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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
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NEW YoRKERs BY DAY AND | NIGHT
 | The Damon Runyons were doln, ehe town the other midnight witt { Hazel Forbes, the ex~Ziegfeld girl ! who married Harry Richman Il was the night the stories broke an. nounelng the split of the Ssichmans and Hasel's plan to go to Reno |. :. . "Tell me a love story" Hazel said "anythtng to show me that romance can bloom on this darn old street. i or that marriage can survive" I Patricia Runyon, who rarely gahS < then revealed how she met Damon < and how she almost didn't. It was at the Silver Slipper many years ago. and Patrice was in the new show as featured dancer Runyon came in for the premiere and the manager asked him if he'd like to meet Patrice. "She's a nice girl" he said ]. Then he went backstage and asked her if she'd like to meet 8 nice Broadway guy "If there is such an animal" she said, "lend me to it. I never met one beforel" In the meantime the star Of the show sat with Run. Son "I'm going to meet the dancer" Damon remarked "Oh you won't like her at aill" the stai Sasid, "shem bore you stiff. I'll have you meet some of the pretty ones ... But Patrice met Runyon first and They Lived Happily Ever Af- ter.
 The star" Patrice dramatically added, twas Harry Richman." All Is Not Gold That Etcetera One of the city slickers offered the head man of Q smart spot Q dare ,. "What's your bit" he asked 'in the profits here tonight--in- cluding your dice room2" The Head Man said: II wouldn't take less than $2,500 for my share" The slicker wrote check for the sum and the deal was closed with a handShake Now, are you sure you want to do this9" asked the hot spot man. "If you're not, let's forget the whole thing"
 The fellow persisted and the proposition was accepted, with the Head Man showing him the books on the nights receipts. Imagine the slicker's red face when every table lost noney-for the first tinael
 Douglas Parkhirst, of West 82nd Street, New York, jots down his owr, novelette: Thought you could pos- Sibly use this for human interest CD since It's fairly typical of the ups and down of New York actors life, Four years ago Jeffrey Lynn, then Godfrey Ragnar Lind and were roona~mates, playing in the first road company of Brother Rat for George Abbott, backed by Warner Brothers, Today we are both work sng for Warner Brothers again. He Ns the star of tho movie now at the Strand-and myself as an usher in the same theater,"
 Pamela DevOrne, a London show girl in the bouquet of them over at tho Riviera, just got e letter frona her mother who lives at Croy- don It Is added evidence of how the British morale is standing up Have a look: "We've re- moved the air-raid shelter, as the flowers are coming up beautifully, and the shelter makes the garden look so terribly untidy"llll
 Dorothy Thompson, the column ist, refused to sit at a dinner table
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

The fire station on Thomaston ave. iiue will hold open house tonight, between 2 and Q clock, 50 Water vile residents may see the new enc zinc recently assigned to this sec- ton and also to Do conducted through the building on . tour Of inspection. Everyone S invited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13

Mrs. Kenneth Rappe of Fair- mount Is Q patient ct the Waterbury hospital where she recently under- went an operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
ARMED FORCES

The United States has spent ap. proximately $S6,50o, ,000, 900 on Its armed forces since 1914. A total of $il ,2l7 100000 was spent in 1919 alone, making 1t the greatest ac- tual expenditure of any year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
BIC CONSUMER

Completion of Grand Coulee Dam will involve use of l2,000,000 barrels of cement, 77,000, 900 pounds of reinforcing steel, and 100000 ,000 board feet of lumber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-13
.SENATE'SACTTON
 AIDS PIPE LINE
House to Act on Smiths Amendment Waterbury
 to Benefit By Measure
Special to the Democratl


 Washington, D. O., June l3.-The Senate yesterday passed the Ian. ham bill, providing for $l50, ,0o0, ,0o0 in federal funds for community services in defense areas, as amend. cd by Congressman J. Joseph Smith of Waterbury to make money avail- able for such projects as the second pipe line for the Waterbury water system. The bill now goes back to the House, where 1t was passed without the Smith amendment
 Senator Francis T. Maioney of Meriden directed passage of tho measure through the Senate, declar- ing that money is urgently needed in many defense certers for schools, recreational facilities and other purposes.
 The Smith amendment liberalizes the bill by allowing grants to be made to cities for defense projects whose cost, if they must be met by the cities themselves, would result in tax rate increases or excessive increases in bonded debt.
 This city recently secured per. mission from the General Assembly to issue 4200o,oo0 in bonds to pay for the pipe Inc project. The city has not yet sold any of the bonds and Is withholding action on award- ing c contract for the water sys- tenn expansion pending final action at Washington.
 Government railways in Turkey
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Association Raffirms
Express Bus Demand

The Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association last night re-
affirmed its demand for express bus
service from Sixteenth street and
Eastern avenue NV. as a means to
better transportation service. Speak
ing on transportation, Harry C.
Hensley said "the cross-town bus
line appears to be reality
A resolution favoring natural gas
for the District was tabled pending
a study. A. F. Reinhardt requested
a sidewalk and curbing at Twelfth
street and Eastern avenue NV. in
the area of the bus terminal
Members of the association were
invited to the dedication ceremonies
of the new Calvin Coolidge High
School March 4.
Five new members were admitted:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Rush, E. w.
Mollohn, jr.; Mrs. Audrey O'Flaherty
and Mrs. Harry c. Hensley. The
meeting was held in the A. r.
Shepherd School.
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c. Tops 24 States, Spending
$0,063,OOO for Amusements

Places of amusement in the Dis
trict, operated commercially for
profit, reported receipts of $9,963 900
in 1899, gain of 269 per cent over
1885, the Census Bureau announced
today. The number of establish
ments increased from ISL to 1876
during the four-year period.
Census figures indicate that the
American people are spending
more on amusementS. Though the
population gain Of the United States
during the last decade was only
about per cent, 1899 receipts
of amusement places in the United
States totaled 1898 079,G00, an in
crease of 434 per cent over the
1885 totals. The number of estab-
hshments was 44,917-a gain of 222
per cent in four years.
Expenditures per family aver
aged $50 in 1889. In the District,
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according to census officials, the
average family spent twice this
amount.
District receipts topped those of
"a States-Alabama Arizona, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho,
Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis-
sissippi, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Ver-
mont, Utah, West Virginia and
wyoming.
Including those with stage shows
and vaudeville, motion picture the
aters claimed two-thirdS of every
dollar spent by the public for CON-
mercialiZed amusement in 1892 Re-
ceipts reported by 1915 motion pic
ture theaters totaled $673, ,045 900, or
about IS for every man, woman and
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for 100000, which the company
had deposited when 1t took over
three ships in 1920. District Court
overruled a motion to dismiss and
the corporation appealed.
Attorneys for the Government
were United States Attorney Edward
M. Curran, his assistant, William S.
Tarver; Francis M. Shea, Assistant
Attorney General; F. r. Conway and
z. e. Ellison.
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Old Fleet Corporation
Held k0n-Exisfent Now

The Court of Appeals yesterday
held that the old United States Ship
ping Board Merchant Fleet Corp had
been dissolved by Congress and,
therefore, had no capacity to be
sued in a Federal District Court.
The proper tribunal for remedy,
the appellate court said, was the
Court of Claims.
The opinion was given in a case
in which the First National Steam
ship Co. had sued the Fleet Corp.
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Bates Calls for Tax
0nU. !. Workers Here
To Improve City
House D. c. Committee
Member Addresses
A. U. Park Citizens

