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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24
SOCIETY
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Evening Christmas Party-Mr. ana
MIS-. johnson Mckinley. Trivia Hall.
Echo Point
Christmas Tree and Entertainment
for Nurses. Ohio valley General hos
Informal Xmas dance-Maud spooner-
Becker. A. q. u. W. hall.
Monday. December 2sth.
Safe-chantante-For Charity. Market
rqssday, December asth.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Daizen. Leather
Christmas Party-sunday school OF
st Matthews church. Sunday chool
chiidren's Holiday Party-Mercantile
club.
Gaylor-Kinney wedding. B~eliaire.
Christmas Baf-Mr' and Mrs. J. ].
Holloway. Miss Eleanor Holloway, STRAIT
ford Springs Hotel.
Alumni. Carroll club.
SEWING Party-Mrs. Harry Rau. Beth
THURSDAY. December 5lst
New Year Table De Hote Dinner
Cabaret Dance-Elks' club.
Card Party and Dance-Mercantile
Annual New Year Ball-Carroil club.
New Year Bal-Arion Society. Arion
New Year Dance-Kain club, St.
FRIDAY, January LIST.
Great Masque Ball-Stratford Springs
Afternoon Reception-For Children
Mrs. Maud Spooner-Becker, Elks' club.
New Year Dance-Mrs. Maud Spoon
er-Becker. Elks' club.
the biggest holiday event ever given
at the club.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Dalzell will be a.
home Saturday afternoon and evening
to their friends and friends of their
children. Their sons and daughters
are home for the holidays and Mr..
and Mrs. Dalzell take this means or
extending IN invitation to their
friends to call. There are no cards.
The affair will be in keeping with
the holiday season.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24

Use NE pure phosphate baking povds
fiufir Nakiur Powder and know you
EettinG The purcst zoe. 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24

TO return o. mN theme. I think every
one has some ~ these iueNuucahlv Der
Fiatcnt memories that attach themaeivca
O. simple acts. What are yours. reader
friend What is it hat you never DO
without having ono 81 these rctroaprrf-
I've flashes hEht up your mind
RUTH CAMERON.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-24
AT Home"

the biggest holiday event ever given
at the club.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21

their products. These young women no longer put up their product in glass, but in tins, their name on the outside being sufficient guarantee for the appearance of the product.
 The North Carolina girls are being taught to be business women as well as to put up superior products. The State leaders, when they first inter ested the girls in the work, attempted to find markets for them, but as more girls join the clubs this is impossible, and each girl is taught to get out among the housewives and dealers of her neighborhood, and make her own market. Similarly. in Mississippi
 marketing committees" are organiz- ed by the girls themselves and club members in one section put those of another section in touch with possi- ble markets for their goods.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
MECHNICS ART CLASS

Little Rock, Dec. 21.-Such interest has been manifested in the proposi- tion to establish a Mechanics Art class in Fort Smith, which will be taken advantage of by mechanics in the various institutions of that city, that similar classes will be organized by the mechanical department of the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, Argenta. Hot Springs, Texark- ana, and other cities of the state who ask for it. This course will be largely correspondence work, but oc- casionally an instructor or professor from the University will visit the class conduct an examination and lecture on subjects which will most benefit the class.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
.oACTICAL AGRICULTURE
 ON SCIENTIFIC BASIS
-r;cultural Interests Have Never ' pefore Been Awakened as at This Time.-State Receives $1O,-
 900 from Government.

Little Rock, Dec. 21.-Never before ,.a there been such an awakening throughout the state in the interest of nractical agriculture on a scientific hos;s. One of the most potent factors ;n tbis work is the College of Agri- .nlture of the University of Arkan- .os which is now engaged in agricul- tural extension work upon which is hoino expended $1O,000 annually re- eeived from the general government. under the Smith-Lev Act approved Nav 8 1914, by president Wilson. The great possibilities of this govern montal aid are set forth in an ad- dress by President J. c. Futrall, in which he says in part:
 "The S1O,OOO annual appropriation is a perpetual one and it is received by the state regardless of whether the state supplies any more money for this work or not. This sum, however is so small as to be of little practical value in trying to serve the needs of the entire state. Under the terms of the Smith-Lever Act each state will receive additional and increased sums for this work each year for period of eight years and perpetually there after provided the state puts up an amount equal to the extra amount by the United States Government. Under this provision of the bill, Ark ansas will receive during the second year, which begins on July 1, 1915, the extra sum of $16,67S.3S, provided the state apropriates an equal amount. The third year, Arkansas will receive the same sum of S16,67S.3S plus the sum of S13,SoS.65 always with the provision that the state appropriates a like amount. Thus for two years beginning July 1, 1915, Arkansas will receive from the government, besides the $10,000, each year, the sum of s47,255.41, provided the state appro- priates that sum for extension work in agriculture and domestic science. The United States government will con- tnue to increase it's annual appropria- tions to the various states under this act until the total sum coming annual ly to the state of Arkansas from the United States Government is S123,- s6S.93."
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
UNIVERSITY ONLY ASKS
 FOR AMOUNT TO MAINTAIN

Little Rock, Dec. 21.-Pres. J. c. Futrall of the University of Arkansas is in Little Rock attending to busi- ness connected with the University and in speaking of the action of di- rectors and trustees of other state educational institutions in determin- ing to ask for no more appropriation than was provided by the last general Assembly for maintenance, said the University was asking no more this time than it did in the past for main tenance.
 Pres. Futrall points out that the other state institutions have been giv- en virtually what they have asked for in years past while the University has suffered cuts of from $5O,000 to $1O0,- 900 in the amounts asked for
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 HOLDING SPECIAL SESSION

Little Rock, Dec. 21.-The Execu- tive Committee of the Arkansas Pa nama-Pacifc International Exposition is today holding Q special session in Little Rock to consider matters per taining to the request of state aid from the next Legislature. Another propo- sition to be considered comes from a Philadelphia concern which desires to issue a booklet descriptive of Ark ansas, and distribute it from the Ark ansas building at the exposition, hav- ing advertisers pay the expenses of the publication and its distribution.
 Jack Johnson, Jr., wants t. sell you Saturday Evening Post.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21

not so generally grown and which are canned in practically no other parts of this country, the main canned pro- duct here being imported from Spain and Mexico. Since the product of these young women has been put on the market requests have come from 45 s S.ates for information regarding the canning and culture of this valu- able food product which the American people in general do not yet under stand.
 The total pdoft of all the South Carolina club girls for the past year was over $2S,000. Every agent who assists the girls is a college graduate who has received special domestic science training. Home demonstration work is a feature, the motto being Do one thing at time" There was, for instance, a homemade fire less-cooker campaign which lasted for three days in one section and resulted in hundred homemade cookers being put into use A f1y-trap campaign is to be next in order, and after that a buttermaking campaign. ~
 Value of a Name in NOrt Carolina.
 Two sisters in North Carolina have established such reputation for their canned fruits and vegetables that they cannot fill the demand. The rules of the agent in charge of the North Caro- lima work make it necessary that the name and address of every club nem- Der go on every can she puts on the market. "Give me a can of Mabel Norris tomatoes" or Give me a can of Agnes Norris peaches,' requests the housewife of the grocer in the section where these two sisters sell
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS
 BECOMING MORE POPULAR

Little Rock, Dec 21.-The free Sun day afternoon concerts that are being given at the Kemnper Theater, by the Musical Coterie, have become one of the most popular of the weeks events. They are attended by great crowds of people, who find in it source of entertainment that is denied many, by reason of a lack of time or money. Yesterday afternoon the Festival cho- rus presented the program, singing Handel's Messiah
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
NEGOTIATING FOR SALE
 OF INTERURBAN BONDS

Little Rock, Dec. 19.-L. Garrett, promoter of the Little Rock and Hot Springs Interurban is in the East ne- gotiating for the sale of the bonds for the building of the road. Next Jan uary he will have been at work on this project for ten years, and against re- curing disappointments has always presented an optimistic front. He has never given up, and is still confident that he will succeed.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-21
This--and Five Cents.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose five cents to Foley x Co.,, Chicago, H., writing your naIne and address clearly. You will receive in return free trial package con taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound, for coughs, colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathaf- tic Tablets. For sale in your town by Hesterly Drug Store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
Ont OF Town VISITORS.

Mrs. David Cough, Of Sierra Blanca,
who has been the guest of Mrs. L T.
Dewey for a short time, has returned
to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A Dixon. who have
been visiting in san Antonio. passed
through Fl Paso Saturday on their way
to their home, in Deming-
Miss Sophie Fessman, Of Eagle Pass.
who has been visiting Mrs. N. F Bau-
man, left Saturday for Cloudcroft
where she viii visit for a short time.
W W Stewart. manager of the Par
raj Light and Power company, arrived
Saturday from Parral for a visit with
Mrs. Stewart, who Is making her home
IN Fl Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Solomon
and two children, arrived Sunday from
their home in Tucson, Ariz., on their
way 70 CloudcrOft to spend the re-
mainder Of the summer.
Mrs. Frank D. Wickham. wife Of
Capt. Wickham Of the 18th infantry,
has arrived from Nogales, AriZ-, and
viii spend a few weeks in the city Wis
iting her mother. Mrs T. H. Logan.
Capt. Wickham, who is stationed with
his regiment on border duty at NOgales,
will arrive about August 9 for a few
days visit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
INFORMAL OPENING OF WEST YSLETA
COUNTRY CLUB ATTRACTS MANY A UTOLSTS

1.-THE West Ysleta Country club
opened its doors Sunday for the
accommodation Of guests and
members, and there were a num-
Der Of automobile parties who avaiIed
themselves Of the advantages offered
by the club. The club is charmingly
situated. and is expected to prove a
most popular place. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hunter have the management Of the
cub. The club building, which is IN
the Spanish mission style Of stucco'
one story, presents an attractive ap-
pearance- The dining room is in one
OF the colonnaded porches, the round
arched windows being fitted with both
glass and screens, so that II can be
adapted to all kinds Of weather Japan
csc lanterns shade the electric lights
and the room is cosy and free from
the usual formal appearance Of such
places The building throughout is fin
lsned in two tones Of green, a deep,
pastel shade OF green forming a dado
ABOUT the rooms. with the paler tone
being used above and the woodwork OF
white enamel The parlors are charm
ing being furnished with green wicker
chairs and divans. the cushions and
pillows being in tones of green, with
deep green rugs upon the floor All
the doOrWays carry out the colonnade
arch, and the ceilings are heavily
beamed.
The ball room is a delightful room.
about 50 feet in width and almost
three times that length. The walls are
OF gray stuccO. the ceiling is beamed.
fireplace, OF large cobblestones. This
room also has the colonnade arches,
five on a side, fitted with glass and
screens, alternating three and four
windows in an arch, so that in summer
time the room is like a delightful
porch, and in the winter with the
glass windows and fireplace, can be
made most cosy.
quite completed, but are being rapidly
prepared While the club is now ready
for its members to entertain or make
what use Of the building they wish, the
formal dedication Of the building viii
not be held until the return Of Ed L
Tinker. one Of the incorpOrators OF
the club, who is now in the east.
M and Mrs K. L. Hatfield. with
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ginther as their
guests, mOtored down to the West
Ysleta Country club for breakfast
Sunday morning in their Studebaker
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Billings. IN
their Monarch car, motored TO the ctuD
for breakfast Sunday. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Gibson
Ernest Hughes entertained at dinner
Sunday evening at the club, his guests
being Miss Katherine Harper, Miss
Alice Boyle and c. G. McKie-the party
motored from FL Paso in Mr.. AcKie's
Hupmobile car.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L TooIey motored
to the club for Sunday dinner, their
guests being Mrs. J. R. EnlOw. Miss
Madeline Fisk and their son, Hicks
Tooley.
DR.. and Mrs. Carl L Smith enter
tanned their sister, Miss Zadie Smith.
and Miss R II. Augur, at dinner at the
club Sunday night
Mr.. and Mrs. H J. McMuIlen, IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
Returning.

James Regan returned saturday from
Chicago, where he has been spending
his vacation
DR.. and Mrs. James Vance returned
Saturday from Kentucky, where they
have been visiting relatives for the
past two weeks
G J. Jacobs returned Saturday from
ClOudcrofI. where he has been spend
ing his vacation
W R. Martin, superintendent Of the
union station, has returned from a
summer trip to Alaska and the north
west
Mrs. Ed Dunno and children, and her
two sisters. Miss Maggie Cotter and
Miss Anna Cotter, have returned from
a two weeks stay at ClOudcroft-
Capt Leroy Eltinge, VINO is sta
toned down the valley, spent the
week end with his family at Fort
Bliss.
Miss ella Levy has returned from a
six weeks visit with Mrs H Goodman
in Ocean Park. calf Mrs Goodman
will shortly return to FL Paso-
Miss Nellye White returned saturday
from Denton, Texas, where she had
been attending the summer course at
the state normal school Later she Wis
tied in Fort Worth and Dallas
Project engineer l. " Lawson Ernest
Winter photographer, and Homer
Gault, engineer Of surveys OF the
reclamation service, returned TO e
Paso Saturday from a visit Of inspec-
ton to the reclamation service river
gage station at San Marcial, y. N.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
Cloudcroft Notes.

Catherine Griffith IS FlSlllnB LuCA4e
Carpenter.
Miss Jane Burgess is visiting Mrs. h
D. Slater
]. Turner is visiting his family for
a few days.
Verne Dalton is in CIoudcroft visit
ing his mother, Mrs. NJ DalIon
James German and Earl Weisiger
spenr the weekend in CloudcroIL
Miss Florence Mckinney has arrived
in ClOudcroft TO spend lev days
Harry CARPENTER was in CloudcroII
spending the weekend with his fam
Miss Ruth Critchett and her sister,
Ethel, are spending the weekend IN
Miss MAY Landau has returned to
Houston after visiting at the Lodge Ior
w" Ms Francis Afoore's baby, which
was brought 10 ClOudcroft quite H. Is
IN Mss gi Ss-j Mary Goggin spent the week
end in Mountain Park at Miss Raw
Iings house party
been visiting Mrs. Otis Coles, returned
home Sunday evening.
-NIiss NAY Landau, of Houston, enter
tanned al the Lodge with dance Ior
Miss Stolaroffs guests, MISSES 49,
Hawtof, OF Waco, and Miss Annie
1i Ms N, Bray and her daughter
Vonfa. who have been spending the
sumner at their cottage OuLooA,
have returned TO FL Paso- MTs- bIag
sister, Mrs. A. W Foster, VIII occupy
the cottage for the rest Of the season
Mr. and Mrs / Hirsch, q Houston,
entertained with a dinner party at lHs
Lodge Sunday night covers were ~ ~
for the Misses May Landau Saus e
Hawtof. Annie Click and Rose stoL4foAA
and Mr. and Mrs ! Hirsch- IL
solomon Stolaroft entertained ms
friends with a party saturday az. -
noon. Marian Howe, who guessed ne
names of the most moving picture act
ors received a kodak album bIlce
Bevan won the BOBBY prize, a WateI
pistol, in the same game A contSst
20 determine which couple pr
could dance best was next held RUIN
Simpson and Francis Broadous W.
~,s-arded the priZes- Delicious rem
ments were served during the AFTER
Pose Stolaroff entertained very. de-
Iiebrfullv with a bowling party IN non
or Of her guests, Misses Sadye I1S" s1-'
Waco: May Landau, Hoston, ana -
was won bv Miss Katherine Hlstief-
Refreshments were served TO tne 4O!-
lowing Misses Sadye HaWIO1. -AItlL-o
Click May Landau; Katherine I -.3 80
FL Paso; Estelle Bamberger, Mlcn ma
Kan; Cecilia Spalding' FL Paso5 s go
Stolaroff. FL Paso; Mesdames sam
pullman. Dallas; Harry Lyman -
StolarOff and / Hirsch, Houston If.
and child in CIoudcroft at the stolar-
one Of the most. interesting Pla places
to visit in the vicinity OF SIou ~ ~
is Box canyon. Mr.. and MIS-. n - =
Slater took 20 OF their friends, down
to the canyon Friday on an an 9 ~
picnic Those in the party Were sT-ei;-,- M,
and Mrs. H. D. Slater, Johnny Mch-i[oS
slater and Mrs. Slater's guests MIS-
W. r smith. Miss Dorothy smith, MISS
sarah Bridgers and Miss Jane B4TsSSS
The other members were Mrs; \, N
Ms otis Coles and her little SON.
otis: Miss Henrietta Buckler, Mrs; A AI--.
Morriss and children, and Mr. anu III -.l :,
w. D Howe A camp dinner w.
cooked on the banks Of the nlOul- e.. -
stream. The weather was 1lne anu
altogether the trip proved a most ue-
lightful one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
Face Peeling Easy
Blond or Brunette

THE blondes complexion fades early. be-
cause her skin is extraordinarily thin and
fine" says Nine. Lima Cavalier. The bru-
nette's as a rule, is the reverse The skin
is thicker and has tendency to an oily ap-
pearance-"
For either the faded blondes skin or the
brunette's oily OF sallow complexion, the best
remedy Is ordinary mercOlized wax Used ev-
cry night, this Will give one an entirely new
complexion within about a weeks time The
wax gradually peels of the WORKOUT sur
face skin with all its defects. little each
day, without affecting the delicate underskin
in the least The latter Will have the ex-
quisitely beautiful glow Of youth-indeed.
one may readily lose ten or fifteen years
form her age, so far as appearance goes. by
a course OF this simple treatment The wax.
securable at any drug store, is applied like
cold cream -Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03
Pnrties.



John Perry williams celebrated .i M
sixth birthday anniversary SATURDAY
afternoon AT the home OF MS pa 81 ~
M and Mrs. ID. n Williams on - -
Dama street. About 25 1.-THE guess 5Ss- -
JOyed the afternoon with nluL So-. -
We're playen on the lawn Later N ' ~.
afternoon refreshments were serveu. "A n
the dining room which was ueCoL -, -
IN green and white. The DIT llitlas
cake was white with pink calluie9
burning upon it
Mrs T. A. Thurston entertained / n
gay afternoon complimentary 20 -LLs,
W X Payne, of Maria, VINO mas So-tie
% Il Paso to reside The nome , q
decorated with quantities OF en- ~ y,
ana white wild flowers. Durlns lns
afternoon salad and ice course -
enjoyed Among those present He5S
Aesuames W. r Payne, T.. w, ALtlL-t--'
j. r. Segall, b. c. HoibrOOk, II AleAaL455
DER. J. y. Iserman, Emma Estes anu
Marian Hicks.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary OF
her birthday, little Miss Irene lamp
Deu entertained a number OF her lI4en .s
saturday afternoon with bunco pat y
given at her home on Mesa avenue ~
slsung her in entertaining her guess
were Mrs r. f. Campbell, Mrs El6aI
Campbell Misses Valerie Lorig, karIna
Deane and Sybu Shedd-
The house was beautifully decorator
and the dining room presented a cl-lE il
ing appearance. Pink candles gloWeu
from the table At each chld's plate
was a dainty silk vanity bag, as souF-
enlr, and snappy mOttos when causel
much merriment The table linen Was
in the sunbonnet baby pattern. Through
the center Of the table ran a long PINK
ribbon and lace runner. Pink sweet
Feas in a dainty basket or1amenleu
the center. The birthday cake. Win
its glowing candles. held a place OF
honor on the table. In cutting the cake
Margaret Mcclellan found the ring
Babs COrcOran. the button; GeneVleNe
Murphy, the dime, and Myrtle Ermln-
ger, the thimOle.
The game Of buncO was the chleL
amusement Of tha afternoon. Geral1-
inc Ainsa won the first prize, which
was a fancy colonial sewing bag LII
lie Dale on the second prize, blsQue
Colonial figure, ard Nancy Pettus re-
ceived the consolation prize.
Among the lovely birthday presents
received by the little hostess was
handsome photograph, the Eif OF AZ s
R F. Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs Ed
sephine Morfitt. Jane Knight Anna
Belle Gray, Babs COrcOrans Margaret
Mcclellan, Mary McGOffln, Katherine
White, Nancy Petrus, Elizabeth PfaiI'
Florence CathcarL Myrtle ErInlnseIs
Aletha Coffin, Lille Dale, Louise Er-
minger, Genevieve Murphy, Roselle
Ainsa, Geraldine Helen Dale, EQlJh
Anne WalthalL Louise Brown, May
belle Elliott and Mary Allen rage
Mrs. J. A. Rawlings entertained SAT
urday at her summer home. Pine Ridge,
in Mountain Park. for her house party
guests, with a moonlight picnic lunch
Her guests were the members OF lhs
house marty, Misses Dorothy Lakeland,
Mary Goggin. Madeline sanford, Beat Beat
rice stiles and Dorothy OrmsDee mrs
J. c. Lakeland, and Messrs- Thornton
Hardie. Colbert Coldweu, Harold Cold
well and James Goggin-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03


their Acknowledgment car, mOtored from
FL Paso to the club during the oay
Or and Mrs. A. S. Bronson and llttle
son. with DR.. Ida E. blshop as tne4L
guest, motOred down 10 inc SINN 1o1
FSIrie smith and Walter Z. jenkins,
in me formers Hupmobiles visited the
club during the day -
gr. and Mrs. J. J. Longwell, IN their
Wfllis-Knight car, moJored from Il
Paso and visited the club
A number Of social affairs are being
planned to be given at the club in the
Ca Can't and Mrs. a. P. Watts motored
in their Interstate car 10 the NaI4ey
Inn for luncheon sunday
Mrs Victor Grommet motored to Can
utiIlo and Anthony Sunday in her new
1915 Rritt car. her guests were MIS-
c. N. YOungberg, Miss Mary / Dung Derg'
Miss Zita O'Rourke and Anthony
". 4. Emberton entertained a few
of his friends with a chicken barbe-
cue at Hueco Tanks sunday. The
guests were Messrs and Mesdames J.
q HrrxtbaI and F. Brink and +. 7.
Preisler they motOred TO the park IN
Mr.. Emberton's Overland and Mr..
Preisler's Metze cars.
A delightful picnic was enjoyed Dy
a merry crowd of people Sunday
among the picturesque rocks Of the
HuecO Tanks. The party left FL Paso
early in the morning and motored out
arriving in time to cook breakfast on
a canD fire in the open The day was
spent in exploring the caves and
Climbing the rocks of the great nat
uraI park. A picnic lunch and supper
was enjoyed. The trip was made IN
p Robertson's Buick A ". Bit
ticks Pullman and Hudson and H l.
RObinson's Cole cars In the party
were Messrs and Mesdames J. P Rob
ertson. A. w Bittick, H. l. Robinson,
tG Il. Whitmore and H. H. Roberts. Mrs.
d r Wilkes, Misses Edna Robertson,
Irene Robertson, Doris Edna Whitmore,
Marion Mears; Messrs PRESLEY Bittick,
Jack Knight Jesse Payne and Ben