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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-25
STERN PENALTIES

BERLIN, Jan. 24-(P-The gov
srnment.general for the German.
regions of Poland has
stern penalties, including
daatb, for usury, boarding goods
md raising prices of foodstuffs,
.ocording to the Warschauer lei
INNS. (Warsaw Times), copies of
which reached Berlin today.
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Skin Ifchy-Irifated?

For quick relief from the itching,
burning and soreness of minor skin
irritations use famous Black and
White Ointment-the soothing and
cooling antiseptic dressing for minor
rashes and skin irritations. Cleanse
skin with Black and White Skin
Soap. Famous more than 20 years.
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SALES INCREASE

DETROIT, Jan. 24.-R-The Au-
tomobile Manufacturers association
announced today that retail sales OF
new passenger cars and trucks in
the United States in 1899 totaled g.
244,537 units. compared with 1884,
731 in 1888. Last years passenger
car sales were 2,723,946 against L.
957,350 in the preceding year. Com
mercial vehicle sales totaled 520,591
compared with 3S7, 1881 in 1898.
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Lazy lnsides
All Vegetable Way

Thousands turf to this way to get
relief when they're lazy intestinally
and it has them headachys bilious
irritable, listless: A quarter to a
half teaspoonful of spicy, aromatic,
all Vegetable BLACK DRAUGHI
on your tongue tonight, a drink OF
water, and there you are! Thus, it
usually allows time for a nights
rest; acts gently. thoroughly next
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signed for nose
and upper throat.
What's more,
when used at first
sniffle or sneeze,
V~a-tro-nol actu-
ally helps to pre-
vent many colds
from developing.
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FOUND

LAURENS, S. c., Jan. 24.-(P-
Roy Smith, "a, of Asheville, N. c.,
was found unconscious in his truck
cab this morning, apparently a vic
tim of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The motor was running when his
plight was discovered. Smith was
taken to a hospital and was i'm
proved tonight.
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HIT HEAD
|cQlD MISERY
Riqhf Where II Hits You!

CLEAR yoURNosE Acknowledgements
--open up your cold-clogged head
breathe more freely! Vicks V%a-tro-nol
is what you need. A few drops give
swift relief from head cold discomfort.
THIS TREATMENT is successful because
Va-tro-nol is active medication-con-
tanning several essential relief giving
agents plus ephedrine-expressly de-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-25

morning; so relieving CO. stipation's
headaches, biliousness, bad breath.
BLACK DRAUGHT'S main in
gredient is an intestinal tonic-lax-
ative," which helps impart tone to
lazy bowel muscles. The millions
of packages used prove it's merit
Economical, too. rs to 40 doses: 25c.
ADV
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THE E O

BOSTON,, Jan. 23-The season Of
1925, when he won 10 and lost IL,
was the only time in Is years that
Lefty Grove, Red Sox pitcher, wound
up with a mark lower than 500.
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Shipping News
IN PORT

IN PORT
Steamer
Delewarean, 1881 tons, discharg-
ing cargo of potash, Cape Fear Ship
ping company, agents.
Cutter
Modoc, U. S. coast guard cutter
docked at customhouse wharf.
Barges
Barnegat, 1888 tons, loading cargo
Of lumber at the j. Herbert Bate
Lumber company.
Nanticote, 1885 tons, loading cargo
Of lumber at the J. Herbert Bate
Lumber company.
Tanker
Gulftrade, 4,223 tons, dischargins
cargo of gasoline for the Gulf Re
filming company.
Tanker and Barge
H. M. Frederickson, 5000 tons
and barge Purol, 1910 tons, dis
charging cargoes Of gasoline for thu
Cape Fear Terminal company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-25

1t took 40 years to the day to
build the Mormon Temple in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
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INWARD BOUND
Steamer

Steamer
Governor John Lind, 2,039 tons
from the West Indies with cargo
Of sugar, C. D. Maffitt and com
pany, agents.
Tanker
Cerro Azul, 1865 tons, from Bay.
town with cargo of gasoline fol
the Standard Oil company.
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Mccormick Lake

Thanksgiving day guests at the
GRADER home were: Mr.. and Mrs
Ronald Steward, Miss Francis Ora
Der, of st. Cloud, Virgil Quade
and Lue Peterson.
Mrs. Henry Karsten and daugh-
ter, Arlene, Mrs. Irwin Tank and
son, Wayne, were Monday dinner
guests and spent the forenoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Judes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauly and
daughter, Rosa, spent Sunday eve
ming at the Paul Sunderman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Mussman and
daughter, Joan, of Clearmont, Mrs.
Arthur Schwenke and daughters,
Edna and Ada Mae, and son, Ern-
est, of Owatona, Mrs. Henry Kar-
stem and son, Carl, and daughter,
Arlene, were Friday dinner guests
and spent the afternoon at the
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Elrosa

