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Over Eight Million
Bales Ginned In
u. S., Bureau Says

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-CP-Cot-
ton Of this years growth ginned
prior to October Is totaled STAT .3oi
bales including soe.s7s round bales
counted as half bales and excluding
linters, compared with s.11T.625
bales including 252,242 round bales
to that date in 1927 to s.727.To9 and
259.529 in 1925. the census bureau
announced today.
Ginnings prior 10 October IL by
states follow:
Alabama s19.as6: Arizona 1890:
Arkansas 00.T2s; California 1910;
Florida 1923: Georgia 6O7. sos;
Louisiana 516.219: Mississippi 90o,-
SOL: Missouri 32,325: New Mexico
1855; North Carolina 29s.573;
Oklahoma 574.135; South Carolina
364.5f0: Terresses t5n.527: Texas
3.335.s4s; Virginia 1880; all others
LIPS.
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Valley Society
Phone

Phone z

brown felt hat. Her bouquet was Of
white roses and valley lilies.
She was attended by her sister,
Miss Hattie Bess Baldwin as maid of
honor. She wore a frock of blue
crepe and carried an arm bouquet OF
bronze chrysanthemums, rs did the
other attendants. Mrs. Hugh McIn-
tyre. who acted as matron or honor.
was gowned in a blue Transparent.
vaiyet gown with trimmings of lace.
Misses Antoinette Turnon and Mar
Jorie Mankin were the bridesmaids.
They wore frocks Of brown velvet
and taffeta.
M. X. Batchel. brother or the
groom, was the best man. j. T..
Balwin. brother Of the bride, and Ed
Deyo Jr., were groomsmen. Marius
Perron was usher.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony in the home Of the brides
aunt. Mrs. Joe Harris after which
the young couple left for a wedding
trip. They will be at home in Me-
Allen.
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Hostess TO Bridge
Club at Altllea

The Wednesday Bridge club was
entertained ut the Althca tea room
this week by Mrs. J. Il. Rutledge,
Mrs. Order Perkins being the only
guest. Two tables az players en-
ioyed tho afternoon games and the
delicious rcfreshmcnt course of
nodded salad, cheese stvaws and
toffec.
Wianers &C prizes we've Mrs. Lulu
seorse, first, and Ms. Perkins. sec
tnd.
The Halloween spirit wa appar-
fnt n the floral decorations Of yell
low cosmos. rs wcll "a the tally
cards and acccs series.
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IF RSONALS

Lydia Nordmeyer left Saturday for
Temple. Texas, where shs will -
tend the clinic Of the Scott-White
sanitarium there. She expects "a be
gone a week.
itor Saturday.
Mrs. John Ewing. worthy matron,
and Mrs. Kenneth Jones. associate
matron of Eastern Star. left Friday
TO attend the state meeting AZ FL
PaEo.
Mrs. J. J. Maurer Vho has been
spending some time in the Valley
as the guest Of her sons. q. l..
Maurer Of McAllen and John Maurer
of Fharr. has returned to her home
in Chicago.
Mrs. Il. +. Parks. Isabel ard 70
herta Parks. Beatrice Weathers. Nell
Francis nd Opal Frisby motored to
Harrington Tuesday afternoon 70 hear
Sousa's band.
7. ". Johnston returned FRIDAY
from T%erryton, Tex, where he has
been looking after business inter
ests.
4. N. Davis left Saturday for
Tulsa. Okla. on busiress.
r. A.. Mcdaniel returned Friday
from San Antonio where he has
been for several days on business.
Mrs. Nj. A. Martin and Miss Mar
tina Stewart and Jane Martin left
Saturday for Greedy. Colorado.
Mrs. r. NJ. Card and daughter.
Mildred and Mrs. Cards brother.
Thos. Barrett OF California. spent
the weekend IN Corpus Christi.
They were accompanied as far a.
Alice BIZ Mrs. Jerry Harbor. sDd
niece Frances Power or Archer City,
who have been guests IN the home
Of Mrs. Harbor's sister. Mrs. +. A..
Mcdaniel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin and
little son Of Minnesota are spending
the winter in McAllen and located
~ the Green Gable apartments.
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Rutherford
returned Thursday from a trip to
San Antonio. They were accom-
panied ~ Rev. J.. n. Dennis or
Brownsville.
Mrs. SUSAN ". Childs of Grin
nell. Iowa. has arrived IN McAllen
a spend the winter.
Miss Eiecta Alley left Saturday
FOR z visit IN san Antonio. where
=hs nil r. ! guest ar her siste-.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy =. Randolph and
children spent SUNDAY visiting ~
Roma. Zsrsts. ard Flo Crande City.
Miss Fannie Blanche Mason vh0
has been the guest of her brother
Y. Y. Mason. left Sunday FOR her
home IN Bowling Green. Ky. Miss
Mason was the honnres Fl many
lovely social affairs during her visit.
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Halloween Motif
AT Iust-SeW PARTY

