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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
REFLECT SMITH
RELIEF LEADER
Unanimously Chosen Grand
President;. HonorS For
Other Local Men

Delegates in attendance at the BIZ
ennial convention of the Brother
hoods Relief and Compensation Fund
elected officers late yesterday, after
noon and adjourned. The next meet
ing, two years hence, will be held in
Harrisburg. Changes made in the
bylaws were approved but will not
be made public until printed and for
warded to the various terminal lodges.
Luther G. Smith. of this city, was
reelected president. He was not
only the unanimous choice but the
delegates, before adjournment, gave
him a rising vote of thanks for his
untiring efforts and good work. other
officers are:
Other HnrriSburgers Elected
George w. Baltosser, Harrisburg
Terminal, elected to the grand board
of trustees for two years; w. Arthur
Wilson, Harrisburg, reelected at
national printer and editor of the
Progress, the official organ, for a term
of two years; Arthur Ripley, Harris
burg. national attorney; r. ID. Pratt,
Harrisburg, reelected national opti-
clan; L. l.. McGinnis. Pitcairn. assist
ant president; d. w. B. Murphy, ma
tional secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
.OBERLIN a.

G. A. Stengle left this week for
Wichita, Kas., as a delegate to the
General Conference of the United
Brethren Church, which is now in
session at that place.
At meeting of the Salem Luth-
eran Church council, George Hooker
was elected as lay delegate to the
Harrisburg conference of the East
Pennsylvania Synod, which will con-
vene next Monday and Tuesday in
Augsburg Lutheran Church.
Miss Emma Dengler was given a
birthday surprise at her home in
Chambers street.
DR.. r. w. Byrod motored to Phil
adelphia to-day and will return to-
morrow, accompanied by Mrs.
Byrod, who has been visiting her
parents in that city.
The Rev. j. ]. Hummer, of Seven
Valleys a former pastor of Salem
Lutheran Church, with his wife and
son, Paul, visited friends here en-
route to Mt. Carmel where he has
accepted n call from the Lutheran
Church.
A member of the committee of
arrangements for the prospective
big patriotic parade at Steelton,
visited the surrounding towns and
made arrangements for Oberlin, En-
haut and Bressler to take q part.
Efforts are being made to have a
full representation from these
places.
The Rev. d. e. Rupley addressed
members of the home department at
the Lutheran Church, Hummels-
town, last evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
President Grace Lauds
Government Officials
For War Preparation

Wilmington, Del, May 12. - Eu-
gene G. Grace, president of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, in ad-
dress before the Wilmington Cham
ber of Commerce tonight, compli-
mented the government officials and
others on their effective efforts to
prepare the nation for the gigantic
task which confronts it." He spoke
optimistically of the government S
shipbuilding program and said his
company is prepared to cooperate
to the utmost in this and all other
respects necessary to meet the ma
tion's requirements.
I'VE at Bethlehem" declared Mr..
Grace, "are probably in as good a
position as any private industry to
know how effective are the efforts
our government is making to pre-
pare the nation for the gigantic task
which confronts it. "It gives me eX-
treme pleasure, therefore, to eX-
press something of my enthusiasm
over the intelligence, the thorough
ness and the unselfishness which are
being displayed by members of the
administration at Washington as well
as by the large number of able busi-
nessmen upon whom they have call
ed for advice"
The Bethlehem works, Mr.. Grace
said, are turning out 100 finished
steel guns and more than 1000 gun
forgings a month. Our facilities,
he added, ARE at the service of the
government and will be enlarged in
any direction necessary to meet its
requirements"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
SteeIton Snap Shots

Parents Day. Parents Day will
be observed in the Presbyterian
Church tomorrow. Class No. 27 OF
the Sunday school will present a
white carnation to every mother that
attends the Sunday school session,
The pastor will preach sermons ap-
propriate to the occasion both morn
ing and evening.
Grammar School Literary. A
patriotic program was presented by
the Central Grammar School Liter
airy Society yesterday afternoon in
the high school auditorium.
Executive Committee Meeting. -
A meeting of the Civic Club EXecu-
tive Committee will be held at the
home of Mrs. j. NJ. Heagy, South
Front street, Monday afternoon.
Drilling For Parade.-IIigh school
boys and girls yesterday afternoon
paraded about the school campus in
preparation for the patriotic parade
next Saturday.
I'm Reserve Corps. - e. Merl
Hoerner and Miles Morris of Steel
ton have been ordered to the reserve
officers training camp at Fort
'iagara Both are graduates of the
local high school. Hoerner is a stu
dent at Michigan University and
Morrison is attending Lebanon VAL
ley College.
On Auto Trip. - Borough Solici-
tor Frank B. Wickersham and Mrs
Wickersham left yesterday for q
two weeks automobile trip to Bos-
ton.
st. Johns Music.-The following
musical numbers will be presented
by the st. John l. Itheran Church
choir tomorrow morning: Quartet
"Only Thee" Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Deh-
ner, Harold Wells and William/ Deb
rer. Evening anthem. BLOW Ye
Trumpet, Blow" baritone solo. Like
as q Father" William Kreig.
Steelton Visitor.-F. K. Myers, a
Alexander. Huntingdon county. is
visiting his brother, DR.. d. e. Myers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
STEELTON CHURCHES

