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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1929
New Series Vol. 37, No. 19
AMERICAN LEGION|harmson game
DISTRICTCONVENTION
HELD IN. CLARE
Local Post is Host to Visiting
" Legionaires Representing
Eight Counties Sunday
Afternoon.    *
CLUB OFFERS STRONG
REMONSTRANCE
Holds Meeting Monday Evening
in Court Room Preparatory to
Advance on Lansing.
SEN.   GANSSER PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
One hundred members of the American Legion and their wives, representing eight of the fourteen counties
of the Tenth Congressional District,
attended the annual convention of
that district of the Legion, which was
held in the Doherty Hotel at Clare,
Sunday afternoon, and enjoyed a turkey dinner which was served in the
dining room of the hostelry at two
o'clock.
George Boyd and his orchestra
furnished the music for the occasion
and as the guests assembled at the
tables, they sang two verses of Amer-
' lea, after which £he Rev. H. B. Johnson, who is a comrade in friendship
of the local post, offered the invocation.
Commander E. G. Johnston of the
Walter H. Larman post, welcomed
the visiting legionaries and also expressed his thanks for the splendid
co-operation of tlie members of his
own post, and the commanders and
adjutants of the other posts of the districts. Mr. Johnston introduced T.
Carl Holbrook, past commander of
the.Clare post, as toastmaster.
Mr. Holbrook is an experienced
toastmaster1 and handled the program
very efficiently. He complimented
the ladies of the auxiliary on the
great contribution they made during
the world War, and said that while
the Legion was born in glory in 1917,
and had suffered many reverses, it
• today is a strong organization which
stands for service.
A roll call of the counties revealed
the fact that Osceola, Isabella, Clare,
Gladwin, Mecosta, Roscommon, Bay
and Midland counties were represented, and there were also guests from
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LARMAN POST
DANCING PARTY
WELL ATTENDED
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The dancing party which was sponsored by the American Legion, last
Friday night, for the benefit of the
band uniforms fund was very successful ,and about eighty dollars was
cleared on the venture.
The Doherty auditorium was donated for the occasion and many
people contributed the price of admission who were unable to attend.
The Walter H. Larman post are very
grateful for the splendid co-operation
which was given them In the decorating of the hall, advertising, orchestra
and patronage, without which the
party wouia not have been successful.
Supervisor fieii Carpenter of Harrison received a letter early this week
from Representative Callaghan, stating that a bill had been introduced in
the lower House at Lansing, which
provides for Jhe advancement of date
of bass fishing in Clave county to July
8th. This bill also hits other counties
lying north of the southern boundry
line of Clare. The date at which it
is now permissible to fish baas in
this section is June 16th.
An enthusiatic meeting of the Hunting and Fishing Club was held in the
court room Monday evening, President Hutchinson of. Long Lake presiding. The notice was short, but a
large representation of members was
present. Resolutions were passed
unamiQusly condemning the bill in
question. A committee of five was
appointed by the president 'to act in
conjunction with Senator Achard and
Representative Callaghan in making
a protest to the House committee
having the bill in charge. The committee named by the Club is as follows: President Hutchinson, Ben
Carpenter, Joe Ladd, Edmond Woods,
Asa Aldrich.
The proposed,bill is almost the last
straw when it comes to unfavorable
legislation destined to harm resort
patronage in north Michigan counties.
This most malicious bill is said to be
fathered by the hotel men in the
south portion of the state, who desire
■to hold the tourists until at least.the
Fourth of July is here and gone.
DEATH CLAIMS
AGED RESIDENT
Mrs. Minerva Bone .Passed
Beyond at Age of
Eighty-one.
WIFE OF FORMER
CLARE MAN PASSES
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Mrs. Chloe E. Whiteside, 42, wife
of Arthur A. Whiteside, 1815 Linval
street, died Saturday night, February
Sth. She had been a resident of Lansing 19 years and was an active member of the Mt. Hope M. E. church, and
Arbutus Chapter, No. 45, O. E. S., and
White Shrine of Jerusalem. Beside?
the husband, Mrs. Whiteside is survived by one son, Malcolm Whiteside,
her father, Frank E. Reynolds, of this
city, two brothers, Charles Reynolds,
Lansing, and Mahloii Reynolds, of
Durand, two sisters, Mrs. Frank
Bailey, of Adrian, and Mrs. Clara
Proctor, Lansing. The body will be at
the home until time for funeral services which will be held at the Mt.
