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49, TWNciCA NOfeC e. Comment sU

phony Society of New York, Waite,
Damrosch. conductor, this afternoon at
Aeolisn Hall. Miss Hempel Will sing two
arias. one from "Ernani,' by Verdi. and
another by Mozart from Die Entflhrung
aus dem Serial" The programme viii
also contain Schumann's Symphony In
- minor and LISTS symphonic poem,
LES Preludes." The Kaiser Waltz, by
Strauss. will close the concert. which ia
the last OF the Sunday afternoon series.
The last two concerts OF. the Beethoven
festival series by the Symphony Society
will be given on Wednesday and Satur.
day evenings. the former in Aeolian Hall.
the latter in Carnegie Hall. The pro.
gramme of March viii be made up Of
the overture to "Coriolanus," the Sew.
enth Symphony, and the concerto for
piano and orchestra in l. fat, called the
Emperor" with Josef Hoffman, as solo,
list. Selections from Beethovens opera
"Fidelio" and the Ninth symphony will be
given on March e The orchestra will De
assisted in the Ninth Symphony by the
chorus of the Oratorio Society. Louis
Koemmenich. conductor and by four So.
loists-Jeanne Jomelli, Christine Miller
Reed Miller and Arthur Middleton The
selections from "Fidelio' include the over.
ture, Leonora No. ., the air "Abscheulich-
er." sung by Leonora in the first act.
and the quartet Mir list so wunderust"
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Philharmonic Society.

At the concert Of the Philharmonic So
ciety in Carnegie Hall this afternoon the
assisting soloist will be Nine. Ottllie
Metzger, contralto.
On tire occasion Of her appearance with
the Philharmonic Mr.. Stransky has Sc
lected d programme which insures a most
delightful musical afternoon. 1t includes:
Suite. 'L'Arlesienne" ..............:.. .Bizet
20 don fatale," from Don Carlos" Verdi
Nine. Metzger
Prelude to "I!Apres-Midi dun Faune,'
Debussy
Overture lie Carnival Roman" Berlioz
Symphonic poem, Les Preludes' 49,. List
Der PdndeIo .....'...-. 800 .fNupiis "a
"Drei Zigeuner' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. List
"Abseits' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. fleck
'Sonst" ......-.. ....::..-......''.. Phtzher
Nine. Metzgor.
Overture WILLIAM Tell. ........... .Rossini
Nine Margarete Matchmaker contralto
of the Metropolitan Opera Company, VIII
be the assisting soloist at the concert Of
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Score-Love-all; rubber game.
South declared one diamond, which west
passed This caused some surprise among
the onlookers, who saw in Vests holding
the essential requirements of no-trump
declaration Vests viewpoint, however
was made clear when he afterward ex-
planned that although his hand was
fairly strong, he could not see game at
no-trump without aid from his partner
that as South bid without top CARDS IL
looked as though he had considerable out
side strength TO make up for this oen-
cheney. and therefore little support was
20 be expected from his partner, when
his own high cards were considered. 50
he considered it advisable TO use his
strength in defence rather than in attack.
North, having d fair hand went to no
trump. which closed the bidding.
East opened the three of clubs. which
went to dumnys king. West playing the
eight. The ten of spades from dummy
, went 10 West, who led the seven OF clubs,
completing an echo In the suit The I'm
portance OF holding up the deuce will
later be seen.
North. when in with the acc OF clubs,
made his spades on which West discard
ed, first q heart and then a diamond. A
low heart followed from North, but why
he led this suit when diamonds seemed
10 be OF greater promise was not OK
planned. lie probably based his play on
Vests discard, which indicated greater
strength i'm diamonds than hearts
East won the heart trick with the king
and led the ten OF clubs which West
allowed him 10 hold. playing tho nine
on the next lead Of the six OF clubs West
played his deuce. still avoiding tho lead
and forcing East to lead 10 him.
As was TO he expected. a diamond was
led, and two tricks were made with the
ace and queen in Vests hand.
Eight tricks for East and West set the
contract by two tricks.
The hard aptly illustrates the results
that usually follow from this kino of bid
ding. Taken for it's true worth. II by any
Wild stretch OF imagination n charactcri-
zation OF this sort can be applied to "a
declaration OF the kind inferrable from
the cards held BY the second bidder. an
initial bio In a minor suit put an 1dver-
sary on his guard and cdused restraint In
his bidding which otherwise might have
been differently considered.
The harmful results. as II usually tho
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Score. Love-all. rubber game.
South declared one no trump and East
two hearts. North went to three clubs.
although protection in hearts seemed 70
be afforded with king and three small.
Notwithstanding an unfavorable position
at no trump with West in the lead at the
opening.
With hearts stopped and apparently
enough strength In clubs to insure sue
cess in that suit. South went to two no
trumps. This was doubled by East. whose
hand was somewhat formidable. but by
no means strong enough to warrant his
undertaking. This closed the bidding.
West opened his partners suit. leading
the nine OF hearts, and South was in with
the ace. A low club went to dummy's ace
and a spade iinesse put South in again.
All OF dummys clubs made when South
played king and low and dropped East's
queen Discards TO protect both spades
and hearts compelled East to part with
his queen OF diamonds.
The declarer taking advantage of the
situation brought about by the discar
again fnessed tn spade and then forced
East 10 win with the lone ace OF dia-
monds.
After this only one trick remained for
the opponents. which went to Vests jack
OF diamonds at the thirteenth trick.
Besides going game and rubber on tho
deal North and South proiited to some ex-
tent by the double and the over contract
tricks.
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Score Chrst game)-North and south "
TO O.
South opened the bidding with one royd'
and West went one no trump. NORTH
upon the score, and in order 10 tel hs
partner his hand, shifted 10 two cluos
East and South passed, and West no"
showed his hearts, bidding two III wv
suit North declared two royals Nes'
going TO three hearts upon the t!ddlhs
coming TO him. North and East pass
ing. South went TO three royals. ana
West. wishing East to select the decIaI@
ton which best suited his hand, declare'
three no trump. North passed. and Eas"
considering the partnership interest pei
ter OFF with hearts as trumps. took DIS
partner out by declaring four hearts
which held the contract
The play OF the hand was not comp-.
Gated. as the cards show. and North ~
South were able TO make only two sp'N'
tricks and one diamond. Swing the "s
clarer game.
We seriously question the souhuhos'
OF North's club bid. which. however
beside the point OF the hand.
Vests original declaration and suose
quent show OF strength was OF sue"
nature that gave his partner nun >"
formation as to his holding. enaO".s
him thereby TO select tho tinal mahe "
the greatest benefit OF the como'i''
hands.
This is not an unusual situation az ~
ton. but is very often overlooked oS
average player. and aptly illustrates
converse of the points IN the foreso"''
hands by showing sound bidding W.
original declarations that enables
partnership To arrive 1T the maN''"''"
upon the play OF the hand.
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JULIEN" AND
"ORFEO" ON
WEEKS LIST
First Performance for the
Season at the Metropoli-
tan of Cluck's Opera
0. viii Occur To-mor-
row Evening.

