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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
CHOSE POOR PLACE TO REST
Traveller in Spain Not Fully Aware as
to Just What Uses Beds Were
Sometimes Put

An American tells of visit he once
made to the town of Yuste, in the
northwestern corner of Spain. He
had sought rest under diSc0uraging
circumstances, after a ride on mule
back over miles of dusty road. While
the hostess Of the inn was preparing
his dinner he proposed to himself to
rest upon the bed in the public room.
Nothing could, he says, have been
more tempting than that cool white
bed, after his laborious trip, and with
out saying a word to the Sonora Pa
reno he threw himself at full length
upon it.
Scarcely had he done so when a
shrek arose, and the little woman
flew at him like wild creature. She
seized him and dragged him off the
bed with the strength Of two men.
He was too much dazed to resist, but
retreated before her.
ooh, Dios milo, Dios miO!" she
shouted. '"They are ruined-ruined ~
WhereupOn she tore back the cover of
the bed, and to the travellers amaze
ment disclosed row after row of bis
cults! They had been placed there
to rise. To rise! Down the center
of the rows his weight had fiattened
them beyond recognition only at the
farthest edge had few escaped.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
FIRST BLUE LAW" EXPONENT
Emperor Constantine Laid Down
Strict Rules for the Guidance
of His Subject Peoples

Constantine, the great Roman en-
perOr, who ruled in 321 A. d., was the
first ruler in Europe to impose blue
laws upon the people. Constantine
was highly religious, and he demand
ed strict observance of the Sabbath
throughout his vast empire.
He decreed that Judges, inhabit-
ants and artifcers" must rest on the
Sabbath He excepted husbandmen
from this order, however, since SOW
ing was a necessity and could not be
done Oh any other day." Slaves could
not be compelled work on this day,
by the emperOrS decree. Should mas
ters be caught in the act of forcing
their slaves to labor, a heavy fine and
perhaps a Jail sentence would be i'm
posed Children were emancipated
from labor on the Sabbath. COnstan-
tine also ordered his vast armies
wherever they might be to devote this
day to prayer. AT the same time he
set aside Friday as day in which
prayer was required of all the people.
Later he extended his order to include
Saturday as day when the wheels or
Roman industry should remain still.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
The Price That Is Set.

The gods have set a price upon
every real and noble pleasure. If you
would gain the favor of the Deity
you must be at the pains of worship
ing Him; if you would be beloved by
your friends you must study to Oblige
them; if you would be honOred by any
city you must be of service to it; and
if you would be admired by all Greece,
on account of your probity and valor,
you must exert yourself to do her
some eminent service. If you would
render your fields fruitful and fill your
arms with grain, you must labor to
cultivate the soil accordingly. Would
you grow rich by your herds, prop
err care must be taken of them would
you extend your dominiOns by arms
and be rendered capable of setting at
liberty your captive friends and bring
ing your enemies to subsection, you
must not only learn of those that are
experienced In the art Of war, but ex-
ercise yourself also in the practice OF
military affairs and If you would ex-
eel in the strength of your body you
must keep your body in due subjec-
tion to your mind and exercise 1t with
labor and pains.-From the "Memora-
bilia of Socrates"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17

American Legion at the military flu
neral of Mr.. Michael Ley here last
week Tuesday.
Edward Bowden transacted bust
mes in Linden Saturday.
Mrs. Wilbur Blotz of Dodgeville,
was a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Murrish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whitford,
ST., returned on Monday to Beloit,
where they will again make their
home.
Miss Kate Linden visited relatives
in Barneveld this week.
Mrs. Anthony Fecht and daughter
Agnes, spent the week end with her
mother, Mrs. Edward Keyes, in High
land.
Uriah Gardner visited relatives in
Linden Thursday.
Mrs Henry Kieffer and daughter
Norma Jane, were guests of friends
in Dodgevile Thursday.
Mrs. Owen McCarville, Miss Mae,
Paul and Walter McCarvile visited
relatives in Darlington Saturday.
Miss Blanche Toay, spent last week
at the home of her uncle, Thomas
Philips in Dodgeville.
Misses Leone McMurrough and
Lileth Gedye visited in Darlington
Wednesday.
John Chenhall of Preston, Iowa,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
Walker several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Varlin were in
Linden Friday on business
Mrs. John Chamley and Mrs. Chas.
Winn left Wednesday to visit rela-
tives in Beloit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
OLD TANNERS DID GOOD WORK
Leather Made in China 5000 Years
Ago Has Been Found in Compare
lively Good Condition.

