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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
JULY IS

Most favored ones today are
those who were born from Feb.
1O-March S.
General Indications of the Day
for Everybody
Morning-Good.
Afternoon--Good.
Evening--Good.
Today favors mental and
social activity. Afternoon and
early evening is the best time.
Today's Birthdate
You may become locksmith II
you desire.
some enterprise should turn out
to be very satisfactory In Oct. 1895.
II should also be good time to
develop new plans.
You should prosper through
those In an Inferior position to
YOURSELF. Perhaps you may
make money with pets or small
animals in April ana May. 1895.
Danger Nov. 27-Dec. 2. 1895.
Socially favorable Dec. 2s-si,
1895.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17
A Thought for Today

L have showed you all things, how that
10 labouring We ought to support the weak,
and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus,
how He said it is more blessed to give than
to receive-Acts 2O:35.
A rich man without charity is a rogue; and
perhaps 1t would be no difficult matter to
prove that he is also a feel.-Fielding.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

TO.DAY'S COMMON ERROR
Never say, "Outside of his hear
ing he, was perfectly sound;
say. "Aside from his hear
ing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-17

Q. Can cats see in absolute
darkness?
A. They can see better than
human beings when 1t is partially
dark, because their eyes are SEN
The Washington times., 1935-10-10

There was a hurried goodbye. Then the two
boys slid down a rope into the water and silently
began swimming around the stern, in the deep
shadows Darkness was coming on, and the lights
Of the burning treasure ship made great circle.
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closed the door Soundlessly be-
hind her.
She has q lot to worry about,
Mary thought. I wonder what
she'd do If she were in my shoes,
with the boss sleeping off a
binge, and q beautiful scandal
likely to break any minute. -.
Her hands were wet with cold
perspiration. She got up and
washed them again. What q
silly to worry so! Things like
that don't happen. oh, yes,
they do. You think you're Sc
cure, that you're safe because
you're you, and nothing ever
happened to you before, and
then things start to happen.
Like home home that
had never changed, and never
would change. and then Aunt
Willie. =.
Once more she heard the
siren on the ambulance, saw
the tall white hospital on the
hill, smelled the overpowering
sweetness Of flowers that are
beginning to droOp, saw Aunt
Willie dignified and young
again in DEATH.
Things do happen! They do!
They do!
If she'd Just taken Margot'S
advice, and stayed away from
Ialla and her bushwhacking
friends! Leave q perfectly good
date with a regular person, like
Holden, and go out on a..
Well, it might have been
worse.
But it was bad enough, as
Margot had indicated when she
asked a few pointed questions
this morning.
Mary looked at the clock. Al
most eleven. A stack Of mail
unopened. Samson was queer
about mail. Not like Bennett,
who had always been glad to
have her open and sort it. Sam
son seemed to resent her touch
ing it, 50 she'd given it up, let
it lie on the desk until he came.
People telephoned, asked for
him.
Two wires came.
Shortly before noon she gath
cred courage. telephoned to the
hotel.
Mr.. Samson was not In.
Neither was Mrs. Samson.
At one o'clock she tried again.
This time she said, I'm Mr..
Samson's secretary. It's really
important. Do you know where
I could get him?"
There was a long delay. Then
a mans voice. "Mr. Samson
was moved to Trinity Hospital
early this morning. His wife
went with him. You might tele-
phone the hospital"
Her fingers were so clammy
and shaky she dialed the wrong
number twice. Finally she got
the hospital, then the second
floor desk.
Lalla came to the telephone.
Her voice sounded strained. She
said: "Sammie says you'd bet
ter close the office. Put a will
be back SOON card, or some
thing on the door, and come
here as soon as you can. He's
awfully sick, and there's the
devil to pay"
"Oh-I'm so sorry. You
mean, trouble-a bout last
night?"
Eyes, I do. Get out here as
soon as you can"
She had to change cars twice.
It seemed an endless ride. Until
she was actually walking up to
the hospital, and wondering
which of the many entrances
was the right one, it didn't
occur to her that she might
have taken O. taxi.
A nurse tapped on a closed
door. In a moment she came
out with Lalla. They closed the
door carefully behind them.
Lalla wore her brown tailored
suit, with a new white pique
hat at the smarteSt angle. She'd
even screwed in her big pearl
earrings, and made, up her eyes.
But in spite Of it all she looked
worn and old.
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a nice girl who'd never seen
CHAPTER Xxx
Lord, she must have been
crazy!. Why. why, did she go
In the first place? Lalla had
practically told her what to ex-
pect, though Of course even
poor Lalla hadn't any idea how
rough it was going to be. And
that young Mr.. Conroy . sup
pose he made trouble? Why
did he say he could have them
all put in Jail? Even if Sid
Breen and his wife,.
If a girl is under age-that
Conroy girl looked about 16. -.
Oh, but he wouldn't do that!
A big scandal like that wouldn't
help. Could they all be held
for witnesses? And their names
be printed in the papers, where
Ma and Pa.
She set up in bed. shook her
head violently.
I'm letting my imagination
run away with me, she thought.
I'm so scared I'm going crazy!
Nobody else is worrying, I'll
bet! I'm making 1t out q
hundred times worse that it is.
1t was simply a drunken party,
where a few people had q lit
tie too much, and naturally
they did a few things they
wouldn't have if they hadn't
been drinking, and if that little
Conroy girl came, whose fault
was it but her own? Nobody
asked her! She was a cheap,
common little thing. She
started 1t. II her husband
thought so much Of her why
didn't he keep her home where
she belonged. e.
The first cable car ratified
by:
I must stop worrying, and go
to sleep. I won't be good for
anything in the morning!
But she was still wide-awake
when Margot's alarm clock
went off at 1880.
Samson was late.
Ten o'clock, and no sign Of
him. Well, Mary didn't worry
over that. especially, for he
was often that late. Still, he
might telephone. Lalla, at
least, should know she'd be a
little anxious, after last night.
Last night-no use thinking
about that now. Whatever had
happened, had happened.
She put a fresh sheet Of
paper in her typewriter. This
would be a good time to get
caught up on that routine typ
ing.
Why didn't Lalla telephone?
Probably sleeping it off . Moth
ing to worry about, really.
She spaced the sheet a little
more accurately. typed in the
date. 49,.
The door opened. Ethelyn
Piper's carefully waved head ap-
peared in the crack. Her lips
moved soundlessly: els your
chief IMP"
'No-nobody's here. What's
new, anything?"
MY dear, I had to get out!
She's in the office. -"
"Who?-I can't hear!"
Ethelyn came in, closed the
door carefully behind her.
IT don't want to shout. My Of
flee Is just across the hall,
please remember! It's that
frightful women-Mrs. Odoree
Sprague Speggen-the one that
pursues the chief"
"Oh, the beautiful divorced"
''Divorcee! I wouldn't say
beautiful, exactly. My dear she's
been waiting twenty minutes,
and I don't DARE tell the chief.
I don't DARE! And she's ready
to break the door down and get
In over nay dead body.
wouldn't you think these
women would know that men
hate to be chased like that? He
tries to be civil, but when she
and falls all over him.
well, I suppose I'll have to
gather courage and tell him
she's here, but he'll kill me -
his day is so full, and we have
so many important things to
do, and then this Speggen.
See you at noon?"
''Ill try to"
'"Twelve O'Clock then, my
dear" Ethelyn tiptoed out
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NOW READ ON

