The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-03-01
A ROUSING ENTERTAINMENT.


the high school auditorium last Thurs
day evening, on the eve of Washing
tons birthday, and in which host Of
younger children representing the
lower grades of all the schools in town
| participate, drew one of the largest
crowds that has ever assembled In the
building, and proved to be one of the
most interesting performances Of the
kind that has ever been offered by
the local schools. Patriotism was the
keynote of every number on the pro-
gram, and that the patriotic sentiment
found ready response from the big
crowd was evidenced by the storm OF
applause that greeted every number.
The youngsters did credit to both
themselves and their teachers. The
speaking, dialogues, singing and the
marching, was of kind and char
acter that showed that the teachers
had gone to infinite trouble and exer-
cised painstaking patience in training
the young people in the various fea-
did so we'll that it would be invidious
to single out any single number for
special mention, and We congratulate
the able corps of teachers for the ad-
mirable manner in which each and
every one of the children performed
the parts assigned to them.
During the proceedings DR.. D. II.
Lewis, one of the Four Minute Men.
delivered a stirring address ON pat
riotism that seemed to touch the pub
lie pulse. He, and those who took part
in the entertainment. could not other
wise than have been inspired with
patriotism, not only on account Of the
bountiful display of the national COL
ors. but suspended above the stage was
a service flag containing thereon 26
stars, indicative of the number OF
young men now serving the country in
the various arms of the service who at
one time and another attended the Oro-
vile public school, That sight alone
was enough to arouse the loyalty Of
every man. woman and child In the
audience.
A feather Of the evening from which
much amusement was extracted, as
well as very handsome sum of ready
cash for the Red Cross, was the auc-
tioning off of Uncle Sammy" a huge
White Leghorn rooster. The bird was
sold TO bidders in the audience, who
donated him back to the
Red Cross. When the auction was over
$50.11 had been realized for the Red
Cross, which was q remarkable show
ing considering that not 10 per cent
of the audience was made up of men.
The following history Of Uncle Sam
my" will be interesting:
Uncle Sammy" is thoroughbred
White Leghorn rooster. He was hatch.
ed three miles south OF Chesaw, on the
Charles Wilfong ranch and lived there
during the spring ana summer Of 1917.
He was donated to the Knob Hill Red
Cross and was sold at the Bob Weller
sale, January 3, 1918. He was sold
three times that day First to the high
est bidder, Mr.. Hacket, for $50. Second
to Dick Nelson for $3.50. Third to Mr..
Avery for $3.50, making a total of
$50. Mr.. Avery donated the rooster to
the Nelson Red Cross. January 8 he
was christened "Uncle Sammy" by
the Nelson Red Cross and a suit Of
clothes given him. He was auctioned
off at the Nelson theater under the
auspices of the Red Cross February 6,
and the sale netted 1886. He was do
mated to the Oroville Red. Cross Feb
ruary 20 and sold February 21, for
S5011.
From here Uncle Sammy" was sent
to the Red Cross at Tonasket, and will
probably go the rounds until he be-
comes source of income to the Red
Cross all over eastern Washington,
thereby gaining wide spread fame.