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Down stoirs Store, Junior Miss Apparel

1000 hondkerehiefs, cotton Postel prints on white
background. Machine henmed edges Regularly Csc.
for 100
300 velvet pin flowers. variety Of small sproys and
single flowers, mony coIors Regularly &c. for LOO
ZOO velvet and silk pin flowers, single roses and
sprays. variety OF coors. Regularly LOO soc each
z for 100
100 silk print head seerfs. variety Of pottes hand
rolled edges, full size Regularly 1.Oo--------SSe
Down stoin Store, Nsekweor
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save on budget homefurnishings

K Step-A-Lite floor lamps including bross French
bronze English bronze finishes in 3-woy styles and
0-Woy styles S.So
X Washobe, Manufactured royon toffeto lamp
shades, droped and gallery styles size Y" bridge:
ID" swing arm reflector, 10" table sizes and l9"
floor style in eeesheII, beige, eoIdcolor, red ard
chortreuse 2.9o and 3.99
Chenille bath rugs. 1889, many ooIors LOO
+Broided rugs, 1893, many coors -------- 90
Down stors Store Budget Homefurnshnes. North Building
X savings on bed pillows
200 oil chicken feather pillows, 2ox2o," ooo tick
inq Regularly 90
192 Texfoom seconds Of foam rubber pillows, royon
toffeto cover pink blue, 2Ox2o" II perfect, o95.
200 first quality Texfoom rubber pillows with zip
pered confetti cover, pink, blue maize, white With
coIored dots. Regularly sos 4.99
100 Deluxe restfoom Iotex pillows with white zip
pered cover, high crown. Regularly 795 5.s5
IS plump extra large pillows. 1920 feathers, 1922
down. Bounce soteen with feur-de-lis pottern
Regularly sos --------------------- IVY
100 oil down imported pillows, regularly 795, 600
Down stors Store Budget Homefumhines North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28

$50 hots, simulated
leather visor cops in
postels; velvets and
felts in black and
Drown
100 velvet hots in
navy, block. brown
and postels -------
Down Stoirs Store, Mil
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WoImen's dresses
600 and 800
tCere 8.95 to 1925

so in Q group Of women's
dresses in eosuol end dressy
styles. loEse color selection in
royon erepes. toffetes and
foilles. Sizes IAN to z2h.
Down Stoirs Store,
Women's Dresses
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please odd
2O% Fed. tax
X costume jsweIry 5Se

X costume jeweIry 5ys 2o95 Fed tox
2 for 100. Regularly 100 each
New assortment Of pins, earrings, bracelets and
necklaces. Silver-eolored and sold-eolored metal,
some set with simulated stones.
Down stoirs Store. JeweIy
Ieaihef. and faiIIe belts 'OO
regularly 200 and $50
400 eother and foie belts in group Of many styles.
Black, brown, navy, red and ereen
Down Stos Store. Belts
Women's shoes reduced
$50 pcir Enno Jettiek Shoes pumps. ties, and woIk-
ing shoes, sizes 4 to 10. Not every style in every
color. Other Emma Jettck shoes in stock at o95
and 1925 6.85
X 80 poir leather wedges in preseason special.
Foam cushion white, red, tan and Mexican multi
coIored Sizes to g. not every size in every style.
1T
Down Stors Store, Wonens Shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
luggage reduced

luggage reduced
were now
4 club bess, rugged
texon cover, double
corryino handle, zip
per closing ----- 6.95 3.99
s tvoin eeses, sever
al colors, all 3-ply
wood frome construc-
ton. Washable Gov.
ers. Some have brok- 6.95 to
en- mirrors -- o.95 4.9S
n brush sets, set
contains club
brushes in split cow
hide cose - $40 l.99
pIeose odd 20% Federal tax
Down Stoirs Store,
inexpensive luogooe,
North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
reduced W
portable sewing box
2.A7 yere 49S