And Jackson Carter was the worst of the lot. yes
and she'd sat there and laughed, when she didn't
see the point and just sick and disguised with the
idea of the whole thing laughed because she afraid
theyd notice that she was shocked and miserable Acted
like one of them so would suspect she really
nice girl who never seen people act like that before.
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Blind
Beautiful Mary Shannon
Confronted With An
Age-Old Problem
WHAT HAS HAPPENED

Young and beautiful Mary Shannon secretary in the
A. A. Heeley Steamship Company is broEen-hedrted
aUkex socally-prominent JGmie" Todd, jr becomes
gagged to Nesta Granger, of his own set
To add to Marys Sorrou, her Aunt Wtllie, broodtng
over prank her co-1Uorkers played her, commits
suicide Then Mr. Shannon loses his position. Marys
parents nove to PetalumG but she remains in Oakland
because of her uUork She hVes at Mrs. Henrys board
ing house uOith friend, Margot Patterson.
Mary decided to change her mode of living and did,
She 1Oas going to get all she could out of life like MGrgot
sOho considered 1t sOaste of money to pay for yo oWn
entertainment.
Milton Holden, insurance broker, bald and fat but
good dresser, to the boarding house. AH the
Girls vie for his attentions but he prefers MGr9.
When Stephen Bennett is promoted Mary becomes
close friend of "Laa" Ofe of EdWin Samson the new
manager and goes sOith her ired drinking party
NOW READ ON
The Washington times., 1935-10-10

