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New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

murder furnished gossip in the city
 for >moqths and even now somess of
 the old-tiners insist on making com
 parisons to the famous s"Herrick. case. s}Iow.s different this weeks bloody record Tuesday afternoon his wife and then committed suicide
 in a Main street hotel A crowd hard ,ly larger than the ones who used to watch the arrest of plain drunk sas-
 sembied. The morning and eNening papers carried accounts of the incl
 dent and its w3s promptly forgotten ssh os1ays following the double killing itySwas hasgiiy' mentioned <on the
 streets. Two days later a well known
 eftfzcn committed suicide in a sensa-
 tional manner.. The following day hardly any one, except his jim mcdiatc
 seiAtives. of friends. even gave the
 matter sspassing thafsht. Verify,
 llsss hssss. dnqerso"e tsrrsSDond'ns,, y" : sSg
 Next sveelr is graduation week . in the schools. In the grades the chill dren are completing their. years work and preparing to enter the higher
 grades next fall. In the Grammar
 srades they are preparing ito enter
 the High. school, and in many -cases
 & entM M upon their life work Tn the
 HsH scho9l aamajority are comple- ,ina their scholastic training. When they tpass out of the halls their school days are orer. They must be-
 gin fhe battle with the world. But, in so doing they should noEgo into
 the fray sffth any exalted othnion of
 their owl ability. Neither should
 they ae@ch the fray with far and trembNxg. Their motto. whether they intend to go ito college or to
 work, shouldihe to .'plaxe the game square and yplay to Win" Don't grumble if yours1 lot. seems hard. If it is hard but you are succeeding,
 then a satisfied mind is your reward.
 If~it is hard. you nre not succeeding and dislike your. Sccupation, don,ta hesitate to chan ge. ender no ,condl sA tions bind yourself to any occupa-i ton where you feel it,incumbent upon yourself to keep one eye on your work and the other on the clock. These are ideal COT r'tions, true, but the nearer one appro; ches to that ideal the more successful they @will be and the mofS they will get out of this life. -@t- t -
 Some of the residents ofS Stanley street claim they have reason to com plain to the board of public. workSs concer ernine the manner. in which the oil s,vas recently spriHkled on the street Practically, all the traffic be- tween New York and Boston, and 1 way places, now has to pass down Stanley street and there is an al- | most continual string of motor ve- hicles day and night. Naturally much dust is caused. When the oil was put'on to lay the dust the sand wagon. following, laid down a mixture of stoaes and pebbles and sand so, thick. in many places that not only was the. oil all soaked up, but also khat the sand is now causing about as much dust as before.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12
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stcopSriS Slt, 70. o fhs
 Entersr,ss lss,.sfss !
 still in. RhiiAdeluh V ,ss (lj; 5S1 F.
 senator5 Psnross "a n K f aS 4Sg
 long to listea over our Fl z day. ThAtss, one slng. abdA ),E publican conventto tton if Nyo0 NJ ;. s3l IT 9 pened to catch sa1 day when Se1lN
 Lodge isn'ts Speaking thex ssnlsss L s turn. out early. X sssss ss ssss
 ' guess this is about tfesoply Chet auqua ever held in fllsbig cltyS t.0akes , :oid jokes the first day annd llA tIl rcey Depew the next. " Y. N q ~ ~ ss sss = Isasksd Pen~ose. who sprayed lteps He Sfd 'slesaudience% = . ss |. :, asked ,who wil1@tell joiuss tclh row. He said We are tfSiYsx33x B; sTysa: fsa but sg. slII trssas to o.s hesa
 -7-7 ss..a.ssss>.:: .ss> .itssI tssI |
 said, ..Chauncssys T went pr9{{y V with the audience.'' He said Is h lieve those jokes wept better ,thls = than they have in Wars. " < I asked Pen: .rvnyadSn,t xoss 4 Depew for something2.' BPies "Oh,. lhe. is like Bryan. P6oplA2N + laugh at him but they woh. t fs< him. re.t- ayA asslsA ss1 .t% --- .,r- n K 3E557! 4 l. then asked him: '.Do you,
 ther1 will be anythingy sdid Abg nominatin, anyone for spneas9 t3k Pen replied: "well, snot at ise
 the arsSsfwo or three weeks. ''s ss.sisss < x ! ssaf --- E M
 He told me he thought the Wt s affns was just scheme to hold !3fs pie in Chicago until After the s& census. f -sf.. aSIRE<I
 I asked , Pen: .How can n'ou who bought delegates?" He sS40xxE That's easy. ,Thesones that dt4&& buy are the ones wh6s harenx N any,. ss}ss. .;6jS sy3 Z. I saids ,,srhis fellow S are foIsE-nobodg knows nvfhis :about .hS3.s.. vPen said: 'Thatss jus what fas,JS so hard to non1inats thoyk N Sxepublicail can1id4tstss Peopie4 bAS aoo much about tAet1h5ss
 sAs4E.g ------s e'
 I aslad Kisfr: What do xangxAfnssi7 of Hearst and Johnson IIee sat.3;sf "They gre 1 couple Of western boykSssss come east with a new act tryint stc; get along \ .sssSyS4N ss (
 I asked Pen:' What do Zoe. tHipI es of Dr. Leonard Wood ?" Boias sai9Hs "It will take more than, Doctor tsssa s do this country any good the sha&s s s it's in. What we need isa niasieiAn
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