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Arneson
visited with their friends at Orion
vile Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Yarka, Of Mel
rose, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Math Pung Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Brix visited
with parents at Farming Sunday.
Shelter Bayer hauled a load of
stock to South st. Paul Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Arneson
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Juen
Sunday.
The farewell party given in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kohl was
largely attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Kohl
are leaving for Florida to spend
the winter at the beach. They will
be leaving some time next week
We all wish them a fine trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Scholz visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Math Ley Sun
day evening.
Joe Juen and Norbert Schrom
were business callers at Greenwald
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Brix were
callers at Brooten Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Haider
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South Unity

Miss Dorothy Matthiesen, Of
Austin, Mimi, spent her Thanks
giving vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Matthiesen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
daughter, Marcella, visited Satur-
day afternoon at the Herman
Rosenow home at English Grove.
Marcella remained with her grand
parents for a weeks visit.
Mrs. Chas. Hummer visited Mrs.
Hulda Hummer Saturday after
noon.
y. c. Matthiesen returned home
Thursday from a few days Of deer
hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Quade and
son, Richard, were Thanksgiving
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie
Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hummer
visited at the Chas Hummer home
Saturday afternoon.
Herman and Edwin Quade, Mrs.
Herman Quade, ST., Mrs. Margaret
Warner and family and Mrs. Tillie
Ritter and family were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Quade.
Erwin Meyer called at the Henry
Quade home Friday.
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Padua

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gruber
were st. Cloud shoppers Saturday
Prisilla Meyer is employed at
the Math Jennesen home at pre-
sent.
Henry, Rose, Marie, Felix and
Anna Mae Essler and Erwin Ripka
were dinner and supper guests at
the Jacob Rouslang home Sunday
Mrs. Hubert Rouslang was con-
fined to her bed the past week
We all wish her a speedy recovery
Sylvester Fleinschmit spent a
few days at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Voc Fleinsch-
NIT.
Mrs. Al Rouslang and Henry and
Rose Essler assisted with butch
ering at the Leanard Gruber home
Monday.
Miss Mary Gibney spent Thanks
giving with her mother in Mime
apolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Essler and
daughters, Alvina, Sally and De-
lores motored to Ward Springs
Sunday afternoon. Sally Essler re-
manned there as she will be en-
ployed at Norbert Hopes.
Ferdinand Weiner was a caller
at the Alfred Pidyer home We'd
nesday.
Gilbert Hines and Ambrose
Rooney were Sank Centre callers
Saturday.
George Essler and Ambrose
Rooney were Brooten callers Mon
day.
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Miss Laura Fettig spent Thanks
giving and the weekend at the
home of her parents in st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marthaler
spent Tuesday evening at Paul
Bentfield's.
Mrs. Joe Beste spent the week
end at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frederick, in
Westport, and with her sister, Mrs.
Jim Kitto, Of South Dakota.
Bernice and Betty Odegard spent
Sunday afternoon at Henry Kamp-
hakes.
Harry Breese, of English Grove,
spent Sunday at Jack Bentfield's.
Art Mostad called on Frank
Marthaler Monday morning.
Miss Milly Bentfield, of st.
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Birchdale

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kemper, of
near Melrose, were Thanksgiving
Day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Ahrens and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ilgen and
family and Mrs. o. F. Ilgen visited
at the Tom Levitt home Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregor Zimmerman
and children called at O. F. Ilgen's
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Harmeling visit
ed at o. F. ngen's Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Martin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Stucco and baby
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar ngen visited
at the Adolph Leitz home Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lyon and Lor-
raine visited Sunday afternoon and
were supper guests of Harry Lyon
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Lyon and
family were Thanksgiving Day din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Lyon and family.
Mrs. Beech, mother Of Mrs. In
man Brees, Is very sick at this writ
ing.
Richard Lyon and Johnny John
son visited with Roy Lyon Sunday.
Archie Engle called at Ilgen's
Monday morning.
Mrs. Mike Tschida's father, Mr.
Henry LANCE, of st. Francis, pass
ed away Monday evening.
Clarence and Oscar rlgen called
at the home Of Mrs. p. c. Stewart
in Sank Centre, Monday afternoon.
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Westport

