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Mr. Rector teaching the maxxe of the ladies of the
Japanese Court.
Thomas Allen Rector's Unusual Ex-
periences in the Japanese Court,
Philippines and Europe

for 'suping' in grand opera. That de-
termined my present career, which
has given me such delight. All OF this
was only couple OF years ago.
THE big step came when the boost
ers committee Of Los Angeles sent to
New York to secure an instructor for
the wonderful tango carnival. I am
surprised to find that some people did
not hear much about this truly Won
derful event. Actually 10000 took
part in this modern dance rage. When
l got there l taught that one class
Of 700 at once. found it ready made
for me, and We decided to divide 1t
into squads OF ten to facilitate mat
ters and save time. A man stood by
me with a megaphone shouting di-
rections and calling each squad to
come forth quickly"
From California it was natural that
ones thoughts should turn to the
Orient, and Mr.. Rector by this time
was making so much money that he
felt justified in risking a trip around
the world. He arranged with a big
steamship company to give him his
passage for his dancing, and on board
made many valuable acquaintances.
"How in the world" I queried, did
you break through the shell of the
conservative japanese court and pene-
trate even to the Mikado?"
"They heard Of me from the steam
boat passengers and the leading news
papers OF Toxic sent reporters at once
to interview me-"
THE ladies' OF the Mikado's Court
were the most enthusiastic dancers I
have ever seen. In fact all Of the
japanese acted as to the manner born.
OF course ! danced with geshas as
we'll as court ladies, and as the sole
mission Of these girls Is to entertain
they were very eager to learn the Oc-
cidental steps. The head geisha of
one OF the famous tea houses, or the
Queen Of the Geishas, as the song has
1t, sent for me at once and took some
lessons.
"Other capitals Of the world were of
course interesting. Paris. London,
Vienna thrilled me with their music
and charms. A lucky star seemed to
guide me around the world Just ahead
Of the horrible international conflict.
1t was in the Philippines that
found people most enthusiastic. Per-
haps 1t was the Spanish blood In some
Of the higher class natives which
made Them natural dancers. Perhaps
1t was because the army and navy
men and women have leisure and
social graces. in any case thousands
hocked to the standard Of Terpsichore,
and my work was indeed delightful.
People have been SO good to me-"
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T HOMAS ALLEN RECTOR, a
young New Yorker. has the
record Of having danced his
way around the world. To
tango with the geishas and the court
ladies' OF Japan and to maxixe with
Spanish beauties in the Philippines
seems to agree with the young man.
"A modern society dancer" he ex-
planned, must observe the strictest
rules of health and clean living, just
the same as an athlete in training, or
a circus performer. The idea that
any really first class dancer could be
dssipated Is preposterous. Long walks
in the country. retiring at 10 o'clock
at night whenever not employed pro-
fessionally), simple food and as much
outdoor life as possible. always and
forever-that is necessity, and in
my case pleasure.
ut seems as though everybody
comes to New York with only a few
dollars in his pocket" Mr.. Rector
went on reminiscently. "At least did.
I was from Mississippi and my an
cestors from Virginia. but l seem to
have escaped all that tabled gentle
mans aversion to work which North
ern writer's ascribe to Southerners.
was simply bursting with ambition
and I arrived in the metropolis seven
years ago to create career, a youth
with $40 in my pocket.
Il managed to get n scholarship"
continued Mr.. Rector, (which saved
me some money, and I worked like
mad in every department. including
the ballet school. When We were
given tiny parts and allowed Dress
ing room, instead of being made up
by a man who shoves the chorus along
automatically in rows. like the pigs
in the Chicago stockyards. we indeed
believed that we were destined to be
American Carusos.
How did ] happen to take up
modern society dancing? Well, that
was almost an accident. never took
a dancing lesson in my life in these
new steps, but as / loved to dance I
Just danced. One day was dancing
at the Hotel McAlpin, merely as
private citizen, when some profess
sional teachers from the West hap
pened to notice me. Strangely enough,
"A delegation Of dancing masters had
come to New York in order to select
an expert to instruct them IN the very
best manner possible to achieve. It
sounds conceited for me to tell It, but
this group Of ten instructors picked
me out in preference to any Of the
New York professional teachers. They
gave me $l2 and I was quite set up
over this. for It was the first money I
had earned outside Of the little stipend
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Hair Goods
Painted Apparel

SHOP OF Paul AND NIRUl\IN
Original hand painted WIZ.
bloUses, children's ffulk. ami b
pens!ve. practical. launLerable. .'
Place.
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~ Suggestions X

