Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-19
UPON TUE LIGHT FANTASTIC.
A Twenty-Five thousand Dollar Ball a, The
Auditorium.


chicaro. oct. is.-Four thousand poo
pie danced at the auditorium tonight
for the benefit of the suffering solder
uni sailors. and In "a social way th-
bail was a distinguished success. There
was practically no effort 90 decoration
A HmsH fes,o1n o. American Beauty
roses hung before the box from when
President Mckinley viewed the pail'
and directly opposite n 1mi.ar 1tooia-
ton was placed beneath the p9N ~
which thc Chinese and Corcan MINIS
tors were situated. a..
The hour FOR the RECEPTION on tnl
President and distinguished guests was
1880 and = hair hour before ipit ume
the rscup.ion committee, neinii ~
Nes pptiar Palmer. Attended ~ Mht.
rhai Field. took up lts station h,nlhu
long ribbons u red, white ana niu,'
thai had been stretched across ths haii'
punutual 90 the minute, the = 80
dent appeared. Chairman TrauN oi ihe
suhltss reception cnuuuitice Delhk w
rs right aud Mayor Harrison upon h.i
icft. The orchestra Rendered ne
star quanrled Banner" ana en- w the
haii remained standing az the irc.l-
dental party made IS way acrpes the
noor 20 The r,ceriion committee. IN
ceremony Of presentation being over
fNH IrfNIANfN fIANf lAAH VIZ -
reserved for hia use. the thT'Hs "F-
piauding enthusiastically,
shortly before the arrival OF ifeA.
dfus Mckinley thcro was fnla'lnH ~
dark uniforms and Elitter oi tlii
lace a. the entrance of the hNL auH
then a long column 0f hghting mem
HEADED by a tlli form q Gen. Mlle1,
MOVED across the fio1r To- the ulre .,on
Of the reception committee. Cen. MNcs
received "A most enthusiastic welcome
~ he entered upon the iloor ana Cons
Chano and Shuftnr. Who were clos
behind him. were also The recipients OF
Rrcss applause. Following u4ter the
mon IN blue and gold were the Cihngte
ana Curcan ambassadors ana oth'r
visiting dlgnltarlca. lnoludinE the
speakers % me afternoon, Archplii1p
Ireland and Judge Spear.
A. soon a. the President had reached
his box the orchestra struck NJ
strauss waltz, and the ball was Tor
fnaily olJsu. hut fnr "a time thcrc was
no dancing. ~ WIS, IN fact, not p1Hal-
bic at that time Tor anybody 60 dance,
20 great was the thronr pressing out
upon the floor. Gradually. fhe crowd
s,s-ssd 10 tho seats 10 the upper part ~
the hall, and then the dancers had full
swing ou the n00r below. About tib,Vp9
WIS rcahzcd for she benefit Of the sol
dlors ard sailors.
About 1850 the President Fft the
auditorium and was driven 90 tho ban
81 tn Hines naval reserves n the
Nciinah temple. where several hun
dred reserves. all IN uniform. had gath
cred. A. the President, arfn-in-nrn
With Mayor Harrison and accompanied
by Capt. McCalia - tho Marbehrad.
Adus raj nrown. Commodore ide, Capt.
Wise. Lieut.. Wilson. Lieut.. ubdell and
En.ignr w. u. Flood and n. V. Collins,
came on 60 the fi1or 0f the hall thcy
were greeted with hearty and pro-
ionEtd cheering For ten minutes The
nsddies flcd pas, the PrrFldeuf. nhak-
ing his hand. Then taking a ponltlon
ni the end OF the hall. the President
addressed The blucincketa briefly. con-
them upon their work at
Santiago. While cheering SIN cuntln-
ucd the President excused mmH'-s>ali
departed. lie was driven at once 10
the McWiiiiama residence on Lake ave-
nue. and retired soon after