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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
SOMERSET (KY.) NEWS.

Tho colorcd people here. under the
leadership Of Dr.. J. S. Anderson, are
preparing to celebrate the Emancipa-
ton Proclamation January first. This
will be the greatest affair staged by
colored people in Pulaski County.
Secretary Baird of the Afro-Amer-
lean Correspondence Normal School,
is preparing the Jumbo Holiday Ed
tion 20 be delivered during Xmas.
He has appointed Mss Mary Cath
crime Goggins and Miss Peggy Owsley,
who are securing the town over. talk
ing subscribers and booking orders
for Nichols Great War Atlas and
Ready Reckoncr. The Bureau will
open a book house. where al kinds
OF Negro literature will be on sale.
and we shall certainly have the Planet,
the greatest Negro paper in America.
The public school at Tatesville Is
preparing for exercises Xmas eve
night. and they are expecting a good
crowd from here.
Miss Estel,a Hudson. a student OF
the Tatesv:llc public school. has been
appointed agent for the Mammoth
Insurance Company.
Mrs. Dr.. e. II. Alexander has Just
returned from a visit to see her
mother who has been quite i'll in
Wayne County, but is convalescent.
Miss Florence S. Cato. of the Tatas-
Vile public school, has been appointed
private secretary and indcXer for the
Afro american Correspondence Nor
nal School, and she enters her duties
with much vigor and courage
The public school here. under prin-
cipalship Of Prof, J, +. Owens, is
moving on nicely
The Baptist and Methodist churches,
pastorcd by Rcvs. Wood and Mum
iord respectively. are moving on in
excellent shape. More about them.
Subscribe for and read the Planet
Americas greatest Negro paper.
Cal at Office Of Afro American Cor
rcspondcncc Normal School with Or.
T.. r. Alexander
The pupils Of the Wcstmoreland
High School gave their Xmas enter
ta:nment Friday afternoon in the aud
i'orinm. 1t was an excellent one. Tt
consisted OF violin and piccola. solos.
rc"itations and duets.
Mrs Annie l.. Kemp left Saturday
to sncnd the holidays in Washington,
ID. G.
Mrs. Mamie Cobhs, Of Uolbrook
Street. IS in Frccdman's Hospital. I'M
der the skillful care Of DR.. Curtis.
Miss Annie J. Freeman. OF sci
Franklin Street. is spending the holi-
days in Norfolk. Va, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. b. Noble arc spend
ing the HOLIDAYS in Richmond. Va,
with Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Carter,
st. James Street.
The Red Cross auxiliary will give
a musical and Red Cross nantomine
at the Industrial High School Mon
day evening. December 81. Admis-
sion. ten cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke celebrated the
birthday Of little Miss I.eonfe at their
residence, $40 N. Union Street. A
! splendid menu Was served.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
TIE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND VIRGINIA.

turcrs. The married Negro comes to
tho North to stay. He desires to have
ais family with him, and if he is not
accompanied North by his wife and
chlldrcn he pans to have them iol-
low nm AT tue earliest possible date
AllhouSh such man il glad to re
oc'Hc the better treatment, enlarged
privileges and higher wages. which
are accorded HIM here, he cannot ad-
Ju"t hin'Sel permanently the Pitts
bufSh housing situation. He mccls
ms hfSt lnSupcrabic dIHculty when
nc attempts TO get Il house III which
to live. Back South, nc may have
Been oppressed, but his home was
often III more comfortable place,
Nhcrc he had light and space. AT
last he did not have TO I've in one
room in congcsutd slum and pay
excessive rents.
Tbs is the statcmcn, of condit .ons
North and South That il is true. no
one who has taken even time to
81 Chilly investigate will deny. DR..
Epstein draws the distinction between
the White foreigner and the Negro
native in the following Language:
While il is true that the foreign
immigrant Of Il few years ago was
probably not accorded any better ac-
cGmmodations in Pittsburgh than ia
Tie Negro at present, it should be
remembered that the foreigner did
not know the language. Everything
seemed strange and unfamiliar to
nm. lie was loath to move TO an
even stranger part Of the city and
preferred to stay In his first new
world homo and to live among his
own people. even under adverse con-
d.tlons. 1t is altogether different
with the Negro. He knows the Ian
Guagc and the country; he does not
Tear TO III crate and when he does not
feel content in one place, he pro-
cecdS to look for Il better one. We
might cite dozens Of incidents of men
who have either had their families
here or intcndcd to bring them. but
have gone to other cities where they
hoped to find better accommodations.
ms is certain to continue If cities
like Cleveland. Detroit and philadcl.
phla keep in advance of Pittsburgh
'''''''5 W HpuSGS lot
these migrants. The Pittsburgh man
uiacturer will never keep an efficient
labor supply Of Negroes until he
learns TO compete with the employers
OF the other cities in housing pro.
gramme as we'll as in wages.
The actual situation of tho Pitts
burgh housing problem for the Negro
Is shown by the figures obtained In
our survey. Almost nincty-eight Der
cent of the people investigated live
either in rooming houses or In tcne.
ments containing more than three fam.
Hiss. Thirty-tive per cent live in
tenement houses. fifty per cent In
rooming houses. about twelve per
cent in camps and churches and only
two and half per cent live i'm what
may he termed single private family
residences .'i
But enough for this week. To fully
appreciate this exhaustive report.
send fifty cents to DR.. a. Epstein.
1888 Center Ave, Pittsburgh. Pa. The
tables contained in the treatise are
as interesting for study as the treat
ISIS itself
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
THE MAN AND TIE WOMAN,
The Waco, Texas Conservative
Counsellor says

