The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-09-12
SHOWERS HALT
SOLDIER DANCE
Splendid Entertainment Comes
To UntimeIy End---Afternoon
Events Please

Untimely showers, though short
showers. Wednesd" evening halted
the finest outdoor dance which has
been given at Memorial park this sum
mer when the closing event of the last
service mems celebration was given |
there. Music was provided by the |
Caldwell band and the floor was
damned to its capacity when the rain
halted the evenings fun. Many auto
mobile parties of interested onlookers
lined the dacing pavilion to consider
able depth. The evening promised
early to be exceptionally fine for the
outdoor event and crowds which came
early insured the browning even of
the days welcome for the Caldwell
men who have been in the American
army, navy or marine.
In all, Caldwell Wednesday upheld
the reputation for being the finest
town in Idaho, if not in the entire
west, for showering attention upon
soldiers and indicating clearly that the
city was grateful for the work that had
been done. If anything, the banquet
at the Methodist church was the finer
affair, though by no means so largely
attended as the one given there April
Is Those service men who were pre-
scented with an opportunity to attend
and failed to do so, certainly lost the
finest event of the season when they
did not seize the opportunity.
Banquet Better Than Ever
Red Cross women did themselves
paroud with the feast that they shower
eel upon the men. Austin Westrope,
who now resides in Boise, made a
special trip to Caldwell to take his
place with Rev. Francis Cook, Arthur
Bin.ford and D. M. Sharer as a mem.
Der of the ever pleasing quartet. They
were at their best Wednesday evening
and demands were continually made
seemed that surely they must hav,
were always able to provide something
new and, judging from the reception
given their efforts, even more pleas
ing than each succeeding one.
Mrs. Paul Case pleased with severa
contralto solos. She was encoree
again and again. Miss Hall accompan
led her. One pleasing feature of tn,
banquet was a rising vote of thanks
by the IS service men who wer,
pres, mt for J. S. Harrington, chairman
has 2 iven unstinting1y of his time TO
| the ia terests of the service men, botl
since athe war and during the time tina
Caldwe II had large group of men il
France. Effort to induce the servic,
men to bring girls to the banque
proved al most futile. With character
istic Anne. ricanism, about 20 of then
walked in the Methodist church base
ment in a group and not girl witt
the gang.
Ma ny Fine Talks.
B. M. Holt D. resided at the Afternoon
meeting and IA ks at Memorial park
which followed i, short concert by tn
| Caldwell municipal band on the street
shortly after dim err. Mr.. Holt mad
a short PLEASING ad' dress. He was fol
lowed by T. A. Walters. who has FIRE
fquently spoken before on similar oc
casions and whose effort Wednesda
was perhaps his best. DR.. F. M. Col
spoke in behalf of the soldiers. Par
ticular emphasis was laid by both tn
latter spea kers on the position Q
American former service men in tn
American life of today and the prot
lens confronting this country. Fac
expressed the firm belief that soldier!
sailors and marines would be foun
solidly aligned in all crisis behind tn
best governme ntal policies.
During the course of the afternoo
addresses, the city band gave sever;
pleasing selections which were we'll r
ceived. About $40 people attended ii
! meeting. Caldw ell business men r.
sponded Loyalty to the occasion. mo
of them having flags in display uni
the city took on quite a gala appea
ance.