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Evening star., 1946-03-03
The Travellers Notebook
In Which Writes Guest Who Is STEPPED
In the Lore of North Carolina and Who
Knows Each Crog by Its First Name

| lage which housed the workers on
the dam while it was under con-
struction. For 1t was in this village
within walking distance of all the
seeable projects, that the authority
made its best bid for creature COM
fort, always a determining factor to
travellers. At the moment an effort
is being made to turn the village
over to private promotion, the best
bet to develop 1t with all the COM
forts Of home with the money the
800 900 tourists will bring in.
But until then accommodations
may be arranged at the dam site.
Bessie was just a COW, but she was
useful, placid and afIectionate
beast, and Granny Donaldson dearly
loved her.
Now Marble, N. c., a hamlet in
the shadow of the Great Smokes, is
a far, far piece from Italy, and it
is not quite clear how Granny DON
aldsen learned of fiesta in which
the Italians honor their cows and
deck them out with colorful robes.
There possibly never has been an
Italian in Marble, N. c., but the
fiesta made lot of sense to Granny.
Bessie might not march in a festival
procession, but she should have a
blanket.
And so Granny Donaldson made
the first COW blanket. 1t was of
homespun wool and was decorated
with gay crocheted figures, all of
them familiar to Granny's environ
nent. Placed across Bessie's broad,
patient and slightly swaying back,
1t probably did not contribute
nightly to her comfort, but it in
dubitably made her the most spec
tacular COW in the Smokes
A passerby saw Bessie's quaint
blanket and wanted one to-of all
outlandish things!-hang up In her
house.
And, just like that, Granny Dom
aldsen got into the cow blanket busi-
ness. Now her blankets are in ex-
elusive city shops and are eagerly
sought by decorators and collectors,
out a shortage of homemade blan-
kets has curtailed production.
X
That experience is tolerably
good introduction to the handcraft
business, cottage industry which
is growing steadily and seems to be
limited only by similar accidents
Ingenuity and production problems.
Within 100 miles of Asheville, N. c.,
thousands of men, women and chill
dren, many of them working in
humble homes like Grannys, turn
out an amazing volume and variety
OF things useful, ornamental, or, 2.
least, momentarily intriguing.
While scarcely recognized as a
prime source of livelihood, it COL
lectively brings an enormous amount
OF cash into pockets, many of which
have no other source Of cash income
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Businessmen
Three Meetings Slated
For This Week

The Board of Directors of the
Federation of Businessmen's Asso.
Citations and two member bodies will
meet this week.
The electrical contractors meet
ing Tuesday night will be high
lighted with talk by D. r. Hahn
Potomac Electric Power Co. official
who will discuss Rules and Regu-
lations of PEPCO." A list of this
weeks meetings follows:
Tuesday.
Electrical Contractors Associa-
tion-Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth
street NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Master Plumbers Association
Hotel 24oo, 2400 Sixteenth street
NV, 8 pm.
Business Federation Board of Di-
rectors-American Security g. Trust
Building, boardroom, 8:15 pm.
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Succession
Continued From Page CID

1886 the United States has become
a Nation; that Congress through en-
larsement Of the Federal powers at
the expense Of the States, is the
meeting place for all the people,
whereas formerly 1t was the meeting
place for the States and for sections
and that Congressman now are of :
ficers Of the Government, carrying
out the legislative functions of the
Government for all the people Just
as Supreme Court justices Gerry out
the judicial functions.
On the Senate side there are also
those who hold Senator'S or Repre-
sentatives under no disability to be-
come successors to the presidency
after the Vice President. Senator
McCarran, Democrat, Of Nevada has
introduced bill to provide for a
presidential successor by having the
Senate nominate three OF its mem
bers from whom the House shall
elect one.
This bill meets the Officer" prob
lem by stating: In the case of re-
moval, death. resignation, or inabil-
ity both Of the President and Vice
President of the United States the
Congress Of the United States shall
select. as hereinafter provided, and
shall declare an officer who shall
then act as President, until the dis
ability be removed, or a President
shall be elected"
Behind the present discussion
there Is the disquieting thought that
perhaps the problem is more press
ing now than at any time before
There is travel by airplane-and dis
asters. President Truman himself
called attention to this when he an
nounced that he and Secretary OF
State Byrnes, who would become
President should anything happen
to Mr. Truman, would not travel in
the same plane
There is, also, the atomic bomb.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

