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ON THE GROUNDS OF FREDERIK- STED PUBLIC GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Friday, June 13, 1924, beginning at 4 p. m. Between the hours of 4 p. m. to 8 p In. Tea, Coffee, Sandwiches, Chicken May- onnaise, Cakes, Ice Cream, Cold Sodas, and Candy will be on sale. All Eatablzs prepared by the best, in each line, 1n town. Invite some of your friends to have an a ternoon tea, or cold supper with you. While vou are enjoying the niceties the sweet strains of music will help you digest. The following ladies have promised their eo)peration in helping to make your time a very enjoyable one: Ma- dames Coulter, Hagemann, Broeklehurst, Bjaelke, De Castro and Dani>l, and the Misses Wescott, Larsen, Bstornel, Van Brackle, Schoen and Gillette. THE ENT-ATAINMENT BEG NS AT 8 P.M. PROGRAMMUE: Mareh “‘Governor’s Own’’... C B. Band Mieeh Siren” ......4 R S Orenestra Recitation '‘The Dear Flag'’......Delta Jackson, Overture “‘Arcadia’” .J. H. S. Orchestra Dance ' “Minuet’’ ....... .Twelve Pupils Overture 'Echoes from the Oserms'! . .........C B Band Flower Drill, Song & Dance ""Sweet RBrior Rose'’ . ... Seventeen Pupils Waltz ‘'Bliss Eternal’’....J.H.S. Orches- tra Recitation ""The American Flag’’ Archie Flannagan Waltz “'lsie cf Golden Dreams”’ (. B Band After the above program the sale of refreshments will be continued with mu- sic: t intervals. FISHING POND, TOMBOLA, AND DANCING PARLORS. Price of Admission ten cents, Chlldren five cents. Chairs for .the Entertainment five ets. Entrance to the Dancing Parlors ten cents a couple. Afternoon visitors will be supplied with a ticket for the entertainment in the evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Come and help a gnod eause. You are sure to leave feeling that you have had a very nice time. The proceeds of the Garden Party will g 0 (u our “'School Plano Fund.” yTHE COMMITTEE. ey o1 X AV IS PROCEEDINGS QF THE FOR ST. CROIX. Fourth Council, Second Ses. ion, 1524-1925 (Continwed, from yzs:erc Iy's A vis.) Item 12. Letter of resignation ‘rom 2nd Ap- pointed Member (Nol . The Chairman remarkel: The Hon- orable Member has alread /) left the is- land and therefore 1 assu 1e that there is nothing else for the Cou .cil to do but to accept the resignation. 9nd Member for Christia isted Country Distriet (Berg): Mr. Cha ‘man. While discussing the resignation « f the Honor- able 2nd Appointed Membe * (Noll) may 1 ask what the “status of tae Honorable sth Appointed Member is? ond Member tor Carist ansted Town (Canegate): You eannot a k that. ihe Chairman: If a meniber 1s away {or more than thiee month his seat can be declared vacant, but a: a rule it has not been the custom to de lare a mem- ber’s seat vacant if absent from illness. ond Member for Christ ansted Town [Cancgate]: Ido not wa.t to deprive any member of his seat. I move that we proceed according to he Rules of Business. : At the request of 2nd Member for Cnristiansted Town [Ca::gata] the Cucirman read the letter ¢ resignation. 90d Member for Ctristi:nsted Town (Cancgata): Whenever ame nbev resigns, tne O uacii should decide horw many dis- cussioas there shouald Le oo his resigna- tion We should proceed according 10 rules, The Chairman: I have a! vays known alesignat.os to be subject to one dis- ¢ Issl n. 9nd Membher for Ch-isti: Isted Town (Crncgata): 1o the exse of Dr. Kalmer <uch a hiiz was done. loily want to gee the mitter put throagh in a formal way. 4th Appointed Member Blickwood) remarked: Mr. Chairmin. uadersiand that the resignation wis s:nt in with the expectation thatir would 32 accepred. The Honorable Mamber has already left the island and gone into bu: ness some- where else. [ don’tsee any reason way his resignation should not be aceepted. No one reque:ting the wor 1 furiher it was put to the vote and ' nanimously ad)pted that the resigna ion e acezpred. 2nd Member for Chrstia sted lowa (Canegata) remark=d: Mr C airman. IY the Council gives its cogscat J would hke to iatroduce a reso'uion tolay. Copies of the resoludon ave r2en passed arouad to all the members. The Chairman read the res lution ard said,—According to paragrapa 8 of the Rules of Busin2ss a two thirds vote is L necsssaryv o oring it up. | It was bac o t.e vote and carrizd that | the resolution be furthered and passed at | one diseussion. 9nd Me nber for Christiansted Town | (Can»glta) in introducing the resolution | said,~Mr. Chairman. There is on tae | budget for the cuarrent fiscal year under . item X ), Maintenance, Public Works | Department, an amouni of $3 030 for buiiding a cistern in Christiansted Sub- . sequently that amount has been increased ' by $20,000 and both budget and money . bili pearing these amounts have been . sanctivned by the Governor. That money ' has been obligated but itis found out | that it is not possible to complete the ecis- ' tern by the end of June. | As Chairmaa of the Municipal C mmit- . tee I rec-ived a letter from the Governor | stating that all accounts mast be ¢l sed | and broks balinzed by July 20, 191 anli | thai waa ever money re nairing 2nased | at that ytim? will revert tothe Federal | Treasary. Lhisis gaite d fferent to form- ' er eastom: formerly the books wer> k»pt " open uatil October. In conversation vi. h | the Goverament Seceretary he told me ~ that that will not ba allowed her. after, 3 Aceordin £to the budget submirted [or - the fi:cal year ve will not be able o pro- " vide any fuads tor new work, and if this ' monay goes back to the Federal Troasucy ' all the efforts expendec will be of no | avail. Itis with that in view I introduce | this resolution and ask the sanection of | the Chunecil. " 4 b Momber for Frederiksted C untry ' Distriet (Andersza) remarked: Mr.Chair- ' man. ! have tistened to the remarks of the " Honorable 2nd Member for Christi: nsted Town with considerable interesi but [ am surpriscd that he has not been broad- mindzd enough to include in the 1-solu- tion other aetivides of the Public “Works Department also hkely to be unfinished on June 30, as w.ll as the cistern; such as the wharf in Frederiksted and the compleiion of the repairs of the Cen- ter line road. 1 theiefore think that those items should also be ineluded. In other woids: 1 think this Resolu- tion should embody all th2 asew consiruc- tion of the Fublic Works Department and not the Cistern alone. ond Member for Chris:iansted Town (Canegata) Mr. Caairman. 1 agrze with the last speaker, but 1 don’t think bhe ex- pects me to be a walking encyclop2dia. I am taking care of my constituency, he should take care of his own. 4th Member for Frederigsted Country Distriet (Andersen): Mr. Caairman., The Honoratie Me nber occupies the pos- ition where he is kept infermed by 350v- ernment of all that is going on while ther members are not informed. How arz we to ksow? This is the fiist time | am hearing that money appropriated flor these islends and not used by the end of the sisal year will revert to the Federal