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Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department in the
last twenty-four hours:
Frederick and Cora Ricketts,. girl.
A. Reed and Lucy Hayes. boy.
Carl G. and Jeanette NJ. Frick, boy
Charles and Johanna Balls. boy.
William II. and Rose Vernon, boy.
Roland O. and Lena NJ. Trach, girl.
Charles and Mary Stephenson, boy
William and Flora Robertson. boy.
c. Merton and Gertrude S. Rhodes
boy.
Barton and Mildred S. Rees. boy
J. Raymond and Emma O'Dwyer, girl
J. Ralph and Viola Holcer. boy.
JohnST and Jeanette f. Herrity. girl
Thomas and Marion Gregory, boy.
Albert and Stella Ennis, boy.
Michael r. and Annie NJ. Costello, boy
John w. and Bertha Smith. boy.
Thomas and Maud Pye, boy.
Joseph and Dora Johnson, boy.
Andrew and Sarah Brown, boy.
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ing members of the board of education
Such power. he said, should be taken
from the judiciary and given to the
District Commissioners. where it be-
longs.
In support of the proposition, Mr.
Adriaans said he had occasion to get a
bill signed by one of tile justices OF the
supreme Court of the District some
time ago. and was delayed forty-five
; minutes because an irate parent took
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Recorders Bill May Be Paid.

The act appropriating 100000 for the
acquisition of the property involved in
the extension OF Union station plaza is
broad enough in its language, in the
opinion of the controller of the Treas
ury. George f. Downey. to justify the
payment of bill of the recorder of
deeds for Sli.05 for fling, indexinS and
recording fourteen deeds transferring
to the United States fourteen parcels
Of land acquired under the law. He so
advises \. p. Webster. special disburs-
inS agent of the White House.
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desires to represent for one year:
Provided. however. That the person
chosen for president of said board OF
Commissioners may be n resident OF
any section of the District OF Colum-
bia.
Sec. 4. The Commissioners elected
under the provisions of this act are
vested in the present Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia, together with
such other powers as Congress may
from time to time confer upon them
Sec. 3. The qualifications of a
voter in the District of Columbia shall
be as follows: Every male person
citizen of the United States, twenty-one
OF Columbia for period of one veal
and of the precinct in which he claims
the right to vote for period of thirty
Gays. and who has been legally reg
istered tunder stringent registration
regulations ordered by the board OF
commissioners. shall be entitled Il
vote for any and all elective officer:
PROVIDED for in this act.
Sec. s. Any person voting. Of
attempting to vote. in the District o
Columbia who is not properly qualified
as provided in this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemcanor. and upon con
viction thereof shall be punished by
! fine of $500 or Imprisonment for on
| year. or both. i'll the discretion of tn
vided for in this act shall be held oI
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November of each year
| 1t is probable that the measure viii
be introduced in Congress in the mex
few days. DIR. Emmons said he knev
| that number of members of Congress
favor such Il change.
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up the time of the justice stating
complaint against a teacher.
Il always thought il was wrong to
saddle that task upon the judiciary.
Capt Potter said. and I am heartily
in favor of putting the duty upon the
Commissioners, where il properly be -
longs.
The association voted an Endorsement
of the proposition, and a resolution
fully covering the question Will be pre-
scented at the next meeting
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decorated with palms and flowers. buff
fct supper was served The dance was
under the direction of Conrad Hoffman.
Herman Richards. Mel Strauss, Arthur
Abbott, A. A. Holiander, Theodore Picard.
Frank NJ. Pierce, c. r. Eagle and A. j.
Murphey.
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VOTES TO ASK CHANGE
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
East Washington Association Woult
Increase Number of Commis-
sioners to Five.
Also Favors Their Election by the
People-Text of Bill Which
Members Approve.

