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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20

COTTON'S MIRROR
REFLECTS BRU|N.
Traders Expect a Bearish
Ginners' Report.
AND PRICES RECEDE
As They 90 Down Some Stop Loss Or
ders Are Caught and the Market
is Finally Barely Steady
Sixteen to Twenty
Lower.
(By the Associated Press }

New York, Dec. 19.-The cotton
market reflected bearish expectations
as to the showing of the forthcoming
ginners report and ruled rather more
active as result of bear pressure
and liquidation with the final prices
AT lowest level of the day and season.
The opening was steady at an advance
of Las points in response TO rather
better cables than looked for. The
Liverpool market should have been
about unchanged to points lower
but was net unchanged at the hour
of the local opening, While spot cotton
was in moderate demand at an adj
vance of points. The steadying in
fluence of this showing however. was
offset by private cables claiming that
i'm spite of small Southern offerings
the undertone was not favorable and
the local market failed to hold the
initial gain. Leading professionals
appeared to be hammering the market
all along the line and shortly after the
opening prices began to sag off, fol-
lowed by New Orleans and the Liver
pool market. After Il decline of some
9 to 10 points. there was irregularity
around midday with the small receipts
estimated for leading points to-mor-
row large exports and private reports
of strong spot holders attracting in
some support. But the market broke
again in the afternoon, and during
the balance of the session was gener-
ally weak. As prices declined some
stop OF ders were caught and the mar
ket was finally barely steady at a net
loss of 16a21 points, with January
quoted at 744 or 8 points below the
previous low level. Sales were esti-
mated at 100000 bales.
Receipts of cotton al the ports to-
day 55,174 bales against 50,017 last
week and $500 last year. For the
week 100000 bales against 326.305 last
week and 301.314 last year. To-day's
receipts al New Orleans 1854 bales
against 1915 last year and at Hous-
ton 1857 bales against 10,7S1 last
year.
New York, Dec l9-Cotton spot quiet
points lower, middling uplands 7.s0
middling gulf, S.l5, sales l,5GI bales.
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RESCUED THRO' THE
WINDOWS
Ladies Cool in Midst of
the Flames.
But When Their Feet Touched the
Snowy Street They went Into
Mysteries. Dangerous Fire
Quickly Checked.
Quickly Checke
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Especial 20 News and Obsever.)
Greensboro, n. c.. Dec. IA fire
at the restaurant of John Hart, just
south Of Jennings Wholesale fruit store
on South Church street, this morning
at o'clock threatened for a time the
obstruction of a splendid business
block. The fire companies quickly re-
sponded. Although the entire first
.loor was ablaZe water was plentiful
the response prompt and the flames
were subdued. The loss to Mr.. Hart
was his entire stock, amounting to
about $500 and S96 cash, which was
in his money drawer The building
vas damaged but this belonged 20 Mr.
Fercy Albright. Of Wilmington, and is
covered by insurance.
The family Of Mr.. Hart were sleep
ing on the second story. The iiremen
rescued the ladies from the front win
dows. The ladies We're perfectly cool
until their naked feet touched the
snow-covered street, when they lost
their nerve and went into Mysteries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
MANY CASES COMPROMISED.
End OF Two Weeks Term Guilford SUI
per;or Court-Special Term Called
to News and Observers

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Dec. 19.--The
regular two weeks December term of
Guilford Superior court for the tria! of
civil cases adjourned today at II
o'clock for the term after 1olding one
week The only work this morning
was the signing Of several judgments
of compromises and the setting aside
of a verdict which the jury had rem
dered Saturday in the case of NJ. G.
Richardson q Co. of High Point Vs
the Insurance Company OF North
America. The judge charged the jury
that if they believed the evidence the
defendants were not liable, but the
jury returned a verdict of $500 in
favor of the plaintiffs. So there will
be a new trial in this case, which con-
sumed two days of last week. Judge
Bryan will leave for his home at New
Bern tomorrow. Although but two or
three cases have been tried at this
term. it is said that at least fifty have
been compromised or settled. There
are now over founr hundred cases on
the civil issue docket and special
term to begin January End has been
called to last for a month or more
with Judge Shaw presiding. There
will be an intermission of one week
in this special term, as on January
10th a one weeks regular term of
court for the trial of criminal cases
Judge Allen presiding, will be due.
There is some comment here over SO
many special terms Of court being
called, when the regular terms are in
Variably curtailed.
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J. =. BOUSHALL, Mgr, Raleigh, N. G.

