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brought up and trained in the Chris
tian faith or religion, and that they
would also educate him; on furthering
the idea Of his education, on September
~. the writer opened savings ac-
count for Charles Ellis Gaines in the
Binga State Bank and when he ar
riyes at the age Of 20 or 2l he will
either enter Fisk University, Nashville
Tennessee, Howard University, Wash
ington. D. c., or the Chicago Univer-
sity and as it requires $1,20000
roughly speaking, to complete such an
education in either Of these universi-
ties, we have highly resolved to save
up or set aside four hundred dollars
(S4OOO0) out Of the $1,200.O0 required
for his education, and each five years
until he reaches the age Of 20, a GER
tain amount will be set aside for that
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When Judge Henry NJ Walker
took the Small Claims Court on De
cember T. 1920, it was four and one
half months behind and in Six months
he had it up to the minute and dis
posed Of 1878 cases in eight months,
50 that he had only one-half day
work after six months and would have
disposed Of many more cases.
The Short Cause Calendar, Branch
No. 4, was one year behind when he
went in and when he left the calendar
was up to date at the end Of one year.
The Forcible Detainer Branch was
two months behind while there was 43
Of his decisions appealed to the Ap-
pellate Court. All Of these judgments
were affirmed and or sustained.
Auto Courts. Park and Boulevard
Branch was nine months behind.
While there he sent 90 drivers to the
psychopathic laboratory; 80 of these
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On Sunday, September %, 1924 at
Greater Bethel A. NJ. E. Church,
Charles Ellis Gaines, the 1O-month-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Harris B.
Gaines, 1902 Vernon avenue, was
christened by Rev. c. NJ. Tanner, its
pastor, And and Grand Blvd, which
was only short time before the
church was destroyed BY fire.
The writer, being selected BY the
parents, az his Godfather and DR..
Adena O. E. Minott, Of New York as
Godmother. In the presence Of Rev.
Tanner and the other witnesses, the
Godfather and Godmother took upon
themselves the solemn vow, that in
case Of his parents becoming in
capacitated in any manner that they
would see that he was carefully
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The Binga Twilight Ball, given
Christmas evening at St. Elizabeth
Hall, 41st and Wabash Avenue, was
by far the eclipse Of all previous al
fairs which are given BY Banker Binga
and Mrs. Binga each year.
The decorations were gorgeous
green, red, pink and blue being the
color scheme carried out The stage
was elaborately decorated with a
unique and shining fountain, in the
center, three columns-one on either
side and another opposite the fountain
large stands Of luxurious palms on
each corner and a beautiful curtain
making a background that was in &C
cordance with the other decorations
1t was composed Of ice-tipped peaks
trees, with snow shining in the
branches and snow covering the rising
and falling slopes, which we'll depicted
the time Of the year and this occasion.
This, added to the already captivating
stage scene, was all that was necessary
to make It a thing Of wonder"
The house Of music was gaily dec
GRATED with burnt leaves, falling in
loops and encircling the spacious hall
the windows were festooned with red
draperies and green curtains, wreaths
of red and gay streamers of ribbon OF
the same hue, almost reaching the
floor. The lamps were gorgeously
decorated in the color scheme, colors
blending and creating a very lovely
scene, with their bright red Santa
Clauses, around the tops, frills hang
ing low and the other colors har-
moniously blending into the chic
shapes and throwing a red, CHEEKY and
mellow light from each lamp, gave an
unexpected glow to the setting. On
the left hand corner near the stage
was a Christmas tree gayly decorated
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sIJOE JORDAN'S BAND FURNISHED THE REAL JAZZ MU-
4 SIC FOR THE DELIGHTFUL OCCASION.
MISS BLANCHE GALLOWAY SANG JUST
TWILIGHT" AND "WHATLL DO"
THE PUPILS OF MRS. HAZEL THOMPSON DAVIS DE-
LIGHTED THE TWILIGHT PARTY WITH WONDERFUL
TOE AND OTHER DANCES.

