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distinction he feels is something of a
challenge. The two Washingtonians
who previously won trips to the con-
vention have become outstanding
alumni of the Boys Club. Wolf,
who took honors eight eyars ago, now
is working with the Civil Service Com
mission here in Washington, and
Cloise Crane, who placed second at
the convention in Detroit in 1881, won
a scholarship to Dartmouth College on
his Eastern High record and was later
sent to the Sorbonne in Paris for fur
ther study.
Boiling, whose father is a carpen-
ter, has not yet decided just what he
wants to do as a career, but at the
moment he is wavering between teach
ing and boys club work.
LIE ALREADY has had a try at
working with boys, having been
in charge of organizing a junior Op-
timist club at the Boys Club central
branch this year. Also he was mana
ger of the Mckinley High School
baseball team last year.
If he decides to teach it probably
will be mathematics or one of the
sciences, which are his favorite sub
jects.
He lives with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Boiling, at 81 K street
NV.
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HISTORICRAAS X By Leslie Hartley

THIS BRONZE STATUE OF DR..
SAMUEL D. GROSS, WHICH
STANDS IN THE GROUNDS OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITU-
TON, IS THE WORK OF A.
STIRLING COLDER, SCULPTOR,
AND WAS CAST IN PARIS.
DR. SAMUEL D. GROSS. pioneer,
surgeon, teacher and author,
was held in such esteem by mem
bers of his profession that when
this statue was erected the pedes-
tai was inscribed:
American physicians erected
this statue to commemorate the
great deeds of . man who made
such an impress upon American
surgery that 1t has served to dig
nifty American medicine"
It Is also interesting to note that,
as far - could be learned, only
one other statue to = physician
Is erected In Warrington on public
grounds.
The man who won such distinc-
ton began his study of medicine
at the age of II and continued
active until he died at the age
Of 70.
Born July 8, 1905, in Pennsyl-
vania, Samuel D. Gross, as . farm
boy. studied the fauna and flora
of that section, and by close OBJ
servance learned the calls Of birds
and the habits OF animals, and he
later claimed that his woodlore
was OF great benefit to him
throughout his medical career.
After he began the study of
medicine he sought the best edu-
cation he could obtain, and was
to become one of the greatest Of
American surgeons. He also made
valuable contributions to medical
science and wrote = number Of
h00ks. fs-s-r+' -
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dition, he has on several occasions
won trips to the district contest such
as the one held last spring at Vir-
ginia Beach. E.
When he returned from California
late last month, Boiling brought home
q good slice of the bacon, too, having
placed third among 18 contestants all
over the country.
This is the third time that repre-
sentative of the Boys Club of WASH
ington has won first, second or third
place for oratory at this convention.
A N ALL-AROUND boy whose real
love is sports, Boiling said that
after four years of practice in public
! speaking he thinks it's a lot of fun.
He prefers simple style and doesn't
like gestures. In fact, he used only
one in the speech he delivered in Los
Angeles.
One of the hardest things he had
to learn was to stand naturally with
out clasping his hands behind his
