New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1923, Page 7

RIALTO SODA SH[]P RIFLED BY THIEVES‘ an'/brds fio/n}u Unbeknown to Night Patrolman | Manufacturers’ Cost On Coats At This Annual November Sale || SAVINGS—SMART COATS OF FASHIONA, CO- BAYANNE, PLUSH, VALERIA AND ~—Plainville Bricfs, Some time last evening, i fecte]l an entrance into the Rialta BRINGS OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY DORA, LUSTROSA, REGENTA, FRANCINE, SPORT COATS OF IMPORTED MIXTURES. All styles plain self trimmed, others luxuriously fur trimmed, as well as sport models that are so much in favor. checks, |in the The robbery early- hours of the morning, ble K. crime aware out, W. Teurrey, being was being carried Manufacturers Cost is the keynote of this sale. It is only with the cooperation of our moned Officer Andrew J. Coat manufacturers that we are able to offer brand new Winter Coats for Misses, and for Women of regular and extra sizes at these big reductions from regular prices. $ 5—fm' regular $25.00 Coats $ 5 —for regular $69.50 Coats $%g.;o—f°r regular $29.50 Coats $62‘;g—f01' regular $75.00 Coats ; e $28. l O_f‘u' regular $ : A .:v':.i',";?;"r( ,:irflg"r’" $7O OS——for regular $79.50 Coats e e el aon orthe 79 —for regular e | of the place and Mr. Pettinato st $32 05 $73 85-401' regular $85.00 Coats ;:]‘:“; ki DL $36.40-—.1‘ur regular c . N |na ;',,.‘,: edased il —for regular $ —for regular $89.50 Coats il $4835 fm. 1.(:"111'11. 78,30 ; : _\”N had boon us $55‘657 or regula $84 507 or regular Bebn{priedlGpen. Al (hner ar door ho!t had bee I | ing into the cellar proper been forced and from At these prices, no garments held, none sent on approval and a charge will have to ¢ made for any alterations, [lice into the case. | Mr. Pettinato discovered his this morning upon opening up hi | place of business. He found the cas) register opened up, with the key jammed down. {and correspondence which n removed dollar bills, surfa of the r was lef $35.00 Coats $39.00 Coats $45.00 Coats nd cigarette was made 1 the used 1 of old hat $59.50 Coats $65.00 Coats 05,00 Coats part of door had ther store the up in the thieves proceeded into the stairs where the cash was left drawers of the register The store is located in the lows block on West Main cross the tracks from the is in one the most places in the town, Large plate glass windows | been set in both the front and front and the rified register is abou ten feet inside behind the soda coun tter, Anyone tampering with it coul have been Iy seen from the ont side but the robbers woere complish their purposc Upon discovery of morning Mr, ficer Hogan, The vestigated the store found fingerprints on ter. He called in the |a finger print expert {the case, Susplelon points to stranger who in town evening who paid a visit to the cand shop. 0dd Fel street just conter an of conspicuou The weekly whist and social will be given by the ladies ot the Sacred Heart church Monday evening in the church parlors, Mrs, 8 Nelson and Miss Hazel Nelson will uct as hos- tesses, The ladies of the will meet at the Root Friday afternoon to sew, The next meeting of the Molern Woodmen society will be held at Ath- letic building Thursday evening, | December 6, The Iadies of 8t will meet at the home of Mrs, F Cobey on Wilcox avenue Friday aft- ernoon to sew and complete plans for their entertainment and sale to be | held at the Athletie hall Wednesday cvening, December The “Lafanso” club will meet at the home of Mrs, E. V. Read on Wil- | cox avenue FPriday evening. St Panl's orchestra Kensington will furnish the music for the been such a crowd present as there | was last cvening. It was stated this morning that last night's crowd even cclipsed that of last week. Mrs, Joseph Carbo and James MceCormick |won first prizes and the consolation prizes went to Agnes Garrity and | Joseph Carbo, To Observe Anniversary and Mrs, Charles 1, Lewis of ngton will observe the 27th an- niversary of their marriage Saturday of this week at their home, They | were married in Southington Novem- {ber 24, 1896 and nave been residents :nY this town for many years. Mr, Lewis is prosecutor in the Berlin town court and is also tax collector for the {tewn of Berlin, No eelebration is be | To Make Purther Plans Further plans for the reorganization , | of the Kensington bowling league will Merkien Man Fas Narrow Escape—|, . .0 5t w meoting of bowling cn [ thusiasts, which will be held tomor- row evening at § o'clock in T. A, B.