Taking advantage NJ the effective
holors and 9musing decorations sea-
Sonable owing 70 The anproach Of
Halloween. Mrs. Ben Il. Clark -aye 4
very pleasing party for tho Just-Sew
club at their meeting Wednesday.
Baskets and vases ar cosmos lent
their brilliance ~ the scene. The
refreshments alro introduced the
chosen cclors, and the fayors were
skulls and c%rossbones. pumpkins AMI
like paraphernalia. Besides the reg
nlar club members. four guests. Mes
danes Fritz Schmidt. Victor Behmet.
&. /. Freeman aud j. II. Dowis, were
present.
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T. Aziz Returning
From Eastern Trin

Mr.. and Mrs. II. Aziz write that
they expect 70 be home in about two
weeks. They have been away since
MAY. visiting Mrs. Aziz's parents W
S%taunton, ~. ~. and touring IN va
rious points in the east. They made
trips - Atleutic city and other sum
Jner resorts. Or well as seeing the
new shows in New York. The return
trip i being made by motor, with
stops NJ various poi to visit
friends.
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COMPLIMENTARY LUNCHEON

Mrs. Percy Herman entertained
Thursday at the Casa Dc Palmas Tea
ROOM with a luncheon. honoring
Mrs. Jerry Harbour OF Coleman. A
bowl Of beautiful roses was used as
Covers were laid for Mrs. Jerry
Harbour. Miss Fannie Blanche Ma
son Of Bowling G en-. KY. Mes
danes +. ". Bounds, c. NJ. Card,
J.. Paul Matthews. T. J. Powell. Flora
y. Shea, Il. a. Mcdaniel, Everett
Moore. +. r. Phelps. IT. NJ. Seaweil
and the hostess. Mrs. Harbour and
Miss Mason were each presented
with dainty favors as a remen-
brance OF the occasion.
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N1cALLEN
LDWIN-NEWM

Miss Maymie Baldwin. daughter Of
j. r. Baldwin Of McAIlen. and Carl
Newman of Mishawaks. Ind. were
married Monday. October p. II high
noon in the Laurel Heights Meth
odist church in san Antonio. rev.
Bsrcus. assisted ~ Rev. al W. vii
son. read the ceremony. The altar
was banked with autumn blossoms
against : background ~ greens.
Hugh Mcintyre sang the nuptiai
songs, Y Love You Truly and "Un-
till" Walter Durham played the
wedding music.
The bride wore an ensemble Of
dark brown. The dress was of crepe
with coat Of wool. She wore n
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FRIDAY

merry N%atrons' Bridge club and
I'll Jardin Bridge club at the COM
munity house, III Jardin.
Grammar schoul carnival and
coronation of queen.
The Church Federation will meet
at Baptist church al $3.50 .. m.
lncarnate Word PIT. A. meets,
$3.50 p. m. at the convent.
Halloween carnival az the First
ward school. auspices Of PIT. A.
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WRECK KILLS 4 MEN
ON TRAIN IN

LOCKERBIE. Dumfries. Scotland
Oct. 25.-tPl-Fcur railroud am.
ployss we're killed when a London
to Aberdeen passenger train collided
with n freight train near here to-
day.
The two engines were deraiIed and
rolled down an enfbankment. The
engineer and fireman in each en-
CINE were killed. Three passengers
were slightly injured.
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TRLTH.SEEkERS

The Truth-Seekers' Sunday school
class n the Methodist church met
Thursday afternoon at the home ~
Mrs. John Bigger. An election OF Of
ficers was held. the following Icing
elected: Mrs. W. Covalt, presidents;
Mrs. Claude Smith, vice president.
Mrs. Bockum, secretary-treasurer.
A social hour was enjoyed after
the business meeting. There wee
II members present.
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BRIDGE LUNCHEON

