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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
He Strikes Again

The months eaSed into years
and Inspector McGinn continued
20 read countrywide reports Of
violent crimes he was fearful
yet certain. that the fcnd would
strike again
The blow fen on juno %. 1910
One Of the local homicide squad
called Inspector NcGInu to have
a look az a young woman found
murdered i'm a small hotel near
the waterfront
Again a brassirrc had been
tied across the tgctw-rh, time
an attractive blonde. loss than
- wears old
A hotel cicrk explained that
The couple had come into the
hotel az j a. 90.
"He was healthy looking,
stocky man ~ bout IS; two
hours later he came down and
asked me where he could get "a
sandwich. He thanked me and
hurried out"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Handwriting Same

Handwriting experts assured
McG.nn that the handwriting on
both hotel registers was made
bv thc same man. Scientifically,
the last slant interested the eN-
ports most because that charac-
f,II-tic was grossly exaggerated,
the steep uphill slant character
Isf.r ol fho maniac
II fhc wanted man was seek
.u. "a berth out of san Fran
cisco BAY he must hc "a union
man And bis signature would
ha 0n the union books
a squad off homicide ~ men
found tHe uphill, exaggerated
gnrune oi one Harry Cor
don Iho experts agreed that
the handwriting was The same
a fl8t ON the registers.
At the United States shipping
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

o'clock Wednesday morning and
we stepped into the tavern for
drink" she bcgan.1."A man
came over 10 our table and in
Nited us 10 have q drink"
what did he look like"
Just like what ne told us he
waS--a seaman; said he was
looking for "A berth. Irene called
him Harry.
II left them. That's the last
time I saw Irene
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

he a well-cducated woman OF Sc;
she was mortified when she heard
that her husband had been ar
rested and pleaded TO be taken
10 him.
While being driven TO Frisco,
Mrs. Gordon remarked that she
had not seen her husband for
three months,
ON being confronted by his
wife. Gordon'S face fell and he
bowed his head miScrably.
Womanlike without a word Of
greeting, Lydia Gordon asked
'Nhy did YOU sneak of with
my car and sell il i'm San Fran
CISCO"
why" the seaman repeated
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

saw q fellow detective walking
shoulder to shoulder with q
short. Stocky seaman. They
bounced on the sailor and huS-
tied him into a car that streaked
for headquarters.
The suspect identified himself
as Harry Gordon, married, of
Long Beach. Cal. Denying COM
licity in any of the crimes, the
seaman insisted that on June -
and p he was with his wife al
home. McGinn ordered Gordon
10 a cell and then detailed De
tcctiveS Desmond and Keller 10
Long Beach 10 question the prls-
Oncr'S mate
Mrs. Lydia Gordon proved 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
A TRUE
DETECTIVE
STORY


A STORM from the Golden
a Gate hurled heavy rain
against the window Of "A
shabby hotel room Inside a
single light cas-, feeble rays
on the muula,cd body OF
woman who lay across an
iron bed, nude except for
brassiere that was bound
across her eyes.
Inspector Allan McGinn Of
the San Francisco police inn
mediately recognized the
handiwork Of Jack the
Ripper he determined
that the perpotrator must be
brought to justice before he
could resume his mad rampage.
But this case was destined 10
remain unSolvcd for five years
before Inspector McGinn could
finally track down his man.
Then he was able 70 write
Closed not only on this case.
bur on two other uu>oivcd Rip
per cases one i'm san Fran
cisco and one In New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Maid Finds Body

McGinn learned that the
woman had appeared at 3
o'clock that morning-Sunday.
April 6. 1935-with a man who
registered for both as MIR. and
Mrs. Meyers of Los Angeles
The night clerk reported:
"The man looked TO he about
80 wears old, short, stocky and
Iight-cOmpleXioned. I'D say he
weighed about $50 pounds. His
face had the tan and his hands
the toughness OF sailor see
so many of them around here |
could hardly be mistaken.
About $3.50 the. man came
down and asked where he could
get some sandwiches and when
1 gave him the information he
left.
"The maid knocked at their
door this afternoon, and when
she got no answer she entered
and discovered the body"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
NEW YORK s..
CAVA[CADE
By Louis S0boI M