Lodse OF Per1ectlon WIZ meet pre-
ceding the exemplihcation of the de-
gree.
Past Grand Master of Masons
Otto B, Roepke will be rendered a
dinner by the Association of Wor-
shipful Masters of 1896 next Satur-
day at Henderson Castle on the
40th anniversary of his receiving his
master Mason's degree.
Representative Bertrand w. Gear
hart of California will be the guest
speaker at the 2Sth anniversary OF
the founding of George Washington
Post, Thursday night at the Amer
lean Legion Club. 1t will be ladies
night" and a special program has
been arranged by Comdr. Charles
l.. Schuettler.
Maj Gen. U. S. Grant III, has
been appointed by the American
Commission to obtain auditoriums
for the sectional contests to be held
during the month of March for the
9Th annual High School Oratorical
contest. Maj George Rohrick was
appointed subchairman of Section
No. and George B. Hunt of Section
No. 2. Three additional schools to
enter the contest are Capitol Page
School, Holy Trinity and Priory
Schools. The finals of the contest
will be held March 20 at the De-
partment of Commerce Auditorium
it was announced by Russell S.
Jeffreys, Americanism chairman.
Those posts which have not sent
in their post history, for the past
year, are requested to do so at once,
it was announced by Harvey L. Bean,
department historian.
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.VFW Department
Announces Posts
To Elect Officers

Comdr Frank Topash. of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, announced
last week that the various posts
will elect officers during March
Those having one monthly meeting
will nominate and elect the same
day.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

olU. 400 n6HOe1S were enrolled lr
the American Legion Auxiliary or
March /, which is more than $1,000
above that of last year.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
president, has scheduled visitations
this week as follows: Tuesday eve.
ming, Fort Du Pont Unit, Mime.
sofa avenue and M street Sc, and
Thursday evening, Kenneth Nash
Unit, District Building.
Department Pan American Chair
man Mrs. Claire Smithson will
preside at meeting at the Legion
Clubhouse tomorrow night when
plans will be made for the observ-
ance of Pan American day, April
IA. This committee has arranged
for a conducted tour of the Pan
American Union Building on
March 8.
At the department executive meet
ing last Monday, Mrs. Katherine
Mills, department child welfare
chairman, stressed the necessity for
co-ordinated effort on the part of
the Legion, the auxiliary. the Forty
and Eight and the Eight and Forty
to establish a unified welfare pro-
gram which will prove worthwhile
in giving aid to the children of needy
District veterans.
Mrs. Olea French. department
legislative chairman, presented a
resolution asking all members know
ing of vacant rooms or houses to
register them Immediately with the
Washington Housing Authority
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, Republic 4l60.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Service Unit Meetings

