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VOLUME LIL _ LOPI8BCKG, K. C4 KKIDAY, FEBRl'ARY 22, 1?24
NUMBER sa
McADOO TO
STAY IN RACE
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
UNANIMOUSLY URGING
HIM TO STAY IN RACE
McAdoo Supporters Present
Represented Every State In
The Union; Resolution Says
He Is ' Pre-Eminently Avail
able As The Democratic Can
didate For The High Office
of President of The United
States and Is The Hope of
The Progressive Thought of
The Nation'; Concludes
With 'We Unanimously De
mand His Leadership'; Mc
Adoo, In Address, Declares
Nation Must Have Clean
Government; Outlines His
Policies As To Both Foreign
and Domestic Problems; De
clares War on Corruption.
Chicago. Feb. 18. ? A platform to
?'satisfy the demand of progress," was
< " undated tonight by former Seere
v 1 of the Treasury William G. Mc.
i v in addressing a conference of
fi . ,i > and supporters from all sec
tion the country which called up
on li...i '>y formal resolution to accept
"leadcrgulp of the progrc_;:ve Democ
racy of ti'e nation."
McAdoo supporters from all sections
of llie country unanimously adopted a
resolution that "William G. McAdoo
is preeminently available as the Dem
eeratie-eaadWate for the high office of
President of the United States and is
the hope of the progressive thought
of the nation." . ,
The resolution declared it to be the
further sense of .the conference that
the "record of McAdoo is an open
book." "We unanimously demand his
leadership." the resolution concluded
After adoption of the resolution Mr.
McAdoo was called upon to address
the assemblage and was accorded a
noisy ovation.
Platform Pledges
The platform pledges:
To drive out corruption from offic
ial Washington, a new international
conference in the American capital to
"promote peace, reduce tne burdens
of armament, restore international
justice and stability; revive prosper
ity" and consider economic problems;
submission of the question of Ameri
can' participation in such conference
to a popular referendum; and "to take
the grip of Wall Street off the Treas
ury Department and the Federal Re
serve System. Other pledges Include:
"Repeal of the Fordney-McCumber
tariff bill; to bring about prompt rail
road reforms; to put agriculture on
its feet again"; to enforce the Eigh
teenth amendment of the constitution
and all laws In pursuance thereof; re
duce taxes; secure legislation setting
up a labor code; passage of a child
labor amendment to the Constitution;
"to clean out the veterans bureau, and
pay a soldier's bonus."
Grave Crisis
Following a re-statement of his pro
fessional connection with K. L. Do
heny, as given the Senate oil commit
tee, Mr. McAdoo told the conference
that "a grave crisis confronts the na
tion, and that crisis must be met with
out regard to cost."
The progressive thought of the coun
try, he Bald, must look to the Demo
cratic party for leadership.
"There Is demoralization In govern
ment at Washington. The Republican
party has ceased to function," he said.
Mr. McAdoo did not appear before
the conference until after It had unan
imously adopted a resolution declar
ing him available as the Democratic
candidate.
JAIL IN OOOD CONDITION
The following letter received by the
TIME3 the past week will he rend
with Interest:
Mr B0tor.
Dear Sir: ? Please let me correct a
report I heard a few days ngo In re
gard to our County Jail. A lady said
that the heard that our Jail wan full
of vermin, Bald she knew It was true,
because she got It from good authori
ty. I want to state that there are no
lice, chlckers or any other kind of
pestiferous animal In our Jail or any
In several years.
Respectfully,
County Health Officer.
AT MAPLEVILIF.
We have been requested to state
that there will be a play, entitled
"The Dust of the Earth." given at
Maplevllle school, Thursday, frebru
ary 28th, 1924, at 8 o'clock p. m. for
the Mheflt of the school. The caste
will be made up of home talent, and
a charge of It and 25 cents will be
made.
SPLENDID BUSINESS YEAR
Stockholders and Directors of Farm
ers and Merchants Bank Meet ? Re
elect Officers.
The stockholders of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank met In their annual
meeting on Monday with quite a good
attendance. The reports read by the
officers on the past years business
were very encouraging and showed
quite an Improvement In business con
ditions.
