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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-17
LA sEMANA DE LA AMERICA LA
TINA EN- PARIS

PARIS, abril 16. (cable Frances).-
M. Henry de Jouvenel, abrira Ell acto
inaugural con un importante discurso
en- la Semana de la America Latina que
Sc uevara efecto en- esta ciudad.
Estos actos que Sc celebraran duran
te esta semana consagrada por los
franceses sus hermanos en- la raza CO.
mo conmemoraci6n sera con ell fin de
estrechar mas sin los nexos de an1istad
Y simpatias entire los habitantes de es
tos paises v los franceses,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-17

LA GREcA: ell nneior restaurant
de San Juan. Tetuan n. Advt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-17
IMPORTANT NEWS
April S--24.

April Oh.
EscaIera Gregg School, San Juan, P r.
Gentlemen:
Just have accepted nice stenogra-
piers position with Mrs. Harloor &
Co. of this. city This position gives
me an increase in salary, and devote
all my energy in doing well
It is understood it was because
of the help and the hearty cooperation
of tEscalera Gregg" that received
this position. Because without the
knowledge and instruction I received
thru the course just completed with
you, I should not have had this posi-
ton.
Mr. Escalera, let me thank you for
your kind interest in me and the ef-
forts you put forth in helping me
secure this job.
Yours very truly,
Rafael B. FLREAR.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-17
LAS AsAMBLEAs DE
LOS PARTIDos

LOS PARTIDOS
Lideres autorizados del partido de Ia
mayoria nos han informado que 81 Sc
llegara un acuerdo en- las conferen-
cias que han de celebrarse en- los Ba-
nos de Coamo, ell presidente del Parti-
do, sefior Barcel6 convocara al partido
a una Asamblea Extraordinaria que sc
celebrara ell mismo dia que. la Asam-
blea Republicans, aunque no sera en- la
misma ciudad.
Parece que Ell objeto es evitar que
de uno y otro lado puedan infuir los
elementos de uno y otro partido en-
las deliberaciones de ambas Asambleas
para evitar tambi6n cue en- un mis-
mo pueblo Sc cencentre un ntimero tan
crecido de Delegados.
va Sc ha pensado en- todas estas di
fcultades la idea mas acertada es Ia
de celebr&r la Asamblea Unionista ell
la ciudad de Ponce la Republican,
en- Mayagiiez.
Como los dos actos sc celebraran e.
mismo dia, Sc escogera la ciudad de
las Lomas como Ell sitio en- donde Sc ce
lebraran peri6dicamente conferencias
entire los delegados republicanos y 10;
unionistas medida que Sc esten lie
vando cabo las deliberacienes en- ca
da una de las Asambleas de los do;
partidos.
dado definitivamente y que este asun
to de las Asambleas sera tambien OBJ
jeto de discussion en- la reunion del sa
bado; pero es< casi SECURE que dicha'
pa que dejamos dicha en- alguna otra
parecida.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
F|RMBANKRUPT
SUES FOR HIS
LOSSES
Robert E. Able Alleges He
Bought Stock Under
Misrepresentation

Robert F. Able, 1882 BiItmora
street northwest, today filed suit
in the District Supreme Court
against William +. Westlaka. John
Loughran, Edward l.. Staudernnann.
Hugh II. Hanger. Daniel O'Haire.
d.. W. Coate and Hoover III. Hanger.
formerly officers and stock holders,
of the District Guaranty COMPANY,
for $1,000, which the plaintiff Al.
ieges ne paid for stock in the cor
poratson under misrepresentation.
The plaintiff, represented by AT.
torney Il Winship Wheatley. saws
tnat ne was a stakeholder in the
concern and that It's directors on
september Is, 1928, declared iiy;.
'dend on preferred and conbmon
stock, payable September 30. Able
claims that at the time this. diyi-
dend was declared the corporation
had no earnings or profits: ''its MS.
sets We're of insufficient value ia
equal its outstanding stock in yalue''
and its stock was Of little or no
value.
Able says that he was uninformed
OF this situation and declares that
his dividend check was delivered
by the defendants to stock solicitors
Tor the purpose of soliciting tie
plaintiff to purchase additional
stock, which he did. by paying DC.
tober 10, 1928, for additional stock
in tile company. :
The plaintiff alleges false repre-.
sensations were made to HIM NJ
the time by defendants as To- the
financial standing of the corners.
ton. which went into the hands OF
receivers January Is, last.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
STOCKS s H D v
L|STLESS
TONE
Dull and Reactionary Trend
Continues in Days
Early Trading
~ IntsrnatlonaI News service.

NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE dull
and reactionary trend in the stock
market continued in the early trad
ing today. With the exception cf
few OF the specialties and indie
pendent oil stocks, in which buying
demand was sufficient to send them
to slightly higher levels. stocks were
supplied to the market freely and
the trend Of prices was downward.
The most important industrial de-
velOpment Of. the day was the re.
ported heavy increase in steel buy.
ing at interior points. particularly
those contiguous to Chicago and
Youngstown. Independent steel
companies are overcoming the handi.
cap Of the departure from the Pitts,
burgh. Plus pricing system, and con,
ditions in the steel trade are i'm.
proving. The market is held back
by political uncertainty; and the
refusal of outside traders to enter
the market on either side under ex,
listing conditions.
Railroad stocks were nearly all re.
dictionary at the opening. decIiring
still further on subsequent transsc,
tons. No increase I'm dividend in
Atchison common was expected al
the meeting of the directors today,
and Atchison lost fractionally on
fairly heavy trading. Southern Rail
way was heavy on reports that pre-.
ferred stockholders would bring suit
tc restrain the directors from PAYNE
dividends to common stockholders
until their demands were met. ST.
Paul made a fractional recovery near
the opening, but heavy offerings OF
both the common and preferred
stocks were forthcoming at the
higher prices and another decline
was in order.
Oh stocks as a group were steaoy
though selling pressure was :ighI
and there was apparently little
liquidation of London stocks. Stand
ard Of New Jersey was an excep
ton, selling down to 34x for q los
OF more than point from yester
days high, and Marland at sex was
also down point. Mexican Sea
board, Pan-American, Phillips AM
Cosden sold fractionalIy higher. Ca,
money renewed at az per cent
trading In the stock market was or
restricted scale. Outside marker,
were fairly steady, with wheat III
more than cent bushel. Corr
Iractionally higher Cotton slight,
lower. Bonds steady, with 81. Pa
IS. which broke badly yesterday. =
partial recovery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
HABEAs CORPUS DENIED
TO ALLEGED SLAYER

A petition for habeas corpus
sought by Lloyd Monroe, colored,
one Of the four men charged with
murder in the first degree in con.
nection with the death Of Policeman
John w. Purcell, last October, was
today refused by Justice Slddons,
presiding in Criminal Court No. /.
The accused were tried last
spring but the jury failed to return
a verdict. Monroe, represented by
Attorneys Wampler and Lynch,
filed petition for writ OF habeas
corpus to test the right OF the Gov
eminent to again place their client
on trial. Monroe claimed former
jeopardy by reason Of a Verdict Of
not guilty as to four counts OF the
indictment having been directed by
the trial justice. The decision Of
the question will be deferred until
the case Is called for the second
trial. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
LIVERPOoI, Or 7snot. c,,,.t
! MANHoLES EXPLODE IN
N. Y. SHIPPING DISTRICT

NEW YORK, Oct. Pedestrians
were knocked from their feet and
one policeman blown ten feet from
his post when seven manhole COW
ers in the midst of. the shopping
district at Fifth avenue and Thir-
ty-first street, hurtled through the
air yesterday from a subterranean
explosion. A number Of automobiles
were damaged
Hundreds of women shoppers
rushed to the security of stores
as one explosion followed another
with a series of roars. The district
became a jammed maze of traffic
and screaming women. An cmer-
gency call for ambulances and police
reserves added to the excitement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
PUBL|C UTILITY.
BONDS ARE
OFFERED
Bankers Also Place on Sale
$4,000, 900 French
Railroad Issue

