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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
MCDONALD ACCEPTS
BID TO CEREMONY
Road Bureau Chief to Attend
Dedication of Crossing
Elimination Project.
By a stafr correspondent of The Star.

By staff Correspondent Of The Star.
KENS1NGTON. Nd, Aug. g.
Thomas H. Mcdonald, chief Of the
Bureau Of Public Roads, has accepted
an invitation to attend the dedication
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
grade crossing elimination project TO-
morrow at 5:45 pm.
Senator George L. Radcliffe, DR.. L.
B. Ernest, Mayor of Kensington; State
Senator Stedman Prescott and State
Senator J. Glenn Beall, chairman Of
the Maryland State Roads Commits
sion: will be guests at the ceremony.
according to Washington I. Cleveland,
general chairman Of the Dedication
Committee.
The Metropolitan Police Boys Club
Band will play and nearly q score Of
community groups and civic associs.
lions will participate IN the service,
Mr.. Cleveland said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
BIG WHEAT DAMAGE
FROM RAIN IS SEEN

The damage done to the Maryland
wheat crop by wet weather during
recent weeks emphasizes the value Of
crop insurance such as Is offered by
the Federal Crop Insurance Corp, &C
cording to DR.. Thomas B. Symons,
acting dean of the College of Agricul-
ture at the University of Maryland.
After touring most of the Eastern
Shore, DR.. Symons declared 20 per cent
Of the wheat crop had not yet been
threshed because Of wet weather and
that the shocks in practically all fields
were green with growing wheat that
had been caused to sprout in the
shock. The damage to the quality OF
the wheat and consequent loss In value
cannot yet be estimated, he said, but
will be severe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
MARINE RESERVES
START TRAINING
Districts 9Th Battalion
Completes Pre|iminaries
to IS Days Drilling.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP RICHIE. Md, Aug. g.
Actual training got under way today
for the Districts 5th Battalion of the
organized Marine Corps Reserve. Sum-
day was occupied by shake down
duties.
Preliminaries to IS days of intensive
combat training were completed with
lecture this morning by the COM
manding officer, It. COL Harvey l..
Miller. on the schedule for the camp
period.
1t. Comdr. Don S. Knowlton
the battalion surgeon, emphasizing the
battalion's health record for previous
training periods. outlined orders de-
signed to prevent any impairment Of
the record.
Patterned closely on the daily rou-
tine Of the regular establishment. each
days schedule begins with physical
drill under arms and inspection and
review.
Scouting Drills Set.
Today's afternoon periods were de.
voted to scouting and patrolling drills
in preparation for next weeks bush
combat problem.
In past years the progress Of the
battalion as . whole has been i'm
peded by the need for waiting until the
recruits familiarize themselves with
the fundamental details of Marine
Corps duties and routine. However
during the present training this has
been rectified by grouping the new
men in a recruit company under Capt
John w. Augustine. veteran of the
regular and reserve forces.
This company today was to be put
through the school of the soldier and
close-order drill.
Non Commissioned Offcers.
The assignment of non.commis.
stoned officers from the Quantico Ma.
rine Barracks to act as instructors 1.
speeding training.
The 5th Battalion was met al
Camp Richie by the Board Of OBJ
servers assigned by Marine Corps
headquarters.
Headed by 1t. Col. Raphael Crit.
I'm. the board includes 1t. Col
Charles N Muldrow and Maj. F. C
Collier. All are veterans of the World
War and other expeditions. 1t
Col. Grifdn was awarded the Mica
raguan Medal Of Distinction. 1t
Co. Muldrow entered the Marine Corps
in April. 1917. Maj. Collier. a native
of Washington, was wounded while
serving with the 9Th Marines ir
France and has been twice decorated
for services in Haiti.
It. Col. Griffin served as q mem
Der of the Board of Observers in 1884
and Maj. Collier performed similar
duty in 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
600 ARE EXPECTED
AT All SESSION
100 A||-Stars Arrive at
College Park-Aid Plans
for Club Week.