back, he said.
He finds the job of learning speech
fairly easy.
First he reads it over to get the
sense. That's very important, he
says. Then he learns it paragraph
Tor paragraph, but not word for word.
Il depend on having the sense of
what I'm going to say in mind" he
declared. Then, If I forget the word
7 IA YN1o 10
another"
BY following this procedure, Boiling
can deliver speech without using
notes.
The first time he entered the dis
trict contest from Washington, he
= recalled, he put the last paragraph
OF his speech in the second para
graph. Then I had to make up an
ending" he laughed And I didn't
win, either, but I guess it was good
experience having to think on my
feet"
IN PREPARING for the meet in Los
Angeles, Boiling received most
OF his coaching from a member of
the local Optimist Club and also
few tips from David Wolf, who won
first place at the international con-
vention held at Erie. Pa, in July, 1880.
Next year it will be his turn to
help local members of the Boys Club
who wish to try for the contest, as he
himself is ineligible to compete again.
AS a place winner at the interna-
honal meeting, Boiling has earned
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of old Florentine art.
The cost of the material necessary
to make these plaques is very small.
you will need a piece of wood
about the size of the lid to a cigar
box" Miss Lowenstein said. In fact,
many of our prettiest plaques have
been made from cigar-box material.
Then you will need a pretty picture
card and I think Christmas cards
showing a religious scene such as a
Madonna give the incest effect"
Other necessary materials include a
small amount Of whiting (Which can
be bought for or 10 cents); some
shellac; and, If you Like, some gold
powder.
WHEN you are ready to begin work,
take the piece of wood you have
selected and place your. card in the
center. Paste this down very smooth
ly and shellac the whole surface
picture card and all.
The portion Of the wood not COW
cred by the picture will serve as its
frame and now you take pencil and
outline simple design on this frame.
Next, while the shellac Is still damp,
mix small quantity of whiting with
enough shellac to make a mixture that
will fall easily from a small stick. This
whiting mixture is to be dropped along
the edge of your frame and along the
design you have sketched.
This whiting gives relief effect
and should not be put on too smoothly.
After the whiting is dry-probably
the next day-give the whole frame
around the picture coat of paint: tan,
brown. blue, gold, or any color you
choose.
The next step is to take a damp
cloth and wipe it over the whiting re-
lief. This gives your relief different
tone in color from the wood on which
it has been dropped.
FINALLY, apply another coat of
shellac over the whole plaque and
yVuI WI n 10 lllllSAlCo ulllC0S yOu Wdl1t
to add touch Of gold powder to your
frame.
Some Of these plaques were on ex-
hibt recently and a visitor admired
the work 10 much that she persuaded
officials at the Christ Child House to
let her buy one Of them.
This is not new type Of hand
craft" Miss Lowenstein declared. In
fact, 1t was popular in grandmother's
day."
Besides the fact that they cost very
little to make, the plaques are popular
also because they are so easy to make.
The picture in the center Of this
page shows one of the girls at the
Christ Child House copying q finished
model.
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"SOAP BOX DERBY"

