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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
POLICE HOST AT
 BIENNIAL BALL
City's Finest to Stage Brill. liant Function in Armory
 Friday Evening

Waterburys finest, along with their guests and friends, will trip the light fantastic ct the state armory Friday night, tho occasion being the biennial Pollcemen's Ball Several thousand persons will at- tend, and the event promises to pc the most successful event of It's kind In many years.
 The Police Aid Association com mittee is headed by Patrolman Michael Carroll, president, assisting are sergt. Joseph Petit, vice.pres- dent, and other officers and mem" bers Of the association.
 Music at tho ball will be provided by Timmie Grove and his orches- tra, The orchestra will Do augment- cd to over 20 pieces for tho ball, and c number of special offerings will be provided, The orchestra will play Q concert from Q to 0 D. fn,, and then play for dancing into the wee hours of Saturday morning.
 Scores of guests will be present at the ball, among them city officials and members of the board of police commissioners. Many out of town police departments will Do repre- sented with officers and men ex- peeted from Hartford, New Haven Bridgeport, Torrington, New Britain and other cities,
 The hall of the spacious armory Is being especially decorated for the occasion. Boxes will be provided for the policemen and their guests.
 After the ball, many of the danc- CTS will adjourn to halls, restau- rants and night clubs for supper parties, elinaxing an evening Of enjoyment and gaiety.
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after his parents emigrated from
 He studied in Louisville public schools and attended the university there, Tn 1872, he was taken 70 Germany to spend two years at the Annen Realschule, in Dresden.
 Wealth Wiped Out
 During that interlude, the family wealth was wiped out, Brandeis worked his way through Harvard law school in two years. perman. ently impairing his eyesight by too much reading, but graduating with '''S srendeis first law shingle was hung out in st. Louis, Mo-, put ne had come to love New England ana moved back to Boston eight months iater and helped form the firm of Warren and Brandeis' .
 Brandeis began to build up . lucrative practice, but when ne fought for "lost causes' ms rich corporate clients began to fali away
 Traction and utility interests be- came Brandeis' enemies. He made foes when he thwarted the attempt of the New York, New Haven ana Hartford Railroad, ied by thee ldef | ?. Morgan, to effect . mon. opoly of New England railroad and water transportation.
 Fast Friend Of Holmes
 On the supreme court bench Brandeis became q fast friend oi the aging Justice Oliver Wenaell Holmes.
 For years Q famous phrase n the court was Justices Holmes and Brandeis dissent" Though the dis' sents were widely quoted and etu' died by legal scholars, the two jir- ists did not succeed in swaying the preponderantiy conservative court for invalidating most legislation oi a "social" nature. Not until Frank. lin D, Roosevelt became President did the temper of the court change
 Brandeis voted in favor of AAA tho duffey coal act, gold clause in- yaiidation, the municipal bank ruptcy railroad pension and wagner acts, He voted against NRA, con. sidering 1t restrictive Of liberty. but otherwise favored New Deal statutes
 "The greatest menace to free' don," Inc said, "s an inert peo' pie"
 Ruhiin. fPaland. is completing the
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surpassing the original goal of s2o,0OO by s4,OOo, the official end Of the united Jewish campaign for funds for support of charities and aid to European refugees, was marked by a meeting last night at Beth-El synagogue at which the list of contributors names was read by Charles Rosengarten, officer oi the united drive, Several hundred dollars was pledged at the meeting, bringing the total close to the sec- ondary goal of $25000, raised from the original figure by appeals from various refugees for further aid from this country.
 Subscriptions to put the total be- yong the $25 5000 mark will be sought however, and names of contributors will be published in pamphlet form in June.
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ANDERSON--Mrs. Emma Ander- son, of Old Turnpike, Milldale, died last evening at the Waterbury hos pital after a brief illness. She was born in Westville but had been n resident of this city for 30 years.
 Mrs. Anderson is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Ada Dodge, Mts, Eva Smith and Mrs, Walter Troske of this city; Mrs. Ever sutton Of Marion, Mrs. Frank Whitlock oi Milldale and Mrs, F, J. McCay of Trenton, N. J., three sons, Frank, James and John Anderson and sev- eral grandchildren and great grand children.
 The funeral will be held from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay street Thursday morning, time later. Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Qulnni- piac cemetery, Plantsvillc.
 Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from to II o'clock and tomorrow afternoon and evening,
 EARLEY-Mrs. Elizabeth Barley, widow of Charles Farley, of l4 Spencer avenue died this morning after brief illness. She was born in Hancock, Mass, but had been a resident of this city for fifty years. She was communicant of the 1m- maculate Conception Church and was member of the Rosary Con- fraternity of the parish.
 Mrs. Barley is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hugh J. Loughlin; one son. William Barley; one grand. son, James II. Loughlin and several rieces and nephews
 The funeral will be held from the
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Jewish Organizations
 Surpass $2O, 900 Goal
Appeal for Various Jewish Causes Generously An'
 swered Here-Vctory Mass Meeting Held