| Entertain- I, Kensington. Arthur L, Moffatt, (and social to be given by the sident of the organization, s [men club at the Athletic hall anxious to have a good representation | nesday evening, November 28, present, so that the work of the s Mr. and Mrs, Gustave Hansor - |son may started as soon as possi- [1'arm Hill, Middictown, wer bete Judge Georg | be An exceutive committee will gucsts of friends in town last t “”'“‘fl"”:‘ I;r\' """:"' guilty | @lectod at this meeting. Ling on n charge of reckless driving, He| _ To Present was fined $25 and costs, but the fine [ The Woman's Aid society wiy suspended on puyment of costs, | Derlin Congregational church ha stight acel- plans all completed for its play, Old Peabody Pew,” which will de y " ) t ight of 4 2 s K i 10 et his |Presented in the chapel of the chur e y i as been rehearsing thrull automobile and sideswiped the troliey, cast has been rehearsing faithfully S t he misjudged his dis. | 10F the past few weeks under the di- o rection of Mrs, orge 1. Dodd tance and pleaded guilt fret case that has There will be a short musical program | Francis Oak street yesterday af. This was l:wn 'r_- _‘m! = .vhm m‘\' before the play beging and several | ternoon 'he boy sustained a broken DD DUSUIR Te Fevim. o9 “{well known musicians of Berlin will [leg and lagerations of the faec ane cral weeks, take part Lody, Seck Other Offcnders Toresters” Entertainmont The asscssors are engaged in com Jucobs of Wartford minstrel and dance will b | piling the grand list and i is not ex Johin. Patterson of Bridgeport 1or |y raction §n Kensington tome row | peeted that the work will be com whom warrants have been lssued bY | coning. This entertainment wiil pleted until the latter part the Judge Griswold, have failed to put in | presented by Court Mattabessctt of | month st an appearance. They were scheduled [ope worosters and the will Pollowing the completion of the as-| " 1o appear in court and did not, w0 the |ty e K eington people. work the board of judge decided to try and find them by f John Delowery will have the go into session means of the warrants. When found the teUNe) minstrel Man Kiltonic Post they will be brought to Berlin and | by "0 Yne maid wi played which recently will be let go on bonds untll they can | gy Giadottt, janitor, Kimer Joh | Town hatl be tried. |the maid’s beau, Paul Gianotti; mately $1,000 Judge Griswold stated this mornimg | L Tt b Glanott The football that he understands that one of the The music number " officially brought men has left the sta ne the |, troduced are, “Only @ game bet n tk cases fs an unusual onc in wome re. | FLCRRREOR (IR, TR football team and spects and the state police are aiding | {5 Sy o Thanksgiving rty Faere George Garrity; Berlin authoritics in running the | grounds, Mclody,” Mabel Gianotti; One of the men On the Porch rvices Massachusetts state | L0 4 B e Martin, who dicd “Just a Girl That Men this Morwing ot “love Sends a Titth Burial was in St. Thomas John Delowery; *“1 """“"-rvl’v 'vvlir of the Grace Kva Glannotti; “Hi-Le ko o s yeitl entertainment in chureh » - Monday cvening, December 3, at 5:30 ' fair o'clock. Plans are being made are and the entertainment guarantecd to he high NINE DEAD, 15 INJURED IN BOILER EXPLOSION At Berlin News RECKLESS DRIVER 1S ASSESSED 2 Fine of East Hartiord Man Sus- pended on Payment of Costs —_— Methodist chorch home of Mrs, 1. M able unmolested the break thi carefully the cash regis state police ane Gabriel's chucch was seen Seriously Mrs, Fred | street is in a as the Hurt Washingto state @ Spencer semi-conscious her home received about dance | NNg When Wood. |She was riding Wed. [® Southington hushand, Fred wheel and went into Whiting wis bloeked by another parked at the curh, He automobile around the collided with the trolley ust picking wpecd the switeh in last in 20 o'clock itomobile crashed , he bound trolley was from his automobil swiung hi corner ane which er front of the post office Withesses the affair stated thi that Mrs, Spencer wa inst the windshietd and strect, She badly head, face neel th Pantore-Corna Nuptials—loresters of po on car