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Evening star., 1940-06-05
SkIur to Run SoftbuI|
At Virginia Stadium

Mike Sklar. prexy Of the Metro
softball leagues. has succeeded Vic
tor Barratte as head of the Dixie
and Tri-State Leagues and direc-
tor of night softban at the Vir-
ginia Stadium. The change was de-
cided at a conference between Glen
Leyde, representing the stadium,
Sklar and Barratte.
One of the new directors first
moves will be to reorganize both
the Dixie and rTi-State Leagues.
He also will try to lure crack teams
beyond the pale back into the cir
cults.
Evening star., 1940-06-05

Back in 1914 Walter J. Travis, the
"old man" of golf, former United
States and British amateur cham
pion, came to Washington to play
in the Columbia Country Club invi-
tation tournament. Travis strictly
was the man to lick, an outstanding
competitor in day when good golf
ers weren't so many. In the semi
final round of the tourney he was
licked by George P. James, Colum-
bia star. 1t took George 20 holes to
turn the trick, but he did it.
For more than 20 years George
served as golf chairman at Colum-
bia. He handled countless big
matches, the open championship of
1921. many matches in which the
great players appeared. He resigned
as golf chairman about five years
ago.
George is leaving Washington to
take a more responsible post with
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at
Wilmington, N C. For years he has
been the Washington passenger
representative, handling the i'm
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Canterbu Par Facing Much Punishment Open Golf Starting Tomoo
His Chances to Repeat Pretty
Fair Says Nelson, Undounted
BY Rivals Fancy Workouts

pairing a club and 1t was indicated
the first alternate from the Detroit
district, 20-year-oid Fred Egleston,
would be asked to step aside to make
room for Bertolino. Egleston said
at Detroit, however, he would come
here today prepared to play.
Also on today's calendar was a
driving contest with Cleveland's
Johnny Barko, powerfully-built steel
worker, firmly entrenched in the
'favorite son" role.
Ray Mangrum laid to rest some
claims of short game" prowess yes
terday by capturing $3.50 first prize
in a pitching contest. holing out one
OF his three shots from about 80
yards out.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Small, Miller Mines
Risking First Half
Hopes in Facing
Clash Sunday Features
City Loop a Section;
B. Battling Also Hot

Jubilant and somewhat cocky after
humping of Klein's Tavern last
week, 4-3, in the seasons biggest
upset, the scrappy Frank Small
Motors diamonders will try to add
to their prestige at Miller Furniture's
expense Sunday, when they clash on
the South Ellipse in the outstanding
Section A battle.
Hanging in the balance will be
both teams hopes of capturing the
first half flag, for a defeat will just
about eliminate either from further
consideration. Klein's still leads the
parade with four victories in five
games, but Small, Miller's, J. C.
Flood and Packard Washington are
very much in the running with only
one defeat charged against each.
Byes in earlier stages Of the race
have put them behind Klein's in the
number of games played.
Fight to Stay in Race.
And while Small and Miller's are
having it out the Flood and Packard
teams will be battling to stay in
the race. Herman Littman, youthful
Flood manager who has been away
at school, is expected back for Sum-
days game and his presence should
bolster the teams morale If his keen
| strategy doesn't swing the tide of
battle. This game is scheduled on
the East Ellipse
Down in B section another exciting
race is nearing it's climax with Frank
Cinotti's Plaza Tile and Marble
sluggers meeting the leading WASH
ington Home Improvement crew in
the days feature Plaza, along with
the surprising St. Francis Xavier
outfit, is only one and a half games
behind the undefeated leaders and
If it should win. and st. Francis
knocks off Atchison-Ke the trap
pings will be arranged for a triple
| tie.
Junior Clubs Also Busy.
Four games also are scheduled In
the junior division which will find
the clubs at full strength for the
first time since the close of the
high school series. Washington
Cardinals, led by Jack Hoffman, will
benefit particularly by an influx of
high school talent, getting 10 men
from Eastern.
Sundays schedules:
| Section A q PM)
Kleins Tavern VS.. Orange Disc, Mount
Rainier
Marvin's Credit VS. D. G. s.. No. l
! Monument
Miller Furniture VS.. Frank Small Motors.
South Ellipse.
Packard Washinston VS.. j. C. Flood
East Ellipse.
Section p U1 AM to PM
Terminal Ice VS.. Variety A. c., North
! Ellipse
Atchison-Keler VS.. St. Francis Xavier,
/ South Ellipse.
Plaza Tile and Marble VS. Washinston
Home Improvement, East Ellipse.
Hahn's Rovers VS.. Capital Cafe, West
Elipse.
Junior Division Il to 8 P.M)
Friendship House VS. Naiman's Photo
graphers. No = Monument
Boys Club No, 4 VS.. Uline Ice. East
Ellipse.
! Woodbridge A. c. vs. Washington cardi-
mails. South Ellipse
Kneesi Cubs VS.. Southeast Boys Club.
No. l Monument.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Ruth Enters Golf PLAY
Here for Red Cross