Information as to trhcre the drti-
cles referred to in this column can be
purchased tcill be furnished on re-
quest. Please mention date OF publ
cation and address "Sug9estions,"
SUNDAY SUM
Things ordinary fail absolutely to
attract the attention of the cautious
shopper. Nowadays it is the hat.
gown or other necessity embodying
unusual features that succeeds in OBJ
tanning a satisfied purchaser. Since
the cave days woman has always de-
manded that the cut and hang of her
leopard skin be quite without question
as TO mode and exclusiveness.
Therefore. of absorbing interest is
a certain quantity pretty shop, where
one may arrange for gown, suit or hat
TO comply with even the most tickle
fancy. Anything in the way of
woman's wear is made to order, and
more, exquisite hand sewing is an
ideal special feature. The cost is well
within reason.
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splendidly conducive to good health
and earnest. conscientious work. And
so some Of the bogies that surround
the life of the poor art student in New
York are laid at rest. In the last
analysis 1t all resolves itself into the
question Of whether girl is willing to
endure the hardships that must fol-
low such sacrifices.
1t has been said, and truly, that there
is no place in the country where there
are better opportunities Of getting an
art education than in New York city.
There are at least six important art
schools catering more or less to the
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life. My great joy is to take enormous
walks and breathe the country air. and
I would not dance in a cabaret IL I
were starving to death
Dancing should be the simple. un-
affected expression of youth and
JOY and motion. 1t should be as far
as possible individualistic. Nothing
is more absurd than to teach the same
steps to the old and the young, for
instance"
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ton Of art: Art is mans joy in his
work. Men Of other nationalities
gave me these great fur rugs. They
hunted the African jungles for these
monsters, risking their life in the
sport.
IF I just had a big country house
in which to put all these rare and
delicious things! As I said before.
there is only one life for a rational
person to lead, and that is country
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Many grown-ups remember vividly
the days Of their childhood. when sp!ck
and spanness meant stitily starched
reGalia. Comfort was a secondary
consideration. and many were the
whimperlng victims claimed by this
arbitrary fashion.
1t is gratifying to know that the
young folks OF to-day now have ex-
quisitely soft apparel to deck them.
particularly for the young growing
miss. II is even quite possible for her
To wear dresses and pinafores emhel-
lished with tiny sprays Of hand
painted fruit or flowers. And the sat
isfactory part Is that the decoration
will not wash out.
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GOaCns and Waists
Goacns Bought

NINE. NATAL. New Y'rk's " Ile
shop. Highest prices ;or Even .HF .'."e'
and street Costume, FIrs Diam ..".
elry. \ visit wi. convince. o. ' ..1.
Go Bryant. Call on Me. or I'll Call ou y ou.
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Gives throat. shoulders and or"
creamy look simply W.. mo-
excelled for the dansdni.
PREPARATIONS. Inc" % VI
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Patterns
Physical Culture

ANNETTE kIIliHM>\N
Body Bcautiful-ScUi tap CO.,. D."
for Annette k,.ltTmInu's new
Body B,au'iful" |, tells lrH
improve your health ana prrt.
ure. studio, l. West 3lst :;
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Picture Framing

STUDIO TEA ROOM. 90 W.
Luncheon. Dinner, Tea. Ttarl
and Matte Ross.
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GUIDE
a$ &a$lIzEAgGgllll
Beauty Culture

DIR. BELLIN's wONDER>TuiN.
The Depilatory in Tablet Fu..
The one Article for the One Iu.. sc.
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CLOTH DAMAGES Of any n1'H'
and made like new. Thread m
leaving no trace OF mend. H.. =,
pert weayers. THOMAS Wright '..I y
HOUSE, Fourth Ave. and sth
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-28

