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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
u. S. Lacks Plan to Determine
Legitimate Quantity Needed

The difficulty in this country is that no
plan has been worked out to determine the
legitimate quantities OF opium which should
be admitted. AS ! understand II, the Secre
tary OF State certifies TO the English Gov
eminent how much opium should be re-
ceived In his turn the Secretary of State
is advised by the United States Public Health
officials have not the figures for last year,
but during 1919 we received into the United
States more than 100000 pounds of opium
This is equal to about fifty grains for every
man. woman and child in the United States.
The amount received by every other civilized
country did not exceed three grains per
capita.
I'm other words we are receiving In this
country about fifteen times as much opium
per capita as any other country receives.
Certainly the physicians of the United states
are just as competent TO treat disease az
are the physicians OF any other country.
! do not believe that opium and its deriva
tives are used any more commonly by our
physicians than they are abroad We are
forced 10 the conclusion. therefore. that
tremendous majority of the imported opium
is used for unlawful purposes.
What is the source of the morphine and
heroin unlawfully sold IN the city of New
York? This seems 10 be the answer: The
crude opium brought into the United States
is manufactured by our chemists into NOR
phine and heroin. II is then shipped to-
Canada or to Mexico. Upon leaving our
country we lose track of 1t. IL is then
Struggled across our borders and peddied
on the streets Of New York. / think II is
safe to say that tho amount Of morphine
and heroin ii foreign manufacture sold On
the streets ST New York s negligibA Prac-
tically all or the drugs sold here are OF
American manufacture, which have beec
shipped out Of tho country and then snug
gled back
THE solution Of this problem lies in
Federal act prohibiting the Importation.
manufacture and expectation Of habit form
ing drugs except In such limited amounts
az are necessary for the legitimate uses of
the medical profession. They should be dis
pensed through licensed drug stores. Every
honest pharmacist should be made agent
Of the Government 10 handle opium and is
derivatives There need be placed no rostric-
ton upon tho honest pharmacist or the
honest physician. There should he In every
community sufficient amount OF these
drugs to allay suffering Of the sick
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Carrying Heroin in Crucifx
Is One of the Latest Dodges

These typify only the more extraordinary
measures the smugglers and dispensers re-
sort to. a dozen more might be told about
the use of motor car tires, water soaked
logs set adrift in the harbor and so on.
Only four or five days ago three presumable
Sisters Of Charity were arrested in Chicago.
Each wore, suspended upon gold chain an
unusually large crucifiX. Each crucifix was
found to contain its capacity of heroln
Therefore, the figures obtainable from the
Public Health Service in Washington are
OF little value TO a general treatment of the
habit forming drug traffic, for the simple
reason that they represent only the legitl-
mate traffic. 1t is estimated that for every
ounce of cocaine and opium and the latter's
derivatives, morphine and heroin. legitimate
IL traffcked in the United States last year
four ounces were illegitmately traded in.
Practically all the opium lawfully fetched
into this country comes from London and
Edinburgh. In these cities three manufac-
turers send out more opium than all the rest
OF the manufacturers in the United King
dom. The Public Health Service issues
figures showing that in 1910 the United
States received 1929 pounds OF opum
from England; in 1911, 629, SAP pounds: 1912.
399,S37 pounds: 1913 sos 423 pounds: 1914
455.2O0 pounds 1919, 73O727 pounds. and
last year we received about ,00O, 900 pounds
from England Moreover, we received "a. 400
pounds from Japan last year. while Japan
was receiving l2I04S pounds from England.
Where all opium product goes to Is not
listed on the Governments books. Much
Is exported, only to be smuggled back again
What portion OF it arrives at length into The
possession Of the street pedler and the adj
dict is not officially known
Thus far the United States has no inter-
city cooperation in the fight against the
illegal traffic The first steps toward such
a positive drive against the smugger and
trafiicker were taken on February O. when
DR.. Carlton Simon, Special Deputy Police
Commissioner in New York. and Superin-
tendent Of Police Mills OF Philadelphia con-
ferred In the latter's office. There the adj
Visibility and efficacy Of a national picture
and Bertillon index Of all known addicts and
pedlers were considered. They discussed the
value OF cataloguing and keeping track OF
drug pedlers and users just as the police do
pickpockets and burglars. When one OF
the dope handlers left his home town the
police Of all the country would BE- apprized
Of the fact He'd be under constant surveil-
lance.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Fighting for Legislation
To Curb Drug Traffic