at Announce Program for ,.,., : Spencer, to turn street when ment—Kensington Garage Sues, Hartf: G the | William J. Rice of last appeared wold in the evening and ente SOUTHINGTON NEWS { morning thrown & into the labout the had several tor { husband | 8pencer Bull's offic | spot of the moved to this morning o wa the The [ of p Nice was involved in a oy Harold Kane, 4 vear old son of Mr |and Mrs, Bdward Kane of Oak street |is confined to the Meriden hospital as |the result of being struck by an an- {tomobile driven by Mrs, William on as cu and anc knocked out. 1e uninjured inte Dr. J opposite i rushed was accident Loms is and was later Her considered shock wrecked 1 her conditio s rions and the A . she is sufferi rom autome was bu I of ams to m— . New Treasury Tssue SOSSOTrS re will 5 Postmaster James | Usher « 1 post headquart part The by local office s received Americ held a of T fron vt a4 new lssu e faif rom ' 1 of treasury savings rtificates cxpects clear approxi this ye ha made o prices chang: greater | year Italy | Y78 1 the 1925 will e close with the Lewis High school the e buys rece P to & o rs will will be y & aby Hands Dreamy whie At maturity will ha The number « Sond of local office ten large em, it s ¢ Band HiN Funeral Al Sowcdal ity o Ladies Howard E adics’ A held 4. P o1 the two men to earth was caught by a policeman Has Narrow Lscape fouils Kaplan of Meriden had a nar- row escape on the Berlin Turnpike a short distance north of the Meriden | line last night when his ear became involved in a erash with a car driven Ly a Martford man. The cars side- swiped in passing and were consider- ably damaged. No one was injured, however. Garage Company in Suit Mac's garage in Kensington has brought suit against Joscph Padalli| Cew Pritain 1o recover money al. |tidy sum was realized from leged to be owed for wervices ren- | ture. An entertainment dered. The amount of the suit is|followed s100 Attorney David L. Nair of New | tritain is counsel for the plaintiff and | the writ 18 returnabie in the city court the second Monday in Decem- ber. Constable Fred Winkle served the writ. Pantore-Corna Nuptials John Pantore, son of Mr. and Mrs. | trip John Pantore of Kensington, and Miss | Mary Corna of South Manchester, were married in the Catholic in that town vesterday. The church Tucsday, st were oyal Thomas' church e cemetery " the member M E f Muel free ot rors Gint Thought M. [0S | Giana of { Roses,” I'd Die” Low,” | One | will e Rayno, s wil “ o memibwre dit e fety af hot Lens rge of th featur the rair a waltz clog dance by Michue a well known Kensington solo onte e nt for a !another in the ar future crowd i £50 Reported n 1 airman o ' dated to of a order b vitle neer an ain Large Crowdl At Supper About 159 people dance the chicken evening by Berlin gran 1 Crose nmittee were in re at jvorted thu the annua Tast for memt ¢ represents omplished by only the ane many ng 1 Mr. 1 soliciting Vida sugar Ttefinery Loreaus ille. m sests that Ttems of Interest Samuel A Piske wi of the prayer meeting s Congregational church Ites charge | Pertin evening Harold Clark tomorrow Louisiana. i~ Razed—1oe possivle w Pat At $100.000. Ithat a rey an he mad | avarters wil committe re expect New rific sugar Fast Berlin Ttems miles The regular wervice 0| killing be held at the aring others, five | evening at the ably fatally. Three was nearly filled with friends and | missing and in relatives of the couple. Lola and | S puried the Polly Foghiati of Kensington acted as was completels wre flower girle. | cetimated $1 ollowing the cercmony a reception Those killed were Sidney Broussard, was held at the home of the bride’s|ain, dirccting me to phew of Bdwin & Brous parents, Mr. and Mrs, Pantore will | Vendue to the highest sard, manager the refinery leave today or tomorrow for a short | public signpost in the Browssard. supcrintendent and motor trip asd another reception to | Britain, 14 days after date which will | white and negre employes welcome them home will be held atibe the 6th day of December A, D, The Blast without warning the Pantore home on Sunday The | 1223, at 10 o'clock in the forcmoon, 1o | when one fire hollers = f . today young couple will re in Ken#ing- | saiery Exve and My fees |had jus been Steamed up to st the ton, where Mr. Pantore is a member | yhereon follow Jescribed prop- | svenr Erinding pr A e of the firm of Fogliati & Co | orty to » Touring Car nogre ding avey e Winners at Whist | Pated at Kensington, Conn beheaded whe struck by & Never before since the T. A | ot Ne 2 plece of the and & mule 2 ci*ty has been runping the whist quarter ant was killed Socials during the winter has there la., No Ihanksg plosion at Loreauville here t nine § Iheria boiter refinery cast at Vida of PBerlin will hunting matte st [1rave on a " . razed the would 1ik that final returns To Hold Initiation k-Barne post, Amer wi initiation ooms are I of the first time of yesterday ast reons and in them employes they The mid-wee churen | Methe o prob- usual hour it feared A bris chked plant causing an Bro under . idates z ter oss of n isitoy expecte an esecution, is- New Brit at Public Widder, at the Town New Taken by virtue o sued by the City Conrt of set] Senator of Oscar Visiting Acquaintances Walter M Butier, reside Mainviite, isiting former fri He is a salesm Walk s - o of 1wo I'a five oo came rme ot quaintances Win ntior ing casomn 1 m e ta 00 vards sie Mrs. Morles T Mories this " he haiter mile 4 manner was « confined Mes 1 her ettack of ember 18 FRANK iay “treet Her b with a tand. R home Par BROWN Con of ame a gable {in the ti= ue ‘Robbers Take $150 From Register 'MRS. SPENCER BADLY HURT | Grange Elects Officers—8$50 Total Re- ported in Red Cross Drive—New Is- sue of Treasury Savings Certificates | thieves af- | Soda Shop and rified the cash register, securing about $150 in cash and four | was committed without the night patroiman, Consta- that John Pettinato, proprictor of the place sum- Hogan this | morning and later called the state po- loss no sale A batch of letters and laid would probably have side to ac- Pettinato summoned Of- local policeman in- was detailed on last result of injuries ghe eves Which the Maple View leaving Mrs N the The trolley notiee rtificates will be | nds Morley, has lan attack of the Returns From France Mrs, Rtaymond Mattson of Bicycle ~trnrt has returned to her home after spending the past few months visiting | relatives in France, nsferred to Thomaston Charles Hurlburt, formerly attach- ed to the Plainville Economy store, has been transferred to the compan «mr: in Thomaston. He began his new duties this morning. Plainville Briefs regular meeting of the Auxiliary to Brock-Barnes post, |erican Legion, will be held in post rooms on Whiting street this eve- ining. Sequassen lodge, 1. 0. O. F., hold & regular meeting in the rocoms this evening. Pythian lodge, K. of A regular meeting tomorrow in Odd Fellows' hall. A teachers' the Episcopal church tomorrow ning at 7:30 o'clock followed by choir {1ehearsal at 8 o'clock. Novelty Dance One of the biggest features ever to be conducted in Plainville Bon-Ton dance to be given at FCommunity theater tomorrow ev { under the management of Messrs, R. { W. Moore and Andrew Hogan. The management is also trying to arrange for the appearance here in connec- tion with the dance next week of Miss Iluth Brewster, the Boston Coon-Shouter” and comedienne, Par- ry's orchestra will furnish the music | tomorrow night. y Grange to Flect Officers Irving Carter was elected to head Plainville Grange at the annual elec- ¢ | tion of officers held in conjunction with the Grange's last regular meet- ing. Mr. Carter has been one of the most active members of the Grange y[and will have an excellent grasp on 1 | activities as head of the lodge, The other officers elected to serve with him are as follows: Overseer, Charles Weldon: lecturer, Miss Esther B Mrs es N 8. B. Carpe ; assistant lady as- Weldon; just recuperated from same sickness, Ladies will lodge will held eve- the { Cook; Mrs nter Walter Richard cward, medhe Goodwell; Mrs. Lina Harke; Ceres, Mrs Ilora, Miss Ruth Lucy Loomis, and ccutive committee for three years, Ralph Williams, t| These officers will be installed at the 1| first meeting of the Grange in Jan- s | vary | The first and second conferred on a class of 12 at the mecting of the Grange last t| evening and the third and fourth de- - | grees will conferred on the same 1lclass at the next regular meeting =| which will be held on Tuesday eve- ning, December 4. A harvest will be served to the *|date commencing at 6:45 o'clock, The Grange is