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The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-08
Company Stores.

For The Enquirer.
According to the Christian religion
there are four sins that cry to heaven
for vengeance, 1st, Wilful murder; I'd,
the sin of Sodom Sd, of oppression of
the poor; 4th, defrauding the laborer of
his wages Now oppression of the poor
is nothing more than defrauding the
laborer of his wages, consequently the
two last-named sins are one and the
same. and therefore it equals the two
most heinous sins that are mentioned.
\ OF all the ways that man has invented
to defraud the labo:er of his wages, the
company store is one of the most bare
faced, 1t has got so that company OF
any kind, small or great, must have their
company store, where all their employs
are obliged to trade, and where the
prices are so ARRANGED that it will tfke
all or more than all an employe earns to
pay his months bill, leaving him nPth-
ing for a rainy day and he tolls on
year after year earning money for same
kind of a company. either railroad sr
a mining, or some other kind of COM
pany. Whenever employment ceases.
then he has to 60 tramping through the
country looking fol work, and if he has
a family they have to do the best they
can for themselves; they may go tramp
ing too for all the company or their
storekeepers care. Ifa man goes out on
a railroad or to a coal mine, etc., and
opens a store there the company WIN
discriminate against them as, much as
they can. They will do all in their
power to drive him away, and then
when he is discouraged they will very
plausibly offer to buy him out foT a
trifing price after they have done all In
their power to prevent him from getting
along, although they might have proma
ised him their patronage in the begin
ming, and there are many who have had
this experience. 1t matters little to the
writer of this article which political
party gets to Washington provided they
will le9slate against this company store
monopoly. 1t should be SO that no rail-
road nor mining companies nor any
other companies could gobble up all the
land and business in the country. They
should be allowed their mines and roads,
and be confined to them, so that other
people cFuld get living.
Let them have the legitimate profits
u their roads, mines, etc., but not mon
opolize every other industry and the
people will not be so bitterly prejudiced
against them.
They are getting to be looked upon as
an injury rather than benefit to the
country.
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The Secret Out.

The daiiies of Friday morning contain
ed an item stating that the chief of the
maverick" workingmen's political
crowd had jumped the country with all
the funds of the gang. The scheme was
born in a foul attempt to defeat the will
of the honest people in county conven-
ton assembled, and the absconding of
the thief with the ill-gotten cash is a
consistent sequel to the unmanly work
begun at that time.
There were very few informed citizens
Who did not see through the whole
scheme of the Workingmeh's commit
lie" " long before election, and those who
.were not convinced before election day,
are pretty well satisfied now.
The candidates who allowed them
selves to be fleeced by the gang are
pretty well convinced now that the Peo-
ple's party was the only honest move
ment of the industrial citizens.
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of the remainder of the Peoples ticket
it was because of the determined and
well managed fight waged by the Phils-
delphia Typographical union and their
friends, on Calvin Wells. This union
spared neither pains nor money to at
tempt to rebuke Wells at the polls, and
provided posters, circulars, tickets, stick
ers and sliterature from their treasury
in their effort to defeat him. Labor
unions even in the remote parts of the
state were supplied, and if the work was
not successful, then either the unions
were negligent or party love was too
strong with union workmen. We did
our share here in Pittsburg, both for
Armstrong and Butler. What the lat;
ters vote is we cannot say at this writ
ing, but that sell-out story of Parsons
and Crandall had its effect on many
doubtful minds, and caused them to vote
straight, on one or the other old tickets.
The coal trade tribunal has not yet ar
ranged a price for mining III the railroad
mines. The umpire's verdict will prob.
ably be in by the last Of this week or the
first of next. The river miners in part,
still remain on strike. Altogether not
5000 of the $4,000 miners In this neigh
hnrl,nod ID "a ,pt,rkipp I5Ea tE 44S zsT
The iron mills are running fairly good,
hnt there are good many idle men.
A great many men work one week and
loaf the next. A revival Of. business is
expected, NOV thatfthe election is over.
Printers, molders. shoemakers, miners,
maehinists, iron and steel workers. plas-
terers, carpenters and cigarmakers
should give this section a wide berth.
The BARRIERS union here will shortly be
reorganized. S Ha..y
There is a movement on foot among
Knights Of Labor miners to call a con-
vention Of all miners inthe country for
not later than next February. Thorough
is the mark aimed at. The
reports circulated that some window
glass factories would curtail production
after the holidays are erroneous The
window and other glass trades are grow
ing better. "a
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had to recognize our committee and that
We wonld stand until he did. Our resoA

