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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08
CrOatian Centers

0DJEK Croatian Centra skladno / uni
~ ljato odjekuje diljem owe nase vellke
zemlie susjedne Kanade. Croatian Centers
posebna ie divna kolosalna ustanova. Sre-
diste Hrvata razvija sc pod okriljem nase
divine, velke plemenite ustanove Hrvatske
Bratske Zaiednice Croatian Center sluzi Ia
iednici promicanju njenih ideala podhva-
ia, gdie sc manifestira zajednicarsko brat
stvo u duhu bratske ljubavi covjecnostl.
To je karakteristika Croatian Centra, gdje
god takovi Center postoji.
Ovo ie nova nasa ustanova i nezna sc
gdje ie zapravo pocela gdje ce svrsiti, jer
svake godine podizu se ovdje ondje now
Croatian Centers Owe godine vrijedni ca-
novi naseg hrvatskog pjevackog drustva
"Strosma jer" podigose Gjepi svoj Croatian
Center velikoj zajednicarskoj hrvatskol
naseobini Youngstown, Ohio. I oni, kao mi
Pittsburgh, podigose svoj Croatian Cen
ter ma dobrovoljnoj bazi sa svojim upornim
radon ma kome su radii start mladi, mu-
levi zene, da ga sto bolje urede ukrase.
Tai Croatian Center zaista je Srediste Hr-
vata cega prize nisu mali, to je ponos ma
se naseobine Youngstown, gdje Sc sastaje
prostornom ugodnom mjestu da zajednicki
manifestiraju zajednicarstvo hrvatsku kul-
turu, sto nam die ime ugled pred stranim
svijetom clanovi drustvo "Strosmaj jer" "a
sl,lzuju postovanje zahvalu da su dosli ma
ovu lijepu ideju ostvarii jedan lijep Hrvat-
ski Park Croatian Center "a dobrobit svoga
hrvatskog naroda
Dosljedno tome zajednicari Western Penn
syfvanija Ujedinjenih Odsjeka Hrv. Bratske
Zajednice podigose Pittsburghu Croatian
Center, ijepim / ogromnim pozoristem pod
otvorenm nebom prirodi U Pittsburghu,
kao Youngstown, nismo prize imali svo-
iih Centera "a vete zajednicarske priredbe,
kao sto sada imamo barem "a ljetnu sezonu.
U sredistu zajednice kad smo htjeli priredi
ii veliku proslavu tesko smo mogi dobiti po-
desnu dvoranu, pax se cesto dogadjalo bas
radi toga nedostatka, da u vece stvari nj
srno mi ulaziii
Rekosmo, Croatian Center sluM u dobre
svrhe, gdjegod takovi postoji, da ma svom
u svom slobodno manifestiramo "a jednicar-
stvo / hrvatsku kulturu. Croatian Center je
srediste Hrvata 3ariste bratske sloge i lju-
bavi~ Te su ustanove svojina hrvatskih Ia
jednitara hrvatskog naroda.
Kad piseno i govorizno Croatian Cen
tru time ujedno promicemo aktivnosti svoje
Zajedniee k,llturu svoga naroda. To je,
brace moja, Ito svi trebamo razumiti time
Sc dicti.
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Roditelt, kot zbilja ljube
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votne osjeguracije - isplAtive
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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08
"ZAJEDN1CAR"
Guverner Williams ma prosIaM otvorenja
Novog Hrvatskog Donna U Detroitu, Mich.

Konacno e dosao davno ocekvani dan, otvorenja
vog Hrvatskog Donna. Pisati negovoj vaznost mislm,
da nije potrebno er e to vec mnogo puta ucineno ne
potrebno opetovat Ovo so zeim psati je samoj pro-
savi toga otvorena koje e traao puma tr dana Mi
bill uvjeren da &c narod dragovoljno veseog
savlju prisustvovat No nsmo vjerova svom ocma ka-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08
KNJIzNICA |zABRANIH PJESAMA
DRAGUTItA D0kAjANlCA zLATNI KLAS

