g?o Adveriisement. o iDS are requested foyr the following supplies which are needed in the ad- ministration of -he Municipal Institu- tions at Richmond 3ick-houses and T.eper Asylum for the moath of Sept. 1919. Delivery is to o 2 made by the mer- chant. Bids should be acdressed to Inspector, Richmond Sick-houses. lour 85 lbs., Cornmeal 500 lbs.; Rice 400 Ibs., Oa's 360 lbs., Sago 250 lbs.; Suizar 1,200 lbs., Eeef 480 lbs., Pork 180 ibs., Fish (salt) 221 Ibs Reans 200 lbs., Peas 200 Ibs., Potaroes 207 ibs., Lard 75 Ibs., Cooking b:tte 1390 Ibs., Table butter 11¢ Ibs., Onions 50 Ibs., Tea 20 Ibs. All bids should e received by Augnst 27th, 1919. Christiansted Bt.-Crcix, V. 1. of U. S. A., August 22nd I¢l9. H. T. HANSEN, Inspector Richmond Sickhouses & Leper Asylum. A CARD OF THANKS. The CHRISTIANSTED INDUSTRI- ALBAND begs to iender its best thanks to the Honorable Colonial Council for the willing manner in which this Body voted an aid to ithe Institution from the Music Fund. CHRISTIANSTED INDUS- TRIAL. BAND. Christiansted, Avg. 22, 1919. Christiansed Theatre 2F ' 0 8.50 MONDAY EVENING 8.30 The Last 8 Reels of 667 ' ; 99 The Purple Mask EPISODE 13: The Leap. EPISODE 14: Sky Monsters. EPISODE 15: The Floating Signai. EPISODE 16: The Pricorer of Love. Remember it’s th> closing Chap- ters of this Great Serial. Reserved Seats ......... ... 40ect. General Entrance ....... .... 20ct. Doors Open 8 o’clock. Show commences at 8.30 S 8 ROLIX AVIS ~ Are You Interestd ix Red | N | Cross Work? - If so please attend a meeting, to be . held at Headquarters on Monday af- ternoon, the 25th inst., at 4 o’clock. | Everyone is cordizlly invited. Silgned: , ‘ C. M DuBOIs. | Christiansted Branch, ;:AB G | AT THE - (ompany Street Emporium. PICKLED SALMON 20cts. per lb. CODFISH s RED BEANS ihels Y WHITE do- . BLACK EYE PEAS IWis. POTATOES ' Dets,. et | Christiansted. 22nd Aug. 1919. M A3 HITO or° DEPOSITS & WITHDRAWALS AT | ' . : ~ [HE NEV' ST. GROIX SAVINGS BANK | On Saturday the 16tk Aug. 1919. | RECEIVERS: | in Christiansted A. E. STAKEMANN Trustee. | In Frederiksted | R. E. HIGGINS Trustee. . Balance of deposits to 9th Aug. 1919 l $ 66,404.99 - 29 Deposits, of which 19 in Christiansted § 324.30 ‘ ( 2new) 10 in Frederiksted $ 91.00 | { —new) l $415.30 | $66,820,29 i 8 withdrawals of whiel. | & in Christiansted $§ 29.438 . 3in Frederiksted & 21.00 $ 50.48 ; Balance of deposits to date $ 66,769.81 l Receivers ror Saturday, the 23’ Aug. 1919. | in Christiansted | A. E. STAKEMANN Trustee. | In Frederiksted | R. E. HIGGINS Trustee. ' : A. E. STAKEMANN . President. A mecting will be held on Monday at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Christiansted, for the purpose of reor- ganizins tne work swvhich it is contem- piated to carry on for iocal benefit, along lines that will reach the poor and needy In our own midst. We are told that the ‘‘Virginia’’ ar- rived in Frederiksted this morning with 40 sacks ete of United States and other mails, the Christiansted portion of which may be looked for by the regular mail- car this 4 p. m. No telegrams yet received. ® < 9 Sanitation Que. tion. Several persons have called our atten- tion to an article in West End News of® Zlst. instani dealing with sanitary affair in the islard, and pointing out that the new sanitary ineasures are largely a bur- den to most persons, especially those of small means who are unable to eomply with the demands f~r making various re- pairs and changes on their properties, as approved by the Sanitary Department. The paper satirically refers to the erect- ing, conscruciing and re-constructing, ete. which are enougzh to distract people and hav:forced poor owners oi houses inio contracting debt which they had no pros- pect of paying, it being their oaly resort unless tney must sell the sinall house and lot which are their ouly shelter, and go out and beg. West End News suggests that if these sanitary measures are indis- pensable, they might be executed at pub- iic expense where the parties ecalled up- on to effect them were pecuniarily una- ble to do so. Says W. E. N., if the pri- soners are too busy cutting wood or buin- ing coal, then perhavs others can be found who could dn the sanitary jobs in such cases, and it would at any rate eli- minate distress {rom mauy if something in this line were put in practice. The sanitation question like many other public questions in which we cannot but consider that the people should have a voie., is a ticklish one. Motives are not easily understood zround here, and as soon any matter iz commented upon somebody lis sure to be di