About 900 boys and girls from all
sections of Maryland were expected to
register at the University Of Maryland
today for the twentieth annual State
boys and girls All Club week at COL
lege Park. Md.
An advance guard of 100 all-stars,
members of an honorary All group.
who arrived on the campus yesterday,
assisted university authorities in COM
pleting arrangements for the week
and held picnic and vesper service
in the evening.
Miss Pauline House, All Club men,
Der, will respond to greetings and a
welcome to the university from DR.. H.
c. Byrd, University president, and DR..
T. B. Symons, director of the Exten-
sion Service. at the initial assembly
tomorrow
Group demonstrations and discus
sions of farm and home subjects will
feature the weeks program. Other
high lights will include exhibits of
clothing, food and room furnishings,
sports and a style revue.
An all-star conservation service At
which new members will be admitted
to the organization and new officers
installed, will conclude the weeks pro-
gram Friday night.
Visitors from other States who were
welcomed to the campus by Calvin
Skinner. chief of the Maryland ALL
Stars, yesterday included Pat Hayden.
chief Of the Virginia All-Stars. Prince
Georges County All-Stars in attend
ance are Mary Jenkins and Irene Will
son, both Of Suitland.
States Boys Club Agent E. G. Jen.
kins. Mylo s. Downey, assistant in
club work, and Miss Dorothy Emerson,
State girls club agent, are directors of
the weeks activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
NATIONAL GUARD
INFORMAL REVIEW
1000 Visitors From D. C.
See Troops Parade Before
Brig. Gen. Cox.
By ROBERT A. ERWIN,


CAMP ALBERT c. RICHIE, Cas-
cade, Md, Aug. 8-With more than
1000 visitors from Washington lining
the parade ground, three units of
the District National Guard marched
IL. formal review yesterday afternoon
before Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
Guard commander, and Col. John
w. Oehmann, commander Of the l2lst
Engineers.
High Rock Mountain and the two
lakes paralleling the camp furnished
beautiful setting for the first formal
parade of this years summer en-
campment. In the line of march were
the eight companies of the engineers,
Company B Of the l04th Quarter
master Corps and Company A, 372d
Infantry. colored troops.
Before the parade. his first review
since he assumed command OF the
Guard. Gen. Cox presented Maj
Ralph S. Childs of the LIST Battalion,
engineers, with 20-year Guard serv-
ice medal and Sergt William B.
Shannahan, Company D. and Sergt
Nicholas Smidele, Company c. also
OF the engineers. with l0-year service
medals.
Seven enlisted men from Company
E Of the engineer regiment who won
the District title in the National
Guard Bureaus indoor rife match
also were presented medals. They
were Staff Sergt. Harry B. Parsons,
Sergt. Leo c. Streitberger, Sergt
Arthur H. Tomelden. Corpl. Douglas
w. Finlayson, Pvts First Class Gray
X. Ethridge and Walter w. Keyser
and Team Coach Irving v. Tillett.
A Western Maryland train from
Baltimore brought hundreds Of Sun
day visitors, chiefly friends and rela-
tives of the troopers, to Camp Richie
for the annual parade.
Today the engineers resume their
summer training schedule after a
week of rest. The 1st Battalion will
parade late this afternoon and the I'd
Battalion tomorrow afternoon.
Enlisted men of Company A. 12lst
Engineers. District National Guard.
were gratified today at reports from
Washington that Mrs. David A. Moor
man, "a, wife of one Of their number.
was improving in Gallinger Hospital
after several blood transfusions, four
of which were furnished by members
OF the company.
Mrs. Norman recently suffered
severe fall in her home at 457 H street
SW. Her condition became serious
and transfusions we're necessary be-
fore she could undergo an operation.
Several Guardsmen in the same COM
pany with her husband. Pvt. Norman,
who is IS years old and w. p. A.
truck driver assigned to the District
government, volunteered to donate
their blood.
Doctors at Gallinger selected four,
Sergt. Walter Chakwin and Pvts. Cash
mir Filipositz, George Oxendine, jr.,
and George Snydef. and each gave q
pint of blood. These transfusions,
with others, helped Mrs. Norman
recover to the point where she could
stand an operation. She was operated
upon last Tuesday. Her husband
came to camp from her bedside to tell
Company A Of her improved condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