Buenos Aires 1858. Idanje Hrv Kuturnog Prosvjetnog
Potpornog Drustva "KAJ"
Dne T. ipnja 6. navrsila Sc rs godisnjca smrt hr-
vatskog pjesnka Dragutina Domjanca. Tom je prikom
Hrvatsko Kulturno Prosvetno Potporno Drustvo KAJ"
Buenos Airesu 49, srpnja g. priredo priredbu
Domjaniceve vece" te izdalo vro ukusnu knzcu DONNA
ncevih pesama bogati rukovet negovih kakavsh sto-
kavsih pesama pod naslovom Zlatn kas Nasovnu stra
ncu Vankn Zaorski motvi, dok je poeetku knj
fctograa pjesnika pjesme uvodi zanosn pred
govor, kojega slede Domjanceve pjesme prvom die
u pod nasovom Bele roze kakavske pjesme Belle roze
Fala, Gdo e reke Loza zuti Ma Dolcu Spomen ma Split
Rubaca, Cikame Ka Ia zbogom. Drugi did, pod naslo-
'Mrtvi zavcaj' donos stokavske pjesme: Mrt-
vi zavicaj Smijeh Kap, sutnja Ho bin, Gogov cvjeci
Scherzo Otmjena dosada, rdnku 1seenikova molitva
Ma kraju pogovor 'Bastna Dragutina Domjanica Cd
Vinka Nikolca, koj je prredo knzcu, kao pocast
hrvatske enigracje pjesniku naseg dragoga kaj.
Naklada knjzice "Zatni klas" vro je ogranicena pa
upozoravamo ubelje Domanceve poezje, da je sto
prize naruce Cena: Argentin 20 pesosa, druge
zeme dollar Narucuje adresu tanika: V. Leskovar
Cordoba 618, Martinez, Prov Buenos Aires upravu
"Hrvatske Revje Caslla de Correo 4723 Buenos Aires
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08
Spomenik kineskin
"a
Reyolucionafima

U Pekingu je nedavno ot-
kriven spomenik kineskim
revoaucionarima, kor ~ po-
ginuli Z posljednjih sto go
dina. Spomenik je ixgradjen
Cd mramora; visok je oko
38 m, = tezak deset hiljada
tona. Pripremanje i izgrad-
MA ovog spomenika trajali
~ osam / pol godinA.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08


Marie Giovannelli, u prosto-
rijama. Nakon posvete gospo-
dja M. Klucka, predsjednica
"Hrvatska zena - Katarina
zrinska" predaje americku
zastavu predsjedniku korpo-
racije, bratu A. Matujec. Hr-
vatsku zastavu, predsjedniku
Gradjevnog Odbora, bratu S.
Lipaku. Recitacije americkom
barjaku govorio je mladi
Morgan, a hrvatskom mladi
Sertic.
Nakon ceremonije nastao je
.jednosatni odmor. U sedan
sati vece priredile su sestre
cd Majcinog Kluba program,
koji mas je u istinu zadivio.
Narcotic su mas iznenadila ma
sa djeca sa igranjem Kola u
narodnim nosnjama. Kada CO.
vjek ovu djecu, u njihovima
nastupima gleda, onda tex O.
paza koliki je to trud djecu
uciti. Tu odmah zelim izrazi-
ii, u ime korporacije Hrvat-
skog Donna, hvalu sestri Ma
taliji Babich j sestri Marti
Laslovich. Poslije programa,
Piles je trajao do rano u jutro.
Drugi dan u nedjelju posli-
.je podne u jedan i trideset o.
drzan je svecani banket, ma
kojem je imao pocasno mje-
sto mas obljubljeni guvernor
drzave Michigan Menen Will
liams. Gosp. Hare, tajnik dr.
zave Michigan sa svojom dra-
zesnom suprugom nase krvi
rodjenom Pajor. Komptrolo-
rem drzave, nasim clanom,
Szemanski. kao i gdjica Mary
Beck, predsjednica gradskog
odbora Detroita. Banketu su
prisustvovali V. l.. Mandic sa
svoiom suprugom, podpred-
siednici Zajednice, braca Baz-
Ldarich i brat Kovacevich sa
suprugom IL Calf. Cd glavnih
odbornika zapazio sam Mika-
ma IL Pa. te upravitelia Dice
jeg Donna Hrvatske Bratske
Zaiednice, brata Sarica.
Nakon sto je mas vrijedni
stoloravnatelj, brat Tt m O
Chulig pozvao gdjicu Rose
Marie Giovannelli da odpjeva
Americku i Hrvatsku himnu,
Rev. FIR. Victor Rogulj mad
punim stolom, po krscan-
skom obredu izrice priziv, in
.vocations.
ia vrijeme banketa goste
su zabavljali Balkan Cavaliers
sa milozvucnom tamburicom.
Nakon rucka. o 'govorima gu
vernera drugih, drzim, da nj
je potrebno pisati:: Da su tt
govori odusevljeno primljeni,
znam da &c svi vjerovati. A
narcotic govor naseg obljub-
ljenog Williamsa. Nakon svr.
setka banketa nastaje odmor,
u sedan sat ma vece odr.
IAN je koncert u kojem su su.
djelovali sve nasi lokalni ia.
lenti. TIL odmah moran reti
da se je odbor programa 81.
ocio jednom dilemom koju *
morale rijesiti tako, da sc "a.
dovolje sve strane koje su "a.
interesirane. Imajuci u obzil
da ne sarno sto &c mas posje'
titi mas narod owe kolonije
morali smo racunati i ma go.
ste izvan nasih granica. Daka'
ko, odbor je morao racunatl
"a vremenom. Nije se mogle
dozvoliti, da se tai program
otegne Y nedogled, da posta'
ne jedan umor "a prisutne u.
mjesto zadovoljstva. Il til
razloga odbor je 5akljucio, ds
ovoga puta program bude stt
kraci; da ma tom programu
pred gostima istupi naSa jats
onladina. L tih razloga se j
stoloravnatelju dalo matt d.
"a vrijeme banketa, kao i zs
vrijeme koncerta, nikorne NJ
dozvoljava previse vremens
govora ] samo onima koje j
odbor predvidio. Dogodilo .
u proSlosti da ~ ii dugi 80
vori umarali prisutne i ulmje
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08