Counsellor says
The man who offers to marry wo.
man III this day and time without
"aFlng made some preparations to
take care OF her Ought to be arrest ed
were in substance, one OF the state
mcnts made by DR.. Jenkins In the
las, Sunday morning sermon. The
doctor is right he might have gone
further and said he ought to be Jail
cd also, because there will be Jail
case OF 1t any way if the man does
not make the proper provision, for
love cannot live off OF fine clothes
ana soft words Love must have some
tn -ng substantial upon which to
thrive best just as tender plant
Among the first o" these indispcnsa-
bic Prerequisites are food, clothing,
shelter with quite a number Of other
less essentials, which sach trifl:ng
men expect their wives to furnish
after their marriage.
The man who spurns all forms OF
labor and whose hands and brains
are free from corns as lawyer IIar-
rison puts it. ha" no need to take a
young woman, crush her spirit, i'm
prison and starvc her to death.
II they intend to enact laws in &C
"oraance with our contemporaries
suggestions. we arc of the opinion
that The preachers will not do much
business IN the matrimonial marke:
daring the new year. We pause to
remark though that both are preach
i'e the gospel Of truth. The troubl.,
up here is thai wife carries a hus-
hand to court not to have him pun
ishcd. but to have the Judge make
him do better. When the Judge i'm
poses the Jail sentence on hCi worst
half" she is the first to enter a pro-
test and if a fine is the stipulation,
she VII pawn some of her jcwelry or
clothing in order to take her hus-
band home with her. The love Of a
woman snrpa"ses human undcrstand
ing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
DANVll,I.IG NEWS.

The home Of Mrs. Amanda West,
OF Stokes Street. was the scene Of n
beautiful wedding last Wednesday
c|cninE. when her daughter. Miss
.lanCttc. became the wife of Mr.. james
Ncmack. At 9:l0. Mr.. James Gum.
VINO presided ut the piano informed
the wait ny crowd by the sweet tones
Of the wedding march. that the hour
was 1T hand when two hearts should
hCrumc one.
Little Jas. Il. Wilson. Jr.. came for
v ard ho"rinr the liccn@e on Il silver
tray. Then followed Miss LOttic
Col man. the bridesmaid. who sang
Il solo that made others think that
love i not blind. III bride band
rrmclv dressed bearing Il lovely bou-
"uct # brides roses. cam" forth lean
ing OF. the arm Of Mr.. w. II. Neal.
Sac was met nj tn" altar by the
groom. accompanied by Mr.. Eugene
Swift of RcidsrilIc. y. c.. the groom's
cousin Out Of town guests were
NJ 81 Pcachic West of Oranre, N. j.,
the brides sister. Miss Florence Smith
Of Lynchhurg. Va.
Miss Annie Freeman IL spending
some time in Norfolk. Va.
Mr.. J. w. Sampson is home with
his parents. after spending some time
in New York.
Misses Lizzie Luck, Georgia Smith,
Sus.e CALVIN. Myrtle Avery and J. M.
Radly. and Messrs. Herman and viii
lie Gum came home TO spend the
Christmas.
Mr. Silas Taylor was home with
his family during the holidays
Mr. Dock Gravett, after a long H.
20 died Sunday afternoon, Decem-
Der 23 Funeral services were held
in the Loyal Street Baptist Church
Christmas day. Or. \. a. Calvin
paid Il high tribute to the deceased.
The remains were in charge Of the
Masons.
Mrs. Mamie Cobba. who underwent
an operation ut the Frecdman's Hos
pital is doing nicely under the skill
full treatment of DR.. Curtis.
DR.. John II. Hatcher was In the
city last week. tho guest OF his niece,
Mrs. Armcdia WYE. Or. Hatcher
comes from Oklahoma City. Gala.
DR.. J. II. Hayes. OF As"ury Park,
n. J.. is visiting his sister. Mrs. Nora
Williamson.
MIR. Porter Watkins. Of Columbus.
ONO. after n silence Of seventeen
years. suddenly appears TO surprise
his brother. Mr. Willie Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Lowe spent the
holiday with their mother.
Mr.. John r. Wilson, of Youngs-
town. Ohio. was married to Miss Jer-
Inc Price Saturday, $50 p. NJ. Rev.
S. \. Moses otliciatcd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Samon are WIS.,
ting their relatives in Danville. Va,
and Reidsvilc. N. G.
Mrs. Annie l. Kemp Is spending
the holidays in Wash;ngt on, ID. G.
Mr.. Claude Robinson. of ----------,
Mass. is visiting in Danville, Va.
Messrs. Clarence Frye. John and
David Womack. from Camp Lee, wore
N the city last week.
Miss Flossie Coleman, Scottsburg,
n. c.. is visiting her sisters. Mad
amcs Grace W. Hardy. and Mabel
Grasty. Miss j. e. Greene Is also
their guest.
Miss Vivian West OF V. N. and l. L.,
spent tho holidays home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

