Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-13

@HE week has been rich in events
Fiji of charming significance Mon
day opened with the lecture
i musical by DIR. Alma Webster
Powell of Columbia university,
New York, lecturer. prima donna So
prano, who won laurels in the CAPT.
tails of Europe prior to her marriage
to an Immensely wealthy New Yorker,
and who has come west to continue
the mission which she was impelled to
accept two years ago through some in
ward force of her being-that of Nad-
vocating free schools for music in
America. The lecture musical was de-
lightful and valuable. On Thursday
afternoon the Columbian club held an
Informal reception in honor of the dis
tinguished visitor, which gave oppor-
tunity for a personal meeting and in
cidentally, (for such a rare treat had
not been even hoped for), DR.. Powell
gave a delightful, informal talk The
animal ball of Ell Korah temple was
another notable event of the week.
largely attended and thoroughly en-
joyable. 1t was spectacular enough to
be an indoor carnival. The Elks' dance
on Monday evening st. Valentines day
gives promise of some novel features,
also. On Feb. 22, Washington's birth
day, the Columbian club will observe
its annual ball at knights of Pythias
hall.
Il Koran Temple Ball.
The sixth annual ball of Ell Korah
temple was celebrated with elaborate
ceremony Friday evening, AS usual
the Jewel of Ell Korah shone in the
mosque and the red fezes of the mobiles
glowed in the promenade. The ball
room was profusely decorated with
streamers of the shrine colors of red,
yellow and green, drawn from the CEN
ter of the ceiling to the sides forming
a gorgeously colored canopy. Red Chi
nese lanterns and hanging baskets of
ferns with yellow globes of light con-
cluded the decoration where wall and
ceiling met. The stage, where Temp
kins' 12-piece orchestra discoursed
music, which the dancers praised de-
lightedly, was banked with palms and
draped with American flags. The dec
orations in the supper room were pink
and white carnations and ferns on the
tables with tiny nut holders forming
q shield in the national colors. The
light was softened by Chinese lanterns
over the globes. The supper was a
sumptuous repast. The grand march,
in charge of Mrs. Leon. opened at .
o'clock and was a beautiful picture of
color and movement, and was formed
in the following order: DR.. j. S.
Springer and Mrs. Springer, DR.. George
l.. Gallagher and Mrs. Gallagher OF
Pocatello, Mr.. and Mrs Charles l.,
sWayland, DR.. A. A. Jessup and Mrs.
Jessup, George Huebener and Miss
Morrow, Byron E. Hyatt and Mrs,
Hyatt, Potentate Frank T. Wyman and
Mrs Wyman The pretty programs
bore many mystic names, the beauti-
full and spectacular cotillion rejoic-
ing =. four "Calam, Islam, Saladin and
TanEier," a name for each figure of
the cotillion which was led by Mrs.
Leon. "Calam" was gay with a riot
of colored plumes for tn favors, and
the Virginia Reel was danced with
zest. "Islam" was a pretty caprice
wherein each man had to crush one of
the flood of toy balloons distributed
among the dancers before he could
claim his partner. Tall peaked paper
caps in various colors decorated the
heads of all the dancers in the next
figure. The grouping of the flags in
the last figure. where the flags of
every nation surrounded the central
flag, our own national colors. and the
white flags o. peace skirted the circle
was very pretty; and when the whole
assemblage sang the Star Spangled
Banner" and all the little flags waved
and the music pealed in patriotic
sound. the scene was vibrant with in
spiration. There were los couples on
the floor.
Supper, served at midnight was a
7 sumptuous repast at which the tooth
some oyster was welcomed and the
menu was altogether delicious
Reception for Or. Alma Webster
Powell.
The Columbian club was the hostess
Thursday afternoon at an informal re-
ception in honor of the distinguished
lecturer prima donna, Dr. Alma Web
ster Powell of Columbia university
Now Work Mrs IT q Hollinpahaad