The members OF the Junior Bridge
club entertained Monday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Harold Harvey
with a bridge luncheon. in honor %
Mrs. Richard Gaines. who Il leaving
shortly 10 make her home in san An
tonic.
Mrs. Stockton Fountain received
the high score nrize and Miss Clara
Doyle the consolation. Mrs. Gaines
was presented with a dainty favor as
q remembrance of the occasion.
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DANCE AT

l.. J. Mason entertained Saturday
evening IT the McColl's club with a
dance honoring his sister. Miss Fan
nv Blanche Mason Of Bowling Green,
Nv. There we're about fifty couples
present 10 enjoy this hospitality.
Halloween favors ~ horns and
caps we're distributed among the
guests.
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HIT RY TRAIN. DIES

PANAMA. Oct. 25.-(P~-John $.
Morris. 70. member Of a prominent
L~ynchburg. Va. family and a rela-
tive Of former Governor Walker Of
the Canal Zone. was killed yester-
day when he was struck by = loco
motive while walking along the
track.
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Do You Know

that the Oriental Rug & Gift
Shop of Brownsville is grad
ually becoming the Mecca OF
rare rug buyers from all over
South Texas. From as far
away as Corpus Christi. they
come ... people who former.
ly bought in San Antonio
The fame of our rugs
coupled with the reason.
aBleness Of our prices
now attract them to Browns
Vile.
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MISSION
r. r. q. LUNCHEON

r. n. q. LUNCHEON
The =. T.. O. chapter held their
regular meeting On Friday. II being
\ luncheon AZ the Halstead tea room.
with Mrs. Mary Smith m charge If
the business session. The usual
routine was followed, after which
Mrs. Lady Cary Gillett. who was pro-
gram leader. gave an excellent biog-
raphy or Governor Alfred Smith
presidential candidate. Mrs. A. NJ.
a. Picker. who has been spending
Ter summer III South Dakota, vas
appointed a delegate from the local
chapter 10 attend the convocation
held al Whitesboro. said convocation
being called for the purpose or or
ranizing a state chapter. z. l.. o.
DFLPHIAN CHAPTER
Friday afternoon was the hour for
the meeting Of the local Delphian
chapter. the day being permanently
changed from Monday 10 Friday. due
10 business reasons. Mrs. J. G.. Hill,
vice president, occupied the chair.
the president. Mrs. A. r. Sheldon.
net yet having returned from hsr
summer home in Few York state.
The lesson was in charge OF Mrs.
Walter Roberts. the topic being The
Four Books Of Romance of the Mid
die Ages the leader being assisted
hy the Mesdames r.. y. Caldwell. :.
Il. Duffie. +. Ferguson and Johr
Battling. Mrs. I. r. Waite gave the
resume Of the preceding lesson.
SILVER TEA
A number or the local women.
members Of "Circle Two gave n
silver tea on Thursday afternoon, %
which an invitation had been espc-
Cially issued TO the strangers, 70
give the newcomers an opportunity
70 become acquainted. A v.ry in
teresting musical program was given
being a vocal solo by Mrs. B. Smoot.
as a part Of the enjoyment. the first
piano solo by Miss Saucier. vocal
duet by the Mesdames Reitz and
Whitlesey. ending with a plavlet N
which several women. including Mes
danes Wilbur Close. Flenner ard
others took part. Mcsdampe McEne
and Cillett poured "a tables.
DfNMICkS E<TERTAIN
Mrs. r. a. Dimmick invited a nun.
her OF friends to the family homa
Thursday evening. the purpose beinv
the celebration OF her husbands
birthday anniversary. Three table
OF players enjoyed the game Of cards.
and q social evening. Messrs. and
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SUED FOL BREACH OF
PROMISE BY EX-WIFE

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-FD-Mrs.
Katherine Dischinger has filed suit
for breach Of promise against her
divorced husband. Albert. She asks
$4,000, averring that after their d.
vorcc Dischinger again proposed
marriage. but married someone else.
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woMAN,s COUNCIL GROUPS

Group "A of the Woman Council
II the Christian church met Thurs
day afternoon al the home Of Mrs.
VI. q. Groom with eleven members
and four visitors present Mrs. Floyd
Rochelle is chairman Of the group
and presided az the meeting. The
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A BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. j. +. Pate was hostess Fri
day evening at home e the mem
bers of the Hidalgo Bridge club.
Mrs. ]. n. Thomas received first
prize for high score and Mrs. W. L..
Clark second prize.
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LAS AMIGAS

