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Show GUNNISON CITIZENS CELEBRATE WITH IMPROMPTU "LOVE FEAST" - A demonstration equalling any ever held in the stat of Utah and one that will long be remembered in Gunnison followed the announcement announce-ment of the victory of the Good Government party last Tuesday night. By magic, as no preparation had been made by the victors, hundreds hun-dreds of men, women and children came forth with tin cans, bells, horns and every , conceivable contrivance for noise-making and alGed by the clank and clatter and tooting of horns from the automobiles pande- t monium broke loose shortly after 8 o'clock and not until after 2 o'clock in the morning did the "hilarity" cease. It was "some" celebration and practically the entire populace of Gunnison joined in the event. In record time a mutton, several hundred pounds of beef, plenty of hot bread, doughnuts, coffee and other "goodies" were prepared by Mine Host Peterson of the Elite Bakery Bak-ery and at 1 o'clock a genuine love-feast love-feast was spread at the famous hostelry. hos-telry. The "feast" was opened to all and invitations were scattered to all and when "eats" was announced the ' bakery was filled to overflowing and it became necessary to prepare long serving tables on the sidewalks to accommodate the masses. During the feast Mayor-elect Jones was presented pre-sented among deafening cheers. Mr. Jones spoke briefly, outlining his policy and expressed his deepest gratitude to those who had carried him to such an overwhelming victory. vic-tory. While a bevy of workers were busy preparing the lunch, "times" were busy on the streets. Bonfires here and there, impromptu political addresses, cheering and a royal good time was being had by the victorious party supporters. Patricians and plebians vied with each other in the "noise-making" business. Under the leadership of Miles Madsen, who ranks second to none , as a "yell" leader, some hundred or more "kids" were organized. Up and down the streets the "minute-before-organized" bunch marched and the feature proved one of the best of the entire evening. When the bugle was sounded for "mess" there was a rush. Women with babies, men on crutches, society, soci-ety, workingmen, in fact most everybody every-body was there to enjoy the fun and the splendid "feast." The "end of a perfect day" was closed about three o'clock Wednesday Wednes-day morning. |