A MONG other occupations for
~ which definitely and decld-
~edly / am unfit is that OF master
of ceremonies.
How cmceeS fiji into the
present war effort / cannot tell
except that members of the
tribe occasionally are called
upon 10 step forward AT amy
camp shows and introduce the
acts.
There is no special army or
navy rank Tor emCceS and the
marines get along very well
without them.
In fact, no report has reached
us 10 date that just before at
lacking nest Of JapS some top
sergeant or second looie stepped
forward. held up a hand and
said. These boys need no intro
duction. Let's give them a big
hand - full of grenades, or
words TO that effect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Met Lydia in 1884

well, l skipped the country
by getting a job on ship a. a
waiter. In 1884 I got back 10
Brooklyn where / met Lydia, my
present wife. I sold her on the
idea of going 10 the West Coast
because I was afraid of the New
York police. Lydia was nj
ways very good and considerable
of me, but somehow or other |
couldn't behave.
II stayed away from home tor
two weeks one time in lp35,
that's when I met the CofInan
woman az bar Right then
and there ! decided TO Strangle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
The Reason Why

81 AIDES and gentlemen, I
II have pleasant surprise
for YOU tonight. | have Just
noticed. sitting over there at the
table near the piano-your IA
vorite personality and mine
Tony Galento. Tony, get mp and
take a bow e. q, my mistake.
Pardon me. madame
When a patron keeps on
talking through your act;
please excuse me- Thought i
was doing single"
You should gather az this
point that / could write that
textbook myself and come TO
think Of it I can. because ! viii
match my memory for old gags,
Catchlincs and banalitlcs with
any vaudeville or night club
comic. but still and all, the
reason / envy the master II
ceremonies is the ease and Ccit-
ness with which he delivers
these cony oldics-and the
laughs he cNOkpS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Waterfront Waif

'Tte victim vas Identified as p
waterfront WaIt "ro bad boon
arrested f0r vaEraugy und , g
many alisAes
Patrolman Carl Marcus got
the only strike. our Of hundred
police fishing f0f information IH
dinCy tavern on MarCu, beat
the bartender 6cciate8
"Sure, I've seen her. She was
IN here "Wednesday morning with
another woman who lives boz that
frame house across the street
Within tho hour the woman
Sal before Inspector NrGrl
81 met Irene Mccarthy ~ 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
No Hdentitication

Inspector McGinn turned 10
examine tho furnishings of the
room. Across its single chair
was thrown a cheap, dark coat,
lowered cotton dress, a felt
hat and some tawdrY under
garments. on a dresser lay a
pocketbook that contained 40
cents, some lipStick and COM
pact-but no Identification.
Alongside the purse were
bar pin, a clasp, 3 chain neck
lace. a pair Of earrings, a topaz
ring and some odd trinkets.
Most of these articles were OBJ
viously of the dime store variety,
but the earrings and topaz were
gold and genuine The fact that
the valuable jewelry was left by
the slayer emphasized that this
was purely a sadisuc crime.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
And Some More Gags

81 ET'S give a big hand 10
II MIR. and Mrs. Harry Straw
asin. They were married ut 3
o'clock and now it's 1885 sharp
and they're Still here. Yes sir,|
they're still here, ha, ha, ha.'
u aides and gentlemen, the
next ac' needs no introduce
ton
".Now / leave your feet In the
hands Of the orchestra.
You folks may not know ~
hut l was born on the spot
where this night club stands
Ladies and gentlemen. want
TO thank YOU for the way YOU
received my little offering"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
But I'm a Flop

IN AN attempt TO be the life
of the party while leaning
against a bar in one of the local
pubs, ! have frequently expert
mented with a TOW whccZcs Of
the type indicated in these para
graphs, but my fellow bar
lcancrs who sometimes have
been among my better friends,
have yawncd or coldlv and
rudely turned their backs
1t is evident that in addition
20 a brazcn handling and de-
livery of bearded Jokes and
catChlincS. a master OF cerc-
monies has something else in
his makCup-and therein lies The
menace.
Copyright 1913, hy Eine Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Standard GAGS

GONE day there VIII DE. a text
y book for masters of core
monies and each student VIII be
instructed 10 mcmor.zc The fol-
lowing standbyS
a funny thing happened To
me on the way 10 the thcatcr
today
Thank you, thank YOU, thank
YOU, your applause has gone Ia
my heart and not TO my head
Tho last place l worked In
they had the ropes mp. The own
ers hanged themselves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Some Are Semipros

DUT in towns like New York
ID or Chicago or Los Angeles
or New Orleans or wherever
more than a dozen people assem-
bic in saloon 10 watch a few
dolls dance or sing, il is an UNI
written law that some one must
come out and do a little intro
duCing.
Sometimes It's only the band
leader, -Wha- gntG-AlS-chnre done
quickly and without too much
establishment
Strictly speaking. a bandleader
or a night club manager or
owner who doubles as NJ. c. is
rated as a Semipro and de-
serves no further consideration
i'm this report.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
A Few of the Best

DUT the profeSSional-there's
ID a man for yott. Glib fellows
like George Jessel. Milton Berle,
Henry Youngman. Jack Wal
dron. Eddie DAVIS and the like
all gentlemen Well STEPPED in
the lore of Joe Miller and the
late Richly Craig Jr,
As Joe +. Lewis, no slouch
himself. would say in describing
their pattcr;
How Irritable, each sylla-
HE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
Have GU Hear These ?

