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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22
mANLeY BILLIARD AND POOL
Popular Place for Expert Players.

There is no cleaner or more attrac-
tive game In American indoor sports
than that OF billiards and pool. They
are games that have been placed in
the best clubs. the Y. NJ. G. AIS, the
homes and established IN private
rooms in business districts. The lat.
ter afford the place for the players
WHO have not the financial ability to
enjoy the club games or place tables
In irSaomes. and It is the well con-
Quoted. respectable rooms that are
drawing the best patronage from gem
teel sportsmen. a high grade place is
afforded In Fairmont by the Manley
Billiard and Pool Rooms. located ut
3I7 jefferson street. There are eight
regulation tables OF the highest quail
ity in the place, and they are kept in
the best Of condition, with plenty OF
good cues for players.
The Manley place has been estab'
lished twelve years and enjoys Splen-
did reputation rs one Of he most gem
teel and best conducted In this section
Of the country. and the better class of
players are 10 be found there during
the hours of play, and usually all the
tables are engaged. The place Is linz
der the management OF L. Z. Sh;nn,
WHO sees TO it that there g no rowdy-
ism, and that the play is cleal and tree
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PR1cHARD SUPPLY co.
Nannington's Oil We'll Supply House.

with the recent announcement:
hat the Standard Oil Co. is again
taking the fall flow OF the oil wells
OF the fields in this section, there Is
renewed activity among producers.
and the present winter season will
probably see the putting down OF
many new wells. Experienced oil
aad gas mon are responsible for the
statement that there is yet much nm
touched prospects in this section
which look good while old wells are
d;so holding out. Taken altogether.
the outlook is bright for very pros
porous season with the operators and
producers. and there Is indication Of
better prices.
These conditions are naturally
creating new demands for oil and
gas we'll supplies. and such firms as
the Prichard Supply Co., which is
located IN the rich fields at Man
ningtoa. w. Va, is doing 4 very pros
porous business. The l'riclard Sup
ply Company Is one OF the very few
oil and gas we'll supply houses III
these fields which Is owned and OPP
Grated hy iora! mGa, most OF the
oshtr supply houses being merely
branches CT Pittsburgh, St. Louis.
i%:raii or stna other point. And IL
may be added, also. that the Prfch-
ar.l Supply Company is one of the
hest equipped 10 handle the trade in
thc%c fields carrying large stocks Of
rUTri:CG aId conducting the bust
ncsS upon %lch principles OF hon
t@!y. reliability and giving such CT
f;cicncy rs 10 merit the onfidcnce
aad trade OF many OF the largest
operators as we'll Us the smaller ones.
I';ichard Supply Co. was opened
Ger business in July, 1911, and the
company has been successful beyond
Is first hope. They carry in stock
Cyc: y!liAg required for drilling and
pumping. Including MANILA and
wire rope. tubing. casing, line pipe,
engines. boilers, fittings, etc, and
thor prices are as low as any deal
or who handles high, class supplies.
They haze two large warehouses in
Mamningtca ami arc prepared to give
prompt attention to all orders placed
with them. The officers OF the COM
pany who are we'll and favorably
ncwn in the OIL fields, capable and
arogt essfvc Is business men and who
arc known TO be reliable and respon-
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q sd. 00O southern women.


The Robert Z. Lee Chs pier las De.
slowed the Crosses OF H.nor on prac-
ticaIly all Confederate veterans in this
vicinity and has contributed genrous-
~ to the erection OF the Stonewasl
Jackson Monument in Charleston, w.
Va. as we'll as to monuments in other
states. 1t will also contribute to the
erection OF monument in Clarksburg
to the memory Of Stonewall Jackson.
The present officers Of the organiza-
ton are: President. Mrs. c. e. Man
ley: vice president, Mrs. Sidney Rey-
nolds: second vice president, Mrs.
Rose Cleveland Kelley; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Edwin Robinson; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. o. e. Nc
MILAN; treasurer, Mrs. A. F. Peddi-
cord; registrar, Mrs. Jas. E. Mccoy;
historian. Mrs. Emory Mckinney.
Ladies of the G. A. r.
Meade Circle No. 10, Ladies' OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, was or
ganized IN 1902; 1t was reorganlzed
six years later with a membership OF
twenty-eight.
The organization, while separate
and distinct from any other organiza-
ton. co.operutes with the work of the
Grand Army of the Republic. The OBJ
jects OF the organization are memorial
and benevolent. and the local chapter
has assisted materially in the erection
OF monuments in other states.
ia
Mary Brown; senior vice president,
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Tor to the square inch than any 9th.
cr houec In this state. AG!; The traT-
cling man.
bartlett Hotel is credit 70 Man
nlngton; n credit to Mine Hest Z. w.
Bartlett, ono OF the clcvcrcst and
host hotel men IN tie country. MI.
Bartlett IS u man WHO believe in do
iug all things we'll and makes q prac.
tico CT his belief. lie also is t. living
demonstration oG The correctness q!
this theory for he is as successful
as any man engaging In the hotel
business in this acction--succcssENi
In practically everything he under
takes. His hotel is clean and CONS
Portable, with every courtesy and
cow fence proyitl led for his NESTS
Ut Is q Eulop house, and In con;
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Ml1 AMIN GTON-the Oil
Mg and Gas City Of Marion
Gounty IS one Of the most
progre ssiyes Of the thriving
little cities of Northern
West ia, audit is now
elioying pro baby the best
Growth Its history.
During The present month
Warrington becomes an i'm
portant5 point for the manu-
faetilre Of window glass,
Goirmbns Ohio; capitalists having
competed an immense plant at this
place under the name Of the Manning
ion Windog CLASS Company. The
psant goes into Operation employing
about go people ana It becomes the
seeond itl ttnnost ance TO the manufac
tttriag I'll nt:ons.of the town.
IL may,not be generally known even
anong tie people here In Clarion
county, but Warrington boasts tn
larSa ri for the manufacture o
plumbers jtarys wares in the Unit
cas- States, On cssixtll of all the ear:hcn
WnreSwater closets and tanks, with Its
annual qptput i;of more than 100000
ecess Is The record Of the Bow
ers 20 tory Company, OF Warrington.
sSphiln athGSc manufacturing institu-
lions are of great value to Manning
tor. ~ Isl the rich gas and oil fields to
which the city may attribute Its widest
fame Producing wells are dotted al!
over he town and for a good many
miles surrounding and oil and gas has
dosrich many OF the people in that
seommunfty who have experienced the
Other condition in life. The oil and
other condition in life. The oil ana
The most important of any Of The West
Virginia fields, and the cheapness OF
fuglsat this point, together with other
advantages, make the town splendi"
place fof5t the location Of factories.
OH md gas are also responsible Tor
much a. the business done in Man
1ifngton, several OF the. large oil well
5t.,IppE companies maintaining their
8frnneh there, willie the Prichard
Supp CO. a local house which Is
doins Is big business in furnishing sup
plfes for aritlers, carrying cVerythin.:
rsdtltreI8f orsthc OIL and gas we'll bus
inesss
aIannina toi. Is enc Of the best bus
81 & mo hts OF its size in The state.
Yiare are about nifty business hoasHS
iocstea there, and most OF them SeeL1
Ippo s. efous, ana certainly they ar,
eredit:tB!e to the city. There Nre three
banks and oekclaI small maaAfacs":-
ffIiss sel.t1.
9 SRe Of the boIat3 oF Ma1nlnston is
sSsperior 16tel accommodation, tie
nart!s EFT lihSing q reputation OF the
hast III tits acction OF the state.
IL is II delightful little city OF about
fiye8 thousand. people people who love
nome life and have taken great pride
IN making their homes and surround
ingsi comfortab and attractive They
nave mag itlcent churches and school
bald ding lie equal OF those found in
tie lar cites OF the state. The city
owns Ia Swater and lighting systems
mas paved and improved most of its
streets. ana there3are many things L"
mako "a at tractive as place to live.
W
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neattca lie has Just about the best
cato in tho state, with cvaTythinf
tllat'a ecasouahlo to tempt the apre-
tito. This is why so many dcitSht
In stopping over in Warrington,
MT ~ t. met a'onn ~ tho ho'c!
business that Mr.. Bartlett Is popuG
lrr. He 10 enc of HE real live. pro-
grcssIve business men OF Marion
county finding time to devote to
numerous interests outside his hotel,
rdRd making all successful. He alsp
lnanifcsts c6mmendable public spirit
JnsEcr cling movementstlo looking to the
.mpbuilding Of histllome city and new
IN "a iIs In resp bonding wien called
itpS the fore. He has host OF friends
wherever he is known.
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Fairrnont Clubs
Do Fine Work
BY MISS IDA 3. sToNE.

RR o M I N E N 7 among
L Fairmont organizations
are it's clubs, the number en-
bracing organizations of a
social, educational and pa
triotic nature. These organ
izations play an important
pa. t in the lives Of Tairmont
people and exert no small in
fluence in civic movements
as well as in educational and
social affairs.
Prominent among the social organ
lzations is the Ta:rmont Country Club.
among the educational and civic or
CARNATIONS are the Woman's Club Of
Fairmont and the Political Equality
Club, while the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution and the United Daush-
tars OF the Confederacy ard the LII
dies OF the G. A. r. arc among the pa
tI'lotic organizations.
Farmont Country Club.
The Fairmont Country Club holds a
position of Importance in the social
/, life OF Fairmont and vicinity. 1t occu-
pies commodious club house on the
edge OF the city, situated on Il plot OF
"a acres, peculiarly adapted to the
uses OF such an organization.
The club house contains large rccep-
ton rooms. public and private dining
rooms, private card rooms, besides
locker rooms, shower baths, ETC., and
sevral suites OF sleeping apartments.
On the grounds splendid golf links
and tennis courts are maintained. The
club is easily accessible to the city by
trolley and the county road leading to
the grounds is being paved at the
present time.
The Fairmont Country C;G3 was III
cOrporated under the laws OF West
Virginia in August, 1911, ana now has
4 resident membership OF $50 and n
nonresident membership Of 60.
The property, including the build
ings and acreage. is owned by the
WeatcheStcr Real Estate Company,
and tho entire investment Of this COM
pany is estimated at about $50 100000.
The Tu;rmont Country club, which is
an entirely separate organization,
leases the property and buildings. etc,
from the Westchester Company at q
yearly rental.
~,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22

from anything objectionable 10 his pa.
irons. Mr.. Shinn is very popular with
those who frequent the place, and Is "
clean. enthusiastic sportsman. Mr.
Chas. Z. ManIey is owner OF the place,
and is popular among all classes OF our
people. and one OF the public spirited
and progressive citizens OF the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22

Isiblc in all transactions. These Of
ficers include II. j. Taught, prcsi-
dent: j. Il. Burt. yice-preatdcat; j.
S. LeEgctt, treasurer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22

Mrs. Lucy Bright; junior president.
Miss Ella Crimes; secretary, Mrs.
Alice :.nkrom; treasurer, Mrs. S. A..
Lloyd.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-22
mod GROCERY co.
u no :

tEa;, siapto1s Fine Grocery ana
Fresh Meats.
na az tlle Ebest stocked and most
ri no. go IF6cegy stores II Mo2-
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ti..t men oi all professions and trades !.r'' x, ckins for information oI the territory or Alaska and that from one end uf the territory to the other next summer will scc an influx of new lii, od and new cndeavor.
 IL Is because of the signs whish puint lo this awakened interest and this certain mOIment tv the noftL tl at the seward I'eninsu'ar railroad K nakin.; rrrI,,Ia ations tt put its rm'I il commission with the nI"'ninH of navigation and the stranIsliip com Imni,rs are getting ready to incr-Hs. tl.c:r S,'rNr" and to "Ntrnd their hi"nl, land lines.
 The AIaska section of the Scattl' Chamber of Commerce is also busy
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HuERTA'S FRIEND
 GOING BACK
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MEXICO CITY. trI.. IG, The re- pert Is current here ilr,t Henry i.ni,c W ilsOn, the nMu wlr' was renewed from the post of American aniI'assa- : dor here for his activity in ihc cause cf President fIuerta and his fniimr" q, prevent tho assassination "f i'rcsi- dent Madero. which 1t was &i'l h,. was fully c'gnizant "f. will return tu Mexico City to visit friends. k cur rent here today.
 Those who are un the inside uf tn. doings of the administration ,iain frat Wilson is coming tn Mrxh" City
 the request "f Hutrtn and that h" VII act as acoEtidrntial a,lrisur .h the president and as u S.,htw,.r.I m any business which may 'iu" mp l~tween HMrta and th" American ..:nbassy.
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il.cy insisted that Father kalinski re- main In charge uf their church.
 Father Gruxa attempted {" enter tho church and hold service week ago hut was prevented hy the people h th,. church who would not allow him to enter the building.
 l'pon instruct ions from inc bishop Father Nr,,z, appealed {" inc court rn.l was given an order requiring that tho church and iis funds hc turned ever to him.
 The church people announced that thty would pay no attention {" this order aud thnt Father kolinski would h. id services today as usual.
 Shnrtly before church lime Father (;ruza arrived ai thr c,lifite with i' s.,,,,.d uf pnlirc and announced that hF would force m entrance and would hold service under the protection "t thc officers.
 When the priest and the policemen attempted 1" enter thr church th"s ere resisted hy the congregation ansl u riot os such serious proportions and m ecipltatcd that 1t became necessary
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 SOUTH nEND. Ind. FcI. 1".--F"r scmc time there has been troubh' brewing in st. Casimirs Polish Roman Catholic church and 1t culminatcd t"- 6ay in a riot when the police nt- tempted to enforce the order of tho court by placing Father Stantslaus Gruza in charge.
 The trouble started somc time ago when charges were preferred against inc priest in charge of the parish. X ma iority of the people of the parish hc,;eycd that the charges against the ,ricst were framed up by his cn"' rc Ina anl they made strenuous nhjT- linn to his removal. So strong were ,hc n,ensc of tho lMrishioners that ,h. higher authorities f the diocese orlcrc.l Il rigid investigation of tho thnrrcs and upon the report submit tcd ufter this investigation the priest wus ordered to turn over his church tn Father GruA,.
 When the new priest arrived IT scnth Bend the people h St. Cas- ,nifs refused to recognize him an'
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ARMY TO MAKE NOME SURVEY
 RAILROAD TO SPEND MILLION

1 hrhns hes to the Iailroads H aii'I..
 controlled in Alaska and that 1t Was prepared to add number "f Nrss,'- to the present fleet running bet twc".' Alaska and the Pacific ports.
 Several of these vessels w",t;d !" put on the run to the Seward benin suIa if the opening of the railroad frm Nome proved. as was cXpcie'' tht means of opening up Il new t"rr'. try for prospecting and mining. If the development of the country warrants h the tcnmship lines r,,n- ming to Alaska ports will add q reg ulnr freight serrke [" their pres" n passenger traffic.
 President Baxter and other steam ship men in Seattle predict that next summer will he one of the busiest seasons in the history of their lines and they say that already tho Toe Il 0fices arc deluged with requests for Information in regard to all parts "f Alaska. The indicatio are that from an over the United States there Will be a tremendous flow Of immigration to the territory and that thousands of people are only waiting for the final signing of the railroad bill to mak" their final preparations tn pull m stakes and start for th" north,
 One rcmarkabl" fcatn" "f iliiS movement tu the north Tx the nnmi'c" of farmers from tho states "f thc mid de west who are seeking infromatin ion as to the prospects in Alaska. Thcsc pioneers of Iowa. Illinois. Kansas an,l Nebraska in whom the pioneer blood ir stili stirring and who arc looking upcn tho possibilities "f the farm lands of Alaska with longing eyes.
 These states of the middle west have ceact to bc dotted with thc small farms of the last generation and thc new machinery has mndc 1t possible for one man to do tho work formerly required of ten men nnd tho cycs of the surplus sons of the present gen tration are turning tn new land of promise where there are new farms tn hc had and where they can work "ni their own fortunes.
 Reports tO the Alaska bureau from otl.cr sections of tho country indicate
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furnishing information iM regard tj the territory and some of the re.iuests 2 f"r detailed statements as to the com nirrcinl and mining possibilities hav ' come from the passenger and tourist rgenis "f railroads as far south as Trnn-.>ser and Genrgm.
 This is c"nclusivc evidence that the ,ii..r.sis in the territory Is not con Ri ed to the northwest and that Seat tle Is n"t alone in her interest in the future "f AHsk;i.
 Tho wholesale iroiiscs here are pre- I.ring f"r q hi" summers business s.n.l already "r'i.'rs ar. canning in r,,.in Alaskan towns for shipments ar Hr,,I,Iics which nr. "r'l"re'i in antci- r,tI,n of the summers husiness
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were. either wrecked and sunk in the .,.und ur driven ashore. Nine iiv. .s were. rrpnri., Iasi from thcsr c"rr" ,n.,ts.
 "rh staten isitrd ferry boats have not been running Tor tw" days and ali uf the pcnpl,. who live "n the isl- and and do business in New York a,>c '.crn obliged t" remain at home CIT if they happened [" Il" in Nc" , ork. to stay here.
 I .,is is the first time in many years tn.,t :tavrl between New York ana I.,si"n as h""n entirely cni "H. NJ" ,irs have come through from tn" nrrth for two duys and for twenty four hours none nf the regular trains f,,. I.osion has started ont from New York.
 Telephone and telegraph informa- lion from l.nSi"n and points tn New England stair that the storm has completely tied up all of the towns n that section.
 Tho smaller towns around I;oston are all cut off SIS far as transpor'n,, |, lion facilities arc concerned and the ,rsincss "f the Hub k practically at a sinndstill.
 in New York the street cleaning
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SPeCsAs sNAH8OS Svtv7S~s
 NASHiNGTON, Feb. I6.-The uues .i'u nf making Il survey Ut Nome. AL ashu with d View of drawing plans from which estimates for a harbor al tEat port can be made will not hay. tc drag along through the usual delays and over the obstacles of special leg islation and personally conducted bills
 By n provision inserted in the reg Giar appropriation bill which will M' sui inttcd |" congress hy the commttes of rivers and harbOrs. and which. ac- C"I,ling to Chairman Humphrey, wilt lm passed. a survey of Nome harbOr wiil be authorized to he made by army engineers who will make report as to the brs, manner of making a harbor and the prohabl cost.
 In speaking of the matter today Representative Humphrey said that he believed this was the quickest way tn get action on the harbor questions and that he had made the provisions of the section of the hill applying to tho Nome harbOr so broad that the engi- m,rs would b instructed to report oI the feasibility of the construction of T
 sa,er or for dredging out Snake ri\ cr s., that vessels might enter there. I'm engineers will alsn bc instructed L.. suggest and estimate inc cost of any other fern of improvement of the lr,rl"r of Nome will aid navigation an insure the safety of vessels.
 Representative Humphrey said that tn. reason the rivers and harbors com nittce was willing to take this mat ter up as such late date md report favorable on it was because they be- II. vrd that il was vitally necessary for E"m,' to have Il harbor tO avoid a rep. i.tinm of the loss caused to shipping Last fall because there would undoubt- .Ilv h. much more necessity for n safe anchorage aLd place to dis charge cargoes n the future. than tl.crc had bccn fin the past.
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 NEW YORK. Feb. ii.--t'"ll"wins closely on the heels uf the hliZZar l which tied up all r inc surface tr'f- ii,. of New York came the worst snow storm known in many years. Tho storm extended from Baltimore in the s,mth {" the Adirondacks in the north and included Washington. Philadelphia. l.. New York and I:uston in ils mighty grip.
 MI ra ilrnnd lines north nf I:;iltimor" have been ,lcmor,liZrd and none "f the trains are cuining through on time.
 surface trT,i, m New York is of ih" most uncertain kind hut the subways ar,. gcttin. their trains through all right and the existence of these un- dergrnlnd roads has prevented Il par ;lizatinn of business.
 The fatalities Y" far reported from thr storm from the several cities in ilc area covered are twcnty-ciCht. hut ,L,rc have probably hccn other deaths which have noi hccn reported.
 Four railroad bargcs which were being lowed through Long Island sound hr"kr adrift last night during the ncrccst part of the storm an"
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WORST STORM IN YEARS
 OVER THE ENTIRE EAST

department is making every cnor o gel the snow nfr of the streets and the work thus given by thc city k miking II possible Tor ih''is.'nds "i men out of cmpl,ynh.th i. earn a few ,lullars
 u tx est inhitt,l ihat the i"ss [" i.ns,ness and other interests in tho city by the st"rpagc "f the means "f transportatinn of freight and passcn- gers will mount up int" the inillion' 2 k .s the worst fall of snow rri"'r' ed rnr many years and il has ht-'n hy th' most intense cold which has added IU Inc suifrrin.: throughout th" storm swept section "f ihr country.
 In some parts "f the eastern an" ncrtheastc states all the wir" com n,unicatiom has hecn interrupted and there are many distrhts from which no rri,urts have been received for two days. The towns alnnE ihc .lerscy .r.,si being completely cut "f hy ral as well as hy wire.
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WILL INVESTIGATE.
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 W.ASHl%GrnN. Feb. l6.--A feder- a. invcstig ig.,t ion is to be made into the |, , rstiou ar the unemployed M the L,tger cilics by tke industrial rrlaii"ns q, n,mittre of the senate The invrsti eutiun will include tue cause f"r mon cn ;,l"yin-n:. the numbers unemployed and the means f"r finding employment fen them.
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HEAVYWEIGHT KILL ED Ik STORM
GUILTY OF
 MANSLAUcATER
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 ,iDt CLIFTON, MmiI.. Fei'. lG. -Four guards who were cinp;os".l iy th. ]. r. .zrns of fI1ughtun during thc lab 1T were arrested un tI,r ChurIc uf man slaughter after the killing uf Il striker named Steve i'uirirh were tOd..y f, und guilty .as charged.
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SEATTLE. Fcb. 16.-Vicc-Prcsi-
 .l,nt l,aXtcr announced today that as soon as the railroad bill now hcforr congress was signed the Alaska steamship Company would spend over :, million dollars in building spurs t,nd
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Mrs. eartiett's dancing class every r, ssday and Friday evenings at D. n. X. X. hall. children's Saturda:' afternoons.