Mrs. John Cardwell entertained the
members Of the Las Amigos Bridge
club and a number Of additional
guests al home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. David II. Carson received
high score prize and Ms. a. L. Hart
tho consolation
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INFORMAL TEA

Sunday afternoon at an informal tea,
when she entertained IN honor Of
Miss Fanny Blanche Mason Of Bow
ling Green. KY.
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HALION ZEN Patty

Mary Ellen McDanield entertained
twelve little friends with ? Hallow-
cen party last Thursday afternoon
m honor ~ her cousin. Frances Pow
ers Of Archer CITY.
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and this is
Why

Our buying connections
with the Orient are
more strongly establish
ed probably than any
rug shop in the South.
The brother-in-law of
the proprietor of this
Shop is the largest Rug
Exporter i'm Turkey.
He ships bales of rugs
TO America every month
and thorough our con-
rection We have the
privilege Of first choice
Of these beautiful COW
erings. This is why
we are able to offer you
these exquisite orientals
at such low prices, rang.
ing from
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BACKFJRE PROVES FATAL

ELECTRA. Tex. Oct. 25.-Pl-The
caused an explosion Of gas here yes
terdav in which n. r. Bruton was
fatally burned and J. ". Novel;
painfully injured. NOVEL; Is re-
covering.
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VELIE DIES

MOLINE. ILL.,. Oct. 25.-VP1-W. L
velie. 81. president Of the Velie No.
tor corporation. died last night after
two days. illness.
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THURSDAY NIGHT CLUB

Mrs. j. r. Leslie was hostess
Thursday evening at her home in
the Altamira addition TO the mem
bers Of the Thursday Night Bridge
club.
Mrs. =. NJ. Perkins received the
women'S prize for high score and
John Devire Of Pharr the mems
prize.
The next meeting Of the club will
be at the home Of Mrs. r. VI. Per
kins on North Fourteenth street.
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sig to $500

eve can supply yol
with more expensive
orientals up to $4,000
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Mesdames wilbur Close. ". 4. Par

Mesdsmes Wilbur Close. w. X. Par
IRISH, II. n. Ewing. It. r. Card. Mrs.
7. B. Waite and Creighton Close be-
ing among the guests.
RESERVE CAMP
The Girl Reserves were we'll rep
resented at the weekend meeting at
the Campo del Arroyo ne Rio Hondo.
fifteen Of the local girls going. Miss
Florella Salter was in charge of the
d%evotionals for the three-day ses-
sion: Miss Margaret Potter was
chairman Of the program committee.
Mrs. Clellan Harris. Miss Burgool
and Miss Birdie Kelley were among
the chaperoneS who accompanied
them.
BUSINESS MEETING
Last Thursday evening vas the
date for the business meeting Of the
Girl Reserve, the meeting being held
at the home of Miss tLillie Magce.
Miss Florella Salter, the president.
was in charge OF the business ses-
sion, and among other matters Of
interest. a motion was made to as
sist the Valley Girl Reserve commit
tee with the sum Of $40 for the pur-
pose of purchasing a piano at the
camp. This amount was immediate
~ turned over to the secretary, Miss
Lillian Hooking.
PERSONALS
Mrs. T.. n. MARCEL has been spend
ing the week at the home Of her son,
Leo and wife. at Rising Star. this
state. Mrs. MARCEL vas accompanied
by her son. Heber.
Misses Mardell Parks and Doro-
thy Keith Of this city. students 1T
Baylor in Bolton. where the latter IS
a freshman. received the highest
grades in public school music at the
college the past month.
was here over the weekend visiting
Mrs. A. j.. Dimmick of Kingsvilic
al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. a..
Dimmick.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. G. Truck IF Har-
lingen spent Sunday in Mission. the
guests Of their old friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller on Dunlap N
Mrs. Lula Legg has come from
Birmingham. Ala, for a winters
visit at the homes Of her daughters.
Mrs. j. y. Moore and Mrs. Hill Cooke
here.
Mrs. Vernon r. Hill has been in
Austin, visiting at the home Of her
| parents, Mr.. and Ms. Lochridge.
Mesdames S. NJ. Hargrove and II.
r.. Armstrong and Miss Stella Eiar-
grove were in Donna Saturday.
guests at a 25-table bridge luncheon
! given by Mrs. Walter Weaver at her
home there.
Herbert Melch and wife, DR.. and
Mrs. Burnett. Mr.. and Mrs. D. II.
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r BRIDGE CHR

