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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
THE THOMPSON HOTEL
4 First-CIass Modern Hotel European Plan
Rates Reasonable
10 rom Union Depot The Public
o. 9th Park SITS. Invited
The candei,Iia Plant.

The wax Of the candelilla plant ID
used in making candles, photograph
records, wood and leather polishes.
door wax, certain varnishes, linoleum,
rubber compounds and celluloid, and it
also enters into use In pharmacy and
In the making of electrical insulation.
The candelilla plant grows ON the
poorest quality Of soil, and before it
,was found to have = conamef ciaI value
for the wax contained it was consid-
cred a pest.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
Polish Aids Shoes.

Some women do not realize that .
walking shoe wears. better and appears
well for longer time if it is frequent
" polished. A new street shoe ought
not to be worn much until it is pol
ished once. for without the polish 1t
Is much more liable to be scratched
than with a good polish. Especially
10 this true Of tan shoes.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
un;fled Varied writlro forms.

When Charles the Great became
monarch OF central Europe. among
other great ideals he set himself to
unite the learning of Christendom BY
purifying and unifying the many ind
varied forms Of writing. To do this
he went back to the originat Roman
model. The invention OF printing came
- great advance, and mt first the
type took the form Of Z writing hand.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
CENTERyILLE. IOWA.

CENTERvILLE, IOWA.
Sunday was . beautiful day and
services were well attended.
Rev. Evans (white) Of Oskaloosa
Of the Union, Missionary, visited our
church and Sunday school Sunday and
made a very interesting talk on his
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-25
~ eQSs,>d
View A e SUIT

made to your meas
ure, in the latest
style, would you b.
willing to keepand wear
IT. showEit to your
friends and let them
Bee our beautiful sam
pies and dashinR new
styles ?
Could you use S.. 90 . day
for . little spare timsf
Perhaps ! can o6eF yeu .
steady job. lfyoowill write
me . letter or Q postal ct.
once and DAY: :Sssdsss ssup
special a6sr:" I win sod 20
samples aud styles 70 pSck
FROM and my 01gpse6o09
nDoEo1 0eeeE . A60Fo0S.
~ A0seQ no0s1lae
DaaeeF 1d)osjag @.
o. 633 eA1DG0t 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Such BlOuses
MeyIt a Christmas W/eICOme

They arc unusually smaty--
the one of Crepe Gcorgctte
being trimmed with hemsc;th-
ing and embroidered dots and
with lace which very Il ,'rly
Stimulates the expressive filct
patterns. Of simmering white
satin comes the newest modes
in Suit Blouses. Sailor col
lar, front and dainty cuffs are
edged with fine pleated frill,
and tucks trim the fronts,
White, flesh, maize, bisque
and all the new popular
shades; also the dark Suit
Blouscs, $4.05 and up.
Full line of smart Tailored
Waists, with nigh and low
neck, tucked bosom; Pussywil-
low, Crepe de Chine and also
Georgette Crepe; snug-htting
cuffs and collars, S3.05 and up.
nnvyzH.N N,te,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Store Closes Regularly
On Saturdays at Six
Blankets and Comfortables
Handsome and Practical

The home is nearest to the heart and you surely
touch the heart if you send blanket a comfortable
AS handsome they practical, for even blankets
and comfortabes be handsome. Our stocks arc
most complete
All Wool Blankets, in plaid, blue and white pink and
white, plain white with assorted borders, also grays
$500 to 5000 pair
Part Wool Blankets in large selection of patterns
in white gray and plads double and singlebed sizes,
$3.50 to $3.50 pair.
Cotton and Wool Nap Blankets in white gray and
tan, single and doube-bed size $275 to 5000 pair.
Comforts in large selection of patterns, covered with
silk satin, cretonnes and skanes; with borders,
others both sides alike; filled with down. wool and cot
ton, $298 to $1,000 each
BOWMAN'S-second Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Beautiful Gift Linen

These are indeed inexpensvey priced The real gift
for the home could take better form than in beau-
tifu linens selected from the remarkable stock have
arranged for your selection Among the dainty linens
will be found Luncheon Sets separate Table Cloths also
Table Cloths with Napkins match Guest Towels, etc.
Luncheon Sets, comprising luncheon cloth and e doz.
hemstitched napkins to match, S675 per set,
Table Cloth patterns, made of pure Irish linen, size
70x70, $500 each and upwards.
Pure linen table pattern Cloths with doz napkins to
match, $1,000 per set and up
Pure linen Huck Towels guest size, 75c each; larger
sizes; S9c up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Drapery Department
Moved to 4th Floor

