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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1928)
Start the New Year Right. T W IC E A W EEK Patronize the Merchants Who Advertise. Take Advantage of the Bargains They Oiler You Today G resham O utlook County and State Forces Cooperate to Clear Highway Recovery From Storm Slow While Weather Conditions Become Normal Advertisers Today TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Council Tries to Cope With Fire Situation Aylsworth & Martin. Page 4 O rders flew thick and fast last th e highw ay would ru n into m any "H appy is th e man who shovels ient tim e to be rem oved from the PRAUTIUAL SERMON Guy D. Jonees, Auction. Page 3 W ednesday and T hursday to m a r thousands of dollars. W. R Hicks Co. Page 2 th e snow from his w alks, for he th o ro u g h fare. TOPICS ANNOUNCED At the reg ular m eeting of the On W ednesday evening th e first A. W. Metzger & Co. Page 5 sh all road equipm ent and forces of A Pacific no rth w est snow storm J will be rated as a good citizen; yea, . , , i G resham city council on W ednes- tra in got through p ast th e w reck, I Hessel Implement Co. Page 6 w orkm en to com bat the blockades Serm ons of unusual Interest are 1 Piggly Wiggly Store. Page 6 , tnayhap, his neighbors may b estir is so u n u su al an o ccu rren ce th a t as m aking the quick tra n sp o rta tio n i announced by the pastor, th e Rev. ,lay evp,,' nK a com m ittee was ap- a ru le business activ ities a re con Walrad Mercantile Co. Page 1 of snow and ice Qn the a rte ria l of m en and road m achines to th e ' rthem selves and do likew ise.” H. V. Wilhelm, for next Sunday Pointed to work out the details of a P. E. P. Gresham Store. Page 4 sid erab ly affected . People, evi highw ays east of P ortlan d follow upper highw ay m ore easy. Such may be th e sen tim en ts of dently. a re not p repared for a p ro m orning at th e Methodist church, volunteer fire d epartm ent and to First State Bank. Page 4 The highw ay betw een T ro u td ale ing a trip of inspection m ade by Bank of Gresham. Page 3 I m any G resham resid en ts th ese longed sto rm period and rem ain The title o ^ th a t for th e m orning receive applications for mem ber- Sperry Flour Page 5 County Com m issioner Clay S. and F airview w as still blocked on „ well indoors un til th in g s a re n o r hour is in the form of a question, Î days. Ivy Filling Station. Page 6 Morse and P. C. N orthrup, one of W ednesday by a deep d rift a t th e I Wh° ’ Bh ° Jolu' P. E. P. Co. Electric Store. Page 6 m al. T his depression has been "H ow Mei? Is G od’”, w hile the j viaduct under th e O. W. R. & N. I C onsiderable inconvenience has th e county road engineers. consists L. L. Kidder Hdw. Co. Page 6 noted d u rin g th e past week, but is topic for the evening hour is. "The I been noted in dealing w ith the E arly W ednesday C om m issioner track . A crew of m en w ith tru ck s ,, , , „ „ , „ Raker. B. L. W alrad Sr., Joe P aten- Walrad Mercantile Co. Page 5 H eart of Religion. These ser- , g rad u ally loosening and business Mealey's Jewelry Store. Page 3 Morse and E ngineer N orthrup m o w as w orking a t th is p o in t to clea r , . , ! eaude. Russell Ak n, T. R. H ow itt i p resen t snow situ atio n , although will soon be back on the usual mons are p ractical and , . helpfu as . — _ ,, . ’ " Ekstrom Truck Service, P age 6 tored to G resham w here they a passage w ith p ro sp ect of success ... full of in terest, and ..- a . the u _ and W. C. Metzger. The th ree la st conditions a re m uch b etter on ac basis. well as Shearer-Bacon Chevrolet Co. Page 6 picked up a rep rese n tativ e of th e by T hursday. The road is r e p o rt nam ed co n stitute th e council com Radiator Shop, Page 6 count of th e slow m elting th an No fatal accidents have been re pastor urges the m em bers and Outlook and continued out ea st ed now open. Quinby Garage. Page C they would be if the tem p eratu re ported in th is locality eith er d u r friends of the church to be p res m ittee on fire and w ater. R aker is Florence M. Honey. Page 2 The deep cut betw een th