Easter weekend in Sheridan 100 years ago was a balmy affair, with Good Friday topping 61 and the following day a beautiful 72; Easter Sunday dipped a bit but was still a sunny 61.
Basking in that unseasonably warm weather, the town bristled with church activities. The Holy Name and Congressional churches held special music programs. The Methodist Episcopal church held a 7am communion, followed by a "love feast." The Presbyterians hosted the DeMolay commandry of the Knights Templary which "exempl[ified] the work of masonry." Mrs. Jones, "the Welsh singer" oversaw the First Baptist church's Easter program.
Before the music and feasts and services, Sheridanites had the honor--or whatever you want to call it--of being among the first Americans to set their clocks back for Daylight Saving time the previous night. We imagine there were plenty of yawns and red eyes in church that Easter morning.
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| From The Sheridan Daily Enterprise, March 31, 1918. Click to enlarge. |
The Monday celebrations the article above mentions included several dances as well as the Episcopal Guild's annual Easter Monday Bazaar.
Leading up to the holiday, local businesses maximized efforts to capitalize on the Easter momentum in the public mind, touting Easter dresses, shoes, and suits. Or a plant or two. (Not much has changed, in that regard, in the years since.)
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