has seven living
children who, in turn, are parents OF
a good number of children.
r. p (Reuben) has two living chill
dren and a number of grandchildren.
Four of the brothers and sisters
were more than eighty years old until
the death of one of the sisters, who
died since the last reunion. She was
Mrs. Rebecca Blackwell Currin.
When the crowd had finished gath
ering, the combination blessing and
prayer was offered by Dick Blackwell,
who gave thanks for the food, and foc
the blessings of that many of the fam
lily being spared to see another re-
union. At once the long table was
crowded and every one enjoyed a full
meal of chicken, ham, cakes pies,
pickles biscuits bread sandwiches and
almost every mentionable kind OF
food that country folks are able and
capable of preparing. Lemonade was
served from a barrel which was not
emptied until late in the afternoon.
Rev. ]. U. league, pastor of Noun
tain Creek church, came by for short
stay from one of his services, but
had to leave Almost Immediately for
another service. After dinner song
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-30
Woman's Auxiliary
Hcc7s Miss Young

The Wo'nan's Auxiliary of the
Methodist Protestant church met
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the home of Mrs. G. L. Finch, with a
splendid attendance.
Miss Mary Young, review of the
study book, Moving Millions" was
the main feature of the meeting Miss
Young treated the subject in a very
enlightening and interesting way.
Miss Elizabeth Fox in the absence
of the president, presided over the
meeting. The routine of business was
transacted, with reports from the in
dividual circles being given. A prayer
led by Mrs. Finch concluded the
meeting.
During delightful social hour, the
hostess served candies and nuts.