Miss Blanche Galloway, attired in
blue crepe de chine, trimmed in gold
lace and FREELY frills, extending here
and there, who has rich and musical
voice, gave two numbers, "What'll l
Do" and Just Song at Twilight, "
which were very well rendered and
highly appreciated by the audience
Mrs. Hazel Thompson Davis music
class, consisting OF the following
small girls, rendered some very beau
tiful classical dancing. Delberta Lee,
Frieda Fay Ming, Odessa Cowan,
Rose O'Neal, Lillian Duff, Eva Emily,
Edwenia Minnie Bell Thomas, Ramona
Lucien, Charlotte Helen Rogers, Ag-
mes NAPLES, June Cowan and Marion
Jackson.
Three girls dressed in yellow, trim
med in black. with bows, ties, hats
and hose to match, gave a very well
arranged number, keeping time, along
together, and fine step, which was
greatly applauded by the guests. These
small people possess great talent and
if given the sufficient amount Of en-
couragement and help, will develop
into great dancers.
Little Miss Marion Jackson gave a
number in toe dancing. well balanced
and attired in black evening costume,
ballet style, with gold trimmings, pre-
senting an enhancing scene as she
slowly and with rhythm went grace
fully through the difficult dance.
Other numbers which deserved as
much consideration and praise were
rendered by these small pupils, to The
enjoyment Of all.
The Brawley Serving Service
did the serving in an upper room,
which was also gayiy decorated
for the occasion, in the same color
scheme which was carried out below.
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were sent from the laboratory to de-
tention hospital and from there to the
several insane asylums.
The two months at East Chicago
Avenue Police Court, where he held
sellers Of moonshine that caused
deaths to be held over to the Grand
Jury on charges of murder, holding
that poisoning by moonshine was no
different than poisoning by arsenic.
The Evening Post wrote an editorial
commencing him for this.
Judge Walker is now sitting in the
Jury Court, Room 92l, City Hall.
In all the branch courts of the Mu-
nicipal Courts OF Chicago, Judge Wal
ker made worthwhile record for his
clear cut decisions or rulings, and in
time greater and higher judicial hon
ors will be showered down upon him.
Long before Judge Walker was
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By MISS ANNA PEACH BLOSSOM

with balls, dolls, shining tinsel, lights
of all descriptions and colors, and all
the other paraphernalia that goes with
a Christmas tree. 1t presented a very
pretty sight, as the dancers, clad in
their sparkling jewels and evening
dresses, whirled TO the fantastical
spirit Of the occasion.
On the left entrance Of the hall, on
a rich deep carpet, stood Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Binga, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Tur-
ner Of Detroit, Mich, and Mrs. Chas.
W. Chestnut Of Cleveland, Ohio,
composing the receiving line.
Mrs. Jesse Binga was gorgeously
attired in white imported chiffon,
studded with diamonds, looped on the
side with baby blue ornaments en-
circled with diamonds, and pearl neck
lace, head-dress, slippers and hose to
match. She presented a stateliness
that was the admiration of all the
guests.
Mrs. Chas. w. Chestnut, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, was dressed in a rich
black crepe, trimmed with satin finish
ings, and wore a beautiful string of
pearls; Mrs Turner was beautifully
attired in white lace, richly trimmed
with blue fur and wore a diamond
studded necklace, which made an at
tractive setting with the other cos
tunes, and which received great ad-
miration.
The music was furnished by Joe
Jordan's Ten Red Hots Band, which
had a private booth to the left Of the
stage and which put the real snap in
the affair and made every one move
whether they desired to or not. Many
and varied were the pieces that they
played and many and varied were the
steps that pranced to the strains of
that band"
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by R. Jones' Chicago.
Mr.. JULIUS F. TAYLOR

Founder and Editor of this newspaper and Charles Ellis
Ganes the 11monthOd baby boy of Mr. and Mrs Harris
B. Gaines MIR. Taylor has been selected godfather of
Charles Ellis Gane and Dr. Adena c. E. MnOtt of New
York City as his godmother
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The Twilight Party, Given By
Banker and Mrs. Jesse Binga,
Christmas Evening, at St. Eliz-
abeth Hall, Was the Most Bril-
liant Social Function Ever Held
Among the Afro Americans In
The United States