Mrs. W. W. Dougherty Of Meal
len was hostess Saturday afternoon
to the members Of the Little Bridge
club at the Tiffin room of the
Parkview Hotel at Donna.
The room was decorated IN an
attractive arrangement Of. rose buds.
Place cards marked covers for
the following members and guests:
Mesdames l.. G.. Beamer. K. L. Alley,
4. l.. B%onneau. J. c. Dykes, II. II.
Damme. r. T.. Frisby. Dick Oliver,
Everett Myers. w. W. Jones. NJ. p.
Baker. Geo. Palmer. G.. ii. Britton,
Joy Harkey. Lena Woodall Of Dom
m. Miss Cleo Nowlin of Center
Point, Texas. and the hostess.
Mrs. Everett Myers was awarded
high score prize for members and
Miss Nowlin the guest prize.
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lesson study was led by Mrs. L. Z.
HUMPHREYS and a group discussion
followed. Several beautiful musical
selections were rendered by Misses
Bestric and Mildred Martin If Kan
sas City.
Group Z OF the Woman's Council
Of the Christian church met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Stephen
Jones.
Group G met at the home or Mrs.
Carl d. Skinner. Mrs. A. ID. LeavelI
led the lesson study. There were
eleven present. Two new members
were added to the group at the
meeting.
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HONOR MRS. TRYNOR

Members of the Blue Bonnet club
entertained Saturday with an all day
meeting at the home Of Mrs. L. ".
Trynor north of McAllen, in honor
Of Mrs. Trynor's birthday anniver-
sary. The honoree was the recipient
OF many beautiful handkerchiefs as
gifts.
There were twenty members and
two guests present.
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Tilp and Mrs. Harmon for the recep-
ton for Mrs. John Sippel, president of
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs.
The program for the evening was in
ternational relations, capably handled
by Mrs Margaret H. Rom. chairman of
international relations, and assisted
with two-minute talks, as follows:
Monroe Doctrine and Latin America" ="
Mrs. Castle; Panama" Mrs. Nalley;
Foreign Affairs" Mrs. M. c. Harmon;
Albania" Mrs. Hazel Pippert: De
pendent America" Mrs. G. E. Killers;
"Multilateral Treaty" Mrs. Ray; Lib
eralism and Imperialism" Miss Anna
Gibbons. Mrs. M. c. Thurman paid
tribute to the Autumn season by read
ing an extract from a prose e-poem,
THE Blossoming Bough." Mrs. Ruth
F. Waters gave a traveltalk on "At-
lantic Coast Activities" The meeting
was unusually we'll attended, and the
club members enjoyed entertaining the
following visitors: Miss Charlotte Rom,
Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan, Mrs. A. M
great deal of fun was occasioned by the
playing of a game, Mrs. Rom captur-
ing. the prize. Dainty refreshments
were enjoyed, the hostess, Mrs. Harmon,
featuring Halloween.
Woman's Club Of Riverdale met at
the home of Mrs. w. A. Turner at Uni
versity Park, with 80 members and 2
visitors present, Miss Phillips of Berk-
ley. Va, the guest of Mrs. Steinmyer
and Mrs Ayers of Pierre, S. Oak,
mother of Mrs K F. Warner Mrs C.
A. Carey, president of the club, pre-
sided. Encouraging reports were heard
from all committees. A new one, called
the lookout committee, was created, and
Mrs. Robert McCathran accepted the
craftsmanship. Mrs A. Starr, Mrs. p.
Duguid and Mrs. Charles .Graefe were
named delegates to the semi-annual
meeting of the P. G. F. w. c. Mrs. A.
S. Thurston announced the club would
hold rummage sale November g.
9 and 10.
American Association Of University
WOmen.-The Monday tea Is in honor
of the new members of the club. with
the membership committee as hoSteSSes
Mrs. George B. Rothe, chairman;
Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin, Miss Airline
Dufour, Mrs. Reginald Geare, Mrs. Ed
ward M. Horton. Miss Sara D. Kem-
merer and Mrs. Cloyd H. Marvin. After
the tea, which will be at 4 pm, the
president of the club, Mrs. Karl Fen
ming, will preside and introduce Miss
Marion Mccoy, who will sing two
groups of songs. Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt will speak on the aims of
the club. Members may bring as guests
any one eligible to membership in the
American Association of University
Women.
Mrs Elizabeth M. Carhart is resum-
ing her classes in French, Mondays
from to in the afternoon and
Thursdays from 10 to IL in the morn
ing. In addition, there will be- a