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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
STAR SNAPSHOT CONTEST RULES

clude q grand prize Of $1,000
In each class. four second
prizes Of $500, four third
prizes of $3.50. 80 Special
Merit Awards Of $50 and 200
Honor Awards Of s25.
Here is a condensation Of
the rules:
i. The contest is strictly
for amateur photographers.
2. Pictures taken after July
!, 1857, are eligible.
3. Snapshots may be taken
with any make Of camera, on
any brand Of Aim. No art
work or retouching is per-
mitted on negatives or prints
no composite pictures,
multiple exposures, or null
tiple printing.
4. Any number of pictures
may be entered. Contestants
name. address. and the class
in which the picture should
be entered must be writ
ten clearly. in ink, on the
back Of each picture. Glasses
are babies and children;
scenes and "tabletops";; ac-
Invites; and. animals. Mail
prints to the Amateur Snap
shot Contest Editor. care of
The Star.
5. No pictures will be re-
turned. Contestants must be
able to furnish the original
negative II requested by the
contest editor. The spon-
sors assume no responsibility
for negatives or prints.
8. Contestants are per-
mitted to submit pictures to
only one newspaper partic-
ipating in the Newspapers
National Snapshot Awards.
Z. To be eligible for a local
grand : prize. a contestant
must sign q statement that
the picture, or another
closely similar picture of the
same subject or situation,
has not been and will not be
entered by him in any con-
test, and will not be offered
for publication.
8. IMPORTANT: Be sure
you know the names and adj
dresses of any recognizable
persons. This is necessary
because. in order for the pic
ture to be entered in the
national judging, you must
be able to get the written
consent Of such person or
persons to permit use of the
picture for advertising pur-
poses. etc.
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AROUND THE BRIDGE TABLE
WBL Halfway Leod
Won by John Gunters

Rose Robins and DR.. Leroy
Robins scored 1854 to tie
Rosemary Riordan-Charles
Written for fourth spot over
all. Next In order are Mrs.
T. C. Keach-Paul Netf, 1854;
Mrs. ]. B. Rintels-C. E. Rich
ter. 1882; Mrs. Kent Yoke
Raymond j. Fetzner and
Mrs. Sidney Aronson-James
Lipman each with 1853: Eliz-
abeth Jacobson-C. c. john
son. 1894; Mrs. Jack Cole
Lewis @. Tubbs. 152; Mrs.
Ferdinand Ney-John Mar
vile. ISL.
The mixed contest con-
cludes Thursday at the Sher-
aton-Park, starting at 7:45
pm. All who competed in
the first session must report
for the finals. or obtain suit
able substitutes and notify
Director Paul E. Golden (CO.
5-5336).
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Glimpse of Nassau

Michelangelo Allocca. who
lived in Washington a few
years ago and studied at the
Corcoran School. has a one
man show at the Gallery
Coffee House, 1918 o street
NV.
He has been living in
Nassau, and in the Gallery
window is an interview with
him published in q Nassau
newspaper. giving biographi-
cal and personal information.
The sea. skies, coast and
waving palm trees have been
his major inspiration. and
his eye for pictorial beauty
was shered by others, as he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

sold seven paintings the
opening day of his show. His
paintings are simplified, nat
uralistic, done in heavy i'm
paste, in somewhat raw.
colors. The quality is very
uneven. but the best of his
work has vigor: "West End"
Waiting for the Tide" "Hu-
ricane Hole" and ION the
Blight"
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NUMISMATIC
NOTES


An act Of February 81.
1883. authorized the issuance
Of So gold pieces. weighing
TIA grains Of gold. 900 fine.
This denomination was in
tended to facilitate postal
transactions at q time when
the Scent letter rate was
established. However. the
coin never became popular.
It circulated very little and
in 1889. when the postal
rates were changed again.
its issuance was discontinued.
The So gold piece was de-
signed by James B. Long
acre, whose initials appear on
the diverse Of the 1854 issue.
A head emblematic of Lib
erty is shown on the observe.
Because Of its feather head
piece it is called occasionally
the Indian Princess" Around
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Winners Awards
Given by WBL

Last months duplicate VIC
tors met on July 10 to COM
pete for the Washington
Bridge Leagues monthly
quota of winners" awards.
Double master point credits
were awarded to these top
scorers:
Mrs. Kenneth Somers Gene
Hermann, George Lassise- Manfred
Florence MiilspaNeh -Hardee Allen.
Mrs Dixie Bort7-Paul KILLER IN
Section B. Runnersup rated one
master point each. They were LYDIA
3. Davis-Leland Nee, Mrs. T. c.
Keach-Paul Neff Mrs Kitty Boyle
Mrs. Violet thinner. Mrs. Alfred
Stidham- Mrs. Carl Tessmer.
In . Concurrent pair contest far
"nonwinners. hishest scores we're
credited to Elizabeth Iaeobson-June
Liverman, Marguerite Weedon-A. n.
Sawyer.
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BY MARGARET L. FISHER

BY MARGARET L. FISHER
snseial Writer for The star
Leading contenders at the
half for Washington Bridge
Leagues mixed pair crown
are Mr.. and Mrs. John Cum
ter. Last Thursday in the
initial session Of the annual
title match. they crossed TIA
match points t134 average.
Ranking second overall
among 80 couples are Mrs.
Terry Michaels and Andrew
Gabrilovitch with l73 points.
In third spot, Mrs. w. D.
snyder and Michael
Michaels scored 1924.
Top in their section. Mrs.
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PHiLATELic NEWS ,
Lincoln Debate Stamp
Based on Old Print /

An old print showing Alb
raham Lincoln addressing q
large crowd with Stephen A.
Douglas standing behind him
was used for the design Of
the Accent Lincoln-Doug
Debates stamp to be issued
August 81 at Freeport. nj.
The lithogfaph was based
on a painting by Joseph
Boggs Beale (l841-l926l
which is now owned by Ar
thur w. Colen Of Van Mugs.
Calf. Robert J. Schmelzle,
president Of the Lincoln
Douglas Society at Freeport,
who made the identification.
says the picture does not
portray any particular one
Of the debates.
The stamp. first in a Sc
ries of four planned for the
sesquicentennial of Lincoln's
birth. marks the centenary
of the debates staged as part
of the 1883 Illinois Sena-
torial campaign. Douglas
was reelected. but the de-
bates made Lincoln a ma
tional figure, and he was
nominated by the Republic
cans and elected two years
later.
The anniversary of the de-
bate at Freeport was chosen
as the day of issue because
it was historically the most
important Of the seven. Here
Douglas answered Lincoln's
question on extension Of
slavery into the territories.
His reply. repudiatins the
bred Scott decision, alienat-
ed his Southern supporters,
split the Democratic party,
and is credited with prevent
ing the election of a Demo-
cratic President in 1860.
An extensive celebration Is
planned at Freeport. culmin-
ating in speaking exercises"
August 81 with talks by dlli-
nois political leaders Of both
parties. Senator DiTksen will
speak on Lincoln and Sena-5
tor Douglas on his opponent. :
Gov. william G. Stratton will
discuss the historical i'm
portance of the Freeport de- :
bate. Representative Allen,
who has been active in pro- E
noting the stamp, will pre-
side.
Designer OF the stamp Is
IRVINE Metzl, artist member
Of the Post once Depart
ment's Stamp Advisory Com
mittee, who previously de-
signed the international
Geophysical Year and Lafay-
cite stamps and helped with
the Magsaysay and Virginia
of Sagadahock art work. A
free-lance artist with a
studio in New York, he is
well known as a book illus
traitor and designer.
The Lincoln Douglas stamp
will be Sepia in color. printed
by rotary press and issued in
sheets of so. The initial Or
der is for 100 million.
Collectors desiring first
day cancellations may send
addressed envelopes. with re-
mittance. to the Postmaster,
Freeport, Ill.
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CAMERA ANGLES
Good Photos Possible
In Bod Weather

Is the relative ease with
which dramatic closeup can
be obtained.
Cloudy day photography
automatically eliminates one
OF the standard horror" pic
lures found in many family
albums: The wrinkled close
up Of a once-familiar face
squirting into the sun.
With an adjustable cam
era. Of course. there's no
problem even when color film
Is used. And In this field,
the pictures win be bathcd In
soft. pleasant pastel tones
unattainable In brighter
light.
Put q "skylishts filter over
the lens when using color
film on overcast days to elm
mate that slight blush tinge.
In subdued light, q rolling
fog. q driving rain or q
moonlit night. the adjustable
cameras wide open eye can
capture q whole Lew world,
OF light and shadow.
Other pictures tnat viii
weave a magic spell through
your photo album include a
tear-stained rose bowed sor-
rowfully in the wind, a chs
ter Of faceless umbrellas
huddled on a street corner. 3
flsherman's craggy face
framed against an angry sea-
scape. and broken, quivering
lights trapped on a wet pave
ment. They are available to
all-all. that is. except the
photographer who waits for
the sun to come out.
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Montgomery Results

