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Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-10
Glasgo.
Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky. February -, 1909. He lived in a
log cabin. His food came from the woods.
When he was nine years old his father
moved to Indiana. Here his mother
died, and he helped his father build the
coffin she was buried in Then his
father moved to Illinois. Here he was
kept very busy clearing the land and
helping to build new log cabin
One time he sailed down the Mississip-
pi river and stopped at city where
they were selling slaves at auction like
beasts He felt very sorry, and wished
for chance to help them.
He kept store but this didn't pay, SO
he studied law and became lawyer
At this time the North thought the
South ought not to keep slaves, but the
South thought they could. Then thu
great war called the Civil War broke out
The North won. In 1883 Lincoln freed
the slaves, after he had been elected
president. He was shot in theatre ii
Washington in 1855.
FRANCES LAMB. Age 8.
North Stonington, R. F. D. No. /.
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The Red Squirrel.

Every boy or girl who has been to a
picnic or gone nutting must have seen
this curious little chap.
II person has discovered him or he
person, it is likely that he will suutter.
bark and scold at the intruder, working
himself into frenzy of excitement. This
habit combined with the rusty red color
and small size Of the animal, about half
that of a gray squirrel, renders its ider-
tity unmstakable.
This squirrel shows a strong prefer
ence for coniferous forests, whether of
hemlock, spruce fir or pine, but may be
common in woods where conifers are few
and widely scattered. Although usua lly
busIy occupied from sunrise until sunset
It sometimes continues it's activities
during moonlight nights, especially
when nuts are ripe and 1t is time to
gather winter stores.
During warm, pleasant days in spring
and fall when the nights are cool, it of
ten lies at full length along tile top OF
large branches, during the middle of the
day basking in the warmth of the sun.
zEPHERIN GAGNE.
Plain6e1d =
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A Good Example.

A poor boy went ragged to school,
when he had his face we'll washed. When
he went home, the neighbors looked at
him with establishment They said,
THAT looks like Tom Rogers, and yet it
can't be, for he is so clean"
Presently his mother looked at him,
and finding his face SO clean, she fan
cied her face dirty and washed it. The
father soon came home and seeing his
wife and son SO clean, thought his face
dirty and followed their example.
Father, son and mother all being clean,
she fancied her face dirty and washed
it. 1.-THE father soon came home and see
ing his wife and son so clean, thought
his face dirty and followed their exam
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THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department.

the pink eraser's feelings.
when you are not thinking and make
mistake on your arithmetic paper, YOU
take poor me and almost break me in
pieces" the old eraser retorted.
You hurt me more than you do the
eraser. You are always biting me-" tes-
titled the pen.
you keep still now, Mr.. Eraser!
know more about pain than YOU" cried
the excited pen whenever the eraser
wanted to talk
We'll we won't argue any more" cried
the eraser, eff you, Betty, promise not
to bite or erase too much"
promised, and just then we heard a
crash, and l awoke with start, finished
Betty.
How queer !" I exclaimed. care you
going to keep your promiseT %
Il SHALL" Betty said. But do you
really think they felt any pain?" she
asked me.
Il certainly dot answered. "At any
rate, you ought to keep your promise
and your eraser and pen will look all the
better for it"
81 will" said Betty, as she ran away
to play.
CATHERINE C. HAYES, Age IA.
Norwich.
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The Acorn and the Pumpkin.

a country lad as he lay one day
stretched out upon his back beneath a
large oak, observed the runner of a pump
kin, with very heavy fruit on it, climbing
upon hedge near at hand
He shook his head at this and said :
1T is very odd to see such immense
fruit on so slender STEM ana these tiny
acorns up there on the great oak.
Il really think it would have been bet
ter if those big yellow pumpkins, the size
OF a mans head, had been made to grow
upon the stout tree and those small
acorns' not so large as my thumb, upon
the creeping plant"
He had scarcely done speaking, when
a good sized acorn fell right upon his
nose and gave him rather a sharp ran
AS he jumped up, rubbing the sore
place, he could not help saying. But ii
that had been pumpkin that fell jusi
now, it would have been all over with nv
poor nose And this was not quite So
stupid as what he said before.
LEONA DOYON, Age 10.
GlaSeO
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UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
AWAKFg