YOU haven't lived until you've
i heard Milton Bcrte scream:
"The next joke viii xiii you.
OR Henry Youngman apologize:
I'D like 90 do more--so l
think ! will"
OR Jack Waldron. when a gag
has land an egg, cNclalm pccv-
.Shly:
IL know you're ont there
can hear YOU breathe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

and mutiIate her. Don't ask
me why-I don't know.
After I killed her i got n
berth on a ship sailing to Aus
tralia.
81 was gone for three years
this time-but i had TO come
back and make trouble for my
wife again was on spree,
having drink in a tavern
when in walks Irene Mccarthy,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

a gal I knew from Long Beach.
When l saw her the urge 10 hill
came again-and you know the
rest"
The good influence OF Lydia
Gordon over her erratic husband
proved everlasting.
On Sept. ;, 1871, he stumbled
hurriedly 10 his death mutterirg
pleas of forgiveneSS-not from
his Creator, but from his wife!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04

THIS SEASON more than
ever, the two-piecer Is a must!
Pattern 1882 by Anne Adams is
a smart new version for ma
irons, designed for style and
comfort.
A fabric remnant will make
the optional bodice top of the
skirt, Wear the softly-yoked
-hiorsr- eiti1rr befted or pfaiu.-
Pattern 1882 is available IN
wonens sizes 80, "a. 36. 80, 40,
az. "A and as. Size 80 takes
3IS yards 39-inch fabric.
Send 10 cents in coins for this
Anne Adams pattern. Write
plainly size. name, address and
style number.
Address your request TO The
Anne Adams Pattern Depart
ment. 1925 Times Square, De-
tnoit. Mich. Owing 10 customs
regulations. orders for patterns
10 Canadian destinations cannot
be filled.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Elsie Robinson

JIMMY GRAINED the last
of the raisin pudding down his
14-year-old throat. rolled his
napkin into st C X wad.
grabbed violently colored re-
versible from the hall rack and
departed-five steps at a time
down the front stairs.
bye. Nom :. bye. Dad :.
see you when!" came his echoing
hail.
Nom beamed. What a dar-
ting, she ct1irped TO dad. I
simply can't see why people
make a problem out of these
modern children.
"AIl these horror stories you
read in the papers, believe
they're made out of whole cloth,
most of 'em. Show a child you
trust him and you'll have no
trouble. There's our Jimmy, off
TO the library every night at 8,
keeping up with his studies. in
nocent as a lamb. And it's all
because we've brought him up
10 be honest and wholesome"
Dad MOT Surprised
Dad grabbed wistfully at his
last spoonful Of coffee. His con-
fidence in the young generation
evidently had its limits, but he
had learned to keep them TO
himself. Which may have &C
counted for his comparative calm
when the police station called
him at AIS a. m. TO witness
Jimmy and dozen other
drunken, disheveled juveniles
in a gin raid down by the ware
houses.
What dad said Is not Of unique
interest
The whole nation. headed by
J. Edgar Hoover and backed by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Pique Stole

REMEMBER THE old-fash-
toned stole, which was worn
around the neck and fell straight
down the front and was belted
in at the waist? Well, it's re-
appeared in d new guise. Claud-
cite Colbert has had one de-
signed in snow white pique TO
wear over a simple black dress
thus transforming the frock 10
a completely changed costume.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04

which might also be used now
called for an arrangement Of
cut plant material in our ma
tiOnal ColOrs. -
Barbed Verses
But perhaps the most enter
tanning parts OF the books were
the poppy and often barbed
verses by the members. OF these
] have space to quote only one:
Come into tire garden Maud
BE charitable tOVdrd WhGt you
see,
For the garden we make is ReUer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04

flower song, a fifth the flower
emblemS of different countries.
Flower show schedules were
often included in year books.
One class that seemed really
new called for an arrangement
10 symbolic George Washing
ton-''fresh fruit with accent on
cherries, arranged with addl-
tional foliage If il were pos
sible 20 buy cherries other than
canned ones. this class would
make an interesting display at
this months garden club meet
ing-the twenty-second being
not too far off. Another class
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Breakfast Variation