Babe Ruth. king of the sluggers
who wields driver with as much
potency as he swung his home run
bat, will be among the competitors
when the field tees off in Indian
Spring Country Clubs pro-amateur
turnament, July Fourth. The affair
is being held for the benefit of the
Red Cross, which will receive all
proceeds.
Ruth wired officials of the Middle
Atlantic P. G. A. he would be glad
to appear for such a worthy cause
and added that he expected to be on
the winning team.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
New Championship Crop
Fills Current Meet

Since Bobby Jones dropped out
and the years caught up with Hagen
there have been no outstanding win
ners beyond Sarazen's second victory
at Fresh Meadow and Ralph Gull
dahl's double triumph in 1887 and
1888.
Now we come to a new champion
ship crop, meaning those who never
have won before. They include
Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan
who have won II tournaments
through the recent winter ano
spring campaigns against the pick
of the field-astonishing perform
ances by two of the best Also Craig
Wood, long overdue, who peeled 1e
strokes away from par in his last
72-hole start. Also Henry Picard
Sammy Snead, Horton Smith, Light
Horse Harry Cooper. Dick Metz
Lawson Little, Jimmy Thomson ano
Paul Runyan.
The odds now are that a new
name will be added to the long list
of title winners in wnat would be
one of the most spectacular of al
opens.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 5.-Impressed
but not awed by the practice per-
formance Of several of his fellow
journeymen Of golf, Defending
Champion Byron Nelson today sized
up his chances of repeating in the
national open championship start
ing tomorrow and found them
pretty fair"
The pleasant Texans II yester-
day failed to draw the>gallery atten-
ton of Ben Hogan's third consecu-
tive subpar round, but he expressed
himself as we'll satisfied.
Il had some good shots and a few
bad ones" he explained, but I'm
finding myself in pretty good shape
Another day of practice here and I'll
be set to go. Yes, I think my
chances of winning again are pretty
fair"
Guldahl Well Supported.
Nelson's modest optimism was
shared by many of his fellow pro-
fessionals although a sizable num-
ber appeared set on Ralph Guldahl,
title winner in 1887 and 1888, as
the man to beat" Others were
ready to put their chips on Sam
Snead and the easy favorite among
the spectators was Hogan, intense
and determined, with consecutive
practice scores of 68, II and TO.
Hogan remained grouped with
Snead and Jimmy Demaret at the
shortest prevailing odds of 6 to /
and after collecting his 10. two un-
der regulation figures, put in sew
eral hours of hard work on the prac-
tice fairWay. Snead and Demaret
were among many who did not at
tempt to keep an accurate count OF
strokes while tuning up.
Nelson appeared headed for the
Cos yesterday until striking the for.
midable 18th hole-615 yards ir
length. His third shot went far owe,
the green and he scrambled back
for seven. Two members of his
foursome also collected sub-pal
scores-Harold (Jug) McSpaden anC
Lawson Little, each with 7ls.
Guldahl, confident in knowledge
of the 6,933-yard course born o.
several weeks consistent practice
turned in a II too, but those who
had watched him closely during the
last week told of other rounds better
by several strokes.
Want Argentine to Play.
Sharing attention with today
practice activities was a meeting O
| United States Golf Association off.
cials to discuss a proposal Enrique
Bertolino of Argentina, who failee
| to qualify last week, be permitted II
play.
A prospective vacancy was createe
yesterday when Frank Moore of De,
troit injured his left hand while re.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Ruether 10 Help Dir
With His Sidearm
Pitch al Tulsa
Bryant Also Suspended
By Cubs to Take Arm
Treatments on Coast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Dizzy Dean
headed back to the Southwest today
where he first hit the baseball head
lines.
The Chicago Cubs optioned Dean
to their Tulsa, Okla, affiliate in the
Texas League yesterday on a "a
hour recall basis. Dean asked to re-
turn to the minors where he hopes
regular mound work and practice
will develop sidearm motion that
will once again make him big
league hurler.
He has been virtually useless since
coming to the Cubs from the St.
Louis Cards in April 1896, suffering
from sore arm almost all the time.
Ruether an Old Sidearmer.
Cub officials also arranged for
Walter Dutch Ruether, their West
Coast scout, to go to Tulsa to super
wise Deans drills and help him
work out sidearm delivery. Ruether
was a star sidearm hurler in the
majors for many years.
The Cubs also disposed of their
other sore-arm pitcher yesterday
when they indefinitely suspended
Clay Bryant, who has been ailing
ever since the 1888 season, when he
won 10 games in the Cubs march
to a pennant. Bryant is going to
DR.. Eugene O'Meara a Los Angeles
muscle expert, for a series of treat
ments. If his arm fails to respond
he now plans to return to Chicago
and undergo an operation on his ell
bow.
Clubs Chances Not Hurt.
Owner Phil Wrigley said Bryant
was free to return to the Cubs any,
time he desired since his pay was
ordered suspended during his West
Coast trip.
The departure of Dean and
Bryant figures to have little if any
effect on the Cubs chances this sea
son. Bryant had pitched no games
this season and Dean had won one
and had been knocked out -four
times.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Sorozen Proved Great
Stretch Runner

