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Show THE CENTERVILLE Page Four March, 1945 NEWSETTE SPORTS From page three ntehyill; THE RESULT OF A SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS MENTS OF ENTERTAINMENTS OF BY-GO- COMMUNITY. The most ancient handbill that we were able to locate was handed to us by Joseph Williams, and is headed in large type: Summons. Then follows a very cleverly worded invitation to the effect that You are hereby summoned to appear before the Bachelors Bar at the Centerville Hall, Friday evening, January 29, 1904, to show cause why you should not be fined fifty cents for dancing, joking, and having a general good time between the hours of 8 and 12 P. M. This also requires that you bring one or more lady witnesses. John F. Porter, Judge; Walter W. Evans, Clerk of Court; Bert Reading, Sheriff; Henry A. Cleveland, Prosecuting Attorney. This brought em out, too, we are told! The Bachelors Club was evidently very legal minded, as their next bill would show. We turned one up under the heading of Bachelors Headquarters. Town of Centerville, State of Utah, County of Davis, (10), Earl (5), Wilson (2), H. dall (22), Rollins (15). AND ANNOUNCEDAYS IN OUR V. S. HARRISON By present as many ladies as gentlemen). Some of the initiates were given the Blanket Degree, while others had to wear a tall dunce cap and ride a cow which had been saddled and bridled for the occasion. Among the later joiners were Bill Rigby, Jess Porter, Lew Ramp-to- n, Frank Walton and Art Well- The Reading home became more or less the headquarters for the club especially when Mr. and Mrs. Reading would go to California for a month or so. This group, over a period of many years, held sleigh rides, hayrack rides, camping trips, theatrical plays, dances and oyster suppers. Many dances were put on in the old Elkhorn Hall. The outstanding one was a dance and supper held to raise money for a sleigh and The basic dish for the sleigh-bellsupper was baked beans. The tables were decorated with timothy ing. s. John recalls that Bert could take a few strips of lumber, some canvas, a few rolls of wallpaper and a can of paint, and make anything from a prison cell to a queens parlor. With a make-u- p make-u- p. box he could make of a face an boy or an old man of 80. At one time he made up Pres. Tingeys father, Thomas Tingey, for the part of an office boy. There roar of laughter was a when he appeared on the stage. The names of all who took part in the many performances would make a lengthy list, but here are a few whom John recalls: Bert, John, Henry, Bill Rigby, Dave Smith, Ross Woolley, Perry Rockwood, Lew Rampton, Harold Roberts, Fred Rich, Lizzie Rigby Egbert, Irene Rampton, Loa Roberts, Rockwood, Hortense Roberts, Katie Roberts, Hattie Coombs, Mrs. Jack Chase, Mrs. George Rollins, five-minu- te An-geli- ne We the The text followed: undersigned officers of the Centerville Bachelors Club being duly sworn do solemnly swear that we never did swear, but we now do swear that on the evening of the seventh day of the month of April in the year one thousand nine hundred five, that we will give A Jollification Ball In the Alberta Hall Come one, come all, Come great, come small, being on Johns thirtieth birthday, when Hen Cleveland, Bert Reading and Walt Evans, hearing of the event, concluded he was now a bachelor and ought to be recognized as such. Therefore, they purchased presents, among which were a corncob pipe, safety pins and rubber nipple, and went down to spend the evening spinning yarns, telling jokes and celebrating their single bliss although each of them was more than ready to marry if he could only persuade the right girl to say yes. They called themselves The Old Bachelors Club. The membership grew. New members were initiated in different ways at especially called meetings (where there were ball-handl- er FORMER HOT SHOT STARS FOR DART "B's" Showing promise for big varsity year in basketball is Lawrence Rollins, who is playing guard on the Davis B team. Cap has been playing some fine ball for the Darts and has scored 37 points in the last five games. SOUTH BOUNTIFUL M MEN TOP TEAM IN SALT LAKE INTERSTAKE TOURNEY Although Centerville failed to get into the tourney, South Davis stake got a team into the M Men classic. South Bountiful, boasting several veterans, won their first three games in the inter-stak- e tourney before losing to Harvard the final night However, Harvard was disqualified by an eligibility rule, thus South Bountiful enters the tournament as the top team in the Salt Lake Region. all-Chur- ch 26-2- 5. all-Chur- ch handy to have around, A. Rock- wood. One of the most charming of all Come short, come tall, For this is our last call Kingdom. These papers aroused our curiosity, so we searched out Lord High Chancellor Porter to find out just what this male spinsters organization was. Our findings follow: This organization came into HOT SHOT CAPTAIN IN COAST GUARD Putting a crimp in the Hot Shots chances last month was the entry February 14th of Harlo Randall into the Coast Guard. Captain and regular guard, he was the best on the team and scored 22 points, mostly on long shots. 