Proslavi nije sudjelovala sa-
mo nasa kolonija. Bilo in je
sa svih strana owe nase pro-
strane move domovine, Ameri-
ke. Kako .je mas narod Clan
stvo gledalo, nije nj cudo ka-
da ste cd svih slusali: Detroit
je uspio. I ia Sc tim priklju-
cujem kazem: Uspjeli smo.
Da Ii &c tai uspjeh i daljim
tokom tako ici, ovisi o mama
clanovima odsjeka 351, kao. i
clanovima Korporacije. Ma
rod mas cd mas oceku.je mno-
60, jer on vidi da cd danas
nece biti opravdani izgovori:
nemamo prostorija, pa prema
tome nista hvalevrijednoga nj
ciniti ne mozemo. To cd sada
odpada. Ma mama je da nasoj
koloniji pruzimo ono sto 60
dinama nije imala; da joj Ii
vim primjerom damo priliku
viditi nase kulturne snage ko-
je medju mama postoje, ali su
godinama neizcrpljene bile.
Stoji do mas, da nase ovdje
rodjene snage, koje su ogrom-
ne, sjedinimo Il jednu cjelinu
IL toga izvora narodu nasem
dademo svjezinu koja je tako
potrebna.
Mnogo puta sam citao misli
raznih pisaca u Detroitu, da
mi trebamo jedno kulturho "a
riste; jednu cjelinu il koje bi
fse morala pokazati nasa kul-
turna dusa. Imamo to sredi-
Ste. sto je jos najosjetljivije,
imamo jednu cd najboljih O.
mladina, koja, po nom mislje-
nju, nema premca II sposob-
nosti | volji "a rad ma pro-
svjetnom polju. Da je tomu
tako, dokazom je bila. niena
odusevljenost u toku gradnje
Donna.
Program Proslave =,
Otvorenje i posveta novog
Donna, kao cijelim progra-
nom te svecanosti, vodili su
nase vrijedne zene, clanovi
Majcinog Kluba i sestre Gra->
djevinskog Odbora. Da u de-
talje toga programa zalazim,
drzim da nije potrebno jer
sam uvjeren, da svaki znade
jednu stvarnu cinjenicu: Ka-
da Hrvatska Majka nesto po-
cne, ona to uspjehom i kraju
privede. No rekorda radi, kao
same omladine radi, duznost
mi je da prikazem, makar u
kratkim crtama tai program.
Pc prijasnjim izjavama, ma
rod sc je u starom domu vec
prize pet sati poslije podne O.
kupio. Sestra Carolina Mar
kovich bila je Mistress cere-
monte. Procesija il starog u
novi dom krenula je po ma
pred urecenom vremenu. Ma
celu noseni su barjaci. Ameri-
cki, kojem su kumovali Mr.. i
Mrs. C. Susie. Hrvatskoj, ko-
jen su kumovali Mr.. Mrs.
A. Sertich. Uz box obih "a
stava stupali su Boy Scouts.
"a NINA u procesiji slijedili
su KUN i kuma novog Hrvat-
skog Donna Mr.. i Mrs. M. Co.
vic sa svecenikom Rev. FIR.
Victor Rogulj. "a NINA po
redu stupai su predsjednici
nasih organizacija sa svojim
suprugama. ]. Majetic odsj.
351, A. Matujec 1nkorporaci-
je predsjednik Gradjevnog
Odbora, brat Stjepan Lipak
sa svojom suprugom. "a Mi
ma, odbori odsjeka, clanovi
Majcinog Kluba kao i clanovi
zenskog Gradjevinskog Odbo-
ra.
U procesiji vidili sno pred
sjednika Hrvatske Bratske
Zajednice, brata Mandica "a
svojom suprugom, kojega je
Izvrsni Odbor H. B. z. opuno-
mocio da zastupa Zajednicu i
memo clanstvo ma ovoj sveca-
nosti. Isto smo vidili u proce-
siji j upravitelja Pomlatka
H. B. T., brata Grasu. Kada
sc je doslo do vrata novog do
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08

