Show r HONORS DEAD WIFE WITH 0 W S C man left widower enlists for perilous re lief service lf III consecrating to the memory of his deceased bride of less than a year I 1 a perilous service to humanity in tile the cholera infected famine aone one of armenia alfred D merritt a young washington Vasli ington state college man formerly of montana hut but lately of tacoma has entered the overseas service of the near east relief nearly all 1919 20 students of the thew W S C in pullman remember the pretty campus romance of merritt and miss miriam edey also of tacoma which culminated in their marriage W at moscow idaho in november 1920 merritt is the son of G at AI merritt a veter veteran an railroad man of the west who 20 years back was with anaconda pacific who a few years ago was chief bleik to former superintendent in tri rapelje of the northern Nor thein I 1 MAD A V i I 1 ata alfred D merritt who will WIIL help carry mercy to near r rast east ast needy pacific at glendive Glend lve and iwho ho today is chief clerk with the samo same railroad at tacoma miss edey was a graduate of the lincoln high school of tacoma and the groom a graduate of stadium high not far away but they met tor for the first time at the NV S C the young bride died in september at spokane where merritt was connected with tile the spokes spokesman ma ii re vie w merritt took the body back to tacoma tor for burial then arranged through dr sherman Sher nian L divine of kane northwest chairman ot at the near east relief ton enlistment in the overseas service af bt that society ile he sailed from new york tor for constant nople december 10 |