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Mrs. William Soper of Kensing-
ton.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hawkins and family paid
a holiday visit to the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Harold Wright and
family in Reisterstown.
New Years Day dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Watkins
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Haw-
kins, Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Crowley and daughter and Mr..
and Mrs. Talmadge Watkins.
Friday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Baker of Mt. Airy were
Mrs. Ava King, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Raymond Kemp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Warfield and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lowman and
family and Mrs. Bobby Lowman
and son.
Sunday supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Warfield were
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Warfield,
Mrs. Ava King and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Raymond Kemp.
New Years Eve guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Kemp were Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Warfield, jim
my and Diana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harris,
Jr., of Westminster were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Green
entertained last Sunday at a
Christmas dinner. Guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis, Law
renee Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Harris, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Browning Williams, Harvey
Green, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Davis of Essex, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Eiler all of Baltimore; they were
joined later in the evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Green of
Gainesville.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ray
mond Kemp at a Tuesday even
ing party were Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah King, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald War
field and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Baker and family.
Mrs. Nettie Lynch fell last
Wednesday and is a patient at
Montgomery General Hospital
She suffered a broken hip and
arm.
Wednesday dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Ward
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodfield
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL B-3
Thursday january 8. 1854

and George, Jr., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Hines.
Friday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindsey McElfresh to see the
New Year in were Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenwood King and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Duvall and
family.
Miss Mamie Fallon and Mr..
William Mathers spent the past
week in Baltimore visiting
friends.
Mr.. and. Mrs, Paul Braun were
guests on Tuesday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Ward of Gathers
burg.
Tuesday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Burdette and Mrs.
Iona Burdete of Tuscorora were
Mrs. George Pope, Miss Hetty
Darby, Mrs. Ava King and Mrs.
William Mathers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheldon,
Elaine, James Lee and William
spent the Christmas holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elgie Haw-
kins. Christmas day guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins were Mr..
and Mrs. Forrest Peddicord and
Miss Jean Peddicord of Mar
riottsville, Mr.. F. Edward Haw-
lxins of Gaithersburg Nand Mrs.
Mary Johnson of Alexandria.
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of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Griffith
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Griffith,
Marilyn and Jean, Mrs. William
Warfield and Miss Mary War
field
The Laytonsville WSCS will
meet Thursday, Jan ID. at the
church hall at 8 pm.
WOOdfieId:
Competition ran high in Wood
field this year as the residents
of the village We'd with each
other in arranging attractively
decorated doorWays. The occa-
sion was the first annual door
decorating contest sponsored by
the Mary Greene Evening Circle.
Prizes were won as follows: 1st,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Summers;
End, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hines;
3rd, Mr.. and Mrs. Lansdale Will
liamS; honorable mention, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Crabb, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Howes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Warfield.
Judges for the contest were
Luther Thompson, Cleveland
Hyatt and Mrs. C. D. Armstrong.
The committee from the Circle
who were in charge of the con-
test were Mrs. Charles Crabb,
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Elmer
Hines and Mrs. Leslie Shores.
Mrs. ]. D. Morris entertained
at New Years Day party Sat
urday evening for about 20
guests. The Morrises also enter
tanned during the holidays at a
family dinner. Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Morris and Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Morris and
family.
The Woodfield WSCS met We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs.
Clarence for a 1890 luncheon
followed by their regular meet
ing. Mrs. George Pope was CO.
hostess.
The MYF for the Laytonsville
charge met last Sunday at Etchi-
son and will meet next Sunday
at Woodfield.
Mrs. George Pope and Miss
Hetty Darby drove to Washing
ton Saturday where they were
guests of Mrs. William Moore
and Mrs. Susie Howard.
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pope, Mrs. Ralph Howard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crabb
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pope and Mrs. Carrie
Crabb at Mt. Airy.
Supper guests Wednesday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hawkins
were Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Haw.
kinS and sons, Donald, Wayne
and Sterling, Jr., of Cedar Grove
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bradley
Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grimes
and Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood Young
were recent guests of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Richard Thompson ano
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Joins Nee Company

