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Park County Herald VOLUME XIX. NO. 25 CODY ROAD TO BE OPEN JUNE 10TH IN READINESS FORRECORD SEASON Supt. Horace M. Albright Visits Cody—Will Entertain 175,000 Visitors in Park This Season Supt. Horace M. Albright of the Yellowstone National park visited in Cody Tuesday and on that evening met at dinner with many of the townspeople who gathered at the Irma to greet him and hear his plans for the 1924 park season. Mr. Albright states that the Cody road will in all probability be opened for travel by June 10th, two weeks earlier than in former years, and that he confidentially expects that 175,000 people will visit this wonderland this season. Mr. Albright states that the loop road is already cleared for travel and will be open to the public June Ist. The Cody road, due to heavy snows in Sylvan pass, will not be ready for several days later. Those touring the park to June 20, which is the formal opening date, must carry a great deal of their own equipment, for the hotels and camps will not be operating to full ca pacity and only meagre accommoda tions will be available. Many New Service Features Many new features have been added to the park service for the convenience of visitors this jear, and many changes have been taade which will make the park more at tractive. At the Fishing bridge, a place of much interest to the peo ple of the Big Horn basin who make frequent trips there for week end parties, there is a lunch station and delicatessen, which is a new depar ture over last year. One of these fine stations has also been placed | at the Lake station and at Old • Faithful. All the old buildings I which formerly greeted the eye of the tourist as he approached the Lake hotel have been moved av'ay and plans are going forward for the re-establishment of the lake shore road between the Thumb and Ridge-1 way, avoiding many steep grades i and dusty stretches of thoroughfare I Roads Good Generally speaking the roads in I the park are better than ever. Even though at the present they are classed as the best in any of the* national parks, they are to be made tetter, said Mr. Albright, and an appropriation bill developing a fund of $7,500,000 has already been passed which will provide a fund for the improvement of roads in all the national parks of the nation. Os the amount Yellowstone will re ceive $480,000 and from this amount the lake shore road and many other improvements will be made possible. The road to Cooke City, a very scenic drive, will also receive road work this year. Trails Another Feature Trails are not to be lost sight of in the Yellowstone. Pack trips through nature’s wonderland, and into its utmost recesses is to be on- • couraged and a great amount of, money is being spent annuali/ in providing trails for the “dude wran glers” who bring their parties into| the park. As the years go by, and as funds are available this work will be carried on to an even greater i extent, said Mr. Albright. THIRTY TYROS CROSS BURNING SANDS AND ENTER DOKEY TEMPLE Spring Ceremonial of Abbas Temple, D. O. K. K., Held in Buffalo Bill Town Thirty candidates for the myster ies of Dokeyism crossed the burn ing sands in Cody on Saturday ev ening under the guidance of the patrol of Abbas Temple of Casper, and after suffering all the tortures of a long and tedious journey safe ly arrived at the oasis where they were received with open arms by the hundreds of followers of Makan na who received them. It was Dokey day and the town was alive with wearers of the black fez and visit ing Knights of Pythias. The visitors began to arrive on Friday and on Saturday carloads of Dokeys with their tyros began pouring through the gates to Buf falo Bill’s town until by noon on | Saturday Cody was host to several 1 hundred guests. Red Lodge sent a delegation of fifty. Bear Creekers turned out to the number of fifteen or more and all the towns in the Basin south to Casper sent large delegations to participate in the Spring Ceremonial of Abbas Temple which was held here. Sheridan and Montana towns also were well rep resented. The forenoon was taken up by sight-seeing trips for the visitors to the Shoshone dam and the De- Maris springs and other scenic SUCCESSOR TO THE NORTHERN WYOMING HERALD Glacier Park Road Mr. Albright spoke of the pro posed road across Glacier ’ park which will be opened for travel this year. This completes the last link