Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-04
THE PYTHIAN BALL.
The Order Entertaine With Lavish
Hand.

The Pythan ball was one long to
no remembered IN point OF Attendance
nnd elegance IN the past there have
been many swell affairs In this city
but Is WIS generally conceded by
great many dIsnterested people, That
the ball and banquet last night ensl
| ly led all similar events. ana so far
as the writer is concerned, this Us true.
| For a month past the different c9m-
inittees have been engaged Ia planning
and arranging details which focused
at nine O'Clock when all was readiness
| Tor the invited guests The passcrby
could not help but observe -hat some.
thing unusual was going ON In Nucca-
bee hall In the first place there was
q canopy from the stairway to the
edge OF the sidewalk, on either side
| angling Chinese and japanese Ian.
terms shedding subdued rays Of light.
| white canvas covered the landing and
the broad stairway leading TO the fes.
| tive scenes above Facing tho guests
aE they a3condcd the stairway was p
mass OF streamers covering the ceiling
and entrance. AT the door were gen
ilemanly ushers to show the guests
to their respective dressing rooms
which were provided with conyonienc-
es for regrranging toilet. When mus
ic started shcrtly after nine The largo
room was fllled with as merry crowd
II dancers rs often assemblies tmde'
one roof The music wns Inspiring
and when the lovers OF The waltz and
two-step observed the program was
made up OF these two dances they
Ipiled with pleasure. Whilc these
two dances constituted the program
part. there were many "extrus' inter
spersed so all could Indulge. The
dancing room was high 7mhS Smat,r
Of the order. Running from the centre
post to euch corner Of the room wa8
a broad eXpansc OF blue red and vel
low. Hnlt way down the post wns q
'6iling with platform upon which
numerous pottel palms rested and
from this railing were winding anA
waving mass OF ribbon paper reach
ing to the ceiling The side wallis
were also encascd In the colors OF tic
order and dozens OF Pythian npgs with
other emblcms, added TO the general
| r;tractiveless, Tho Ecntlemcns' re-
ception room was provided with easy
chairs and cigars for tlusc who dll
not dance or desired to rest. The lpr
dies also haG plenty of space as the
rooms generally used for refreshments
were hued up ana devoted TO their
| exclusive use
| And the toilets. There were many
handsome ones noticed by the writer
hut is was too much OF a tasl, to take
| notes The most important was
that all present appeared to enter into
the spirit of the occasion and mako
the most of the last hours Of the
| Nineteenth century and the beginning
OF the Twentieth The handsomost
dance programmes ever gotten up IN
Durango were provided and were
greatly admired for their souvenir
| quality.
While the gay assemhlago was clos
ing the last hours Of tho Old year.
there was another Hcc-c heine enact
ed at the spacious lodge lcnms OF the
order Busy h1nt- werc arranging
the costly X. i scyyi-c on Z. t. tables
which. bs n lock 5'irly gro0n /
under the weight ef "a, catahles o.
was n triilc after t'is hour supper W .s
announced and So ladies anj goltie-
men were counted on as the 1rst br'.
gade. There WAS turkcy--scyeutc
lat and iuiCy ones-tonuuc ham.
chicken and potato, sllDds, pickles
olives. bread and butter assorted
cake. leo cream. coffee and half
dozen other odibles to apreBsc the pa;
ate after first disposing OF oystors in
any style desired. The FIRST company
was still Mt the table when the close
of the century arrived and Indge Nor.
gan arose and as the second licked
proposed the health of the company.
wlshins that all present would live
% see the dawn of another
1t required three "sttings' to aC-
commodatc the crowd and then there
vas plenty to spare for at least one
one hundred more. which was distrib.
uted amohg the needy today. During
the banquet Miss Maud Morgan pro
sided nt the handsome piano recently
won by the Ells. thus allowing the
eaters TO keep time To music.
Dancing continued until late hour
those remaining after midnight be-
ing able To enjoy dancing little more
owing TO the crowd thinning out All
in all the X p. Nineteenth-Tweuti
century ball was decided success.
end large share of this Is due to ths
managing committee, Messrs C. r.
Morgan. w ]. Miller and Oscar Bus
kirk who have labored long hours Of
late. The decoration committee. con
sisting OF Charles Slough. Henry Ber-
ii, DR.. j. a. Duff. W. H. wiggles-