The improvement and growth of store frequently evil
dent customers by interior changes No to
make alterations change departments about for the fun OF
the thing 1t is usually because departments outgroW
their allotted space and other arrangements must be made to
for growing business. In moving Drapery De
partmen the Fourth Floor improved facilities per-
itted for the display of many beautiful curtains
daperies and upholstery In this department you
will find cedar chests shrtwas boxes and the sewing
machines,
BOWAANS-Fourh
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

beautiful selection of Baskets useful we'll as making
the home bright and pretty The painted Scrap Baskets
Fern Trays Wood Baskets Sewing Baskets and Fruit Trays
everybody would appreciate gift.
Everybody will welcome piece of Madeira Embroidery
why her with Luncheon Set and buy piece
by piece? Nothing could please her
A fancy Bread Board for table use Round board, II
inches in diameter with raised of plain board painted
edge of various patterns with black background of fruit and
Japanese paintings also the handle of the knife painted
to match the board.
loor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Choice NeCkWear
FGr Her Christmas Gift

However perfect the
street or afternoon costume
may seem to be, the touch
of neckwear gives it an
individuality and a charm
that it does not otherwise
possess, The great Christ
mas assortments are COM
plete. Selections may be
made now that later will be
difficult, owing to depleted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
Solve Your Gift Problems
In the
Art Section

Here, among a myriad of
beautiful things, you can Sc
lect the majority of your
Christmas remembranccs. A
bit of silk, bit of embroid-
cry; whatever your gift choice
may be, will be found in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02

BowMANs-Third Floor.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
Mr.. PHINRY FOUND
DEAD AT FLAT ROCK


Leonard Phinizy was found dead
in a bath room at his summer home
in Flat Rock Saturday night. The
coroner,s jury returned verdict of
"death from unknown causes"
Mr.. Phinizy was 62 years Of age.
He was well known capitalist of
Georgia, and for more than twenty
years had owned a summer home at
Flat Rock. He was in apparently
good health when he left Atlanta
last week. A telegram received in
Augusta from Mrs. Phinizy Satur-
day night stated that death was due
to heart failure.
Surviving are his wife; one son,
Lieut.. Jack Phinizy, now in France !;
and two daughters, Mrs. Fielding
Wallace of Augusta, Ca, and Mrs.
David Black of Atlanta, Ga.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
CITY AUTHORITIES AID IN
CLEANUP DRIVE APR. 1920

In keeping with the observance
of cleanup drive throughout North
Carolina next week, Hendersonville
will lay stress on Monday and Tues
day, on which days the city author
tiles will provide wagon for remov-
ing light rubbish.
When interviewed in this connec-
ton, Mayor C. E. Brooks stated that
the wagon would Ebe furnished to
haul off light materials, such as pa
pers, small collections of trash, tin
cans, etc. Mayor Brooks said the
wagons would not haul heavy ma
terials, such as. ashes and other col
lections of this nature, which the
owners of the premises should re-
move at their own expense. {.
Mayor Brooks requests that the
garbage be placed in boxes or other
receptacles on the edge of the street
so as to facilitate removal with as
little trouble as possible. Persons
living other than in thickly settled
localities are requested to telephone
112 or leave message at the city
hall for the wagon in order that they
may not be overlooked.
The municipal authorities and the
people of Henderso1ville and sur
rounding country are being>appealed
to by the state insurance department
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
LADIES WAGE
LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAI

On the anniversary 6f our entry
into war the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee of Henderson County
launched its campaign for the Third
Liberty Loan. Each day lady is
appointed to take charge of the Wo-
mans Liberty Loan booth at the
Postofice, where window card honor
FLAGS will be given to each purchaser
of one Of the new bonds, and an
Honor Roll will be maintained With
names of all subscribers. 81.
The following is the personnel of
the Woman's Liberty Loan Com
H''>:sS. cs4osy Chairman, Mrs. E. W. Ew-
baul-.
Vice-Chairman, Mrs. R. M. Oates,
Chairman, Mrs. R. P. Freeze.
Chairman o2 County School Or
ganization, Hiss Bessie Steedrnan.
, It.a town has been divided into
five districts, the following ladies
acting as chairman Of these districts:
MIS-. C. R. Whitaker, Mrs. J. p
Brooks, Mrs. Frank Ewbank, Miss
CaroIin Hooper, Mrs. Erie StillWell
The following ladies have been re
qaested to act as chairmen Of the
different townships of the county
Green River, Mrs. J. O. Bell; Horse
Shoe, Mrs. L. E. Davenport; Hooper's
Creek, Mrs. Press Fletcher and Mrs
Cushing; Clear Creek, Miss Martha
Sullinger; Grab Creek, Mrs. j. R
WillIie and Mrs-~V. C. V. Shepherd
Mills River, Mrs. Frank Cathey
Blue Ridge, Mrs. Jonathan Case and
Mrs B. A. Merrill; Upward, Miss
Ehmann; Edneyville, Mrs. A. E
Hudgins
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
american Matrons Have Keen
Sense of Necessity of Clean
Up and Paint Up.
POINTERS ON WHIT TO %
Chairman OF Wcynan's National Bur
eau Offers Excellent Suggestions
on How to Obtain Desired
Renovation.

Here are some pointers for women
who would regenerate their commun-
ity with real Clean Up and Paint
Up campaign, as suggested by Mrs.
Clarence J. Baxter, State chai9man
of civics and health, Missouri Fed
GRAFTON, of WOmens Clubs and chair
man of the WOmen's committee of the
National Clean Up and Paint Up CAM
paign bureau, st. Louis:
Ten Good Suggestions. 49,.
1. Take away all the ashes and
trash from your back yard ~immedi-
ately. Send your rubbish to the dump
ing ground.
: 2. Suggest to several men with
teams that they drive through the
alleys with a sign, "Clean Up Wagon"
on their wagons; also a bell calling
attention. People are only too glad
to pay such man for hauling their
trash away.
8. Burn all rubbish that will burn.
Clean your vacant lots and alley ways.
4. Make your street and parking
look as trim and well kept as possible.
5. Refrain from throwing old paper,
banana and orange skins into. the
Streets
g. Plant some grass and flower seeds
to make your home beautiful.
Use Plenty Of Paint.
z. If your store front is dingy, paint
it. Nothing will do more to improve
the appearance of q town than the
1iberal use of paint.
8. If there are unnecessary, insight
", sheds in your back yards; tear them
down. They detract from the beauty
of your home and the town. Open
spaces and fresh air are better.
9. If your walk is an eyesore to
those travelling over it, repair it or
build q new one.
\ 10. Clean out the alleys back OF the
business houses at once.
By all means do your part to help
make your town cIeaner\Qnd more at
tractiVG
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11

and the state health department to
join effectively in the observance of
"Clean-Pp Week." April 1920 dur
ing which time, throughout the state
there is. to be a general clearing out
from residence premises and places
of business and factories and shops
of all waste material and debris that
might harbor disease germs, start a
preventable fire or help along fire
that might start from other causes,
fire prevention and better health
conditions being the two chief OBJ
jects of the movement for a 1918
Spring cleanup week.
Insurance Commissioner James
R. Young and Secretary W. S. Ran
kin of the state health department,
ask that the municipal authorities
Insurance Commissioner James
R. Young and Secretary w. S. Ran
kin of the state health department,
ask that the municipal authorities
not only help in arousing the people
to thorough observance of the week
ilr cleaning out their premises, but
that they see to it that there are am
pie facilities provided free of cost to
the people, for removing the trash
and waste material from the streets
as fast as the people clear it from
cellars, attics, closets, out houses and
back yards.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
LOCAL NATIONAL LEAGUE
TO HAVE AUCTION SALE

The Woman's National League for
Service will have an auction sale on
Saturday, April 9th, beginning at.
twelve o'clock on the Court House
square. The sale promiss to be in
t1estipg and unique Furniture,
useful household articles, ornaments,
bric-a-brac, antiques, and variety
of other things will be sold for the
purpose of raising money for war
work, especially to supply the needs
Of our own soldirs. Contributions
for this sale will be greatly appre-
ciated, and may be sent to Mrs. B.
P. Freeze, or Mrs. Lila Ripley Barn
well.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
wake FOREST CLEE CLUB
WAS WARMLY RECEIVED

