Journal #1, January 29, 1931

I requested The Bells of St. Mary’s to be played for Mr. and Mrs. Cid Dalin at Helena over KFBF radio station at Gt. Falls.  It sounded nice, by Frank Lizen.

Apparently, Frank Lizen was an orchestra leader from Butte. A little internet searching turned up this newspaper article from The Prospector [1. The Prospector is the student-produced newspaper of Carroll College, located in Helena, Montana.] dated December 18, 1950:

Alumni, Students Will Meet at Butte Country Club

     Plans for the alumni-student dinner dance, to be held in the Butte Country club on December 27, have been completed and reservations are being made.

Letters of invitation have been sent to all alumni living within driving distance of Butte. Students are asked to make their reservations before noon on Wednesday, December 20. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Dancing will be from 9 to 1 and the music will be supplied by Frank Lizen and his orchestra.

     Reservations should be made with Bernard Byrne, chairman of the committee. About 125 couples attended the affair last year, he said.

And I also located this 1928 version of “The Bells of St. Mary’s” on YouTube by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, with vocals by Franklyn Bauer. Click here to listen.

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