The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-19
ST. PATS DANCE
A GREAT SUCCESS
Celebration EniOyably Passed With Sweet
Irish SONGS, Music
and Feastine

Sardines are packed closely in cans
but they are not expected to glide
over a smooth maple floor to the en-
traneing strains of an orchestra. rem
dering seductive waltZes and charm
ing two steps.
Ely hall could have been well COM
pared last night to gigantic sar-
dine can in which human beings were
packed almost to suffocation, but
who, regardless of the close quarters
inwhich they were crowded had one
OF the most delightful evenings in the
social annals of Ely
The ball given last night by the
ladies of Sacred Heart Catholic
church was success, an unparallel-
ed success. from social standpoint
and from financial standpoint.
When the crowd was at its height,
there were fully 500 couples on the
floor. either dancing or trying TO
dance Good. nature prevailed, and it
did not seem to make much differ
ence il ones tender toes were trod
upon by the dancers, because it was
all taken as part OF The program.
And when the music started the
dancers we're in their element From
10 o'clock until -n no 1t would
not be polite to say until when
the dancers held merry reyel. While
the floor was crowded every dance
was encored. and many demands
were made for repetition of favorite
numbers.
Prior to the beginning of the dance
an excellent musical program was
given under the direction of Mrs.
Fred T. Neyin. If good old Tom
Moore the sweet singer of Tlibernia
could have been present he would
have known that his songs of the
dear old Emerald Isle had touched
human hearts and their charms have
not been lost in all the years that
have elapsed since first he sang their
i sweet strains to the music of the
harp.
Miss Schmittroth and Mrs. Deck
leman sang Kathleen Mavourneen
with rare charm and sweetness. Har-
ry Hughes won unstinted applause
for his rendition of Dear Old Girl,
which was followed by Believe Me
II All Those Endearing Young
Charms. Mrs Frederick Nevin
sang Killarney" and in response to
an encore rendered The Last Rose
of summer Miss Brown and Mrs.
Eddy sang Come Back TO Erin in q
pleasing manner.
Barney AcGee" and Molly o.
humorous selections by George An
nand, caught the audience. He was
warmly received. Responding to re
peated calls he and Harry Hughes
sang THE Wearin o the Green.
and THE Harp that Once Thro Ia
ra' s Halls.
AT midnight supper was served at
the Palace restaurant under the di-
vice and restaurant were given tC
the committee by Mr.. Alexander, gra-
tis. The service was excellent and
the supper faultless, Miss Bertha
Fox was the fortunate guest who
found the s. gold piece in her cake
al the supper.
Miss Ellen Hayes. chairman of the
general committee on arrangements
expressed herself as being delighted
with the patronage that had been Civ
EN- to the affair and thanked all those
who had assisted in making it sucf
a pronounced success.
The members of the committee il
charge of the ball were: General ar
rangements, Miss Hayes, chairman
Mrs Eager, Mrs Weller; refresh
ments, Mrs. Malin, chairman. Mrs
: Allison, Mrs. Lehigh, Mrs. Peters
, Mrs Smith and Mrs. Dean floor
= William j. Peters chairman, Freder
ick Malin, V. G, Meloy and others.
The proceeds from the ball AM
!. e,,npar will ha usad for finishing am