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Rifle Firing 10 Be
Stressed in Militia

With the possibility that gigantic
war maneuvers will be glad this year
to give the members of the National
Guard an opportunity to operate with
large bodies of troops, considerable
attention also is being given in the
Guard units, here to the training of
the men to use the arms which they
would use while in the field. 1t was
pointed out that men, who have not
been thoroughly trained with the
rifle on their local ranges, through
participating in the target practice
which is required of them, are not
ready to participate in musketry
problems or combat firing, and an
effort is being made to correct this
by insisting that all men fire.
Battalion commanders here have
been warned that the schedules for
range firing for local troops pro-
vides the only opportunity to fire
the prescribed courses in rifle
craftsmanship before the annual
encampment or field training what
ever 1t may be. Company COM
manders, in turn, have been told
that they will be held responsible
for the attendance of their units at
the times prescribed for them to
fire.
Every man will be trained with
the rifle that is issued to him when
he joins the Guard. The pooling
of weapons has been prohibited, that
is men will not be permitted to fire
the rifle Of any one else. This Is to
train him to handle the particular
rifle which he would use In combat.
and know its every pecularity. Such
pooling, it was pointed out, prevents
the soldier from obtaining the Zero"
of the weapon issued to him, prevent
the soldier from acquiring confidence
In the weapon he would be required
to use in an emergency and results
IN the poor showing of an organiza-
ton in the firing Of combat and
musketry problems.
Battalion commanders of the en-
gineer regiment have been in
structed to file with regimental
headquarters, not later than May
IA, musketry problem for each
unit OF the organization, with the
stipulation that only men who have
actually qualified with the service
rifle will be permitted to engage in
combat firing. It was the an
nounced objective of the target plans
for the current year to be to in
crease the proficiency of the regi-
ment in the use of the appropriate
weapons; to successfully complete
the prescribed courses in target
practice and to impart adequate
training In musketry. All officers Of
less than Is years service who have
not qualified with the rife in 1885,
or 1899 are required to fire the rife
However, oficers who have qualifiee
as expert rifiemen in any qualiflca
ton course are to be exempted. al
enlisted men Of lettered compauie
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Rainbow Division Veterans

Representative George McInvale
Grant of Alabama will address the
District of Columbia Chapter at a
dinner meeting at the Capitol Park
Hotel on May 18, at 7 o'clock. Pres
ident James E. Witherite will pre-
side.
Other guests will include Repre-
sentative James H. Fay Of New
York and Representative Anton
Maciejewski of Illinois. National
President Elmer F. Neagle will tell
of plans for the national conven-
ton in Montgomery, Ala, July IL,
13 and IA.
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ism officer, Mark Dondero, gave
post night program at the Rock
Creek G. G. G. camp last Thursday
evening. Clyde A. Tolson, assistant
to ]. Edgar Hoover of the F. B. l..
gave talk along with a picture,
you Can't Get Away With It."
Department Child Welfare Omcer
Giegengack and Americanism on
Ger zeb Hamilton also spoke.
The next meeting will be held in
the Bunker Hill Club, 300 Monroe
street NE, on May 13 at 8 pm.
Plans for memorial services to be
held this month for the late Col. E.
Lester Jones in Arlington National
Cemetery will be discussed at a
meeting Of George Washington Post
Tuesday night at 2108 Sixteenth
street NV. Col. Jones was the first
commander of the post and was also
the first department commander of
the American Legion. Acting Post
Comdr. Charles S. Beilman will pre-
side.
On Memorial Day the post will
participate in the annual parade at
10 o'clock. At the conclusion men,
bers will go to Arlington National
Cemetery to take part in the ex-
ercises in the amphitheater.
The post will march with the post
colors in the ceremony at the Wash
ington Cathedral on May 10 at the
massing of the colors at 3:15 o'clock.
Past Comdr. Bernard c. MCGEE and
special committee will place flags
and poppies on the graves of vet
Grams Of all wars buried in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Sergt. Jasper Post met at Pythian
Temple last Wednesday and made
plans to participate in the Memorial
Day rites at Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Sergt Jasper Junior baseball
team meets the Costello Post today
at pm. on the west diamond of the
Ellipse.
The Sergt Jasper Squadron, Sons
of the Legion, will meet at the Sol
diers and Sailors Club, l015 L street
NV. on May 10 at 8 pm. under the
direction Of Cloyd L. Smith.
There will be a special meeting
of the Vincent B. Costello Post to-
morrow at 2108 Sixteenth street
NV. known as athletic night. The
baseball team will be present. Re-
freshments will be served.
At $50 pm. the baseball team
will be the guests of the post at
chicken dinner at Sid Leech's Zoo
Park Restaurant. Members of the
post are urged to attend. Call Henry
Heine, Columbia 3525 for reserva-
tions.
The District Department has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
solemn military mass to be cele-
brated by the Rev. Patrick N. Nc
Dermott, national chaplain of the
American Legion, at the Arlington
National Cemetery on May 26 at
10 am. All members are urged
to participate.
The aerial membership roundup
which ended April q found the
District Department in excess of its
quota.
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Units Of the District National
Guard are expected to take to thc
11eld for their annual training on
August I. But where the troops
Will 60 Is q matter which Is concern
ing them. While the tentative plans
provide for base camps Of iI1struc-
ton, there Is still the hope and the
possibility, Is was said, that the units
may participate In gigantic war
maneuvers In the northern part Of
New York State, and for q period
Of perhaps 81 days.
But the proposals for such man
euvers are in Hhe with the recon-
mendations Of high-ranking of1cers
Of the military establishment as
well as OF others that what the
country's military components need
at this time Is operations in large
bodies such as they would be ex-
pected to do in time Of q national
emergency. The belief now has
grown in National Guard circles as
well as in others that the members
Of the units need these advanced ex-
ercises, as they have been thorough
ly trained in the basic principles of
military operations at the numerous
field training camps in which they
have participated from year to year
While awaiting word from the
War Department as to the kind of
fleld operations local officers are in
forming the personnel Of their units
to be prepared for extensive exer-
cises, at least to make tentative ar
rangementS with their civilian en-
ployers for leave beginning on or
about August 4. When the necessity
for increasing the field service for
the men is explained to employers,
backed by the conditions in Europe
and the need for giving the troops
this training, 1t Is believed that most
of them will grant the additional
week. However, 1t is not believed
that the 21-day period Of training
will be required unless it is decided
to hold the maneuvers.
There Is q strong probability that
the troops will be moved In motor
Caravans. so as to give them the
necessary experience In travelling
long distances by this mode of trans
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