They were joined on the side Of the deck farthest
from the celebration, by Prudence Lutrelle The
talk was long and earnest. The three, clasSed as
permanent guests" aboard the Revenge, were not
missed from the pirates jolly circle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-13
Pleasant Valley

Miss Alvina Sukke spent from
Sunday until Wednesday visiting
friends at Willard.
Doris Christie spent Friday and
Saturday at the Quentin Beck
home near West Union.
Misses Irene Thielen and Evelyn
Casey were visitors at Mrs. Louis
Huber's Sunday.
Viola Christie attended a post
graduation party given for the
teacher training class at the home
of Orvylle md Lillian Johnson,
near Little Sank, Friday evening.
Evelyn Sprague, of West Union,
was an over nignt guest Of the
Christie girls Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hansen and
family drove to Clotho Sunday and
visited at the Leo McCloskey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Erickson, old
residents of Pleasant Valley,
moved to Sank Centre during the
past week, and are now residing
in the s. c. Bjone house on Wal
nut Street.
Miss Alvina Sukke left Sunday
for st. Cloud where she will attend
summer school for a while.
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than spring planting which gives
the trees a whole season to become
established before going through
the winter cold.--W. G. Brierley,
Division of Horticulture.
Bats bother very badly I'm our
house. Please explain how to get
rid Of them.
During warm weather, the bats
will leave the building for two or
three hours at twilight each morn.
ing and evening to feed. If all
openings into the building are
closed while the pests are out,
they will have to find new roosting
places. Fumigating with hydro
cyanic gas win kill them, Of course,
but such a method is dangerous
and expensive. Moreover, II the
building Is not made bat-proof
other bats will reinfest 1t. There
is the objection, also, Of having
offensive odors coming from the
dead bats.-Ralph T, King, Divis-
ion of Entomology.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-13
Questions Pertaining To
Agriculture and Home
Problems Confronting Farmers and
Homemakers Answered by
University Farm

My spinach does not do well in
hot weather. Is there any sub
stitute vegetable that will do well
in summer?
Swiss chard and New Zealand
spinach make good substitutes and
are more desirable to many people
than spinach. They do we'll in hot
weather and have the added ad-
vantage that they can be cut
several times during the season.
Both are slow terminating and it
is desirable to sow radish seed
with them to mark the rows. The
radishes will be harvested before
they interfere with growth Of the
other plants. To provide sue
cession of greens, make a plant
ing of spinach and of New Zeal
land spinach or Swiss chard at the
same time. The spinach will be
harvested by the time the others
are ready-A. E. Hutchins, Div
ision of Horticulture.
My 12-year-old son wants to keep
enough hens to supply eggs for our
family of eight. How large hem
house would he need, how much
yard space, and how many hens
would need to be kept?
It is hardly practical to build
henhouse smaller than IL by 70
feet. This would accommodate 40
to so hens, the number necessary
to supply eight persons with eggs
leaving some surplus, perhaps
during the heavy laying seasons
The size of yard is not so impor.
tant, though if possible it is desir.
able to have large enough yard
to keep it in SODA. c. Smith
Division Of Poultry Husbandry.
Parsnip seed which terminated
perfectly last season failed to grow
at all this year. What is the rea-
son?
Parsnip seed very rapidly loses
its power to terminate. Onion
seed acts very much the same. II
is usually advisable to purchase
new seed Of these crops each year
If this Is not done the seed should
at least be tested for termination
before planting. If the germina'
ton is low, the seed should be plan.
ted correspondingly thicker. II
termination is very low. buy new
seed. - A. e. Hutchins, Division
of Horticulture,
When is the best time 10 set out
fruit trees?
Studies at the Minnesota Agri.
cultural Experiment Station, as
well as experience in commercial
orchards, indicate that spring Is by
/ far the best time to transplant
nursery grown fruit trees. Fall
planting appears to disturb the
root system, or leaving the soil
loosened up results in much more
severe winter injury to the roots
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-13
City News Items

