The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-05-11
GRAND OPENING BALL AT NEW
EAGLES HALL A SOCIAL AND
FINANCIAL TRIUMPH
SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. LARGELY ATTENDED, HALL
TASTEFULLY DECORATED. SUMPTU0US SUPPER
SERVED PROCEEDS $237.5o

For many days the Grand Opening
Ball had been a topic OF conversation
and the event looked forward to with
much pleasurable anticipation, and,
it must be admitted, with no little
curiosity on the part of the feminine
world as to who would he there and
what they would wear. Little Won
der then that when the evening of
May 5th arrived, nearly the whole
community assembled to participate
in the enjoyment of the opening-for
the hall is not only a home for the
fraternity under whose auspices the
ball was SO successfully given, but
an Opera House for the town-hence
all Malta was interested.
The hall, occupying the second
floor of the Cosner Garage, forms
one of the finest opera houses in
Northern Montana. 1t is s0X4O feet,
a seating or dancing space 40X60 feet.
has a stage and dressing rooms oc-
cupying the western end off Fifth
Avenue, with the entrance and ticket
office at the opposite end. The i'll
terror is handsomely finished and the
floor is Of hard maple. a Gasoline
plant furnishes soft, clear lights for
the building, and the city council
provide large arc light for the front
ore1 antraroo +n +l,o ho1l
The artistic decorations for the
opening in red, white and blue the
Eagles colors-were very effectively
arranged. Festoons of the national
colors were suspended from the cell
ing and these We're intermlngled with
others from the sides of the room,
while red, white and blue bunting
concealed the proscenium of the
stage, the temporary seats and the
postScenium, with the words, "Wel-
come" emphasizing the brightness OF
the decorations.
On entering the hall each lady was
presented Wi tn a carnation which
was worn during the evening.
BY the time the orchestra began
the first sweet strains of dance mus
ic, ciivalric men and fair women,
winsome and blushing brides and
happy grooms, brides to be and
attentive lovers, staid matrons with
digniitd escorts, eXpectant debu-
tants and youthful swain, all with
happy, smiling faces thronged the
hall, and when r. V. Tucker, :s
grand conductor of ceremonies, an
nounced the first dance, the scene
became one of beauty and gaye-
ty, the various colors of the cos
tunes blending harmoniously in the
ever changing figures of the dance.
The dancing was participated in
by nearly all present, The music
by both the Malta Orchestras was
exceptionally good.
Many of the costumes worn by
the ladies were beautiful and deserve
special mention. Mrs. Mcdonald
wore an embroidered gown of white.
trimmed with applique; Mrs. Wal
lace Coburn was attlred in a pale
blue gown Of soft material, Mrs. Ell
]iot in pink chiffon over white satin,
Mrs. Hall in a pretty cream colored
dress trimmed with black applique,
the Misses Mabel and Teresa Bocan
in pale plue satin, Miss Leah Casel-
berg in brown silk, Mrs. Plott in
dark blue messaline, Mrs. Pi erson
in a becoming black gown, Miss Peck
in rose silk, Mrs. Hosig ina soft
clinging gown Of gray, Mrs. Tanner
iii a modish gown Of apricot mes
saline, Mrs. Elmer johnson in a
dainty creation of white trimm ed
with lace. Mrs. Trafton in grey silk
Mrs. j. A. Tressler in pretty dress
of white, Mrs. LeNoir in brown silk
with bertha and trimmings OF white,
Miss Helen Caselberg wore dain ty
blue dress, Miss Chase a tan colored
dress trimmed with blue, Miss Bra
dy a figured blue foulard, Miss Grace
Tucker red silk, Mrs. e. Smith,
apretty gown OF white and blue
trimmed with white, Miss Mabel
Tucker, dainty cream colored
gown, Miss Pelzel gre EN- silk, Mrs.
SklOWer. a pretty white dress. Mrs.