MondAy-CoStello Post, 2108
Sixtee street NV;
Stephen McGroarty Post, Sol
diers and Sailors Club.
Tuesday - George Washington
Post, 2108 Sixteenth street
NV; Cooley Mccullough,
v. F. w. Club, Seventeenth
and L streets NV; I'd Di-
vision Post, Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Nash Post, 200
Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
MacAlexander Post, Willard
Hotel; Potomac Post, Pail
sades Field House.
Thursday-James E. Walker
Post, 1915 Twelfth street NV.
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armed with the rifle or pistol and
those of the Headquarters and Serv-
ice Company armed with the rifle
who have not qualified with the rifle
in either 1888 or 1889 will be re-
quired to fire the rifle qualification
course.
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Forty and e ,ht

Grande Voiture's delegation will
return tonight from Huntington,
w. Va, where they attended the
mid-Atlantic promenade.
A meeting Of the Grand Chem
mot will be held In the Portner
Apartment Wednesday at 8 pm. to
discuss details Of testimonial BAN
quet and dance to be held in honor
Of Department Comdr. William
T. Slattery In the Mayflower Ho-
tel on May 20. Grand Chief de
Train g. Francis Mccarthy q gen
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eral chairman In charge Of ar
rangements.
The Baltimore Wreck" special
bus will leave the Continental Ho-
tel Ut 5 pm. Friday. Reservations
should be made with osrde Dc ID
Porte National John Emil McCabe.
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ment Printing
once, on Friday
at 8 pm. The
contest is dedi-
Gated to the
study Of Amer
ican music and
c o m pos ers in
connection with
the celebration
of Nj alton q
M U sic Week
which begins TO-
day and runs to
May II. The
Honorary Com
mittee of Gov
orNn~U fn~ Ma
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leave OF absence
attending the
Harvard Univer-
sity School of
Public Health.
1t. Schafer,
who in civil life
is director Of
public health of
Alexandria, Va.
was selected for
this post-gradu-
ate course and
granted leave Of
absence by Alex
andria munich
pal authorities.
IInifad States
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Hollingsworth installed the follow
ing officers: Commander, w. ]
Schmitz: senior vice commander
B. H. STATE; Junior vice commander,
F. S. Hathorne; chaplain, j. NJ. Nc
Inerney: quartermaster, c. w. Shaw
and post advocate, T. G. Kelleher.
The post voted to ask the auxiliary
to have a joint memorial service.
Comdr. Burton was presented with
a past commanders badge by Past
Department Comdr. Hollingsworth
The post celebrated its eighth an
niversary with dancing and a buffet
supper.
The headquarters for the posts
poppy drive will be In the Hamilton
Hotel.
Committee chairmen and ap-
pointive officers will be announced
on May 20.
On Thursday evening Potomac
Post elected and installed the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, Patrick
]. Foley; senior vice commander
Ray G. Dunno; junior vice com.
mander, William Warren: quarter.
master adjutant, Frank Heise: post
advocate, Harry v. Krichton
surgeon, Steve Uhlarik, and chap.
lain, Henry Bosmans.
They were installed by Depart
ment Comdr. George McLeish.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