any force or confidence afterwards,
although the copper stock itself stead
led and became quiet without fur
Their disturbing manifestations. The
rise was led most conspicuously by
the United States Steel stocks and
many reports were placed in circula-
ton of the prosperous condition of
the affairs of the corporation. The
Pennsylvania group of railroad stocks
made its almost invariable response
to news of steel trade conditions and
reports of traffic officials to the
effect that the congestion of all com
modes connected with the steel trade
was so great as to- threaten car
shortages on the Eastern railroad
lines affected. Reports of railroad
traffic from other sections were al
most equally favorable and the days
returns of gross earnings of railroads
for the second week of December
showed good uniform increases
throughout the country.
Prices slipped back during the day
to about where they left off on Sat-
urday and the closing was heavy. The
sale of a hundred share lot of Chica-
price of 225 was an incident of the
day in connection with reports of an
extra dividend distribution
Bonds were firm. Total sales (par
value) $2.640,00
L. S. bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales We're $4,000 shares, in
cluding-Atchison $500: b. & O. 49,
600; G. & O. $500: Chicago & Great
western 1000: St. Paul $500: Erie Is,
500: Metropolitan Securities $500;
Metropolitan Railway II. 800; Mo. Pa
cific $500; n. & w. 300: Penna. ST.
200; Reading 1900; Rock Island H.
200 Southern Pacific 6100; Southern
Railway 1000; do pfd. 100; Union
Pacific 25,100; Copper $4,000: Ameri-
can Smelling & Refining 5000 Sugar
Refining 5000; Brooklyn Transit TO-
700: Colo. Fuel 5000: international
Paper $500: Tenn Coal 1900: U. S.
Leather 33.400: do pfd. 10000; L. s.
Steel 1900: do pfd. 70.100.
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THE HEsPERIANs WIN.
They Had the Negative in the Debate
on the Suffrage Laws in the
Southern States.
Snecical 10 News and Observer.(

