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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Girls Plan
Initiation
Tscoms Assembly Ne. Z o.
Rainbow 70 Fisvs lAsqs
Ceremony Saturday


Tacoma Assembly No. 2.
Order OF The Rainbow FOR
Girls. will hold An initiation
Saturday at 4 o'clock In tho
Masonic temple. The meeting
win hc under tho direction II
Miss Resty Rouchers worthy
adviser. and Mrs. Rose Leon.
ard. mother adviser.
Tho candidates to b. inisI-
atcd are: Dolores Mae Kelly.
Dorothy Richards. Dolores
HavlIna. Phyllis Hcskins.
Mary Jean lIcidingcr. vir-
ginla Paul. Patricia McAl-
lister. Betty lou Jnhnsor.
Lorna lee Yates. Ruth Gil
iespie. Elaine Clark. Phyllis
Jentoft. Gail Drake. Hasel
schurb and Mary Alice VIII
helmson.
Committees fnr the evenira are
supper Mary Hnffsri. nssh~ra
Tissct. Jsne i.undh~rg. Betty
Myers. bsinres Olsen. Eisle liam
srn. BETTY Anger, Ailasmae nwtft.
Patty krusrhe. Ruth Itobins. Olive
Apolseth ard Margaret Olson
decoration committee Asfpfie
i.swtas. lane Elder. Mary Hnffsrsi,
Elsie Hansen, Dolores Olsen. Alssrs
mac swim. Patty krusehs. Ruth
Robins. Nancy tteliand, nsvesiss
Burrows. BETTY Anger. Olive AraI'
seth. Barbara Tissot, Jane Lund'
berg, shirley panfcrth. Margaret
Olsen. Hetty Myers. Dorothy
schweinier. Doris Mae Francis and
Lila klfkwood:
Kitchen COMMITTEES rhsills
Scott. elsie Trutirr. lean Hurk.
Audrey Tolron. Lila klfkwnosi
Ruth Robins. Nancy Heiland. Mar.
totie l.c~ias. Jane LisndbeFx and
barbara Tissof.
Saturday evening. April !, Ia
coma assembly viii entertain kss'
tor, Tacoma and Sumner chapters,
Order Of DeMnisy. NJ . barn dance
Those on tho invitation COMMITTEES
are Barbara Tissot. Jane i.undberH
Mary Morton. AlIeemay swift
Shirley Moore. L~vrrne Harris,
Grace Hlangy. Ardys Pratt,
Masyne Douglas and Hev poerinE
All Rainbow Girls In Tacoma
will attend Tho First conRreGs.
tional church in = body M April .
Those on the typink committee fos
this occasion are BETTY Anger
Margaret Oisen, Olive Apoisefh
Mary Hoffafd. Joyce wlgxin. MAJ
lorie Lswtas, betty Perry. MsfioF
sandal. Gertrude Mahnoks. fpjl
steven. Pauline Smith. Patsy Ma
son, Mary Louise Rogers. Doroth5
sohweinIer. Patty krusrhe. Char
lens Ilefiingcr, Doris Mae Francis
Lois Myers, uessrlee Burrows
Jane I.undbefs. barbara Tlss"t
Rowena Rowe. jeanne Miller. Dor.
othy Ken, Nancy iisilsnd and
BETTY Myers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Rev. KohfieId 10 spesk

Al the Happy Gospel seryics
held Thuryssy evening In the In
dependent Bible church. The Rev.
Edwin G. kohfleld viii speak In
the absence Of the pastor. Dr. Roy
T. Brumbsugh. Mr.. kohfisid is a
member Of the China Inland mis-
sion and IN At home on furiougb
after number Of years of service
in China. He will speak at ,
clock and will aiso address ths
class IN christianiHe and Service
At 7 o'clock on Winning the Chi.
nese' A church family dinner
viii be served AZ SIS o'clock. The
seryice is open 70 The public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Students To Return From
u. w. For Spring Holidays
Many VIII Have House Guests for Week and Others VIII
Spend lime Skiing Before Returning 70
Seattle for Campus Affairs