John BerscneI. and son, Ray,
Nick Bromenschenkel and son,
Clarence, motored to st. Cloud
Monday on business.
Miss Matilda Forsberg, of Min
neapolis, arrived Sunday to spend
the summer at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Fors-
berg.
Mrs. III. s. Forsyth left Monday
morning for Montevideo where
she will remain a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Faley.
Fred Mossman, Chief of Police
who was accidentally shot in the
leg sometime ago, is getting along
nicely and Is able to be around
with the aid of crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hamilton and
daughter, Leatrice, of Westport
visited Sunday at the home of the
gentleman's sister, Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde Biedleman and family.
Orville Buss, who was employed
this winter at the Corner Drug
Store, began work Monday in Lit.
tie Fails. Orville made many
friends in Sank Centre who wish
him luck.
Attorney and Mrs. c. c. Vande.
steeg and son, Donald, and their
nephew, Clinton Vandesteeg, OF
Orange City, Iowa, came Friday
for short vacation at the homes
of DR.. and Mrs. G. H. Vandesteeg
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Vande.
steeg. While here they are stay
ing at their cottage on Birch Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Michel
son and family, of Redwood Falls
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bruce
(Cecile Moynihan), of Madison
Wisconsin, arrived Sunday to visit
at the home of the ladies' father
DR.. A. F. Moynihan. Mr.. and Mrs
Bruce will be here about week
Mr.. and Mrs. Michelson's stay will
be ind efinite.
Rev. Mr.. L. E. Kempton lef
Sunday evening for st. CLOUD
where he was joined by the Rev
Mr.. Biller on a trip to Evanston
Ill. In st. Paul they were joined
by two other clergymen. They at
tended the Commencement Mon
day of Seabury-Western Divinity
School. The gentlemen were grad
yates of old Seabury which wa!
located at Faribault, and which Il
now in connection with Western.
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Mrs. Harold Cook visited with
friends in st. Paul over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Garfield and
son, Michael of Minneapolis, ar
rived Sunday and are this week
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Can
field and Mrs. Iris Betz.
Don Wernig, who has visited
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Wernig, for the past ten days,
returned to his work in Detroit
last Thursday morning. With
him was Walter Scanlon who has
hopes of getting a job out there
too. 1t seems that Tubby, full
back on last years football team,
has deserted the shoemaker's
trade for that of the automobile
industry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-06-13
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From the Herald, Thurs.
June 10, 1915-Items Of In
terest Of Twenty Years Ago

Halvor s. Halverson and Miss
Alice Larson, Of Minneapolis, were
united in marriage at the summer
home Of Hon. J. A. Peterson, on
the banks Of the Mississippi River,
Minneapolis. yesterday.
Mrs. G. H. Vandesteeg and baby
son, Robert, and niece, Miss Fanny
Lewis, will leave this Thursday
evening for Lewisville, Mimi,
which is the young lady's homo
and where Mrs. Vandesteeg will
spend two or three weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Robt. Dewar. Miss
Lewis was one Of the graduates OF
the Sank Centre High School this
year.
F. B. Nutting left Monday noon
for his work at Waller, Mont, after
having spent several days in Sank
Centre with his family and also
attended the graduation exercises
Of the Sank Centre High School,
his daughter, Flora, being one Of
the graduates.
The 35th annual commencement
of the Sank Centre High School
was held at the Caughren Theatre
Friday evening. There were %
members of the class of 1915.
Joseph A. Schoenhoff left Mon
day for New Ulm, Mimi, to rep
resent st. Paul's Catholic Order Of
Foresters as a delegate to the
annual convention of the society.
Henry Rose, Henry Botz, John
Gritzmacher and Olof Peterson
returned Wednesday noon from a
trip TO Texas, where they spent
several days looking over the
country.
Mrs. Mary Doty and daughters,
Mrs. p. Pierson and Mrs. George
Radabaugh, Of Todd County, and
Barto Doty, Of Tintah, all left for
Elgin, ILL.,, Sunday morning to at
tend a reunion of the Doty family.
Henry Hedin and Frank Calkins,
who have been attending Ham
line, are home for the summer
vacation.
Miss Florence Vogel, who has
been taking music lessons and the
commercial course at the st.
Joseph Academy, returned home
Wednesday and will spend her va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs b. o. Vogel.
Mrs. c. D. Wilcox, 33rd president
of B. r. Palmer Post w. r. G., and
Mrs. David Cleveland, Dept. Chap
lain, went to st. Paul Tuesday to
attend the state w. r. G. conven'
ton, which Is always held at the
time OF the annual state encamp-
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SAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, MINI.


Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ander-
son, Of Fergus Falls, were guests
Of Mrs. Minnie Mullen, on Sun
day.
Norvin Ovrom, of st. Paul, called
for a short while Monday evening
on Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Iris
Betz.
Art Leigh and Bud Condor went
to Minneapolis Saturday and re-
manned until Sunday evening Wis.
iting with friends.
Miss Ruth Iverson went Mon
day to st. Cloud where she will
enter the state Teachers College
for the summer term.
Maurice Arneson and James
Minette motored to Minneapolis
where they spent the day Mon
day transacting business.
Miss Annabelle Garfield left the
latter part Of last week for Min
neapolis where she will make an
indefinite stay with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Mossman, Of
Princeton, were weekend guests at
the home of the gentleman's sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. DeLaurier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Besser and
daughter, Lois, autoed to st. Cloud
Sunday where they enjoyed a visit
at the home of the lady's sister,
Mrs. Wilfred Larson, and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Cordell and
family autoed to Pine River Sun
day where they visited for the
day at the home Of Mrs. Cordells
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nu-
gent.
Frank Steffes, of st. Cloud Wis
tied Saturday and Sunday at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Polip-
nick and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Steffes and with other relatives
here.
Donald Brewster, from Sisse'
ton, N. d., enjoyed a plesan,
weeks visit with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Sundell
in this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Sun
dell accompanied him to hi;
home Friday, June 7th.
Mrs. Ed L. Rattle and son
Bobby, left Saturday morning fol
Nashua, Iowa, to attend a reuni
on of this Greeley family Sunday
They will also visit with friend:
in Charles City, Iowa, and with
Mrs. William Rattle at Waverl!
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Borgmann anc
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Art Borgmann
returned Sunday evening from
weeks trip through the northern
part of Minnesota and North Da
kota. Their trip included stops ano
visits at GAINESVILLE, Minot, ane
Kenmare, and on the way home
they visited the Iron Range.
Miss Eileen Brown, of Yakima
Washington, and Miss Esther Wal
sted, of Sank Rapids, arrived Mon
day evening at the home of thu
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Brown. They were accompa
MED by Eugene Klife, also of va
kima, who is on his way to George
town University in Washington, L
G.
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Dr. J. r. Dubois motored to Min
neapolis Monday where he trans
acted business.
Mrs. Sture Larson, Of Little
Sank, visited Sunday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. III. s. LeSuer and
family.
Tuesday morning, Mrs. Bonaime
and two daughters, the Misses AL
ice and Florence. went by car to
Roseau where they will visit for a
time with friends in their former
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Todd, of Los
Angeles, California, arrived the
middle part Of the week for a sew
eral days visit at the parsonage
home of Rev. and Mrs. ]. d. But
Ter and family.
Coleman Huber came home last
week Wednesday for the summer
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
w. Huber. Coleman has completed
his first years work at Hamline
University as a prudential student.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Dowswell and
daughter, Jane, motored to Kirk
hoven last Friday. They were &C
companied by his mother. Mrs. A.
Dowswell, to her home there. The
lady had visited here for the past
week.
Monday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. 4. Hildebrand and son, Carl, and
daughter, Marie, returned from
Gladbrook, Iowa, where they were
called by the illness of the gen.
tleman's mother, Mrs. Chris Hill
debrand.
F. S. Bonaime attended the Great
Northern Veterans Convention in
st. Paul at the Hotel Lowry last
Saturday. Mr.. Bonaime has been
in the employ of the railroad for
more than thirty years.
Sunday morning, o. w. Dowswell
submitted to an operation on his
leg which will confine him to his
home for possibly several weeks
Mr.. Dowswell is getting along fine
though, and his many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Miss Marion Butler arrived on
Wednesday for the summer vaca'
ton with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. J. D. Butler. Marion has fin
ished a term at Hamline Univer-
sity. Although the school was ov-
| er last week, she remained for thu
Commencement.
Monday, Mrs. Donald Hanson
and her father, F. w. Price, who
has been visiting here for the
past week, drove to Minneapolis
! in order that the gentleman
might vote in the city election, in
which T. Latimer was elected ma,
yor of Minneapolis.
Representative of the Patterson.
Sargent Co., were hosts to the
painters of this city Friday even.
ing at banquet at the Paine,
House. Following the banquet tn ~
conducted a paint demonstration
at the Lampert Lumber Co. They
showed the new type of interior
decorating and other new ideas il
painting.
Mrs. H. F. Bastien spent sew
eral days of last week in Littl,
Falls visiting with her father
Hector Chelling, and family. Sun
day, Mr.. Bastien joined her ther,
and they returned to their home
in this city that day. This weel
Miss Connie Chelling, of Little
Falls, is visiting at the home o.
her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Bastien.
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PAGE THREE
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all neighbors,
friends and relatives for the kind
assistance rendered at the funeral
Of our daughter and sister, Miss
Hildegarde Preiffer. We also wish
to extend thanks for the beauti-
full floral offerings. Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Pfeiffer and children. pd