\ draft of a bill proposing change in
the method of selecting the District Com
missioners and increasing the number of
such officials to five was approved by the
East Washington Citizens Association at
a meeting held last night in East Wash
ington Hall. Capt. William NJ. Potter
proposed the measure and it was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote.
Capt. Potter's bill provides that one
Commissioner should be selected from
each of the four sections of the District
of Columbia, and that the fifth should be
chosen from any section and should be
president of the board.
1t was Capt Potter's intention TO in
clude a provision for the election of two
sena tors and two representatives. John
II. Adraans and DIR. Charles NJ. Emmons
suggested that such provision might
mean the defeat of the measure under
considera ion, and it was Withdrawn.
Provisions of the Bill.
The measure presented by Capt. Potter
provides: ..--. ---
Sec. l. That upon the passage and
approval of this act the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia are authorized
and directed to make the necessary ar
ransements for holding an election TO
elec; the following officers for the gov
ernment of the said District as herein
provided.
Sec. ,. Five persons to be known as
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia, one of whom shall be known
as the president of said board. They
shall be chosen as follows: One from
the northwestern section, one from the
southwestern section. one from the
northeastern section. one from the
southeastern section of the city and
one from the District at large, who
shall be known as the president of the
said board of Commissioners.
Sec. 3. The term of office for said
Commissioners shall be four years
from date of taking oath of office. and
the salary of each of said Commits
sioners shall be $1,000 per annum.
Qualifications Prescribed.
The qualifications necessary to be
elected a Commissioner of said Dis
trict shall be that he is a citizen of the
United States, a resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia for three years
and OF the section of the CITY he
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In Sweden drinking places arc closed
Saturday because it is pay day, and
savings banks are kept open until mid :
night.
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Miss Helen McCumber was honor
guest at a dinner given by Miss Eileen
Ferguson Roach last night in Balti-
more, preceding the bachelors cotillion.
The others present were Misses Eleanor
Custis Whiteley and Josephine Eliza
beth Browne, and Messrs. Laurence Hall
Fowler, James Baily, George Buchanan
Redwood, Bassett Blakley and John
Deibert of this city.
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guest at a dinner given by Miss Eileen
Ferguson Roach last night in Ba1ti-
more, preceding the bachelors cotillion.
The others present were Misses Eleanor
Custis Whiteley and Josephine Eliza
beth Browne, and Messrs. Laurence Hall
Fowler, James Baily, George Buchanan II
Redwood. Bassett Blakley and John
Deibert of this city.
Miss Helen Walcott was also an honor
guest at a Baltimore dinner last night.
| Her hosts We're Mr.. and Mrs. Brent
| keyer.
Dr. and Mrs. Nathan r. Gorter of
| Baltimore were hosts at u small dinner,
at which the guests included Surgeon
General Rupert Blue, DR.. and Mrs. W.
c. Rucker. Miss Mary Corbett, DR.. Le-
land f. Cofer, all of this city, and Miss
Olga Kelly of Baltimore.
Mr.. John Siebert, Mr. Fitz MacMaster
Woodrow Lieut.. F. st. John Greble,
Mr. Bassett Blakley and Mr.. NJ: de
Freyre were others who Went from
here to Baltimore last night for the
bachelors ball.
A Shrove Tuesday concert and dance
is TO be given this evening in Carroll
Hall by St. Patrick's Sodality. Father
Smyth director of the sodality, IS per-
sonally looking after the arrangements.
He has completed plans for a musical
program for those who do not care TO
dance, and engaged an orchestra TO
supply the wants of those who do. -
Miss Ruth Levy of Orange. Va. who is
here on a visit to Mrs. Edgar Behrend,
211S street, will return home FRIDAY.
Mrs. Richard Hopkins gave a beautl-
full luncheon at the Oglethorpe Club, at
| Savannah Ga, last Tuesday afternoon
for Miss Anne Pegram of this city,
who is her guest. Luncheon was served
were laid for twelve. The table had
for it's centerpiece a basket hlled with
pink roses and lilies of the valley and
at each guests place there was cor
sage bouquet of violets and lines OF the
valley.
Miss Louise Clark entertained at a
luncheon today in compliment to MISS
Sophy Bispham Of Philadelphia and MISS
C;ensheimer of Erie, Pa. The latter is
her house guest
| The others present were Miss Pauline
Kindleberger, Miss Pocahontas Butler.
Miss Ruth Wilson. Miss Alma Louise
Dorothy Mason, Miss Pauline Stone, Miss
Mary Wheeler Vest. Miss Gwendolyn
| Denys, Miss Natalie briggs aud Mrs
George +. Clark. mother of the hostess.
Mrs Arthur May entertained her
bridge club at a Valentine luncheon last
Friday. Mrs. Darcy Magec won the
price With others present were Miss
Adele May. Mrs. Alexander Mckenzie.
Mrs James f. Fitzgibbon. Mrs. J. X.
Bentley, Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Daniel Cos
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. George o. Ferguson an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Ruth and AIr. Charles Edmond Cotteril
Of this city. Mr.. Ferguson and his fam
| lily recently returned to Washington after
| an abseIce of several years in Now York
city.
Washington Lodge of Elks held its mid
winter dance last night in the ballroom
at Elks' Club. The hall was handsomely
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Miss Helen Walcott was also an honor
guest at a Baltimore dinner last night.
Her hosts were Mr.. and Mrs. Brent
Keyer.
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Another Change Favored.

