Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-26

The flag Of good fellowship was
unfurled last night by the b. p. o.
Els at the sixth annual dance and
foated a rousing welcome to each
and all. Elks from north south,
east and west Joined in the iubilation.
With acclaim throng OF happy
bright people danced to the lure Of
siren music till a dewless desert
morn bade them HE to the hay
No hall or building in Tonopah
could accommodate the crowds al
though no invitations were issued and
the affair was limited TO the mem
bership Of the antlered herd. Elks
hail. spacious as Il Is, was Inadequate
to the entertainment of the hosts that
trooped to the scene, and in anticipa-
tion OF this limitation the committee
on entertainment wisely decided 10
divide the annual festival into two
sections so that all could be provided
with good cheer and not be pressed
matter OF dancing Miners Exchange
hall was impressed into service as
an annex to the club rooms and both
spacious quarters were taxed to their
utmost. The decorations of both
places were on scale commensurate
with the famed generosity and hos
pitality OF Tonopah lodge No. 1862,
whose magnificent electric monogram
was reproduced on the souvenir
programs in a beautiful half tone en-.
craving. On the reverse side ap-
peared another half tone Of the in
terror OF the banquet hall with the
clock standing at the significant elev'
en- o'clock ,ready for the nightly toast
The dancing hall was converted into
canopied bower with myriads OF
strands OF ysfi-colored maple leaves
flaming scarlet Of autumn intermin
gled with mottled browns, sunshiny
yellows and glistening green's Fluf
fy, frowsy NUNS, pink and gold
white and red, dropped and nodded
from the many ropes Of gay foliage
The central light was shadowed b!
an inverted bowl OF green pampa
plumes with great feathery frond
sustaining purple panacles Of bloom
dropping from the center that len
the Elks color touch to the decora
tions. Flags were most original
grouped In the corners and assemble
on the orchestra platform. At II
teryals on the sidewalks great lac
pampas floated and swayed outwar
from a base OF leaves and ohrysaI
themums that extended from proje
tions on the wall The lights wer
tempered with red globes softenin
the glare and creating a radiance
color that was most artistic due
the skillfu combinations achieve
under the direction of that genius
mastery effort, Mr.. Robert G. Pol
who had devoted the greater part
the week to perfecting this drea
Of tropical splendor. The musician
platform was hedged with palm tre
and huge bowls OF white lilies.
The prodigal use of flowers at Il
club house was evident long
fore reaching the building for t
fragrance floated through the op
doors and windows and waited dov
the street for a block on either 81
suggesting the arrival of spring wi
Its memories OF other climes whe
the change of seasons is more empl
sized by the riotous abandon of !
ture But It was not alone the tr,
ical luxuriance that appealed to
senses, for, intermingled with
sensuous balm of roses. sweat pc
lilacs, golden jonquils. oppulent i
tulips and delicate scented lilies W,
the heavier resinous odor of sprl
and pine that breather of the no
and its forest splendors. The b
quet hall was revelation.
ceiling was almost covered with hu
leberry branches and roses Of eN
green striating from central pc
and touching the sides where {
were met by branches of lilacs
purple and white. At each stat
was an immense jardiniere of tul
jonQuils and lilies. The tables W
graced with vast vases filled v
sweet peas, pink roses, luscious
roses, carnations, lilies and d
down dillies, and each lady on er
ing received magnificent bouQ
The tables we're trimmed with SIN