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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, January &c, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that
John Montague, whose post-office
address is Two Harbors, Minnesota
did, on the 25th day of April, 1922
file in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13663, te
purchase the NEA NWA, Section
20, Township SO N, Range 10 w
4th Principal Meridian, and the tim.
Der thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 8, 1878. and act:
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value a.
might be fixed by appraisement, anG
that, pursuant to such application
the land and timber thereon have
been estimated and valued b,
applicant, the timber estimated 10(
cords of spruce at 81 per cord, anc
the land nothing; that said applicant
will offer final proof in support Of
his application and sworn statement
on the 18th day of April, 1928
before the Register and Receiver OF
the United States Land Office, al
Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro.
test this purchase before entry, OF
initiate contest at any time be.
fore patent issues, by filing a cor.
roborated affidavit in this office, al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry.
Witnesses: Mary Montague, Ival
H. Freeman and Axel F. Peterson
all of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON.
2-2 $3.50 Register
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Duluth. Mir

Department OF the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, January 26, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that War
H. Freeman, whose post-office ad-
dress is Two Harbors, Minnesota,
did, on the 26th day of April, 1922,
file in this office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13667, to
purchase the SEA NWA, Section
18, Township SO N, Range 9 W.,
4th Principal Meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions of
the act of June 8, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been estimated and valued by ap-
plicant, the timber estimated SO
cords of spruce at 81 per cord and
the land nothing; that said applicant
will offer final proof in support of
his application and sworn statement
on the 18th day of April, 1923, be-
fore the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office, at
Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this office, al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry.
Witnesses: Mary Montague, John
Montague and Axel F. Peterson, all
of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
2-2 $50 Register.
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DISTRICT COURT ELEVENTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS.
ELSIE CRAWFORD, Plaintiff,
ARTHUR CRAWFORD, Defendant.
SUMMONS,

SUMMONS.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND
ANT:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint OF
the plaintiff in the above entitled
action, which complaint has been
filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the above named Court at the Viii
lage of Hibbing, Minnesota, and to
serve copy of your answer to
the said complaint on the sub
scriber at his Office in the vii
lage of Hibbing, in the said County
of st. Louis, within thirty 500
days after the service of this sum-
mons upon you, exclusive of the
day of such service; and if you fail
to answer to the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plain
tiff in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said complaint, together with the
costs and disbursements of plain
TO BE TRIED AT THE VII
LACE OF HIBBING.
Dated February 18th, A. D. 1923.
JOHN E. HARIO and
VICTOR L. POWER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Power Build
ing, HIBBING, MINNESOTA.
2-23 SO
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lished. Carried.
Moved by Alderman komatar,
supported by Alderman Erickson,
that the present schedule of salaries
and wages continue in force and
effect. Carried.
The Committee on Accounts and
Finances reported that they ar
ranged to have Nick Alfalfa house
and care for the city horse at a
charge of $1,000 per month.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the action of the Committee on Ac-
counts and Finances be approved
Carried.
The matter of proposed improve
ments during the coming year was
referred to the Committee of the
Whole for consideration.
Alderman Jones appointed Chair
man of the Committee of the Whole.
Recess declared. Meeting called
to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota. Feb. 20, 1928
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota
Gentlemen We. your Committee
of the Whole. to whom various mat.
tiers were referred beg to report and
recommend;
/. That the matter of installing
the proposed IL" fire protection
main be referred to the Committee
on Accounts and Finances to in
vestivate and report as soon as pos
sible.
2. That the Parks. Grounds and
Buildings Commute, the Mayor and
City Engineer be authorized to visit
the various Mesaba Range munich
palities to inspect its public build
ings and to report at the next regu-
lar meeting.
Respectfully submitted.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
By E. C. JONES, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Maxi. sup
ported by Mayor Jenko, that the re-
port of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed and the recon-
mendations carried out. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Champa that
the meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON.
City Clerk.
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Whittier UnduIy Alarmed.