ST. Johns Lutheran-The Rev. G..
n. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at
10:45 a. IN. on For Them That Love
Home" and at 1880 p. m. on Il Am
Thy Shield" S. S., $3.50; Inter-
mediate c. E., 6:30.
First Presbyterian - The Rev. C..
B. Segelken, pastor will preach at
II a. m. on 'The Moral Courage of
Motherhood" and at 1880 p. m. on
THE Power of Mothers In
fiuence." S. S. at 9:45; C. E., GAS.
Main Street Church of God-The
Rev. II. !. Carmichael will preach at
1890 a. m. and at 1880 p. m. S. S.,
2; Jr. c. E.. 6; Sr. c. E., 6:30.
Trinity Episcopal - The Rev. Da-
vid Yule, rector; Communion, s a.
M; S. S., 10 a. m; morning prayer
prayer and sermon, 1880 p. m.
Grace United Evangelical - The
Rev. A. L. Hangen, of Harrisburg,
will speak at 1880 q. m. on al
bright College and Higher Educa-
tion," and the Rev. j. K. Hoffman,
pastor, will preach a special sermon
to young folks at 1880 p. m. S. S.
9:15; K. L. c. E., Z.
First Reformed - The Rev. II. II.
Rupp, pastor, will preach at 10;45
a. IN. on "Purging the Branch" and
at OV u. VII ilC oIChb IAt-
fusal." S. s., 9:45; Wednesday, 1880,
prayer meeting.
st. Marks Lutheran The Rev.
H. C. Holloway, of Harrisburg, will
preach at 1890 a. m. and at 1880 p.
m. s. S. at 2.
Central Baptist - The Rev. II. o.
Germer, pastor, will preach at 1890
a. m. and at 1880 p. IN. S. S. 2; b.
Y. P. u, $3.50.
Salem Lutheran, Oberlin - The
Rev. d. s. Rupley, pastor, will preach
at 1890 a. m. on The Ascension of
Christ" and at 1870 p. m. on "Give
Me Thy Hand" S. S., $3.50; c. E.,
6:30.
Centenary United Brethren - The
Rev. A. X. Wier, pastor, will preach
at II a. m. on "The Need of a
Vision of the Unseen" and at 1880
p. m. on 1.-THE Worlds Indebtedness
to the Jews" s. S., 9:45. O..
st. Peters Lutheran - Higfspife,
the Rev. Ernest l.. Pee, pastor, will
preach at 10 a. m. on Our Mothers"
and at 7:30 on THE Scorching Test"
Sunday school, 2:30; C. E., $3.50; OBJ
servance of Mothers Day at the
morning service.
United Brethren - Highspire, the
Rev. II. f. Rhoad, pastor, will preach
at 10:45 on THE Home" and at
1880 on "The Second Command
ment." Sunday school, $50; Y. p.
S. c. E., at $3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
Steelton Red Cross
Chapter Appoints
Finance Committee

A telegram from Washington, D.
c., calling upon Red Cross chapters
throughout the country to appoint a
committee for raising Red Cross
contributions, similar to the one re-
ceived in Harrisburg yesterday which
was published in the HARRISBURG
TELEGRAPH last night, was re-
ceiVed by the Steelton chapter.
The executive committee in ses-
sion at noon to-day appointed the
following businessmen and residents
to the Steelton committee: w. II.
Nell, chairman; Robert M. Ruther-
ford; Martin Cumbler, Frank b.
Wickersham, T. r. McEntee, T. j.
Nelley, Wyman Abercrombie, Prof.
l.. e. McGinnes, Quincy Bent, DR..
John McCurdy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
Parade Aides May Not
Be Mounted in March

