The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-12
PIONEERS BALL IS
TONIGHT

There is every indication that
the dance that is to be given to.
night in honor of Lincoln's birthday
under the auspices of the local iglCo
of the Pioneers will come I'D in
all essentials to the standards that
have been set by this most popular
organization in the past. for from
all over the creeks there comes
word that everybody" is coming in.
In town as usual on the eve of a
Pioneer affair. the dance is the
subject of general discussion.
II is only to be expected that en-
tertainments given under the ans.
pices of the Pioneers should command
the confidence and patronage of the
general public for the society has
come to be locked upon as the most
merltorious in the country. Organ.
lied in Fairbanks on November 90
1909, the local igloo now boasts of
membership of almost 600. While
1t is not a beneficiary association in
any sense CT the word il yet has
distributed more than $4,000 in cases
where well-consdered assistance
was calculated to do much good. II
Is this real old sourdough style of
helping out the temporarily unfortu.
nate without ostentation that has
endeared the order TO these who
are acquainted with its great work.
The preparations that have been
made for the ball tonight are on a
munificent scale and there is not
the slightest likelihood of it being
anything but a huge success. AL
Raynor will serve the supper in
his well-known capable style and
Durand's orchestra of six pieces will
furnish the incentive to get into
every dance. The hall has been
beautifully decorated, as have also
the anterooms and dining hall on
'he uppel lloOlS.
The arrangements for the dance
have been made by the executive
committee. composed of J. II. Ma,
thews, SD Stewart and Abe Stein.
The floor committee tonight is
composed of w. c. Harp, chairman;
John A. Healey, Anders Bredlie,
Emil Dorfner, James G. Moore. r.
&C.. Wood, John L. Sale and DR., Hall
The doorkeepers will be Jack Bel.
lerby and r. NJ. Brown and the
following comprise the reception
committee:
Thomas Lloyd, chairman; Otto
Ambrosius, G. E Beraud Dan Cal.
lahan, w. S. Clarke. August w.
C9nradt. c. f. Davidson. Dan Dris-
coll, Bernard Estby, w. NJ. Gilcher,
Anthony Goessman, A. r. Garner
II. l.. Hedger. George Hutchinson.
A. r. Heilig, Charles Hinckley. F..
l.. Irons, Theodore Johnson. Dan
Jonas. II. Claude Kelly. w. B. Koon.
John Letendre, S. J. Marsh. H. j.
McCallum, J. J. McDermott, John
A. Mcintosh, A. j. Nordale, w, Fl.
Owens, August Petersen. r. J. Pat
terson, Henry Rappolt Henry r.
Kay, II. H. Ross, James II. Russell,
hoy &. Southworth, LATE E. Spray.
}. l.. Tobin, Charles w. Thrift. Gus
A. Vedin, Leo Vile. Henry Willett.
]. F. Zimmerman.
AT the meeting of the society on
Monday last the following new mem
bers were added to the rolls:
Alex }. Johnston, Alex Reavis. An
drew Lyall. Archibald Campbell. j..
II. Rhinehart, James Pee. John NJ.
Cunningham, William f. Terrill,
John Barrack, William C. Mullen,
Frank S. Smell, Edward J. Homer,
John Vik, j. c. kellum. l.. ]. Nc
earthly, jefferson Gear, Thomas NJ.
Gilmore and ]. H. Sanford.
The present officers of the local
igloo Of Pioneers are:
Past President-James ]. Thorn
ton.
President-Peter LorentZen.
First Vice-A J. Nordale,
Second Vice.. H. Groves.
Secretary-George Markus.
Treasurer-H. Claude Kelly.
Trustees-M. Rosenthal, C. J.
Stewart, r. J. Gels.
Historian-Joseph r. Mathews.
Sergeant-at-Arms-R M. Brown.
Doorkeeper-Daniel H. Burgh.