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A Graphic Story of Metropolitan Stage
Life and a Beautiful Girls
Great Sacrifice.

of his recent conversation with
Loreiei.
She's sore about the, story" he
said. I'VE had a long talk last
night" s,..
II knew she would be, ana I'm
not sure it was q good thing"
"Weli drag something out Of It
IL you do your part. Merkle
will pay. Don't mention money
nothing but marriage-undefstand7
Outraged motherhood. ruined
daughter, blasted career-that's
yours. I'll be the brother who's
in the position Of a father to her.
I can threaten. but you mustn't.
Goldberg will close for US
IT don't see why we have to
divide with a lawyer. when it's
our affair and we can handle It
ourselves" his mother complain
cd.
II tell you it's got to go through
the regular channels. This was
Melcher's idea. and, since I'm In
on the Hammon money, Max is
entitled to his bit OF this. Gee!
II she'd only told US she was 60
ing out with Mertle we might
have framed something worth
while-I don't mind telling you
this IL a pretty weak case
He won't stand publicity; they
never do" averred Mrs. knight.
''Oh. he's not like Harmon: he
hasn't got family-and IDorelei
won't back US up either. We got
to boz 1t through"
Wouldn't he marry herr"
Not a chance. In the first
place. she wouldn't have him. Bob
Wharton Is the white hope"
she hates him. too. Goodness
knows what we're going to do with
her"
tcepyright. 1914. By Harper q sonaD
tTo Be Continued Tomosrowl
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WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
marriage

sion than she. Jaime he has told
me that the little hotel-kecper'
siece will be here. To her we give
the instruction to carry out. But
together we work. Jaime he does
not understand. He is q man
Jaime"
She shrugged her shoulders ex
pressively and smiled at me with
an air Of understanding. At an
other time l might have flared UP
In defense OF Mabel. But Rosa.
Cordova's use OF this name OF her
own-her exotic version Of Jim's
name-startled me so with its con.
fession OF intimacy that I had to
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; stop a moment TO control myself
This turned out to be very tortu.
nate. for Just as was beginning
a reply. the door opened and Mabel
walked In on unreveallng silence.
A nod for Mrs. Cordova and then
Mabel turned to me with the
friendly smile which illumines her
dignity and makes her a lovabie
human being and not my slocf god.
dess girl.
Hello. Annie" she said pleas.
antly. Il see you've already made
Mrs. Cordova's acquaintance. I
was planning to perform the
sacred rite OF introduction. But
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Household Hints

Recipe for Picked Onions-Se-
leot small white onions ana sort
into two sizes, Winch diameter in
one and %-inch in other. Peel.
cover with fresh water ard let
stand for two days. changing the
water on second day. Wash and
put into brine for four days, chang.
ing brine at end Of second day.
Drain and let stand In boiling
water for ten minutes, then put
into cold water for three hours.
Drain. and pack into lara. putting
in a few small red peppers and
garnishinB with sprigs Of nece.
Fill jars to overflowing with spiced
vinegar.
To remove marks on a varnish-
ed table top made by hot dishes,
moisten q soft cloth with cam
phorated oil and rub briskly. This
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usually suffices. II not. Use a few
drops Of spirits Of camrhor. being
careful not to use enough 10 hurt
the varnish.
The best way to clean lamp burn
ers Is to boil them for twenty min
utes In strong vinegar to which q
few yellow onion peelings have
been added.
Suet keeps best when covered
with flour. 1t 10 quite. safe TO bury
Il In the flour bin; It will not leave
odor Of flavor behind.
II. when washing curtains, q lit-
tie milk is added to the blue water,
they will look like new when they
are ironed.
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THE RHYMING
OPTTMIST
Aline Michaelis-
, Michaelis
BY Ahne
Working Up.

