The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

The drills by the various semi-mil-
itary organizations of the town furn-
ished very attractive feature at
various times during the day. The
Rifle Club, the Modern Woodmen, the
Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts all
took part. The little ladies, however,
proved themselves to be in a class by
themselves when it comes to fine work
of drilling and easily marched off with
the prize, beautiful loving cup.
The reorganized Lamar Band prov
ed one Of the great treats of the day
and furnished music through the day
and night of the most inspiring and
pleasing quality. They hard dozen
musicians in the line and Lamar citi-
zens had chance to see that there is
plenty of talent here for a band of
the highest class if the necessary in
dueement is offered to place the or
ganization ON a permanent basis.
The big auction was also great
feature of the day and introduced the
great novelty of the only living Lady
Auctioneer," and one without any sup
erior in the male contingent too. Mrs
Vera Filkins filled the part and with
such vim and art that great part of
the success of the big show was due
to her work as much as to the auc-
tioneer experts who were also selling
goods. She was able to hold as much
Of the crowd as any of them.
One splendid feature of the day was
the visit and address by Hon. Law
renee C. Phipps, chairman of the Red
Cross for the Mountain division. An
immense crowd gathered round the
band stand at two o'clock and when
Hon. c. C. Goodale in his usual ap-
and entertaining style in
troduced Mr.. Phipps he was received
with u hearty ovation. Mr.. Phipps
spoke for a half hour on the subject !
of the Red Cross organization and
what it is doing not only at home but
in Belgium, France and Italy, and /
other stricken countries. He made it |
clear to all how great portion of the
burden of the war is being borne by
the organization, and to what noble
purposes the money being raised by
our people is being put.
The Chautauqua grounds were oc-
cupied by n great arena where +. NJ.
Wilson with the aid of a crew of Mexi-
cans staged a grand spectacular bull
fight, the bull and the costumes had
been specially imported from Hartman
and the matadors, vaqueros, etc, from
some beet camp. II was worth several
times the price of admission to see
the interest taken in the show by the
Mexican performers and the labor of
the small boys in climbing telephone
poles to witness it. The show was
heavily patronized and was a money
maker all day and night.
The two shows at night by the
Yambas and the Grille Girls We're not |
only money makers but genuine high |
class vaudeville performances. The
girls put on such n splendid show that
there has been a unanimous demand
that it be repeated as n part of the
program on the first
evening of the big convention next
week. The cast is composed of a dozen
young ladies and all are star perform
ers. The 40 show and big dance at
the Fraternal Temple were also good
drawing cards in the evening, and
furnished entertainment until late
or rather early-hour. Manager Lee
of the opera house ran his show all
afternoon and evening and turned the
proceeds, a matter of over a hundred
and fifty dollars over to the Red Cross.
The Star Theatre ran during the after
noon and turned little over forty
dollars to the fund
Capt. Fred Kelsey was the last as
well as the first performer closing the
show with fine display of fireworks
n beautiful Red Cross table \
aux in fire. Other amusements during
he day were numerous and attractive
a number of exciting races,
a daring death ride down wire at a
heighth of fifty feet clinging by the
teeth alone by Parker Cleo. the worlds
champion iron. man. and many other
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