Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-24
BALL
PROVES GROWING
SUCCESS OF FIESTA
LONG BEACH ROYALTY ENTERTAINS
Beauty and Chivalry Gather in Great Auditorium
at Seashore City and Dance Hours Away-Gem
of the Coast Brilliantly Illuminated and
Decorated for Great Occasion

A fitting climax to this most bril-
liant of Fiesta celebrations was the
ball given last evening at the Long
Beach auditorium when the mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine and their fair ladies
danced the hours away to the strains
of the music of the Royal Italian band.
The auditorium has never before held
such brilliant assemblage as last
evening and the big ball room had
donned gala attire to bid welcome to
the guests.
From the time the guests left their
seats in the special cars which were
provided for their use until they said
a last adieu to the beach town there
was one round of pleasure.
Long Beach citizens left nothing un-
done for the enjoyment of the Angel
enos and the visiting Shriners. At the
entrance to the pier an arch bearing
5000 electric lights blazed a welcome.
Hundreds of American, Shriner and
Fiesta flags, the fairest blossoms which
Long Beach and Los Angeles can pro-
duce, and the most beautiful gowns
of the wives and friends of the hosts
made of the scene one long to be re-
membered.
Decorations Were Beautiful
Pennants of various colors bearing
the names of the temples were strung
along the edge of the balcony and the
walls and balconies were twined with
streamers of yellow and white bunting,
and large rosette of the same colors
depended from the dome in the center
of the auditorium.
Flags fluttered from the ceiling in
canopy effect and the stage which was
curtained with two big flags was dec
GRATED with bunting and yellow and
white flowers.
Promenades were enclosed in can
vas and ferns and potted palms great
~ added to the attractiveness.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the band
struck up the music for the grand
march and Illustrous Potentate George
Filmer of Islam temple, San Francisco,
led, followed by Motley H. Flint,
potentate of the Ancient Arabic order,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, and w. d.
Stephens. past potentate, with Mrs.
Flint and Mrs. Stephens.
These four made the honored guests
Behind them followed several hundred
couples, including the mobiles of the
Shrine and their ladies and many other
guests invited by the executive COM
nlittee.
Drill Teams Perform
When the Bedouin and Arab patrols
marched on to the great floor of the
auditorium during the intermisslon
they were met with bursts of applause
For fifteen minutes the score or more
of Shriners who know so well the tac-
tics Of the military held sway, giving
all the marching evolutions which have
made them famous. Best of all was
the formation of the cross and the
march, twenty abreast, the full length
of the hall. Every effort was, heartily
received.
Assistant Postmaster w. H. Harrison
of Los Angeles and John H. Mullhol-
land Of Long Beach were chairmen of
the committee of arrangements, and
Long Beach men who received the
guests included j. B. Hartwell, S. l..
Lent, e. e. Norton e. Musselman, w.
j. Howe, r. S. Oakford, A. G. Malone,
W. L. Porterfield, Horace Greene H.
W. Jackson, w. w. Lowe, H. S. CAL
lahan, S. A. Warsen, c. L. Heartwell
and T. c. Donnell The floor commit
tee was composed of ]. G. Mullholland.
W. B. Julian, George c. Flint and
Charles Malcom Of Long Beach and
Leo V. Youngworth, George A. Fitch,
l.. ]. c. Spruance, Louis Schwaebe,
H. ]. Houser and John G. Berner of
Los Angeles.
On no occasion during the season
have there been so many beautiful
gowns noticed as at the Shriners ball.
In spite of the fact that the guests
went twenty miles in cars, the women
were gowned as beautifully as If they
had gone ten blocks in a carriage. Mrs.
Flint's gown was of canary crepe de
chine trimmed with real lace, and the
dress worn by Mrs. Stephens, the other
woman who was an honored guest,
was of old rose imported voile.
The brunette beauty of Miss Maud
Reese Davies was set off to advantage
by gown of white net trimmed with
pink.
Mrs. Charles l.. Logan wore hand
some gown of white silk.
The becoming dress worn by Mrs. j.
C. Berner was of banana fiber in blue
and white.
Mrs. A. K. Brauer wore princess
gown of gray silk and diamond orna-
ments.
Mrs. S. T. Eldridge wore white louis
inc silk and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. II. c.. Krohn was another who
choose white as the color of pretty
gown.
MRS. X. c. Morhman's gown was Of
black and white.
Lavender silk was the material from
which the charming gown worn by
Mrs. w. j. Rankin was fashioned.
MIS-. 1dNiQ WOiC a sun VI
white broadcloth.
Mrs. r. f. Train wore a stylish gown
of green Panama cloth.
Mrs. r. w. Given wore handsome
gown of brown crepe de chine.
Mrs. C. L. Roberts wore black net.
Mrs. w. C. Patterson was gowned
in gray crepe de chine and Miss Hazel
Patterson wore soft white silk with
pearl trimmings.
Mrs. Wilbur G. Smart wore blue
crepe de chine.
Mrs. Fred Hines wore a becoming
gown of blue silk with trimmings of
real lace.
Mrs. Glen Edmonds wore blue silver
spangled net with stylish blue hat.
Miss Marjory Menefee wore a prin-
cess gown of raw silk in a delicate
shade of blue.
Mrs. Frank o. Evans. who Is the
house guest of Mrs. Fred Hines, wore
soft RraV silk.