IS tvoin-eose type sewing
boxes, l0Mx7x7A". with can
tiIeveE troy. thseed. pin cushion.
tape, key and lock.
Down Stoirs Store,
Budget Homefurnishines,
North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28

so misses corded
cotton dresses in dark
coIors. Button front.
Also royon foilles in
the group. Sizes II
to 20 ----------
80 printed TGyon
W ash q bic dresses,
sizes II to 20, l4h
to 24k --------
Down Stoirs Store,
inexpensive Dresses
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save on Junior skirts

$50 junior skirts, all wool tweeds and fIon-
nes, royon toffetos, foIIes, cotton print, top
estry, vetveteen and nyIon net. Sizes 9 to S.
IS regularly sos ----------------3.o
SO regularly 7o5 to 8.o5 ----------5.95
Is regularly 1895 to 1875 -------l0.95
Down stois Store, Junior Miss Appos
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X irregular 1:2a
cotton and nyIon gloves

400 pair cotton and double woven nyIon gloves in
toiIored and dressy styles. IrresuIors and diseon-
tnued styles from weII-known manufacturers. White,
beige, chamos, dark and light eoIors. Sizes 6h
and 7K.
Down stoirs Store, Gloves
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Down Stoirs Store. Budget
Homefurnishinos, North Building
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4.oo Ivy
Evening star., 1954-10-29
'MorriogeLicense
Applications

Under D. C. lniD couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day. iDGit three full days
and TecefUe the license on the
nth dag. Sundays and holi-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Donald Censor. %, and Jean Rice. 20,
both Of Hyattsyflle. Nd,
'sssPa Hss. iaas s:s s Hsap.siss amp sns
ave. NV.
John Albert, "a, aals Rand 81. nv. and
Leila Garfield. 10, London. Ensland.
Moses Terrell, ir.. ~. 702 N st. NV, and
Nellie Briley. ~, Hish Point, N. c.
John stansbury. 2l, Alexandria. Va. and
Mary johnson, %. 6611 Sth ct. NV.
si both e 800 sesh and s. ANNIE n% Brown
Thurman JONES'. 20. $40 18th st. me-,
and Shirley Lonsus. 70. 56o2 Koib
William Wesley. jr., sO21 1st st. NV,
and Iva Shaffer. 10. Chevy Chase, Md.
Antonio p.silva MARQUES. "a, Silver
sppsains: Mds and Maria dresorio. 25.
% Anne Graz Gray. TO- TO- ssaSisa. $3.50 K &. Sc Sc. anu
Leslie Bradshaw. IT.. 20, 1881 D st. ne,
and Noela Lewis, 25, Olney. Md.
Martin Silver. A, and Blanche Blair, a.,
both Of Richmond.
Warren Harmis. jr.,. 23, and Patricia
o'DonneHs 1S, both Of Baltimore.
David sna McGsan NsPs'. sa 1924 11th st :s ss
st. s.w.
John Fowler, 33, 1S33t New Hampshire
ave. NV. and Kathleen Hodges, 20,
2125 18th ct. NV.
Anton ostmann, jr... 81, Laurel, Nd. and
S.e
James Hicks. jr., 21, 1850 goth ct. NV,
and Jean Yates, IL, 1130 Reed ct. NV.
Henry Houchens, 20. Riverdale, Nd, and
Lydia Lutz, 1S, College Park. Md.
Thomas Calhoun, 20, and Patricia Woody,
"a, both Of Alexandria, Va.
John Bradley. 81, Richmond, and Anna
Ridout, 21, South Hill, Va.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

Dublin and Rio de Janeiro; Re-
nault in Spain and Japan: Citro-
en- In Brussels and London, and
Peugeot in Australia and South
Africa.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Cars Made Abroad

Leading French car makers
have set up factories abroad
Simca in Rotterdam, Stockholm,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Mrs. T. 0. WedeI
To Address Group

Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel, wife
Of the canon of Washington Ca
thedral, will be the guest speaker
at a meeting of the Clarenford
Woman's Club to be held at
1915 pm. tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. Lester F. Farnum Of
1903 North Washington boule-
ward. Arlington.
Mrs. Wedel is a former presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Episcopal Church. Diocese
Of Washington and presently is
a member of the board of the
Department of United Church
Women of the National Council
of Churches.
Co-hoSteSses with Mrs. Far
mum will be Mrs. Harry c. Put
nam and Mrs. Compton Brooke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Panel Discussion
LuncheOnFeQture

