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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
Mrs. Starn Dies
AtCatawba Home

Mrs. Harriet E. Starn. aged %,
widow Of Thomas J. Starn. diea
this morning at her home at Cataw'
ba after an illness with a compL'
cation Of diseases. She was born
In the state OF Indiana but had
spent practically her entire life IN
Marion county. r,.,.
she is survived by six children
Henry Herschel, Guy, Mrs. Lena
Summers, Mrs. Nellie Harden and
Miss Ruth vanGilder. Three chill
dren are deceased. A sister, MRS
Mary Carpo, Of Indiana, also sur
wives her. ,..5,d
Christian woman and was wen
liked in the community where sne
resided. She was consistent
member Of the M. P. church nav
ing been affiliated with that church
for a period of thirty years.
The funeral will take place from
the Free Methodist Episcopal
church at Catawba and burial WIZ
be made at Catawba by Undertake
ers Carpenter and Ford.
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Visitors Today y
At Rotary Club

The Fairmont Rotary club had
an interesting and busy session at
It's regular meeting at the Z. NJ
C. A. today.
Rotarian Stoetzer, pastor OF tho
First Presbyterian church made .
very interesting review Of Roger
Bnbson's book 1.-THE Fundamentals
OF Prosperity"
Among the visiting Rotartans
were RotarIan Wood, Of Hunting
ton, who is attending the meetings
of the Baptist association being
held here, who told what the Ro:
tary club OF Huntington was DO
ing to help the Boy Scouts.
Rotarian Carlow OF Columbus,
Neb., a former Marion county boy,
who is visiting in the city spoke
Of tho good work the Columbus
club is doing to help tho boys OF
his city,
Rotarlan Reed Crane was ap-
pointed chairman OF the "on to
the Convention, committee.
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LOGAN TRIALS
ARE SET BACK
Counsel Making Arrange
mente For Bail For
Defendants

LOGAN. w. Va, Oct. 10
Counsel for 81 men indicted in
Logan county in connection with
fighting on the Spruce Fork ridge
on the Logun-Boone county border
last month was to take up the
question Of bail for the defendants
with Judge Bland OF the circuit
court today. No agreement was
reached on the matter yesterday
nfter the trial of the men had
been continued until January 10:
It was expected also that some ac-
tlon would be taken on the apDli-
cation Of council for the defense
for n change in venue. 1t was de-
cIared that the regular grand jury
now In session had examined q
large number of witnesses in COM,
plementlng the work of the special
grand jury, which returned the in
dictments and developed many
phases OF the disorder. There was
no Indication when 1t would report
its findings. The 81 men arraign-
ed % OF whom are said to be mem
bers OF the United Mine Workers
Of America do not constituh the
entire number already indicted.
There are others outside Logan
who have not been arrested was
stated, Eleven IN were killed
during the trouble period covered
by the ir.Sctments and the de.
PENDANTS must answer toSeharEes OF
murder and conspiracy as well as
ofFenses Of lesser degree under the
Redman act.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
Columbus Day.
Program Given

The spirit OF Columbus was pres.
emit at last nights meeting at the
Y M. C. A. auditorium celebrating
Columbus Day, the 429th anniver.
ssry OF the discovery Of America,
The meeting was conducted by the
local Italian society, cristotore Co.
lombo and was attended by fair
sized crowd which nearly filled the
Attorney H. H. Rose made the
principal address Of the evening
and his remarks were frequently
punctuated by applause from his
interested listeners. He spoke very
highly Of the indomitable courage
OF Columbus and his large vision
in believing there was land to the
west OF Europe when most learned
men Of that day were skeptical Oh
such an idea.
Italian should be the one to dis
cover America" declared the
sneaker, "as they were leaders IN
navigation and IN most other enter
nrises of that day. When Germany,
France, Austria and other countries
OF Europe were peopled by wild,
rowing tribes Italy had govern.
ment. was high n civilization, and
had a history reaching back as far
as the memory Of man. was capa-
bic. United States has its George
washington, South America It 81.
mon Bolivar, italy its Garibaldi,
but the world has It's Columbus. He
belongs not to any particular coun.
try but to the world and as such is
reyerenced by the world as world
citizen"
we're y, ], Ferrise, John D. Pozzuto,
Antonio Lofiego and D. Demalis,
All Of whom spoke in italian, eulo-
glzing Columbus and stressing true
patriotism.
victor Bird announced at the
meeting that classes for foreign
horn men Of all nationalities would
start al the az" November 81. And
that any who wiuhed help m any
way with their naturalization pa
ners should fel free to come to the
irYI and avail themselves OF the
service which It is able to give.
:; The ,e music was especially good,
beinT furnished by the orchestra
Of Mr.. Ferrise, consisting Of nine
strinEed instruments. Italian ope'
ras and marches together with q
few popular pieces were very cred.
itnbly rendered. John Vtgna made
n nj with his accordion selections.
The meeting closed with two
reels Of pictures furnished by the
Industriai department. OF the ''Y.
The pictures showed scenes and &C
tiyities IN 'sold italy, and were
much appreciated by those pres
ant
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Death Takes Two
Bows In Family

