Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-01-03
Great Success of the Trainmen's
Ball Prizes Awarded Large
Attendance.
Mrs. Dumont, the MAIiner, is Award
ed First Prize for the Finest
Costume.
Captain Coogeshall's Boxers a Fine
Feature of the Masquerade
as Entertainers.

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given at the A. o. U. w. hall Monday
night was very largely attended, the
floors being crowded and every foot of
side space occupied by those not en-
masque and by spectators. The
holiday masquerade ball last year was
recorded as great success, but the
dance this year exceeded it, both in
the number of maskers and general
attendance. Tunstall IS orchestra fur
nished the music.
Dancers began assembling at at an
early hour and by 10 O'Clock the scene
was a gay one, caused by the moving
panorama of all kinds Of people in all
kinds Of brilliant and fancy costumes,
some gay and grotesque, some other
wise. There were the familiar In
dian, Cowboy, Dutchman and Coon;
the Queen of Hearts, the Peanut Girl,
Night, and the others, besides some
new characters. Youth and high
spirits reigned supreme until a late
hour. The management of the ball
deserves great credit for the manner
in which the same was conducted and
for the general good time enjoyed,
with the absence Of any unpleasant
occurrences.
At IL O'Clock Prompter Will Glea-
son announced that all competing
maSkerS for the prizes must assemble
in the grand march. A number of
judges were selected, both ladies and
gentlemen, who were to award the
prizes. After the march was ended
the following prizes were announced:
First prize for finest costume, Mrs.
Dumont. The lady appeared in an
elegant and becoming black lace dress.
trimmed with gold, with diamond
brooch and crown. She represented
"Night, and received many congrat-
ulations and compliments on the sue
cess of her costume. The prize for
most comical costume was awarded to
Mr.. Minear, of the asylum, who rep
resented a Ragtime Coon to perfec-
tion. The prize for best walters was
given to Hans Romer and Miss Weide-
man. The prizes were S. for the fin
est costume, So for best walters and
So for the most comical costume.
The judges did not make the decis-
ion without some difficulty. Mrs.
Geo. Nelson came a close second to the
first prize, in costume Of black lace
net over red silk. Art. O'Hearn, who
did not compete in the march, was
praised for his fine imitation of the
heavyweight Dutchman, and the cos
tune he wore. The Misses Sadie
Bragg and Alice Wilson represented
the press in very taking manner,
wearing a costume festooned with
newspapers, and distributing copies
of the Alert and Capital.
The sudden entrance Of a band Of
II fierce Chinese Boxers into the hall
created sensation. They were under
the leadership of Captain Will Cogges-
hall, who arranged their costumes,
and were put through a series of mill
tary movements which brought down
the house.
Parties were present from New
Rockford, Melville, Windsor, Ed
ridge, Sanborn and other points. Sup
per was served at the Delmonico dur
ing the evening. Dancing continued
until late hour in the morning, when
the participants returned home wish
ing the Trainmen good luck for 1901,
and that they might repeat their an
nual ball next year.
The members of the arrangement
committee who had the ball in charge
were Frank Whidden, Harry Waser,
w. D. Hughes and c. N. Scott. They
desire to thank the public for their
liberal patronage of the ball.