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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Want Vote on Wheat.

Mr.. Thompson of Oklahoma and Mr..
Shackleford of Missouri wanted sepa-
rate votes on wheat
"If the farmers are not taken care
Of" replied Mr.. Thompson, they will
take care of some of US when we leave
here"
Mr.. Meeker pointed out that the
farmer Is having a minimum price
fixed upon his wheat. but that the max
imum price is not regulated
Messrs. Webb of North Carolina,
Barkley of Kentucky and Randall of
California wanted assurances that an
opportunity would be given to vote on
the beer and wine amendment Chair
man Lever said he could not give any
promise upon these features of the bill,
as he could not upon others, although
his own disposition would be to make
some kind Of regulation by which the
use of foodstuffs in making beer and
wine can be regulated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Goes to Naval Academy.

Jennings Courts. son of the late Will
liam C. Courts for many years clerk
of the House appropriations committee.
has passed his examination and been
admitted to the Naval Academy. He
was appointed from Tennessee, the
home of the family, by Representative
Sims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
WEATHER.

For the District Of Columbia Maryland
and Virginia, generally fair tonight and
tomorrow; gentle shifting winds.
For West Virginia, generally 1air TO-
morrow.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Iow tide, 5:49 am. and 8 :02
pm. high tide. 1924 am. and IL :5l
Tomorrow-Low tide. e:35 am. and
Al pm. high tide, 1904 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose am. sun sets 1928
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises SOL an, sun
sets 7:27 pm
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were tho readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the wealth.
err bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterd 4 PM. 81
8 pm. 10: IL midnight, "a; today, 4
am. 70; 8 am, "A; IL noon. IS; pm. 81.
Maximum. IS, at IL noon today: mini
mum, 20. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 81; minimum, II.
Barometer-Yesterday. Pm, 1892
pm. 1882; ~ midnight, 1886: today.
4 am. 1896: am. 1901; IL noon, 1901;
PM, 29.99.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Records for Twenty-Four Hours
Condition of the Water,

s am. Great Falls-Temperature, IS +:
condition, so. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. 10; condition at north connec-
ton. so: condition at south connection,
100: Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. IS; condition at tnfiuent
gatehouse. IS; condition at ef1uent gate
house, AS.
Weather in Various Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
French Bourse Is Dull

PARIS, July 24.-Trading was dull
on the bourse today. Rentes. 81 francs
20 centimes. Exchange on London, 81
IS francs so confines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24

Misses Gussie Riley. Dora Nelson and
Ethel Woodham were drowned yester-
day afternoon while bathing In Z river
near Moss Point Misa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
American Graphophone IS, $500 at 100A; $500
Capital Traction. at so: IA at 50.
After call
Capital Traction Is, 81. 900 at 103h.
American Graphophone s., $500 At 100A.
Washington Ry. and Elec. Il. LOCO at IS. Z
National Savings and Trust. at 277h.
Rid and Asked Prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Fish Wharf Prices.

| The following are tho prevailing retail prices
at the municipal fish wharf and market
Butter1sh. lb.. SC to Trout. h.. DC to &c.
| Sc. Clans. 1O0 $1.2O.
Croakers. h., &c. Crabs. soft. dox, &c.
| Mackerel. h.. 1Sc. Crabs. hard, doz 4Oc
| Sea bass. h.. lie to Oysters. Norfolk bu.
| lsc. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24

Australia's available supplies Of iron
ore are estimated at 63,000,000 tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. July a.
Tho Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both
were muddy this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Your Money

No fake or questionable adj
vertisilg is allowed in The Star.
Millions of dollars are saved
by people who have been wise
enough to consult banker be-
fore investing in worthless Sc
curities. You should do like
wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
Mr.. La Guardia Objects.

Mr.. Lever was making fairly good
Roadway. however, in quieting these
demands when he was brought to a
halt by the peremptory objections of
Mr.. La Guardia, which subsequently
gave way to resumption of negotia-
tions.
Delay In consideration Of the food
bill amounts almost to a national scan
dal." said Mr.. Lever. In the course of
one of his explanations. And 1 want
the blame to rest where 1t belongs" he
continued, contending that up to this
time the House was not responsible for
the delay. His remarks were received
with applause and cheers.
Requests for separate votes related
to the amendment on 81 wheat, on pro-
hibition. on coal. fuel and on the pro-
posed war committee of Congress.
Republicans, headed by Mr.. Mann and
Mr.. Moore, who are members of the
republican steering, committee, which
had a meeting before the assembling
Of the House, gave intimation that
there would he insistance by some
members for the retention of the war
board amendment which President
Wilson in letter to Chairman Lever
opposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24
FOOD CONTROL BILL
|. IS TIED UP IN HOUSE
Demands for Votes on Senate
Amendments Keep Measure
From Conference.
GAG RULE FOR TOMORROW

