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Show M. I. A. Patriotic Pageant Presented By Center Ward Here Sun. Evening A packed house greeted the presentation pre-sentation of the center ward M.I.A. patriotic pageant, "To Thee. America" held in the stake Tabernacle Taber-nacle Sunday evening. It was directed by Von B. Cot-tam Cot-tam and Ruth Snow of the center ward M.I.A. presidency. They were assisted by Mrs. Mae A. Pace, accompanist, Floyd Sand-berg, Sand-berg, cornet obligato, Laverne De-Swan, De-Swan, costumes, and by a large group of the stake M.I.A. festival chorus. The opening number, "A Prayer For Peace" was given by courtesy of the B.P.W. ladies' trio, including includ-ing Ruth Winsor, Mona Woodbury and Mrs. Norman Johnson, with Mrs. Pace at the piano and Gregg Snow trumpeter. Miss Emily Brooks read the script which was written by Mabel Jarvis. Characters presented included Mr. President, Mayor D. C. Watson, Wat-son, Mrs. President, Mrs. Guy Hafen, British King, Raymond Cottam, king's soldiers, Ralph Hafen Haf-en and Alvin Cottam; Governor Bradford, Julian Hall, heading a large group of adult and junior pilgrims. Representing the Revolutionary period were Arlo Hall as General Washington, Lenore Hafen as Martha Washington, Laura Lytle as Betsy Ross, and Leon Watson, flag bearer. Beaman Snow posed as Abraham Lincoln of the Civil War episode, with Leona Fordham and Clair Brooks as negroes. Soldiers were Schuyler Gardner, (Continued on page eight) M. I. A. Pageant (Continued from first page) Ralph. Haf en, Waldo Brooks, Bill Swapp, and Alvin Cottam, and Earnest Pulsipher. Added for the World War soldiers of America were five of the local unit of the National Guard, Phil Squire, Garth Cottam, Elmer Pickett and Stanley Meacham. Industrial progress was depicted briefly by Lester Cottam, James Schulz, George Thompson and Dick Cannon, using equipment and material under direction of Earl Cottam, head of auto mechanics and shop work of the Dixie junior college. Wilford Cannon headed the lineup line-up of Pioneers as Brigham Young, with both adults and children participating. par-ticipating. W. W. Cannon was Uncle Sam and Miss Gertrude Frehner posed as Liberty. Costumes for the pageant were borrowed from the dramatic department de-partment of the Dixie junior college col-lege and stage equipment from Snow's Furniture. The Center ward M.I.A. express appreciation to all who. contributed contri-buted to the success of this program. |