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Evening star., 1950-03-26
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Cinderella, by Walt Disney
(Simon & Schuster; $1.50)-This
familiar tale is presented here with
the lavish touch of the authors
Hollywood productions. The full
and double-page illustrations make
this volume irresistible for young
and old.
A Pony for the Boys, by Sanford
Tousey {Houghton Miffin; $1.75)
An eventful story of two young
boys who earn a pony through in
dustrious toll and spirit. Illus
trated In full color and black and
white by the author.
The Egg Tree, by Katherine
Milhous (Scribner's; $2.)--An en-
gagingly told Easter story for the
very young reader, with full-page
illustrations by the author.
365 Busy Days of Fun and Play,
edited by Rhea Nisenson (Grosset
& Dunlap; $1)-Here is some
thing to engage the attention OF
youngsters throughout the year
Puzzles, stories. cut-outs, and the
like for boys and girls 8 to 10.
Adventure With the Giants,
by Catherine F. Sellew Uittle,
Brown: $2.50-A collection of IA
Morse folk tales which tell some
Of the adventures of their ancient
gods with the giants which
roamed the land.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
An-Navy Mat Tourney
Starts Here Tuesday

Three sailors from WASHINGTON
and two Marines from Quantico
are among the 80 hopefuls COM
peting Tuesday and Wednesday
for the Navy's world wrestling
championships in the tournament
at Anacostia Naval Receiving Sta
tion.
Washington Navy men who won
Eastern championships are Dick
Powers, lis pounds; Henry Bout
hitler, 1855, and Dick Mathys,
heavyweight. The Quantico men
are Phil Recchia, 145, and Ray
Nadeau, 165.
The Western team is figured as
the one to beat. OF the eight
sailors and Marines on the team,
four are defending All-Navy titles,
and two others were runnersup
last year.
One of the toughest appears to
be frankie Gigletto, 135-pound
Marine stationed at San Diego.
He's won long string of champ
ionships, including the National
junior title and the Navy title
last year. Other defending champs
with the West team are Richard
K. Collyar, 125: Ray Hamm, 1855,
and AL Good, 1855.
Two other teams entered are
the Far East, representing Guam
and the South Central group of
Islands, and the Atlantic Fleet.
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and Sphinx
Contrast With the New
In Land of the Nile
Prize Contribution
By Hodo Hoshim, IA
National Cothedrol School

Egypt is one of the oldest coun-
tries in the world. Its history
goes back 5000 years.
The famous Pyramids of Giza,
one of the seven wonders of the
world, and the mysterious Sphinx
are some of the remainders of the
civilization of ancient Egypt.
Its river, the Nile, as it flows
through the ages, each year brings
fertile soil which makes the wealth
of Egypt. So the saying, Egypt
is the gift of the Nile" is certainly
true.
Egypt is a land of contrasts
The old and the new stand to-
gether. While we see the things
which remind us of old Egypt, we
also see the most modern of build
ings in the colorful city of Cairo
Cairo is cosmopolitan city where
people from all nations come to
make a living and settle down
for Egypt is known for it's wonder
full hospitality and it's friendli-
ness. Its peasants are contented
and good-natured.
The sunny climate, with the
ever-blue sky, is moderate all the
year round. Many a poet has
marveled in print on the moon
light over the Pyramids and on
the sunset near a citadel.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
DC. AAU 15-MiIe Run
Slated Next Sunday

The District AAU 15-mile cham
pionship run, an event dormant
since before World War II, will
be revived next Sunday with a
large field of the ranking distance
men Of the East entered in the
grind. The race will begin and
end at Southeast Branch Boys
Club. and starts at 3 pm.
Entries include that of Lou Di-
Fazio. who won, the last two 10
mile runs here. Last summer he
set a new record for the distance
In finishing some 80 yards ahead
of George Cole of Baltimore S
White Horse Club.
DiFazio wants to win this time
as a warmup for the annual Bos-
ton marathon.
Team entries have been re-
9 ceived from the Washington Track
and Field Club, the Shanahan
Cross Country Club of Phila-
delphia. the 82nd Airbourne Divi-
sion from Fort Bragg. N. c., and
Baltimore's Stonewal Club.
A trophy will go to the winner
and prizes to the first 20 finishers.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
F|eiseher and Top Boxers
To Be Honored by Howard