The stockholders re-elected the old
Board of Directors composed of Mes.
srs. L. L. Joyner, J. B. Thomas, J. P.
Tlmberlake, J. W. King, C. P. Harris
W. P. Young, F. W. Wheless, J. O.
Wilson, M. S. Clifton.
The Directors organized by electing
Capt. L. L. Joyner Chairman, after
which the following officers were re
elected for another year: C. P. Har
ris, President; J. P. Tlmberlake. Vice
President; M. S. Clifton, Cashier;
JameB B. King, Assistant Cashier.
The Board accepted -the resignation
of Mr. W. D. Jackson who will become
engaged in the Life Insurance busi
| ress.
I The Board declared a cash dividend
I on all stock of record of six per cent,
and carried a substantial sum to both
the surplus fund and the undivided
profits account.
This is one of the oldest banking
institutions In the County and It has
enjoyed a steady growth in business
I since its .establishment through its
conservative and efficient handling of
' Its cllentlles financial business.
(Tasker Polk Declines
Appointment As Judge
Warrenton, Feb. 18.? Tasker Polk
. Warrenton attorney and former mem
i ber of the State Senate, today notified
Governor Morrison that he would de^
ellne appointment aa judge or the Su
. perior Court in the Third district to
i succeed T. M. Pittman, of Huiiderson,
| who resigned last week.
Condition' of his health and the de
mands of his private practice were
assigned by Senator Polk as the rea
sons for declining the tender of ap
i pointment made by Governor Morri
son.
MIDYETTE IS
NAMED JUDGE
OF THE THIRD
He Accepts, Leaving Solocitor
ship Vacant. '
It was announced at the office of
1 Governor Morrison Wednesday that
he had appointed Garland Midyette, of
Jackson, Northampton County, to suc
ceed Judge T. M. Plttman. of Hender
son. resigned, as Superior Court Jur
i ist for the Third Judicial District and
jthnt Mr. Midyette had accepted.
The acceptance of Mr. Midyette
I made vacant the solicitorship of the
district. To this position either Frank
.Glbbs, Warrenton. or Hunt Parker,
; Enfield, will be appointed, it was stat
' ed. Definite announcement is expect
ed late this afternoon or tonight.
On the recent resignation of Judge
J Pittman Governor Morrison announ
ced the appointment of Tasker H.
Polk, Warrenton, as successor. How
ever. Mr. Polk declined, leaving the
Governor in what wns regarded as an
embarrassing position. There was
not a surplus of appointive material
in the district, and should Mr. Mid
yette have declined to accept the po
sition the situation. It is thought,
would have turned out to be critical
?Raleigh Times.
Franklin Superior Court.
I The regular February term of
Franklin Superior Court convened In
! Loulpburg on Monday morning with
His Honor Judge Henry A. Grady,
presiding. This being an entirely civ
il term very little interest has been
shown in the session of the Court. No
cases of any public Interest has been
tried yet. Quite a number of Co-op
I eratlve cases come up next week ? to
be called Monday.
From one excuse or another quite a
number of cases that had been set for
trial Had to be continued or could not
| be tried, making It necessary to re
. vise the calendar.
i Thin being a two week's term court
will continue through next week.
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MISSIONARY PA (J E A NT.
The Missionary Pageant given at the
iyjethodlst Church on last Sunday night
was one of the most pleasing and en
joyable events seen here In some time.
The program which was well arrang
ed was splendidly rendered and was
especially Interesting and Instructive.
Quite a large number attended the
services.
The most beautiful girls of the most
beautiful chorus ever assembled by
Flo Ziegfleld have no advantage In
looks over the appearance of the cho
rus to appear on Tuesday night, Feb.
28th. at R o'clock In the Graded School
Auditorium.
