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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Movie Monsters
Shed DISCUSSES

Latest and most unusual horror
picture of that famous pair. Boris
Karloff and Bella Lugosi, is Uni
versars BLACK Friday now play
ing at the Blue Mouse theater.
In contrast to previous horror
films, both Karloff and Lugosi ap-
pear as they do in real life, and
without the weird makeup effects
that until now have identified
them as the screens greatest
spine-chillers.
Karloff is a surgeon who per-
forms a daring operation in which
he transplants part of the brain Of
a criminal into the brain OF a
mild college professor, who then
is led unconsciously into a life of
ruthless crime.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Jobs Available,
But Takers Few

YAKIMA :. Thousands Of acres
of Yakima valley sugar beets will
have to be plowed under unless
several hundred workers are avail
able in the next two or three days,
growers reported today.
The growers said thinning and
topping were seriously delayed be-
cause Of the labor shortage.
J. L. Mcdonald. manager of the
state employment office at Yak
ina, said that Mexican workers
might be brought here from Cali
fornia unless the jobs are soon
filled.
Mcdonald said 2s7 former beet
workers now on relief rolls had
been urged to take field jobs. but
that only reported for work. As
result, he added. Yakima county
wPA projects may be shut down
until the crop is saved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
No Joke to Take
Slap From Chimp

Fictional hardships of jungle
pictures are often realities to the
actors, as Dorothy Lamour, now
appearing in the technicolor "Ty-
phoon" at the Rialto theater. will
willingly argue. Mixed with all
the beauty and romance the screen
shows are plenty of work and pain
that your uninitiated eye misses.
Hazard No. l in "Typhoon" was
Koko, the female chimpanzee who
is Dorothy's companion and play
mate on her south sea Eden. She's
a playful monk, and during pro-
duction she gaily slapped unpre-
pared Dotty. Losing balance, Miss
Lamour found her sarong no pro-
lection against the sharp rock on
which she was thrown. Two days
under a doctors care was Doro-
thy's dish.
Notice the steaming jungle in
this colorful picture. To get that
effect, Paramount could not con-
troll the weather. The next bet
was dry ice" which evaporates
as cold gas that looks like steam.
One sequence required Dorothy
and Robert Preston to race
through the steaming jungle. Doro-
thy in her sarong, and Bob in a
masculine equivalent. When Dotty
tripped. Bob came tumbing after,
and both received severe burns
from the stuff that's 40 degrees
below zero.
The typhoon sequence, which is
the mightiest fury ever filmed,
could not be taken at one shot.
II required takes and retakes. All
under blazing arc light needed for
photography. and all against 100
mile winds generated by machines.
while water was blasted at the
actors through pressure jets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Mexico Hunts For
Trotsky Rdiders

MEXICO CITY-A reward of
$500 was posted today by Mexican
police for information about the
assailants who raided Leon Trot-
sky's home last Friday.
Police announced the arrest of
Paul Rodriguez ortegs. chauffeur
TO Diego Rivera, Mexican muralist,
and five other Mexicans, in con-
necton with the raid.
Police said Ortegs was arrested
because a small truck which he
drives and which is purportedly
owned by Rivera, one-time friend
of rrotsky. WAS used in the at
tack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Morton Mines
Open June Is
New York Outfit
Buys Properties

MORTON = Reopening of cinna-
bar mines in the Morton region
June Is was announced here FRI
day after il was disclosed the prop
critics had been purchased by the
Mercury Corporation OF America.
. New York concern.
r. c. Romen, of Chicago. who
has been named superintendent Of
mines by the corporation. said that
when the mines open force of so
men will be put to work. He fore
cast the number would be doubled
within 30-day petriod.
In preparation for opening Of
the mines. which have been closed
the past several years, is construc-
ton Of grinding house. bali mine
and flotation plant. Initial produc-
ton quota viii be 300 tons. with
approximately 2.4oo pounds of the
shiny metal expected TO be pro-
duced daily.
Reopening Of the mines is result
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Puyallup Divorce
Action Is Settled

Settlement of Puyallup's sensa-
tional Armour divorce case on a
purely financial basis was on file
in superior court here Friday. The
controversy almost went TO trial
earlier in the week with Mrs.
Minnie Armour charging her hus-
band. DR.. Paul Armour. with an
unnatural relationship with an
other man. and DIR. Armour coun-
tering with charge OF sdultry
against her.
The agreement, in which both
were given interlocutory divorce
DEGREES. involved dropping both
accusations. DIR. Armour. now on
the staff of a Longview clinic,
agreed as he had offered in his
answer to her suit to pay back to
Mrs. Armour all money she had
advanced to him during their To-
year courtship to finance his edu-
cation. He is to pay her $500 at
SIS per month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
PHILBRICk NOT
A MOVIE MAN