Nat Fleischer, editor of Ring
Magazine; Harry Markson, man
aging director of the international
Boxing Club, and NBA Heavy
weight Champion Ezzard Charles,
Jersey Joe Walcott, Sandy Sad
Ter and Lightweight Champion
Ike Williams will be honored at
Howard University April 4.
Welterweight Champion Ray
Robinson also was scheduled to
be honored, but said he could not
attend.
Fleischer and Markson will be
given scrolls. while the four
fighters will be awarded medals.
The affair. under the direction
of HoWard's Department of Physi-
cal Education, will reach its climax
at a dinner in George Cook Hall
at 6 pm. An exhibition of box
ing by HoWard's team will be pre-
sented in the afternoon at the
gym.
Evening star., 1950-03-26


One of the islands in the New
Hebrides groups is 10 miles long
and 40 miles wide. Another is Sc
miles long and 20 miles wide. ALI
told, they have an area of more
than 5000 square miles. The
population is about $4,000.
Have Dark Skins.
"The natives of the New Hebri-
des are dark-skinned. Many Of
them have deep brown, almost
black, skins.
Trunks Of trees are cut up by
them and are made into queer
looking idols" When placed up
right, the idols may have a height
of from 8 to II feet.
The upper end of the log is
carved and painted so as to give
the image of a human face. The
rest of it is left round.
Strange Beard.
Hanging down from the chin of
an idol is something which may be
taken for beard. 1t is made from
the lower jaws Of hogs.
The hogs on those islands have
good. strong tusks, and the natives
know how to make the tusks grow
longer and curl around.
If a hog were let alone, the up
per and lower tusks would grow
out until they met. Then the hog
would grind them together a good
deal, and would wear them off so
well that they would not grow
much longer.
Break Off Tusks.
The natives watch their hogs
and break off the upper tusks. This
leaves free space for the lower
tusks to grow out. The months
pass by and the tusks curl around
'as they grow. Cases are known
where they have curled clear
around twice.
In carrying out the old religion,
the natives kill some of the hogs
with long tusks. The lower jaw
of a hog. complete with tusks, is
saved to be placed on an idol, so as
to add to the length of the
beard"
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Lotus Flower Linked
To Some Relations

According to Homer. lotus-eaters
lived in a country near Egypt. The
hero OF the poem, ulysses, ~
stopped there, and some of his
sailors began to eat the fruit of
the lotus. This made them forget
and they did not want to find
their way back home.
Modern natives of the region,
however, make a wine from the
fruit of a lotus shrub which bears
sweet-tasting fruit. Wine often
muddles the brain, and makes peo-
pie forget themselves. Homer may
have been thinking of the Juice of
the lotus fruit, rather than the
fruit itself.
The lotus plant is we'll known in
Asia. Among the Buddhists of
China there is a belief that when
a member of their faith dies, a
new lotus blossom appears in a
sacred lake in the Pure Land. If
the spirit is perfect, it lives in an
open blossom. and has the Joy of
gazing upon the Buddha. If it
has guilt. the spirit fails to see the
Holly One, because the lotus
closes up.
The Egyptian lotus is the ma
tional flower" of Egypt. 1t is as
important to the people of Egypt
as the rose is to us.
With it's roots at the bottom of
the Nile River, the lotus plant
sends a stem to the surface. Rising
above the leaves, beautiful bios
SONS are to be seen. Some of these
flowers are 10 or IL inches wide.
The stem may be Z or feet long
Evening star., 1950-03-26
FORE AND Aft
By Malcolm lomborne. Jr.

