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GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAX MORNING,. MAY 8, 1936
New Series Vol. 44, No. 3q
WALTER H. LARMAN
POST INITIATED
THREE MEMBERS
Blanche Walker Who Served
Nurse  on   Foreign
Fields Eligible
as
The Initiation of new members in
accordance with the Legion Ritual
staged by Walter H, Larman Post No.
128, American Legion at its regular
meeting in the Legion rooms Monday nigjit was a most successful affair with three new Legionnaires
taking the obligations of membership.
Officers of the Clare Post who had
charge of the Initiatory work were
as follows;
Commander,  Conrad Walker.
Past Commander, Jay O. Bellinger.
Acting Senior Vice Commander,
Omer Parent.
Acting Junior Vice Commander,
Arleigh E. Gorr.
Adjutant, Kyle L. McKinnon.
Chaplain, Rev. George P, Stanford.
Sargeant-at-arms, William D. Harger.
, Those who composed Walter H.
Larman's second class of candidates
were: Jesse A. Bunting of Rosebush,
Ira Carl Spicer and Blanche Walker.
These three neophytes were brought
before the membership in the accepted manner of all new members and all
three are entitled to great credit in
passing through the ordeal of Initiation in so fine a manner.
Blanche Walker, the wife of Commander Conrad Walken, a former
Army nurse who saw active duty m
France, is the only woman World War
Veteran in this community. Althougn
eligible to Legion membership in accordance with the Legion constitution this is her first year as a Legionnaire. She is a Charter member, a
Past President and the present Sergeant-at-Arms of the local Auxiliary
"Unit and has been active in its ar-
fairs since the formation of this
gro/up. The local Post is assured of a
valued and loyal member in the person of this woman World War Veteran.
This year the National Organization has designed beautiful consecutive year cards for Legionnaires who
have been paid up members for five,
ten or fifteen consecutive years. The
only requirement for receipt of these
cards is that such membership must
be consecutive and failure to have
been paid up for any one year forfeits the member receiving such card.
Sometime ago the Commander and
Adjutant searched the records and
found twenty-five of the Post members entitled to one of these cards.
These were received last week and at
this time Commander Walker presented those present with their cards.
Others are held by Commander Walker and will be delivered to the recipients in the near future.
Those who received these consecutive year cards and those who have
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"My Mother
There's a dear and treasured memory
Of mother's smiling face;
Of peace and love and happiness
That time cannot erase.
Of days where we were small children
We gathered round her sidei;
And listened to many stories
And all the woe betide.
The songs she sang on summer nights
She said were true and i*eal;
How our young hearts thrilled    o'er
every word
With feeling and with zeal.
And so this treasured memory
I'll hold in all my dreams;
And pray that Mother's heart be filled
With joyful, hopeful, gleams.
—Grace Balsley Myers.
322 East Broad St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
SEVERAL LOCAL
PROPERTIES ARE
SOLDJHIS WEEK
Glare   Sorely In Need   of
More Houses for Those
Seeking Locations
Here
CANTATA AND
BAND CONCERT
TONIGHT AT 8:00
Music Lovers Privileged to
Hear Splendid School
Program
FUTURE FARMERS
COMPETE AT M. S. C.
JUDGING CONTESTS
Wm.  Moline and John Haring
Delegates From Local School
Group to Convention
The local F..F. Ar chapter is attending the 17th annual Junior Farmer's
Week held On the campus of Michigan State College, East Lansing,
Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8.
Here they will meet with Junior farmers from 150 of the state's 192 federally aided Smith Hughes vocational
agricultural high schools.
In 1935 the judging, demonstration,
and entertainment attracted 2,503 in
judging competitions in grain, livestock, dairy, potatoes, poultry, and
public speaking. More are expecteu
to attend this year.
William Moline and John Haring
are representing Clare as delegates to
the convention of the 170 chapters of
the Michigan Future Farmers of
America Association.
Raymond Verette, Donald Brooks,
Carl Seiter, and William Moline were
playing in the State F. F. A. band
Whicli was heard over station WKAR
Wednesday noon. The remainder of
the chapter competed in the judging
contests.
