The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-18
ARMIST|C[ DAY
DULY CELEBRATED IN
lEAVfNWORTH
SCHOOL CHILDREN GIVE GOOD
PROGRAM AND o. F. GARDNER
DELIVERED ROUSING AID
DRESS.

The Armistice Day celebration in
Leavenworth proved to be very goo |,
considering the short time in which it
was gotten up and the light expense
incurred.
The program of the day starte |
early in the morning with a "bom
bardment' of the town from Rattle
snake Hill, where box of dynamite
was burned up" in charges of half a
stick at time. Firing" ceased at
II o'clock.
The band then got out and played
a few airs.
Just before noon the flag exercises
were held in the park on Front street
followed by prayer by Rev. Hoskins
and then by the program of the
schools, conducted by Prof. Freeman.
The whole school participated and the
short entertainment was very inter-
esting.
Mess was then served and abo IL
700 persons were given an army din
ner which was pronounced very gooi
by those who partook, and it seems
that some of them "did not see what
the boys kicked about"
All eX-service men were then r.
quested to fall in for drill and they
marched about and came to attention
during the address of Mr.. O. f.
Gardner, manager of the Great No =
thern Lumber Co., who was in the Y.
NJ. {. A. service in France. Mr..
Gardner delivered very interesting
talk. This was followed by few
minutes drill of the ex-service men
under command of B. X. Brower.
bookkeeper at the mill offices.
The crowd then repaired to Com
mercial street near the CITY Hall
where the Battle Royal was put on.
There We're five horsemen on each
side and for few minutes the kids
and some of the older people enjoyed
seeing the horsemen fight to unseat
each other.
The street dance then commenced
and continued until six o'clock when it
was discontinued and preparations
were made for spending the evening
at the dance in the Firemen's Hall bv
the Royal Neighbors.
During the afternoon the "Kanga-
roo court had been in continuous
session and many offenders were
"pulled' and fined from two bits to
five real bucks. In the evening there
was some excitement when it was
learned that Landlord Barclay, charg-
ed with some grave offense, had in
veigled the "officers," Roy Holmes
anc Gus Harding, into his car and
forcibly carried them away on a trim
to Wenatchee where he threatened to
hold them unless they consented to
have their pictures took" They
finally complied and he brought them
home, but not until "court" had ad-
Jourred and they had agreed to not
bring a charge against him.
Those most active in arranging 70,
the celebration were Major Lessing
who was officer Of the day; Harry
Maston, in charge of "pay streak;
Jess Champers and J. c. Roberts, who
put on the "bombardment"; T. G..
Jarvis, who superintended the cree
tion of the tents, and Capt. B. X
Brewer, who looked after the drill
Then there wre many of the other
boys including Jack, VIM. and Leon
ard Wunder, Gus Harding, Roy
Holmes, Ed. Hoxsey, Dick Simons
and others whose names we were un-
able to get, who took active parts.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Chas. Eckhardt, chairman, Mrs G.
w. Hoxsey, Mrs. Amanda Town, Mrs
Robert Field and Mrs. Hanover had
charge of the selling campaign and
the preparations for mess. Mrs
Frank Hennessey, Mrs. Darnell Mrs
Percival, Mrs. Butler Sampson, Mrs
c. s. Taylor, Mrs. Jack Roth, Mrs
Rutherford, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Han
over and Mrs. Tholin, dressed as sal
walton army lasses, had charge of the
coffee and doughnut booth.
The committee feels very thankful
to all citizens who helped along witt
the work, and is especially grateful
to the red cross and other ladies, tn,
Great Northern mill boys and mer
and to the merchants and business
men.