The Russians are determined to
have peace and the Germans are as
determined to see that they have
what they want in this respect. The
Germans arc determined to have Rus
sian trade and the Russians are as de
ccrmincd that the Germans shall
have what they want N this respect.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

This life is a disappointment to
many people, but still they cling to
it. They know the troubles with
which they contend and they arc igno
rant Of the trials that they are to
meet over yonder
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Some folks lounge around to find
Cut other folks who work and then
seek the opportunity by sympathetic
means to beat folks ont Of money
who do work.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Saving money should be practiccd
by the Industrious, then they be-
come more industrious and thrifty.
The two traits go together.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05


War has caused Il rushing business
for tho Red Cross. Other organiza--
lions may lack money but that great
body knows how to get ii.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

must find another country in which
to live. They can go to Africa as
soon as they find Il way to get there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

We believe the Baptist preachers
arc about to stop fighting. This ac-
counts for the Devil having a "long
face" this Christmas
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Prayer j., good. but work is better
down here. Prayer and work go to
gethcr, not prayer without work.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05


Miss sMarie Brown NJ PITTSBURGH
and n student of Virgiui, Thoolopic,i
Seminary and r,,,ore r,,, no nnost
nr ui.. rmn;cn Gna,nr w." hm,, ~. S Suua.
wool,
=har.rs Njtchc,l Inh, pinl,"x ' nav
tnm and AIR Nnnrnnn -, "Irr 100
surn, Xmas IN nn.n.I'n ,n ' ',,,n'.,'. ~
t.rir MANY rrirnds and rri,tivng
AIr Kn,,,r, =, low !. s,;Inr -,
Che Hattlcship Iowa,
W.. ;,i !, n, ,
Willie Dodd ON Gilmrr Az, n "
AIR. Ellis Jn,cs If rh,thnu u.",.
the ,.uc I of his sister urs Iinrrin,,
Alcadcvs 10, I,rrisn, ,rS 't,,r 49,.
t4c \mas
ROANOKE CRY LODGE M 2oo5
SMOKER
Roanoke Civ l,odrc CAV, ., smoker
to its members and friends Thnrsd,,,
night. Dee. mbcr -, 1917 ronI
number was present, AI,cr snryinp
Il course con. listing nr s,nI,yirhn,. 'S
hanl. tongue. cheese picilos ond COT.
fee, cigars o,r M or,,ra ',o ','', w.
selves N their own way, and c,invnd
The evening. Mr.. Chas. poindcxtcr
Ward Hall and r. " coo. wnr, ~,
AT THE HAMPTON T1JEATRE
The Smart Set Company. with {
Homer Tut Wnitney. will bo NJ ,bn
Hampton the week Of January e,h
Don't fail to see this componv Of
eleven people. Good pictures NJ nj
times.
Mrs. Lizzie Harris of Ncrr yor,,
City spent the HOLIDAYS in tho oitM
With her son and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cr
$50 9th Ave. n. W,
Pvt. Arthur Colston of 7Otb Conn
pany. 18th Battalion nj C,mn Ino
and Virginia Trooper IIa:rs,on ~
Camp Upton. left ror their rosnnctiv,
camps Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Boldland or L,,rn,,,;,,o
Va. was the guest of hcr dounh,nr
Mrs. William Harpcr. 2o2 5tb Ava
\ W.. during the HOLIDAYS
NJ IS Mary Valentine, of Now yor,s
City. is the runst If h.,r .,i', ~" ~. X
Rosa Toles.
Mrs. Maggie Morten returned ~
Columbus. Ohio. after snond;nr ,,,o
Maggie City" was full of tho s+,.
dents FROM the greatest collore or tho
South-the Virginia Thcologic,l Som.
mary and College, spendinr tboir
Christmas vacation. Among thcm
were Mcssrs. Richard A. Henderson
James f. Brown. Theodore Halo Al
i"iso Moore and Julian BovlIin Of
New York; Misses Geneva ID. Hen
'rfSoh' Eunico Cooper. Thcodosia
Scphino Bell Estclla billiard Sails
evans, and Miss Marie Brown. of
New York. Miss Brown WAS tho die.
1lnEuishcd guest of Miss Eun;ro
cooper. The Seminary students wnrn
invited to Mrs. Means Residence IN
Ave, n. W. They we're also ontnr.
tanned at Miss Geneva Henderson,s
twice during their stay.
Miss Constance Henderson had
special guests from the COLLEGE
MIR. e. y. StanGcld also honorod
the students and Miss r. G.. especial.
Iy. '''o>''''
Mrs. Mamie Casey Common, OF Pearls.
burg. Va. was the guest of Mrs
Amelia c. Herben.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Preachers, like everybody else
want more salary in order to meet
the high cost Of living.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Young folks should marry now.
When they get older. they will have
much more sense.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
:. PECULIAR SENTENCE.