e 12- over th e Base Line, the upper had risen rap id ly and th e snow ing or as a re su lt of th e storm , a l ent. even though w eather cond also a councilm an. T his com m it Behnke Walker College. Page 3 Sandy bridge and out th e Colum bia Mile co rn e rs and F airview is gone off in a h u rry and w ith a re though m inor ones have come to itions may not be th e best. The tee will repffrt at the adjourned Areme Club Dance. Page 1 R iver highw ay to the Columbia blocked w ith deep d rifts and it m eeting of the council on next Rockwood Dance. Page 1 su ltin g flood. The therm om eter notice. A n ear serio u s accident, Sunday school and th e E pw orth i ... , G range hall w here both county and I w ill be several days before it can Arboleda Club Dance. Page 1 - i " I....... th e ,, ** ran g es aro u n d 40 degrees today how ever, befell th e sm all son of ........ Myers' Bakery. Page 5 sta te forces w ere a t w ork w ith be opened. Any who wish to volunteer for s e r and th e w ater is being tak en care g ath erin g s w hich a re of g rea t im Mr. and Mrs. 8. B. H all when he Fancher Truck Service. Page 6 Mr. Morse was convinced th a t it tru c k s and snow plow s m aking a vice should see some m em ber of of as th e .sn o w slow ly m elts. Professional Cards and steered his sled into a barbed w ire portance to th eir respective groups. th is com m ittee. It Is expected th a t d esp erate effort to plow th ro u g h would req u ire some tim e and con Classified Ads. Page 2 Traffic conditions still continue fence a few days ago. The junior departm ent party, th e ice-crusted snow d rifts a t th a t siderable expense to open the h igh un ordinance will be introduced a t trea ch e ro u s and g re a t ca re m ust W hat m ight have been a serious which was planned for S aturday, w ays and county roads but w as point on th e highw ay. be exercised to prevent i^cid eiits. accid en t befell H. 8. McMurry, is necessarily postponed because of the m eeting next week governing A1 W oodw ard, road supervisor determ ined to p u rsu e an aggressive the conduct of the fire departm ent. All is not fair sailing, how ever, for salesm an of th e H essel Im plem ent w eather conditions. for th e C orbett d istric t, w ith his policy and resto re tra n sp o rta tio n In discussing the recent re sig n a th e p ed estrian except as he or she com pany, la st S atu rd ay as he was m en w ere w orking heroically. The facilities ju s t as rap id ly as possi tion of the en tire fire departm ent, ta k es to the m iddle of the street. passin g th e speed bowl a t the height QUARTERLY MEETING sta te highw ay com m ission had ble. the councilm en freely discussed the The w alks, w hile not as icy as of th e fu rio u s wind w hich blew TO BEGIN ERIDAY opinion th a t th e firemen had a le It is estim ated th a t it m ay be a b ro u g ht to th e spot one of its new when the w eath er w as colder, still th a t day. A 2 x 4 board about five ro ta ry plow s w hich w as being week before the u pper Colum bia gal rig h t to take th e action w hich m ake p recario u s footing and not feet in length w as h urled from the T here will be q u a rte rly m eeting G resham Union high school re pushed by a new county four-w heel highw ay is opened for traffic. they did, since th e d epartm ent w as much headw ay is gained. , , g ran d sta n d roof and stru ck the services at th e F re e M ethodist J. M. H illyard ,road su p erv iso r of sum ed its w ork W ednesday m o rn drive tru ck . But the p rogress w as church beginning F riday evening I r * K" y ° rKa” an<* e n tire ,y One is rem inded of th e sm all window of M cM urry's sedan, ing afte r a vacation period of over slow because th e equipm ent rose the local d istrict, has crew s w o rk ^ o m he City council, but boy who, stra n g e to say, did not sp lin terin g the g lass about him. and continuing over Sunday. The 1 rig h t up onto th e h ard ice instead ing at various places to open the th re e w eeks, p a r t of w hich w as due like to go to school. One m orning Rev. J T T aylor of P o rtlan d , dis- ‘ ‘ * 7 “h° uW ,haV<’ ,elt “ mOT“ » O ther th an th e dam age to the m a to th e q u a ra n tin e imposed on a c of cu ttin g into it. E fforts w ere be roads in his district. trlc t elder for the P o rtlan d dis- ‘ ob" K«t,on “ > ‘” e public. and Jo h n n y did not ap p ear u n til late chine, no in ju ry w as reported. count of a case of in fau tile p a ra ly ing m ade to overcom e the difficul should have given form al notice of in tlie forenoon and his teach er School atten d a n ce at both high trict, will preach F riday and S a t th eir Intention to the council In an sis. But a sm all p ercen tag e was FIKE VIC TIM UNCLE ties. evening at 7:30 and Sunday OF GRESHAM WOMAN ab sen t th is m o rning and th e school reprim anded him severely. "J o h n and gradjL ,schools is rep o rted as urday By m aking th e sh o rt detour a t . „ . „ „ . orderly way. M. J. A llshouse, ex- ny, w hatever do you m ean by com very satisfacto ry . at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday , . , , .. w ork is moving along as usual. th e g range hall, Mr. Morse drove . , , th ie f of the fire departm ent, who ing so late?”, she inquired. “Well, school will be held as usual a t 10 C. S. H unt, aged 70 y ears, who T elephone service is still badly P rin cip al Cannon sta te s th a t, w hile th ro u g h to C h anticleer Inn and it was present at th e council m eeting, you see, teach er, th e w alks w ere so o’clock and the young people’s ser w as stated autos could go to th e was burned to death recen tly w hen deeply re g re ttin g th e unavoidable slip p ery th a t every tim e I w ent crippled, despite the fact that said th a t he expressed th e sam e vice at 7 o’clock. V ista H ouse and a sh o rt distance his cabin near Stella, W ashington, death w hich has taken from th eir ahead a step I slipped back two larg e crew is w orking long hours opinion to the firemen, as did Carl beyond but irony th e re on eastw ard w as destroyed by fire, w as an uncle m idst a g rea tly beloved student, step s.” "W hy”, said the a sto n every day to p u t the lines into com Dahl and others, but th a t when the th e re w ere m any d rifts and much of Mrs. E. E. L ounsbury of G resh they a re th a n k fu l no o th er cases ished teach er, "how ever did you get m ission. T he cro ssro ad s a re still EVANGELICAL < HI ItCll vote was taken it was for im m edi so d rifted m ore rapid progress is have developed and all a re p riv il W NO INU FN SERVICE ate resignation. ice. here at all a t th a t rate?" "W ell”, impossible. am. Mr. L ounsbury and son Alton eged to re tu rn to school. At S pringdale and eastw ard the R ecorder C. O. S chneider w as In said Johnny, “I saw I w asn't m ak P reaching services at Zion E van The locnl office of the P o rtlan d ice storm had been very severe of G resham an d F lorin of P o rtlan d , stru cted to take steps to collect u n Some question has arisen as to ing any headw ay, so I turned gelical church will be held Sunday E lectric Pow er com pany rep o rts leaving a coating on trees, poles w ent to K elso T uesday m orning when th e first sem ester will end aro u n d and w ent th e oth er w ay.” th a t, w hile conditions a re far from at 11 a. m. The serm on topic will paid ren tal due from th e Dun- and objects several inches thick. w here they identified th e body of It is thought th is will be on Jan u be, "The E piphany L ight, C h rist in thorpe T ra n sit com pany on the The dam age th is year from fro z Many w ires w ere down. H ere and the aged recluse. ary 20, but th e p rin cip al sta te s this en pipes has not bee i as g re a t as sa tisfac to ry as far as disrupted Ills G lorious Gospel, Shines In the b u lld l"« P»< up by the council for service is concerned, noticeable Definite inform ation is not avail w ill be governed by w hat th e par th e re w as seen an abandoned auto in form er storm s, according to r e p ro g ress is being made. Several H earts of B elievers.” After the the com pany and leased to It for a able of th e circu m stan ces leading heavily ice coated. en ts th in k of extending th e close ports. Local plum bers have been four-year period. Rent