alton to vote an Endorsement of prop
osition to change the method of select
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DR.. and Mrs. Nathan r. Gorter of
Baltimore were hosts a 4 small dinner.
at which the guests included Surgeon
General Rupert Blue, DR.. and Mrs. W.
c. Rucker. Miss Mary Corbett, DR.. Le-
land f. Cofer, all of this city, and Miss
Olga Kelly of Baltimore.
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Upholds Time Spent.

by the time the cavalry group is set
up this year I shall have completed the
working model of Gen. Grant The quar-
ter-sized panels are already completed
and accepted. To recaptulate: In eleven
years l shall have made twelve eques-
trian statues. in addition to all the other
figures and ornaments above mentioned
and ask your respectful considera ton
of the fact that the history OF art does not
show any such enormous labor OF this
character ever having been accomplished
before in such short period Of time. l
point out that il is customary for the
average equestrian statue TO take three
years in the making, aEd that there are
virtually twelve such statues in the two
groups ] have made
BESIDES spending all my days on the
Grant memorial. in my desire to get the
details accurate. l have served for five
years III the 9Th Infantry of Ne" York
and for three years as an officer OF
field artillery.
In addition, | have been forced to
borrow about $4,000 to finance me and
my family pending the completion Of
the Grant memorial, which means that
when the memorial is finished I shall
consider myself fortunate if l come out
free of debt.
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Mr.. John Siebert, Mr.. Fitz MacMa ster
Woodrow, Lieut. F.. st. John Greble,
Mr.. Bassett Blakley and Mr.. NJ. de
Freyre were others who went from
here to Baltimore last night for the
bachelors ball.
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Mr.. Johnson's condition is considered
better today He rested well last
night.
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Making Every Sacrifice.

Il am telling you all these things
because 1 want you and the commits
sion to realize that I am giving the
best that. is IN me, that the successful
Accomplishment Of this memorial is the
greatest thing i'll my life and that !
and all my family are making every
sacrifice for it. 1t would mean great
deal to me, and I am sure would be
helpful to the commission, if they
would refer to such eminent artists ss
John W. Alexander, president of the
National Academy of Design. and Dan
'iel Chester French. honorary president
of the national art commission. They
have both been in my studio and have
critically examined the work on the
Grant memorial, and they realize what
a. colossal undertaking the memorial is.
II want to call your attention to III,
fact that this is the largest monument
in the world ever done by one artist.
IT may iHterest you TO know that Ca pit.
! L. s. Grant. Cd. came to my studio
sunday. January II, and spent most of
the day looking over my work lie
seemed to be well pleased with it. and
stated he was glad pains were
spared in its execution.
! Hardest Work Is Done.
, "The memorial is entirely complete as
! 10 design and composition which is the
hardest Of all. What follows is only a
/ matter of execution, an. l consider three
quarters of that is practically finished
1t will give ule the greatest pleasure to
meet the commission with their experts
and to 10 over the entire matter with
them if they should feel it desirable to
do so.
/ Il note with regret that as yet moth
ing has been done TO make the Approa ches
to the Grant memorial comply with the
general plan and design made by Messrs
Mckirn and Olmsted. who were appoint
Cd a commission for that purpose All
of the above is an answer to your request
that I write you fully in regard to this
matter
Study on Approaches.
Col. Harts then wrote to Mr.. Shrady
expressing thanks for the information
given in his letter
i 1T is believed" said Col. Harts, 'tha,
I work will soon be started on the study
of the approaches of the Grant memorial
and, in fact. the study of that whole area
Congress has just authorized the loca
tion of a memorial to Gen. Meade, some
what to the northwest of the Grant me-
mortal. and that means the careful study
| OF the whole section at the earliest pos
siblc moment"
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Continued from Eighth Page.
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Practically Whole of Eleven
Years Given to Grant Mon
ument, Shrady Declares.
CITES FINANCIAL TROUBLE
AND FAMILY SACRIFICES
Uneasy Over Delay" Commission
Says-Contract Might Not
Be Extended.