NEW YORK, oct. I. Halsey
Stuart & Co, Inc, are offering to-
day $s.0O0,0OO The Ohio Public
Service co. first mortgage and re,
funding per cent gold ponds,
series D due september /, 1864 at
a price Of SO and interest. yielding
over 5N per cent. The bonds are
secured by a direct first mortgage on
all property now owned or here
after acquired, subject 10 prior lien
bonds at any time outstanding.
There are 1884, 600 additional 6ivi-
sional bonds pledged as security for
the new issue.
Public offering Of q $11,700,000
issue of secured 81 per cent gold
bonds Of the Continental Gas and
Electric Corporation viii be made
shortly by a banking syndicate
headed by Otis & Co.. Howe, Snow
4 Bertles, Inc. Pierce, Fair & Co..
and j. G. White & Co., Inc. The
price is 80 and interest to yield 6.55
per cent. The new financing lis In
connection with the recent gigantic
merger of Western public utility
companies recently effected by
Frank T. Hulswit and Cyrus s.
Eaton, the enlarged corporation
serving 191 communities in nine
States. including such important
cities as Kansas City, Mo-; Lincoln,
Neb., and Columbus, Ohio.
Union Trust Company was award
ed issue OF $5,458,00O Allegheny
Company ~ per cent bonds, dated
September /, 1924, and maturing in
various amounts from September L,
1925, to September 1, 1854. Bonds
yield 3.59 per cent at bid Of 1926.
A new issue of $2,O00,OO Mil
lir-ery Center, Building Corporation
first mortgage leasehold per cent
sinking fund gold bonds (closed
MORTGAGE is being offered by Hay
den, Stone x Co, William n. Comp.
ton Co., and Brooke, Stokes & Co.
The bonds are dated June /, 1924,
and are due June !, 1874.
Redmond & Co., New York, and
Marx & Co., Birmingham, Ala.
are offering new issue OF $7O7, 900
Town of Wilson, N. c., 5 per cent
gold bonds, due serially March 1,
1926 to 1854, at prices ranging
from 4 per cent to 40 per cent.
Herbert @. Heller q Co, Inc,
and Prendergast & Co. are offering
$3.50. 900 Dade County, Fla. high.
way. bonds due October 1, 1926 to
1854 at prices to yield 40 to 4.65
per cent, according to maturity.
j.. p. Morgan & Co. head q syn.
dicate composed Of the Guaranty
Trust Co., Bankers Trust Co. and
Harris, Forbes & Co. which is of.
fering today $I5,0O0. 900 Of Nord
Railway Co. 65ss due in 1850. The
offering price will be SS1z, to
yield $50. The Nord Railway Is
Ione of the principal French sys-
TENS and will use the proceeds OF
this loan for general purposes.
Sinking fund is to begin in 1881
and will operate so that all bonds
viii have been retired at maturity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
BasebaIIs Is Savings Ranks.

AS a means of intoxicating thrift
in the minds of youngsters, the Dis.
frict National Bank last week dis
tI'ibuted several thousand base
balls to all corners. These particu-
lar baseballs were made of hollow
steel, painted to initiate the genuine
article, and capable of holding SIS in
dimes and quarters. The slot
through which the coins drop cannot
be tempered with and the bank has
the only key. Contents of these
unique souvenirs of the national
game are credited to a savings ac-
count of, the holder to be opened,
upon the first return of the loaded
ball.
President M. E. Allies, Riggs Ma.
tional Bank, will not be seen at his
desk for at least a month. He left
yesterday for his hilltop home in
Harper's Ferry, where he has been
spending his vacation fishing and
hunting for the past twenty years.
The new accounting and credits
course of the Washington chapter
American Institute Of Banking, will
be instituted with a forum dinner
, to be given at 6:30 o'clock at the
City Club. Attending the dinner will
be the instructors for the courses
and junior bank officers and senior
clerks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
WATCH BURIED IS YEARS
IN CONCRETE STILL RUNS

Los ANGEDES, Oct. 7.-ABIiried
in concrete for fourteen years, i
watch was found here stlll ready. to
tick away the time.
William Garlock found the time
piece while tearing down an old
building. He wound II up and II
keeps perfect time.
The watch Garlock learned. was
dropped BY cement worker when
the building was being constructed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
KILLS MOTHER SNAKE,
FINDS 4o YOUNG INSIDE

BRIDGEWATER, Mass, Oct. -
When a mother snake is in danger
it swallows its young which 1--we
until the danger passes. when they
wrigsle out again.
This was proved when Harry
Sturtovant killed big water snake
and on cutting 1t open discovered
forty-nine young, measuring nom
three to seven inches long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
SAYS WHITE-c oLLARED
OUTLINE. MANUAL TolLERS

CHICAGO, Oct. IT, White-col-
Jared workers in banks and, offices
have a greater chance Of living to
ripe old age than Industrial labor
ers toiling in factories and mines
E. Hand, supreme vice chief ranger
Of the Independent Order Of Forest.
ers, in an address here.
THAT venerable adage, Hard
work never killed any one has
been proved myth" said Mr..
Hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-All grains
opened higher this morning.
Wheat started to 2as higher
with general buying and limited
offerings until after the advance
was made Sharp advances at
Liverpool hurried buying.
Corn started Y TO Ia higher
with buying as a result of inset.
tied weather and higher cables.
Offerings were light.
Oats started unchanged to q up.
Trade was active and mixed with
liquidation on the upturn.
Provisions started higher. Trade
was small and offerings limited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
MANSION IS scRAPPED
AS COMMERCE CALLS

