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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR

room cottage at One Hundred and Thir.
ty-sixth and Fir streets 1t is to b
OF frame. with a cement cellar anc
foundation. and Charles Saluski ha.
the contract
c. G. Shaw of the Lake Shore went
to Elkhart, Ind, to visit his parents
over Sunday. He will be back this
evening.
J. Bassett Willard and wife from
Manchester, O., promoters of church
entertainments, will be here Thursday
morning for the purpose of organizing
singing skule", to be given in IN
diana Harbor in the near future. They
VIII meet all those who desire to take
part in the event at II o'clock Thurs
day morning at the residence of Mrs.
J. G. Dixon on the lake front At that
time parts will be assigned and ar
rangements for future rehearsals made.
which will be announced later.
Mr.. Thomas Smith, an employe of the
sheet mill. who underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis April 4, is rapidly
convalescing and will be able to leave
the hospital in a few days
Miss Margaret Calvin, who has been
a patient at the Chicago hospital. where
she has been suffering from appen-
dicitis is improving rapidly
You can get it at spiegers. South
chicago's leading furniture store If
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
INDIANA HARBOR,

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Bap-
fist church held a handkerchief. apron
and market sale for the benefit of the
church building fund at the office OF
Charles z. Fowler, Pennsylvania and
Michigan avenues Saturday. The mem
bers Of the aid society had written
TO friends all over the country for
handkerchiefs to be sold in the good
cause, and in consequence Of this cam
paign of correspondence there were
handkerchiefs on sale from almost ev-
cry state in the Union and from sew
eral foreign countries. The affair was
a noteworthy success from a financial
and social standpoint, a goodly sum
being realized for the proposed new
church
The aid society will on the last Sat
urday of this month give a cake sale
for the benefit of the Baptist church
The sale Will also take place at the Of
fees of Mr.. Fowler and viii be on more
extensive lines than anything of the
kind heretofore given.
Mr.. Sam Benante is building i've
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
.KETCHELL WILL FIGHT WITH
JACK JOHNSON IN THE FALL
Co1roth Secures Agreement of Champion and Michigan
Man for Big Bout in the Far West During
Month of October

New York, April 12-Jimmy Cofrroth
matched Jack Johnson, heavyweight
champion of the world, and STANLEY
ketchel, the middleweight champion
last night to fight before his club al
Colma. Cal, during Portola week, which
is to be celebrated during the month OF
october. l found Coffroth all smiles az
the Knickerbocker just after he had
left Johnson
Well, landed the match" he said
Let me tell you about it. 1 came to
New York primarily to land the john
son-Jeffries fight. That unquestionabIy
is the big thing.
The first thing I did today was TO
see Jeffries l Jared no better with him
than you fellows did when it came TO
getting a word of fight out of him. I
put the question right up to the big
fellow: JEFF, will you Highland will
you say when?
Fails to Get JEFF.
Well to make it short, 1 said: JEFF
II you did make up your mind II Is
certain that It would not bring you into
ring for a least six months or more@
"Jef said that that was the exact
situation. That gave me all the in
formation desired. A Jeffries-Johnson
match was out Of the question If I had
to wait that long.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
EXHIBITION GAMES

At Kalamazoo. Mtch.-Detroit SEQ
onds. 9; Kalamazoo, 2.
At Evansville, Ind.-OwensvilIe Stars.
8; Evansville Lockyears, 4.
At Astoria, Ill-Astoria White Soy
8; Winchester, s.
At Kansas City-Kansas city. 2:
Pittsburg, 0.
At Rockford, nl.-Rockford, 6; Du-
buque. o.
At Quincy. IlL-BufaIo, 4; Quincy 2
At New Orleans-Cleeland. 8: New
Orleans, 1.
At Memphis. Tenn-Memphis. ?: 81
Paul, l.
At Wilkesbarre. Pa--Boston Ameri-
can seconds, 1; Wilkesbarre. 0.
At Waterloo. Iowa-waterloo. p. ca-
dar Rapids, 2.
AT Toledo. Ohio-Toledo, 9: Detroit
At Terre Haute. Ind.-Terre Hauta q
Brooklyn, 2
At Duquoin, Ill-Duquoin Models 3.
Belleville, Z.
At Winchester. nl.-Astoria, s: win
chester, g.
At Beardstown, nl-Glasgow, 4;
Beardstown, l.
At Whitehall, II-whitehall 6.
Kane. T.
At cOlumbus-Columbus. 6; Washing
ton. 5.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
WHY so wEAKf
Kidney Troubles May BE Sappinx YOws
Liz Away-HRnanond People
Learned This Fact.

