The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-26

The big Red Cross drive is over, having ended in blaze of glory last night with the big dance at Perse- verance and the benefit at the Pal ace Theatre. The committee today reported that $5,16152 has already been received and deposited in the bank and that approximately $1,000 more is yet to come. The final de- posit will be made tomorrow and the returns forwarded to Washington.
 While the exact report from the Perseverance dance has not been re. ceived it is understood that aDproxi- mately $500 was taken in there At the Saturday night dance at the A. 3. Hall the sum of $711.75 was real iZed clear, according to the audited accounts. At the Palace Theatre last night $40.25 was realized.
 1 Today six typewriters are being ! kept busy getting out the long lists of the members of the Juneau chap ter ready for transmission to Wash ington. The work is being done by Mrs. Frank Metcalf, Mrs. Robert l Cragg. Mrs. l.. o. Sloane. Mrs. L. O. | Colbert, Mrs. c. B. Walker, Mrs. H. H. Townsend and Miss Jane Nc Nally.
 The Executive committee reported today that they are more than grati- | fled with the success which the big drive in Juneau has been and wish to extend special thanks to the spec ial committee. The members of the drive week committee were George T. Jackson, Mrs. w. E. Howell, Mrs Guy McNaughton, George F. Forrest c. Kenneth White, J. T. Todas, E. " Daveler, Thurmond Brown, D. J Argall and Enoch Perkins.
 A brilliant, twinkling star was add cd to the constellation of events which have been staged Muring the past week for the benefit of the Red Cross, when the Perseverance boys threw wide open their doors and act ed as hosts to over 800 Gastineautes in dance and dinner party at the big mine last evening. This success ful dance brings to a close the big week and which has netted a good sum to the funds that will be applied to the general Alaska Red Cross poke.
 Start For Perseverance
 Shortly after the working day had I plnsn6 unStnr1nU bnr was hurry and scurry among the people on the Channel. Dinner over they hurriedly prepared for the even ing's frolic; caught the seven o'clock ferry for Thane, went bouncing uI into the clouds on the precipitous tramway at Thane; transferred to the tunnel train and went laundering through the bowels of the earth for a distance of three miles where they again transferred to the main shaft cages and were then lifted to the dowery abode of their hosts away up on the mountain side.
 Others made use of the many au tOmobiles which were on the run uI the Basin road. Gradually the ma chimes ascended and ascended until the clouds appeared as silvery blan kets thousands of feet below. Then a tiny speck appeared away up on the mountain-thus gradually gave forth huge buildings, with lights twinkling and giving forth every con ceivable sign of hospitality and wei come.
 Received at Mine
 The ladies were escorted to the Staff House where they were receiv ed by Miss Thelma Ninnis and Mrs Yaeger. Mesdames Enoch Perkins Roy Mckee, Roy Walsh and J. Flee nor assisted in the comforts of the visiting ladies.
 The general offices were turned into check rooms for the men. Three young men were kept busy until af ter the music had started, checking coats, hats and miscellaneous ward robes of the guests.
 High voltage lights placed behind large crimson red crosses, emblems threw a soft mellow light over the Social Hall Smaller lights dropped from the beams above bore the Red Cross emblem and split the light throwing it in all dihections over the room A raised platform in the cen ter. which housed the musicians was amply decorated with the crimson colored mark. Two tempting punch bowls stood at each end of the room