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Show PATRIOTIC GREEK PAGEANT TAKES CAMP BY STORM Greeks of Camp Hold Big Patriotic Rally and Parade Company , of Soldiers from Fort Douglas Participate Music by Military Mili-tary Band Raise Over $700 By Contributions. The Greek parade and colebration N .; last "Monday was a success In every , rj , detail and all the people of the camp are highly pleased with the entertainment entertain-ment of the day and the good results accomplished. It is a fact that the t Greeks are becoming more and more Interested In the war and the war , work and this demonstration Monlay was the most impressive feature of the kind ever seen In (Bingham. t When It was decided to stage the pageant the promoters who were backed by the Greek society decided to spare no expense in making the event a success. They wanted a military mili-tary display and therefore they wanted want-ed some soldiers and a military band. To arrange this part of the rgrara j Judge Green made a trip to Salt (Lake and conferred with the military authorities au-thorities and also Mayor Kelly made trip when It was agreed that 125 men in uniform the Twentieth Infantry In-fantry and the Twentieth .Infantry band, should spend the day in the big copper camp. The military was in charge of the following officers: Capt. B. M.' Wright W - FirBt Lieut. Roy IL. Schuyler First ' Lieut. Albert I). Johnson, Second Liput Raymond E. Vermetto, Second Lieut. A. C. Wilson, Second Lieut. J. A. Anderson An-derson end Hand Lepder Rostoc Goctz This body of military men arrived In the camp early In the morning and through the coutersy of Mr Gemmel managing director of the Utah Copper Company, the train bearing the sol-' sol-' "JZs ' J?.le,rB WS taken clear up to Copper-.field Copper-.field so that the soldiers would not ginn.ng the parade. . Immediately on arriving In Copper- field the eoldiers were taken to the I- O. O. F. hall, where a patriotic meeting was held and arrangempnts made for t,he march to Bingham With everything completed the prettv and Impressive parade -was commenced The band and the soldiers marched In front, and the music which was 5 mighty fine, notified the people furth- t er down the canyon that the ofg show bad started. The paiade was made up of numerous floats of which the colors took the part of the American and Greek flags. Also emblems wpre worn displaying the names of the countries composed of the entente allies Noticeable No-ticeable in the dipplay was a hr- and handsome portrait of Georpe Washing-: Washing-: ton, to which the Greeks nttaol.pd ' much importance. Sandwiches between ! the various flontq were parties of Pretty girls ard Indies carrying flags snread out to receive contributions for the Red Cross. As they moved along down the canyon money in all Zei could be setn flying Into the flaR8. and when tho w( rk was completed it totaled total-ed the amount of $700.28. Ai'ter the wrade a meeting was held at the Odd Fellows hall in Cop-perfleld. Cop-perfleld. Thea Schweitzer gave the soldiers a free dinner, and a general Epod time was en.loyed. The Greek so- cty paid the . railroad fare of the sol- fie7' Te,Grrek8 are t0 be commended commend-ed for their action and it Is safe to fay that they have furnished the rrpat- , est feature for the camp of the -ea- N son. They 1 re all right. |