In her "Glimpses of Authors" Caro-
line TicknOr tells of the time, short
ly after the Civil war. when the poet
Whittier was so violently hated for
his anti-slavery belief that he was
really sometimes in fear of his life.
One day small but heavy box ar
rived by express from Chattanooga,
and when the cover was removed an
array of iron points appeared, which
filed the poets niece with alarm. II
was hastily decided that it was an
internal machine sent by the South
erners to kill Whittier. The box was
hurriedly buried in the garden, and
only resurrected from its premature
grave on the receipt of a letter from
a friend, saying that he was sending
paper weight modelled from bullets
picked up on the battlefield Of Look
out mountain.
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ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of ST.
In1is &C

ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of ST.
Louis, SIS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Jacob Smrekar, Decedent.
THE PETITION OF Mary Smre.
kar having been filed in this Court
representing among other things
that Jacob Smrekar, then being a
resident of the County of st. Louis
State of Minnesota, died intestate
in. the County of st. Louis, State
of Minnesota, on the 31st day OF
January, 1928; leaving estate in
the County of st. Louis, State OF
Minnesota, and that said petitioner
is the surviving spouse of said de.
cedent and praying that letters OF
administration of the estate Of said
decedent be granted to the said
petitioner;
1T is ORDERED, that said peti.
ton be heard before this Court. al
the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House in Duluth, in said
County, on Monday, the 26th day
OF March 1923, at nine o'clock A.
M, and all persons interested in
said hearing and in said matter
are hereby cited and required at
said time and place to show cause
if any there be, why said petition
should not be granted.
ORDERED FURTHER, That this
order be served by publication in
The Ely Miner according to law,
and that a copy of this order be
served on the County Treasurer of
st. Louis County not less than ten
days prior to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, February
20, 1923.
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk of Pro
bate.
SEAL, Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
A. w. NELSON, Atty. 80 $40.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely, Minnesota, Feb. 20, 1928

Ely, Minnesota, Feb. 20, 1928.
Regular meeting of the City
Council called to order at eight
o'clock P. NJ. by Mayor Jenko.
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Jones,
Champa, Erickson, Komatar and
Mayor Jenko.
Absent: Alderman Judnich.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held February 6, 1928, were
read.
Moved by Alderman Champa,
supported by Alderman Maxi that
the minutes be approved as read.
Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson,
supported by Alderman Champa that
the City Clerk be instructed to re-
quest the Minnesota Utilities Com
pany to send a representative here
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETI.
TJON FOR LICENSE TO
SELL LAND.
State Of Minnesota, County of
Louis. IS.
IN PROBATE COURT

Louis. IS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Mary Deiak. Minor.
THE PETITION OF Elizabeth
Smrekar as representative of the
above nar,ed estate, having been
filed in this Court, representing
among other things. that for rea-
sons stated in said petition, it is
necessary and for the best inter
ests of the estate of said minor and
of all persons interested therein,
in said petition described and pray
ing that license be to her granite
t.. cell the said land:
1T is ORDERED, That said petit
ton be heard before this Court, at
the Probate Court Rooms iE the
Court House, in Duluth, in said
County, on Monday, the 26tn day
of March 1928 at ten O'Clock A. M,
and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are here
by cited and required at said time
and place to show cause, if any
there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
ORDERED FURTHER, That this
order be served by publication in
The Ely Miner according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi. Feb
ruary 81, 1928.
By the Court,
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Attest G. B. Clifford, Clerk of Pro-
bate.
SEAL. Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
H. ]. Merdink, Attorney for Rep
resentative. 3-2 3-16.
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Rest and Warmth for Flu.

