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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02

sale at the Palace theater after April
10, according to an announcement
made by Mrs. Thomas Logan at the
meeting on Tuesday.
Mrs. A. II. Worden. chairman OF
reservations for the Battle of Flow
ers luncheon during Fiesta week, an
nounced that members will be allowed
three out-of-town guests each, and
that army women are especially in
vited to make reservations for the
event.
New members admitted at the meet
ing include: Mrs. frank Paschal, Mrs.
j. ii. James, Mrs. John Gill. Mrs.
George Agnew, ! RS. j. r. Davis, and
Mrs. X. J.. Burney.
It has been announced from very
good source that he time Of the Bat
tie of Flowers parade this year Will
be changed from 4 80 to 4 as the pa
rade will be much larger this time
than ever before in its history that
more time will be needed for the
procession to pass. No action has been
taken on this matter by the Battle of
Flowers Association, but it is thought
that this will be decided at the next
meeting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
MRS. COOLIDGE WILL
GIVE PRIZES TO GIRLS
FOR C.M.T.C. ESSAYS
She Wants Them to De-
scribe Why Boys They
Know Should Attend.

Washington. ID. c.. April Ma
tional trophies will be given by Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge at the White House
on June Il. Flag Day. to girls and
young women essayists who best de-
scribe the reasons why young men
they know should attend the Citizens
Military Training Camps conducted
each summer by the War Depart
mcnt.
The contest is sponsored by the
Woman's Overseas Service League,
has been approved by the secretary OF
war. and was given formal approba-
ton by Mrs. Coolidge yesterday.
Miss Luise Wells. president of the
league. was informed by Mrs. Cool
idge that she would award the tro-
plies and approved the patriotic az
ton of the league in sponsoring the
contest. Mrs. Coolidge reminded her
callers at the White House. inclul-
ing delegation of league officials,
that her two sons will attend mill
tary training camp in New England
this summer.
The national trophies will he
awarded the three essayists, not less
than Is nor more than ID years old
hose answers TO the question
"Why a Young Man Know Should
Attend Citizens Military Trai1:
Compare adjudged the best of thcs,
submitted.
The essay is restricted to SGT
words and will be judged on it.
originality, expression and SINGER
ity." The contest will close May >
and the winners. in addition TO recciv
ing the trophies from Mrs. Coolidge
also will be given railroad ticket,
from their homes TO Washington ant
return and Liberal amount q!
spending money. State and munici
pal prizes also will be awarded.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
BATTLE OF FLOWERS
PARADE MAY BE HELD
EARLIER THIS YEAR
Poem Contest Closes With
265 Entries for
500 Prize.

Plans for the Battle of Flowers pa.
rade and for the Fiesta in general
were discussed with enthusiasm by the
members of the Battle of Flowers As.
ISOLATION at their regular business
meeting Tuesday when Mrs. Lane Tay-
lor. chairman of the historic poem
contest, announced the closing of the
contest with 265 entries on the list
Mrs. Henry Drought, chairman of the
downtown decorations committee, an
nounced that merchants have promised
to cooperate with the Battle of Flow
ers Association by decorating the
fronts of their stores with artificial
flowers and foliage.
Mrs. Taylor said that the poems
submitted in the contest are so good
that many of them will be probably
used as permanent material in Texas
literature. Judges who will decide the
winner of the 500 cash prize offered
by the association will be University
Of Texas instructors, including DR.
Kcllis Campbell, dean of the English
department of the university. The
two other judges have not been an
nounced.
Cars will be provided for Governor
Neff and his staff. and for Mayor
Tobin, according to an announcement
made by Mrs. Perry j. Lewis, presi-
dent of the association. These cars
will be richly decorated in the insig-
mia of Texas and OF the Battle OF
Flowers Association.
Mrs. Lewis also announced that
judges for the floats and entries in
the Battle of Flowers parade will be
selected from outside the membership
of the association.
Tickets for the Fiesta will be on
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
WILL GIVE 100000
FRANCS FOR RETURN
OF AIR SPEED TITLE
French Government Offers
Prize for New Dis
lance Record.