Representative Henry 7. Rainey Of Illinois
is making a hard fight 70 have his amend
ment. House resolution No. 1851, adopted
by Congress before he leaves office on March
4. to make an end OF the Illegal traffic OF
opium between tho united states and the
Far East countries. The Illinois Represen-
tative gives some interesting information re-
earding the wide spread Of the drug addicts
and declares that tho existence 81 the traffic
at this time Is positive menace TO tn
nation.
Representative Raineys bin would amend
section Of the act Of January II, 1914. en-.
titled AN act 10 prohibit the importation
and use Of opium for other than medicinal
purposes" Tho amendment which he pro
poses hits the trafficker In this country who
reships opium and other forbidden drugs %
the Far East after it's importation into the
United States
Facts which Representative Rainey will
present to his colleagues in an effort 70 OBJ
tain an amendment or tho Harrison anti
narcotic act include reports from the Health
Department officials and police heads In New
York The Health Officer Of New York city
reported total number OF drug ad6icts al
1oS. 600 which Is equivalent to lis per cent.
OF the population. Upon this basis, Mr..
Raincy pointed out there would be l99S.o0o
addicts In the United States
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
By w, A. DAVENPORT.

TN analyzing the difficulty American
League baseball sluggers experienced
= with the pitching of Walter Johnson,
Ty Cobb said that it was most difficult to
hit what you couldn't see. And while it is
somewhat less difficult to trap Govern
ment or municipal health or police author
ity into admitting that he is less than ade-
quate to the maximum discharge of the
requirements Of his job, the same philoso-
ply, or "alibi," if you choose applies to
them in their battle with the traffic in habit
forming drugs.
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston
ana San Francisco admit that more NOR
phine heroin cocaine and straight opium
is used illegitimately by persons transienty
or permanently living in those cities than
authorities of these municipalities admit
that it is so much more that they're scared
They have the laws necessary to deal with
the situation There is no proof that they
men incapable of enforcing those laws.
But they complain that they cannot stop
something that they can't see. To raid one
dope agent and confiscate his merchandise
requires much time, many men, considera-
BILE seuthing and lots of courage. The abil-
ty to convict him depends upon many
things.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Thriving Traffic in Dope
In the Mexican Border Towns

There was thriving traffic in dope being
piled in San Antonio FL Paso, Nogales and
between. The Government threw extra men
along the Rio Grande, with instructions to
do nothing else but catch the smugglers. 1t
was taken for granted that the stuff was
coming in from Mexico. For a month the
Governments men watched and waited
They resorted to all the accepted tactics OF
catching the dope pedler. They arrested
and thoroughly questioned suspicious per.
sons. Under their dazed eyes the traffic in
creased and scandal was limited at. The
detectives became panic stricken An in
vestigation was under way, for there were
those who insisted that some OF the watchers
we're permitting the stuff to pass, for
financial consideration, OF course.
BY the merest chance one of the Secret
Service men followed an American across
the border one morning lie supposedly was
a thoroughly reputable citizen, living In FL
Paso though employed on some engineering
job just south of the border-a mining con-
struction Job on which he held a responsible
technical position. In the shack where this
man and his associates changed their cloth
ing every morning and night the young
engineer removed a couple of fine woollen
undershirts. These he plunged into con-
tanners OF water. They quickly absorbed the
water, and were left where they lay TO
dry.
Forty-eight hours later this young man
carefully buttoned the shirts around his
body and returned 10 the United States The
shirts were immersed in distilled water, and
from that water six ounces of morphine was
prccipitated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

Oyler head of the narcotics squad of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, are cooperating in
raids and vigilance against the smuggler
the dispenser the pedler and the addict
They discover that much cocaine and opium
is fetched in by sailors on passenger and
freight steamships
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

world Measures were proposed TO prevent
the expectation OF raw opium to countries
desiging to prohibit It's entry and to control
the expectation to countries desiring to limit
the importation OF opium. Furthermore, 1t
was agreed that measures should be taken
for the gradual and efficacious suppression
of the manufacture and traffic in opium.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

graphs recently imported from Vienna. Paris
Berlin and Genoa.
Finally one of the Government men sug-
gested chemical analysis of the letters.
One letter produced twelve grains of NOR
phine, another eight grains of heroin,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20


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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
Showing How Easy 1t Is
To Smuggle Drugs Into Country