Roy Carpenter, Bethesda, has
been appointed P. ]. Nee Co. fur
niture buyer and is in the Chicago
market this week purchasing for
all Nee stores. Mr.. Carpenter,
who was formerly with the Nee
Company, will bring to his new
position extensive experience as
a buyer in the home furnishing
field.
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HOIstein Calf Club
InstalIs New Officers

The last meeting of the Mont
gomery County Holstein Calf
Club was held recently at the
home of Jane, Paul and Frank
lin King.
The following members were
installed as officers for the com.
ing year: President, Patsy Mes
ser; Vice President, Jack Bow
man; Secretary, Jane King;
Treasurer, Roberta Messer; Re-
porter, Kristin Westfall. Sterling
Bowman, Allie Messer, Irving
King, w. I. King, and Grover
Walker were chosen as local lead
ers.
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Charity Feast
OF Lions Club
Set for Later
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Damascus 1852

Y Plans arc being made for the
annual Ma III of Dimes dance,
which will be held Feb. 5 at the
high school. More details will
be given later but circle the date
on your calendar to remind you
of an important coming event.
Also an important future date.
This one is from the Lions. On
Shrove Tuesday, February %, the
Lions will hold an Aunt Jemima
pancake supper for charity. AS
much sausage and pancakes as
you can eat for 81. The supper
will be held in Deets Warfield's
new Chevrolet garage.
The column extends sympathy
to the family of John w. Iager
whose death occurred last Fri
day.
The column also extends SYM
pathy to Mr.. Murray Andrews on
the death of his mother. Mr..
Charles Parker and Mr.. Emerson
SlacuEa attended the funeral as
representatives of the faculty of
the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gore
entertained at dinner on Sunday,
Dec. 26. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Price, Mrs. Ida
Gore, Miss Mary Gore, Mr.. Fred
L.erick Gore, Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton
Gore and Mrs. Thomas Price.
Tuesday dinner guests of the
Cores were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rich, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rich, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lain Johnson.
Mrs. Clyta Woodfield enter
tanned Tuesday evening at din
ner. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Woodfield and family of
Gaithersburg, Mr.. Carl Newell
of Baltimore, Mr.. William ]. Day,
NIL. dIlu NlI >. WllldI u WOOul1ClO
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Browning and Morris and Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Woodfield.
Christmas day dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. James MulliniX
were Mr.. Mullinix's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Mullinix OF
Long Corner.
Notes from the Damascus
Methodist Church-Bobby SnapI
entertained the Senior MYF
Monday at his home.
The monthly MYF skating
party was held Wednesday al
. Sunset Roller Rink.
Mrs. Everett Jones will enter
tain the WSCS Thursday with
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Laytonsvi||e and Woodfie|d
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith. ~ Damascus 1882
Damascus 1882

him in the store and hope he will
soon be back.
Mrs. Stanley Stiles and Miss
Joyce Riggs entertained at a
buffet supper for twenty of their
friends last Wednesday prior to
the All dance at the Agriculture
center.
Mrs. ]. w. Howes returned to
her home from Montgomery
General Hospital last Tuesday.
We are glad to report she is re-
covering nicely from her illness.
Mrs. ]. w. Howes has resigned
as Laytonsville school bus driver
and her place was taken Jan. 3
by Elmer Duley.
Dinner guests New Years Day
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Howes
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Thomas
HoWes and Tommy.
Mrs. Nettie E. Hawkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ernest Hawkins
were guests Christmas morning
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hawkins
where they enjoyed watching the
grandchildren, Steven and An
drew, open their Christmas gifts.
Afterward they drove to Hagers-
town where they were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Griffith
entertained Monday evening for
a group of about fifteen of their
neighbors.
Al Livesay was Sunday din
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Griffith
entertained at dinner Thursday
for members of Mrs. Griffith S
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Oxley and Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Griffith. There were eighteen
guests.
The Sunday School of st. Bar
tholomew's Church revived an
old custom during the holiday
season as they went caroling to
the homes in Laytonsville village.
Following the caroling they ad.
journed to the church for hot
cocoa and cookies. The singing
was sponsored by the Evening
Guild of the church with Mrs
Benjamin Elliott acting as chair.
man.
During the month of January
the Rev. Warren Firth of the
Laytonsville Methodist charge
will preach a series of sermons
based on the famous 1T am" lines
from the gospel of st. John such
as 81 am the door,.
Putt Willett, son of Mr.. anG
Mrs. Percy Willett, entertained
Thursday, Dec. 30, for a group OF
friends. The occasion was the
celebration of his eighth birth
day.
Miss Helen Nee1 of Washing
ton was a weekend guest of Mrs
Jeffrey Griffith and Mrs. Percy
Willett at Retirement Farm.
The Laytonsville All girls en-
ioyed a delightful Christina:
party last Tuesday at the home
of Mitzi Lee Taylor.
Luncheon guests Tuesday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Green were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stauffacher
of Darlington, Wis, and Mrs
William Wagner of Washington.
New Years Day dinner guest:
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Mrs. Ulysses Griffith. "

