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Show BLACK HAWK PARTY, DANCE PLEASES MANY With nearly 500 people in attendance' at-tendance' from Springville and Mapleton and surrounding communities, com-munities, the Black Hawk Indian War Veterans' - annual - banquet, program and dance was held in Memorial hall Saturday night. Due to the extreme cold weather and sickness only a few of the veterans were able to attend. Willis K. Johnson, 86-years old was the oldest veteran in attendance. attend-ance. Amasia Haymond, 88, sent a telegram from California expressing express-ing his regrets at not being able to attend the function. Mr. Haymond Hay-mond spends the winters in California Cali-fornia and his telegram was read during the evening's program. Other honored guests in attendance attend-ance were Mr. and Mrs. John Barney, the oldest couple present; Joseph Shepherd, a veteran, Mrs. Samuel Bulkley and Mrs. David Wheeler, veteran's widow. Each was presented with a rose and a remembrance was also sent to the veterans unable to attend. Mayor George A. Anderson wel-1 1 corned the Black Hawkers and others in attendance and paid fitting fit-ting tribute to the honored guests, j Captain M. F. Miner of the Black ! Hawk committee spoke briefly as did Eastham Clegg, a committee officer. Other program numbers ! consisted of original stunts, in- j strumental and vocal music, dance ! selections and readings. j Immediately after the program, the crowd enjoyed dancing, and ; visiting. The committee announc-l es that another dance is being planned for the very near future, j |