Opaska. - Molimo naSe IL
tatelje, da 81 gornji adresar
konzulata Jugoslaviie izrexa
/ spreme u slucaju da i'm po-
treba, 4 da ne pi3u ne ira
se Cd mas da i'm ga posalje-
mo. jer to je posebni posao
I gubljenje wemena - mas.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1958-10-08
Sam koncert sc otvara sa

Sam koncert sc otvara sa
pjevanjem gdjice Rose Marie
Giovannelli pjesmama: Ma te
mislim i La Paloma. Nakon
ME nastupa nase malo djevoj-
&c Barbara Filipac pianom So
10 sa recital C. Sharp Minor
Opus 66 cd Chapina sa Med
ley Of Croatian Folk Songs.
VEGA djeca gnijezda 31S Tam
buricom i Kolo Grupom pod
direkcijom naseg vrlog ucite-
liza, Andrija Benda. Tada ma
stupa ,gdjica Mary Ann Mia
kovich sa pjesmama Oh Ii vi
10 Velebita, i Svi Dilberi. Ma
kon Milakovicke nastupa mas
Hrvatski Pjevacki Zbor "Sla-
vulj' sa pjesmama "Jeka il
Otacbine cd F. S. Vilhara i
"Jasencice" cd Rud. Matza.
Nakon Slavulja nastupa gdji-
! ca Anrea Zlate IL Flint, Mi
chigana sa piano recital Noe
turn C Minors cd Chapina i
Mislim Ma Te Cd S. S. Toma-
sevica. Gdjica Dolores Goreta
je odpjevala Daleko Je Moi
Split i Ciganka Sam Mala.
Croatian Board Of Trade
Tamburitzans svirali su pod
direkcijom Andrije Benda ~
Pecini" cd Zehetnera i ~
Slavonskom Selu'', cd Julie
Njikosa.
Zborom Hravtskog Pjevac-
/ kog Drustva "Slavulj" diri-
girao je gosp. Noel Gou-
manne.
Time je koncert zavrsen i
pies je trajao do u rano jutro.
Treci dan proslave opet su
nase vrijedne sestre, clanovi
Majcinog K1uba preuzele. 1 O.
voga puta su pod direkciiom
Bende prikazali program koji
mas je zadivio.
Prva tocka "Orao" korac-
MICA, svirao je mjesoviti zbor
omladine M. Kluba.
"Slusaj Mati", duet p:jevale
Barbara Pavkovich Rozen
Marelich.
"Poci Gu Ma More solo,
Judy Morgan.
'Doci u Krilo Moje', duet
Barbara Pavkovich i Rozen
Marelich uz pratnju cijelog
zbora.
'Plovi Barko" duet, Rozen
Kolakovich i Adele Staroviak
uz pratnju ciielog zbora.
"Silvery Moon" Accordion
solo Terry Kaureich.
"Just Because" svirao mje-
soviti zbor.
Sve soloiste pratila ma gla-
soviru NADIA Sertic.
Ia Kraljicu Donna pobijedi-
la Barbara Pavkovich. Ia
Kralja J. Kokotovich.
Ne bi mi bila savjest mir
ma, kada ne bi dao priznanje
covjeku, "a kojega Sc sigurno
moze opetovati ona Church,
Iowa: Nikada nisam vidio CO.
vjeka, koji je izvrsio tako
mnogo, sa tako malim. Isto
sc moze reci "a brata An
driju Benda. Sa djecom imati
ozbiljnog posla je vrlo tesko.
Narcotic kada innate razno-
vrsna godista. Izgleda mi kao
da Benda ina neku specijalnu
magicnost, sa kojom on te te-
ske i mukotrpne poslove ma
razborit nacin rijesava. zelja
mi je, da tn strpljivost jos
mnoge godine izdrzi. Ogrije-
sio bi se kada ne hi izrazio
hvalu nasim marnim sestra-
ma, koje, ne da su nam ku.
hale "a banket, nego su to bez
sebicnosti cinile cd kad re je
pripremala gradnja donna kao
i "a vrijeme gradnje. Nikada
u zivotu nisam vidio tolike
posrtyovnosti kao kod ovih
nasih sestara. Imam pri kon.
GU reti ovo: Ono sto ste vi
sestre, zrtvovali "a gradnju
novog Hrvatskog Donna je ne.
izplativo. vi ste mama Twin
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Cd vola mo1e1 dobid sanAs
hoenAd uaaaa.
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Adresar korz"Iafa
n. F. R. JugosIavije

