Show ICELANDIC NAIAL DAY This day wits fittingly observed yesterday August 2 A bowery speakers platform and dancing floor were built near tho Icelandic Mercnutilo Cos store for the occasion occa-sion Speaking songs and recitations were ably rendered before an appreciative ap-preciative audience of about 300 people mostly Icelanders Without going too much into details it may bo pardonable to mention tho songs and instrumental instrumen-tal music by the Jameson sisters as the most popular and best received re-ceived renditions After tho exercises coffee mild drinks and cakes were served to all and dancing was freely indulged insomo say and so was beer1 A general good will prevailed Indeed everything wont off as scheduled sche-duled without a hitch savo n speech assigned a certain gentleman gentle-man who was conspicuously absent was given extemporaneously by the master of ceremony If there are any knockers in tho Icelandic colony they favored us by remaining remain-ing away for everything at the doings was just lovely S U Bjarnson |