A panel discussion will high
light a meeting of the Arlington
Branch of the American ASSocia-
ton of University Women to be
held at pm. tomorrow in the
Ashton Heights Women's Club.
Alb North Irving street.
Members of the groups inter-
national relations study groups
will appear as panel members to
discuss the topic, "Evaluation of
and Methods to Improve Cur
rent Attitudes Toward the United
Nations"
Also on tomorrow's agenda
will be an election of officers to
fill vacancies in the Office OF
president, second vice president
and publications editor.
Hostesses for the meeting will
be Mrs. Gilbert Anderson, Mrs.
F. M. Austin. Mrs. William A.
Backus, Mrs. Frank Fee and Mrs.
Oscar LeBeau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Rehabilitation
Units Plan for
'ORT Day

Wednesday has been set aside
in honor of the Organization for
Rehabilitation Through Train
ing. and obServanceS are being
planned by the six chapters Of
the Washington Region Of
Women's American ORT.
The District Board of Com
missioners has proclaimed ORT
Day an official observance in the
District in tribute to the hui
manitarian work of that organi-
Eation.
The Silver Spring Chapter,
first to mark the occasion, held
a fashion show and luncheon
Saturday in the home of Mrs.
Irwin Siegle with Mrs. Abe M.
Cohen. honorary regional presi-
dent. as the speaker.
The Highlands Chapter, ORT,
will be the guests of Mrs. Marty
Klein of S23 Yuma street Sc. at
an orientation and membership
tea at $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
A highlight of the latter event
will be the presentation of a re-
corded transcript of an inter-
view between Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt and Mrs. Ludwig
Kaphan. national president.
The same transcript will be
featured at the ORT Day OBJ
Servance of the Takoma Chapter
when members will be guests of
their president, Mrs. Phillip
Schwarts Wednesday evening in
her home. 1904 belmont lane.
Spring fashions in hats also will
be shown as part of the enter
tainment.
On Thursday, a membership
tea and fashion show will be
presented for members of the
Virginia Chapter at 8 pm. in
Hecht's Parkington auditorium
The Northwest Chapter will
observe ORT Day with a men,
bership brunch on Monday,
March Is in Hotel 2400. A pro-
gram of songs will be presented
by Mrs. Abraham Baroff. ac-
companied by Mrs. Samuel BreS-
Ter at the piano.
Mrs. Roscoe c. Springer. re-
gional president in an ORT Day
message pointed out the or
ganiZation's program in Israel
is it's largest single national
project.
6ixty-two installations in that
country, she added. provide Sc
rious training through long
range full time courses in basic
industry fields vital to Israel's
economic sterilization program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Miss Hawkins
Feted Today

Miss Mamie F. Hawkins, State
regent, was to be the guest of
honor at a luncheon given today
by the Chapter Regents Club Of
the District Society, Daughters
of the American Revolution in
the Raleigh Hotel.
The event was held in con-
junction with the SD State
Conference Of the District
Daughters. which opened yes
terday in the auditorium Of the
Natural History Building Of the
Smithsonian Institution.
All officers of the Regents
Club assisted at today's affair
with Mrs. Walter E. Ward Of
Captain Wendall Wolfe Chap
ter as chairman.
Mrs. George w. Phillips of
Ann Hill Chapter served as CO.
chairman.
Among the national and State
OAR officers expected to attend
were: Mrs. Henry M. Robert OF
Annapolis. honorary president
general; Mrs. Godfrey Creyke,
librarian general: Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, honorary vice presi-
dent general; Mrs. Charles Car
roll Haig, national president OF
the Children of the American
Revolution and former OAR vice
president general: and Mrs. Rex
Hays Rhoades, past treasurer
general.
Still others included: Mrs. Da-
vid Wells. past State regent and
president Of the State OfticerS
Club: Mrs. James Skinner. past
State regent and Mrs. William
B. Hardy. State parliamentarian.
State officers attending in
cluded Miss Faustine Dennis,
vice regent and uncontested can
didate for State regent. Mrs.
Clark A. Riden, president of the
Chapter House Corporation, also
was invited.
Active regents now in ONCE
served as hostesses for the event.
with teir president. Mrs. c.
Clarke Young, as chairman.
Miss Luella Chase, first presi-
dent of the Regents Club when
it was organized in 1887, was
expected to attend the luncheon.
Other past presidents of the
club expected were Mrs. Herbert
E. Paddock, Miss Mildred Sher-
man, Mrs. Ellsworth Clark and
Mrs. Henry Bishop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