Every organization of the borough
is busy arranging for the patriotic
parade next Saturday. Forty Bethle-
hem Steel Company police from the
local plant are now getting instruc-
tions in marching on Cottage Hill
field. This squad of men will head
the procession.
A plan to have all aids in the pa
rade walk instead of using horses
will be submitted to the general COM
mittee at the meeting Tuesday, it
is understood. 1t was previously
planned to have each aid mounted.
]. II. Gerdes is going among the
aids and gatherings their opinion
Of the matter, and Will report at the
meeting Tuesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

the state authorities did not do all
they should have done in the Pitts
burgh insurance case. Mr.. Brown said
that the statement was wholly untrue
and that he expected cooperation
from Mr.. Jackson and his people, but
at the same time If the county prose-
cutor did not do his duty the state
would intervene and protect the in
terests of the public. The statement
by Mr.. Brown was sharp call-down
of the Allegheny man, who is also in
vited to call upon Mr.. Brown when in
the city on Monday in connection with
requisition proceedings.
Board Meets wednesday-The state
Compensation Board will meet here
Wednesday to take up Central Penn
sylvania cases.
Lafcan on JOb-Daniel i. Lafean,
the State Banking Commissioner, was
here to-day looking after office af-
fairs, but stated that there was moth
ing new in the Philadelphia case. Mr..
Lafean has the Saturday habit
Two Appointed - Governor Brum-
baugh to-day appointed Samuel w.
Meek. Philadelphia, and T. r. Ed
wards, Shenandoah. as members of
the statewide committee on public
defense.
Humes Retires-The Adjutant Gem
erals Department to-day announced
the transfer of Major T.. Lowry
Humes, adjutant of the Second Bri-
gade, National Guard, and United
States District Attorney for Western
Pennsylvania, to the officers reserve
list of the guard. Major Humes serv-
ed with the Second Brigade on the
border Captain James L. Weldon. of
Williamsburg, was appointed to sue
ceed Major Holmes as adjutant
Twenty -fOur-HOur Service - The
Public Service Commission, in an
opinion handed down to-day by Com
missioner Milton j. Brecht. directs the
Coalport Heat, Light and Power Com
pany to install and furnish twenty
four-hour service in its territory. The
complaint made was that the company
furnished current only from nightfall
until midnight, and from or o'clock
in the morning. depending on the sea-
son, until daylight. The opinion says
nothing material was offered to show
why the respondent could not supply
the service desired.
Complaints FiIed-The Public Serv-
ice Commission to-day received
number of complaints about illegal
operation of jitneys in Lawrence and
Lackawanna counties.
Appeal Big Case-The Westmore-
land Water Company has appealed
from the decision of the Public Serv-
ice Commission in the rate case.
Hearing ON Tuesday - The House
banking committee will give hear
ing on Tuesday on the escheat bills
now in the hands of the Governor.
Put Places on LlSts-The House ap-
preparations committee is checking up
the places on Capitol Hill so that all
persons carried on contingent funds
will have regular places. Appropria-
tions are being made for them.
Heard Case LIsted-The Board of
Pardons has listed the application for
pardon of George Heard, Cumber-
land, serving time for felonious en-
try.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

GEORGE SZYCILLI
George Szycilli, 15-year- son OF
Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN Szycilli, who
disappeared from his home, Friday
April 81, has not been heard OF
since. He was n bright boy and
students in the fourth grade of the
Susquehanna schoolbuilding, taught
by Professor Walter Shank. His par
ents can give no reasons why the
lad left home.
Adam Hostott was given a hearing
before Squire c. e. Bowers Thurs
day afternoon, charged with stealing
chickens from Mrs. John Lutz, OF
Royalton. He pleaded guilty of the
charge and said that George Mock
lin was the leader of the gang, but
they have not succeeded in landing
Cocklin. Hostott was held for court.
The junior class of the high school
entertained the senior class in the
high schoolbuilding last evening,
and a program was presented.
The cutting department of the
shoe factory was gwen an increase
of wages, amounting to 40 cents per
day, affecting about fifty hands.
The committees on the Red Cross
Society got to work on their can
vassing yesterday afternoon and sew
eral of the committees reported hav-
ing secured quite a number of new
members. At the present time ESQ
members have been enrolled.
Mothers Day will be observed in
the NJ. e. Church tomorrow and a
program is being arranged. In the
evening the Rev. James Cunning
ham, will preach Gn Patriotism"
1tfI 10
school presented to the building
fund of the Highspire Lutheran
Church $179.44 to be used for the
new building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
Suspect Travels 500
Miles to Surrender