I West Point Manufacturing Company.
West Point, Ga. hydraulic development
on Chattahoochee River at River View.
Ala. A. H. Frazier. West Point, Ga,
engineer. Contract involved 1900 cubic
yards of masonry.
City Mills Co. Columbus. hydraulic de-
| velopment on Chattahoochee River at Co
| lumbus. II. X. Hood, Columbus, engineer
Development 1000 horsepower: work in
volved 1900 cubic yards of masonry.
Albany Power Company, Albany. Ga.
hydrau lic development on the Kinche-
foonee. ]. E. Shrine. Greenville S. c.,
engineer; ". d. Dent. resident engineer.
Development, 5000 horsepower; contract
involved 1900 cubic yards of masonry
Clifton Manufacturing Company. Spar
tanburg, S. c.. hydro-electric development
on Pacolet River William R. Makepeace,
Providence. r. l.. engineer: Frank A.
PIERCE. Columbus. Ga, resident engineer.
Development. 5000 horsepower; contract
involved 10000 cubic. yards of masonry.
Southern Power Company. Charlotte. n.
c., hydro-electric development on Broad
River. near Blacksburg. S. c. w. S. Lee,
Charlotte, n. c.. vice president and chief
engineer: c. A. Mees. Charlotte, design
ing engineer: ]. G. Scott. Charlotte, resi-
dent engineer; G. L. Winthrop, Anderson,
S. c., assistant engineer. Development.
Il. 600 horsepower: masonry involved. $780,
00O cubic yards. The masonry on this
work was all placed within one year, o..
800 cubic yards having been placed in one
month.
Southern Railway Company. bridge
across Tennessee River near Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. William H. Wells. Wash
ington. D. c.. engineer; Robert Lacy.
Baltimore, Md. resident engineer.
Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Rail-
way Company. bridge across Coosa River.
Alex. Bonnyman. Atlanta. Ga. engineer.
seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
bridge across Chattahoochee River near
Atlanta, Ga. ]. w. Bushnell, Tallahassee,
Fla, engineer.
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
Railway Company. bridge across Chatta-
hoochee River near Omaha. Ga. r. E.
Hardaway, FL Paso. Tex. engineer.
ApaIachicola Northern Railway Com
pany, bridge across Apalachicola River
at Apalachicola, Fla. William Hunicke,
Jacksonville. Fla, engineer. Work in
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I Experience. was chosen to all It. At the
same time T. A. Jamison, second vice
president of the company. was made
general manager.
| The construction work in Washington
on the Rock Creek bridge is In charge Of
Mr. S. s. Scott. the able superintendent.
who has just completed a four-million-
dollar contract for the government on
the Warrior River. Associated with him
In the capacity Of engineer is Mr.. B. H.
Hardaway. Jr.
In addition to the work now being done
for the government In the District Of
Columbia the Hardsway Company has
under contract an enormous number Of
bridges. hydro-electric developments, and
waterway Improvements. Following is a
partial list of the contracts now in pro-
cess Of execution:
l. Hydro-electric development for South
ern Power Company at Nitrolee. 8. c.,
w. S. Lee, vice president, $1,000 horse
power
2 Hydro-electrc development for
Southern Power Company at Catawoa.
n. c.. ". S. Lee, vice president. $1,000
horsepower.
3. Reinforced concrete bridge for
District of Columbia, Washington, D.
c.. D. E. McCombs. engineer of bridges.
Yardage approximately $500. cost ap-
prozimately 100000.
4. Bridge at Rome, Ga.
Completed-Columbus Power Co.. Co.
lunbus, hydro-electric development on
Chattahoochee River; Stone & Webster
Engineering Corporation of Boston.
Mass, engineers; J. L. Brown. Boston.
main superintendent; George F. Harley.
of Sparta. Ga. resident engineer. The
dam is sixty-three :eet high. The work
involves 10000 yards Of masonry. It'll
mate power development, 40,ooo horse
power. Value Of company's equipment on
this work. s24o.ooo. This contract is COM
pleted.
Completed-Georgia Power Company and
Northern Contracting Company. Atlanta.
Ga. hydro-electric development on Tallu-
lab River. Georgia. In this contract there
are two dams and two power-houses. |
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cluded steel bridges at St. Marks and
East rivers: drawbridge and trestle ap-
proaches five miles long across Apalachi-
cola River.
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway
Company. bridge across Flint River at
Bainbridge. Ga. r. E. Hardaway. FL
Paso. Tex. engineer.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company.
bridges across Black Warrior. Sipsey. and
Cahaba rivers. r. E. Hardaway. FL Paso.
Tex. engineer.
City OF Columbus. bridge across Chstta-
hoochee River at Fourteenth street. Rob-
ert johnson. Columbus. engineer.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
bridge across ST. Marys River in Florida.
W. S. Greene. Alexa ndria, Va. engineer.
Florida East Coast Railway Company.
bridge across st. Lucie River near Palm
Beach. Fla. E. Ben Carter. st. Angus
tine. Fla. engineer
1t would be impossible to carly out all
these contracts except with such a splen-
did organization as that developed by the
Hardaway Contracting Company. Five
distinct units compose the organization.
Each unit is in command of its own
superintendent and foremen and equip
ped with a large amount of modern ma
chinery.
A partial list of the company's equip
ment follows: 70 acton steel derricks,
with masts lis feet and booms 100 feet.
each operated by a new +-horsepower
hoisting engine; IS locomotive engines
and 80 standard steel cars OF 100000
pounds capacity each; a, line of gyratory
rock crushers. some Of them taking q
G-inch stone: not to mention a variety
of equipment of the latest make neces-
sary In such work.
In twenty years OF contracting busi-
ness Mr.. B. H Hardaway has never
had a law suit. This is an enviable rec
ord and he is justly proud of It The
company also has been successful finan-
eially. Its capital stock Is 200 with q
surplus of $4,000. The company's surplus
and undivided profits are now approx
mately s500,0O0
The company prefers to take contracts
on a straight yardage basis, but will
take them on any basis preferred by the
parties desiring to make the contract.
Under the direction OF Mr.. Scott and
Mr.. Hardaway. jr., the execution Of this
contract is going ahead with satisfactory
speed and the completion Of this bridge
is sure to add another success to the
many achieved by the Hardaway Con-
tracing Company during its years OF
existence.
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View Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge Now Being Constructed by
The Hardaway Contracting Co., of Columbus, Ga.