Originally skins were cure: ~ e1rl-
ply cleaning and drying. Then it was
found the texture Of the leather was
improved by the use of smoke, sour
milk, various oils and the brains of
animals themselves. Later it was dis
covered that certain astringent banks
and vegetables effected permanent
changes in the texture of skins and
stopped decay. The ancient Egyptians
possessed this knowledge, for engrav-
ings on their tombs depict the process
of tanning. In China specimens of
leather have been discovered in COM
pany with other relics that prove them
to be more than 5000 years old. The
Romans used leather which they
tanned with oil, alum and bark. Early
explorers in America found the In
dians wearing skins prepared with
buffalo dung, oil and clay.
No Improvement in the general
methods of preparing leather took
place from the most primitive times
until about 1870, when the use of lime
TO loosen the hair was introduced BY
1879 English tanners were attempt
ing to introduce new methods by
which the tanning process could be
shortened. One of the pioneers in
these experiments was John Burridge,
the inventor of the barometer, an in
strument for determining the strength
of tanning liquors.
In 1880 the first tannery in Amer
lea was built in Virginia. A second
one was established a few years later
at Lynn, Mass.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
Notes by the Democrats News
Gatherer

William Miller of Warren, attend
ed the military funeral of Michael
Ley here last week Tuesdayand Wis
tied with his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Miller
Miss Cecilia Weiskircher spent
over Sunday. with her parents in
Dodgeville.
Mrs. E. H. Petit returned to Chi
Chicago Saturday, after a visit Of six
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Llewellyn Dunn.
Miss Marie Collins returned Tues
day from a visit in Cuba City and
Belmont
Mrs. w. Fl. Schubert and daughter
returned to Prairie du Chen Monday
after a visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Paynter.
Mrs. Amelia Spratler and her
daughter, Mrs. William Lanyon of
Pittsburg, Kansas, were the guests
last week.
John L. Sauer of Granville, Iowa,
and j. p. Weiskircher of Dodgeville,
called on relatives and friends here
last week Monday.
Miss Annie Fecht returned Sunday
from a visit in Dubuque.
GOodsell jerks, Thomas Wedlake,
Roy James, Peter Skyberg, John
Worth, Thomas Richard, Leroy
Burke, Clifford Olson, and Richard
Wilcox, represented the Dodgeville
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
FIGURES IN POLISH HISTORY
Countess Potocka, of Obscure Birth,
Became Wife of Great NobIeman
of That Country

The Countess Potocka lived obscure
ly in the days between the first and
second partitions of Poland. She was
born in 1766, and was the daughter of
a Greek shoemaker at Constantinople
Her extraordinary beauty and her pow
erty brought her to misfortune. A
French consul named Boscamp took
her away from Constantinople to Po-
land. There she is said to have mar
ried a Russian general, and later to
have divorced him.
Then she married Count Stanislaw
Felix Potocka one of the wealthiest
noblemen of Europe, a Pole of great
influence but slight ability, who is re-
garded as a traitor who did much to
bring ruin to Poland The countess
lived for many years in Berlin, where
her beauty created a furore in the
ranks of society. She died there in
1922.
Count Potocka was the Rockefeller
of Poland. He owned several castles
and enormous estates, possessing in
the Ukraine alone no less than 3,0OO,-
600 acres. When he became of age he
married secretly a very attractive
cousin. When the story of their elope-
ment was divulged there were terrible
scenes. Although he was old enough
to be husband Felix was fiOgged and
his young wife, berated and stunned,
finally threw herself into a DOnd to eS-
cape her prosecutors.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Grimm and
family moved into the residence, PIG
Doty street, last week.
Miss Irene Calvert of Darlington.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Walker.
r. J. Ellsworth was called to Be
lott Thursday on account of the ser
ious illness of his sister, Mrs. John
Slack
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ketter pur-
chased the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Hittesdorf, 328 Dodge street,
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Hittesdorf
are contemplating making their
home in Darlington.
David Brown returned from Chip
pewa Falls, where he visited his
father, John r. Brown, who is SER
iously i'll at hospital there.
Harold Chamley of Beloit College
was an over Sunday guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Chamley.
Mrs Arch Correll of Linden spent
last week here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Sieger.
Mrs. Lincoln Vivian of Madison,
spent the week end here with rela-
tives and friends.
a. w. Thoma spent over Sunday
here with his family.
j. Fielder returned Sunday from
a several days stay in Green Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gale of Chi
cago, are the guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gale.
Mrs. William Horn left Monday for
Chicago for the interests of estab-
fishing a beauty parlor in this city.
Elmer Peters transacted business
in GAINESVILLE Saturday.
John Thomas left Friday for
Cleveland, Ohio, for the interests of
Bates & Rogers Construction Co.
Mrs. Thomas Pagel visited in OAR
ligton Saturday afternoon.
Daniel Regain and son, James
Regain, attended the funeral of Pat
Ashe in Ridgeway Thursday.
George Schaaf left Sunday for Chi
cago on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Marcussen
spent the past week with relatives
and friends in Fennimore.
Mrs. John Trevillian left Saturday
to visit her daughter, Mrs George
Cox, and her son, Harvey Trevillian,
in Milwaukee. ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
The DefiIing Hand of Man.