LaytOnsville:
The Redland Hunt Club held
it's first hunt of 1855 Saturday
starting at Avalon, the farm OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Carl,
near Goshen. The hunt was most
successful with a large group of
riders and watchers in attend
ance and the chase ended with
the killing of a grey fox.
Following the hunt, which
started at 1 pm, the entire
membership of the hunt plus.
many other friends were guests
of the Carls at a breakfast be-
ginning at 6 pm. 1t was a gala
opening of the IS social season
as old friends and new acquaint-
ances got together over the
delicious buffet supper and en-
joyed the gracious hospitality
offered by the Carls.
The next day, Sunday, the en-
tire Laytonsville district area
were guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
Warren Firth at a delightful
open house at the parsonage.
AS many guests remarked it was
certainly a charming way to
start the New Year.
At this time your correspon-
dent, who has been away from
her work for the past four
weeks as she and the newest
addition to her family, Ulysses
V, were getting acquainted,
would like to take the oppor-
tunity of wishing her readers
happy and blessed New Year.
She would also like to thank
Miss Mary Warfield who so
kindly substituted for her dur
ing the past month and also to
say thank you to the folks in
Laytonsville and Woodfield who
gather news each week and pass
it along. She is deeply indebted
to the following: Mrs. Allison
Taylor, Mrs. Mary Allnutt, Mrs.
j. Thomas Howes, Mrs. Roland
Ward, Rev. Warren Firth, Mrs.
Woodrow Ward, Mrs. George
Pope, Mrs. Elgie Hawkins, Mrs.
Roland Green, Mrs. ]. Ernest
Hawkins, Mrs. Charles Richards,
Mrs. ellis Owings, Mrs. Douglas
Riggs, Jr., and Mrs. J. Raymond
Kemp. We also hope that many
readers who have not called in
news before will make a New
Years resolution to contact the
Sentinel column in 1855. Phone
Damascus 1852.
Tuesday guests of Mrs. Char
les Hobbs for luncheon and
cards were Mrs. Virginia Bart
lett, Mrs. Remus Riggs, Mrs.
Allison Taylor and Mrs. w. w.
White.
The Laytonsville Homemakers
met Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Harold Mitchell with Mrs.
Allison Taylor and Mrs. Mary
Allnutt as co-hostesses.
Miss Hattie Griffith is con-
valescing nicely after suffering
severity strained back.
Mrs. Harold Mitchell made
quick trip to East Orange, N. j.,
during the holidays and took
her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Gard
ner, back to her home. Mrs.
Gardner who had been injured
in an automobile accident recent
ly had been convalescing at the
home of her mother, Mrs.
Mitchell.
Also on the sick list this week
is Louis Bell. We have missed
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Mrs. Noah Ifert, Mrs. William
Gore and Mrs. Ruth Pearce as
co-hostesses.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
will serve dinner to the Method
list. Union, the home mission or
ganization of the church, on
Friday.
Tuesday dinner guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. A. Dean Kesler
were Mrs. Theodore Boettcher,
Mrs. Adele Jerrrays, Mrs. Robert
Elliott and Mrs. Winifred Fowler,
all of Annapolis, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Grimes of Mt. Airy.
On Sunday the Kesslers attended
open house at the home of DR..
Asbury Smith, superintendent of
the Washington West District.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upton Gladhill
entertained at dinner Sunday for
members of the Gladhill family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Burns and
Miss Gertrude Burns had as din
ner guests Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Watkins and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Burdette
and family, Miss Anna Lee Glad
hill and Mr.. Aubrey MullineauX,
Jr.
Thursday night dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Mullin-
eaux, ST., were Mr.. Will Day,
Mrs. Clyta Woodfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent Woodfield and
daughter and Miss Anna Lee
Gladhill.
Saturday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Upton Gladhill were
Mrs. Mollie Gladhill, Mrs. Lillian
Roelkey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gladhill and Donna and Sue and
Mr.. Aubrey Mullineaux, Jr.
A special Christmas gift came
for members of the junior class
at the high school as Santa Claus
left their class rings at the
school during the holiday period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Fleming,
Barbara and Gage were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. >Luter
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pope
were New Years Eve guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Lucian Leal of Cal
thersburg.
Mrs. E. G. Jewell was happy
to report that both of her chill
dren in service were home for
the holidays. End class petty
officer Jack Jewell was home
for a week before returning to
his base in Jackonsville, Fla. LIST
1t. Samuel Jewell is home for a
month. He has just completed a
months tour of duty at Las
Vegas and will report the end of
January to Camp Kilner, N. j.,
where he will be sent on over.
seas duty to Europe. His wife
and children will join him later.
Wednesday night dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Howes
were Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Burke and Mr.. Charles Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Jones
entertained the members of the
Damascus church choir and their
families at a buffet supper
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Burke
entertained Tuesday evening at
dinner honoring the 18th birth.
day of their son, Allan. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Marting Oar
bym, Nancy and Barbara, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Senseney, Bob,
Lenny and Greg, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Mullinix and Rosalie, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Mullinix and
Mary Lou, Mrs. Annie Burke
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Null
link.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth King
entertained New Years Day at a
family dinner. Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Jewell, Jr., 1t.
and Mrs. Samuel Jewell, Donna,
Gary and Jeanne, Mrs. Guy
Evening star., 1955-11-20