When you consider that one man can
the Rio Grande and, without altering his
appearance in any manner, return with sew
eral thousand dollars worth of cocaine NOR
phine or heroin, even straight opium, con-
cealed about him you begin to realize the
magnitude of the thing the national and
municipal authorities are fighting. Further
more, when you know how ludicrously easy
it is for sailor to fetch the stuff in
through any port you must be impressed
all the more.
Add to this background of the general
situation, the fact that the iiiegitimate use
of habit forming drugs has increased in the
largo American cities anywhere from TWEEN
ty-fivo to fifty per cent since the Eighteenth
Amendment became an appendix to the
Federal Constitution. Then take il for the
fact that 1t is, that despite the effort made
at the latest meeting OF The Hague Tribunal,
there is no international agreement between
America, Europe. Asia, South America and
Africa limiting or even supervising the traf-
fic. Even IL there were such agreements
the dope trade would go merrily on and in
only n somewhat smaller volume Before
citing statistics, quoting authorities and set
ting forth what Is being done to fight back
the rising tide. the following instances of
morphine smuggling are offered for the
most obvious of reasons. They sound alb
surd. However. they are. taken from Gov
eminent records and have been corrobrated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20

How an opium den is guarded: Note
the three doors, one of wire and the
last (No. 81 heavy oak reinforced with
iron.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-20
rugs Pouring Into Every Port and Border Town

n
Number in S Nearly Two
adPed
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Baby Chicks Order now. Allen
Hatchery. HYRUM, UTAH. 10-4t
!, Mr., and Mrs vern Boley returned
to American Fork Tuesday evening
after spending a visit In Salt lake.
You ought to sss those lovely Jap
anese boxes for Jewelry and Hand
kerchiefs rust in at Chipman's.
~ ~, .ss < !hs ~ 4
The brick work has been started on
the new bungalow Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ensst seastrand and II the good wea-
Their continues. the seastrand family
will be in their nav home before
spHinH 5i',', f.ir s9'. ~ rnpl s.t
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10
81 AMERICAN FORK .
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

LANO\/A NhAO
Grants Toyland b. complete
Will Preston was business usi
tor In Salt Lake Tuesday
4 u
!. Mr. and Mrs. StrinEham OF Prove
spent Wednesday in American Forl
with relatives and friends. ,iy,r 5
New line OF Xmas silk Stockings fol
Ladies' and Misses at Chipman's -
"A fine Xmas Present .
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Gardner and
children motored to Provo Sunday
and visited relatives.
Misses Stella and Myrtle Jerfs and
Eva Dean were visitors Of friends Mt
Provo Saturday
Best selected line OF toys in this
city at Grants tFf0 .
Miss Hazel Aydelotte went TO Salt
Lake Friday To attend a party given
In the Hotel Utah by the Freshmen
class OF the U. OF u.
Mrs. J. p. Aydelotte and daughters.
Wee and Tavern and Mrs Susie Dsmp-
sey are spending today In Salt Lake
on business.
As token Of sympathy. the class
mates Of Miss Grace Baker contrdbut-
cd and purchased . beautiful floral
spray for the funeral Of her father.
Ausby Baker.
Misses Florence Friday and lAvone
Bromley returned to Provo Sunday
evening after spending the week end
here with their parents.
Ivory Articles Combs, Hair Re-
ceivers. Puff Boxes. Buahes. Mirrors.
Toilet articles and Tray. at Chip.
mans
Inc Primary tsachsrs and off,cern
OF the third ware met on Wednesday
of last week Il the homo Of Mrs Char
lee Anderson IN a preparation meet. |
'ng. Amor the work had been accom-.
plished' the ladies. were served de-
|fctous lunch. yi.aF' '..Hai"a
MI, and Mrs. Luther oidd,n,.
N!cholss. Bert storr,, Mo- |
I'uella White. Mrs. Rom lngerso,l |
we're AMONG those nom Amsr1c.n
'ork who went 70 Salt Lake Tues. |
Wy evening" to hear sousaS hand n |
'he Salt Lake Tabernacle - -
MI Allen Of Hyrum, sDsan., save q +
ak to the pouItryment OF American
FORK Thursday and one TO poultry.
men OF Pleasant Grove Friday, on
Proper Feeding for High Egg Pro-
uction and Care Of Baby Chicks /"
Miss Myrtle Cunningham enter
Aimed at a shower Wednesday even.
ns at her home. complimentary to
IRIS Vivian Smith a bride Of the
'onth. The usual social diversions
ere enjoyed and delicious refresh
rents were served Mrs. Smith re-
eived q number Of beautiful 40 we'll
, useful sits
Mrs Ben Moffett entertained Mon
ny night in honor OF the 18th birth
~ anniversary Of her daughter Hell
?. Games and music were enjoyed
nd delicious refreshments were serv.
L. The guests then enjoyed a thea
. party At the Realart. Those pres 5
1t were Misses Helen Moffett Mary
shby. Alta Penrod, Lois Peters, vio-
Preston. Lorraine Ingsrson, and j.
ernice Barratt and Masters Neldon 4
'rney, Eldon Crookston. Earl Crooks =
N. Marley Steele. Lucille Chapman.
lillian Thornton and Harold Firm. 4
%. ]
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

