The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-02-05
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PRESIDENTS
BALL AFFAIR
Entertainment Program Brings
Applause from Large
Crowd.
Many from Out of Town at
Annual Benefit for Paral-
ysis Sufferers.

Eight hundred people, including
those on the program and spectat-
crs, attended the Presidents Birth
day ball in the Glasgow civic audi
forum Saturday night. Many were
present from Fort Peck. Hinsdale
and Nashua, as we'll as Glasgow.
Richard Nelson, who was chair
man of the ball committee, said
that receipts from the ball, for the
benefit CT the work against infantile
paralysis, will be about the same as
last year. A complete financial re-
port will be ready next week.
Robert Brissenden, Miss Chloris
Swindler and Miss Margaret Smith
were on the committee which ar
ranged the entertainment opening
the ball. A Song by the teachers
chorus, Il Love America "a fol-
loved by a Hitler skit by a group of
high school students, a tap dance
number in which Peggy Hopkins
had a solo part. songs by the high
school girls and boys choruses. a
solo by Mrs. Winifred Wallen, God
Bless America" and the Star Spang-
led Banner" sung by the teachers
chorus and accompanied by a flag
waving drill by a group CT high
school girls.
Lead in Grand March
The flag drill group then led those
assembled for the ball in an intri-
cate grand march, the performance
of which was applauded by spectat-
orS.
The presidents birthday cake, for
which materials were donated by
Glasgow merchants vas decorated
by Miss Lucille Erickson CT the Eat
Shop. The cake was wen by Dwight
Trowbridge.
Those who took part in the pro-
gram included the following groups:
Teachers Chorus-C. I. Carlson,
w. A. Collins, Eugene Hunton, A. E.
Jacobsen, R. P. Huber, Margaret
Roberts, Margaret Smith, DeEthe
Kephart, Jean Seator, Elva SVEN
son. Alpha Olsen, Mrs. Winifred
Wallen and Mrs. c. H. Brocksmith.
Cast for Skit-Dick Rantz. Junior
Lee Hills and Bob Stra-
der.
Tap Dancers - Dorothy Allison,
Peggy Mcconnell, Eris Osen, Carol
Osen, Beverly Knorr, Helen Moore,
and Peggy Hopkins.
Flag Drill-LaFern Thurman, Dor
Is christensen, Bonnie Farrell, Vel
ma Townsend, Dorothy Briggs, Dor
Is Arneklev, Pat Brown, and Dora
Pattison.
In Girls Chorus
Girls Chorus - Garnet Sethne,
Thomas, Lillian Wedum,
Maxine Ycder, Margaret Benson,
Bridget Crow, Corrine Mccain, Bet
ty Armstrong, Ellen Jones, Peggy
Edwards, limo Ruth Watson, and
Donna Hidden.
Boys Chorus - Forrest WeSen,
Robert Schwenke, Calvin Rimel,
Dick Rantz, Junior Rasmussen, Day.
d Hallett, Harold Magruder, Lee
Hills and Maurice Graham.
A committee which had charge of
music costumes and setting for the
skit included Elizabeth Ann
harrison, Georgia Watts and Patsy I
'asSett.
Patrons and ~patrCnesses were Mr..
nd Mrs. j.. p. Sternhagen, Mr.. and
Irs. F.. G.. Chambard, Mayer and
Irs. E. j. Kjelstrup, Mr.. and Mrs.
otto M. ChristinsOn, Mr.. and Mrs.
go B. Coleman, DR.. and Mrs. G.
I. Klein, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Markle,
Ir. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Dr.. c
nd Mrs. A. N. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. S
w. Wedum, Judge and Mrs John i
Iurly, Mr. and Mrs. John Rusher S
T., Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. McVee, Mr.. S
nd Mrs. H. K. Near, MI. and Mrs. b
o.. B. Friedlund and Mr.. and Mrs. u
O. Morgan.