When healthy man or woman be-
gins to run down without apparent
cause becomes weak. Ianguid. depres-
sea. suffers backache, headache. Dizzy
spells and urinary disorders. lock TO
the kidneys for the cause OF it all.
Keep the kidneys well and they viii
Keep you well. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys and keep them well.
Here Is Hammond testimony to prove it.
Mrs. r. Y. Porch, Of 4s7 Sibley street.
Hammond. Ind, says:
Ny husband suffered for years from
kidney trouble. He had frequently
headaches, his back was weak and
panied him continually. He had sharp
shooting twinges that conferred in the
small Of his back and extended through
his loins and even into his shoulders
His appetite became poor, hts vitality
was impaired, and his constitution
gradually but surely weakened under
the stress OF the pain and agony he
endured Doan's Kidney Pills pro-
cured at Bicknell & Coe, drug store.
corrected all Of these symptoms ana re-
Etore him to good health"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. s0N
asents for the United states.
/ Remember the name-Doan's-an5
e1ke no other,
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Il had taken the precaution to get
of at Pittsburg and make a run "a
Philadelphia to sound Ketchel. He is
simply daffy to fight johnson. I asked
him if he really felt in his heart that
he had chance. He only hoped that
could get Johnson to agree.
That left 1t plain sailing until 7
saw the colored champion. / had been
talking three hours to him and he
finally gave in to my proposition.
They are wild over Ketchel out
home and told Johnson so. They win
draw $4,000 as against the $4,000 that
Jeffries and Johnson would draw.
johnson sails, he tells me. for Lon
don, on May 20. He has eight weeks
engagement over there in the halls
That would bring him back here bv the
first Of September and would give him
time to train.
Says KetcheI Has Chance.
Give Ketchel a chance? Well 7
should say yes. He could whip eff if
he could hit him. He is full of dash
and willingness and yet that same dash
and willingness might contribute to his
defeat against Johnson. We will take
pictures of the fight and in the event
Of his knocking Johnson out they would
be the most valuable that were ever
taken"
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PACKEY EAGER FOR Go
Manager Declares He Will
Close Match.

Harry Gilmore Jr-. manager of Pack
ey Mcfarland, declared yesterday that
he would close a match with Nelson
for the lightweight championship Of
the world within twenty-four hours.
We feel that we have a right to a
share of the picture money, as Nelson
undoubtedly is getting a large bonus
from Cofroth as is a champions right.
We do not want to appear to be die
tating to Nelson, but we are out to
get all we can out of the match before
signing articles. Packey has $4,000 of
his own money UP as a forfeit and he
VIII bet every cent of It that he can de-
feat Bat"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
WHITE SOX WIN

Cincinnati, April 12-The White sox
MADE another game ninth-inning finish
Yesterday and saved themselves from
defeat at the hands Of the Reds Tba
battle went eleven rounds and endaa :
to in the dark. when a crowd Of naor-
ly 10000 people well pleased WITH ~
beautiful exhibition of channionsbfr
baseball
Pat Dougherty was the hero of tba
occasion. With two men out IN +bo
ninth. Hahn on first and one run needed
to tie the score, Doughertv sra she'd
triple to right center field and tied mn
the game. Pat had made two two-bag-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
SUMMARY OF
SATURDAY SPORT


Baseball.
White Sox defeated Cincinnati. TO
8. Cubs shut out Indianapolis, score
to 0. Cubs seconds beat Milwaukee,
5 to 0.
Overall was named as the pitcher to
face the Cardinals in opening game of
Chicago National league season.
New York Giants defeated Yale, score
to 1.
Racing.
Don Enrique, well played by the Bed
well stable, was beaten by Blagg at
Oakland.
Lady Irma won the feature race at
Los Angeles, defeating Harrigan.
Entries for the Detroit Grand Cir
cult meeting alo more numerous than.
ever before
Pennsylvania's crew defeated the
Yale eight in race on the SchuyTkilI In
fair time.
BoxfEx.
Pacley Mcfarland posted a forfeit of
$4,000 to bind match with Battling
Nelson.
Athletics.
Yale won the dual meet with the
University of Virginia, SO to 81.
Golf
Edgewater golfers opened their sea-
son, Lapman winning handicap.
Billiards.
Wright and Jackson started. for the
east to prepare for the national anna
teur tourney.
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P|ERRI SURE TURK
WILL DEFEAT GOTCH
Refuses Offer of $4,000 for
Mahmout's Services for
Ensuing Year.

