The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1899-01-06
NEW YEAR MASQUERADE
The Ball Given Last Monday Evening Was
a Brilliant Success.
MANY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
Excellent Music and II Splendid Floor
Made Dancing a Real Pleasure-NO
Prizes Were Awarded, But
All Had n Good Time.

The New Years masquerade ball
given by the Philipsburg Fire Brigade
at their hall last Monday evening
proved brilliant success, and u more
jolly congregation of fun-loving people
was never before assembled anywhere.
The spacious hall was filled to overflow
ing, and all present, including spec
tators, enjoyed the evening very much
Many original characters were repre-
sented, and the friends of the merry
maskers were kept guessing as to their
identity until the announcement for un
masking was made, and then the sur
prise was in many instances complete
beyond realization. A widespread rep
utation has been attained by the fire
boys for doing things i'll a manner that
merits commentator and the New
Years masquerade ball only served to
contribute additional credit to the
brigade and to the management by
whom the affair was planned and Sue
cessfully carried out. The committee
i'll charge deserves every praise for
their untiring efforts, and their eXer
| items We're amply rewarded by the lib
eral response made by the citizSns of
the community. For several days pre-
viOus members of the brigade weIe at
work decorating the hall, which il de-
serving of special mention as being VERY
appropriate and tasteful in every res
pect The floor was in splendid cohdi-
! tiOn and the music, consisting of five
pieces, was superb. About seventy five
couples Ell masque We're present, and
that they had a right royal time 1t
would hardly be necessary to say, the
spectators enjoying the occasion by no
means least That the affair was finan-
cially successful as well, goes without
saving. and something like $6j have
been added to the treasury after deduct
/! ing all expenses Supper was served
at Modini's Grand Cafe, which was ele
giant and first t-class in every particular
and was greatly enjoyed by all.
The most original characters We're
Miss Winkler, as Topsy; Mrs. Robert
McDonel, Chinese Lady; Mrs. d. NJ.
Durfee, as Red Cross nurse; Mr.. George
Wilmington, as Isaac Won Guldenstein
Mr., John Hickey, ST Plnnkett ; Mr..
Harry Dodds, Gown, and Fred Lauer,
an French cook.
Among those masked wer5 the fol
lowing, together with the characters
they represented:
Ladies' Nan Dooley, Sweet Jessie
Taylor Kate Dooley, Scotch Lassis
Jean; Mrs. NJ w. Bullard, music; Mrs
Harry Morgan, washerwoman Mrs
4. H. Orr, Columbia; Babe Hamilton.
rosebud; Libby Doody, flower girl
Tessie Orr, Bridget; May Hamilton
bright eyes; Miss Winkler, Topsy: Mrs
Nebethal, daisy belle; Mrs. Chandler
shamrock Jennie Rhodes, snowflake
Mrs. Carpp. hearts; Tina Brown, Ole
Mother Hubbard; Ernie Sheriff., ole
woman; Lily Cornell, japanese lady
Mildred Sheriff., Klondike; Francis
Porter, colored waitress; Mrs. A. B
Ringeling, fancy dress; Edna Wyman
daisies; Maggie Hickey, popcorn Ida
McCale, wild rose Carrie Russell, lib
erty; Mrs. Reynolds, Judy Mami
Smith, flower girl; Anna Radesill, flowe
girl; Mary johnson, little demon; Mag
! gle McRae, popcorn; Gussie Ballard
flower girl; Mrs. Il. D. McRae, night
Mrs James Foster folly; Agnes Gird
fairy; Mrs August Eek, liberty; Mrs
: J. E. Smith, fancy dress Mrs. Rober
McDonel, Chinese lady; Myrtle Mitchell
school girl; Mrs. Dan Crowley, sun
beam; Mrs. Ainsworth Montana hun
tress; Lizzie Nixon, beefsteak ; I'm
known silver mine; Mrs. Dave Durfee
$ lRed Cross nurse; Mrs. A. A. Fairbair1
l Remember the Name Miss Bacon
: mother hubbard Mrs. George Congdor
mother hubbard Mrs. A. Shallel
/, Queen Elizabeth; Gertie Shearer folly
!, Mary Nixon and Mrs. McClees, hare
n time bicycle suits.
r Gentlemen-Eugene T. Smith, CT
S ban; Gus Mcdaniel, Chinaman; Ne
e Mcpherson, clown; VIM. Hoolihan, nt
: gro; George Burks, clown; John Or
e clown; Pete Nelson, Spanish cavalie
= M. W. Bullard, domino Bob Butlel
r VIM. Calhoun, Alf Bullard, A. Ballard
n Charles Batey, Ward Beley, F. Banil
ger, Alex Berthoud, Wallace LeDer nj
d and Harry Dodds, clowns; Fred Geige
), mask: Ed Ballard, Joe Bradshaw, tw
g hot babies; Claude Duncan, silver kim
+ A. S. Hazard, any old thing: Geors
q Wilmington, Jew; Fred Baxter, cool
r G. w. Cross, young cavalier; w.
q Goodspeed, Uncle Sam; VIM. Jenkin
l. mask; W. w. Nebethal, what yC
l. want to call it; Grant Williams, Spa
e ish cavalier; Clarence Hansen, baseba
player; James Foster Mephistophele
VIM. Singleton, jew; Ed Brown al
s. Charles Schultz, gentlemen; Charl
ia Christian and j. A. Kiderlen, dominoe
d John Hickey, ST Plunkett; Jam
a Hickey, japanese gentleman; W.
s. Hover, English lord; Ralph Gobe
rs mask S. E. McClees, American sailC
t. Alex Mcdonald, lieutenant U. S. nav
r, Fred Lauer French Cook; Don S. Ra
in Uucle Sam: Rod McRae and O. Reh
st Salvation Army Andrew Rehn, Spa
j. ish lord; John Williams, mask; Geor
Walters, policeman.