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Evening star., 1949-05-13
Blond Senior Reigns
JAS Festival Queen
Al Maryland U.

A 20-year-old girl from Green
wich. Conn. reigned as May
Queen yesterday during the an
nual spring festival at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Miss Eleanor Higgons, blond
senior in the College of Arts and
Sciences, was attended by 20
princesses. all representatives Of
campus sororities and dormitories
who had competed with her for
the role Of Queen.
Miss Higgons' selection was
based on her activities and con-
tributions to the school. Among
her activities are secretary Of the
Student Government Association
and president Of Delta Gamma
Sorority. She also Is listed in
Who's Who in American Colleges
and Universities. She has a
scholastic average Of 30.
The May Queen also was one
of 10 girls tapped yesterday foi
membership in the Mortar Board
national university women's honor
society.
She was crowned by Miss Lynne
Rossman of Baltimore. another
senior, who was in charge Of the
May Day exercises. Miss Ross.
man also was tapped for Mortar
Board membership.
Others named to the Mortar
Board are Miss Betty Jobe, 460l
Twenty-fifth street. Mount Rain
ier: Miss Billie Hatcher, 614G
Thirty first place NV: Miss Ann
Sipp, Baltimore; Miss Doris
Crewe, 7213 Tilbury street. Be-
thesda; Miss Barbara Hughes,
100 Quincy street. Chevy Chase;
Miss Dianne Thompson. 329 Della
field place NV; Miss Helen
White. 4405 Beechwood street. Col
lege Heights. and Miss Mollee
Coppel. Bel Air.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Funeral Services Today
For Archibald Edmonsion

Funeral services for Archibald
Edmonston. 70. retired Govern
ment Printing once employe was
TO be held at ? o'clock today in
the s. H. Hines funeral home
290i Fourteenth street NV. Bur
lal will be In 0lenwood Cemetery
| Mr.. Edmonston died "Wednesday
at his home, 3734 7 street NV.
He was born In Washington and
lived here all his life. He was
reared by his stepfather. Joseph
Paris. one Of Washlneton's flrst
FIRE chiefs.
He retired from 0PO service
In 1880 after 30 years service.
Mr.. Edmonston was q mem
Der OF st. Johns Masonic Lodge
No. IL and also a member OF the
Corcoran Cadets.
He Is survived by his widow
Mrs. Grace De Saules Edmons-
ton; a daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth
E. Storen. both OF the r street
address; q granddaughter. Mrs.
Miriam s. Durrett. 23oT Thirty
eighth street NV and two
ereat-Qrandchildre
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Robert Scott Smith. 50,
Retired Salesman, Dies

Robert Scott Smith. 90. retired
General Motors Corp. salesman
and a Washington resident for Is
years, died yesterday in Bethesda
Naval Hospital after an Illness Of
five weeks.
Mr.. Smith was born In Wood
vile, Ohio. and worked for q truck
company In Detroit before coming
here In 1924. He lived at S7oi
Connecticut avenue NV.
A World War ! veteran. he was
q member of Columbia Country
Club. the Eiks and Almas Temple
Of the Shrine.
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs. Eleanor Miller Of the Con-
necticut avenue address. and Mrs.
r. N. McMiiien. Baltimore. and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services VIII be held at
0 am. Monday nj the Chambers
funeral home, i4o0 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be In Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
corpsman Lee R. Farrell
To Be Reburied in ARLINGTON

Hospital Apprentice 1ic Lee Roy
Farrell. u. s. NJ. who was killed
in action on Guam In September,
1914. was to be reburied this af-
ternoon in Arlington Cemetery.
The 17-year-old serviceman had
joined the Navy less than q year
before his death. He was serving
as a hospital corpsman with a
rifle platoon in the Third Marine
Division. He was decorated with
the Navy and Marine Corps medal
for heroic rescue work and re-
ceived the Purple Heart post
humously.
He attended elementary schools
here and high school in Arlington
before enlisting in the service.
He was the son OF p. r. Farrell,
2202 Shepherd street NE. His
brother. James r. Farrell, SO
North Bedford street, Arlington.
also survives.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
e. H. Jones, 50, Dies;
Atom Energy Official