While the great majority of wrestl-
ing fans are declaring Gotch to be the
most probable winner of the world s
championship wrestling match Wednes
day night, a least one man is confident
that Yussiff Mahmout, the Turk, will
perform the trick that Hackenschnnfdt
failed to do, viz, throw Frank Gotch.
That man is Antoine PERI, manager of
the foreign grappler Peril yesterday
refused an offer of $780, 900 for the
Turks services for year. Mahmout's
manager believes that he can make
much more than this amount out of his
man as champian and he refuses to be-
lieve anything other than that his man
will be the kingpin mat artist Of the
world after the bout at Dexter Park
pavilion Wednesday.
: The Turk will be worth all of that
and more" said Peril, afterward, for
in England alone I can get $4,000 a
week for him and for an unlimited time
around the music halls Just think
what it means to us to win this MATCH
We can bill him as the man who beat
Gotch, who beat Hackenschmidt. That
will be enough in England to make him
the greatest show card they ever had
there in an athletic line"
The Turk worked out yesterday as
usual with three men, Henry Irslinger
Hjalmar Lundin and Joe Rogers. re-
serving the biggest man for the finish.
The work for an hour and fifteen min
utes was Of the hardest sort and at the
finish the Turk, thoroughly dried out,
weighed exactly 1876 pounds 1t looks
now as if he would not take on more
than one pound over this the night of
the match. He is in the finest condi-
ton and extremely confident of the re-
suit.
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smallpox at Augusta, Ga. The team
was threatened for a time with the
prospect of delay in opening on ac-
count of Chases illness, but 1t was
found that none of the other PLAYERS
had been attacked by the disease.
Boston fans will watch the Red Sox
closely in their first game, since it has
been rumored the condition of the
players under Fred Lake is anything
but good as result Of poor training
trip.
The Athletics will have to show I'M
expected strength to win confidence at
Philadelphia, as the clubs poor show
ing in the games with the Phillies
made it appear that Mack's outfit is
hardly strong enough to be a pennant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
STARS BEAT REGULARS

The Homewood Stars defeated the
i1oile"ood Regulars by a score of Is
- ~ Inc game was played at Har-
iiSon park saturday afternoon and was
one Of the best games witnessed Nv
the Homewood people this season
The feature Of the game was the
&c pase mt made by w. Hess. one
of the Homewood regulars.
batteries LOT the Homewood Stars
were Amos, Seifelt and CasteI1o o1d
for the Homewood Regulars. A. Hess
and ". Hess.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACE ON TO-DAY
Four Eastern Clubs Start
Fight for Flag in Younger
Major Organization.

The American league season of 1909
will open today in the east, two days
in advance Of the regular National
league opening and the start of the
race by the Americans western clubs
The New York team will play its first
championship game of the season at
Washington, and the Bostons will play
the Athletics at Philadelphia.
At the Quaker City the new Aneri-
can league ball park will have it for
NAL opening. The Philadelphia club
will make a great fuss over the plant
which is declared to be one Of the finest
ever erected as a sporting arena.
The Yankee will go into the contest
minus the services of their star f1rst
basaman, Hal Chase, who is i'll with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
Suits Arrive FRIDAY.

Suits for the Gary baseball team
have been ordered by Sax & Savage
and will arrive in Gary Friday. The
local team. managed by MiIIner, hope to
start the season Saturday and are trv-
ing to book a game with some Ham
mond organization. They have ALREADY
scheduled games with the leading teams
Of northern Indiana. Negotiations arc
seili pending for property south of
me Mlchlsan central tracks, owned by
Ne 1aiy Lana company, for a base
paii park winch can be leased for two
aIS' d Ieast. This will enable the
team 10 renee in their grounds
anu secure some Of the best talent in
the vicinity coming to Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
Y. M. G. A. STONE LAID
100000 Building Begun at
Michigan City.

Michigan City, Ind, April 12.-The
corner stone of the Y. NJ. c. A. building
was laid Saturday afternoon. DR.. Geo.
L. Macintosh. president of Wabash
college, and E. E. Stacy, state secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Indianapolis,
We're the speakers.
The building fund is 100000 one
half of which was donated by John H.
Barker, president of the Haskell &
Barker Car company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
WANT MEET CHANGED

Des Moines, April 12-Coach Crit
fifth of Drake university yesterday re-
ceived an urgent letter from the Big
Eight asking that the date of the Mis-
souri, Valley conference track and field
meet in Des Moines, June 8, be changed
because it conflicts with the date of
Chicago conference field meet. A re-
quest to have the Missouri Valley con
ference send its stars to the big
Eight meet IS being considered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
PATHFINDER is
IN COLORADO
New York to Seattle Car
Reaches Lincoln.

Limon. Colo, April 1.-THE Nav
York to Seattle pathfinder autonohiia
reached Limon. ninety miles from noro
d. 0ioch last night after a hard
~ iol Inc last two hours of the
@u 'oinoolhsts wandered
=. ofer the uh1enced prairie, lost
- q ~ Isi ing sno"storm. and for while
matters looked serious. Denver il
ranging for a great welcome fo- ~
pathfinders, and a number of sutorooh,l
ISIS ana newspaper men came as far as
Limon as an advance guard
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
ST. YVES WILL
MEET SHRUBB
Derby Winner to Compete in
15-Mile Event.

New York. April 12.-Henri St. Yves
the F'renchman, who won the recent in
ternational Marathon Derby, has been
matched to meet Alfred Shrubb Of Eng
land In fifteen-mile race at American
league park here Saturday, April "a
The race will take place at night. and
will be run in the glare of thousands
of electric lights, especially strung for
the occasion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
SOUTH CHICAGO NEWS
Elope to Michigan.

Miss Alice Henry, aged 10, and Geo
Marks, both young people of South
Chicago, eloped to South Haven. Mich.
In an automobile after their parents
refused to allow them to marry.
The elopement was made in Mr..
Marks automobile in which the young
people had been riding. The father
of the girl was furious when he heard
Of the elopement, and declared he would
not forgive his daughter
The young couple sent a telegram
to Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Marks asking
forgiveness. but cold shoulder has
been turned on both of them.
Miss Henry lives at 1886 Exchange
avenue and Marks lives at Ninety
Eighth and Ewing avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
WHITE SOX TRIMMED
(special 70 THE T1MEs.l

Clark Station, Ind, April 12-The
Clark Station White Sox game at Hess
vile Sunday proved to be disastrous for
the White Sox. The grounds were wet
and they had but two balls, which were
water-soaked. Consequently the game
wound up in the third inning. Score
to in favor of the White Sox.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
REST FOR EVERS
Second Baseman Of Champs
Out of 1909 Games.

Troy, n. Y April 12.-Johnny Everg
second baseman of the Chicago Cubs.
stated yesterday that he desired TO Law
off for season, and he had completed
CORES pondence with President Charles
Murphy of the Chicago team to that
end, with the result that in all prob
ability he would take a complete rest
for 1909.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
SLUGGERS PASTE
THE STARS

The West Hammond Sluggers de-
feated the East Side stars in nine
inning game at the State Line grounds
yesterday afternoon. The West Ham
mond Sluggers had the game cinched
all the way through and at the end Of
the game the score stood IS to 2 in
favor of the West Hammond Sluggers.
The batteries for the West Ham
mond Sluggers were Krug and Brtden.
and for the East Side Stars, H DELANEY
and T. TaRua
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
AMERICAN HORSE
RUNS FOURTH
One Hitchcock Entry Beaten
in Paris Race.

Paris, April 12.-At the Auteuil course
Yesterday the prize of the President of
the Republic, a steeple chase handicap
OF $4,000 and cup, a two miles and
I'VE Iurlongs, was won by Z. Fisch-
hoIs Journalistic. c. Klein's Choral
was second and II. de Mumm's Trianon
H. third +. r. Hitchcock's Stokes
Ilhlshed fourth. Mr. Hitchcock also ran
HElas. MS American hurdler, but he
IeiL President Fallieres and numerous
persons prominent in French and Amer
Jean society We're among those present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12
) . %~>~A%%~~%~A~AA,
CALENDAR OF SPORTS
FOR THE WEEK. I
MONDAY,

FOR THE WEEK.
MONDAY.
American league season oDeus
with Boston at PHILADELPHIA and
New York Mt Washington.
National amateur boxing
championships begin in Boston
and last two days.
TUESDAY.
Al Kaufman VS.. Tony Ross. 10
rounds, at the Fairmont A. c..
New Yerk.
Jack Robinson VS.. Bill HurJev
10 rounds, at Glen Falls. n.
WEDNESDAY.
National league season opens
with Brooklyn at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston. Pitts
burg at Cincinnati, and st. Louis
at Chicago.
American association opens
) with Columbus at Louisville To-
ledO at indianapolis. st. Paul at
milwaukee, Minneapolis nj Kan
sas City.
Frank GOtch VS.. Yussiff NAH
mout, at Chicago, for worlds
wrestling championship.
Opening of annual dog show in
Victoria, b. G
Sailor Burke VS.. Bill McKfn-
non, IL rounds. at ArmOrv A
Boston.
THURSDAY.
Southern league opens with
Little Rock at Memphis. Mobile
at New Orleans, Birmingham Mt
Atlanta, and MONTGOMERY at
Nashville.
South Atlantic league OpenS
with Augusta at chattanooga.
Charleston at Columbia, Macon
at Columbus, and Savannah at
Jacksonville.
benny Yanger VS.. Charley
Griffin, 10 rounds at New York.
Opening of first annual mid
April golf tournament at Pine
hurst, n. C.
SATURDAY.
Texas league opens with San
Antonio at Galveston, Waco at
Houston, Shreveport at Fort
worth, and Oklahoma City at .
Dallas.
Opening of ten days race ,
meeting At LnwtOn, Okla.
University boat race between ,
Harvard and Columbia crews on /.
the Charles river.
Championship tournament of ,
Northern California Golf assO- i.
citation opens at san Francisco.
Southern intercollegiate ath- .
Ietic championships at Univers-
ity of Virginia.
northwestern league opens I
with Portland at Seattle, VAN I
couycr at Tacoma, and Aberdeen
at Spokane. 4
sam McVcy vs.. Joe jeanette. I
finish fight, at Paris, France. I
q q q a a a a a a a a - a !
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12

A report was sent broadcas st through
out South Chicago Saturday that the
| senate was with South Chicago, and a
bill would be passed permitting the
Illinois Steel company to secure a title
from the state for the submerged lands
adjacent to the companys plant
A delegation of real estate men VIII
go to Springfield some time this week
Alexander Aker left for New Mex
lea Saturday He will be gone about
three months
Miss Alice Buckman of Windsor Park
is visiting with friends in Chicago
Heights
Mr.. Frank Albertson of Hancock. Ill,
is visiting with Arthur Becker Of
Erie avenue
Up to the present time no definite
action has been taken by the Lake
Carriers association to settle the strike,
which occurred in South Chicago
week ago and spread all over the
great lakes. Although the head Of
ficers of the Lake Carriers associa-
ton held meetings, nothing has been
toward settling the strike.
Mrs. John Jordan, 1927 Bond avenue.
who fell from a flight of steps at her
home Friday. is slowly recovering. In
falling Mrs. Jordans foot caught in her
skirt and she sustained a severe frac-
ture on the ankle.
A number of old yellow line" cars
were burned up at the company's shops
at Ninety third and Drexel avenue Sat
urday AFTERNOON. All the cars, which
were destroyed, were used extensive
ly on the Ninety third street route. but
now that the new type of cars are in
USE the old ones were consigned to the
scrap heap. About twenty new cars
are expected at the shops, and as soon
as they arrive they will be put into
operation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-12

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD ON THE STREETS OF
HAMMOND ALONE EXCEEDS THE
ENTIRE CIRCULATION OF ANY 9TH
Err PAPER IN THE CITY.
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NOTES
NOTICE no AMATEUR BASEBALL TEAMS

10 the future greats of the baseball diaond Although the
baseball season is fe young the baseball managers are
geung busy arranging their baseball like big league man
ayers Inc Times will publish
matters relating the baseball players Times will
@ publish pictures OF the star players among the ranks
90 let the baseball managers get busy along cha
enge and the players they would like join their nine All
communications must be addressed the Baseball Editor
The Times, Hammond, '
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gers and drawn a base on balls previous
to that and his stick work was the saw
ing feature from the Chicago stand
point
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EAST CHICAGO.
Rousing Church Meeting Yesterda,

Rousing Church Meeting Yesterday
The meetings at the eMthodist church
Sunday were in all probability the
greatest of the kind held in the local
church. The morning service opened
with a full house, and the songs were
of the kind that puts life and euthusi-
asm in an audience. The anthems
We're well received. DR.. Palmer gave a
brief sermon, taking for his subject,
Easter Flowers" At the close of his
address an invitation was given for
membership in the church, and forty
came forward and were received. Two
more came in the afternoon, making
forty-two in all. The church has add
ed to her membership during the past
seven months seventy-four members.
Professor H. H Clark responded at the
morning service in behalf of the Sun
day school, his address being full Of
rich thought and kept the great audi
ence with him from start to finish. The
evening service was above the expec-
tation of everyone. Many were turned
away, because the building was simply
damned before the program com
menced. The program was well rem
dered, and the children deserve much
praise, as well as those who had the
work in hand Beautiful potted plants
decorated the platform.