The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-11
TRADEPAGEANT
ISAPPLAUDED
BY MANY HERE
Riot of Color Greets Large
Audience at the Auditorium
Last Night for Mardi Gras
ENTERTAINMENTVARIED

Bismarck's second annual Mardi
Gras of Trade, staged at the city Au-
ditorium last night, won the applause
of a large audience, who saw before
them a beautiful display of spl ing
styles, heard fine music and clever
dancing OF young sters, and numerous
"stunts" arranged by the large num-
Der of business houses who cooperat-
ed to make the event success. The
program reflected the exhaustive ef-
forts of the Business and Profess
sional Womens club, which had the
entire program and arrangements in
charge.
The trade carnival opened with a
prologue in which a Missouri family
was shown arriving in Bismarck in
a beautiful new limousine and was
much taken by the appearance of the
city at first glance, but with the
"show me- spirit accepted the invi-
tation of A. f. Bradley, Secretary of
the Association of Commerce, who
greeted them, to prove to them that
they were in the best little city in
the country. The family, the Gre
gorys-C. c. Converse, Izabella Cock
rane, Mary Cayou and Brennan
Briggs Davis-was greeted also by
Mayor A. P. Lenhart and were hustl-
ed in a hotel by George Owens and
Harold Mcdonald as lively bell hops.
Mr. Bradley informed them they ar
rived at an opportune time-that
business, men were holding big
trade carnival, and they took seats
in a box to witness the pageantry.
Eighteen of "MacLeod's boys" in
gym suits performed stunts for the
audience, which won much applause.
The main scene of the program was
the pageantry of the business firms,
which included novel creations rang
ing from displays of hats and gowns
worn by mannequins to grotesque
figures. Excellent dancing by many
small girls in the various features
won loud applause from the audience,
and the fun-making events provoked
an equal amount of enthusiasm.
The whole pageant depicted the
widespread and comprehensive field
covered by Bismarck merchants in all
lines of endeavor.
Those In Stunts
The "Y" leaders participating in
the stunts of "MacLeod's bays"
were:
Walter Leroy, Bob Nuessle, Fred
Landers, Cord Landers, Norris Fitch,
Harold Fitch, Roy Kelsven, Ike Hol-
ia, Cecil McCrorie, Ernie Benser, Ell
Watkins. Ray McGettiean,. Art Whit
temore, Vernon King, Paul Russell,
Francis Hillman, Paul Hedstrom, Sty
Marquette.
The individuals listed in the vari-
Gus presentations were:
Villa Newton, Marjorie Bailey,
Helen Targart, Lillian Rigler, Bever-
ly Jensen, John Mullin, Betty Mullin,
Mrs. !. D. Thomas. Mrs. G. R. Thomp-
son. Emma Hattlestad, Louise Berndt,
Jackie Bankston, Christine Huber,
Robert King, Margaret. Wynkoop,
Odessa schipfer, Ida Iverson, Edith
Bolton. Edlin Cedergren, Audrey
Rohrer, Zona Hoffman, Mrs. A. C.
Mrs. Gertrude Hegge,
Mrs. Elizabeth. Toppins, Emma Sch
munk, Phyllis Yochim, Eugene H.
Hendrickson, Robert F. Hendrickson,
Mrs. w. ]. Targart, Mary Bankst on,
Peggie Bankston, Jackie Bankston,
Jean Bankston, Mabel Bashara, Myra
Burbage. Ruth Clausen, Rhoda Clau-
sen, Mildred Boyd, Mary Cayou,
Agnes Nelson, Bertha Hanson, Al
bert Cook, Eleeaor Cock, Elsie Mae
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