SEGMENT: ACTIVITIES, RECOLLECTIONS, & HEALTH
Bert Aikman>UIS Collection A's>UIS Collection, Segment 20
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- ACTIVITIES
- Describes Woodmen's Parade & boy who "dressed" calves up as oxen. Story about riding steel goat for initiation into Woodmen Lodge. Discussion of Woodmen Lodge & their activities. Nighttime parade includes fire-breather. Lodge membership fees served as insurance for members. (addenda item# 59, see Aikman 6, Clip# 777)
- RECOLLECTIONS
- Story of being sent to Chicago by railroad to replace sick agent. Story about mule escaping from box at station. (addenda item# 59, see Aikman 6, Clip# 777)
- HEALTH
- Bert states that scarlet fever caused palm of agent's hand to peel off. (addenda item# 59, see Aikman 6, Clip# 777)