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Show BRANCH 4 C. M. B. A. When the members of the C. M. B. A. desire to have a most pleasant time both at the meetings and after adjournment, adjourn-ment, call on branch 4, St. Elizabeth parish. They will be amply repaid by the spirit of cordiality and fraternal geeting displayed by the membership. The branch has an elegantly fitted up meeting hall, tastefully dec-orated and with piano to add tone, an excellent billiard parlor, together with games of all kinds, which contribute to the innocent in-nocent recreation of the members. The special feature of the last regular meeting, meet-ing, Feb. 5. was the installation of President Pres-ident Charles Dunst by Chancellor S. J. Lea vis of branch 1. The system of blanch work is in strict accord with the constitution, and business promptly transacted and the membership srointr to the front rapidly. Much credit is not only due to 1 'resident Dunst, Recording Secretary Auer, Financial Secretary Griebliiig and Treasurer Sitterle, but also to all the other officers and members, mem-bers, who are always to be found at their post of duty. After adjournment, as is usual with the branch, the members, together with the visiting brothers, visited the reception recep-tion parlor, where a billiard contest was on the programme. Chancellor Nast on one side and what he termed a trust on the other, consisting of Brothers Tassett. Auer. Dunst. Wort mail and two other brothers, after a spirited and amusing game of one hour. Brother Xast yielded, as does all competition with trusts, to the inevitable. Brother Xast promises to make Ihe ivories dance after the next meeting, and advises ad-vises the brothers to come prepared. 1 After music, song and mirth the social ! meetings of the branch adjourned and j the visiting brothers carried away with i them .the fact that an insurance organ- ization can have its social as well as its business features, and yet be successful. success-ful. I I |