There Is only one point In regard
to Influenza on which the medical pro-
fession Is in agreement. This is stated
by the Journal of the American Med
ical Association as follows: 1.-THE pull
mOnary complications of influenza.
which make It so serious q disease,
may be avoided to a large extent by
rest In bed at the onset Of the illness.
Influenza itself Is not usually fatal,
and general insistence on the impor.
lance Of rest and warmth at the on
set Of the illness will accomplish
more than all else In preventing COM
plications and reducing fatalities from
the disease"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

and 45S articles of clothing rang
ing from bathrobes, pajamas and
socks to sleeping caps, helping more
than 1000 buddies, 919 within
Minnesota and 200 outside. Each
received Christmas gift. Units
in every part of Minnesota helped
in this work
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Glaze button 70 Pr.,.rxe 4

A singular method Of protecting rolls
OF butter from deterioration due to out
side influences is said to be practiced
IN France. 1t consists In coating the
Dutter with a glaze of melted sugar,
iaid on with a soft brush. The surface
OF the butter. is slightly melted and
protective Narnish is formed The
process has also been introduced on
large scale In England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02
YEARS AGOI
Tuken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1908.

Corriveau. the murderer OF Allen
at Knife River, sentenced to hang,
has sent in an application to Gov
ernor Van SAINT asking the board
of pardons to make his sentence
life Imprisonment instead of hang
ing. The application will probably
be acted upon as soon as the gov
ernor returns from Washington
which will be sometime next week.
The wrestling match at Winton
Saturday evening between Robt.
White, of st. Paul and Oscar BIZ
burg of Winton was attended by
large and enthusiastic crowd of ad-
mirers of the art. The match was
one of the best ever seen in this
section and the contest was a very
satisfactory affair. White was the
larger man of the two but Biburg
had the best of it from the start.
1t required nearly twenty minutes
for the first fall which was won by
Biburg. In the second bout White
became winded and threw up the
| Match. The match was for $500 a
side and catch-as-catch-can. More
| matches are being arranged for to
take place in the near future.
The Booklover's Library of Phila-
delphia have made arrangements
| for placing one of their circulating
| libraries in this city and the same
will be placed in the store of A. s..
James. Luther Brockway of the
Exchange Bank has accepted the
/ 81 ,,,opooo, haro .,pI will
soon solicit the city for member
ship to the association to be form
ed. The membership tickets are
placed at $3.50 per year and en-
title you to system of coupons
which when delivered at the library
| entitle you to any book you wish.
The library will contain nearly 800
books of the choicest kinds and
will be constantly added to. Frank
A. Barber of Duluth was in the
city and made arrangements for
the placing of the library.
Mrs. John Oman died Sunday and
was buried Tuesday from the Fin
nish church.
N. A. Hillma n, the Fall Lake
store keeper, has made an assign
ment. He is now going into the
saloon business.
Thos. E. Miller returned Tuesday
evening from his three weeks trip
visiting friends and relatives at his
old home in Canada. Tom reports
a most pleasant trip.
x
Mr.. Jos. Russell, an aged and re-
spected citizen of Fall Lake and
Winton and father of j. c. Russell
of the Swallow & Hopkins company,
died at the Shipman Hospital today
of cancer.
Karlo N. Suomi and Hilda Pek-
sila and Anti Jaskari and Hilda
Kamunnen have secured licenses to
marry and the marriages occur to-
morrow evening.
Wednesday evening the fire alarm
brought out the fire department on
the double quick, the smoke house
in the rear of the Kapsch meat
market having been discovered to
be aire. A small amount Of water
-oupled with prompt action soon
settled the threatened conf1agration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02
Brokers Partial to Pesles.

Among the many expenses that Wall
street brokers have to face every year
Is the item of flowers with which they
brighten and adorn their Offices. Sum-
mer and winter, spring and fall, huge
lunches of expensive posies are kept
on hand in many OF the very attractive
Offices.
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origin OF -re,.ron.-

A person who lies long In bed Il IKE
~ to be lacking in energy. and probably
In courage. A modern word meaning q
coward bears mute witness to this.
Poltron now means q bastard. but
originally only sluggard and ID de-
rived from the Italian poltro. bed. An
other relative is German polster, q eush.
lon from which we get bolster.
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Bank Note. Quickly Retired,

An English bank note has a very
short life. In fact, 1t averages only
about two months. As soon as the
Bank Of England receives a note back
again. 1t is automatically Cancelled by
having the cashiers signature torn of.
Some $4,000 notes are thus cancelled
every week.
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Emerald 10 Supreme.
gems.
Their De, div Weanens.