LONDON. oct.g 7.-Another Of
London's imposing Victorian man
sions is to be strapped to make
way for the needs Of commerce.
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, the
former town house Of the Dukes Of
Devonshire, it to be torn down to
make room for the erection Of a
tourist office agency building,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
WALTER 4. COHEN 70
CONTINUE in OFFICE

Walter L. Cohen. the negro
whom President Coolidge appointed
collector of customs at New Or
leans and whose right to hold
office Is being challenged because
Of his African descent" will con
tinte In office until his tenure is
concl1sively shown to be Illegal, It
was declared officially at the White
House today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
N0S0UTHEAST
BANKS ARE
MERGED
Peoples Savings Consolidated
With Washington Mechan-
les Savings Bank
By HARRY GUsACK.

The Merger Of the Peoples Com
mercial and Savings Bank with the
washington Mechanics Savings
Bank, was announced yesterday BY
Ezra Gould, president Of the latter
ingtitution.
The Washington Mechanics Saw.
ings Bank, at Eighth and q streets
southeast, with deposits yesterday
of $1,16S, 900, has been serving the
southeast section for sixteen years,
having been established in 1908.
The Peoples Commercial and Saw
ings Bank, located at East Capitol
and Ninth streets with a
branch at 1908 Georgia avenue, has
been in business four years, with
deposits totaling $S30.O00 yester-
day. The Washington Mechanics
Savings Bank will continue the two
branch Adjustments.
simultaneously with announce
rnent of the consolidation Of these
hanks came announcement that
with the exception of r. III. Hill,
who becomes assistant cashier under
the reorganization, the officers and
directors will be those now serving
The Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank.
Officers of the Washington Me.
shanics are Ezra Gould. president;
ri H. Bagley, vice president and
cashier, and f. p Williams, secre-
tary and treasurer Directors are
Il. S. Wolf, r, H. Bagley, Ezra
Could, Mahlon Groo, George H.
Hayes, Jesse B. X. Lee, e. F.. Pick
ford, G. Bryan Pitts. ] c. Pyles, E.
hume Talbert, John p. F. White
and +. p. Williams.
Peoples Bank officers are J. C.
Arnold, president; John Brayshaw,
vice president. Directors are Doctor
=. w. Birch, Julius Egloff, George
J Geiger, r. III. Hill, e. B. Hutchi-
son and M. C.. Lipscomb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
Mary Garden Recovered

MONTE CARLO. Oct. 7-Msr,.
Garden, famous grand opera singer,
VINO has been slightly i'll, was fully
recovered today She -promenadeJ
on the beach today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07

Close market Saturday, October &;
Railroads high, 67.92; Industrials high,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
EST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF TIE FINANCIAL MARKETS
Local stocks
(Furnished by w. B. Hlbba & COD
SALES

Washington Gas Ldght-1@51%
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd 5@77h, 5ss77Ha, 1OO@771k.
Lanston Monotype -l079As
National Mortgage and Invest
ment pfd 80 @91s
After cali
washington Gas SIS So, $1,000
1017s $4,000 1O15k
Capital Traction 5 @927ss 5@925s,
5@92 Y; 100@92K.
Washington Gas SIS S3-$2OOQ
1OOst
American Security and Trust Co..
4Q2985a
Unlisted Department
Departmental Bank2@S.l@8,
1@7az.
Gail loans Money soc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
N. Y. Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Oct THE cotton
market was steady at the opening
today with the first prices q to IS
points higher. October opened at
26.15, up Is points: December at
l5.l5, up 10 and January 25.3 80 up Is.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 7.--Spots quiet.
Prices steady. Sales, 5000 bales.
Mids. fair, 1853; strictly good mids.,
1888; good mids., 1913; strictly mids.,
1928; mids., 1898: strictly low mids.,
1883: low mids., 1873; strictly good
ordinary. 1898; good ordinary, 1888.
Futures opened quiet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-07
Curb Stocks

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Col
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on Stocks

lFurnl.hed b ". B. Hibbs I co.)
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Short Term Securities

CFurnished by W. B. Hibbs q Coz
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-07

