Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-05
after THOUGHTS
0NLOFAETY DAY
Features Deserving Special
Mention; Aesthetic Dancing
Was Particularly Good

In the rush OF yesterdays work II |
was impossible to give credit to an Of
the splendid features Of yesterday's
demonstration which Were deserving
OF special mention.
Besides the soldiers, the cadets, the
red cross girls, and the veterans of
the Civil and Spanish-American war,
mentioned yesterday, a pleasing fea-
ture was the splendid turnout OF the
Elk's order. There were about one
hundred in line and they made a
splendid appearance. They were lead
by the band, following which were
two young ladies, Miss Irene Gay
lord and Miss Muriel Littleheld. dress
ed In white and leading the members
by long ribbons of purple and white.
The May Basket float presided over
by Mrs. H. L. Bruce was very pretty.
This float was filled with little boys.
The Baby Basket, presided over by
Mrs. H. U. Castle. a companion to the
May Basket, and filed with little
boys, was also very attractive. The
colors for the boys were blue and
white, and the colors for the girls
were pink and white.
The Indians had a patriotic float
which attracted considerable atten-
tion. 1t was artistically arranged and
was filed with native reds, baskets.
etc.
The seventh and eighth grade boys
and girls as sailors and red cross
nurses looked very pretty, and the one
hundred and thirty boys and girls OF
the first, second, third, fourth, and
fifth grades who formed a human flag
made pretty picture.
AS a part Of the Elk's section four
, horses belonging TO the Verdi Lumber
company were beautifully decorated
. with the colors of the order and were
driven by ribbons.
There were many splendidly decorat
ed autos in line, particularly the
eight carrying mothers and babies
The Sunset Grocery had very ap
propriate float representing a red
cross ambulance.
The lecture at the court house BY
DR.. H. x. Faber, OF Stanford Univer
sity was largely attended and keenly
appreciated.
The military ball at the Bradley las
night was undoubtedly the most large
Iy attended affair of the kind eve
given in EIko. The floor was 81
crowded that dancing was made al
4, most impossible, but everyone had ;
" good time. During the evening tn
" cadets gave demonstration on frs
II aid, and the soldiers Of Company
Ie gave an exhibition drill.
h. But the prettiest feature of all wa
J. the dancing on the court house lawr
n Miss Blanch Goblin, Miss Nellie Cobb
r. and Miss Nevada Butler danced
fairy dance, Miss Dorothy MiddIeto
danced the highland fling, and Mis-
Kate Israel danced the spring dane,
Prettier or more graceful dancing ha
= never been seen here even by profeI
. sionals. When our report closed ye
- terday only the first three had dance
;" and they were consequently the onl
ones mentioned. The others, howeve
- llwere fully as good. In fact II woul
r be impossible TO say that any one ws
prettier or more graceful than Ii
others. They were all simply splel
81 did.
The music rendered by the ban
was exceptionally good, and the sin
ing by the school children and othel
H was splendid.
It was splendid day and It wi
long be remembered by all who wi
messed the many events and all WI
lparticipated.