Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-06-10
The Goodbye Ball and Strawber-
ry Supper.


tend the farewell ball given by him
on the occasion of his departure.
Everybody was invited and they all
we're there. except few whose pre-
vious engagements prevented. The
dance was held in Odeon Hall which
was beautifully festooned with ever
greens aid had each window and
every other available space filed
with proiusion of flowers. A large
room under the hall was used as the
supper room. In this room long
tables were laid and so loaded that
the effect was as of q picture in flow
ers, frosted cakes and strawberries.
The Dayton ladies had charge of the
arrangements, both culinary and dec
orative, and excelled themselves in
the tasteful manner in which every
thing was done.
The children were included in the
general invitation and being smaller
and younger than the grown up peo-
ple-in this they do not differ from
the children in other places-were
allowed to maze the first attack on
the good things. Time was called
for them at 5 o'clock, and they we're
ready and willing. AS soon as the
doors were opened the supper room
filed, and rows of bright faces along
the tables added an angelic feature
to the flower and strawberry picture.
In short time, however, one of q
medstative turn could have bad a
chance to speculate on the relative
quantities of angel and good old
fashioned child nature to be discoy-
cred 10 row of countenances, the
only observable features of which
were distended cheeks with an open
ing between them very suggestive of
a crater of strawberries and cream.
Several of the little dears were OBJ
served weeping silently because they
could eat no more, but their feelings
were soothed when their empty pock-
cts were suggested. When none of
them could eat any more without
danger of going to pieces they were
taken to the hall above and told to
make their own fun, which they did
They weie not counted, but any per-
son with q sensitive ear could esti-
mate the number to suit himself.
There we're various estimates made
varying from 1000 to 10000, but
these discrepancies are accounted tor
by the circumstance that the esti-
mates we're made at different periods,
aud thatthe hilarity was of a varying
degree of intensity.
The little ones were permitted to
hold possession until 8 o'clock, when
stern and inhexible floor managers
drove them to reservations in the
corners. from whence, as they became
sleepy they were taken home by
anxious parents, many of whom had
misgivlngs concerning the state Of
their darlings stomachs on the NOR
row. The grown and half grows
people then took the floor and dane
ing began. The poorest dancer woulo
return to the floor as long as thu
band held out to play, and only the
exhaustion of the musicians stopped
the fun. The list of those presen
comprised many visitors from Carson
Sutro, Silver City, Empire and Viz
ginia, and those from Dayton may
be summed up generally as every
body with his wife, or sweetheart
sometimes with his sisters and cous
ins and the Pirates of Penzance. TIL,
reference to pirates is not to be takeI
literally but merely as a restful vari
alton of Pinafore.
Before the supper dance an in
formal meeting was organized and a
set of resolutions Complementary tt
Mr.. Birdsall and his gentlemanly
managers WAS adopted.
1t is useless to enlarge upon thu
supper; it is enough to say that i
could not have been improved, mo-
is 1t necessary to speak of the pleas
ant evening or the esteem II
which Fred Birdsall is held by thu
people from whom he has lately sep
arated himself.
The copy of the resolutions giver
below embody the sentiments of al
who were present, and it is sufticien
to say that the large hall was crowd