Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
Rotary Entertains
at Rainbow Party
Wednesday Night

1t was Rotary night for LADIES' ana
invited guests in the Palm room at
Rainbow Hotel Wednesday evening
Each moment, from the hour OF seven
until the hour of eleven there was
music and dancing and funny stunts
that made up program winch was
wonderfully enjoyed by the Rotary
family of Great Falls. The tables for
the dinner were attractively arranged
around the Palm room, leaving the
center for dancing.
There were poinsetta plants by way
of decoration and holiday streamers
centering to monster bell over the
dancing space. suspended from the mid
die ceiling. Both the ladies and the
gentlemen wore fancy hats OF many
eolors and shapes SO that it was
lively scene as the Rotarians and guests
searched for their place cards, each of
which had written upon it something to
indicate the vocation.
Rotarian ]. Fl. Reid was the master
of ceremonies, and there We're four 9TH
er toastmasters to which was given an
allotted time. The seating came just as
the clock struck seven. ard America"
was sung at just eleven. Rotarian
Allen Mclean acted as director of the
music and the special dancing. Mrs.
Don Gibson. Miss Sarah Gordon, Miss
Olive Sorrick and Mr.. Arthur Douse ac
companied at the piano for the songs
and the dances. The general music was
given by Pierse's orchestra.
Two little girls. Dorothy Brown and
Jean Reid, were doing Rotary service
with trays bearing candy for the ladies
and cigars for the men.
The Rotarians had four solid hours
of fun, and there were more than gen
erous encores for everyone who APP
peared upon the stated program, which
was arranged as follows, with President
Reid giving general direction and the
four other toastmasters conducting
each period as indicated:
7 to 8 O'clock
T. H. Reid, toasmaster.
Be seated.
Community singing.
Balloons and cigars.
Introduction of guests.
S:45 TO $50 O'clock
o. s. Warden, first shift boss"
toastmaster.
Vocal selection. Mr.. Z. l. Jones
Oriental solo dance. .............
............N Miss Aline Chowen
Poem. Scott Leayltt
Sport dancing with prizes.
$50 to 10 O'Clock.
Harry Yaw second watch" toast
master.
Violin solo. -. Mrs. Hiram Johnson
Jazz toe dance. Evelyn HalSeT
Eccentric dance. :. Miss LaNell Neff
Auction =. Conducted by ]. III. Reid
Vocal solo. Mrs. Alice Calvert Bell
Dancing.
10 to 1890 O'Clock
Wade George, wagon boss" toast
master.
Tentriloquist stunt by ...........
.Rotarians Bloomquist and Graybill
Duet
Mesdames Barkemeyer and Johnson
Costume dance 4. Miss Alice Chowen
Presidents message.
Dancing.
1880 to II O'clock
G. O. Sanford, "The Last Leg"
toastmaster. 4
Presentation speeches.
Russian Cossack dance. Miss Neff
Vocal Solo. ...............C &C. l. Jones
Dancing.
America.
A stunt that caused much merri-
ment was purported telegram which
read as follows:
''New York, Dec. q, 1921.
"A e. Wiggin, superintendent A. G.
NJ. Co. Great Falls, Mont.
"Start reduction works, zinc plant
and wire mill full blast at once. Com
mence excavation for plant Of $50 fur
naces for manufacture of brass. Ad-
vance your salary to $4,000 month.
Give Edgar Maclay check for
$4,000 as slight token of appreci-
alton for his good work with the boy
scouts, and, Al, give each Rotarian