Fresh from the ordeal of final examinations and looking
forward TO week of and relaxation several hundred
University OF Washington students will arrive in Tacoma
this weekend for their spring vacations
From all the campus fraternes and sororties Tacoma
students will be at home visiting friends in other parts of
the and entertaining friends at their homes MANY are
looking forward to week filled with skiing activities
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Amaranth Order TO
Elect Thursday

The election of officers for the
coming year will be the business of
the members of Lincoln Court, Or
der of Amaranth. at the organiza-
lions next meeting on Thursday
evening in the 3sth ST. Masonic
hall. AS is customary on the last
meeting of the year a pot-luck
supper will follow the business
session. All members of the order
will be welcomed by the matron
and patron, Mrs. Charles Benjamin
and Mr.. S, NJ, LACrone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

The Improvement club ~ Uni.
ssrsiiy Place 10 giving a ~. Pat.
fiek's dance Friday evening AZ 0
O'Clock The affair. 10 be held NJ
the gymnasium 81 tbs school. IL 10
be = gala community event and
viii be open 10 the public. Ths
gymnasium will h. decorated 10
lend atmosphere 10 the Irish ecca-
sion Thsh dance ls TO BE- n
masguerade with fasofs awarded
for The best costumes. Haaquefsd-
Ing IL optional
The COMMITTEES IN charge In
eludes II. w, Bradford. Lester
hsgoon, George HcInnls. Clarence
Stout ard H. ~. Hsrfxeil.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Sails From California
For New York

Mrs. William Llndley sailed from
San Francleco Saturday afternoon
aboard the s. s. c.. II Newport
for New York. I'm route. stops
will De made IN Los Angeles.
Acapulco. Mexico. Balboa, Panama
Canal Zone and Havana, Cuba
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Christian Jew 10 Speak

The Rev. A. 3. Machlin. a Chris
tian Jew. and superintendent Of
the Hebrew Gospel Mission Of Buff
falo, ". Y. will speak at 7:45
o'clock Thursday night at Nor.
mama hall. So 18th and X SITS.
The service will be held under aus
pieces OF Calvary tabernacle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

u strong medifvpss IL lhe sssst-
nens IL cold symplossss- psekapo
the simplest and most effective wy
YET discovered.
Remember 10 ask fos ''BAYEn
AsPiHi<" BY ia fall mans sot
iof sapsna" alone. Get real bAYg0
Aspirin tablets this way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

esussd ~ reduction IL ths ssrrsiton from
The thfro.f g.And fhgpo-ghg fasdasnl vita
areonpsnysns ssbboHriN nsstzsoilr rstff.
No otssr representation . made a. - ms
treatment except sr1sF thsas conditions &sd
afeordlng 20 fss eoasss a. rscunfns Bosc-
Ne Do rot rae sng clasnofis az tssf a
tns fsnciien % Fs1r psyfif.sn. sno nssf -
consulted FOR hat p1rpots. Tns formula .
inelz>.l n .Nsfy pxtstss. Cet o boz Of
ksrnols to1Ay from yogF ersxx.st
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17

rlet<d for he guest dey parry
Frrn auxiliary - giving FrtdNy -
inc M.srnIe temple. Msndemee
I. ". fnnx. ~ rsyiov. Z. eWaN-
scn. q. Mclaughlin. q. Wn1Nees
=. G. uunssey. J. Seetyuiaan ap0
q. y. wscffsns are boetesnps TT
me 10 - !uzeh>oa. cAr<s v1u -
ire entertainment far the amer.
nccn with bridge ard ceatrnet =
play
Mrs. !. A. cnmpbe1l. pRVut1pN4
exsendn IN lnvlenttee " 81 useop
hefs go fyteu<o0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Little Brown Church
To Have Party

A ~. patrick's day party. spon-
sofed by the Lookout commitlas
of tbe Little Brown church Chris.
tan Endsayor society. VIII be- held
on NJ. patrieh's day Al Tao. IN
the recreation room 1T the church.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
Young People
Plan Program