Mrs. Belle Maupin and son Frank
will move to the M. w. Mattecheck
home next week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-07

at Chelan, one at Pullman and one at
Tacoma and were such a success that
they will be adopted as, an annual
event. For the actual cost of main-
tenance, the women were given three
days of intensive work and fascinat-
ing play. The Chelan camp was an
ideal place for such a project as it
was neither too hot nor too cold,
swimming was fine and the wonder
full 50-mile trip up the lake was in
cluded in the program. n..-. a.-.
Mrs. Mignon Quaw Lott, recreation
leader from Montana, had charge of
the play and can be guaranteed to
make even wooden Indian have a
good time. More women should avail
themselves of this opportunity to
have a worth while vacation next
year at a minimum cost. assa' sa
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-07
DESGRANGES BE-
LIEvES IN SMUDGING
Saves Cherry Crop Worth Nearly
Twelve Hundred Dollars from
Frost This Year

This spring Mckinley pesgranges
decided that fifty-three cherry trees
on his ranch in the Garden Tracts
might be worth smudging. He there
fore bought 65 Big Y coal heaters
for s31.5O and $53.5s worth of fuel.
During the danger season Mckinley
answered his frost alarm nine times
and kept his fires burning for total
of SO hours during the season. Fig
uring wages for time spent in pro-
tecting this crop the total cost was
about $4,000.
Mr.. Desgranges later sold $500
pounds of cherries for $1197.84 which
is a neat little return from So trees.
Now there are still 1S Winter Banan-
as and six D'Anjou pear trees that
are well loaded, because of this
smudging, while the orchards in the
neighborhood that were not smudged,
had all the fruit frozen.
"I'll say it pays to smudge," says
Desgranges, "and furthermore,
won't have to buy pots again and
probably never so much coal, as this
was most severe spring.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-07
WILL ,DUBS
TRIM BUFFERS
This Question to be Decided
by Local Golfers Next
Sunday Morning

| Next Sunday, the Dubs and Duff
fers will play match for chicken
dinner. Last Sundays play was call
ed off because some Of the players
objected to the partners they were
paired with. The Gascoigne cup will
remain the property of the club.
For Sundays game, the following
rules have been laid down. Sides
to be chosen from those making ap.
plication. All play to be by handi-
caps, using net scores as totals. Balls
may be moved with the club, six inch.
es to better lie-not with the hands
Balls going over fence on 4th course
to be brought in and played from the
point where they went out-no pen.
atty attached. Balls lying in the
road on 7th, 9Th or 9th may be moved
out without penalty. Players desir.
ing to enter are asked to hand Their
names to the handicap committee al
the post office.
There will be individual prizes fol-
the first and second best net scores
The losing side will pay for the
chicken dinner to be served to both
sides by the ladies of the Methodist
church some time soon.
The latest handicap list, is as fol-
lows; the figure first following the
name being the best average, and the
second being the handicap:
George Peters, Sr. 43, 10; w. Null
drow "A, IL; Gene Spaulding 45, IL;
Win Gascoigne 46, 70; A. @. Tullar
as, 12; 1. N. Mueller az, 13; E. c.
Smith az, 13; R. Mackie as, Ia; By
ron johnson 4s, Ia; Herman Schmidt
SO, Is; G. Fl. Shanafelt 80, Is; Will
met Gravenslund so, Is; Orin Wilsey
so, Is.
A. r. Gardner 81, 16; j. v. Vickers
81, 16; Joe Peterson 81, 16; William
Strickler 81, 16; Geo. Peters, Jr. So,
IL; Ralph Reed 50, IL; DR.. Lundy SO,
17;Everett Sherk 81, IL; C. ).
Knowles 50, IL; c. L. Holcomb 81,
IL; L. E. johnson 50, IL; Harry vib-
Der 50, IL; Ralph Matthews 81, IL;
F. Beste 80, IL.
Howard Beste 54, IS; F. j. Arnold
54, IS; M. NJ. Moulton 54, IS; Paul
DuSair 55, 10; X. G. Clifford 81, 20;
Bernard Slaugenhaupt 81, 20; F. C.
Bentley Sc, 20; A. F. Brown SO, %;
M. Mattecheck SO, %; C. S. Whit
beck 50, %; A. /. Smith SO, %; j.
B. Gidmore SO, %; DR.. Brougnier
6S, %; J. B. Thomas 68, 20.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-07
POMONA PICNIC SATURDAY

The Pomona Grange of Benton
county will hold it's annual picnic at
Richland Park next Saturday.
The program will be as follows:
1000 am. Program by boys and
girls clubs of Benton county under
direction of county club leader.
1900. Luncheon.
LOO pm. Grange program C.
Z. Spence, past master, Oregon State
Grange, speaker of the day. Other
numbers by members of oranges Of
the county.
800 pm. Athletic sports, consist.
ting of barnyard golf, races, etc.
All boys and girls of county arc
invited to attend the meeting of boys
and girls clubs. -.
All grangers, their friends and
neighbors are invited to attend.