THE HALL WAS ELABORATELY DECORATED AND
BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED FOR THE DELIGHTFUL
OCCASION, AND 1T WAS A REAL THING OF BEAUTY
IN EVERY WAY. MR.. AND MRS. JESSE BINGA, MRS.
CHARLES w. CHESTNUT, CLEVELAND, OHIO AND
DR.. AND MRS. A. L. TURNER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,
COMPOSED THE RECEIVING LINE. MRS. BINGA WAS
COSTUMED IN WHITE IMPORTED BROCADED CF4IF-
FON, STUDDED WITH BRILLIANT DIAMONDS IT WAS
VERY RICH IN ITS DESIGN AND FITTED HER TO THE
QUEENS TASTE AN ELEGANT STRAND OF REAL
~ PEARLS WERE CIRCLED AROUND HER NECK .-------
MRS. CEAS. w. CHESTNUT WAS ATTIRED IN BLACK
CANTON CREPE, WITH SATIN TRIMMINGS AND
WORE AN ELABORATE STRAND OF PEARLS.
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to her home in Admission after visiting
friends in Birmingham.
Mr.. I. L. Wooten is a visitor to
Lakeland, Fla, for an indefinite stay.
Friends of Mrs. J. Emmette Scale
will be glad to know that she has been
removed from st. Vincents hospital to
her home in the Norwood Court apart
ments.
Mrs Joseph Chew has returned to
her home in Houston, Tex, after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. G. p. Under
wood.
Mrs. Franklin W. Cowell will leave
Monday for New Orleans from which
port she will sail for Havana, Cuba.
She will be joined there by her husband
and they will go to Preston Orient to
side She will be accompanied as far
as New Orleans by her mother, Mrs
Lillian Goldsmith.
Mr.. Hill Pearce has returned to the
Gulf Coast Military Academy, after
spending a few days with his mother,
Mrs. H. E. Pearce.
Mrs. Collie Stewart of Jackson
vile, Ala. is visiting relatives in the
city, having been called on account of
the critical illness of her neice, Mrs
Robert L. Lott, Jr.
Mrs. Mamie Williams and daughter
Miss Lucy Starke Williams, will leave
this week for their home in Louisville
after visit to Mrs. Haskins Williams
and Miss Emily Williams.
Miss Elizabeth Forcythe has gone to
Lexington, where she will attend the
Y. NJ, l. dances. She will be the guest
of Col. and Mrs. w. w. Forcythe.
Mr.. Artie Fein of New York is
spending a few days in the city at the
Tutwiler.
Miss Katherine Angle of Annistor
will arrive Wednesday to be the
Thanksgiving guest of Miss Mary
Dudley Gray.
Mrs. S. E. Greene and Mrs. r. L
Glenn. Jr., of Florence are leaving or
Wednesday for New York to attend thu
| VI LItIE sui anu pAOlAChb AAA
Sam Earle Greene, and Miss Virgins
Raul, on November 20.
Mr.. Roy Smart of Admission, who ar
rived Friday with Mrs. Smart and two
children to be the guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Mason, i:
returning to his home today. He vii
join Mrs. Smart again Thanksgiving
and they will return to Admission to
gether.
|
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Benners and Mr.
Morris Benners will arrive today from
New York City, where they spent thu
past week.
Mrs. w. H. Kettig will be among thu
Birmingham guests at the Greene-Kau
wedding in New York on November %
|
Cards received from Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Benners, Jr., (Margaret Build
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err tell of the enjoyable time they are
having at the Bermudas, where they
are spending their honeymoon. They
will arrive home around the first Of
December.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Ashford are
spending some time at their ceafaa ~ J
home, THE Plantation" near Madison
Alabama.
DR.. and Mrs. J. II. Edmondson are
leaving today for New Orleans, where
they will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
4. L. Edmonson. DR.. Edmonson will
return home the last of the week after
attending the Southern Medical society
and Mrs. Edmonson will remain for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher Tynes, Mrs. L.
Sewer, Jr., and Miss Margaret Tynes
ae expected to arrive Monday from New
York, where they have spent the past
week.
Mrs. Charles B. Hopkins and sons,
Charles Beverley, Jr., and Gilbert
Erskine, are visiting relatives In
SOluLlDuS, Miss.
Mrs. J. II. Mcdonald of 1923 Syca-
more street, Central park, is ill at the
Ensley Infirmary following an operation
which she underwent Saturday.
Miss Caroline Shields has returned
from a visit to Miss Eleanor Gordy in
Columbus Ga.
Captain and Mrs. Russell Walthour,
Jr., Gam Tart Perry are spending the
weekend in Montgomery as the guests
of the formers grandmother, Mrs. j..
w. Montgomery.
Mrs. J. B. Kelley OF Pyriton, Ala,
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. s.
II. Henderson in Cleveland, Ohio. She
was joined there by another sister, Mrs.
L. G. Rothschild of Hammond, Ind.
Mrs. Kelley after spending a few days
in Chicago will arrive to be the guest
of her sister, Mrs. L. S. Moffett and
niece, Miss Helen Franks in Birming-
ham.
The Women's Missionary society of
the Mccoy Memorial church will hold
en- all-day meeting Tuesday, Nov. 25 at
10 80 u. m, at the parsonage. Each
member is asked to bring box lunch
and friend.
Mrs. Bibb Graves of Montgomery is
spending few days with Mrs. John d.
McNeel.
Mrs. R. B. Broyles, Mrs J. A. Roun-
tree, Mrs. r. N. Bell and Mrs jamie
X Davidson have returned from
Savannah, Ga, where they attended the
u. Z. c. meeting. They stopped at the
Hotel De Soto.
The Auxiliary Bible class taught by
DIR. w. +. Dobyns will meet Tuesday
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Random Notes