meeting. and second, Paul M.
Butler of Indiana was ahead of
him and had sewed up the sup
port of q majority Of the COM
mittee members. BY placing Mr..
Finnegan at the head Of the
team, Mr.. Stevenson has gone
far to cure whatever wounds
needed curing.
A roster Of the Stevenson team
would not be complete without
the name of William Blair, close
friend and law partner Of the
candidate. Mr.. Blair was with
Mr.. Stevenson throughout the
1852 campaign and has been
with him ever since. He looks
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Polish Poet, Patriot
Will Be Honored

The Library Of Congress will
open an exhibit Wednesday
honoring Adam Mickiewicz.
Polish poet and patriot who died
100 years ago.
The display win continue
through December on the Sec
ond floor of the main building.
Included are copies Of his
works. portraits. maps. transla-
tons, and musical settings for
his poems written by Chopin.
Paderewski and Zelenski.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

is co-publisher Of the Adiron-
dack Enterprise, a daily news
paper at Saranac Lake. one of
two Democratic daily newspapers
published north Of New York
City. Mr.. Tubby is a New Eng
lander. however. and still has a
home in Vermont. At one time
he was editor of the Bennington
(Vt) Daily Banner, Because of
his White House experience, Mr..
Tubby knows and is known by
the Washington correspondents.
He knows the value of placing
speeches and statements Of the
candidate in the hands of news
lpapermen promptly and early
and he is doing it.
The third editor on the Stew
enson team. Mr.. Ashmore, a
native Of South Carolina, is
executive editor Of the Arkansas
Gazette, published in Little
Rock. He has a leave of absence
to work for Mr.. Stevenson. He
claims to be "one OF IL remain
ing Democratic editors in the
South"
During World War II, Mr..
Ashmore served with the 95th
Infantry Division in the Euro
|pean theater. He left the Army
"a lieutenant colonel. Before he
became executive editor of the
Arkansas Gazette, he was editor
OF the Charlotte (N. c. News,
and before that he was on theI
staff of the Greenville Is. C.)l
News n his home town.
MIR. Ashmore, 80. has had wide
experience. He is the author of
a widely read book, "The Negro
and the Schools" published the
day the Supreme Court handed
down q decision outlawing seg-I
regation in public schools. Mr.
Ashmore dealt with the probleml
in an objective way. His book
was intended particularly forI
educators. He was q Neiman Fell
low at Harvard.
In charge of research for the
Stevenson team Is John Brade-
mas Of South Bend. Ind, once q
candidate for Congress. q mem
ber Of the staffs Of several con-
greSsional committees and more
recently an administrative as
Evening star., 1955-11-20