Paris. April 2.-The French gov
eminent has offered prize os 200, 200
francs to bring back to France the
worlds sirplane record for speed, now
held by Lieut.. A. J. Williams. United
States navy, with his mark of 2G6.59
miles an hour. achieved at Mitchell
Field, New York, last November. The
prize is divided, 10000 francs to the
builder of the airplane and 10000 TO
the manufacturer of the motor.
Several other prizes are offered,
10000 francs for the hydroplane
speed record, 100.0c3 for new dis
lance flight, to which 10000 will be
added if the duration record is broken
simultaneously and $4,000 for the alti-
tude record.
The offer of the prizes was the first
official act of Lauren Eynac upon as
suming his duties as high commission
err of aviation. VI. Eynac was former
ly uuder-secretary Of the state for
aviation. the head of large staff; at
a high salary. The under-secretariat
was eliminated by the new Poincare
government for reasons OF economy.
NJ. Eynac is now not even a dollar
a year man." his present salary being
nothing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
STUDENTS THREATEN
TO QUIT HALL WHERE
/. NEGRO is CHARTERED
Columbia Professor Tells
/ Them to Leave If
/ They Like.
New York, April 2.-Graduate stu

New York, April 2.-Graduate stu
dents at Columbia University yester-
day threatened TO quit their residence
in Furnald Hall unless a negro law
student was elected and were met by
the assertion OF Dean Hawkee. chair
man of the committee on residence
halls, that If student finds his sur
roundings uncongenial there is no need
for him TO stay" e.
Frederick W. Wells of Tennessee.
whose friends said he formerly had
attended Yale, Ohio State and WILDER.
fore on terms of racial equality, is
the negro whose residence was pro-
tested. The house committee. which
received the utimatum of the stu.
dents, was instructed by its chairman.
j. Il. Rucker, to investigate the report
at special meeting.
1T has not been the ussco to ex-
clude any man from the residence
halls on the ground of his parentage,'
Dean Hawkes. said.
There have always been negroes
at Columbia as well as students OF
other races and no discrimination is
countenanced. If student finds
his surroundings uncongenial there is
no need for him TO stay. There are
hundreds on the waiting lists and any
vacancy can be filled at once"
Complaints received by some mem.
bers of the committee tha' Wells was
an Objectionable tenant" who enter.
tanned his friends in his room until
late at night. were not substantiated
by d. r. White. an INSTRUCT: in phys
les and a member of the house com.
mittee from the floor on which Wells
resides.
Among the dodgers in the hall arc
Japanese. Chinese. Hindus and stu
dents from European countries. II
was not ascertained whether Wells is
the first negro TO live in Furnald Hall
but it is said that none of his race
has lived there in recent years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
THE LIGHTS
KNOW SAN ANTONIO CONTEST

The task of grading the thousands of Know San Antonio
has The work will pushed along rapidly possible and
the winners decided In of ties the eng contestants will be
original idea the drawing Of thryst sketch
Of San Antonio This original idea be
drawing 80 words less The
The Light three each until all
printed should watch the Know San Antonio
space Light their and
know many they lad correct.
to Sketch No 5 is Kerr.
Sketch No. 6 is Hartwen
Did you right? The Light and the
correct answers % Sketches Z and s.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
NO FOOD AT ASYLUM
600 Inmates Face Starvation When
Guards Strike and Kidnap Cook.