An election of officers and
members of the Board of
Trustees of the Planned Parent
hood Association of the District
will highlight the annual lunch
con meeting of the group to be
held at 1915 pm. tomorrow in
the Lafayette Hotel.
Guest speaker will be DR.. Lena
Levine, associate medical direc-
tor of the Margaret Sanger Re-
search Bureau of New York.
whose topic will be. Education
for Marriage and Parenthood."
Mrs. John B. Whitelaw. preSi-
dent. will preside. and Mrs. B.
Lowndes Jackson. jr.. chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Pioneer Women
Plan LuncheOns

The Golda Myerson Club OF
the Greater Washington Council
of Pioneer Women will hold a
luncheon and card party at noon
tomorrow at the Fairfax Hotel.
Proceeds from the event will
go to the organizations Child
Rescue Fund.
The Hatikvah Club will hold
a membership luncheon at noon
Tuesday at the home OF Mrs.
Abe Wagner, 4345 Yuma street
NV. Mrs. Wagner is member
ship chairman Of the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Rumnuqe Sale

Bric-a-brac. clothing and
housewares will be featured at
a rummage sale. sponsored by
the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, to be held from $50 am.
to 6 pm. Thursday through
Saturday at 7401 Wisconsin
avenue in Bethesda.
Mrs. Donald Mcleod is chair
man of the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Bank, Accountant
GROUPS Will Meet

Mrs. Ethel Ernest Murrell,
president of the American
Woman's Foundation and a law
yer, author and lecturer, will adj
dress a joint meeting of the
American Society of Women Ac-
countants and the Capital Group,
Association of Bank Women. at
6 pm. Wednesday in the Am
baSsador Hotel.
Mrs. Murrell. who is an ad-
vocate of equal rights for women,
will speak on the topic. Full
Citizenship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Purenthood Group To Elect Officers

of the nominating committee.
will present the slate Of officers
for election.
DR.. Henry L. Darner, chair
man of the associations medical
advisory board, will introduce
the guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
Enoineers Auxiliary

The District Section Of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers will meet
at 1880 am. tomorrow in the
Hotel 2400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08
come, see fabric-fashion showing
"FLOWER FRESH COTTONS"
featuring fabrics by
Galley & Lord
patterned by Simplicity

ALEXANDRIA, Tuesdoy, the 9th
II: 30 and 8; Fabrics, End Floor
informal, | to 81
WASHINGTON =. Wednesday, 10th
II 30 and 3; Fabric Corner, 9th Floor
(Teo Room, 1910 to y
CHEVY CHASE F.. Thursday, 18th
30 and 5; Fabrics, End Floor
informal ! to u
Commentator: Adele Dyer, Simplicity STYLISH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-08