after Mr.. stevenson's appoint
ments.
When and II Mr.. Stevenson Is
nominated for President next
August. the Stevenson team viii
have many important additions
but none more so than the ad-
dition Of Democratic National
Chairman Butler. Mr.. Butler is
no novice at the great game Of
politics, having played it for 20
years. Once the wraps Of neu-
trality are OF Mr.. Butler. which
he must wear as national chair
man during a preconvention
campaign. he is expected to enter
Fundamentally into the Steven
son campaign.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

sistant to Senator Mcnamara Of
Michigan.
These. with the exception of
Mr.. Raskin, are new faces to the
Stevenson team. The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Finnegan. the pro-
fessionaI. to be campaign man
ager was a wise political move,
Mr.. Finnegan was a candidate
for Democratic national chair
man last December, when the
committee met in New Orleans
to select a chairman on the re-
signation OF Mr.. Mitchell. He
was backed by the pros" DeSa-
pio of New York, Lawrence Of
Pennsylvania and Aryey OF Illi-
nois, among them.
And Friend william Blair
Two things interferred with
his election. First. he was Ill and
unable to attend the committee
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Stevenson Picks Teom'
For Pref Convention Roce
By a star stan Correspondent

CHICAGO Nov 1s-The team" which to help Adai Ste
yenson in his 1856 Democratic presidential nona
ton has been carefully pcked-with bueeyed isman James
Fnnegan campaign 1t gives the Stevenson
toursge a new look-a professional appearance.
To get together running presidential candidate
Evening star., 1955-11-20
WiII Raise Funds

The volunteer organization Mr..
Bingham win head viii cooper
ate closely with the regular Ste
venson organization. It viii be
relied upon for an important
chore--the raising Of money for
the pre-conyention campaign.
Obviously, If MFR. Stevenson Is
to go into a number Of presi-
dental preference primaries, he
win need money and plenty OF
it. He has already agreed to
enter the Minnesota primary
next March 20
Mr.. Bingaan's headquarters
will be in Chicago and his organ
ization viii be national in scope.
Co-chairman with Mr.. Bingham
viii be Mrs. Edison Dick. Of Lake
Forest, fashionable Chicago sub
urb. Mrs. Dick was prominent
In the Volunteers for Stevenson
organization In 1852, and has
been q friend Of Mr.. Stevenson
for years.
The other two editors whom
Mr.. Stevenson had fitted into
his closely knit team are Roger
Tubby, publicity director, and
Harry s. Ashmore, general di-
rector Of public relations, who it
is said. win help Mr.. Stevenson
in the preparation Of his
speeches.
Mr.. Tubby had two years at
the White House under that poll
ttician Of politicians former
President Harry 9. Truman. He
, 1955-10-06
DR.. Egdn Petersen
Up Duty as
Res. Phys. at ST. John

DR.. Egan Petersen arrived
in St. Thomas over the
last weekend to join the staff
of the Department of Health.
DR.. Petersen will be assign
ed to duty as resident ply
sician on the island of st.
John.
, 1955-10-06
Acting Commissioners
Of Police Mutthids in
Proises ST. Thomiuns

Acting Commissioner of
Police, Captain George NJ.
Matthias returned to st.
Croix to spend this weekend,
and reported that his stay in
the sister island has been
very pleasant.
Commissioner Matthias said
everyone in st. Thomas has
been very nice to him. OF the
officers and men on the force
be paid high tribute. In adj
dition to the courtesies they
treat him somewhat like a big
brother. This, he said, made
his task there, which more
complex, easier.
He will return to st. Tho
mas next week.