asked Pen, What do N,ou. tHipH of Dr. Leonard Wood ?" Boias sai9T "It will take more than, a Doctor ts do this country any good the sha4s it's in. What we need is a nagieiAns
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

# l. then asked him: ':Do yosl
 thera will be, anythingsy sAd NP4 nominating anyones for spreae6& Pen replied: well, snot at iseE the afsSgfwo or three weeks v
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

h asked ,who will tell jot4s e01 l1 row. He said: We are tfxiHxfnx
 Bryan. but hanis trstpg to hofs
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

I said, "Chauncsy went pretty el with the audience." He said lieve those jokes wept better .thlss than they have in Wars"
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

He told me he thought the VI stliing was just a scheme to hold \
 pie in Chicago until After the census. -'f. s,
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

asked Ben: 'tvnyadon't yos % Depew for something?" Bpies
 "oh. he is like Bryan. PsoRs57 laugh at him but ti,cy won. e him." rest aiyeA SSSs
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

l asked Pen: .How can yuy1 N who bought delegates?" He A9| That's easy sTheSones that ds4 buy are the ones, whds harens ,any.ysN !. .- z G
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

I aslad kisfr: What do Nangkefnl of Hearst and Johnson ITev satd They gre < couple Of western boy come east with new act tryink st get along < .ss-yssA N
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

orinw the country i before the world
 Of those Ideals duty -on Monday.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

= guess this is about thesonly Eilet auqua ever held in thfebig cftyS {.oAke
 :oid jckes the first day aMd IA AflzzS scey Depew the next. .9f N. . 'sf N N sxs sxs
New Britain herald., 1920-06-12

Senator Psnros9 .a M {, aisxsY s
 Iong to HsteH ovess ,ss ] o,.r \ ,. l: t,fIS day. That's one ihlng. att
 publican conventtonif if you N s sl IT pened to catch a day when Sall Lodge isn'ts Speaking thex slersI turn, out early. ssssss |:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
MARRIED.

TOWER-JENCKs-1 Webster. Mass. Nov. 20, 1925, Hollis Tower and Mrs
 Ella Bentley Jencks of Norwich, Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
TESTIMONY OF, APPRECIATION.

