The Nenana news., 1921-12-01

HiO SSIHe No 4AISI4OI AldSAa OIl NIle first through excursion train on the Government railroad, was a huge success in every way and reflected great credit on the Nenana Com mercial Club, which took the initia- tive, and on the various committees in charge of the arrangements, who worked whole-heartedly to make the affair the brilliant success it proved to be.
 The proceedings of the day com menced with the arrival of the train from Fairbanks Tuesday noon, with the Anchorage visitors, railroad off, cials, returning Nenanaites and many others from Fairbanks and way points. In spite of the cold weather prevailing there was a goodly num- Der of Nenanaites out to meet the arrivals. The committee in charge of the housing arrangements, com posed of E. J. Cronin and Bob Toue- saint, had made adequate provision for the comfort of the guests along these lines. A waiting express wagon took on the baggage, while the visit ors were personally escorted to the places made ready for their accom- modation. The big cottage formerly occupied by Mir. and Mrs. Fred'k D. Browne, was fitted up for the ac- commodation of the ladies of the party, while the others were housed in the various hotels up town, the railroad officials occupying quarters in one of the dormitories on the re- serve.
 The afternoon was taken up most ly with greeting old acquaintances and forming new ones. In the early evening there was general move ment toward the Coliseum, Nenana's s up-to-date showhouse, where a spe- cial attraction entertained the visit ors and a large number of Nenana- ties, the theater being filled to over flowing.
 At the conclusion of the show, the large crowd and many more, moved over to Union hall, where the big railroad dance, the first of it's kind ever held in Interior Alaska. took place.
 Under the direction of a commit tee composed of A B. Phillips, chairman, J. H. Flower, Harry Mills, Dr. J. R. Bowen, Al Clarno, Allan 4. Johnson, Frank Teufel, J. Nj. Reiter, c. B. Buhman and the boys of the Signal Corps, the interior of the hall had been transformed into the semblence of the terminal yard of railroad in. gala attire. The center of the hall ceiling was em- bellished with a flmy bell-shaped structure from which 8 multitude of vari-colored streamers radiated, these being gathered up in graceful festoons all around the center, while punches of greenery in relief, with lights twinkling in the centers, were arranged on the walls around the hall. C-
 The entrance to the terminal yard" was guarded by high depot gates where Conductor Tom Hogan, in full uniform and armed with his ready punch, carefully scrutinized the passengers and, with the tho roughness that characterizes his reg ular work on the trains, punched each ticket. His customary strictly businessike attitude toward his fares was forgotten and he was all smiles for the occasion. >
 Emerging through the depot gates, the traveller found on his left the power house; a large map showing "Nenana, the Hub City" and, just beyond it, the dispatcher's office. while the green lights of the switch points farther down indicated that the yard limits had been reached.
 The dining ear" was placed across the entire width of the yard, at it's upper end, and was presided over by J. H. Flower, the best diner man north of 53, not even excepting Casey McDaniels, of the Southern division. The committee in charge of the refreshments was composed of J. H. Flower and William Rodig- keit, to whom great credit is due for the manner in which that feature of the entertainment was attended to.
 On the opposite limit of the yard mixed train, composed of open