Elgin Echo
Elgin,
Iowa
June 15,
1922
Front Page
[fold covered part of description]
. . .June 20, at the Fair Grounds in West
Union. The stunt program begins at 11:00 o’clock prompt. The dinner
will be at 12:00 o’clock, the program at 1:30 o’clock and this will
be immediately followed by the Elgin-Illyria ball game. The final
feature will be the return base ball game of the Monona Sunday
school girls with the Elgin girls which was played at Monona last
Wednesday. Following is the program for the day:
Boy’s [sic] 100 yd. dash for all 75c and 50c
Boy’s [sic] 50 yd. dash under 16 years 50c
and 25.
Boy’s [sic] 25 yd. dash under 9 years 25c and
15c
Girl’s [sic] 50 yd. dash for all 75c and 50c
Girl’s [sic] 50 yd dash under 16 years 50c
and 25c.
Girls’ 25 yrd dash under years 25c and
15c
Married men 100 yd. dash 50c and 25c
Married ladies’ 50 yd dash 50c and 25c
Potato race 60c and 30c
Three legged race $1.20 and 60cx
Sac race 60c and 30c
Dinner
Ball game between Elgin Sunday school and
Illyria Sunday school.
Base ball game, Monona vs Elgin girls. Base
ball goes to winners.
Community Singing. . .”America” “Bringing in
the Sheaves.”
Reading, Earl Rothlisberger
Male Quartette
Rec. “Tit for Tat”, Serene Yack
Reading, Aulden Peters
Rec. “A Puzzler”, Reuben Lehman
Song, “Those Evening Bells”
Rec., Leo Rothlisberger
Male Quartette
Soldier’s Drill, Seven Boys
Reading, Ernestine Schori
Community Song
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Illyria Items
The rural 8th grade graduation
exercises were held at the church Monday evening and the program was
much enjoyed by those present. The graduates were all from Mary
Foxwell’s and Ina Robert’s [sic] schools with exception of one. The
names are as follows: Florence Gehring, Grace Foxwell, Aulden
Peters, Allen Schneider, Delbert Chapman, Leo Rothlisberger and Earl
Rothlisberger. The graduates gave a program and speeches were made
by Co. Supt. Breckner, Rev. Hillman and Prof. Evans of Elgin.
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