A benefit entertainment is
being planned by the Young
People and the school children
of Holy Cross church as n
st. Patrick's day celebration.
The program will be presented
Friday evening in the school
auditorium. d3rd and Shirley
SITS. under the direction OF
Mrs. Andrew Wilson. assisted
by Miss Dora CALLER.
The program, To begin ~ =
O'Clock. includes the following
numbers;
opsnins chorus Come Bses %
tnn. Killarney, ftoss OF
HOLY Gross school children &C.
compis,. cAtbsrlns orsb,sls
Mary Lopi.s rrsseh
ksiSslIns Ann meponald' ana
oni partner az, pupils OF Louis iiss.s. :.
scene hotsl lobby. Tims prsssns
NJ Fisert John htlplnieh. Waldo
rnwefs Robert ufusss Nancy,
Mary Louise rraseb. Evelyn, Mar.
Kathleen oofadY ana raisy
MilloSi Madam Venus. Patricia
Wilson. haBefs mother Ifms
fToshisT. hotel manager William
tnllilsf dsss elsfh. Wsitsr Frnehs
LEI bell boys. Charles Mckinney
Bong ,.,..@A Little M Of Heaven
Aqnlnaa girls Including A.es<A
Mar Louise rfasch. Mary Asnss
Gallagher Patricia Wilson. ffHs
Ffoshisf ysime kosafteh, pafay
hllloK psssY oconnsil. kstb-
len OoIsds Agnes ucussl Mary
iss s .e sniai,ss w. .nsy, -
,+...4..,.ss. 'ffe Heart of ross'
Hos< Aafy Wilson
Framed Picture Tins Heart ~ . rsose
Asnss neussl
PisTist ....4 The ifssrt 81 . ffaae
OHars. Mar AKnss ,,alissbsr,
uncls John. james CALLER ferry
Pei asphes abslla Roses
i,lsndl. Maissfst ~ lsbs. Den
Beouife. Edward osiisshsf. I'm.
&C. n., JON h,a, e.. a bog, Isa LIS
iffsnds u nossj Veins Ksss.
eloh, Nary T. HfKlnuslss noses
mother. psfsy nillog NJ shannon
Johns father, Harry Nicaragua
Irish airs violin solos
flsins f<Hto
Aeeompsnist Mrs Wilson
closlnk cnoria. Good 81 Ps,fiess
Aqpinas bign .ebool girls
heeompanist Mrs. Wilson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
You Should
Know This
ABOUT COLDS

When a cold clogs upper breathing
passages, causes muscular soreness
or coughing, most mothers use
VapORub because they know
how its WONDROUSLY helpful
POULTICE-VAPOR ACTION re.
, lieves misery. Profit by their ex.
perience-TODAYi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-17
tssssss .fff fbe Heart 81 bosT
Hoar Aafy Wilson
Framed Picture This Heart Of q nose
AgBss nousal
Plan Mssquefsde

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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
Lincoln Begins
Summer Session
Record Enrolment
Expected

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The
Lincoln University Summer Session
began on Monday, June 18th and
with 258 students enrolled In cours-
es to date, record enrolment is ek-
pected before the final day Of reg
istration which is Monday, June -.
Summer School students were
formally welcomed to the institution
on Friday morning, June 10th, at
the first convocation in Page Audi
torium by DR.. Sherman D. Scruggs,
President Of Lincoln University. DIR.
Scruggs urged the need of enthusi-
asm and optimism in the world to-
day, particularly among persons en-
gagged in the teaching prafession-
in the guidance of youth,
Dir. Scruggs was introduced by the
Director of the Summer School,
Professor s. F. Collins of the Edu-
cation Department. visiting instruc-
tors were also formally presented to
the members Of the summer sehool
body. These include Miss Regina
Goff Of Kansas City, Kansas Pubic
School system, instructor in Elemen-
tary Education; Mrs. Helen Harris
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
Z Z \ I!
MAKD SUN TANNING FUN

The outdoors present an irre-
aiat1hlo Invitation to all OF M during
the summer. There are 20 many
things to do--awlmming, games,
gun n.bathing, motoring that we rush
|headlong Into the sun and fail to
take the proper precautions against
Its disastrous effects. A little sun,
Iof course, is excellent for health,
ibeing the source OF the much talked
|of vitamln %. 1t helps build up re-
Iaistance to colds and strengthens us
IRenerally. But taken IN over-doses,
iit can make us severely uncom-
Portable, even to the extent OF q
fever, convulsiona and rapid pulse.
And 20 II follows that we must take
cur summing gradually and sys-
lsmatically.
| Apply Oil Freely
Before you 60 out In the sun for
lany length OF time, cover all the ex-
lposted parts OF your body with q
Icream or oil. Olive oil Is very eff.
Elective applied both before you so
but In the sun and after coming In
Mhs sun has tendency to dry up
lall the natural oils In the skin and
the olive oil helps keep 1t lubri-
Gated. If you are out long enough
ifor the first application OF oil te
tdry out, be sure to use some more
Dry skins sun tan more easily and
wrinkle faster than oily ones. I'm
less you keep your skin well lubri
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND
HEAR N. CAROLINA WPA CHORUS

