Park River's diamond jubilee, July 1-2-3-4, 1959, Park River, N. Dak. : souvenir program.

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2013
• Subjects: Grand Forks; Homestead; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Rian
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/4694

8:30 p. m. — "Diamond Drama,'" historical pageant, preceded by band concert — Legion Coliseum grounds Friday — July 3 — Pioneer Day 2:00 p. m. — Jubilee Parade 4:00 p. m. — Women's Style Show—WCAS Gymnasium 4:00 & 5:30 p. m. — Alumni Coffee Hour and Tour of School — Walsh County Agricultural School 8:30 p. m. — Third performance of "Diamond Drama," historical pageant at Legion Coliseum grounds Dawn Dance .Saturday — July 4 — Independence Day — River Park No Admission to Grounds 12:00 4:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 6:00 4:30 5:00 8:30 Midnight to a.m. — Dawn Dance — American Legion Coliseum p. m. — Children's races—Golf Course p. m.—Band Concert—Grafton Parade Band Baseball Game p. m. — Jubilee Pageant stage Speaker: Dr. Edwin H. Rian, President of Jamestown College Topic: "Freedom Is at Stake" to p. m. — Old-Time Dance — Legion Coliseum p. m. — Baseball Game p. m. — Buckskin Harry p.m. — Final performance of "Diamond Drama," preceded by final Beard Judging and Shaving Contests Fireworks and Dance in Legion Coliseum A SifnOftAiA of Scene.4, and CpHoded, 'DIAMOND DRAMA" Scene One — "Salute to 'Miss Diamond Jubilee'" A colorful and decorative massing of Ladies-in-Waiting, Trumpeters, States of Columbia, Court Attendants . A glimpse of pageantry in all its splendor climaxed by the appearance of Her Royal Majesty, "Miss Diamond Jubilee" Scene Two — "The Park River Story" A tribute to the freedom loving men and women who came sweeping across the trackless ocean and boundless prairies to build a new era of civilization. Scene Three — "Days of the Redman" From the pines and lakes of Minnesota, the nomadic Dakotahs began coming into the Park River area. Scene Four — "Park River Post" At this time, Captain Alexander Henry, Jr. — from the Hudson Bay Company—established temporary headquarters in Walsh County. Scene Five — "Unto a New Land" Shortly after the Homestead Act came into existence, they came, singly, by twos, threes or fours —walking the long distance from Grand Forks. Scene Six — "The Seventh Day" Religious services was one of the first and most important part in the lives of these people. Scene Seven — "The Dawn of Education" Thomas Catherwood taught the first school in the spring of 1881. Scene Eight — "The Coming of the Iron Horse" As time went on, much progress was made — including the coming of the railroad. Scene Nine — "The Elegant Eighties" With the success of the community, the gay night life and places for fun and laughter began. Scene Ten — "The Gay Nineties' This was a period that was known and enjoyed throughout the nation, and Park River was no exception. 32 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.