of the highway which makes possible an uninterrupted tour of all the national parks and will do a great deal in bringing a great volume of trans-continental travel. Heretofore touring in Glacier na tional has only been possible in a very restricted way, and with the opening of this highway many thou sands of cars will pass through and from Yellowstone on a combined tour of the two parks. It is a real pleasure to have Sup erintendent Albright visit in Cody and talk park to Cody people. He is sincerely interested in his work and especially in the Cody entrance which has been developed since he became identified with the park work in Yellowstone. He brought Cody people the kindest regards I from Director of National Parks j Mather, who will visit the park ; this year and will probably visit in Cody, and also from Howard Hays, formerly of the Camps company, who is ill in a hospital at Living ston. He voiced Mr. Hays’ regrets at being forced to withdraw from I the actual supervision of the camps company this year but entertains [hopes of a speedy recovery which | will permit him to again enter into | the work another year. PATENTS RECEIVED FOR LAKE VIEW LANDS The state land department is in receipt of patents for the Lakeview and Diamond Basin lands and it is likely that patents will be issued by the state at once to those who have, already made their proof. The pat ents were received from Washington last week and grant a full and un restricted title to the lands of this project. This news will be received with' much pleasure by the residents of Park county who have been keenly interested in the outcome of the negotiations between the unit hold ers of this project and the United States land department. The own , ers of the units made their pur chases in good faith and it is only fair and just that as they fulfilled their contracts they should receive title to their lands. All ex-service men are wanted to ! attend Memorial Day services. places of interest about Cody and the registration also took place dur ing the forenoon. At four o’clock the parade, led by Cody’s K. P. band, including the officers of Ab bas Temple, D. O. K. K., the patrol and visiting Dokeys, together with the tyros garbed in fantastic style, came down Sheridan avenue from the high school building and was the cause of considerable comment among the people who thronged the streets for a glimpse of the victims of the meat-eating tiger. After the parade an elaborate din ner was served the visitors at the Presbyterian church basement. The degree work started early in the evening with’ a recess at eleven 1 for the grand banquet. A fine pro gram was arranged for this time. During the evening a dance was given by Cody Lodge, K. of P., Io the visitors and their ladies who did not care to attend the initiatory ceremony. The music for the dance I was furnished by a Red Lodge or chestra which included the famous Marie Quillico, who has delighted Cody people on several former oc casions. Those who were here to take part in the degree work of Abbas Temple (Continued on Page 5) CODY, WYOMING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1924. Up’ HROUQHOUT the land on May 30th. in every city, toivn and hamlet the streets » iij i J resound to the tread of America's veteran warriors Y\ . I I / I All {\)J " * s Memorial Day. cotisecrated to the memory of the thousands of young X*/ manhood mho answered their country's call and died, men ivhose blood is mixed in the mortar that cements the foundation of our cjreat country. / J Jo Veterans of three great wars march together to the cemelenesTto of A. remembrance on the green graves —-The' fadeT’and depleted ranks of blue and /\ qrayJsadJhe-wa-Oic men mho fought the fight they believed to be right The slouch ’’ JJ 'hats of the Spanish mar veterans, themselves smaller in number as the years roll by. come next And last, the sturdy manhood of the tmentieth centuru. the millions of veterans mho ment forth at democracies call ' r To those millions of IPorld mar veterans I say: All Lonor and respect to the elder ■* V* velerdns °f P dsl conflicts. Let us co-operate in all manners possible mith the men j. t a- tmhose deeds are mritten mith smord and musket on the pages of American history. . s •*" Let 03 honor them nom mhile they are here to knom and understand, for time, the great unconquerable enemy, mill soon leave us nothina but the unforgettable memory of > their accomplishments J <> if The Grand Army, mhose efforts Lave made Memorial Day Y one of the greatest of our national ceremonies, is being de- A A pleted in ranks. The battalions are smaller, the step feebler: z\ dn d soon from their shaking hand mill fall the torch kept burning p' fl EJ for sixty years mith undiminished light. It is the duty of the ] ~ , . . . American Legion to take the torch of Liberty and hold it up that ) -0 0 light mdl J dispel the shadoms of discontent and restlessness JU* / hr* ••Sr* 31 i 1 Ifvcjß ; • • • And if, at the end of its span in life, the American Legion * ’ •• (T -•• <_ Li? * Apan point to accomplishments as great as those of \ C-A’r—' || J .th? QA R. the American Legion mill not have \\ | Jo justify its existence; its existence mill Qi J'j -ZfeL H ' have justified itself ’Yas' r National Commander. American Legion 1924. Ulestern Neonpaper - - 1— WILL HONOR SOLDIER DEAD ] MEMORIAL SERVICES FRIDAY Memorial Day Services in Charge Fred Coe Post, American Legion, at Temple Theatre —Stores Will Close on That Day Arrangements are completed by the officers of Fred Coe Post, American Legion, for the holding of memorial services at the Temple on Friday, May 30th, and the people of the entire community are urged to participate. A parade will form at ten o’clock and march to the Temple, and later arrangements have been made for all to go to the cemetery for the final services and the decoration of the graves of those who have served in the nation’s wars. Fred Coe Post wishes it to be' known that the service is in no, wise strictly a Legion affair, but the Legion is merely acting in an executive capacity to the end that a I proper spirit can be aroused and J that a representative attendance be [ secured. The order of the program . is printed below: 10:15—Formation of parade in 1 front of M. E. church. Order of [ march: Hjgh School Girls Drum corps, colors, flower girls, Civil War veterans, Spanish-American' veterans. Gold Star mothers, firing I squad, clergy and speaker, ex-ser-' vice men and their organizations. From the church the column will i march to the west on Sheridan av-1 enue to Second street and thence I to the Temple theatre. 10:30—Program at Temple. Au dience will rise upon entrance of i colors and remain standing until ' the national anthem is sung and invocation given. 1. Star Spangled Banner. 2. Invocation by Rev. L. C.. Dry den. 3. Purposes of Service, by Post Commander. 4. Song, Tenting Tonight, chorus. 4. Reading, selected, Margaret Phillips. 6. Introduction of speaker by post commander. 7. Memorial Day Address, Senator S. A. Nelson of Powell. 8. Song, “America.” 9. Closing instructions by Post Commander. 10. Anthem, “The Unseen City,” i choir. 11. Benediction. After the services at the Temple the Post will go to the cemetery I for a military service over the grave iof S. B. Henry, Civil War veteran, and the decoration of all soldier’s ' graves. Cars will be needed for the 1 transportation of the service men and others who may wish to go to j the cemetery and it is requested that those having room for pas i sengers will kindly place their cars ;on west Sheridan avenue. IDA WARD WINS HONOR ’ BOOK AT WYOMING UNI Miss Ida Ward, daughter of Mrs. I Evelyn Ward, and a senior at the Wyoming University this year, was ■awarded the “honor book” in home . economics, a distinction of which she may well be proud. She is a member of the Pi Phi sorority and having the highest average of any member of the chapter was accord ed the honor of a plate at the an r nual Pan Hellenic banquet which is held during the commencement r exercises. She graduates on June 11th and is expected to return home soon after. BETTER KITCHEN CONTEST STRIKES POPULAR CHORD Between now and July 18 many changes will be perfected in the kitchens of the women enrolled in j the kitchen improvement contest 1 being conducted by Margery A. Eells,' ' county home demonstration agent, I and Miss Rokahr, state home dem-i onstration leader. (Continued on Page 5) BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL TO BE MOST IMPOSINGSTATUE OF TIME Cody Getting Ready for the Biggest Celebra tion of History— Will Entertain Thousands of Visitors Robert E. Dripps, executive sec retary of the Buffalo Bill American association, who spent several days I in Cody last week meeting the bus iness men of the town and making II what preparatory arrangements . could be made