Flower colors blossom all through the
fashion field Seldom fresher, more
neede-inspirine than in Galley g Lords
beautifully behaved cottons =. yard
stick einehoms, tucked einehons,
erono, cromerton army cloth,
shodowploy. All in so-beoomine,
fode-resistont coIors all
pre-shrunk AZ and As" wide,
yard :. 1.19 to 1.69
See them Simplicity patterned in
ensembles, separates, dresses, blouses,
jackets for your spring and summer.
WGL-Fobrc Corner 9th Floor
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-05-08
STAR CITY SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. Ethel Martin, who
has been confined to Bur-
rell Memorial Hospital for
several days, has returned
to her home at 326 Chest
nut Street, N. w.
Mrs Rexford G.. Bolden.
321 Gilmer Ave-, N. W., is
a patient at Burrell Mem
orial Hospital but is report
ed to be improving nicely.
Mrs. Robert johnson
Smith, 907 Staunton Ave-,
N. w., left the city We'd
nesday to visit her mother
in Boston, Mass. for Moth
er's Day She will return
by plane next week.
Mrs. Daisy E. Schley, 2O4
Gilmer Ave-, N. w., was
hostess to the Ladies United
Aid, which is a benevolent
society of married women of
Roanoke an is composed of
fifty members. Mrs. Eva
Muse is president and Mrs.
Dorothy Curtis is vice presi-
dent. About ten members
were present to enjoy the
meeting with Mrs. Schley
on Monday afternoon.
The Silver Leaf Garden
Club will meet at the home
of Mrs. Annie Mae McAfee,
GA Loudon Ave., Monday,
May 10, at 8 o'clock. This
will be a business meeting.
Plans for participation in
the state convention and
plans for the tea will be
completed. At this meeting
all members are asked to
make their reports concern
ing the Grapefruit Rally
now in progress.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-05-08
COUNTY FAIR WILL BE
STAGED MAY 18th

The Service League of
Burrell Memorial Hospital
presents it's annual County
Fair, Thursday, May ID at
z p. M, at the Orange Ave
nue. Y.W.C.A. Grand Home
Stretch" parade will begin
at 6 P. M. through down.
town Roanoke, featuring Adj
olson and William Byrd
high school bands, beautiful
floats and decorated cars.
Features of the Fair will
be beautiful booths, needle
work, baked goods. super
market, canned goods and
novelties. Everyone is urged
to attend.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-05-08

Miss Mary Reyes of 6
Chestnut Ave-, N. w. spent
a week in Washington with
her sisters Mesdames: Lee
tishia Lipscomb, Helen
Jones, and Miss Christine
Reyes April II through the
25th. Her trip was a most
enjoyable one. Miss Keyes
arrived in Roanoke on the
26th of April.
Mrs. Emma S. Haynes.
722 Staunton Ave-, N. w.,
had a most enjoyable trip
to Chicago, Illinois, where
she was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Walker.
She returned to the city
Sunday.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-05-08
Hill City News

Miss Thelma Thompson,
Office Assistant of Phyllis
Wheatley Y.W.C.A., Lynch
burg, is wearing an elegant
engagement ring. The we'd
ding is to take place July 3.
Miss Lille Fowler, Res
idence Director of Phyllis
Wheatley Y.W.C.A., has re-
turned from a weeks va
cation and a short family
reunion with relatives in
Washington, d. G.. and Bal
timore, Md.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-05-08
Credit Unio,, Is
Organised At
Charlottesville