using on this contract 100000 worth Of
equipment
Not completed-Southern Aluminull
Company, Whitney. N. c.. completing
hydro-electric development on Yadkin
River. P. Bunet. chief engineer; Pisre
Berges and Louis Roze. Paris, France.
assistant engineers; W. P. Marseilles.
Whitney, n. c., general manager. This
development will be 10000 horsepower.
Amount of masonry not yet determined.
Value of company's equipment on this
contract. $4,000.
Completed-United States government
Warrior River at Squaw Shoals. near
Tuscaloosa. Ala. This work consists of
three locks and two dams, numbers Is
and Il. Col. H. Jervey, Col. G. A. F.
Flagler and Col Carl Keller. Of the
Engineer Corps, were successfully In
charge of this work; George X. Lit
tie: Tuscaloosa. Ala, assistant en-
gineer; John B. Battle, experimenting
engineer; Sam Jones. resident engineer.
Squaw Shoals. Ala. This work involves
$4,000 cubic yards Of masonry. The
equipment used by the Hardaway COM
pany on these contracts is valued at $780,
o0o It consists of a 2.ooo-horsepower
steam plant. compound condensing: l.
locomotives, 20 steel derricks Of .o-ton
capacity each, three air compressors Of
900 cubic feet caS6city per minute. one
No. q crusher. which weighs $4,000
pounds and takes a 42-inch stone; six No.
crushers. four sand rolls. two two
yard cube mixers. a belt conveyor. which
carries cemeat from storage-house 90
mixer platform. The crusher plant is
driven by a 7a0-horsepower Corliss en-
CINE. Seventeen miles Of railroad were
built to the site of these locks for pur-
poses of construction. two miles Of it
being over a 6 IL per cent grade.
completed-City Of Columbus. Dilling-
ham street bridge over the Chattahoochee
River. consisting Of five spans Of Is feet
each Thatcher and lfeuser. New York.
consulting snsinssrs; ". G. Cauapbsu.
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Columbus. engineer for city: c. H. John
son. Columbus. resident engineer. This
work involved 1900 cubic yards of ma
sonry The Hardaway Contracting CO.
eauipn ent on this contract is valued at
$50. OOo
Some Of the completed contracts
executed by the Hardaway Contracting
Company. B. H. Hardaway personally,
and various firms in which Mr.. Harda-
way has been interested. are given here:
Anderson Water, Light and Power
Company. Anderson. 8. c.. hydro-elec-
trio development on Seneca River. w.
C. Whitner. Rock Hill. S. c.. engineer.
There was 5000 cubic yards Of masonry
involved in this contract. which was
executed by Watkins & Hardaway.
winston-Salem Power Company. Wins
ton-Salem, n. c.. a hydro-electric de-
velopment on Yadkin River in North
Carolina. William R. Makepeace, Provi-
dence, r. l., engineer. Development,
1000 horsepower: involved. 5000 cubic
yards Of masonry. Work done by Wat
kins & Hardaway.
Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Com
pany. Tallassee. Ala. . hydraulic devel-
opment on Tallapooss River. William
r. Makepeace. Providence. sR. l.. engi-
neer. The development was 10000 horse
power and required 1000 cubic yards
of masonry. Watkins & Hardaway were
the contractors.
Columbus Power Company. . hydro
electric development on the Chattahoo-
chez River ut Columbus. W. c. whitner.
Rock Hill. 9. c.. and ". 8. Lee. Char
lotte. N. c.. engineers- Development.
10000 horsepower: amount Of masonry
involved. 5000 cubic yards Contract
executed by Hardaway. Jones & Co.
Wilmington Mills Company. Fries. Va.
q hydraulic DEVELOPMENT on New River.
william r. Aakspsacs. Providence. r.
l., engineer. Development 5000 horse
power. and involved 1000 cubic yards Of
masonry.
Atlanta Electric Power Company. At
ianta. Ga, hydre-slse4xie dsvsiopmsnt On
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With q record for having executed
hree-fourths Of the hydro-electric devel-
opment construction work in the South
eastern States, not to mention the con-
rtruction Of numerous important bridges,
the Hardaway Contracting Company, of
Columbus, Ga, came to Washington un-
der contract with the United States gov
the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge at Rock
Creek and is now engaged in pushing
Mat work to successful completion.
This is by no means the first time the
Hardaway Contracting Company has
%ecn honored by the government with the
awarding OF a contract in competition
with other contracting companies. and it
Is reasonable to presume that all pre-
,ious work done by the company for the
government was entirely satisfactory
otherwise IT would not now be engaged
IN the COHSlTu' IloU OF the IAOCh CEeeh
bridge While the construction work Of
the Hardaway Company has been chiefly
in the South. a great amount OF such
work has been successfully executed
in other sections of the country. and
from year to year the energy and ambi
tion of the company has carried 1t into
wider and wider fields until this South
crn company now stands as one of the
most prominent construction companies
in the United States.
1t has been about twenty years since
Z. H. Hardawsy. of Columbus. entered
the contracting business. Repeated sue
CesSes caused the business to assume
such proportions it became expedient to
incorporate the company. This was done
in 1911. B. H. Hardaway is president of
the company: o. c. BYlock. first vice
president; T. A. Jamison. second vice
president: S. s. Scott. third vice presi-
dent. and W. G. Cotton is secretary and
treasurer. Since that time the office Of
traffic manager was created. and G. H.
Whitaker. railroad man Of extended
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nanced by the s. Morgan Smith Company
Of York. Pa, c. Elmer Smith. president.
John Rogart, New York. and William H.
Cushman, New York. engineers. Devel-
opment. 17.o00 horsepower; involved $1,000
cubic yards of masonry. Contract exc
cuted by Smith & Hardaway.
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Charles o. LEM, New York. engineer:
Charles Adsit. Tallulah Falls. Ca. resi-
dent engineer. The work involves 10000
yards of masonry. and the development
will be 5000 horsepower. The company is
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05
HENRY BARCUS SHOT
BY POLICE OFFICER
MAN Is SHOT TWICE
IN BREAKING AWAY PROM
OFFICER
HAD Been Arrested on Arson Charge
and Has Eludsd capture-other
Moundsvtlls News.

