The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-02-25
AT THE GAY
MASQUERADE.
The Fire Department Furnish
es the Town an Evening of
Pleasure UnallOyed.
There Was a Hot in the Old Town
That Night.
A Retrospection.

evening. J. L. Adams, John Rabichaud,
]. McC. Wilson, Geo. 2. Mills and Tom
Nevins designed and executed the work
which made the hall glisten with the
lustre of Liberty's shrine. Gay arches
Of bunting were raised upon every side.
Streamers and banners of the national |
tricolors were unfurled from every col
umn and candelabrum, forming the red,
white and blue into squares, Maltese
crosses and various fantastic shapes.
Hundreds of small flags were used to
aid the general effect, which was splen-
did and most pleasing to the eye. Chi
nese lanterns encased the incandescent
lamps, shedding a bounteous but soft
and mellow light. At the head of the
room was suspended a large steel plate
portraiture of Washington, Lincoln and
Garfield. Above the picture and stretch
ing almost the entire breadth of the room
was festooned an immense American
flag while surmounting all was perched,
with pinions spread, a monstrous eagle,
the Red Mems emblem which that order
kindly lent to the fire department for
this occasion. The elaborateness of the
decoration was magnificent.
After 5 o'clock, one by one the mask
ers began to arrive. All shapes and
forms of humanity, from princes to peas
ants, from statesmen to clowns, from
dudes to demons began to gather and
hold their cosmopolitan orgies. A band
of Indians came to participate in the fes-
t~ivities. There were a great many gen.
| tlemen and ladies of color in the throng,
besides gypsies, Turks and Chinese to
complete the international conclave.
Many of the suits bore evidences of con-
siderable ingenuity in their makeup.
A partial list is herewith given, but we
regret to say that not half the aggrega-
ton of human nondescripts was comeat-
able.
j.. j. Stewart, Chas. Bonner, John
Powers, Dan Redden, Paul and Carl Ma
relius, Dave Ledbetter, VIM. Trip, Joe
Steele, A. j.. Wickersham, alias "Tame
Wick" and Jack Wilson, represented
braves of the Ogallala tribe. This was
a big hit.
John Rabichaud, King Louis XVI.
Steve Pierse, Marquis de Lafayette.
James Flynn, George Washington.
M. ]. Paisley, Emperor Macmillan.
Fred Danilson, English soldier.
Richard Berry, a bad niggah.
w. L. Cook, his Satanic majesty.
John Cody, Negro minstrel.
Adolph Heidenreich, sailor.
E. X. Abbott, Uncle 81 Perkins.
, Henry Sutton, rough rider.
G. ]. Rush, domino.
w. A. Spence, bloomer clown.
H. A. Willis, royal Turk.
Neil Griffin, monk.
Adlor Oriet, Mexican.
E. c. Wickersham, Humpty Dumpty
0 V. A. Oyer, domino.
! VIM. Stark, Negro minstrel.
= Mrs. Willis, sixteen to one.
Mrs. Bell, fairy.
Mrs. Mix, Goddess of Liberty.
Mrs. Thomas, Red Riding Hood.
Mrs. Putnam, phantom.
Mrs. Sturgeon, oriental maiden.
Mrs. Fred Stone, bridget.
Miss Mae Sutton, fairy.
Miss May Farrell, Italian peasant CIR.
Miss Della Bergman, Cuba Libra.
Miss Mabel Williams, gypsy.
e Miss Eva Marelius, Columbia.
Miss Larissa Putnam, red riding hooC
Miss Annie Anderson, waitress.
a Miss frankie Bergman, Night.
Ie Fred Walker, Frank Harrison an
Roscoe Putnam, negro women.
" The acting was fine, and altogether
. must be considered the best masquerad
r.. party ever given in Neihart. AS JUDI
es of the contests VIM. Harrison, A. {
, Berg and Prof. A. G.. Sears were a.
&c pointed.
oi The prize for the finest costume W;
awarded to both Mrs. Bell and Mi
Mae Sutton, between whom the judg
could not decide. That for the be
~ sustained character went to Jack wi
= son, whose Characterization of a but
Indian portrayed great knowledge
the reservation and broad experien
n' thereon. The prize to the most comic
IT, character went to E. X. Abbott, WI
ut represented a hay seed from Waybac
He had just arriv in taown and was O
en- ly taking in the sights. Each of t
1t above received a cash prize of So.
or The house was filled with spectacle
ar who evidently relished the sport, We
few of the maskers were identified i
fore the masks were raised which W
sharp at IL o'clock. The enterprise "
a financial success, resulting in a bel
'o' fetal raise in the fire department fur
re- The supper at the Union restauri
was a splendid affair. The table dec