Special to News and observer
Trinity College, n. c., Dec 19.-In
the annual inter-soc ETY. debate be-
tween the Columbian and Hesperian
Societies. which was held in Memorial
Hall Saturday evening, the Hesperian
Society was given the decision. The
question debated was: Resolved
That the franchise laws of the South
Cin States should not by their terms
CT methods of execution provide
means for the discrimination between
the races but that they should eX-
Guide from the right of suffrage all
persons of both races who cannot reed
and write" The Columbians had tn
affirmative with MessTS. j. A. Nor
gan, Ridgeway, n. c., and s. r. IN
oerwood Elizabeth City, \. c.. as
speakers; while Messrs. w. G.. Jerome,
West Durham. n. c., and c. r. War
Ten, Lynchburg, Tenn. upheld the
negative on behalf of the Hesperians
The meeting was presided over by
DIR. Edwin Minis with Mr. Garland
Greever as time-keeper. The judges
of the debate were State Senator H.
4. Fcushee and M #. r. Fuller, Of
Durham. and DR. w. II. Glasson, pro-
fessor of economics rhe debate was
up to the standard of preceding ones
The chief feature was the rejoindeTs
which virtually turned the tide of vic
tory. During the interim, when the
judges were out forming their decis-
ion. yell after yell was given by the
niemr ers of each society, making the
auditorium echo and re-ccho.
immediately after Adjournment the
Hesperians assembled i'll their hall and
celebrated their victory by giving a
smoker TO their representatives ard
honorary members and the judges.
Several short speeches were made by
the judges and others.
Messrs. j Blanchard and y. S. Og-
hurn, Jr., have gotten out a very ar
tistic college calendar. The cover is
dark blue-the college coIor-and the
printing on it is in gilt letters. on
each Of the four inside leaves is d
platinum picture of the campus or Il
college building, with calendar below
in blue letters.
The trip which was planned some
time ago to be taken to New York
and other northern cites during the
Christmas recess win not be made, as
the number desiring to go was not
large enough to secure the reduced
transportation rates.
'The Glee club left this morning for
OK ford Hender son, Lfttleton and
Warrenton, at which places it will
give concerts on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights, re-
SpectiVely.
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New YORK. zee. la, r.our dull, winter
patents sj.i0@5;75 Minnesota patents 5.S5G6.lO,
do bakers, SI.000.4.20. stTaightS 5l0G5.50.
Rye flour steady. fair to good angelic,
choice 10 fancy 4.l5a4.50.
Buckwheat -four steady 200@2l5.
Corn meal quiet, yellow western l4o@l45.
Rye nominal, No. western. 20.
Barley quiet, feeding 46h mailing 55@RS.
Wheat firm, N o. red, nom, May ll2A,
Corn easy, No. ? g. May sis. December
Oats dull, mixed % $3.50. =. =, Sept. 80.
Beef Arm, family .0J0l2.O0. packet 1000
oil co. city extra india. mess li.D@l6.00,
beef hams 230Oa24.i0.
ickled shoulders IN, picked hams 91aal0,
Lard oul IT, western steamed 7.20 Now,
No. hum, refined duli, continent $50,
PORK quiet. family l5.OOaI5.50, short clear
l3.75G616 IS, mess l2.2506l8.25.
Tallow quiet, (s2 per pkg, 44@country
Ro si 'I quiet, strained common to good
Turpentine quiet, 5l@6lH.
Rice steady, domestic fair to extra 27s@5K
Molasses steady, New Orleans open kettle
good to choice 32(936
Coffee spot Rio firm. MOI invoice So, mild
Sugar raw firm, tar refining ~, centrifu-
gal 80 test / u, nlolasses sugar Ia u,
refined frm,, confectioner's A, 30; mold a
800, c1t loaf %, crushed 6.35. powdered S. IS,
graduated Sc 5. cuees 90.
Butter steady, creamery common TO extra,
i7d26 state DAIRY lo@24. west Ern factory ii.
Eggs weak, state and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white 36@3S, Southern 22929,
interiors
Cheese arm state. fun cream small col
ored fancy r. small white fancy; ~.
Potatoes steady, Long Island l.75t62.0l. state
and western | 3oG0loo, Jersey Sweets 2O0s3 20.
Peanut, quiet, fancy hand-picked 5@1h other
domestic 3H6Do%.
Cotton by steam 10 Liverpool $4,000.
Cotton seed oil market was easy.
crude f. o. b. mills l7L,prime summer yellow
2o92o1l, off summer yellow nominal, prime
white 2S(d29, prime winter yellow 2e@.
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Other Cotton Markets.
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. Dec. 19.-The stock
market fell into holiday rut TODAY.
There was a brief recovery in the
early dealings from the decline which
was in force when the market closed
on Saturday. but fresh eccentricity on
the part of Amalgamated Copper was
the signal for subsistence of interest
and a sinking of prices as on Satur.
day. The advance which was inter-
rupted by the intimidating effect of the
break in copper was not resumed with
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Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore, Dec. 10 Flour dull, winter
patents 5.20g5o, spring patents 5.sO@6.l5, extra
AIS
Wheat firmer, spot contract Nov. LII p Oh
red western -, Southern by sample 9Sgtll.
Corn firm, spot new oOs4G75 new Southern
white corn 45@oO
Oats firm, No. white 35H@., No.
mixed IA.
Butter steady, fancy imitation 20@2l, do
creamery 26, do ladle l7@lS, store packed
I4Gl6
Eggs weak, unchanged 30.
Cheese firm. large and small lls4@i2, me-
dunn 120l2%,
Sugar strong, coarse granulated go. fine 5.75.
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Open blgh Low Close
Ne,r Orleans COTTON.

New Orleans, Dec. 19.-Spot cotton
easier; sales $50, including 1900 TO
arrive Quotations 1-16c. lower. Flu
lures opened 3 TO points up, but a
settling movement soon set i'm which
carried prices well below Saturday S
closing. Trading was very light
January opened five points higher al
:. SO and gradually declined until it had
lost 20 points from the opening at
7.36. The market closed dull with
net losses of ] ; to 16 points.
The first portion of the census bu-
reau ginners' report is expected, to-
morrow.
New Orleans, Dec. i9, Cotton futures
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Dry Goods.

New York. Dec. 19.-Dry goods
continue firm and little concession is
being made. Buyers are operating III
a very conservative way and are evl
IDENTIFY waiting for a further decline
which the sold-up condition of many
lines does not seem to render prob
able. Fruit of the loom bleached has
been advanced TO Lie.
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New York Money.

