El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-18

THE WolfviIle dance given by the
1 members Of the University club
was a ''howling" success The Uni
versity club rooms were transformed
into a typical dance hall Of the wide
open" days Of the west, a fitting set
ting for all the folk Of Wolfville lore
who were there-cowboys, gunner,
Indian maidens, Cinnamon. cowgirls.
all in merry confusion There were
two signs in the hallway. one leading
to Red Dog, ten miles distant; an
other to Wolfville. and. from the time
the trail was taken to Wolfville to
the last strains Of the fiddle. the
dance was the merriest party mag
Unable.
Signs were here. there and every
where admonishing one TO do this or
that so emphatically that one could
scarcely be remiss in ballroom man
ners- One in the hall pointed toward
the Ladies entrans;" another asked
the men 20 Hang your hats on your
heads" over the doorway was the
name OF the dancehall, The Bird Cage
Opry House and Dance Hall"
All Of the pretty furnishings and
hangings had been removed from the
club rooms and. with all OF the phara-
phernalia OF the wild west present, it
was a perfect replica OF a dancehan OF
the widest Of the west All OF the
lights in the hall were from oil Ian
terms suspended from the ceiling and
lamps smoking in Enthusiastically
primitive fashion from the side walls
In the center Of the hall was a plat
form covered with Indian rugs. A
rough ladder led up TO the piano on
the platform. True 10 tradition, the
front was removed from the piano.
that Il might be heard above the din
OF the dancers, the Zip, zip, VI" Of
the cowboys and the bowls Of the
gunner
A sign was affixed TO the plano
asking the dancers to have heart
and Don't Shoot the fiddler he's
doin' the best he can" Dancin' was
free and the management being mot
responsible for any valuables lost IN
the clinches" There was a card table
strewn with decks Of cards and poker
chips Just as some wild players had
left them when a fight ensued, and
nearby an object covered with a sheet
declared that This Is a hearse and
must not be moved from the premises.
There were moving pictures going
all during the dance and lurid posters
declared them uneXcelled- Ten Nights
in a Bar Room" in three reels and
6LaE8ers ana oLneE pdAAtlAI alDJSS-9
were shown on the screen. Sold for
Gold" and Gone but not Forgotten
among them. On one side Of the hall
were office signs One. Ray Bean,
Justice OF the peace, Law West OF the
Pecos." announced that Here mar
rage ceremonies are cash and divorces
half price"
The Chow" served was baked beans,
huge chunks Of bread and black cof-
fee with canned milk. This was served
over the counter at Nav Fuckers Can
Can resteraw, where signs announced
Ham and" for 81 and steaks for IS.
The piece de resistance was the bar
where William McStay, a jOvial bar
keeper, served hard Ticker only"
cider and fruit punch Sawdust was
placed about the bar and there was a
footrall. where people coming for
drinks placed their feet in the most
natural possible manner. A key Of
water was on the bar. but a sign
thereon pleaded that Il be used an
case OF fire only" Other posters
asked the thirsty throng to try our
embalming fluid" and to Name your
poison" Other signs said, ''Whisk-
brooms served with overy drink OF