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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
Petrolo's Brother, Who
Lives in This City is
Also Threatened.
EYE WITNESSES TESTIFY
Grant Town Shooting Goes
Immediately Before
Grand Jury.

That Frank Sergi actually threat
ened 10 kill Joe Petrola unless the
latter produced the money desired,
was brought out at the coronor's in
quest this mrning by three differ
ent witnesses who were in Joe Pc
trola'a store at Grant Town yester-
day morning when Petrola shot and
nilled sergi.
The three eye witnesses were Wal
ter Smith, Joe Parish and Dominick
spadro, all of whom were in the
store at the time of the shooting.
They all testified that they heard
sergi tell Petrola that he had come
to get what one of mis- friends had
failed to get and that as sergi left
the store, he threatened Petrola by
saying "I'll get you later"
Other witnesses who testified in
the case were Jim Ferriola, Carmila
Petrola, Joe Petrola, Mary Kertis,
and ANGELA Bazzeli.
The jury appointed by Coroner
Frank a Lloyd, consisted of John
Hartley, M. R. Frantz, R. s. Hardes-
ty, E. H. Billingslea, Edward F. Hol-
bert, and ]. Arthur Refll. The jury
met at 10 o'clock and after hearing
the evidence in the case came to his
death as a result of gunshot wound
inflicted by the hand of Joe Petrola.
Other than the three. emen in the
store, Jim Ferriola driver Of the bread
tflid fejf q 1 81 !, u also present
when Ii eshooting occurred. He testi-
fled that Frank Sergi was stranger
to him and that he did not know him
until Sergi slept with him night before
last. When the two got up the next
morning Sergi asked 10 go with Fer
riola to deliver breaw. When they ar
rived at Petrola's store at Grant
Town the two got out and Ferrlola put
eighty loaves Of bread in the store In
the meantime Petrola and Sergi we're
talking about something. Finally the
two men got lnto Lne IruGh auu sla[ Seu
to leave, but Petrola called Sergi hack,
Shortly afterwards the driver stated
that he heard gunshot and looked
around to see Sergi outstretched dead.
He did not speak word after he was
'ISoi Following the hearing befbre the oor-
oner's jury the witnesses were dis
missed and this afternoon they will be
called before the grand jury of the
criminal court to tell the various Incl
dents of the shooting.
Letters which Petrola had received
recently, demandin $4,000 of which Joe
Petrola was to pay $4,000 and his
brother Carmila Petrola Of Pennsyl.
vania avenue, this city, was to pay the
other half, were produced and read
before the jury. The letters did not
bear signature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
GIRL DRANK ACID.

Freda Smith, alias Freda Sy ger,
of Clarksburg, made an attempt to
end her life yesterday evening by
swallowing carbolic acid. She took
the dose while in her room at the Man
ley hotel and two ounce bottle sup
posed to have contained the liquid
was found empty in the room. DR..
II. S. Keister had tho girl removed to
Cook hospital, where today It was
stated she had a chance for recovery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
Chicago Detective
Coming for Monston

A telegram from James L, Mooney.
chief Of detectives Of Chicago, "a
structs the local officers to hold Frank
Monston until officers from thai city
get to Fairmont to take him In charge
Mouston is the man who was arrest
cd in this city yesterday for murder
Monston attacked Mrs. Elizabelh
Veltre with a razor with intent o Iill
and seriously injured her The crime
took place on September 10 and the
warrant for his arrest has been swor1
out by Veltre.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
City Prisoners
Must Pay Owr1
Board Bill Now

Hereafter prisoners who are con-
fined in the city jail will pay their
own board and the money for their
meals will not come out OF the city
treasury as heretofore, according to
an announcement made at police
court this morning by Mayor Con-
away.
There are now two prisoners in
the City Jail who are serving three
months for bootlegging and they
will pay their own board btlls
while in JAIL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
Bartlett Back on
the Job Again

Ernest Bartlett, trainmaster at the.
Fairmont 3, & O. station today te-
turn to work after his vacation He
had been in st. Louis, but returned
to Fairmont several days ago.
Make up + the B. ad o. train tom
Pittsburgh today was as follows
B. and o. engine, c. Of ]. baggage
coach and passenger coaches Of the
Spokane, Portland and Seattle and
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burgh lines.
Coal traffic is running heayy thus
now. The supply Of empties appeas
to be adequate for the region
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16