Belfast. April 2.-For the last
twelve hours the 800 inmates Of the
Donegal lunatic asylum have been
practically without food because of
the strike of the attendants. who Kid
mapped the one man cook on duty,
leaving only a woman to care for the
hundreds of demented sufferers.
Several dangerous hnatics, taking
advantage Of the strike. have broken
through the Gordon of civic guards
outside the building and made for the
countryside in search of food. They
are being pursued by hastily formed
parties of farmers.
Free State soldiers from Dublin
have taken possession OF the asylum
and the hospital authorities are ap.
pealing to the farmers. agricultural
laborers and others to give assistance,
but the spring work on the farms IS
absorbing most of the able-bodied men.
The strikers are actively picketing
the asylum and the situation is re-
garded as critical.
Ten fastest cars in the South. Sun
day, 3 o'clock. tAdv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
BUILDING PERMITS.

;i25.
T. 4. Campbell, eisht-room dwelling,
Kayton; $4,000.
j. q. Jone. five-room dwelling. Re-
clio. $500.
l.. W. weils addition. Mckinley: ,I25.
Rev. w. b. Meyers, slx-room dwell
ing. Polaris: $4,000.
4. Weatherford, one-room dwelling,
Menchaca; $50.
Il. j. Shearer, five-room dwelling.
Mulberry: $500.
Carvel and Bethes, six-room dwelling.
West HuisBche; $500.
Wing Fat Company. sign, West Com
merce: s175.
p. Valdez. two-room dwelling. Good
win: $500.
Mrs. n. schlaudt, six-room dwelling.
Drexel; $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
Fifty-six Seriously Injured
in Terrible Catas-
trophe.
BIG CROWD STAkPEDES
Short Circuiting Of Wire
in Movie House Blamed
for Disaster.
BY the Associated Press.

Mexico City. April 2.-The short
circuiting of an electric wire in mo-
ton picture theater at Tacubaya City,
suburb of the capital, last night
caused fire and subsequent panic in
which 20 persons are known to have
been killed and at least SO injured.
The wire, carrying high voltage.
dropped above and hung neck high in
the main aisle. bringing death to those
touching it, in the mad scramble for
the exits. Many were seriously in
jured or trampled to death under the
feet of the stampeding crowd.
Ten fastest cars in the South. Sun
day. 3 o'clock. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02

Ten fastest cars in the South. Sun
day, 3 o'clock. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
That's What | Want
Low Priced Furniture That Does
All Any High Priced Can Do

Your needs grow and change and
shift from day to day. Modern practice
is to change off your old furnishings
and select others to take their place.
We have acomplete line of slightly
used Refinished Furniture, Stoves and
Rugs of standard quality; at about one
half the price Of what new goods would
cost you.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

ence. Must be 20 years or over. Address Box 10 G, Herald. for general housework, good pay. Telephone S217 J. WOMAN--wanted to work in store, little knowledge of sewing required. Address, Box 21 Herald. WOMAN--wanted to clean Saturday after moons Address Herald Box 1a. Herald.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

JOSEPH BARBOUR & soN-
 New York and New Britain truckmen. Local and long distance moving. LOCAL NEW YORK PHONE PHONE 2733-2. CORTLAND TIA
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
MERCHANDISE
Matehes, planlonds, JeMelrr

Nsshsei ssssh'Abel sNefA4 " slLykRWARia-ap leNelTy, Visit our nos siars opposite East Main st, b, Georges, iA6 Main street,
 MATCn-get up up-io.date Malthan. Fl. sin or Hamilton, dood allowance made on yauF old watch, hlnhsfg A Harn, sss Main s., 10 H. R Arcade, WEDDING RiNGs-lAk and lsk.. in white. green and natural gold, s5,Aa np, at |, Resnieks ManulaetnEing lewslaF, 3ie Main at,, opp, Commercial st.
 Manted-Aticies 70 Buy es fuRklTlkE-af all kihds bought hisssst pFless paid. call at Nnea |. Zsldss iil Belden St. Phone ese-s,
 JUNK ef all klAas. We pay t.s bsst mar. kei priees for newspapers magazines. Tags old furnaces. ekii l. zeiaes. lls nslden at,; phone kss-s. JuNk-ws buy all kinds magazines. pa peEs rags and furniture, Good prices paid, A. Rodlnsky, N oak st, Tel, assa.S.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