for about crew s from th e P o rtlan d line db serm on the sacram en t of the L ord's six m onths Is in a rre a rs. F rom C hanticleer In n the view J UP to th e tragedy, b u t th e theory is of school a w eek la ter th an usual fairly busy, howcvSr, g ettin g ob p artm en t a re w orking In conjunc Supper will be observed. up th e gorge revealed the severity th a t his lam p exploded, eith er when May 18 has been designated as th e d u ra te pipes and fau cets back into C. H. C alkins asked perm ission to The Bible school will meet at 10. tion with T rouble Shooter Roger of th e ice kin g ’s g rip on riv er and he attem pted to light it, or th a t his la st day of high school, b ut on ac p at "no p ark in g ” signs In fro n t of The Ju n io r League will m eet at w orking condition since the cold Newcombe, doing all In th e ir power wooded hillsides. Above Crown stove becam e over" h eated and set count of th e tim e lost d u rin g th e snap. his woodyard on Fifth street. Mr. to re sto re c u rre n t. T he w orst con l:3 u p m. P oint th e riv er w as frozen over. fire to his cabin. The g re a te r p a rt enforced vacation, some way will C alkins com plained th a t he had The annual m eetiiij^o f the c o n T he C hristm as tre e has been ditions now exist from T routdale All th e landscape seemed a g la re of his body w as found beneath the have to be devised for m aking up been considerably annoyed by peo floor w ith a sm all stove covering th e school w ork. If th e boys can dism antled of its electric light up to w ard Crown P oint and ad gregation will be held at 2:30 p. m. ple who th o u g h tlessly parked th e ir of ice. trim m ings. The tre e is still ja ce n t te rrito ry on and n ear the T his meeting was announced for The county road d epartm ent, a c him. T he cabin w here he lived was be spared from farm w ork, p ro b last Sunday but could not be held ca rs in such a position as to In ter standing, w aiting a m ore conven Colum bia K R iver highw ay. rem ote and no one discovered the cording to investigations of Clay ably school w ill be out a week la oil account of w eather conditions. fere with his wood delivery. S. Morse, faced g rea t difficulties in re su lts of the fire un til a neighbor te r th an th e tim e nam ed, also the la tte r w rested th e victory from Sw anson, ed ito r of th e A rgus; and Considerable discussion was giv g ettin g equipm ent up to M ultno called th e re intending to deliver num ber of Incom ing eighth grade th e ir h aughty com peers, th e se n L orna Kchedeen, p resid en t of the en to .th e question of im posing a GRESHAM TEMl’LE mah F alls to c lea r up th e d rifts and some mail. Among pieces of m ail stu d en ts will be a d eterm ining fac iors, by a score of 12 to 9. One Tri-Y. license on bus lines which use the NERVIGES ANNUUNI ED stre e ts for th e ir te rm in als and to be delivered to him w as a le tte r th e slide of snow and rock which tor. The te a c h e rs have signified ju n io r in p a rtic u la r, H ow ard Lind- P rin cip al Cannon w as recently blocked th e highw ay and caused from his niece, Mrs. Lounsbury. th e ir w illingness to cooperate in rooth, distinguished him self by his presented w ith a fine steelhead sal- Sunday school will be held at 1(1 ' >’arklnK Plac«8- Mr S chneider was Mr. H unt w as said to be a m an th e m a tte r and a re w illing to stay w onderful playing all over the mon, cau g h t in w aters not so dis a. m. at the G resham Undenoml ! the tra in w reck on th e Union P a to the public cific near O neonta gorge. At th a t extrem ely w ell th o u g h t of in the a week la ter In th e sp rin g if neces floor and his sp e ctacu lar shooting taut from G resham . Mr. Cannon n a tio n a l tem ple. The Rev. 8. F. 9®rV,t0 c<,mn" 8slon and And out If tim e, W ednesday, it w as planned to com m unity. sary. and pivoting. O ther ju n io rs who says th a t th e tim e to flsh Is when P itts will preach at 2 o’clock in th e ! ,b ® «**> ha" “ r ,«bt im pose such send snow bucking m achinery and a license. also cam e in for a good sh a re of [ th e flsh bite. 