The Wake Forest College Glee
Club was heartily received by an
appreciative audience that filled the
city hall Wednesday night and the
local Red Cross chapter realized
about $65 as result of the coming
Of this clever aggregation of whole
some entertainers, who were enter
tained while here by HendersonvilIe
people. e
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
$39,5OO In War
Savings Pledged
On Friday Night

A large and enthusiastic gather
ing assembled in the City Hall last
Friday night to hear F. H. Fries,
president of the Wacbovia Bank and
Trust Company of Winston-Salem,
and Robert N. Page, former. Con-
gressman. The speakers came here
to advocate the War Savings project; /;
and their advocacy was forceful and
effective. oe
y kThe program consisted Of prayer
by Rev. A. W. Farnum, music by the
Blue Ridge School and the Hender-
sonville and Tuxedo quartets, and
addresses by Messrs Fries and Page.
The speakers dwelt with emphasis on
the grave seriousness of the crisis
which confronts this country, the
danger of delay, the terrible conse-
Oquences which would attend a failure
on our part to win this war, and the
great advantages of the War Savings
plan from the standpoint of business
interest as well as patriotism.
Volunteers were called for to join
.s'limit club,"-a club of those who
will promise to buy during the pres
enf year the maximum amount of
War Stamps which the law allows
any one person to hold that maxi
mum amount. An effort was
made to get promises aggregat-
ing $4,000; but in short time that
was nearly doubled.
Those who attended the meeting
came away with an increased appre-
citation of what this war really
means.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
Nd. sCAENCK & en-. WRENsHALL
HEAD NEXT RED CROSS DRIVE

DR.. A. C. Tebeau, chairman Of the
local Red Cross chapter, has been
asked to name a chairman and a
publicity manager for the Red Cross
campaign to be waged in May.
Michael Schenck and c. N. Wren
shall have consented to accept these
positions, respectively, and in order
to learn more of the campaign and
what is~expected Of them attended.
conference in Charlotte.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
CAMPAIGN FOR THE
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

The campaign opened Saturday,
April 6.
The campaign will close at close
of business May 4.
Individual subscriptions s~ must
reach some Incorporated bank or
trust company before close of bust
ness May 4.
Installment Payments.
An initial or first installment pay
ment Of per cent must be made up
on all subscriptions.
Second installment payable May
28, 20 per cent.
Third installment, payable July Is,
35 per cent.
Fourth installment, payable Au-
gust Is, 40 per cent.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
Browning S Tent
Meeting Later

The tent meeting to be conducted
by Rev. Raymond Browning has
been postponed until next fall.
The sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per will be administered at the Meth
odist church next Sunday at II a. m.
An offering for the starving Arme-
mans and Syrians will be taken.
M. T. Moores, Pastor.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
next DRAFT APRIL N;
20 LOCAL men WANTED

The next draft Of young men viii
be~on April 26a when, it is announced
eight whites and twelve colored
will be taken from Henderson county
The list of those to be called has not
been prepared for publication.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
can THE CANW-DO IT NOW!


i eIean-Uo Pan-Up
is
Brookfld the they
clear a -. :
a
sixca 1--WE OF wereth =
a
heahu CLEAN
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
NOT
TO NAME LOCAL
COUNTY TICKET

The Henderson county democrats
in convention last Saturday, for pa
triotic reasons, failed to name a tic
ket. Fuller proceedings will appear
next week.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
Patriotic Meeting
>at First Baptist
Church Sunday

At a patriotic meeting to be held
in the First Baptist church building
next Sunday at 8 80 O'Clock the lead
ing speaker will be Zeb F. Curtis,
an attorney, of Asneville.
Local speakers will also take part
in the program, which will contain
some interesting musical numbers.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
1[llrll1llI llpol
E Csan Up and Pant Up and Aie1pHIb' .!1' !.
.nnlA@ Keep The Home Fires Burning" StkbBElmtI. SkB
W3gI189F Lets Get 10 Right Here at Home lNHS
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Lets Get 10 WOrk.--Right Here at Home
TO THE PUBLIC:
THE MEN AND WOMEN AND BOYS AND GIRLS.