entering upon an- other 3 which the members will 1| strive to make the most active of the - | entire existence of the soclety in 1| Plainvilie, The local Grange has be. come a recognized power in the Grange and holds the admiratior and respeet of the entire community for the work which is heing earricd stoward steward sistant [ gate ke | Trving ¢ Scott; pomona, Mrs. member of the e degrees were . ¥ on n | Louis Antonio, 88 15 Main street ! successor to M. J with a full vegetables on Saturday advt of meats and Nov stors line o West rnished or unfurnished Main Tel, ol FFor rent ms, 141 d—advt street sale -1 Plainvilie ldwin advt Ior apple I | | Lewis, 5 rooms and bath improvements, Furnished flat of nt I modern Phone 114-5,—advt el e | MAPLE HILL NEWS : r The all Woman's club of home Mr esterday v argoly | Britain Child | wae served at it were Mrs 1 Pamor Mrs, ¥ 1 Mrs. Leonard Fox g meeting the Maple Hil Ruhar Atte e day sewi o held at Hulbert About New | the o vere made for home Thos assisting IPrinee, Mre Proudmar woon, e hostess H. Forhes N. Moister o returned Mrs. J home ith ti st Nobbine ol day Perey Mrs Moods the | to head- Monday “:'| Bon-Bon Dance COMMUNITY HALL Mainville. Conn. " Frewing. Non Orethestra 1 riday Gurles Rros Andrewn Hogan and 1. N. Moore Managers —_— Am- | the | evening | meeting will he held in | will be the ning | Miss Edith | candidates | supper | members on this { state | Noud will open his | Brtstol News CLAIMS FORGERY IN MORTGAGE DISPUTE "Raffel vs. Kleinschmidt Law Suit Takes Unexpected Turn RAID AT GRIDLEY HOUSE Scoteh, Bourbon and Giher Liquids Found in Old lee Chest—Prominent tesidents’ Names on of “Shif- | ters Club"—H. s, Basketball is claimed his defense Forgery of a {by John mortgage Kieinschmidt in to the foreclosure action of Morris Raffel, which was heard by Judge W, M. Maltbie in the superior court yes- erday. The hearing took up the greater part of the day in the presen- tation of claims for the money left |over in the settlement of the estate, which is being foreclosed on, It is |elaimed by Raffel that he loaned money to Kleinschmidt to the amount of $900 and took a mortgage of $1.- {600 in return. The defendant asscrts Ithat he knew nothing of the mortgage llean and claims that Ferdinand | Firebach, representing himself to b | Kleinschmidt, obtained the money Ifrom Raffel. The admission has been made by the complainant that Fire- bach secured the money but that the latter obtained the |tue of delegation | Kleinschmidt, | Raffel mechanics Murphy Eiton & Tutt also b admits the |sented by Bertha {her attorney, Judge |lone. Judge Epaphroditus |appearing for Raffel and Russell Mink represents Mr, and the paint company. Assistant | Prosecuting Attorney William N, De- rosier is defending Kleinschmidt, Both |sides have introduced th of | testimony in the action, which has at- | tracted much attention beeause of the prominence of the contestants and of {the legal representation. No decision | was handed down by the judge ves- terday as the matter was taken under consideration following the closing of the evidence To add to the one loan of authority by suit as not alone t licns in favor of J is ¢ mes | my have T o claim Kschner thro William J Peck idity Ma- is Murphy further complications the Stanislaw Mary Bu- , through their attorney, Fran- of Hartford sued Klein breach warranty latter claim is not defendant ase, and s Cole have | schmidt {The validity of the contested by the Pactory Building Started Ground Lroken yestorduy for {the new Torg plant of the New 1 Lparture Mfg. Co. by the Torrington Building Co. The enginecrs of Locks wood, Greene & Co arrived the and will direet the technical work of the constructio Anong the engineering staff in « tl | building is George MacDonald, wl | was onr the engineers on the | plant the which erected two y Turner 1Construction office butlding North Main str Police Snare Following the ar ton, alleged propricto ters Club™ | the Miseal | North Main street rd fon g liquor law \iolation [ Detective Sergeant Daniel MacGuilii- jdy and his ad descended upon Gridley House, wi Harry 1o as take charg possession of e Bourhon and cont to the Vol nuity rare nature the caching of pply in the s only a vigh the for a of have on seene o pow- coneern whe ago opposite company the the