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Q And describe for the Court your method of
operation with respect to wardrobe or costume for those
in your company participating at the conventions?
A Well, if you’re going to give the appearance
of affluence you have to be capable of looking the
part. And obviously wearing a different suit between
the morning session and the evening session has bearing
on it. More so with the women.
As I said earlier, we worked the tables, both my
sons and their wives and my wife. We would visit all
5,000 people. We would talk to all five, shake hands
with them, turn around and they would have met all
three of the families during that last night at that
last time. So it would be imperative that the gowns
worn by the girls especially could not be the same ones
that they had on at an earlier function because they
were always a constant reference at the tables by the
distributors saying “What a beautiful gown.” “Isn’t
that gorgeous.”
It was obviously over the top type dress. I mean
you couldn’t wear it to the grocery store or the gym or
anything but it was done on purpose so that all the
children and everybody else had matching outfits on and
it just generated the enthusiasm backwards from them
that they wanted to be and participate.
Q * * * The wardrobe we’re talking about that
was paid for by the companies?
A Yes.
Q And what was the policy as to whether the
women could wear the dress more than once?
A No. The dress, once the dress had been seen
it could not be seen again.
Q And then what happened to the dress?
A They all went to charity or were just given
away to third parties.
Q And what rule, if any, with respect to the
men?
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