PINsP-Little Ignacia Majesh sold
matches on the streets Of Pinsk. Ard
everyone in Pinsk being very poor and
matches being very scarce, lgnacia
lad littlc coin to give to her mo:her
when night came. Then came the
american RELIEF for Poland With ils
chDdren's bureau, and now Isnncia Il
well fed and warmly clad aud cells
matches no more.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16

IIUripr recent visit to London
the aueen NJ Rumanla arranged for
the pnbl ton Of a book Of fairy tales
written 81 herself during the dark
est days 81 tie war to amuse her chill
dren.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
u. S. Has Asked
Japan to Return
KiaoChautoChinQ
(Bv Associated Press J

BV HSS0cIdIed I1TeSSJ
HONOLULU, Sept. 16.-The
United States has asked the Japan
ese government to fix definite date
Tor the l..~yrn of Kioa Chau to Chi
ma, according to cable advices re-
ceiyed here toda" by the Nippu
Jiji, a Japanese newspaper. The
cable added that the Japanese had
not answered the communication.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16

1t has recently been discovered that
II X-rays are passed through furs
they kill all the moth eggs and pre-
vent furs from becoming moth eaten.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16

BUKAREsT-Take Jonescu q form
ing a new cabinet to succeed the fall
en- Bratlano cabinet. Jonescu was fol
Intervention on the side Of the allies
IN the DAYS OF Rumania's neutrality.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16
Mondays Shipments.

Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed 1T cars. Coal is still being
Shipped by permit. Other shipments
Yesterday were as follows: St.
Georges, 43 cars; Michigan points, 4G
cars miscellaneous points, 80 cars;
Ohio points.
Shipments to the lakes yesterday
(Continued on page four.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-16

Fair tonight and Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

You may know tha, the tangled skens eventually
unravel because the cold. gray dawn Of the NOM
ing after brings this sort of an ending to three
hours of solid laughter Garry and Geraldine
(john Cumberland and End Markcy) Mabel
and her lover (t1azeI Dawn and Dudley Haw-
lcy). Jimmy Larchmont and Alicia (Walter
Jones and Evelyn CosnelD
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

There is, a report here of the pos
sibility of troops being sent from
Ell Paso, but army men say they
have no definite adyices.
Washington, Aug, E19.-The State
Department yesterday called upon
Carranza to effect the release OF th 1s
Two American ayiators held for ran an; !:
som by Mexican bandits.
aouick action" is wanted, the de-
partment declared in its message 10
the Mexican bandits.
The tone Of the dispatch lnalca-
ted that tine United States is ~
disposed to tolerate further delay Of
the Mexican government in afford
ing adequate protection to American
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
$4,000 QUICKLY RAISED
ITraaps Massed or Mexican Border 10
Fmphasize u. S. Demand

Marta, Texas, Aug. 19.-BearlnS
$4,000 in gold, ransom to prevent
Mexican bandits, headed by Cheo
Cano, from taking the. lives OF mill
tary aviators-Lieuts. Harold u
Peterson, of Minnesota, and paui n,
Davis, of California; party OF
Texas frontiersmen should reach the
store Of Dawkins Fitzpatrick at can
dalaria last night.
Several troops of the Eighth Cav
airy; commanded by Col. George T.
},anqhorn. marched from here yes
4,~dav afternoon for the Rio Gran
dc, fifty miles distant. Companies OF
army trucks were assembled, pro-
visicned for men and animals NOV
ing through desert country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
CLOSE MORE SHOWS
Actors, Actresses and Stage Hands
Held Remarkable Pslrade
;ni,p air,

:"
New Yor5 Apg:s 1s.-shades Of
darkness closed down en- three more
theaters yesterday evening and also
ohesSfSof garden. They were COM
PEELED to douse their lights as the
result of the walkout of stage hands
aid musicians. The total of thea
tess closed up is sixteen and two
roof gardens.
Last nights action is an lndlcar
ticn that the stage hands and mu-
sicsans' unions intend to effect
cumulative strike, gradually extend
Ing through the nation, to force the
managers to treat with members Oh
Tho Actors Equity Association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

