Douglas Island news., 1919-12-26
DANCE RECALLS
 PIONEER DAYS
Twcnly-Filth Anniversary of Che Pounding of Che Yukon
 Order Of Pioneers


 Tho Dawson News u tho last .Huc
 received hcrc. tolls of Che big dancI given In honor of thc tuuy-dfh anniversary of thc founding of thc Yukon Order Of Pioneers In Che fo'- lowing very pleasing manner "Ou m hc stun night ego Humbcrs
 dreams have bound me.
 Fond memory brings Che light of
 other days around mo-.
 Memories,
 An. tbcro you have it
 The rarsh days of 9S.
 The old boys who made Yukon history two cpochs back and some beyond that were out In force last night They and tbcIr friends pack- ed Arctic Brotherhood han u oolo- brauon of Che tveny-ffth auu.vor- say of Che founding Of Che Yukon Order or Pioneers
 pd hey ro aomce We'll Che world should have seon Che s,am- pedc Go that festive center And Che youths of yc.crycar went over Che top around Che side. under lbc bot tom and through thc center witch an Che animation and pep of thc e'am- oroHs days of yoro Wuh fhm went hcr cbeechabo friends travelling m hataions and whole army divisions -chasus old Hum gloom into oblivion.
 u was good Go be ,hcre Those who wore mot therc wcro .cu and far between. and Che only way Go account for amy absoutces was possI- buv of some having bccn lost ou Che ml As it uas hc stampede was such a tremendous one chat Che mining recorder reported mo fewer thuu three hundred locations n Che Pork and Heans camp
 ,. was worth mushme from Dyca to Dawson to sec Che old boys lbs. night form tbc smoke brigade and put ou Che anu-mosquto mudee ou Che platform while thc orchestra played "Casey Wauzed Wlh tbc Strawberry Blonde "Alabama Coon "Lady Love Two-stcn" and other ules chat brought back memories of Bloom. Sunshine Bloudy and Cherry and Che days when sourlourhs shook gold dust from their mGNubs lo thc tune Of Brick Whoatoua eu.- ar and Mayor schm.us violin.
 Box after box of sNyIorana. haud- made Hauna-fcued Sumatra-wran- pod mudec sticks were passed among Che veterans of Che pick and pan as they sat and nut on Che b.e smoke screen. Beamnr ad.autly from thc bunch were Bob Henderson. tbc dis. coyeror who started am Che u# Archie McAfec. who Hm brings bom. Che bacon. Joe Near Che small boy from racoma James McEachorn tle poe, laureate of tbc aourdouebs. and delegates from Whisky Um Temperance W Lar Chance swcIc Creek and evcr other creek Of prominence
 When t cam. 70 aIamau left and an hands round. there were Che old ayor.tcs Robbie Robertson Dan coa,cs John Craig Frank Brock Angus Mcintyre. Jacl-a-da-Lce. Sinai pdsHi and tho roproe.b .blc socley and some dozen oIder colts of othcr days
 As for che youth and beauty. It an was thore. Towering Che balconies and made say and irido.ccnt as a kaleidoscope thc mystic woavuss of Che men of humanity which shared the joys of Che Iarccr. Che waltz .lualruc. Che French mmot the grand rghcmd-left and Che uuc.- ultcI Ierdchore1u turns Chat mark the modern steps The baoouics were radiant wIh bcamue com- touuuoes ol those who looked on while others wore down tho 0oor Professor Jack Dynes and Fred Arn- .o'd drew Che low bow .n conquest oi . Che fddlcs while Mrs lsoman manipulated Che .vorics Prof Bamc. .pohblod thc dnm and Mcar For frost and Tdd blow melodies from .thc .lvor horns
 . Charley Moore i'm musical notes called Che orders In Che sQuor. dances and kept an Che feet ticking oG lho tou of time.
 The hours passed 1woy i.kc dream. and Che boys back from th.
 front say there was nothing to boo0 .it anywhere from Che strand Q. Bonn
 The big ban opened promptly or . .umc with Dr. James Omar Lacha ? belle. chairman of Che general com B m.ttees. and Mrs. Lcchapollc lcad.u. , .thc grand march. and with presiden 'uick Gillespie and Mrs Gmcpi l. and somc haTf dozen past president