The daily sentinel., 1904-02-10
HISTORY MAKING.
The New Auditorium Formal Open
ing Occurred Last Night With
Music and Dancing.

/
ium, buildoing of which this city
has just right to be more than proud,
and which recorded an auspicious
time in the history of the city. took
place last night. - ~S,-5isys-
The spacious building was splendid
| ly Illuminated for the ocassion. the
lights on the great spanning arches of
light. which falling on the brilliant
assemblage gathered there. made a
spectacle which should have been seen
to be appreciated.
The opening was grand ball
This manner of opening the Auditori-
um to the pleasures of the people was
selected. for the main reason that the
people. of this city love dancing and
it was thought that more people could
secure pleasure from such an event,
than from more stately affair
There was however short preIirn-
musical program. The orchestra OF
eight pieces under the leader shin of
Prof Charles Currier rendering de-
lightful music. DIR. L. F. Ingersoll
acted as master of Ger remonies and an
nounc6d the various numbers from
the platform.
There was "a march by the orhestra,
a flute solo by Mrs. Mulchur. wife of
the artist who is painting some of the
scenery for the Auditorium stage.
which was most delightfully."- rendered
the lady having to respond to an EN-
core, an overture by the orchestra and
then the dedicatory address by L. N.
Bunting. N
Mr.. Bunting took position immedi-
ately in front of the stage and spoke
for about five minutes upon the beauty
and utility of the Auditorium. He
said that no city, aside from the very
large ones rcould boast so fine an as
sembly hall. That Denver had been
attempting for years to promote an
Auditorium proposition in city
containing many multi -millionaires
and yet no Auditorium has yet been
built. But here in Grand Junction.
by men who boast of no great amount
of capital building had been erected
which was credit to a city many
times the size of Grand Junction and
it showed that from our own people
must we expect the things that make
us great.
Immediately following Mr.. Bunt-
ing's short address which formerly
dedicated the building to the uses for
whi,h it had been erected the grand
march was announced.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. F. Ingersoll, who
in times past led many marches in
this city, led the great procession
that then formed. 1t was imagined
before the march took place that there
would be more than ample room for
this preliminary event. but when all
the couples, had formed in line, it
was found that the hall was we'll filled
An equal number of ladies and gem
tlemen who afterward participated in
the dancing sat on the seats along the
walls. There were probably. between
three ana four hundred dancers ON the
floor at various times during the even
ing and such grand spectacle has
never been witnessed before in this
city. The merry dancers included
the representative young people of the
city, with many of their elders scat
tered through.
The dancing was kept up until 3D.
30 o'clock this morning and at all
times there We're plenty of dancers on
the floor.
A supper was served on the stage at
midnight by the owners of the Metro
politan restaurant, which was liberal
ly patronized. -.