A message OF coincidence was
sent by the Baptist General AS
ISOLATION IN session at the First
Baptist church to Rev. and Mrs.
F. g. Herod, formerly Of this city
en- account Of the death Of their
two little sons, Robert and Fran.
els, both Of whom died last Wed.
nesday morning within two hours
of each other. Two other Gons,
Baker and Warren are also ser.
iously i'll. Both Of the deceased
children were born in this city,
one on December 10, 1914, and the
other April 26, 1915. Rev. Herod
who is pastor Of the Greenbrler
church was located here for time
as associate pastor and did mis-
sionary work among the foreign
ers. The bodies Of the little lads
were placed in one casket and on
Friday were laid to rest under a
large Maple tree beneath which
they frequently played.
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Mrs Helen Floyd
Taken BIZ Dea Oh.

Mrs. Mary Helen Floyd aged
"a widow Of Brooke, Floyd and .
daughter Of Nj. and MIA. James
3. Conway, died this morning OF
her home ct BarrnekTille after an
fitness Of a Complication of dis.
eases. She was an exemplary NO.
man and was highly respected In
the community where she resided.
shs ID. survived by two daughters,
Mrs. /. 2. Bales Of Barraekyille
and Mrs. G. M. Charlton Of Man.
nington, and by the following
brothers and sisters: G. D. Coma
way, n. 2. Conway, F. r, Coma
way, Mrs. Edgar Tenant and Mrs.
sailie Dunn all OF BarracHville and
Mrs. J. T. Roberts Of Warrington.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow from the Christian church
at 1880 o'clock and burial Will be
made IN the Ice cemetery by Un.
dertaker r. c, Jones.
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SYNOD IN FINAL
SESSIONS TODAY

Early this afternoon the West
Virginia synod of the Lutheran
Church was discussing the appro-
val OF the Dawson farm which lies
between Elgon and Aurora, w. Va.
and which is suggested to be used
as a retreat for aged ministers.
The indications are that the COM
mittees report viii be adopted.
At this mornings session. Rev.
n. L. Miller, New Haven, w. Va,
led the devouons and Rev. R. A.
Harshman, Wheeling, offered pra-
yer.
The Report OF the trustees Of
Gettysburg College was made by
Rev: simon Snyder, Wheeling.
There are IL students enrolled and
mention was made that Luther a.
Gotwald, York Pa, would become
a missionary to India, and Ward q.
Stoneslfer was going to Oxford
University, England, to pursue
further studies. In 1925 Gettys-
burg College Will be 100 years old
and It is proposed to raise the en-
dowmsnt of the institution from
100000 to S1,000,000, after
which additional faculty members
and more courses will be added.
Rev. s. s Adams, Accident, Nd.
editor OF The Young Lutheran,
made his report. The report OF
the Tressler Orphans Home, Logs
Vile. Perry county, Pa, showed
that effort Is being made to erect
new domitories. At present there
are ATS children there but as soon
as the institution is adequate many
others will be received.
Rev. r, A. Harshman made the
report Of the inner mission work.
The reoprt OF the board Of home
missions and church extension
suggested that congregations be
organized in Charleston and Point
Dr.. 3. G. Howard, wheeIing,
made the report Of the synodical
delegates to the convention Of the
United Lutheran church, which
was held in Washington, D. G.
BY the adoption of the ,presi.
dents report today the Luther
League was recognized officially
as the young peoples organization
Of the synod. No opposition was
EXPRESSED to this which means
that Luther leagues will take the
place. of Christian .Endeayor So
cieties Usually topics in keeping
with the doctrines and beliefs Of
the Lutheran faith are discussed
at Luther League meetings.
Another item in the presidents
report, which was adopted, was the
matter in reference to the accept
ance Of the Dawson farm. The
third item of importance-the
adoption OF the model constitution
-was. postponed until next May
when the matter will be taken up
formally at a Joint meeting Of
synod and conference.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
Pathological
Questions

