The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-05-12
DAYS or LONG AGO.
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staged by the local Cowboy Band, will
be in full swing. Dancing will start
at nine o'clock sharp and dance music
will be jazzed by the celebrated Mann
Brothers & Kelsey orchestra direct
from he Metronome at Lewiston
This orchestra is recognized as the
premier dance music organization of
the northwest and everybody, from six
to sixty. who enjoys dancing Is urg-
ed to be present. Special amusement
features win be provided ON Thursda;
evening. Early in the evening street
concert by the Cowboy Band will be
programmed
Give Musical Concert
E'ridy evening, May 9th, is to be
Concert Night, when special musical
and comedy program by the famous
Mann Brothers and Kelsey bunch will
be enjoyed This program will BE-
given Immediately following the night
" concert on the street. by the Cow
boy Band.
The membership Of the Mann Bros.
& Kelsey organization includes some OF
the cleverest Observation-Disclosures and vo-
calists in the country and they will
offer an exceptionally varied and In
teresting program. They were the hit
of the highly successful Elks Minstrel
recently given at Lewiston and many
of the comedy and minstrel numbers
10 be heard here will be In line with
those which frightened the Elks per-
Torrance. Following the program by
the Mann Brothers s. and Kelsey or.
chestia, dancing will be enjoyed until
tire windup of the entertainment
The boys of the local band are spon-
soring the commemoration program
and they invite the general public TO
attend and participate in this obser.
vance of historic dates and incidents.
Many amusement and entertainment
features not here listed will be staged
for the benefit of the guests on all
three nights and the occasion promises
to be most successful.
Pioneer Speaker Here.
In accepting the invitation of the
committee to participate In the com
memoration program Former Governor
Mcconnell writes from his home at
Moscow as follows:
Il am in receipt OF your kind inyi-
tation to be present at your commem-
Grafton Of the 45th anniversary of the
founding of the city OF Grangeville.
] assure you that 1t affords me great
pleasure to accept your invitation and
] will probably be- able to tell your
newcomers some OF the delightful |
episodes of pioneer life. shall nor
attempt to make set speech at your |
nesting. believing as / do that a /
Grangeville audience win be more In
terested in "Reminiscences of pioneer
days and life, than they would In an
extensive literary effort Anticipat- |
ing pleasant visit among the Grange |
vile people, in recalling the lovable |
characters of our old friends most OF |
whom are gone, remain,
Sincerely yours,
w. J. MCCONNELL"
Map0r Frank A. Fem of Kooskia. L
who will also take part in the COM !,
memoration program on the evening OF
Wednesday May % Is known as one of
the most interesting speakers I'm the
state. Major Fem, George d. Smith
of this city and others were present
at Grange Hall As years ago when
that then new building was dedicated
with a dance and Major Fem and
Others constructed temporary supports
to hold the dance floor in place. so 4
great was the strain caused by the
crowd of dancers. Major Fem writes
the committee as follows:
Your kind invitation to me TO be
present at the big event May %, %
and ~ reached me some days ago but
aroused so many old memories that 1t II
required several days for my nerves
to get sufficiently settled to attempt
a reply. Sure thing, I'll be there IL
the good Lord who has watched over
me so long does not desert me before Il
the time set for the gathering. 1t was
my privilege to help George ID Smith 4
and a few OF the other Christian
brethern present support the floor of
The dance hall in the old hall / re-
member the incident well, for my best /
girl was on the dance floor and had
a personal interest In preventing an
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