lincoln a a 1910

Tuesday March 17, 2009

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In 1977, when I was 27 years old, I was working for an HVAC company in Merrifield, Virginia known as W.T. Imlay & Sons.
I was Lead Mechanic in charge of a 5 man crew installing residential Sheet Metal for Forced Air Systems.

During this period, I had assigned 3 men to work on newly built Townhomes on Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia while my number 1 Helper and I were working on old renavated Townhomes in the heavily guarded Historic District.
The Job that I was on was a TH that was originally built in 1791 and was going through it’s third major renovation.

One morning when we arrived at the job site, there was a great commotion going on concerning a lower level room that had been found that had been filled with dirt during one of the earlier renovations. This Historic District was extremely strict on such matters and it seemed that some quite valuable artifacts were discovered and some of the workers had absconded with them.
Myself, I unearthed a pile of literature on which one piece of paper was a flyer advertising an upcoming football game and dance between M Street High School and Old Towne High School that was being promoted by the Lincoln Athletic Association from the year 1910.

In the years since, I have misplaced that valuable flyer but I did sit and pen a few off-beat verses referring to it at the time.
In lieu of not having the flyer to show as witness, I will publish said writing for your viewing pleasure.

5 19 236 eleven
1977

larry curtis spurlock


lincoln a a 1910

chorus
there' s a grand reception
i presume
given in the grand ballroom
down at odd fellow's hall
we hope you do attend
friday november 11 th
1910
good music for one and all

there's a grand reception

don't you know
where you can dance just as slow
as you and your girl's been wishin'
don't forget
you must bring
15 cents in change
that's just for admission

there's a grand reception
at odd fellows hall
a grand reception
at odd fellows hall
what a glorious
fabulous fall
grand reception at odd fellows hall
alexandria
olde towne
virginia

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given by
lincoln athletic association
the officers and members
and board of directors
present with firm dedication
dancing from 8 til 12

mr. watson will preside
james rich, captain, at his side
henry mccorkle will bring his bride
norman murry keeps the minutes
his bros. quick shop prints it
and the mascot has no limits

repeat chorus

2
thursday
on n. alfred street
m street high
will come on by
to play foot ball with the feat
foot ball club

winfield majors runs the ball
raymond truatt does it all
as well as benjamin ball
silas lee can kick it high
mr. savoy can really fly
why would i tell you a lie

repeat chorus

3
can you
accept the change
a decade after
the turn of the century
olde town rearranged
life is good in olde town 1910

robt. day is a businessman
and samuel tucker has a plan
using money of houston dan
the community is still quite raw
but ed stevenson knows the law
and bill beander is quick on the draw

repeat chorus

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