| Show indian war vets feast and mingle in happy reunion tile the indian war veterans of gunnison on oil wednesday and thursday again demonstrated their frien friendship for the old com coin rades who helped to defend these frontier homes their third reunion held on those da days Y s in the opera house wis was a largo large success frontu commencement tit at 10 a m wednesday morning until the close at I 1 friday morning it is not ovel overstating stating it to say that nearly deafly people were in at each day it was a big turnout and will long be re quite a number cumbe r s were pres present ent from other place having come to see the familiar grounds and renew acquaint ances at 11 c clock the assembly was called to order by na master llster of ceremonies john W edwards an excellent pr program 41 of I 1 music 1 singing recitations an and speech making was carried out many of the veterans wits was called I 1 ar or it a speech to which they responded h in which they recounted e early arly 1 day scenes during the indian trouble among the lio honored nored guells duesi s who graced grucel the rostrum were J 1 M westwood commander in chief M L pratt adjutant ddn era arul george I Harri larrison aon chorister comrades thomas L menden hall roy L bird richard men dendall of springville Spring ville J E R fordham niels clawson of salina louis dorus of ephraim joseph S horn of richfield john E metcalf george berich bench of manti P C christenson of mayfield bartholomew of fai faette ete fred jasd en mr ml brown of scipio and the local j officers and com comrades miles N st the bun banquet was served in the assembly room of the town hill hall i to where rethe the comrades and their ladies repaired arid and partook of the bounteous spread of viands vianas p prepared and nd se served I 1 ved by a corn com cittee of handsome ladies As 1 fast as the crowds could be tic he coll at the tables the f feasting was kept up all after noon T thursday thursday morn morning frig a parade 4 was formed of the opera v house headed by the band arid and following were the veterans ss town council commercial club modern woodmen goodmen Wood men and royal neighbor shortly after 11 0 clock the assembly was again called to order when another program and feasting was carried out the dances both nights began with a grand march led by cum com mander westwood the throng was immense immense but there was genuine sociability that tha t kept A everyone in good ciumo humor all along the attendance at the second nights dance was nearly A short program was introduced trod as the dance progress ed humorous pieces being the order the affair throughout th rough out was voted a success visitors were pleased with the hospitality shown them tho committee members both ladies and gentlemen performed task admirably and are certainly de serving of the highest commendation gunnison gazette |