" In summers long ago, what
w splendid times we young.
sters had. what joys we used TO
know! How bright were ail tho
ways we went. how long the future
loomed. What days OF care free
merriment, when all the old earth
bloomedi But, best Of all. those
sunny hours when we would romp
and race. were those we spent
among the flowers that grew at
grandma's place. OF all the fair
nooks where played. as happy as
a king, my choice was in the cid
oaks shade where hung the great
rope swing. There Jim and I
would madly race, az for some
shining cup: we'd climb in stnnd-
ing face to face and start to work.
ing up! Gee! II was hard to make
Il go, II jerked from side to side; at
first our progress was but slow.
however hard we tried. But, final
ly, the old big swing would set we'll
under way, and, like a bird upon
the wing, we'd swiftly soar away.
Then up we'd go amid the leaves.
past climbing roses bloom, until
we'd almost touch the caves Of
grandma's dorner room! We
swung like kindred Of the wind.
like brothers to the birds, with Joy
that grewn-ups never find. too
sweet and keen for words. And
while we worked that swing would
rise, when going In its prime. un-
til II seemed we'd touch the skies.
still higher every timei often
fhink the taaks of life are like thai
childish game. that working up
through stress and strife Is pretty
much the same. And oh! It's great
to know that work can make US
soar and climb. and that the hap
who doesn't shirk goes higher
every time!
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guess It's up to me. Just leave
things to Brother Jim. and don't
worry over what happens. No
body along Broadway pays any IT.
tention to this rot" He indicated
the newspaper with q wave OF his
cigar. After a moment he added,
Would you accept Merkle."
Lorelei shlvered. "Oh-no! Not
Mr.. Merkle."
why not? He's all right, and
he won't last long"
The idea is Ugh! He wouldn't
ask me, and sha'n't allow you to
use this scandal to-urge him. The
proposition sounds all right in the
abstract-marriage.. money, COM
fort. everything l want-but when
it comes right down to the point
always balk."
"Humph! You ought TO consider
the rest Of US a little bit. Pa
could be cured. mad be happy. I
could get on my feet. How about
Bob wharton"
Hes o drunkard."
Good Lord. you don't expect TO
grab a divinity student. do you?
That kind never has anything"
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good You've got to make people
talk about you. Sis. and thls'll
bring a gang Of high-rollers your
way. You've been blamed
proper that nobody's Interested
in you any more"
For moment Lorelei scru-
tinized her brother in silence.
taken aback at his outrageous
philosophy. Jim had changed
greatly, she unused; not until very
lately had she observed the full
measure of the change in him.
He was no longer the country
boy, the playmate and confidant
of her youth. but a man, sophis-
ticated, hard. secI etive. He had
been thoroughly Manhattanized,
she perceived. and he was as
foreign to her as a stranger.
She shook her head hopelessly.
You're q strange brother"
she said II hardly know
what to-make Of you. Has the
city killed every decent instinct in
you, Jim?"
Now don't begin on the Old
Home stuff" he replied testify. II
haven't changed any more than
you have. Why. ma used to think
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A Realistic Romance Wherein Poverty
and Millions Walk Side by Side
in Strange Places.