Harry Liebesklnd, chairman of the united appeal, presided last night and presented . check to pr. Israel 0oldstein, president of the Jewish National fund, and principal speak CT, for several thousand dollars, the sum of the first collections of pledg- es.
 Removal and resettlement of hum dreds of thousands of Middle Euro pean Jews was described as the first problem of the relief program by Dr. Goldstein. Palestine, he said, is the best haven for refugee Jews. and offers of other nations to Ind places have not provided It's equiva- lent in large scale resettlement.
 Palestine has been absorbing half of all Jewish refugees during the last six years and can take 100000 more if Great Britain will lift im- migration restrictions.
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DEATH REMOVES
 LOUIS GRANGER
Manufacturing COmpany's Veteran Employe to Be
 Buried Thursday

Louis Edwin Granger, veteran employe of the Waterbury Manu- faclurlng Company, died thls morn- ing at hIs home ile Colonial avenue. He was born on April q, 1888 ln 0overnorsdale, the son of George and Harriet fngraham Granger.
 Mir, Granger he'd been affiliated with the Waterbury Manufacturing Company for forty years, He was q member of the Second Congrega. tlonal church,
 Taking active part in fraternal circles, Mir. Granger was Q Sand de- gree Mason and was Past Master of Continental Lodge, A. Y. and A, M. 70, Past High Priest of Eureka Chapter and Past Thrise fllustrious Master of the Council, He was also Q member of Clark Commandery and was Past Patron of the Naomi Chapter, Order of Eastern Star; Past Patron of Evergreen Court, Order of Amaranth; Past Comman- der of Wadhams Camp, Sons of Union Veterans and 0 member of ousanequln Tribe, Order of Red Men of Springfield.
 MT. Granger Is survived by his wife, Mrs, Susie M. Terrell Gram ger; one son, Edson R. Granger of this city; three daughters, Mrs, Elmer Wilson Miss Gertrude Gram ger, and Mrs. Q, Bertram Root of this city: seven grandchildren and one sister, Mrs, Clara Martin of South Hadley Falls, Mass.
 The funeral will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Alderson Funeral Home, Rev. pr, John c, Walker officiating, Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening between 2 and 0 o'clock.
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will be held Thursday morning at o:l6 o'clock from the Belleville fu- neral home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Ann's church at 10 o'clock. Bur ial'will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Theodore II Miller will be held tomorrow after noon at 2;30 o'clock In the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue Rev. T. LeRoy Crosby, pastor Of the South Federated church, officiating Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tonight between T and o'clock.
 The funeral of Louis Kundrotas will be held tomorrow morning al 8:30 o'clock from the Mazaika flu. neral home, 10 Porter street, to St Joseph'S church at 0 o'clock. Duria' VII lbe in the family plot. Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
 The funeral of Vincent Device will be held from the Colasante funeral home, 034 Bank street, to. morrow morning at 8:ib o'clock with solemn high mass at 0 o'clock il, the church Of Our Lady of Lourdes Burial will Do in Calvary cemetery Friends may eall at the funeral home today from 2 to II D. m.
 The funeral of Peter oLough. lin, former Waterbury resident, vii be held tomorrow morning ct o'clock from the home, 20 Adeiint avenue, Bristol, with q mass at o'clock in St. Matthews church, For. estville, Burial will be in Calyar, cemetery, Waterbury.
 The funeral of Franklyn smiti Teller, Of Cheshire, was held yeSter' day afternoon from the home Of hi daughter, Mrs. Clifford Petitjean, 1; Waterville street, this city. Rev. c Harold Deever, of Chsehire, on ciated. Burial was in new Pine drov, cemetery. Bearers were Kennetl Boynton, Edward Wiese, Rober Wellington and Frederick Wookoy Robert Petitjean, all grandsons 0 Mir. Teller. The Scovill Foremen' association was represented D, Charles Kellogg, John Fleming Henry Houlihan and George Hub bard.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Jael Fleming were held yesterday after noon in the Alderson funeral home Rev. Clement Welsh, curate Of Sl Johns Episcopal church, offieiatee Burial will be at the convenience the family.
