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|Dr. Robert v. Palmer,
Doctor in 81. Marys
50 Years, Dies al S3
DR.. Robert Vickery Palmer, SO.

LII. fCODeTt tlCkcIg EhliilC1, ooi
country doctor" to thousands of
residents in st. Marys County,
Md, for SO years. died yesterday
In the University of Maryland
Hospital in Baltimore. ;.
DR.. Palmer lived in Palmers,
Md, a town named after his
family. Since his graduation
from the University of Maryland
in 1896. he practiced medicine
in the rural area around Pal
mers. Until a few years ago, his
family reported, he was the only
physician practicing in the Sew
enth Election District Of the
county.
Never Refused Case.
Throughout his career. DR..
Palmer was known as "the doc
tor who never turned down a
case" He answered calls on foot.
on horseback. in a buggy, by
motor boat and in later years,
by auto. 1t was believed he de-
livered thousands Of babies. He
delivered four generations Of one
family, relatives said.
DR.. Palmer never took q va
cation after starting his prac-
tice, according to his sister. Mrs.
Lillia Palmer Cryer, of TIA
Fourth street SE. Mrs. Palmer
died in 1880.
He was the twelfth of Is chill
dren born to John and Elizabeth
Frances Palmer.
Attended All Meetings.
DR.. Palmer received his early
education at Charlotte Hall Mill
tary Academy. He later became
a trustee of the academy and re-
portedly never missed an alumni
meeting after his graduation.
DR.. Palmer was a member Of
the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of Maryland. q trustee
of the st. Mary's Seminary
Junior College and was chair
man of the board of the County
Trust Co. in Mechanicsville, Md.
Besides his sister, DR.. Palmer
is survived by four children.
They are Mrs. John F. Dent of
Oakley, Md; Mrs. Franklin
Greenwell of Palmers, Mrs, j.
Roger Davis Of Catonsville, Md,
and Robert E. Palmer of Balti-
more.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. Tuesday from his
home, Enfield. and burial will
be in the cemetery of the All
Saints Episcopal Church in Oak
ley.
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Charles {. lodge. 81,
Newspaper Employe
Speeiai Dispaseh 10 me s,sr

MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Feb.
19.-Charles Edward Lodge, 81,
longtime employe Of the Even
ing Journal, died ut Kings
Daughters Hospital here yester-
day.
He had been associated with
the Journal for more than 30
years as an advertising solicitor
and In the circulation depart
ment.
In early life he was active In
athletics and played on one of
the first Martinsburg High
School basketball teams. He was
also active for many years in
Civic Theater work. as actor and
executive.
He was q son Of the late Ed
ward Nicholson Lodge and Mrs.
Hamiline Rutherford Lodge. Of
this city.
Services will be held here to-
morrow.
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Dorsey Williams, 81, Noted
For Counting Baltimore Beauty

her whisky and plenty Of it,"
Mr.. Williams said.
Whisky worked.
In 1885 he bought the All View
Country Club golf course. on the
Columbia pike, and maintained
1t as a public course.
Mr.. Williams was a real estate
man. He could shoot like Annie
Oakley. In his younger years he
could bend silver dollars with
his fingers. He was a noted fox
hunter.
Funeral services have been
scheduled for Monday after
noon. He has no immediate
survivors.
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Franklin Smeltzer,
RiIeyviIIe Resident
Special pispoteh 10 The Ssor

RuEYVILLE, Va, Feb. 19.-
Franklin Monroe Smeltzer. rs,
retired machinist, died last night
at his home here. Funeral serv-
ices will be held Sunday at 2:30
pm. from the Union Church at
Compton. Burial will be in the
Rileyville Cemetery.
Mr.. Smeltzer is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Maude Sigler,
of Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Mel
son Sampsell, Of Hagerstown,
Md; and Mrs. Laura Reed, OF
Baltimore and a brother, Vernon
Smeltzer. Of Richmond.
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Arthur F. Sine, 81,
Retired Former
Special Dispatch to TIE s,or

