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Show SURPRISE PARADE I PROVES AMUSING j TO LARGE CROWD Advertising the opening of the back yard play ground contest, the American Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary staged their surprise parade Friday afternoon at four o'clock. Practically everyone turned out to line main street and watch the amusing amus-ing spectacle which was led by Mrs. Myron Lewis and Mrs. Edyth Coffeen who carried the national flag and the j Auxiliary Emblem. Following them I was the high school band led by Lorus j Hand. Then came a group of children carrying shovels and other garden im-j im-j pliments to testify their interest in the contest. They were under the supervision su-pervision of Mrs. Ardith Outzen. They were followed by two cars bearing posters advertising the contest con-test and driven by Mrs. William Nichols Ni-chols and Mrs. Orina Carlson, j Following the cars was the choice morsel of the fun, a nigger band carrying their instruments that were ' nothing if not unusual. The costumes ! of the negro musicians were likewise unique and the source of considerable amusement to the onlookers. As the bandsmen were completely disguised j by their minstrel makeup nothing de-j de-j finite can be said regarding their 'identity but it was noticed that Mrs. I Lois Waddingham, Mrs. Genieve Mit-jchell, Mit-jchell, Mrs. Ethyl Nielsen, Mrs. Mae ! Chilton, Mrs. Ethyl Smith and Mrs : J. M. Hughes had disappeared from ' their usual haunts during the time of . the parade and were not to be fourd either among the spectators or the ' undisguised members of the parade. Latest development on the contest is the ntini unrement tlr t .1 'ocal business busi-ness l .in has dona'..' a ten doll ir fountain ;-tn as one u'. prizes, j Thursday night a social meeting of the organization will be held at the j home of Mrs. J. M. Hughes. I |