After souabblinE for three-ouarters
of an hour today the House failed to
como to an agreement to send the food
bill to conference Immediately and ad-
journ. A tentative agreement was
reached among tho leaders by which
efforts will DO resumed tomorrow and
the bill will get into conference by q
special rule tomorrow. After adjourn
ment the special rule. was ordered favora-
Just who wac to blame for the fall
ure to get the bill to conference today
could hardly be determined. although
objection was finally made by Minority
Leader Mann in the absence Of secur-
ing certain notifications which he de-
sired. Prior to that, however. Mr.. La
Guardia Of New York had stopped the
proceedings with a summary objection,
although they were subsequently re-
newed.
Chairman Lever Of the committee on
agriculture, upon asking unanimous
consent to send the bill Immediately to
conference. was besieged upon all sides
with demands for separate votes on
various Senate amendments. He labor
ed long and automatically to convince
the members that the conferees could
not pledge themselves IN advance to
authorize separate votes. In this atti-
tude he was backed up by Minority
Leader Mann. who said that II agree
ment were made upon one amendment
it would be demanded upon many
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-24

CURB STOCKS.
Quota lions furnished BY W. b. Hibbs 4 Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Music of Yesterday
Caruso Greeted Wildly at
Benefit Which Nets Ital-
ians $4,000

\ huge and wildly enthusiastic audi
ence gathered at the Metropolitan OPP
era House last night al the grand ben
cnt concert under the auspices OF the
Comitato Nazionale ltaliano di Assis-
tcnza d'AzioIa. Il was a bit of Italy
transported for three hours TO The ordl-
rarily sober atmosphere Of the golden
horseshoe. Needless to saw, last
nights atmosphere was not sober.
Enrico Caruso was on the pro-
gramme. and the cheers that greeted
his appearance kept him bowling for
several minutes. lie sang una Furtiva
Lagrima.' several songs, and appeared
with Mr. Amato in the first act duet
from LA Gioconda," and with Nine.
Aida, Nine. Perrin and Mr.. de Luca in
tho quartet from "Rigoletto." Then
Mr.. Amato gave the prologue to "Pagli-
acct" Mr.. Martinelli gave the big air
from ia Boheme" and, with Miss
Muzio, the Miserere from I'll Trova-
tore"
The other artists appearing in solo
numbers were Miss Muzio. Mr.. de Luca,
Nine. Aida and Nine Perrin. The con-
Guctors were Georgia Polacco and
Gennaro Papi.
At the conclusion Of the first part
Mr.. Polacco led the playing of the ltal-
ian national anthem and "The Sar
SDangled Banner" and later, with the
Metropolitan chorus, be directed Mas
cagni's "Hymn to the Sum The pro-
gramme ended with NOvarO's "llymn
of Mameli." The benefit brought about
$4,000 for the relief Of the families Of
Italian rescrvists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Actors at Columbia
To Have Special Drill
Student Military Training No
Longer Excuse for Tardi-
ness at Rehearsals

Military training for Columbia stu
dents will no longer interfere with re-
bearsals for Home, James" the Co.
lumbia varsity show. which will be
presented at the Hotel Aston from
March 2S to 81, according to Herbert
4 Schwartz. of the play committee.
Schwartz yesterday declared that patri-
otto impulses had kept leading men and
"women" away from the rehearsals, but
that henceforth there would be sepa-
rate and special drill for the players.
Both principals Of the show and
members of the chorus said Schwartz,
chad come late to rehearsals during the
last week. While half the cast and
chorus was rehearsing. the other half
was drilling I'D at the 22d Regiment
Arrorv with the student battalion Of
qoo Columbia men Finally It was
agreed that the men should report 20
Coach Kenneth Webb on time, and ID
return they should be allowed 20 drill
in the last half hour OF the time pre-
viouslv allotted 20 rehearsing.
"The military manmuvres may ap-
near somewhat homogeneous with the
blond wigs. silk slippers and other par
onhernalia Of the chorus girls. but Co.
lumbia will become accustomed 20 II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Blooms Inspire Artist
Tulip Hysteria" Will Be Out
come Of Flower Show