WOODSTOCK. Va. Feb. 1s.-
Arthur Franklin Sine. 81. retired
farmer Of Columbia Furnace.
died last night at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow Sunday at
the Columbia Furnace Union
Church. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Sine is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Emma Romick Sine:
three daughters, Mrs. Virginia
Taylor, Savage. Md, Mrs. Cath
crime Follins, of Rockville. Md,
and Mrs. Rachel Gilmore. Of
Washington. D. c.; two sons.
Warren Sine, Of Washington and
Clyde Sine. of Columbia Furnace.
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GarhB nf Thanka

ADDISON. MRS. ELIZA. We, wish to
thank our many friends for their kind
esTss wssnr the serSss 81
cars during our sadness at the death
Of our dear mother, the late Mrs. ELIZA
ADDISON of 1912 ssvannah nI14f nleks 81 Sc
BAILEY.wILLIAM ALBERT; The fam,
BAILEY wishes to express its sincere
listers. their many friends and the
floral pieces, telegrams,. cards and the
use OF their cars during uI9 ar, our regent
RRAZIER. HERBERT W. We wish to
express our appreciation for the many
sympathy and coincidence extended by
our friends and neiRhbors during our
recent bereavement ,.,,rp AVN
SON. JAMES.
FORTUNE. NELJYE C. We wish to
for their many kind expressions OF
sympathy and coincidence during our
ifsfn' HfR NIECE gfssE'eAs ANp NEpHEws, MAR; AR;
AbE akP Z CLAUDE Ai Dew W. Ii HAYES. ~
FREEMAN, SAMUEL. We wish to ex-
to all OF our kind friends and neigh
act of kindness during our recent
the late SAMUEL FREEMAsA FlIN AEsAMuy
GIBSON. DAISY LOUISE. We wish to
express our sincere ,abhnrs tnanss for 70 thsir %
expressions Of sympathy. the beautiful
floral tributes. loan of cars and other
acts of kindness during our recent
bereavement in the loss oil our ne.
loved one. the late DAISY LOUISE
GIBSON. THE FAMILY.
LINDSAY. 1T. AUGUSTUS G. We wish
to express sincere thanks to our
bors for their expressions of sympathy
and other acts OF kindness extended
us at the sudden passing Of our
beloved one. the late 1t. AUGuSIus
G. LINDSAY. We are especially grate-
ful for the many cards, telesrams' ne
Of private cars. THE FAMILY.
ROBINSON. GEORGE r. The family OF
the late GEORGE R. ROBINSON wishes
to express sincere thanks. to our many
friends and neishbors ar,ifnI ior HhGif roTsi Ss
tributes and other acts Of kindness
extended US at the passing ot our
beloved one THE FAMILY.
THOMAS, SYLVESTER. We wish TO
express sincere thanks to our many
friends neishbors; ana e0wGsksh es9mnsths tSe %
beautiful floral tributes. cards ana
other acts Of kindness, during our re-
cent bereavement in, the i loss v1sr4p et TH5
BELOVED one, the s late snLyEsihN .NII.y
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Dratha

