A snippet from Tom Cunningham .......
was anybody's family from Pendleton ??
As was frequently the case elsewhere, a local group of underprivileged children found themselves the grateful recipients of one of Buffalo Bill’s legendary philanthropic impulses. For, as an unidentified and undated newspaper article related
‘THE WILD WEST.- Five hundred Pendleton poor children were invited to the Wild West Show last evening. Under the charge of Mr. James Richardson, the children, assembling at the Pendleton Lads’ Club, marched in procession via Old Trafford to the show, headed by the boys’ band of the Salford Union. It is almost unnecessary to state that the youngsters thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and keenly appreciated the kindness of Colonel Cody.’
