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NEWS OF THE DAY
Bridge Parties and Teas for
Visitors
NOTES OF PEOPLE
—
Mrs. Carl Wittichen's Bridge Lunch
eon at the Country Club—Mrs.
Gregory Entertains—Mrs.
Ixivell a Hostess
By MvnTi.r. Mines
One of the most delightful events of
the spring at the Country club was
Mrs. Carl Wittichen's bridge luncheon
yesterday in compliment to her two
guests. Miss Minnie Saffnld of Mont
gomery and Miss Margaret Bruce of
Memphis.
The party met for luncheon and af
ter Mrs. Wittiehen and her guests had
extended welcome in the living room
of the club, luncheon was served at
the small tallies arranged In the sun
parlor, where pink carnations added to
the already gay and spring-like ap
pointments. Each table was adorned
with these fragrant blossoms and In
the private dining room where after
ward Mrs. Wittichen’s sister, Mrs. John
Henley, Jr., presided over a coffee table
pink roses stood in a table vase which
was surrounded by compotes filled with
rose colored bonbons and nuts.
Mrs. Wittiehen Is a delightful hostess
and was a very pretty one yesterday
in her black crepe de chine gown.
Miss Saffold wore a white lingerie
gown and large pink hat trimmed w ith
French plumes. Miss Bruces costume
was an Irish lace gown made with a
coat and she also wore a large pic
ture hat.
When the games xvere concluded the
prizes were presented, a handsome
pearl lavallicre becoming the posses
sion of Mrs. Charles Calhoun. Miss Ella
gmith drawing the consolation—a pair
of gold pins—and a silver picture frame
being presented each of the honorees.
Tile presence of a number of visitors
added, as it always docs, much charm
to Mrs. Wittichen's party. - The per
sonel of her party included:
Mrs. Richard Randolph, Mrs. John
.Temison. Jr.. Mrs. Robert R. Johnston,
Jr , Mrs. Charles A. Calhoun, Miss Ju
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liana Keysfcr. Miss Mary Xeyser
Baltimore, Miss Serena.-- Kirkpatrick,
Miss Marjorie Weatherly, Miss Mar
garet Miles of Montgomery, Miss Lu
etta Gregg, Miss Annie Pearson, Miss
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Miss Minnie V. .Tones and Miss Mynd
ers of Chattanooga. Mrs. W. H. Hack
ney. Mrs. E. AY. Rucker, Airs. Joe Nor
man. Miss Ellen Linn Molton, Miss
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Emmie Barnett. Miss Eleanor Mathews,
Miss Virginia McDavld, Miss Joy Tom
linson, Miss Florence Coffin, Miss
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Hoose, Mrs. John Teat man, Mrs. AA\ R.
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liam, Mrs. Paul Gorham, Mrs. W. E.
B. Davis. Mrs. Richard Johnston, Mrs.
Charles Grade Davis.
MRS. S. L. LEDBETTER
AFTERNOON TEA HOSTESS
While a number of other parties were
in progress- yesterday, a coterie of Mrs.
S. L. Ledbetter's friends met over the
bridge tables and afterward enjoyed a
enp of tea an«l a delicious plate with this
charming hostess and one of the most,
attractive of the visiting matrons—Mrs.
Alex. Pitts of Selma. Mrs. Pitts will
conclude her visit to Mrs. J. 11. Stan
flel tomorrow and these friends of tue
hostess were given a last opportunity to
meet her, other engagements having been
made for today.
Mrs. l^edbetter's tea table was exceed
ingly pretty with its central cluster of
big pink roses, and an abundance of do
le* table things scattered about in sand
wich trays and bonbon dishes. At one
end Miss May belle Stollenwerck, a gra
cious figure in black and white gown,
presided over the tea urn, and at the
other Mrs. Edwin Ball, wearing a lie
coming white cloth costume, served an
ice.
An impromptu musical programme, pre
sented by Airs. Kathleen Cunningham,
who plays delightfully on the piano,
added to the pleasure of the late callers.