Hope M-. E. church Tuesday after-
. noon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. Mahlon
Jones officiating. Interment will be
in Mt. Hope cemetery.—-Lansing State
Journal.
The deceased will be remembered
by many Clare friends. Her husband
spent his boyhood days here, being
the son of Mr. and Mrs. George
"Whiteside, who were present at the
funeral services.
HERRICK COMMUNITY
MOURNS LOSS OF
WORTHY CITIZEN
Wm. J. Maxwell Succumbs
to Influenza After Several
Years of Failing Health.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings under the auspices of the re-organized Church „of
Christ of Latter Day Saints of Clare
will be held at the I. O. O. F. hall,
commencing March 4th and continuing for nine nights. Elder F. C.
Bevan, of Ottunvwa; Iowa, will be in
charge. '
The public are given a special invitation to attend these' meetings.
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DANCE AT YERNON    ,
Friday, March Sth the ^Mt. Vernon
Grange will give a dance at their hall.
Be with us. 19t2,
William J. Maxwell ,was born in
Hastings ^county, Ontario, Canada in
1852, the son of Robert and Jane
Joyce Maxwell, both natives of Ireland and passed from this life February 22nd.
In 1879 he came "to Isabella county
and settled at Clare. He followed his
trade as carpenter and builder and
was employed by the Ann Arbor
railroad for several years as superintendent of bridges and building. He
was regarded by the company as an
expert in his line and one of their
most valued and trusted employes.
•Mr. Maxwell was married flust in
1881 to Christina Marlin of Hastings
county, Cntario, who died June 1st,
1888. He later -married Augusta
Wheeler who lived only five months.
In 1892 he married Clara McJames*
who survives him.
Two children were born of his first
marriage, Mrs. J. H. Horden,- of Flint
and George, of Duluth, Minn. The
children of his last marriage are Bert,
of Mt. Pleasant; Carl, of Clare; Mrs.
J. E. Thomas, of Flint; Arthur, at
home; Mrs. Harold McKinstry, of
Ithaca; Ralph, who died three years
ago, Marian, of Alma, and Norman, at
home. , He is also survived by eighteen grandchildren and one brother,
Robert of Traverse City.
In 1892, he became engaged in a
country general merchandise business
located three miles east and one half
mile south of Clare. In 1895 he
transferred his business to his brother, Robert and settled on the old
homestead which he has developed into a highly efficient farm.
He was one of the first members
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Herrick, contributing the land on
which the church now stands and has
remained a loyal supporter. He was
a charter member of the Gleaners,
and was an influential resident of the
community having held many important offices some of which are school
director, township treasurer, and
highway commissioner. He was influential, in organizing the Herrick
Full Cream pheese , factory, serving
on the Board of Directors and as secretary ana treasurer for a number of
years.
During the last few years he has
been confined to his home most of the
time, by poor health, his last illness
being influenza.
The funeral was- held from the residence Monday at two o'clock, . conducted by Rev. W. W. Hurd. The
service .was very largely attended,
the great crowd present attesting to
the esteem in which this pioneer and
long time resident of the •• community
was held.
Minerva Powell, the ' youngost
daughter \of Empson and Mary Powell,
was Horn in Perry county, Ohio, October 4th, 1847 and departed this life
at her. residence in Clare, February
24th, 1929, aged eight-one years, four'
months and twenty days.
Her parents died When she was but
a small girl, and when thirteen years
of age she came to Barry county,
Michigan, with her older brothers
and sisters. Some time later she
came to Isabella county to visit a sister and remained there.    ,
She was married to Francis Bone,
March 20, 1876 and six children were
born to this union, all of whom survive their mother. Mr. and Mrs. Bone
lived in Isabella county near Barryton
until about twelve, years ago, when,
they moved to Clare and purchased
the home where Mrs. Bone spent her
last days.