We, the members of the Teachers League of Norwich, having heard of the death of Miss Emma M. Ward with deep- est regret. desire to express to her family our heartfelt sympathy in their great sorrow and our sincere appreciation of her noble work during her leng term of service in tAe schools of the West Chel- sea District.
 A rare combination of all the qualities that mark the tru. teacher was her character; she was an inspiration to her associates, an example of untirlng effort and devotion to duty a loving friend and a cheerful companion.
 Her pupils, or whom a large number have known her and will bless her as the years reveal even more clearly the value of her work, lifetime of teaching. found in her friend. an unerrin. guide, and a leader who made tasks a pleasure Firm in discipline and strict in require ments, = so inspired her pupils that they will alN, -,s remember her schoolroom as one of the brightest spots of their school life
 limited to her schoolroom. but extended into the comnCaity and throughout the town, working for the best interest of all. We would have kept her with us. We would have had her work on here. but the Master called. After years of patient toil she has heard the Masters summon,
 Well done, thou good and faithful ser want" The influence of her life now ended will
 and bearing fruit in the lives of her pupils as they come to appreciate the value of her teaching and strive to realize hes | ideals
 IF. STAFFORD, IL. A. STANTON, K. J. WILEY. | N. T. GOOD, Committee
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
MoNTVILLE

Isadore Horwitz wha recently pcated on the old Iandphere fsA-m. is planning to conduct a business route
 Mrs William Ladd suffered liroken arm last Thursday evening as slse fell over doE. The armNwas set by Dr. Morton F. Fox.
 sses Jennie and Susie Wool were visitors al the home of ithar sister, Miss Julia Wood of Norwich. Thank sgiving day.
 Miss Katherine Bryan.t principal kof the Palmer Memorial school returned Ito her duties Monday morning after spending tho holidays in New York
 Charles Johnson is Nerecing a, builh- m and gara-s near his residence fat HauEhton place.
 The MoutVille post Sofice. which has been located ia the small buildeDg opso- site Palmer Brothers quilt millNfor stv- eral years. was moved sunday morui ng to ihe building owned and occtrpieds by the store of C. F. Chapnan estate- A. Mastroddi is carrying on busirsess in fhe building in which thekpost office twas located and the removal of sanle Twill afford him more room.
 About nine o'clock Monday morning the horse owned by Mir. Miller ran away He started near the tenement occupied by Thomas D. Watt dragging the buggy cross lots until the horse headed i1to the coal bin in the yard have received announcements from L. near the Rockiand mill.
 Relatives Of Clarence Manchester A Van Dyk Of 1o44 Catalpa avernle, Chi caro. IL. of the marriage of his daugh"
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satisfy tae demands of many consurnePs Some householders have full bins, while others gre worrying along with only a tew days supply of coal ahead.
 committee of Moriah lodge, No. 15. A. F. and A. N, is making arrangements for ladies night, December Is.
 A mAjerfty of textile workers in mfils in Kilfingly are convinced that reduc- tion in wages is one of the certai1ties of the not distant future, but they are con even with as much as twenty per cent reduction their rate of comprehension stiil would be higher than any rate ever paid prior to a year s*5.
 As yet no wage reductions have bean announced in the town of Killmgiy. but there are indications that they may ps looked for soon after the first of the year when it. is expected that the textile in- Austry will have become nearer stabilizs ed and with 3. better market in sight than at the present etiTne..i
 Clinton v. Atvssd, whs has besz seri- ously i'll at a Worcester hospital follow ing two surgical operations,;, was reported Tut sdzy as gaining fin strength. :.
 Cards received here. tell of.,the arrival at. Washington D. C. of, Willard $. Dan- itlscn and party, motoring to Florida Nhere3lMr sDanislsonsisS to- remain for ths 9Nir,ters- 9 x. }f.i- ys ,2', | ] A; biz Hook Of wild geese Nhying south | yard, t6i t1ef eastward of Danielson wa, srepcrtedt by observers, who were up early HiGsday 1hofnircs ss. 'sI .A'>s sSs,, (, 1.t A rnsetinE of. .sMcsresor post, W. R. c hteeheddsedq fer this 4eFetnesday) even. ] mG. N ss 1s.s ;ssSss sSEssi. s es!s::s, <
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01