And there was the time that an
other ex-caddie. 20-year-old Gene
Sarazen, turned in his 2S8 at Skokie
in 1922. He proved then to be one
of the greatest stretch runners in all
golf history. He has lived to that
same tradition for 20 years
Then we turn back to 1923 at In
wood when 2l-year-old Georgian
by the name of Bobby Jones came
to the final hole with three stroke
lead over game and gallant Bobby
Cruickshank, a four-year war vet
eran from the Black Watch, as I
recall it.
Bobby needed a OH the last hole.
Wee Bobby Cruickshank. another
great competitor, tied it up with a
birdie 3. And only magnificent
iron shot on the final hole next day
won the crown for Jones and started
him away on the great career of
all golf-first or second in eight of
nine years.
Since Jack McDermott, who broke
the British and Scottish squares for
the first time in 1911 and 1912,
Ouimet, Hagen, Sarazen and Jones
have been the high spots of Ameri-
can and the world golf.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Phil Baker, With First
FLAG Team Here, Dies

Phil Baker, captain of Washing
tons first winning team in
the old Eastern League in 1888, died
yesterday after lingering illness.
He was 83.
Baker. who played his first game
at Altoona, Pa, and made his pro-
fessional debut in 1876 with Hor-
nellsville, N. Y, was southpaW and
one of the last of the barehand
players. When he retired to the side
lines in 1889 every bone in his CATCH
ing hand had been broken. He was
with Baltimore in 1880.
Baker succumbed at the home Of
has daughter, Mrs. H. H. Stevens,
| 14l9 S street Sc. where he re-
sided. Funeral services will be held
at that address tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock, with interment at
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Treasury Tennis Team
Defeats Census, Al