VI. Duchamp. perpetrator OF the
"Nude Descending Staircase" went to
the flower show at the Madison Square
Garden yesterday and caught another
inspiration He went right home to exc
cute it in time for the exhibition OF
the Society Of Independent Artists
next month. It's to be called Tulip
Hysteria Co6rdinating."
In will be British-Amcrican Day az
the Red Cross Tea Garden to-day: Inc
Tritish-American War Relief Fund VIII
share the proceeds with the New YORK
Countv society OF the American Red
Cross. Mrs. Frederick " Whitridge.
Mrs. J. p. Morgan and Mrs. George
FORSYTH viii represent the fund. and
Mrs. William KiGn.cutt Draper, Mrs.
BELMONT Tiffany. Mrs. Newbold lie Roy
Edgar. Miss Marion Cameron and
others the Red Cross.
There will be motion pictures OF
british troops in France. Ian Hay, au.
thor OF "The First Hundred thousand,
will lecture. Duncan Robertson VIII
sinq Theodore Roosevelt viii be pres
emit tomorrow, and General Wood is to
speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19

Preparations for Billy Sundays great
spring drive in New York are almost
complete. Joseph Spiece. Sunday 8
chief Of building operations and con-
structor of tabernacles at Philadelphia
Buffalo and other revival centres, re-
ported yesterday that the last foot Of
lumber-the 4,75O,OOOth foot, TO be
exact-will be nailed into the big
structure at 16Sth Street and Broadway
before the end Of next week.
Committees in charge Of the "block
PRAYER meetings" special "inspira-
tional" meetings, shop and factory
work, finance, transportation and the
various other branches Of preliminary
campaigning agree that New York is
taking to religion" with as much fervor
as did Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
More than 5000 homes have been
thrown omen for "block" prayers, ac-
cording TO the leaders, and the total at
tendance at such meetings to date is
35,317.
The preliminary campaign has been
carried into what the campaigners call
"the devils stronghold" in New York,
otherwise known as the Tenderloin.
Twelve hundred men gathered in the
Union Church. Forty-eighth street JUST
west of Broadway. yesterday afternoon
and heard Al Saunders describe now
Billy Sunday saved him from Seran-
tons Great White Way.
Talk on Trail Hitting
DR.. William Jay Schietfelin, presided,
and other speakers were A. b. MacDon..,
aid editor of "The Kansas City star,
who told how Billy Sunday had induced
him to hit the trail'; James NJ. Speers'
of the Sunday campaign; DR.. Allai
MacRossie and Edwin A. Gillies
The combined choruses from 800
churches which will sing the revival
HYMNS at the tabernacle will gather to-
morrow night. it was announced at
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
lO4th Street. west Of Eighth Avenue.
Almost $500 singers are expected to be
present, and they will be instructed by
r. VI. Willis. chairman or the SUNDAY
music committee, in the singing oil the
Sunday selections.
The finance committee found some
misunderstanding of the fact that hali
of the $4,000 required for campaign
EXPENSES is 70 be raised before the
tabernacle meetings begin on Easter
Sunday. About One-half OF the req
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
842,976 Readers
Used Library in i9le
Service Has Doubled in Five
Years and More Money
Is Needed

The trustees of the New York Pub
lie Library made public their report
for 1916 yesterday. 1t emphasizes the
rapidly increasing use Of the library
and the need of more funds If the in
stitution is to meet the demands made
upon il.
In each Of the last three years the
current income was insufficient to meet
the current expenses. Only the fact
that the trustees had been able to ei-
feet a saving in the previous compare
lively lean years Of public demand en-
abled them to get through without a
deficit.
In 1912 the readers registered num-
bered 400.275 and the volumes con
sni+ed 207.67G: in 1916 the CORE =
snonding numbers we're 842,9lb ana
9'321 .303 In the FIVE years the stan
Of the reference department was m
creased from 43J 20 j54 and the ex-
penditures from S424,3O6.63 to SOIL
1864.
Volumes issued from the central CIR
c,,Iation branch in 1912 mum oered 5lZ,'
an and in 1916 629,125 Expenses IN
that branch increased from s32,32Z.S9
10 s52,24i. ,
Receipt Of the rcsiduary estate OF
MARGARET Wolfe DUyckinck, estimated
az sIS5.OO0. is acknowledged, as well
az gifts from the following: MIS-
Thomas A. Janvier, Mrs. David NC
NeeIv Stauffer. Mrs. Frank Dempster
Sherman and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Florence Reed Star
Of "The Eternal Sin"
Her Characterization of Luz
cretia Borgia Pleases at
the Broadway

