American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-05-16
Fun, Fireworks and Music

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Soldiers, sailors and marines, Pow
er county veterans OF the great war
will mobilize Thursday evening May
22nd, at the Odeon Hall In American
Falls for the first grand-time celebra-
tion since their arrival homes They'll
all be there, even the sick lame and
lazy-for there is to be big banquet.
OF which more will be said later, n
big get-together meeting with smokes.
followed by dance that will eclipse
anything that has yet been presented
TO the Power county public,
In addition to the general program
there will be an indoor fireworks dis
play that will provide most unusual
and illuminating spectacle; short
drill In bayonet work az II was perform
ed "oyer there" several impromptu
talks, some choice exhibits from Pow
der River Canyon. furnished through
the courtesy of the 9lst Division: and
a Jazz" orchestra from Pocatello or
| Salt Lake that will tickle the toes
| from eight O'Clock until the grey hours
| of the morning.
The decision to hold the big cele-
bration Thursday was reached Tues
| day evening OF this week when acting
chairman Minear of Rockland called
| n meeting Of the executive committee
OF the Roland Evans chapter of the
Great War Veterans and appointed
committees TO handle the arrange
ments for the celebration. Every ef-
| fort Is being made by the committeees
to make the evening u great success
and nothing is being overlooked In the
way OF music, food advertising, and
| fireworks that will add to the success
of the party.
| Working Girls WIN Serve.
Wednesday morning the working
girls of American Falls volunteered
to serve the tables at the banquet
There are some forty five OF them sv
the banquet committee feels that the
banquet table service viii be beau
coup" However. they point out that
on that night there will be a possible
three hundred and seyenty-six war
veterans present. and few, II any OF
them. have had time 10 get thoroughly
fed up on home cooking. Harvey
Beatty, who returned early in the
week will be chief caterer for the eve
ming He has some patent ideas about
what a soldier likes to eat when he
gets home and says that home and
mother" will have nothing on him
3 Thursday evening. Mess call viii
blow at six o'clock
; There will be no meeting OF the War
Veterans Saturday night as announced
In the papers last week The business
meeting that Was TO have been held
then VIII be held Immediately follow
ing the banquet Thursday while the
hall is being prepared for the dance.
The officers elected TO act In q tenn
porary capacity at the last meeting
will preside and IL III probable that "A
new and permanent organization viii
!, be effected at that time.
: "Clyis" VIII he Worn.
The national convention OF delegates
! TO the Great War Veterans assembly
: = In ST. Louis last week outlined a gen.
= eral plan of organization that Will b,
= followed by all chapters. One of tn,
, outstanding features OF the meeting
ID, was the emphasis plg ed on the fac
= that the World War Veterans organ
izatlon is strictly civilian organiza
> tion without rank or army distinctions
- II is organized TO promote comradeshil
: among returned soldiers, sailors an'
4, marines, ebpeClblly tnOhe VINO nave re
y turned 10 civilian life. Most OF the re
! turned soldiers for that reason viii
7. probably appear IN civilian clothes
The banquet viii be only for the 30
turned war veterans and the loca
: members Of the G. A. X. The dance Il
Z, the evening, however. wiz be open I
= the public. No admission viii b
H. charged the returned veterans 70
=, either the banquet or dance. but civil
- =, ians will be charged one dollar for Tn
- dance. Every returned veteran Is ex
pected TO bring partner 70 the ban
= quet and dance The paptner may b
20 mother, sister, brother, dad" or sweet
=, heart, anybody but somebody.
~ Committees appointed 10 handle IN
~ preparations for the celebration are a
." follows: Fireworks. Earl Dutro, Rt
freshments, Harvey Beatty. Decora
tions, Mrs. r. Il. st. John, Music, job
Alien. Mili:ary Program, Floyd Stt
's. art, Wiley oliver and Earl Dutro; AZ
,r, yertising, Tom Sparks, Eddie Morr
he and K. Il. Torrance.