The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-06
BURNT CORK PARADE
The Annual Carnival of the Maverick
Hose Company.
A LONG LINE OF TERRIBLES
New Years at Billings Ushered In
With Variety of Entertainments
The Usual Weekly Gather
ing of the Socially Inclined.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. Jan. billings has one
New Years observance which is pecu-
liarly her own, and that is the annual
grotesque parade of the members OF
Maverick Hose company No. /. 1t is
always looked forward to with pleas
urable anticipation by old and young
and every year there is the element of
surprise for the spectators, for no two
professions have ever been alike. This
organization possesses a splendid brass
band of its own which last year pa
raded as dot little German band" but
this year they represented a colored
minstrel band in white plug hats and
linen busters, with a large drum major
similarly attired, except for a latest
block, shiny black tile. This was fol-
lowed by a parade of grotesque pedes-
trians, in which most of the national
characters were burlesqued, as well as
various trades. A negro quartet fol-
lowed perched on a circus wagon. Then
ridiculous old couple in a small dom
key cart. the little burro being melted
to accelerate his gait by whip of hay,
suspended a la Tantalus. just beyond
his reach. Then a country couple
with a mule and cart bringing in a
bale of cotton to market, labeled
Georgia cracker" Then followed the
cage Of the Maverick badger, with a
trick bear and Irish keeper bringing
up the rear. They day was mild and
pleasant and the streets were crowded
TO witness probably the only calathum-
plan procession in the United States
on New Years day.
About 200 of the citizens of Billings
attended the seventh annual ball of
the Maverick Hose company, given in
the dining room of the Grand hotel on
New Years aWnninO and dense u-n
the crowd that for the first two or
three hours the pleasure of dancing
was not unmiXed with pain. After
midnight, however. a great many OF
the guests went home and then the
fun waxed fast and furious. many of
those most devoted to the graceful art
of dancing remaining until after
O'Clock. From year to year the fire
mans ball seems TO gain in popularity
and the attendance on New Years
night surpassed that of any previous
occasion. The Billings people certainly
have every right to be proud of their
fire company and this is one of their
ways of showing it, The following is
a list of the committees who had
charge of the ball:
Committee of arrangements-F Rad
emaker, w. f. Baker and II. F. Nc
Farlin.
Reception committee-M. b. Rade-
d
ton, w. L. Mains and Alex Graham.
Floor managers-Grant Lamport
Robert Leavens and A. +. Ross
Door committee. c. Bond, w. J.
Youmans and Fred Ohland.
The first meeting of the Entire Nous
Whist club was held at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. GruweH on |
Twenty eighth street last Tuesday |
evening. being entertained by Miss |
Dora Gruwell, assisted by Mrs. Cru |
WELL Mrs. Spear and Mrs. A. w. John |
son. Several of the members were UNI |
able to attend but as there were guests |
present to fill their places the six sets |
OF whist were played, the original
number planned by the club. Refresh
ments were served, consisting of sand
witches, cake and coffee. Prizes were
awarded, Miss Chapple having the |
largest score among the ladies. receiv-
ing a souvenir spoon with the name of
the club engraved upon it, while Mr..
Robert Gruwell carried off the gentle
mans prize. pretty silver soap box.
also engraved with the name of the
club. After the game was over Miss |
Gruwell gave one of her vocal selec-
tions in her usual charming manner
and a piano solo by Mr.. Bailey was
also much enjoyed. As the fatal bour
OF midnight approached the entire
closed the musical pro-
gramme by singing the old year out
and in like manner welcoming i'm the
new one. Altogether the first meeting
Of the Entire Nous was a most delight
ful event and augurs well for the fu
ture success of the club. Miss Chapple
Will next entertain the club at the resi- |
ience of her brother. DR.. Henry Chan
pie, on Thursday, Jan. Is. Those who !
we're present at Miss GruwelTs were
he Misses Chapple. Fraser. Graves
iruwell, Hayden, Annie Jones. MAY
Mccormick. Roeser and Soule; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gruwell, Mrs. Spear and Mrs
Johnson; Messrs. Bailey. Blair of Deer
lodge, T. Chapple. ]. Chapple, Gag
ION. r. Gruwell. William Johnston. J. !
4. Johnston, Knight, p. Reece. i
Reece, Reynolds. Settler and Whitney.
The hop given in the Daniel Boone
abin on Monday evening in honor of
'aul Mccormick, jr., who is home from
MI Hallows college, Salt Lake. to
pend the holidays, was a very pleas |.
mt event of the week. The young hest
imself was unfortunately unable 10 -.
anticipate in the dancing, having me.
With an accident in the morning. when G
rs horse fell upon him and injured his ;
nee out that was the only flaw i'm
he evening and II was a very merry \
arty of young people who. late in the
vening, gathered around the big fire. 1
lace to partake of the approDria+a \
upper prepared for them. baked beans I
andwiches. doughnuts and coffee. The
uests were the Misses Lillian Allen 70
ecil Forbush, Marion Cess. Maud
ruwell, Tessie Hirsch. Amy Hirsch. q
Iarion Johnston. Ida Mains. Alice NJ o
ormick. Josie Terrell and Nav Toole.
Iessrs. Jack Fraser. Eddie Fraser ! o
'ilbur Mccormick. Tony Matheson
arl Morse. Bruce Renwick. William I c
lXon. Percy Smith. Walter Toole and
harlie Whitney. Miss Hayden and
ISIS May Mccormick assisted in en- .
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