New York: - P"
Consulate General
Of Yugoslavia
816 - 5th Ave.,
New York, n. Y.
&
Pittsburgh:
Consulate General
of Yugoslavia
Farmers Bank Building
S01 Fifth Avenue
Room 3O6 /
Pittsburgh ~, Penna-
Telefon: Grant 1871
Jurisdikcija Gen. Konzula-
t. F.N.R. Jugoslavije u Pitts-
burghu proteze se M: Ala-
bama, Kentucky, Mississippi,
Ohio, Pennsylvania 1 W. VIZ
ginia.
Chicago: -
Consulate General
of Yugoslavia
1873 w. Randolph st.. b,
Chicago, III.
San Francisco: -
Consulate General
Of YugosIavia
461 Market st.,
San Francisco, Calf.
Ambasada: -
Yugoslay Embassy,
1920 - 10th st n. W.,
Washington, D. G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-09

Crossroads; Sylvia Marraro,
Christian Service and Inner Mis-
sion; Lois Darling, Life Member
ship and Memorial; and Helen
Barnes, Thank offering.
Men and women of the area
are invited to register for three
dance instruction courses offered
by the Central YMCA, starting
January Ia to Is. The courses,
to run for 10 consecutive weeks,
include Beginners Latin Ameri-
can Dances, Beginners Ball Room
Dances; and intermediate Dance
Group. For further information,
persons may call the Program
Office at MA $3.50.
A variety of courses is being
offered by the Council of
Churches National Capital Area
at its 18th annual session of The
Christian School to begin Janu-
airy IA and ending February Is.
Using the theme Communicate
ing the Gospel Now" the courses
are geared to the interest of all
concerned with Christian growth
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-09