A s THE date for The Star-Legion
Soap Box Derby is near at hand,
letters discussing the Derby will be
discontinued in this column after to-
day. For good summary of what the
Derby means to the boys who partici-
pate, we offer you this letter by Shell
don Wright, Is, of 1918 South Kent
street, Arlington, Va:
Dear Sirs:
X think the Soap Box Derby is a
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different one from the room I had all
winter and I'm going to begin by
painting it from top to bottom. The
ceiling will be light gray and the
walls dark blue.
Il am going to make gay, yellow
curtains for the five windows and tie
them back so as to let in all the sun
light I possibly can. My bed I'll
paint blue, and I'll make or buy a
yellow spread with perhaps just a
touch of rose in it.
II have a table which I've been
using for a desk but which I can
easily convert into dressing table
by tacking rufied curtain around
1t and by making q cushion of the
same material for the matching chair.
i may miss this table and chair
next winter when I study. but plan
TO nave . blue wicker chair covered
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manager and with no partners, for it
brings better profits.
THE last carnival I had brought me
IS cents. It wasn't very much, but
1t all counts up in the end, allow
ing me to buy extra ornaments and
trinkets. Having carnival not only
brings you extra money, but extra fun
also"
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His Position.

MRS. JONES: They tell me your
son is on the college football
eleven?
Mr.. Jacks: Yes, indeed.
Mrs. Jones: Do you know what po-
sition he plays?
Mrs. Jacks: I'm not sure, but
think he's one OF the drawbacks
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my HOBBY"


A HOBBY which probably will ap-
peal more to boys than to girls
is described by Bobby Malone, 13, of
SOB Tenth street Sc, who writes:
Dear Editor:
Every summer find some kind of
hobby. Last summer 1 went hiking
and found some tadpole eggs, and I
started to raise frogs as my hobby.
I got a tin can and took the eggs
home. put them in a large wash
tub. I put some in a fish bowl 80
I could watch them grow.
II kept them all summer and
watched them hatch. also read
books On them and took them 'to
school later and gave special topics
on them.
"At the end of the summer, when
they turned to frogs, I let them Co."
SOAP BOX DERBY"
For boys who don't leave WASH
ington in the summer the Soap
Box Derby is a real opportunity Paul
inc Chakeraes. 13, of 5514 Thirteenth
street NV. points out in the follow
ing letter:
Dear Editor:
There are many reasons why the
Soap Box Derby is good contest for
boys.
When summer comes it does not
mean a grand vacation away from the
city for every boy. Instead. it means
hours with nothing TO do but get In
the way at home, when most Of the
pals are away.
Then comes the Derby! The loaf
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The definitions:
3. Peeled
Z. Father
8. Government assessment
9. Proceed
10. Force
IL. Reign. govern
IA. Female hog
16. Part of "to be"
II. Compete. contend
10. To scold
Il. Places, puts
%. Compact, arm
IS. Within
~. Atmosphere
28. Mother
20. Fashion
80. Purchase
1. A drama, that Is sung
2. Musical note ..f.
3. Animals foot
4. Chopping tools
S. For example (Abbr.)
6. Canine pet
8. Part of the foot
10. Petitions.
IL. Wandered
13. Burial vase
IS. Humor
18. Literary composition
20. Objective
81. Title of respect
%. Belonging to him
"a. Falsehood
26. Night (Abbr.)
20. Greek letter
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good summer activity for several rea-
sons. The most important follow:
Il. The Derby gives the boys some
thing educational and exciting to do
during these summer months, when
1t is so easy to get into mischief.
2. Through it the boys learn of
the value of cooperation and organ
ization, and they emerge from the
Derby with finer sense of sports
manship.
%. The boys have a fine time, both
IN building their cars and in driving
In the race; their fun does not end
with the finish of the Derby, because
they still have their cars to use after
ward.
a. 1t educates the boys mechani-
eally and brings out their latent abili-
ties to great extent.
IS. The Derby rules teach the boys
safety Of the streets; safety for them
selves and for Others"
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Boy Sees the Country on
Public Speaking Ability
Boiling Bell is Well Travelled
After Contesting in Several
Junior Oratorical Meets.
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Junior Page Editor

16YEAROLD Travelled nen7hsrs
OF the Boys Club Washington
/ public speaker
Twice his talent for oratory has entitled Boiling
oct In the junior oatorca contest
connection with its international
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Settlement House Revives
Old Type of Handcraft
Girls Work on Relief Plaques
Similar to Those Made in
Grandmother's Day.

OLDFASHONED of a OF
ariy at the Christ Child Settlement
the making OF
nne ief PLAQUES because the frame
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obbes and Activities Of Young Residents in Washington Area
Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mccarthy
Present Series on VentrilOquism
Famous Team Says
Their Art Can
Be Acquired.

Today the Junior Page presents
the first . In series OF "a les
sons on Dentriloquism In Which
Edgar Bergen and Charlie Nc
Carthy are collaborating. The Sc
rfes ,oill continue on this page merit
Sunday.
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For the Puzzle Fans

THIS week we start of with a pic
ture that should develop" the
interest Of all you young photogra-
pliers!
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VACATION HINTS"

How she expects to enjoy vaca-
ton at home and at the same
time add to her comfort for many
months to come is told in the follow
Ing letter by Wanda Clark, Is, of 2l9
Cromwell terrace NE:
Dear Editor:
This summer I expect to be very
busy decorating my bedroom. It's a
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"OH, dig. dig, dig" said Tuckie Boy.
And whistle while you work."
At last he spied a woolly worm
And grabbed him with jerk.
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HeIbfnl Enfher.
Diefefics.