WANTED FOR EXTRA WORK DUR ING VACATION PERIODS AND SAT URDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVE N1NGS. APPLY AT ONCE TO MIR. MULLANEY. SALEsWOMEN HAVING PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE PREFER RED. THE BIG SToRE." RA- PHAEL'S DEPT. STORE.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
Wantetl--To Rent

AMERICAN--young man md mother wishes ! or rooms unfurnshed. Write Herald Box B.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

JOHNSON BROTHERS-local and long dis tance furniture and piano moving. form erly John Halvarson, express trucking of all kinds, parties taken out. Offices. 7s Robert Ct., Carl Johnson, Phone 1414-13. Andrew Johnson. 3s Cherry St. Phone 7o3-3.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

MOving, StOrage, IfuCkIng 2b ASHES REMOVED-and heavy trucking. Mcguire, 102 Linwood St.. Phone 2O57-4. AUTO express and delivery; ashes removed. c. F. Twining. g Long St.: phone 2677-2. FURNITURE and piano moving; general trucking of all kinds. Geo. H. smedley. 6s Bassett St.; phone S3o-2.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
Fertilizer, Seeds, Plants

seed potatoes. The State Agricultural college recommends certified seed for heaviest yield. These are bought direct from Maine growers. Each bag carries the state of Maine certification tag. RackliTe Bros, Inc. Park and Bige- lnnu Sts Phnna ln15.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15

TABLE RoARp- wanted vicinity ct Hos- pit3i wholesome home cooking sstisfse- tory, Man, Box 2s c. Herald.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Arents-Real A Estate

 FOR real estate and Are insurance see The John Cooke company. Hough st. Plainville, Conn. PBAINVILLE-- Real estate and mortgage loans. Sknner-smith Co.,. Inc. Eeri block, Piainville and Madison. Conn Phone 41-f PLAINVILLB--ssai estate for sale, insur' ance Of every description. See Cunning ham A wininger, Realtors. Ner Bldg Plainvlle Tel. 120.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
AUTOMoTIyE
snr,ine slailons, Renalrlng

Service stations, Repairing 1T oDELI!s dARAaE-farmsTly service maA- agsf with New Britain Huiek, We sps, elalizs on Buick. Dodge and Rec cars is, hition work specially, $40 smaliey st, Day and nlght service. Phone ssis, REPAiRiNu-on all makes Of cars, Expert mechanics available day and night Hotel Washington darage, Phone liaa, RAplAToRa hodiss. lendsfs. hoods and sas tanks repaired and rebuilt. Nsv cores installadi low prieesi tires, tpbes. accessories. ss Eas, Main St., 'phon ss0, Work called for and delivered. New England Auto Radiator WoTks.
 srARfiNa-lshtins ana isnitien work, Satisfied service electrical parts for sala. clsfk's Automobile Laundry. rear aag Main St.. Phone 1884,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
ar Generations nj Family Gather.
Ing In Athens

thanksgiving day. Nov. 81, the fam
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Auren Buzzell
|thered at their parents home In
pens, for their annual Thanksgiving
fner of two great big chicken pies,
Fsted cakes, pumpkin pies. venison
y various other dishes. The fam
were altogether for the first time
1 three years on this day. Miss
PIE Buzzell and Mrs. Carl Taylor
Re the absent ones.
|ihose present were Lyman Buzzeli.
4 and Mrs. Auren Bhzzeil. Mr.. and
{, Carl Taylor and baby Edith Iona,
~ Elyie Bnzzell and friend Alton
ser of Browns Corner, Canaan;
rs Iona Bnzzell and friend, D. II.
osn Of Athens; Everett BHzxfil.
sters Alton. I.inden and Kenneth
Miss Alice. Mrs. Bnzzeii's. sister
r Thomas Litchfeid and husband
h present with their family, Miss
iolhea and Bernice Iona. The
pest present was Lyman Bazzell, he
hg %. The Youngest baby Edith
ag nine months old.
'here was also four generations
'sent. They were Lyman Buzzell,
Nn Buzzell, Mrs. Carl Taylor and
BY Edith.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
MIX Can stopper Manufactur.
o"e or In Skowhegan