ley, who arrived here. ,Aonday evening from Wiliimantie, used cider and Ja- maica ginger to get under the influence of prohibition, and three bottles Of Ja- key were taken away from him after he was arrested. He was fined il0 and costs of sl9.II, which he was given time to pay. t1 .'
 Msrk on the additisR te the Day Kim
 ball hospital is so far advanced that it is now indicated that it will be ready for occupancy soon after the first of the year. The interior has been piastered and soon will be ready for the finishing work. The addition is roofed in, thopgn the permanent slate covering has ehot been put on, and the new structure heat /, ed from the present steam plant at the ] institution. At present the hospital is not crowded as badly as was the case about q year ago at this time.
 At North Woodstock Mrs. C. N. Per
 rin, Mrs Henry Hill and Mrs. c. A. Potter were named as a committee Of 1 the Soc,al Danes to make arrangement, l for social to be held some time during | December for the benefit of the Da, ! kinball hospital Of this city.
 | Rev. William s. Beard, of New York | formerly Of Willimantic, will preach a both the morning and evening service l at the Second Congregational church il this city next Sunday. when representa- tives of various Congregational ehurche in towns hereabouts are expected to b. Epresent The Junior and Senior choir
 are to sing.
 The grange at Thompssn gave a re tception Tuesday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs. Charles Whiting. MT. WhitinI
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01

ter. Miss Anna and MT Manchester, the ceremony taking place Thursday, Nov. 25th, Thanksgiving day :.
 Members of the Sunday school of the Union Baptist church have commenced arrangements for the annual Christmas tree and entertainment given for the children.
 Miss Elizabeth Mckenzie of Brooklyn, N r., is visiting relatives and friends in Uncasville.
 Mrs Theodore Pearson of Quaker Hill Albert Rosenlund of Pequot and Mir. and Mrs John Anderson of Hartford motored to Eeekonk. Mass, last We'd nesday spending the Thanksgiving hoi' idays with Mir. and Mrs. Victor Pear, son.
 Miss Bertha Lyon, a student at Colum- bia college, New York was at her home in Palmertown for Thanksgiving and tho week end.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Unior Baptist church viii be entertained thi' week Friday afternoon by Mrs Harrie Edmonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
SOUTH WFNDHAM

Miss Grace Smith of Canterbury spent with Miss Calista Backus.
 Mir. and Mrs Edwards Adams and MT. and Mrs. William Lathrop and son, Ralph Lathrop, of Norwich, were guess of MT. and Mrs. Alfred l.. Card Thanks giving day.
 Arthur C. Adams. a. nlember of the senior class of iale, spent the holiday with his sister Mrs Alfred E. Card.
 Miss Calista Bacllus was invited to at tend a dance held in Pomfret, Wednesday for the benefit of one of the schools.
 Miss ,Iaud Smith, who is teaching in Ol1 Saybrcok this year. Was home for the Thanksgiving recess with 1er parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett ". Smith.
 Thanksgiving day guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Noel were Mrs. Lizzie Noel Of War1enville and Miss Flor cnce PciNns Of Win4ham. MT. and Mrs Richard Ferry and daughter Miss Paul inc Perry and son. Allen Perry
 Mrs. Charles - an little dauel ter Edith of Providence are spending a few days with the formers mother, Mrs. Mary Lariflam.
 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry celebrated their 2otA wedding anniversary Sunday Nov, 2S. They were presented two beau tiful :oieces of china iron Mrs. Lizzie Noel Mrs. c. W. Smith, Miss Florence Perkins Of M-ndham' and MT. and Mrs. Clarence Noel
 Mrs Hattie I.arliin of Providence is the guest sof Mrs. l-elen Tuabs
 Mir. and Mrs. Garrett W. Smith enter tsmed at Thanksgiving dinner Mrs Car r.e BAckus and Charles Backrs. also NJ, and Mrs. NJ. ]. OConnel and little GAuelncr of New London.
 J. B. Smith. who is employed in Erid:,e pot. spert Thanksgiving at his home. z
 4''Eer Chamberlin is going housekeep inS ln the l1ealey house
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01

