Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-25
PIONEERS DANCE
List of Prizes Announced and Ar arrangements Completed for
 Big Event

When the sourdoughs of Igloo No. 10, Pioneers of Alaska, and their friends meet in A. B. hall Wednesday evening March 20, for their first masked ball, there bids fair to be one of the gayest scenes ever witnessed in this camp. The enthusiasm of the Pioneers is infectious It is spreading to 2ll and everywhere ladies are busy mak ng novel and beautiful costumes. They are being besieged by the male sex for help, and he constant cry Is, Fix me up so no one will know me- Rope hair, wigs and whis- kers are greatly in demand, while grease paint is at a high premium. Kings, beg gars statesmen, roughnecks, princesses, flower girls, judges, clowns, Chinese niggers, prohibitionists, and all the varied company of ancient and modern days will jostle el- bows and make merry. Dick Button IS getting together an aggregation that will put missionary Flp islanders III the discard. Look out for them
 The floor will be reserved for maskers un til midnight, and no one not in costume will be permitted to dance. After un- masking, promptly at midnight, the floor will be open to al. There will be none of the features originally contemplated for the Days of '98 carnival" but there will be some novel and interesting stunts at in tervals There is splendid list of prizes offered The judges to award these prizes will be selected from those in attendance one from Discovery, two from Flat and two from Iditarod. The list follows:
 List of Prizes
 Best dressed lady-e10 in gold. F. B. Stanley.
 est-dressed gentleman-Diamcnd safety razor smiths Gun Store.
 Best -sus: ared character Qady)-Cut glass vase The Branch.
 Best sustained character (gentleman - Sack Gold Medal flour Sam'l Applebaum.
 Most original costume ladyl-Cut glass water bottle Christy Anthcnieon.
 Most original costume (gentlemen) Pair Ncttleton shoes A. J. Weiss.
 Most perfectly disguised Iady-BoX silk stockings Grand Bar.
 Most perfectly disguised gentleman Smt case II. Boas.
 Ugliest shemale character white buck shoes. Mrs L. C. Thornton.
 Ugliest hemale character ,Stetson hat. Thos. McMehon.
 Most eccentric lady Bottle perfumery. Flat Drug Store.
 Cra7iest gcnt-Leather cellar box. Will fam Ansley.
 Best group, two or more Dozen Bud weiser beer N. C. Co.
 Second best group, two or more Turkey, young juicy, tender lditarod Meat Co.
 Lady drawing the lucky number at the door-Cotfee pcrcoIator. Il. II. Porter.
 Man drawing the lucky number at the door-Gllette razor Finnegan < Cameron.
 Special prizes for merit and dcviltry- Lady's silver mesh purse, Miss R. Murray ]; aluminium hot water bottle, c. R, Peck /; two bottles champagne Budweiser.
 Some Features
 Grant Murdock will be floor manager, and the music will be furnished by Taylor and Lowrie The supper will be served by Mrs. Charles Larson.
 The Glee Club will chorte the very latest heart-throb sones, just in over the ice.
 The Mandolin Club will whang out q couple of hot ones, Other people will do clever things at odd times.
 And sl! it costs is three round silver dol lars. Tickets are on sale everywhere in Flat. Discovery and lditarod Get one quickly