Mrs. s. Lass of New York is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Charles Lass,
and Mr.. Lass on South Fourteenth
street.
Miss Daisy Womack of Meanwhile,
Tenn, arrived last evening to be the
guest of Mrs. William f. Johnston at
Hanover Circle.
Miss Gustrine Miner will arrive on
Wednesday from the University of Ala
bama to spend the Thanksgiving Holt
days with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Claire Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sloss have re.
turned from their wedding trip and are
at home with the formers mother, Mrs
Lille Sloss, at the Altamont.
Mrs. J. n. Hughes and Miss Alice
Nelson Hughes of Montgomery are ex
pected to spend Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. J. V. Newton on Huntsville
avenue.
Miss Virginia Kaul, Mr.. John L
Raul and Mrs. J. B. Head are leaving
Monday for New York to join Mrs
Kaul, who has preceded them and will
be at the Plaza until after the marri
age of Miss Raul and Mr.. Sam Earle
Greene on November 20.
|
Mrs. Walter Stewart of Admission il
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Gene Nc
Clellen.
DIR. Estes Hargis of DR.. Mayo''
Clinic, Rochester, Mimi, is spending
few days with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Hargis, in Norwood.
Miss Clyde Cleo Casey has returned
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leans the guest of relatives and friends.
ferson County League of Women Fot
ers in honor of the manufacturers will
take place Wednesday, November %
at II 80 o'clock at the Hillman hotel
For reservations the following num-
bers may be called, Main G351-J, Main
3}4494-I er Main 3740.
The regular board meeting of the JEFF
ferson County League of Women
Voters will be held at headquarters at
the Hillman Tuesday morning at 10 80
o'clock.
Women Voters will have their general
meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at headquarters.
st. Pauls School Improvement asso-
citation will meet Tuesday at 2 80
p. M, at the convent.
The Daughters of the British EN-
pirewill meet Wednesday at room 20
in the Watts building from II to 1
p. m. All women of British birth are
invited to attend.
The Junior League will meet We'd
nesday morning at 10 80 a. M. at the
Independent Presbyterian church.
The regular meeting of the Hadassa
society will be held Tuesday at 3 p. M,
at the Y. NJ. H. A. All members are
urged to be present.
The college club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at p. M, at the Blue Tri-
angle club room. Miss Agnes Ellen
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Harris of Auburn will be the speaker.
The Axis club will meet Monday at
~ 80 at the Tutwiler. Mrs. Charles
K Sharpe, chairman, of the art COM
nittee, will be the speaker, her talk
to be PHASES of Art 1 Know"
The rne1llar monthly business meet
ing of the City Mission Board will be
held Tuesday morning at 10 a. M, at
the Sunday school of the First Metho-
dist church. Presidents and members
of the auxiliaries are requested to be
present. An election of officers will be
held.
Band No. 8 of ST. Paul's Altar society
will meet Monady afternoon at O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. F. c. Obear, 1892
South Twenty-sixth street, full at
tendance is requested as an election of
officers will be held
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THE VOTERS

"Why don't you run for Officer"
Haven't got time" answered Farm
er Corntossel. IAN besides, the Teller
that does the votin' is the one that gets
the most compliments before election
an the least responsibility AFTER
Washington Star.
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or decade to decade.
The guests at this wedding all wore
hats, as they did at the marriage of
Miss Eleanor Wilson to the then
secretary of the treasury, which took
place also in the White House a few
months later.
For a late afternoon wedding it is
quite proper for the guests going on to
the reception to wear demi toilette
with hat. The hats the thing, as al
ready said. More mistakes are made by its
absence than its presence which leads
to tho uggestion-"When in doubt, put
on your hat"
A word regarding the authority of
these hard and fast rules on dress.
They are much like the rules of Eng
lish grammar as taught a generation
ago, which we were told gained their
authority from 1.-THE use of the best
speakers and WRITER'S" said speakers
and writers usually having laid the
foundation of their education in or on
Latin grammar and the English
classics.
So it is in the art of dressing in
polite society-women of established
social position, familiar with GUS
toms of their own as we'll as other
lands, habitually dress to the occasion,
the time and the place, quite regard
less of the mode of the moment or the
dictates of the modiste who may or may
not be an artist in clothes, but is rarely
an authority on social customs.
Circumstances alter cases, likewise
latitude and longitude, which makes it
only matter of common sense to ask
advice in a strange city as regards
clothes, just as one might ask advice
as to any feature in social life.
SAFE so FAR
1t isn't time to worry about her il
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Buffet Supper Is
Given By MIR. and
Mrs. French