charlottesville, Va. - AS
a result of several meetings
extending over the past three
ginia Hospital Employees
months, University of Vir-
ginia Hospital Employees
last week.
According to the bylaws
OF the corporation, it has
been set-up for the purpose
of promoting thrift among
members by giving them an
opportunity to save money
in small amounts through
the purchase of shares at
So each on which dividends
are paid; making loans to
its members at small inter-
est rates calculated to bene-
fit both the borrower and
the credit union.
An employee applying for
membership is required to
pay an entrance fee of Csc
and buy at east one share
of stock, SIS. No member
will be permitted to pur-
chase more than $1OO worth
of stock in the corporation.
Officers of the organi-
cation are as follows w. J.
Miller, president; w. M.
Mayo, vice-president; r. E.
Ergenbright, secretary, and
ID. d. Colcock, treasurer.
The nine-member Board
OF Directors are: Mrs. H.
b. Chairman, D. D. Colcock,
r. e. Ergenbright, George
r. Hardy, Mrs. Gladys Law
son, Mrs. Mildred Mawyer,
w. M. Mayo, w. J. Miller
and Herbert Porter.
In addition to the board
of directors, a three-mem-
Der Credit Committee whose
duties include passing on all
applications for loans, has
been selected by the member
ship. They are: Charles F.
Farnsworth, Jr., Mrs. Gret-
ia Ramey and Miss Julia
Van Horn.
Completing the compile
ment of committees is the
Supervisory Committee.
They are: John F. Harlan,
Robert E. Helsley and Rob-
ert S. Wicks. Among other
duties, this committee is
responsible for inspecting
securities, cash and accounts |
of the corporation, and SUI |
pervise the acts of the Board |
of Directors, Credit Com
mittee and officers.
The corporation has been
designated - gu. VA. Hos
pital Employees Credit
Union, Inc" Also, like any
other corporation doing bust
ness in the Old Dominion,
it is governed by the State
Corporation Commission and
laws of the Commonwealth
of Virginia which now ex-
list Or which may hereafter
be enacted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-04
TODAY'S
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Up - The stock
market was slightly lower today
in early dealings, although the oil
section had some strong spots.
The opening was brisk and most
ly lower, and thereafter prices
steadied themselves at the opening
levels.
A block of 1000 shares of Mon
terey Oil turned at 4Ol2 up 2l2,
and then the stock sold at Al.
Curtiss- Wright, yesterdays most
active issue with a gain of IS,
opened on a block of $500 shares
today at 9ls up rs.
Westinghouse Electric, which has
enlivened trading for the past two
days, opened today on a block of
1850 shares up, off Is at IS. Later
it fell a little more. Yesterday and
the day fore, Westinghouse
gained 5l5 points.
Among lower stocks were Amer
lean Telephone, Anaconda Copper,
General Electric, General Motors,
Chrysler, Boeing, United Aircraft,
and National Distillers.
The bond market was unchanged
to lower at the start of trading.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-04

it was a compelling factor in the
building of the six sailing frigates.
The Constellation departed from
conventional standards of the ma
rine architecture of tie day, and
was longer and broader than any
vessels of the type in the British
navy. There was a delay of two
years after authorization, and then
the Constellation, Constitution and
United States were built Live oak
and red cedar were used from is
lands off the coast of Georgia and
North Carolina.
The Constellation was launched
at Baltimore the morning of Sept.
7, 1897. Thomas Truxton had been
named Captain. The vessel was 1854
feet long, 4012 feet beam and depth
in the hold 1872 feet. (In later
year the length of the ship was
made 176 feet and her beam AZ
feet).
4 Length of the mainmast was
1914 feet; of the fore and mizzen-
masts 86,2 it,, and the diameters
81 1-3, 20 2-3 and 81 IL inches
respectively. The main yard was
80 feet long and the fore yard 76
feet. The bowsprit was 56l2 feet
long.
Total displacement was 1878
tons.
Carried SO Guns
Although the frigate was design
ed for So guns, she usually carried
I38. Of these, % were 2-pounders,
and ten, II Founders. Her COM
plement was $40 officers and men.
May 80, 1898, Capt. Truxton re-
ceived orders to sail, and cleared
Baltimore for Hampton Roads
where the ship awaited the arrival
of shot before putting to sea June
"a with a convoy of eight vessels.
Feb. 7, 1893, near Puerto Rico,
the Constellation sighted a large
sail, the French ship, Insurgente
mounting 40 guns and a compile.
Iment of 400 men. The Insurgente
had flown the American flag which
she soon hauled down and as the
French tri-color went to the peak
the fight was on. Before close-ir
fighting began the Insurgente lost
her maintopmast. The ConStella
ton defeated the Frenchman anc
suffered three wounded, one NOR
tally. The Insurgente lost 70 kill
ed and wounded.
Continuing her cruising the Con
stellation took two small French
privateers, and at dawn Feb. I
1900, sighted large French fri
gate with 81 guns. The Frenchmal
tried to run but the Yankee shil
outdid her at nightfall and Capt
Truxton demanded surrender. The
vessel was identified as the Ven
geance. Truxton ordered his gun!
aimed at the hull. AS the Constella
ton Unanswered TO claim her prize
her mainmast went by the boarC
and the Vengeance escaped. Th'