The intercollegiate sailing sea-
son opens here next Sunday. The
curtain raiser is an elimination
series for associate members of
the intercollegiate Y. r. A.
George Washington U. will play
host, but will not enter a team
since the Colonial shippers are reg
ular ICYRA members. Georgetown
and Maryland. however, expect to
compete along with several other
Eastern schools. Racing will be off
BuzzardS Point Boat Yard.
Following the Easter holidays,
the program resumes April Is and
Is, with the biggest event of the
season. It's the Macmillan Cup
series In Naval Academy yawls
off Annapolis. Other events in
clude the Middle Atlantic cham
pionship for the Americas Trophy
May 6 and Z at Annapolis, and the
G. w. U. championship here May
13 and IA.
Capital Power Boat Association
holds membership meeting
Thursday at 8 pm. at Corinthian
Yacht Club. Final plans for the
spring series of races May 7 and
% will be announced. Commodore
Jack Hyde will preside.
The 1850 yearbook of the Amer
ican Power Boat Association, which
contains all speed records as of
the first of the year, is no more
than off the presses than speed
merchants start breaking marks.
First Of the years crop of new
marks are CD class c outboard
racing runabout speed of 53.571
mph, set by John A. Stanford of
Lake Alfred, Fla, and CD class
c inboard racing runabout mark
OF 56.04 mph by Les Trafton of
Evening star., 1950-03-26
| Cash Prizes Offered
For Work of Younq
| Writers dnd Artists

Cash prizes of 81 are awarded
for original stories, articles, poems
and cartoons published in The
Junior Star. Contributors of ma
terial which the editor considers
of sufficient merit also are issued
reporters cards.
The contest is open to boys and
girls of high school age and
under. Write on one side of
paper double space if you type)
and put your name, age, address.
telephone number and school in
the upper left-hand corner.
Drawing must be in black and
white. No contributions will be
returned.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contributions In
whatever form he thinks best,
regardless of whether 1t is
awarded prize. He also may
withhold prizes awarded for con-
tributions found not to be orig
inal.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following pub
lication. Address: The Junior
Star. 727 Star Building. Wash.
ington 4.
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$500 See Fitzrada
Capture MiddIeburq
Bowl Championship
BY the Associated Press

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Mar. 25.-
Fitzrada, owned by Col. and Mrs
H. H. Pohl of Leesburg, won the
Middleburg Bowl championship
today in the Middleburg Hunt
hunter trials. A crowd of $500
watched the trials.
Fitzrada, with Mrs. P. P. Rust
up. also came in first in the owners
up class, and was second in the
light weight hunters. Mrs. Rust
is from Leesburg.
Winner of the light weight
hunters was Pete, owned by Ste
phen c. Clark, jr.. of Middleburg
ana ridden by j. T. Skinner. Lit
tie Jiggs. owned and ridden by
Mrs. N. j. Ward, jr., of Middle
burg, took the Journeys End Bowl
for ladies' hunters sidesaddle.
War Snob, owned and ridden by
Miss Sally Stilman. of Warrenton
scored first in the ladies hunters
astride. The victor in the middle
and heavyweight hunters was Wis
dom, owned by Mrs. Robert c.
Winmill and ridden by Mrs. Ruth
Kobzina of Warrenton.
The summaries:
by Stephen c. Clark, jr., of Middlebure,
and ridden BY, j. T, skinner; (2l Fitzrada
s rdden I ahS s1 MIS- MIS- J. Rpst psh 81
ToeTse' of Middlebufg, rid Hidden 0i by atsAn Mrs IS
asd daen by puany Rsndop Goud Of ppe
Journeys End Bowl for ladies' hunters
burg; (2j Baby Sitter, owned and ridden
by by Mrs; 10 FredsSick H. Prince, jr:., Middle:
tom, - Folie, owned and ridden by Mrs
FTfdeTck adsl bre11 PrInce IT. @s
owned and ridden BY. Miss Sally stilman
Warrenton; g, Wisdom. owned by Mrs
Robert C.; WinmiIl; ridden by MIS-. Ruth
Sgned b. n Ward III ridden 5y Ms;
So, owned an a9d ridden by Mrs, S. C
Middle and ,Heavyxeight Hunters-t1)
Wisdom; Wis radov owned ed BY MIS- Robert G. Win. Win
9ddsn Fl by %n g. EVsE cff g. % 9vnsd adas s
| burg; t3) Salem. owned and ridden b,
Mrs; A. c: Randolph, Upperville: a.
Snuffy Smith, owned and ridden by Pau
Mellon. Upperville.
| Owners -Up-1) Fitzrada. owned b,
Col. and Mrs. H. H. Pohl, Leesburg rid
owned and. ridden BY Miss Amy Hitch
| cock, Washington, D. c.; t3) Franz
| Thomas. owned and ridden by Mrs Dulan,
owned and ridden by Paul Mellon. Upper.
| Vile
Middleburr Bowl championship-wor
Pohl. ridden by MIS-. J. P. Rust, Leesburg
Reserve Championship-Pete, owned and
ridden by S. C. Clark. jr., Middleburg,
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Baltimore Boy 10 Sub
For Randall Against
Keene Tomorrow

Sipio Lotion of Baltimore yes
terday was signed by Matchmaker
Gabe Menendez to replace Roland
Randall as opponent for Julian
Keene in tomorrow nights 10
round light-heavyweight fight at
Turner's Arena.
Roland was pulled out of the
fight yesterday on doctors orders
after it was discovered he had
hurt his hand while sparring
Monday. 1t is nothing serious,
but it will keep him inactive for
a week or so. The Randall-Keene
bout was to be for the District
light-heavyweight championship,
but with Lotion in as Keene's op-
ponent no such title will be at
stake.
Hasn't Fought Here.
Lotion never has fought in
Washington, but he has taken or
several who have fought here. He
beat Ken Stribling of Washington
in an eight-rounder at Atlantic
City, and knocked out Garland
Edwards of Washington in six
rounds, also at Atlantic City. AL
together he's won 33 of Al pro
battles.
In the five-round semifeature,
Eddie Gilchrist will make his pro
debut in a featherweight bout
against Lew Yonkers of Norfolk.
Gilchrist is the only fighter ever
to defeat Gene Smith, who is
making a big splash in pro ranks
now, which he did last July when
both were amateurs.
Second Five-Rounder.
Another five-rounder, this one
between welterweights, has Roy
Writ Of Roanoke back to fight
Ralph Brown. Fours are Jim
O'Brien against Angelo Marini,
middleweights, and Lucky Fitz-
gerald against Frank Ball, middle
weights. Another four is being
arranged.
The O'Brien- -Marini bout is a
rematch. they having fought to
. hot draw several weeks ago.
First fight tomorrow night is at
S:45 pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-26

st. Petersburg, Fla, both at Lake
land last month. They were
flve-mile competitive records, and
in each case drivers were bettering
their own marks.
The Chesapeake Bay areas
wackiest regatta will be staged
Saturday at 8 pm. at Maryland
Yacht Club in Baltimore. It's
the annual April Fools Day indoor
frolic at the Broening Park club
house.
Former Commodore William F.
Buettner is busy directing con-
struction of 6-foot racing models
of various speedboat classes popu-
lar in this area. The models will
be set up on wheels and peddled
by the drivers around a course in
the ballroom.
The club has even planned to
call on well known regatta an
nouncer AL Bauer of Philadelphia
to be the emcee. Washington s
Bill Rogers has been named a
judge.
Potomas River Power Squad
ron's always popular seamanshil
course opened this month with
IS registrants. They meet every
Monday at 8 pm. in Capital Yacht
Club, 1920 Maine avenue S.W
Gordon w. Malkie is the instruc-
tor.
The third annual marine pho.
Biography exhibition sponsored by
the James River Camera Clut
and the Mariners Museum of New.
port News, Va, will be held Ma!
Z through June 4. It's open t,
both amateurs and pros.
Judges will make awards In
these classes: Cd sailing vessels
commercial or pleasure, CD powe,
vessels, commercial, pleasure OF
naval, CD miscellaneous, includ.
ing harbor scenes, lighthouses anc
imposed portraits.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Lost and Found
Prize Contribution
By John Mortin Mcclure, II
ST. Anthony School