Ah AAAESs
The men and women of every nation
arr proud Of the flag Of their country. but
surely no people can be more proud than
we who live under the stars and Stripes.
In the schools next Monday the boys and
girls Of the wide-Awake Circle will cele-
hrate Flas day. when they will be told
something Of what our Gag stands for.
We rightly think our flag beautiful
with its colors Of red. white and blue
and It's stars when we see it futtering
in the breeze az home. but travellers tell
us that 81 never looks SO beautiful as
when t comes into their sight when they
are FAR away from home and in a strange
land PERHAPS some of the Wide-Awalzes
may know what this means when they
grow up and travel to Europe or some
other distant country where some other
flag is only to be seen. One Of our Amer
lean authors has written a story. which
you viii probably read some day. if you
have not already done so. about The Man
Without "a Country who was punished
Tor some wrong DE had done by never
henE allowed TO see the Stars and Stripes
again or TO hear his country mentioned.
When we think OF the flag, we prob
ably think Of it mostly in connection with
Soldiers and its use with armies in war.
and we can remember many brave things
that men have Gone because Of the flag.
but we should remember that war is not
The only time when we can show LOYALTY
20 the nag. In peace times men and
women show loyalty to the flag by being
the best kind OF citizens they know how
70 be. and boys and girls can show their
loyalty by getting ready to be good citi-
Gems They can Begin at home. too. by
beng helpful sons and dutiful daughters
Tor nation Of good homes cannot fail
70 be a nation 10 keep flying forever the
best fag on earth-The Stars and strines
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Norwich.
Johnny's First Day of School.

Johnny was to go to school for his
first time. His mother went along with
him as far as the corner, as the school
was right around the corner. AS soon
as he got there he started in quarreling.
In a little while the bell rang which
meant that it was time to go into school
When Johnny got in school the teacher
noticed that his face was all scratched.
She asked him what the matter was and
he said that he had been fighting with
one of his companions.
When the teacher found the other boy
whom Johnny was fighting with she
sent them both in to the principals Of
fee. The principal found out that the
other had not hurt Johnny very badly
and that it was not his eompanion's
fault, but it was Johnny's fault, he
had started it So Johnny got whipping
the first hour of school life.
FLORENCE CLARK, Grade 6.
New London.
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Glasgo.


Hair, face, and hands were dissatis-
fed. Hair said, THAT boy always leaves
me rumpled and only combs me on Sun
day (and then his mother does it, and
| think l am i'll treated.
We'll" said Face, "how about me?
His mother is the only one that washes
me-
How about u.s." said the hands. I'VE
are in the same boat as you are"
IN tell you" said hair, Tets make a
petition to brain. I'll write it." said
Right Hand
In a little while the petition was
framed, stating that Hair wanted to be
copsbed at least three Zines a day, and
lands and Face wanted to be washed
regularly the same number Of times.
Brain read it and said, "They are per-
ectly right" Then he sent a message
to the mind. He said, Il want you 10
control the movements of this boy and
see that Hair Is combed at least three
times every day, and Hands ana Face
washed regularly the same Number Of
times
EARLE BUTLER, Age IL.
Plainfield
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pie.
Father, son and mother all being,
clean, the mother began to think the
room looked dirty. She got on her knees
and washed the floor. There was a wo-
man boarder in the house, who, seeing
the others clean, washed herself. So all
the room was set clean simply by the
clean face Of one ragged school boy
Children. as well as grown-up people,
should always set a good example. We
never know how much good may be done
in this way nor how much harm by a
bad example.
DIANA DoYoN, Age 10.
Glasgo.
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A Kind Act.

George was a boy about twelve years
of age. He was very kind and gen.
tie boy. His mother was poor woman.
It happened that one day George was
crossing the street in front of the post
office. All of a sudden he stopped and
looked around just in time to see man
beating an old dog. George went up to
him and told him to leave the dog
alone. A man who stood by looking on
heard what George said. He came UP to
George and gave him some money and
said, This is for your kindness.
CLAIRE FOLEY, Age IL.
Willimantic.
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LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE
AWAKES.

Mrs. Day makes all her children talzs
IN afternoon nap. All her children were
grown up except Betty, age } Betty and
/ were talking wissn Betty sried Miss
Carson. I had the most exciting dream
yesterday afternoon. Would you like to
hear itg- / surely did want to hear
Detty's dream. so this is what she told
me:
was sitting in the library, thinking of
going back to school. when I heard a
voice saying Give her a good scolding.
she certainly deserves it," cried the pink
eraser
what do you mean by biting me all up
when you Think" demanded the old yell
Low pcnhoider.
I then inquired what I did to iniure
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The Migrations Of the stsrk.

