Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-01
LARGE CROWD
MERRY MASKERS
ENJOY BALL

Il wonder who is waltzing me
now?' was the popular refrain
heard last night at the grand mas
querade ball given at the Miners
Exchange hall by the Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias. From
start to finish the dance was sue
cess and there has never been an
occasion in this city whein so many
different costumes were in evi-
dence. In the grand march there
We're fully 200 couples, while a
great many of the maskers stood
by to watch the procession There
were Days and Nights, Flower
Queens, Chevaliers, Court Ladies,
Clowns, the Two Little Girls in
Blue, Dutch Maidens, Germans, and
in fact everything imaginable.
Noticeable among the crowd were
three costumes representing The
Bonanza.
The task of the judges was a
difficult one for it was almost inn
possible to select the prize win
ners from the vast assemblage.
Great credit is due the committee
composed of B. M. Bateman, George
B. Swasey and B. D. Stone, who
had charge of the affair and who
worked untiringly for the merited
success.
The winners of the prizes are as
follows:
First prize, best costumed lady,
lady's gold watch. Mrs. Merschner,
in butterfly costume. Second prize
pair Of shoes, Mrs. j. Tester. in bell
costume.
First prize, best costumed gentle
man, gold watch, Dick Klepper in
chevalier costume. Second prize
years subscription Tonopah Daily
Bonanza, Roy Moore, chevalier cos
tune
Best sustained lady character.
prize, lady's hand bag, Mrs. Cecil
Chapman, in costume representing
Nevada.
Best sustained gentleman charac-
ter, prize, box of cigars, Sunny
Klein, as Jew peddler.
Most original character, lady,
prize, 2O-pound turkey, Laura Parr,
flower girl.
Most original character, gentle
man, prize, sucking pig, Dan Nc
Carthy, as a Tonopah Miner
Most original group of six, prize,
case of beer, Messrs. Stotesbury
Flood, O'Connell, Trabert, Boggs
and Bowler, in football costumes.
Most original group of three,
prize, three bottles of champagne,
Mesdames Swasey Fowler and
Recht, in 7Fleur de lis costume.
Best cakewalkers, prize, ten
pound cake and bottle of perfum-
cry, c. F. Cauffman and Mrs. J.
Tester.
Most original costume represent
ing the state of Nevada, prize, a
Swift Premier ham and sack of
flour. Mrs. d. e. Mccarthy.
Most original character represent
ing Tonopah, prize, two bottles Bur-
gundy and one bottle wine, Mrs. M.
Strain
Best female impersonator, pair,
prize kid gloves, Claude Manning,
as Belle of Darktown.
Best male impersonator, prize,
pair kid gloves, Mrs. 7. J. Lyon, as
Puddy Grimes.
Homeliest man in the house,
prize, two neckties, j. r. Ballet.
Best Cook and Peary layout,
prize, pair ladys slippers and gen
tleman's gloves, AL Fishback and
Mrs. Nutto. Owing to the absence
of competitors this award was
made on an Uncle Sam costume
worn by Mr.. Fishback, and win
ter dress worn by Mrs. Nutto
Best walters, prize, pair lady S
silk hose and landscape picture,
James Coffee and Pearl Coffee.
Consolation prize of a supper at
the Montana cafe, Miss Rowe and
Mrs. Burgess, as the Gold Dust
Twins.
Most original costume for mar
ried woman, prize, one months free
admission to Butler theater, Mrs.
Bozart, costumed as Folly.
The winners who failed to secure
an order for their prize can have
the same by making application at
the Tonopah drug store where all
awards have been on exhibit.
The following are among those
who participated in the affair and
their costumes:
Della Gilbert, twilight; Elsie
BOWIef, night, Mrs. l.. Moore, irish
washerwoman; Miss M. Rowe, Mrs.
E. j. Burgess, Gold Dust Twins
Claude L. Manning, Belle of Coon
town; Clara Boggs, handkerchief
girl; Mabel Boggs, Spanish girl In
"a Critchfield, Italian girl; Sadie
Sturgeon, fire; Fernie Sturgeon,
blue bell; Abbie Stratton, flag /;
Mrs. Puttkarne, Mrs. Hooten, snow
maids; Mrs. Swim, Arabic costume
Mrs. G. Kennedy. Spanish dancer;
Miss Meaglia, Italian flag; Mrs
Sawle, Mrs. Gillen, fancy d-ecs;