The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-15
EVERYBODY AT THE BALL
It Seemed as if Ali Anaconda
Was in Attendance.
GREAT, BIG, MERRY CROWD
Pronounced Success in Every Par
ticular-It Will Probably Net More
Than 81 900 for the Anaconda
Soldiers and the Poor.

81 1t seemed as if all Anaconda was at
sthe ball last night. 1t was big ball
land merry one for the density of the
sfcrowd of spectators served only to in
GREASE the geniality and good humor of
1.-THE occasion. People bumped into one
another full tilt and stepped on one an
others toes with charming freedom and
perfect good nature. The crowd Sc
+. riously encroached upon the dancing
space, but what of that? Those who
couldn't find room to dance stood on
,4tip-toe and ''rubbered. And it was a
sight worth rubbering at. The youth
and beauty Of the city were out-the
ladies in fascinating toilets which rus
Atled in the rhythm of gracious motion to
gthe choregra phic harmonies of the Mar
garet theater orchestra.
Speaking about the Margaret theater
orchestra-say. it was all right. 1t
would be a credit to city of the size
Of Chicago. It's members generously
gave their services and a agramme
of music of more than ordinary merit.
Its cake-walk renditions, as usual, were
a distinctive and brilliant feature-the
Margaret theater orchestra'S cake
walks would make an ore car rise up on
it's hind wheels and strut and dance
from one end of Main street to the 9TH
.er. The orchestra is a most excellent
organization throughout and was COM
posed last night of these well known
known musicians: Leo c. Bryant, vio-
lin and director: George w. Pierce,
clarinet; Frank f. Martz, cornet; J. ].
McGuinness, second cornet; H. F. Kauf-
man, trombone: George Davidson, bass;
Cliff Elwell, drums; C. r. Hickey,
piano.
This was the dancing programme
March and quadrille, plain waltz, two
step, plain lanciers, schottische, French
I,s11 N~1. 1T LOT
waltz, plain quadriile, two-step, mascot,
plain waltz, plain lanciers, two-step.
plain quadrille, plain waltz polka, So
ciety minuet, plain waltz, plain Ian
ciers, Rye waltz, two-step, medley.
+. The hall was simply but beautifully
decorated. Streams of red, white and
blue bunting depended from the ceiling
and the windows on the Commercial
avenue side were draped with Ameri-
can flags. The dining room, where
dainty luncheon was served, also bore
evidence of the artistic taste of the la
dies who arranged it, charmingly con-
spicuous among the decorations being
a number Of Chinese lanters.
The ball was huge success in every
way-the attendance in particular being
simply immense While it was given
under the auspices of the Catholic la
dies, the other churches were very
largely represented; Catholics and
fTOLetStdHlS danced anu supper HleEIlly
together, and in the press bumped Wig
orously and joyously into one another
{" regardless Of creed or sex. 1t was all
Y for charity, and you couldn't help put
ting charitable construction on the
action Of your neighbor when he took
a bold, firm, uncompromising stand on
your pet corn and refused to be swerv-
ed from his position by any considera-
ton until pushed off by the crowd.
The ladies said they couldn't tell last
night how many tickets had been sold
but the net receipts will probably ag-
gregate at least 1000. The money goes
to the Anaconda volunteers at Manila
and the Catholic Aid society.
The executive committee was com
posed of Mrs J. E. Young, president
Z, Mrs. T. d. Fitzgerald, vice president
y Mrs. T. O'Leary treasurer; Miss Helena
M. Gleeson, secretary; Mrs. J. V. Col
Inns, chairman executive board Mrs. J
P. Foley, secretary executive board.
The members of the reception and
floor committees had quite a task or
a hand to handle the large crowd, bu
& everyone was accommodated and the
dancers enjoyed themselves. The mem
bers of the reception committee were
4 Mrs. Francis James Spelman Mrs
George Barich Mrs. A. C. MacCallum
Mrs. M. Donahue, Mrs. Peter Towey
Mrs. NJ. G. McCabe, Mrs. Theo. Ehret
Mrs. J. E. Young and Mrs. Rod Will
Jams.
Floor committee-Mrs. John Odson
Mrs. C. J. Healy, Mrs. D. j. Mcdonald
and Misses Carrie Sigh, Edna Water.
bury, Julia Flood, Elizabeth Thompson