WOMEN AND GIRLS
In Of patriotic
suneths ores Of community e and efficiency and all the
activities pleasant hshu surroundings
American cIanus Thrift and Civic Pride
beufuI Of
disease fire and
HELP CONSERVATION PRODUCTION.
patriotic
possible dsals health and to
needs"
immediate
effort
conduct
every child in the
Cleanlnes their
practical application needed
THsYEAR FOR THRIFTs SAKE"
UP AND PAINT
conducted IN 1000 cities and towns enlisted in
cincinnats
eoooo in that planted NEARLY million
of other
hundreds
of which to live" =
effort
conpete
success, a community This will be
OPENING WEEK.
beautiful American communities
sIbTn
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11

When you sit down to dinner, for
Gods sake remember the starving
thousands cover there"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
CONGRESSMAN BRITT TO
ADDRESS TEACHERS SAT

Another interesting feature will
De selections from the Tuxedo quar-
tet.
All teachers are urged by the
county superintendent to be present.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
WSS-

Uncle Sam is in race against
Germany for ships and food. Are you
with him?
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
East Baptists Hold
Revival Services

Evangelistic services have been in
progress at the East Baptist church
each night this week and will con-
tinue for a week or more.
The services are conducted by the
pastor, Rev. C. S. Blackburn.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
Buy a Liberty Bond.

1t doesn't matter who started this
war, Uncle Sam will finish it.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11

The purchase of Liberty Bond
will help defeat the enemy.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11

Buy a Liberty Bond
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-11
THIS YEAR "FoR THRlFT's SAKE"
CLEAN UP AND PAINT up.

make recognized as the forefront happy
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-12
stRSNs, WHlsrLEs AND chEERe
I'M MIGHTY CHORUS A. SHIP
HEADS FoR OPEN SKA.
TARoNeS BID GODSPEED
DEATH BLOW TO MiLiTARisM
PREsloENr's CHIEF AIM AT
WORLDS PEACE coNoREss.
western Newspaper union New. service.

western NeWsp&per Union news bsfVcs.
New York. Dec. Bound ON = mis-
sion the principal objects OF which are
the abolition OF militarism and the At
tainment OF just world peace. Wood
row Wilson, first PrssidsAt Of tho
United States to visit Europe while In
office. il speeding across the Atlantic
toward France to attend the greatest
international conference in history.
On the transport George Warrington.
one time German passdhger liner.
manned by navy crew and with
deck guns ready for action. and &C.
cQmpanied by = naval convoy. the
Prssidsnt left New York harhor We'd
nesday amid demonstration without
parallel In the hiatory Of the port.
The President took his place ON the
flying bridge ~ the great ship moved
down the bay. River craft and ships
of many nations dipped flass and
footed whistles, and Thousands Of per
soas hads HIM godspesd in cheers and
flag waving
Off quarantine. where Staten Island
thronEs waved and shouted . second
farewell. and monitors. guAhoats and
arttllerymen At Fort Hamiltoa Joined
IN saluting gunfirs. the George wash
ington met its ocean convoy. the su-
perdrsadnought Pennsylvania and .
quintet Of destroyers.
In emphasis. It seemed, Of Amer.
ica's part In bringing about 0ermany's
downfall. the presidential party. ont
bound, met some of the American SOL
diers returning from overseas.
Two thousand Homecoming aviation
troops ON the Lapiand cheersd the
George Warrington ~ she left her
Pier. and outside quarantine the Min
nekahda was sighted. stsaming up
the harbor with more than 1000 sol
diers ~ passengers.
In command OF Admiral Mayo. the
peace squadron 10 hsading. It Is un-
dSrstood. for Brest, an American de-
barkation port in France. Its date Of
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-12

arrival is uncertain, but quick pas
sage il not required. IS ample time
remains for conferences preliminary
to the main peace assemblase.
Off the French coast the President
will be welcomed by . squadron of
American wafships. French. British
and Italian vessels also. Il Is expected.
will Join in the greeting at sea. which
will be followed by succession Of Of
ficial ceremonies.
With the President are two of his
fellow delegates to the peace confer
ence-Secretary Of State Robert Lam
sing and Henry White, former ambas-
sador to France and Italy. who will
Join Col. E. M. House and Gen. Tasker
H. Bliss. already In Europe.
Guests Of the chief executive in
cluded the French and Italian ambas-
sadors, John w. Davis, newly appoint-
ed ambassador to Great Britain: high
naval and military authorities. repre-
sentatives of various government de-
partments and . staff of specialists to
advise the American peace commis-
sion on problems Of political. econom-
ical. trade and racial characteristics
of nations affected by the war.
Mrs. Wilson. together with the
wives OF Secretary Lansing. Ambassa-
dor Davis and the French and Italian
ENJOYS, are members Of the George
Washington's company.