DOES OATMEAL ever get
monotonous? Serve II soma
morning sprinkled with brown
sugar and crisp shredded bran
cereal.
Though different in texture
and taste. the oatmeal and bran
blend into a fine, hearty dish.
packed with energy and pOten-
tial good health.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04

The garden ned ike II to bs.
But NEXT year 49, that's Just
0hGt keeps Us all
Al our gardening, you and me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04

in tiny shells. Curiously enough
this was from an inland club.
There is nothing new in call
ing roll of members at each
months club meeting. but one
club had novel answers TO a
horticultural roll call.
New Glasses
One month the answer was 10
he the flower of your birthday
month, another the worst pest
in your garden. still another the
name of a flower or herb men
toned in the Bible. A fourth
month asked for your favorite
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Calling Roll

Particularly interesting covers
were those made from a calico
plain colored ground sprinkled
with tiny flowers, burlap, blot
ting paper and the sort Of glass
substitute that is used for cold
frame sash.
One interesting cover was OF
white paper with design done
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Looking Over
Garden Club
Year Books
BY ISABEL FUCKER



PILED TWO-DEEP all over a
large table in the offices OF the
New York Horticultural Society
was a fascinating exhibit OF
garden club year books-sent in
by clubs from all over the
United States. OF vastly differ
ent shapes and sizes, some
printed. others mimeographed
and a few hand iettered; their
covers as varied as their con-
tents.
1t took nearly an hour 10 look
through them all and here are
some of the ideas CLEANED from
them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
Elsie Robinson
Who Is Responsible for
Our Child Crime Wave?

ruthless statistics. is saying il
and II doesn't make pretty read
ing. Warns Francis Sill Wick
ware I'm his walloping article on
our Teen Age Crime Wave"
in the February issue of Cos
mopolitan.
Youthful Crime Increased
Don't read il IL you're
squeamish," says he-but the
nations shame will be on your
delinquent head if you don't for,
in this last year. youthful
American crime has increased
from 20, 30 and 40 per cent 10
100 per cent in the great ship
ping eenters.
And he's not referring to viii
lage cutups and tomboy tricks.
These young yeggs. both male
and female, range in age from
IL to 20, with the majority
under Is, and their crimes in
clude every form of vicious law
breaking including stickups.
violent beatings. car stealing,
forgery. rape and murder.
In Los Angeles the police ar
rested gang Of % boys and
girls accused of murder, assault,
robbery and other violent crimes.
II is not pleasant TO learn that
new members were required 10
commit holdup or. in the case
Of girls, TO be Seduced.
A National Problem
Nor is the female Of the
species in the minority by any
means, says Francis Sill Wick
ware.
Even less pleasant is the
recommendation by the New
York City childrens court that
parks in the city should be closed
at night.
The reason Is prostitution.
not Of adult professionals. but
Of soldier-msd and sailor-mad
girls from II 10 is. This Is not
a New York phenomenon. 1t is
national.
There are other statistics too
numerous and appalling TO re-
peat here.
The horrifying increase In
venereal disease. the collapse
In standards Of decency-a coll
lapse unprecedented in the his
tory of our country.
Mothers 70 Blame
And. OF course, the war and
the working mothers seem
largely responsible for the whole
bad smelling mess. But doubt
il. ! believe this wftcf's brew
has been cooking long before
war came.
It's tragic when a competent
mother OF growing family
must give her day 10 shipyard.
leaving her youngsters TO run
the streets.
But I have long since observed
that a lazy, silly mother can
work fully as much havoc as
the worker.
While Mrs. A takes her hon
est stand on the assembly line,
Mrs. p. turns her home into a
luke joint where any conduct
IS permitted and every principle
is ridiculed II we're going 10
have a house cleaning, lets
make IL 100 per cent!
CopyriErr. 1855, D. King Featufs.
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Alice Blackwell
And Sergt. Davis
Are Married

Miss Alice Cantelou Blackwell of
Washington and Beaufort, S. c., was
married to Sergt. Walter King Da-
Wis. Marine Corps, Saturday after
noon, October 2. The ceremony
took place in McKendree Methodist
Church, the pastor, the Rev. Charles
F. Phillips, officiating.
Given in marriage by her uncle,
Col. Paul G. Thompson, the bride
wore gown of white faille. 1t was
fashioned with fitted bodice, the
skirt ending in a short train. Her
tulle veil fell from a crown of halo
effect. She carried a bouquet of
white roses.
Mrs. Paul G. Thompson, aunt of
the bride. played the wedding music.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe B. Blackwell of Beau
fort. She is graduate of Beaufort
High School and attended Columbia
College
The bridegroom is the son Of the
Rev. and Mrs. S. C. Davis of Screven,
Ga. He attended Douglass Univers-
ity. He now Is stationed in wash
ington where the couple will make
their home at Briar Inn.
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Dorothy Jacobs
Names Wedding
Attendants