hhcflCAH LEGION.
1eson MondscSSspsen cubSoapssee
meTce Post Commerce Auditorium.
coonissi ei9n isiIuRh9aSe ao3e I'd Division Post, New
oWednesday- Jasper and McNail
Thursday-Jsmes A. Deiano and c,eore,
Washington Posts, Legion Clubhouse: For
seeNens Post, Stansbury Hall.
r.s;nn Sg1mpepartment Of Agriculture Post
Legion Auxiliaries.
us,sd sIs sssper Unit LsEor
comns5ss Taas5:z uRit; So,mPefss sHiidins'A o.
ssSon4 GluDsqess sps.s NGsoFsi Kills.n Unit
psrtm.nt Of Agriculture Unit, home O. o
nyspS. nvs NW ,1s Fst p fsps init Mnnesot'
Wedneesdsyy edsyyc - ooley-Meculloush Unit
ThYrsday-Kenneth Nash Unit. pistric
p.s.sscn rrassamss jS5sf Es wrssr Iessd gn
Fi:s satuTdsy Un5' Les9n coo}sg G}lgDhSgss %ee,or
partment building fund dinner. $50 pm.
Veterans Of Foreisn Wars.
- sunday-Gen. vincente Lin Post. 1881
h1MSssshusetts Mondsv evnnu., avsnus NV,
i.5 p55t Ivy N.Y. xHshoSy e Gen5sofs
E street NV. United States Naval Cur
Fafi95y hSs 1Siq GoSd Hope road 81
isIs K stSsst NV. NA'''hs' ca0''0i fos'
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Retired Enlisted Men

I TIC NeClred EfIlSteu wen ASSOC
citation. No. !, of the District Of
Columbia, will meet hereafter on the
fourth Friday of each month at
Odd Fellows Hall. 4l9 Seventh street
! NV. Next meeting March %.
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Meetings this week are:
SWV Auxiliaries

Meetings scheduled are: Monday
Admiral George. Auxiliary. Tues.
day-Col. j. J. Astor Auxiliary
White Elephant sale. Wednesday
Department meeting, Northeast
Masonic Temple. Friday-Gen. Mel.
son A. Miles Auxiliary. 18th ami.
versary party. All are invited.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Local Masonic News

The l4th degree is scheduled to be
conferred by the Scottish Rite
Tuesday evening. This series will
continue until May %. Mithras
Lodge of Perfection wiz meet pre-
ceding the exemplif1cation of the de-
gree.
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0l0, ,495 Members
Are Enrolled in
Legion Auxiliary

According to a report received
here from national headquarters
6l0,495 members were enrolled in
the American Legion Auxiliary on
March /, which is more than $4,000
above that of last year.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 3 initiated to member
ship: Alice Jane Bell, Betty Jean
Swartz, Jacqueline Hogan, Gwendo-
lyn Hagan, Patricia Allen, Valencia
Aufdem-Brinke, Elizabeth Hamann.
ana Mary Louise Scott. Viola
Cooke, honored queen, presided.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Mintz,
Richard Russ
Announce Vows

The marriage of Miss Gloria
Swan Mintz, daughter of Mrs. j.
W. Davis of Red Springs, to Rich
ard Aderen Russ, son of Mrs. Ruth
Kelly of Kelly, was solemnized in
the nome of the BRIDES aunt, Mrs.
O. D. Fowler, Sunday June 30.
The brides cousin, the Rev.
George Kelly Of Kelly performed
the ceremony III the presence of
relatives and few friends.
A program of wedding music was
rendered by Mrs. Lucille Harrell of
Wilmington.
The bride, who was given III mar
riage by her mother, wore a pink
jersey dress with white accessories.
Her corsage was an orchid.
The brides attendants we're Miss
Elsie Kelly of Wilmington Misses
Daphne Melvin and Brenda KinlaW,
both of Wilmington.
Steve Harrell of Wilmington,
served the bridegroom as best man.
After the wedding an informal
reception was held in the home
where the guests were served cake
and punch. The couple will be "at
home" in the Riverside apartments
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Recreation Calendar

The weekly events scheduled at
the various recreation centers OF
Wilmington is as follows:
Monday, 7:30-Boy Scout Troop
No. 10 at Lake Forest center. $3.50
Folk dancing and Rhythem Band
at Cornelius Harnett center. 8-Bin-
go at Maffitt Village center.
Tuesday, 7:30 - Bingo at Lake
Forest center. 3:3O-Checker tourn-
ament at Cornelius Harnett center.
9: 30-Bridge club at Maffitt Village
center.
Wednesday, 0:30-Bridge at
Lake Forest center. 8-Bridge at
Lake Forest center. $50 Square
dance at Maffitt Village center.
Thursday, 4-Horse show tourna-
ment at Lake Forest center. g.
Rifle club at Lake Forest center.
0-Bingo at Maffitt Village center
Friday, $3.50 - Square dance a.
Maffitt Village center-8 Teer
Tavern club at Cornelius Haraet
center. 4-Girls Softball game a
Lake Forest center. 8-Teen Age
club at Lake Forest center.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Weekly Activities
Of YWCA Announced

