The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-15
FUN AND LAUGHTER
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grazing on the Goldield range. At the
headquarters of Emeralda Aerie, +. o.
E., the decorations are in keeping with
the patriotic spirit of IN order whose
insignia is the eagle. Red, white and
blue form the background of an artis-
tie color cheme of unusual %brilliancy;
and the right hand of good fellowship
is extended to all members of the order
and their friends.
GUESTS OF HONOR.
Goldfeld is entertaining a coterie of
distinguished gentlemen during the
fete, among them being John Sparks,
governor of Nevada, and staff, United
States Senator Nixon, Congressman
Van Duzer, former United States Sena-
tor Stewart and prominent officials of
the Goldfeld and Southern Pacific rail
ways. Mrs. Sparks accompanied the
governor and is being entertained by
the ladies of the camp. The gentlemen
are guests of the Montezuma Club as
are likewise all other visitors at the
celebration. Open house prevails day
and night and the members of that
popular organization are extending a
cordial welcome and generous good
cheer to all residents of outside points
who are in the city for the celebration.
The street are thronged with sight
seers and it is estimated that fully
two thousand visitors participated in
the first two days. festivities. Special
trains owe the new line are arriving
regularly and their complement of ex-
cursionists are augmenting the crowd.
1t is a good natured crowd, too; one
imbued with the proper holiday spirit
and determined to get its full quota
of enjoyment. 1t came here seeking
pleasure and that it has found the full
measure of its desire is evidenced by
peals of hearty laughter and radiant
faces beaming with good c~omradeship
and jollity. If the elders are getting
their money 8 worth the little folks are
having the time of their lives. They
are in evidence by the hundreds, and
50 numerous is the array that one won
ders if they did not spring into ex-
~istence during the night under the
spell of the magic wand of some jolly
old brownie of the desert. Their mer-
ry prattle and shouts of glee add zest
to the festivities, and for that matter
what a dismal failure any attempt at
a celebration would be without their
youthful races; faces which as yet are
not lined and wrinkled by times with
ering hand, but which glow with happi-
ness and innocence. Care free, no in
harmonious note jars up their heart
strings and no discordant thought aris-
ing to dash the cup of pleasure from
their lips. Each feature of the cele-
bration is hailed by them with vocifer-
Gus shout, and in enjoyment of their
antics old grow young again just for
u day. 1t means much to them, this
fan fare of trumpets and hurly burly
and noise; and they are getting all
that's coming to them in the way of
fun.
THE BUSY MAN.
These are busy days for the COM
mittee having the festival in charge,
and while the general run of Goldfeld
humanity is hilariously happy and find
ing vent for its exuberance in all man
ner of pranks, the members thereof are
burning the midnight oil and utilizing
the first rays of the morning sun in
planning for the carrying out of the
days features in such a manne as to
preclude any lapse in the entertain
mittee man, tired but jubilant, hustles
away on some errand of import; here
another confers with his chief on a
matter of equal moment; and so it
goes each day and night of the cele-
b~ration. Snatching what rest they may
in the interim they are ready at a mo-
ment's notice to get into harness and
pull for some feature which seems to
be tagging and require the impetus of
a boost. 1t is doubtful if their pleasure
is altogether unalloyed, but if it be
not they show no sign. With them it is
all work and 10 play, yet they buckle
down to their tasks with cheerfulness
and though they be tired put up a good
front, and few are the wiser. That
they have worked and are yet working