Diefefics.
RIEND Ito stout person.: "You
should always get up from the
table hungry"
stuot Person: II do better than
tnat; ! always leave the table empty.
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=
These words chains contain photo
graphic words. Change only one let
ter at q time, and always form q real
word.
Change SNAP to SHOT in four
moves.
Change FILM TO ROLL in three
moves.
Next comes 4 word diamond! Ths
second line u . color, the third Is q
metal pin or bolt, the NTH is to re-
tard, and the sixth Is . piaything
Can you form the diamond?
E
--V--
EvELOP
--L--
%
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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He ran to get his fishing line.
He simply couldn't. wait.
And hurried down beside the brook
To use the worm for bait.
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Riddles

WE PRINTED. five riddles by q boy
recently, and now we have i've
TOR you all from . girl-vera Ann
Nielsen Of Union City, Ind. Here they
are:
l. Why Is . discontented cir. the
easiest 10 please? tEyl - :.
2. What roof covers the most noise'
:. With what two letters could you
make q ldress? ss -
4. Why Is r lucky letter.
3. Why Is dirty child like flannel?
ANSWERS.
!. Because nothing win please her.
2. The roof Of your mouth. 3. p and
K (pique). 4. Because It Is next to
y (yoU. 5. He shrinks from washing.
Helpful Father.
SHALL I help you with your
sums?"
NO, teacher says must make my
own mistakes"
IN
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

DODGES
J936 DODGE TOURING SEDANs.
Choice of several popular eol9rs:
and ali famous Dodge features:
The. These ! cars =, are a.. far above S5A5
1887 DODGE 2-DooR TOURING
SEDAN, A beautiful cars that stu
looks brand-new. White sioeWau
tires. Very low mileage. Radio.
heater, large trunk. dual accessory
group. Spic and span. &9m0 All
Wonderful Saving &OVW VIZ
1898 DODGE COUPE. One Of the
beSt-selling models this year. Origi-
nal owner obliged to sell because
Of financial reverses. Driven very
little. NeW-car condition. Lustrous
satin black finish. A real G79k
1ind at this low price pin
PLYMOUTHS
1885 PLYMOUTH TOURING Sc.
DAN. VIII give you new-ear ap-
pearance and performance. Flaw!esS
finish; finish; excellent tires SAAS
1887 PLYMOUTH DE LUKE 4.
DOOR SEDAN. One car in @ thou
sand. Shows no signs Of use. VERY
low mileage. Most popular model
on market. Spacious trunk. Strik-
ing gpn:metal grey fnish is un-
hlemished. Motor Just properly
broken IN. Handles &17S AZ
beautifully ly--------, ObAO Wu
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

PACKARDS
1897 PACKARD TOURING SEDAN;
q car that's had unusual care from
q prominent WASHINGTON man and
shows it! White sidewall tires.
Very low mileage. Large &@AE
trunk --------- OVAV
1884 PACKARD CONVERTING
COUPE, with jet-black finish and
black top. Chromium discs, quiet
motor. excellent tires. spotlesS
upholstery. See this one &Ak
at only X0RO
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
PONTIAC

Pontiac "S'5 1888 2.DT. Sedan 0O0O
Another value to remind you SDbOO
that your doHars go further at Steuart
during National Used Car Exchange
Week. This beauty has been newly re-
finished in blue with Persian red
wheels. Performance and condition
are marvellous. See 1t now for great
saving Terms convenient.
STEUART MOTORS
Sixth and New York Ave. N. w.
Open Ewes. Nat. 5000.
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
PONTIAC PONTIAC

Pontiac 1889 Coach - Original @1 10
black finish. carefully handled OllJ
and In beautiful shape throughout.
MANDELL CHEVROLET co.
1900 Nichols Ave. s. e. Atlantic 44O2
The Washington times., 1938-03-04

Pontiac 1886 Sedan - Blue fin @E0E
ish, perfect throughout. tires OOAO
show little wear,
18th q n Sts. N. W. District 500
The Washington times., 1938-03-04
PLYMOUTH

