The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-06
Mayday and Colony Birthday
Eighth Anniversary Celebration lof LIaD
Colony Glorious Success
ZINE DISPLAY OF COLONY PRO DUCTS TATHcALs ORATORS
CONCERT, FOLK DANCES BASEBALL CABARET BALL AND
DELICIOUS EATS.

Anyone who paid a visit on the first
Of May to Llano Colony at Stables, on
the occasion Of its eighth anniversary
celebration, and who remembers the
awful eyesore that that section Of Yer
non Parish presented after the Gulf
Lumber Company ceased operation.
must admit that the Colony is a big
asset to Vernon Parish in general, but
more especially to Leesville and the I'M
mediate neighborhood. The debris Of
rotten lumber, of trestles and unsightly
sheds have been removed, and hum
dreds Of acres of land have been clear
lei and stumped, and cut-over lands
transformed into smiling gardens, fruit
full fields and promising orchards. The
colonists are among the most law-abid-
ing citizens of the parish and have
brought many thousands of dollars In
to the parish that were spent in Lees.
vile for needed supplies. They have
come to redeem the waste places, 10
turn the abandoned acres Of denudec
woodland into productive farms ano
green meadows.
Llano CoIony's eighth anniversary
was a glorious success. The weather
was just right for outdoor sports and
folk dances and the colonists and hun
dreds of visitors Of the neighborhooc
and from other states enjoyed the fes
tiyities to the full.
The celebration began on Sunday
might, April 2lst, with a sIashing fine
show at the Dixie Pride Playhouse, in
which the Colony children were tn,
chief actors. The Juvenile Orchestra,
under the able leadership of Prof. Mar.
tin, set the ball a-rolling BY playing
Convent Bells David Lindsey, one
of our kiddoes, made the address ol
welcome. Then the tots Of the kinder
! garten, led by the Misses Myrtle KemE
and Forbess, got into action and de-
lighted the audience with their cute
singing and dancing. Harold Kemp,
Roscoe Busick anil Earl Jones next got
into the inning with very excellent re-
citations. 1t was well done, boys. Max
Inc Gaddis, in a monologue with an I'M
aginary beau of her sisters. played the
'enfant terrible to perfection. Miss
Beulah Miller and her brother in a
song dialogue Of codrtship did good
work. Next came the Soldiers Choir
us of Gounod's Faust. sung by the Ju-
venile and adult choir of the Colony.
A chalk talk by Comrade Ed. Mer-
nil showed his ability in drawing car
features and in writing backwards in
a striking manner. Lullaby Time"
was sung charmingIy by Rose Beloh-
radsky, Louise Belohradsky, Rosa Matz
and Gertrude West, Mrs. Cantrell, as
sisted by the Llano Quartette, compos-
ed of Mr.. and Mrs. Beavers, Will Bea-
vers and Mrs. Dougherty. sang, Take
me home again. Kathleen" in her
charming soprano voice.
Comrade Burton gave a select read
ing in his accustomed masterful way.
Beulah Gaddis and Margaret Seeiye, in 3
the duet. when night comes DER the
plain" poured out their hearts in de-
licious song. The racy sketch PUT
ting it over. by Comrades jacques and
Killing. was rendered to perfection. The
ballad, Let me sing" by Harry Bell
and Nellie Kemp concluded the rich
and varied musical program. The
closing address by Victor Gaddis was
pertinent to the occasion and deliver
ed in a splendid manner. ''VicS is
some boy, all right.
The Monday celebration began with
foot races in the forenoon, in which
men, women. and children took part,
and all Of them evidenced good phys
ical stamina. although Of course only
a few could come in first.
The boys race was won by Victor
Gaddis; the girls race by Willie Green;
the womens race by Miss Bone; and
the mems race by Prof. Martin.
Speeches and music by a large or
chestra, consisting of rs persons, rang
ing from 10 to nearly 90 years of age.
filled out the rest Of the forenoon. The
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