About two years ago a Polish gentle
man caught stork on his estate near
Lemberg, in Galicia, and put on its neck
metal ring bearing the inscription :
"Haec aconia Polonia-" This stork comes
from Poland.) He then let it 60 free, and
it few away in winter as usual
In spring the stork came back and al
lowed itself to be caught again. To the
great delight of the gentleman, he found
on the neck of the bird, in place of the
metal band, fine gold circiet with these
words engraved on it India cum donis
remittit ciconiam Pololeis." india sends
the stork with a iEesent to the Poies.y
AIDA DEROSTER, Are ii,
Glasgo.
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PoMFRET CENTER

Miss Eleanor J. Clark, with her hou9e-
hold goods. has arrived at her country
estate, La Plaisance, for the summer sea-
son.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoppin spent the
week end in Boston.
Misses Martha and Alice Brown 81
Worcester spent the week end at West
land farm.
Mrs. E. E. Brown was in Worcester
Monday.
Mrs Wakefield Of Worcester spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Z. E. Brown.
Danbury.-Rt Rev. John @. Murray,
auxiliary bishop Of the diocese Of Hart-
ford. administered the sacrament Of con
firmation to class Of 3so young peorie
at st. Peters church Sunday afternoon
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Battle With a Snake.

One bright day in May as we were
coming home from school we had to pass
through the woods. AS we were walking
along and talking, all of sudden we
saw a monstrous black snake Because
of the size of this snake 1--WE had never
seen one as large as this) we were very
much startled, but 1 did not give up.
went after large stick and when I came
back I saw only the black snakes tail
under large rock and several others.
My stick had a very large point on
one end. l hit the snake with the stick
and yet it was still alive I pulled it out
of the rocks and its head was all broken
to pieces by the heel of my shoe.
This was not very far from my home
so when one of my sisters ran home and
gave signal to her father he instantly
came running toward me. But had al
ready killed it, and was half way home
When we got home we measured the
snake and it was six feet long and four
inches round. Quite a nnonstrous one
but it isn't living.
BRIDGET PLoPA.
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Ledyard.
How She Helps.

I am going to tell you what do when
/ come home from school.
We have some little chickens-some are
bigger than the others. 1 have to feed
them every night. The smallest ones 1
feed chick-feed, the biggest ones 1 feed
chops and middling mixed with water.
The big hens and roosters I feed whole
corn. 1 wipe the dishes sometimes at
night Then ] read in my book and then
I go to bed.
Down at our school we are going to get
a certificate if we read five library books.
The teacher has list of names of the
books from the Wheeler library in North
Stonington.
BETTY NJ BENSON.
North Stonington.
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Betsey Ross.

Betsey Ross lived in Pennsylvania. She
was a very neat sewer. That is why
Washington and two other gentlemen
went to ask her to make the first Ameri-
can flag.
Washington drew an outline of the flag
for her. Mrs. Ross set to work at once
and in three days the flag was done So
we remember that Betsey Ross made the
first American flag
THEODORE A. COvIATY, Age 8.
GIasgo, Conn.
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You housed me in the winter; and
love you, friend, for that;
lou stroked me with a kindly hand,
Czressed me with a pat.
You have been patient when 1 knew
So little OF your ways,
As awlSwardly 1 tried to do
Ny best to win your praise
some may not think a horse may care
About such lxindness-ye.
In wintry storm or summer fair
never shall forget
And so I won the heart of you.
And you the heart of me.
"A horse can love a master true,
Devotedly and free.
i--Horace Seymour Keller, in Our Dunn
Animals.
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Learning to Swim.