had to recognize our committee and that
We wonld stand until he did Our resol
lutions are:
l. That we have no docking boss.
2. That we have 400 pounds of coal
to be ton.
8. That we electa new check-weigh-
man.
4. That we have the scales thoroughly
tested.
5. That we demand 10 cents more a
ton, making 1t so cents.
6. That we demand our timber and
rails be sent in the mine at the mouth of
every entry.
I. That We demand $3.50 per day for
inside day hands, aud miners when
doing company work, $3 day.
s. That we demand civility from our
driver boss. Mr.. John Jennings, and a
sufficient cause for any mans discharge.
We present solid front now, and I
think, in all probability, that our de-
mands will be complied with.
Since our assembly was organized. we
are increasing every meeting, and at our
next meeting onr numbers will swell up
to 24o members and all good men.
Fraternally yours,
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EASTERN SPECIALS.
Louisville.

-. IBy Associated Labor Press. -
louisville, Nov. S.-There IS nothing
of a startling nature to communicate this
week, being the eve before the election
there is general depression of business.
The molders are beginning to see the
need of better organization, although
at present,all the foundries, excepting
one or two, are working full time.
Typographical union No. 10, held
their regular meeting yesterday and
elected eleven new members. There is
but oneIsmall job office outside the union
and as soon as the pressure commences
they will give in or get out. ="
The tailors are all busy, and the other
trades report trade as fair. Posi-.
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MINERS, ATTENTION.
Weekly Report Of the Coal Miners
Executive Committee, in Session
in Denver.
Coal MINERS HEsDoUARTERs OF I
CoLoRApo, New MEXICO, WYo- !
MING AMI UTAH. J


The miners convention that assembled
in the city on the 27tfI ult,, held success
siye sessions until November the 9th
when the proceedingsiwer brought to {
close. The result of the deiiberation,
has givensmanifold satisfaction, and the
object of establishing !. permanent anal
gamation has been successfully achieved
So well has the affairs of the conyen-
ton been conducted that the result is
already seen in the organization of a
Board of Coneiliatio1l of operators and
operatives that will adjust the present
and all future troubles, upon q Iust and
equitable basis.
The miners of the north excepting
the Union Pacific mines) have been in
strueted to resume work upon condition
agreed upon in articles of agreement.
sAll other parts will remain solid until
the companies agree to the same co9di-
tons and recognize the board establish
ed to adjust wages, grievances anf all
differences amicably. TIE PRINsPLE
MUST TRIUMPH! All miners are COM
manded to be firm, and to bewafe OF
committing themselves to any ND der
standing or conditions other than the
conditions already agreed upon by the
companies which have amalgamated with
us. ..4 =-.. ...
New Mexico is firm, and this com
pletes the list OF raines affecting the
Santa Fe company. 80 ~.
All the mines of the Colorado Coal and
Iron company are idle, and none Will
resume operation ONLY upon the under,
standing and condition of the joint con-
ciliation board. '.
The increase of wages in the Northern
mines will be decided by this board, and
whatever terms upon the same will be
paid from the date 3of resuming opera
tions.
All good men will honor this hinder
standing. Correspondence relative to
the organization and the strike should
be addressed to the executive secretary.
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Akron Atoms.
IEy Associated Labor Press. |


AKRON 0. Nov. 6.-The guide mill of the
Akron rolling mill, worked three turns last
week, the bar mill did nothing, the twelve
inch mill, run two furnaces every day, singlS
turn, the pudding department, worked full
time on twelve furnaces;. six furnaces are
laid off. T. - ~ w.. .r
The mpire Mower ma Reaper Works,
reduced the wages Of Their employees from
25 to 40 per cent, the past week. .
Some of the hands in the finishing depart
ment refuse b accept the prices offered on
piece work, but will work by the hour. The
firm pay from Il to IA cents per hour for,
laborers, and IA to 20 cents per hour for skill
led workmen; but very few get over 16 cents
per hour. The reduction is creating great
deal iof dissatisfaction; the firm ]. F. Seiber-
ling & Co., are great republicans, and in the
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Official Organ OF the Trades Assembi.
CThe Assembly is Non-Political.l
Boycott Them.