18-year-- ss. Until next fall thats all. John F. Porter, Lord High Chancellor, Footman Division. Henry A. Cleveland, Solicitor General of the Punchbowl. Bert Reading, First Lord, Matrimonial Division. Walter W. Evans, Chief Dispatch Bureau. Wm. L. Rigby, Metropolitan Diplomat. Jesse J. Porter, Brig. General, Matrimonial Volunteers. Arthur Welling, Ambassador, Spinsters Ran- Scene from the play The Noble Outcast presented in about 1914. The players are, from left to right: Erma Smith, Ed W ayman, Leo Porter, Bert Reading, Art Porter, and Don Rich. hay, dried sunflower stocks and sagebrush. Everyone in town knew when the Bachelors were out for a sleigh-ridThe chiming Swiss bells on the four horses could be heard a mile away. The Bachelors used to compose and sing songs for many different occasions in the Ward. When Aunt Kate Chase would hold one of her Maidenly Ladies parties in the Alberta Hall, she would have the Bachelors write and put on a song for the event. At one party a song was made up and sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb. One of the verses ran: Leap Years come and almost gone, almost gone, The Old Maids still remain; We wonder if they ever will, ever will Decide to change their name. e. ten-ver- se Probably the outstanding activity of the club was in theatricals. Over a period of years they presented fifty or sixty plays. Bert Reading was the most interested worker in directing and staging, making scenery and putting on Millie Porter, Lula Evans, Edith Adams, Thurza Tingey. Most of the comedy parts were assigned to John and Hen. The latter took every type of part from a city dude to a country gawk. John started with a dignified part, but they soon typed him for such characters as Cyrus Corntassel, Deacon Dubbs, and Ebenezer Snobbs. We uncovered a bill advertising the first play this group put on, A White Mountain Boy. It was presented at Morgan, Utah, on March 12, 1904. The cast was as follows: Salem Towne, As plucky as they make em, D. F. Smith; Mark cool and cruel, Bert Reading; Martin Beckwith, a New York banker, J. F. Porter; Shad Kershaw, the tavern keeper, and Tough Ben, a hard citizen, both played by W. L. Rigby; Algy Fitzallen, a fragile dude, H. A. Cleveland; Policeman, Ross Woolley; Daisy Beckwith, a lively girl, Irene Rampton; Madeline, a deserted wife, Loa Roberts; Mrs. Hul-da- h Town, not young, but still charming, Lizzie Rigby; Old a terror, Elva Garn; Billy, Du-plo- y, true-hearte- d, Kin-che- n, the old announcements was one bidding the recipient to come to the Alberta Hall, February 29, 1908, 6:30 until 12 M. That was one of the occasions of The Thirty-fiv- e Maidenly Ladies of Centervilles Grand Leap Year Ball. Aunt Kate Chase sponsored these events for years. They waxed poetic in those days, as is evidenced in the little verse on the invitation. This queer little bid is sent to you, Because You are numbered among the few; And we think you ought to be mighty proud, To be counted in with the Maidenly crowd; Many novel things your eyes will entrance, While silvery music invites you to dance; For it is another leap year ball, On February twenty-nint- h that tells all; Remember this if nothing more, You must present the card at the door. The admission was 61c per couple, extra gent 11c. The following were on the various committees each with a Miss in front of her name: P. Kettleman, L. Smith, F. Cheney, M. Dalton, K. M. Chase, Edith Barber, Elva Garn, Martha Jenson, Minnie Smith, Edna Ford, Bertha Garn, Loa Roberts, Grace Barber, Millie Porter, Lena Jenson, Kate Streep-er- , Millie Randall, Mabel Barber, Ethel Ford, Ella Smith, May Evans, Lizzie Rockwood, Etta Horsley, Ella Croft and Eva Evans. Those were the good old days, and we hope the recalling of them will bring a flood of pleasant recollections back to a lot of you! |