Mrs. james k1tto, or Mitchell, 8
D., arrived last week for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Fredericks.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Shumaker en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Al Herman
son at dinner on Thanksgiving
Day.
Miss Bernice Cheney, Of Sank
Centre, spent part of last week
with Gladys Hamilton.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rueben Hoth
Monday November 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Frederick
and Mrs. Pearl Frederick were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at J
r. Fredericks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Bodeker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyons, Of Grey
Eagle, spent Thanksgiving Day al
Less Judkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Olson and fam
lily motored to Eagle Bend Thanks
giving where they visited the
formers sister, Mrs. Harold Kelp
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Tuedik and
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Tuedik, Jr.
and daughter, Janice, were Thanks.
giving guests at l.. j. Buchholzs
Harry Nye and Misses Laura
and Eleanor Phillips, of Mime.
apolis, spent the weekend at A. j
Phillips.
Darlene Schmitt who spent last
week at the Geo. Walther home
returned to her home at Sank
Centre Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hines and
family, Mrs. u. e. Hamilton, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Hamilton and Mr.
and Mrs. Fay Bodeker were sup
per guests at Lee Hamiltons
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Helen Handorff, Of Glen.
wood, is visiting her sister Mrs
Ed Walther.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walthers en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wal.
theirs, Clarence and Floyd, and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Walther Thanks
giving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Frederickson
of Minneapolis, visited over
Thanksgiving with the latter's
mother, Mrs. e. II. Pfeninger.
Chester Meekins who spent the
past year as foreman on the new
school house returned to Morris
last Tuesday where he will be en-
ployed. The new building Is near.
ly completed and is expected to be
ready to move into by Dec. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Gaffaney and
family were entertained Thanks.
giving day at the home of Mrs
Ellen Gaffaney in Willard.
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Stiles

Anna and Louis Frisk were call
ers and supper guests at the AL
vim Lamb home Sunday.
Clayton Carpenter was caller
at the home Of VIM. White.
Donald and Windfield Lamb were
callers at the Joseph Maley home
Sunday afternoon.
John Korte was a caller at the
d. w. Carpenter home Saturday.
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mimi.

Paul, spent couple days the past
week with her brothers and other
relatives in this vicinity.
Ole Odegard spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Glenn Uphus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bentfie1d and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Odegard
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Marthaler and son, Vernon, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Bentfield, Casper
and Wendelin Pick, Glenn Uphus,
and Miss Anne Faber and Laura
Fettig spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Bentfield.
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PAGE NINE