teacup Of gasoline and a grin-and
frankly, it didn't look like much.
It was in the No. 2 hold of the
s. S. Lehigh Of the Oriole Line, bereft
Of its wings and dashed down 80 no
harm could come to it. Corrigan was
very specific on that point. It must
not be scratched.
On the Hudson River pier, where
the Lehigh tied up, q few curious
spectators and half dozen police
men gathered for the unloading of the
5000 plane.
Waiting, too, were couple of trucks
to cart it to Roosevelt Field to be as
sembled. Corrigan will fly it Thurs
day just to be sure 1t Is all right.
Steve Reich. the flyers friend, super
vised the unloading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Pattersons Return.

NEW YORK. Aug. (P.-J. M
Patterson. publisher Of the New York
Daily News. and his bride. returned
to New York today aboard the Queen
Mary from q European wedding trip.
They were married in New York
July 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Truck Size Studied by U. s.
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion announced today 1t would inves-
tigate the need for Federal regulation
OF the size and weight of motor
vehicles operated in interstate COM
merce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Acclaimed in Boston,

BOSTON. Aug. 8 LP.-Douglas Cor
tigan today dropped in on the city he
visited seven years ago nat broke
this time to receive the acclaim of
thousands for the courage that took
him across the Atlantic on a wrong
way" night.
From New York he came here aboard
= big airliner, q far cry from the
ancient 5000 crate" in which he
winged his way to ireland, by mis-
take"
The "luck of the Irish" brought
Boston = perfect day for the seldom
II ever-equaled reception for the
daring young man Of the flying ma
chine, and the airliner's compass, I'M
like the one Doug would have 1t be-
lieved was responsible for his error, "
kept the big ship true to her course.
From the throats of thousands
swelled a mighty roar of welcome Is
Capt. Walter Hughen set down the
transport at East Boston Airport, and
thousands more lined the streets to
wave q greeting to Corrigan as he
passed In parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

none seriously, q
National Capital
Parks employee
was killed in a
Virginia highway
crash and several
others were hurt
in nearby areas.
Earl H. Cum
mings, 40, of 406
Tennessee avenue
NE. was the VIC
tim of the Vir-
GINA crash. He
died in a Fred
ericksburg hos
pital shortly after
h;0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
CH|LDFATAL|T|ES
TAKE A HOLIDAY
OVER WEEK END
No Traffic Deaths Occur in
City and Accidents Fall
OFF Sharply.
AUTHORITIES PUSH
DRIVE FOR SAFETY
Parks Employe Dies in Virginia
Crash-0thers Are Hurt in
Nearby Areas.

A weekend holiday for death on
District streets encouraged officials
and civic leaders in their concerted
drive to halt the toll of fatal accidents
to children at play which brought
the opening today Of 10 additional
supervised Fairgrounds.
While police noted sharp decrease
In traffic accidents here yesterday,
with only six persons reported injured,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
Corrikan Plane Unloaded.

NEW YORK. Aug. 8 R.-That
"crate" got back today-the one Doug
las Corrigan fiew to ireland with .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

