The Nome daily nugget., 1918-01-07

Thanks to the very excellent work
 of the various committees and the eX-
 cellent support of the citizens who
 refused to listen to the surreptitious
 knocking of parties interested In mak-
 ing the affair a failure If possible, the
 dance and entertainment given in
 honor of the soldier boys of Ft. Davis
 was a complete and unqualified sue
 cess, in addition to being a direct
 slap in the face to those who for ul-
 terior reasons sought to provoke dis
 cord and dissension between tlto
 soldiers and the townspeople.
 1 Close to four hundred people at
 tended the function and all whom We
 have questioned declare that they never had a more enjoyable evening
 of entertainment during their resi- 1 dence in Nome. Following a short address pertinent to the occasion by 1 Mayor Lomen, a number of excellent
 vaudeville acts were presented by 1 local entertainers and the soldier 1 boys. including a plantoon drill by the
 defenders who evoked great applause. 1 Following the entertainment pro- gram, dancing was the order of the 1 swift flying hours until the time ar rived for supper and all repaired to
 tho banquet hall where Mrs. Louis Stadie and her committee consisting of Mesdames Erickson Frost, Con- della, Ford. Fisher Hewitt, Larson. Huff and Mother" Tiffany had pre- pared a repast the like of which has not been seen on a public banquet board since Nome was on the map Commencing with roast turkey. the menu embraced a host of delectab1e things for the delight of the inner
 man and ended with ice cream and cake. The table service, like the
 work of the committee was all donat-
 ed for the occasion. Afessrs. Lloyd
 Botts Peter Juul Peter Nelson. Jack Gale, Dad Hayes and Mir Smith. were each contributors to the success of the banquet, as were also the young men who acted in the capacity of walters
 Following the banquet dancing was resumed and continued until the small hours of Sunday morning. An inter- esting feature of the affair was the way the ladies of Nome entered into the spirit of the occasion, each fair miss or madame apparently taking a personal interest in seeing that the soldier boys enjoyed themselves to the limit. Every other dance was ladies choice" and on these occasions the only wall flowers visible were the Nome boys, who were completely over looked by the ladies when selecting their own partners. And the town boys appeared to like being wall flow CTS first rate, judging by the broad grins and sundry joshing going on while the soldiers swung in the merry ! mazes of waltz or one step.
 The big Eagle hall was handsomely : decorated for the occasion in a mixed | medley of flowers and the national colors, strung from ceiling and bal cony by the Coast Guard boys under the direction of Mrs. Ed. Young and her able corps of assistants on the Decoration committee.
 Never in the history of the camp has Nome displayed her hospitality . and good fellowship to better advan. tage az all attending appeared to have but one idea-to make the occasion one that will live in the memory of the young men who may soon be call. cd to the faraway battlehelds. And 1t is safe to say that they succeeded.
 The committees in charge of the af- fair are deserving of the greatest praise for their work as the appoint. ments were all that could be desired.