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Show High Tribute Is Paid Washington Gunnison's contribution to the bicentennial bi-centennial celebration of the birthday of George Washington, sponsored by the city schools, city officials, American Ameri-can Legion and citizens, was truly befitting to the occasion. Students were given a holiday and during the afternoon all places of business were closed and the multitudes joined in attending the exercises held at the theatre. During the early morning the eighty flags owned by the American Legion were floated to the breezes from the light standards, and generally gener-ally business houses displayed the American flag, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of George Washington, the nation's first president. presi-dent. At the grade school in the city, as well as those in the district, appropriate approp-riate programs were given in keeping with the event, and at two o'clock in the afternoon the main program of the day was presented to an appreciative appre-ciative audience that filled the house. The program was started with the audience singing "America, the Beautiful," Beau-tiful," following which invocation was offered by Bishop L. J. Kidman. The mixed program consisted of choruses, and the dancing of the minuet, the favorite dancing during the time of Washington. Eight girl students portrayed por-trayed this dance with grace and dignity. dig-nity. A one-act play, "A View From the Window," was given by the students of the high school and was cleverly depicted by ten boy students, under the direction of Miss Margaret Finnell. |