Citing as proof of his statement an
insect that kills its assailants with a
deadly poison gas, the cuttle-fsh
method of escaping its enemies by
means of species Of smoke screen"
and the many examples of camounage
resorted to by animals, distinguished
French biologist declares that "the
Inventions Of the great war are
all met with In animals and insects"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

Next Sunday, 3rd Sunday in
Lent, the Sunday School meets at
$50. This is followed by a com
munion service both English and
Swedish being used.
In the evening a Swedish service
will be held at 7:30.
E. o. JOHNSON, Pastor.
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!. 4! !. !! l3a.. /.

NOTICE GIVEN tn legal voters of INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. H. ST. Louis County Minnesota, that
election held
the 10th March 1928 betw the hours Eoe
BUILDING the City Of Ely in said District for the purpose OF
negotiable bonds of said Det the aggregate Of
M interest not to exceed Five and
payable senlannualy,
nomination of One $1OoO) EACH
nd he BILE
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"PIa Iron"

Pig from is so called because the
molten metal is run into a long mass
with shorter pieces attached to 1t at
right angles The long pieces are
called the sow and the shorter are
called the pigs
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

w SASAAAP *
Junior Congregation
Vespers ---------------4:3O
The theory of ''the survival of
the fittest" was pet device of OAR
wins to eliminate the weak and
down and out in nature. Many of
his followers have proposed to APP
ply this law of nature to human
beings. The Kaiser used it to boil
ster up his excuses for slaughter
ing millions of men. But what has
Jesus to say concerning the survival
of the fittest? The pastors morn
ing will deal with this question un-
der the theme "Jesus Christ and
the survival of the fittest."
An especially fine Vesper service
is promised thru the special num-
bers by the orchestra. In addition
we will have sextet number from
Mendelsohn's elijah. The Or
atorio elijah" stands second only
to the Messiah" in popularity
From beginning to end it is a sue
cession of beauties and there is
scarcely a number in it that is not
| notable in some respect "Lift ur
Thine Eyes" occurs in the second
part and is sung by the angels who
appear to Elijah under the Juniper
tree.
H. R. BROWNE, Pastor
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At THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH.
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH.

GILBERT G. CURTIS, Pastor.
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FINNISH EV. LUTH. NATIONAL
CHURCH.

Sunday Evening Service 80 P. M.
Sunday Morning Services,
90 A. M.
Sunday School, 100 P. M.
Week Services, Friday 100 P. M.
Ladies' Aid every Wednesday,
P. NJ
Luther League, every other We'd
nesday,- 100 P. NJ
Choir Rehearsal every Monday and
Thursday,---S:00 p. NJ
D. RUOTSALAINEN, Pastor
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MARCH 2.
DO NOT LOOK BACK:-No man,
having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God.-Luke 1862.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

From September 1st to December
3lst, 1922, more than 5000 visits
were paid to boys in hospital by
the Minnesota Legion Auxiliary.
which distributed $1,000 in cash,
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said bonds be used for the
incurred the constructors anu
equipment school building, in said District - donted
called authority
b the Board of 9th day OF February
1928.
Chairman Of the
Board Education.
ATTEST: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT No. H.
NM ar Louis County, Minnesota
t,n.. - po.rd &c Edncaton 3-2 SO
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Wednesday evening the fire alarm
brought out the fire department on
the double quick, the smoke house
in the rear of the Kapsch meat
market having been discovered to
be afire. A small amount of water
coupled with prompt action soon
settled the threatened confagration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

Karlo N. Suomi and Hilda Pek-
sila and Anti Jaskari and Hilda
Kamunnen have secured licenses to
marry and the marriages occur to-
morrow evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

SUMMONS.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND
Mt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-03
LEAGUESARRANGE
ANT|-WAR MEETING
Kentucky, Ohio and indiana
Women Organize.