It is a humiliating reflection that
man. when he comes in his numbers,
defiles and defaces, and makes ugly
more than the wild beast. One has
but to find his trail on any green
place. The orange peels, the dirty and
torn newspapers, the old boots, the
broken crockery and utensils, have
mower to destroy beauty and peace and
Danish the Spirit of Place. When he
stretches out a hand over what once
was countryside, how depressing are
his little houses, his clinker paths, in
fields where the mole delved industri.
ously from dawn to dark, where the
lark climbed a thousand winding
stairs into Observation-Disclosures lyman
In the Kings Highway.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17
STRENGTHENING Wire.

Stray pieces of copper wire have
many uses, but 1t is often necessary to
straighten out wire that has already
been used before 1t can be employed
again. See that there are no sharp
bends or kinks in the wire and
straighten out by hand any of these
which are found. Fasten one end OF
the wire to some firm anchorage, grip
1t i'm the wise if necessary. Loop the
other end of the wire around a ham,
mer handle or similar instrument and
then pull out the length of wire. Re-
peat this operation as often as neces-
sary. If the wire Is Of soft copper 1t
will stretch little, which improves 1t.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-03-17

Sons and daughters of 208 farmers
were included among the freshmen
who entered the University of Wis
consin last fall.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
IIlGERNA\ SOCIETY
MD PERSONALS

NI- A. s. Bailey was hostess O.
f.. m,mH'rs u' Do, Womaus Home
Missionary .,uririy ui 90. Methodist
church "Wednesday afternoon at her
NHmr This meeting Yves business
m,,'ln- .ud th, um, was spent Boo
,l,.f|uE officers fnr the coming year
Mrs e. O. How was elected president
Mrs A. g. Bailey secretary treasurer,
ma MIS- L. D. Eur,k press agent
luuph WAS served by she hostess tN
M,sdam,s Rice rritphard pardr,. WIN
W,-. Wilson. Moad,r Bowen smith.
Comp y s. West. Holloway William.
som. Cartwright, How Phillips Aaron
CLARK. Dovau Van Arsdul Lloyd liar
.h,y and Misses Esther James and Ru
h'ria Williamson
Mrs Emily 4 Ncty gave recital
1t the IlaErrmu High School audItu.
rium Tuesday night \ large and ap.
urc.Jfiy, audi,uo. w,r, 100 attendance.
1d 10" pupils showed decided inn.
u.,,mru' sine, the last recital
49, and Mrs j. o. Clark went "a
boswell Tuesday. Mrs CLARK going for
medical treatment
ST. and Mr 4 VI Ehro' were Eos
we'll visitor, Wednesday OF this week
irtl, Claudinc Tru,t had the mis-
fYrim, Goo break her ankle. caused
hy falling from q huggN ou IA" school
ground "Wednesday afternoon.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
CLARENDON PERSONALS.

q. y Hedgpeth lett Tuesday tur Cen
ual Texas m Response o" q message
stating that has sister Is NcN iil
IS T. Morgan ot Jericho returned 90
this county yest'ldu, morning from "a
visit 81 two months boo East Texas.
Mrs ID JetiritS and her niece.
Miss E,ado'u Warner returned last
week from O. visit "i several weeks
with relatives iu kuu~1s.
Miss Minnie lee Meek oi l.1wpasas
arrived here last w,yA Ton visit with
h'l sister. Nr, a. S M'ss. .ud family
Mrs C'aud, Tctt Oft 90 rdso lett
This muuuL im Dallas where she
viii visit with her husbands mother
before returning Ia h,r home.
Il %. Pebbles oi Little Rock. Arhan
,is. arrived here this morning fut a
visit with hts parents Nh and Mrs r
II PEBBLES
Mr. and Mrs " " Buchanan are
VISITING With the htf,.s moih'i. Mrs
@. y llrdWoth
Mrs barton and SON ot Canadian uI"
visiting here with THEN daughter and
sister. Ms p y EryuUd- clarendon
\pw~
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
hs%oc1etA17
ALvAH d. MEH ER