One Of the most remarkable cases
of affairs comes to light in the con.
viction of Private Jerry Ward Of the
District National Guard. The facts
brought out ut the time were that
Private Ward was Gil guard duty
wAcn Andrew j. Cooper. ah aged car,
rCntcr attempted to take short
, cut" and passed the guard In order to
get to his work in the quartcr-mas-
ter training camp. lie refused to
halt when ordered and N fact scuf-
file with the guard. AS Il result, he
fled. with the guard. lie refused to
following Geographic report explains
itself:
Washington. December 25.--Pri.
waite Jerry Ward. attached to Com
pany 4. First Separate Battalion OF
Negro troops Of the District National
Guard. mas been sentenced to d:Sm' S.
sal from the service and three years
at hard labor in the Federal pe1iten-
tiary At Atlanta for killing Andrew J.
Cooper. an aged carpenter. at the
1uartcrmastcr training camp here last
Oct Ohcr -.
.'s,.st.
In times of war. Il sentry is justi-
fled in shooting anyone who fails to
Obey the command Of halt after it has
Lccn gwen. 1t seems that when it
comes 10 Texas, the country is in a
state OF war, but wnen 1t comes to
i"c District OF Columbia, this same
country IS in Il state OF peace. Furth-
er comment is unnecessary. We hope
Secretary baker and President WI.
son. Inc ways OF some OF these mill
tary court martials are past finding
out.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

laHincSS is devil sent curse and
industry is heaven sent blessing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
....JANUAltf ., 1918

Hypocrisy is as ever present now
IS IL was during the days of old.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
JUDGE TERRELL.

Emancipation Proclamation. bone
lit boys at Camp Lee. Judge r. TT.
Terrell. of Washington. D. c.. will be
the speaker Of the day Tuesday, jan
uary |, 1918. at 2 p. NJ, at the First
baptist Church, Let the colorcd peo
pie Of Roanoke give Judge Terrell q
on s & reception. Admission, 25
cents.
Judge Terrell is one of the four
Negro judges on the bench in tho
United States.
Mr.. Ronald Earth. who has been
living in Atlantic City the past nine
months. win spend the Xmas with
his parents aud friends In Roanoke.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05
ROANOKE CITY LODGE. 40. 1925
SMOKER

koanokc City Lodge gave u smoker
10 It's members and friends Thursday
night Zee, mbcr -, 1917. y good
NUMBER was present. After serving
Il course con, listing Of sandwiches Of
na'A' tongue. cheese. pickles and COT
zee cigars. etc. all expressed them
serves III their own way. and enjoyed
me evening. MIR. Chas. PoindcXtcr
ward Hal and II. w. Goes were the
entertainment committee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-01-05

