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PAGE 2Ithe cash prize in this event was won by Mr. Lane of Seattle on a Harley-Davidson with a jumpof35feet.Rice3 inches; coming third!was next with 29 feet, Harley-Da vidaon,28 feet 9 inches.Buy W. 8. aPUPILS* RECITAL.M ( XTORC VCLI STSFROMALLPARTS OF THE NORTHWESTOOME TO CHEHALIS.Piano students of Miss Sarah J.Bushnell gave a recital Monday evening in the basement of the Presbrterian church.Miss Bushnell haswon merited recognition for ber work,'especially with beginners, employing; the Dunning system with fine results.1 Toe program Monday evening reflect-led the effectivenessofherwork.IIThe 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..................AdamsFairies’ Dancing Song..............Adamsmtheir annual picnic here Saturday i waitz ...................................... Gurlittand Sunday.TheybeganarrivingiAnnabel Quicklate in the afternoon Saturday, and . pive pinger March........................HalliiiI1new arrivals continued to come in as L,uiiabylate as Sunday noon. After registration Saturday evening a big free dance was given them in the Chehalis Audi• « «Elladice Kilbournetorium.park_ _ _ Pussy Cat ....................................WingA' band concert in the city j The Forest Echo........................Lynespreceded the dance. SundayiRobert DonahoeI1lmorning and afternoon some of the:Dancing Daisy Fields............Mokrejs ’visitors 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 , MazurkaSons of the Mill WheelClovMarion Donahoe1Kleber (forced to return on account of bad Tiddledy winks ............................ Orthroads. The visitors expressed them-(selves as highly pleased with the entertainment given them here. A speSinging and Swinging.Adams 1Beryl Johnsoncialcommittee fromtheChehalis The Dancing Bear.*ICitizens' Club assisted in the entertainment.At Millett Field the program start-1Lynes *! iThe Bunnies’ Ball...............\..CrammThe Pixies’ Good Night Sons.. .BrownGilbert Behrendlted 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 ' Vaise-BerceuseGavotteValse.Symphony arr. by Schmidt ................................ GurlittI1ran loo yards, stopped, detached theside car from the machine, back to the starting part solo, then back to Second Waltzthe 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 Lipscombif1SJensenIMarv Louise Bechaudaffair, being won by W. J. HatTrio—Little Fairy Waltz....StreabbogGilbert Behrend, Marion andRobert Donahoe.Hellerpassenger, both of Portland, with aJH Penseroso ............................Harley-Davidson outfit, in the quick!By the Mountain Spring...........Bohm1€Itime of 6 minutes flat. Second prizewas won by J. H. Hawes as passenger j j)Ue^ and A. Stoomerson as driver, both from Seattle, in an Excelsior outfit.Then came the motorcycle pulling contest in which two machines wereElenora StoutMarlt;?he aux Flambeaux..Clark Edith and Vera Alexander-Buy W. S. S.--1IIFROM ELLIS HAGKRtiedtogether with a rope.Thisevent was won by Robert Victor of Seattle on an Excelsior machine.Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hager this weekaiinreceivedaletter from theirson.Next was a tug-of-war between ten Ellis, who is with an engineers’ corps, dpicked 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 cannery was 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 ini formation whatever relating to armyThe youngsters of Chehalis will j preparations, only that they are doinglong remember the eventsandahtdStesnrthe • “watchful waiting” with a great dealjCwild scramble they had when handfuls of small coin were collectediof impatience. As the first edge of C excitement of getting ready has worn afroin the riders and tossed into the air off, the next time they move it will be ffor them.last and the most thrilling event ofsimply 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 ment1nc
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