Sure. Melcher commenced
suit against Harmon this after.
noon. Fifty thousand. dollars
for alienation OF Lilas's affec.
tions. Joke. Ell? He claims
there was common-law marriage
and he'll get the COIN"
But Mrs Hammon?" ,
The evidence is In her hands
Carbohydrates, places, photo
graphs. everything. She'll win
her suit. too"
why. II sounds like "a
deliberate plot. But / don't
understand who's behind It.
What part did you have In 1t.
JimT Were you helping Mr..
Melcher in his blackmail scheme,
Or" Another possibility came
to her Were you by any
chance working for Mrs. Ham,
mon!"
Divining his sisters prejudice,
Jim lied promptly and con.
vincingly. why. Mrs Harmon,
Of COURSE had a chance to
turn q few dollars. and I took
it,"
His Point Of View.
But why did they drag me in?
Couldn't you keep me out Of
il? This Is dreadful" As she
ran her eye over the article
she saw that 1t was quite in
harmony with the general tone
and policy Of the paper which
catered to the taded throngs of
the Tenderloin. Truth had been
cunningly distorted; flippancy.
sensationalism, and a salacious
double meaning ran through it
all.
Whats dreadful about it?" in
quired her brother. That sort
Of advertising does a show.girl
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
This Day In Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the acceptance in 175 of
the command Of the American army by George
Washington. The man who immortalized his name
and rescued his country from British tyranny.
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OF 1t myself. so I told her that
we would refer II to you.
~. s., Chicago"
THE stars are around US ip the
IL heavens on all sides, and in
- every direction. But they
are very far away-hundreds OF
thousands of times farther than the
sun, which is simply one of the
stars, looking so immensely large
and bright only because we are
relatively very near II.
Because the stars are all around
us-under foot. below the earth, as
we'll a. overhead above tive can
see only one-half Of them at time,
the other half being hidden by the
big earth on which we live. But
the earth turns over and over. or
rotates, like a rolling ball, once
every twenty-four hours, so that
in the course of that time we see,
in succession, but not all at once,
all Of the stars all the way around
the heavens. When you ride on a
nnerry-go-round you see the people
standing on one side, but not those
on the other side until you have
come around to them.
But, while the stars are scat
tered all around the heavens. the
sun, being but a single body, is visi.
bic to US only when the side Of the
earth on which we live 10 tuuped in
his direction. When that happens,
the sun appears so enormously
bright that he makes daylight over
all the half of the earth that is
t1rned toward him. His overpow.
sring rays even light up the trans.
parent air, or atmosphere, enough
to cause It to veil. like q curtain,
the faint light Of the distant stars.
The brilliant sun itself shines
right through the illuminated air,
but the stars cannot do that, ana
I 90 we do not see them while It 10
day. But on the other side Of
the earth, at our antiodes. people
zee the stars because on that side
the sun Is not visible, and It IL
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Lets not talk about II. please.
Mr.. Wharton Is getting nasty. and
I'm beginning to be afraid of
him."
I'm bet you could land him"
Please. I-don't want to think
about II. ! dare say I'll bring my.
self to marry some rich man some
day; but - Merkie - Wharton -"
She shuddered for q second time.
III Mr.. Wharton 10 serious this
scandal will scare him off. or else
he'n become-just like the others.
/ could cry. He threatened me to.
night: I don't know how I'll man.
age to avoid him tomorrow night"
Hmm! He's coming that strong.
eh?" was Jim's interested query;
but on hearing his sisters account
Of the young millionaire's deter.
mined pursuit he volunteered in
his offhand way to assist her.
"Iu come for you myself, and
well whip over to q cafe for sup
per"
You'll save me from him." said
Lorelei, with a wan smile. and III
know that you are in good cum
pany for one evening at least"
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KNOW THAT

In the fifteenth century the term
vaudeville was applied to a certain
old Norman folk song.
Banknotes were originally called
goldsmithS' notes because the
bankers were all goldsrniths.
Although rich in minerals, Spain
has comparatively few industries,
ana only 10000 miles Of railway.
The exact cause Of sleep Ii un.
known.
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Jim Is Confident.

Don't lose any sleep over my
habits" he told her. lightly; "snd
don't worry yourself about this
Newspaper story. either. Melcher
Is In the right. for Hammoa cut
him out with Lilas. He's after
Merkle, too; so you'll have to stand
the saff this time. I'll look up this
chap Wharton tomorrow and find
out what sort Of q farmers son
he really is"
As Jim and his mother break
tasted together on the following
morning he broached the subject
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomcr and Authority
on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