The presentation of the Cantata
"Rip Van Winkle" will be combined
for presentation tonight Friday May
8th, with the seventh annual Band
and Glee Club Concert in the Clare
School Auditorium at 8:00 o'clock.
The Grade School Cantata is an innovation this year. Jt will be unaer
the direction of Miss Mary Belle
Hanlon, Music Supervisor. Following
the tradition begun last year, there
will be no admission charge. A collection -will be taken during the Intermission. This is the only financial
support the music department receives during the year. Come to en?
joy the music regardless of what" yon
can give. A large audience is anticipated.
PROGRAM
CANTATA
"Rip Van Winkle," Ira B. Wilson
Grade  Music  Dep't
Intermission
"Indiana State Band"—March, Far-
rar.
"Grandiose"—Overture,   DeLamater
"Grant us to Do with Zeal," Bach
Chorales
"O Light of Life," Bartniansky
High  School Band
"Lift Thine Eyes,"Logan
"Nightfall in Granada", Bueno
Girls'  Glee  Club
"In a 'Monastery Garden," Ketelby
"Triumphal   March"—Aida,     Verdi
arr.-Chennette
"Fort Royal"—March, Mader
"Star  Spangled   Banner"
High   School  Band
The annual spring moving campaign has again made several
changes among local residents, ana
the scarcity of hpuses makes tne
effort a little more strenuous than
the average citizen realizes.
Having sold their property in ■ Mt.
Pleasant, where they have resided
ifor the past fourteen years, Mr. anc
Mrs. Edw. A. Gilmojre have purchased the house and lot on east Sixth
street, owned and occupied by Mi\
and Mrs. Leo Hampton. This young
couple in turn purchased the T. Carl
Holbrook residence on east Seventh
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George
■Orgen. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bernier
have purchased a new site on east
Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, leaving the
house owned by Miss Delia Hart, of
Rosebush, on east Seventh street to
be a new location of Mr. and Mrs,
.Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bernier
the first move today and all will
rapidly follow suit.
We regret very much to have the
Bernier family leave our city as they
have had an active part in Clare's
social and business life, Mr. Bernier
being one of the largest contracting
oil drillers in this part of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmojre are not
strangers in our midst as prior to
their living in Mt. Pleasant they were
residents of Grant township, and thq
latter spent her girlhood days in our
city.
Miss Kate O'Connor has sold hev
brick residence on the corner of
Wheaton and McEwan to Mr. ancj
Mrs^ N. H. Smith of near Doc and
Tom* Lake. These new people will
uot take possession until August as
the question of educating their chil-i
dren prompted this move. Miss O'Connor will continue to be a Clare
resident but has not made complete
plans for the future.
THREE DEPARTMENTS
IN CLARE SCHOOL TO
GIVE EXHIBITION
Parents and Friends of Students
Requested to See Displays
on May 15th
CLARE HIGH GRADUATE
WEDS LANSING MAN
AT KLEINHARDT HOME
April 25, 1936, Miss Eva Mae Rulapaugh, oldest daughter of Mrs. Alfred Rulapaugh, and Mr, Athel M.
Mitchel, pf Lansing, were united in
marriage by Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt
at his home in Hatton Township. The
bride was a former resident ot Clare,
and a graduate with the 1935 class
•of the Clare high scIiqoI. Her home
is now in Lansing, where they will
reside.
They were attended by Miss Alma
Siel, and Lawrence Rulapaugh, brother of the bride.
They have the best wishes of their
Mends.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt and courteous service,
pay your light and power bills at the
Citizens State Bank.
Have your garments dry cleaned
now, We mothproof them free. Men's
suits 75c; Ladies co,ata 75c up.
Howard W< Jones.—-adv.
W. P. A. SEWING EXHIBIT
AT FRIZ'S OFFICE TODAY
In .order that you may become better acquainted with the purpose ana
the work of the W. P. A. Sewing
■Project an exhibit will be held on Friday afternoon, May 8th from One to
five o'clock, in the frajnt part of the
'Friz Undertaking Parlor.
There will be displayed at the exhibit, garments which have been
made by each of the three sewing
units ifn Clare County, namely, Harrison, Farwell, and Clare under the
supervision of Miss Dorothy Petty.
This exhibit 'is open to everyone so
let us see you there.
Mother's Day cards  that are  different.   "Sternaman Studio.
An exhibition of the work, done this
year by the Home Economics, Industrial Arts, and Art departments
will be given in the Clare School on
May 15.' All the parents of the students and friends are invited to attend.
The exhibit, which will be held in thq
gymnasium and the shop room, will
begin at three thirty and continue
until five thirty. It will reopen at
six thirty and continue until elgnt
o'clock. The climax of the exhibition
will be a style show given by members of the eighth, ninth, and tentn
grades Home Economics classes in
the auditorium at eight o'clock.
The Home Economics Department
is giving a mother and daughter banquet at six o'clock. The guests will
include the mothers of all the girls in
high school who are taking home
economics.
All of the work done by the ninth
and tenth grades home economics
classes will be exhibited in the gymnasium. The seventh and eighth
grades will cooperate in exhibiting
their home economics work. The
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City Designates
Next Tuesday as
Clean-up Day
Mayor Jesse Hampton and the City
pads have decided-=u|on May 14th as
annual clean-up day land asks the
fullest cooperationrrof- all property
owners and tenants? tp make this day
one that will make "fy\ real impression,
on our city. Kindly gather up all the*
■tin cans and rubbish iabout the house
and garden spot andi'if lo,t is vacant)
next tp you give a fe^w moments time
to it. beautification'' also—it pays,
Place all rubbish in containers at tne
curb aud trucks will; dispose of same
free of charge. Clare is a nice small
city we all agree aiid now let every
one help to add to its attractiveness
by falling in line with the officials
in their clean-up and beautification
program.
VERNON FARMER
LOSES BARN BY
FIRLSATURDAY
Frank Dalton Suffers $5,000
Loss in Blazel-Origin is
Unknown
Frank Dalton, living 2 miles south
and one east of Clare, suffered a
heavy loss Saturday evening, when
his large barn was destroyed by fire.
The blaze was discovered about
p:00 o'clock and spread rapidly to all
parts of the building. The rural fire
truck was called to the scene, but
was helpless in saving the building.
Luckily the live stock had been
turned out to pasture, but 150 bushels
of beans, 35 tons of hay and practically all farm tools were destroyed.
Mr. Dalton places, his lops at over
?5,000, with $2500 insurance on the
building and $1000 on personal.
FORMER CLARE
PEOPLE RETURN
TO VISIf FRIENDS
Mrs. A. E. LaPierre Honored by Birthday Party
at Home of Daughter
in Detroit
CLARE KIWANIANS
GUESTS OF MOUNT
PLEASANT CLUB
Ex-Senator Ernest T. Gon-
lon Main Speaker, Talks
on Use of Tax Sale
Money
Monday night, May 4th the Clare
Kiwanis Club were guests of the Mt.
Pleasant club in Mt, Pleasant where
they enjoyed a very fine meal as well
as a real entertaining and educational program.
The main speaker of the evening
was the honorable Ex Senator Ernest
T. Cordon, of Grand Rapids, who is
now one of the assistant attorney
Generals of the State of Michigan
and is attached to the Sales tax department. His talk was very much to
the point and of' great interest as hq
explained in detail where the money!
from this tax was spent and enumerated the benefits that the people of,
the state were gaining by this tax.
Mr. Conlon also stressed on' the early
history of the sales tax prior to the
time it became a law of this state
and showed how and Why this tax
was enacted as a law of this state.
Senator Conlon also stated that or
all the benefits the people are enjoying today that are being paid for-
by the General Fund of the State of
Michigan such as the aiding ox
schools districts, our Universities
and Colleges, State Hospital, Old age
pensions and many other activities oi
which the people are proud. Sixty
cents out of every dollar of the
money used for these purposes comes
from the sales tax. That the sales
tax today is the primary factor m
keeping our good state out in front
of all the rest and making it such a
fine place to have our homes ana
live.
The Clare Kiwanis Club are very
appreciative of what the Mt. Pleasant club have done for them in regards to sponsoring and helping to
organize this club and as a result a
very fine bond of friendship has materialized between the two duos
which should be of a great help to
both organizations in the future.
EX-SENATOR ERNEST T.  CONLON
Speaks   before   Kiwanis   Club
CLARE FIREMEN
BANQUET AND HOLD
FIRSTJHANEUVERS
Excessive  Appetites   Appeased as Fish Dinner
Was Served in Open
Air Pavilion
COURT OF HONOR IS
HELD AT CLARE HIGH
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
BETTY WALKER REPRESENTED CLARE IN DISTRICT
SPEECH CONTEST WED.
Wednesday evening, 'May 6, Miss
Betty Walker, of this city, represented subdistrict No. 4 at the district
speech contest in Big Rapids. Miss
Betty with her declamation "The
American People" by Beveridge, was
the winner of our local contest last
March. She carried off the flrst
honors at the subdistrict contest in
Evart Where she competed against
Coleman, Tustin, Evart, and Mt.
Pleasant, Although competition at
Big Rapids proved a bit too keen for
us to place, nevertheless Clare was
most ably represented and those from
Clare present at the contest report
that her declamation was exceptionally gCiOd. This school feels highly
honored to have been represented at
such a big meeting.
The Methodist Ladies Aid will
hold a Bazaar and bake sale at the
Martin & "Upton grocery on Saturday,
May 16th.
Clare friends and relatives who arg
now residents of or near Detroit met
at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs,
Robert Moylan in Detroit Wednesday
evening, April 29th, to celebrate tne
seventy-second birthday anniversary
of her mother, Mrs. A. E. LaPIerrei
of Los Angles, Cal.
Mrs. LaPierre accompanied her
two daughters, Mrs. Emma Mullen
and Mrs. Edith Stears, both of Los
Angeles, back to Michigan and Canada
for a visit of about eight weeks, after
being in the west for twenty-three
years. Among those welcoming her
back on this visit were Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Streit, and daughter, Virginia,
of Mt. Clemens; Atty. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lacy; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dorsey,
of Royal Oak; Mrs. Edna Brown Mc-
Clellan and daughter, Mrs. Winnie)
Rogers VanSipe, Mrs. A. W. Herrick
and daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Salsbury,
Mrs. Minnie Canfield and daughter,,
Mrs. Helen Garber1, ancl Mr.s Gladys
Canfield, Mr. and Mrs. Bert McKar-
racher and Rev. and Mrs. Joseph
Kennedy, of Mt. Clemens. Refresh)
ments were served and the time fled
far too rapidly as all were recalling
days spent in Clare together.
The three ladies motored to Clare,
Monday and have been house guests •
of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Orth in Vernon
and all are being welcomed home by
their many friends here. Mrs. Moylan
is expected to join them here today.
EIGHT GIRLS ATTEND
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
AT LANSING FRIDAY
Miss  Ulrey  Accompanies  Students to Third Annual Meet.
Much Information is
Secured
WOMEN GOLFERS WILL
OPEN SEASON WEDNESDAY
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The Ladies Golf Club members
will meet at the Twin Elms Club
House next Wednesday for the opening game of the season. A luncheon
and business meeting will be held
at one oi'clock, preceded by a game
of golf. Any new players are welcome to attend and begin the game
together.
CIYLANNOUNCES HOURS
FOR LAWN SPRINKLING
The hours set by the city council
for the sprinkling of lawns this spring
is the same as previous years, 6:00 to
9:00 a. m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p, m. All
water users are requested to observe
this ruling.
Jesse Hampton, Mayor.
Friday, May 1, eight girls taking
Home Economics, and Miss Ulrey
motored to Lansing to attend" the
third annual Home Economics Day
for High  School  Girls.
From nine until ten o'clock was
registration. When we went to register we were divided into groups so
they would be able to show us everything they promised.
From ten o'clock on we listened to
a musical program held in the college
gymnasium. The Michigan State
College Orchestra with Professor
Michael Press,9 conductor, played a
few numbers. At the close of the entertainment Professor Fred Patton,
head of the voice department, lead us
in two songs. Only fifteen hundred
girls.   What a glee club!
At 11:'30 part of us went to the
Union Building where we enjoyed a
nice two course luncheon. During
luncheon one of the students told us
about clothes a college girl should
Wear and demonstrated them by a
style show. The idea shown in the
styles could be directly applied to a
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CLARE COUPLE TAKE
VOWS BEFORE MARION
PASTOR APRIL 11TH
Friends of Miss Barbara Haywood
and Orrin Shaw were surprised to
learn of their marriage April lltn,
.the ceremony being perEormed ai
Marion.
Mrs. Shaw is the daughter of Mrs,
Harry Cornell, of Lake, and has been
employed for the past three years as
bookkeeper in the Clare - Emergency
Relief Administration office in this
city, while the groom is also a local
resident, being assistant manager at
the Kroger store. He is the oldest
sen of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shaw.
They will make their home here
With his parents where they Will
have the best wishes of their many
friends,
Boy Scouts and Leaders of.
District in Attendance
Thursday April 30
An event of great interest to the
boy scouts and scout enthusiasts of
this community took place in the
Clare High School Auditorium, last
Thursday evening, when the Clare-
Isabella district of the Valley Trails
Council, Boy Scouts of America, held
Court of Honor, there
Rev. Albert Dawe opened the program with introductory remarks on
the benefit of scouting to the community. C. A. Hood, of Mt. Pleasant,
then introduced Mayor Jesse Hampton, of Clare, who, presented second
class awards to the following scouts:
Charles Ashcraft, Dale Bitler,
Arthur List, Tim Milloy, troop 121.
Terry Carey, Ray Isbell, Ray McAlvey, James Wheeler, troop 122.
Arlo Oden, Chester Richard, Warren Sharpe, George Parent, troop
125.
Mayor W. S. Horn, of Mt. Pleasant, presented first class awards to
scouts:
■" Emery  Freeman,  Ricfhard   Haighti
troop 121.
Elwyn Merrill, Ted Park, troop 123.
Herbert   Breen,   Francis   Cappaert,
Edward  Foss, troop 125.
Supt. Ganiard, of the Mt. Pleasant,
schools, presented Merit awards to:
Kenneth Burgess, Ted Graim;
Glen Huber, Perry Kiggins, James
Thomas, troop 121.
David Gover, Elwyn Merrill, Ted
Park, James Roberts, troop 122.
Forrest Garchow, Ronald Brown,
Junior DeGeus. Hugh Maxwell, Don-|
aid Woolston, Neil Sowle, troop 125.
Among this group. Forest Garchow received five awards, giving
him the rank of Star Scout.
Trainiflg certificates for completion
Qf "Elements of scout Leadership
Course," part one, were presented by
Mr. Hood to: Charles Day, Scoutmaster, Arthur Clark, Assistant,
troop 144; John Walls; Austin
Bates, Scoutmaster, S. J. Dalzell, Assistant trepp 125; E. E. Osmun; Ray
Rynberg, Assistant Scoutmaster
troup 122; Ernest King, Scoutmaster
trocjp 121; Joe McCall, Scoutmaster,
Bernard Wilson, Assistant, troop 140;'
/Dwight Gover, Assistant Scoutmaster
troop 103.
New units present were: Cub,Pack
No. 74, Paul Lowrey, Cubmaster;
Troop No. 140, Joe McCall, Scoutmaster; Troop 116, John Breiclen-
stein  Scoutmaster.   ■
Geo. White then introduced Carl
Wender, of, the Conservation Department, who favored those present with
motion pictures of conservation activities and Camp Rotary.
Field Executive Chas. Boyer closed
the instructive and entertaining program with remarks of appreciation
and  encouragement.
The scouts as well as their elders
have 'every reason to feel proud ol
the work accomplished and the well
earned awards.
The Rebekahs will serve a Penny
supper at the L O. O. F. hall Thursday evening, May 21. Serving commences at 5:30.—'Adv,
In conformity with the new city
Ordinance drafted to comply with
certain insurance rules, the local Fire
Chief Albert Haley had set aside
Tuesday nite, May <■ 5th, as the date
and the Tourist Park as the place,
where the boys would receive their
first instructions and practise their
first drills.
Ever ready to obey the orders of
their chief—the fire fighters began to
assemble promptly at 6;00 p. m. ana
with that eagerness with which they
wont to attack the most stubborn fire
—they were soon ready to receive
their first lesson under the new regime.
Now, after long years have passed,
since the formation of the present
firemen's organization—that body can
boast of but two Ex-chiefs (still alive)
and one of them M. D. Feighner
aged Editor of Clare's Excellent newspaper "The Sentinel," was able to attend with Mayor Jesse Hampton ana
proudly viewed the lads, from the
side lines, as they went thru their
calisthenics and maneuvers and proclaimed the idea, as excellent, to keep
the boys in trim. He also joined the
rest in their regrets that the other
aged Ex-chief—Chas. Allen Wellman,
who thru the past winter has experienced sci much trouble as a sufferer of
the gout and who still clings to his
strict diet, had stayed at home because he had heard of the surprise
that a few had in store, after the
drills, but chief Haley ordered a cara
of condolence and small befluet taken
tci his predecessor, who had already
registered his approval of the new
scheme.
Now as to the surprise. Jim Clute
—Fireman, Deputy sheriff and Past
Post Com. of the American Legion,
realizing, from his past experience at
drilling on the Mexican border and in
the world war, the ravenous appetites
the boys wcfdld acquire, assembled a
few of the cohorts Sunday and sallietr
forth to Houghton Lake—returning m
due time with an aihple supply of
wall eyed beauties. He then contract-
ed the sendees of his buddy Shorty
Ireland, Richard Woodcock, proponent of Clare's preservation of wild
life, and John Coulter, Michigan's
famous "Chef" and while the boys on
the field proudly "strutted their stuff"
for Chief Haley the kitchen force prepared "chow" that would make Mus-.
sollnl's army break ranks. And did
they eat?? For some little time thera
was grave speculation as to capacity
but it soon simmered down to just
two— Bob Archamboult of the 1st
ward and Allen Crum, Manager of
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GUILD LADIES TO HAVE CHARGE
OF MOTHETSJAY PROGRAM
Mothers Day Service at the Congregational church next Sunday morn-
ning at 10:15. ^
A special program will be given oy
the Ladies Guild with Mrs. A. E.
Wylie presiding.
The usual flowers will be presented
to all at the entrance, and a beautiful
plant will be presented each to the
oldest and youngest mother by Mrs.
E. A. Throop, and the President of
the Guild.
It is hoped that all members of tue
Guild and friends of the church wili
attend this service,
There will be no dinner after this
service as at first planned owing to
the remodeling of the church parlors.
4-H CLUBS OBSERVE
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
AT HARRISON MAY 11
Twenty-six Winter Clubs Will
Have Exhibits and Program
at Community Building
The 26 winter clubs of Clare County will celebrate the closing of the
winter projects with an achievement
day program at the Harrison community building next Monday, May
11th. r
The achievement program will
start with a style revue by the girls
clothing clubs at 8:00 p. m. each cluo
is preparing a part for the program.
the; final number will be the awarding of the certificates of achievement.
The winter club program has been
conducted under the handicap of
severe winter weather. A great deal
of credit is due the leaders and club
members who have' come thru the
project year to a successful finish.
Six hot lunch clubs were organize*}
this year and rendered a much needed service in preparing a warm dish
for the noon lunch in those schools.
Exhibits of the .handicraft, ho,t
lunch and clothing groups will be In
place before noon, ready for judging
by the state leaders M. H. Avery and
Miss. Beatrice Boyle.
The club leaders and boys and
girls interested in summer club work
will meet at 5 P. M. to plan for summer Work in 4-H clubs, It is hoped
that everyone interested in the 4-H
work will attend this meeting in the
community building.
The club banquet will be served by
the ladies of the Congregational
church at 6:30 p. m, in the church
dining room. Friends and parents
are invited to join the club folks at.
the banquet t&ole.