,,n,is r Trask died last Friday at
nome on Cross street, after sew
|hls v, wear Years of failing. health. During
sfai ,ast summer, he has been only
|ne p 70 get out a short distance from
|aoF .ome Funeral services we're
|hs 5, "S sunday afternoon at the house
|he'a a.hjch Rev. George Merriam off,
p WI Interment was at the South
|sde Cemetery. - IT,.
milk can stopper manufacturing
~ in Skowhegan, his mill be-
Pu''I iocaled on the Mill street. He
Pns also also for four years in the furni-
a business at store on Madison
y, 1nne which he afterward sold to c.
\ pragg. later Bragg & 'varnfy. he
\ horn in Freedom, October %,
~, me son of william G. and julia
4 barlow Trask. The fpmily
i AVOID 10 East Skowhegnn when he
hoy OF three, where they lived
I. five years. The father was
l,.ersmiih. About the time of the
ts,srqak Of The civil War, they moved
'',o East SkOwhegan 10 Cornville
srra they spent zone year. moving at
enid OF that time 70 the PEAVEY
". an the plains near the i,r. Mann
.mestead. now the Charles Steward
"a they lived there until the
ss,b Of the father in 1895 al the age
E@l wears. They moved In 1897 to
Morrison house on Middle street
Aore they stayed until the deceased
asebssed the house on Cross street
Ear. ne has since lived. In 1890
vas married to Miss Addie Wy
!, If New Portland. His second
~ was Mrs. Carrie NJ. Robinson OF
arlestoWn. S. C.. whom he married
iell and by whom he is survived.
hs lasl wife is The daughter of the
,le John Q. A. Butts OF Canaan, and
drsi husband was killed when
E'te1 nv horse. One brother of
Trask's. Frank, died from pneu
mio in 1891. The other brother
I'd hefore Willis was born White
X father and mother were living in
aawheean. Willis went to Massachu
',,s IA work and his first employment
= driving Il milk wagon from lBrigh
into Boston. Later. he became
amployee of the Boston & Maine
abroad and worked for one year in
4 capacily ofsIireman. II wasethen
!, he came back to Skowhegan and
kean to make milk can shoppers.
hi deceased mother died in March
Is0 at the advanced age OF % years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
nj shop Employees on Saturday
Afternoon Pilgrimage

marty of thirteen from the office
the observation-disclosures visited
Il museum connected with Good
I'm Home last Saturday afternoon.
he personnel included the business
|apager. Roland T. Pattep; Mrs.
Ina V. Sheridan and Ernest F. Dionne,
IOtype operators; Alice Kicker and
|atherne mccarthy, stenographT9i
slma s. Viles, cashier; ~N.Aeat IA.
brads. newspaper pressman; Irwin
| Iad,l, cnmpositior; sLibnHh Foster,
|prentice Harry D. Connori, Press,
Mn Mrs Di6ftne .hccdmpahled' fiet
'sband. while Miss Velnna FogsS q.
acher in the Skowhegan schools, and
Is Myra Freaich ~&fe:,incfuded In
party, although not connected
In me Independent Repotdr' force.
! The Reverend George "; Hinckley,
I founder OF Good VIII Home, met
j syqup spon, It's arrival .and .ilnt III
\ afternoon with them. His, son,
/ p. HinckieA jaF} so faf II fhA
sns for the DAY khuld .netmiE. tast
Ned himself to the ente ftainment of
party. 'sa1tf ~ y
|Good Will Home, as has been noted
'bve, was the idea of Rev. Ga0rsel
/. IIinckley. 1t is "a place where
rs, who otherwise would NIT have
opportunity for education and -Nho
build be likely to miss the ,traiAihs
h good influences 50 necessary ito
fr proper development, are. feceiy-
and cared for. 1t has attracted
attention of donators and phil
|hropists the country over. Dona-
bns have flowed in very literally so
bt for a mile along the Kennebec
shway there are churches, school
IIdings, cottages, museum, a lib
by. an auditorium and various other
fuctnres.
THE independent Reporter force are
liking excursions of this kind quite
kQuently. They have never passed
more delightful afternoon than that
|th Mr.. Hinckley last Saturday.
Il was rare privilege indeed to
BIZ the museum and various other
badings and to hear the story of
Mir construction from the man
hose personality has brought them
p being. The public are only par
ply aware of the interesting things
be seen at Good Will. The mu-
um of course will he constantly re-
Wing accessions but even now It
st rank with the hest New Eng
ID can show. Students and others
Somerset County can profit greatly
becoming familiar with this some
at recent addition to Good Wills
sivties
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-04
Unsigned Communications