At their beautiful Home Saturday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
French entertained q number of friends
with buffet supper in honor of Mr..
Phillip Lasalle of Baltimore who is
spending few days in Birmingham
with friends.
The following friends were invited on
this OCCASION Mr. and Mrs. George
Bundurant, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Scruggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Armstrong,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Doughty, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Coleman, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
d. Danforth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Gil
more, Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Mccain, Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Coe, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Cleary,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Stephenson, Mr..
Joe Hale, Mr.. John Kimball.
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Social Calendar

renee, 1923 Princeton avenue.
The Parent-Teacher association of
Phillips High school will meet at 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Phil
lips auditorium. After the business
meeting the members and visitors are
invited to tea in the practice apartment
of the home economic and to it's exhibit
of millinery work.
The luncheon to be given by the JEFF
morning in the Sunday School room of
the South Highland Presbyterian church
at 10 AS o'clock. At this time DR..
Dobyns will give the third lesson on the
letter to the Hebrews. All women are
invited to attend this class.
Mrs. L. r. Hanna katherine Par.
rish) is visiting Mrs Warren Brown
in Montgomery.
Mrs. James Mercer is the guest of
Mrs. Milton Stone in Montgomery.
Miss Emma Mccarthy has returned
from Admission where she attended the
eighth district meeting of the Alabama
Federation of Music clubs. While there
she was the guest of Mrs. L. 2. Levi.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the South
Highland Presbyterian church will meet
Monday afternoon at 8 rs to do White
Cross work, making supplies for the
Colby King hospital in China.
Mrs. Thomas c. Mcclellan has gone
70 New York TO ioin her daughter
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Tomorrow begins this great value-giving event
adding another degree to Blachs prestige;
another step to our leadership. We are truly
elated over the values and justly proud of
the achievement of our New York organization
in securing for this affair such an outstanding
collection of quality garments at prices that
can't be even approximated elsewhere in Biz
mingham.
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SAFE so FAR
It isn't time to worry about her if
she'd rather climb trees than to read
about movie people.-Hartford Times.
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Note the fashion fea-
lures illu s t r a t e d
above. The fabrics
are all NEW; the furs
correct; the colors in
highest favor.
The Glenwood post., 1924-03-06

their sailing time many lives
and much money are saved.
"Think how much the weather fore
casts mean to railroads in the chipping
of certain kinds Of perishable foodsi
And I can give you a much better il
You both like ice cream on
hot days, don't youf"
"You know we do," answered Ruth.
"Then, suppose for week it has
been real cool and the weather man
says he sees a hot wave coming within
the next "a or 4s hours. How do you
suppose there is enough ice cream to
go around when everybody wants to
buy it? Because the ice cream man
watches the weather report and pre-
pares to make a big lot of ice cream
instead of a little bit. Then there is
the farmer who must know the weather
as far in advance as possible to get
the best from his crops. There is
hardly any line of business you can
think of that isn't benefited by this
splendid service from Washington.
81 mentioned the men who handle
the river and flood service. This SER
vice was established to warn those who
live in the vicinity of the rivers of the
United States, and there are about 900
stations throughout the country to reg
lister the rainfall and gage the rise of
water in the rivers SO that proper
warnings can be issued. The weather
bureau estimates that in the year 1922
% property valued at more than
$S,OO0,00O was saved by the weather
bureau through warnings issued of
floods to come.
81 have only mentioned some of the
work done by this bureau, but it is
work done by this bureau, but it de-
mands our respect because of the fact
that it has accomplished SO much for
SO many kinds of people. Not only
that, but the United States has the
finest system of weather forecasting in
the world and many countries have
been encouraged to start similar work
because of the success of Uncle Sam
along these lines.
80 you see, kiddies, it is hard to
tell how many people read that weather
i report or heard it by telephone, tele.
graph or radio this morning with the
same amount of joy that it was read in
the newspaper by us. Now off to bed
until the morning. Maybe we can build
a snow man then"