ADAMS lay r. !oshRH s5 5oeEpH aH Hhrisdiz H hM ms
beloved son t tns as.ms late ana J0'fnS sao,her
neral from the James T. Ryan Funeral
Home, 3l7 Pa, ave. Sc. on Monday;
February p; st am Eeiatives avSinatn1 anG
National Nation Cemetery. 90
ALsToN: ROLAND. On Friday. Feb Feb
yerstty Hospital, holland ASTON Of sd
husband of Marie = Alston; IS ,a.vI'ss brother y Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Bussey Of New. York
City Mrs. Naomi Cadenbach of Albany.
.sN N. y; Mrs. Val Van keuTen 81 Aiex,,
andra ,Gsbo Ha Mrs. Fre1ds aassr nsy esll
ne 1UsSe Lee ioinHi Funerai Home. 4th s. and
Mass ave. ne, until 9 am; Monday,
Tebrqarg sl Solemn reresas rsauseE Gat6as ais
am. interment Albany Rural Gene
terry Albany, N. Y, on WednesSday
February 23. ~
BALLARD. JAMES H. On Thursday, Feb,
6qarS II ts da5s l. LANES AAMsEsndra II BAaLASD Va be-
loved husband Of MIS-, Nancy +, Ballard;
Alexandria. Va, and Malachi Ballard
After 3 pm Tuesday. February ~.
friends are invited to call at his late
FsSruars sfEycs e. s St Shiloh Rsp
tist Church. Alexandria, Va: the Rev.
Moses W. Beasley offciating. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery: oFemans
from 10 am. Wednesday,. Arrange
ments by Jarvis ~
BEcK:, }; FRANK. v.ss,,. or 1901 10 Sth ass &:
WiIIsm VaiHsnp n \. and and Edward Beck. mrs.
Decima Wacaster, Mrs. Ida Belle Pole.
Timberg. Services at the above resi-
dence on Tuesday, February 22. at
. pm. Interment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. Services by Chambers.
BONEsTEEL, MAURICE E.. On Saturday.
February y, 1890. at Prince Err, Ge9rees @
BoNEsTEEL eiSsSsT1'E Of 5ioa 4and ave. Hyatts-
vile. Md, beloved husband of the late
Lille B. Bonesteel and father of Mrs.
Howard H. Holmes and GEORGE e Bone.
sRa 5sssSh'i Isssas invited Intsrsfni
BOYLE, CHARLES ISAIAH. OF 9112
Baltimore ave Berwyn. Md. on Feb
Boy ls bfosl sS Of ssn sose Ge ssy ssce
at Chambers Funeral Home. 5sol Cleve-
land ave. Riverdale, Md. on Tuesday,
February %. at 2:30 pm. 1nterment
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
BOWERS, AMELIA ROSE (nee Schop-
pel. OF i404 Decatur st. NV, on
February IL. 1855, wife OF Edgar Frank
Bowers. c. M. l., United States Navy,
and daugher of William M and Naomi
Schoppel, sister of Mrs. Margaret Guth-
ne, Mrs, Barbara Tambourine. MS. MrS.
Billie G.. Bonar Douglas, joseph. Will
liam, John and Gene Schoppel. Serv-
Ices at Chambers Funeral Home, 400
Chaplin st. NV, on Monday. February
2l. at 1890 am. Interment Arling-
ton National Cemetery. 20
Drummer. SAMUEL F. On Wednes-
day, FebrusS 10. 1855. at Casualty
Hospital. SAMUEL p. Drummer OF sos
M st. ne. beloved husband Of Ruth
j. Drummer and brother of Harry
Drummer and Katherine Baum. Serv,,
ices at the s. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home, 2eQl 18th ST. NV, on Monday,
February 2i, at 10 Am. 1nterment
Arlington, National Cemetery, 10
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Body d.West virsiniun
Found in Potomac
BY the Asseeieted Press

SHARPSBURG, Md, Feb. 19.
State police said the body Of a
West Virginia man was found
today on the Maryland side Of
the Potomac River and that the
condition Of the body indicated
he may have fallen from the
Potomac River Bridge near
Shepherdstown, w. Va.
State Trooper Clyde B. Tucker
identified the man as Thomas
A. Cherry, SO, of nearby Kear-
neysville. w. Va. The body was
found about noon.
Trooper Tucker said the in
vestigation Is continuing.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
With Regard to a
Gard of Thanks