= P. n. Riddell and j. Dawson, contract
ing plasterers of this city, are ordered
boycotted by the Trades Assembly, be-
causethey do not employ members of
the PIasterers' Union. The attention
osall good citizens is called to this, asa
the request is made that patronage be
withheld from the abope-named
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
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Pittsb,lrg.

PITTsBURG, Noy. 5.-There was no fI-
sion in Pennsy ylvania between the Peo-
pies party and the democrats. The
latter. as usual, attempted to play two
sided, and thus the whole scheme went
up in smoke. The vote for Butler in
this state can be considered as the
pure independent labor vote for such it
is. Ii the final returns show that Arm
strong, the elector at large, runs ahead
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NoTE-The board will be very likely
to decide that 2, 900 pounds shall consti-
tute a ton, The men at Blossburg have
been giving $500 and $500 pounds, and
an honest ton is alittle beyond their
comprehension at present
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The labor market throughout the United
Kingdom Just now. is very unsettled, and
many hundreds of working people are out OF
work. At Sunderland there has been a strike
among engineers for more than twelve
months, and they are being, and have oeen'
supported by all unions in the country. Ihe
dispute arises through the masters refusing
to limit the nun ber of apprentices.
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Ra~ On account of warm weather |
Have made another reduction on all my
California Flannel. They are compare,
lively much lower than laborers and
mechanics present low wages, of M. A,
Hirsh, 27S Larimer street.
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The Vote of Erie.

A friend at Erie has sent to this office
a partial return of the vote cast in that
place. 1t is as follows:
Blaine, rs; Cleveland, 81; Butler, 50 !;
Symes, 70; Thomas, 56; Woy, 81; Adam
aon, 66; Unfug, 5.
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WILL AND MUST SELL the stock rather will offer
dsgoodprin at
cents dozen Az Wool California Scarlet Ladies' s actual value m 2loO
80 and Flannel Shirts
IA.
srsetbe
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Work was suspended at great many
place on election day, and the "horny-
handed" were quite numerous at the
pOllinp places,
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/. Trades Assembly.

The Trades Assembly will meet at the
usual place tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock A full attendance is desired.
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o,taS tne telegraph Friday morning indi-
~. 49, =, trouble in the Hooking Valley. 1t is
~. ~ oiAigeaole to the condition of the miners
nr.a. - Sa' locality, hut as things are thfre at
thinS eH'' 1t would be unfortunate If Fome-.
should awaken the wrath o1 the
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Cutting Expenses.

z The Denver City Street Railrod com.
pany has the econemizing fever On the
first of this month, the entire track force
a portion of the stable hands, and sew
eral of the extra drivers were laid off
making about twenty-five in all that
were "let out" .
The force of idlers is>steadily and rap,
idly on the-increase, winter is coming on,
the -four barrel is, nearly empty, the
children are barefooted, and there is no
peace.
What is to be done? ,t
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Has- To close l5c lot of Dress Goods
a' IOco and the 73c lot be closed AZ &c.
ION miss such rare bargainsat at HiSh's,
27S Larimer street
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LOOK ITO YOUR INTERESTS ILb0RfRs AND MEGHLhIes!

We have Panic Times a nickel saved is a dime
earned If you are ia need Of Gents Furnishing
Goods, or Dry Goods for your families buy them now
when you have the opportunity propose to give
you good value for your hard learned money and you
may rest assured to be idle talk
N. IA. /4lrsh, 278 LQrimer St Hear 7NeIfth 81.
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Rg For this week only, 1924 yards all
wool English Worsted for 5se, the actual
value $1.00, at Hirsh's.
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p@A geluine pair Of oyeralls for zoe,
and don't you forget it, at Hirsh's West
Side store.
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ReagH Black and colored Cashmere at
panic prices this week and don't you
forget. They have.to be sold at Hirsh's,
27S LarimerA street. Z -
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WANTED,

My friends to call at my new dental offlce
$40 Arapahoe street. ,. I'fEEr' !,
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R9nThe best and the cheapest line of
Buck and Oil Tanned Gloves at Hirsh's.
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BaT The greatest slaughtering in zen
tlemen's underwear this coming week at
M. A. Hirsh's, 278 Larimer street.
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Work has been resumed on the gov
ernment building at the corner of Six
teenth and Arapahoe streets. Forty men
are engaged in preparing to lay the foun-
datiOn stone
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70 sse best ladies underwear for 5os
.hrsh's>
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Labor Papers.