Mrs. Richard Clark Jacobs, wife
OF Col. Jacobs, U. S. A., and her
daughter. Miss Dorothy Jacobs, will
leave for Flushing, Mich, to visit
the formers mother, Mrs. Ira T.
Sayre and her sister, Mrs. Charles
N. Rumsey. They will return to the
Capital In a week or 10 days.
Mrs. Sayre will be unable to come
to Washington for the wedding of
her granddaughter and Capt. Lyle
M. Spencer, A. U. S., which will
take place on October %, but Mrs.
RumSey, the bride-elect's aunt, will
be among the out-of town guests
here for the ceremony and for the
reception which will follow at the
Kennedy Warren.
Miss Jacobs has chosen her at
tendants for the ceremony, which
will take place at s o'clock at Cleve-
land Park Congregational Church,
the Rev. Ernest A. Yarrow, jr., Off
ciating. Miss Anne O'Daniel, daugh-
ter of Brig Gen. and Mrs. J. W..
O'Daniel, will be the maid of honor,
and the bridesmaids will be Miss
Barbara Walling of Darlington, R.
l., cousin of Miss Jacobs, and Miss
Virginia Hegeman of Somerville,
N. j., her classmate at Wellesley
Maj. Charles Dollard. A. U. S., will
serve as best man for Capt. Spencer,
and the ushers will be named later.
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Hannah R. Wolf,
Capt. Frank Wed

Miss Hannah Ruth Wolf, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Wolf of
Davis, Okla, was married in this
city Saturday to Capt. Simon M.
Frank of Houston.
Rabbi Hugo Schiff officiated at
the ceremony which took place at
the Wardman Park Hotel in the
presence Of members of the two
families and few close friends.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and Mrs. William
Stern was maid of honor. Corpl
Leonard A. Frank, brother of the
bridegroom. was the best man.
The bridegroom is on duty with
headquarters of the Army Service
Forces in this city. His bride is a
food economist with the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Capt. Frank
is a graduate Of the University of
Oklahoma and prior to entering
the military service he practiced
law in Houston. Mrs. Frank is
graduate of the University of Ok
lahOma.
Evening star., 1943-10-09

by following established FILA stand
ards as to down-payment require
ments and local law as to evictions,
the association points out. 1t con-
tinues:
The housing shortage is tight
ening in a majority OF cities, but
more significant is the fact that in
a few, at least, of the most con-
gested war centers the worst pinch
already has passed. Nevertheless,
since there was comparatively lit
tie residential building over a long
period in the depression years, we
may expect undersupply to con-
tinue as our overall situation when
we go into the postwar years. This
makes it highly desirable to raise
the ban on private construction for
civilian needs just as soon as our
supply OF critical materials will
permit.
THE facts Of our housing, as we'll
as the profound industrial shift We
must make at the wars end, cry for
systematic advance city planning
OF a comprehensive kind to direct
the expected readjustment and
channel OF new construction into
Evening star., 1943-10-09
hhy
Mary E. Burns
Recent Bride of
E. A. Dannelly

The Chapel of the Mt. Vernon
Place Methodist Church was the
scene of the recent wedding of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Burns of Atlanta,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
David Burns of Pittsboro, N. c., to
Mr.. Edward Ayers Dannelly of
Washington and Atlanta, son of the
late Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Dannelly of
Alabama. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. John w.
Rustin.
The bride wore a magenta color
gown with a dubonnet hat and a
corsage bouquet of white orchids.
Her only ornament was a single
strand of pearls, a gift of the BRIDE
groom. She was attended by her
cousin, Miss Mary Ellen Woodlief
of Raleigh and Kittrell, N. c., who
wore an American Beauty rose color
gown and bouquet OF gardenias.
1t. q. g. Bryant A. Whitmire, u S.
N. r., of Birmingham and Leeds,
Ala. served as best man for Mr..
Dannelly.
A reception and supper followed
the ceremony at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Lois B. Dickens
in Washington and the couple left
later for their wedding trip, the
bride travelling in a blue gabardine
suit with blue hat and dubonnet
accessories. They will reside in
Alexandria on their return.