The family was away from home az the
time
Judge J g. Roberts. who recently
resigned a. chief Justice OF the Su.
wcme Court ct New Mexico. passed
through clovis cnroute TO Roswell,
where he expects 20 remain several
DAYS before returning to his home.
~ the monthly meeting Of the Ciyics
Cuh This week. officers wcr" elected
fur th, coming year as follows: Presi.
dent Mrs e. T. Smyer first vice presi.
I.nt Mrs ". ". Maycs. second vice
president Mrs j. A. Hall; secretary
Nrs Milton Brown. treasurer Mrs.
Ieu Iuphtowcr. parlinmentarian. Mrs.
lipr'um,yot. auditor. Mrs =. u,
tt~~p' press reporter. Mrs r. VI.
chapman Several new members we're
received. and a small lamouut 81 bush
moss was disposed OF
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
CLOVIS SOCIETY
AND PERSON AS.

Mrs John O prtchard was hostess
10 the Thursday Austion club last
week and entertained with delicious
luncheon a. the Harvey House. Gusts
OF the club We're Mosdames c. T..
Smver. George Roberts Frank Dice
ana " g. zerwcr
Miss Mamie Dickey ~ Amarillo BE-
the guest 81 Miss Lorena Perkins Mr.
and Mrs John barry and Mss. vs.. H
Duckworth returned Monmy from a
cross country tUp 90 III paso.
Mrs Felix Maudell gave bridge
marty "Wednesday afternoon boz honor O.
her house guest Mrs 81 N1nden 90
Nlhuquerqu. At I O'Clock a tempting
sou, course luncheon WIS served 10
IA. guests. who included Mcsdames VI.
Mandeu. \ MandelI o. D.. Dennis. O..
T. H.rod q. r. WorreI Harry Miller.
" e. Zcrwer and Fletcher Malone.
" "A Harris Of the HpuI. Furui.
ture COMPANY IS erecting tn eight
room tie and Ucbblodashrd home on
North Mitchell Street. j. " Nordocal
has IN, contract FOR the construction.
Mrs Frances MayhaIl is expected 70
return this week from au extended trip
90 Missouri
Mrs e. s. Melton has returned 70
Der home iu hort sumner. after q ten
diys visit to hon parents. Nc and Mrs
Walter Howell
Mrs Charles Schourich has returned
from santa Fo. where she attended the
wedding Of her niece. Miss Claabcl
Fischer and Nh Ernest Edward Wal.
h.r solemnized on Nov. 30.
Mrs Ted HolIfcld and her daughter
~ Canyon, Texas. are visiting Mrs
llonf.ld's mother Mrs Welsh on
North pu. street
The senior intermediate class ~ the
Baptist SUNDAY school was entertained
hy the eco Go't,r' class ~ l3.vearold
Intermediate. 90 'h. home of their
teacher 4 G. Holl.nror ou East Grand
Avenue. Wednesday evening and a
very merry time was spent In games
and eats The party was The prize
iof IN. contest between the senior boys
and the eco Gcttors' f1r attendance.
The contest ended Dec. 4, and the
senior boys. led boy their teacher Daniel
Boom. were champions
Mrs X & Childers and Mrs j. W.
Nordoru spent Tuesday and Wedges
d1y boz Amarillo.
Mrs Dine owen president ~ the
Clara Memorial College with her sec.
rotary. Miss Nary g. Carroll oi Fort
smith Ark. Vil. go 20 Washington y.
e.. early Bon January to meet the nl.
uonal officers ~ tho Red Cross. BOO tho
interest ~ th, Chu Barton Memorial
college. which I- to h. located IN Clovis
IN, Residence of DN nr'r- wJs
burned th,s Wr.t The Ir. was caused
hy 90, explosion of Stove which blew
the cap from the nuc boo the adjoining
room setting fine Co some clothing
The mouse is located at $40 North Ross
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
CINDERELLA" TO III SHOWN
VI CiIII.DRtN'S MATINEE.