Nincty-thrce per cent of those who
gave the time Of residence in Pitts
burgh mad been here less than one
year. More than eighty per cent OF
the single men interviewed had been
here less than S-X months. In the
number wno have been here for the
longest periods, married men pre-
dominate, showing the tendency OF
this class to become permanent resi-
dents. This fact is evidently we'll
known to some industrial concerns
which have been bringing men from
the South. Many of them have
learned from bitter experience that
the mere delivery Of train load OF
men from Southern city, does not
guarantee Il sufficient supply Of labor.
This is evidenced by the fact that the
labor agents Of some of these firms.
made an effort to secure married men
only, and even to investigate them
prior to- their coming here. Differ
cnces IN recruiting methods may also
explain why some employers and la
Dor agents hold very optimistic
view Of the Negro as a worker, while
others despair of him. The reason
why Pittsburgh has been unable to
secure a stable labor force is doubt
less realized by the local manufao-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-29
FRENCH REPORT
Continued from PAGE Onel

Rcinforcements Joined the Germans
and from the captured first British
line murderous fire with rifles, ma
chine guns and automatics was open
ed on the rear lines of the British i.
distances up to 1000 yards This ra IN
Of death was so deadly as to over.
power the British reserves who could
not see whence it came and were UNI
able, owing to it's severity, to ad:
vance to the assistance of their COM
rades III the first line.
Under cover Of this hail of bullets
the German waves Of infantry made
their way into the British line. The
Germans lay down when they had ad-
sanceu for some distance anu allow
ed still other waves to pass tarouah
the intervals. simultaneously. large
numbers Of small cannon and three
inch guns mounted on low carriages,
for quick movement and low visi-
bility were brought up close behind
the advancing Infantry.
The tenacious resistance o. the
British at many points Of the line
caused the Germans to bring into
action all Of their Immediately avail
able reserves and also to bring up
other divisions from the quieter parts
of the front. Approximately 10 divis-
ions have been definitely recognized
as having been engaged in the battle,
al Of which have suffered very Sc
| we're losses.
AT the present moment the German
movement is in the direction of
Amiens.
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ANOTHER SECTOR
CONTINUED from Page Ons)

enga gements here resulted in virtually
no change in the situation. The enemy
lost heavily in men. The Germans are
still rushing up artillery for continu-
ance of the battle. but in some sections
the guns are coming forward somewhat
slowly. Prisoners say that food sup
plies also are coming up badly. because
o. the frightening of communications.
Certainly no small part of the German
difficulty in getting guns, troops and
supplies forward has been due TO the
marvellous work OF the British airmen
since the inception OF the battle. The
British aviators have waged such in
tense WARFARE over the enemy territory
that the Germans have been forced to
abandon some of the highways and en-
ploy roundabout routes
A striking example is the Albert
Rapaume road. which is one of the main
arteries and which the Germans are
compelled to avoid.
The British pilots have been bombing
and cunning their way over the Sornme
battle ground continually, and very
heavy casualties have peen inflicted on
the German infantry. cavalry and trans
ports by these intrepid, low-fying fight
ers. The battles in the air have been
innumerable and in these the British
airmen have maintained the upper hand
throughout
The bravery and skill Of the British
Hers il Illustrated we'll by two rather
ordinary battles which took place yes
terday. One British fighter when at
tackled by 10 German Albatrosses stood
them all off and brought down one be-
fore he retired in safety. Another Brit
ISM machine was attacked by nine Ger
man airp!anes. The pilot returned after
"a hot fight in which he brought down
one of the enemy.
These are not exceptional cases and
there is little doubt that the air service
mas played an important part in stem
ming the German sweep
The British artilierymen have been
doing magnificent work On the frs,
Gay IN many instances the gunners fred
with open sights al a range of a thous-
and yards or less and did terrible execp-
ton among the enemy. One yerv heay,
concentration o. German infantry near
-Morchies was completely smashed by-
this style of firing. Not only did the
British stick to their firing 20 the las-
possible moment. but they got their
guns back when it became necessary
with extraordinary skin. The corre-
spondent today heard Of one battery
winch Kept firing until the Germans
were only p yards away and then fel,
back with every gun safe.
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INTERESTING
THRIFT STAMP DATA

At the monthly meeting of the pub
lie school teachers the teachers Of
Randolph were present for the first
time Miss Woodwork of the Plum
mer street school gave report of the
recent tests in reading The most in
teresting report. however. was that
Of the teachers on the sale of Thrift
stamps and on Junior Red Cross
work. With four schools 10 hear from
in the Gardiner district it vas foHnd
that the pupils were owners " $4ail =
in stamps. Following ". give nc
schools leading: Central street. $685. :
81: Plummer street $4ls.05; Randolph
grammar. $3Zl.49; Highland avenue.
$30325: high school. s256.3l. Al the
North street school, Farmngdale, and
the Central street school every pupil
is the owner of thrift stamps. At lie
high school, Plummer tna Cent II
street schools every pupil is q men1h5"
of the Junior Red Cross. All ";heT
schools report a large percentages OF
their pupils as members.