~ general general law or by yt SP pd
Of
llundrt
and
provisions
utsich n
city to-
Of
be
Of nut subs
% os
charters
sot
Judges nndc clerks
or rgani.ati
may
acto OF
OF (Which operation IS tos
havcth
the OF It's aoop'o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
WHY People Buy Rat-Snap in rreter Z:
ence to Rat Poison, :,

~ RAT SNAP absolutely ki!s
rats and mice. z(2A&;Nhas aoeSn
in # scares away. 81 Rats killed
With gAT-sNAP leave no SMELL 1hes
dry up inside. az Made in CAKES t ny ~,
mixing with other food. to) Oa'S az =.
dors won't touch it. Three Sizes z2e
,,ec s1.oO. old and guaranteed by L.
=. Knight and Son, Alexandria wv"
l.;n,s Store, Falls Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
BANNER CROPS IN EUROPE

- -
Vienna, Aug. 10.-Banner crops are
reported throughout Jugo-Slavia, the
Ukraine, Austria, Bohemia and Soviet
Russia.
Much grain, however, is rotting II
lack of coal for harvesting machinery
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
A RESOLUTION proposing

RESOLUTION proposing section 1"5 OF aF'e "
Cengtituti
nJ
elected
n
OF The
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huieu a"1
Eachm
the manner ana ' ''0 N -
prescr ibcd
viicd
selected In inc "'a""e' o"0 ' ~
office ibci in
townsfo n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

V;rrna
bpop OF
cn-nhiy
Cor hfne"uNe' go
nc-ai assembly
10 the 'eN0
l.ccatcs
a-c,ll-J
Of the
the - the with
members OF me ho 2uAE i@etE- "l "r'' "'
is
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,1Irty .tuiion and
State any rr"yiisI
law
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cu,e
81 fSEEfa os
the
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by
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puplc anu
capacity
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MAORI
senate the Of del"at.5 Lirns
Reso'i rS ocahh a&rsn ~ proposed
VIRGIN election
e"ntly with
r,. OF
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| the S%&t' '"'
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

OF sGd bv the house concuFrs "a
to d
of same
OF
'A'
Of The hundred nho
nurvrh
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to i,r.nd
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

RrsIrToN propo%nG M r C ir for pabianE amendment
of
+
- ss.rn Ia
and
Corst and
strike cut from :, tn -. %5ioMng words: o,oo,
when
authorized to raise
and collected De
the
collection OF SUCH local hoo
the
in , ,4 ccH BE separate school
authorized 10
to
OF @ judgment the public welfare
Such
OF mat school
and
Of
shall the collection
ocalscho
ify That the foregoing copy amendments pro
b Prostitution BY the General Assembly OF Y
pe 70 1o9 sd the published
Fascination Of the General Assembly February
1908. JOHl! " WILLIAMS .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

citizens and American property Il
Mexico.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS the Con 81 Hs |rsuancc
MI Assembly 1915 and punHa Il:
siion 1gG Of the Constitution AID act approved FEBRUARY y
The Washington times., 1919-07-14
THEN THE FUN BEGAN


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|RS1ACNls BIA maj
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
TEXAS SILK INDUSTRY
 IN PROSPEROUS STATE

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 1.-The silk production industry, introduced in Texas five years ago, has developed to the point where a factory is being constructed to handle raw silk for the manufacture of $l,00O,000 worth of silk fabrics annually.
 The industry is centered some miles from Houston. A few silk worms and few mulberry trees, inn ported from France, were brought into the the district five years ago by Dr. V. K. Osigian. The farm now has 1000 acres and 100000 mulberry trees on which the silk worms feed.
 "My experience in Texas has con- vinced me that conditions are more faborable here for the silk industry than France or any other great silk producing area in Europe" Dr. Osi- gian said Mulberry trees planted in Texas soils furnish more food for the worms at six months of age than they do after two or three years grow thin France Silk which l have produced here has tested out to be finer. stronger quality than any have seen from any part of the world"
 The Central and South American countries have been closely watching the progress of the silk industry here. Dr. Osigian said he had orders from a South American country for $1O0,' 900 worth of trees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
RIINDED S0LDIERS ARE TAl]GHT EVERYTHING AZ
 EVERGREEN" HOSPITAL