MEEIlNGS THIS WEEK.
Monday-Council of Admins
tration, District Building;
Overseas Military Band, Ma
tional Guard Armory; Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps, Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday - Columbia Post,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV; Follow-Me Defense
Post, 2020 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE; Washington Post.
1700 l. street NV.
Friday - Federal Post, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
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II. Schafer on Leave
For Course al Harvard

1t. William L. Schafer, M. c.,
q. S. N. R., since 1881, sanitary
officer Of the 5th Battalion. Marine
Corps Reserve, is on one years
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Auxiliary Of Legion
Plans Music Contest
For Friday Night
Trophy Offered
At Annual Event
To Be Held in 6. P. O.

The Department Of the District Of
Columbia American Legion Auxiliary
will sponsor its first annual music
contest at Harding Hall, Govern
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

GA E street NV, 8 pm.
May Vincent B. Costello Unit
and Cooley Met Cullough Unit,
GA E street NV, 8 pm.
May 81Government Printing
Ofice Unit, Government
Printing Office, 8 pm: De-
partment Junior Committee,
Denrike Building, 8 pm.
May 9-Agriculture Unit, All
States Hotel, 8 pm; Kenneth
H. Nash Unit, official vista
ton, Washington Hotel, 8
pm.
May 10-Police and Fire Unit,
3072 M street NV. 8 pm;
James E. Walker Unit, Gar
nett-Patterson High School,
8 pm: Department Musical
Contest, Government Print
ing ONCE, 8 pm.
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Purple Hearts.