Ven often cord Of thunks in
The SfuI meets aeed which con
hordly be solved in ony other wuy
Not only is Il o gracious expression
OF gratitude to those who hove sent
floroI tributes but also eourteously
acknowledges the services and kind.
nesses OF the mony TO whom per.
sonoi note Of thonks eunnot well be
muiled OF whose names and I'D.
dresses ore not known insertion Of
o cord OF thanks NOV be orroneed
BY telephone to The Stor ST $4,000
The Evening and Sunday Stor
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In Mrnturtattt

PFC. GEORGE LEE. 4th
Division, q. S. M. C. In lov-
Sa ing memory of our son. Pfc.
S GEORGE LEE TONLINSON.
IA 4th Division, U. s. M. c.. who
died on Two Jima ten years
ago today.
There's a face that Is haunting as ever
There's voice we're longing to hear,
There's a smile we'll remember forever,
Though we try to forget every tear.
No one can know what you meant to us.
How hard it was for us to part:
No one can ever share our memory
Or take your place In our hearts.
LONELY NOM AND DAD.
TOOMEY. GEORGE AUSTIN. In loving
memory of GEORGE AUSTIN TOOMEY.
who passed away February 20, 1910.
Thoughts of you are always with US.
WIFE AND SIS.
WILSON, J. FINLEY. In loving memory
of my beloved husband, J. FINLEY
WILSON, who passed away three years
ago. February 10. 1859.
Though the world may forget.
Ill hold you ever dear
As long as life and memory
Goes on year after year.
DEVOTED WIFE, LEAH F. WILSON, .
Evening star., 1955-02-20
11-Yeur-OId Is Tops

Muriel Watkins, II. Of London,
holds the International Bronze
Medal for figure skating and the
Silver Medal for dancing on roller
skates.
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Anurilittn

ABRAHAM. MAURICE. unveiling Of q
ABRAHAM viii take place on Sunday.
February 90. 1886. at / Pm. at the
B'nai Israel Cemetery, Oxon Hill. Md.
Friends are invited to attend. 20
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nAvHNpoRT nTrNCaN All .or-.a,