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Fred Houston was q business visit
tor in salt Lake Friday.
Mrs. Sam Kelley spent Monday In
Salt IalDe visiting relatives and friends
Miss veda Barratt spent Monday in
ssit Lake visiting.
T. -------. - - r-- 1850, r
Party slippers--The new shoes and
Rubbers to tit al Chipmsh's - 'F :
Mrs Emmaline dubois speut the
week end in Salt Lake with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Don Stubs Of Provo was =
visitor here this week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Thos Hansen.
Those warm Xmas House Slippers
just in at Chipman's make sensible X
mas presents.
Miss Luella Cunningham returned
home Tuesday evening after spend
ing the past two weeks In Salt lake
City
Mrs. A. Holman Of Pleasant Grove
spent Thursday in American Fork Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs Delbert Chip
man.
G. NJ Pitts returned TO his home
in Highland Thursday after spending
a few days in Blackfoot. Idaho. on
business
The first ward Primary association
Ia busy preparing a program OF dances
songs, exercises. etc, which Will be
presented by the children In the near
future
Tom Newman, Chipman's shoe MIN
can ut your feet-for he has the best
line Of shoes to DO II with.
FOR SALE-One Stewart
one heater, one carpet,
one bedroom set, chairs, one
mahogany small table, bed
springs and mattresses. In
luire at home of Mrs. Manda
Stults, TUESDAY,
December 13. fra Z, III
Mr. and Mrp. Vivian Smith enter-
aimed q number OF friends At their
,one Saturday evening. Dalcing
was the feature OF the evening AFTER
which dainty refreshments were
'erved
A number Of friends pleasantly sur
'rised Clarence Grant At his homo
Iunday evening. tho occasion being
ir birthday. The time was cntoyably
pent and dainty refreshments were
erved to the following guests Mr..
nd Mrs. Winfield Clark Of Pleasant
rove; Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Grant, Mr.
nd Mrs. 8. r. Grant. Mrs. Rose Grant,
lisses Pearl Rowley, Ann Christian-
On, Mary Christensen Haydee jack
m, Lillian Grant, Lille and Dena
halter. all Of this city and Messrs.
ictor Webb Of Lehi, Luzelle Iverson.
rilaon CUNNINGHAM. Melvin Grant
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

william Barratt spent Tuesday in
Salt I.ARe on business '.-'"- s-a"
silk and fine Muslin Underwear for
Xmas in at Chipmsn's ~ 1i . =
Alex Cunningham and son Wilson Of
Salt Lake spent the week end here
with their family. .--~. v ,...,, s..@ s,
The Xmas decorations In stores
and windows already give the Christ.
mas spirit to the shopper. 80.
---- t,- ~
Jos. Forbes went TO Salt Lake and
attended the concert given by Sousa's
Band In the Salt Lake Tabernacle. >.
Mrs. VIM. Peterson and baby OF
Pleasant Grove spent Monday In Am
erican Fork with relatives n,
Misses Ltsona Kelley and Olive Berg
returned home Monday after spending
a short visit In Salt Lake on business
and visiting friends
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Woodhouse IL nearing completion. II
is being built Just east OF the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nephi Howe in the
First Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook have moved into
part Of the William Bush home In the
First ward. They have but recently
moved here. Mr.. Cook being inter-
ested In the City Market.
Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Chapman an
uouncc the engagement Of their
daughter Florence to Charles Pettin-
ger OF Salt Lake City. the marriage to
take place In the near future
Mr.. and Mrs. Fail Dewey and child !
rem and Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Strong
OF Alpine spent Sunday In American
Fork, guests Of Mr. and Mrs. r. =.
Baxter. Mrs. Dewey and children re-
NAMED until Tuesday.
r-f- - /,
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10
Toyland is open at Grants.