Mrs. Ledbetter is always a cordial and
lovely hostess. Her little tea yesterday
afternoon was altogether pleasant for
every guest. She and Mrs Pitts received
quite informally in the dining room, Mrs.
Ledbetter' wearing a pretty white lace
gown which was an appropriate costume
for so warm an afternoon; Mrs. Pitts
wearing a white gown and large lace hat,
a cluster of pink roses find lilies of the
valley, Riving a delightful touch of color
to her costume.
Among those noted during the late hour
of the tea were Airs. John M. Caldwell,
Mrs. McCoughrin, Mrs. J. H. Staphcl,
Mrs. AY. C. Shackelford and her guest.
Alias Alice Stollenwercl^ of Baltimore:
Alrg. Richard Johnston, Miss Margaret
Miles of Afoptgomery. Mrs. Reid Lawson,
Mrs. John C. Crouch, Mrs. S. G. Clarke
and a number of others.
MRS. ROBERT GREGORY
GIVES A BRIDGE TEA
Mrs. Robert Lee Gregory's bridge and
tea yesterday afternoon made a charm
ing introduction for Tier attractive guest.
Airs. II. AY. Bostwick of WB'-onsin. Six
tables of card players took part in the
auction game, and other friends joined
the hostess and her honoree for tea.
The trophies for the game and score
included a crocheted bureau runner and
a fancy work bag. The games were fol
lowed by a dainty tea service. Decora
tions for the party were spring blossoms"
arranged with an abundance of greenery.
In the centre of the table in the dining
room, where the party met for a plate
luncheon after the games, a tall basket of
flowers was arranged, and the tempting
bonbons and cakes were distributed
about It.
Mr*. Gregory received her guests wear
ing a beautiful blue crepe meteor gown
with an overskirt bordered with broad
fringe. Her mother, Airs. M. P. Seals,
who assisted her, wore a becoming gray
gown, and Airs. Bostv/ick was in dark
1>1 ue. Mrs. John Edmonson was one of
the attractive young women assisting in
the dining room. She was gowned for
the afternoon in French blue charmeuse.
Mrs. Wilburn Smith was another pretty
member of the receiving party whose
golden brown costume was very becom
ing. Mrs. John Yeatman was also in
brown.
One of the bridge trophies was awarded
to Mrs. William A. Porter and the other
to Mrs. Jones Guerry Moore. Among the
guests at bridge and afterward gathered
about the tea table were Mrs. Frank
Lathrop, Mrs. Thomas 'Pate Ashford, Mrs.
Edward Magruder Tutwiler, Jr., Mrs.
William Jordan, Mrs. Leo Steiner, Mrs.
Bradlev Saunders. Mrs. Richard John
ston. Mrs. Ruffin Smith. Miss Margaret
Miles of Montgon ry, Mrs. J. F. Gra
ham. Mrs. Guice, Mw*. Jones Moore, Mrs.
Lee Koenig. Mrs. Robert Hood and a
number of others.
A MUSICALE AT
THE MASSEY RESIDENCE
One of the delightful prospective events
is the musicale to be given next Tuesday
evening, April 8, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard W. Massey on Beech street.
It is to be given in the interest of the
organ fund of the Highlands Methodist
church, and like a number of the church
benefits of recent date will he an artis
tic and beautiful programme, including
the very best of local talent.
Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson whose readings
have been heard from time to time in
drawing room recitals, has graciously con
sented to appear In a series of readings,
and Mrs. Charles K. Dowman, Jr., who
accompanies her so beautifully in eantil
lation.
A Shakespearean reading will be pre
sented by Mrs. "Wilkerson, followed with
a Spanish comedy. “Quien Sabe,” with
the piano accompanied by Mrs. Dowman.
Several short selections, tlie bright, wit
ty stories which tills clever reader tells
so well, and those in more serious vein
will follow. ’Phe other musicians who
are to appear with Mrs. Dowman In the
musical programme will be announced
later, but with these two already arrang
ing foj>- the musicale, it is safe to pre
dict that it will be a most delightful and
unusual evening.
The Massey residence is a beautlim
place for a musicale. with its large apart
ments and artistic surroundings, it was
first planned to make the garden tlie
scene of the musicale, but owing to the
uncertainly of April weather the Idea was
Abandoned.
The entire proceeds from the mush-ale
will be applied toward the pipe organ
fund of the Highlands Methodist church.
Among the members of the missionary
society under whose auspices it will be
given are Mas. Massey, Mrs. T. II. Mol
ton, Mrs. Felix Tarrant, Mrs. Cunning
ham Wilson, Mrs. John M. Cartwright,
Mrs. \V. P. Smith, Mrs. Mortimer Wil
liams, Mrs. K. C. McVoy, Mrs. O. U
Flake, Mrs. Nathan H. Miller. Mrs. J.
M. Mason, Mis. K. K. Campbell. Mrs.
/.ell Huston. Mrs. Hubert Scruggs. Mrs.
T. M. McClelland, Mrs. John (1. Brad
ley.
MRS. W. I). HAMMETT
HOSTESS FOR VISITORS
Mrs. H. W. Matthews, a newcomer to
Birmingham, and Mrs. Arthur Gordy, who
has been a much feted visitor, were the
especial guests at Mrs. W. D. Hammet’s
auction bridge party yesterday afternoon.
Six tables were arranged for the players
and afterward a numner of Mrs. Ham
mett's friends joined the card players at
tea. a delightful custom ami one gaining
in popularity.
Simplicity was the dominant character
istic of this pleasant occasion. Green
smilax and other greenery were employed
to furnish a fresh and springlike setting
for i he card tables. Mrs. Hammett re
ceived her guests wearing a pretty after
noon costume of French blue crepe de
chine. Mrs. Matthews was attired in a
reception toilette of pink brocade crepe
meteor with a panel of crystal embroid
eries and Mrs. Oordy wore a pretty re
ception toilette.
The bridge trophies were very attrac
tive. One lionoree received a hand em
broidered voile bodice and another one
of the new books. A crystal compote was
the score prise and for the lowest score
a typical "April fool” souvenir, in recog
nition of the day, was presented.
Those who accepted Mrs. Hammett’s in
vitation to play bridge were Mrs. Mat
thews. Mrs. Gordv. Mrs. Perry Spencer,
Mrs. Horace Adams, Mrs. Cole of At
lanta. Mrs. Young. Mrs. C. I. Smith, Mrs.
Paul Ivy, Mrs. Aubrey Ivy, Mrs. William
Pittman Redd, Mrs. Nina Southgate, Mrs.
Norman Morrison. Mrs. Loul Dent, Mrs.
Spier Whitaker, Mrs. Charles Allison,
Mrs. R. R. Pegram, Mrs. C. L. Harris,
Miss Wilheit, Mrs. C. M. Tardy, Mrs.
Brooks Forbes, Mrs. J. W. Donnelly, Mrs.
J. B. Simpson, Mrs. Julian Gorham, Mrs.
diaries E. Dowman, Jr. The party call
ing later for tea included Miss Anne Gas
ton. Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, Mrs. Vincent
Ferguson, Miss Sara Alallam. Mrs. W. 1^.
Murdock, Mrs. Carper, Mrs. Ernest Redd,
Mrs. Tom Robertson. Mrs. Milner and
Mrs. Richard Massey.
COPE L A N D- LA l; BE
A wedding of unusual interest to a
large circle of friends in Birmingham
and throughout the state was that ol*
Mr. Edward R. Copeland of this city and
Miss Leona I^aube of Bellingham, Wash.,
which occurred in St. Louis on March 30.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Laube of Bellingham and is
a social favorite in her home city, where
she has endeared nerself to a host of
friends by her many delightful qualities.
She is a graduate of the Fniverslty of
California and for some time was in the
school service, Hawaian Islands. Mr.