Representative Bates. Republican,
of Massachusetts, and a member of
the House District Committee, de-
clared himself in favor of taxation
by the District of Federal Govern
ment employees resident here in order
to give the city a safer and more
economical government
3 Speaking at dinner last night
marking the 18th anniversary OF
the founding of the American Uni
versity Park Citizens Association,
Mr.. Bates deplored the increased
traffic accidents and fatalities in
the District and suggested an in
.vestigation into street lighting. He
said that statistics showed that a
large number of the accidents oc-
Cured at night, but that in the
last 10 years the cost of street light
ing has been reduced by 20 per
cent
Quoting figures to illustrate his
point, Mr.. Bates declared that the
number Of Federal employees in the
District has more than doubled
since 1880, as has the Federal pay
roll, and he said he could not see
any reason why these employees of
the Government who both earn their
livelihood and live in the city should
not be forced to bear part OF the
cost of safety and maintenance. He
declared that the money raised in
taxes on the incomes OF. Govern
ment employees should be used to
provide the District with an en-
larged police force and other facili-
ties which could adequately super
wise the greatly increased traffic in
the city.
Compliments Association.
Mr.. Bates declared that on the
whole the District has an efficient
government, pointing out that in
cities of comparable size outstand-
ing debt ran as high as sl62, 100000,
while in the District the debt is
only $l0,000,000. He complimented
the association for its work and
declared, organizations such as
yours are rendering a splendid serv-
ice to the city" He referred to
DR.. Frank w. Ballou as the high
minded and able superintendent of
schools.
H. L. Colman, past president
of the association, who introduced
Mr.. Bates, pointed out that men,
bers of Congress who serve on the
District Committees do so at the
risk of their careers with complete
unSelfishness.
Guests introduced.
James E. Maxwell, president of
the association, introduced, among
others, Mrs John Davenport, chair
man of the Entertainment Com
mittee: Mrs. Frank Kells, who su-
pervised the sale of tickets: Harry
N. Stull, president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations; P.
j. Moynihan, president of the
American University Park Garden
Club; T. E. Lodge, first president
of the group; Harry C. Grove, pres
ident of the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association; Mrs. Clarence
Wright, president of the Forest
Hills Citizens Association; Thomas
V. Regan, president of the Conduit
Road Citizens Association; Donald
Carpenter of the Chevy Chase Cit
liens Association, and Leonard
Tucker of the Friendship Citizens
Association, and Mr. Colman.
approximately $50 members and
guests attended the dinner at the
Brook Farm Tea House. Dancing
followed.
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child in the United States The
Census Bureau figures show one
motion picture theater for each
2,306 families, or approximately one
for each 8,7OO of population.
Both in number and the volume
of their business, bowling alleys and
billiard and pool halls showed an
even greater gain. These establish
ments increased in five years from
12,412 to 1854 and their revenues
100000.
Though decreasing in numbers
from "a to Sc, horse and dog race
tracks boosted their revenues from
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$32, 2,466,0oo to $43,5o7,o 900. Amuse-
ment parks declined in number from
303 to 345, but also increased their
receipts.
Amusement places in the District
employed 1888 persons in 1889, and
their pay roll totaled $2,515,000.
Maryland reported GA amuse-
ment places, with receipts Of sl6,-
017000. Virginia had 1893 establish
ments, with revenues of $13,01800O.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Talk on Naval Personnel

Capt. John F. Shafroth, jr.. direc-
tor of the Naval Reserve, will dis
cuss naval personnel before the
local chapter of the United States
Naval Reserve officers Association
at pm. tomorrow in the Hotel
Washington.
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with particular reference to the war,
at meeting of the Fordham Club
Of Washington Thursday night In
the lounge of the Georgetown Uni
versity medical school.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

Microphones are being installed
in buses in Blackburn, England, so
conductors may call out streets dur
ing blackouts.
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Fordhom Club TO Meet

DR.. Thor Kerekes, professor of
history at Georgetown University,
will discuss current world affairs,
Evening star., 1941-02-18
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Roosevelt
Continued From Page DID

bury on afraid precaution and on
designs for bombproof and gasproof
shelters.
His sister, Miss Rosemary Elliott,
is engaged in civilian defense work
and his brother, Mr.. Roland Elliott,
is in the British Army. Mr.. Elliott Is
now with the defense housing prof.
ectS. The youthful Mrs. Elliott has
many friends in Washington and
during her debut year was selected
to head the receiving line at the
Black and White Ball, one of the
brilliant debutante festivities given
annually in the Capital.
Ceremony Is Performed
In st. Paurs at Dedham, Mass.
Picturesque st. Pauls Episcopal
Church in Dedham, Mass. was the
setting for Miss Roosevelt's mar
riage. the ceremony taking place at
O'Clock, with the Rev. Thomas
Huntington Chappell officiating.
Fragrant Easter lilies were used
in great clusters in the church and
there were palms and ferns in the
chancel. AS the guests entered the
edifice an organ recital was given
by Mr.. Malcolm Lang, and during
the service the muted strains of the
organ could be heard.
Mr.. Henry P. Roosevelt escorted
his sister and gave her in marriage.
The bride made a lovely picture as
she walked to the fiower-banked
altar, where the bridegroom and his
best man. Mr.. Theodore Enderouski
of New York, were waiting.
Her gown was of ivory velvet en-
broidered in pearls and her veil
of exquisite rose point lace was held
in place by Juliet cap of pearls.
She carried a spray of stephanotis
and larkspur.
John Roosevelt An Usher;
Reception Follows Bridal.
Miss Amy Roosevelt, half-sister
Of the bride, was the maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were Miss Nat
allie Coolidge, Miss Beatrice Talbot,
Miss Jessica Stevens and Miss Pris-
ella Sprague, all of Boston; also Miss
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Nancy Wilcos of Detroit and Miss
Suzanne Chapman of MahWah,
N. j. The costumes of the attend
ants were strikingly effective. Their
gowns were of taffeta designed with
white organdy yokes and the yell
low flowers in their hair, correspond
ed with their arm bouquets. The
maid of honor's dress was light yell
low and the bridesmaids we're oi
silver gray.
Mr.. John Roosevelt, youngest son
of the Chief Executive and Mrs
Roosevelt. was an usher and others
who had this honor we're Mr.. Elliott
L. Richardson and Mr. Arthur T.
Longee of Boston, Mr.. James MEG.
Simpson of New Bern. N. c., and Mr.
Vito Chrome of New York.
Following the ceremony large
reception was held at the Dedham
Country and Polo Club. Here guam
titles of spring flowers were used
and the young couple was assisted
in receiving by Mrs. John Cutter,
mother of the bride, and Mrs. Ar
thur Spencer Elliott of Briefly, York
shire, England, mother of the bride
groom. The Presidents wife stood
for a while in the line to meet the
many friends of her niece, who is
the daughter of her brother Mr.. G.
Hall Roosevelt.
The many beautiful wedding gifts
were on display in the home of the
brides mother and included among
the handsome gifts was a silver tea
tray sent by the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Among the out-of-town guests at
the wedding were Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Mr.. Henry Parish
of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
w. Alsop of Avon, Conn, and Mr..
and Mrs. John Rowland of Kins-
ton, N. G.
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Floor Committee
Named for d. A. r.
Camp Fund Dance

The Floor Committee for the tea
dance for the camp fund for under
privileged children which will be
given Saturday by the junior group
of the Mary Washington Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, has been announced.
The committee. composed of Sons
of the American Revolution and
eligible bachelors, will be headed
by Mr.. Clarke P. Cole. I'd, and will
include Mr.. Haygoode L. Browne,
Mr.. Snowden Conkey, Mr.. Leonard
Dahl, Mr.. Donald c. Douglas, Mr..
Austin P. Gattis, Mr.. Robert John
Haynsworth. Mr.. Benjamin D. Hill.
jr.; Mr.. Westcott Hill. Mr.. Gallatin
De Knox, Mr.. John Grandin Read
ing, jr.; Mr.. Leonhardt Scheffler,
Mr.. Graham Thomas Smallwood,
Mr.. Talbot Sinclair, Mr. Arthur
Stewart, Mr.. Richard B. Washing
ton, Mr.. Thomas c. Washington,
jr.. and Mr.. William 2. Willett.
The receiving line, headed by Miss
Edna Boyden Millward, chairman
of the junior group, will include
Mrs. William Harper McGehee, re-
gent of the chapter; Mrs. R. NJ.
Franklin. chairman of the Girl
Homemakers' Committee for the
District of Columbia, and the fol-
lowing officers of the junior group:
Mrs. Paul F. Traynham, Miss Liz
Ian Willett, Mrs. Leonard Schef-
fer. Miss Katharine Hadley, Mrs.
David Stauffer, Mrs. Walter Hahn
Kreamer and Miss Suzanne Kap-
pier.
Miss Alice Shaw and Miss Kath-
crime Bixler will be in charge Of
tickets.
Special guest of honor will be
Mrs. William H. Pouch.
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Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William D. Con-
ners, Rear Admiral and Mrs. John
H. Towers, Representative and Mrs.
Richard M. Kleberg, Comdr. and
Mrs. William M. Calvin, Mr.. George
T. Summerlin, chief of protocol; Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Chetwynd, Col. and
Mrs. Horace B. Smith, Judge and
Mrs. j. Warren Madden, Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, Mr.. Buchanan Mer-
ryman, Mrs. Wallach Merriam, Miss
Hazel Grant Edgar, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Clark, Mrs. Kenna ElkinS, Mr..
Stephen B. Elkins, Mr.. Merritt Swift,
Mr.. George WandolowSki, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfraedo Gonzales-Prada, Mrs.
Marie Manning Gasch, DR.. Lynn
Cooper, Mrs. Henry D. Flood, Mrs
Miles Burton of Galveston, Tex,
stepdaughter of Mrs. Cowell; Mr..
Fred Roy, DR.. John M Patterson,
the former Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, Mr.. John Guest,
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Lionel
Atwill, Mr.. Edward Weintal, Mr..
Mason Terry, Mr.. Clarence B. Hewes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Downs, Mr..
r. j. Lepkowski, Mr.. Charles Hume,
Mrs. V. L. Skinner, Mrs. Rushmore
Patterson and Miss Dorothy Elaine
Vicaji, noted British portrait paint
er, house guest of Mrs. Cowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Burlew
Hosts at Buffet Supper.
Another delightful party of last
evening-though smaller, of course,
than the Embassy affair-was the
buffet supper given by the First As
sistant Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ebert K. Burlew. The former
director of the Park Service and
Mrs. Arno B. Cammerer were the
honor guests at the party, which was
held at the Burlews' home, 2812
Thirty eighth street.
Other guests were Representative
James G. Scrugham of Nevada, the
Governor of the Virgin Islands and
Mrs. Charles Harwood, the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Oscar L. Chapman, the director of
the National Park Service and Mrs.
Newton B. Drury, the associate di-
rector of the National Park Service
and Mrs. A. E. Demaray, the chief
counsel of the National Park Serv-
ice and Mrs. George A. Moskey, the
supervisor of recreation and land
planning and Mrs. Conrad L. Wirth,
DR.. Carl P. Russell, supervisor of
research and Interpretation, and
Mrs. Russell; Dr.. and Mrs. Irving
Tennyson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
SINNERS, Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Lisle
Of Richmond, Va; Mrs. Josephine
CLAWS and Mr.. Jesse Nesbaum.
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homage to the kin of Mexico's Pres
ident.
The hosts stood in the beautifully
appointed drawing room with the
honor guests and as the long line
passed through the stately rooms
to be received conversation in rap
idly spoken Spanish was heard on
all sides.
Sonora de Castillo Najera wore
becoming gown of beige lace and
net, the design of the lace outlined
with sequins, and the lovely black
lace gown of Sonora de Camacho
was all the more enhanced by the
colorful murals by Senor Roberta
Cuevadel, who is now at work COM
pleting the murals on the upper
floor of the Embassy. Senorita Erma
Castillo Najera, the pretty and tai
ented daughter of the hosts, enter
tained her parents guests with her
charming voice, playing the accom-
paniment to the gay little songs of
her country on her guitar.
Long Buffet Is Laden
With Mexican Delicacies.
The long buffet in the dining room
was laden with delicious delicacies
SO dear to the hearts of all hos
pltable MexicanS. In the aviary
where there was an improvised bar
toasts to the Mexican President were
drunk in sparkling champagne and
in return the Mexican guests toasted
the President of the United States
Guests heard the quiet chirp of
canaries as they enjoyed the refresh
ing beverages.
An additional feature of the party
in which the guests took great de-
light was the dancing of Jose and
Taquita, who presented several num-
bers which embraced the syncopated
rhythm of Mexico.
The entire Embassy staff and
their wives assisted at the party
and they seemed to be enjoying
themselves as much as the guests.
Mrs. George F. Thurman also was
among those seeing to the comfort
of the large number of guests.
An orchestra played for dancing
until the early morning hours and
when the party finally ended the
guests were reluctant to leave the
warm and gracious hospitality which
is always found at Mexico's Embassy
in Washington.
Mrs. T. Richard Cowell
Hostess Before Reception.
Some of the guests at the dinner
given last night by Mrs. T. Richard
Cowell at the 1925 F Street Club
went on to the merry Embassy party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Larocque
Tinker of New York were Mrs.
Cowell's guests of honor. From the
diplomatic set at the dinner were
the Minister of Finland and Nine.
Procope, the Military Attache of the
Swedish Legation and Nine. VESSEL,
Maj. r. M. Stewart Richardson of
the British Embassy and Mrs. Stew
art Richardson, and Mr.. William G..
Elmsie, attache OF the British En-
bassy. Others there were Associate
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Invitations Issued
For Lectures by
Mrs. Parker

A group of congressional host
esses, headed by Mrs. John Kee as
general chairman, has issued invita-
tions to subscribe to a series of lee
lures. Mrs. Agnes Mccall Parker,
British American analyst, will give
the talks in the morning at 11:30
O'Clock, April %, "a and % and May
2. She will talk for an hour, her
subject being "Rediscovering Self
a First Essential of National De-
fense."
Mrs. Kee is assisted by Mrs
Claude Pepper, chairman on ar
rangements; Mrs. John Tolan, vice
chairman; Mrs. Karl M. LIE Compte,
chairman of finance; Miss Marian
LIE Compile, in charge of tickets;
Mrs. James H. Hughes, chairman of
sponsors; Mrs. Morris Sheppard, vice
chairman of sponsors; Mrs. Wilbur
j. Carr, chairman of the Reception
Committee; Mrs. Aaron Lane Ford
chairman of ushers; and Mrs. Rob-
ertson Pickett, chairman Of the Co.
operating Committee.