In breaking away from Police or
hceTs Coulter and White shortly before
midnight Wednesday. Henry harcus a
young man OF Mougdsvllle. was shot
twice In the right arm. one bullet tax.
ing eject above the elbow and the
other below. Barcus had been arrested
on a warrant charging arson. issued b.
squire +. NJ Lewis. on complaint OF
MS wife. In taking him 10 squire
Lewis orrice he made the remark TO the
officer. "lou'n not keep me long" ON
arriving at tho squircs office. the
squire told the police TO remand him to
JAIL until morning. and In Leading him
10 the iatl De broke loose. Harcus went
TO the orice OF pr. J. &. Peck on Sec
Ond street. shortly before I o'clock
where his wounds were dressed.
Cp until q Late hour last evening the
police had not taken Barcus into GUS
tody and ~ H. likely he has left town.
Detailed descriptions have been sent
out TO all nearby towns. and these to-
gether with his manned arm. will likely
lead 10 his arrest in the near future.
II - alleged that Barcus and his wife
mad some trouble ana that ne came
home drunk. and attempted to Get the
home ON fire. At the time Mrs Barcu-
summoned help from neighbors ana
swore out warrant FOR attempted ar
son In Squire W. l.. LAWS court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05
WARW00D
ELECTION OF offieerr.

A meeting OF the members OF the Al
|ha club OF Marwood. Was held last
|veniug at the home Of Harry Boyd Jr
~ WarWood avenue. Most % the mem
|ers We're present and the bylaws and
PROSTITUTION were ADOPTED They decid-
~ on holding their next meeting At
ne Methodist church on Thursday even
|ng. November IL 4 meeting of the
board Of director will be held WeJnss-
/ aN. evening at the home Of Henry Hall
p south Marw ood. other business was
transacted after which dainty refresh
penis were served. The following Of
lcfrs were elected. President. Boyd Hi
|oni vice president. Lee Jewell. secre-
Iary Henry Hail. treasurer, o.. B. Grimm.
Fuard. Henry Dean. sergeaut-of-arrus
|ieorg- GilSsn. Pine club has lust been
|rsanizsd during the past several weeks
twenty.