OIL LEASES
TRAIL TO SENATE
Examination of Books of Stock
Brokerage Firm Reveals
Name of a Senator;
Identity Not Re
vealed
OTHER SENSATIONS IN
STOCK DEALINGS WILL
BE DISCLOSED LATER
Oil Committee Meet* Behind Closed
Doors To Consider Startling EtI
donee Found In Brokerage Firm's
Books; Harry Payne Whitney Hur.
rylng To Washington In Response
To a Subpoena; Immunity From
Prosecution of Witnesses Being
Considered- In Order To Bring More
Sensational Details To Light; Infor
mation To Be Revealed After Fur
ther Examination of Books; Mean
time, Senate Debate Over Oil 8can*
dal Breaks Out Anew; Pat Harrison
Defends McAdoo; While Moses At*
tacks Candidate; Propaganda of Ke.
publican Organ Also Comes Under
Democratic Fire; Demand That
Roosevelt Get Out
Washington, Feb. 19. ? The trail of
the oil inquiry, after devious ramb
lings, led directly back today to the
United States Senate.
When the oil committee met behind
closed doors to examine certain re
cords of the Benkard stock brokerage
firm, of New York, it found the name
of a Senator entered there.
I Pending a more complete examina
| tion of all the records of the firm in
(New York, the name was withheld
i While pledged to secrecy now, com
| mittee men declared that when the au
'dit of the books for transactions in oil
'and other stocks by other government
'officials had been finished there would
| be no suppression of any of the iacts
l unearthed.
Whitney To Appear
| Additional 'informatlon with regard
to such stock transactions will be
i sought by the committee tomorrow at
another executive session, at which it
expects to examine Harry Payne Whit.
! ney, New York financier, who failed to
1 appear today in response to a subpo
ena. Mr. Whitney is hurrying to
Washington from the South.
Aside from the examination of a
partial record of transactions through
the Benkard firm, the committee, in
consultation with Atlee Pomerenc and
Owen J. Roberts*- special government
counsel in the oil cases, discussed the
question of possible immunity from
, prosecution of witnesses who might
be able to furnish information of the
highest importance.
This discussion was precipitated by
an inquiry from one important willies#
now under subpoena as to just what
| the attitude of the government would
be in his particular case In the event
he ngreed to tell all he knew. The
matter finally was referred to counsel
who will advise the committee, later
I as to their conclusion.
Debate In Senate.
I Before the committee had wound up
its secret session, the oil scandal had
become the subject of t;no:ner lively
I debate on the Senate floor, with Sena
tor Harrison. Democrat, Mississippi,
i defending, and Senator Moses. Repub
lican, New Hampshire, assailing Wll
I liam G. McAdoo, a candidate for the
| Democratic Presidential nomination,
in connection with his professional
I services to the Doheny interests.
Declaring that the country desires
I "earnestly that the government be
cleared of everyone having a connec
tion with the oil leases," Senator Har_
rlson demanded Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt quit along with Secretary
Denby.
"If Denby should get out. Roosevelt
must get out," he said.
Evidence Was MBnnk.w
Charging that some Republican par
ty leaders were "defending" the Do
heny and Sinclair leases. Senator llar_
rlson referred to an editorial in the
recent Issue of the National Republi
can. He scored particularly a state
ment In the editorial that 35 per cent
of the evidence before the oil commit
tee was "bunk."
George B. Lockwood. editor of the
National Republican, issued a state,
ment later in the day in which he
said "the statement that the National
Republican has 'defended' the Slnclalr
Doheny leases Is shown by a reading
of the text of the article, without gar
bling or misinterpretation of them, to
be untrue/
The "MICROBE OF T.OVK" is ab
solutely different an/1 keeps the audi
ence Interested and wondering what
Is going to happen next. It prodnces
one epidemic of laughter after another,
and Is enjoyable right straight
through.
CO-OP WAREHOUSE
CLOSES FEB. 29TH'
j Receipts on Local Tobacco
Market Past Week Small ?
Good Prices Prevail.
Although good prices prevailed on
the local tobacco market the past week
the receipts were small due to the
winding up of the season and unfav
orable weather conditions. The auc-?
tion houses close next Wednesday.
Get your tobacco here before the close.
Announcement has been made that
the Cooperatiye Warehouse will close
on Friday. February 29th. 1924. The
receipts at this house has also been
small the past week. Manager Harris
advises the members who have not fin
ished their deliveries to rush their to
I bacco in the coming week.
Carolina Play Makers.
