The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-11-27
THANKSGIVING BALL.
The Auxiliary Ladies Add the
Eighth Brilliant to their
Crown.

". L. n. 10 Tile ID. Vi Il. Il. wednesday
evening, November 9th, verified the
statement of %patronesses and friends that
it would be the event of the season.
At the door Mrs. J.. S. Raitt and Mrs.
J. b. Cunningham accepted the proffer-
ell cardboard SO co~urteously that the
male attendants felt themselves honor
ed. Upon passing the portals, visitors
were met by ladies of the Lodge acting
in the capacity OF reception committee,
who proceeded at once with their social
and official duties. Music Hall was
tastefully decorated with flowers and
draperies from the chandeliers were
suspended wreaths and other floral de-
signs, while emblazoned co%nspicuously
upon the walls notices and symbols en-
blematic of the orders bespokea welcome,
and did not fail 10 impress even the
novitiate with the grand and noble prin-
ciples embodied in the Il. l. A. and B.
Of l.. +. Light green bunting figured
with natural chrysanthemums predom-
mated in the stage decorations, the
center piece being the star and crescent
OF gold leaf frosted with silver, and ac-
companied by the initial letters G. l. A.
to b. OF L. Z. This was a splendid piece
OF work,-a production rejecting credit
upon the designers art and rivaled in
beauty only by the other many orna-
mentations. Among other appropriate
embellishments the objects OF the &. 1.
A. and B. OF l.. +. were told in a concise
yet brief and expressive manner by the
words Morality, JUSTICE" composed OF
golden letters placed over the entrance
to the dance hail, and as one gazed upon
manly men, he could not fail to compre-
bend the applicability.
Notwithstanding the inclen,ency OF
the weather there was d large attendance
and all the members OF Peek's full or
chestra Of Reno we're 1t their best.
Shortly after nine o'clock, at a given
signal from floor director Mrs. Is. f.
Dolan, the grand march began, Mrs.
Dolan and MIR. J. A. Goldie leading the
couples through the various conven-
tional evolutions, and at the conclusion
door managers, Mrs. T. j. Yeargin, Mrs.
J.. W. Swaney, Mrs. +. G. Marshall and
Mrs. J. A. Goldie, succeeded in IN in
credibly short time in arranging the
twenty sets for a quadrille.
The ball OF the season had fairly be-
gun. A merry gathering il was. From
Ogden to Truckee came cavaliers to do
the bidding of Wadsworth's fair ladies,
and we'll worthy did the latter prove
themselves of commanding such atten-
tions. Before such an aggregation OF
grace and beauty nan might perhaps be
pardoned for importuning Father Time
to stay the leeting hours. There were
pretty and bewitching maidens, beauti-
full and handsome women.
A charming variety in stylish cos
tunes was noticeable. Many pretty and
graceful gowns as well as elegant toilettes
added to the attractiveness of the scene
and we regret our inability to give a
delineation Of this most interesting fea-
ture of the occasion. Even ii there had
been any inclination towards prosaicism
at this ball the e%nlivening music. especi-
ally the rendition of those popular airs.
would have dispelled such tendencies.
The supper served by the ladies of
the Catholic Church Was a sumptuous
and elaborate repast which even the
%epicurean would have no cause to criti-
else. The ladies received many COM
pliments for the pleasing manner in
which they served the delicious supper.
All too soon for the lovers OF the
te~rpslchorean art the twenty-eight num-
beers had been danced, and in the early
hours OF morning when the participants