White House sometime during the
first part of June.
The Winston-Salem unit was or
ganized two years ago and has had
the distinction of being the first
Negro choral group to be accom-
panied BY The North Carolina Sym
phony Orchestra of sixty-five pieces.
The Durham unit was originally
an all-male chorus organized over
three years ago under the name Of
Master Singers" Under Mrs. Hunt
er. the group became unit made up
of mixed voices and has made good
record in the field of music since
Mrs. Hunter left the concert stage
to become State Choral Director for
Negroes in the WPA Federal Music
Project for North Carolina.
Widely known as the Nell Hunter
chorus, the combined units from
Winston-Salem and Durham have
had many broadcasts over station
WDNC, Durham, and station WPTF,
Raleigh Although they have ap-
erred at Duke University and the
University Of North Carolina, their
most outstanding performance prior
to the coveted appearance before the
King and Queen was the presenta-
ton of pageant entitled "The Ne
gro Brings Music" written by Mrs.
Hunter. The North Carolina Col
lege was the scene for this occasion.
The Federal Music Project oper-
ates in twenty-three counties in
North Carolina. All of the projects
are sponsored by local organizations
such as Boards of Commissioners,
Chambers of Commerce, The Ameri-
can Legion, County School Boards,
Municipalities and The Future Farm
ers Of America. The total enroll
ment of students in the teaching
project Of the North Carolina Fed
eral Music Project is five thousand.
The largest professional unit is in
Greensboro, NC, where thirty per-
sons are enrolled. Two hundred
yoaths are studying with this group.
Erie Stapleton is North Carolina
State Director of Federal Music
Project. Mrs. May E. Campbell,
directs the Professional and Service
Projecs. Charles G. McGinnis is
State Administrator.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
Chicago Hotel Walters
Get AFL Charter,
Install Officers

CHICAGO (ANP) -Climaxing an
effort for ALL recognition dating
back to September, 1887, members
and friends of Federated Hotel
Waters union, Local $50, foregatk-
cred last Wednesday at headauart- !
ers of the Brotherhood Of Sleeping
Car porters to witness the official
presentation Of the unions charter
and installation of officers.
Several hundred persons were
present as Solon Bell, president,
Joint Council of Dining Car Wait
ers nd international organizer, in
stalled the officers. The charter for
Local 556 was issued on June /, by
the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
International alliance and Bartend-
ers International league Of America,
AT. of 4.
The new union, which maintains
headquarters at 1916 S. Michigan
, Avenue, will have jurisdiction in all
| hotels and first-class restaurants and
cafes in Chicago employing colored
walters. The officers: Henry C.
Roberts, president; Robert L. Glenn,
vice president; Hugh R. jackson,
secretary y-treasurer; George M. Shor-
ter, chaplain; j. e. (Duke) Hodges,
inspector; Charles |. jenkins, inner
guard; Y. E. Smith, outer guard.
Officers will serve as ex-officio
members of the executive board Of
eleven, whose other members will
b Lewis M. Gillespie, Frank A. Cald-
well, Willis A. Thomas and Henry r.
Hail. Following installation cere-
monies, the entire body attended y
banquet at Norris Eat Shop.
Among the speakers extending
greetings to the new organization
were: Alderman Earl B. Dickerson
of the Second Ward; Milton P. Web
ster, 1st vice president, Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters; Willard S.
Townsend, president, International
Brotherhood Of Red Caps; Mrs. Cen
evive jenkins, chairman, women's
auxiliary, and Ishmael P. Florey,
ecretary-treasurer, Joint Council,
Dining Car Employees union.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