i Correspondence has passed recently
between Col Harts. the engineer officer
in charge of public buildings and
grounds, and Henry N. Shrady of New
York the artist-sculptor who has the
contract for the design and construc-
ton of the messivc memorial to Gen
L. s. Grant in Botanic Garden. in which
the latter explains the apparent della
in the execution of the work.
About a week ago Col. Harts wrote
to Mr. Shrady that the members of the
iGrant memorial commission. OF which
the Secretary of War is chairman. are
uneasy about the delay" on the me
mortal and urged that "evcry effort be
made to push the work to speedy com =
plction." He added that if it was true.
as had been intima ted, that Mr. Shrady
was not putting his whole time to the
completion of the memorial. but was
accepting other commissions, the au-
thorities might not be disposed to con-
slider with favor applications for fur
ther extensions of the contract.
Calls for Completion in 1915.
The significance of the closing state
ment lies in the fact that the existing
contract calls for the completion of the
Grant memorial by August 10, 1915,
and it is generally conceded that the
work now in hand will not be COM
pleted by that date. The cost of the
memorial is limited to S2o0.000. The
contract with Mr.. Shady was made
August 10, 1905, and has been extended
several times.
Replying to Col. Harts letter, Mr..
Shrady says he was very much sur
prise1 and hurt" at its contents, and
then made the following statement of
his position in the matter:
1T is true on the merits of the artil-
lery group l did for the Grant memorial
in Washington. | was selected to execute
an equestrian of Gen. Williams for De-
troit, and j have accepted that commits
sion. but it is the only one l have ac-
cepted during these eleven years, and
was forced TO accept ii on account OF my
financial losses in working on the Grant
memorial. and the Williams commission
has not vet been executed, but still is
of a quart sized sketch and was most
ly done on Sundays.
With this trifling exception. since
signing the government contract, l have
worked continuously Sundays and hoi
days included. on the Grant memorial.
with only a total of four or five weeks
absence. due to physical breakdown
from nervous exhaustion. Within few
in position the following: Four lions in
bronze. six lamps in bronze, one artillery
group of five horses and five men in
bronze and one cavalry group of seven
horses and seven men in bronze.
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Miss Ruth Levy of Orange. Va. who IS
here on a visit to Mrs. Edgar Behrend,
211S + street, will return home Friday.
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FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Claude Newell is in
KiEbOurn this week caring = for her
mother, Mrs. Rem Steele, who is i'll
with pneumonia. Mr., and Mrs. Newell
and children went up Saturday. Mr..
Newell and the children returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. C. Mcfarland, son, Vern, and
Miss Myrtle Higgins spent Sunday at
the Higgins home, town of Delton.
Mrs. Lynn LOOMS aud daughter,
Mildred, of Lyons spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Guy Spauld-
ing.
Miss Meta Lehman spent Saturday
and Sunday in Baraboo with her
grandmother, Mrs Neitzel.
Little Irene Moody strained or broke
the ligaments of the left arm at the
elbow while climbing a tree at her
grand uncIe's, Randall McMarlin. Doc
tors were called.
Mrs. O. A, Getchell, who has been
in Baraboo and Lyons the past two
months, returned to the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Gay Spaulding, Satur-
day.
The quarantine has been lifted from
the Fred Getchell home
Mr.. and Mrs. RolIo Cobleigh were
Sunday visitors in BarabOO.
Grant Burton spent Saturday md
Sunday night with his cousin, Percy
Bass of Websters Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Thomas are
rejoicing over the arrival of an eight
pound daughter since Saturday, May
9Th.
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DeIIOn8 and North Excelsior

Mr. and Mrs John Claridge and son of
Reedsburg visited at the VIM .Claridge
home Sunday
Mrs Ann Briggs has returned from
her visit of few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs Bowman, of Dalton, Wis
Arbor Day was observed in our
school last Friday At the Butterfield
school, picnic dinner was enjoyed by
the school and several of the parents
and friends
In the Fadden district the teacher
and pupils went fishing at Dell Creek
The L A S will meet at the home of
Mrs Electa Holeton Thursday, May
20
Mr. and Mrs Fred Buelow of Sumpter
spent Sunday at the home of her
brother, Herman Cone Mr. and Mrs
Norton, and two children also visited
at the same home
Mrs Percy Bass spent from Saturday
until Monday at the home of her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs Grant Dryer
Three auto loads of friends and rela-
tives from Elroy and Baraboo visited at
the Walter Smith home Sunday
There is to be an ice cream social at
Mrs Electa Holeton's this week Friday
night.
Mothers Day was observed at the
F Nj church Sunday afternoon with ap-
propriate exercises Each parent pres
ent was given carnation and car
nations were also sent to the mothers
of the neighborhooG who were not
present
We are ssrry to hear that little Les
lie Christie is again on the sick list.
William Lawrenz and daughter, Min
ME, attended the funeral of their cou-
sin at North Freedom. today.
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DGItOD

