Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-01

The first charity ball ever held in |
Tonopah was the one given last night |
at the Miners Exchange hall by Ton
opah Lodge No. 1862, B. P. o. E. |
There were 220 couples participated
in the grand march led by Past Ex-
alted Ruler L. A. Gibbons and Mrs.
Gibbons. The decorations of the hail
were the most artistic ever seen in
Tonopah and would have done credit |
to any metropolitan function. A
large number of handsome gownsa
were in evidence.
At the hour of IL, the most sacred
in all Elkdom, the hall was suddenly
darkened, and the chimes from a
deep toned clock announced the houc.
The audience Joined in "Auld Lang
Syne." The lights found every man,
woman and child in the vast throng
standing on their feet while the
Star Spangled Banner" emanate1
from the throats of all present, the
Elks waving the national emblem as
an accompaniment. At IL o'clock the
guests repaired to the Tonopah Club
cafe, where an elaborate collation.
was served. The use of the cafe was
tenderd through the kindness of Mr.
Tom Kendall. After supper the
dancers repaired to the hall and tl,e
summer sun was high in the heavens
ere the last Elk was seen vending
his way homeward
Among those present were the fc,-
lowing: Messrs. and Mesdames L.
A. Gibbons, Key Pittman, p E. Keel
Ler, j. p. Brissell, Bert L. Smith, r.
"a. McCarran, Puddy Grimes VIII
Grimes, Zeb Kendall, j. ]. McQuii-
Ian, A. E. Fritsch, J. P. Stenson, Ed
Malley, H. A. McKim, E. E. Walker,
! George letter, Joe Vockovich, DR..
Clark, j.. p. O'Brien, ]. Morris, ir-
wing Macdonald, w. T. McNeeley. J.
E. Ferris, ]. Hayward, Geo. Swasey,
Walter Agnew, w. j. Wilson, Cal
Shaw, w. w. Pangburn, George, w.
Summerfield, H. G. Schmidt, Frank
Macy, w. j. Douglas, T. Oldfather,
Jack Mckenzie, Jules Smith and Rob
ert' Prouty. Mesdames Gates, Gaden,
Knox, Robb, Vail, O'Brien, Perry,
Lydon, Trimble. Langley, Press,
Kutzkau, Owens, Byers, Coombs.
Hayden, Trip, Zanola, Coulter,
Cleary, Mcclure, Small, McGrath
Boyant and Tanner. Misses Harriet
Croker, A. McSorley, M. McCaffrey,
lone Erickson, Alicia Grimes, Birdie
Quillian, Abbie Strosnider, Rene
Ross, A. Deeble, N. Hansen, Ruth
Winans, Susan Bowers, Marie O'Con-
Enell. F. o'Brien, Agnes Fuller, Abbie
Hayden, D. Quillian. Steinmetz, Hef-
feron, Smith, Pyne, Kelly, Slavi j.,
Dennis, Griffin. Murray, Smith, Johne
son, Boylan, Moore. Messrs. Fox,
Daniels, Tripp, Mullen, Wise, Corkill,
Drysdale, Hefferon, Sinclair, Erick-
son, Moran, Platt, Schwartz, Pepper,
4 Atkinson, Dexter, Gardner, Rodgers,
Perrini, Walker, Holland, Hertel, AL
len, Highland, Wonacott, Crockett,
Byron, Averill, Sheldon, Pittman.
Hammond, Alexander, Bowers, Cor
coran, Downs. Dale. Slavin, Cuddy
and Morgan.
i The following were the very eff
cient committees: 1
4 General committee on the ball--R.
L. Prouty. chairman; George F.
Blakeslee, George B. Thatcher. L. A
Gibbons, w. j. Agnew. Puddy Grimes,
In. HI. Brown, L. L. Mushett, r. G.
Moore. Harry Crockett and H. G.
4 sFSchmidt.
Floor committee-H. H. Brown,
chairman; p. E. Keeler, George B,
Thatcher, Harry Crockett and Fl,
Schmidt.
Reception and invitation commit
I tee-L. L. Atushett. L. A. Gibbons
! Harry Crockett. Puddy Grimes and
} In. Schmidt.
: Music, program and publicity com
! mittee-L A. Gibbons. George A
t Blakeslee. r. c. Moore, George B
2 Thatcher and Puddy Grimes.
I Decoration committee - w. X
Wise, Puddy Grimes. H. Schmidt