Gated, It ia likely Co beSomd Touzh
and coarse and deeply lined.
When you come out OF the sun II
Ii wise to wash on the oil with
warm water. being careful not to
rub the skin roughly, and apply q
coating Of vinegar. IL your akin is
normally dry or IL you feel that you
have been exposed overlong, you
might rub q bit of rich cream into
your skin and leave 1t on overnight.
Drink plenty OF water before and
after being In the sun. The heat OF
the sun makes you perspire and you
need more water to replaca the fluid
thus lost.
Don't be- frightened out Of your
share OF summer pleasures BY fear
OF over-exposure to the sun. Just
follow these simple rules--l0ts OF
water, frequent coatings OF oil, and
plenty OF common sense-and you
can have q glorious, carefree sum-
mer.
Wbdf are Jour beauty Prob
| len,R Write Marie Downing.
L4riease Beauty Foundation.
Room 32I 3Io North Fourth
ST., St. Leuis. Mo-, and she will ,
Be glad to answeY them. Be sare
to enelose q self-addressed
stsnped envelope.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

Bracey, former Dean of Women,
Jeanes School Supervisor, Floriday,
instructor in Elementary Education; !;
Mr.. Carroll G. Daniel, principal Bart
lett High School, st. Joseph, Mo-,
instructor in Secondary Education;
and Mr.. James A. Byrd OF the IN
structional staff of Wilberforce Uni
versity, instructor in Industrial arsa,
In addition to providing an OPP
portunity for regular students OF
the university to remove Deficiencies
and to pursue advanced work, the
Lincoln University Summer School,
performs an admirable service for
tho Negro teachers of the state, Civ
ing them an opportunity to further
their training during the Summer
months and thereby increase their
efficiencv in their respective class
rooms. Nor is the enrolment or
teachers confined to residents OF
Missouri, some teachers being IN at
tendance from illinois. Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
A varied cultural and recreational
program has been planned for this
session, according to an announce
ment made today by the director.
An informal reception honoring the
faculty and students was held Fri
day evening, June 18th in the Re-
ception Room of Barnes-Krekel
Hall.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

I WASHINGTON-W What is regard
ed as the greatest honor to the
Federal Music Project of the Works
Progress Administration came on
Thursday. June s, when King George
vi and Queen Elizabeth were en-
tertained at the White House by
chorus Of WPA-trained singers made
ups,of Negro citizens in varied walks
bf life from Durham and Winston
Salem, North Carolina.
Sharing musical program which
included Miss Marian Anderson,
Miss Kate Smith, Lawrence Tibbett
and square dancers from North
Carolina mountains, the Federal
music unit composed of twenty-tight
voices directed by Mrs. Nell Hunter
sang DE OF Ark,s A Moverin,"
Wade in the Water, and II don't
Feel Noways Tired in the East
Room of the White House. This
event followed the formal dinner
given in honor to their Brittanic
Majesties by the President and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. A disting-
uished company of seventy EIGHT din
ner guests and persons invited TO
the musicale joined with the hea 5
Of two great democratic nations in
acclaiming the WPA-trained COM
munity activity unit Of the Federal
Music Project. Great applause fol-
lowed the WPA program.
'''''' du mfw mfw HR HR HRR
On Friday morning official re-
cording were made Of the spirituals
sung on this mementous occasion.
The two ehoruses from North
Carolina have about thirty-five mem
bers each. Among the singers are
to be found housewives, laborers,
clerks and stenographers, tobacco
factory workers, one WPA recrea-
tional leader and a restaurant chef.
The group has been presented IN
many performances within their ma
tive State. One of these presenta-
tions is believed to have led to the
recital before the King and Queen.
When President Roosevelt visited
the University of North Carolina, at
Chapel Hill, last December 5, the
Chief Executive was So well pleas
ed with the performance of the
group of singers that they were ex-
tended an invitation to "sing at the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
The AWFUL PRICE YOU PAY FOR BEING
+ NERVOUS
w w " ~ ~ w~
Check Below And See III You Have
Amy OF The Signs

Quivefiag nerves tan make you old and
haggsrd looking, cranky snd hard to iiys
you Of good health. good times and jobs.
Den o. lot yourself Ego" like that. Start
taking goods reliable tonic--ons made eeps4
etallv fos WonseN. And could you ask for any
thing whose benefits have bean better proved
than wcrld-famosEs Lydia II. Firkhamss
VeTesAhsp CeEnpoaaG2
Let the wholasone herbs and roots Of
pinkham's Compound help Nature calm
your shyiskiag nerves, tone up your syatem.
end help lssseE disfkpss from fsnsals func-
MsAs d note NOW to get bottle Of thia
MRarsepyea p.nkhaus's compound TODAY
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
BUMPER CROP FINEST QUALITY
BARGAIN PRICES.

