Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-01-08
PAsSiNig OF old, en-.
TRANCiz Of new Year
OCCASION q EBRATED IN Dtv.
&. E1S WAYS.
Glass Reunion Held Banquet, Din
,ners and Cird Pasttes.

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was celebrated in diverse ways by
jamestown people. Families enter
tanned guests at home dinners, and
there were cards and other amuse-
ments during the evening.
TheAweather was a little more
wintry than the month of December
had offered, light snow having fall
len New Years eve, but not sufficient
to interfere with the good skating
that has. prevailed on the river.
The Gladstone hotel prepared a
sumptuous menu for the guests, and
number of residents of the city
took advantage Of the day to dine at
the hotel. The new year was ush-
cred in quietly, without the custom
,ary blowing of whistles and ringing
Of bells.
F7renms Ball.
Jamestown Volunteer Fire depart
.ment held their 23rd annual ball at
the Armory, New Years eve, attend
ed by probably the largest crowd of
dancers ever present at dance in
jamestown, the floor being taxed to
it's utmost capacity, with a large
number Of spectators in addition The
dance program lasted until nearly
$3.50 in the morning, including many
waltzes, quadrilles, schottische, and
the Virginia Reel, called by Ben Pom
titus, each dance being named by q
phrase characteristic OF the fireman.
| The odd dag of the Hook & Ladder
company was hung over the orches-
ira. The committee in charge At tale
hall included Fire Chief John Dsnsch.
and Fred Helnsworth Of Rsscue
Hook & Ladder Co., secy.' h. u. Giese
and Arthur Rulon Of Artestan Hose
Co. No. ,, Fred Koehn and VIM.
Zuelke. Artesian Hose CO. No. 1. and
Otto Bettcher and Frank Dalltsn Of
~. p. Hose co. Ticket sales amount
ed to, S23l, and expenses, including
hah rent. music, etc., were about
fSl15. The firemen desire to thank
fthe business men and public for the
liberal support and patronage.
II. s. Glass of 1913.
Among the celebrations on New
Years was reunion of the class of
Jamestown high school of 1913. Out
of the 21 graduates there were IA
present, who met at the residence of
Frank Rathman on Wednesday night
and attended both of the moving pic
ture shows, and afterwards assem-
bled at Mrs. Harrington's, where an
elaborate luncheon was served, the
bid ysar watched out and the new
one in. There we're toasts and
general good time. Louis Orlady
acted as toastmaster, and Florence
Phillips and Blanche Rathman served
the luncheon. Those present on the
occasion we're Doris Wood, Florence
Boise, Jean Lenentine, Violet McGin-
mis-, Ethelyn Rathman, Louis Orlady,
Lynn Seller, Oscar Fried, Will Flan-
nigan, Wallace Daley, Kennedy Wan
neP, Werner Huffman, Walter Danu-
ser and Robin Hall.
New Years Ball at Elks Home.
jamestown Elks gave a pretty
Janqtpg party at their lodge rooms
New Years night, many members and
their guests enjoying the gay affair.
A basket supper occurred at mid
night. Music by Tunstall's orches-
ira was unusually lively and pretty.
VISIT WISCONSIN DAIRY FARMS
Williston, Jan. 2-Fifty Williams
and Mckenzie county farmers will
make a first hand study of dairying
in Wisconsin and Minnesota, leaving