davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Omaha guide., 1947-05-03


Elmer Schoettle, Nashville pian-
ist, will be among the performers
at the Concert of Contemporary
American Music that was held Fri
evening, April 25th, during Fisk
University's 18th Annual Festival
of Music and Art. With Mary
Phillips Street, also of Nashville,
he will play the "Yenvalou" Suite;
for two pianoes, by John w. Work,
composer and Fisk professor Of
music. Other evening musical eve
hts of the Festival will include the
opera Madame Butterfly" a re
cital by Phillipa Duke Schuyler,
child pianist and composer, and a
concert by the famed Fisk Uni
versity Choir.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
District Ciiuitan Meeting
Slated At Lake Waccamaw

With Whiteville serving as the
host club the following clubs will
be represented: Tabor City, Chad
bourn, FAR Bluff, Hallsboro, Fair
mont, Evergreen, Elizahethtown
and Bladenboro. Ali members and
their families are asked to pack a
picnic lunch and assemble at Har-
RVS Anchorage, which will be head
quarters for the afternoon and
evening programs.
The highlight of the entertain
ment will be the use of the re-
Gently launched Sea Scout Ship
Waccamaw as a passenger cruiser
for members and guests to tour
Lake Waccamaw in the afternoon.
Skipper John Mcneil, leader OF
the Whiteville Sea Scouts, will have
his troop in full dress and will
give a demonstration of the sail
ing techniques of the local troop.
After the demonstration, the
launch will be brought close to
shore and with the aid of a loud
speaker. Mr.. StraWn will address
the attending guests gathered a
long the shores of the lake. Other
speakers will be heard in the same
manner in the twilight entertain
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
Special to the Star

WHITEV[LLE. July 17-Amone
teh many distinguished guests that
will be present for the district
wide Civitan Club picnic to be
held at Lake Waccamaw on July
q will be H. S. StraWn, OF Char
lotte, president of Civitan Inter
national. StraWn will be the guest
speaker for the occasion and will
hold a special meeting of all pres
- u ne CUBS as par CT the
evening rrogram.
John A. Courtney, lieutenant gov
ernor of this district, was the orl-
ginator OF the idea to have the
picnic as d gooa Will measure u
allow all nine clubs in the county
to ge, together and meet each
other informally.
Also scheduled to be present Tor
the picnic will be: President-Elect
of Civitan International, James c.
Richardson of Atlanta, Ga; Gov
ernor of the North Carolina Dis
trio, Donald c. Dearborn of Sails
bury; Governor-Elect of the North
Carolina District, Henry T. Hearr
of Wins1on-Salem and Past Gov
ernor of the North Carolina Dis
trict, DR.. J. w. Branham of Ra-
leigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
Now It's Squirting Walls

ture to the sidewalk three times
in one day, and caused the great
esct gremlin-hunt in Miami his
tory.
Plumbers, plasterers, insurance
men, building inspectors they
scraped off plaster, pulled out
pipes, even saw a few of the water
jets appear out of nowhere them
selves.
The tenants, distracted by their
days and nights Of not finding
dry places to sit down, were
mighty helpful. Especially, sale
insurance man w. C. Burgess, q
ten-year-old boy.
Burgess planned to talk to tina
] boy some more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
Divorces Top Marriage,
In Los Angeles Co,'.

CHICAGO UP Los A..
County, Cal, issued fewar 'st
rage licences in the first M, ny
last year than the number 10y
vorce suits filed, the Encvc,o@s
Britannica 1s47 Book of tb0 sO y
says. y
The United States as a vi.
held the rate OF one divoro't
each three marriages wb;cb
tablished in 1915. Is;
Some authorities have pred;..
that hall Of all marriages vj1
ending in divorces by 1856 an
ing to the Britannica. SN'''
The average marriage !.
Angeles County lasted onl, =
years in 1945 aainst 9.3 ye...
1888. 'esfs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
W G nj
1910 On Your Dial