The Western Watchman, published at
Eureka, California, comes to- hand this
week. tits six column folio, all home
print, and promises well. e.
The Weekly Slogan is another Callfor-
MA candidate. 1t comes from Los
Angeles The number before me is well
gotten up, and the matter is of the
proper kind. Hurrah for California. -,
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odiciaI Organ Of thu Miners Board Of
Cancellation.
EXECUTIVE BOARD,

Felix Hughes, Louis Vile, Boulder county.
Iohn.L. Lewis, Erie, Weld county.
Benj Prince, Fran FL Paso county.
p Adamson, Coal Creek, Fremont county..
Executive Secretary, John L. Lewis, office
s6S Larimer street, Denver.
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Il. III,
BIossBuRG, N. NJ, Nov. 5.-I wish to
inform you that we stopped work here on
November 2. We received the telegraph
dispatch on October 29, but we did not
top untilSshe second We drew up res
olutions in our assembly on November 2.
sand we called a mass meeting on the
third and. presented them before the
meeting and they were accepted. We
appointed committee to present them
before the manager of the Ration Coal
and Coke company and demanded acom-
pliance with the same and we presented
them before him to-day. He wanted to
see us in body, and declined to act With
our committee. We resolved that he
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much quicker to understand us than l
expected. l may forward an account of
our agitation at some future date.
would like to draw the attention of
American comrades to series of articles
now appearing in Justice on the French
Revolution. E. Belfort Bax is the writer,
and the articles are of particular value to
Socialists, because they demonstrate the
economical significance of the French
Revolution. We hear plenty of derun-
citation of the events of 1871 from the
bourgeois papers. They of course seldom
recognize that the French Revolution, at
the end of last century, was in reality
the declaration of their own SUI remacy.
Then the bourgeoisie who had been
born of feudalism overthrow feudalism,
Just as the proletariat who have been
nodded into their present class formed by
the domination of the bourgeoisie will
overthrow that domination. ,.at
Socialism in Scotland is progressing.
A good permanent hall has been secured
at Edinburgh and two series of lectures
will be delivered under the auspices OF
the Scottish Land and Labor League
whichis the Scottish section of the So
cial Democratic Federation and the Ed
| inburgh University Socialist Society
Opponents of Socialism, some of whom
are very prominent, have been invited
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AMBER BEADS STRUNG AT THE
ACADEMY.
By V ALTER CLYDE.

Is harmony always maintained at
musical contests :"
The only evidence of College training
that many graduates retain is the diplO-
mas.
None but the brave deserve the fair
and none other could live with many of
them.
Mr. Hugh Atkins delivered beautiful
recitation last Friday.
An old lady says her son suffers in the
lumbar region, because he hurt himself
v iIh some planks he was hauling.
Judging from the quantities of offerings
made by our beloved pupils, we know
that Brookhaven hearts are as generous
as the soil Of her excellent gardens.
Three of our members who have en-
dcared themselves to the school by their
correct department and industry, Mtssrs.
ChaS. Heuck, Jr., Geo. Beall and Rob.
Cassidy, are detained from their classes,
the former by urgent business matters,
the two latter by illness; and we feel
their absence deeply,
Miss Puff. the confrctoner's niece, is
very much puzzled to decide whether she
ought to call on the Misses WhitcloatS,
the bakers drcssy daughters; and igno,
rant Mrs. Butter, the widow OF Il talon
who left his wife a large life insurance
wonders whether it would be too much "
a cOndrSccnsiun for her to associate Will
poor Mrs. CatChcm. the sheriff wife
Who is lady by hiYth and eiHcdfi0H.
An old lady says She brought her
E,
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THE CENTRAL
EDUCATIONAL BUREAU,
K. X. JAYNE, SECRETARY.
cKSON MISS

This Bureau may be relied upon to fur
niSh competent teachers to schools. Its
list of applicants includes quite IA number
of experienced and successful educators,
many of whom are engaged i'll teaching,
but wish change of place.
TRUSTEES, Superintendents and others,
when writing for teachers should state
clearly the kind of teachers desired, the
salary, the length of term, and all infor-
nation in regard to the school and its
surroundings. If positive assurance is
given that the party recommended by
the Bureau viii be employed, much I'M
necessary delay will be avoided, and the
teachers will be sent at once. Confidence
thus placed will not be abused.
TEACHERS seeking positions must reg
lister. They cannot hope TO obtain situa-
tions without it, or even then at once, as
when a teacher is wanted some of those
registered can generally be found to suit
the requirements.
TERMS: All teachers are required to
nay registration fee of $500. This Sc
cures general and special effort in his Cor
her) behalf On accenIing the situation
the teacher pays - the Bureau an
amount equal to one half of the salary
for the first month.
Schools are supplied with teachers free
of charge, and their patronage is respect
fully solicited.
All correspondence should be addressed
TO +. K. JAYNE. Secretary.
June 12-tf. Jackson, Miss
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AIumna Exercise.