Questions.
1 What happened TO Lots wife!
2. Where did John too Baptist
3. What is the sixth command
/. How did Samuel know that
Saul was coming?
s, To whom did Chri5t speak the
parable Of the sowerT
6. Did He then explain its mean
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
]. God told Samuel to anoint pa
3. The Spirit Of the Lord remain
ed with David from the limo OF his
snointment.
4. The fifth commandment is:
'TIonour thy father and thy moth
er, that thy days may be long upon
the land which the Lord ! thy Goo
glyeth thee"
4. When the Egyptian Princess
found Moses, Miriam, his sister,
suggested that she be allowed 10 go
find Hebrew nurse for him.
5. Job belonged. to a bSnnch 81
the Aramean race.
6. Ruth was an ancestsess Oh
both Christ and David.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
Big Dirigible
Wrecked Today

NEWPORT NEWS. Oct. ia
big dIrfgIble from Langley Field
was wrecked in Hampton Roads
about 1880 today and probably
will be a total loss. Three men
were aboard the airshIp when she
left the fixing station. Spectators
reported that two men Jumped as
the craft descended almost to the
earth before leaving land. Another
was seen aboard as the wind
caught the bag and dashed 1t
along the surface Of the water.
Marine men at Old Point later
reported that the lone man on the
craft was taken off by Capt. Wat
son and the crew OF q haroor tug
The bag still partly filled with
gas was whipped out toward sea
by a strong wind.
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TiIODAYls XVIII
az. az. o. S. "a. %.

Reg. Pdg. q. s. Pat. OFF.
Answers to Yesterdays XVII.
"a carton is a box made OF fine
paBEeboard, while a cartoon Is a
picture or caricature in sketchy
et3Ie generally appearing In a
newspaper or periodical and I'M
tended to affect public option as
10 some person or question.
9. Charleston 10 the capital OF
west Virginia,
5. The French for peter is
pietrb.4
1.-THE Pilgrims were the Eng
tsh o6loniBts who migrated from
Holland in the, Mayflower in l5aO
and settled IN Plymouth, Mess.
\ s. septembef Is the ninth month
81 the year.
g.. Cocoa is made from the dried
Aud powdered ssed.kernels or the
cocoa or chocolate.tree.
q. The wife or widow OF a duke
IS called a duchess.
8, "a ford Is a long and narrow
arm Of the sea, usually having high
rocky banks.
8. Asia is situated in the eastern
hemisphere.
10. Harvard University is located
/. IA the city OF Cambridge, Mass.
New Questions.
a Do potatoes grow above or be-
low the ground
what was the difference be-
tween q Wing and a Tory in Eng
Hsh politics Of the nineteenth CEN
a. Can the government of the
United States be suedi
Where do mosquitoes breed?
What IL fandango?
s.. What are Aquatic animals?
q. What IS a muezzin?
s.. What animals are crossed to
produce a mule?
.. What part Of the eye is the
fetipa?
10. what is a carystid?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
Secure Surrenders
To Sheriff Charlton

After having bssn sought ali day
by county Officers for having shot
and Seriously wounded Frank An.
derson yesterday morning at the
Wise mine OF the Robinson Coal
company at the end Of ogden ave-
nue, Tony Secure walked into the
office OF Sheriff Charlton last night
and gave himself up. Secure was
accompanied by his superintendent.
A brother also came with him ana
Secure was released.
: Secure 10 charged with having
shot Anderson yesterday on account
OF dispute over the distribution
Of some mine cars. Anderson was-
removed to Fairmont hospital and
two bullets located and removed.
HIS condition is reported as very
favorable this afternoon.
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..Iasa.t:g!gMoEss.


AZ y Ne Nielsen
Tom Nix DE william
boy stat, believes that thq
coming when eowboys nss
airplanss and autos on roansl1p
In addition 70 horses. He IS
this belief IN his lpteat ke
ture. AFTER Your own
which viii be shown at the essen
theatre today, tomorrow and
urday. Tom, having been y Spy
boy, Is always interastsd e
Eressive methods for the ram
has known the days Of hard sstin
10 locate cattle spread over
territory, and he knows tnes a
airman could looAte the
Quickly, signal the men 10 A!3tg9
and on horses, and do the WossS -
hess time than BY the ola mesi19e
Having had this IN mind 81
some time, Mlx IS quite IA ~,
PATTY with the use Of the meg
vehicles IN After Your llsn
Heart the story Of Whioh
written by William wallace So9s
ora Carsw Sc Mixs leA ding
man IN this picture. Others ~ stne
cast are George Hernenae A, y
liam Buckley, SID Jordan
Robinson and Bill Ward g
Marshall directed the ptesnE
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THREE SENTENCED
N court TO-DAY.
Two Confessions and One
Motion Denied By
the Judge,