THE Eternal Sim" with Florence
Reed as Lucretia Borgia, opened at the
Broadway Theatre last night.
Fashions i'm DhOtO-dramas seem TO
demand that historical characters be
presented with another side uppermost
than that one TO which the public has
become accustomed.
First there was Joan Of Arc with an
affair of the heart which no one had
heretofore suspected, and now comes
Lucretia Borgia as a perfectly human
IL intensely cruel woman. "Ihe Eter-
nal SIM might as appropriately have
been called THE Eternal Feminine
Lucretia, as presented by Miss Reed,
was a being with deep and protective
love for her own, the wellspring of her
nature. She death death and destruc-
ton but TO avenge the wrongs Of her
brother and her son.
Miss Reed is splendid in the role Of
the medieval Queen and makes Lucre-
tia Borgia magnetic creature more
sinned against than SHINING.
There are no negative qualities in
the character Of Lucretia. She loves
and hates with equal fervor, and when
she strikes il means certain death.
Miss Reed is especially fine in her
scenes with her son. and her sudden
transition from hate and revenge to
love and defence Of her own is con-
veyed to the audience quite as clearly
as il could possibly be with the spoken
word Miss Reed can express every
emotion to which human flesh is heir
without the aid Of oratory.
There is n prologue which shows the
infant Gonnaro. who has been left with
some fsherman's people because his
mother. Lucretia, fears for his life.
Gennaro grows to manhood and his
mother may well have been proud Of
him. for he is n gallant youth. Rich
ard BarthC lmess gives q spirited per-
Torrance as Gennaro.
II is carnival timel and Lucretia
longs 10 look upon the face Of her son.
One of her men leads her 10 the place
whore Gennaro is sleeping in the court
ward. and here she kneels beside him
and pours out the tenderness Of her
heart
Her husband. the Duke of Ferrara.
follows. and, after seeing her embrace
the sleeping Gennaro, he naturally be-
lieves him 10 be her lover; so he has
rim arrested and forces Lucretia TO
give him the famous poisoned VINE.
Fortunately. Gennaro escapes. but only
10 drink again Of the poisoned wine AT
banquet which Lucrctia BorGla mas
arranged for Gennaro's comrades. who
bavo dared 10 reveal 70 him her iden-
tity Mise Reed is a regal figure ln
this banquet scene when she reveals
"a tho assembled company the fact that
tbey have drunk OF the dread Borgia
wine. 80
The settings arc magnineent' ana so
arc the costumes, and wnilf no one
could say that "The Eternal SIN was !
pleasant picture - IS not one ""le"
will soon be forgotten. men.
In tho supporting cast arc William
Ct. os mike Of Fcrrnra, stephen
Crs;tan rs her murdered brother
Ia, pronon as Blanca and Jane
Fcarnley as Princess Negroni. - >.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Authors to Aid Mrs. Stuart
Relief Fund, Recently lncor-
porated, Seeks 100000

The first work Of the newly organ
lied Authors Relief Fund. which re-
coived o certificate of Incorporation on
Saturday. will be TO raise a fund for
tho aid Of Ruth McEnery Stuart, writ-
or who has been in sanatorlum since
tbe death of her son. Members OF the
orcanization, which grew out OF an
idea conceived by Ellis Parker. Butler
viii attempt TO raise 100000, the reye-
nue. from which will be applied 10 the
relief of needy authors, sculptors'
painters. newspaper men and producers
OF copyright material, regardless o.
whether they are members OF the fund.
The first meeting will be held "ednes-
day. ....or,
are George Barr Baker, Irving Baehei-
Icr Uamlin Garland. Rex Beach, lrvin
5. Cobb. Rupert Hughes, Jesse LynGin
Williams. Roger b. Whitman, Gertrude
Atherton. lie Roy Scott, Emily Post;
Harvey J. OHiggins, Will IRWIN ana
Charles Dana Gibson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Rockefeller Fund
Gave s2,590,0OO to
Relief Last Year
Organizations Total APP
preparations for 1916
Were $S,249,0 S8
Expenses Were$96,05
Interstate Park Board Got
Million; China Medical
Aid, $l,06S,l47

