Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-02-26
THE I. q. O. F. BALL.
A Jolly Crowd Of Msskers Make Merry
at Garlock's Opera House Tuesday
-E.f Night.


~ Might.
A keen, cutting wind made it quite
disagreeable to be out Tuesday night.
However, there was good humored
crowd gathered at the opera house and
enjoyed the mirth and music. Had it
been a pleasant night doubtless the house
would have been crowded, but twenty
degrees below zero is not conducive to
thin frocks and guaze masks. Some OF
the costumes were quite attractive and
ELECTED much praise, others grotesque in
the extreme. From the grand march to
the time of unmasking the cavorting Of
the clowns and antics of the odd figures
kept the house in a continued uproar. =
Prizes were offered for most original
costumes. Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. M.
]. Kelly and Mrs. E. A. Chambers were
chosen to view the characters and award
the prizes.
Peter sidey received the gents prize,
representing the Court Jester, or the
"King's Fool"
The ladies prize was awarded to Miss
Wynne d. Bennett, of Mystic. Her de-
sign was "It Pays to Advertise" As
her costume attracted much attention it
might not be out of place to describe it..
She had on her head chapeau-bras,
on the front was pasted the title of this
paper and elsewhere thereon the names
of firms advertising therein of recent
date. On her waist in front hung card
about 6xS inches bearing the inscription
"Grubstake on the Stage for Cash." and
titles of break fast foods and baking pow
der labels. On her skirt two large cards
bearing the inscription, "It Pays to Ad-
vertise," and Subscribe for the CHhoN-
ICLE." A half-dozen smaller cards of
business firms reading McFadden pick
led pigs feet and hogs, jowl and such
other ludcrous inscriptions, and about
90 titles of magazines and papers syste-
matically arranged in such manner as
to be pleasing to the eye.
Right here we will digress long enough
to make an explanation. Some one
started the report that her Uncle George
had worked on her costume the past two
weeks. Except for the few humorous
cards thereon, which he printed after
her arrival here, he knew no more than
any other spectator what her costume
was, until she was dressed for the ball.
1t was designed by her mother and to-
gether they constructed and embellished
it. At any rate it was a novel scheme
and by many adjudged attractive. The
fact that she was given the prize is evil
dence that the committee considered ii
of merit. However, it offers sugges-
ton to the business firms of Custer who
have not advertised in the columns OF
the CHRONICLE that they should take
heed.
Miss Fannie Mcknight, who had on a
anti made of onr National colora alao re.
ceived prize.
Shortly after unmasking supper was
announced to which all did ample JUS
tice. Over 20 supper tickets were sold
The jewellers continued their hilarity
until four o'clock a. M, then wended
their way home happy but tired and
sleepy from their vigorous exercises
We were not able to get the names o.
all masked, but noticed the following
characters:
! Cowboy-Bessie Clark.
| Mica Girl-Mona Sidey.
Dawn-Anna Konrad.
Sailor--Eva Babcock.
| Hoseman-Miss Dumke.
Night-Mrs. Jas. Ayres.
We judge there were about 40 couple
masked.
Aside from the inclement weather sew
eral events conspired to prevent larger
attendance, nevertheless the managerl
are we'll pleased over their efforts to pro
vide an evening of enjoyment for thu
people who indulge in that kind o
amusement. 1t being an annual even
is always looked forward too with much
delight. They cleared between $50 anc
$40.