MY little granddaug ghter asked
me this morning which stars ap.
pear in the sky during an eclipse
of the sun; are they the same
that we see at night2 And then
how is It that the same stars are
visible in the night OF our anti
podes? was embarrassed to an.
swer this, having never thought
OF 1t myself. so I told her that
we would refer Il to you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-26

ganized under the leadership of Chas.
Chapel. The adjutant was instructed
to write letter to Fl. Harrison post
at Terre Haute, congratulating that
organization on the able manner in
which the state convention was stag
ed in that city.
The first initiation of new mem
bers will be held by the local post
of the Forty and Eight club, at $3.50
o'clock on the afternoon of Armis-
tice day, according TO an announce
ment made by the committee.
Horace Parker was appointed chair
man of the publicity committee, at
the Wednesday evening meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-26
DEPUTY COUNCILLOR NAMED.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 6.-Alexander
G. Cochrone, Grand Master Councillor
Of Order of De Molay, today announced
appointment of Charles W. Woodruff,
Columbus, Ohio, to be Deputy Council
or of Ohio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-26
LEGION PLANS DANCE
FOR ARMISTICE DAY

Plans for an armistice day dance
to be given the evening of Nov. II,
in the Coliseum, were discussed at
the regular meeting of Harry Ray post,
No. 65, in the club rooms, Wednes-
day evening. Reports on the national
convention at New Orleans were Civ
en- by Charles Carroll, and Clarence
Englebert. State convention reports
were given by Paul Showalter and
Paul Nolte
A basketball team to make part
of the Community league will be or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-22
OPEN HOUSE At
M'k|NLEY HOME
NEW YEARS. DAY
Nh. AND MRS. J.. c. NK1NLET TO
ENTERTAIN 400 TRENDS IN
HONOR OF GUESTS
Numerous other Social Events Planned
for Holiday Ssason-Many Vtsi-
tors Hors.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Mckinley will
hold their third annual open house on
New Years day. from until 5 p. m
Invitations have been issued TO 400 o:
their friends
Mrs. Louis Bennett OF Weston, VINO
is Mrs. Mckinley's guest at the present
time. will share honocs with Mrs. Der
ME Camden Of Baltimore. Md. who VIII
assist in pouring tea during the after
noon. Those invited are cordially urged
by the McKinieys. to call In the after
neon during the hours specified on the
cards, because OF the further entertain
ment OF the evening.
The younger set willy be entertained
in tho evening. beginning at $50. with
dancing. Warnings orchestra Of Ty-
rome Pa. has been engaged for the oc'
casion. which will be welcome news 70
those who have had the pleasure ct
hearing them before. This orchestra
has furnished the music on two preVi-
GUS occasions 1T the Mckinley home
and its members have made many
friends among Wheeling people. who
viii be glad to know they are rapidly
raining q national reputation for first
class music. The orchestra Is composed
entirely Of college men.
The refreshments IN tho evening VII
consist Of an old-fashioned supper.
There win DO artistic Yuletide decora-
tionA
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SUE HARNESS CO.
FOR WAR FRAUD
Ransom, w. VA, CONCERN TO BE
PROSECUTED OR SUED BY
THE COVER NMENT
SUIT WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT
AGAINST BRIDGEPORT BRASS
AND ROBERTS co.