The Rockefeller Foundation made
appropriations totalling Ss.24e,Oss.96
during 1916. The largest gift OF the
year, the organizations report, issued
Yesterday. announces. was FOR war re-
lief. s2.59O.OOO. Since the beginning OF
the European conflict the foundation
has subscribed S4,lsl,s526i TO this
purpose
Next in size among the body's con-
tributions 10 outside agencies is the
81 900. 900 il gave TO the New YORK
Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Other large appropriations ireluded
the $4,000 900 set aside each year Tor
objects to be designated by John u.
Rockefeller. and the SlOoS,l4t
turned over TO the China Medieai
BOARD. This board has lent its assist
ance 70 several of the best medlcal cor
lcges. established under American
eupervision in China. and is planning
similar organizations in Shanghai ana
Peking. ~,
The International Health Board. a
subsidiary of the foundation, received
s6i1 .557.16. The work Of this body mas
consisted chiefly in demonstration, IN
cooperation with the governmental
health boards in Southern states, OF
methods for the relief Of the hookworm
disease. The board has also made a
survey Of the conditions attendant
upon yellow fever, with the hope OF
blaming a system which will complete
! lv eradicate the disease. experiments
! in economical methods whereby, ma
laria NAV be controlled are also beng
carried on. -
The administration expenses OF the
Rockefeller Foundation in 1916 are set
at 500 05i.23.
Among other gifts which the ooey
made TO unafliliated organizatlons IN
the last year are Johns Hopkins Onl-
versity, 1867 600: New YORK wy
Health Department. $4,000; New forrS
Committee on Aftercare Of lntantiiee
Paralysis Cases. $4,000; National
Committee for Mental Hygiene. S3iooV'
ard the American Social Hygiene AS
ISOLATION, $4,000.
The war relief appropriation was al
yided as follows: Belgian relief SAo',
600. Serbian. $4,000; Armenian ana
syrian. s59O.0O0: international Com
mittee of Young Mems Christian Asso
Citations. s3l5.690: Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research. 900; Amer
can Red Cross, $4,000: Polish reliel'
$1,000. 900: Prisoners OF war Nella,e
Work. 100000; general rellef worS'
$4,000: War Relief Commission "A
, ministration. $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Plays and Players

"The Very Minute" by John Meehan'
is the title of new American DRAMA
the first of series in which Arnold
Dalv will star under David Belaseo's
direction. The piece will open at the
Rclasco Theatre Easter Monday, April
@ Frances Starr. i'm Little Lady IN
Blue" will leave tor brief spring tour.
Mr.. Meehan, the author, IS young
American hitherto unknown 10 the ine-
atrc. The supporting company 20 NJ
Dalv incluqes John Cope, William MOT
ris. Lester Lonergan, Forrest hoD,n
son. Harry Davenport, Cathleen NesoI'
and Marie Wainwright.
John Craig and Lee Shubert an
nounce that they have accepted for I'm
mediate production a new farce-comeuy
in three acts by Frances Nordstroni,
entitled "He Said and She Believed
Him" The play will open IN Boston
an March %. and will be brought 10
Now York for spring presentation AZ
tho Garrick Theatre. ale Said and She
Relieved Him" is Miss Nordstrom's first
full length play, although sne mas
written several vaudeville sketSnes loi
her sister Marie Nordstrom. Inc cas,IS
will be headed by Mary Young, and VIII
include Grace Valentine, Kate Ryan,
Josephine Drake, Grace Reals, BETTY
Barricoat, Fred Eric, Dudley Hawiey'
Albert Howson, Thomas Tracy ana u
r. Mckinney
There will be three openings to-
night: Galsworthy's THE Fugitive" az
the Thirty-ninth Street; Eileen the
Victor Herbert Henry Blossom musical
comedv. at the Shubert. and the fourth
bill Of the Washington Square Players
at the Comedy.
The present edition of the Ziegfeld
Midnight Frolic is entering IT'S last
three weeks. Gene Buck and Dave
Sramper are now at work on the new
show. which will open April 9. Ned
Wayburn viii again stage the enter
tainment.
Helen Ware has been added 70 the
cast of Bosom Friends" the Frank
Nandel comedy written for Lew Fields.
.Iohn Mason and Irene Fenwick have
also been engaged for this play
The Rialto Theatre has secured the
privilege of first showing all Doug las
Fairbanks feature pictures IN New
York. in Again, Out Again" IS the
rext one scheduled. 1t is due the week
Of April p.
Plans are now under way TO produce
the Ballet Loose the burlesque scene
on the Russian Ballet in "The Century
Girl" in Moscow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-19
Hipoodrome Sick Fund
Benefit at Globe Theatre

The entire 1924 members Of the
Hippodrome organization, including
stars. staff. mechanical crew, ballet
skaters. chorus. stable men, eiec-
+ricians. swimmers and animal train
ers. assembled at the Globe theatre
Yesterday afternoon for a special per
Torrance for the benefit Of the New
York Hippodrome's Sick Fund. Charles
Dillingham; donated the Globe Theatre
for the occasion. and special pro-
gramme was given By various members
of the organization.