rhe public will have a second oppor-
tunjty of hearing Carpenters julien
on NEXT Tuesday evening. when ii will be
given with the same cast as on last Thurs
, DAYS premiere-Mr Caruso in the tue
role Miss Farrar as Louise. Beauty. the
sIovak Peasant Girl. the Grandmother
and Montmartre Street Girl ana MT.
Gilly as the High Priest. the Peasant ana
the Fakir. Mr.. Polacco will conduct. Inc
other operas this week VIII be;
~Orfeo ed Euridice" flor the first time
. this season. tomorrow evening. with
Mines. Homer and Gadski In the tlt'e
roles. Nine Sparkes as Amore and MISS
case as Ombra Felce. Mr.. Toscanlni VIII
conduct.
'"Konigskinder'' on Wednesday night
with Miss Farrar. Mines. Robson, Fornia'
Mattfeld and Forster and Messrs Jorh'
Cor;tz Ress and Ruysdael. Mr.. Hertz
conducting.
A special matinee on Thursday for the
benefit of the emergency fund. the pro-
gramme of which will be Faust 'her-
mess sceue). with Mines. Sparkes AMI
Maubourg and Messrs. J0rn, Gilly, Rothier
and Begue. Mr.. Hageman conducting'
"UHnseI und Greter' Second scene), with
Mines. hatfield. Van Dyck and Braslau'
Mr. Morgenstern conducting; AIDA (sec-
o,il acD with Mines Destinn and ODER
and Messrs Martin. Gilly, Didur ano
Rossi. Mr.. Polacco conducting. and "Pas-
racci' first acO. with Miss Bori ana
Messrs Caruso Amato. Reschiglian ana
Bada. Mr.. Poacco conducting.
...n;a NyalLiira" on Thursday evening,
with Mines Gadski, Fremstad and Homer
Mr. Hertz conducting.
Der Rosenkavalier' at the SATURDAY.
matinee. with Mines. Hempel. Ober and
case and Messrs. Jorn. Goritz and We'll
and the usual cast. Mr.. Hertz conduct
ing.
"Roris Godunoff" at the popular price
Saturday night performance. with Mines
Homer. Braslau. Sparkes. Duche'e and
Maubourg and Messrs. DiduT, h;tnouse,
Rothier, De Segurola, Bada. Ress. Au-
disio. Reschiglian and Rossi, Mr.. Tosca-
mini conducting.
Mime. Yolanda Nero. the Hungarian
pianist. will play at to-nights concert
Tschaikowsky's G. major concerto and
group of LISTS compositions. Nine. Mar
earet ODER will sing o Don Fatale, from
Don Carlos" and an aria from "Saln-
son ct Dalila." Pasquale Amato will sing
arias from "Otello" and "Dinorah' and
Lambert Murphy will sing the prize song
from Die Meistersinger." The orchestra,
directed by Mr.. Rothmeyer. will play the
Oberon overture. a suite by e. Gilet, and
Meyerbeers Torch Dance"
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While South handled the situation clev-
erIy he was no doubt Influenced IN MS
play by the informatory nature OF the
double.
Without a guide to the location OF GER
tain cards. an original high club opening
nv South would be considered the most
effective opening Though temporary
loss would be occasioned by an unsuccess-
full club finesse, later forced dscards on
dummy's winning clubs would enable the
declarer with proper manipulation to Sc
cure enough tricks for game on the deal
In this hand another phase OF an initial
declaration is introduced that has been a
matter of contention among auction play
ers for some time.
Unless headed by the three highest hon
ors. a suit of only four cards as declar-
alton likely to be left in Is not approved
by many good players. Their chief OBJ
lection to make of this sort is in the re-
duced number of trumps after a possible
force, making the hand practically use
less In so far as going game is concerned.
While the point they emphasize merits
attention, a too strict observance of the
rule OF length is not always In the part
nership interest. There are hands. Of which
we consider this as an apt illustration.
that are better as a suit make. though
with only four trumps. than as a no.
trump
The preference should be accorded the
sut-malke, not alone for the honor score,
which Is OF no small value. but also for
unevenly balanced outside suits, which
easiiv adapt TO the favor OF the declared
trun.,.
Short suits, acting merely as shoppers
at no trump may contribute their shal .
toward the makeup OF a long suit.
helped along TO safety BY fair trump
suit.
The definition OF original bids Is not
thoroughly understood.
A declaration over an opening spade
bid Is In the nature OF an original bid. SO
far as the partnership is concerned. and
any show OF strength must be OF posi-
tive nature TO enable a partner to differ
entiate by reason of forced conditions.
If players Will bear In mind that they
must show their partners their strength
the maximum In play viii generally be
reached Here is Il hand played recent
ly ut tho West Side Club that illustrates
the point:
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Score: Love-all, rubber game
South started with heart, West bid a
royal. and North made It no trump. East
passed. South went 10 two hearts, and
West overcalled with two royals.
This was tempting fate. considering the
opponents show OF strength. and his
partner indicated weakness.
North shifted TO hearts. bidding three.
and East, possibly on his partners militia
tive in two bid. increased the royals to
three
North doubled when 1t came to him
again. and that contrac. stood.
With his top cards North counted four
certain tricks and two probable tricks In
his own hand and at least one or two In
his partners hand. To be sure OF estab-
fishing n club trick North led the king OF
clubs at the opening. and the trick went
10 dummy's ace. North was In again,
winning dummy's Jack OF trumps with
tho ace. and led tho ace OF hearts. and
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Free Orchestral Concerts.