Three sentences were imposed
By. Judge E. M. showalter in
criminal court this morning. two
ON confessions and one on the J
NAL OF a motion to set aside y:f-
dict rsdered yesterday by a jury.
Yesterday afternoon the case
against stanley Jakowski. Of Mon.
ousah, charged with violating the
prohibition laws was tried, JGkoT-
Ski was represented by Attorney
Ia. II. Leeds and Assistant Pros.
ecutinK Attorney John w. Mason
n. appeared for the state. IaS-
owskl was found guilty and Attor.
ney Leeds moved to set aside the
verdict on the grounds that It was
contrary to the Law and the eyi'
dence.
showaiter this morning and sen.
tence Of 80 days in fail and fine
Of 5000 and costs imposed.
Frank Mroz, OF Rivesville en-
tered a plehNof guilty and was flned
1 1900 and costs and sentenced to
serve go days IN iail. Attorney Rus
sell Furbee represented the de-
PENDANT.
ed guilty to having cut Waylsnd
Freeland at the Labor Day eele-
bration at Traction park on Sept.
5, and was fined $50 and costs and
sentenced to serve go days in jail.
At noon today, Judge showalter
dismissed the jury until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon the curtain
was rung down on the last act Of
the little drama, 1.-THE Ubiquity OF
iVint Martin; or Who Owned the
Booze" vint came into criminal
court with his attorney, L. G..
Musgraye and entered plea OF
guilty to having been the myster-
sious person who dropped a suit
case full OF whiskey and took to
! his heels ore Soggy morning last
september at the Hoult railroad
bridge. Had Deputy Sheriff Chas.
Bartholow then pursued and cap
/ tured Vint, the case would not
! have been SO long drawn out, but
we'll the deputy knew that the, evil
i dence must first be taken care OF,
hence the delay In experimenting
Yint whom, however, he captured
about on hour later. Martin denied
having been the man in tho fog,
when tried before Justice M. R.
Musgrove a few days later, and
offered the evidence Of two OF his
cronies, one of whom, is suspected
of having been the man who was
with Martin and saw the deputy
sheriff first. Both swore that Ylnt
was far away at the time. He
was found guilty. however, and ap.
pealed the case to the criminal
court.
Yesterday he seemed to have
thought better Of It and admitted
that It was not even his astral
body that the deputy saw with the
suit case full OF whiskey, but him.
self in propria persona. The
Judgment Of Justice musgraYe
having been vindicated thereby.
Martin was remanded to the coun'
ty Jail to serve his sentence OF 60
days and was ordered to pay Inc
fine Of 500 and costs imposed by
the justice.
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MAJ uILrY

Yesterda yafternoon the trial OF
Robert Mckinney, charged with
violating the prohibition laws was
held before Justice e. A. Billings
lea and a jury composed OF the
following: George H. Richardson,
U, G. Bowman, P. G. Stealey, l..
M. Binns, A. Reed, ]. s. Ankromr
F. Z Morgan, J. F. Crowl, H G.
HID ebrand, G. w. Halter, F. M.
McBifresh, and R. 3. Morgan. AT.
Ter hearing the evidence the Jury
brought In 4 verdict OF not guilty.
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Local Railroad
Notes of Interest

B. 2. Holvertott, Grafton, super.
intendent Of the Monongah division
B. & o., was in Fairmont today.
A number Of B. & o. railroad
men figure on hearing Billy Sun
day speak in February when he Is
expected to open campaign IN
Charleston.
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nEArA az cHlLp.