Washington, Dec. 21-Civil or GRIM
inal suits. one or both, against the
United States Harness company OF
Ransom, West Virginia, will be ready
for institution by the government
within thirty days, Colonel Henry
Y. Anderson, Of Richmond. Virginia,
Il special assistant to the attorney
general testified today before the
House judiciary committee.
Mr.. Anderson also stated that the
government would bring suit against
the Bridgeport Brass company unless
there was an agreement for settle
munt of the war claim or the govern
mcnt against that company at con-
ference to be held next month.
c. Frank Reavis. another special as
Sistant to the attorney general, told
the committee that action, civil or
criminal or both soon would DC
started against the Thomas Roberts
company OF Philadelphia which pur-
chased large quantities or govern
mrnt surplus canned"mcat.
Announcement Of the plans OF the
government was made at the hearing
on the kellar impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugherty.
Have Good Case.
Discussing the prospective acton
AGAINST the United States Harness COM
pany, Anderson, who had been called as
a witness, declared that we believe we
have a good case
Mr.. Keller had charged that the at
tornev general had acted In an ineni-
Gent. ncglectful manner. prejudlclal TO
the interests Of the government N the
handling Of this case.
Organizers Former Army on1cefs.
The harness company was organized
largely by former army officers to DIS
pose Of surplus was harness. The con-
trar, between II and the war departmenl
WAS declared void by the President ana
;hc war department undertook TO take
possession Of property In the hands OF
tho company. but was stopped by an IN
junction issued by the state courts
The Department Of justice then took
the matter into the federal courts
where 1t still is pending.
Col. Anderson said he could not 20
intn details Of the case the government
would bring, as il would he pre1udiclal
TO the interests Of the government. he
eclared, however. that the case now was
in FIRST class condition for handling.
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of Mrs Hogan's mother. Mrs. t. \. Me-
FIuuru. of Elm Grove.
Mrs. W. s FulrCn gmd daughter Mar
grrrt, are in Baltimore. where they sN
poet Ia remain $rv"Ia l weeks. owing TO
the illurs& Of Mas MARGARET
Mr.. william Robinson. son Of Rev.
and Mrs. G. IT, K"hinS"n. VIII" IL a'lcnd-
ing Princeton university. i spending
the Christmas hnlidayS with his par
ents
Miss Rrhrrra Nrshir, u stud"n, Of
MuskinrIm college, is spending Ia"
holiday season with her father, Mr. Her.
Der, w N-shitt. Of Fourteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard L. WILKINSON
Ir. and daughter. Rita Jeanette. of To-
lcdo, o.. will arrive in Wheeling sun
day Ia spend Christmas with Mr. ana
Mrs. H. T. Wilkinson. Of Woodlawn.
Mrs. Msry Nrsh!tl. formerly Of TINS
city. arrived here yesterday I" remain
over the holidays with her sister, MIS-.
T. NJ. Garvin. Of Wo"dsdalc.
Merritt brand returned last evening
after having spent the day in Stcuhcn'
willie attending 70 business.
Miss Dorothy B!""mhC'd. of the
Island. who attends school at BETHANY,
has returned home /" spend the holi-
DAYS with her parents.
clark Fulton. nf Echo Point. a stu
dent at Wa%himgt"n-J"Tcrson has ar
rived home for the holidays.
G.. X. Hammond. prominent Columbus
business man. is spending several days
attending /" business in this city.
Miss Martha Majeska, "f the Island,
who attends school At West Liberty
Normal school. has arrived home for
the holidays.
William Rerrehsan. formerly Linsly
star athlete. now student at W. & j..
has arrived home for the holidays.
Miss Mary Fcinlcr. "f Twelfth street.
n student at Mt DE Chantal. has re-
turned home for the holidays.
Don l.. Rartrlls. of Elwood City. Pa.
Cvho has hccn spending several days
with friends in this city. has returned
homo.
Arerd Haden Of South E"f street.
ha" returned home following Il short
visit In Pittsburgh.
Louis F'c'nlcr has returned home after
having spent several days with friends
In Pittsburgh.
Leo Snplcrs. a student Mt Washing
ton g. Jefferson. has returned to bis
home on Jacob street for the holidays.
Howard Frc'drichs. of Wondsdalc. has
returned home for the holidays from
WASHINGTON. Pa. where he attends W.
G. J. college.
Russell Kleivis. ~ Fifteenth street.
a student at W. & j. returned home
yesterday 70 spend the holidays with
his parents.
Miss Gene Ephlin. OF the Island will
return from BOSTON today 10 spend the
holidays with her parents. Miss Ephl!n
attends school NJ Boston.
Joserh Basista. of the South Side.
arrived home yesterday for the holi-
dav season. He will resum" mrs s;uo'cs
at W. & J the second week in Janu-
AIRY.
Walter Sattler. Of SisterSville. was n
business visitor In Wheeling yesterday.
Charles Wheeler. Of the Island. will
return homo tomorrow from Carnegie
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About People
AIovsm,ats Of individuals 70 A.
1roD Ehs o4ty.
AT THE HOTELS