DIR. p. M. Kelley was a business
visitor In Salt Lake Monday.
Mrs NJ J. Lambert is spending a
few days this week in Salt Lake with
relatives and friends.
Dewey Bennett returned to his
home in Alpine Thursday after hav-
ing spent few days In Salt Lake.
Jack Strong of Alpine spent sew
eral days this week in Salt Lake with
friends t..s
Mrs Helen Adamson was called
TO Salt Lake Wednesday by the III
ness Of a relative
Luther Giddings rs attending an
agricultural meeting which is being
held in Provo today.
silk for Handkerchiefs. Linen for
Handkerhiefs, or you can get them
ready made. any kind. any price at
Chipman's
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Boley and Mr.
and Mrs Orville Mercer motored to
Salt Lake Tuesday to attend the band
concert given by Sousa's band.
Mrs. Martell Dewey entertained at a
surprise party Wednesday evening in
honor OF her husbands birthday.
Lively games and music we're enjoy
ed and late In the evening delicious
refreshments were served.
Miss Helen McCleery entertaind
few friends at her home Tuesday ar
ternoon Of last week complimentary 70
Mrs. Vivian Smith bride Of the
month. The time was spent In music
end social chat and the hostess served
her guests dainty lunch.
...s!. 49, /
Among those from out Of town who
attended the funeral OF Adsby Bak.
or here Wednesday were Mr., James
Holden. Mr.. and Mrs Theodore
Pierson, Mr., and Mrs. George Har-
vey and daughter Dorothy OF Lehi; |
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Carlson and
Mrs. Lemie Black OF Idaho; Mr.. and
Mrs Stole Baker, Harry and Hyrnm
Baker and Mrs. Grace Silvers OF |
Salt. Lake, Mr., and Mrs. Hubert |
Baker, and Mona Baker Of Provo. MI.
and Mrs. Marshall Baker of Ogden;
md Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Baker of
,fidnle.
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Miss Elvie Myers Of Hishl,od
: :rS;t few days this week in Provo
visiting her brother and family.
Mrs. A. W.. miller returned homS
Monday after spending few days IN
Salt Lake with her daughter.
~
Mr.. and Mrs.. Orin Ashton, Mr.. ~
Mrs. Orville Mercer. Mrs. Alma EAn
~ Any Shelley attended party
given al the Hotel Roberts at Provo
Saturday evening BY Mr.. and MIRA R.
Tfmmermsh Tor the employees Of the
Utah Power and Light company Of
this district. They report very On.
joyable svsning. I"
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Mrs. NJ ]. Lambert is spending
few days this week In Salt Lake wiz
relatives and friends.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

DR.. p. M. Kelley was a business
visitor in Salt Lake Monday.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Grants royland rs complete.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Jos. Forbes went TO Salt Lake and
attended the concert given by Souaa's
Band In the Salt Lake Tabernacle. >.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Mrs. VIM. Peterson and baby Of
Pleasant Grove spent Monday In Am
erican Fork with relatives
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Miss Hazel Aydelotte went TO Salt
Lake Friday to attend a party given
In the Hotel Utah by the Freshmen
class OF the U. Of u.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Mrs. J. p. Aydelotte and daughters,
Wee and Tavern and Mrs. Susie Dsmp-
sey are spending today In Salt Lake
on business.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Misses Leona Kelley and Olive Berg
returned home Monday after spending
a short visit In Salt Lake on business
and visiting friende
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Dewey Bennett returned to his
home in Alpine Thursday after hav-
ing spent few days In Salt Lake !.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Best selected line OF toys in this
city at Grants ff0 .
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs James
woodhouse Is nearing completion II
is being built Just east OF the home
of Mr., and Mrs. Nephi Howe in the
First Ward.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

New line OF Xmas Silk Stockings 70
Ladies' and Misses at Chipman's =
a fine Xmas Present.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

The Xmas decorations In stores
and windows already give the Christ.
mas spirit to the shopper 10.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

d. Mr. and Mrs. Strngham Of Prov
spent Wednesday In American For
with relatives and friends. r'g,r
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-10

Mrs Martell Dewey entertained at a
surprise party Wednesday evening in
honor of her husbands birthday.
Lively games and music we're enjoy
ed and late In the evening delicious
refreshments were served.