:, DUNCAN, All cOmradeS
of Equality-Walter' Reed
Post, No. 2S4. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Of the United
States. are requested to be
present at memorial serv-
ices to be held in the Gaw-
Ter Funeral Home. 1855 Pa,
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hNS. hsW.t VA ouhuaSs ASOl ~
rade lsSs p1NcAR s. DAVENPoRT " Ped a'e Honor sS
Guard please take notice.
WALTER J. KUBAcK1. Cqmdr. 20
DAVIS, MARY; On Friday. February
st, ne. Notice of funeral later. Ar
rangements by Frazier. 20
ENGLISH. ALEITHA. On Saturday. Feb
ruary 49, i9S2 SirI at her srd; EeSidsnce side LSr-
loved wife Of John Henry English. she
is also survived by three sons. two
dauehters:, brothers. Joe and Ernest
sreat-srandchiidren. Remains resting
at Hall Funeral Home, occoauan. Va.
Services Monday February 2l, at 2 m.
terment Crawford Cemetery.
FERGUSON, HELEN c. Suddenly on
denee 1871 Park re- "a ns a Helen Eli S
HVS8 Ferd. White piains, Sisnss n \. y: Edward 5;
Ferguson; MINNEAPOLIS. ., MINI. Nm, .ssi. and
frends fSTss msy ea a. 'eh dasers
1856 Pennsylvania ave. NV. nree park
ing oppositeI after IL noon, Sunday,
February 20. Notice OF services later.
FRA!MAN; EUGNIA; 9n Fridsy. ,,sS Es1; h
Md, beloved wife Of John Fraiman.
Services Ct The E; 2. Goldbere 8 Son
fnterment fnqns; % National Capital Hebrew rev;
Cemetery, George Washington Lodge
Section. 20
GASCH. Z. RICHARD. Suddenly. on
RHcHHRD aasca aS59aFy Of isss 'fe st. Mn NV
ssssd acs .na sF0hss Mss Rosa e MI H. asch aaSsrd II
also is survived BY. his niece, Mrs.
snd his nIE. nnsghsX; 4, 4. cqI; ETnss. n. =
Ing At Hysons's Funeral Home. 1900
Held M on MO Mondsg Sgeff resrasrs fasseS 81. wiz At
Reasfes ams renss are iGsssd Gs
terry. 30
Saturday. February 10. 1855. at D. c:
General Hospital, CLARA GASKIN of
1912 11th st. ne. Arrangements by
johnson jenkins Ndsiss FnneFaI a. tansTst homs
later.
dAsSa maniaasien MlGaAaR a 'Pssial %sshlnston sG@
:::: !: :
rites evening seryice) for our
late prother. T.. RICHARD GASCH.
Evening services at Hysong's Funeral
Home, 1900 N ST.. NV. at 8 pm.
Members are urged to attend.
HENRY M. SIMoNS, Master.
LELAND W. WARNER, ST.. Secy. 20
GooDE. +. GRAY. Suddenly. on Fri
day, February is. 1866, at his resi-
dence. 2912 18th st. ne. T. GRAY
GOODE, beloved husband Of Mary
Diegelmann Goode. brother of john
f.. Frank M. and Ruth NJ. Goode
and Catherine O. Hook. Friends may
call at the Robert A. Mattingly Fu-
neral Home, 13i 11th st. Sc. until
Tuesday, February 20, at am.
Requiem mass at St. Anthony's Church
at $50 am. Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry. 81
GOTT. ELIZABETH ". On Thursday.
February II. 1858, at her home. Bar
stow. Md. ELIZABETH w. GOTT,
beloved wife Of Elmer Gott and beloved
mother OF George Gott and Lee Gott.
sister Of Mrs, Georgia Lee Shaw OF
Damascus. Nd. Frierds may call at
the Hsrkness Funeral Home. Mutual.
Nd. Services on sunday. February 20.
csures' Ppinee Frederick. Md. Inter.
ment in church cemetery. 20
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DAVENPORT, DUNCAN. special con-
IN clave of Washington Com
. SD mandery, No. ], KnightS
n SASJ.n Templar. will be held on
~ SUNDAY. February 90. 1855.
" at $3.50 pm, at Gawler's
~ Chapel, 1855 Pa. ave. NV,
tor the purpose Of Templar services
for our late Frater. Sir Knight DUN
CAN DAVENPORT. BY order of
DAVID H. WAGER. Commander.
RICHARD H. HART, Recorder. 20
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BECK. J. FRANK. or 1901 5th, st,
Laurel Md. on February 49,, 1850:
husband of Ida P. Beck, father OF
William N and Edward Beck. Mrs.
Decima Wacaster. Mrs. Ida Belle Pole,
Mrs Gregg Bunting and Mrs. Florence
Tlmherg. Services at the above resi-.
dence on Tuesday, February 22. AZ
tnrv Services by ChamherS.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
Londoners Visit
Lancaster Homes

Mrs. H X. Bridgman, Lafayette
Road and Miss Louise Richmond,
were in Lancaster Wednesday for
the annual tour of Historical
Homes of Lancaster"
Each year the public is given
the opportunity to visit these
homes when a number of the most
famous ones are thrown open for
inspection
Wednesdays tour was sponsor
ed by Twig No. 2 of Lancaster
Fairfield Hospital. Mrs. Jacob
Sims. the former Connie Amrine,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Anrine, who now resides in Lam
caster, was one of the "Twig
HostesSeS."
On Tuesday when the same
homes were opened for patrons of
the Columbus Gallery of Fine
Arts, Mrs. G. A. Holton, Mrs.
Frank L. Baldwin and Mrs. H. R.
Mengert, of London, took the
tour"
" ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Denyes,
Whitaker Drive, had as their
guests Thursday morning, Mrs.
Denyes' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bangert and her sister,
Miss Sara Bangert of Columbus
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bangert,
Jr. and their three children, Pam
Ella Anne, Charles and Carol of
West Hartford, Conn. The party
attended Recognition ceremonies
for the London grade school in the
morning to see the Denyes' daugh-
ter, Susan recognized.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
.SOcietv. Social Events And News OF The Clubs
BPW And Mt. Sterling Rotary Club
Hear Speaker On Public Health