The Rogsr-S. X. Lemlcy. New Mar
tinsville: :. Ruthan. tadiZ. o.: A. L..
Rcrgmcn. Canton: F. =. Sicgncr, Marict-
ia, {. n. Davis. cleveland. q.
Mcclure Hotel G. gallagher. Char
lesion. +. Fl. Ketlcrh Dayton; W. n.
Hay: Pittsburgh: w. Chandler. Elktns;
c. A. Lueder. Morgautown.
Hotel windsor-.t. H. Foster, Hlevc-
land: j. " Chester. Pittsburgh: T. b.
Cain. Columbus. J. II. Taylor Ihilad"i-
pha. Pa: T. s. KinSct. Holloway; r..
c. Beckett. Charleston.
Charles F Rarhmaun. is spending the
day IN Pittsburgh attending 4 directors
meeting of the Consolidated Fuel COM
pany. a large coal mining company OPP
Grating in western Pennsylvania, Mr..
Bachmann is "A director nf the company.
also being a member Of the committee
on mining. which committee Will like
wise m"ottuday.
Prosecuting Attorney Carl q. Bach
mann * in Pa:kcrShurg on business.
W. T. coocy Of tn" Coocy-Rcntz Co..
IS confined TO his home on the South
side with Illness.
Mr.. aud M"s. William y. Hogan and
daughter Cathl"r, 0f Pittsburgh. will
~ the guests. during Christmas week.
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Christina, rntsr.ainmsn ts.

Three attractive Christmas entertain
ments will be given At the First Eng
lssh Lutheran church. The first one
will be given this evening when the
primary department OF the sunday
school school will have Christmas
party. Preparations have been made
which will give the folks n jolly time.
The Sunday school White Christ
mas" celebration Will be held In the
church sunday evening. There will be
songs and rcci,ati"nS and appropriate
exercises.
The Young people IF the church ha""
been preparing for some time To give
z Christmas play. which will be an en-
tertaining event Of Wednesday eve
ming. Judging trom rChearsals this ar
fair will be 81 great success and prove
most enjoyable.
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Tech TO spend the holidays with his
parents.
Allan Kelly and Joe Lidderdale have
returned 10 Parkersburg for the holl-
days
Ralph Noglc and brother, Edward, or
Philadelphia, have returned home after
"A short visit with friends in this city.
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yuv.uil. calis.m., Party.

Arrangements FOR the Children's
party TO be given by the woman's clue
tor the children OF members on We'd
uesday afternoon, December -. were
perfected at a recent meeting called by
Mrs. Frank S. Wait, chairman Of the
home economics department., which de-
partment OF the club is sponsoring this
delightful party. Reservations may be
made I'D until Tuesday with any men,
Der Of the committee of which Mrs.
Frank S. Walt Is chairman. Since the
capacity Of the Mcclure ballroom. where
the party win be given, will be taxed by
the large number OF children attending.
the mothers are requested TO bring tho
children at 2 o'clock and call for them
at 5. Miss Nettie Young will entertain
the children with number OF stories
following which various games will en-
gage the youngsters with the following
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Mrs. William Shepherd and Miss Irn-
ME shepherd were hoSt"sses TO the IAet
shrine club on Thursday evening" i'c-
ccmbrr II. at their home on belmont
street.
\ business session. Including the
election OF officers. was followed by Il
social evening and the exchange OF
Christmas gifts.
A three-CaurSc luncheon WAS served
10 close the delightful evening.