 Funeral services for Arthur ( Blacknian, 90, proprietor 0 "Blackie's" stand, were held thi afternoon at 2 o'clock ct the Alder son funeral home, 70 Central ave nue. Rev. Matthew c. Madden, pas tor Of the Mill Plain Union church otiiciated. Burial was in old Pin, Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Margaret If seymoure was held from tho Der. gin funeral home, 200 East Maif street this morning at 8:30 o'clocl to the Sacred Heart church where [ solemn mass of requiem was cele. brated at Q o'clock by Rev. John J McDrearty, assisted by Rev. Johf Dial and Rev. Albert Callahan. Bur. ial was in new SC. Joseph's ceme. tcry with committai services b, Father Dial. The pallbearers, al grand-nephews of the deceases were: Francis and Edward o'iteiily Frederick and Harry Spring, Clar enco Brodeur and Raymond Cough lin.
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Continued rom Page D white-haired and eolorfully gowned Republican men and women greeted his 3000-word address, the party's chief spokesman said;
 Bodes Great Fight
 Tt was e great enthusiastic meet. ing. It bodes Q great spirit of fight for i040,"
 Party Chairman John D. M. Ham, ilton, on the losing end of virtually every election from io32 until last fall, was even more jubilant, Last night he admitted that prior to last Novembef's Republican gains, there had been grave doubt in tho minds of many men that the Re- publican party would recover from the disastrous defeats suffered m the previous six years"
 But he turned the meeting into an occasion of happy baekslapping oil around with the assertion that "our party successfully has passed through . crisis which impefiled It's very existence"
 hVdHy WI kttb bVbAt HtSAb WEI bbhti
 q went out west last January and visited six states in IA days" he said. 1T never have seen as fine a spirit of unity. And that spirit was exemplihed again last night.
 Test of Republicans
 "There arc mon of varying de- grees of viewpoint in our party but they are expressing theif views Inside tho party, That is tho test Of c Republiean--whethef he believf most of the time In the tenets and candidates of his party"
 The directors of Republican stfat- egy made no secret Of the fact that until November, i040, they intend te keep plugging at new deal "extrav- aganee," disBension within tht Democratic party and that new deal expenditures have not solved the problem of unemployment, MT. Hoover, his speech larded with sarcastic references to "pufges, tho new deals new school of bud. getary magic" and what he called It's "phiiosophy of conscious or un' conscious ieft-wiagers" told the Re. pubiieans it was their task to restore freedom, prosperity and peace to the nation.
 Five New Governors
 On tho flower. banked platform with him were Ave now Republican governors, nearly 90 new Republi' can representatives and senators and c score or more Of national committee men and women from most Of the state,
 ft was Q noisy meeting, the eele- brating guestS-who paid s2b . plate shouting and cheering at every opportunity, one Of which came when John Jay Hopkins chairman Of the meeting, read Q mesSage from c man who was no. tably absent,
 Landon Was Absent The absentee was Ali M,Landon of Kansas, the party's defeated presidential candidate in ie30 and | It's titular head. Landon sent the gathering his 'best wishes" coupled with the prediction that "Repubi- ism b headed toward victory in ie40."
 Republican leaders insisted there was nothing significant about Lain don's decision not to attend the dinner and pointed to the fact that Rep. Bruce Barton and New York County Chairman Kenneth simp- son, members of the so-calied "Young Liberal" faction Of the par ty, were present. With them was District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of New York county whose name was long and loudly applauded on several occasions when 1t was men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14