Baltimore, Jan. l.-Seventy -one of the 200 men of the American fighting forces who were blinded in the war now are sheltered, treated or educat- ed in the Red Cross Institute for the Blind at Baltimore. The institution has been designated as United States general hospital and IS called "EVerprecn. Colonel James Bordley, director of the institute said that all the Americans blinded in the war would be brought here for course o1 training as this was the only tralning ,, school for the blind maintained by the government. He described the morale of the blinded men as wonderful. The men are first treated in the hos pital, says Colonel Bordley in state ment, after which they are taught to use a typewriter and read and write Braille-raised type for the blind. 1 Then they receive special training to | develop the sense of touch.
 After this fundamental hand train- , ing, the men are given special educa- i ton to fit them for the calling in which they are interested and are qualified successfully to folloW,' says the statement.
 "'Thus, those with inclination and I the inherent ability are trained for 1 such occupations as stenographers, ] statesmen, correspondents, retail store :, managers. (ln connection with this latter occupation, plans have been al ready made to open chain of retail ] stores, each of which will have 2
 blind soldier as manager)
 "Those with a love of out-of doors and natural aptitude for our-of-door life, will be trained for chicken rais-
 ing, bookkeeping, truck gardening and
 such like occupations. Those of such
 calibre and a mentality that fits them
 for industrial life are trained, not
 merely in shop practice, but for some
 particular job that they can fill and
 in which they will feel happy.
 "Men with high quality of educa-
 ion and ability that fits them for pro-
 fessional life will be given such spe-
 cal education as will enable them to follow their chosen career-such as
 '.w, massage, literature.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12

designated as the biggest firebug of all. One grain elevator fire alone de- stroyed enough wheat to make q years supply of bread for POO, ,O0O sol diers
 Many fires at first attributed to German spies and pyromaniacs were found upon Investigation, to be due to other causes. One notable instance was a spectacular and costly water front fire in Brooklyn, the Dow's Stores, in which vast quantity of grain intended for shipment to the allies was destroyed. It was discov- cred that the blaze was the result of 9 dust explosion caused bv q spark either from friction or static electric ity. Another conspicuous instance was the Baltimore pier fire which at first waas positively ascribed to pro- German plotters. Rigid investigation by Federal agents, according to fire marshals definitely determined it's non-incendiary origin.
 Following a reference to the Nor gan, N. J., disaster, in which nearly one hundred lives were lost and $2O,- 000,G00 damage done, delegates spoke of the work accomplished the past year by the fire prevention section of the War Industries Board. This bu- reau. it was stated, had inspected more than 2,000 large plants valued at over ,0o0.000,000 and in large percentage of cases the "safety' recommendations of it's volunteer dol lar-a-year engineers were carried out
 It was stated that fire prevention methods adopted for the sixteen large army cantonments throughout the United States had proved most effect i've although these camps consisted of wooden buildings. Hazards were re- duced to the minimum by proper Vatchfulness. water protection, isola. ton, conduiting, and enforcement of regulations in regard to smoking and the use of matches and lights.
 saaid New York Citv was in imminent peril of great confagration when or November 7, after the erroneous re- port of the German surrender. q ''storm" of paper was thrown from the windows of business buildings lit tering the streets to a depth of sev' eral inches any many miles of ticker tape covering telephone and tele granh wires constituting fire hazard of the Nth power Fire Chief Kenlor of New York City declared that if : serious blaze had started at that time or on November II. four days late, when the scenes of pandemoniun were repeated, all New York migh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
RfLESS SMOKERS
 kUSt Sl5,724,556 lF THE FIRE lUSS
~a;np to Members of Fire Mar
 rs Association of North Amer 1 Meeting in New York.

rd;ng to Members of Fire Mar srs Association of North Amer
 Meeting in New York.
 N York, Jan. 9.-Careless smok- ynd users of matches were respon- 1 for s15,724,556 of the total loss 6O 466, ,O54 worth of property by Gentable fires" in the United es during 1918, according to mem- l of the Fire Marshaps Associa- of North America who are hold a two days conference here with National Board of Fire Under- ers beginning today.
 gures showing that the Unit ed es leads the world in property q a- etion by fire were given in the linz session, the damage per cap- icing stated as $2.10 annually in country as compared with 49 ] in France, B cents in England, knts in Germany, 25 cents in Italy Austria, 15 cents in Switzerland, b1 cents in Holland.
 bmer Rutledge, of Lansing, Mich 1 fire marshal of that state, dis
 d 1.-The Arson Trust" and show low incendiaries had burned SS,- B16 worth of property in one year hg the war, exclusive of the many
 millions destroyed indirectly by bsions. Ole o. Roe, of Des
 les, fire marshal of Iowa. in an less on "Pyromania," said educa-
 was one of the most efficient hs of combating this evil. F. R karidge of New York, formerly tant fire marshal of Indiana, said
 firebugs were adelescent boys girls. He advocated proper home |school training.
 espite the fact that the United les was at war and that enemy
 its were active, twenty states re ed slight decrease in the number hses of arson. While it was an iced as fact that the first nine ths after America drew the swore boo, 1000 worth of war industrie:
 up in smoke, in only ten per cen' hese cases was there even suspi
 of spy-work. "Carelessness' wa:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12