DHILBRICKS predecessor was
L dismissed by the Producers
association, group that formed
Central in 1926 to simply simplify
studio casting problems. The pro-
ducers acted after the Screen Ac-
tors Guild had presented its
scorching report on the conduct
Of the casting industry.
In the pattern of J. Edgar
Hoover's bright young men, Phil
brick is forceful and articulate.
He is an administrator and inves-
tigator, not movie man. He says:
What I'll do first is find out
what we do here, then learn what
the problems are. l know there
have been very bad relations be-
tween this outfit. which is sup
posed to be a service bureau. and
the extra group. I found inter-
view appointments being set three
months ahead.
I'VE want to mechanic, if pos
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Wheeler Reps F. r.
REORGANIZATION Plan

WESTINGHOUSE Burton X.
Wheeler. D., Mont, warned the
senate Thursday against permit
ting the immigration service TO be
turned over ito a lot OF cheap two
by-four detectives and flatfoot
shoppers" in the justice depart
ment.
Wheeler and Sen. George w.
Norris. Ind. Neb.. attacked n
house-approved resolution to has
ten effectiveness Of President
Roosevelt's recent reorganization
order under which immigration
and naturalization activities of the
labor department would be trans
ferred to the justice department
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

of the rise in mercury prices. caused
by the war. Quicksilver. which has
reached 1892 per 75-pound flask.
is used for surgical instruments
and dressings and in the manufae-
ture of explosives, Rowen explained.
The corporation is not issuing
stock. Rowen said. Officers Of the
concern include D. Z. Knowles,
New York. president; John w.
Sutherland. Chicago, vice president.
and r. z. Pegg, Seattle, mining en-
gineer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

Location Director Otto Brewer
shot more than $4,000 feet of film
for background material for OAR
ryi F. Zanuck's production Of THE
Grapes Of Wrath" John Stein
beck's stirring and sensational
novel. which 2oth Century-Fox is
presenting at the Temple theater
with Henry Fonda as Tom Joad
heading a distinguished cast I'M
der the direction Of John Ford.
Brewer followed the trek OF the
Joad family mile by mile along
Highway sc exactly as it was de-
scribed by Steinbeck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
NOW PLAYING AT
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING

FIRST sHDNlNb
BLUE MOI sE-Boris Ksrloff and
Bella Lugosi n Black Friday.
Il 90. 2ss5. $50. $50: also Margaret
Lindsay and Vincent Price IN The
House OF the Seven Gables 1850.
ass. TOO. 1000.
Music BoN-Anna Seagle and Ray
Mllland IN Irene" u 30. as. 6 IS
1000. also The Jones Family in
ON Their Own" 100. 2.35. $40.
$50.
RIALTo-Robert Preston and Dorothy
Lamour IN -Typhoon." Il IS. 2 IS.
525. 7.55 10 as. also Lloyd Nolan
and Barton MAcLane in Gangs OF
New York ii.3o, l:5o. 4.2o. $50.
s2O.
RINIERA-A Margaret SULLIVAN and
James Stewart in Next Tine We
Love" .O5. 4.o5. 7:05. 1905: also
Jean Rogers and Glenn Ford in
Heaven With Barbed Wire
Fence" ii:4o. 2:4o. $40. $40.
Roxy-Ann Sheridan and Humphrey
Bogart IN 1t All Came True"
235. $40. $50. s:55. also Wayne
Morris and Rosemary Lane n An
Angel Prom Texas" II 80. ABS,
RETURN SHOWING
BENERLY-Mae West and W C.
Fields IN My Little Chickadee":
also Douglas Fairbanks Jr and
Joan Bennett in Green He'll"
COMMUNITY-Loyd Nolan and Jean
Rogers in The Man Who Wouldn't
Talk. also william Boyd and Rus
sell Hayden in Santa Fe Marshal"
KAY sTREET-Nelson Eddy and iona
Massey in "Balalaika": also Rich
ard Arlen and Andy Devine in
"Mutiny On the Blaekhawk
LAKEwooD-Henry Fonda and Jane
Darweu in The Grapes Of Wrath;
also Alan Marshall and Helen Vim
son IN Married and In Love"
PARK-Gene Autry and Smiley Bur-
nette in South of the Border.
also Franchot Tone and Ann Soth-
ern in Past and Furious"
PRoCToR-Lloyd Nolan and Jean
Rogers in The Man Who Wouldn't
Talk: also William Boyd and Rus
sell Hayden IN Law OF the
Pampas"
REALART-George Sanders in The
Lane and Wayne Morris in Brother
Rat"
REN-Lloyd Nolan and Jean Rogers
in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk:
also Bella Lugosi and George San
ders in The Saints Double Trou-
BILE
sHELL-Gene Autry and Smiley Bur-
nette in Mountain Rhythm, also
Girls OF the Underworld"
SINsET-Eeorge Raft and Jane
Bryan in "fsvisible Stripes: also
Jean Hersholt and Dorothy Lovett
in Meet DR.. Christian"
TEMPLE-Henry Fonda and Jane
Darwen in The Grapes of Wrath:
also Wallace Beery and Dolores Del
Rio in The Man From Dakota"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Discover Contrasts
In Film 7 Technique