A valuable feature will be added By the
Board of Education TO to-days free
orchestral concert. which takes place in
the large auditorium of the magnificent
washington Irving High School. at 3lj
p. m lnasmuch as this edifice contains
the Municipal Art Gallery. il has been
decided TO open IL 10 the public an hour
before the concert takes place. and also
to permit the audience 10 spend one hour
there after the concert. This Will be the
hrst time the City Of New York has ever
offered its citizens the privilege OF seeing
numerous fine paintings I'm conjunction
with the benefit of hearing a programme
of symphony music rendered by frs.
class orchestra of fifty musicians.
Professor Henry T. Fleck. who will con-
duct the concert. has chosen the second
Beethoven Symphony as the work to &c.
cupy the post of honor. lie will also d.
rect the Vorspiel to Die Meistersinger
and the "Rouet d'Omphale' Of Saint
Saens. Mrs Edith Chapman Goold has
been engaged to sing an operate aria AMI
group of English songs. The remain
ing free orchestral concerts for the week
and the schools in which they are to IL
given are as follows:
Monday, March City College OF New
York. Amsterdam avenue and lS9th street,
Sl5 .. M, symphony concert
Tuesday evening, March 3-Publlc
school AZ. 1g6th street and Bainbridge
avenue, and Public School 3, 18th street
east of Cortland.
Wednesday. March 4-Public School So,
Hester, Essex and Norfolk streets. and
ct nd
Place, New York.
THURSDAY evening March 5-Richmors
Hill High School, Elm street, az 3:l5 and
Sis p. m. ~. e.t.o,
Friday, March 6-Jamaica High school
Hillside avenue, 3:15 p. m, and Jamaica
SATURDAY, March 7-Flushing Hieh
school. Sanford avenue, Flushing.
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&19Ys