Copeland Is the eldest son of Mr. Wil
liam B. Copeland, for many years promi
nent in the politics of the state and
county, lie is one of the sterling young
business men of the community, occupy
ing a position of trust and responsibility
as chief deputy clerk of the criminal
court. After a short honeymoon spent in
St. Ignite. the young couple will he at
home to their friends at 1630 Thirteenth
avenue, north. ^
MRS. JOHN W. SIBLEY
HOSTESS FOR MISS MILES
In compliment to Miss Margaret Miles
| of Montgomery. Mrs. John \Y. Sibley en
tertained the members of her club and
a few additional guests yesterday morn
ing. After a series of games the little
coterie enjoyed a dainty luncheon service
at the small tables. Spring flowers dec
orated the drawing room and dining
room of the Sibleys' pretty home. Among
those whom Mrs. Sibley included among
tier guests were Mrs. Brooks Forbes,
Mrs. David Fox. Mrs. Courtney Shrop
shire, Mrs. Shemwell, Mrs. E. F. Sto
vall. Mrs. Dunbar Sibley. Mrs. Haskins
Williams, Mrs. Harrington Heflin. Mrs.
Alfred Dow, Miss Margaret Carter of
Atlanta. Mrs. Picot. Mrs. Arthur Gordy
of Columbus and Miss Margaret Miles
of Montgomery.
MR. AND MRS. LOVELL
ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE
One of the delightful events of yester
day was the bridge party with which the
day was concluded. The hosts were Mr.
and Mrs. \V. S. Lovell, who entertained
in compliment to Mrs. Vernon Bad ham.
the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lee Badham. The guests included a num
! her of friends of the hosts and the oc
casion. like all that take place at Mr.
and Mrs. Lovell's home, was charming.
MRS. DAN GREENE
HOSTESS FOR MISS ELLIS
In compliment to Mrs. J. B. Kills of
Selma, who is expected to visit Mrs. Wil
liam Worthington. Mrs. Dan Greene will
..entertain at luncheon at her home Thurs
day, April 10.
MRS. J. H. EDDY
GIVES A BOX PARTY
Mrs. James Illne Eddy entertained In
compliment to the house guests of Mrs.
Josph Estes with a box party to witness
the Society circus. In the party were
Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Banks and Miss Mar
guerite (’arter of Atlanta, who are guests
of Mrs. Estes, Mrs. Houstoun Johnston,
Mrs. Howard Perdue, Mrs. Charles i.
Smith, and Mrs. William Streit.
SUMTER CHAPTER
WITH MRS. BELL
General Sumter Chapter, 1). A. R., will
hold a meeting this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. R. N. Bell, 1203 North
Twenty-ninth street.
MRS. JOHNSTON
HOSTESS TO CLUB
Tlie Highland Book club meets this
morning with Mrs. R. D. Johnston.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Mrs. Solon Jacobs and Mrs. Oscar
Hundley left yesterday for St. laniis to
attend the suffrage conference. Mrs.
Hundley was accompanied by her guest,
Mrs. Hugo Du Brock of Chicago, who has
been her guest for a week while en route
to her home from Newr Orleans.
Judge Oscar R. Hundley left yesterday
for New York city and Philadelphia to
spend a week. He will be the guest of
honor and one of the speakers at a large
banquet the last of the week In Phila
delphia.
* * •
Mrs. Alex Pitts, who has been the
guest of Mrs. .1. H. Stantlel for sev
eral weeks, w'ill leave tomorrow for her
home in Selma.
* * *
Mrs. \Y. Winans Freeman, who has
spent several weeks in New' York, is
expected home today.
* * *
Mrs. Campbell Maben is at home after
a visit to New York.
* * *
Nlr. T. F. Dowding, superintendent of
the Southern Iron and Steel company at
Trussville. leaves at an early date to
take charge of their furnace at Alabama
City.
• * *
Mrs. S. Weisel of Tuscaloosa is spend
ing several weeks here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hirsch. 9CH> South Nine
teenth street. Mrs. Wiesel is accompanied
by her young son.
News of Ensley
The second evening lecture of the ex
tension course given by Birmingham pub
lic schools under tlie auspices of the hoard
of education will take place at the En
sley High school auditorium Wednesday,
April 2. at 8 p. m. This will be a free
illustrated health lecture by Dr. George
Eaves, of Birmingham. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
/
The regular monthly meeting of the En
sley High School Improvement associa
tion will be held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at tlie school building.
The regular meeting ,,f St. Margaret's
guild will he held this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. William Mentzoll on Ave
nue E.
The members of the Merchants’ Protec
tive association will meet this afternoon
at the usual hour. Among other matters
of interest that will engage the atten
tion of the meeting will be the plans
for the big county convention of mer
chants called to meet at Fraternal hall,
Birmingham, April 30.
Mrs. Minnie Musket*, 21 years of age,
died yesterday morning at the residence
on Nineteenth street. She is survived by
her husband. The remains were sent last
night to Attalla for interment.
A residence at Eighth avenue and Forty
fourth street, My lam. was destroyed by
tire yesterday about 12 o’clock. The En
sley department was called to the assist
ance of the Wylam company, but ar
rived too late to save the building.
Norah Gourlay, Pretty English
Girl Over At the Majestic, Is
Domestic and a Suffragist
Came Over to This Country Two Years Ago As a “Specialty
Dancer’’—With Elsie Janis in “The Slim Princess.’’
Declares That the Methods of American Women for
Suffrage Are Far Saner and More Effective
Than Her English Sisters.
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
MISS NORA H GOURLAY
Over at the Majestic this week, in tlie
clever musical comedy, “Around the
Clock," is the prettiest sort of a girl,
who is so English, you know, that you
can almost cut it with a knife.
She's English from tlie ardwn of her
pretty head to tlie tips of her dainty toes
and drinks tea hy the quart, and is “so
good to meet you, my d-e-a-h!"
Her good lqnks are all her own.
She doesn’t take off lier complexion,
her beautiful black hair, nor her red, red
lips, and her eyes are even browner in the
sunlight than they are behind tlie foot
lights.
She a graceful as can be, and Is a queer
combination.
She’s domestic, and a suffragist.
When she told me this I was sort of
like the 1fttie girl whose teacher scolded
her for laughing “out loud" In school.
“1 didn’t mean to," the little girl ex
plained. “I was just smiling, and the
smile busted."
That was the way with me; I smiled
cut loud and Miss Gourlay promptly asked
me “Why?”
“Oh. nothing.” t said, and mumbled
something about an English suffragette
being domestic.
“Very well," she said sweetly. "I will
repeat what I said. “I am very domes
tic in my nature; I love home and all the
tilings connected with it, and yet I’m a
rampant suffragist. And please kindly
nay suffragist and not suffragette. There’s
such a difference, don’t you know. A
suffragette seems more or less of a joke,
while a suffragist is taken more seri
ously." .
“Your wishes shall be carried out in the
matter,'' J said, recognizing the fact that
this suffragist had a strong sense of
humor.
•To begin with,” Miss Gourlay resumed,
“J'm not the English type of suffragist
that one reads about in the papers. 1
don’t believe in breaking out windows and
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smashing things up generally, and, be
sides being in a cold, stupid old prison
wouldn’t appeal to me a bit. 1 am not
a militant suffragist in any sense of the
word. 1 like the methods your American
women employ in the cause of suffrage
far more than 1 do the English idea. 1
believe they will get what they want
much sooner by going about it in a lady
like way. We don’t want the men’s pan
taloons; they aren't becoming, and we j
certainly don’t want their politics.”
“Then just bow does suffrage appeal to
you?” I asked.
‘‘I’m a woman working for my living,
and I believe in suffrage for working
women," said Miss Gourlay. “They are
the ones who are more directly benefited
by it than any others. I heartily ap
prove the equal salary question and I
hope the time is not far distant when
that will be one of the things that will
be instituted through suffrage. A woman
who does as good as a man ought to be
paid equally and her services not under
valued merely because of her sex.”
"You are very youthful to have such
pronounced views on the subject,” I sug
gested, as I roughly estimated that the
young lady, who was doing the talking,
is scarcely out of her ’teens.”
"I came over to this country two years
ago,” said"Miss Gourlay, “as a specialty
dancer engaged for ‘The Slim Princess,’
which Miss Elsie Janis was doing at that
time. I chad danced a great deal in
London and I have three cousins who
are among the best fancy dancers in
England. I'd never really thought of
going on the stage, because as I told
you J am very domestic by nature, but
when the craze for dancing came aoout,
my talents were In demand and the con
sequence was, I accepted an offer for the
stage and since I’ve been in the states,
I've traveled in nearly every one in the
union. This Is my second visit Bir
mingham. I was here in Little Miss
Fix-it,’ when Eva Tanguay played it.