Grapefruit and OFanges One OF Amer.
ica's biggest health bargains! Both are
rich in vitamins A, B, c and G and both
are selling aV the lowest prices in years.
Take advantage of these bargains -. Serve
freshly pressed Grapefruit or Orange juice
for breakfast; halved, and in salads for din
ner, and another glass of juice before
retiring. That's natures own low cost
health plan.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-10
u Floats Ready
For Huge Parade

The most elaborate parade that
has ever been seen in Redwood
Falls was predicted Wednesday
by the float committee which has
floats entered representing two
neighboring cities and 25 business
places and expects the list to be
swelled considerably before par
ade time, 1920 a. m. Monday,
August 81. The parade will be re-
peated August % at II 80 and will
pass before the grandstand at the
Redwood county fair at 1890 that
day.
Members of the float COM
mittee are Charles F. Gales, NJ.
L. Holmberg, H. S. Aune and M.
V. Kurschner.
In the parade will be floats re-
presenting Springfield and Tracy
and probably other towns not yet
heard from and the following
firms: Aune and Thune, Holmberg
Chevrolet, Gales Store, Green
Variety and Paffrath Hardware,
Lauterbach Brothers, Gallea Bak-
cry, Shell Oil, the doctors and
dentists, Citizens State Bank,
Redwood Falls Light and Power,
Redwood Falls Motor Company,
Farmers Elevator, Sather Phar-
macy, Botsford Lumber Company,
Model Dairy, J. c. Penney, Pine
Tree Dairy, Hilbert's Hatchery,
Forster's, Redwood and Falls
theatres, Gandrud Creamery,
State Bank and Gazette and Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-10
Pageant Players
Improving Rapidly

With only ten days remaining
before the final rehearsals of
''Redwood's Parade of Progress"
nearly all of the 400 people nee
essary to stage the production
have been assigned their duties
and are reaching the near-perfec-
ton stage, ready to give a show
which will long be remembered
as an amazingly colorful and his
torically accurate spectacle.
From the minute the show
opens at us p. m. Sunday, Aug
ust 20, the audience will be
treated to spectacular pageantry
until the close of the show an
hour and As minutes later.
The huge stage will be bathed
in flood Of light from specially
adapted lights for outdoor pro-
auctions. A brilliant fanfare her
aids the approach of 80 members
of the American Legion, VFW
and Boy Scouts who form a huge
avenue and bank of flags through
which the Diamond Jubilee queen
and her Maids of Honor will pro-
coed to be greeted by Governor
Harold E. Stassen for the corona
ton ceremonies.
The queen will give an address
of welcome, speaking to the
audience, her maids of honor and
Miss America with her retinue of
Continued on page two)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-10
Preparations Rushed
For Diamond Jubilee
BIGGEST PARADE EVER
HELD HERE ASSURED;
DANCE SCHEDULED

A dance was scheduled as
a Diamond Jubilee feature
this week, last minute adver-
Using plans were made, a
Worlds Fair trip and numer-
Gus other details were work
ed out at a meeting of the
general committee Wednes-
day noon.
At this time next week the
biggest celebration in the
city's history, commemorate
ing rs years of progress, will be
practically ready to start, with
decorations going up, old resi-
dents arriving from far away
places, parade plans completed
and dress rehearsalS for the pa
geant in progress.
The dance, arranged by E. II.
Bollum and E. H. Helgeson, will
be at the armory, with music by
Al Menke and his orchestra, Mon
day evening, August 81. The cele-
bration opens August 20.
Fair and Jubilee advertising
was placed throughout the ter
ritory this week, to be followed
by a booster tour, probably next
Thursday and Friday. Mean