The activities for the coming
week at the YWCA have been an
nounced as follows:
July $3.50 to 5 pm. Leather
crafts for Girl Reserves, 6 p. M,
Jr. Sr. Girl Reserves. 6:45 pm.
Residence Girl vespers,
July 90 pm. Sightseeing trip
to Bellamy home and St. James
church for Girl Reserves.
July 1913 pm. Freshman Girl
Reserves meeting to plan for Chits
& Chatter club. 7:30 pm. Art class.
II am. Candle-making for Europe.
July 11-3 pm. Leather craft for
all Girl Reserves.
July 1913 to II pm. Chips and
Chatter club. Freshman Girl Re-
serves hostesses.
July 1870 to 1870 pm. Open
House for servicemen. Junior hos
tesses in charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07

tony performed last Sunday. Mr..
Benson is the acting city manager
for the city of Wilmington.
A. Glenn Holt of Burlington and
Thomas B. Granger of Whining
ton returned to Wrightsville Beach
on Wednesday after a brief bust
ness trip TO New York city.
Miss Monimia MacRae has re-
turned to AsAeville, F. H. Fechtig
and daughter, Miss Allie Morris
Fechtig have returned to Little
Switzerland, where they are sum-
mering. and Louis deRossett of Ra-
leigh, is again back at home after
attending the funeral of the late
DR.. William H. Milton here at St.
James Episcopal church on Mon
day afternoon last.
Miss Columbia Munds, Miss FL
sd Munds, and Miss Alice Boat
wright expect 10 leave tomorrow by
motor for Linville where they will
spend a week as the guests Of Mrs.
Donald MacRae at her delightful
summer mountain home.
Friends of Mrs. Billy Higgins of
Charleston, S. c., nee Carol Nash
of st. Louis and Washington, D. c.,
will regret to learn that she was
forced to undergo an eye operation
last week at a northern hospital.
Billy Higgins is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Higgins of Wilmington.
The many friends of Commander
and Mrs. William A. Simon of
Washington, D. c. are happy to
welcome them back to Wrightsville
Beach where they are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Alan Marshall at their
cottage on West Henderson street.
Comdr. Simon who is. the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Simon of Will
mington, was one of the heroic SUI
vivors of the aircraft carrier
Franklin bombed by the Japa-
nese in the recent war. Tae fas-
cinating and talented Mrs. Simon
was previously Miss Mary Louise
Mickey of Washington, D. c.
John Hill Cronly, Jr., of Rich
mond, Va, is spending the Fourth
Of July holidays with friends at
Wrightsville Beach.
Ever since last Monday we nave
been practically deluged with rain
and on Friday night the wind and
rain reached severe storm proper
tons. A damp welcome for u
numerous prominent guests, wasn't
it? But the sun will shine brightly
again by the time you receive this
letter on Sunday, and life will go
on as usual, just as if nothing had
happened at all.
With the best of everything for
you, both now and always. Sincere
ly yours, VIRGINIA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Katharine Mailer
Completes Plans
For Her Wedding