Below we give the programme Of the
Alunna Association which will lie pre-
sentcd Monday, June 10th, at 3 o'clock,
and which, we are assured by the names of
the several participants, will be one of
the most interesting features of Com
menCeInrnt
Mnsic-By the Pupils.
Praver-Rev. X. :. Woodward.
Reading of Minutes.
Duet" The Fisherman Mrs Chris
man and Mrs. Willoughby.
Essay-Mrs. l.. :. Piker.
Rrcitation-Miss Necie Warren.
Music = Pianos, . NiOlns - Misses
Johnson and Russell.
Original Poem-MisS Cora McRee.
Song-Le printemps - Mrs. Charles
Chrisnan.
Essay-Sunshine and Shadow-Miss A.
Campbell.
Song-''.Jeannc Hachette Mrs. J. II.
Willnughby.
Recitation-Miss Minnie Collier.
Music Pianos, NiolinS-Misses Rus
sell and johnson.
Address-Dr. A. A. Lomax.
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DOINGS OF THE BOARD OF ST.
PERVISORS.

As ucr urcN iuus announcement, called
meeting of the Board of Supervisors oi
Lincoln county was held at lieuck 5
Hall, tho Temporary Court house, last
saturday, June 9Th. All members pres
cnt. A question having arisen ~ to the
legality of tho Boards meetings held at
the Chancery clerks office on Feb. 18th,
March Sd, and April 18th, 1881. the pro
+ cccdingS had at said meetings were form
allv reailirmed and ratified as if enacted
at this meeting.
The following was passed on
TIE COURT HOUSE QUESTION,
( BE if ordered Ivy the Board Of SupCrviS-
ora. That the order made by this Board
on the nth day of April, 1884, directing
. the Issuance ot the bonds of the county of
I Lincoln for the sum of 1000. to have
date July 1st, 1891, and in. different de-
nominations as specified for the purpose
of erecting a new Court House, be, and
the said order is hereby recOnsidered and
upon a vote now taken, is hereby revOk-
ed and repealed, and all authority hereto
fore given by said order to the Treasurer
of this County and the President of this
Board To prepare and issue or sell said
bonds is hereby set aside and revoked :;
And il is further ordered that all orders
heretofore made hv this Board, looking
to and for the purpoSJ'of constructing a
new Court House, he and the same Is
hereby revoked and the question OF the
erection of Il new Court House Is lett
optn for the further action and consider
alton of this Board.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BE il ordeIcd by the Board Of Super
yi.orS of lincoln county. That the order
made Nv this Board on the 9th day Janu-
ary, 1884, declaring that the iIopoversh-
ed condition of the County finances was
such that the pnblic schools I've suspend.
ed after the expiration of the second
month he and the same is hereby recon
sidered and revoked, and it is ordered
that the public schools he run for four
months instead of two months
GRAND JURORs.
Re i, ordered That the following
named good and true men, citizens OF the
county of Lincoln, be. and the same are
hereby appointed Grand Jurors for the
July term, 1884 of the Circuit Court OF
Lincoln county:
DISTRICT No. IA. J. Martin. Frank
Parsons, G. ). Mcmillan, John Byrd, col.
DISTRICT No. 2.-Isaac c. Smith, A. }.
Lowell, l.. J. White, lsham Smith, col.
DISTRICT No. 3.-W. c. Price, w. \.
Mccullough, b. +. Bcason, Silas Garner,
col
DISTRICT No. IL. F. Herring, X. f.
Prestidge, j. II. eagle, VIM. Dunn, col.
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A CARD.

Last night
Glands that the rod of empires might have
swayed,"
Why Because ne had been presented
with beautiful cake, the deliciOusneSS
of which could only have been surpassed
bv the loneliness of the fair donors.
We adopt this method Of returning oul
sincere thanks to "THE YOUNG LADIES,
together with the earnest wish that the
midday and the evening of their lives
may be as bright and clOudless as the
morning
"SWEET SERENADERS."