Hollywood has always had the
reputation for being an upside
down world. That is probably suf-
ficient excuse for the strange fact
unearthed about Famous Produc-
tons Green Hell" now showing
at the Beverly theater. II sp-
pears that the exterior scenes.
jungle shots, etc. were all made
indoors at Universal studio. The
interior scenes deep within the
Inca temple were shot outdoors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
PLANS FINGERPRINTING
ALL MOVIE EXTRAS

ONCE Philbrick can't make jobs,
~ he eventually must plan to re-
duce the numbers of extras so that
the rest can earn living.
Another tough task - but one
that will make reduction easier
is the fingerprinting of all players.
Philbrick is sure this can and
will be done. 1t will bring great
hue and cry about invasion Of
privacy and constitutional rights,
but it also will result in the swift
exodus of a lot of hoodlums who
are getting into the movies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
-nU VxInnn Drobah1,, 49,

Il least envied of all the highly
paid people in hometown is a brisk
young former Oman named How
ard r. Philbrick. He is the new
general manager of Central Cast
ing Bureau, which handles daily
placements of extras. or atmo-
sphere players, in studio jobs.
Mr.. Philbrick has cut himself a
slice of trouble.
The extra situation is an extra
big headache for Hollywood. Dis
sension and heartbreak have stalk
ed the legions of movie spear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

carriers ever since the first mob
scene was filmed.
Lately there have been added
such problems as gangsterism, job
selling, union troubles and some
delicate questions Of moral racke-
teering.
A rough idea of the complexities
is provided by the fact that in
quiries are being conducted or
have just been concluded by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the district attorneys office, sher-
ifs squad, the State Labor Board
and a detective agency employed
by the Screen Actors Guild.
The agency's report is such a
sensational document it will not
be released and couldn't be printed
if it were.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
sweeney SPEAKER

Maj. Gen. Walter c. Sweeney.
commander OF Fort Lewis. spoke
Friday noon at the Community
council luncheon in Seattle. His
subject was The Streamlined Di-
vision"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
IANA,S SWEATERS

Although Lana Turner says she
won't wear any more sweaters on
the screen, she doesn't exclude
them from her real life wardrobe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
AFA CLUB TO MEET

The AFA club of Tacoma will
hold a meeting at Normanna hall.
Friday evening. Further plans for
the cooperative movement will be
introduced. Public is invited.
Butter down again, at Cow But
ter Store. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

II you're not using 1T, sell II with
a Fast Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01
Core Of the News
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT

All 29th district delegates to the
Pierce County Democratic conven-
ton on Saturday are asked to at
tend a meeting at p. m. Friday
in Sunshine hall. Plans for the
convention will be formulated.
Bedding plants. Him. Florist.
So. It'll and Kay. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-01

olIywood's extra problem.
sible, the selection OF extras for
jobs instead of leaving it to the
memories of a bunch of clerks"
He also intends to find out why
and how, since the registration
lists are supposed to have been
closed for years, the number Of
extras has risen from about 5000
to nearly 1000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
DRAMA E NOW FEATURED
 AS LOCAL FILM

Hal Roach, who has long been noted as Hollywood's producer of top-notch comedies, yesterday pre- sented the audiences at the Capi- tol Theatre with his first adven- ture drama, Captain Fury" which co-stars Brian Aherne. Victor Me- La9len and June Lang. The picture also features in supporting char acter roles, such outstaning players as Paul Lukas, John Carradine, George Zucco Virginia Field, Doug las Dumbrille and Mary Gordon. Captain Fury" which unfolds it's story with lightning speed, sus- penseful adventure and swift dra- ma was given both the production knowledge and the masterful di- rection of MT. Roach personally.
 The story is laid in the pioneer days of Australia, when the couu- try was an open frontier land, grabbed up by robber barons who were stealthily building huge feu- dal estates and administering them with all the horror and cruelty of mediaeval tyranny. Captain Fury, played by Brian Aherne, imperson- ates an Irish political prisoner, who chances to come to Australia and discovers the treachery of those in power. He joins forces with the exploited settlers who have been at the mercy of Arnold Trist, the outstanding land baron outside of Sydney. Fury plays the same game originally played by Robin Hood. He sets up a secret kingdom and proceeds to smash the plans and plots of Trist and his henchmen. Busy as he is with his smashing adventures and blood- and-thunder experiences, he man. ages to find time for romance. The lucky girl in the case is of course, June Lang, more beautiful and more glamorous than in any of her previous pictures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
DON AMECHE STARS IN HISTORICAL HIT
 AT C0LNEUM SHOW

 Americas most thrilling story came to the screen of the Coli scum yesterday when Daryl F. Zanuck's production of The Story of Alexander Graham BelP' had it's Juneau premiere. Out of the stirring past of this great nation has emerged this drama of accom- plishment that symbolizes the trs- dition of America Bells story is the dramatic romance of one who dreamed and struggled loved and achieved.
 The. drama of great man and the love that inspired him is told with power, humor and profound emotion, with Don Ameche as Bell, Loretta Young as the lovely Mabel Hubbard, out of whose deafness came the inspiration for the tele- phone, and Henry Fonda as Thom- as A. Watson, Bells assistant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
ANNA SNOW
 r E 79.7oDAY
Pioneer Alaskan Resident of Juneau Still Active
 in Civic Affairs

Anna E. Snow, pioneer Alaskan and resident of Juneau for 5S years, will be guest of honor this evening at a dinner party in cele- bration of her 79th birthday. Twelve pioneer friends will gather at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, to extend congratu- lations to the little mother of the Golden North"
 Born ill England, Mrs. Snow went to California in 1867 via the old New York Panama Isthmus Rail- way, which was really something in the days before the canal. She became the bride of George T. Snow. well known actor of the old California Stock Company in San Franciso, in 1881.
 Coming to Juneau in 1887. Mrs. Snow and her husband enjoyed the voyage in one of the sidewheel boats which made the cruise to the , Territory in the days way back when
 In 1894, three years prior to the 1 Klondike Gold Rush, Mrs. Snow with her husband and two chil- dren, Crystal Snow Jenne of this city, and Monte Snow, now City Editor of the Bremerton News Searchlight, made the crossing over the perilous Chilkoot Pass.
 Originator of the Alaska Lodge Ladies of the Golden North" Mrs. Snow was given the name of Lit tie Mother" by the organization which is active in Seattle at this i time.
 She wrote it's very beautiful copyrighted ritual and songs and considers the founding of this group to be. the "highlight" of her hobby which is anything to do with the Territory
 She has written numerous Alas kan poems and songs, one of the best known musical selections of which is Alaska and the. U.S.A.", sung by her daughter at the Presi- dent Hardings dinner.
 Still active in civic affairs, AL aska's best-known and best-loved character actress will appear in a play to be presented by the Ju- neau Woman's Club on the evening of May 10.
 Orchids to you Little Mother and many happy returns of the day"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL VAUDEVILLE
 NEXT FRIDAY
Public Is Invited to Third Annual Show by Youth-
 full Thespians

Students of the Juneau High School will present their third an- nual vaudeville Friday night in the High School Gymnasium starting at o'clock.
 There will be eleven different acts and the public is extended an in vitation to attend. ?,
 Features of the evening will be the schools swing band, a novelty number by the High School Glee Clubs, magician act, several danc- ing and singing skits and other surprise entertainment which will vie with performances billed on professional circuits in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
TRAppER5 SHOT
 IN ALEUTIAN5,
 SAYS REPORT
Vessel Enroute 10 ChuouI Island 10 Investigate
 Reported Deaths

A report that trappers have been found shot to death on Chugul Island, west of Atka on the Aleu- tians, was received today by Col lector of Customs James J. Con- nors.
 Jack Martin, U. s. Commissioner at Unalaska, who notified Con- nors. left ,Unalaska yesterday with the Biological Survey boat Brown Bear to investigate. They should reach Atka today and Chugul to- morrow.
 The brief telegram from Martin did not state how many trappers were reported shot or from what source the report came. Martin sent the message because he is also Deputy Collector of Customs at Unalaska and wished to explain his absence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15

member of the faculty of Juneau High School.
 Both MT. and Mrs. Woodward are interested in sports and it was doing coverage of basketball games by Walt in Juneau that the two first met Incidentally both were interested in Elmer Logg, at that time one of the score makers on the University of Washington football first team.
 Scores of Juneau friends will congratulate MT and Mrs. Wood ward. also grandpa Woodward and Mrs. Will J. Logg, grandma. MT. Woodward is now star reporter on the Seattle Daily Times. The Wood wards reside at Relling Bay Cu Puget Sound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
p. 0. Phone ExtIusive For Business

Postmaster Albert Vile to- day makes personal an- nOuncement that the telephone in the Post Office is exclusively for the direct business regard ing the dispatch of mails and all other inquiries must be made in person at any of the windows.
 Said Postmaster Vile: "We are constantly receiving calls regarding everything under the sun. The postal regulations are strict on the use of the tele- phone and the public is now reminded that only calls re- garding the dispatch of mails will be answered, so if one is given an abrupt hang-up on other questions, don't be sur prised."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
WALT WOODWARD
 ES ROW "pApA"

Carolyn Jane, ' pounds and 7 ounces. was born to Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Woodward Jr., in the Swed- ish Hospital. Seattle, on March 29, according to announcements re- ceiyed in Juneau. The attending physician was Dr. W. c. Wood ward ST.
 Both papa" and mama are wellknown in Juneau. w al t Woodward as everybody knew him here. was reporter on the Empire and the first "Ycur Empire Re- porter to be heard when KINY first went on the air, Mrs. Wood ward, formerly Mildred Logg, was a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
LEGION AUX. TO
 HOLD INITIATION

Initiation will be the main fea- ture of tomorrow nights o'clock meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Dugout.
 Miss Magnhild Oygard, Public Health Nurse, will show movies in relation to Child Welfare follow ing the ritualistic work.
 The social part of the evening is in charge of Mrs. Katherine Davenport, who will be assisted by Mrs. Waino Hendrickson, Mrs. Ray Peterman, Mrs. George Gullufsen and Mrs. Oscar G. Olson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
TOWNSEND CLUB
 MEETS TUESDAY

The regular night meeting of the Townsend Club will be held to- morrow night in the Elks gymna- sium starting at o'clock and a large attendance is anticipated,
 Routine business will be discussed and a program has been planned for the occasion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
Last NorWomen
 Dinner Thursday

The last Norwomen dinner of the season will be held Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the North ern Light Presbyterian Church Parlors, Reservations may be made by calling 373.
 Guest speaker for the occasion will be Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, who has selected the subject Points of Interest in Florida"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
HOSPITAL No7Es

MT. and Mrs. Douglas Campbell are the proud parents of a baby boy born this morning at St. Ann's Hospital The new arrival tipped the scales at pounds 21@ ounces at birth The father is on the staff at the Baranof Hotel.
 A baby girl was born this morn ing at St. Ann's Hospital to MT and Mrs. M. I. Smith. The little miss weighed 8 pounds at birth and both she and her mother are doing very nicely.
 Raynard Stragier was a medical dismissal today at St. Ann's Hos pital.
 Henry Schueman was a surgical admission today at St. AnnS Hos pital.
 NAAtSA ASSSAFiiAS odi 6lSoi dooSti tion, John Kennedy was dismissed today from St. Ann's Hospital
 Mrs. Agnes Parrott of Angoon was admitted to the Government Hospital yesterday and is receiv- ing medical care.
 Nancy Blake was a medical ad- mission this morning at the Gov ernment Hospital
 There are more than 1,200,-
 000,0O0 acres of land in the
 United States classified as poor
 or, entirely ,unfitted for crops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
GOVERNOR WILL
 LEAVE SEATTLE
 : NEXT SATURDAY
Executive and Wife Due Back in Juneau Week
 from Tomorrow

Gov. Ernest Gruening will leave Seattle next Saturday for Juneau, according to word received today at his office The Governor has been at Washington since early in the year
 Today the Gruenings were at Denver on their way across the country by automobile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-15
MERCHANTS
 VISITING JUNEAU

Two visiting merchants are in Juneau for undetermined stays. They are Mrs. L. Kane and daugh- ter, Patricia, proprietors of store at Hoonah, and Fred Brandes aud son, merchant at Angoon. Both groups of visitors are staying at the Gastineau.