New York, Dec. 10, ! p. m.-Money on call
steady, 21SaA low ~ ruling, rate. last loan
steady, so days 31S@3N 80 days 1904 six
months 81 o q prime merc'tile Paper 4A@4A,
sterling exchange s:m, with actual business
and at Ash SOFA pISj for 60 day 1ills posted
rales 4s5%6@l.s8 commercial bills is44@3S
bar silver 6lH, Mexican dollars 4s19.
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BURNETT'S EXTRACT OF VANILLA
Is the standard everywhere. Sold by best
Fire at Mhitsett.
Especial to News and observer3

NSPJCIcfI
Greensboro, N. c., December Ia
News reat he'd here today of the burn
ing last night at IVhitsett Institute of
a two-story frame building used as
the musical department.. The building
was the first one erected there for the
school But few particulars are had,
but it is said that several pianos were
consumed, the loss ON the building and
musical instruments beInG lowered by
ID, Surance.
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stockhoIders' Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Commercial and Farm
ers Bank of Raleigh will be at THEN
Banking House on Tuesday at II m.
January 10. 1905.
B. S. JERMAN, Cashier.
Dec. 10, 1904.
till jan 10, 1905.
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COTTON.

We have Incorporated the National
Cotton Company for the purpose of
keeping the price of cotton at all time
above 10 cents per pound.
In order to accomplish this prompt
~. it win be necessary for every South
erner to take one or more shares of
this stock, par value $1,000. n0nas-
SeSSahle.
Correspondence solicited.
National Cotton Company.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, Dec. 10, Turpenune e. :, 47A
receipts u casks.
Rosin dIIn, $40, receipts 63 bills.
Tar flrm, 1.u0, receipts 2l0 bbls.
Crude firm, 2.S0@3.60, receipts l5i bDls
Charleston, Dec. 10, Turpentine finn 1917.
Savannah. Dec. l9-Turpentine steady, 4914,
receipts 24i, sales CAB. EXPORTS.
Rosin-frm, receipts 1888; sales l72j, ex-
ports l0066
Quote A, B. e, 2521s9, D 2.55@~:,. E
S.25, X $50, Nj 4.SO, N 4.50. VIC 4.75, WV SIS,
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Stoc,.hoIders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Raleigh Savings
Bank will be held at their banking
house on Monday, January 9Th, at
noon
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Grain and Provisions.
Opening. highest. I.owesI Closing
Cash quotanons were as follows:

5.l0@5.lO, slraights 4.sO@eOO, spring
patents 1906 40, straights 4.6O@4.911,
bakers 2.7O0 30. wheat No. 2 spring lCS4ll5
No. 3 956il0 No. 2 red ll2@liih. corn No. 2,
46A, No. 2 yellow IdK, oats No.2 @29h,
No. white S.h@32, No. 3 white 29a3i
rye No. 2 II, good feeding barley s7G2S,
fair TO choice mailing al GIS, fax seed No.
iiS No. northwestern 1876, prime timothy
seed 40 mess pork per Dbl. II. 0Gl2.l0,
lard per ICON $3.50 ., short ribs sides
(loOseJ T.25G65n, dry sailed sholderS (boxed)
Gs.K short clear sides (boxed) 662@6. -,
whiskey basis of high wines la. clover con-
tract grade 1919
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ew orleans, Dec. 10, Cotton futures
dverrHoL

Liverpool, DC. 81 p. m.-Cotton spot
lin. demand, prices points lower,
American middling fair, l.bi, good middling,
al, middling AZ, low mlddling lilo, good
ordinary, 4.l0 ordinary "a The sales of the
day 5000 bales of which 1000 were for specu
lation and export and included $500 Ameri
ran. Receipts - 600, bales, $500 American.
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Grim and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Decreased re-
ceipts in the northwest formed the
principal reason for a firm wheat
market here today. At the close May
wheat showed , gain of IL cents.
Corn is up is Scents. Oats are I'M
changed. Provisions are up to 10
cents.
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Excursion Rates to Jacksonville. TIA.

The S3aboard announces a rate of
one fare plus twenty-five cents from
all points TO Jacksonville, Florida and
return, account of the annual meeting
Southern Educational Association, De-
cember 10th to 31st. Rate from Raj
cign $16.05. Tickets will be sold De-
cember 29th, with final limit of jan
vary End, 1905.
Tor further information, apply to
c. II. GATTIS, T. 2. A,
Raleigh. n. c.
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q. a. l.. ornWks ana Bon0s.