'Nuf sed D uring th e C h ristm as holidays afternoon and again In the evening T he to tal yield of com m ercial men by tra in from P o rtlan d to U nder the direction of Mayor apples is th irte en m illion b arrels the new cu rta in for th e gym nasium the honors w ere Audrey Foeht, | With the w inter season. Interest a t 7:30. P ray er service will be M ultnom ah F alls or a nearby sid less th is y ear th an last, according has been hung and w orks a decid H ugh McClure and H arold McKin- j has been revived in th e tim e-old Cleveland and th e council com m it belli Tuesday evening a t 7:30 and ing. It w as stated th a t it would to governm ent statistics. ed tran sfo rm atio n in th e ap p ear ney. T he school b ask etb all team diversion of debating. G resham he young people's service Friday tee on stre e ts and public ways, tak e m any days of costly w ork to ance of th e stage. The c h rta in is will go to M ilwaukie th is evening, , Union high school is fo rtu n a te in evening a t the sam e hour. E very much work bus been done tow ard Music is th e u n iv ersal language dig a passagew ay through. m aking the stre e ts passable. T he really a double affair com posed of to Beaverton Ja n u ary 20, and to having C harles S averude, nt the one is welcome to all services. of m ankind.—Longfellow. A ccording to rough estim ates of county road plow w ent up and tw o cu rta in s, one a blue plush I’ark ro se Ja n u a ry 27. P ark ro se is bead <4 the public speaking depart- eng in eers th e cost of opening up Outlook W ant Ads. g et resu lts. down the p rinciple business stree ts velour w hich Is in stalled about scheduled to come to G resham on tnent, who is keenly alive to any- HAI,I, GETS , ___ . _ ,o n T uesday evening, clearing a th in g th a t will fu rth e r in terest STANLEY th re e feet back of th e p ro tectin g F rid ay evening. J a n u a ry 13. ( I T WHILE ((»ANTING doub,(. trac k for autom obiles. 8ev- o u ter cu rta in , a sp rin k led m onk's A delegation of Hl-Y boyB will along th is line. He has arran g e d a Stanley Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. H “ ', m e" Wer” ‘’™P'«,yed «»«> Wed- cloth. The c u rta in s w ere p ut in leave some tim e today for E u g e n e ‘ dual debate for T h u rsd ay evening, place by the Beem an Scenic studio w here they will be in atten d an ce Ja n u a ry 12, to tak e place slm ul- 8. B. Hall, was severely Injured I “ e8,1“ y " ^ v e l the snow out of of P o rtland. th ls evening, tom orrow and p a rt of taneously at P ark ro se and G resh- W ednesday m orning w hile engaged ...............u '" " l c h a r th e gut- 0Bt nued on P*** 4 S peaking of th e new c u rta in S unday a t th e O lder Boys’ confer- am. T he question, "R esolved, th a t in coasting near his home on 8undy ■ brings to mind th e fa rt th a t th e once. A banquet th is evening will i th e allied w ar debt to th e United boulevard, in com pany with sm all ju n io r play is in th e offing. The begin the festivities w hich prom ise j S tates. Incurred before th e signing playm ates. Losing control of the class is co n sidering the tim e, the to be u n u su ally in terestin g . The | of th e arm istice, be can celled ”, will sled which he was steering, he nam e of th e play and th e probable boys will be accom panied by th e ir , be debated a t G resham by the neg- rashed into a barbed w ire fence, ative sp eak ers, G race Lynch and badly slashing the left side of his cast of c h a ra c te rs. It is u n d e r advisor, C larence Ownbey. You will surely keep dry if you w ear the “ Super-slied K aturday, Jan . 7.