Mrs. Carl Tessmer scored
high percentage, 81, %. to win
Montgomery County Dupli-
cate Bridge Clubs six-game
series which ended Tuesday.
D. Meade PEBBLES. jr.. with an
even 500, finished second.
s. r. Green, 59.93, was third.
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Federal to Shift
After July 2o

The July % pair game will
be the last at the Windsor
Park Hotel for Federal Bridge
League players. July 20 Fed
erals open master point pair
game, as wen as succeeding
Tuesday night duplicates. win
be at Hotel 24o0 Sixteenth
street.
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AR

Continued From Page Es6
Arms. These are mostly high
keyed. sketchy, light and IL
Illustrative.
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DUPLICATE TOPS
AT AREA CLUBS

Alexandria: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Alexandria Junior Masters: Mrs
Alma Finnan-Mrs. Dorothy FentresS
AleSanaris Belle Haven: Mr. and
Arlinsten: Henry Kinnier-Arthur
chess; jesse b. BOYD, Miller Rob-
srts. WILDER Norris Raymond D.
, chsvsrIy: Richard cOtter-o.Orre
chew Chase: Mrs. R. Z. Edwards.
Mrs Wayne Gallant
Clement -MsrSuerite Urseil.
Club 50: Mrs. Maiora christman-
Mrs. A. O. Whitehead.
Federal: Mrs. Jack William
Christian, Doris Rothwell-Mrs. Flor
ence stein. -
Ahes Hateh-Mrs. Mary Gilbert tied
With Ralph Greene Paul Moore:
GAO: Victor DAly.Raluh Greene.
Beate Bloch Harve Mobley.
Goren: June i3l Roy Banner
James Lipman, June ~ Mrs. Eliss-
ssth Ness Mrs; Kathryn Toppins,
Kenweed: Mrs. Doris Reynolds
NH: Mrs Carl Ness Or. John
Walsh, Dr. and Mrs Mortimer Lip
sett.
OfieeFs Service Club: Helen A,
Cummings Robert r. McCulloch.
Dorothy Olsen-Art Landers.
Flayfair; fully o. Jack Hupert-
G. 8 Shen iJuiy l3l Louis Saliva
torel-David Freedman
Thomas Circle: Or. A. L. EdelSon-
Henry Sheitelman.
Thursday Noan: Katherine Ever
ett-June Liverman.
walsh: tSection A. Marie Jani-
mex June Liserman. Beate Bloch :
Harye Mobley tSection B Mrs. j.
O. Seabourne-Mr LeSsie j. Terry,
Alex Perrin-Pierre Dostert.
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BRIDGE CALENDAR

TODAY: PIayfair; 1881 Harvard; pairs
l:45 Goren' Q Dupont circle; MP
roMoRRow: Goren. & Dupont circle
pairs, f;30.. Andrews, Andrews ABB
onicers Club; pairs. 7.45. Ari-Fax.
1890 Arlington boulevard; pairs,
:;4S. Thomas Circle, Apt. l09. .44O
TUESDAY: Arlington, 5000 Lee. high
way; pairs, 1:45. Federal Windsor
Park Hotel, 1900 Connecticut; pairs.
,7;45. GAO. otieial dining room, Gen
$50 Montgomery, 400 Norwood:
pairs. i;45. Qfaeers Service Club.
1914 Twenty-frst: pairs, s.
WEDNESDAY; Alexandria Belle Haven,
Belle Haven Country Club: pairs.
sts Chess Gordon Hotel MP
;:4S. Stats-UsiH. executive dinins
THURSDAY: Thursday Neon. q Du-
pont circle: pairs. 1890. Washing
ton Bridge LeaEue tAcBL unit.
Sheraton-Park Hotel; mixed pair
Championship iinal session., 5:45.
FRIDAY: Lyen VILLAGE, 5000 Lee hieh-
csy; pairs; is:3o Alexsndsis' eCs
LOO. sSio Sixteenth: pairs rs.
GereN, 3 Dupont circle: pairs. Sis
Irving Street. 5000 Lee highway;
sAgqnn Ts 70 wBL women. Auxiliary.
sheraton Park Hotel; MP pairs ls.
Chess, Gordon Hotel: pairs. 1:4S
Cheverly, 6OlJ Hawthorne. cheyer-
", pairs : walsh, li3. Massachu-
ehusettS' MP pairs, 7:4s.
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Roy Jones Wins

Winners Of a seven-game
series sponsored by the State
USIA Bridge Club we're Ray
Jones. first. and Robert Haig,
second.
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Edgar Eoton Wins
Labor Trophy