Treasury netmen chalked up a
Al victory over Census Bureau in
their second Departmental League
match on the Potomac Park courts.
Considine and O'Rourke defeated
Kringel and Coe In straight sets to
save Census from a shutout.
Chaiken and Bayliss (T) defeated May
bry and Edmopds. 6-3, 6-3; Callan
and Fox (T) defeated shamel ana Nc
Pherson, g., 6-1; Considine and
ORouke Co defeated Kringel and Coe,
6-3, 6-3; Springer and Eilers (T) de-
feated Gordon and Reinhardt. 60, 81:
60; Ford and Evers CD defeated Hen
derson and Carlson, 60, 3--6, 81.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
James, Veteran Golfer, Leaving
D. C., Will Be Given Party

mense volume of passenger traffic
between the Capital and Miami
His friends will gather with
George at the Columbia club Mon
day night to honor a man univer-
sally beloved in golf, and one of the
foremost characters in the game.
Former president of the District
and Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
tions, James has played a promi-
nent part in the development of golf
in this sector.
AS the beloved Greek" of the
Columbia Golf Committee he has
seen the game grow from a sport
played by few to a pastime which
thousands play today.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Ken Chase, Senators. and Al Smith,
1ndianS-Former checked Indians on
10 scattered hits in winning first game.
-, while Smith came back in night
cap to hold the Mats scoreless for seven
innings and win. 3-2.
Ed Smith and Joe Kuhel, White Sox
Seventh pitching of Smith, aided by
two, home runs of Kuhel. whipped
Yankees, %.
Carl Hubbell. Giants-scored nth
straight victory by downing Reds, 5-4,
batting in deciding run himself with
single.
Eden Auker Browns-Pitched ST.
Louis to So decision over Red Sox,
allowing no runs till sixth.
Wally Moses and Bob Johnson. Ath-
letics-Their home runs helped down
Joe Bowman. Pirates-Allowed Bees
only five hits at Pittsburgh rolled to
49, victory.
Pete Coscarart, Dodeers-His three
run homer sparked flve-run furry in
first frame as Brooklyn crushed Cards,
10-1
Charley Root Cubs-Pitched four
shutout innings in relief to beat Phil
lies
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Ouimet Made Youngsters
Golf Conscious

The laundering herd swung back
to the young Bostonian who coolly
and calmly holed 6-foot putt on
the final green, through heavy
rain. to tie the two invaders. And
the next day the same Ouimet beat
the best ball of both men with 70
The unknown kid against two of the
games greatest.
1t was Ouimet who took golf from
the social to the sporting pages
Ouimet made the kids of America
golf conscious. A great golfer, a
great sportsman and a grand fell
low, Francis Ouimet that afternoon
contributed more to golf in certain
ways than any one else.
Then Walter Hagen came along
year later, at the age of 81, to
start one of the most spectacular
careers any game has ever known
Golf to Hagen has meant a million
dollars, but a million dollars to
Hagen has been cigarette money.
Hagen has more than paid the
million dollars back that golf has
given him.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Naval Air Downs Printers

Weakening in the last two in.
nings after holding the foe on vir-
tually even terms throughout, Union
Printers bowed to Naval Air, 90,
in the U. S. Government League.
The Gobs, led by Dunn, got six runs
in the last two frames. Wagner held
the Typos to four hits.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
BOILING Field Is Winner

Boiling Field turned back Naval
Receiving Station. 1874, in the Mi
itia League as the Aviators pound
ed three opposing pitchers for Is
hits. Hramika, Brown and Keel
paced the attack. Keel helped out
with the pitching.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Reliance Ties O'DonneII's

Reliance Life, alias George Wash
ingtons varsity nine, lost an early
three-run lead and finished in "A
tie with ODonnell's in the Indus
trial League.
Evening star., 1940-06-05
The
SPORTLIGHT
Stor-Pocked Open Golf
Promises Big Thrills
BY GRANTLAND RICE,
Special Correspondent OF The Star.