George Hiles Jones, 50. chief oi
the Washington fiscal branch oI
the Atomic Energy Commission
died of q heart attack yesterda,
at his home. ss22 North Nine
teenth road. Falls Church.
Mr.. Jones joined the ACC ir
September, 1947. after servine
since 1925 as fiscal ofiicer for the
Army Engineers.
A native of Lawrenceburg. Tenn.
he was graduated from the Uni
versity of Tennessee and later
served in the Army In Worle
War I.
An enthusiastic amateur pho.
tographer. he had won severa
contests. Mr.. Jones was c Masor
and a member OF Kappa Alphs
Fraternity and the American
Legion.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs
Florence Harris Jones: two sons
George H., jr.. II. and Frank, 9,
his mother. Mrs. w. r. McClana'
han. Lawrenceburg. and q sister
Miss Norma Jones. New York.
Funeral services will be held al
$50 am. Monday In the Falls
Church Episcopal Church. .Burial
will be In Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Winners Of $1,000 Grants
OF Arts Institute Named

Miss Ixonle Adams, cataaaltsat
I'm poetry ST the Library oi Con =
grwSx, aud Cart Hall. Washington
born painter nov teaching al Wi.
liamette University Ia orsgoa.
are among Is recipients Of 81 coo
grants awarded by the National
Institute Of Arts and Letters. u
was announced to-day.
The grants are glsen annually
10 artists, writers and composers
who are not members Of the tn
stitute as an encauf faeenaent 20
younger artists al demonstrated
ability and as practical recneni-
ton Of the work Of more estAb-
liShed artists
Other recipients this year are
Federico Casleiion. painter Henry
kreis. sculptor, John MeClfady
painter William Paehnsr. painter
Harry Wickey, etcher and sculptor
James Asee. Joseph Campbell. Al
fred Kahn and James Stern,
writers. Vincent MeHugh. novelist
and poet. and John Cage, Louis
Menninl and Stefan wolpe, con-
poseTN,
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Miss Pauline (. hedIsa
funeral Rites tomorrow

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Cemetery.
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xas n lttea&Sng FwAAaenl ss Aasas.
srgtoEs ard d eradicate cs No4sS
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al Red Cross SasIona. AeAaauas-
teTs here neNt month. esssla,s
saAd
! she had lived ~ Cathedral
! Mansions. slaa CenneSticu1 ave.
nue. n ", toE slee EsAM eixht yeafA
Before thai. teg moge than 5
wars Saae resided a. her family
home. aelS n street NV.
SHE Is survived hy brother,
William Ennis HedlAn. lSs South
PARK drive, Arlington,
Evening star., 1949-05-13
sy w.Ilsom ]. whsosiey

Property shortages estimated 30
total $50 lssoo 20 far have been I'm
covered In The sslos down ia
spectaon Of equipment. vheh has
been going on for an months
among the units Of the DiSsrsrt
National Guard. according 10 Ma
Fletcher r. BernS4err. United
States property and caSoarssfag
officer Of the local militia.
MAJ. Bernsdorr said. however
there Is q possibility this ngure
may be lowered by the tine the
icheck-up is complete. June 20.
All the missing property orig
tnally vas issued 10 unit com
manders. However. the Army De-
partment. which ordered the
showdown inspection. holds The
District Guard ana not It's units
responsible for equipment. In the
final analysis. any shortages will
have to be paid for out Of District
Guard funds. and the local militia
viii have to Use such disciplinary
action as II has available 10 col
lect the amounts from unit COM
manders.
Most Of the missing property
lis personal equipment. includlns
clothing. used by the troops q,
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Weeks S Illness Fatal
To Burr n. Edwards,
Insurance Broker