TODAY
6:30-Sign On and News Summary
6:33-Sunup HoedoWn
7:O0-News
7:05-Eye Opener
8:O0-Today in Our Town
8:05-Fun at Breakfast
8:10-Eye Opener
9:00-Cecil Brown
9:15-Morning Devotional
9,9O-Say It with Music
10: 00-Eleanor Watts
10:15-Tell Your Neighbor
10:30-Heart's Desire
II :00-Kate Smith Speaks
11:15Musical Showcase
II :3O-This Week in History
12:0O-Cedric Foster
Strings
u :30-Merv Griffin Sings
IL :45-Checkerboard Jamboree
1:00-Queen for a Day
1:30-Carolina Beach Party
2:30-Eleanor Watts
2:45-The Jackie Hill Show
3:00-Erskine johnson
3:15-The Johnson Family
3:3o-Two Ton Baker
3:45-Quaker City Serenade
4:00-Record Review
5:00-The World Predicts
5:05-Under the Capitol Dome
5:1O-News
5:15-Adventure Parade
5:30-Rhythm Ranch
5:45-Tom Mix
6:00-Ray Henle
6:15-Nusic for Suppertime
6:30-Henry J. Taylor
6:45-Inside of Sports
7:00-Burl Ives
7:15-Melody Time
7:30-Leave 1t to the Girls
8:00-Gabriel Heater
8:15-Music in Three Quarter Time
8:30-Hospitality Time
8:45-Orchestra
S:5O-News
9:00-Meet the Press
9:30-Meet Marty Drake
10 :00-A]l the News & Washington News
Roundup
10:15-Buddy Moreno's Orchestra
10 1PO-Criss Cross Orchestra
10:45-Bill McCune's Orchestra
II :00-Midnight Matinee
II :55-Tomorrows News Tonight
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18

MIAMI, Fla, July 17-W.S-Ihe
drv season set in at $50 and $40
S.W. Fourth street today.
Even if the walls had been
smitten with Aaron's rod, they
wouldn't have given forth water.
Insurance adjusters working on
the case of the squirting walls IN
the two new apartment buildings
announced that the squirts had
stopped The figured their lnss
vestieation had a great deal to do
with it. ,
Since Saturday the squirts kept
tenants awake at night, sen: some
from dripped-on beds to hotels for
the night, forced Mrs. Estelle
BRADY to move her soaked furnl-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
w ] N E.
N. c..

JACKSONVILLE, N. c.,
TODAY
6:a0-Yawn Patrol
6:55-Farm News
7:00-News Roundup-TN
7:05-Musical Clock
7:45-News Roundup-TN
8:00-Fairy Tales-TN
8:1C-According To The Record
8:15-Musical Clock
8:45-Sally Ann Time
8:55-UP Commentary
9:OO-Cecil Brown-MBS
9:15-1240 Club
10:00-Victor H. Lindlahr-MBS
10:15-Tell Your Neighbor-MBS
10:30-Parade of Bands
10:45-In The Woman's World
11:0O-UP News
11:05-Spotlight on Rhythm
II Observation-Disclosures
II :45-Summertime Serenade
12:0O-Cedric Foster and NeWs-MBS
12:15-Melody Lane
12:30-10-2-4 Time Show
II :45-Nation in the News
IL :50-Billy Arthur Onslow County New
II :55-Dick and JEANNE
1:00-Queen For A Day-MBS
1:30-Martin Block Show-MBS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
luke Box Infiltrating
Even American Home

CHICAGO WH-The juke box has
invaded the quiet Of the American
home.
It is now possible 10 rent a juke
box on a lone night. stand" basis.
The juke people get calls to in
stall the 500 pound mechanical
minstrel in lodges, hotel rooms,
Easements, summer cottages and
even the homes of the rich.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
W M F D
14OO On Your Dial