STA CK--In this city, Feb. 18th. iese, John Stack. of f44 Baldwin St, Funeral 1.hursday morping, at o;00 o'clock, from i44 Baldwin. St., io Burial In new st. Joseph's ceme- toFv,
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BRANDEIS HAD
 TOUCH BATTLE
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 at 6 senate judiciary hearing that dragged over five months.
 Sen. Thomas J. Walsh of Mon. tana, later to become famous as the prosecutor in the Teapot Dome ease, defended Brandeis and even- tualiy battered down opposition, al- though 27 senators absented them- selves from the chamber when the vote on confirmation finally came, only ~ registered their approval
 The major point raised against Brandeis was that he was mot teni- peramentally fitted" to be Q mem- Der of the supreme court. The minority judiciary committee rec port denouneing him eontended that he would not give private property a fair hearing In court.
 Became Historic Figure
 But in his 23 years on the bench Brandeis became recognized as one of the great figures in the history of American jurisprudence, even by factions which disliked his attitude on social and economic questions Repeated polls of American lawyers disclosed . wide professional admir- ation for the opinions and ability of MT. Justice Brandeis.
 Brandeis was born in Louisville Ky, Nov. iS, 1856, just eight years
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en her last treatment and who Is now again well and happy, made the following remark! ' swish that I had been recon. mended to this office . long time ago as ! surely have made life ! miserable for every one in our famIIy, not to mention the suf- ferIng that I have gone through, as well as the large financial cost of doctoring."
 May you, also, who on this very day are blue and discouraged in having failed in your efforts to regain your former Health, in. vestIgate and learn how the rec- erds of this office show thousands ef cases restored to Health who at one time were just as dlscour- aged as you are now.
 pr. 6. A. Tranln,
 CHIRoPRACTIC SPECIALIST
 BUCKINGHAM BUILDING
 COR. BANK AND GRAND SITS.
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SICKNESS?
 Don't Allow lt
Don't allow

DUU ' HuOW that ailment of Mothers, Fathers or Children to finger an d { h c r c b y cause unhap- piness of the whole fam. fly.
 This was H. lus tra d es te r ay when . wO. m a n patient
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DIED
ANnIanEnN.

AkDEnsON--In this city, Feb. I4th, rGrS,,sna lrgSg, Mrs' ,,IgnA Emma AGdsrson, M ef old psiIsy%Hee %He",Pes Psnorai siS Homs astss ss is% Ess Clay bt Burial In Quinnipiac cemetery, PiantsviIio, EAnLEy--In this city, Feb. i4th, iv5v, Mrs. Elizabeth Farley. of t4 Spencer Ave. Funeral Thursday morning, at SIS o'clock. from Mui. yilie Funeral Home. 270 West Main Church. Burial iD old St. JoSeph's cemetery.
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which, ., threaten the security of our homes" That "something," she said. was to elect Republican president in ie40,
 But 1t was MT. Hoover's speech which set the pace and drew the longest cheers,
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this city. Feb. l4th, 1889, Louis Edwin Granger, Of itS Colonial Ave. Funeral Thursday a aafternoo,ns. at ,. s;oc o'siock frem Al; Al Ave. Burial In New Pine Grove cemetery.
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Dublin, Ireland, is completing the installation of traffic signals.
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REPUBLICANS IN
 VERY HAPPY MOOD