The. SECOND oh.ldr,us matinee will
U. stsFci under the auspices of the
Central Cpuu. OF Parent Teachers
clubs OFF th. gity this morning begin
ming 100 40 O'Clock az Ga, Mission Thea.
100. and fh, beautiful fairy STORY ~
cinderella viii o., featured
This &. ui,tur. that no child should
ui--. fur woven about this pretty tu
utuc, iu uniph youug Primo, charm
ING finds the little Iady of his dreams
m that fatal night o' "a, kings h1ll
smd th, dtrThul sp..udnr- oi The pal.
1,, bah .uum and later dcspt" the
hrm.- of 'hc ugly sisters and their
wicked mother. hclrs Cinderella away
2, happiness. and love bon his crystal
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10

palacc L. a strong moral h, moral
that right viii always overcome
wrong
Despite the Indictment weather last
saturday o. large crowd Imoug which
were many grown people. welcomed the
showing ct The ntst saturday morn
ug chudtous feature, Little Rcd Rid
NIX ilood and az th, weather is nice
today q mrch larger crowd b. expected
N,t oaly the children hut mother also.
viii cnio, THIS picture The admission
to- pstrtune is ~ CENTS
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-10
EURSi FUk1r tURS!

Cleaned. Refined and RemOceled New
turs mad % order out OF town work
= speciality.
MRS. 4. e. CAZLEiL
Phone 61S-l7l0 tillmors NJ,
All Work Guaranteed
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09
REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD
CONVENED WEDNESDAY, LAST

Ellis against the county were the first
matters TO be considered by the board.
Many of these bills were submitted by
the respective claimants without the
proper affidavit as required by law ana
the members of the board expressed
themselves as being unwilling to allow
bills which were not properly present.
ed. These accounts were laid aside by
the board and the county clerk in
structeil to notify .he claimants that
the bilis would have TO be presented on
the regular form for county bills or
attached to the same inc properly Ger.
tilted to before the commissioners
would consider then.
County Recorder John o. Mckernan
and County Clerk f. ID. oldheld present
cd their official bonds to the commits
s%ieners. which receiced the approval of
the board.
An application was received from A.
j. o'Conneli for the position of fireman
for the Durham heating system at the
new county hospital. which was con-
sidered BY the board and an order made
directing that Mr.. O'Conneii be appoint
ed to fill this position as soon as the
matter OF the formal acc aptance of tho
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09

hospital building had teen settled.
Through an oversight of the cid
board of commissioners In neglecting
to make a minute order record of the
formal acceptance of the hospital from
Contractor o. VI. Wallace Jr. the pres
eat board is reluctant to proceed with
business connected with this county IN
stftution until the district attorney has
given his opinion as to the action to
be taken
Applications for tie position Of sup
erintendent Of the county warehouse,
machine shop ard grounds were laid
over by tho board until the members
could Investigate AMI decide as to the
necessity of employing a man through
ont the year for this work.
The applications for matron ut the
county hospital were also laid over by
the board with an expression from the
members to the effect that no change
from the present management would be
made unless a later Investigation
should disclose the necessity for such
i change.
". r. Joslin. the contractor who in
stalled the heating system in the new
hospital. and superintendent Watson
were present at the afternoon session
Of the board and discussed with the
commissioners the extra work perform
"a in addition TO the specifications for
the original contract.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-09

ed A s~tenographer and Mr.. Walker ex-
planned the appointment of Mr.. Vargas.
who was also an expert stenographer'
would give the county the advantage
Of legal service at all times and be OF
great assistance in the office OF the
district attorney during terms of court.
The salary of the deputy district at
torney was fixed by the board at slas
Per month.
The reaprointment OF q. L. Pluntmer
made By County Treasurer Bath as
deputy in the t~reasurer's Office was ap-
proved by the board at the present
salary Of sf75 per month.
Commissioners Clark. in speaking Of
tho salaries OF the leputy county Of
ncers. warned the officials that a cut in
salaries could be expected. as the board
would likely take up this matter at
! future meetings owing to the necessity
OF the county cutting down expenses.
He explained that wages had been cut
ut the smelter and that the cost o.
living was going dow and that a cut
in salaries could be expected.
In talking over matters connected
with the construction for the new eoun
t. hospital Commissioner Baird re-
sucstcd Contractor q. NJ. Wallace 70
appear before the board and asked Il
the county trucks which had been used
in hauling gravel for the county hos
rital lad been charged to him. Mr..
Wallace replied thar he had not re-
eeived a bin for the use of the trucks.
but that he expected to pay for the
use Of the same. The beard requested
Mr.. Wallnce to make out a statement
for tho time the trucks were in actual
use. with this statement. the board
informed Mr.. Wallace, an adjustment
would be made between the statement
turned in By Superintendent Millick of
the warehouse. showing the time the
trucks were delivered to the contractor
and the time the trucks were actually
used. and a charge woul1 be presented
for such use.
Shortly after | o'clock the board ad-
journed to meet again Wednesday IN
regular monthly meeting.
The first regular meeting of the new
county board was called TO order Wed.
nesday morning at 10 o'clock. with all
members present.