4:30NEddy Duchin
4:45-Let's Dance-UP News
5:OO-Terry and the Pirates
5:15-Sky King
5:3O-Lone Ranger
6:00-Organ Serenade
6:15-Star-News Commentator
6:2O-Sports
6:25lNorth Carolina Highlights
6:30-Charlie Spivak and Orchestra
-6:45-Paint Your Way to Home Beauty
7:00-Headline Edition
Husbands of the Land
8:O0-The Fat Man
8:3O-This is Your FBI
9:OO-Break the Bank
9:30-The Sheriff
s:55-Champion Spark Plugs-Roll Call
10:0O-Gillette Fights
10 :30-Sports Page
11:00-News of Tomorrow
IL :15-Joe Hassel
11:3O-Gelns for Thought
11:35-Click Restaurant Orchestra
6:3O-Daybreak in the Barnyard
7:30-Zeke Manners
7:45-Musical Clock
7:55-North Carolina Highlights
8:OG-News with Martin Agronsky
S:15-Star-News Commentator
S:20-Musical Clock
8:40-NBC Musical Reveille
8:55-UP News
9:OO-The Breakfast Club with Don Nc
10 :O0-My True Story
10 :25-Betty Crocker's Magazine of the
Air
11:O0-Breakfast in Hollywood - Tom
Breneman
11:3O-Gals Drake
11.45-Ted Malone
12:00-Noon Day Musical
12:301Tom Tom Tunes
1:00-Baukhage Talking
1:15-Musical Interlude
1:25-Star-News Commentator
1:3O-WMFD Concert of the Air
2:00-Walter Kiernan-News
2:15-EtheI and Albert
2:3O-Bride and Groom
3:O0-Ladies be Seated
3:30-Paul Whiteman Club
4:15-Here's to Veterans
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
Radio Programs

2:o0-Your World of Music
2:15-Martin Block ShoW-MBS
2:3O-Match Wits with WING
2:45-The Jackie Hill Show-MBS
3:O0-Erskine johnson IN Hollywood -
MBS
3:11Johnson Family-MBS
3:3O-Grapevine Party Line
4:30-The Lone Ranger-IN
5:0o-Lew White At The Organ
5:15-Advanture Parade-MBS
5:3o-Hop Harrigan-MBS
5:45-Tom Mix-MBS
6:00-Fulton Lewis, Jr., and the News
6:15-Maola Treasure Time-WHIT
6:3o-Henry J. Taylor-MBs
6:45-Sizing Up Sports
7:0O-Burl Ives-MBS
7:15-Dinner Dance Time
7:3O-Leave 1t To The Girls -MBS
8:OO-Gabriel Heatter-MBS
8:15-Pepsi Cola Parade Of Stars-MHs
8:3o-Adventures of Bulldog Drurnmond
9:OO-Meet the Press
9:30-Meet Marty Drake-MBS
10: 00-Arthur Whitehurst and News|TN
Il: O5-Sports Resume-Lee Kirby-TN
10 :15-Buddy Moreno's Orcnestra -MDs
10 :30-Criss Cross Orch-MBS
1o:45-Bill McCune's Orch.-MBS
1O:55-Mutual Reports the News-MBs
11:00-Dance Orchestra-MBS
IL :15-Sign Off
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
OVER THE NETWORKS
NETWORK


Time is eastern standard. For eentr.J
standard subtract one hour, for noun
tain standard subtract two hours. Some
.ocai stations change hour Of relay to
lit local schedules. Last minute pro-
gram changes cannot be included.
lFor East. Daylight d one hour)
TODAY
5:o0-News Report. IS Mins.-nbc
Eric Sevareid and News-cbs
two Silent Il hr. )-mbs-east
Riddles Hour repeated hour later)-
mbs-west
o:lo-America Serenade Sports-nbc
United Nations Reporters
5:30-Red Barber and Sports-cbs
Thomas Newscast-nbc
World News & Commentary-cbs
Colorado Supper Club-nbc-basic
Bob @. Lewis ~Comedy-cbs
Fulton Lewis, Jr. (repeat hour lat.r,
-mbs
o:lo-News n C~omment-nbc
Dance Music-mbs-basic
6:SO-The House Party-nbc
Bob Crosby Show-cbs
6:45-kaltenborn's Comment-nbc
Bob Trout and News+cbs
sports repeat 80 m. later)-mbs
7;0o-Paul Lavalle Meiody-nbc
Hawk Larabee, Drama-cbs
Ives necorded (rpt 9:3O)-mbS
71eThe Holly House-mbs-basic
7:30-Henry Russell Music-nbc
Lewis Little Show-cbs
Leave 1t to Girls, Guest-mbs
55-Fi Minutes News-cbs
8Q0-American Novels-nbc
Arthur Place, Variety-cbs
Gabriel Heater C~omment-mbs
8:15-Real Life Drama-mbs
8:3O-Abe Lyman Waltz Time-nbc
Godfrey's Talent Scouts-cbs
Bulldog Drummond Drama-mbs
9:oo-The Mystery Theater-nbc
It Pays to Be Ignorant-cbs
Meet the Press Interviews-mbs
9:30-Bill Stern Sports Spot-nbc
Ellen Farrell Concert-cbs
Marty Drake Show-mbs-basic
S:45-Week1y Talks by Gussts-nbc
lO:OOeNews & Variety 3 hrs.-nb
News, Variety, Dance 3 hrs-nbc
News, Dance Band, 2 hrs.-mbs
ABC PROGRAMS - Times fit either
Eastern Daylight or Eastern Standard.
6:0o-NetWork Silent hour east
Riddles Serial Hr.-west repeat
7:00-News and Commentary
7:15-Elmer Davis Commentary
7:30-The Lone Ranger Drama
8:o0-Fat Man, Detective Drama
8:3O-This is F. B. l., Drama
9:0o-Break the Bank Quiz
9:3o-Sheriff's Detective Drama
9:55-Five Minutes Sports
10:00-Boxing Bouts, Sports Show
II :00-NeWs & Dance Band Hour
12:00-Dance Band Hour-west Only
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
Marshall Plan Gets Beuin
Support For FuLfllment