This letter is about my learning to
swim at the beach in New Bedford,
Massachusetts,.
In the early summer I could just keen
myself up in the water 1 began practic-
ing, and soon I knew few different
strokes. 1t was not easy, but as the
saying goes, practice makes perfect
1 soon deemed it possible for me to
swim up to the large raft in deep wa
ter. This I did, and you may be sure
I was putting and blowing when 1 reach
ed that raft. l was all in, and scared
stiff. wondering how 1 was to get back.
Some girl friends urged me to try div
ing, and after few timed trials, I soon
learned TO go in head first. l swan to
shore all right too, and have always
had faith in myself since then.
That was year ago, and I hope to
learn still more about swimming this
summer.
HELEN SELLERS, Age 10.
North Stonington.
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The goat is found in many countries.
It commonly has long horns and a long
beard.
Goats will climb steep and rocky
places to find heather and 9TH
er shrubs on which they like to feed.
They also eat grass and are fond Of
the bark of trees. Some goats have
coarse hair; the hair of others is fine
and silky.
There is a country in Asia called Thi.
bet, which abounds in goats. The hair
of these goats is so soft and fine, that
shawls of great beauty and value are
made from it.
The tame goat is very gentle animal
Rnless it is leased then it will butt with
its horns
A young goat is called a kid.
ARCELIA DOYON Age II.
Glasgo.
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Wonders of the sahara Desert.

Far away in the Sahara desert stand
the pyramids. There is one which is the
largest of all. When you climb them, a
guide has to be on the upper step and
pull you up. Each step is as high as a
dining room table.
Each pyramid is built of many thous-
and stones. The purpose of having
these built was for tombs for the bodies
of kings and queens
Another curious thing in the Sahara
desert is the Sphinx. 1t is made of stone
and has a face like a human being. II
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1 am going to tell ycu about going to
New York. My aunt came home on a
Saturday night and she stayed until Mon
day and 1 went back with her We went
by train. It took us four hours
We left Westerly at $50 and got to
New York at 1880. When we got there /
didn't see much because went to bed,
but in the morning when I got up saw a
lot of things / saw the trains mad
boats. It was a large city.
went to the park with my aunt and
saw monkeys; elephants; CRATES, cfoeo-
dies, zebras, lions and parrots and lots Of
other kinds OF birds. and then we went
home for dinner We went out again after
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he flies so quickly upon it that it very
seldom escapes him. He can carry off
with east rabbits, lambs, geese and 9TH
er small animals. When he attacks
fawns or calves and kills them he feasts
upon their flesh and blood on the spot
and then takes a part of them to his ae-
RE or nest
LENA FOURNIER Age 10.
SIascn
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dinner and went to the pictures. 1 liked
it very much.
Where l was they had two pianos and
a Victrola. 1 learned to play some songs
on the pianos. l had a good time I wish
1 could go that trip again.
S. IRENE MAINE, Age IL,
North Stonington, R F. D. No. /.
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was built many years ago by skilful
stone cutters.
Arabs shoot arrows at it. When there
is sand storm in the desert the sand
blows against it and makes it rough.
LOUIS j. GROVER, Age II.
Norwich,
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Plainfeld


Eagles are found in most parts of the
world. There are many kinds OF them
The largest kind and the noblest in
aspect is that called the golden eagle.
bold and crude. His sight Is quick and
piercing and having once seen his prey,
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uncle lives near large pond in which
there are several kinds of fish. My eous-
in caught a bass and six perch, but my
uncle caught four large piekerel. One
of the piekerel weighed nearly three
pounds.
Sardines are small fish of the herring
family.
ALICE CYR, Age 10.
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II1I1bN DLI1LLftio, ABe I
North Stonington.


tommy Bangs Awful Dream
Tets go down and see the gypsies
and throw stones at 'em, tomorrow"
said William Robinson one night as he
said goodnight to Tommy Bangs
"A1l right" Said Tommy, "Pll meet
you in the old barn in Ryan.s lot. Good
night" and he went into the house
That night Tommy had bad dreams. He
dreamed that he event down to the
gypsies to throw stones at them.
While he was watching them build a
fire he felt dirty hand clapped over
his mouth. He was carried struggling
into a tent. His hands and feet were
tied and he was wrapped up in a soiled
blanket. Towards afternoon a gypsy
woman appeared. She brought him a
pewter plate of stew and q piece of hard
bread Tommy ate the stew, but re-
fused to drink the tea mixed with
poppy juice.
After she had gone he fell asleep. He
did not know how long he slept. He
felt himself being carried to a wagon.
He peeped out. 1t was night. He was
very tired and drousy and soon fell back
to sleep.
When he woke it was day. He felt
hungry In one corner of the wagon he
found an apple and ate it. He was
about to throw the seeds away when he
you are sure this is the boy?" said
ttae.
Precisely, meestir.'' said the other
Very wen, then. Here is your pay
There was clink of silver and then
they walked away.
That afternoon an Englishman came
and took Tommy out. He took good
look at Tommy's face and miittered:
He's the one" He took him to the
edge Of a cliff and said, Look here
| youngster,, when / say three, over yor
co.
Tommy began to struggle and scream
| The man laughed ma1icously.
"One-two--three, over Y Tommy fel
himself falling. He would be dashed t.
pieces. He would never see his moth
er or father again. lie
his own room, on the floor. His bee
| clothes and ran down to William Rob
inson's house On the way he met Will
| lam.
"Oh, William, I'm not going to teas
| the gypsies and throw stones at them
| They might take me away and throw
me off high cliff" cried Tommy.
He told him about his dream At TIL
end William said, "Tn not going, eth
er. I've got some money and we cal
go to the circus" Tommy agreed to thi
and ran home to tell his mother and &c
Some breakfast. But never again al
either Of the two boys suggest that the
go and see the gypsies.
| LOIS TAYLOR, Age 10.
New London.
i
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Glasgo.