The initial declaration at auction forms
the most important part OF the bidding,
and much emphasis should be given to
correct action in this respect.
The game has passed through many
phases since its introduction and many
theories have been advanced for the
basis OF sound opening declaration Many
players failed TO realize that auction was
an entirely different game from bridge
and that the makes at that game do
rot coordinate with declarations at auc-
ton.
Followers Of the game have generally
become convinced OF the soundness of the
position OF the few carly students OF the
game who advocated original bids only
upon suits headed by 'Hops' However,
many players who readily admit the cor
RICHNESS OF tops" in original bids seem
unable TO divorce themselves from the
habit Of calling original bids upon suits
headed by minor honors and minor ten
aces. giving the time-worn excuse, 1 had
10 show something on such hand ut
terly ignoring the fact that second OPP
portunity may offer the showing OF
strength without giving ones partner
false information. This class OF bidders
Will readily admit their expcrtness and
yet fail when put TO the test upon origi-
nal bids.
IAN advantage at attack or defence 10
Est by saying one has certain strength
rhen IL is not fact, and any play built
on such a foundation is always in danger
and generally meets defeat.
A hand recently played at local CLUB
il illustrative Of tho point-the danger
that accompanies the bidding of suits
without "tops' originally. The hand:
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case, fell on the partnership from which
the bid originated. Had South bid a
spade, as he should have done. west
would have bid no trump and made two
odd tricks. That would have been the
limit Of his possibilities, so the diamond
bid cost eighty points. 10 say nothing OF
the loss of confidence in Souths ability
by all the other players.
One great fault in bidding at auction Is
the constant overbidding Of holdings. But
unsound original bids on weak suits cause
fully as much damage by causing a part
ner to continue to unwarranted height or
to make a disastrous double.
Here is hand where an original heart
bid tempted a partner TO double an oppo-
nents contract giving the adversary
game and rubber on the play:
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A QUIET HONEYMOON.

Not long ago a North Country vicar
married an elderly couple 1t II o'clock in
the morning At 3 In the afternoon his
duties took him to the neghboring ceme-
terry. where he met the same couple
seated lovingly Oh one OF the benches.
You see. SIR the husband explained.
my wife is rael 'un for pleasure.
wanted TO goo back 10 me work this
AFTERNOON. but tn missus sed we'd better
enjoy ourselves TO tn full and max a
day Dundee Advertiser
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Recitals of the Week.

Hiss Jeanne Rowan will offer the fol-
lowing programme at her concert in the
Maxine Elliott Theatre this afternoon:
prelude. major: Nocturne. c minor
Etude, fiat major: Etude, nat
major, and Etude, minor. ...... CHOPIN
Isoldeng Liebestod ............ wagner Llsz,
Tt,,de & sharp minor ..............S criabine
Arabesque No. 1................. .Depussy
In Der Nacht and Fruhlingsnacht,
Van der Stucken- Burmeister
as Cloches de GeneVe; Etude de Con
cert u major; Valse impromptu, and
Poonaise, major. .....-........ .Llszt
Miss Harriette Cady will give recital
of Russian music at the Little Theatre
tomorrow afternoon. This will be her
programme:
Prelude and Barcarolle. IS. Rachmanlnoit
Cayatina Observation-Disclosures. Glinka- Henselt
Mutt d'Egypte." valse ........-A. ArehsKy
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the Philharmonic Society I'm Carnegie
Hall on Thursday evening and again at
the Friday afternoon concert. Nine.
Matzenauer's numbers will be Berliozs
"Reverie,' La Captive" and two Strauss
songs. "Gesang der ApollOpriesterin" and
"Verfuhrung." For the orchestral num-
bers I'm the first half Of the programme
Mr.. Stransky will play Wagner's Prelude
to "Parsifal" ard the Nc:en "kaleldo-
scope" theme and variations Tor orehes-
ire. The latter number will be heard for
the first time at the philharmonic con-
certs
The second half OF the programme, COM
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prising the Fifth symphony of Beethoven
is dedicated to the memory of Mrs.
George r. Sheldon Mrs. Sheldon was
the leading spirit OF the committee of
ladies' and gentlemen who effected the re-
organization of the philharmonic society,"
and It Is In grateful appreciation or her
unselhsh and untiring devotion 10 the
cause of music and her deep and loyal
interest In the philharmonic Society tnat
this memorial is dedicated.
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OUCH!