of Nursing, has returned to her
studies after spending the hoh-
days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Demory.
Diane had as her guest her room
mate, Miss Lori Stauffer of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Lucy Leps of Cresaptown
was holiday visitor here at the
home of her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Ro-
truck.
Miss Linda Demory celebrated
her ninth birthday on December
%. The party guests included
her fourth-grade classmates and
other friends.
Mr.. Leland Howard of Hender-
sonville, North Carolina has been
the house guest of his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hayward
entertained twenty friends at a
buffet supper preceding the
Lions New Years Eve dance.
The Girl Scouts of Troop 587
really deserved all the gifts San
ia put in their stockings. Under
the leadership of Mrs. Mary Bur.
ton, the girls gave two perform
ances leach with a separate cast
of why the Bells Ring" as their
Christmas gift to the community.
One show was presented at the
Asbury Methodist Home for the
enjoyment of the guests there.
The other performance, given for
their parents, was one feature of
full evening that included a
covered dish supper and a pro-
gram of caroling. Rehearsals, per-
formances, costuming and stag
ing took lot of precious holi-
day time, and the girls are to
be commended for their hard
work. A round of applause also
goes to Mrs. Burton, and her as.
sistants, Mrs. Geiger, Mrs. Healy
and Mrs. Moore.
An unsung hero of the holidays
is Jim Federline, who for two
years has been in charge of the
Christmas street lighting that
beautifies our town. Jim has
had the big job of seeing that
the lights, sponsored by the Bust
ness Men, were properly put UP
in late November and taken down
in January. Daily, during the
holiday season, it was his Job
to throw the six switches at dusk
and again late at night. Our ap-
probation to the man behind the
scenes.
In spite of all the printed pleas
by the post office for complete
and correct addresses on mail,
there were 4,057 Christmas cards
that were finally destroyed by
the local post office because they
could not be delivered. That
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and action. More information
may be obtained by calling
DE 2-3132.
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registered Independent. 1t seem.
that. the Republicans couldn't fine
anyone to take the job from
among their constituents, anc
rather than appoint a Democrat
to the job, they named Boswell
He stuck. When he retired, he
had piled up more years than any
of his 81 predecessors.
A post office official came &c
see him when he was ready to re
tire. He wanted to pay Boswell
for any leave or vacation that
Boswell had accumulated. The
post office spent $1,000 that day
Boswell had taken only two
days of vacation during "a years.
Two men with two teams each
carried the mail in those days.
Once day they made their
rounds over 18 miles of rutted,
often muddy roads. They went as
far as Roxbury, in Howard coun.
ty. Now, one man in a jeep does
the job.
The job of postmaster took only
about 10 per cent of Boswelps
time back in the 2O's. Now, Will
ton gives it almost 80 per cent
of his time. The rest of the time
went - and still does go - to-
ward running the country store.
A post office was established in
country store at the same place
as far back as 1902. The property
once was owned by Caleb Bentley.
venerable Quaker.
Every once in a while the elder
Boswell wanders into the post Of
flee section and helps hand-cancel
the mail. His son swears that his
father can cancel mail faster than
men so years his junior.
Since Mrs. Boswell died two
years ago. Boswell keeps house
and does his own cooking in the
house next to the store. The bis
cults he makes SO well are not
mere whim = when the baker
runs out of saltless bread Boswell
has to make biscuits - doctors
orders.
He's not lonely. Besides his son
he has two daughters who visit
him frequently = Mrs. Tarlton
Bryan, of Brookeville, and Mrs.
Rave Goode, of Adelphi, Md.
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Collecting
Dried Trees
BY MolIie Christie
Gaithersburg $50

Don't forget the Fire De-
partment's gigantic tree burn
ing on January II at 8 PM.
at the corner of Brooks and
Park Avenues. The firemen
are overwhelmed by the en-
thusiastic reception of the en-
tire neighborhood to this prof.
ect. Nineteen trips were made
by the fire trucks last week.
end as they collected an enor-
nous stack of trees. They
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figure does not include the thou,
sands that were finally figured
out by the staff after hours OF
joint work. Multiply that figure
by the cost of an average card
plus two-cent stamp, and you'll
see what a costly bonfire there
was! Then put the situation on
a national scale, and you'll nc
longer wonder why you are
asked to follow certain mailing
instructions that come out each
year.
The post office has an added
reminder that invitations - the
sort you send out for showers
and birthday parties = can bear
only name under a two-cent
stamp. If you write in the date
and the place of the party, the
rules demand a three-cent stamp.
And this explains some of the
recent delays and returns to the
sender of party mail.
With the thermometer hover.
ing around Is degrees as we
write this, it's nice to report that
MIR. and Mrs. E. Lee Gartner,
with Jeanne and Richard, are en-
joying a two-week stay in Flor.
ida. They left on Tuesday for
Miami, where Mr.. Gartner is at
tending the convention of the Ma.
tional Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation. They also plan visits to
Silver Springs, the Cypress Gar
dens and the Box Tower.
Mrs. Clyde Andrews is quite ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Showacre, in Silver Spring.
Mrs. MILFORD Dewar is conduct
ing a study course on Japan each
Friday morning during January
at the Grace Methodist Church.
The Friendly Bible Glass of the
Epworth Church met on Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Her
bert Becraft. On Tuesday eve
ming, members of the Reapers
Class were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Crawford; while Mrs. Lee Neide
was hostess the same evening
to the Beulah Glass.
Mrs. James Burke and her chill.
dren have returned to Chicago
after a holiday visit here at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merle Jacobs.
Mrs. Earl Williams was hos.
tess last week to the members of
the Thursday night bridge club.
This Is a belated acknowledge
ment of the source of the prizes
in the Jaycee Christmas lighting
contest. The ladies' lapel watch
was given by Diamond Drugs;
the $40 gift certificate was do
mated by the Ben Franklin; and
the electric corn pepper was con-
tributed by Thomas and Com.
pany. Thank you to all of these
Icivic-minded businessmen.
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Eckles Accepted

Charles E. EclSles, of Derwood,
was among more than 700 new
members recently accepted by the
Holstein-Friesian Association of
America.