have been laid in ashes. The fire de- partments would have been crippled also by the crowds of traffic conges- tion in the streets. As one of the delegates expressed it. Thus was in- vited the greatest loss of life and property, perhaps, in American his tory"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-12
ROOSEVELT SERVICES FIT. SIIE.

Ft. Sill. Okla. Jan. 11.--Memorial services in honor of Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt were held in a Y. NJ. c. A. hut here last night by the school of fire Brigadier General H.. Curris, commanding officer at Ft. Sill delivered an address on "tha slife of Theodore Roosevelt A bu- glar blew "taps" and there was a henediction of Lieutenant Wendell.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1919-11-21

We do the very best Printing,
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1919-11-21
PIONEER STATE PAPER
CELEBRATES ONE HUN
DHEDTH ANNIN ERSARY
Gazette Centennial Edition Val
liable Record OF Arkansas
Progress.

The people Of Arkansas re-
ceived genuine treat yesterday
in the Centennial Edition of the
Gazette. The Magazine accom-
panying the issue is a thing Of
beauty and a joy forever. Its
cover in various colors is beauti-
fully descriptive Of the resources
OF the State. Two hundred and
forty pages of valuable informa-
ton in articles and descriptive
advertisements are contained.
within.
Among other features of in
terest is the reproduction of the
first issue Of the Arkansas
Gazette, dated Nov. 20, 1919. A
picture is also given of the
wooden hand press on which tie
first issue was printed. More
over it contains articles of great
historical value, "reminiscences
written by those familiar with
the history of Arkansas in its
making, records which show the
sterling worth and genuine
culture of the men ard women
who laid the foundation of this
commonwealth.
The Gazette is due the thanks
of the entire state and it is to be
hoped the people will show
their appreciation by carefully
preserving their copies and
handling them down to their
childrens children that future
generations may have this
valuable summary of a century
of progress in such readable
form.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1919-11-21
MONTICELLO LODGE NO.
105. |. o. o. +. HAVE SOCIAL
MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT
Basket Supper And Plans For
Organization OF Rebekah
Lodge.

AT the attractive club rooms
of the local Odd Fellow lodge a
most delightful social meeting
was held last Tuesday evening.
The wives of the lodge members
had been invited to attend and
1t was announced that there
would be a basket supper. Quite
a number accepted the invita-
ton and came with well laden
baskets.
When all had assembled the
secretary of the lodge, Mr..
George Heroman, explained that
the object of the meeting was
to bring before the ladies the
matter of organizing here
Rebekah Lodge. Membership
in this splendid organization is
open to the mothers, wives and
daughters of the Odd Fellows.
The Rebekahs are an auxiliary
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, each contributing much
to the success of the other. Mr..
I. H. Mason also spoke en-
phasizing the tremendous pow
er for good these two organiza-
ton have been since their first
organization SO many years ago.
In the discussion which follow
ed several ladies expressed
willingness to join the .Rebkahs.
1t was finally agreed that the
preliminary steps necessary to
effect the organization would be
taken at the earliest date pos
sibie.
Lunch baskets were then
brought out and on the table
that had been provided, an
appetizing repast was soon ar
ranged in most tempting man
ner. The fried chicken, the
various other kinds of meats,
sandwiches, pickles and cakes
brought back happy memories
of days when picnics were
frequent and food so aboundant
that its cost was given small
consideration. The keen enjoy
ment of all partaking of this
feast was conclusive proof that
such occasions are we'll worth
while. When the supper was
over all seemed loath to go and
fingered for a pleasant social
hour. Several musical numbers
by the ladies added much to the
pleasure OF the occasion.