at this time for the i unveiling of the Col. Cody memorial during the Cody Stampede, has re-, turned to New York City and will , give his personal supervision to the ; shipment of the heroic bronze eques- I r trian to Cody in the near future. ! The shipment will be made at a ■ time which will deliver it here about June 15th, and the final, . touches to the huge statue will be ( rushed through and everything will' . be in readiness for the unveiling i ceremonies July 4th. . The massive granite plinth, | I standing fifteen feet high and 200 ’ ( feet long, is about completed, and * when the statue is placed upon it ■ I there will be no more imposing J i memorial in the Rocky mountain! region, and no equestrian statue* • anywhere more impressively realio-l * tic. Critics who have seen Mrs. Whitney’s handiwork, prophecy that; Eight Pages All Home Print RED LODGE BOOSTERS VISIT CODY * O, ’ Y < LIB ENTERTAINS MON. taxa men AT luncheon The business men of Cody were hosts on Monday to a group of bus iness men from Red Lodge who motored over on that day to X" with the Cody club and have a “get acquainted - meeting. The visitors hm 'i ed in time for the Monday the h n°» ‘.' nd 9, “' nt BeT< ‘ral hours in h> i Buffal ° B,l > ‘own meeting the the "n 88 Pe °! >le here and <"«c>issln s the many things which they have in common with the people 7 northern Wyoming. Daye Jones, president of the club presided at the meeting and was r dlsn a bUßlneSß ° f the club wa.disposed of called upon the Montana guests for short talk- Those responding were A rm™ QUist. acting secreUn- tw 8 I C l hamber of commerce. Mr. .Dr. F. I Johnson and Chas Journa r L Per ' ° f the P *' ka ‘- Mr. Croonquist stressed the im portance of a good tie-up with the people of Wyoming In routing the rlß ‘V° thf ‘ entrance or the park, stating that the Red Lodge Boosters were marking what they win e drlw ." M 7 ntain Trail " whlch will draw tourists from the Yellow stone Trail and route them through a most scenic stretch of country to sa°ld 5 ra tHe east, ' rn Kateway. He aid these markings would extend as far east as Columbus. Montana, will . ! eel t,lat many visitors will come that way during the coni ng years. He favored a closer fel lowship between the people of the two towns than has existed in past years toward the working out of Plans to develop the scenic attrac tions of the Wyoming and Mon Tana Rockies to the utmost. Dr. Johnson is a ‘dude wrangler’ He operates a beautiful resort in the Beartooth mountains and is en joying a wonderful business in that section. He takes a great interest l in community work and is a fine fellow to meet. Mr. Draper, although not an el derly man, is one of the old time newspaper men of southern Mon tana. He Joins heartily in commun- I Ity work and was pleased with his I tirst visit to Cody and says that he will come again. Cody business men appreciate the spirit which prompted the Mon tanans to visit here and expect to return the visit in the near future. EAGLE LODGE OFFICERS ELECTED NEW YEAR The local Eagle aerie have elect ed officers for the ensuing year and those chosen will be installed at the June 9th meeting. Geo. Murray will be worthy president; George Sabotta, worthy vice-president; R. iJ. McGinnis secretary and Wm. I Loewer, treasurer. Dr. O. B. C. . Kinney has been named the aerie j physician. the Buffalo Bill memorial will make. Cody a mecca for art lovers desir ing to see this amazing embodi ment in bronze of the very spirit that opened the West to civilization The unveiling will take place at j sundown on the 4th of July, and will be the climax of the biggest i Stampede program ever held in j Buffalo Bill’s town. Reservation* i are being made every day and the tcwn of Cody will be taxed to its utmost to accommodate the throi.’T* of people who will gather here on 'that date. Everything is being done, jto care for the visitors and they , can be assured that accommodations will be available for all who come, j The motor park will be grerftly en ' larged and the hundreds who will j come by motor, bringing their own i camping equipment will find com fortable quarters for camping. There will be Crows and Sho -1 shones here from the Indian reser l vations to add color to the occasion ■and the cowboys and cowgirls will 'do their utmost to stage a real j “western frontier” celebration such ias has not been equalled by any o* I the frontier shows of later years.