Purple Hearts.
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. "a,
VIII meet tomorrow night at Moose
HAL, l414 I street NV. A class OF
50 new members Will be initiated.
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Police-Fire Post met April 26 at
Bunker Hill Post clubrooms, with
Comdr. r. A. Burton presiding.
Joseph c. Richter was elected to
membership and Roy N. White and
Frederick G.. Williams were obn-
gated by the commander.
Past Department Comdr. o. w.
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4Ne pdttduOn mas JUST mad com.
munications from three of its former
officers who have accepted indefinite
active duty under the limited emer-
gency proclamation Of the President.
1t. j. F. Carpenter wrote that he is
now of the coast of Venezuela
aboard the Naval Survey Ship Bush
nell.
Ensign E. D. Reddington Is as
Ststant navigating ofacer aboard the
U. 8. Cruiser Chester. He reported
that the war games which are being
engaged In by the ship are quite
strenuous.
Ensign Charles Cundiff reported
that ne now is serving aboard the
Aircraft Carrier Yorktown as as
sistant engineering ofncer.
The next meeting of the local
chapter Of the United States Naval
Reserve Of1cers' Association will be
held Wednesday night at the WASH
ington Hotel. It will be Coast Guard
night. The address Of the evening
Will be delivered by 1t. Comdr. Mer-
lin O'Netll, chief of the Coast Guard
Reserve, which Is composed Of the
owners of yachts and other motor
vessels who have offered them to
the Government in time Of q ma
tional emergency. He also will talk
on Coast Guard operations, and q
movie of these activities will be
shown to the officers.
1t. Weinstock also has called at
tention that the annual Inspection
OF the Naval Communications Re-
serve Division Is but one week away.
He has instructed the members Of
this command to make q survey Of
their uniforms and equipment to
ascertain that they are In the best
of condition before the inspecting
officers arrive.
All members are being urged to
make arrangements to be present
on the night elected for the inspec-
ton, and the armory and the radio
equipment Is being put In the prime
Of condition. It will be the latest
Of the inspections for the local re-
servists for the current year, and
the local communications officers
are planning to put the local division
on the top this year.
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Col. Shepard L. Pike. q. 8. A., who
has been on duty here for several
years as senior instructor Of the
local militia. is going on leave May
8. to continue until his retirement.
He is being retired at his own re-
quest after 10 years Of service In
the Regular establishment.
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Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord.
commanding the 29th National
Guard Division, Of which the local
brigade is a part. and his staff, in
cluding Col. John w. Oehmann.
commanding the local engineer regi-
ment, have returned from partici-
patton in the Army maneuvers at
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Government Printing Office will
hold its first moonlight of the sea-
son on May II on the steamer Po-
tomac. The boat leaves the Seventh
street wharf at $3.50 pm.
The post. through its American
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The aerial membership roundup
which ended April q found the
District Department in excess of its
quota.
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The coIOrs Of the local militia
regiments will be on parade on
various occasions In May and June.
They will be taken to Arlington on
Mothers Day, May IL, in connection
with service to be held there. On
May 10 will be included in the
annual massing Of the colors to be
held at the Washington Cathedral
On Memorial Day they again will
be taken to Arlington Cemetery,
and on June 2, again at the Ma
t1onal Cemetery In connection with
the celebration Of the Confederate
Memorial Day.
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Maj. Just G. Jensen, Ordnance
Department. State Stan. has been
designated by Gen. Cox to be cap
tain Of the rife team Of the local
Guard for the national matches.
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ones, must remain in force until
March 81 next year.
4. A plan to be drawn up by the
Board of Trade and the film COM
panies under which at least part Of
the British earnings of imported
films must be put into British pro-
duction on the termination of the
quota system.
Most film producers here believe
nearly all these blocked funds-rep-
resenting an amount several times
greater than that which the British
industry has had to send in recent
years-will be put into British pro-
duction even If the Board of Trade
does not make 1t compulsory.
Before the war the British indus
try was suffering a severe hangover
from the effects of overcapitalization
and inexperienced production.
Some film experts laid British diff
f1culties to the last war. That FOUR
year handicap when films were in
their infancy could not be overcome
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movie houses yesterday :. One of
the most impressive evidences of it
was at the Little where Charlie
Chaplin's 1918 silent version OF
Carmen" is being shown with DR..
Jeykll and MIR. Hyde" The Chap
lin of 81 years ago, looking for all
the world like the Chaplin of today,
is very, very funny in this 30-minute
caricature of Prosper Merimee's
famous tale of the gal and the
brigadier Actors are not the
only ones to wear shoe-lifts to make
up for an inadequacy of height &.
Betty Harrison, Deanna Durbin
stand-in for three years, wears them
to the height of 3 inches ). Betty
forgot to grow during that period,
so the shoe-lift idea was worked
into the scheme to keep her from
losing her job Deanna would
not have it otherwise She and
Betty have become too good friends
to see their partnership broken up
now,
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Mamba's Daughters" "
the Broadway hit in which Ethel
Waters turns to drama: $3.50 pm.
Keith's"Abe Lincoln in Illinois, "
screen version Of the Robert Sher-
wood play: II am, ITO, 1920, $50
and 8:45 pm.
Palace -"Of Mice and Men,"
screen version of the John Stein
beck novel and play: 11:55 am,
2:20, 4:45, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"A Child Is Born" drama
in the maternity ward: II am,
1:45, ABS. 7:20 and 1910 pm. Stage
shows: 1885, 3:25, 6:10 and pm.
Capitol-"Disputed Passage" film
adaptation of the Lloyd Douglas
book: 10:45 am, 1:30, 4:20, 7:O5 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1920, $40,
6 and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Anoth Thin Man"
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year.
Britain imports from America
films which earn around $40 900 900
yearly on the present dollar rate.
On the outbreak of war when it was
announced foreign credits would not
be allowed to leave the country
many people believed Hollywood
might drastically curtail its exports
to Britain rather than let their
earnings lie here for the duration
Of the war.
Negotiations between the seven
biggest American distributors here
and the Board of Trade, however,
helped on by United States Am
bassador Joseph Kennedy, brought
an agreement on these lines after
three months of war:
l. American companies agreed to
maintain the flow of Hollywood
productions to this country.
2. In return the Board of Trade
agreed to let distributors remit to
America in dollars an amount rep
resenting $50 per cent of past remit
tances based on an average over
the last three years"
3. The present quota system, un-
der which the British government
requires 20 films produced in Britain
to be shown to every 80 imported
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more fun with Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Charles: 1910, 2:35, S, 7:20 and
9:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"Brother Rat and
a Baby" just as the title says: 11:10
am, lis, 3:25, $50, 1885 and
9:45 pm.
Little-"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE"
the academy award film version:
11:30 am, 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:50 and
9:55 pm. Carmen" with Charlie
Chaplin: II am, los, $40, $40,
7:15 and 9:20 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
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AM Us sEMENTs.