Burr Northrup Edwards. rs. life
Ions. resident OF Washington and
real estate and insurance broker.
died yesterday at George Wash
ington University Hospital after q
weeks illness.
Mr.. Edwards. who had been In
business here for more than Is
years, was educated in Washington
schools. The son of the late James
s. Edwards. an attorney here. he
worked In his fathers once for
several years before beginning his
career.
He had represented the Com
monwealth Insurance Co. Of New
York for the last IS years His
offices were in the Burr Building
9l2 Seventeenth street NV. A,
one time he owned buildings nj
Sixth and r streets NV. and a,
Fifth and d streets NV.
Mr.. Edwards had lived in the
Wardman Park Hotel since jan
uary. Previously he had owned O
home at | East Melrose street
Chevy Chase. for IS years, At one
time he was active in the National
Guard here.
He is survived by son. Burr N
Edwards. jr.. 523 Dorset avenue
Chevy Chase; q daughter. Mrs
Edward Weisgerber. Crosse Pointe
Mich; two sisters. Mrs. w. E
Bowen and Mrs. Fred Millham
Rochester. N. Y. and four grand
children.
Funeral services will be held al
II pm. tomorrow in Gawler q
chapel. 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be In Rock Greek
Txap,a afrss-y #a ~ X MM kA&Mxs &
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Capt. Henry Bruning Rites
Today; Retired From RE

Funeral services for Capt. Henry
Bruning. retired Reconstruction
Finance Corp. accountant, were To
be held ut 1880 pm. today In the
Is. II. Hines funeral home, 2oo1
Fourteenth street NV. Burial
was to be In Arlington Cemetery
Capt. Bruning died Monday In
the Naval Medical Center. Bethes-
da. He had been III since 1s45
He served overseas In the Quar-
termaster Corps in World War I.
In September. 1916. he retired
from the RFC. He was mem
Der OF the American Guild of
Organists and at one time was
|organist for the National Lodge
No. IL, FAAM. OF which he was
q member. He was also past
patron Of Mt. Pleasant Chapter
No. "a, OES.
Capt. Rruning moved here In
1928 and. for the last IL years,
was a resident Of Vienna. Va.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Marie c. Bruning. of Vienna.
and two daughters. Miss Eldora
Bruning and Mrs. Elizabeth
Young. both Of New York City.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Spring Thow Threatens
Food Shortage in Alaska
ly the A.seeietsd Pre,s

DAWSON. Yukon Territory,
May 13.-Dawson. famed city OF
the Yukon gold rush days of '98
faces a food shortage as a result
of a spring thaw closing the air.
port.
There has been no mail delivery
for IL days and food supplies. es-
pecially eggs and meat, are low.
Planes from Whitehorse are un-
able to land in the soggy runways
and 1t will be at least a week be-
fore the ice breaks in the Yukon
River. S
Evening star., 1949-05-13

&sSss~ N' lOIl anu wi
lier's. She was a YMCA enter
tainer in France In 1918.
Besides her husband. she leaves
q daughter. Mrs. Fred G. Leech
Of Neenah. Wis.
Made IS Cents on First Sketch.
Miss McMein. who earned her
way through the Chicago Art
Institute partly by writing music,
became one Of the foremost mag
axine illustrators Of her time. She
also achieved eminence as a por-
trait painter and was the author
of q number of short stories and
articles and q motion-picture
scenario.
The first drawing she sold was
a fashion sketch for the Boston
Star, for which she received rs
cents. She made her debut in the
periodical field in 1918. and two
years later sold her first cover to
the Saturday Evening Post. She
disdained the baby doll type OF
cover girls Of the period. introduc-
ing portraits of attractive, smart
looking and natural American
girls.
Established as an illustrator,
Miss McMein turned to formal
portraiture. Among her subjects
were President Harding. Chief
Justice Hughes. Charlie Chaplin,
Jack Dempsey. Jascha Heifetz. and
q host Of the most famous women
of the era. Her last portrait to be
exhibited in New York was OF
Beatrice Lille.
The personages whom she painted
often were to be found in attend
ance at her New York studio.
One notable gathering there was
described In Alexander Woollcott's s
Enchanted Aisles."
During both World Wars. Miss
McMein did numerous posters for
the United States and France. and
in World War I she served In
France as a lecturer and enter
tainer for the YMCA. She also
contributed posters to charitable
causes in New York.
A shrewd business woman. she
once successfully challenged the
city's right to collect a 2 per cent
sales tax on the sale of the repro
duction rights to her illustrations
to magazines. The city was or
dered by the Court Of Appeals TO
refund Sl.x32 In taxes that she
had paid under protest.
Miss McMein was married Sc
cretly to Mr.. Baragwanath. q con-
sulting engineer. In Peekskill. N. r.
In 1928. She left for Europe the
day after the wedding to attend
TO business affairs, and her hus-
band later joined her there for
their honeymoon.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Atlantic Pact Ratified
BY Commons, 1886;
Only Iefiists Vote No
By the s,.e<io,~S p,s,.