Those who love the spoken drama '
j were given a rare treat last Wednes,
day evening, a treat as stimulating as
it was delightful, when Professor Koch
I director 'Of-the University course In
Dramatic Composition and Production
at Chapel Hill, Introduced to a large
Loulsburg audience, his Carolina Play!
Makers, an organization composed of
i students who are writing and playing
| folk plays of North Carolina.
? Professor Koch, in a short address
l before the curtain rose, briefly outlin
ed the history and purpose of his or
ganization. In a word he hopes to in
I culcate a deeper appreciation of the
i drama by the people of North Caro
lina and to develop writers and players
j to interpret the dramatic possibilities
I In the various phases of North Caro
1 Una life of today, and to preserve in
1 dramatic form for all time the spirit
of the past. So successful have been
; bin efforts thus far and so excellent
the work of his organization that Fa.
mous Theatrical Producers, Actors
land Playwrights all over the country
are watching with Intense interest tin;
work of the Playmakers-and have ex
. pressed their appreciation and ap
proval in the most complimentary
terms.*
The ultimate effect upon the Ameri
can'Drama (if indeed there really be
such an animall if all the different
t states were to follow- in the steps of
f North Carolina under equally fortu
I nate leadership would be too delight
. ful to contemplate. It would be the
| "Swn Song" of the majority of those
inane, asinine, suggestive and inde.
cent productions which the people
throng today.
[ The first offering "The Black Roos
ter" a bucolic romance of the back
country was a bit conventional in
plot, but was amusing and well re
ceived. Mr. Hursey. as the cross
roads Falstaff was very enjoyable and
j supplied moSt of the comedy. Miss.
Setzer, incitjentally the writer of the
play, in the role of the step-mother
played her part most convincingly and
her work showed to better advan&ige
possibly than that of any other mem
ber of the cast, although they were all
good. Miss Gray, who played the
daughter Jiy tlp^spired. to rise above
! her environment to be worthy of her
more cultured suitor gave no hint of
her dramatic ability which she dis
played in the second play, possibly the
vehicle was not suitable.
To the writers and the cast which
produced Fixings" a tragedy of a ten
ant farm woman, a gripping bit of
stark realism, should be given praise
and acclaim without stint. The num
ber of tear filled eyes in the audience
was no mean tribute to these players
who gave a performance of such ster
ling excellence that It seemed as If
one were witnessing a star cast play
ing the successful tragedy of the year
Instead of an amaterlsh about either
the play or the work 6f the players.
Essentially a character study of two
conflicting natures and their hopeless
incompatibility, erected on the back
ground of soul crushing poverty and
monotony ao often the lot of the ten
ant farmer, the simple plot develops
naturally and logically. The dramat
ic tension is well sustained through
Miss Gray's portrayal of the young wife
was consistently excellent. Her role
was an exacting one but gave every
opportunity for the display of her re.
markable dramatic power.
Mr. Prltchett's work as the younR
tenant farmer was a revelation if It
was not perfect It certainly seemed so
and we seriously doubt if that role
could have been played more convinc
ingly by any one.
The landlord was played by V
Shackell whose work was of the same
high order of excellence as the other
members of the cast. His make up
and playing was extremely realistic.
In a word "Fixings" Is avery strong j
play and was splendidly played by a
group of amateurs who displayed the
dramatic power and authority of ex
pression one would expect of profes
sionals of a very high order.
The last play "Qalus and Galus, Jr.'*
was an artistic, polished comedy of i
old plantation days and being In a
lighter vein was possibly even more '
enjoyed by tbo majority of the audi
ence than the stronger play "Flxln's".
The same painstaking care for nicety
of detail of costume and stage setting
which characterised the other two
productions was again in evidence In
Oils delftlifTul presentation. The char
"MICROBE OF LOVE,"
A MUSICAL COMEDY
WITH A DEFT PLOT
Humor Rare and Refreshing ? :
Lines and Lyrics Bright as
Spangles ? It is to be Pre
sented Here Under the Aus-j
pices of the Methodist
Church Next Tuesday Night j
at the Graded School Audi-'
torium.
