The Arizona sentinel., 1900-12-05
A Great Event.

Such was the first annual ball and banquet of the Yuma Fire Department on Thanksgiving night at the Southern Pacific Hotel. The boys had made unusual exertionS to have good time and provide entertainment for all of Yuma who were socially and terpsichorianly inclined. and were repaid for their efforts by the large at tendance and most enjoyable and successful evening and the commendation, of all for their triumphant endeayors. The programme pub lished in the Sentinel was carried out The whole affair is pronounced even greater event than on the occasion of MT. Bryan's visit to Yuma last April.
 The crowd began to gather early and throngcd the parlors and corridors Of the brilliantly light ed hotel to overfowing. The guests passed the time away in in promenading the parlors and corridors of the spacious hostelry, mingiing con- versation with the music, and the whole afford ed scene Of gayety and genuine enjoyment seldom if ever before witnessed in Yuma
 At ten o'clock the announcement was made that the feast was ready, and the banquet hall was soon thronged with happy and perhaps hungry people. One hundred and fifty sat down to the festal boards, and justice was soon be- ing done to the most excellent viands prepared under the supervision of the incomparable caterer Louis Jaeger.
 Wines of rare and ancient vintage, and cham pagne, sparkling champagne, flowed temperate ly, but sufficiently free to stimulate vivacity in keeping with the occasion, and whetted to a keener edge the appetites as we'll as the wits of the guests who had sat down to the Sumptuous feast
 As toastmaster, MT. T. N. Day fulfilled the part with credit.
 In response to ''The Department" Thos. Molloy paid tribute we'll merited to volunteer fire departments and dwelt upon their almost universal efficiency the work of many equaling that of paid departments. His remarks were warmly spplauded.
 MT. Winsor responding to "The Ladies' dem- onstrated that he knew the secret spring by which their hearts are reached, and covered his theme in clever and appropriate style.
 MT. Willis, was at home in responding to the toast Our City," being councilman of the city of Yuma. He complimented our fire depart ment, to which he pledged his own and the city's hearty support.
 MT. Matthew B. DeVane in a very happy vein, and in his characteristically humorous style, responded to the toast Our Guests" and his remarks were listened to with evident pleasure.
 In response to Our Chief" MT. W. H. Buck who is himself chief of the department handled the subject in the same, deliberate incsive manner that he does everything. There is not much poetic sentiment in Will's make up. He generally does things that he sets out to do with out the aid of a brass band or an advertising car. In other words, he is practical, and his response to the toast was in accord with this characteristic.
 The dance followed the banquet,a and the small hours found many still with ''rythmic measure gliding, whirling in the dizzy waltz" All things have an end, however, and so the guests at last had all departed.
 The first annual ball and banquet of the Yuma fire department will be remembered with genuine pleasure by all who were there and the second one will be looked forward to with hap piest anticipations.
 Louis Levy, eldest son of the late Judge Levy arrived from Los Angeles last week, and has taken charge of his mothers business affairs in Yuma, in the absence of Ben Heyl who has gone to the mountains on prospecting tour