Chester.-New potatoes were selling in
Middletown Saturday for s1.o5 a peck.
Old potatoes were selling in Chester for
$1.5o peck.
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nv Fislting nay.

One day last summer 1 went fishing
with my uncle and cousin Jack My
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c. W. Benedict
4. +. BrddshaIC
Jas. X. Crawford
John Il. Foster
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the fourteenth Oklahoma merchant
Indicted by recent grand jury hore
for alleged violation of the Lever
food control act. Herbert NJ. Peck
United states district attorney, an
nouncod this afternoon. Boake was
taken before n United states com
missioner at LawtOn, OKLA. whore
he waived preliminary hearing ana
was bound over 10 the september
term OF tho federal district court for
the western district OF Oklahoma
under $4,000 bond.
Peck stated tho Indictment charged
Boake purchased sugar At Is cents
a pound and sold II for 30 cents
The district attorneys Office an
nounced the federal bureau OF IN
vesiigatIon was now probing sugar
saics OF retail merchants In all parts
OF tho state with Wow Of laying the
information before the next federal
grand jury.
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Billy Sunday to Try
to COnrert WdyWdrd
Tuisdns in One Day

billy sunday will come 10 Tulsa
for one meeting II was announced
yesterday by "a committee which
has been working for weeks TO
secure Mr. Sunday Tor n meeting
here. II was yesterday that news
was received that he had con
Bentod 10 come.
a public meeting will be held
on tho svonlng OF May 81 az Con
vention hall Several members Of
the sunday party Will be here, u
was announced. including Ma
sunday, Homer Hodohcavcr IA
nous choir director, ana Revert
Matthews. pianist ana secretary.
Sunday is now conducting a
campaign In oklahoma city.
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WELTY IN SENATE RACE
BartlcAsiile Publisher FILES Notice ~
I,nnInnrN On q. q. T. IIrkrI

tHdIdnCY on q. .. ], TIrkct
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 22.-W.
-. Welty. Newspaper publisher OF
Bartlesvllie. today filed notice wuh
the state election board that he VIII
be a candidate for the republican
nomination for United States sona-
tor.
Those filing as candidates for the
nomination for the state legislature
are j. 49, Morgan Of CARRIER, repub-
llcan. for representative Second dis
trlct OF Garfield county: Eskrldge
: Davis Of Hinton, Independent, for
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NEW YoRK May ~ sH.rbsft Hoover
candidate Tor the republican p'esidentia'
s,noon on general economic conditions.
with special reference 10 the sugar ~
ustion before the iolnt legislative com
mittes Investigating profteerins. II was
announced today
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representative from Caddo county;
w. - Crane Of Clinton, republican,
for representative from Custer coun-
~: w. 8. Pendleton OF Shawnee,
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democrat, for representative from
Po,tawatomie county; Marvin r.
Shilling OF Madill, democrat, for
representative from Marshall county
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ARREST ANOTHER
ON PROF!TEERING
A. p. Boake, Merchant of
Anadarko, Is Out
on Bond.
SUGAR PRICE TOO HIGH
Charged With Buying II at
18 Cents and Selling at
80 Cents a Pound.

Iiy Associated Press state wita
OKLAHOMA CITY May ga
y, Roake of Anadarko, Okla, was
arrested today by federal officers as
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The Directors Room

When the directors the First National
problems Iery They
rectOrs not fact them the
sibiy this institution
cdn dn Dh furnishings to match and nothing has been spared
make truly representative of the bank The directors