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that night at your party. You d have thought
they'd never seen you before in their lives,
instead of just not seeing you for the time
you'd been off at school"
Isabelle slowed the car for stop signal and
cautiously looked at Theodosia. 1t had worked!
Theodosia' S eyes were shining like the eyes of
poor little waif dragged in out of the snow to
Christmas tree full of presents just for her.
Isabelle did not realize that her eyes were
shining too. 1t was an exhilarating sensation
to feel like Santa Claus And what perfect
technique she had stumbled on! Though it
was being slightly foul to the boys.) She was
not only going to build up Theodosia's belief
in herself, but she was also going to give
Theodosia lessons in how to make the most
of her attractiveness.
When Isabelle returned home her mother
asked Did you have bad time?"
We'll, yes and no, Mamma" Isabelle an
swered. But I'm sorry about at lunch today,
because you were right about Theodosia"
isabelle proceeded slowly with her teach
ing of Theodosia, and her inexperienced pupil
did not become suspicious of the many days
that passed without glimpse of Wally or
Kenneth. But she heard about them. Accord
ing to Isabelle, Kenneth said Theodosia had
the darnedest sweet way of widening her
eyes when she was listening hard; and Wally
said that the way she dipped her head when
she smiled was like little kid and cute as
heck.
Every one of Theodosias mannerisms
which Isabelle thought had devastating posi-
bilities was thus impressed on Theodosia.
Isabelle would have bet lipstick against
silver fox that Theodosia was spending hours
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she'd look right back at them when they
looked at her and laughed and joked All
frheodosia had hoped and dreamed for was no
more than the ability to act natural while
boy looked at her. The pathetic humbleness
|bf it clutched at Isabelle's throat While
boy merely looked at her.
Isabelle swallowed hard. This was no time
o be softie and cry. What she had to do was
o think of some way to make Theodosia
believe she d misinterpreted things, to make
rheodosia believe she hadn't failed. Franti-
tally Isabelle thought back over the inter-
ude at Pals. Had Ken or Wally said any
Thing she could sort of twist around and put
another meaning on? She could remember
nothing but lot of kidding. They'd said
tlothing really. But that was it They'd said
hothing - so she could turn her imagination
loose
Feeling her way she began as if she were
tnusing aloud: Ken and Wally certainly have
bne thing in common" She laughed. And
Ihey think nobody's caught on to them! Well,
catCh!''
"Really?" Theodosia fought to control her
oice. to pretend polite interest.
Il don't know if you noticed that act of
heirs pretending not to notice you"
why, no, didn't notice, " Theodosia said
nd Isabelle could tell from her voice it had
one her good to be able to repudiate one part
her humiliation which Isabelle had wit
|essed.
WELL" Isabelle went on, when the boys
Tart that little act, it means they're trying
impress girl with what masterful humor-
bus he-men they are." Isabelle risked a peek
Theodosia. This was showing signs of work.
lg out. Actually! Theodosia was calm now,
md her eyes were dry.
We'll, Theodosia," Isabelle said, gaining
ureness, Il don't know if you'd even bother
nth Ken and Wally. You probably aren't
ven interested in hearing all this, but had
smile when they started putting on that
Pmote manner for all the time kept catch
pg them simply gawping at you when they
bought l wasn't looking" She was inspired
add, Il caught them acting the same way
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practicing them before her mirror for the
girl was fairly blossoming Isabelle was grow
ing genuinely fond of her and eager for the day
when she would feel that Theodosia was ready
to see Wally and Ken again.
One afternoon the two girls drove down.
town on shopping jaunt, and Theodosia was
so gaily at ease that Isabelle decided that the
next day should be the day. Tomorrow she
would show her to the boys, throw her out
again into the stress and struggle, 50 to speak.
Blithely Isabelle careened through the traffic,
thinking of tomorrow. Tomorrow this lovable
little reclaimed waif - rich but waif none
theless - would really begin to live.
Isabelle turned into the Safety Service
Parking Lot, where Jim Rainey was manager.
Jim Rainey was one of the most popular boys
in the younger set, though until this summer
he had had neither the time nor the money
to mingle with the crowd.
Superbly tall and handsome, in his uniform
of brown trousers, brown tie and tan shirt,
Jim stood without budging. a wide grin on his
face, while Isabelle rushed the car at him,
stopping with the fender six inches from his
knees.
Yah, yah! Missed me again." he said and
ran to the door and opened it.
Yah. yah! But I'll get you yeti" She
laughed and turned to include Theodosia.
Her seat was empty, the door swinging, and
Theodosia was walking toward the crowded
sidewalk.
Late for date?" Jim asked, puzzled.
YES" Isabelle tried not to show her utter
bewilderment. Eyes, l guess we are" She
started out after Theodosia and stopped. No
sense getting in such twitch that she ID forget
to be nice to Jim.
well" she said, ''see you some more soon.
Jimmy. For heavens sake, why don't you
come around?"
Tomorrow? get off at six"
Come to dnner?" She started now in
earnest to chase after Theodosia.
Sure thing!' he called and, without turn
ing, she waved.
Theodosia had reached the entrance to
Berger's Department Store before Isabelle
caught up with her. ''Theodosia," she cried,
whats the matter?"
why, nothing. Nothing at ALL"
But" Isabelle took her arm and drew her
away from the door, you didn't even speak
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You mean Isabelle s bewilderment wa.
clarifying in the direction of most unpleas
ant suspicion" you mean you've never even
met Jim Rainey?"
Now how could have ever met Jim
Rainey?" Theodosia asked.
Shocked, Isabelle stared at her.
That's right" she answered duly, ''how
could you have?"
well, shall we go in?" Theodosia said,
dismissing jim. Isabelle nodded and followed
her in. Surely, she kept repeating to herself.
surely Theodosia couldn't feel herself above
Jim because Jim had always been poor and
worked for living as a newsboy. then in
Baileys Grocery Store. and now at the park
ing lot Surely, Theodosia wasn't snob. That
couldn't be true.
Dur, it seemed, it was true. Isabelle gave
up trying not to believe when, their shopping
done, the girls started back toward the park
on the sidewalk and exclaimed: "Hairpins for
Aunt Alma! forgot to buy them!' She
paused. Isabelle, it's late; so why don't you
get the car and Ill meet you on the corner.
That'll save time"
"All right" Isabelle said family, and turned
away. This was pretty awful. It hurt. This
GIRL who she'd thought was such lovely per-
son. was nothing but nasty little snob. No
wonder She d been shy and lonely! She always
would be unless she could find crowd of
people as petty and horrid as she was. Isabelle
tried to tell herself that there was no reason
for her to feel bad about it. But she had grown
to like having Theodosia in her life; and now
that unassuming trusting little thing was
gone Oh why couldn't the world have been
put together with snobbery left out, so per-
son wouldn't have to feel bad this way!
Isabelle was glad that Jim was busy in the
She didn't feel like talking. On the drive to
Theodosia's house she blessed the traffic that
gave her logical excuse for silence. When she
let Theodosia out before her door Isabelle
managed blurry, "Gbye, see you again"
before she drove off. Only then did she let her
mask of strained politeness relax.
At home she found her mother sitting on
the front porch. Her stern, tight-lipped ex-
preston brought cry from Rosalie: Whats
wrong, darling? What have you eaten - are
you sick?"
Yes, ami Isabelle flung herself down
on the swinging couch. Sick and disgusted
with the human race! And haven't eaten
anything. And you're responsible for all this,
Mamma; because you said she was shy and
lonely and had to be the girl scout"
Rosalie braced herself against this incoher-
ent outburst and suggested gently, "Sit up.
won't you, and tell me what happened straight
from the beginning?'
Il certainly will. j" Isabelle sat up and began
to recount the events of the afternoon. When
she had finished Rosale said, refusing to share
Isabelle's disillusionment:
But Jim isn't the only
poor boy in your crowd
Nor the only boy who
works."
!: { ]: : j: 4 !: 4: ! j: !; : : !:
Mamma, can't you
see?" Isabelle walled. Its
not just being poor she
cares about. It's the way
you're poor and the way
n .- you work. Jim hasn't any
home; Jim is just an
+ orphan. And Of course
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to Jim Rainey. don't want to intrude into
your private affairs, but if you've had some
quarrel with Jim, I'm sorry. would have
parked some place else."
Silly" Theodosia tried to laugh. Il don't
even kn0w Jim Rainey."
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ing how her child applied that phrase ''fraught
with drama" to the most humdrum happen
ings. I'D like to see for myself"
Isabelle snatched at this opportunity to be
rid of Theodosia, to close this matter once
(Continusd on pose 12)
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But Jim isn't the only
poor boy in your crowd.
Nor the only boy who
works."
Mamma, can't you
see?" Isabelle walled. Its
not just being poor she
cares about. It's the wdy
you're poor and the way
you work. Jim hasn't any
home; Jim is just an
orphan. And Of course
some of the boys work,
but they quit in the fall
when they go back to
school. And," Isabelle's
voice rose to this clinch-
ing argument, they don't
wear uniforms with Safety
Service in red letters on
the back of their shirts"
'Oh, Isabelle!" Rosalie
protested. "Theodosia
couldn't be such a stupid
little fraud"
"Oh, yes, she can! You
didn't see her, the way
she behaved"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16