1oc.looo...oooo.-
PLYMOUTH, 1896 Conv. Coupe, with
Rumble Seat--All dual de luxe equip.
ment. smart beige finish: truly a sporty
See it now for only S525. H. B. Leary,
Jr. Bros, 1921 14th St. N. W. Po.
tomac 49OO
PLYMOUTH, 1885 4-Door Touring Sedan.
One wheel mounted in fender well. Smart
gunmetal finish. mohair upholstery: it
has been reconditioned and ready to go.
Give it fair trial Only 1885. Uneondi-
tionally guaranteed. H. B. Leary. Jr., &
Bros, 1921 14th st. N. W. Open ewes.
Potomac 1900.
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Ace Director Frank CaPra Reveals Few
Plans About His Next Picture
Sonic Henie Goes to CoIumbic

Sonia Henie's latest picture,
MY Lucky Star" which opens
Friday at the Columbia for a
repeat engagement, resents
Sonia In an entirely new setting,
far removed from Switzerland's
Alpine peaks and Norway's re-
mote peasant villages.
A radiant modern girl, having
a modern good time on a coed
campus, wearing swank clothes,
having swell dates, that's Sonia
as you will see her now, against
a background as American as q
college yell.
Sharing star honors with her
Is Richard Greene, handsome
young British actor, while Joan
Davis, Cesar Romero and Buddy
Ebsen promise much in the way
Of comedy in their featured
roles.
The supporting cast includes
George Barber, Louise Hovick,
The Washington times., 1938-10-13

With You" At this point your
correspondent emptied his salt
cellar over the fancy chicken.
What will "Mr. Deeds Goes to
Washington" be about? Well,
the picture will not 60 in for
propaganda, nor will it be
begged down with politics. Mr..
Deeds will go to the Senate, but
he will not be freakish wearer
of the toga. Just human.
Somewhere in the action Of
the story Mr.. Deeds will drop in
on couple of Washington cor
respondents who have done him
wrong, kick the stuffing out of
'em. and leave.
The lObbieS will come in for
a gentle riding, and Author
Buchanan limited he may have
something in the script about
Washington society.
A GOOD LISTENER
He has already discovered
the Georgetown old settlers, the
diplomatic, the Army and Navy
set, the governmental crowd,
the Congressional cliqueS, the
smooth Capitol Hill string pull.
erS who accomplish much in
white tie and tails parties, and
the cafe fiddle-faddle groups.
Director Capra and Sidney
Buchanan attended q Roosevelt
press conference, and . State
Department get-tOgether with
the correspondents. He named
George RothwelI Brown as his
idea of the typical" Washing
ton correspondent, and not be-
cause he always carries a cane.
Buchanan Is an ardent New
Dealer. He even likes the way
F. D. r. makes mistakes, so you
may depend upon it that the
new "Mr. Deeds" will be a fellow
Jim Farley could adopt.
On Saturday q Columbia
Continued ON Page 27, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-10-13