Moving their meeting ahead to
Tuesday, May "a, because the reg
ular meeting time fell on Decora-
tion Day, members of the London
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club accepted the invitation
of the three members from Mt.
Sterling, to join the Mt Sterling
Rotary Club at dinner at the Pres
byterian Church there.
Mrs. A Ross AIkire, ST., is
chairman, Mrs. ]. r. Enders and
Mrs. Anna Fulton, are members of
the clubs Health and Safety COM
mittee and in return for the Ro-
tarians allowing the "BPW" to
join them at dinner, the men re-
manned to hear an excellent talk
by Mrs. Florence Fogle, the guest
speaker, co-ordinator of o. S. u.
Extended Health Education.
Mrs. FogIe cnose community
Health Needs and Working to
Meet Them" for her subject. In
her talk Mrs. Fogle referred to
Cooperation between the county
health organization and the COM
munity and gave Madison County
a pat on the back for its organized
Department of Health; for the
Madison County Health Council,
organized to coordinate a health
program in the county and for the
success of the Well Child Confer
ences that have been conducted for
the past two years.
Her suggestions included Tong
and short term plan;" giving
much thought to amount of mon
ey provided for health work; "
have a plan for action, doing a
little work at time, so that pro-
gresS can be watched" to better
help with the School Health Pro-
gram, Determine what the situa-
ton Is and why is there need for
concern" Work for better con-
ditions to help the teen-agers over
their period of emotional Difficult
ties" to mention only a few of the
most important features. For any
interested Ohio State University
will offer a workshop on Schoo
Health Education in June, Mrs
Fogle intimated
Robert Wright, president of the
Rotary Club, welcomed the guests
with a response from Mrs. Leor
H. King, president of the Busi
ness and Professional Women.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
Presbyteridns
Honor Seniors

The London Presbyterian Church
honored its 1855 Seniors at a
breakfast Friday morning at ten
o'clock in the church dining-roomS.
At flower be-decked tables the
young guests had an informal time
with a number of the department
heads of the Church and Sunday
School present to extend their
congratulations.
Senior guests were, Nancy Bar
ok, Patty and Peggy Barker, June
Gibson, Carolyn Garrett, Bunny
Wood, Robert Kennedy, Dick Le-
Beau, Bob Kennedy, Marilyn Pot
ter, Patty Manning, Patty Must
ard.
Others attending were, Rever-
end and Mrs. Frank L Baldwin,
Mrs. r. K. Shaw, Mrs. Mabel Rea,
Mrs. E. M Ridenour, Miss Virginia
Freid, Miss Margaret Long, Jacob
Won Kanel, Floyd Williams.
~ -
Mr.. and Mrs. Don French and
family of Findlay spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Wall
and family, North Main Street
They came down to attend the re-
union of the London High Schoo
Five Year Glass, Friday night.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
Facts About
Folks

Mrs. Robert Halterman and her
two sons, Ricky and Robin, West
Center Street, have gone to Kinks
vile, Missouri, for a two weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Carl A .Meline.
~ .S
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Chase, East
First Street, with their daughter,
Mrs. Robert J. Eckstein and their
granddaughter, Connie and Cathy
Eckstein, South Madison Road,
left Thursday for a weeks visit
with relatives in Wetmore, Kan
sas, former home of the Chase
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mellow,
Jr., of Birmingham, Michigan,
spent the week end with Mrs. Mel
zow's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Sidener, Sr., Columbia Avenue.
- ~
William Mahoney of Toledo, was
in London Friday morning calling
on friends. Bill came to West
Jefferson Thursday to spend the
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Conklin Jackson, to attend the
graduation of their daughter, jan
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
Mrs. Keye New Phi Bette" Head
Installed At Coover Club House