Edgar Eaton has been
awarded first-place trophy at
the Labor Department Bridge
Club for winning the l0-game
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WBl Auditory

Monthly master point con-
test for members of the WBL
Women's Auxiliary will be
held Saturday at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel. Make reser-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

RYUKYU ISLANDS To
commemorate the restora-s
ton Of Shurei-mon, the
Gate of Courtesy" at Shuri
Castle, a 4-yen multicolor
stamp will be issued October
Is. The 10th century gateTs
with its Chinese Inscriptions
was destroyed in the heayyb
fighting around Shuri in.
1915. The large formal
stamps will be printed I'M
sheets Of 10, like the recent I
issue for the 10th anniver-S
sary of Ryukyu postage I,
stamps. ta,g
KENYA-UGANDA-TANGA-1
NYIKA - The centenary Of
the discovery of Lakes VIC >
toria and Tanganyika by
Richard Burton and John
Hanning Spoke will be
marked by the issuance Of
two stamps on July 80. the
Crown Agents report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

vations with IL. Col. Ruth c.
Anderson CWo. 6-s3is) and
Mrs. d. Meade PEBBLES. jr.
lOL. 4-is2A.
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STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS


Northern Virginia Stamp
Club. 9 pm. home Of VIII
liam II. woddrop. $500
Youngblood street. Falls
Church. Va. Talk by Georae
T. Turner. new curator.
Smithsonian Institution Di-
vision OF Philately and Postal
History.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

series ended Monday. Thomas
Mobley and Beate Bloch rated
trophies for finishing second
and third.
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Bolivar Ceremony

A ceremony celebrating the
issuance of the champions
of Liberty" stamps honoring
Simon Bolivar win be helds
in the Postmaster Generals
Reception Room, at l0:30'
am. Thursday. High oflcialst
of the Government and7
members of the DIPLOMATIC
Corps have been invited to-,
attend. oy
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Ed
No 25S627
CERTIFIED MAIL
No $4,000

we're originally issued for the
inauguration Of the certified
mail service in 1855.
There were complaints that
the small red CERTIFIED
MAIL" and light border on q
white background did not
stand out well and often was
overlooked by postal en-
ployesI when new forms were
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REvALUATION DESIGNS

RETALIATION DESIGNS
Supplemental postage
imprints to be used on
current envelopes.
prepared for the rate In
creases put into effect July !,
1857, the label was redesigned
with the inscription in large
colorless letters on a deep
red background which could
stand out clearly against an
envelope.
Because of printing delays
the new forms were not avail.
able until last November.
Postal supply centers contin-
ued to issue the old forms but
now have exhausted their
stocks and the new labels are
likely to be in general use in
the next few months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

The two values, 40 cents
light blue and green and
shilling 80 cents green and
purple, picture the Queen
and a map of East Africa
showing the lakes.
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WEDNESDAY

Woodbridge Stamp Club.
1880 pm, Woodbridge Library.
Eighteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue NE.
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Revalued Envelopes

Envelopes of current de-
nominations are to be re-
valued to meet the new rates
effective August / by the ad-
dition Of supplemental l-cent
and 2-cent postage imprints
which, added to the original
value. make up the new rate.
Postmasters have been in
structed to send unbroken
cartons of 5000 or more en-
velopes to regional distribute
ing ofiices where the revalu-
ing will be done. The revalued
envelopes are to be placed on
sale before the new Accent
postage and 7-cent air mail
envelopes are given general
distribution.
The revalued envelopes will
not be stocked at the Phila-
telic Sales Agency. Present
plans do not call for revalus-
ton of current postal cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Certified Mail Labels

New certified mail labels,
available since last November,
have been turning up with
increasing frequency as post
Office stocks Of the old labels
are exhausted.
The serially numbered and
gummed labels. which are de-
tached from a receipt form
and afiixed to the envelope.
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THURSDAY

Silver spring PhiIatellc So
eicty, 9 pm, County Build
ing. Georgia avenue and
Colesyille road. Silver Spring.
Md.
Notes on club programs
should reach The Star bv
Wednesday for publication
the Sunday before the meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31