BY the Army Band. at the District
War Memorial in West Potomac Park.
at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Capt. Thomas
F. Darcy, jr.. leader; Karl Hubner,
assistant.
March, odd Comrades" -Teike
Overture, "The Beautiful Galatea"
Suppe
Popular, "Swampfire" ~ Mooney
Special setting for the Army Band by
Richard D. Becker.
Solo for trombone, Thoughts of Love"
Pryor
Keig E. Garvin, soloist.
Ballet music, March and Procession
of Bacchus" Delibes
Moroccan, whispering Flowers"
Won Blon
Potpourri, Masterpieces From the
Operas" Safranek
Paso doble. "Armapito Roca" -Texidor
Finale, "Marche Slave" -Tschaikowsky
BY the Marine Band at the Marine
Barracks, at 8 O'Clock tonight. Capt.
Taylor Branson. leader: William F..
Santelmann, assistant.
March of the U. S. Coast Guard,
"Semper Paratus''
Capt. Van Boskerck. U. S. c. g..
Overture, Midsummer Nights Dream"
Mendelssohn
"Danse Russo Tschaikowsky
Clarinet solo, "Je Suis Titania" from
"Mignon" --Th Thomas
Emil RADIO.
Grand scenes from Nine. Butterfly"
Puccini
"Nocturne" Chopin
Sextette from Lucia" Donizetti
Winfred Kemp. John P. White, Robert
Isele. D. s. Harpham, Donald
Kimball and John Burroughs.
Waltz, "Lagunen" Strauss
"reminiscences Of Tschaikowsky"
Godfrey
1.-THE Marines Hymn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Navy Band at the Capitol
at 100 o'clock tonight. 1t. Charles
Benter, leader; Charles Brendler, as
sistant.
March, Thunder and Blazes" Fucik
Grand Marche Slave" Tschaikowsky
Solo for cornet,
Hungarian Fantasy" Bach
Oscar Short.
ca Preclude In G Minor"
Rachmaninoh
90 'Fugue a la Clique" Hoist
Excerpts from the operetta,
Robin Hood" Koven
Grand scenes from the opera,
II Guarany" Gomez
Valse, Beautiful Blue Danube"
Strauss
Tone poem. "Brunhilden's Awaken
ing from "Siegfried' Wagner
FESTIVAL at Bagdad," from Suite
Scheherazade' -Rimsky- Korsakow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07

In this worldwide bridge game, the playersare dependent upon nothing but their own skill, as pars for the hands have been established upon the best theoretical result, and no opponent may take your par away by overlooking. In one of the hands played last year, although West played the hand, North had an op- portunity to gain point for his hand by making a defensive play which might easily be overlooked.
 North opened the spade king and drove out Vests ace on the third round. When West won this trick, he could of course see that the clubs in dummy must be es- tablished, and North must be kept out of the lead. He led club, but North frustrated his plan to play the ten to the first trick by going right up with his king.
 West could not permit him to hold this trick, as North would then cash two spades and defeat the contract. He won with the ace and tried the diamond finesse, which lost, and West went down one.
 Even though his contract was beaten, West still got his score for par, as his correct contract was beaten by correct defense. Had North failed to play the club king, his side would have been given a zero for failing to put up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
Teachers Bridge Is
 Successful Affair

The hospital bed fund of the Waterbury Teachers Association was aided greatly last evening when three hundred guests attended the annual fashion show and bridge giv- en by the association at the Hotel Elton.
 Miss Celinda Wakelee headed the committee in charge of the event and her assisting committee in- cluded: Misses Rosemary Foley of Russell school, Julia Sullivan of Crosby high school, Margaret Jack son of Kingsbury school, Ruth Barry of Leavenworth high school, Alice McGee of Sprague school, Gertrude Doran of Wilson school, and Mary Moskovitz of Slocum school,
 Spring apparel and advance modes for daytime and evening were shown in the style show given by Forester & Co. Accessories were featured with inexpensive frocks and gowns by Chanel and Molly neauX were also shown. Evening at- tire emphasizing the drop shoul- der effect was one of the highlights of the show.
 Following the card playing prizes were awarded at each table. +
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Hall of East Main street are spending few days in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07