The Leagues of Women's Voters In
Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana are CO.
operat ng in an International Co
operation to Prevent War" conference
Nov. 1913, at the Hotel Sinton, Gin
cinnati.
Mrs. Alice Foster Mullins of Indian
apolis, pres dent of the Indiana
League Of Women Voters, and Mrs
William E. Henderson, president Of
the Kentucky League, met with
Juliette Sessions, president of the
Ohio League, and Mrs. Simon Kuhn,
president of the Cincinnati branch
Of the Foreign Policy Association, re-
Gently to work out program.
A preliminary program, received at
State headquarters from the Ohio
League, Lists addresses by Fridjof
Nansen, explorer; Miss Ruth Morgan,
chairman Of the women voters COM
mittee on international cooperation;
the Hon. j. Rafael Creamuno, minis
ter from Costa Rica; DR.. L. S. Rowe,
secretary OF the Pan-American Union,
and Mrs. w. C. Hlbbard. fourth re-
gional director of the National
League.
Robert Phillips. professor of politi-
cal science at Purdue University, is
scheduled to speak.
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Parent Teacher Notes

The Parent-Teacher Club of Gar
field School. No 80, will meet at 3I5
D. m. Wednesday in the school hall
The program will include a talk on
safety by a city traffic officer.
The topic for discussion at $50 D
N. Wednesday at School No. 30 will
DO THE Square Deal for the Under
privileged Child" There will be a
vocal solo by Mrs. Oscar Jones and
a musical number by Mrs. Florence
Darnell. The meeting will be held in
cottage No. 4. 36 n. Miley Ave.
The feature OF the program for
School No. &c Wednesday will be an
address by Rabbi Morris NJ. Feuer.
licht Mrs. Edwin Larrance will give
several vocal solos. The meeting will
be called TO order at 9;15 by Mrs Ed
ward Springer. president.
Officers Give Addresses
School No. SO will have it's parent
teacher, meeting Wednesday at ais
There will be a talk on safety by
traffic officers. Mrs. Charles H. Smith
president of the Indianapolis Fedora
ton OF Parent Teacher Associations
win tell Of the work done by other
organizations. There will be a group
OF songs by Mrs. A B. Margileth,
followed by the school social hour.
After a short business session, the
Parent Teacher Club OF School No. 8
will enjoy a. musical program given
by the children of the school This
will be followed by a talk on "Nutri-
ton" by Miss June Gray of the Ma
ron County tuberculosis Society. The
meeting will be held Wednesday at
315, with Mrs. Glenn Parrish pre-,
siding
Miss Martha Phillips, district sec.
rotary OF the northwest section OF
family welfare. will have as her sub
ject THE UnderpriYileged Child" at
School No. 81 Wednesday at 3:15
There will be music by Miss Mary
Davis, a reading by Miss Betty Moo
man and a group Of songs by Miss
Wilma Leonard.
Health Talk
The program for the Parent Teacher
Club of School No. 33 will include an
illustrated health talk by Miss June
Gray, music by the Shortridge trio
and a reading by Miss Bess Tucker
The meeting is called or Wednesday
at 3:15.
Friday at p. m. at School No. 90
Matthias Nelson will talk on 1.-THE
Relation of the Home to Society"
Music will be furnished by the Glee
Club and pupils of the lower grades.
Mrs. Allie Moss will preside.
The second meeting of the Parent
Teacher Club of School No. II will
be held Wednesday at 315. W. A.
Backer of the department of school
attendance, will address aehe mothers
and teachers. Miss Helen Brown will
address the mothers and teachers.
Miss Helen Brown will sing a group
OF songs. Reports from the state
convention win be given by Mrs. G.
Abel and Mrs Ruth Heck