Dsabary.-Prof. Charles Hoffman of New York city began his duties as leader. of the Empress theatre orchestra recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01

unsupervised district schools. advantag- es and disadvaatzges of the same.
 There were sbott twenty-five parents and frie.ids present and all enjoyed the progf mnie-
 Following the entertainment refresh .nents were served and a social hour en- joyed during which there were phono- graph selections.
 AS a result Of the petition circulated in the el'iy 1ail b.- the teacher a set n. five new r.s os will be provided the schooi by voluntary contribution. aidea by the State Library grant
 A new Thort gIsph and records have been obtained by the efforts of pupils and teacher. This school this year has the largest attendance in several years. there being twenty-five pupils reg istered. fourteen of whom. are in Grade l. The average attendance has been good, the per cent. of attendance for September being si per cent, and for October ss.2 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
CENTER GROTON

At Center Groton school the pupils assembled Tuesday evening. November $. at T.3o and under the direction Of their teacher. Miss Mary ". Bailey, for ThaaksSiving exercises which included songs. rec.tations. readings and a play let. In Plymouth Town. The programme follows: Song. Star Spangled Banner and Flag Salute. school: recitation. Bed in Summer. Loretta Russo and Catherine Daboll; recitations. A Thanksgiving Thought. Earl Daboil. The Turkey. Jack Gray: The Little Pilgrim. Helen Thomp- son reading. The Landing of the Pil- grims, Miss Mary W Bai.e Indian tab leaux. Lydia and Jack Gray song. by the school. We Thank Thee; coEs | reel tation, Little Birdie and My S.is low.
 Grade I recitation, My Revenge on Mr. Turkey Gobbler. Harold Chapman; reel tation. Old Father Times Thanksgiving. Francis Gray: recitation. Thanksgiving Advice to Dolly. Lydia Gray; Game and Song, Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow, Grade I recitations, The Berry Patch. Loretta Russo: Autumn. Alton Watrous When I Was a Little Girl
 Catherine Daboll; Once I Saw Little Bird. five little girls of Grade song
 October Nuts. Grade 1 recitation. Lit.
 tie Miss Muffet. Maria Mills; I Always Try to Learn My Lesson, Margaret Wa trous. Hey Diddle Diddle, Jack Gray. song by school O. Columbia the Gem of tho Ocean; Physical Training Exercises. py Grade T.; illustrative of daily household
 occupations and Jack in the Box: reel tations, The Reason Why They Had Chicken Pie, London Watrous; Erma
 Lawrence patriotic songs.
 The play characters were as follows: Chief Aassasoit. Charlie Ferguson: whc
 dressed as a chief. rec!ted poem de scriptive Of the life of the Indians and Pilgrims in Plymouth, then came a grand march by the school. dressed ir appropriaate costumes, representing thu Pilgrims going to church with theii guns. and several Indians lurking 1T
 ambush with bows and arrows. Edwin
 Mills in ordinary costume representec
 the Pilgrims of today and recited Thre'
 Hundred Years, Ago; boys dressed as In dian warriors led by Chief Massasoi l then gave an Indian war dance endini | with war whoop; Dorothy Daboll re cited Thanksgiving Day; five little Pii | grim maids with iron spoons then recit
 ed, The Big Iron Spoon. descriptive. O
 how the Pilgrims prepared the goodies for the feast of- long ago. The playle ended with a memorial song to the Pil
 grimss tune, America. -ss 1 Tue programme came to, close witt a a- brief address by t.fe teacher. Mis- Bailey. The Neevs. of Our School. touch | ing upcn. sanitation and needed equip ment for use In the school with com ! pArison between superyised towns am
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
ANDOVER

MT and Mrs. Fred olds are to leave this week for trip south, going by au- tomoble.
 Frank Ladd, who has been i'll is re covering.
 Visitors at the home of ". E. Thomn son Sunday were his sen. Frank E Thompson, 1Ir. and Ms. Pelton and daughter. of Springfield and Mir Butlel of Hartford.
 NIT. and Mrs; Guy NJ. Bartlett en tertained friends at their home Sun. day.
 Miss Helen Jewett spent a few day, last week in Boston, visiting friends.
 Mrs. Hays of Hartford, was a visito, at Mrs. Frel Jewett's last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
JEWEII CITY