Valentine Dance on Thursday
evening, February 9th in the Ellen
dale School for the benefit of the
March of Dimes. Those under IL
years of age 35 cents each over IL
years of age so cents each. Refresh
ments will also be on sale. Come
enjoy the evening and also help
those in need.
Mr.. Arthur Tucker is the chair
man of the March of Dimes" for
this community and when a repre-
sentative calls at your door for a
donation, give generously and help
a good cause.
Glendale Methodist Church.
Rev. ElwO0d B. Eckhart, Pastor
Sunday, February 2, 1858
Sunday School services in charge
of F. w. Ireland, Supt.
Worship service by pastor.
The pastor wishes to expires his
sincere appreciation to the Official
Board for his delightful trip to Buck
Hill Falls, Pa, Ministerial Retreat
for the Washington area Bishop
Oman presided and the faculty in
cluded DR.. Butrick of Hartford Uni
versity, DR.. Booth of Boston Uni
versity and Dr. Smith, general
secretary of our Board of Missions
Nearly 500 ministers were present
New Market WSCS will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Winifred
Hudson at Harbeson, Delaware, on
Thursday evening, Feb. 20th., All
are cordially invited. Rev. Eckhari
wishes the officers to meet at ZOO
p. m, for special meeting all other
members at p. m.
On Thursday evening, January
30th, the Ellendale WSCS will meet
with Mrs. Norman Prettyman. All
are cordially invited.
The Fourth Conference Date is
March oath, 7:30 2. M. at the Ellen
dale Methodist Church.
On March 4th the New Market
WSCS committee will meet at the
parsonage at 7:30 o'clock to plan
for the Anniversary service.
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
McC0lley's Methodist Chapel
Rev. EIw00d b. Eckhart, Pastor


Sunday, February 2, 1858
Sunday School services in charSa
of Preston Donovan, Supt. u
Chaplain's Chapel
Rev. Elw00d b. Eckhart, Pastor
Sunday, February 2, 1858
Sunday School services in charge
of Melvin Moore, Supt.
Preaching by pastor.
Glendale School News
Reporters: Connie Morgan and
Tommy Thomas.
Mr.. Parker, State Dept. Thera-
pist, has completed hearing tests
in grades 1, 3, and s..
The third and fourth grades are
glad to have Patsy Love back. She
has been i'll in the hospital
Mr.. Smith, State Health Educa-
tion Dept. visited our school last
Wednesday. He taught new games
to all the pupils. The boys and girls
in the school are always happy to
see him come
The dance the 7th and Sth grades
held Friday, January oath was very
successful. They used Harold Shorts
recorder and records. Donald Webb
Tommy Thomas and Wayne Ell
ingsworth made arrangements fol
the dance. The chaperones were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Meredith, Mrs
Mildred Morgan, Mr.. Bradigan and
Mrs. Glen Wotten. We made $751;
from the dance.
The attendance has increased in
Mrs. Graves room since last week
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown 1890

Thirty firemeR and three trucks
of the Georgetown Volunteer Fire
Co., responding to an early morn
ing fire today, found only the
smoke from a burning pot of beans.
Ollie Cannon, later arrested for
drunkenness at the suggestion OF
Fire Chief Robert Vanaman, had
apparently put beans in a pot to
simmer and then went to sleep and
forgot them. At a. m, someone
passing his small house at the Rail-
road Y here, saw smoke billowing
from house and turned in the fire
alarm.
Cannon seemed amazed to be a.
wakened by the sudden entry of
the firemen.
Edward Marzoa was unanimously
elected senior warden of st. PauPs
Episcopal Church at the Feorgani-
zation meeting of the vestry of the
church Friday evening.
Houston Wilson was chosen jr.
warden and Ralph /. Richardson,
clerk and secretary of the vestry
Lindale G. Fisher was unanimously
reelected parish treasurer.
Balloting for three new members
of the vestry to fill the expired
terms of LOUIS Burton, DR.. Joseph
B. Wales, Jr., and o. Raymond Mar
tin was held at the parish meeting
which preceded the meeting of the
vestry.
Mr.. Burton was reelected, since
he was filing an unexpired term.
The others elected were Melvin
Mumford and Houston Wilson.
AT the parish meeting, reports
were given from the various organi-
cations of the church showing a
busy and successful year. The re-
port from the newly organized
Couples Club showed that the
young couples of the church are
holding we'll organized meetings
with we'll rounded programs.
The rector. the Rev. David B.
Mulford, said that he had conduct
ed 211 services during the year
either in or for st. Pauls, and that
these had been attended by a total
of $3.50. He also mentioned that
1857 marked the largest Confirma-
tion Glass in the history of the
church.
"The reports that we have heard"
he said, "show that the church is
continuing to grow and fulfill its
duty and service as part of the
community of Georgetown" N
Mrs. G. M. Valkenburgh gave a
report on the progress of the Fifth
Annual Antique Show, which will
be held for the benefit of the church
on March IL. IL and 13.