Miss Katharine Anna Mailer has
announced her plans for her we'd
ding to David Lindsay Struthers,
which is to take place here on
Saturday afternoon, July Is at 4
o'clock in St. Paul's Lutheran
church.
She has chosen as her maid-of-
honor and only attendant, her Sis
ter, Miss Margaret Mailer. Mr..
Struthers will have as his best man
Eddie F. Mathes, of Wilmington,
and his ushers will be Henry Won
Oe3e/, A. L. Meyland, Jr., and
C. c. Mailer and w. L. Mailer,
brothers of the bride.
Among those who will entertain
this week with pre-nuptial parties
for the bride will include Mrs. E.
F. Mathes, Mrs. W. T. Barber,
and Mrs. Carlton Bolton who will
entertain tonight from 7 until
o'clock at the home of the bride
groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kath-
crime Vollers, 719 Market street.
Miss Elaine Won Oesen will be
hostess on Monday evening with
a party and Tuesday evening, Mrs.
G.. w. Bellois and Mrs. W. B.
Bellois will entertain. Wednesday
Mrs. E. P. Loughlin and Mrs. W.
H. Hancammon will be h~ostesses
at bridge; Thursday, Mrs. Robert
Romeo, Mrs. Laurence Wilson and
Mrs. McPhail Getty will be host
esses and Friday evening, Mrs. J.
S. Shepard and Mrs. Loren Nor
croft will entertain after the we'd
ding rehearsals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Girl Reserves Will
Attend Lost Colony

All Girl Reserves who are plan
ming to attend the presentation of
THE Lost Colony on August IL
at Manteo, are requested to make
their reservations with Miss Eliza
beth Davis, program director for
Younger Girls department, YWCA.
You must pay S. upon registering
and the balance of $3.50 must be
paid by July Is. The $1,000 covers
transportation, roundtrip, the place
to stay that might and the cost
of the ticket to the play.
Come by the "Y" and make
your reservations. The first 81
that sign up will be allowed to at
tend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Slightly Off The Record
Continued from Page One)

remainder of the season. Mr.. Brown is M OF tne Wce-presloen1s u
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company. 49,
Mr. and Mrs. William A. French of New York city arrived on
Wednesday and are the guests of Mr.. French's brother and sisterIn-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Llewenyn C. French at their handsome new sum
me- home m South Waynick boulevard, Wrightsvlle Beach. Mary
and Bill French lived in Wilmington during the early years OF tne1
Mrs. William A. French at their home o n South fourth stree1' so
4hoir roh,rn r, their old haunts each summer is eagerly looked Tor
v ud to h their host of friends in the community. for they are two OF
the finest people you will ever be privileged Il meet n unere =; rs
.never a dill moment when they are around. by N way oM Is
az vec,+Ie in the New York office Of Westinghouse.
Nre 7 K Wise and Mrs. Sam Nash left on Tuesday for bloWlne
Rock where Mrs. Nash will be the guest Of Mrs. Wise at her oeaut1ul
simmer home in the mountains for two weeks.
Nv va ire lawrence Lewis. Jr, of Richmond, Va, arrived
last Monday by motor at WrightsvIle Beach and # occupying mel
se.sona cottage at IL East Augusta street. They nave Is tner al
tractive guests during the holidays Lawrences sister Dromel,
inl1sw Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pollard also OF Richmond. Lawrence
\ ons ~ Hi' 20. ~I hs sister Mrs. Pollard, nee Mary Lilly Lewis are the
grandson and granddaughter of Mrs. J. K WISE u "l!mIngton aha
Patton. lovely, arstocratic, Richmond soeiahte. FREQ PonaIa Is N
sr of -povern Pollard of Virginia. These four charming young
yis+ors from Virginia are a welcome addition to the social contingent
- r.AL4rLila Bach
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07

