The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-22
A NIGHT OF BRILLIANCE
The Masonic Ball and Banquet At the
Montana.
Gay Toilets Charming Music and
the Choicest OF viapds- The
Party ar Eminent


IkSN IllRINs NtHs S-tth VIZ ~ thsh*s
banquet of Acacia lodge No.. n. A. Il A..
NJ. The affair was AT once noteworthy
i'm respect tn tine size and character OF the
asscmbiagc and the elcgcnce OF the APP
pointments. The members Of the conn
mittccs engaged in perfccting the prcliIn-
inarics had spared neither time nor ex-
peilsc. and the result was such as to
CROWN their lalsors with success conspic,,-
o,is and memorable.
Dancing hogan at about 10 o'clock. The
dining hall had been crashed and turned
into "a jewel of "a hall room. Airy. spac-
ions and brilliantly Illuminated with it's
n ,.Mn;6 %, OF T s,rs.G.n r,s a"sid = n ms"r well lice II,
imagined. Like everything else upon
the occasion. the music was perfection:
musicians, the majority of them from
Butte, and under the competent direction
Of Professor kcnnicott they played witha
skill and spirit truly delicious. Such ex-
cellcnt music was as inspiring as II was
refreshing. and the merry dancers, losing
lance long enough 10 satisfy them. The
costumes of the ladies were rcmarki,blc
for their elegance. and d~aintincss, and
ball room with its light and music and
flashing color presented - spectacle fas-
cinating i'm the extreme.
Th.. ordinary, the reading room and the
spacious apartments i'm the northeast cor
ner of the hotel were used for the pur~
~siations bad been provided for :Do guests.
IL goes without saying that the service was
exquisite, and that I'm. banguct was IN
banqucting. The menu cards were very
beautiful, the outer cover representing
the insignia of the Masonic order stamped
in gold on ~ background of pale blue.
The hill of fare proper WAS caught to the
cover by ribbons of delicate shades. This
was the menu:
Blu. Points on Half Shell.
Green Turtle Clear.
Boiled salmon Steak.
sweet Potatoes.
Young Turkey. Cranberry sauce.
string Beams.
Fili,t of Beef Ialr,lcd. Mushroom Sauce.
French Peas.
I5onauz:. Punch.
Boiled Partridge On Toast.
Asparagus :: In Creme.
Chicken Salad.
Vanilla Ice Cream. Port Win. .Jciiy.
Fruit. Roiu,iort Cheese. Coffee.
Judge De Viii. Mir. and Mrs. NJ. is.
Hrownl;s; Perrin w: Irvine. VIII L; Clark.
of Butte. and A. s. Mcdonald of Silver
from Deer Lodgc. hut thc train unfortun-
ately was four hours late.
These were the committees which took
the affair tn such "a brilliant success: .
On invitation L. 4. King, w. l.. Hoge.
A. II. Playter. Henry R'dimund, Edward
ON rcfrcshment Martin Brent. Ar
momd Adams, ST. E~iShcihcrg.r, II; b.
1 NltIlofys III NttGGs w. Es
Charles Hence. n. e.. Province. ii. II. Davis,
Gust 4. Dahlquist. Thomas ID. Williams,
Charles III. Tracy. Z. &. Thurston, G.. &.
Vineyard. Jacob Bcrtscli.
On Reeeption-W.L Hoge, .'Nic(losky.
Mart Williams, David Gilchrist. =. 4.
Kenyon. j.. ID. Lossc, Otto StallInan.y }. X.
Mallory. Matt Fisher, +. w. Stebbins.
| William Thornton, II. RcslIntnd. George
+. King. =. ID. Bccb',.
Floor Committcc-:C e.. Keppicr. l.. 4.
King, L. w. Chase. w. &. CONVERGE. ~.
Geigherich, Walter McGilvery. j .McNulty.
A. 7. playtcr. Edward Skinner. Ed Max
well.
The history of Acacia lodge shows that
il has been n most iiourishing body from
the start. Ii was organized i'm October,
1ss5. with a membership of %. The char
ter WAS secured i'm the following year.
The first officers were w. l.. Hogc. w.
NJ: George r. King, =. W.; James Me-
Nulty. J. w. These gentlemen were con-
tinucd i'm Office two years. I'm 1888 James
McNuity was w. NJ; +. w. Stcbbins, :.
W.: G.. H.: Tracy, >; w. In 1sS, James
=. W.; Henry Redmond. } w. The pres
cnt officers are r.. =. Maxwell. w. NJ;
John Mctlosky, =. W.; Mark Williams.
J.. w. The present membership of the
lodge is about fifty. Ii has enjoyed u
healthy and most honorable career.