Baltimore, Dec. 10. s, A. l.. common 1871 al,
preferred. 36@K.
Bonds-4s........
A. 6. L. common l5S@l54K preferred =.
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West Bound Trains.
Do Dna
senger. senger. senge

r. S. ROWLAND. President.
S. L. DILL. Supe cintendent.
r. p. FOSTER. General EaHaGSR.
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THE ANNUAL, MEETING OF THE

stockholders Of the National Bank
of Raleigh will be held IN their
banking house January 10th, 1905.
T. ii. Briggs Cashier.
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Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.

Receipts yesterday .. 13 bales.
Prices yesterday .... IL to Z "a C.
Receipts yesterday .... 10 bales.
Prices that date ......12R to 2 Il C.
Receipts this season .10,51T bales.
Same date last year. 9,9O9 bales.
Quotations yesterday were: Strict
good middling, "a cents; good mid
ding, SIS cents; strict middling,
: - cents; middling, IA cents; off
GRADES 6 IL to cents.
Other Cotton Markets.
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Christmas Holiday Excursion Rates.
i9O4-5.
Account of above OCCASION the Sea
board will sell
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FOR THE PUBLIC

Tickets at one and one-third first
class fares from all points South of
the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and
East of the Mississippi, including
Washington, =. g., Cincinnati Ohio,
Evansville, Ind, and st. Louis, Mis-
souri,. Tickets win be sold December
z3rd, oath, 18th and 31st, 1904. and
January 1st, 1906. Final limit Janu-
airy 9Th, 1905.
For Students and Teachers.
On presentation and surrender of
certificates signed by superintendent,
principal or president of school or coll
lege, tickets will be sold December
18th to gath, inclusive, with final
limit of January Sth.
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A insurance Agents in
Western Aetna Life
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ATLANTIC & NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.
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(HowIand improvement Co., Lessee.

Schedule Effective Sept. 8th, 1904.
East Bound Trains.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-14
MT. ANGEL
TEAM
ROUTED

80 to 0 was the final score by which
the Willamette Scrubs" defeated the
lads from Mt. Angel on the University
field last Saturday night. The scrut
team, which is composed of nearly as
good men as the regular varsity, out.
weighed their opponents several pounds
to the man, were older and more expe-
rienced players; hence it was no won
der that they swoPt tho visitors com
pletely off their feet. As the rooters
said, "there was nothing to it," and
the short halves of 20 and 10 minutes
was all that prevented the score from
being larger than it was.
With the exception Of the first kick
off, the visitors chose to receive the
bah every time, and, unable to make
yardage but once during the game,
they were compelled each time to give
up the ball near their own goal line,
where it sometimes required as few as
two downs for Willamette 10 carry It
over. The prettiest play Of the game
was the catching of a punt by Miller,
and his running, without any interfer.
ence, half the length of the field for q
touchdown. Long end runs of 20 and
80 yards were repeatedly made by Ford,
Miller, Hughes and NJ. Long. The visi-
tors deserve credit for making a plucky
Aght in the face Of such overwhelming
odds At no stage Of the game could
they be called quitters, for every man
was in the play up tin the last whistle
blew.
The lineup of the two teams was as
follows;
Willamette-TuiI @, Knots O.,
Simpson O. Fisher ! o.. Hewitt G..
james Z, Long e. Miller q, Hughes
D.. ForJ D, Bolknap Brown f.
Mt Augoi-Loonig G, Herman q,
Meyers . Z, Denny ! e., Holt Ger.
meshau.eu r G, Jetto q. Wolter q,
Welsh D., Looucy n, Mckay f.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-14
GROWING UP

There's something the mat
ter with the child that fails
to grow up. A child that
grows up too much, however,
without proper filling out of
flesh, is almost as badly off.
Nothing will help these pale,
thin "weedy" children like
SCOTS Emulsion. 1t supplies
the rounding out of flesh and
the rich inward nourishment
of blood and vital organs
which insures rapid growth a
healthy and uniform develop
ment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-14

the meeting of the Y. p. A. was held
Last week there was a large party
given at Mr. walton's. Everybody re-
ports a splendid time. There was an
other given at Mr.. Haggerty's. The
first part of the evening was spent in
PLAYING games, after which light re-
freshments were served. Then the
crowd was treated to "good old candy
pull. All enjoyed themselves to the
'uttermost."
Mr. and Mrs. Brokaw entertained a
large crowd Friday evening, Novem-
Der Il. All report a very pleasant
evening.
Fruitland young folks say they are
not going to let things drag this win
ter. So we may expect many more
social events.