Mrs. T. Michael Ramsaeur OF
Baltimore. has returned TO her
home after a visit of two weeks
here. dividing her time between her
sister Mrs. Oscar Peck, at her
home 1410 Grace street in the city.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hargrove Bel
lamv's summer home at II East
Columbia avenue, Wrlghtsvllle
Beach. Mrs. Ramsaeur was former
Nv Miss Almyeria Stevenson OF VIII
mington.
MI. and Mrs. Grady Peasants
of Winston-Salem are spending the
holidays at Wrightsville Beach
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Par
mele at their summer cottage ~
West Fayetteville street. Mrs.
Pleasants was formerly Virginia
Shaffner Of Wirston-Salem. Virgin
ia and Grady are not strangers to
Wilmingtoniars or to the summer
colonists at Wrightsville Beach and
since their arrival here last week
thew have been delightfully."- enter
tanned. Complimenting them on
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
RAYMOND H. Holland were host and
hostess at the Surf Club for dinner.
Sharing honors with them were the
Hollands guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Wright Northrop of New
York city who arrived Ten days
ago for a visit with Tom North
rops sister and brother-ia-law. On
Thursday evening at the Surf
Clubs annual holiday suppec-dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmele entertained
a party of twenty four, honorlng
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Pleas
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Northrop
of New York, guests of the Hollands
and Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Freu.A also of New York City.
Mrs P. C. Perdue and daughter
Miss Helen Manning Hardin of
Richmond, are spending the holi-
days at Wrightsville Beach with Dr..
and Mrs, James F. Robertson at
their cottage 329 South Lumina ave
nue., after which they will visit in
the city with Mrs. Perdues father,
Robert W. Farmer at his home, ll9
North 18th street.
Miss Mango Williford of New
York city, is the charming guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis, Jr.,
at their warm weather home. IL
Birmingham street, Wrightsville
Beach.
Miss Aline Hicks of Raleigh, for
merly of Oxford, is the attractive
weekend guest of her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie R. Hummell at their summer
home, 7 E a Oxford street,
Wrightsville Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wright
of SO South Lumina avenue,
Wrightsville, have as their lovely
guest during the holidays Miss
Margaret Taylor of Greensboro.
whose marriage to Thomas H.
Wright, Jr., will be an outstanding
social event of early August.
James L. sprunt. Jr., of Mem
phis, Tenn, formerly of Whining
ton, is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Laur-
ence Sprunt at their Wrightsville
Beach home sos South Lumina ave-
hue.
John Jay Burney, Jr., wac is a
student at Wake Forest Summer
school, is spending the Independ-
deace Day holidays in the city with
his parents Judge and Mrs John
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07
Margaret Gurganious,
Haywood Ellison Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest l.. Johnson
announce the marriage OF their
daughter, Margaret LaVerne Cur
ganious, to Haywood Ellison. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Ellison OF
Winter Park.
The marriage took place on June
% at Conway, S. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-07

Household chores can be cut by
drafting the family's cooperation,
and by choosing foods from the
groeers which are quickly prepar-
al
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
Sheriffs Issue
New Magazine

DeLAND, June 4-The first is
sue of the new Florida Sheriff
official magazine of the state as
ISOLATION of sheriffs, was issued
today. Publication will be CON
tinued monthly, instead of an
nually, and circulation has been
upped to 5000 copies, according
to r. A. Price, editor.
With issuance of the first edi-
ton. Editor Price pledged the
magazine as a force for con-
structive progress and COM
munity good. THE new Florida
Sheriff will be neither a cru
sading organ nor a political
mouthpiece." Price said. but
rather. a bond by which collee-
tive efforts of the associations
members may be consolidated
for the most good"
Price is a writer and metro
politan daily newspaperman of
many years experience. through
out Florida and the nation. He
lis being assisted by Albert r
White, Jr., former war correspon-
dent for a major American news
service, as associate editor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-06-04
San Carlos Holds
Closing Exercises

Children of San Carlos School
had their closing exercises for
this term last Friday morning
Poems were recited and school
songs were sung.
Pupils to whom prizes and
diplomas were awarded are the
following:
Olga Bravo, Aida Disgdiertt,
Alice Pons, Gloria Disgdiertt,
Anita Fernandez, Betty Roberts,
Orlando Bravo, Mario DiSgdiertt,
Francisco Pons, Milo Valdez,
George Disgdiertt and Eloisa
Chavez.
Parents and officers of the
institute were present. Awards
were presented by Miss Benildes
Remond, principal.
Cake and refreshments were
served.
School will open again in Sep
TENDER.