The "Microbe of Love" which the
bachelors of the town were warned
against last week, is actually here and
ready for. business, the inoculation
will take place it the Graded school
auditorium, next Tuesday night at 8
o'clock. You simply can not afford to
miss this sight for it will be worth
$10.00 of anybody's money.
The "Microbe of Love," without a
doubt, is the most delightful home tal
ent production ever staged in this part
of the country. We feel fortunate in
securing the services of the Wayne P.
Sewell Lyceum and Producing Com
pany of Atlanta, under whose man
agement the production is being staged
The play is a three-act comedy deal
ing in Dan Cupid's method of conquer,
ling so-called marble hearts. Many
I funny situations are produced, by the
I love sick spinsters and balky bache
| lors.
The song hits are right up to the
\ minute and the whole comedy is a
j classy production, in fact, it is a whale
of a hit from beginning to end. the
i audience recovering from one convul
j sion of laughter only to go into an
other.
The ridiculous OLD MAIDS and
GOOD LOKKING BACHELORS, pret
ity chorus GIRLS, precious CUPIDS,
Mr. and Mrs. Henpeck and the charm,
jing MADAM CUPID appeal to all
I classes. But the scene that stands
out alone is the LEFT OVER SIS
^TEKS. they simply bring the house
down-.- so Turing along your handker
| chief because you will laugh until you
cry. Check your critical faculties at
the box office when you come in the
| door so you may relafc your face and
give it a genuine treat in the way of
j a good laugh.
1 This play will be given in Louis
burg on next Tuesday night at 8
? o'clock at the Graded School auditor
lium for the benefit of the Methodist
I Church, under the auspices of Circle
j No. 5, Mrs. W. E. White, Leader. If
1 will be produced entirely by local tal
, ent. Admission will be 50 and 75
cents.
MASONIC LECTURES.
| Rev. J. W. Patton. Grand Lecturer
of the Masonic Grand Lodge of North
.Carolina, who was expected to be in
| Louisburg the week of February 11th
I to 16th to give .a series of Masonic
lectures, and was unable to meet his
engagement, we are informed, will be
here beginning March 3rd. All Ma
sons are invited to attend these lec
tures.
Work with tobacco wna a new fea
1 ture of extension activity by agricul
tural workers of the State College
; last year. At least 38 demonstrations
j in growing better tobacco were staged
Jby the tobacco specialist working with
j the county agents.
FRANCESKA ^LAWSON,
NOTED SOPRANO
Final arrangements have
been made for the appear
ance of the noted soprano,
Franceska Kaspar Lawson
at Louisburg College audi
j torium, Monday night, Feb
I ruary 25th, at 8 o'clock. She
j comes to us in this her eighth
| concert tour. Perhaps as
I never before she is winning
her audiences with her beau
tiful soprano voice and char
ming personality. She is ac
claimed one of the most tal
ented and popular soloists
before the public today.
The Louisburg music lov- i
ers will enjoy a rare pfeasure
in Franceska Kaspar Lawson
r-d it is expected that a ca
prrty audience will be on
I han1' to greet her Monday
! night.
Tickets are now on sale at
I the Drug Stores and the Col
lege at the price of 50c.
acter of the dominating, Irrisistlble
master "Gains'* was played by Mr.
Denny who made the most of a role
abounding In laughter provoking pos
sibilities.
A well balanced cast gave Mr. Den.
ny excellent support and the play gave
one an Impression of delicacy and fin
ish not often obtained from a comedy
pure and simple.
AMONG THE VISITOB 8
SOME VOL' KNOW AND SOME TOO
UO NOT KNOW.
Personal Items About Folks Am4
Their Friends Who Travel Hot*
And There.
Mr. P. A. Roth returned Tuesday
from the Northern Markets.
? ?
?
Mr. W. M. Person returned Sunday
from a visit to Washington City.
? ?
Mi 88 Beatrice Turner left Friday for
Amityville, X. Y., to take training.
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Rev. A. D. Wilcox, of Wilmington,
was a visitor to Louisburg Wednes
day.
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Mrs. J. A. Turner left Friday for
New York to purchase Spring stocks
for the Ladies Shop.