Leonard tucker, aged II months,
Infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
tucker, died this morning at his
home at Kingmont after a three
weeks, illness with cholera tnfan'
tun. The funeral will take place
FRIDAY at 2 o'clock and burial VIII
be made in the Eldora cemetery py
Undertakers Carpenter and Ford.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. o. G. Lawson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

Bert Jackson introduced Two
new apeoiRltiOs from his
last night at the Hipp. CLEO y ~
was the first and she used Eoeals
oodie 90" a mighty catchy nun
Der that was good for 9 stron,
core. Jean Morgan was dec " eSlt
nifty in the Highland dane q
did and the audience liked ~
Jimmy Purl brought back ot9
times when he used ''ENol Do koll
but as old as It Is 1t stu gets *
tentlon, especially when q
broken up with lot Of nonsepis
cal chatter like PIrr puts an
started "reminiscences Or otnes
days, too, when he mentioned eite
family physlcian Doc Mutyo on. l9e
only thing we missed was
dramatic pose, and Purl ougnt e
put that in for uB. PAPA, 2 So
ting Mad" was the title OF the
number Ida Howard used % So
cellent advantage. Eddie Bolton
and Bert Jackson were better
their medley harmony bit last
night than in the first bill but
Jackson couldn't BET much with
quicker up and Whistle. = Som e;
how this song, popular eiseN ere
fails to get by with dtpp iolls
and as It turned out jackson sang
It Just for himself, asst u on u
his favorites. Tomorrow nlsht the
irish master Of ceremonies
Hipp ring contests says 10 the , .
tie royal. A full house was tnere
last FRIDAY night, and saw one
pretty good bout, The battle roy
al will be eagerly awaited ct the
Hipp tomorrow night 90 thet
seems to be a demand for "a 9 Us
tic sport in this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
STRAW HAT

with the mercury close to freez-
ing and the ozone chilled a jasper
wearing a straw hat on Adams
street this morning caused quite a
stir. II at another season Of the
year one would think he was liv-
ing up to an election bet. Official
~ straw hats went out September
18th, but this bird had almost
thirty days grace but has -
nerve With him and is still wear
ing It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

The mothers class Of the First
M P. church will hold a, business
meeting 1t the church this evening
at 1890 The meeting IS called foT
the purpose OF making arrange.
Inents for the opening exercises OF
the Sunday school, Sunday morn
ing, which will be in charge OF THIS
-eiass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

the g. A. r. circle will meet
Saturday Afternoon at two o'eloeB
IA the /. o. o. F. hall in Mala
street There viii be invitations
and the report Of the national CON
yentlon will be given also.
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SID 3.
.:::NIENls


Division No. 2 OF the ladies AID
society OF the Diamond street
church viii meet this evening a.
1880 o'clock at the home Of MRS
Homer Hall, 514 Pittsburgh ave
nue.. All members Of the division
are urged to be present
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
TFrE WEATHER

FAIR LonlBhL
and Friday.
Local Readings
Creed BeIyard,
Observer
Temperature
at 8 a. m. today
50.
Yesterd a US
weather cloudy,
tempera t u r e,
maximum ga;
minimum 80;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

Tn This on Your Wise Friend
a man had two sons. One was
IS 5 years older than the other,
shnd five times the age Of the
younger added to four times the
ago Of the older equaled 81.
How old was each.
Answer to yesterdays:
sss
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COMMERCE BODY.
Continued from para Onel

IConuhuRd 1Eun pAsH UuU
already started on these and some
surprises are In store for those
who take cEfb review Of the
parade.
william O. Cole was introduced
as the new member of the board
Of directors, he having been elect
"a at, the last meeting to take the
Mac OF R. NJ. Gardner who was
moved by the Owens Bottle COM
pany to Pittsburgh
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INFINTTE>LoVE:-ForG God 50
loved the world. that be gave his
only besotten Son. that whosoever
beIieysth in him should not perish,
BUT have everlasting life.-John
! 3:l6.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13

The Chinese government VIII essi
tabilsh an air mail Isryice between
Picking and Tsinan, capital OF
shRutuns Province.
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The total cost Of the Allied aEta
les on the Rhine since the 4AtLais
tice is estimated at nearly 5000
100000 French francs.
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& vi tho picture 6l, Az sIal
ides Thee carefully foIu CotIed
id 4 its entire length. Then
6tsee line 3 and SO on. Fold each
ec1un underneath accurately.
Wien completed turn over and
SotfH lind q surprising result. SS2e
hs piesurea
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eon

A ten pound son was born Tues
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Oala.
we'll OF Blalne-stre at the nome
Of Mrs. Caldwell's mother, MRS
Cunningham at Pennington.
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An policemen in Philadelphia
must salute the colors, whether IN
parade or draped on cofttns OF over.
seas soldiers. 4
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NeW Commerce Body-Farming-
fngton 10 TO have q chamber Of
couimeree and already the work
toward such organization has be-
gun. n. D. Cornell spoke at n
meeting held there Tuesday night
ard It Is planned to have drive
for members one day very soon,
tie chamber Of commerce organi.
tton starting with dinner CIV
On by members.