Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

econstruction and progress period. with scenes from
pioneer days and ofmodern homes of 1938.
The finale included a brief outline of the county.
state. and the town of Anamosa. with the presentation
of the American flag and the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner.
The program was interspersed with vocal solos.
selections by a chorus and by the Anamosa High School
band. led by M.E. Hunt. A.E. Walton served as narrator.
Mrs. D.M. Strawman and Ernest McDaniel directed the
pageant.
Prologue: Man. John Eichhorn: Woman. Margaret
Deischer.
Indians: Chief Keokuk. Leo Loyet: Chief Black Hawk.
C.G. Benner: Chief Lone Eagle. John Benadom; Indian
runner. Evan Owen; Indian horseman. Eddie Marek;
warriors. Dick Budde. Robert Blakesley. Charles
Ireland. George Ellison. George Shover. Rolly Shover.
Bob Keeseberg. Leo Waggoner. Darwin Hardersen.
Philbert Hardersen. Bruce Ruhl. Walter La Follette.
Robert La Follette. and Charles O’Dean.
Indian Women: Mrs. Alvina Richman. Mrs. Alfred
Snyder. Mrs. Nellie Rummel, Mrs. Alice Brewer. Miss
Irma Bunce. Miss Rowena Gordon. Miss Imogene
Brady. Miss Jean Downing. Miss Ruth Mann. Miss
Delores Lazio. Miss Irene Marek. Miss Maxine Johnson
and Miss Josephine Dearborn.
Flute Sololist: Margaret Deischer.
American Soldiers: Captain. James Remley; Dillon
Hall. Channing Ziegler. Howard Remley. Louis
Helphand. Henry Scheer, Robert McNamara. Lewis
Remley. George Watters. and Gorman O'Toole.
French Soldiers: Captain. Edmund O'Toole: Parke
Fisher. John Russell. Marvin Doe. Lawrence Larson.
Clarence Larson. Junior Fagan. Dick Smith. James
LaFollette. and Howard Larson.
Spanish Soldiers: Captain. Charles Gray: Lowell
White. Frosty Coleman. Harry Crandall. George Mann.
Donald Handel. Clifford Fairbanks. Howard Westphal.
Marshall Cook. and Earl Schuchman.
Negroes: Russell Larson and Bud Downing.
Explorers: Father Marquette. O.A. Rife: Joliet.
Charles Rahn: Lewis. Buster Davenport: Clark. Don
Robertson; Explorers. Dr. Perkins. William Dean
Hartog. Harry Blakesley. Jack Fahey. Jim Jones: Sgt.
Don Crow: Capt. Hunt. H. Birkestrand: Lt. Albert Lea.
E.V. Hubbard: Surveyors. Roger Spaethe. and Carl
Bock: Governor Dodge and Alfred Remley.
Legislators: Ray and Roy Lawrence. A.N. Trevarthan.
Glenn McLaughlin. Max Monroe. Edwin Reid. Cecil
Farmer. Ralph Ditch. Jack Rees. Frank Stoughton. L.V.
Candee. E.S. Stone. Herb Weiss. and William Fisher.
Governor Lucas: Bill Hanken. Judges of District
Court: George Specht and Lynn Murfield: President
Van Buren. Bill Fay: Telegrapher. Babe Rees; Farmer.
Chris Holmes; Sower. Ann Dumont: Official. Warren
Lawrence: Pages. Pauline Decker. Eleanor Hinz.
Florence Lutz, Mary Lucile Taber. Lorna Hinz. Verneita
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Cast
Gordon. Beverly McGreevy. Maxine Carroll. Gail
Mosely. Margaret McCrea. Betty Schuchman. Alta
Byerly. Gloria Dolan. and Barbara Russell.
Settlers: German group. Mrs. John Rickels. Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Zimmerman: Cornelius Kettleson. Mr.
and Mrs. lngwert Willms and two children. and Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Gerdes.
Irish Group: Mayme Lohr. Caro Frazer. Julia Brady.
Dr. R.L. Hyde. L.A. Wheeler. Jane Niles. John Daly,
Robert C. Neville. Girls Dancing ‘Irish Washerwoman".
Rose McCrea. Patricia McNamara. Gloria Dolan. Donna
Mae Murphy. Dorothy Gassen. and Carmella O'Toole.
Vocal Solo: ‘Come Back to Erin’. by L.A. Wheeler.
Bohemian Group: Helen Shimanek. Lula Koranda.
Janice Wosoba. Frank Zamastil. Jr.. Charles J.
Shimanek. Anne Zamastil. Eileen Kotilinek. John
Buresh. Jr.. John Zamastil. and Joe Tye. Jr.
English Group: Betty Sigworth. Marjory Peet. Julia
Dumont. Helen Foote. Roberta Livingstone. Betty
Kegley. Jean Dearborn. and Elizabeth Dearborn.
Mormon Group: Arthur Stanaway. Donald Crow.
John O'Deen. John Gooley. Mary Hayes. Frances
Shifflett. Mary Frances Maudsley. and Kathryn
Maudsley.
Amana Group: Clarence Schrader. Nelda Strawman.
Sara Rees. Catherine McCrea. Keith Bauserman. Cecil
Blayney. Eileen Maudsley. and Imogene Duncan.
Quaker Group: Phyllis Steele, Eileen Gilmore.
William Mowry. Phyllis Miller. Dorothy Miller. John
Hinz and Thompson Taylor.
Dutch Clog Dances: Fairview Oriole 4-H Club. Mrs.
Lulu Robertson. leader. with DeLite Folkerts. Leona
Walderbaeh. Josephine Walderbaeh. Eileen Peck. Jean
Livingstone. Lorraine Cruikshank. Marie Gerdes. Claire
Gerdes and Rita Koppenhaver.
Among the many persons and organizations involved
with making the celebration a success were: Mr. and
Mrs. M.E. Hunt. Rev. and Mrs. D.M. Beggs. Mrs. L.A.
Downing. Rowena Gordon. Miss King. Catherine Niles.
Jane Niles. Mabel Murray. Mrs. J.D. Paul. Junior
Fagan. Dr. B.F. Erb. Louise Remley. Lee Van Kirk. Nick
Schwirtz. and Mrs. Charles Cash. Daughters of the
American Revolution. Women's Relief Corps.
Fortnightly Club. Mothers Club. American Legion
Auxiliary. Delphian Club. 4-H Clubs.
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