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Show First Annual Town-Square Frolic Success The first Annual Town-Square Frolic of toe Alpine stake held Wednesday proved to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable times for everyone in the community. By 3 o'clock toe streets were well lined with people waiting to see the miniture parade, produced and executed ex-ecuted by the youngsters of toe town. The crowds were not disappointed. disap-pointed. One of the cleverest and most interesting miniature parades seen here was soon marching and countermarching from the tabernacle taber-nacle to the Grant Hotel corner. The parade, as all good parades must be, was led by a color bearer and two guards and the. Jr. Band, followed by the lung and queen of tne eveni. ine wo youngsters, Don Peterson and Connie Hoyle, were attractively dressed in purple and gold and mounted on tiny floats. Their attendants were dressed in a lighter shade of purple and rode decorated tricycles. It is estimated that some three hundred and twenty-five children took part in the parade. There were 24 prizes given and many more floats and characters were given honorable mention. Among the characters noted was May West; Mary and Her Lamb; Farena, with a small wagon load of tin cans; Utah's Best Crop; Red Riding Hood and the Wolf; a tiny bathing beauty in a blue 1 beach hat and a blue-and-white bathing suit; A tiny blonde Japanese dressed in a blue and white costume; a bold soldier in a red over-seas helmet; a half dozen cowboys on ponies, also a cowgirl dressed appropriately in chaps and a ten gallon hat. Bicycles and riders noted were a Girl in Gold; A Green Frog; and a Sunflower; among many others there were a number of . attractive floats made by individuals and business busi-ness houses, many unique pets in their cages were entered, and different dif-ferent types of transportation were demonstrated, among them an airplane, air-plane, a bicycle trailer and an M. I. A. boat. The American Fork City I band added a colorful note to the parade. The committees in charge are to be complimented on the splendid achievement. The pleasure and knowledge gained by the youngsters who took part in the parade cannot can-not be estimated. The townspeople who supported the event are to be complimented. Because of the large I number of entrants and toe many prizes awarded it is impossible to mention names. Miss Nina Halli-day, Halli-day, Mrs. Dell Singleton and Myron Moyle acted as judges for the event. M. L. Baird, chairman of the parade committee, wishes to take this opportunity op-portunity of thanking all those who in any way helped with the event, also toe business houses for their support and the contribution of prizes. A large number of families ate their supper, picnic fashion, on the lawns of the grounds provided. The entertainment during this hour was interesting and much appreciated. The aim of the committee, to bring entire families together to enjoy an outing was well accomplished. The community singing, under the direction of C. A. Grant was a pleasant inovation and well liked by all those who participated. The pageant was cleverly and well prepared. The contrast between the pioneer family and the modern family fam-ily was strikingly portrayed, and the singing beautifully done. The camp-fire lighting ceremony was unusual and the camp-fire lent a charm all its own to the occasion. Harrison R. Merrill's bear stories thrilled the crowd as cuu the poetry and singing of Mr. Martiniz. Many favorable reports have been received by those in charge of the day's events. The various committees commit-tees feel that they were well supported sup-ported by the townspeople. The free punch served at the picnic pic-nic was made possible thru the courtesy of Dennies Own company of Provo, who furnished the flavoring flavor-ing free. o |