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Gainesville, (Texas) Daily Register
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
the remarkable
PAGE THREE
The crab hi
street.
rin church will meet Monday,
home of
7:30 p. . m., at the
., at the
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morgan of Ok-
n
1118 Lindsay street.
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Evening
ay.
C GENERATIONS OF TWINS in Alagood fam-
THRE
in back row are Hardy Alagood
ily are shown above. Shown
p. m., in
of Miles, and Mrs. Ed Wiliams of Valley View, who are
Lindsay school.
Oscar Alagood
Literary Department of the
maliland from Kenya now held
XLI club will meet
TEAGUE CO.
Members of the Friendship class
*
Crash at St. Jo
MUSICAL RECITAL
the fol-
Howard;
the various ' officers, Mrs. C. A.
CHORAL SINGING
of the put lie
little Miss Nancy Larue,
daughter,
of Fort worth, and Mrs. Charles
with a truck
ner St. Jo.
who lives
ADMISSION
Students ........ 10c
church
Grand Avenue
:30 p. m.
to
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as was the trick
program.
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The Tiptons were en route
to
‘C
time of the accident.
Sucking and chewing
insects
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Mrs.
Luther
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esses, Mmes. Daniel,
guests.
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Permanent Wave—Two
$5.00
Pete Potts,
Morrow and Mrs. Ruby e Munn.
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READ!
17th Annual Statement
Our
. . A Report of Consistent Progress
.
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$7,461.14
BEDROOM SUITES
s 677,819.97
$5950
$1,377,138.47
322.848.99
1“
1 19.313.14
Not
$4950
2.481.00
Fund is
30.881.00
313.654 88
$3950
Paid
Interest
13.227.84
in Advance
122.275.86
faxes
1
Bills.
$5.1
Supplies & Repairs
3
14,816.72
$2750
15,289.62
$3.1
62.055.26
230.741 79
Total _..$1.669.759.72
INSURANCE IN FORCE
$54.50 SUITES
$7,461.14
$4450
I
30.00
Commissioner of the State of Texas. No fuller
2,115.00
330.12
$31.50
Balance Due
V
CHROME BREAKFAST SETS
Gettys Furniture Co
418-420 North Commerce St.
Phone 371,
$7,867.30
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Birthday Celebration Honors A. M. Neal,
Pioneer Citizen of Sivells Bend Area
Students of the Booker T. Washington school will be
presented in agroup of 14 spiritual and classical num-
bers. “An enjoyable and inspirational program.”
. -your health, appetite
-your job .
recently at
She led a
SPECIAL
On Oil
tain members of the
the Dixon Street
church, Thursday. 2
7,175.73
285.41
$49.50
SUITES
City Marshal Bill Donley of St.
Jo, reported that the coupe driven
PERMANENT WAVES
Price. ‘’Sc up to $7.50
$32.50
SUITES
club in a meeting held
the Bloomfield school.
Tuesday,
home of
1,000.00
880.40
tained at a luncheon Saturday at
the Den in the Texas hotel in cele-
$69.50
SUITES
4,963.00
8.761.90
23.250.00
$4.50 9x12
RUGS ...
Past Matrons club of the
OES will meet Monday, 7:30
p. m., in the home of Mrs.
J. A. Atchison, 301 West Main
a
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Bank balance February 1, 1940 ..
Dues collected and deposited ....
Revenue from other sources .....
$8.50 9x12 GOLD
SEAL RUGS ..
Dee. 31
1925
1930
1935
1940
Three
at the
here f
14.73
6,254.22
1,192.19
4
1
$ 172,94
91.64
127.03
510.05
3,286.80
403.63
63.60
945.08
93.00
51.60
67.42
25.00
55.55
310.89
462.10
421.90
77.50
10.00
about 10,000 square miles of that
fascist colony.
In Yugoslavia Minister Without
Portfolio Kulenovic said Premier
Dragisa Cvetkovic in his recent
trip to see Adolf Hitler had “se-
cured the future of Yugoslavia.”