One Sunday my little 3-year- old
sister climbed the fence and fol-
lowed me to church. When she
got to the door she was afraid to
go in alone and started crying. A
police Car was coming by and the
officers asked her why she was
crying. They were afraid she
was lost so they took her to the
police station. In the meantime
my mother and several neighbors
were looking for her.
After short while she told
the police her name and they
phoned our home. We hurried
over to get her. She was still cry
ing. One kind policeman was try
ing to read the comics to her.
She was glad to see us and
often talks about her little ride
with the police.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
East Potomac to Hold
Bows Club Benefit

The East Potomac Golf Club
will hold an open tournament for
the benefit of the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs, April 1922,
at East Potomac.
Entries will close April Is at 5
pm, Entry blanks may be OBJ
tanned from Manager T. Gibraski,
East Potomac, or at other private
and public courses. Entrance fee
is 81 per player.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
.Terps Open Season
Tomorrow Against
Case S Rutgers Nine

George Case. former Washing
ton Mats outfielder, brings his
Rutgers University baseball team
to Maryland tomorrow to help
open the college diamond season
in the Washington area. Rutgers
and Maryland tangle again Tues
day afternoon, with American U.
also getting into the act then as
host to Dartmouth.
American U. also plays at home
Thursday with Massachusetts
Tech visiting, and on Friday
M. I. T. helps George Washing
ton open on the Ellipse. Rutgers
comes back Saturday against
George Washington on the Ellipse,
while Maryland and American hit
the road. Maryland will be at
Navy and American at Lynch
burg, for a double header.
First Year for Case.
Georgetown doesn't get under
way until Tuesday, April 4, against
Pennsylvania.
This is Cases first year as a
college baseball coach and he's
had such poor weather he doesn't
know what kind of a team he'll
have. He thinks Rutgers is weak
in pitching and tomorrow against
Maryland plans to use Herm Her.
ing, a regular outfielder last sea-
son who pitched one game. That
was a six-hit shutout against
Princeton.
Coach Burt Shipley of Maryland
also has had weather problems
that held pack practices, but Ship
ley has lot of veterans on hand.
Only place in the inf1eld he has to
fill is shortstop, and getting some
one to take Bobby Brewers place
is tough. The job right now is di-
vided between John Noske and
Dick Koffenberger. Rest of the
infield is the same as last years.
Jim Moeller on first, Johnny Hun
ton at third and little Eddie Cres-
cenze at second.
Sielo in Center.
There'e one replacement In the
outfleld, too, with Tony Sielo fill
ing the centerf1eld hole left by
hard-hitting AL Cesky. Other
grassmen are Joe Bryant and Gene
Emsweller.
Veteran Johnny Condor is be-
hind the plate, and there's a raft
of good pitchers still around such
as Nick PAMELA. Norm Geatz,
Bucky Loomis and Dan Wagner
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Dinghy Regatta at Navy
Draws 10 Crews Today
by the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Mar. 25.-
Ten crews from five colleges will
compete on the Severn River to-
morrow at an invitational dinghy
meet which opens the Navy sail
ing season.
Shippers from Maryland, Penn,
Lafayette, Haverford and Navy
will set sail from the Naval
Academy docks in academy ding
hies.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Sky's Shadow Wins Hunt Trial Honors
WNBW Will TeIevise
Hoyre de Grace Races

The feature and co-feature
races from Havre de Grace will
be televised over Station WNBW
daily except Sunday at $3.50 pm
beginning April 8. This will mark
the first time races at Havre de
Grace have been televised.
Also inaugurating television is
Laurel, which opened its spring
meet yesterday. Laurel's fifth ano
sixth races are being televiseo
over WMAL-TV starting at 3:45
pm.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Boys 'Y Nine Seeks Teams

Teams interested in joining the
Boys YMCA 17-and-under anc
15-and-under spring baseball lea
CUES should call National $3.50, ex-
tension 40. The spring leagues
will open play April Is and finish
June II.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Calvary Five Wins Title

Calvary Methodist defeated
Ager Road Methodist, 50-35, yes
terday at Mount Rainier High
gym to win the Junior High Boys
Church League basketball title.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
Merrick Wins Title