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Funeral services for Arthur c, B ekman, 90, proprietor Of "Blackie's" stand, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock ct the Alder son funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue. Rev. Matthew c. Madden, pas- tor Of the Mill Plain Union church, ofiiciated. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Jack Fleming were held yesterday after- noon in the Alderson funeral home Rev. Clement Welsh, eurate of St Johns Episcopal church, ofiiciated Burial will be at the convenience Of the family.
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FUNERALS

The funeral of Donat Desrochers will be held Thursday morning at e:l6 o'clock from the Belleville fu- neral home, 68 East Clay street, to St, Ann's church at 10 o'clock. Bur ialswill be in Calvary cemetery,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14

The funeral Of Peter oLough- lin, former Waterbury resident, will be held tomorrow morning ct o'clock from the home, 20 Adeline avenue, Bristol, with q mass at o'clock in St. Matthews church, For estville. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Waterbury.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Dinner Will Open
Annual Older Boys
Conference Here
More Than 200 Delegates
Scheduled to Register
At Y Today

The 18th annual Older Boys
Conference of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia will
open tonight with a dinner at
6 o'clock in the Luthern Church OF
the Reformation. The more than
200 delegates, representing $500 boys
in various youth activities in
churches, high schools and Y.M.C.As..
were scheduled to register this after
noon in the Central "Y" building,
1875 G street NV.
The Rev. DR.. Oscar F. Black
welder, pastor of the Church OF the
Reformation, will speak at tonight's
meeting on the conference theme.
effective Christian Living" and an
address on "Sportsmanship" will be
given by E. P. Hardell, freshman
coach at Georgetown University.
Included in tonight's program will
be a statement by Arthur Compton,
jr., representing the National Con-
ference of Christians and Jews; ad-
dresses of welcome by officials Of the
YMC.A. and several musical selec-
tions. The Rev. Kenneth Buker, of
the Boys Work Committee of the
"Y's Mems Club" will preside, as
sisted by James Bouton, II years old,
a member of the Tech Hi-Y Club
and president of the conference.
Arthur c. Pearson, Ralph Loew and
Ralph Lewis of the Us Mems Club
are in charge of the program.
Seven ministers will be leaders of
discussions during the conference,
which will continue through Sunday
morning. They include the Rev.
Harry v. Porter, pastor of West
minister Memorial Presbyterian
Church, chairman of group discus
sion leaders; the Rev. John R.
Edwards of Union Methodist
Church; the Rev. Arthur P. Wilson,
Columbia Heights Christian Church;
the Rev. M. Chandler Stith, Brook
land Baptist Church; the Rev. War
rem P. Bowman, Church of the
Brethren; the Rev. Clifford H. Jope,
Ninth Street Christian Church, and
the Rev. Thomas Law Coyle, Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church. The
first of the group discussions will get
underway TOMORROW.
Other highlights of tomorrow's
program will include visit to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
luncheon at the Library of Con-
gress cafeteria, and the conference
banquet at pm. at which DR.. John
j. Corson, director of the Bureau
of Old Age and Survivors Insurance,
Social Security Board, will be the
principal speaker.
Vocal and instrumental music and
dances will feature a program OF
entertainment at tomorrow's ban
quet. Panel discussions will be held
at the final session In the Church
of the Reformation Sunday morn
ing.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
Service Orders
ADMV