HOORAHS FOR FRENCH
He wouldn't give a dime for
the movie rights to the new
Kaufman-Hart play, Fabulous
Invalid" which he saw Satur-
day night in New York. Last
night he rolled over to Baltimore
with exchange manager Sam
CALAMITY and Sidney Buchanan,
his scenario writer, to see ABE
Lincoln in Illinois," with Ray
mond Massey.
Capra raised eyebrows a bit
when he said French reporters
made the best intervieWers. I
think Author Buchanan regarded
this as a faux-pas, and would
have liked to kick his boss on
the shin. But Capra is Capra,
and probably he's right.
Winchell, he regards as the
worlds greatest reporter, even
though w. w. has frequently
taken poke at him in print.
Pinned right down to cases,
he named Lady for a Day" as
his favorite of the Capra box
office bell-ringers.
He thinks his current picture,
"You Can't Take It With You"
will make more money than
any other Capra production.
The verdict is in, here in Amer
lea. It's a walloping hit. But
England, which now supplies
40 per cent of a pictures gross
rentals, has yet to speak. Lon
don turned thumbs down on
the stage version of you Can't
Take It With You"
LIKES GARY COOPER
If Capra doesn't like a stage
play, he just disregards the
script when making the picture,
creates his own story ideas, and
action. Did this on BelascO's
Ladies of the Evening"" Just
plucked it to the eyebrows, made
an entirely new story, threw
the title away, and called it
Ladies Of Leisure" 1t made
Barbara Stanwyck a real star,
and Columbia q big company.
( suspect he likes Gary Cooper.
He is negotiating for him to play
In "Mr. Deeds Goes to Washing
tOn," his next picture, and the
one that has brought him to
Potomac shores.
He said he didn't know Ed
Sullivan had already nominated
him for the 1888 Academy
Award, as well as Lionel Barry
more who plays Grandpa Van
derhOf in "YOu Can't Take It
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
Gle a ning g S
and
Screenings
BY Andrew R. Kelley

This Director Frank Capra of Columbia Pictures, is the
best deal off the cuff interview celebrity who has
from Hollywood in time He just chucks tradition and
custom out the window of his Mayfower Hotel suite.
The Capra reefora talk with Washington drama scribes
yesterday began and ended without cocktails hlghbas
Critics tossed the questions and he supplied the
After it over luncheon session. with Hollywood
chatter.
He thinks Gary Cooper would make good George WASH
ingon if he does Maxwell Andersons Valley Forge
which Columbia But he has plans for the play,
doesn't like the Anderson blank only action
incident in the play that would make good movie stuff
The Washington times., 1938-10-13
GobIe-Loy at Palace Friday

Five major thrills, reminis-
cent of five great news events,
provide the background for the
new Clark Gable-Myrna 10y
picture, ITO Hot to Handle"
coming to Loew's Palace Thea
ter on Friday.
They include the aerial bomb
ing of Shanghai, the explosion
of a mystery munitions ship,
the disappearance and rescue Of
an American flier held as q
white god by natives in South
The Washington times., 1938-10-13

American jungles, and a pitched
battle between the New York
police and a notorious two-gun
gangster barricaded in a tene-
ment flat with a "tommy.gun."
A story Of newsreelmen, Clark
Gable and Walter Pidgeon play
rival newsreel cameramen, and
Myrna 10y portrays the daring
aViatriX.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-26

the Mclean home. Their daughter.
Virginia Ellen, returned with them
for weeks visit.
Visitors at the Mclean home on
Sunday evening were Allen Hawkins,
William Brant, Margaret Deal and
Ruth Deal
Quite a number of people from this
community attended the baptismal
services at Deep Creek Lake on Sun
day
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Virden, Mrs.
Efie Harver and Miss Blanche Fer
guson, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Wade
Carr and infant visited Mr. and Mrs.
Arch Glotfelty on Sunday.
Those of the community who are
on the sick list include Miss Mollie
Hawkins, Mrs. Edmund Harvey,
David Shank and Mrs. M. P. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Selby and Mrs.
David Fike, of Selbysport, and Stew
art Savage and family, of Flatwoods,
SpeuC DuHudy Will MI. anu MIS' Eu-
ward Hoye and family.
Asa Glotfelty and family had as
guests on Sunday Fred. Bland and
family.
Mrs. Edward Glotfelty has returned
home from a visit with relatives in
Hagerstown.
Miss Irene Thayer was a guest on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. George Brant
and family.
Cumberland was visited on Monday
by Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Glotfelty,
Mrs. Arch Glotfelty and Mrs. John
Glotfelty and son Lester.
Evangelist and Mrs. Vestal were
guests Sunday night and Monday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Rodeheaver,
of Addison, Pa, spent Sunday evening
with C. 1. Wright and family.
B. H. Glotfelty is remodeling the
house owned by his son Earle Glot-
felty.