The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-09-01
Gilfillans
Entertain at
Huge Party
BARBECUE, ARTISTS,
SPORTS ENJOYED
BY BIG CROWD
By Mary Finn

guests IN DAY OF 1SStlVlIy wed
nesday.
Between 500 and 6OG of the Gil
fillans' friends of Paxton town.
ship and workers on their lands
in other townships of the county,
attended a noon barbecue, saw a
grand program by Twin Cities
artists and engaged in stunts and
races in the afternoon. Then they
danced until midnight.
Hundreds of pounds of choice
beef were barbecued over a fire
in the extensive front lawn of
the Gilfillan home. 1t was serv-
ed from three canVaS-roofed open
stands on the grounds and guests
sat about under the majestic elms
which line the drive to eat their
fill
Tables with benches were re-
served for women with small
children and comfortable chairs
were furnished elderly guests
just two of the carefully arrang-
Ell details of the whole event.
Redwood Band Plays
The Scenic City band in uni
form played during the barbecue
hour and at intervals throughout
the afternoon.
Adding to the gayety of the
children was fat red-noSed
clown with tufts of green and
orange hair.
His name is Jimmy Manchester
and he says he's trouped in
vaudeville all over the face of the
earth. He took over the program
after DR.. c. L. TompkinS, official
Paxton master of ceremonies,
made a few announcements.
Tompkins returned to the outdoor
platform later to do an impromptu
tap dance and magic trick
which elected cries of "Aw, l
can do that myself" from the
kids on the front row.
Ham and Jim, Well-known
radio banjoiSts, entertained with
instrumental novelties and comic
songs. Three tap dance routines,
each with a change of costume,
were presented by the Mckay
sisters who did one dance with
their legs shackled by chains.
Charles Brugge, comedian, was
a one man show. Eccentric dane
ing, playing stringed inStru-
ment while standing on his head
and manipulation of a trick mus
tache and hat are among his ac-
compliShmentS. John Simpson, a
local boy, made good on the plat
form as assistant to Manchester
in magic act.
! Win Tug O'War
"Shiny dollar" man of the day
was Sidney Breckenridge who
passed out the cash prizes for
competitive events after the plat
form program.
Ten shiny dollars went to Mr..
Gilfllan's team of Gilfillan farm
men who dragged the powerful
Paxton farmers six feet to win
the tug-of-war event.
Having been leased and terri
fed by B. P. Kelly, Paxton cap
tain, in a pre-battle letter COM
bining quotations from the Scrip
ture and yelled threats, Mr.. Gilfil-
Ian staged triumphal procession
down the driveway after the
event. With colors flying and
drums ruffling, his warriors
marched behind a hanging dunn
my labeled Goliath. Charles Allen
represented the Paxton Davids,
carrying a slingshot of tremend-
Gus proportions.
Gilfllan tuggers were Kenneth
Jacobus, Percy Hansen, Kermit
Jacobus, Otto Schottenbauer,
Clarence PETIT, Elmer Petersen,
Herman Weilage, Leonard Jaco-
bus, Felix Fromm and Freddie
Werner.
The Paxton team included Har-
old Quesenberry, Carl Fredrick-
son, Alex Jueneman, Ed Hender-
son, Sophus Hansen, Vern Brown,
Oswald Mages, Roy Woodford,
George Claussen and Lee Kenney.
George Claussen won the so
yard dash for boys up to II years
of age with Francis Uhlenkamp
and Jerry Raglan running second
and third.
The young mems style show
was the laugh classic of the after
noon and James Kelly, whose
outfit was certainly realistic, won
honors.
In the ball catching contest lila
Mcnamara and Doris Okins tied
with perfect scores of three out
of three.
Katherine McCorquodale was
first in the paper sack race for
girls; Russell Tetrick fought his
way to first prize in the pillow
fight on a pole; Verla Mcnamara
won the so yard dash for girls
and Jack Cheney and Mervale
Wolverton teamed up to take
three-legged race honors.
"Much of the credit for the
success of the party should go to
the women who served" said
Mr.. Gilfillan. Madge Goodyear
was chairman of one booth and
was assisted by Alan Goodyear,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Herbeck,
Marguerite Parmentier, Mrs. Will
liam Allen and Evelyn Jensen.
Co-chairmen Mrs. B. P. Kelly
= and Mrs. John Sexton supervised
serving from another booth. Their
committee included Mrs. Ed
Garnhardt, Mrs. Frank McNa-
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