Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-20
WHOLE DISTRICT
 PARTICIPATED
One of the Most Successful Enter tainments Ever Given in the District Was That of the
 Old-T Timers Order

It has been many moons since there has been such a gathering in Iditarod as that of last Saturday night, on the occasion of the annual mask ball of the Idltarod Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska. The event had been originally set for New Years day, but owing to the frlgid weather and the impossibilty of travel 1t had been postponed. In spite of the fact that the weather was blustery and the trail not of the best, the attend ance exceeded all expectations, and when dancing was in full swing the spacious A. B. hall was crowded to the verge of discomfort at times. It Is no disparagement to the management of previous affairs of the kind to say that never has there been public function in A. B. hall that has provided more genuine pleasure and amusement for the people of this district than that of last Saturday night.
 It goes without saying that the jewellers were late in arriving at the hall, and a stranger might have gained the impression that the affair was destined to be rank failure when at II o'clock there were scarcely a corporals guard of maskers on the floor. But the older residents knew the custom which impels the Iditsrod public to refrain from appearing at public function at the time announced. By midnight the ball was in full swing, and the merriment was at its height. And the variety and elaborateness of the costumes in evidence was a surprise to all. It has been remarked many times that it is wonderful how the ingenious ladies of this disrtict can concoct such creations in costuming with the limited resources at hand in an out-of- the-way place such as this. Many of the costumes showed much skill and labor and the hall presented wonderful admixture of colorings. Some of the characters represented showed, besides skill in costumng much ability in carrying out the parts, and some comical situations were presented
 1 After the award of prizes and the un- masking musical and comedy program was presented, which proved one of the most enjoyable features of the evening, and at its conclusion supper was served in the bal cony, Dancing was then resumed, and con- 1 tinued until 30 g. m, and even then the tired dancers seemed reluctant to leave the scene
 The hall had been tastefully decorated by Grant Murdock, and the arrangements for the comfort of the guests were perfect.
 The Prizes
 The committee which made the award of prizes consisted of Messrs. Garrison Costar, c. A. Boerner and " J. Jacobs Their task was most arduous one, as the variety and excellence of the characterizations left much room for difference of opinion as to the merits of the many competitors for the prizes. It may be safely said that their | judgment represented as nearly as possible 1 IL # 1 whole, there was general satisfaction with the awards, and it was conceded that the three gentlemen had performed very diff cult task In & most credltable manner l The following is list of the prize win ners:
 Best-costumed lady-Mrs Fred Dicksen
 Best-cOstumed gentleman-Cyril Wood l (touchstcne)
 Best-sustained character, lsdy-Mrs. Ed King Gypsy fortune -tellerl
 Best t-sust aimed character, gentleman-Ea Byers Ia shy young lady).
 | Most original character, lady-G. Wada (typifying the impending drought. | Most original character, gentlem an-Sam'l Applebaum liking of Greece.
 Best novelty, lady-R s. McMillan | ("Over the hills to the poor house"l.
 Best novelty, gentleman-.Arthur Bourne | (Zouave)
 Most unique costume-Mrs. c. A. Grouse 1 Swedish girl.
 1 Most unique costume, gentlem sn-Robert | Goebel (priest).
 Best group 1.-two or more)-Pete Michel, Henry Hardin, James Fnnegan, Ed Golden, Jack Mcdonnell, Traffic Perior, William Lee and Curly Robinson (negro wedding party). Second prize for group-Mrs. J. J. Smith and Mrs. J. c. Currin (6shermen).
 Best novelty by two or more ladies-Mrs. Claud Baker and Mrs. George Mutchler (Bowery tough and his 'goip').
 Special prize-Mrs. c. P Wood and Mrs. J. H. Smith (Peirret). Special prize-Willam Solibskke Hawk shaw the detective) Special prize-Mrs Jay Johnstone (Span- ish dancer)
 Special prize-Mrs. Manuel Gulsrte ("Night")
 Special prize-Mrs Earl Byers (witch).
 Special prizes-Cyril Wood, Jr., and Bill Smith Uncle Sam and George Washington.
 A Delightful Feature
 After the prize winners had been an nounced the floor was cleared and the mu sical and comedy feature was staged and this proved a most delightful feature of an altogether enjoyable entertainment.
 The program opened with a vocal duet by Mrs. Cyril Wood and Miss Albertine M. Floan, entitled Whispering Hope" Garri- son Costar was accompanist. It was charm ingly rendered, and called forth most en- thusiastic encore.
 Miss Lucille Taylor and Garrison Costar rendered piano duet which was so well executed that they were compelled to re- spond to an encore.
 Miss Floan to her own accompaniment,