The Alaska citizen., 1915-12-27
MOOSE DANCE
 B|G SUCCESS

Two hundred couples is con servative estimate of the number of people who were in attendance at the second annual Christmas bali of the Fairbanks lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, given Saturday night at the roller rink. And the dance was big success likewise from every other standpoint, for never were the decorations more beautiful, the supper better CT the punch more tasty. Many of those in at tendance at the dance left the floOr
 at midnight, but the majority trip ! ped the light fantastic" until an early hour this morning. Music for the dance was furnished by an orches
 tra composed of Victor Durand. Vic tor Mente, William Gorbracht and
 Thomas G. King.
 | In themselves the decorations, while
 nothing very elaborate, were nov 1 city the decorative features being particularly new There was no par ticular color scheme, the colors of
 the Moose, red and white. being , blended with the usual Christmas
 colors of red and green. The usual abundance of evergreen boughs was in evidence, being intertwined ali over the ceiling of the big hall with tinsel. And hanging everywhere
 were pennants of red, white and blue, United States flags and Christ,
 mas bells.
 At the south side of the hall was
 an old fashioned fire place, one of tho new features Above 1t was a
 glass covered frame surrounded by T big flag, in which the charter of
 the local lodge of Moose, with the
 names of the charter members of the organization, reposed. Above that still was one big letter, "P,' done in red and white paper. The second letter of the word which
 is emblematic of the Moose order, the A." was near the entrance to the hall, willie the third, making the Pap" was on the north side, placed in a position similar to the others. above a beautifully decorat- ed Christmas tree.
 One new feature of the affair was the cozy corner. designated by the
 Moose as "Mooseheart." It was sur rounded by evergreens and contained several couches and chairs where tired dancers might take a few mo
 ments rest, or lovers go for ar
 undisturbed talk in quietude. And 1t was occupied for the greater part of the evening by either one or the other.
 Another feature, while not entire ly new, but novel in it's manner of get-up, was the moonlight scene. It showed the moon rising over what appeared to be pine forest, two big stuffed owls occupying places in the foremost scene where the moonlight could play on them, mak ing it very realistic. Therefore there were several moonlight waltzes. And there were number also when the moon was ir complete eclipse, the
 0nly light being thet which emanat ed from the tiny stars in the shape of electric lights in the ceiling of the dancing floor Stars would also have been unnecessary had the com mittee not been afraid that some of the dancers might put their feet through the floor in their efforts to dance in the dark.
 The supper was served under the balcony at the east end of the hall. A long table was used and all who attended the dance were therefore given ample opportunity to partake of the excellent supper in sittings of about 100 each.
 c. L. (Slim) Packard, as chair man of the Moose entertainment committee, was charge d'affaires." To him, therefore. belongs most of the credit for the success of the second large reasonable dance to be given by the Fairbanks lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose.