davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Slump Seen
In Commercial
Building Field
Kendriek. Greene
and Brsdway
Address Realtors

A decided drop in commercial
building was foreseen last week
by Charles L. Kendrick of Homer
Warren & Co, in an address e
Of the brokers division
Of the Detroit Real Estate Board
"Most firms would consider II
extremely hazardous to under
take commercial expansion at
this time" Kendrick said. Seer
tain chain outlets are not ex-
banding because Of difficulty In
securing enough goods for the
units they already have In OPP
Grafton"
Because OF the shortage Of
building materials Kendrick pre-.
dicted a brisk market in gooc
used business properties.
Defense Primary Object
Defense IL our primary OBJ
ject today" said Guy S. Greene,
president OF the Hannah Real
Estate Exchange. "but n we can
find out that the materials situa-
ton has been exaggerated $685.
600 has been raised bv the Home
Builders Institute of America
TO set up a fact-finding agency
In Washington we can contrib
ute our share to the defense
program by carrying on"
Greene praised the recent con-
vention here Of the National AS
of Real Estate Boards
as did Judson Broadway, president
Of the Judson Broadway Company
This was the most serious
meeting We have ever had and
well should II have BEEN" Brad
way declared.
"If we don't handle our after
war economy properly, you may
see the dollar worth as much
as IL was at the millionaire's
party ut the recent convention"
Each convention guest was
given Sl,000.000 in stage bills
for his evenings spending
money!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Shelly Named State Aide

Shelly engineer lawyer and for the last three
the Detroit Board of Commences foreign
department of the Michigan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Thoroughly PIas+ered!

genial NAREB convention
publicly that plaseed
gathering
Atkinson said he had bed downtown hotel only to
interrupted something falling his face.
First thought confetti blowing around the room"
when hunk ceiling
the Believe
whenI I thoroughly pIastered"
the ceiling crack remained mystery TO the
realtor.
Authorizations for 5000 900 church at 1880 Conner
avenue a $4,000 garage and office building at 245
Harbaugh helped send building permits last week
past the period Of year ago. The increase
unwelcome contrast to the previous weeks total
of building authorizations when permits sumped than
million dollars Total dollar volume of last weeks
ms: 1885, compared to 1898 2s6 for the week
In 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

z. Should n combination Of
different materials such as brick,
wood. or stucco be used for the
exterior walls Of n small house:
A. To combine different mate
rails successfully on the exterior
OF a small house requires considers
able skill on the part of the de-
slgner. Since simplicity in design
tends to increase the apparent sire
of a house, avoid using too many
different materials which contrast
IN color and texture and break I'D
the exterior into small units. BY
the use Of a single color different
materials can be used to provids
variety, maintaining the appear
ance of size.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
q. Will n circulating space
heater he satisfactory In n Ave-
room house,

A. Space heaters may be used
for heating a house of this size
provided the plan of the house In
compact and the rooms arranged
for free circulation of air 10 all
rooms. II should be recognized.
however. that uniform distribution
Of heat is not always certain when
this type of system is used.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
CakewaIk TO la Coma
They were

They were doing the cakewalk abou
the time the Builders and Traders tx
change of Detroit was Incorporated. Will,
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03
Dbis Baiieafrtunb

libre ainoer bort nidt iittlid perfiibrt
ipiiroen. Aber balo bei1rdnftcv man
lid nidt mebr anf oie &loiterfhnIen,
lonoern ging, nod einem erfolereibeil
8robeieloang in 8iirttelnbera aufs
@an5c. Seboh aiib bier mar Die of
fi5ielle Selldelei oas 2eitnlotip.
@s ipnrocn iogenannte .@lternob.
ftimnntngel" boraenonmen, sic 10
Dor iid einaen, oaB ,,niformierte an=
geboriee Der gartei Sen gltern gc-
brlidte S6eine norleeten, a,,i oenen
Die Gltern alt ,lnteridreiben batte,,,
baB iie ibre &inoer aus ser fonfellio=
nellcn Sdule berausnebmen lnb fir
bie .Staatsi6ule einihreiben lolieu
tpollten. 8ieoer iparen 8ealnte ,,no
pon1 NS Stoat s(bbdngige por sic
gnti6eionng eelteat, ibre Soften at
perliercn ober iid 5,t fiieer. 9en 81
tern iullrbe geIagt: ben &inbern ser
fonieiiionellen S6ulen itiinbcn fei=
nerlei Observation-Disclosures iiber
bie @lementarldulc binals our Ser
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03
+ Sohesan3etgen +

Yeter Sui, @otte bon @liIobetb
Snf geb. &iriing, ecit. in Bbi'
looelpbia, ga.
& Mt. @rie ler aelt. in Ebilaoel'
pbia, ga.
" argareta 9rel b, 9elt. i'm
SITTER uon 81 Sobrer, ipobl por-
bereitet, onl "a. 9lug. 1871 in
Mil6onf, 9. 0af. 2eler iiber 81
Sabre.
Nugu it g bermei er, aelt. am
%. Mai 191t, I'M 9llter bon "a
ssobren in 9teiparf, &c. $. Nlter
2eler. .-.
@onrab Sart 1T II, eeft. am
II. Nop. 194t, int s(lter BON 81
Sssabren int &niebts Of Columbus
Some, @ellsburg, IS. Ga., ~ /.
Jrant aroll, eeit. ont II. Non.
1941 i'm st. Morp's Soipital,
SSefferion gitp, Mo. Ct binterlabt
feline @ottin, 5 Sobne nno 6 9o6-
ter. Sitter 2eier.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03
Gbriitcnfltm nnterm 9afcMfren3

enpfnnoen rper6en, iparen l0berlih
|genlabt, inben man sic Goritellnng
eripedt batte, bie lie lebrenoen @eiit-
liben fiimmerten iib ieIbit niht bar
an. 0ieier aneebliden ,,SendeIei"
ipilroe MN bas nelle R5 Sittlibfeits-
ioeol gegeniiberaeitelt, bas es ais
bo6ite Sittlidfeit prizes, oem 5toat
&iuoer, fiinftige &dmpier, at iben-
fen. I'm folt 80 Gro5ent lit 5tpiiden
1888 uno 1888 sic 3abl Der nnebc-
li6en @ebltrten in Deutidlano ee-
ltiegen, Inn iiber 20 Ero5ent sic 3abl
ser ninoeria6ri9en Miitter - au-
folae Sen oe,tiden reibsitatiitiiben
Ger0iientlihuneen Ielbit. Gen ihul-
entloiie1en Mobden muBte non ibren
2ebrcrinnen im letten Shuliobr Mui>
flarnng ooriiber 9egeben lucr>cn, bob
sic lncbeli6c @cburt 10 ebrenbait mic
sic cbelid)e iei ,'no boB lie nid)t be-
iorgt 81 lein brouben ipegcn ocs I'M
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03

fiisuns. Sm Arbeitsnarft piiroe ben
&iuoern, sic aus Staatsi6ulen fom=
n,e's, Scr Sor5ile eeseben i.lw. Inter
oiciem Serror ,pllrbe oer 3ped ers
reibt. Die 10 eraielten MbltinMun=
gen ipro6en li6 ourdidnittli6 bis
5u SO Sroaent fiir Die Staatsidule
aus. limo nun fonnte oie int &eitbs=
fonforoot NIT be,n Seiligen Smbl
ueorontierte' fotbolilde S6ulc Off
aieG aufeeboben rperoen "natiir-
li6' nidt, iueil lie fatboliih, ionoern
neil ,,fein @ebiirfnis mebr" baiiir
porbonoen ,uor: Der 8iue ber @ltern
battc ia ielbit boriiber entibieoen :.
9ob ser ssiae ser @ltern iitb nibt
fompilos aebell9t bat, mogen oic
3oblen bon Ntiin6em be,peiien, 100
fit sic foniellioneue Sdule 1888 80
Ero5ent 1884 S6.39 Yroaent, 1896
65.45 Hro5ent, 1886 (aIs ser &f
Barter tpurHe) 34.S9 Yro3ent, 1887
aleroings MIR mebr 3.S9 Sro5ent
&inoer einaeibrieben uuroen, 1898
lpar eanu bos 3iel erreidt: O Yro-
gent 8efenntnisid)ule, 100 Ere5ent
Stoatsihule. Solde 3ablcn eraGb=
len oen sGben 8iberltonb unb bie
Ngonie ser fatboliihen S6ulen in
0eutidlanb. Hbeiniibe Dioaelen b.
ben YrioatabItimn,meen in ben Sir
den aleid3eitis nit sen itoatliden
Nbltinlmnnaen peronitoltet. Sssn ber
ireien Abitimm,ne in oen. 3ir6en
lprod iid elm Durdidnitt BON SO
Gro5ent fir Ole fatboliiden Sbnlen
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03

terbolts Iolber &inber: Ser Stoot
lpiiroe fiir alles ioroen, uenu et,po
sic @ltcrn ibmen 5h,pierigfeiteu mo-
ben ielltem. .
aber bieler ipitenotiihen @raie=
buns gum @s ssoeol itano nod i'm
ruer ein 9o0iperf int @eee: sic ia
tboliihc, oie fonfeiiionellc S6ule.
0as S6uliabr t937-3S itono oa=
bet int 3eihen oes @nofampies seeen
Die fatboliihen Sdulen.
Vtit nen1 Gormono, onrd Die Sitt=
lidfeitspro3eiie lei Die 8epolfer,ns
10 erreet, Dob Tie nibt mebr ibre
9ranfen ben 10 perIeuhten Oroen
anpertramen polle, lparen bereits
&roufenbGuier, sic iid inn 8elie ia
tboliiher Srbensbriiber bcionben,
cnteignct iporoen oft nit nur A.
bis 6itiinoiser 6riit 5ur Stunning,
,poranf Damn hie ioaenannten "8rou=
ncn S6'peitern" ein3oeen (oerem
Nufeabc ni6t sic Gileec ser Shpa-
hen nuo ,,roIiiib llntousliben'', io,-
bern sic 8etreuune oer "roiiilh wert,
pollen" @licher ser Tolfsgencin dait
ir). Shpn inibreno Ger Sabre 1885
Bis 1887 ipuroe bos 9leibe &e5ept
in einieen 8egenben ouf sic Shule,'
onselpanot. Nber nnn ,puroe es eint
oelamtbeutlbe Nftion.
Eropaeanoiitiih ipuroe ber @edan.
IL iltegeriert, bie @ltern fonnteu es
nid)t peranttporten, ibre &inoer Flo
iterli6en Shulen au iiberlofen. oa liz
nibt l6neer sic @arantie b0tten, oaf
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03
9aitinod, ben 5. Dssem6er 1941

aus unter Dem Druid Der liaat.
liden abitimninng fa,nen bie beriibm.
ten SO Bro5ent fir bie 5tontsfhuIe
5llitanoe. Dberbirtlide Broteite ee.
gen Die amtlihen @rprellungen ma.
rem nnslos, fpnroen nidt einnral ei.
ner antport aeipiiroigt. go fam es.
oaB es felt SItern 1889 nur nod no.
tionalioaialiitild)e 5bnlen im Grit.
ten &eid eibt. ltno oie 10000 ia.
tbolil6en Sbulen iino 5eridlaeen
iporoen.
sber neil bas iehs Sabre in an.
iprlld nabm nno nidt alle anf Elm.
NAL perboten luurocn, glaubten In.
belebrbare Bis aulebt, ser 9t5 Staat
piiroe bas 2ebte nidt ipaeen. Sc
luar nit oem 3elieionslinterribt Dos
9lei6e. @s miro NIT ben &irtben
nidt aroers ergeben, bie be,te nod
often iin0 - ipenn bem gS Geeime
Die 3eit baat blcibt.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03

@inoior, Ont, eebaltenen Gorfra9e.
ooB ein beIieres Gerltdnouis Der
8ergpreoiet bes Serrn sic Suoen ba.
at fiibren ipiiroe, ibre 1renu,ne nit
Der Stride auf5naeben. Die Suoen
eineen be,,te ourh cine 8eriooe Der
fir tie idwierislten 3eiten, leit Gitas
ibren Sempel aerltorte.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03

Do2 VI. NSUItpDS4Oluil III ~etlleC UetDe
bon 8eitrasen ben inter elmer ge-
meinen Sei,dlermasfe geibidt per-
bedten <ltiirfampf, bur6 ben sic
geaai oas Gbriitentllm unb Dor allem
ben fatboIiidben @lanben imt oeiltiben
golfe eritidem nollen. Die 2eftiire
bieier ben bebauerns,perteu Satiobcn
entnommenen 8eriAte peroen ean5
belonoers oenienigen - ipenigen -
2eiern entpfoblen, tuelebe immer nod
Der naipen Iniidt iinh, boB ,,oie Sir
d)em in 9eutiblano bo6 nod Sen
@'Iolbigen often Iteben'', ,mo boB es
im .Na5ireib feline Nelieionsperiol=
anng aebe. @s aibt cine reliei0le
Gerfolguna lit Ge,,tiblano!
vsSm 8ismardiben Gult1lrfampf
Der 7Oer ,'no SOer Sabre ipuroen
Grieiter lno 9ild)ofe in oie @eiGng=
niiic oelporfc,,, ,,m sic Seroc ibrcr
Giibrer 5u bcro,ben. Ser 9fntionaI=
io5ialisnnls nodte oieien 6ebler
nht: er mad(te ,,Serbreher'', I'M
Den 10 9cbronomarftcn Soirten sic
Scroe lpe95lmcbmen. 0os lit Scr
entlbeioenNc llnterlhieo 5lpiihcn ocm
gisluordiden &,lt,rfonpf ,no Dem
GS &ompf gcgen bos Gbriitcntnn1.
Inter 8ismarf fpnnte ein ¬=
borlt uno fonnten feline Otitfdmpfer
I'M 9feid)Stog hos Getbt lno sic Gbre
Der STRIDE pcrtrcten - abcr ipcr bit
te eS inter Sitler iua1en fonnen,
a,ld nur in scr Erciie, geldpcigc I'M
ansiblieblih bon Sitlers Euppeu be-
fctten Heihstog sic Stride 5ll Der
teiolgeu, sic in mebr ais pierjGbrigen
fpltcluotilden Sronmclfellcr 5uerlt ais
pplitild) forrupt, bonn oils fopitnli=
1tiih perie,,dt, bonn oIs littlih Der
fault uno lhliebli6 als Gerbiinoetc
beg internationalen 8olldelpismus
bingeIteut puroe2 Sic in Sdnt 5u
nebnen, bate bebe,'tet, sic stS Sn=
fti5 on3uereiIen - sic 9tS SuIti5
ana'ereiien, pore ein slneriff anf
ben NS Stnot aeipelen. limo boromf
ftebt: Ausrottung pbpiiihe Ser
nidbhlng.
Doaa fam, bab sic oifiaieHe NS
9oftit peinlid boronf beitrebt mar,
ben Sbein otiredtsuerbolten, alle
oieie 1ro5eiie Ieien feline antifird)=
Iiden Sonoluneen. Sssm @eeenteil,
10 ,unroe betont, Der Stoot ermeile
Der Stride einen Dienlt, inoem ct lie
bon ibren uihlehten' @1enenten rel
niae! limo inoeiien 5abltc Der Staot
rnbig alln1onotlih oie geIetli6en 3m=
fd)iilic on sic Stride - ,no er miro
bas iolanee tuu, bis bie @nthriit=
Iidllne ,peit aenmg iortac|drItten ut,
nn ibm au erlouben, oie Wasfe fal=
len au Iolien, 8is bobin fonn ct eie
tinonsiclleu 3nie3iiiic at bie Stride
nit altem @etpiiien ols Yropoaonoa=
anaao6cn bldeu.
Tieic @nthriltliehnne ober ipor
bnrb sic picrjobri9c ontifirhlidc
Tiiioulieritngspropo9anSa leioer nllr
ausnlcbr eef0roert ,poroen. Modten
rubis bcnfenoc, aereifte MenIhcn
aud) ocu eonsen Sput blrdidarem
mohtc cine Minoerbeit bon SSSltacno>
Iidben aus hcn INNER mir als 0fin=
berbeit porbonocnem ipirflib tieircli=
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Der befonnte jiioiibe &onpertit
Oapi6 &rIhitci1 crflGrtc in cinem in
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03
.Nmh cine Aatipprt

9ebrer: ,,@mte 8erfe iino bem
MenI6en belonoers empfoblen. Way
faunlt ou mir iaaen, tpas quite 8erfe
iinb?"
Sbiiler: (Sobn zines 8anfiers):
,Das linb 8eremerfe, Die eeben aebn
Yroaent nno oariiber, Serr 2ebrerl"
Gin eroBes 5diff mag INNER lee.
tpGrts treiben,
Gin fleines Boot ion INNER biibiA
ant llfer bleiben.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-12-03

% s '' Fl. en s.' rs AZ ae @
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Navy Places Contracts
For 100 Picket Boats

Acting through Its newly-acquired
Coast Guard arm, the Navy yester-
day placed contracts for 100 cabin
picket boats to be delivered within
three months. The urgent need for
speedy delivery was emphasized and
accordingly the award was divided
among five shipyards, each Of which
will construct 20 boats at a total
cost of approximately $8O8,540.
The cabin picket boats are mod
erately high speed craft designed
for inshore patrol and for a great
variety of duties in large ports
They have an overall length of 2s
feet, a beam of 10 feet, q draft Of
Evening star., 1941-11-06
-z--eCoA"MS-
lseare4 from am old
WASHINGTON DIARY

This diary 1Das ,Uritten by Eliz-
dbeth L0mar Lindsay, daughter
of an officer in the Revolutionary
War and 1DidoiD of Mann Page
LomGr, an Army major, 1DhO
died OF 1Counds received in fight
ing the Creeks and Se1ninoles.
She spent the years just prior to
the CiDil War in Washington and
the diary Das Written at that
time. -
CHAPTER v.
Thursday, August 21. 1856.
The extra session of Congress
meets today.
The House insists on the kansas
rider" to the Army bill
Mrs. Kearney (Wife Of Gen. Phil
Kearney) called and told me Mr.
French had been appointed profes-
sor of ethics at West Point.
Friday, September 5. 1856.
Lindsay received his orders this
morning to report at Carlisle Bar
racks on the 3Oth Of this month
That is infinitely better than far
away Texas.
Fielding Lewis and his family are
at the National Hotel. I shall 60 to
see them tomorrow.
Chandler brought me Bulwer
Lytton's last novel. I am saving 1t
to read tonight.
Tuesday, September 8, 1856.
Gloomy day.
This morning when returned the
volume which had just finished to
the War Department, instead Of re-
ceiving another one, I had a note
from the chief clerk saying my time
had expired, which was quite blow.
I Immediately inclosed it to Presi-
dent Pierce and wrote him a note
asking him to remedy the evil.
Thursday, September IL, 1856.
A warm day, but very beautiful
AS I had no reply to my note to
the President I called at the White
House this afternoon. The President
was not at home, but was expected
shortly. I then drove to the Post
Office where I found several let
ters. Then returned to the White
House. The President received me
cordially, but said he was unpre-
pared to give me an answer This
may be the last I shall ever hear of
it. The chief clerk said the Govern
ment is obliged to retrench as a con-
tngent fund is not sufficient.
Sprigg Carroll called this after
noon. invited Vic and Anne to dine
with them tomorrow evening.
Monday, September Is, 1856.
MY boy left us today for Carlisle
Barracks.
Oh. what a blank.
Sunday. October %, 1856.
An autumn day, very bracing.
Miss Emily Mason ian authoress
and widely known in Washington
was here this afternoon. she said
the reason I lost my writing was be-
cause the Government was obliged
to reduce expenses and diminish
the number of clerks. but Mr.. Clax-
ton was here also and said he was
present when the President said tc
Mr.. Mcclellan that he must give
me more writing to do.
hope and pray that it may be
true.
Bob Crawford and Virginia Lang
and Chandler spent the evening.
Anne played for them on the harp.
Invitation to the Adjutant Gen.
erals Friday evening.
Thursday. October 30. 1856.
Miss Randall married to Mr. Webb
this evening
Evening star., 1941-11-06

to return some Of the courtesies
shown to us. All OF those invited
came and stayed until the wee sma'
hours" dancing, singing, being al
merry as only young hearts can be.
do love to see my children happy
Wednesday. December 81, 1856.
Very cold. The last day Of the
year.
Upon a review Of the past year
have cause to be very thankful-we
have enjoyed good health. my dear
son has graduated from West Point.
taking a high stand in hts profess
sion, our money affairs in the past
year have improved. the Lord has
been gracious to us and my heart is
filled with gratitude.
(CopyriEht. 1o4l. By Lindsay Lomax wood)
Continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1941-11-06

3 feet and q displacement Of ap-
proximately tons. The following
shipyards shared In the contracts
at the prices named
Stephens Bros, Stockton. Calf,
$6,875 per boat; Richardson Boat
Co., North Tonawanda, N. Y,
$3.50 per boat; James E. Graves,
Inc, Marblehead, Mass, $8,H0 per
boat; Henry r. Hinckley, Southwest
Harbor, Me-. $8.400 per boat. and
Palmer Scott Co., New Bedford,
Mass, 1882 per boat.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

Parks naturalist. The party will
meet at Fort Foote at pm.
Saturday the parks Office will
guide the second of series Of
nature hikes through Rock Creek
Park. The trip will include a visit
to Fort DeRussey and will end with
q wienie roast. The group Is to
meet at Sixteenth and Madison
streets NV. at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

|
ton.
Saturday. November 1, 1856.
This month opens with a bright,
bracing atmosphere.
My old friend. COL Gardner. dined
with us. he is just from Carlisle
Barracks. Said he left Lindsay we'll
and apparently much pleased with
his first post.
Tuesday, November 1, 1856.
The election of the President takes
place today.
This is my dear sons birthday.
Twenty-one years old today.
Thursday, November S. 1856.
Cold and clear.
| The Sun" this morning says that
Buchanan is elected
Thayer Albert, Bob Crawford and
Chandler spent the evening. Much
music and laughter
Sunday, November Is, 1856.
There was a large fire in this part
of the city last night. Also q man
killed in the suburbs.
The city is becoming very rowdy
Letter from Lindsay sending me
his first months pay. Dear, gen.
erous boy.
Joe Taylor here today-just from
Carlisle. He told me about Lind
says love affair. I do not believe
that it is very serious.
Paid subscription to st. Johns
Benevolent Society.
Tuesday. December 2, 1856.
Clear and cold.
Congress met yesterday. I read
the Presidents message in The Star.
A first rate document-full of sound
advice to the Nation.
Wednesday, December 10, 1856.
Delightful weather Still quarrel
ing in Congress over the slavery
question
A message from the War Depart
ment brought me a note from Mr.
Campbell, the chief clerk, asking If
could copy the paper sent by II
O'Clock tomorrow. I commenced work
at once and finished the paper by
l o'clock the same night
A letter from Lindsay. He saws
Joe Skerrett admiral SkerretD is
in Carlisle and engaged to Miss
Taylor from there. but says nothing
Of his own sweetheart.
Tuesday, December %. 1856.
Last night the wind blew a perfect
gale. 1t showed steadily all through
the night.
The morning it is excessively cold
and still showing The ground is in
fine condition for sleighing being
hard frozen for some days.
We should be thankful indeed for
the comfort we enjoy-good fires
plenty Of food, comfortable beds-I
dread to think Of the poor and needy
In this kind Of weather
Wednesday. December "a, 1856.
No news from Lindsay. fear he
cannot obtain his Christmas leave
Of absence
Charles Poor spent the day with
us.
The girls have gone to a party. I
had seated myself before an open
fire to finish reading John Halifax"
when the door opened suddenly and
in came my precious boy - such
happiness
We shall have 4 merry Christmas
tomorrow.
Christmas Day. Thursday.
December Is, 1856.
Clear and cold.
! This Christmas has been q par
ticularly happy one.
All of my family with me, which
has not happened for six years.
We dined with Anne Cunningham
and good large party it was. Anne
and Robert and their seven children,
Mrs. Steele and her son-in-law, my
self and six children. Charlie Poor
and several other young people.
After dinner we were joined by
our cousins, the Crawfords.
The young people danced-and
young and old were as merry as
crickets.
Saturday, December ~, 1856.
After our party with Ann Cum
ningham We spent quiet day at
home luxuriating in the rare pleas
J ure of being together.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Parks Office to Conduct
Tour of Historic Forts

Fort Foote and Fort Washington
will be visited Sunday by a group
inspecting historical sites under the
guidance of National Capital
Evening star., 1941-11-06

Saturday, December q, 1856.
After our party with Ann Cum
ningham We spent a quiet day at
home luxuria ting in the rare pleas
ure of being together.
This evening we had a small levee
Evening star., 1941-02-21
115th's Anti 7 unk Force Leaves
For Meade, but Loses Mascot

trotted along on 7-mile marches
through Wheaton and Forest Glen.
He would have gone to Fort Meade
with his company except that Off
cials reported him too weak and
old to stand rabies inoculation.
Acting commander as the unit
moved off was 1t. Robert L. Jack
son. 22-year-old former census
worker of Bethesda. With him
were % men. Already at camp on
defense detail we're Is others under
1t. William s. Shoemaker. Guns
and other equipment went up yes
terday
Other Maryland units slipped out
of their towns yesterday almost un-
noticed. as unexpected orders caused
them to leave ahead of schedule.
Reporters and photographers were
on hand at Hyattsville at O'Clock
this morning to see Company F &C
out-and were informed it left yes
terday afternoon.
The Laurel unit of Headquarters
Company was also supposed tC
leave today, but the few not already
assigned to active duty pulled out
yesterday morning.