function purpose()
{
    var diag = 0;
    var config;

    config = '';
    config = config
    + '<tr>'
    + '<td>'
    + '<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing ="0" cellpadding="2">';

    config = config
    + '<tr>'
    + '<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc">'
    + '<b><i><font face="Arial" size="+1">RESEARCH and DOCUMENT PURPOSE</font></i></b>'
    + '</td>'
    + '</tr>'
    + '<tr>'
    + '<td align="center">'
    + '<font face="Arial">'
    + 'This document is compiled information about the ancestors and descendants of many of the contributors.'
    + '  It was started in 1991 and has been updated a number of times.'
    + '  The end purpose of this document is to provide the genealogical information to the present and future descendants who are interested in their heritage.'
    + '<br>'
    + 'If you have additions or corrections, please contact me by sending e-mail.&nbsp;</font>'
    + '<br>'
    + '<a href="mailto:ronc@re-chambers.info"><img src="../genealogy2/mail.gif" alt="e-mail" border="0" valign="middle" height="40" width="58" align="middle"></a>'
    + '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><a href="mailto:ronc@re-chambers.info"><font face="Arial" size="+1">E-MAIL</font></a></b>'
    + '</td>'
    + '</tr>';

    config = config
    + '</table>'
    + '</td>'
    + '</tr>';
    document.write(config);
    if (diag != 0) alert(" purpose\n " + config);
}