Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-17
THE MINERS, UNION RAIL

Inc S~ENTINEL'S representative, lin
gering amid the gayeties of the festive
occasion, did not return in time to give
in yesterdays issue an account of the
first annual ball of the Ruby Hill
Miners Union Friday night. To sim
ply say it was a grand affair, hardly
conveys a correct idea Of the very
marked success of the undertaking.
In point of numbers its equal has sell
dom been witnessed i'm this section,
and We are certain that a more pleas.
urable occasion never TRANSFERRED any
where. There were present eighty
seven ladies and one hundred and
twenty -four gentlemen, a large proper
ton of both sexes being from Eureka.
All of the members Of the Union were
untiring in thei- efforts to enhance the
enjoyment OF guests, and considering
the great throng it must be admitted
that they succeeded most admirably.
Not a single hitch or jar occurred during
the whole night to mar the pleasure of
the occasion. Great credit is due to
the managers for the way i'm which
they devoted themselves to the diff
cult task of seeing that all present had
a good time. Floor Director, NJ. L..
Coady, who is President of the Union,
was especially jealous in this regard,
adding very materially to the general
success of this very agreeable social
event. AS an efficient and pains tax
ing floor director all will agree with us
in prnouncing him a complete success.
Rein Atkins, Morgan Cavanaugh,
Lt-.,.lr tN.lI.nr a-1 49,. @. ...-
men who supported bright rusettes
also rendered valuable assistance, ac-
quitting themselves i'm q manner cred
liable u each and satisfactory to those
in attendance. The hall, which is a
very large and airy one, was tastofelly
decorated with flags, paintings, etc.
Suspended from tie ceiling in the CELL
ter of the room WAS the beautiful rich
banner of the society, inscribed on one
side: Ruby Hill Miners Union.
Good will to ALL" and on the other:
"OfganiZed October 10th, 1874" max
ing the order just one year old. The
organization now numbers v 300
members, and altogether 1t is In a very
hourishing condition. The property is
all paid for, and there is quite a
respectable balance in the treasury.
W iOl DIbttcdS vi TEludy HlSiJ y
ball, 1t is confidently believed, will. add
not less than $500 to the general fund.
But to return TO some further mention
Of the ball: At midnight the gay throng
repaired to the clearinghouse of Mrs.
Kavanaugh, near by. where was spread
the finest ball supper ever sat down to
in this section; at least such was the
universal verdict of the 200 ladies' and
rnt,flatanta xAlanSn Lao a, ,..J aanntitap
were appeased on the magnificent dis
play of tempting viands. We were
not hungry and of course didn't eat
much; three or four roast chickens,
a boiled ham, two huge poundcakes, a
plate of pickles, some salad. with a
fair sprinkle of choice candies and six
cups of coffee, were ample to satisfy
the r%eportorial appetite. Eating IL not
our weakness. 1t is proper To state in
This connection that Billy Clark VAS
also a little under the weather and
barely managed to duplicate the above
order. Joking aside, Mrs. Kavanaugh's
suniptuous and we'll served supper
was the theme Of general and enthu-
siastic commentator.
We had almost forgotten to mention
that the music for the occasion was
furnished by members of Professor
Reigelhuth's Original Eureka Brass
and String Band, and a. a matter Of
curse it was the very best obtainable in
these parts. Free coaches. under the com
mand of Mr.. Mclaughlin, conveyed
the people OF Eureka to and from the
ball. The dancing continued with un-
tagging vigor and enthusiasm until
about 5 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The night Was lovely; the ladies' were
all iashionably alfred and looked styl-
ish and charming, and taken all i'm all
the first annual ball of the Ruby Hill
Miners Union was a splendid affair.
We hope when they give another that
we may be there to see.