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PAGE 2! the cash prize in this event was won 11 by Mr. Lane of Seattle on a HarleyDavidson with a jumpof35!Rice3 incites;coming thirdwas next with 29 feet iHarley-Davidson, 11i28 fetft 9 inches.Buy W. 8. S.PUPILS* RECITAL.MOTORCYCLISTSFROMALLPARTS OF THK NORTHWESTOOME TO CHEHALIS.terian church.Miss Bushnell hasliofherwork.c, BPiano students of Miss Sarah J. {£Bushnell gave a recital Monday evening in the basement of the Presby- J nwon merited recognition for her work,especially with beginners, employing ]C ; the Dunning system with fine results.Toe program Monday evening reflect-!ed the effectivenessThe annual Gypsy tour of motorcyclists broughtalarge crowd ofthem from all points in the northwestThose taking part, and the programgiven, included the following:The Clock Story........................AdamsitC8mFairies’ Dancing Song..............Adams utheir annual picnic here Saturday i wajtz ...................................... Gurlittand Sunday.TheybeganarrivingiAnnabel QuicknewTarrivals continued to come in as Lullaby .................................... Gurlitt I ^late in the afternoon Saturday, and pive pjnger March........................Halllate as Sunday noon. After registra tion Saturday evening a big free dance was given them in the Chehalis AudiElladice KilbournePussy Cat ....................................Wingtorium. parkA band concert in the city;The Forest Echo........................Lynespreceded the dance. SundayIRobert Donahoeabtlnjmorning and afternoon some of the I Dancing Daisy Fields............Mokrejsjnvisitors enjoyed a picnic and bathing I slumber Song ..........................Gurlittin the river at Alexander grove, followedbyanoonday lunch,andMaxine Ellington.Maximvarious stunts such as tugs-of-war,! The Shoemaker ......................fancy riding, jumping, etc., were giv- j Plantation Melody ...................Smithien at Millett Field. About twenty-fivemotorcyclists were here from Portland, the main crowd having been , MazurkaSong of the Mill WheelClovMarion Donahoeforced to return on account of bad riddledy winks ............................ Orthroads. The visitors expressed themselves as highly pleased with the entertainment given them here. A speSinging and Swinging.h0jKleber i ddIWAdamsBeryl Johnsoncialcommittee fromtheChehalis The Dancing BearCitizens* Club assisted in the entertainment.At Millett Field the program start-1The Bunnies’ Ball...............\..Cramm.Lynes J ^! 11;1 The Pixies’ Good Night Son0-BrownGilbert Behrendrlt;eied with a shoe race first, which was. Andante, from Haydn’s Surprise..won by O. U. Scott, in 1 min. 30 sec John Duncan being second.Then the side car changing contestin which the side cars lined up and 1 Valse-BerceuseIbGavotteValse ...Symphony arr. by Schmidt................................ Gurlittran loo yards, stopped, detached theside car from the machine, back ttthe starting part solo, then back to Second Waltz the side car and attached it to the motorcycle again.This proved to be quite an inter-estinfield as driver and H. E. Beckman as i.... Rogers.Van GaelMary Lou Lipscombnlt; flt; hlt;aiJenseniMary Louise Bechaudaffair, being won by W. J. HatTrio—Little Fairy Waltz....StreabbogGilbert Behrend, Marion andRobert Donahoepassenger, both of Portland, with ajH Penseroso ..............................HellerHarley-Davidson outfit, in the quick jBy Mountain Spring...........Bohmwa!lafelhitime of 6 minutes flat. Second prizewas won by J. H. Hawes as passenger {Duet and A. Stoomerson as driver, both from Seattle, in an Excelsior outfit.Then came the motorcycle pullingcontest in which two machines wereElenora StoutMarche aux Flambeaux..Clark Edith and Vera Alexander-Buy W. S. S.--DIIFROM ELLIS HAGERtiedtogether with a rope.Thisevent was won by Robert Victor of Seattle on an Excelsior machine.Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hager this weekai114uireceivedaletter from theirson,Next was a tug-of-war between ten Ellis, who is with an engineers’ corps, dlt;picked men from Portland and that in a camp on the Atlantic coast, soon many from Seattle. After three min- to go to France. Ellis says in his let-utes of the hardest work these pleas- ter that he would like to be back inure seekers ever did.thePortland Washington for the strawberries.Heteam were declared the winners.says that the berries they get thereThe spark plug changing contest would make the Chehalis cannerywas won by Percy Flumerfeld in 30. turn up its nose in disgust. He hasseconds.R. Martin was next in 36been forbidden to discloseseconds flat.any information whatever relating to armylong remember the eventsandwild scramble they had when handfuls of small coin were collectedlast and the most thrilling event ofnlt;the • watchful waiting” with a great dealjGGThe youngsters of Chehalis will preparations, only that they are doingiof impatience. As the first edge of excitement of getting ready has wornfrom the riders and tossed into the air off, the next time they move it will be for them. simply moving to another camp, asThe motorcycle broad jump was the far as the boys are concerned.the day. First place and incidentally!have become overcome with the heat.Thesun is so hot that many strong men0 ' A ▼ ♦ t uDLd I I
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Chehalis Bee Nugget
Chehalis, Washington, US
Fri, Jun 28, 1918
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