The following resident master Masons were, in Norwich Monday at the Ma sonic Temple to attend work of Frank lin Council. No. 5, R. & S. M: pr. George Il. Jennings, L. NJ. Carpenter, T. E. Lee, W. R. Burdick, Carleton Ravens, R. J Guy, w. 4. Richardson, Dr. F. D. Browning, Norman Parkhurst, Antone Maynard and 4. M Clarke.
 Charles H. Butts has been ill for a few days.
 The K. B. club has donated s to the Norwich Tuberculosis Sanatorium holi- day fund.
 Mrs. Nellie Swift and Mrs. Sarah Ec- clestone left Tuesday to spend the win- ter in Florida. They. will be at De Land.
 Mrs. F. H. Hiscox is in Cheshire Conn.,, for few days, the guest of her aunt cIrs. E. W. Storrs.
 Some of the Jewett City boys who were in the service, and some now, who are in the navy, tell of the various irnpres. sive forms of homesckness and ho,a 2 sight Of this or that would have been 1 worth kings ransom, as speaking o i the consolation that would have beer l felt. But it remains for a man whc i lived not far from here, to have his l homesick spell broken byaa freight car l In his letter written from California h, tells Of going one day to the railroad station of small town below Los An. i Seles, almost on the point of starting fS home, bag and baggage. On tie sidino waiting for train to pass, stood a l n. | freight. The homesick man from Cot, necticut glanced along the cars, readin i the road names when, there before hi eyes stood New York, New Haven an
 Hartford freight car loaded with house hold goods from some point in the east
 lis letter tells how he went over to and smoothed its weather beaten side
 and patted the rusty bolt-heads H; says it seemed like meeting an old friend
 That old car seemed to speak an inaudi
 ble word of comfort. It broke the spel
 for since then he never has been home
 sick.
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recently was elected master of thi, grange for the coming year.
 Notwithstanding that this morning brings the opening of December. the wez- ther has been so steadily mild that ths farmers continue to be engaged with fall blowing all through the surrounding, ter. ritory.
 Red Cross seals will be on sale In th:i city during the period between nov ahi Christmas.
 Miss Margaret Carney. district nurse is instructing a class of ihs D1yNille Girls club in home nursing.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-01
DIED.

PiEkcEAAt thei home of her daughter, Mrs F. T. Additon in Watertown, Mass. Nov. 2s, 1920, Ellen McWhirr widow of Wesley E. Pierce, formerly of Norwich, aged so years.
 Services at Gager's. funeral parlors this Wednesday, morning, Dec. l at 10.50 Interment in Yantic cemetery. 5RAYMAN--In Eastford, suddenly, Nov 2S 1920, Henry Brayman, aged sl years. ''--'
 AAILORY-In San Francisco, Cal, Nov 2s, 1920, Miss Laura Hilliard Mallory of Mystic, Conn.,, in her 37th year
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HORN.

BUTLER-At St. Francis hospital. Hart
 ford, Nov. 2s. 1920. daughter to Mir
 and Mrs William Butler of Hartford. ; to Mir. and Mrs Harry O.Brien.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-22

more than another; It vas that Of VT
ginia Lee and Clifford Hyde wbe stlis
some nursery rhymes, going INTO .
dance that was good Tor Two encores.
end when you do that atsthe Hipp.
you're stopping the SHOW, believe me.
The lady member Of this team heads
4 "uuartetie" OF five nifty dancers N
stripes. They are not forced to wear
the stripes, however. The team Is COM
posed Of Virginia Lee, Ollie Kellogg
ION. you cornnake), Mable Lynch.
Ruby Wentworth and Grace Keene.
THIS bill is pretty much Ruth Wheel
e.'s, 70. aside from her lines, she has
two numbers alone, "Chong" the Chi
uese number being especially pretty.
the wing" Qaa.tette adding greatly
10 the appeal.
the company Is certainly well cos.
TUNED, the chorus is neat and very
pleasing to look al. The tone OF the
production Is wholesome and we think
Il is pretty goo Entertainment. Las'
time tonight.