dependence from the dollar drift
only by producing more coal, he
said. With more coal, Britain
could give a definite promise tc
Russia of the goods needed by
Russia for its reconstruction, anc
could star. buying food from it
old supply sources in Europe ant
elsewhere, he added. This like
wise would reduce its dependence
on the dollar area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS

NEW YORK, July 17-P-Three
young men and three young WON
en-, winners of an essay contest
conducted by the Centennial Com
mission of Holland, Mich, left by
plane today for Amsterdam to be-
gin a months tour of the Neither
lands as guests Of the Dutch gov
eminent.
The subject Of the essay was
THE Influence Of Dutch Settle
ment on American Civilization"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
"DEFINITE INDICATIONS"

WASHINGTON, July IT -(P-
Four additional shipping lines that
formerly operated government
vessels in intercoastal trade re-
portedly have given the maritime
commission definite Indications
that they intend to undertake pri-
vate operations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18

Six hundred American Defense
medals yesterday arrived at the
Wilmington office of Coast Guard
from Norfolk. The medals are to
be distributed to all discharged
Coast Guardsmen in the Whining
ton area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
W E {
WHITEVILLE-124O
-rnnAC

WHITEVILLE-124O
TODAY
8 :0o-Farm Hour
6:15-Old Chisolm Trail
6ae0-Happy Sam Fowler
6:45-Happy Sam Fowler
7:00-World News
7:05-Top of the Morning
7:15-Happy Sam Fowler
7:30-Top of the Morning
8:05-Morning Devotions
8:20-Flashes of Life
8:25-News Pictures
8:30-Loris on the Air
9:0o-Cecil Brown CMl
s:15-Faith In Our Time tM)
9:30-Say 1t With Music IND
10 :o0-Meet The Band
10:15-TelI Your Neighbor I'M
10 :30-Heart's Desire (M)
II :00--Kate Smith Speaks
II :l5-Checkerboard Jamboree
11:30-Tin Pan Alley
11:45-This Rhythmic Age
l2:oo-Tabor City News
12:1O-News of Carolinas
12:15-Luncheon Dance Music
l2:30-South American Way
12:45-Sagebrush Sersnade
1:00-Queen For a Day (M)
1:30-Martin Block Show (M)
2:3o-Texas Rangers
2:b-Jackie Hill Show
3:00-Voice OF the Army
3:15-The johnson Family M
3:30ITwo Ton Baker (M}
3:45-Music from the Islands
4:00-What's New
4:l5-What's America is Playing
4:30-i240 Club
5:C0-Music Box CM)
5:1@Adventure Parade M
5:3o-Hop Harrigan CM)
5:45-Tom Mix
6:0o-Fulton Lewis (M)
6:15-Sports News
6:3o-Dinner Music
7:oo-Burl Ives IND
7:15-Lee Brown Orche5 tra
7:30-Leave it to the Girls (M)
8:oo-Gabriel Heater (M)
8.1s-Mt. Hebron Choir
8:30-Adventures of Bulldog Drupmon
9:0o-Meet the Press tM)
9:30-Meet Marty Drake CM)
10 :00-Hoppe and News
10 :l5tEventide Echoes
l0:30EDance Orchestra CD
10:55-Mutual News (M)
II :00-Sign Off
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-18
City Briefs

The Rt. Rev. Thomas c. Darst
retired Bishop, Diocese OF Eas'
Carolina, will conduct services a
St. James Episcopal church fol
the next four Sundays in the alb
sence of the Rev. Mortimer GLOW
er, rector. =.
A competitive bid sale for $l,oo0,
600 worth of surplus military We
hicles is scheduled to get under
way at Cherry Point July %, "a
and Is, officials at the Wilmington
Customer Center announced yes
terday.
The executive staff of the Cape
Fear area council, Boy Scouts o
lAmerica, will meet Monday after
moon, July 81, from l to S O'CLOCK
in the community center, Secone
and Orange streets, Ray SWeazey
Scout executive, announced yes
terday.
Six hundred American Defense
medals yesterday arrived at the
Wilmington office of Coast Gaare
from Norfolk. The medals are Il
be distributed to all discharged
Coast Guardsmen in the Whining
ton area.
Robert S. Matthews, Jr., con
tact officer for the Veterans ad
ministration office in the Whining
ton area, yesterday appealed Il
all former servicemen using Va
to enclose all necessary data II
letters mailed to his office. Mat
thews said several appeals for aic
were being delayed because al
information was not given In the
original communication.
Wilmington Girl Scouts are nov
doing work for the community
chest drive in the Girl Scout OF
flee. Scout officials announced yes
terday. All Girl Scouts are invited
to help.
The Panamenian Mary G., car
20 ship, with Peter Petrone, liste<
as master, yesterday cleared thu
Port of Wilmington bound for Bot
wood, Newfoundland, with a 1880
ton cargo of coal and poles.
Joseph McDale Freeland, MN
1-c,. of 2668-E Jefferson street, yes
terday enlisted in class V-6 OF the
inactive Naval Reserve, local OF
ficials reported.
Because of large slashes in con
gr~essional appropriations for U. S
postoffices, Wilbur Doshec, Will
mington postmaster, yesterda,
said that his recommendation TO.
an assistant postmaster CAM
back from Washington marked
mo funds available"
CLIO State Director William
Smith announced yesterday tina
the membership of Local II, In
dustrial Union Of Marine and ship
building Workers of America, CI(
has disassociated with that uniol
and has voted unanimously to at
filiate with the Retail, Wholesale
and Department Store Union, CLIO
Harold Horton filed suit yestec
day in county court against J. D
Harrison seeking $500 for persona
injuries and $438 for damages tt
his car as the result of a crash
The plaintiff alleged that the de
PENDANTS son, driving at an un
lawful rate of speed, drove hi:
automobile into Horizons machin,
last June 10 at 18th and Chestnu
| streets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-26
Annie M. Brown

News has been received here of
the death Of Mrs. Annie M. Brown,
wife of the late Harry Brown who
was at one time miller at Sunshine.
Mrs. Brown died Wednesday at the
home of her son, Jasper M. Brown,
Philadelphia. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon from
the Ullrich Funeral Home, Balti-
more, with burial in Oak Lawn
Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her
son; a brother, Charles E. Benson,
Brookeville; seven sisters, Mrs
Eetty Brown, Mrs. Mary Soper, of
Olney; Mrs. Olive Legg, Mrs. Susie
Roycroft and Mrs. Grace Dryer
all of Baltimore; Mrs. Nellie Muir
ply, of Mt. Airy, and Mrs. Lucy
Burdette of Hyattstown; and three
grandchildren.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-26
Sandy Sfalts9 Nsi9Aboshood.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell,
who have been living in Washing
ton, will spend the summer in the
Sandy Spring community with Mr..
and Mrs. Norris Russell and Nor
decai Russell. George graduated
this Spring from Wilson Teachers
College and plans to enroll next
jail in the Yale Divinity School.
DIR. Thomas A. Ladson, Jr., en-
tertained as his guests at his cot
tage at White Point last weekend
his brother and wife, DR.. and Mrs.
Jack A. Ladson, and their son, Jack
Alexander, of Pikesville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sharpless, of Washing
ton, and Miss Jean Thomas, of
Sandy Spring. The preceding week.
end DIR. Ladson was host to DR.. and
Mrs. C. C. Tumbleson, Mr., and
Mrs. Charles Francis, Miss Fran
ces Leishear, Miss M argaret
Brooke, Mrs. Iris Beall, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Betikoser of
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-26

Downey joined DR.. Ladson at
White Point on Tuesday and are
spending this week with him.
Miss Jean H. Thomas is leaving
Friday by train for California,
\ where sine will join Miss Marjorie
Eserich, of Philadelphia. They plan
to motor back in Miss Eserich's
car, and to make a tour of the
Great Lakes on the way.
Mike Conner and Harold Sinton,
Jr., who is spending the summer at
Ashland with the Corners, return
ed Monday from an automobile
trip to Boston, where they stayed
at The Parker House. While in
Boston they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Kretchmar, and attended
the wedding of Miss Joan Ford
Murphy and Mr.. James J. Dazzi at
West Roxbury. On their return
trip they were the guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. LARA
bee at Cape May, N. ].
Miss Mary E. Thomas, of Balti-
more, spent Sunday in Sandy
Spring with Miss Florence Bent
ley, and attended the reading of
the current Annals of Sandy
Spring by Bentley Thomas at the
Meeting House that evening.
Miss Gladys H. Young was a
guest over the weekend of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Conner at Ashland
She left on Tuesday for Long
Island, where she will spend the
summer with her mother near
Southampton. Mrs. Young plans tc
live at Ashland next winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Thomas, Jr.
has as weekend guests Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lea and their two chill.
dren, of Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Miller
have issued invitations to an After
party for this Saturday evening
Mrs. Ann G. Boyd is spending
several weeks in Ocean City. She
left Sandy Spring on Friday and
went to Kennett Square, Pa.
where she was joined by her niece
Barbara, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Douglas Gilpin, and continued or
! to the shore.
David Wilson and his fancee
Miss Clara Dettn1ar, of East Or.
ange, N. j., are spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-26
Thrift Shop Tea
| At Mrs. Rodlun's

On Wednesday, June 4th from
$3.50 to $50 the President of the
Montgomery County Thrift Shop,
Mrs. Clifford N. Rodlun and the
members of the Executive Board
of the Shop entertained at a tea at
Mrs. Rodlun's home, 1888 Locust
Hill Road, Bethesda, in compliment
to the volunteers who give of their
time to work in the shop.
Receiving with Mrs. Rodlun was
the first Vice President, Mrs
Frank P. Wilcox; the second Vice
President, Mrs. Donald w. Roberts;
the secretary, Mrs. Howard p
Bailey, and the treasurer, Mrs. j.
Hamilton Vance.
Presiding at the tea table dur
ing the afternoon was Mrs. B.
Peyton Whelan, first president OF
the organization; Mrs. Edwin A.
Merritt, past president; Mrs
Arthur w. Palmer contact chair
man Of the Montgomery County
Hospital, one of the four partici-
pating agencies of the shop; Mrs.
Lewis Gravelle, of the Suburban
Hospital; Mrs. Arthur Ringland Of
the Planned Parenthood League;
and Mrs. Katherine Sterling, shop
manager.
Assisting generally during the
afternoon were other members OF
the executive board and chairmen
of committees. They were Mrs.
William M. Bobley, Mrs. Eugene
w. Shaw, Mrs. Thomas Patterson,
Mrs. Thomas W. Perry, Mrs. John
Ecker, Mrs. Ralph Himstead, Mrs.
T. Calvin Owen, Mrs. Francis
Thomas, Mrs. Horatio Wales, Mrs.
John I. Lauritizen, Mrs. W. o. Kim
cannon and Mrs. Roger j. White
ford.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-26

J. L. Kraft, vice-chairman, Ma
tional Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work, was honored at
National All Club Camp held in
Washington, d. c., In June for his
outstanding contributions to All
Club work. He was given a cita-
/ ton and specially designed
medallion before All Club men,
bers and leaders from AS States,
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
attending the seventeenth annual
camp. Presentation was made in
the Jefferson Memorial auditorium
in the U. S. Department Of Agri-
culture.
Mr.. Kraft's personal interest in
: rural youth has led to the annual
sponsorship of two nationwide
All Dairy programs by the foods
company of which he is chairman.
The annual luncheon, at which Mr..
Kraft is host during the National
All Club Congress, is one of the
highlights of the weeks activities.