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$780, ~~~0 1850
They may well deny that now, because they
nave slipped their guess back to nine billion
again. and have written it in ink this time.
Wheat prices September ~ were little over
August %, and the official viewpoint (unoffi-
cialy expressed) is that they will stay there due
to European demand.
Cotton is off little from the date of Wallace'S
public prophecy, but some other crops are up.
Labor Income ShOuUs Increase
This means net cash farm income II per cent
over last year is expected It is Just about 10 per
cent under the boom ceiling Of 1929 AS matter
Of fact it is even closer to the boom ceiling. The
price Of things the farmer buys is per cent less
than 1922 so it is fair to say farmer buying power
this fall is practically on a 1929 basis.
Labor and investor income cannot be guessed
as closely in advance But, so far, this year
total labor income has been running is per cent
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FEAR D. C. MAN
VICTIM IN FIGHT

Investigation was started here
today to determine if stains on a
package Of clothing sent from Ar.
kansas are blood.
The clothing has been identi.
fled as the property Of Charles
Armstrong Lynch, and was sent
to his mother, Mrs. Blanche Lynch
Of the Willard Hotel.
She and another son. Buford
Lynch, Capital attorney, turned
the clothing over to police with a
request they investigate, fearing
there may have been foul play.
Charles Lynch, a native Of Wash
ington and a graduate Of Virginia
Military Institute, where he was
intercollegiate boxing champion,
is with the Procurement Division
Of the Treasury, and was here
several weeks ago.
He went to Los Angeles from
here, and recently left that city,
but his destination was not known
to his family.
According to information re-
ceived by police, papers bearing
his name were found in a Texar-
kama, Ark, night club last week
following a fight there.
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hastily called his Lobby Committee together to
investigate some more in an effort to divert at
tention. But when this wouldn't work and he had
to make some defense, he denied on the Senate
floor that the Committees" agents had seized
the telegramS-and denounced. Efforts by other
Senators to get him to tell what actually hap
pened were unavailing.
No QuestiOns Wanted
OF course, it is pretty difficult to get by with
denunciation surrounded by SO reporters. They
want to ask questions. That was what Hugo had
in mind when he expressed the fear he would
be miSquoted. He would prefer to go on the radio
and make the amazing revelation that news
papers are owned by people with money. Most
people have probably doped that out before, be-
cause you certainly can't run one for nothing.
Every time we think Of Hugo we think Of
Canon William Chase Sheafe, who sought vainly
to get up among the prohibition leaders back in
the dry days. But we never saw him get more
than $50 people to his harangues. Invariably he
would point to the young reporters after some
daring remark and exclaim: I'll bet your pub
fishers won't print that"
The idea was to wake the reporters up and
also to impress his audience.
Inexperienced reporters would always get In.
dignant and insist to their editors that they
carry the Canon's speech just to show him. IF
he ever says anything important, we will print
it,, these veterans would say.
It may be that Hugo's strategy won't be ap-
proved. After ALL it will be pretty spectacle for
a Supreme Court justice to be denouncng right
and left just before he takes the bench.
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prletor, farmer or investor.
Consequently, there have
been frowns here lately on
many a highbrow. Farm prices
slipped after Agriculture Sec
rotary Wallace did all that hal
lelujahing about farm income
back on August %. He then
expected it would amount to a
flat nine billion dollars. His
inside guessers have used their
erasers several times since.
Their confidential figure cut
%IaaiS, aaSas. ohA,,1 n ~aa,, na,ak
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Carlisle BaFgeEoD ZION Them, no one TO stop hugo
in the midst Of his harangue and say: Hugo,
it's undoubtedly fact that bosom friends didn't
dig this stuff up on you but is it true?"
There seems to be little question that Hugo
plans to deliver blast on the radio and then
run like scared chicken for the black robe of
the Supreme Court.
In "HOt Spot" Before
Hugo was in hot spot one time before. AS
chairman Of the Senate Lobby Committee he was
caught Selling the private kilograms Of people.
Notwithstanding that the people had been put
ting up with a lot Of things, this seemed to rub
them the wrong way. Until this day he has never
explained how he got those kilograms. The fact
is that he tried to seize them from the telegraph
company and when the company refused, he re-
sorted to the device Of having the agents Of the
Federal Communications Commission seize them
When he got caught in this predicament, he
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eral on the staff Of Admiral Regi-
Maid r. Belknap, U. S. NJ, COM
mander-in-chief of the Military
Order of the World War, accord
ing to word received from Cincin-
natl, where the seventeenth an
nual convention Of the order is
being held.
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Every Government employee will en-
Joy 81 Work for Uncle SAM" by Alma
Sioux scarberry, which starts Sunday in
the Washington Herald Times. Call DI.
1000 for home delivery.
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URGED
BY CUMMINGS
IN CRIME WAR
Cites Lack of Skill
In Personnel

The American people have been
"woefully lax" in establishing
high standards for its crime-fight'
ing armies, Attorney General
Homer s. Cummings declared to.
day in an address before 800 dele
gates of the International Associas
ton for Identification, meeting in
the Justice Department Building.
Admitting that some progress
had been made in recent years
toward establishing skilled person
mel in police departments, Cum.
mings urged the substitution Of
science for the "hunch and the
guess" in the detection and appre.
hension Of criminals.
STRESSES PERSONNEL
The Attorney General said:
IF I were to name one Of
the outstanding deficiencies in
crime control efforts today, I
would without hesitancy point
to the need Of greater emphasis
on personnel.
"Any study Of characteristic
failures in law enforcement re.
veals that in the large per-
centage Of instances they are
the result Of faulty, unSkilled
administration Of the law rather
than Of weaknesses in the law
ITSELF"
Arthur H. Muchow, president Of
the international Association for
Identification, urged elimination
Of politics from Federal, State and
local police enforcement agencies
as a forward step in wiping out
crime. He advocated civil service
requirements for every police Of.
ficer in the country, charging that
"the turnover in police officers
due to political influence creates Q
deplorable condition which works
to the advantage Of the criminal
and to the disadvantage of the
law enforcement agency"
SILENT ON REPORT
The association president also
recommended uniform State pa
role laws to prevent Q criminal
paroled in one State from goinR
to another to carry on his crimes
against society.
Comment was being withheld
today on the report Of the Brook,
Continued on Page 80, Col. 81
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News Behind theNeWs ByRau1Mazzm

CWOrld copyright 1887, by King Features Syndicate,
Inc. All rights reserved Reproduction in full part
strictly prOhibited)
If people do not make money, they cannot
spend it. The Nations income is what makes or
un-makes business for everyone-laborer pro-
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wouldn't listen. So he went
to his club and began to rem
inisce to his fellow members.
But they wouldn't listen. Fl
nally he discovered q little
colored shoe-shine boy who had
to listen while he was polish
ing the white "gemmum's"
boots. Mr.. Stockton was so
enchanted to find an audience
at last that he engaged the
boy at IS cents an hour and
talked to him daily for weeks.
GETTING n hearing for the
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and denounce-denounce the
newspapers, the Interests" the
enemies Of the common peo-
pie" And he will do such a
good job Of it that those who
were for his going on the Su-
preme Court in the first place
will probably overlook the fact
that he has not said a thing
about the Khan.
The radio has been a god
send for a certain type Of poll
tician. There is no one to ques-
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No Questions Wanted

higher than last year. (BI4S figures) Dividend
payments are more than 80 per cent greater
CMoodys)
The whole national income is 10 to is per cent
better.
Another highly-placed worry has not been as
widely advertised 1t seems Commerce Secretary
Roper has been reading installment sales figures,
although he has not said anything about it.
Quietly he has created an installment credit unit
in his department. Malcolm Merriam, formerly
of Bookings Institution, has been put in charge.
Merriam's job is to keep the Administration in
formed on how many bills the people are running
up
A certain amount Of credit is necessary health
stimulant to business. But there are people Oike
the late Senator Couzens) who called the turn on
the 1929 stock decline year in advance, solely
on the basis that installment plan buyers could
never meet their payments.
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ORDER HONORS
COL. HELLER

Col. Joseph M. Heller, y. s.
Army Medical Reserve Corps, and
well known Washington physician,
today was elected surgeon gen.
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The Listening Post By Carlisle Borge,on

Hugo Black seems to have figured out his
strategy and is only waiting for the Administra-
ton to approve it. He intends to go on the radio
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 30
Dear Washington

When Frank Stockton, the writer and traveller.
returned from one of his long trips, he tried
to tell his wife about his adventures, but she
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Here's Tale
OF Your
Shirt!
BY ELIZABETH oLDFIELD

by ELIZABETH OLDk1ELD
sir-this is the tale Of your
shirt.
OF its adventures from the time
it leaves you for the laundry until
it returns freshly washed, starched
and ironed.
Approximately 16 persons and
$25, 900 worth Of machinery are
involved in the business Of sup
plying you with a fresh shirt. The
process takes a day and a half
and costs you 16 cents.
Beginning with the routeman, 1t
goes: to the bundle boy, CLASH
fier, marker. net boy, wash man,
extractor, the seven girls who
starch and iron the various Sec
tons (no one person handles a
shirt from start to finish) and
finally to the young woman who
boxes the garment.
HOW IT'S DONE
At the Home Laundry, where
$4,000 masculine shirts are laun-
dered weekly, a Times photogra-
pher and reporter followed the
tale Of the shirt.
A girl was sorting them into
piles marked colored, white and
striped. The first two are the
laundryman's bugaboo. The col
Continued on Page 80, Col. y
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D. c. EMPLOYE
THUG VICTIM.
TWO ARRESTED
Men Beat and Rob
OxOn Hill Man

Held up by two friends" he
met last night, Elmer Owens, Dis.
trict Building inspector residing
in Oxon Hill, Md, was beaten and
robbed Of $40.
Less than an hour later detec.
tives arrested two suspects in the
case and are holding them at the
First Precinct. The men, charged
with investigation, gave their
names as John B. Cubitt, jr., %,
Of the Franklin Hotel, and vii.
liam B. Newcombe, IS, no fixed
address.
FORCED FROM CAR
The attack on Owens took place
about 3 a. M. near Benning Road
and Central Avenue Northeast.
The two men forced Owens from
his car and attacked him.
In the scuffle he buried the keys
to his car in the dirt, he told po-
lice, and the asSailantS, after rob
bling him, were unable to start the
car and fled. Owens was unable
to find the keys after the robbers
fled and police towed his car to
No. II Precinct.
Owens staggered to a gasoline
station near by and called police.
The two men were picked up
shortly afterward in the neighbor-
hood.
Owens said the men who robbed
him were chance acquaintance he
had met a short time before in a
restaurant.
STORES HELD UP
Police are searching for two
armed bandits who last night held
up three liquor stores within IS
minutes and escaped with $500.
The two first entered a store
at 2901 Sherman Ave. N. w. and
robbed Samuel Mostow Of 5000.
Next they went to a store at sol
Florida Ave. N. w. and robbed
Nick Ro'hvs NJ aim The third
holdup was staged at 1913 Seven.
tenth st. N. W., where Nicholas
deGiovanni was robbed Of $500.
Another robber being sought TO-
day held up a garage in the 600
block H st. N. W., last night and
escaped with $82, after telling
Miss Catherine Joseph, a clerk in
office, that he had a wife and
three children and needed q Job.
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Credit On Better Basis Now

Available credit figures are not very good, but
they show these things: About 10 per cent Of
goods sold in 1929 was on credit last year IL per
cent; this year, cash sales were up II per cent;
last year, installment sales Is per cent.
No one is particularly excited about it. Credit
arrangements are on better basis now than in
1929. At the same time wary official eye is
being kept on the situation.
The way President Roosevelt hobnobbed with
Senator Borah in Idaho caused one of his officials
to remark:
''That sounded more like the real Roosevelt
than anything I have heard since the last
election"
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SKIPPY

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week fol-
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nes-Win $50 Weekly

weekly for the best news tip received, $40 for
the next, and 81 prizes for the next IS.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26
Unusual Record

Through the efforts of Mrs. Tena
Lassley, it's president, this group
of women, though small in num-
Der, have an unusual record in do
ing real, charity work for the COM
munity. A singular circumstance is
TIL" fact that the society does not
limit its charity work to members
of the Adventist Church, but is
chiefly concerned with the unfortu-
nate and needy of the community,
irrespective of denomination or
church utilization:
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Social and Personal.
JOLLY sIxTEENs

The Jolly Sixteen Club met Tues
lay evening, February %, at the
ZONE of Mrs. Palmer Jackson, 3708
'ourth avenue So. After the bust
ess meeting refreshments were
erved by the hostess.
SOCIALITES
The Socialite Club met at the
ONE of Miss Juanita Wallace, 334
:. 38th St., Saturday evening, Feb
uary 80.
PARTY
Mrs. John L. Cooke, Oil E. 22nd
st., entertained at a Coffee Party,
Wednesday afternoon, February
Z. Mrs. Cooke was the recipient
f the hostess prize and Mrs. Dora
Goore, the door prize.
VISITORS
Mrs. Frank Vogner and Miss
Hyles Snipes of New York City,
sister-in-law and niece of Mrs.
Prince Collier, 1886 Fourth Avenue
&c., have returned to New York
after a ten days. visit. Mrs. Vog-
ner is the former wife of Albert
Snipes, deceased World War vet
eran and well known in the Twin
Cities.
Some citizens called the morals
squad raid unfair" because two
other clubs have operated for years
in that district.
Others claimed the raid was the
result of Herron's political activ-
ity. He is known as an outspoken
critic of race discrimination and
segregation and is active in the
liberal movement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence M. Tibbs,
600 W. Central Ave., st. Paul, are
house guests of their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
cy C. Hughes, 1920 Fifth. Avenue
&c., Minneapolis.
Mr.. Tibbs was formerly head
porter at the st. Paul Union Depot
but is now retired.
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BIBLE STUDY CLUB
MEETS

The Twin City Women's Civic
and Bible Study Club met Wednes-
day, February II, at the home of
Mrs. Frank Titus, 317 No. St. AL
bans. Mrs. Bernice Duke, a new
member, was selected for club re-
porter to the st. Paul Recorder
and the Minneapolis Spokesman.
Mrs. Geneva Ballard is also a new
member.
Mrs. Anna Blakley, vice-presi-
dent, gave lecture, "He Was TAX
en- from Prison and from Judg-
ment and Who Shall Declare His
Generation" taken from Isaiah
1913. A duet was sung by the Wag-
ner Twins.
The next meeting will be held
March Bird at the home of Mrs. Ida
Mae Titus, 404 No. Dale st.
G. E. Newman, publisher of the
st. Paul Recorder and the Mime
apolis Spokesman, will be guest
speaker at the regular meeting,
March 10th, at the home of Mrs.
Frank Titus, BIT No. st. Adams.
The public is invited.
Mrs. Allie Brown, COS Sixth Ave.
No., is recovering from an attack
of influenza.
Mrs. Anna Battle, 500 Bryant
Ave. No., is slowly recovering
from illness that has confined her
to her home the past month.
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Social and Personal:
OTST. P.AULso

per preceded cards. First club
prize was won by Mrs: Eli Hick2
man, second by Mrs. Boyd, and
Mrs: Emmett Galloway, a proxy,
was consoled. The next meeting
will be Thursday, March 4, at the
home of Miss Estyr Bradley of 934
St. Anthony Avenue.
The Cameo Social Club held its
serii-arlnuaf election of officers,
Wednesday, Feb. "a, at the home
of Mr.. Charles Hargraye of 685
Carroll Avenue.
The Athletic Club girls sponsored
a Sleigh Ride Party Sunday eve
ming, Feb. 81.
The Sterling Club entertained at
a Washington's Birthday Party
Monday evening, at the Clubhouse.
Mrs. Lee A. Gwynne, Jr., Of 897
West Central Avenue spent the
weekend in Duluth visiting her
family and friends.
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FLOOD RELIEF CLUB
PACKS 800 GARMENTS

Wednesday afternoon, February
II, the Minneapolis Emergency Re-
lief Club met at the home of the
president, Mrs Mayme Burrill,
3545 4th' Ave. S. At this meeting
300 garments and other supplies
were packed and made ready for
shipment to the needy in the flood
area of the South. Letters were
read from a Red Cross nurse in
Louisville, KY, and from the Rev.
w. p Offutt who has been ap-
pointed by the mayor of Louisville
as chairman of the Supply Com
mittee of Divisional Relief Work.
The contents of these letters gave
the president and members of the
club adequate foundation for a.
more urgent and extensive appeal
for contributions of clothing and
other necessities to be sent to the
area where the work of rehabilita-
ton and reconstruction is now
going on.
At the last meeting, held
at Phyllis Wheatley House, We'd
nesday, February oath, 1880 p. M,
the club packed more supplies
to be shipped to the stricken area.
The home of the president, 3545
4th Ave. S., and the Phyllis Wheat
ley House, sO9 Aldrich Ave. NJ,
have been designated as receiving
stations for those who desire to
contribute.
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Mount Olivet
Baptist Church
Banquet March /

The celebrating of the Fifteenth
Annual Banquet of Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church will be given Monday
evening, March LIST, at $500 p. m.
AS recorded in the 18th chapter
of Matthew and 18th verse, "Upon
this rock 1 build my church and
the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it." These words spoken
by God are true and it is taking
great effect upon the faithful few
who have stood by the church ever
since it's existence.
The church was first known as
st. Paul Baptist Church and since
has been changed to Mt. Olivet.
The program which will be rem
dered Monday evening is as fol-
lows: Invocation, Deacon Sidney
Milsap; Song, "Hail, Hail"; Dun
bar reading, Mrs. Arlee Blakey;
solo, Prayer Perfect" Mrs. Thel-
ma Russell; history of church,
Deacon Boyd Collins; solo, "Reces-
sional," Mrs. Susie Gaylord; the
most outstanding event since the
founding of the church, Mrs. Louise
Wilson; duet, Mrs. Vida Hopkins
and Mrs. Arlee Blakey; cornet
solo, Tramp, Tramp" Deacon J.
F. Reasby; persons and personali-
ties, A. F. Lenore; solo, Mrs. Ger
aldine Scroggins; "Since Becoming
Pastor of Mt. Olivet," an address
by Rev. ]. c. Bothic; piano solo,
Miss Doris Patterson; two-minute
talks by charter members of the
church; solo, Mrs. Mabel Nc Gavock
Lee.
The various committees in
charge of the banquet are striving
to make this an enjoyable and
pleasant affair. A delicious turkey
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ST. JAMES A. NJ. E. CHURCH

Minneapolis
The service Sunday morning
was very inspiring, the subject be-
ing Lenten Service. A message
from Rev. Walter Thomas was
well received, as were also the re-
marks by our Pastor, Rev. Red
dick.
On the afternoon of February IA,
at p. M, we were beautifully en-
tertained with a splendid musical
program assisted by the pastor
and choir from Prayer Tabernacle
and some very excellent numbers
from our own group.
Our Christian Endeavor is stead
lily moving on, and much interest
is being manifested.
The Missionary Society met with
Mrs. A. Cook on Wednesday, Feb
ruary II, and were pleased with
having our District President, Mrs,
Helen Jackson, with us.
Allen Circle met with Mrs. Mar
tina Griffin, 836 18th Ave. So.
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DOrcas Society
DevOtes TiIneTO
Aiding Needy

One of the most useful groups
Of Christian women in the Twin
Cities is the Dorcas Society of the
Beacon Light Seventh Day Adven-
fist Church, GIG Lyndale Ave. No.,
Minneapolis.
The organization devotes its en-
tire time in Christian uplift work
such as giving to the needy, ar
ticles of clothing.
The Dorcas Society last week
shipped 500 articles of clothing to
the flood sufferers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26

Col. aChas. Young Auxiliary No.
IL, Spanish-Arnerican War Veter-
ans, were entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Mckinney,
318 N. Grotto ST., Saturday, Feb
ruary goth. Refreshments were
served. Comrades and ladies voted
the -McKinneys charming host and
hostess. Next regular meeting of
Auxiliary, LIST Wednesdaysin March
at 2:30 p! m. at Welcome Hall
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26

The Gloom Chasers Social, Liter
airy and Art Club met Wednesday,
Feb. 10th, at the home of Mrs.
Lucille Jordan, 1887 E. Franklin.
After the business was completed
the hostess served luncheon.
On Thursday, Feb. 18th, the
club met with Mrs. Lillian Kauff-
man, HOG Emerson. Business was
carried on as usual and was fol-
lowed by the luncheon served by
the hostess.
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Club Formed in 1888

The society was formed in Sep
TENDER, 1888. Mrs. Lassley, pres
ent president, was also the first
leader of the group!
The Dorcas Society meets every
Thursday, afternoon at 1 p. m. at
the home Of it's president, 511 Bry-
ant Ave. No. Visitors are always
welcome. .-
For further information, call
Hyland 4755.
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ENTERTAIN NEWLYWEDS

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pullam, 4S7
st. Anthony, entertained Tuesday
night, February 16, in honor of the
newlyweds Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Massengale. The bride is the for
mer Miss Ivy Pullam, sister of Mr..
Pullam. The couple received many
wedding gifts. They will reside at
2017 Smelling Ave., Minneapolis.
Meet me at st. Thomas Annual
Easter Parade, March 29.-Adv.
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CORRECTION

The Fourth District Council of
the American Legion held its an
nual luncheon meeting on the Goth
of January at the Ryan Hotel.
Mrs. Lionel Allen of Leslie Law
renee Unit No. 497 made a report.
Mrs. Charles Williams, the spresi-
dent, and several other members
of the Unit attended the meeting.