"Where did you learn to dance?” I
asked.
"Why, I ean'l remember ever having
learned to dance,” said Miss Gourlay,
thoughtfully. "The senso of rhythm Is
horn in me. 1 suppose It Is with every
other dancer. Most of them are i.ae
that, you know. 1 do very little dam>
ins in tlie show I’m with now. hut for
merly 1 had all the lovely dances In
every play J w as In. ’
•■Did you always know Just what you
were going to dance—or did you, like
many others, Improvise? ' 1 asked.
■oil, dear roe, no,” said the pretty ac
tress. "No one of them ever really Im
provises. That Is only a clever way they
have of making a cut and dried step ap
pear like improvising. That Is what you
writers call 'the art that conceals art
-but to my mind, it forms the basis of
all good dancing."
"\nd the turkey trot and the Tango
what of those dances?" I asked.
"The cleverest daijces to me are tl.t
pantomime dances," said Miss Gourlay —
• the kind of dances that the French peo
ple do so beautifully. The turkey Hot
can be made very beautiful or very vul
gar So also with the Tango and the
Texas tommy. They are all a lot of fun,
6nt they are too fast. P^aPS. thmigh;
that comes from the reason that every
body Is in a hurry these days, and the
music Is so fast that all a body can do
, just trot. One coudln't possibly be
graceful to the rapid music that Is Played
In the ballrooms nowadays.
I remarked Miss Gourlay’s heaulifid
skin—like a California pea<-h h«;, ch«ek"
-•tem-or a deep blood red damask lose,
and when I asked her how she acquired
It. she laughingly said:
“Not from a drug store. 1
if my skin Is good, as you are plaased
to SUV It is, it routes from walklhg a
great deal. You know, the average Eng
lish girl spends most of iter time tramp
ing. Miles ami miles a day the English
girl walks, and the climate there, too. has
something to do with it. Do >ou kn°'*
that vour southern people remind me
more of the English people than anybody
I've ever met.' There's something gbout
them that Is quaintly English, and tha
from an English girl, believe me, is a
■great compliment."
We chatted about our favorite actors
and actresses and Miss Gouray enthu
siastically expressed her admitation for
the American stage and its devotees, put-,
ting Elsie Janis ahead of all the
cleat comedy slats, and Ellalaine Terris
she considers without a peer on the Kng
lish stage. , x ^
Miss Oour4ay’s ambition is to become
a dramatic star of note, and she ftanklj
says that she means to work and work
until she readies the heights, for fhes
not a I raid of work, but on the other hand
likes it tremendously.
In the meantime she is dancing and
singing her way into fame through tht
latest fad, “Tabloid Musical Comedy."
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our constantly crowded mil
linery department. We have
been signally fortunate and
blessed with a big business
this spring. But it isn’t due
to any chance of luck. “Such
really beautiful hats for so lit
tle is genius,” said an ardent
thrifty one. We answered:
“The taking of infinite pains
IS genius.”
In our workrooms $ 10 hats
are not simply thrown to
gether—not even the $4.95
ones are. Instead, great pains
are taken. Often hats at these
prices are almost exact copies
of an Esther Meyer model,
or after Reboux or Talbot
models. One of the most chic
hats we recently sold at $4.95
was an actual copy of an
Evelyn Varnon model. Most
generally our $10 hats are
replicas of either Marcelle
Demay, Georgette, Alphon
sine, Esther Meyer and other
models* You see we import
a number of hats for this ex
press purpose. That’s why
there’s so much inspiration!
and distinction to Parisian j
hats.
Prices for dressy hats range
from $4.95 to $20—of course
other hats at less than the (
former and more than the
latter price.
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TORNADO INSURANCE
. LOUIS V. CLARK & CO.
GENERAL INSURANCE
4th Avenue and 20th Street Phone 007
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