FIELD ARTILLERY.
Riley. Mai. Lowell NJ. from Paris France
to Fort Myer.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Reeve, Capt. Parker M, from Duluth to
Fort Lewis. o
Dam. N. Mex, to Caddoa, Colo.
QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
Holland, Mai Thomas L., from Philadel-
phia to Atlanta.
AIR CORPS.
Field to Montgomery.
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Tuaua 1t. comdr Samuel g., from 9th
Jennings. nas It 1t. comdr. Howard L., from Phil
Rodman. It. comdr Walker, P, from 9th
Van Bergen, 1t Comdr,, NICHOLAS B, from
Wallace. 1t. Comdr; Jesse R., from o. s. g.
Badger. 1t. Harry P, from Pensacola to
Risgs' I I. J. Clark, from Patrol Squadron
GreenTp, 1t. q. g. Francis A., to Q. s. g.
Affair.
sefsrsves b4szos ht s. to = EvsTe1t nau6 f. from
Scouting Force, to U. s. s. Flusser.
MEDICAL CORPS.
Blackwell. Comdr Richard B.. from Ports
mouth, N H., to Key west;
Affair to Destroyer Division TO-
DENTAL CORPS.
Murphy, 1t d. g. Eastes w, from Norfolk
to Asatic Fleet.
SUPPLY CORPS.
Nyerle It. o. go John D.. from Mare
Island to Destroyer Division II.
NURSES.
Meter, Ida Ann, from Brooklyn to San
Barnett. Edna. from Pensacola to Annapolis
English. Susan j., from Charleston to
Portsmouth, Va.
Jenkins. Beatrice R., from Philadelphia
to Annapolis.
Evening star., 1939-12-01
u. F. W. to Give Party

The United Federal Workers will
give a cocktail party at $50 pm.
tomorrow at its headquarters, 532
Seventeenth street NV, to an
nounce a special Federal workers
edition of washington Nerve Cen
ter" the book on. Federal work in
Washington written recently by Ed
win Rosskam and Ruby Black.
Evening star., 1939-11-02

Besssy ksishbesbood hosss
boy Seeuts d Amssies
Washington. AIexond6e.
Arlington. Montgomery
end Prince Georges
Doys' Club Of f.Woshinstoa
Boys Club Of Aexendrio
Dureoy Of Rehabilitation
CotheEe Cherries
catheEe Cherries Of Prince
Gsosses Cosnty
Child WeKess Society
chiIdrsn's Country Home
children's Protective Asso
eietioa
Christ Child Fresh Ak Fern
fos convalesesat Children
Christ Child SstHsmsat
hosss
Council ef Seeiei Aseneie,
Department Of Soeial Wei.
fors-Weshiaston FsdeFa.
lion q Churches
D. e. Rehabilitation Depest.
ment Disabled AmeFieon
vetssons
episeopeI Home fos Children
Fomiiy Series Association
Florence Crittsntoa Home
Friendship House
6sorsetown chiIdren's
Horse
Gih Scouts Of D. {. sad
Montgomery County
Girl Scouts Of AIexondis
Girl Scouts Of Arlington
County
Girl Scouts Of Prince 6sorgss
County
Girls Club et AIexondria
HeoIth Security Administro.
tioN
Hebrew Home tor the Aged
Holidey House Girls
Friendly Society
Hopkins Hosss Assodstiea.
AIsxsadria
sHospitoiixetiea Fund
lastrsetivs Visiting ku1s
Society
Instructive Visiting Nurse
Assoeiotioa Of Arlington
County
Jewish Community Ceatss
Jewish Foster Home
Jewish Soeioi Ssriee Agency
Juonito K. N.Y. Council
Houss
lseeI Aid Dursss
Northwest Settlement Hoss;
Phyllis WhsetIsy Wv. e. <
Salvotion Army Of Woshins .
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Alexandna DroneA
Saint AaRe's Home
Saint AAa's lafant Asyssa
SENT Jossph's Home sad
Ssiat Roses rsehnieal
School