Summary
A few days before Christmas 1959, Beaver Island school children held a party with candy, ice cream, and exchanged gifts. Julius Gilbert of Detroit sent $150 for the children for the second consecutive year.
Evidence and limits
The issue supplies no exact party date, school name, attendance list, or financial accounting.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1960, “A Happy New Year To All.”Reports a school party a few days before Christmas with candy, ice cream, and exchanged gifts; says Julius Gilbert of Detroit sent a $150 check for the children for the second year. It does not provide an exact party date, school name, attendance, or accounting.