The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

MASK BALL IS
A BIG AFFAIR

The costume masquerade ball at the
Ray Con Club House last Tuesday
evening, Halloween Celebration, proved
to be the greatest success of any en-
tertainment ever offered in the pros
porous mining camp of Ray.
| Everyone went inspired with enthus-
asm which made it one Of the most en-
jOyable affairs of it's kind to date The
club house capacity was inadequate to
comfortably take care of the large at
tendance, numbering close to 500, and
many were compelled to be only on
lockers from the outside.
! The Club Finance Committee evil
IDENTIFY spared no expense in lavishing
their taste on fitting the club house for
this occasion. Beautiful decorations
of very unique luster adorned all the
walls and the huge mantfepiece, dis
playing in their earned trophy cups
large bouquets of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS; hanging on wainscoting large
artificial pumpkins in punches, though
in the center hung large real pump
kin, carved in a manner, Illuminated
with electricity that gave the witches,
owls and black cats on the higher walls
an artistic offset, perfecting the spooky,
wierd effect necessary. Many other
real pumpkins were placed at intervals
on various settings.
George 1vald. floor manager of the
OCCASION, says: No use, fellows, our
young people are too wise to become
alarmed at the skeleton secreted back
Of the orchestra that gave the only il
| Elimination during the moonlight
waltz" and to an extent he was right,
| for no one tainted.
Everyone seems to be, wondering
what became of the prizes that were to
be awarded to the ones donning the
most appropriate raiment. Well, it was
this way: Each and everyone was SO
jubilant at all times that it was abso-
lutely impossible to draw attention
| to a degree of silence to have them un-
derstand how to cast their vote by a
ballot as planned. Several attempts to
do this by those officiating proved of
no avail so it became necessary to
clear the middle of the floor and give
the poor prisoners chance for their
lives. The pig evidently had taken on
too much Coco Cola and lost his bal
ance and was captured by Mrs. j. c.
Prichard. The ducklings plight met
with the same result, being captured
by Miss Thone.
| Through the Copper Camp, the Club
Committee wishes to thank each and
every one who acceded to the request
to don masquerade and costume, which
met with most wonderful success, there
being over $50 on the floor, represent
ing splendidly almost every nationality
and walk in life. If there had been
| Judges, it would have been impossible
to decide on the most unique costume,
for there were so many effective garbs.
not only of characters but very elabo-
rate ones.
1t would be unreasonable to expect a
comment on each and every good cos
tune, and if the writer overlooks you,
please do not take offense, for there
were so many; and so many he didn't
know, it would be impossible to describe
them all, and many Of the following are
suggestions from various people:
Mr.. Cates-"Had a fine time, best
in twenty years." His personation Of a
Spanish General Grande" enabled him
to step the latest without divulging his
identity.
Had Charlie Chaplin dropped in on
the scene no doubt he would have
clasped either Carpenter or Dick Robo-
than and exclaimed, my poor lost twin
brother, where have you been these
many years?" They were good.