Will Roblier and family of Colona
spent last Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Oh affee. Mr.. Rooler is post
master at ColOma.
Leslie SarringtOn has purchased a
seven passenger touring carr
Postmaster F. L. Hubert, after be-
ing i'll for several weeks, has so far re-
couered as to be able to be at the office
again.
Warren Risley transacted business
in Baraboo Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs c. T. Rooney. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. Stewart,
of Chicago are at the Mirror Lake sum
mer resort.
Mrs. A. Bell and daughter of Kill
bcurn are spending few days at the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. j.
M. Hubert.
Mrs. M. House and dau Ehter, Mil
dred, after spending the winter at st.
Paul, have returned home.
Among those who attended the Coll
mar show in Baraboo Saturday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernie Cole, Floyd Harrison,
the Misses Esther Turner and Myrtle
Moss
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South Fairfield

Grading on the Leech Creek road is
completed, the cement work will be
started soon.
In spite of the threatening weather
there was goodly number at the sale
at Robert Attridge Thursday. All
stock, machinery and grain was dispos-
ed Of in short order under the ham,
mer of Mr.. Shreve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Sells drove to North
Freedom Sunday. They visited at the
home of John and Ed Sells and return
ed home Monday afternoon.
Otto Ziegler of Valley Junction
spent short time here with relatives.
Irwin Bump and children went to
Madison Sunday to see Mrs. Bump who
has been in the sanitarium the past ten
days. She returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pattison Murphy lare
entertaining their daughter in-law fir Jm
Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford Bump spent
the weekend with his daughter, Mrs.
Lawrence Wilcox.
The John Hosig family of Black
Hawk came Saturday to attend the
show and spend Sunday at the Tom
Lusby home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orick Watkins of Bara-
boo spent Sunday at the Ziegler home.
The Squires family nave moved onto
the Chris Lee farm two miles east of
Butterfeld's bridge.
Mrs. c. Brown of Pittsville is here to
see her sister, Mrs. E. N. Beardsley,
who is i'll.
Oscar Schultz and family visited
at the Albert Sells home Sunday.
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NEnRIMACK

Miss Florence Jones of Baraboo is a
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. C. Stewart
Mrs. johanna Heimlick entertained
her niece, Miss Ella Wiley, of Baraboo
last week.
Paul GaIlus is building house at
Prairie du Sac.
Waldo Gross of North Dakota is a
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Gross.
The Ladies Aid society appointed
Mesdames George Promo, H. l.. Peck
and Mae Cramer on the rummage sale
committee and meeting of that COM
mittee was held last Saturday after
noon.
The memorial or funeral sermon of
the late Charles Frederick Weinke, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weinke, who
passed away after an illness of scarlet
fever at their home several months
ago, will be held at the M. E. church
here Sunday, May 16. Rev. Viestenz,
pastor the German congregation here,
will officiate in English and German.
The relatives will meet at the Herman
Weinke home at p. m. and with the
friends at 2:30 at the church after
which they will go to the cemetery.
The other son, Clarence, who has
been very i'll, is slowly recovering and
70 ho n OF
Esther Dennis spent last week with
her aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. Tho
mas Ryan, at Madison.
The primary and intermediate de-
partments of the schools here picnicked
in West Merrimack near the w. w.
Fuller home last Friday, Arbor day.
The boys, members of the ball team,
went to Lodi to play ball and won by g
score of So.
Misses Yarkie, Brownrigg and Kind
schi and their pupils had ''play day
at Miss Yarkie's school in West Merri.
mack on Arbor Day County Y. M. C.
A. superintendent and boys assisted in
games.
Thomas Corcoran of Madison spent g
few days with his sisters, Mrs. E. l..
Gross and Miss Mary Corcoran.
Miss Hazel Winnie of Reedsbura
spent few days at the home of Mrs
E. j. Gattwinkel.
Miss Mary Gollnik of Tomah was 6
recent guest at the E. L. Gross home
She went to Madison to remain indef
nitely.
Hugo Warhanek of milwaukee is
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Free
Warhanek.