The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-06
aoLLY's arr ACQUAINTED
TRIP.

the Holly Business Men left We'd
nesday morning at 1880 with lS cars
and 63 men and women on . 100
mile Get Acquainted Trip, making
stops at Coolidge, Midway. Syracuse
Tribune. Horace. Towner. Sheridan
Lake, Brandon, Granada, Bristol.
Hartman and Millw0Od, arriving
at Holly on schedule time at 7:l0
p. M.
The Cowboy band of Syracuse
accompanied the trippers and gave
most willing and efficient service
at every stop and added much to
the success OF the trip.
Good crowds met the trippers at
every stop and reciprocated with
the Holly people in making the day
a real Get Acquainted Trip.
At Horace the school children
were dismissed to greet the Holly
bunch, and enjoy the program.
Special mention should be made
Of the most cordial reception receiv-
ed at Towner Here large tank OF
ice cold lemonade was provided for
the comfort of the Holly bunch,
and speech of welcome was made
by Mr.. c. E. Heaney, Cashier OF
the Peoples State Bank OF TOwner,
in which he extended greeting
that rang with true western hos
pitality. They are live bunch at
TOwner, and the Holly people who
made the trip will long remember
their cordial greeting.
At Brandon a large welcome
Banner made the trippers feel at
home. and an enjoyable half hour
was spent there. Here also our
friend Ancil b. King who formerly
lived at Brandon, made himself q
committee of one and came to the
outskirts of the city to escort the
Trippers into town.
A stop for lunch was made four
miles west of Horace at a farm
house in grove of trees, and the
trippers enjoyed an old fashioned
picnic dinner on the ground and
all had good drink Of well water
Here Mr.. H. c. Sharpe of the Holly
Cafe demonstrated his ability "a a
caterer and distributed cigars and
chewing gum which he had brought
for the occasion. Before the trip
was over it was also discovered that
Mr.. sharpe is real cheer leader
and live wire as Booster.
Much pleasure was given to the
people entertained on the trip as
well as to the trippers by the clever
performance Of Mark Hurley in the
impersonation of Hirum Birdseed.
His songs, dances and stories were
the life Of the trip. Mark ia q real
entetainer and a booster for Holly.
The spinning Ford from the H. B.
Garage acted as escort for the trip
and under the able manipulation
of Parke Sayer and H. w. Woods
1t seemed to cut capers that would
seem impossible to one not seeing
the performance. The pep glands
in this Ford seem to grow more
powerful with age.
One car from Syracuse accomp
anied the Holly party on the trip,
this car being driven by E. f. ELI
son and H. f. Allenburg who made
the entire trip.
When the trippers reached TIL
bune considerable gloom was
spread over the crowd when 1t was
discovered that ]. s. McMurtry and
Otto McMurtry with their friends
were missing. After waiting ten or
fifteen minutes for them the party
left Tribune without them. They
overlook the caravan at Towner
and every one took an extra drink
of lemonade over the return OF the
lost sheep
The Harmony Hounds Of Holly
covered themselves with glory In
the usual manner, the personal on
this occasion being Leonard White,
Fl. w. Woods, J. T. Adkins and l..
M. Appel.
Mark Hurley came near being
arrested at Bristol for exceeding
the speed limit in one of his songs.
J. s. McMurtry, Robt. King, ]. w.
Bryce and happy Jack Griffith who
fought, bled, and died together
in Western Kansas in the early.
eighties very much enjoyed renew
ing old acquaintances at Tribune
and Horace.
The entire trip of 100 miles was
rnoda without an accident of anV