Minneapolis. Mimi. May IL. =
Walter Baker, charged with COM
plicity in theft of copper fixtures and
wire at the Minneapolis State fair
grounds, gave himself up to st. Paul
police after travelling 500 miles for
that purpose.
He was at Fort Francis. Man. en-
ployed as a reel estate agent, when
he heard that he was wanted in st.
Paul on a grand larceny charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
California Fishermen
Find Potatoes in Cod

Long Beach, Cal. May IL. - Even
Naptune is raising his own potatoes
these days of high cost of tubers,
according to the belief expressed by
Captain Graves. of the fishing launch
Tourist, who found several small
new potatoes in the stomachs of two
big rock cod hooked in the chan
mel.
This means that there is a SUBJ
marine potato patch somewhere be-
tween here and Catalina Island, and
ways and means to harvest it will
be found when the local mariners
find the valuable marine potato
beds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

sentatives of the companies here on
June s. The tentative drafts of the
proposed report will be submitted
at that time and AN effort made to
fix date for enforcement which
will cause as little trouble as pos
sible.
The commission has scheduled
hearings for every day the coming
week except Tuesday when it will
meet in executive session in this
city for consideration of cases. The
hearings will be held in Harrisburg,
Sharon and Pittsburgh. The latter
hearings are on jitney and station
cases On Monday argument on the
demurrer of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company to the complaints
against routing of cars between
South and West philadelphia.
Five Thousand at Work. - Five
thousand men are at work on the
state highways of pennsylvania put
ting them into shape for summer
and fall traffic and the work is be-
ing more or less hampered by the
scarcity of labor and the delays in
delivery of road material. The force
of men at work is the largest of any
May in the departments history and
it is hoped to keep them working
through the summer. In the opera
llOllS NitlS SDIlhS are
of turnpikes recently taken over.
Give Up FIowcrs.-Suggesti to
owners of flower gardens to reduce
the space occupied by purely orna-
mental flowers and to plant Vege-
tables instead are being made by
state advisers, who have been food
ed with letters from people asking
for informations about raising vege-
tables. The number of flower gar
den owners anxious to convert their
plots into vegetables is rather sur
prising and they are chiefly inter-
ested in desiring to know how to
keep down insect pests.
Requests Being Made. Many
requests for recommendation for the
officers training camp are being
made by National Guarlsmen. They
are being sent to their commanders.
To Improve Bridge. - The Water
Supply Commission has granted per-
mission to the Pennsylvania railroad
to make improvements to the bridge
over Losch's Run in Perry county.
VIII Act Shortly. The Public
Service Commission will act shortly
in fixing a date for argument of
the Harrisburg jitney cases.
Brown Calls OfiiciaI-Attorney Gem
eral Brown to-day promptly called
District Attorney r. H. Jackson, of
Allegheny county, for intimations that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
REALTY DEALS

Real estate deals in the borough
which have been closed recently are
as follows: Mrs. Gertrude Brandt to
John Husic and Anton Papic, re-
spectively, the frame dwellings To-
Gated at 376 and 37S South Second
street. Edward Markley to Ross
Saul, frame dwelling, $40 South
Second street; Philip III. Folk to Jo-
seph Randolph, two-and-one-half-
story frame dwelling in Enhaut;
William Stabnau to Leo Kuntz, two
and -one-half-story frame dwelling,
S31 Swatara street; II. C. Deik to
Yanko Drmes, three-story brick
dwelling, sos South Second street;
Joseph Kline, Pine street, to Her
bert G. Kimmel, of Lemoyne, farm
of 20 acres in York county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
Makes Fortune on
Land Free 7 Years Ago

Sterling, Col, May l2.-After COM
ing here seven years ago as home
steader and without funds, Joseph
Van Duyse bid in 1900 acres of
land at an auction sale, paying $19,-
1t made one of the biggest land
sales in this section in years. The
land sold was that of the late ]. f.
Hart and the sale was to close an
estate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
ELKs TO OBSERVE MOTHERS, DAY

Mothers Day EXERCISES will be held
at the Elks' Tome, in North Second
program has been arranged. The solo
lists include: Miss Catherine Heicher,
soprano; John ID. Whitman, violinist
Byron $. Behney. tenor; Clarence H
Sigler, bass.
The program Is as follows: Intro
ductory address, Exalted Ruler James
l.. Carroll; Little Mother At Home, y
Clarence III. Sigler; invocation, the
Rev. Everett Hallman. pastor of EN-
manuel Presbyterian Church; Mother
o. Nine" Miss Heicher; serenade,
"Espagnole." and souvenir. Mr.. Whit
mani address, Horace A.. Segelbaum;
Mother Machree." Mr.. Behney: prayer
and benediction, the Rev. MIR. Hall
man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
May Organize Rescue
Mission in Steelton

