| Show After the Armory Hall was built Mt Pleasant becamedance-oriented town togreat extent And did we dance On November 11 1919 wrote in my diary must because tonight is Armory go and press my new blue dress the big Armistice Ball in the Armistice isthrilling day We celebrate in style year ago we made them pay And Fritzie ranmile What Here is another terrific went to nine entry holiday dances dated season in December we have succession just with 28 1919 had the ex ception of Sunday During the Teens and Twenties dances were held almost every weekend We had an excellent orchestra led by Henry Terry Other members were George Squires Ernest Staker and Milton Ericksen Gladys Ericksen Seely and later Amber Hanford Riddle were the pianists They were popular players for most of our dances and also in nearby towns The special music for the young was Rube Dube an out-of-town orchestra When we knew they were coming the dance was alreadysuccess My favorite piece they played was Tuck me to Sleep in my 0ld Tucky Home The trombones blared the saxophones wailed the clarinets coveredwide range of pleasing notes the bass drum reverberated with power We fox-trotted two-stepped waltzed pivoted on the corners charlied andfew daring boys even shimmied The Turkey Trot had become passe and jazz was the in thing- Oh let me give youwarning we wonbe home until morning In the lovin land of jazz We Paul Whiteman were just was plain the lucky Jazz to King have of the hour multitude of catchy exciting and fascinating tunes during those dance years Many are still played and savored-Girl of My Dreams Whispering Oh What all Pal of Was Irving Mary Berlin Sleep Sleep courting 103 songs Sleep that and he wrote |