—Royal N eigh Ap event w hich is being an tici- . D onald A nkrom , and th e sam e face from his eye down to a point stood the ju n io rs have some fine bor hake sale, W alrad M ercantile Kaintest** Coat and Trousers q - m a terial stored aw ay th is y ear pated in th e n ear fu tu re will be the ; Question will be handled by th e af below the under lip. T he cu t Just ' com pany Coat, regular price $5.95, now from which to draw for th e ir a n U niversity of Oregon high school 1 flrm atlve team , Ruth S terlin g and missed his e y e b a ll,'a n d It is con- S aturday, Jan. 7._A rboleda nual play. conference to be held a t Eugene : Edm und H ansen at P ark ro se. The sldered fo rtu n ate th a t n eith er Jaw Com m unity club m asquerade and Trousers, regular $5.50, now...................... B asketball p rac tice is now th e Ja n u ary 13 to 14. To th is g ath er- Public Is Invited to atten d and list was broken. The child was rem ov |d an c e Guaranteed absolutely waterproof Union high school *‘n fo an a ble discussion of th is ed at once to Good S am aritan hos- o rd er of th e day. One of the finest ing G resham T hursday evening, Jan. 12. De gam es ever played, according to w ill co n trib u te several delegates,_' subject. T he debate will be held pltal w here stitch es w ere taken, bate at high school auditorium , For w arm th the 30-ounce Blazer is wind-proof and P ark ro se and Gresham . those fo rtu n a te enough to w itn ess G eorge M cAllister, p resid en t of th e , ,n ’be high school auditorium and closing the severe gash. will protect against rain fairly well, £•/» - n Friday evening, Jan. 13.— P a rk it, w as staged T h u rsd ay noon by stu d en t body; F red erick Bechill. I W” 1 begin prom ptly at 8 o’clock. regular $7.50, n o w ................................ I A little less than six m onths ago rose to G resham fqr basketball L ast, but by no m eans least, the the sen io rs and Juniors, when th e ed ito r of th e M unbinotu; P aul Stanley was stru ck by an autom o- ' «“ me at G. U. H. 8. gym nasium , 24-ounce Blazers, all wool, reg. $5.75, now 1 fact m ay be m entioned th a t due to bile while playing in fro n t of his F riday, Ja n u a ry 13—A rem e club , th e efforts of J a n ito r C. E. R usher home, necessitating a long and ' a,,ce' ! very little inconvenience was ex tedious stay In the hospital and In ! *b, ’u rd a )r eve" ,’,< - J a n - — Rock- A great bargain in TO ARBOLEDA COMMUNITY CLUB , home. . m » Is .v .u th a . t .u the I wood «ran g e hall dance. perienced d u rin g the recen t cold . his It th o u g h t _______________ MEMBERS AND FRIENDS snap from frozen pipes. Some snow leg which was broken a t th e tim e j blew In th ro u g h th e v en tilato rs of th a t accident may not yet be as The New Year and leaked th ro u g h th e celling, but strong as the other, th u s causing a Wool-lined, sizes 42 to 48, special at.... the dam age w as nom inal. slight variation In the m an n er of , steerin g the sled w hile descending Women and C hildren’s Plan« Tuning. th e loug hill. Plano tu n in g , »3.50. Plano and will be held Bully Oregonian............ W.7S organ rep airin g . Fred B Jones, Bally A Sun. Oregonian, Repair Driveway*. 2025, 49th stre e t 8. E , P o rtlan d Phone TAbor 8952 or G resham Offer good until Feb. 6, 1928 Now Is the tim e to rep a ir your W omen’s, regular $6.75, now 1561.—Adv. Mall Delivery Only. I drivew ays with crushed rock or a t the Arboleda Cliibhonse ¡road gravel. See W alrad A W right, C hildren’s sizes to age 13. reg. $5.25, now ííí^5*******4H M HHHHM M HM M 4<**#*4444*#*44*4M M 4»#»<*4M e*#» Phone W ant Ads to 1561 Gresham , phone 1631.—Adv. SubserltM» through the School Activities Engage Young Folk JANUARY SPECIALS MEN a 1..M $4.50 $4.95 MEN’S HORSEHIDE COATS $11.95 9 Months’ Offer Masquerade Dance and Card Party RAINCOATS SACRIFICED SATURDAY EVENING, IAN. 7 $4.85 $3.95 Outlook Ladles* Silk Umbrella* all reduced. Rubbers for all the family DANCE R ockwood Agents for A. A. C utter work and loggers' footwear. grange hall Masonic Hail, Gresham on a NEW MAPLE FLOOR WALRAD MERCANTILE CO. • “The Hoase of Quality** GRESHAM.OREGON PHONE 1411 We Give Green Trading Stamps Areme Club Dance SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. 14 Art*« Jazz Bandit* » J GENTLEMEN iOe 5-piece Orchestra K efreshm enls E V ÍR V H 4 U O WBLCOMB I ADIES S.H- ERIDAY, JANUARY 13 M oney-saving C om binations The next nine m onths will be very im portant In politi cal, national and world event». You II w ant th e whole sto ry day by day. NEW OR RENBWAL Dancing 8:30 to 12 GIGRAY’S ORCHESTRA Refreshments Gentlemen l i t (ìrab It Today!