Mr. Bone died four years ago and
since that time Mtb. Bone has continued to keep her home although she
has been in poor health, but the close
proximity of her daughter was a comfort to her and she was not left alone.
Mrs. Bone was an excellent mother
always ready to. sacrifice for her loved ones or .any person who was in
need. She is the last of the large
family . of brothers and sisters, and
was at the bedside of every one of
them as they passed from this life.
When health permitted she was always at the place of sorrow to comfort and relieve. She was interested
in the church and often entertained
the Ladies Union of the Congregational church where she attended
services whenever possible.
She leaves to mourn her loss, three
sons, Pat, Empson and John, of
Barryton, three daughters, Mrs,
Ballantyne, of Evart, and Mrs. Maud
Holmes, of Clare; twenty-three grandchildren and two great grandchildren,
beside other relatives and a host of
friends.
The funeral services were held
from the residence at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon with R.ev. H. B. Johnson officiating and interment was in Cherry
Grove cemetery.
CITY TEAM DEFEATED
BY MIDLAND FIVE
Wednesday Night's Game Most
Interesting of the Season.
The Clare city basketball team was
defeated Wednesday night' in the
local gym by the Educational, team of
Midland by one .point, after the locals
had the game practically on ice, haV-
ing led the visitors by- the score of
23 to 11 at the end of the first half.
Midland came back strong 'on their
basket shooting in the last half of the
game, particularly on the long shots
from the center of the floor,, .-while.'
Qlare failed to get the ball through
the hoop on many of the chances
which they had,'and the final score
was 28 to 27.
"* It was one of the most interesting
games which the local • city team has
played here this season and the fans
had their -money's worth throughout
the contest.
FUNERAL OF WM.
START HELD AT
BURR OAK, MICH.
The funeral of the late Wm. Start,
who passed away Thursday morning,
January 31st, in the General Hospital
at Saginaw was held at the M. E.
church at Burr Oak, Sunday, February 3rd at 2:00 o'clock with the
Rev. Maurice D. McKean, speaking
words of comfort.
The casket bearers were six of his
nephews.   .
With the exception of a few years
he lived in Burr Oak, until hi 1917 he
came to reside at Lake. Here he devoted most of his time and attention
to raising sheep. For, thfe past year
or more he has been fighting a losing
battle to recover "his health. It was
not until he underwent an exploratory
operation in a Saginaw hospital that
the cause of his illness was found to
be the insidious disease of cancer.
Mr. Start was a home loving man
and was respected for his general
and friendly ways. He made friends
everywhere and helped a fellowman
whenever he could. He was a member of the Grange.
He leaves tp mourn their loss a
loving wife and daughter, Coila.
The purpose of his life was: Let
me live in a house by the side of the
road, and be a friend to man.
DEATH SUMMONS
GRANT RESIDENT
MRS. FANNIE POST
DIESINWASHINGTON
The Deceased Who is a Sister of
Mrs. A.J.  Doherty,  Came ,
to Clare in 1871.
J. Gleason,
and three
J.   Harley
Gary Saul  Pjasses  From
This Life at Early Age,
Garfield Saul, the son of James and
Mary Saul was born near Dover,
April llth, 1882, and following a
brief illness, died at Traverse City
hospital, February ' 25th, 1929, aged
forty-six "years, ten months and fourteen days.
He was married April llth, 1910 "to
Miss Effie Riegle and one child,
Wilma Jean, was born to this union.
Mr. Saul has spent his entire life in
the Dover community with the exception of about six years in the
west and where he has earned the
esteem and respect of all the people
who knew him.
He had been in ill health for some
time but was in a serious condition
for about a week before his ■ death.
He leaves to mourn his loss, besides
his widow and daughter, two brothers, Frank Saul of Greenwood, and
Sam Saul of Dover, two 'sisters, Mrs.
Myrtie Hoover of Greenwood, and
Mrs. Roy Hoover, of-'Bbver,- besides
other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the residence of J. E. Doherty, Wednesday afternoon with Rev. -H. B.
Johnson officiating, and interment
made in Cherry Grove cemetery.
FORMER SHERIDAN
RESIDENT PASSES
News iOf the death of- Burt Root,
who passed away at his home near
Hersey Wednesdayu morning", has
been received here by relatives' and
friends. The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Root, will be remembered as
having lived in Sheridan township
for a number of years, later moving
to his present liome. He is survived
by his wife and three children.
GOOD LITERATURE CLUB
J0HNS0N-ERWIN
Join the crowd
night—fun galore.-
at the carnival to-
-adv.
The friends of Andrew Erwin, Jr.,
and Miss Grace Johnson were surprised when they drove into Glare Saturday night and said they had been
married that day at Bowling Green,
Ohio. Andrew is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Erwin, of Vernon, and
Grace, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Johnson of Clare, both
living all their lives there, except the
past few years where they have both
been working in ' Pontiac. Miss
Beatrice Myers of North Arthur was
bridesmaid and Mr. Ray Denton,' of
Pontiac attended the groom. Saturday and Sunday night was spent at
Mr. and Mrs: Johnson's and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Irwin's. Monday
they left for Pontiac where they will
make their home for the present.
Hosts of good wishes go with thern.
TO THE FARMERS
I will grind feed at my   home   af
Dover every Tuesday and Saturday.
Chats. Fitzpatrick,
The regular meeting of the Good
Literature Club met at the home of
Mrs. Annabelle Hamptom Monday
night, February 25th.
Miss Louisa Rogers very aptly told
the story of "The Apparition of Mrs.
Beal" by Daniel Defoe. It was most
interesting and each one present was
held spell bound from the beginning
to the end of the story.
Miss Wilma Hochstetler then sang,
"A Perfect Day" and responded to an
encore. Both solos were enjoyed very
much. She was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Nelda Callihan.
"Picture Study in the School" was
then given by Mrs. Oneita Techenor.
She spoke of the valuable use'of good
pictures not only in'the early education of the child but throughout his
life. A story is made much more
vivid if told with the picture before
him. Copies of the Master-pieces can
be secured tree of charge for use in
the school. Some call be gotten from
the State Library for a period of from
three to six weeks while the larger
framed pictures can be kept for a
year. They can be secured for every
phase of school work. All children
love stories and with the use'of the
picture they learn to look, as well as
to listen.
.Mrs. Techenor then passed around
a book from the State Library containing copies of many of the Masterpieces with stories about the pictures
and.the various artists.
Tlie next meeting March llth, will
be at the Sternaman Studio. A play
directed by Miss Rogers will be given. The music w^ll be in charge of
Mrs. Adelaide Elden, and the social
hour in .charge of Mrs. Sternaman,
Bach, member may brihg two
guests..   ,
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Mrs. Fanny Post, an early pioneer
oil this section and the widow of the
late, John Post, died at lierMiome in
Olympia, Washington, oh February
21st, 1929. at the age of ninety years,
Mrs. Post survived her three children,' the late Judge Post, of Midland,
Michigan; Mrs. Joseph Horning and
Mrs. Addie' Post Hubbard. She
leaves one sister, Mrs. A. J, Doherty,
of Clare; one brother, J.
of Belfast, New York;
grand children, Senator
Post, of Olympia, Wash.; Paul Post,
of Alaska, and Mrs. Winifred Dudd, of
Midland.       '
Mr. and Mrs. Post came to Michigan from Belvidere, N. Y., in 1871.
Mr. Post was superintendent of the
Clare- County Infirmary from 1872 to
1874 when he took over the lumber
and shingle mill formerly owned by
George Bourn which he continued to
operate until 1879, the year in which
the lumber mills burned, It was in
the Post mills that A. J; Doherty, of
this city, secured his first employment in Michigan.
Mrs. Post was ever a zealous worker in the community and it was thru
her eager efforts that a small
Episcopal church was organized in
Coleman during the 1880's. Both Mr.
and Mrs, Post belonged to that sturdy
and earnest group of pioneers who
lived fearlessly and constructively
and planned with vision for the generations succeeding them.
It was in 1890 that the Posts moved west and made their permanent
home in Olympia. In 1918 she made
her last trip to Michigan visiting of
nearly two years with her sisters, Mrs.
A. J. Doherty and Mrs. W. S. Cooley.
Mrs. Doherty has made frequent
journeys to visit her sister and
Senator J. -Harley Post was with his'
grandmother during her  last illness.
Early pioneers of central Michigan and old friends of Mrs. Post reflect, and in the sad and luminous
tranquillity of retrospect they see an
ardent and dauntless young. women
with abundant energy and kindness.
They gaze back oyer the great
stretches of time and mourn the pas*
sing of a most spirited friend.
INDIANS WIN IN
HIGH-SPIRITED GAME .
TUESDAY NIGHT
Lpcal Team to Play in District
Tournament at Alma Next
Week  in   Glass C
Division.
FATHERS AND SONS
ENJOY; EVENING
AND BANQUET
The annual father and son banquet
at the "Congregational church Monday evening, was' a huge success,
more than one hundred men and boys
being seated at the,tables in the dining room of the church.
The Guild served the dinner and
this organization out-did themselves
on this occasion in the splendid
service they gave and the abundance
of good food which was provided for
the banqueteers.
George Bdyd and Curtice Hearns,
of Clare, and Willard, of Mt. Pleasant, were th> members of the orchestra that fufnishfed, music for the occasion and the men and* boys participated in •community singing.
George White filled the chair as
toastmaster and in his opening remarks, dwelt on the benefits to be
derived from the closer comradeship
and companionship that was sure to
follow the annual meetings of the
fathers and sons. <   .
E. R. Zemmer told some«good stories and related sbihe incidents of success in the lives of men and boys who
had consecrated themselves to high
idealism and good living. Rev. H. B.
Johnson delivered an address in
which he stated that every boy needs
a good man and every man needs to
keep close to the boys. He urged respect, loVe . and attendance in the
church, which, he stated, was the
most important" institution in 'America today.
Clare high school finished their
basketball season by breaking even
on the last two games of the schedule, winning the game from St. Louis
last Friday night in the local gymnasium by the score of -33 to 17, and
losing to the Indian school at Mt,
•Pleasant, Tuesday by the score^of 35
to 22.        - "V
The Clare lads expected a- close and
hard fought game with St. Louis as
they had lost to them earlier in the
season by a close score, and they
worked hard during the days preceding the game to get themselves in the
best of condition. They lived up to
the expectations of their coach and
the large crowd of enthusiastic fans
that attended the game and gave the
very best that they had with the result that they led the visitors
throughout the entire contest.
The first quarter ended with tlie
score 5 to 3 in. the locals favor and
they had the long end of the 12 to 7
score at the end of the first half. St.
Louis -resorted to long shots during
the last half and Harris displayed
rare form in putting the ball through
the hoop" from the center of the
court, but the Alldread men tore
through the defence to make easy
dog shots and continued to increase
their lead.
In the preliminary game between
the reserve teams of the two schools,
Clare registered four points during
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OVIATT URGES INCREASED .ACREAGE
OF SUGAR BEETS
Speaker   Confident    That
Congress Will Act Favorably of Duty Law.
Addressing a meeting of farmers at
the Clare high'* school Friday afternoon, O. R. Oviatt, head of the Michigan, State College extension department of sugar'beef culture, made a
strong appear on'behalf of" the struggling sugar beet industry.
Mr. Oviatt - pointed out that inadequate tdnnage due to the several
consecutive lean growing years that
liave shortened all -crops in this section arid low priced sugar have combined to cause conditions that are an
immediate economic menace to the
existence of the industry.
He said correspondence with practically all of the members of Congress
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JOHN J. CARTON
LODGE ANNUAL
MASONIC BALL
Becoming One of the Lead*
ing and Most Pleasurable
Events in Clare County.
John J. Carton Lodge, Fv & A, Mr
gave its annual ball, Friday night,
February twenty-second, at the ."vpL-
son opera house, Harr'TMi, Always
held on the birthday anniversary ot
our first president, the ,-r+n,i of this
year made the fourth en.l»-vor of the .
kind sponsored by the Masonic
brethren of the' north section of Glare
county.
Without question it was the lQdge's-
most successful attempt to afford both
old and young an excellent, opportunity to enjoy America's, cleanest am.
most popular indoor amusement-
dancing. The brothers received very
loyal support from the sister Stars.
In fact, the happy' event could not
have been so extremely satisfactory
without their hearty cooperation.
' The auditorium was beautifull>
decorated for the occasion, the colors
of George Washington and the
country he loved so well, predominaV
ing. The music, which was furnisheti
by Mike's Orchestra, was of an un
usually high quality. The complete
quota of this band of popular musicians was out and in addltioh they had
assistance from some excellent tal-.
ent from Ionia—meinberg of the;
Campbell Orchestra.
Coffee was poured and luncheon
served by the Stars, under the direction of Olive Ring'le Weidner, a cat-
eress second to none in this section
of Michigan. From the very beginning this feature of the lodge's annual festivity has been pronounced
by all delightful beyond description.
[It should be remembered that the excellent brand of coffee served on
these c-ccasioiis results from the right
amount of the ground berry being de-
positel in the receptacle containing a
* suitable proportion of pure Budd
j Lake water. This seemingly easy
'■ task- is always left for Miss Emily
j Cleveland, a most faithful worker in
Star circles at the county seat.
The attendance at the ball Was the
largest ever,,   many    being    present
.from Clare, Dover,   Farwell,   Houghton Lake, Gladwin, Temple, Ionia and
Mount Pleasant.
The success   and   pleasure   pf   all
social events' are really judged by the
little sidelights that make their appearance during and after.    Nothing
expresses   the   happiness   -chetflsTied
and vthe enthusiasm displayed at this
year's Masonic baU, better than this
rather  mute  and innocent testimon.;
ial that came to light the day follow-',
ing.    The writer-called at the'hpmei
.of Alderman -Bernie Hampton.    Tlie.
'faithful old; family" servant eanig to
Ithe door and said, "Lord bless yon,,
' man, massa ish't up. yet, but his shoes
jam still warm. a.t seven o'clock, cen-
I tral time;" •    '   '
Trio'of Rare Gifts
DeWillo Concert Company Soon to Be Here In Unique
Entertainment.
Princess Theatre
March 2 to 8 Inclusive
Sat. 2—A Woman of Moscow—Pola
tfegra. ■ '      >*
Sun.-Mon.—The Girl on the Barge
—Star Cast—A romance of every day
folks—written by Rupert Hughes,
full of action and heart interest.
Tues.-Wed.—The Lion and the
Mouse—May McAvoy and Wm. Colliers—A screen masterpiece.
Thur.-Fri,—Beggars of Life—Wallace Beery) and Calford vs. Redskins
—Collegians. , ■ "
Coming in jtarch — Happiness
Ahead—Coleen Moore—Moran of the
Marines—Richard Dix Cardboard
Lov.er— Marion Davis—Manhattan
Cocktanl—Nancy Carrol — Avalanche
Jack Holt—Air Legion—Star Cast.
Don't miss these.
We're going to take a big slice off
the balcony deficit, by the carnival
toriight.—adv.
UNIQUE CONCERTINA GRANDE TO BE FEATURED '"
De Willo Semerau, "one of the world's recognized masters of the Cancer-'
Una Grande, will introduce hlfespecially made instrument in the coming Lyceum
entertainment aeries. '
The company is composed, of three talented artists with years of Concert
successes to their credit. A. soprano with a. sweet voice of wide range, a
pianist of' exceptional ability, and personality, a 'Violinist of recognized
distinction—and De Willo Vith bis Pipe-Qrgan-Quality Concertina makes an
evening long to be remembered.
"De Willo himself Will also; give a. number of bird and animal imitations,
.Which please children and adults. There, are several descriptive selectionist
duets, soloi?, and other numbers hard to describe," but easy to ehjpy*   „ ^
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This musical entertainment can be Sean at the high school auditorium Monday evening, March 4th at 8:09 P. M. ■    '