Others asserted, however, the
British industry's troubles arose
when talkies brought over-optimistic
hopes and eager capital.
When company after company
went to the wall investors closed
their cheque books. Then when the
British industry found men who
could make profitable movies it
couldn't find the money.
It wasn't until men like Alexander
Korda, Charles Laughton, Alfred
Hitchcock and others made money
making Aims that confidence began
to return.
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The war brought fresh problems.

The war brought fresh problems.
With the impetus of new added
capital most film experts here be-
lieve the conditions in the industry
will undergo sweeping changes.
Britain, they declare, will turn from
making merely quota productions to
turning out features worthy Of any
place in the world market. Recent
productions such as "A Yank at OK.
ford" Goodbye Mr.. Chips" "Ja-
maica Inn" and "Pygmalion" are
cited as proof good movies can be
produced here under capable han
ding.
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Britain's Cinema Industry
May Be Aided by the War
BY PAUL EVE,
Associated Press Stan Writer.


British film circles look wartime restrictions American film
ing
prosperity.
Nearly bottled
with the dictated n
credits expected be
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Miss De Havilland Coming
To Palaces Big Night
Will Grace Gone With the Wind Opening
And May Remain in Capital
For the Birthday Ball
BY JAY CARMODY.

a most exciting
washington was
dents Birthday and the
beautiful
its most charming
And what happened?
At minute Havland program
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-16
Many Tacomans
Attending F airs

Sights and delights Of the dual
World fairs which have thus far
attracted 1925 residents of Wash
ington to the Golden Gate EXPOSE
ton and 1901 to New York have
not lost their drawing appeal If
one were to judge by a list Of
those to sign the guest books be-
tween July Is and Aug. I. San
Francisco will close its fair Sept.
90 but New York's will continue
to function until Oct. 81.
Tacomans visiting the New York
fair were Bob Kemp, John T.
Flugi. Marie Shannon. Martha
Austin and Minnie Austin.
The following registered in San
Francisco: William Fletcher, Mrs.
Alice Small, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Taylor. Joan Bussard, Helen H.
Bussard, Mrs. Ethel Orchard, Fred
C. Phillips, Helen Phillips. Mrs.
Allen d. Jones, Lillian r. Larson,
Donna Lou Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mallon, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
X. Peltier. Mrs. Mildred Beach
Cole. Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Middle
hauff, Mrs. Robert r. Dawson,
Miss Phyllis Butsch, Allen ID.
Jones. Dwayne Jones. T. F. Jones,
Mrs. Geo. N. Larson, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Mason, r. NJ. Magill, Flor
ence Martoia. Mrs. L. Seibu, Mrs.
Robert Crawford, Ethel M. Walk
er. Mr.. and Mrs. ". L. Iverson,
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Curtis.
Ingels Richardson. Florence Rich
ardson. Mary c. Richardson. C. A.
Bracket, Georgia Bracket, Edna
Schult, Jack Lyons, Gordon Bre-
wick, Mr.. and Mrs. W. christen-
sen. Harold Christensen. Genevieve
Hicks. Jim Ganieu, Ed Carlin, Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Roti. Samuel Hill,
Lorne Chamberlain, n. Gesry.
Betty Geary, Margaret Robblee,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Woodward,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Abelsett. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Abelsett, Adam 3.
Hunter, Bette Yancey. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Birkby. Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Bierbohm. Seymour s. Todd.
Douglas Rawnsley. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. J. Ryan. Almin L. Swanson.
f. W. Beltz. Sterling kornsen,
Mrs. Alice Barteau, Mrs. A. r.
Willis. Don +. Emeatt. Newton
Hyde. D. D. Parker, Mrs. L. II.
Hausey. r. s. Morrison, Tommy
.Uhlman. Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Par
ker, Dorothea Parker. Berger Es-
poland. Mr.. p. Stone. Bill Thiel,
Mrs. Freda Walgraf. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Bernstein. Donald Bernstein.
Mrs. 3. Plouden, Kent Plouden,
Bill Gair, Glen Upton. Ralph NJ.
Lindshog, and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
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