Charles and Julian Maley were
callers at the Alvin Lamb home
Sunday.
Jerome Minette visited with the
Zehrer boys Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Maley visited at the Nc
Intyre home Sunday.
Betty and Mildred Carpenter
were callers at the Wilson Swift
home Wednesday.
John Reble was a caller at the
d. w. Carpenter home Wednesday.
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Thursday, November %, 1910
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Haessly left
Saturday for their home in st. Paul,
after visiting a few weeks with her
mother, Mrs. c. M. Magnuson and
family.
Albert Quistorff was a dinner
guest and visited on Thanksgiving
Day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Quistorff and family.
Mrs. Kenneth. Chisholm visited
Tuesday with her sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Belize
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sukke and
family were callers on her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Hanson, last Sunday eve
ming.
Otto Belize was a caller on Emil
Quistorff Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Belize are the
proud parents of ten pound baby
girl, born Monday, November 25th.
The girl is named Gertrude Math-
Ida.
Dorothy and Bobby Belize are
visiting a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Quistorff.
Otto Belize and family and Mrs.
Ferdinand Belize visited Sunday
afternoon with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Weir
and family.
Bill Herdlicke and Albert Quis-
torff visited Sunday evening with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Emil Quistorff ard family.
Bill Herdlicke and Charles Mag
nuson were dinner guests and Wis
tied Thanksgiving Day with the
1atter's mother, Mrs. c. M. Magnu-
son and family.
Robert Sogge and Orville and
John Quistorff visited Sunday af-
ternoon with William, Gerald and
Muriel johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sukke and
family visited with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Hanson, Thanksgiving Day.
Albert Quistorff visited with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quis-
torff and family, Monday evening.
Dorothy and Doris Ruehmann
visited the weekend with the,r faith
er, Louis Ruehmann and family.
Emil Quistorff was a caller on
Lawrence Tank Saturday.
Gerhard johnson and sons visit
ed with George Sukke and sons
Saturday evening.
Bill Herdlicke and Albert Quis-
torff visited Sunday and were din
ner guests of the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quistorff and
family.
The Thanksgiving program given
at the Warmers school house, We'd
nesday evening, was largely at
tended.
Arnold Quistorff helped his broth
er, Albert Quistorff, who is en-
ployed at the Herman Hultgren
home, haul hay Monday.
Orville and John Quistorff visited
Saturday with the Otto Belize boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quistorff and
family visited Friday evening with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Quistorff and also his brother, Lucy
Quistorff and daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rees and
family visited Sunday with his sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sukke and family.
Jesse Weir and son, Clifford, Ira
Quistorff, and Ben Kiffmeyer as
sisted Otto Belize with shredding
corn recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard Johnson
and family visited Wednesday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quis-
torff and family.
Shirley Magnuson visited from
Wednesday until Monday with her
mother, Mrs. c. M. Magnuson and
family.
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home of MT. and Mrs. Is. J. Tank.
Henry voller called at the Ed
Won Wahlde home Friday fore
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Tank
and son, Loren, and Arnold Tank,
of Willard, were Thanksgiving
dinner guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. ]. Tank.
Misses Rita and Della Soenneck.
err, Robert, Delbert, Norbert and
Helen Vessel and Arnold and
Francis Soennecker spent Sunday
afternoon at the Ed Won Wahlde
home.
Mrs. Carl Budde spent Tuesday
afternoon at the John Wolfe home.
Miss Mae Lambrecht and Rudy
Tank, Of st. Cloud, were Thursday
supper guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. f. J. Tank.
Connie and Richard Botz spent
Sunday afternoon at the B. III.
Otte home.
Mrs. Irwin Tank and son, Wayne,
were overnight guests Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Karsten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Otte, of
Sank Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schwieters, of Melrose, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Schwieters, of Belle
River, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lentz
and family, Of Carlos were enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner and
spent the afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Otte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Conlin and
son, Bernard, and Miss Irma Hall
spent Sunday evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rich
ards.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tank return
ed home Wednesday afternoon
with a buck. They had spent the
past few days at Mispah at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
Hyland.
Leona, Lucille and Julianna
Weber spent Sunday afternoon at
the Paul Wilcox home.
Mrs. One Gross and daughter,
Mary, and John Wolfe spent Sun
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. r. Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Mussman and
daughter, Joan of Clearmont, Mrs.
Art Schwenke and daughters, Ed
ma and Ada Mae, and son, Ernest,
of Owatonna, Mrs. Irwin Tank and
son, Wayne, were entertained at
dinner Sunday and spent the af-
teroon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Karsten.
Mrs. Chris Lentz and children
spent from Thursday until Sunday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Lentz parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Otte.
William Richards and Irwin
Tank returned home Monday eve
ming with their deer.
Martin, Howard and Lester
Blaski spent Sunday afternoon at
the GRADER home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Niehause and
children spent Sunday afternoon
and were supper guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
Steward.
Rudy Tank, Of st. Cloud, and
Arnold Poppe called at the F. J.
Tank home Monday evening.
Mrs. Henry Tieman and son,
Alphonse, called at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tieman Jr..
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adwin Lambrecht
and sons, Donald and Carol, of
Grey Eagle, were Sunday dinner
guests and spent the afternoon at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. J.
Tank.
Miss Rosa Paufy spent Thanks
giving Day at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauly.
Mrs. Gertrude Curly and Clar-
ence GRADER, Howard, Martin and
Lester Blaski spent Sunday after
noon at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald Steward.
The following gathered at the
home of Mrs. Henry Poppe Of
Sank Centr in honor of Mrs. Carl
Johnson (nee) Mary Poppe, and
children who will make their home
in Los Angeles, Calf, in the near
future, were: Mrs. Ira Otto and
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daughter, Of Melrose. Mrs. John
Lentz, Mrs. r. y. Tank, Mrs. A..
Orth and daughter, Ann, Mrs. A.
Kind, Mrs. Hanson and daughter,
Mrs. L. e. Tank and son, Loren,
Mrs. Paul Domke. A pot luck
lunch was served.
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were business callers at st. Cloud
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Kohl visited
with friends and relatives at st.
Cloud Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
lit Mrntnrtant
HAMILTON. MABEL.

