The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-05-05
No. I9's NIGHT.
First Annual Ball at
Music Hall.
TRUOKEE LODGE NO. 10, B. OF L. F.
BREAKS THE RECORD.
Beautiful and Original Decorations-The
Boys Undivided Attention to
Their Guests-A Grand
Success.

'tFriends we welcome you with pleasure,
Into this festive hall;
Remain our guests, and with US,
Enjoy our first annual ball.
Such was the greeting to each person
who entered Music Hall on May Day
evening, the occasion being the first an
nual ball of Truckee Lodge No. 10, B. OF
L. F.
During the early part of the evening
the attention of the hosts was taken up
in receiving guest from Winnemucca,
Lovelock, Reno, Carson, Truckee and
other points along the road, and TAX
ing care that they were made to feel at
home at once.
At 8 o'clock the bell was tapped and
Floor Director G.. w. Lindsay in a neat
and graceful speech, babe thrice well
come to all and announced the grand
march, which was led by the Floor
Director and his sister, Miss Pearl Lind
say.
The program was a dainty affair: a
gem OF the printers art. 1t was interest
ing to read:
"Over the Briny," "Fireman's De-
light" "Taking a Run for Sand Gut"
Ladies Auxiliary" Switching at
Lovelock," "Rocky Rum" "Our
Guests" "Hill Passenger Rum" ga.
R. IT," "Grief on a Cooke Hog" "Run-
ming Light" Humboldt, 80 Minutes
for SUPPER "B. of R. t." "In the
Changing" "Down Among the Oil
Cans" "Our Absent Members" "B. of
L. E." ''By Moonlight" 40. r. c."
dead on Time" "Water Peddler,"
Doubling Floriston," Gree for All,"i
Coming Down the Home Stretch"
The ball room decorations we're origi-
nal and elaborate. On the sides were'ban-
'ners of sombre black bearing in gilt the
notices of the firemen: Protection"
fCharity, " 'Sobriety" and Industry"
Over the entrance to the hall was
"Truckee Lodge No. 10, B. of L. F."
made of evergreens and forming an arch.
On the walls and 'artistically arranged,
were the ilnpliments, ETC., used by the
craft: the scoop-shovel, pick, slash-bar
and. flags Of red, green, blue and white.
The head of the hall bore the greeting:
welcome to ALL" the sentiment of the
Lodge and carried out most generously
during the night by No. 10. Under this
banner was a transparent scene OF a
train lat full speed in the moonlight.
1t is itself a work of art, being painted
on shells, and a charming effect was
wrought by its being placed in front of a
lighted locomotive headlight. The pic
ture, or whatever it may be called, is the
property of w. F. Brown who treasures
it. A striking" decoration was a shin
ing engine bell in a frame on the stage,
and when it pealed it was a case of
Look out for your partner" Under the
bell was an elegant silken banner pre-
sented to No. 10 by Mrs. Emmett Ziegler.
IN the banner is an engine, beneath
which are the first letters of the notices
OF the Brotherhood.
In keeping with the beautiful surroun-
dlngs was a flower booth managed by
the Ladies Auxiliary to the B. of L. E.
and presided over by Mesdames w. W
Geery and j. A. Goldie, who disposed of
all the blossoms. "Tank "a" was both
attractive and essential. 1t was a min
iature representation of the tank ION the
hill' which contains the purest spring
water on the line of the G. 2. From the
silver spout, however, there poured lem
onade generally sweetened with the
sweetest Of glances. From the ceiling
In chandelier form were suspended rail-
road lanterns, red, green, blue and white
alternating. H~armonizing with the
lovely costumes of fair ladies', setting off
1he decorations with subdued light which
Tell softly on faces beaming with hap
plness, it made the ball room scene one
mat beggars description.
The music by the Reception" orches-
ua was in keeping with the occasion.
~ needs must be first-class music to earn
such favorable comments as it received.
ne moonlight" captured the boys and
girls.
me supper was given at the " ads
worth Hotel by Mrs. E. NJ. Sterling.