mittees will be announced at the
next meeting which will be in the
Youth Building at the fairgrounds
on Tuesday June IA.
At the business part of the
meeting, reports from the state
convention were given by Miss
Virginia Bell Green and Mrs.
Robert Halterman and yearly re-
ports of the outgoing officers and
standing committees were given,
most important of which was the
revelation of the amount of monies
expended which included $733.82
donated to local charities with
5000 gift to the National Founda-
tion for Cancer Research, which is
phi Betes" national project.
The only rivalry in Phi Beta
Psi Sorority is that aroused each
year when membership is divided
into teams for the tax stamp col
lection which is one of the soror-
ity's greatest sources of income.
Results were made public at Tues
day nights meeting, with Mrs.
TroXell Laybourne and her team
winning the right to a pay off
supper by the two losing teams,
some time in June.
Before adjourning, the sorority
decided to send a courtesy gift to
Mrs. Carl Clyburn in Columbus,
Wednesday night, when she will
be installed by Mrs. Harold S.
Welsh as president of Iota Omi-
cron Chapter Mrs. Clyburn is a
former member of Iota Beta
Chapter and instigated the form
ing of the new chapter in Colum-
bus in 1853
Mrs. G.. w. Putnam, Jr, and
Mrs. Omer Pope, the two new
members this year, presented the
sorority with a set of handsome
ash trays, for the club rooms.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31
Piano Students To
Present Recital

Cletus Fahrion, teacher of piano,
will present pupils in a piano re-
cital Friday evening, June 3 at
8 pm. in the First Congregational
Church at Mt. Sterling.
Participating with Mr.. Fahrion,
who will play several numbers will
be Phillip Balcom, Keith Junks,
Johnny Bill Huffman, Sue Lynn
Graves, Billy Stoer, Linda Alkire,
Lou Ann Jackson, Ruth Haas, Nam
cy Rousch, Ann Bricker, Laura
Bricker, Paulette Oyler, Janine
Bowling, Beverly Yerian, Joyce
Packer, Marjorie DialS and Martha
Haas.
The public is invited to attend
/ the recital.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-05-31

Installation of 1856 officers
of Iota Beta Chapter of Phi Beta
Psi Sorority was held at Coover
Memorial Club House Tuesday
night. Preceding the most impress
i've service, delicious dinner was
served to the thirty-seven members
by the Stewarts.
The tables were arranged in an
elongated IT shape, with the out
going officers seated at one end
and the incoming officers at the
other, members filling in the
places through the center. Center
pieces were crystal candelabras,
filled with white pompoms and
red roses and flanked with red
candles. Favors were corsages of
the same flowers.
At the candlelight ceremony,
after Mrs. Robert Day, retiring
president had expressed her graf
itude to the members for making
her year one of profit and pleasure
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Deck, installing officer, the follow
ing officers each receiving her
light from the candle held by the
corresponding outgoing officer:
Mrs. Darwin Keye, president; Mrs.
Robert Halterman, vice president;
Miss Betty Weimer, recording sec
retary; Mrs Gordon Oxley, cor
responding; Mrs. Edgar Yerian,
treasurer; Mrs. Murray c. Lohr,
chapter reporter; Mrs. James Cum
minis, mistress Of ceremonies; Miss
Virginia Green, new chapter cap
tain; Mrs. Robert Day, parliam-
entarian. A duet, Prayer Perfect
by Mrs. Kenneth Fichner and Mrs.
James V. Shaw, climaxed the in
stallation.
Mrs. Deck presented the gavel
then to Mrs. Keye who accepted
it as the symbol of her office for
the coming year. Standing COM