Lac Reporter il constantly receiv-
Unsigned Communications and the
aor,ai department Is hasink 10 dis
ard what appears to be valuable
Is for this reason. Please sign
names-not f6r publication but
ause we must know from whom In
Fnation is obtained,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-06

vatOr. c. T. Carlson and j. a. Fors-
wall loaded several ears at the Busch
siding.
Mrs. Thos. Salisbury entertained at
dinner Sunday, in honor of her moth
er's birthday, the guests being her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Axtell and
her brother, Ebert Axtell and family.
In the evening a number Of Mrs. AK
tells friends and neighbors came in
and spent the evening with her.
The young people of this vicinity
surprised Mrs. Alfred Walton and
Miss Marie Kirk on the evening of
Jan. 90, and it was a complete r
prise. Several hours were spent with
various games and music and at mid
night the ladies served a delicious
supper.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-02-06

the home Of -Ir. and Mrs. Floyd
Davis.
J. NJ. Thompson Of the Middle
Bridger district has been On the sick
list and is spending this week in
Bozeman consulting a physician.
Mrs. c. P. Many, Albert Spar,
Leslie Crouch, Mr.. and Ms. R. G.
Gallup and family We're entertained
at dinner Sunday by Dir. and Mrs.
Paul Karlen.
Among the Bozeman visitors dur
ing the week were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Wicker, VIII CONF, Ole Oma,
Alfred Nickles. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Karlen, Mrs. C. P. Many, Lon Shook
Pat Mcmahon, Lloyd White, Donald
Christie and Ira Jenkins.
About IS of the young people of
the canyon treated Leslie Crouch 20
a surprise party Sunday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Gal
lup. The evening vas spent socially
and singing songs. Before the guests
departed a light lunch was served.
Mr.. Crouch expects to leave in a
short time for the east.
Mrs. Nellie Craig entertained the
Happy Day club at her home We'd
nesday. Twelve members were pre-
! sent. At noon every one enjoyed the
hot dinner and the remainder of the
day was spent socially and with
fancy work. The next meeting will
be in two weeks, February 18th at
the home of Mrs. Floyd Davis.
The Bridger Booster club held theit
meeting Friday evening. 4 fair
crowd attended and the following
guests from BOzeman were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Pearson and two
sons, DR.. A. L. and Carl Davis. The
meeting was called to order by pre-
sident Ole Oma who read the bylaw
for the community hall, they were
then discussed by the members and .
vote will be taken on them soon. A
the close Of the business meetin-
the Radio had been installed by Car
Davis and several messages wer,
heard, but due to the storm the Gun,
rent wasn't very clear. which was
little disappointing. At the close o
the meeting the committee served ic,
cream and cake. The next meetin,
will be in two weeks, February 15tl
Those appointed for the ~refreshmen
committee were George Christie