Organization of q rescue mission
in Steelton will be considered at a
meeting of the Ministerial Associa-
ton of Steelton and Vicinity in st.
Johns Lutheran Church Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. At the last
meeting two months ago efforts were
made by Harrisburg workers to take
up the move and the matter was laid
over until this meeting. The propo-
sition is favored by all ministers and
some definite action is expected at
this session
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
THE READING

Harrisburg Division - 2 crew first
to go after 1880 a. M: II. &c, 5, 10, 15,
21, II.
10:45 a. m: SO. Co.. &C, II. 50, 81.
Enugineers for II, Is, II.
Firemen for 62, 65. II. II, II.
Conductors for 65, 67, II.
Brakeman for So.
Engineers up: Minnick. Schuyler.
Booser, Bordner, Lackey, Hollenbach.
Freed, Griffith, Ruth, Ruber. Wire
man.
Firemen up: Zukowski, Grundon,
Enders, Bushey. Kinderman, Trul-
linger, Eisley, Heighes,. Smith, Gaug-
ler, King. Biting, Gallagher.
Conductor up: Derrick.
Brakemen up: Grove, Seidle, Stye,
Ellenberger. Weaver, Edwards. Yentz-
er. Craig. Feas. Smell, Mosey, Seigfried,
Keener, Beitler, Cassel. Stutzman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
WANT SLOW TRAFFIC

London, May IL. - The municipal
authorities have decided against a
much h-agitated proposal to limit the
speed of street traffic in London to
ten miles per hour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
Railroad Notes

Philadelphia and Reading Railway
tailors are visiting cities on the main
line to fit coats on employees. Or
ders were placed recently for sum-
mer uniforms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

Hagerstown, Md, May 11.-Em-
ployes of the Washington county
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad have been given an in
crease in wages. Trackmen now re-
ceive IS cents an hour. watchmen
AT crossings have been advanced so
month, and bumpers at Hagers-
town 50 a month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
AWARD CONTRACT FOR
SCHOOL COAL SUPPLY

The school board has awarded
Detweiler Brothers the contract for
supplying coal for the school build
ings during the coming season. About
500 tons of coal are used each year
Detweiler Brothers was practically
the only bidder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

The Harrisburg Motive Power
team played at Washington, ID. c..
to-day. A number of local rooters
accompanied Manager Red Owens
and his players.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12
ONE-DAY TRIP
JOHANNESBURG
Curtailment of Trains Will
Not Effect Sunday Travel;
Traffic Cut

While the Pennsy is still planning
to curtail passenger trains in order to
permit prompt handling of food sup
plies and war traffic, eXcursionists
will not be wholly deprived of their
summer pleasure trips. The new
schedule, out in two weeks, will pro-
vide for less trains Through trains
will be merged, it is said, and local
trains will be given increased stops.
The following was made public to-
day: y "...
Daily Excursions
THE Pennsylvania Railroad has
taken no active steps as yet towards
a general curtailment of passenger
service on account of the war, but the
management has in contemplation the
possibility that such action may be
forced upon it later by future devel-
opments. With this in mind. all of
the operating and passenger officials
have been instructed to make n care
full study of passenger transportation
conditions on all parts of the railroad
In order to determine in what ways
the service could be reduced with the
least possible inconvenience to the
public"
The special train announced to run
to Pittsburgh from Harrisburg on
June has been called off. Excur-
slonS to Harrisburg tomorrow will
be, from Johnstown and Altoona, and
intermediate points; York; New York
state, Renova and intermediate points.
and from York. Other excursions to
this city booked are:
May 20. PunXsutawney and interme-
date points; May 81. Bellefonte and
intermediate points to Lewisburg
Mt. Carmel to points intermediate to
Snydertown; Wilkes-Barre south to
Sunbury and from Ardmore on the
Philadelphia division west to Cone
WACO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

Suspension of the full crew law
IS advocated by the Philadelphia
Board of Trade in memorial sent
10 the Pennsylvania State Legisla-
ture yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

Members of local lodges of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers have been invited to attend q
meeting of Division No. 4593 to-mor-
row at Third and Hamilton streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-12

Due to the fact that hundred or
more Pennsylvania railroad clerks
have enlisted for war duty, officials
in that city are planning to give
employment to a number of young
women. Examinations are now being
held.