A 2Oth anniversary dinner was given recently at Waverly inn for MT. and Mrs. Harry Goldman of Washington avenue. MT. and Mrs. Goldman were given 8 100 piece dinner set from those attending. Mrs. Goldman was also given a vanity case. Mrs. J. A. Silver and Mrs. Louis Madnick were hostesses. Among those attending were MT. and Mrs. Harry Fleisher, MT. and Mrs. Morris Kosersky, MT. and Mrs. Grace, MT. and Mrs. Aaron Solo, mon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rosen- garten, MT. and Mrs. Harry Solo, mon, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Green field, MT. and Mrs. Harry Brown stein, MT. and Mrs. I. N. Albert MT. and Mrs. Daniel Barris, MT. and Mrs. Louis Madnick, MT. and Mrs William Silver, MT. and Mrs. ISa- dore Dibner, and MT. and Mrs. J Solomon. Out-of-town guests were MT. and Mrs. s. Shapiro, MT. and Mrs. M. Levy, MT. and Mrs. Bernard Weinzinmer and MT. and Mrs. H D. Levy of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
Future Bride Is
 Guest At Showers

Miss Margaret McKeown who is to be married on April 26, was guest of honor at miscellaneous shower on Thursday evening given by her mother, Mrs. Mary McKeown of Lounsbury street.
 Those attending were Mrs. Mich ael Collins, Mrs. Michael Higgis- ton, Mrs. John Bogart, Mrs, Thad- den Gilmartin, Mrs. John McHugh, Mrs. Joseph Danaher, Mrs. Thomas Collins, Mrs. Edward McGrath. Mrs. Frederick Johnson, Mrs. William Fitzeli, Mrs. Catherine Mullens, Mrs. Andrew Healey, Mrs. Daniel Donovan, Mrs. Margaret Dyer, Mrs. Chris Collins, Mrs. James McKeown, Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. William Sullivan, Mrs. Daniel Leary, Mrs. John Col lins, Mrs. James CuSack,
 Mrss. Ann Morris, Mrs. George Hamm, Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. Della Mahoney, Mrs. James Carroll, Mrs. Hilary Hackens, Mrs. Thomas Leary and Misses Mary Higgiston, May Flaherty, Madeline Maloney, Margaret Higgiston, Shirley McKen- na, Mary Maher. Josephine McIn- nerney, Kate Sullivan, Winifred Fehrs, Helen Higgiston, Margaret Bogart, Madeline McInnerney, Ber- tha Leary, Agnes Mahoney, Flea nor Devine, Veronica Fitzgerald Betty McGrath, Eva Johnson, Mar ion Morris, Mary Bogart, Ann De- vine, Mary Sullivan, Betty Gilman tin, Eileen Mccarthy, Gertrude and Margaret McKeown.
 Miss Margaret Healey of Coe streeet also entertained at a shower on Friday evening in compliment of Miss McKeoWn. The guests included Mrs. Amos O'Brien, Mrs. Raymond Oliver, Mrs. Lucy Stack, Mrs. Jo- seph Kerrigan, Mrs. John Sexton Mrs. Dennis Shanahan and Misses Mary Hungerville, Nora Sheehan, Helen Egan, Mary Flaherty, Anna Griffin, Anna Mahoney, Doris Big gins, Alice Powers, Marie O'Donnell, Rita Savers, Bertha Sankey, Helen McKenna, Ann, Catherine and Margret Healy and Gartrude and Margaret McKeown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
 n~-~~-~E < To Fat Girls

Now you can slim down your face and fig- ure without strict dieting or back-breakinR exercises. Just eat sensibly and take Mar mola Prescription Tablets day, according to the directions. until you have lost enough fat - then stop.
 Marmola Prescription Tablets have been sold to the public for more than thirty years. More than twenty million boxes have been distributed during that period.
 Marmola Is not intended as cure-all for all ailments. This advertisement Is intended only for fat persons who are normal and healthy otherwise and whose fatness is caused by hypo-thyroidism with accompany ing subnormal metabolic rates. No other representation Is made as to this treatment except under these conditions and according to the dosage as recommended.
 We do not make any diagnosis as that is the function of your physician. who must be consulted for that purpose. Tbe complete formula is included in every package. Start with Marmola today and win the slender lovely figure that Is rightfully yours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
WALSH'S DRAMA
 TO BE PRESENTED
St. Michael's College Play= CTS Offer Passion Play
 Next Sunday