CLEVELAND, June (NANA).
They now are ready for tomor-
rows bell. Close to ITO survivors,
old and young, pros and amateurs,
from as far away as Australia and
Argentina, now are waiting for
Canterbury's early morning all-day
call-to Demaret, Hogan, Wood, Mel
son, Gudahl and others who are
out for the coronet of golf that now
adorns Byron Nelson's Texas dome.
The roulette wheel of sport is
ready for the first spin in the way
of thrills. For National Open golf
championship carries as much COM
pact drama, as many thrills, as
anything sport can show.
I can take you back, for proof, to
the country club at Brookline, Bos-
ton, in 1913 Vardon and Ray, the
two British brilliants, were running
away with the show Then through
the last late afternoons rain word
went out that 20-year- old ex-cad-
die from Boston by the name Of
Francis Ouimet still had a chance.
"Ouimet? Who was Ouimet?"
Evening star., 1940-06-05
Charlotte Hall Loses
Many Star Athletes
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, June
5.-Heavy losses in football, basket
ball, baseball and boxing were sus-
tanned by Charlotte Hall Military
Academy yesterday when some OF
the schools outstanding athletes
received diplomas at the 166th an
nual commencement.
Track, the most successful of all
Hall sports this year, was the only
one to escape, every letterman slated
to return next year. Football lost 9
basket ball S, baseball 5 and box
ing 3.
Evening star., 1940-06-05

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Staunton. 8; Lynchburg. 3.
Harrisonburg. 6. Salem. /.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
Evidence Well Advanced
In VanDyke Civil Action

The Jury was competed, it WAS
Thought, Tuesday afternoon Ino
nIeodjnsS were read, following which
,diu,lrnmcnt was taken. Nhen
rniut opened this morning prepare
nnrv to start OF evidence, f. w. Moore,
mn insurance man. Was excused from
the Jury without explanation III
omen court. and an hour or so was
required to I'LL the vacancy, where
upon the procedure had to be gone
over again
The twelve men sitting in the
c,Sc arc. c. J. WyChe, !. =. Andrew
/ 0. Stainback. w. NJ. Burwell, d.
l. Hunt. ". B. Champion, l.. W.
Spain. y. T. Clark. S. c. Murphy
" s r. Burwcll. George p. larry.
II. \. GriSSom.
Counsel arc fighting every inch
of the ground in the procedure. and
The case is attracting unusual inter-
.St for a civil action. The young
man, who would have been Il Junior
in high school last year, was we'll
known in the community. as are also
his parents. Charles Was an active
member of the high school band.
and also in the First Methodist Sun
DIV school. and was 4 member OF
.t,n+ cb,,rch 7IM
MANY students of the high school
wore closely associated with the lad
and have been in attendance on the
trial. aS have others not accustomed
10 attending court proceedings.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
Auto Death
Suit Moved
From County

AT a hearing in chambers in Vance
Superior Court here this afternoon
Judge Leo Carr ordered transferred
to Rockingham Superior Court a
Wentworth a civil action in Whic!
$4,000 damages are asked for fatal
accident in Madison on January 6
1887.
Miss Sharp, well known woman
attorney of Reidsvillc, who is as
sociated with her father in the prac-
tice OF law, appeared in behalf OF
the defendant, and Charles H. Will
hanson, Negro attorney of Hendcr-
son, for the plaintiff.
Mary Fogg, administrative Of the
estate of Joseph Griffin, Der son,
colored, is asking $4,000 Of John D
McCullum, in the death Of Griffin.
allegedly struck by a car driven by
the defendant in Madison. Griffin Was
q chauffeur for A. J. Davis, Hcndcr-
son travelling salesman.
Miss Sharp was seeking to have
the suit transferred to Rockingham
county for trial. because of SO many
witnesses involved for the defendant
Williamson had brought the action il
behalf Of the plaintiff, 4 resident o!
this city.
Judge Carr ordered that the case
be transferred to Rockingham county
and docketcd there for trial.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
GREYHOUND Company
and Bus Driver De-
PENDANTS in $5O,OOO
Suit in Lads Death;
Trial To Last Another
Day.

