Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-23
FL CENTRIC FlREMEN
GIVE ANNUAL
BALL
Grand Ball PrOUeS to be GayeSt
Event Staged M Imperial
Valley
Costumes of the Old Colonial
Days Added Much to the
EUentfuL EUening

The Thirteenth Annual Ball of the
FL Centre Firemen was a brilliant sue
cess. With the ambition that the dance
of 1922 should excel all previous ones,
the dance committee set itself to work
in good time to plan scheme of dec
oration that should be entirely out of
the usual, both in conception Of design
and in artistic effect.
Masonic Temple never was lOvclier,
though it has been the scene of many
social affairs that will not be forgot
ten. First of all, the guests were
greeted by 'footmen in colonial cos
tune, true to the life. Ed mulligan
and Harold Main looked the part, and
performed the duty of ushering the
guests to perfection. Firemen in white
and gold uniforms were in evidence
everywhere, looking handsome and man.
ly, and intermingling with the guests
in u delightfully."- cordial manner.
The hall itself was gorgeous in pro-
fuse decorations of flags and bunting.
At the front, there was a perfect fac
simile of a Colonial porch with white
columns supporting the projecting
caves, and plant -bordered on either
side of the entrance. Bird cages and
hanging baskets suspended from above
completed setting for a group in Co.
lonial cOstume--the musicians of the
evening. From the center wall, great
dome constructed of red, white and
blue bunting and lighted from within,
formed the dominant note of the dec
orations. Draped around the wall, and
connected with the dome by streamers
in patriotic colors, were flags, large
and small, with pictures of Washing
ton at intervals so that the dancers
were constantly facing them as they
wbirled about the room. Beautifully
gowned ladies added to the charm and
''Unclc Sam did his best to dance
with every one Of them. Hugh Harrel
took this part. Dceble's Orchestra
furnished the music.
TO 7. +. Livingston, E. Girard, John
D. X. Perry, Harold Ives and E. A..
Leach, dance committee, must be given
the credit for the wonderful decora-
tions. Mrs. j. 7. Jones acted with the
committee i'll an advisory capacity.
Fireman f. C. Winslow was chief as
sistant of the Ten Thousand Club WAYS
and Means Committee which served
the supper. The long tables were set
up by him, the ladies spreading them
in snowy linen and arranging the
floral decorations consisting of rcd
and white carnations and blue corn
flowers. The feast was good and boun-
teous, and was most graciously served
by Mrs. S. f. Allen s committee. Punch
was served throughout the evening.
The hall was crowded from early in
the evening until "early in the morn
ing' of the next day. The society
people of the entire valley attended
and Ell Centre folk We'd with each
other in complimcnting the men who
have served them well as protectors of
their property, and without compensa-
ton. May the roll of these men be
called that all may know to whom
they owe the delightful evening of
February %, 1922. They arc: Fire
Commissioner S. f. Bragg, Chief of the
Department, c. Il. Ferguson; First AS
sistant, i. T.. Reams; Second Assistant,
E. Girard; Foreman, I. a. Thomas; See
ond Foreman, G. c. Ferguson; Secrc-
arytreasurer, T. f. Livingston; Chas.
Johnson, +. G. Winslow, w. c. Cass, D..
u. Young, III. Ives, Clarence Ives, Don
Frazce, A. ID. Roe, w. r. Lemon, j. D..
X. Perry, Il. A. Leach, B. j. Scott, IL.
&C. Tagget, G. O. Ferguson, Harold
Main, William Ball, Will A. Reams.