It was the first official speech
made since the trip was undertak-
en but gave no details.
$7.50 9x12 GOLD
SEAL RUGS ....
48
er.
Polieyholders
Surplus
$159,526
160,932
169,285
230,742
Life ____________
Double Indemnity
$59.50
SUITES ...
WMS of
Christian
30 p. m.,
LIABILITIES
Decembet 31, 1940
▼ inesville with her daughter for
ee past 25 years.
Mrs. McKinney was the recipient
•t numerous cards and remem-
LOOK:
GETTYS FURNITURE COMPANY
vice chief in best democratic tradi-
tion.
e
- our happiness
is so dependent onhowyoufeel
$4.95
ROCKERS ........
$6.50
ROCKERS .......
$12.50 PLATFORM
ROCKERS ........
games, followed by refreshments.
The birthday cake was heart-
—; shaped, and favors were Valen-
tines and balloons.
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GET OUR SALE PRICES ON
VENETIAN BLINDS
tfLarge Oaks From Little
Acorns Grow!u
Junior High School Auditorium.
7:30 P. M. FRIDAY, FEB. 21
Christmas Celebration .......
Advertising and Entertainment
Furniture and Fixtures.......
New Equipment (Typewriter) .
Petty Cash..................
• Quiet Celebration
Is Held in Home of
6 Daughter Saturday
Mission
Presbyte-
ADMITTED ASSETS
December 31. 1949
F0
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LIVING ROOM
SUITES i
; Proof«
Received
Trust
Auditing Expense .
Miscellaneous Labor
STATEMENT OF THE OPERATION
OF THE
Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
From January 31, 1940 to February 1, 1941
RECEIPTS
Reserve for
Death Claims,
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
* N
Tuesday
Members of the
%
44:
gg«4e
Ҥge
8375
$495
s850
587 128
FmEIN
Admitted
Assets
$ 189,154
549.956
913,743
' 1,669,769 ’
ored at a delightful birthday cele-
bration at his home in the Sivells
30,000
(Continued vrom Page One)
Gainesville; Mrs. Nea] and daugh-
ters, Louise and Helen Jane, and
Raymond Harkey, Marietta, Okla.;
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morgan and
baby daughter, Lucretia Lillian,
and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Gunter,
Coupe and Truck
Collide on Public
Square Saturday
CHAS. J. GANDILLON
Agent
Gainesville, Tex.
$13,025,514.00
. 6,896,012.00
6 >3
$,5
Kekk
WMS of the Grand Avenue
Baptist church will meet
rances from relatives and friends,
id had visitors through* ‘ "
lahoma City.
Attending the enjoyable occasion
were Mr. ad Mrs. Isham Beasley,
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Friendly Ann
Club Entertained
JOS. SCHMITZ
Agent
Lindsay, Tex.
Valentine Party
For Baptist YWA
Nelson, Nevada, Tex., collid ed
ith - t-cl driven by Bill Sheen,
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TOTAL VALUE .
• oon hour. of the First Baptist church met
Besides her daughter, who is her last week in the home of Mrs. Al-
A. M. Neal, for many years a gan, 18 months’ old daughter of
resident of Cooke county, was hon- i 7' J ~
j Mrs. McKinney
j Ibserves 90th
v Birthday Here
0
■ Total Disbursements..........
I Bank Balance, January 31, 1941
luncheon will be served at
noon.
younger Mrs. McKinney baked her
mother’s favorite cake, angle food,
for the family dinner served at the
Members of the Friendly Ann
club met Tuesday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Marvin Davis, west
of Gainesville. The party rooms
were appropriately decorated in
square. I
A coups oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Tipton and their infant
:______________________________
Aimer San-
Ernest and
WITH EACH $10.00 PURCHASE OR
OVER DURING THIS SALE
Mrs. C. J. Kennedy, 616 Lind-
say street.
Miracle Book club will meet
Held for Bet -
eficiaries -.....
Premiums hn
Total Admitted -
Assets ______________________
will be decided on
meeting.
Building .............
Real Estate......
Furniture and Fixtures
jt has been a resident of Texas A large number of relatives and
bout 65 years. friends were invited for a sump-
When Mrs. McKinney came to tous dinner prepared and served by
Baptist church Tuesday evening in
the home of Miss Loucile Lucas,
119 North Grand avenue. Miss
Becky Piper directed a series of
clever games.
Hearts and red candles deco-
rated the refreshment table from
which a party plate of heart-
shaped sandwiches, cookies, candy,
and fruit punch was served to 11
members and two visitors, Kath-
erine Goslin and Imogene Gore.
First Mortgage Loans
on Real Estate___!
Texas County and Mu-
nicipal Bonds _____
United States Govern-
ment Bonds _________
Federal Land Bank
Farm Loan Bonds-
Preferred Stock_____
Real Estate Owned----
Policy Loans and Notes
Secured by Reserves -
C a Sh in Office and
Banks _____
Interest Due and Ac-
crued ________________
DIRECTORS
■ Birthday Party
I For Michael Driever
1
■ MUENSTER, Feb. 17.—Michael
■ Driever observed his eighth birth-
7V day Friday when his mother, Mrs.
V Rosa Driever, entertained at their
1 home in celebration of the event.
’ The young guests, including 18
boys and girls, enjoyed outdoor
insurance I
in Force
$ 3,028,000
8.939,915
9.094.639
13.025,514
Red Tag Sale
BARGAINS GALORE! Many It4ns REDUCED! Come Early!
Top earning ages for most Peo-
pie are betwe en 38 and 40.
oungest child, Mrs. McKinney vin L Ryan, 611 North Moran
fcumrari SNew Mex; WSAnME- street, for their monthly business
nmy si^A^ton^oJalso^si Mr3 L 2. Wilson, president, pre.
grandchildren, six great-grandchil- ’ sided at the business session, which
Iren, and two great-great-grand- included the monthly reports of
hildren. the various ' officers. Mrs. C. A.
-------- to 17 members and the following
bration of her 11th birthday. Six guests, Mmes. G. S. Morrow, Ver-
young friends were invited for the nie Cook, Orval McGee Pete Potts,
occasion. They attended a picture of the Hemming club, and Cleo
show after the luncheon. — ---
Katharine Gregg
circle of the First
A RECORD OF THE COMPANY’S STEADY GROWTH IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
IS SHOWN BY THE FOLLOWING:
O’Brien, 615 Ritchey street,
for a business and social meet-
ing.
Mrs. Ross Green will enter-
during the weekend. The British
acknowledged that five planes
were missing. The German high
command said ten were shot down.
Bad weather brought a lull Sun-
day which continued through the
night. .
Berlin also claimed 37,000 tons
of British shipping had been sunk
in new plane, submarine and war-
ship attacks, and that three mer-
chant vessels and a light British
cruiser were damaged. .
A Greek government spokesman
reported a battle in Albania in
which only 200 Italians escaped
out of a force of 1,200. Yugoslav
border dispatches said the Greeks
had captured 2,000 fascists and
large quantities of equipment in
an attack on the Italian eleventh
army.
African Advances
In Africa the British said their
troops regained the Ethiopian- Su-
danese frontier post of Kurmuk
which the Italians seized last sum-
mer.
Cherokee India
Carolina have
purpose. Rep
various towns
ervation meet 1
tain roads. Early reports said three
persons had been killed.
Other Spanish towns and cities
were sending much-needed food
supplies to help the fire refugees.
Burgos is going without bread to-
day, having contributed its entire
supply. Almeria offered 3,000
loaves.
The modern section of Santan-
der was reported to have escaped
damage.
Soldiers and military police were
sent from San Sebastian. The
known death toll thus far from the
hurricane included 27 workers and
farmers drowned in the Tagus
river near Alhandra, Portugal,
nine killed in Lisbon. and 26 killed
near San Sebastian, Spain, when
three coaches of a stalled electric
train were blown from a bridge
into the Urola river.
At least 35 more were injured in
the train accident and 150 persons
were hurt in Lisbon, where the
property damage was estimated at
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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$5.50
at the first | may be controlled by spraying,
Carroll told the
W. P. BQMAR
Vice-President. Bewley Floar Mills
WM BRYCE
President. Acme Brick Co.
WILLARD BURTON
President. Barton-Lingo Co
LEON GROSS
Ptesident. Washer Bros.
R. E. HARDING
President Fort Worth National Bank
DR. C. A. HICKMAN
Investments
E. G RALL
President. Rall Grain Co.
W. K STRIPLING
President. W. C. Stripling Co.
GLEN WALKER
- Chairmah of Board,
Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
N. H. LASSITER
Investments
• E. E. BEWLEY
President, State Reserve Life Insurance Co.
Chairman of Board. Fort Worth Natl Baal
President, Bewley Floor Milla
F E. M.GONAGILL
Vice-President and Supt. of Agta.
State Reserve Life Insurance Co.
DR. K. H. BEALL
Vice-President and Medical Director.
State Reserve Life Insurance Co.
S. H. WEATHERFORD
Vice President and Secretary.
State Reserve Life Insurance Co.
EMe ME nenu meha -
~ec-no
mmesmesj
e rmsnd
X EdX manndngghebPkren
. G e body in the formation of rich, red hearts
- lood... it aids in promoting tie appe- lAlvely refreshment plate was
served to 16 members and four
Despite her advanced ag, Mrs. poem to honor Mr. Neal. The
‘McKinney’s health is good and her youngest guest was Mr. Neal’s
eyesight is fair. She recovered greatniece, Lucretia Lillian Mor-
nicely from a recent illness. Mrs. ■ 11 , ■ -
McKinney enjoys reading and . M1
tatting. ! Friendship Class
I. honor or the occasign, the Has Meeting
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Insect Control
Is Club Topic
me A Valentine party was given for
s's.Co. members of the YWA of the First
- The British said South African
of Thackerville, Okla., and Ar- troops pushing into Italian So-
are sons of the late Mr. Alagood
Notes Payable:
Note due April 1,1941 payable monthly:
Balance Due.....।........... .j.
Note due Jan. 12, 1944 payable monthly:
Balance Due...................
Note due Nov. 21, 1942 payable monthly:
Bend community Sunday. Mrs.
____, Neal arranged the affair as a sur- i
_ lout the prise to her husband, who was 74
She is native of Alabama 1 years old February 14.
Seventeen years is comparatively a short span of time,
yet State Reserve TODAY, looks back on its record of
almost two decades, with Definite Pride. We invite you
to carefully examine our report of Consistent Progress.
CONFIDENTLY, State Reserve Life, the Sturdy “Com-
pany of Character,” Steps Forward into 1941!
Mrs. Raymond
by
E5
35,
223,
2*
driving the —
Montague county, was badly dam-
REGISTERED POLICIES
Every State Reserve Life Policy is registered ai d a deposit,
equal at all times to the Company’s total obligations to all
of its policyholders, is maintained with the Life Insurance
measure of
by Mr. Tipton was completely
molished. and the truck driven
Sheen, a WPA worker who was
vehicle belonging te
for the price of One!
Audra’1 Beauty Shop
Second Floor First State Bank
Building
BIG DISCOUNT
On Stoves and Lota of Other Merchandise Not
LISTED HERE
discussion on “The Control of In-
sects.”
Mrs. Harris Daniel
Ringgold, Texas, their former
home, at the time of the accident.
at her home, 219 Bell street,
at a social and work
was bruised
was unin jure d
driver.
Nc
will meet Thursday, 7: _
at the home of Mrs John
__-_____ ____ gave a re-
port of the February council meet-
Monday, 7:30 p. m ,
home of Mrs. C. L. MDaniel,
Blanche Groves, Mrs. W. W.
Sullivant; Lottie Moon, Mrs.
Mac Shorter; Circle No. 5,
Mrs. John O'Brien.
Wednesday
“Church Night” dinner and
program will be held Wednes-
day, 7 p. m., at the First
Methodist church. !
The first in a ser es of lea- •
sons on parent education will
be held at the J. Frank Mc-
Murray school Wednesday
morning, 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.
Thursday
Joyful Reapers cla ss of ' the
DISBURSEMENTS
| Printing and Office Supplies ----------
J Sundry ... J....... ............. ■
Jll. d-V
rich, red
__________ _ the appe-
Fite... two important steps back to
salth.
a trial will convince you
ing.
During the social hour, the host-.
safety for protection of policyholders has ever been devised.
' 2 Stamps .................
Utilities...........•.....
Salaries .. .........t • • ■
'Traveling and Car Expense
Social Security Tax ......
Payments on Notes.......
Insurance . .............
Desirable Agency Openings in Texas—Write Directto Home Office
'exas, the family settled
ders, Dolph Burch,—___- —
Jack Sanders, served refreshments
Come
FREE Gift
0
9
Premium* in Process of
Collection. Reserve
Included in Liabili-
tie* ___________________
Legal Reserve an
All Outstand -
ing Policies in
Force _1_____ !
SPi tal
4for my sake-
- do something
Policy
Reserves
$ 27.900
384.345
727,132
1,377,138
Tell your merchant you saw his
advertisement in The Register.
persons are being treated
Medical-Surgical hoi
'dr injuries received
keeping with the Valentine season,
, - and the entertainment featured
«rNAKE BBS. Tonic io build back the chosen motif. ,
1 your strength and pep. It is in the contests. first prize went
wonderful for a run-down condition.” to Mrs. Alta Enderby and her
-rYeeurouappnpromotsbettvrroomtnhg; partner, Mrs. Ruth Clarke, and
' un-down condition due to weak blood second prize to Mrs. Annie Rosson
- nd poor stomach digestion by taking a and Mrs. Minnie Reece. Games of
ourseos.s.8 in the absence eg an or- “42” were also enjoyed, the part-
k,
SocialNoteiCalendan f
• Monday
Adults........25c
Morris street.
•Lucy Lee club will meet
Tuesday, in an all day meet-
ing at the home of Mrs. T. B.
Davis, east of Gainesville. A
demonstration on wool will be
3:30 p. m., at the
Mrs. J. T. Morrow, 622 South
TOTAL BALANCE DUE ......... $2,475.12
Property owned by the Chamber of Commerce: _
$5,986.90
Tuesday, 2 p. nil., in ,
lowing circles: Belli Rogers,
Mrs. E. B. Irwin; Lena Lair,
Miss Gardner Is
Guest at Luncheon
Little Miss Gwendolyn Gardner
went to Fort Worth Saturday
morning to spend the weekend as
guest of her cousin, Joanne Whit-
more.
Little Miss Whitmore enter-
Abshier was guest speaker, dis-
cussing the standard Sunday
I school class of the Baptist church.
A refreshment plate carrying
out the Valentine motif was served
to eighteen members and four
guests.
at the hostess. The honoree was
Mrs. R. M. Field, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Robinson and children, Har- ______
ry, Jr., and Bobby Clare, Mrs. Sam Unit of the Maggie House
Gunter, Mrs. Damsel Gunter and Garden club are entertaining
daughter, Bettie Anne, all of; at the annual "Guest Day”
party, Tuesday, < :30
the auditorium of the J. M.
cuts and bn ises. Mrs. Nelson
- ' and cut. The infant
brother and sister of the late M.R. Alagood of Gainesville;
second row
thur Alagood of Waco, who
of Gainesville; and front row. Merle and Earl Ward, both of
Valley View. The youngest set of twins are sons of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Ward of Valley View.
Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Wilson and sons, Billy Jo
and Bobbie Don, Callisburg; and
Mr. and Mrs. Neal.
THE COMPANY OF CHARACTER
given, and a
Ta
$42.50 STUDIO
DIVANS ......J
$29.50 STUDIO
DIVANS ......1
covered dish
Parent Education
Lessons to Start
The first of a series of lessons
on parent education will be held
Wednesday morning at the J.
Frank McMurray school from 9:30
to 10:30, sponsored by the school’s
P.-T.A. Mrs. Clyde Thomas will
be in charge of the presentation of
the book, “You and Your Child.”
Mothers of pre-school children
are invited to attend the series of
lessons, and members of other par-
ent-teacher associations are in-
vited.
The regular time for the lessons
$49-50 SUITES
$3950
Bloomfield Home Demonstration
aged.
Mrs. Tipton sustained a fractur-
ed pelvi, r uptured bladder and
several cipts, while her husband re-
ceived a br iken leg and minor
of western North
ow-wows with a
entatives from
roughout the res-
I elect a chief and
Mrs. R. A. McKinney observed j
r 90th birthday anniversary Sat-1
fay with a quiet celebration at
si home d her daughter, Mrs.
r B. McKinney, 615 Summitt ave-
k % She has made her home in
Commissions,
Due and Ac-
crued ___1___j
Surplus Protec-
tion t o Pol-
icyholders _ -
head-on automobile collision at
p. m. Saturday at St. Jo, at the
northwest corner
Three Injured
In Head-On Auto
Cherokees Try Democracy
CHEROKEE, N. C. (UP)—The
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' pringtown in Parker county, greeted by the singing of “Happy
* When her husband passed away Birthday” by the guests. He was
25 years ago, the family lived at presented with many gifts.
Hartley, Texas, and from there Little Miss Bettie Ann Gunter
she came to Gainesville to live. of Gainesville read an original
t .“housands know of the amazing bene-
t to of BAS,... scientists have proved it.
r 0. You owe it to yourself and family to
joy its benefits. Soon you should en-
— vuslastically say “S.S.S. meads me
F) el and look like myself again."
Just ask your druggist for SSS ...
m allable in two convenient sizes ... the
71,32002 bottle is at a saving. 08.1—„.
faculty of replacing lost legs,
claws and paddles, being able to
lose 8 or 10 such appendages at
one time and still carry and de-
velop new ones.
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MANY ode
by “EATCANDY" PLAN
umuumm • Delicious AYOS Candy,
mA""u eaten as directed by AYOS
E-R3 2 Plan curbs appetite for
meG- fattening foods Contains
E+ad ND DRUGS. no laxatives.
W 20.9 $ ,000 Purity Guarantee.
R 207". Contains Vitamins A. Bl.
EA a and D plus mportant food
r • a factors to help prevent de
•\ I 3 ficienciesduetolessened
R \ I a appetite Most overweight
( a is due to over eating. In
EE / 1 "m such cases AYDS Plan is
E\ I Wa effective Get originat
• arcs not an imitation.
W\\ a 0|»ly 7e a day —-30 Day
BFe4_R ■ Supply $2 SATISFACTION
W f M MONEY BACK! Orders
i promptly Just phone
ORIGINAL, SOLD BY
Civic, Culture
Club Entertained
•
VALLEY VIEW, Feb. 17.—Mrs.
J. I. Lane was hostess to the Civic
and Culture club Thursday after-
noon at her home.
A business meeting was held at
which time the following officers
were elected: president, Mrs. E.
Menefee; vice-president, Mrs.
Frank Newton; recording secre-
tary, Miss Ruby Gregory; treas-
urer, Mrs. Roy Leach; critic and
parliamentarian, Mrs. J. E. Day-
ton.
Refreshments were served to the
club members by the hostess.
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