he would not go back to the old sys.
tenn for $4,000.
Wayne Thompson, Monroe county
saws his fields plow easier and faster
since they were laid out in strips
! on the contours. Clark Baymer and
his neighbors on the road between
Coshocton and New Philadelphia now
find their top soil in the fields after
heavy rains instead of out in the
highway as they did when the fence
rows ran up and down the slopes.
In 1888, 1,700 Ohio farmers were
cooperating with the Soil Conserva-
ton Service in projects to protect
their farms from erosion. These
men own 250,O00 acres of land.
There are 255,146 farms in Ohio and
81 ,514,000 acres of farm land. More
than one-third of these farms and
of this area is in sections where soil
erosion is major problem.
Many farmers in the hill counties
are practicing strip cropping or con-
tour farming who are not cooperat-
ing directly with the Soil Conserva-
ton Service but majority of the
land owners still plow their fields
up and down the slopes to conform
to the fence rows on the land and
the old-time habits of land manage
nent.
Fence rows can be moved within
a few days after their owner de-
cides to change his field boundaries
but habits of thought are almost inn
movable objects. The habits have
to be changed before the fences can
be moved so it is a real accomplish
ment when 1,700 farmers out of 85,-
900 sign agreements to rearrange
their fields and their cropping prac-
tees.
Thomas Jefferson pioneered a the
ory of government that has had mil
lions of followers since he was pres
ident of the United States; but when
he urged all farmers to plow in the
contours instead of up and down
slopes, he did not get enough con-
verts in over 100 years to carry a
township election. People believe
that the soil is eternal but they for
get that its particles are just as well
satisfied to spend eternity in the
Gulf of Mexico as on the hills of
Ohio.
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tremendous
[1rifes . . !.
D., Mo CCOTT WATSON
HARNESSED WIND
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

a YOUNG man twenty-one years old
happened to see a bad railroad
accident. "If the brakes had only
held" the engineer said before he died,
II could have stopped in time" The
young mans name was George NJ.
Westinghouse.
With the courage of his convictions,
he talked his way into the Office of one
of the most important railroad men In
America. He began to tell this cap-
tain of industry what he had made
that would insure the safety of pas.
sengers on the trains. The magnate
laughed. "Do yon mean to say you can
stop a train with windf"
why, yes" said the young man, "if
you want to put ii that way"
I've got no time to waste on fools. :"
was the railroad mans reply.
But soon afterwards. the official was
present at a demonstration OF the new
tangled invention. He saw a train com.
ing at full speed down clear stretch
of track. Would the airbrake work
Only George Westinghouse knew thar
1t would. But ne was not prepared
for the successful climax . the demon.
stration. The brake was applied foo
suddenly and The train stopped so
abruptly that 1t jumped the tracki
The air-brake made high speed rail-
roading possible. 1t is one of the most
tremendous trifies Of the machine aea
C. Western Newspaper Union
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ArmOrsville

Revival meetings are in progress
at the Liberty Chapel church. Every
one is invited to attend. Time, 7:30
each evening except Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Hilty and
daughter Rosann spent Sunday in
Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Coldiron of
Dearborn, Mich, spent the week end
with the latter's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Klingler and son.
Past week callers of J. c. Guider
who still remains quite i'll were Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Kohler and grand
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Powell,
all of Ada; Ira Guider, of Ridge
way, Mrs. Daisy Radcliffe of Ken
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Montgom-
cry, George Boedicker and daughter
Mrs. Gladys Hosafros, J. M. Owens
and daughters Clarabel and Mrs.
Sarah Oates and G. E. Klingler.
Past week callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. P. Hartman and son were Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Hartman and daugh-
ter Esther, Mr.. and Mrs. Purl Hart
man of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolly Moser and son
spent Sunday at the Levi Hauen-
stein home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schantz and
son Billy spent Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Eva Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Good, Ed Yer
million and daughter Alice called
Friday evening at the Levi Hauen-
stein home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Beagle and
family and Dale Moore of Detroit
spent the week end at the w. /.
| Moore home.
Victoria, Marjorie, Rosella and
Morris Moses called at the Charles
Montgomery home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Vaughns Spellman and Miss
Mildred Battles called Sunday on
Mrs. Eva Montgomery.
Those that spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Dye of Alvada
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Moore and
sons Dale and Raymond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Beagle and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Hall and family.
Keith and Marilyn Moore of De-
troit are spending a few days with
their grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. w
I. Moore.
Miss Helen Epley and Vaughn
Red of Ada and Harold Young OF
Rawson spent Sunday with Miss
Fern Hilty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eddinger OF
Bowling Green spent the week end
at the ]. C. Montgomery home.
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BluftOn High School
Notes

"The Chimes of Normandy" a light
opera by Hobert Planquetta, will be
presented by the Bluffton High chorus
at s p. m. this Thursday in the school
gymnasium. The locale of the pro-
duction is set in Normandy, France
during the reign of Louis XIV. Elabor-
ate costuming Will be one of the feat.
ures of the musical presentation
Leading roles will be taken by Pau
Soldner, Herbert Oyer, Bill Amstutz
Kenneth Gable, Bonita Clark, Mary
Alice Howe, Zitella Gettles and Jeanne
Baumgartner.
Louise Dunifon and Phyllis Steiner
represented Bluffton High at an ex-
temperaneous speech contest at Find
lay last Saturday. Contestants from
six schools were entered.
Supt A. J. B. Longsdorf and Prin.
cipal Gerhard Buhler will attend a
convention of the The American AS
sociation of School Administrations
which will open Saturday, Feb. 25, at
Cleveland.
Honor roll students We're announced
last week by school officials, including
all those who had an average of "B'
or better for the third six-weeks per.
iod. Among those in the select group
are:
Twelfth Grade-Ivan Agin, Junior
Augsburger, Robert Luginbuhl, Wade
Mumma, Ed Schultz, Elene Basinger
Hope Kincaid, Mary Lape, Wilma Leh
man, Bettye Lewis, Adelaide McGin
mis-, Wilma Nonnamaker, Magdalent
Oyer, Lora Schultz.
Elventh Grade-Eleanor Berky Gen
evieve Fett, Donna Hagerman, Mar!
Howe, Kathleen Niswander, MARCEL,
Sommer, Phyllis Steiner.
Tenth Grade-Kenneth Oberly, JOIN
Stettler, Harriet Blome Charlott,
Santschi, Lois Schaublin, Betty Stein
man.
Ninth Grade-Norman Beidler, Nei
Neuenschwander Carol Bame, Mar
jorie Niswander, Mary Stearns, Mar
Gene Stonehill, Eileen Wenger.
An outstanding record was set b,
Eleanor Berky during the last 81,
weeks, that of earning an "a" aver
age in all her five subjects.
* +
Eighth graders will hold clas
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16
STATE OF OHIO
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

JOSEPH T. FERGUSON, Auditor of State
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
puhIic Offices
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and Mary Ellen Hughes and Messrs.
David Reichenbach, Junior Cook, Paul
Basinger and Leotus Sutter and Mr..
and Mrs Carol Donaldson and daught-
er Janet, all of Pandora and Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Badertscher and daughter,
Doris Jean of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Utz of Toledo;
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Yant of Beaverdam
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Zurfuh and Mrs
Lydia ZurAuh of Lima were Sunday
afternoon callers in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Amsutz.
Miss Ruth Myers, a student nurse
in Lima Memorial hospital was an
over Sunday guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cloyd Myers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16

KlchIand Township. Allen County, Ohio.
For the Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 81 1888.
Population 6420 1880
Total Salaries and Wages Paid During the
Year 1888 .....................s 2,378.2S
Tax Valuation ................ 1850, goo. 90
Tax Levy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Bluffton. Ohio Jan. oath, 1939
/ hereby certify the following report to be
correct.
N. W. BASINGER, Township Clerk
GENERAL TOWNSHIP FUNDS
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party this Wednesday evening in the
cafeteria. Serving on committees in
charge of arrangements for the affair
are Florence Ann Hofer, Roberta
Wenger, Eileen Moser, Floyd Herr,
James Stonehill, Mary Jane Worthing-
ton and Ellen Basinger.
A pest contest conducted by two f.
F. A. teams was ended last week, with
the South Side group headed by
Charles Montgomery winning. The
winners will be feted at banquet by
the losers in the near future. Among
the pests collected by the two teams
were: Sparrows, 2577; starlings, "a;
mice, 207; rats, 727; pigeons, 75s;
hawks, 90; crows, so; weasels, 4; and
moles 4.
Gelatin will be sold during the next
month by the Girl Reserves to raise
funds for the organizations treasury.
On March l the club will entertain
mothers of the members, an annual
event.
Tennessee reports an automatic
hay drier. Air in spaces under
metal roofs on barns in Tennessee
become warm enough to dry hay if
the air is piped through the hay
blower. A humodistat turns the
blower off when the air collects too
much moisture.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16
Can Change Fences
Faster Than Ideas

Old fence rows become landmarks
on a farm and the owner becomes SC
accustomed to them that he can
hardly imagine his place with the
fields laid out any differently, but
the rows of old ideas in the mind
itself are more difficult to move
than those on the land, according to
D. T. Terrman, Columbus, Soil Con-
servation Service.
A few farmers in Belmont county
had been strip farming for many
wears before the Soil Conservation
Service, five years ago, urged gen
eral adoption of this practice on hilly
Ohio farms. One farmer in Carroll
county who took the advice now says
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16

Frank E. Coe, Jeffersonville, took
grand championship at the State
Corn and Grain Show at Ohio State
University with 10-ear sample of
Clarage corn. Roy Wadlington,
Kingston, had the best 40-ear sample
of Clarage, and Homer A. Smith,
Bloomingburg, took first prize on so
ears of corn. The best peck of white
oats. was shown by Paul A. Smith,
Washington G. II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-02-16

Scrubbing linoleum creates more
work because the floor covering be-
comes more porous under scrubbing
and collects dirt faster. All soaps
contain some lye and this damages
the surface of linoleum. Light ap-
plications of good hard wax keep
linoleum in the best condition.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-30
TB Clinics
Draw Large
Number Here

A ten-day tuberculosis clinic un-
der the joint auspices Of the Vance
County Health Department and the
State tuberculosis Sanatorium came
to close here today DR.. J. S. Den
holm, of the Sanatorium staff, was in
charge, and the clinic was held at the
Scott Parker Sanatorium here
1t was said today at the nealth de-
partment that the attendance was
among the largest ever experienced
at similar clinic in this county Ex-
aminations began on Monday Of last
week, and were to have been COM
pleted at the end of the week, but
there were SO many applicants that
an extension of two days was grant
ed.
Miss Edna Oliver, nurse, and also
the colored nurse attached to the
health department, assisted in the
clinics.
No statistics were available today
as to the exact number Of applicants
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-30
MRS. M. H. P|NNELL
PASSES IN WARREN
Mother of F. E. Pinnell; Fun
eral and Burial Set for
Wednesday

Mrs. Maria Edgerton Pinnell, aged
81. mother of F. f. Pinnell of this
city, died at her home near Alton
this morning at about one o'clock.
She had been in i'll health for some
time.
NrG. Pinrell was the wife of the
late w. A. !. Pinnell.
Funeral services will be held from
Providence Methodist church We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock, with
the naGtor, Rcv. F.. r. Schuler, con-
ducting the lart rites. Interment will
take place in the church cemetery.
Mrs P:nnell is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. j. A. Rideout,
Mr. W. c. Burroughs, Mrs. M. H.
Felps Sheriff w. j. Pinnell, j. King
Pinnell. A. II. Pinnell, and r. L. Pin
nell, all of Warrenton: F. f. Pinnell,
of Henderson; and c. w. Pinnell, of
Richmond, Virginia; two brothers: j.
E. Fdgerton, Of Warrenton, and A.
G.. Edgerton, of New York Thirty
eight grandchildren and twelve great
grandchildren survive.
Active pallbearers will be her six
sons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-30
FRIENDLY WEEK IN
STATE JUNE 1925
Better Feeling Between
Neighbor and Friend Is
Purpose of Event

Cooperation is being pledged here
to the movement for "Friendly Week
in the Friendly Carolinas," set for
the period of June 1925. The idea,
as set forth in a statement, is Ito
inculcate a spirit of greater friend
illness and good neighborliness into
the people of the CarOlinas, making
it even more pronounced than 1T is
at the present time"
The motto for this week is, BE
more friendly to your neighbOrs, and
more neighborly to your friends"
The week has been officially de-
signated by the governors of both
Carolinas, and newspapers and
mayors have been called upon to
give their cooperation. Mayor Ben
Douglas, of Charlotte, is chairman
for the mayors group, and DR.. Julian
S. Miller, editor of The Charlotte
Observer, is chairman Of the news
paper committee.
All ministers in every community
are being asked to preach on the
theme, 'Friendship", at their morning
services Sunday, June 18. Civic, pa
triotic and fraternal organizations are
being asked to arrange joint meetings
or to exchange speakers during the
week and to build their programs
around the movement.