LONDON. May 13.-Labor and
Conservative members Of the
House of Commons joined last
night to ratify the North Atlantic
treaty by the overwhelming vote
Of 333 TO 9. o.
Only two Communist members
and four extreme left-wing La
borites said no"
Foreign Secretary Bevin. in q
speech termed wise and prudent"
by his political foe, Winston
Churchill. hailed the pact rs a
safeguard against war. He said
such q treaty probably would have
prevented World Wars I and II.
He denied the Atlantic Pact is
AN aggressive thing" as charged
by Russia and her allies.
Churchill Backs Bevin.
The treaty was signed In WASH
ington last month by representa-
tives Of the United States, Britain,
France. Norway. Denmark. the
Netherlands. Belgium, Luxem-
bourgh. Italy. Portugal and Ice
land. Legislatures of Belgium and
Canada have already ratified it.
The United States Foreign Rela-
tions Committee Is currently hold
ing hearings on the pact.
Conservative Leader Churchill.
saying he found himself Gin very
general agreement" with Mr..
Bevin. praised the role of the
United States In formulating the
defense alliance and in world af-
fairs generally.
Continuing his thanks to the
United States, Mr.. Churchill said.
1T is the hope of mankind that
their valiant and self-sacriflcing
program will avert q third world
war"
Blockade Lifting Cited.
Mr.. Bevin. speaking for the La
bor government. gave credit to the
pact as one decisive measure lead
ing to Russia's lifting of the Ber-
lin blockade. The new situation,
created by the treaty. may lead to
a final settlement" with the So
Wet, he said.
In reply Mr.. Churchill said, 81
am glad the lifting by the Soviet
government Of the blockade of
Berlin was not taken by him
(Bevin) as the occasion for pro-
claiming that an important peace
gesture has been made.
ANY deeds by the Soviet gov
ernment which really make for
peace and friendly intercourse of
mankind will have an immediate
response. but mere maneuvers
must be watched with the utmost
vigilance" .
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Girurd Alumni 10 Dine

The National Capital Chapter
Of the 0iraTd colleee Alumni
will hold It's first annual banquet
At I pm. tomorrow in Washing :
ton Elks Club. eis " street N w.
DR., Merle NJ, odRers. president Of
the Philadelphia eeileee for boys,
will be principal speaker al thu
dinner.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Oxford Honors Nom

OXFORD. England. May Is Up.
Oxford University today con-
Iferred an honorary degree Of doc
tor Of letters ON Thomas Mann,
the author. The Germantown
author. now an. American citizen,
later delivered q lecture on Goethe
and Democracy.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
1tt Mrutnrtaiit

ASHLEY. LOUISE L. Sacred to the mem
ory of our precious mother. LOUISE b
ASHBY. who passed on nine years ago to-
day, May Is, 1910.
One OF the worlds sweetest mothers
God saw ft to take away,
But II we fellow the example she set
We will be together again some day
DEVOTED CHILDREN. ELLA, ARTHUR
LINTON: SoN-IN-LAW, JOHN PETERS
Not always shall this parting be,
I, too. may claim eternity
And md my way TO you. JANE.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Academy Group Meets
Special piseeseh ss The s.s

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. May
i3.-The semiannual meeting OF
the West Virginia Academy OF
IOphthalmology and otolaryngol-
ogy lis being held here today and
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-05-13

Luxe s HoSpl-
tai. She was
go years old.
She was born
in Quincy. Ill,
and graduated
from the Chi
cago Art Insti-
tute. Many oi
h er portraits
and cover de-
signs appeared
on the Satur-
d ay Evening
Post. Woman s
Home Compan-
Evening star., 1949-05-13

An American expert Ii planning
"a big prefabricated- housing pro-
ject In Izrael.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Neysa Mckein Dies;
One Of Top Magazine
illustrators Of 1905
By the Asseeietsd Press