BROWN. LEWIS. In sad but loving re-
membrance of nv dear brother. LEWIS
BROWN. who departed this life two years
aso today. September %, 1888.
Il was in the morning,
An angel of death came down on earth
And bore nv darling brother away
HIS LONELY SISTER, SARAH SKIPWITH
PETERSON of Arlington, Va.
CHILDS. CREED W. In loving 1nem-
ory Of our husband and father. CREED
years ago, September %, 1885
WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
HERT, BERENICE BURRELL. Sacred
TO the memory Of my beloved daughter.
BERENICE BURRELL HERT, who passed
on three years ago today, September 90,
1897. MOTHER.
LUCAS, MARY JANE. Sacred to the
memory Of our devoted sister and mother.
MARY JANE LUCAS. who left US eight
years ago today, September o. 1882.
Gone but not FORGOTTEN.
SISTER. ALIENA JOHNSON: DAUGH-
TIERS. MIRIAM AND RUTH.
WILLS. EDITH. In loving memory of
our dear sister EDITH WELLS. who de-
parted this life five years ago today, Sep
tember %. 1925.
DAYS Of sadness still come over US,
Hidden tears so often flow:
Memory keeps you always near US.
Although you left us five years ago.
DEVOTED SISTER AND BROTHER. MRS.
FSTELLE JOHNSON AND MR.. EDWARD
JONES.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
City News in Brief

1ODA4.
Dinner. American Wildlife Insti-
tute. Hotel 24O0, $50 pm.
Dinner. Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute Alumni Association, Annap-
oils Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Raleigh Hotel, 7 pm.
Meeting. Woodbridge Stamp Club,
Woodbridge Branch Library, pm.
Meeting. Women's Bar ASsocia-
ton, MayfloWer Hotel, 5 pm.
TOMORROW.
Breakfast, Early Birds, Willard
Hotel 500 am.
Meeting, American Cemetery Su-
perintendents, MayfloWer Hotel, $50
m.
Meeting. National Lumber Asso-
ciation. Mayf1oNer Hotel. $50 m.
Hearing, Railroad Carrier Indus
try Committee, Willard Hotel, 10
am
Meeting. Board Of Lady Managers.
Casualty Hospital, Willard Hotel, II
am.
Luncheon. Columbia Heights Busi-
ness Mems Association, Sholl's Cafe,
noon.
Luncheon, Civitan Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Optimist Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Lions Club directors,
Mayfower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Pi Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity, Hotel Raleigh, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Building and Loan
League, Hotel, Raleigh, 1890 pm.
Lucheon. Institute of Electrical
Contractors, Carlton Hotel. 1890
pm.
Luncheon. Dartmouth Club, Hotel
Annapolis, 1890 pm.
Meeting, Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Hotel Raleigh. 7:30 pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League. Wardman Park Hotel, pm.
Meeting. Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick. Mayfower Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting. Collectors Club, Branch
5. S. P. A. Thomson Community
Center, pm.
Meeting. Syrian Washington Club,
Willard Hotel. pm.
Meeting, Membership Classical
ton Committee. Soroptimist Club,
Willard Hotel, pm
Convention, National Association
of Mutual Insurance Agents, Ward
man Park Hotel, all day.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Il. Comdr. F. D. Gibbs
Of Medical Corps,
Native Of D. e., Dies
Mexican Border
And World War Veteran
Was Retired in 1886

1t. ComGr. Francis De Armond
Gibbs, so, Medical Corps, U. S: NJ,
retired, died yesterday in the Naval
Hospital here, the Navy Department
was informed today.
A native of this city, he was grad
uated in 1914 from the Georgetown
Medical School. He was qualified in
obstetrics and gynecology as well
as gas warfare.
During the World War, he was
commissioned an assistant surgeon
with the rank of lieutenant junior
grade in the Medical Corps. He
was made a senior lieutenant in
1920 and lieutenant commander five
years later.
During his service. he was on
duty at the Naval Medical School
here. the Naval Academy at An
napolis and Navy hospitals in Nor
folk, Va. Charleston, S. c., and
Philadelphia. Pa. His sea duty in
cluded assignments on the battle
ships Texas and California and the
transport Henderson.
He was retired June l. 1886, and
made his home at 14l7 Twelfth
street north, Arlington, Va. He was
married February 3, 1920, to Mary
Catherine Kennedy of Scottsdale,
Pa. Comdr. Gibbs was a member
of the Naval Academy officers Club
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Phi
Beta Pi National Medical Frater-
nifty and the American Medical AS
sociation.
In 1916, he was awarded the Mex
lean Border Campaign Badge as
medical officer of the District Ma
tional Guard. For services during
the World War, he received a cita-
ton for duty en- the U. S. S. Maine
in submarine-infeSted waters.
The department was informed
that funeral arrangements had not
been completed early today.