A s by the Violators t ot Harold N of the “8hi block or yest Ay morning ou the e W nine cases of S FAR"S, ATy stead act, 1 heen lisplayed 1 nehin House or two roomer the police hunted hours low ou Hecover not in u office Finally the last aled a sparklin was i ‘ today urt furnishe ! cased ub of whict proprietor has « ost promi and the cits nany ries Apprara possit W summone thet not wit sssed today by e is office James R, \ were Departme nior T™ ant mmander Ad Depe Departme 2h Sl Flevem Socressful isted a8 victer {and the | couneil, | win theough vir- | Judge 8. | school eleven has completed a suC+ cessful scason. Although a 50 per cent record was hung up, Coach Thomas Monahan and the school officials feel highly gratified over the team's show- ing as a heavy schedule was played victories of opponents were by small scores and with much heavier elevens. The elevens of Southington, Middietown, Mast Hartford and of Wilby High of Waterbury were taken into camp, while defeats were ad- ministered to the locals by Torring- ton, West Haven, Naugatuck and Wil- limantic. With but four players being graduated in June, a fine start for next fall is assured for the gridiron, Letters will be awarded soon to the 16 men of the squad. During the last season the eleven has been under the management of Edwin Porter, while William Bush was captain. Off (o Golden Gates William J. Kellegher, member of the Third District school board, left today for los Angeles, California, ere e will sperd the winter, He < recently completed several con- racts here and as he has been en- gaged in the contracting business in California. he will assume work at once. He has exte e real estate interests also on the Pacific coast that will occupy his attention during the cold months, Puneral of Mrs, ¢ The funeral of Mrs, Bridget Gib- bons w held this morning at 8:30 o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs, Ellen Dailey, on South street. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 o’clock at 8§t. Joseph's church by the Rev. Oliver T. Mag- nell, the pastor. DBurial was in St Thomas' cemetery. K. of C, Activities of the winter season will discussed at the meeting of Palos K. tonight in Knights of Columbus hall. An entertainment be presented after the business meeting. Chicken Coops the East insatiable raids hhons Meeti be or L Raided Rristol see- Someone ¢ Ahout l e taken m the few nights High School Practis Practice the basketball squad of local high school has been started and with fine nuclens from last year's successful quintet, Coach Thomas Monahan an optimistie frame of mind over s year's show- ing. Karl DBrightman is manager while John White is captain of the five. The schedule follows: December 1—West Hartford; there, December T-=Gilbert (Winsted ) ; here, December there, December 21 December ecember 5 Adams); the Junuary 4, 1 January 11 re of the 14— Wilby (Waterbury); Terryville; here, Alumni; here, Drury (North Middietown; here, uth Manchester; he January 19—Choate (Wallingford); thers January 5 Iebruary 1 Vebruary ther Febraary Torrington; 1ebruary Terryville; ther February 20-—Hartford; here, March T—Wilhy ( Waterbury) March 15— Middietown; there March 21 South Manchester; ther Torrington; there Hartford; there Gilbert (Winsted); here, here, Democratic Meeting Organization the recently elects democratic town committec will place meeting on Monday night at 8§ o'clock In the city court room. Notices were dispatched today by Chairman protem. John Donnels y. who has served as party leader for the tast yenrs. The new come mittee 18 divided groups from the four voting districts se city I8 well represents ta ke at a two into the that whole a he Assist Tourists Through the efforts Manager Far ! Arnold Chamber of Commeree [ sterday Executive of the Rockwell tourists’ of Maine 1. Petorse simmer s A camp tourists Park e temporary camp 3 or a party way to & motoriets on the During burg, Foride Lake but wit) Compon that resort closed the had ne After p to meme Arnold the permit Bristol Briets John " i Fitzimme Two Men and Their Wives Hcld as Rflhhfl' Suspects A ~Twa viay H Union Trust, Pittsburgh, Entertaining Bankers A special New York men Pittsburgh to nion Trust Co anking quar- wrcretary of first presi also attended yther financia party will u testi- en of