Merrick Club nipped George
town Branch, 1887, in overtime to
win the 97-pound championship
OF the Washington Boys Club.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
By Romon Coffmon

BY Komon Cofmdn
Stretching from New Guinea and Australia 5000
miles with islands that is hard them
Some small and have been
Many of the together groups
Islands, Society Islands, Solomon Islands
md tho Nauu
Evening star., 1950-03-26
MY Rooster
i Prize Contribution
BY Shirley Perry. 7

Clara Barton School, Cabin John, Nd.
My ROSTERS comb is red.
He wakes me up when I'm in bed;
He crows and crows the morning
through,
I feel like throwing my old shoe,
Evening star., 1950-03-26

I saw a horse upon a hill,
Alone was he and all was still.
He stood a moment with nose
held high,
His name and tail against the sky;
And TIL remember until I die,
The wildlike look that was in his
eye.
Then of he went so glad and free
Too far for me to ever sec.
Evening star., 1950-03-26
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

st. Petersburg, Fla, both at Lake
land last month. They were
f1ve-mile competitive records, and
in each case drivers were bettering
their own marks.
Evening star., 1950-02-09

yesterday, pointed out that Mr.,
Seaman had specialized in citizen
ship and passport work in the
State Department for IS years.
He will be greatly missed" said
Mr.. Acheson.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Scanlan held law degrees from
Georgetown University and Co.
lumbus University and was a
member of the District bar.
Mr.. Scanlan started work for
the State Department in 1915.
After serving In the passport
agency in New York City and as
vice consul In the American
Embassy at Paris, he was assigned
to the passport division here in
1919 and had served there con-
tinuosuly in various capacities.
He is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Lillian M. Scanlan; his wife,
Margaret Joy Scanlan; two daugh-
ters, Margaret Frances and Mary
Joy, and a son, John j. Scanlan,
jr.. all of Washington. He also is
survived by two brothers, William
F. Scanlan and Leo v. Scanlan,
and two sisters, Catherine Luns-
ford and Mary Grady, all OF
Washington.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Funeral Rites Today
For Clarence N. Yohn

Funeral services for Clarence M
Yohn, So, of 5610 Colorado avenue
NV, who died Tuesday in Walter
Reed Hospital, were to be held
today at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets NV. Military burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr.. Yohn was born in Freeport
III. He moved to Washington
eight years ago. He was a retired
civil service clerk in the Army
Departments supply division, Of
flee of the Quartermaster General
where he worked for seven years
Before moving here, he was with
the Treasury Department in Reno
New.
An active member of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church. he helped
organize the Mason Noble Eel
lowship there and served as an
elder. DR.. Earl Franklin Fowler
pastor, will conduct the services
Mr.. Yohn served overseas with
the 32d Divisions 127th Infantry
Regiment during World War
and was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross.
Surviving him are his widow
Mrs. Anna Margaret Yohn and q
daughter, Miss Caroline Marie
Yohn of the Colorado avenue ad-
dress; another daughter, Miss
Marjorie Jean Yohn of Elko, New;
a sister. Mrs. Willard Schultz OF
Brownsville. Wis, and three
brothers, Ralph C. of Waukegan
ILL.,, Stuart L., of Phoenix, Ariz.
and Wayne F. Of GAINESVILLE. Wis.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Nathaniel N. Terry, 66,
Of Annapolis, Dies
By the Assoc;oted Pres.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Nathanie
Matson Terry, 66, of Annapolis
Md, died yesterday at Memoria,
Hospital. He was former resi-
dent of Old Lyme, Conn.
Mr.. Terry was son of the late
Commodore Nathaniel Matsor
Terry, u. S. NJ, for many years 8
member of the faculty of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. He
numbered among his ancestors
two early Governors of Connecti-
cut, Roger Griswold and Matthew
Griswold.
Mr.. Terry was a resident ol
Old Lyme from 1920 to 1898
Since then he had resided al
Annapolis.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah
Keen Terry, of Annapolis, and one
sister, Mrs. A. K. Atkins, of Ole
Lyme, and several nieces anc
nepheWs.