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Mrs. Julia P. Scott left last week
for Baltimore and New York to pur
her Spring millinery.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Person and1 little
son and Mrs. M. H. Aycock visited
Roanoke Rapids Friday.
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Mrs. W. H. Allen and Miss Lucy Al
len went to Richmond last week to
visit Mrs. P. S. Allen, who is quite ill
jin Johnson-Willis Hospital.
| Mrs. Geo. T. Meade and daughter,
Marie, accompanied by Miss Zena
Bobbitt and Mr. W. G. Davis, motored
to Petersburg, Va. Saturday.
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Mrs. T. W. Bickett and Miss Kate
Ballard, of Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. B_
W. Ballard and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Cheatham, of Franklinton, were
guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Yarbor
ough Sunday.
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Major S. P. Boddie, Messrs. C. K.
Cooke, Jr.. W. Y. Bickett. G. A. Hicks.
Charles Adams and E. F. Thomas at
. fended the District meeting of the
American Legion at the Sir Walter
? Hotel, Raleigh. Friday.
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| Mr. P. B. Allen rammed WeUiit'sday
from Richmond, where he has been
at the bedside of his wife who is quite
j ill at a hospital there. Their many
' friends will be glad to know that Mrs.
Allen is gradually improving.
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i Mr. W. L. Beasley returned from
Henderson this week, where he had
been taken for treatment to his eyes,
which were injured Friday by the ex
; plosion of an automobile battery
i which he was charging, the fluid being
thrown into his oyes, His many friend?
| will be glad to know that he will re
i cover all right.
The Children's Hour.
The above was the .title of a three
| act play given at the Graded school
J auditorium on last Friday night under
! the auspices of the Woman's Club for
! the benefit of the lunch room at the
| school. Each of the three little plays
! overflowed with interest and amuse
.ment to the large number who attend
ed and reflected much credit to the
I little boys and girls who made up the
? castes and to those who instructed
| them. The cartes of the different
plays follow;
"THE EVER. EVER. LAND"
The Child; the fairy; Mother Gooae
? Billie Phillips, Helca Leigh Flem
! ing, Eugenia Perry.
j Jack be Nimble and Jack Horner ?
1 James Person and Allen Cobb.
| Pieman and Simple Simon ? Felix
Allen, Jr. and Sam Pearce.
| Red Riding Hood and Bo. Peep ? Pa
| tricia H'olden and Hazel Allen.
Lady Bug and Cinderella ? Mamie
Beam and Mar*y Ma lone Best.
I Jack and Jill ? Louis Leach and Lu
'cille Hudson.
Hansel and Gretel ? Douglas Perry
and Sarah Suruner Hicks.
Little Women ? Lula May Timber
lake. Marion Hawkes, Gala Mae Peo
ples.
Fauntleroy and Little Colonel ? Hel
en Allen and Sophie Clifton.
Rebecca and Little Nell ? T. Perry
and Lydia Person.
Alice and Peter Pan? Margaret Hoi
den and Betty Mohn.
Pirates ? Edward Storall, Ben Hoi
den. Louis Wheless and Frances Pleaa
ants.
"LITTLE PINK L*ADY"
Scene: Anne'^ Puritan Home.
PurltAn Maids
Prudence? -Hazel Allen.
Priecllla ? Sophie Clifton.
Molly ? Margaret Holden.
Patience ? Patricia Holden.
Anne ? Lucy Burt.
Little Pink Udy AnH Ofmj Wat
son.
"WHEN THE TOTS AWAKE"
Mother ? Margaret Wilder.
Child ? Anna Gray Wataoa.
French Doll? Billie PhUlt??
Soldiers ? Dirk Turner. Bute! la Hill
Felicia Allen. Mary Malooe Baet. Vir
ginia Beck. Betty Mohn.
Jumping Jack ? Lucy Burt.
Spinning Toi>- Hazel Allen.
Jack-ln-the-Box- PatrSct^MoMeo. _
Clown ? Kllta Griffin Nejpg^><:
Teddy Bear? Ida Stile
Sailor Boy? Kitty Bol#k
Sailor Girl? Sophie Cflfcl*