Winooski Park, Vt., April 7-Com- bining the presentation of work of art and an act of community charity, the St. Michael's College Players will enact "Shekels", the new passion play by William Thom- as Walsh at the Strong Theater in Burlington on Palm Sunday.
 Catholics from various sections of the state are expected to attend this annual dramatic offering of the Vermont Lenten season.
 Because of the hard winter in the vicinity of Burlington and Winoo- ski, especially among the poor, the entire proceeds of the pplay will be given to charity.
 The St. Michaels Players have been working on the production dur ing every spare moment at the col lege for the past month. Rev. E. J. Timing, s. s. E., director of dramat- ics at the college, is in charge of the work.
 The scenery for the play has been painted by George H. Valerie. sec mic artist now living in Burlington. Those who saw the sets at the stage rehearsal given Sunday night state that the massive new scenery pro- videse the finest background ever seen in a St. Michaers production of the passion.
 Last year the Michaelmen gave "The Dark Hours, a passion play by Don Marquis, the celebrated writer who died in his home at For est Hills, L. T., last winter.
 The St. Michaels College choir of over 30 voices will provide the musical background for the presen- tation, which will be given both the afternoon and evening of Palm Sun day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
Associates Honor
 Miss Leuenauich

Miss AnaStaSia Levenavich of Chestnut Hill road who is to be married to Michael DukiSh of Can- ada was honored at dinner and shower given yesterday by her asso- ciates at the Waterville division of the Scovill Manufacturing com- pany. The office was decorated in a color scheme of pink and white with roses and daffodils as the floral decorations. The bride to be was presented with Hamilton Beach electric mixer and sandwich toaster.
 Those present were: Misses Ebba V. Anderson, Loretta McGrath, Ethel Shiel, Hazel Adams, Alice Donahue, Alberta Packer, Margaret McAuliffe, Jennie Bradley, Elsie Slocum, Nora Williams, Blythe Grenier, Ann York, Helena Kelley, Lillian Cosgriff, Irene Bouley, Ebba Anderson, Josephine Levenavich and Irene Nest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
Santa Maria Circle Plans
 Observance OfAnniuersary

On the same date the annual communion breakfast of the circle will be hled in joint observance of Mothers day.
 Miss Bea Shea was named chair man of the arrangements commit tee for the celebration and she will be assisted by Mrs. Agnes Proulx, Mrs. George Beckley, Mrs. Henry Hayden, Mrs. Edward F. Hyland, Misses Etta Kelly, Helen Quilter, Mildred McGovern, Jane Casey and Mrs. Mary O'Rourke.
 The next meeting of the circle will be held on April 20 with Mrs. Dor othy Dunn in charge of the social program which will follow. Her committee includes Mrs. Lydia Ayotte, Mrs. James Cook and Mrs. Agnes Proulx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-07
Events of Interest
APRIL

APRIL
 April 10-Mrs. Branson de Cou, lecturer, Second Church forum. April 10-Lithuanian Passion play, St. Joseph's auditorium.
 April 11-Joint meeting of A. A. U. w. and League of Women Voters from 4 to o'clock at the Hotel Elton.
 April 11-Mrs. Ira c. Williams, speaker at Waterbury Garden club. April 16-Seicheprey day dinner dance, Silver Chalet.
 April 17-Mendelssohn Male Chor- us program, Second church.
 April 18-Dinner dance by St Mary's Nurses Alumnae at Waverly inn.
 April 18-St. Elizabeth college alumnae fashion show, The Elton. Aprill8-23 = Waterbury Progress exposition at the armory. April 20, 21, g - Passion Play Second Congregational church. April 3', 21, 22, 23-"Speak of the Devil" Civic Theater, Women's club