I'VE don't have any grass growing on
our Streets sneered the New Yorker
mo. dare say not" replied the PhIia-
delphian. 81 suppose your street car
horses nibble Il of as they browse along
--Lippincotts
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~ Nvc.tion @RE 591!5 &&ire

Bridge Whist Club. This phase repre-
scented the other extreme-hands with top
honors but lack Of length-which demands
the best of ability for discrimination In
original bids The hand.
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The New York Symphony.

Miss Frieda Hempel, of the Metropol-
itan Opera Company, will be the soloist
al the concert TO be given. by the Sym
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Concerts of the Week.

The farewell concert of Nine. Nellie
Melba and Jan Kubelik will be given IN
the Hippodrome this evening. Nine
Nelba will be assisted by Edmund Burke,
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=. Gre [esr Aee - IeAxa--'
o %zGk-eeoAta's CeAs-e AsN~'>

the Misses Mayfower and Violet Beasey,
vioinists, and Miss Ruth Douglas Sexton,
accompanist
This is the programme OF the concert
of the Max Jacobs Quartet, in Carnegie
Lyceum, this afternoon:
Kreutzer Sonata, for violin and piano, Op.
~ Beethoven
Max Jacobs and Irwin Hassel
Dvorak
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Jewish Folk Music Trio.

The army of music lovers VIII ma muen
10 interest them In the coming OK tho
Medwedew trio-J. NJ. Medwedew' tenor
Nine. 2osowsky Medwedew, soprano ana
Boris Karpovsky, barytone-which mas
f,ctinuad on 0fth mage,
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the Irish barytone; Gabriel Lapierre,
pianist, and Nj reel Moyse, futist. The
complete programme follows:
Concerto No. 4......-.......... .Vieuxtemps
MIR. kubeiik
Aria. 10 Here the Gentle Lark" Bishop
dilute obblieato by Marcel Moyse)
Nine. Melba.
Aria from La Jolie File de Perth. Bizet
Edmund Y irke.
Rondo Capriccoso. ..... ....... .Saint-Saens
Mr.. kube4h.
ave Marie (OtclloD .................Ne Verdi
"Addio'' Ola Boheme") ........... Puccinl
Nine Media.
Caprice n dsdI!lli
Zugeunerweisen ....................S arasate
Mr.. Kubelik.
Jewel Song ("Faust"J .............. Gounod
Nine. Melba-
Tore ador Song CCaTmen'D ........... BiZet
Edmund Burke.
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L1>5ce CS~s<so .ez&
us, Ger~oTokx,se Ey-r-6c

with two groups of Brahms, one OF Hugo
Wolf and one of Mozart. At both con-
certs Coenraad Bos, her accompanied, Will
play a piano number.
This is the programme OF Miss Emilia
Conti's song recital at the Little Theatre
on Thursday afternoon:
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Spleen, Cythere impression fdUsstI
LHeure EXCUSE and Cortege,
Podowski .Lady Dean Paul.
CFirst public addition in New York;
Ludwig Schmidt, violinst, has Just re-
turned from abroad, and will give re-
cital at Aeolian Hall on Saturday even
ing. The programme will consist or
selections by Bruch, Schubert Wilhelmji,
Sarasate, Beethoven and Wieniawski.
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SO many requests have been made for
more opportunities to hear Nine. Julia
Culp in concert that she has decided to
give two more rectals before taking
long Southern trip. These concerts Will
be held in the Little Theatre on the after
moons of March 6 and 10. Her first con-
cert will consist of two groups of Schu-
bert. one of Schumann and one of Mozart
The second programme will be taken UP
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Miss Isabel Hauser. pianist, and the
Saslavsky String Quartet give their sec
ond concert at the Belasco Theatre this
evening The programme will be as fol-
lows:
Quartet, u fnaJor t'oiOu''
Two vioins. viola and cello.
Sonata, Op. 20 ........................ Beethoven
Violin and piano.
Plano Quartet Op. 47..................S chumhnn
Piano. violin viola and cello.
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free, double recital. under the au-
spices of the Aeolian Company, Will con-
clude the flower show week of the Coun-
try Life Permanent Exposition, Grand
Central Terminal. on Saturday afternoon.
The Mcconnell Trio will make its second
appearance at the exposition. assisted by