The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-24
PIONEER DANCE ! HELD AT SITkA
 GREAT SUCCESS
Special correspon nde ence.)

SFTkA, Oct. 22.-The Days of '9S" were lived over again by Sitkans on Thursday and Friday last, when Sitka Post No. 13, the American Le- zion, staged a Pioneer dance. It proved to be the most successful SO cial event staged in Sitka since the old-time Russian festivities, and it was great success from all points Of view. It is Ssfe to say that pres ent day Sitkans had the time of their lives" and those Pioneers who were able to participate indulged once more in their old-time games
 Nothing worth while, to make it as near a replica of the old K1ondike days, was omitted. Gambling in it's many forms were the order of the day. Huge sums of money were won and lost on the two roulette wheels. The bank was "broken" and numbers Of players suffered the same fate at the Faro table, where several of our pioneers lived over again ''those good old days" for "Pioneers" indeed were the dealer and case keeper. Two Black Jack tables were the scenes of reckless and earnest gam bling, enormous sums of money being staged on the turn of card. At the crap table hilarity prevailed from the opening to the closing of the doors. Over the dance hall floor merry feet kept time to lively tunes from lively orchestra, ladies in true dance hall costume maintaining an eager competition fer the prize. At the bar" where drinks and smokes were available, a hustling tender was kept busy all the time, and the clink of glass was vividly reminiscent of the Yukon. The roadhouse proved just as great an attraction as did those of '98.
 On the second night added zest was given to the festivities by the presentation of four prizes donated by local merchants A genuine silver coffee set was raffled off on the paddle wheel pI6ney money being the tender used for the purchase of chance. On the first spin of the wheel, tense expectant silence pre- vailed until it came to stop, appar- ently to the lucky number. "47"; but the cry "on the line" arose from many threats, and step ladder had to be obtained to ascertain whether or not such was the case, for 1t was surely mighty close. On the line it was. so around she went spinning again. This time No. r had it be- yond the shadow of doubt, and the holder of that chance was, at that moment, counting a huge wad of ma. zuma in the roadhOuse, Mr. Alfred Tilson being the lucky one He also won the prize, fine sweater coat. for the "gent winning the most mohey."s $79,000 being in his pos session. A beautiful "Rjerkiss" toi- let set went to Miss Hazel Sarveia as the lady winning the most money" with $21,OOO, and her sister, Miss Lulu Sarvela, won the pribe- five fine Rosemary" cut glass tum- hNrs- flor ''the most popular dance hall eirl," with 13s dance checks. The members of Sitka Post are de- serving of all they made on the af. fair, for every member put his shou,- der to the wheel and put the thing over" in fine style. and great credit is due them.
 The total receipts were $674.s5. out of which an expense of some. hing like $25O has to be paid, so they have nice little nest egg towards pros pective home. However. had they had to pay for all the time and labor entailed. not much would be left. for the getting up of such a splendid en terainment. of necessity. iucurs a whole lot of labor besides the risl involved.