The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-24
PIONEER DANCE ENTERTAINMENT
 GREAT SUCCESS

l
 gathered at the Union Hall last
 Saturday night to participate in the
 entertainment and dance given by
 Nenana Igloo No. IF, Pioneers of
 Alaska.
 The entertainment commenced at about nine o'clock, shortly after 1 the pi ture show. Dr. Diven opened the program with a speech in his usual happy style and also acted as master of ceremonies, calling the several items of the proram. Mrs. Easterly led off with beautiful song, accompanying herself on the guitar, and responded to the hearty
 recall by singing another pretty song.
 ! Miss Valentine Anderson, always favorite with Nenana audiences, was heard in solo and also favored the audience again in response to the inevitable encore Frank Rourke then rendered few humorous stories, and was followed by An thony Letray with mouth organ selection in imitation of the Scottish bagpipes. Dominic Grilli proved an acquisition to Nenana musical cir cles by his rendition of the we'll known song, La Paloma" He sang the song in Spanish, and his fine flexible tenor voice was heard to advantage. He responded to the recall by repeating verse of the song. The piano accompaniment was played by Mrs. Sholseth and the violin obligato by Prof. Berg gren.
 Frank Cleary recited "The Tale of the Parsons Son" in his fault less style, and as an encore rendered one of his own original compositions relative to the last boat and touch ing on the completion of the rail road, which made a big hit with the audience. He was recalled again and recited the railroad legend of Flannigan and Finnegan, to the great amusement of the audience.
 Mrs. Walter Gould favored the audience with a solo which was well received, and in response to hearty encore sang another She was ac- companied by Mrs. Sholseth with violin obligato by Prof. Berggren
 Mrs. Leon Kellum's powerful so- prano did full justice to "Skylark Love-, the singer responding to the encore by rendering the snappy song entitled, "Oh, Frenchie."
 The musical part of the program was DiouSHI lo CoHCluSlOl ny Mrs. J. Harmon Caskey, whose finished rendition of the beautiful contralto solo "Slumber Sea-, was greatly enjoyed; the singer receiv- ing vociferous encore at its con- clusion. She was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Sholseth, Prof. Berggren playing the violin obligato. Mrs. Caskey, who is visiting Nenana, was heard for the first time by Nenana audience, and her selections were greatly enjoyed. She responed to the encore with well rendered catchy little song with an Oriental twang to it which captivated the audience.
 Mrs. Caskey belongs to an order that is closely allied to the Pioneers, namely the Pioneer Women of Alaska, of which organization she is 1lfst past president.
 A slight encouragement of the seating accommodations was then made and space was cleared just below. the stage, where a miniature boxing ring was erected. Within this roped space Cyclone" Johnny Scott, of Nenana, and "Sourdough" Bill Siverly, of the Koyukuk, bat tied for championship honors in a spirited four-round match. The ar rival of the boys in the ring with their seconds and attendants was signal for applause. The boys pre- sented the appearance of having just emerged from general mix-up with blackened eyes and bloody