NEW YORK. May 13.-Neysa
McMein. noted artist. who in pri-
yate life was Mrs. John G. Barag-
wanath, died yesterday in st.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Drat4a

JOHNSON, LUCILLE. On Wednesday.
EncE n1e eas e s q, kn. osora.
u. Va. dsughter OF the late James Bum
bry and Mrs. Annabelle Bumbry. loyins
more. more. Nd: Mrs.. 's Viol. Berisn % Of S Psils- %
deiDhia. Pa and Mr., Thomas Bumbry Of
virginia; She also leaves tvo brothers.
and i Mr Leros aaBSrs BSnsfs ~ of'n q Raini.
sister, Miss Louise Bumbry OF Washington.
D. c.; six aunts, three uneleS, many other
nss es q snd the sIo.
pm. ssturdsS. May IA Ian.rsI services
church. Gu 4 ls 90 Que = st. ' NV. satards,. May Il.
at $50 pm, Rev. r. p. 0ainey ofneiat-
ing; thence to King Georse County. Va.
hss os se s.pt s es csa1sh o
Msy s,: ~: at 2 Pm. Rev; Louis Louis J. Brooks
l4s
soassos n, rgcT s.s G. ssads ,:s;s..s: q
723 K st.. ne, RucH c. JOHNSON. be-
loved husband q Hattie Johnson tnee
Dsnss rgne,si fr99 the asoye residence
tiyes and friends invited. Interment Cedar
JONES. GEORGE HILEs. On Thurs
day, May IL. 194g. at his residence. os22
eGoRoE Il5 yth hn jones' osS sslesed aIfa sa.bsnd M
II. Jones, IT,, and frank Charles Jones.
". P. McLanahan, and one sister. Miss
restins At Pearson's Funeral Home. 472
Washington st., Fails Church, Va. Fu-
neral services at the Falls Church on
Arlington aIhnrs MAJ nation.l e z cemstery. met n Il
KEITH, ANN :; On wednesday. Nay
III. II; ls4s: ls Ann Yr YkMIH. . me E 5elossd eve
ert B. Caterson and sister OF Harold H.
Payne OF Nogales. Ariz. Funeral from the
w. W. Deal Funeral Home. 4s12 Georgia
am. Interment oienwood Cemetery. Is
KING. LUTHER. On Thursday. May
Nd. IUTrHER K KING. Notice Of funeral
later.
LANG, WILLIAM r. On Wednesday,
finbers Inn m Ma ssV W1LLlAM N fSsaf IAso. s..ovsd
husband of Florence Simmons Lang. Fu-
neral from the Robinson Funeral Home.
at 10 am; thence to st. Georges Church:
Valley Lee, Mo. where mass win be offered
|At,I1l am. Relatives and friends invited.
fnterment church cemetery. 13
LoZUPoNE, DoMENIco. On THURSDAY.
May II. l949. at Providence Hospital,
A1S. BELOVED s ,inn
Josephine Lozupone and Mrs Sarah
Giglielmo. grandfather Of Benny and
Domenick Nasro. Domenick. Phyllis and
dren also survive. Friends may call at
the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st. and Mass.
ave ;' ns;' until $50 2 m Monday. May 10;
8 Am. Interment in the Sanctuary. Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Is
o'BRIEN, MICHAEL J. Suddenly, on
Wednesday, May II, 194g, ct Sibley Hos
pital. MICHAEL J. yoBRIEN Of 500 35th
st. ne, the beloved husband of Mary A.
OBrien fnee Jordan. Funeral from the
Timothy Hanlon Funeral Home. 841 H st.
ne. on Saturday, May IA. at $50 am.
High requiem mass at st. Francis Xavier 8
Church at Q am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Mount olivet Gene
terry. 13
Evening star., 1949-05-13
HnurtlinnH