Testimony for the plHintIIt WAS
,earine an end in Vance Superior
Cnurt This afternoon in the >2o'oVV
SIir growing out OF the tata! INJURY
~ Charles VanDykc. l3-y&1r-nIo son
VI Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. NanDyke. taS'
Srntcmbcr. The father OF the Iao'
o> administrator OF the estate Is me
nIojntiff and the Atlantic GREYHOUND
Evaporation and l.. NJ Roon'>""'
driver Of the bus that figured III '''''
fatal accident. are defendants.
Plaintiff testimony wa> :" oe COM
pleted during the afternoon. lou"M-
mo which the defendants WIZ, "HS,
their side Of the case. II WAS thought
that testimony would NOT De COM
pIeted before probably Thursday AIT
eruOOu. t...,
Witnesses who testified n he lore
noon session today save evidence
* 10 certain phases Of ,hH accident
familiar to them. including the sur
rnundineS on the highway. less than
4 Quarter of mile east IT the cry
limits. where the youth WAS oe!IEet-
inc a newspaper route on MS o!cycIe
at the time The bicycle was III
court.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
Second Camp
Period Opens
On July 3

The second camping period for
Crabtrec Creek camp, which serves
Girl Scouts from Henderson, RAJ
leigh. Durham, Fayetteville, and
Chapel Hill. will begin on July 3.
and girls interested in attending the
camp are urged to send in their ap-
p.cutlunS al once. A numuer ol gins
have already indicated their inten-
ton of going to camp for this two
week period.
The area camp committee is head
ed by Wade c. Lewis, ST., Of RAJ
leigh. as chairman. with Mrs. II. H.
Wattach. Of Raleigh, us vice-chair-
man. Mrs. Il. G.. Deyton, of Raleigh,
is secretary, and treasurer and
finance chairman is John Manning,
of Durham. The chairman Of the
publicity committee is Miss Mariel
Gary. of Henderson, with Mrs. q. E.
Rose also on the committee.
The equipment committee is head
ed bv Mrs. Watt Eagle, of Durham,
and Mrs. J. G. Beard, Of Chapel Hill,
is chairman of the program commit
tee. Mrs. NJ. M. ID. DcRosSett is chair
man of the representatives from
Fayetteville, with Mrs. J. d. DeVanc
on her committee, and Mrs. w. r.
Stanford. of Durham, as an honorary
member of the committee. Mrs. w. j.
SCelcy. Of Durham, is administrative
director.
An interesting program is planned
for the girls for their two weeks
visit, with various sports, acting,
singing, and folk dancing occupying
important parts III the activities for
the period.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
Legion Group
At Meeting At
High Point

American Legion units, including
Henderson Post, No. 60, and the
Auxiliary, were largely represented
at the annual State convention which
ended Tuesday at High Point.
From the post itself were d. p.
McDuffce, H. E. White, Z. H. Brad
ley, A. B. Young, R. w. Dixon, Philip
Harris and George Pegram.
Ladies of the Auxiliary who were
at the convention included: Mrs. H
A. Newell, former State prcsident
of the Auxiliary; Mrs. J. w. Jenkins
Mrs. R. c. Gary and Mrs. D. p. Nc
Duffee.
r. Dave Hall, of Belmont was
elected State commander to succeed
J. H. Rose, of Grecnville, and New
Bern was selected as the place for
the 194l convention. Mrs. Walter
Craven, of Charlotte, was elected
president of the State Auxiliary fol
the coming year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-26
FERRY TELLS ROTARY
OF ARMY FORCES

Major Rcdding Perry, Of the U. S.
A.. formerly stationed at Fort Knox,
Ky. and recently transferred to Sa-
vunnah, Ga, spoke to the Rotary
club at lis regular weekly meeting
last evening at the Vance hotel.
j. ". Jenkins was in charge Of the
program and presented Major Perry.
Major Perry told of the mechanical
forces OF the U. S. Army. telling Of
their inception and growth. He has
been identified with this branch Of
arms since its beginning.
He told of what its consists, how
it is operated, the types used, and
other features of the forces. His talk
was most interesting.
Bill Laws. Jr. and Dick Jones. Jr.
were guests at the meeting, with
their fathers.
New officers will be installed and
will assume their duties at the next
session.