BAUMEL. C0RPL. TI5 RUBEN. The
unveiling Of a monument in memory Of
Corpl T/5 RUBEN BAuMKI. beloved son
OF Anna BaumeI and the late Abraham
Jonah Bsumel and beloved brother of Mrs.
Reba Pinkeistein, viii be held Sunday, May
Is, 1919, ct ] pm, at the Beth Shofom
Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited.
COHEN, MINNIE. An unveiling for the
late MINNIE COHEN. beloved sister Of
Harry Morris and Ethel Cohen, viii be
at Lebanon cemetery Of the Tffereth
Israel Section at the George Washington
Memorial Cemetery, on Riggs I'd. extended.
ing OF q monument In memory Of the late
Mrs NErTIE GOLDMAN will be held sun
day, May Is, I949. at 2:30 p.n-, at the
Tifereth Israel Branch OF the George
Washington Memorial Cemetery. Relatives
and friends will meet ct 907 Fafrasut st.
NV, at 1:46 pm. 15
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Darn uf Uhanka

HICKLIN, JOHN. The family OF the
late JOHN HICKLN wish to thank the
friends for the noral tributes cards of
sympathy and telegrams.
WIFE, MRS. LYDIA McKLN.
Evening star., 1949-05-13

0 MTCHAEL J. Memb&fS OF
Washington Council. No. 224
knights of Columbus, are ad.
wise OF the death of Brother
MI EAEL J. O'BRIEN. anc
thf prayers for the repose oil
hi soul will be held on Friday
er ming, May 13. 1949, at 8:It
the Timothy Hanlon Funera.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
ROSE. ELIZABETH M. The ofhcers ant

meInbefS OF Gen. NeIS0n a,
Miles Auxiliary, No. s, U. 8.
w. ", are requested to as
semble Mt the Lee Funeral
Home, 4th st. and Mass. ave.
ne. on Saturday, May IA.
1949, at 2 pm. TO conduct
y nstp 1mfA a{@far HT TT n ETtEl
Evening star., 1949-05-13

seFVlce 1or our late sister, EIIzABEI
M. ROSE By order OF
MYRTLE NJ RUNION, President.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
BY Stanley Baitz

4 BOUT 10 years ago
n drought struck hard in
Montgomery County. Md.
Crops were ruined and the
situation of many old, estab-
lished farm families became
desperate. Farming being at
a standstill, it behooved the
women of the family to get
out and help earn some
money. And still keep house.
The Homemakers' Clubs of
the county got together and
decided that the thing to do
was to take such farm pro-
duce as could be rounded up
and set up a sort of market
close to Washington. With
the help of specialists in
nutrition. poultry, dairy and
animal husbandry, they
worked out standards of va
rious products from the farm
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Farm Woman's Market:

and kitchen, the women
bringing their own products
to be judged.
In February, 1892, 10 wom-
en- brought their products
down to Bethesda, and in a
little store on Leland street
had their first sale. Soon the
group had grown to 60. But
a schism developed, some of
the women withdrew, and
out of the reorganization
came the Montgomery Farm
Woman's Cooperative Mar
ket, with 20 members.
In August the coop set up
shop in a tent, As by 80 feet,
with sawdust on the floor,
card tables as counters and
600 pounds of ice to preserve
the meats and vegetables.
The movement grew. BY De-
cember 1t had AZ members
and a waiting list, and the
market was moved into a
Evening star., 1949-12-04

building specially erected for
1t at 7155 Wisconsin avenue.
The new home cost $50, 900.
which, the members proudly
point out, was paid of years
ago.
In this building the women
hold market every Wednes-
day and Saturday, catering to
customers from Maryland, the
District and Virginia. There
are Ct counters, over which
is sold just about everything
that can be produced on a
farm. There are meats, jams
and jellies, bread, rolls and
cakes, eggs, candies, berries,
fruits, vegetables and endless
banks of flowers: gentians,
dahlias, zinnias, cosmos and
marigolds. On some counters
are great pots of golden crisp
baked beans, and on others
are bowls of home made po-
tato salad. Each woman ap-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-03

secure better lighting of the towns
streets They have in view the
purchase of Hagerstowns old lamp
posts, which were taken up with the
introduction of electric lights in this
city About twenty-five lamps are
needed and it is thought they could
be purchased for perhaps two dol
lars piece.
Among other interesting articles
in that May IL, 1893, issue of the
Globe are the letters from different
sections. They go under the follow
ing heading: