The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-25
ROTARY BALL !
AND BANQUET
GAY AFFAIRS
Capitol House Chamber Pro.
vides a Brilliant Setting for
The Conference Affair
DAKOTA TALENT SCORES
Miss Nora Fauchald and
James w. Foley Delight
Audience of Nearly 1000


The Rotary conference banquet
and District Governor ball was held
in the state capitol last night amid
scenes of splendor and decorate ion
which made the affair one of the
most successful in the history OF
Ninth district conference affairs
Nearly 1000 people sat at the ban.
auet board or in the galleries during
the affair
The banauet was marked by the
appearance of two North DakOtans
! who have won fame. living now In
opposite sections of the country
James w. Foley of Pasadena. Cali
fornia. poet and humorist. and Miss
Nora Fauchald. now soloist for John
Phillips Sousa's band in New York
and widely known as concert sing
er. Mr.. Foley's home in North Da-
kota was Bismarck while Miss Eau
child is Minot girl, her parents
now residing there. ,I
Miss Fauchald scored personal
as we'll as an artistic triumph, capti.
! waiting the audience bv her charm
! and her readiness to oblige the happy
hanuueters with freuuent encores, es-
pecially to sing the songs which
touched the sentiment of those there
Miss Fauchald has soprano voice
of wonderful sweetness. rich in quail.
ity and wide in range. She is d
young singer, and those who heard
her last night expect her to add tC
the laurels she has already won
She has been offered another en-
gagement next winter bv Sousa. The
Minot Rotary club, whose efforts
were responsible for hV presence
here, presented her with huge bOu.
quet of roses.
Miss Fauchald's opening number
was The Great Awakening by Wal
ter Kramer; The Answer Robert
Terry; 20 Didn't It RAIN" Henry
Burley and the Southern melodies
! Garry Me Back to Old Virginny,
Dixie and Linda Lou" Her re.
call numbers were Life and Death
by Taylor and The Delicate Air
by Ance. Miss Marion Lesher OF
this city acted as accompanist foi
Miss Fauchald during her program.
Presents Beautiful Scene
The entire Rotary group, with la
dies, filled the House chamber. The
opening of the ceremonies. which
were under the direction of Rotarian
Burt Finney, was scene of great
beauty. The lights were darkened
while spotlight played on the
stage. Two great American flags
thanking it were lowered. the cur
tains parted, and Mrs. Frank Barnes
appeared atop a great symbol of Ro-
tary, while the orchestra played THE
Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. Barnes
depicting the Spirit Of Rotary, stood
on base which surmounted a large
ball, representing the globe and the
scope of Rotary influence, inscribed
with the words, He Profits Most
Who Serves Best" and with the title
Spirit of Rotary Above her head
was suspended sword and shield
(which was the Rotary ehblem. A
group Of young girls dressed as
pages, under the direction of Miss
Dorothy Dakin, dramatic instructor
in the public high school, were
grouped around the statue and the
great applause testified to the eff.
', fectiveness of the scene.
Those taking the part of pages
were: Edith Monange, Evelyn Free
burg, Dorothy Savage, Rose Davis
Betty dollhouse. Bernice Joselin
Helen Bradley and Ardyth Gussner.
A program of group and solo dan
cling was given under the direction of
Miss Walker, physical education in
structor in the high school. The
group dance, Sparklets was given by
eight Of the high school girls: Edna
Dean Best. Catherine Mclaughlin,
Catherine Andrist. Lucille Fisher.
Audry Flow. Hilda Hultburg, Jane
Byrne and Anna Katz. The balloon
dance was given by Louise Berndt
and the Garland dance was interpret
ed by Audry Flow followed by toe
dance by Catherine Andrist.
Informal Stunts
The splendid Dickinson high school
orchestra of score of instruments.
under the direction of Miss Gertrude
Skinner, furnished music during the
evening, and was richly applauded.
AS the banquet proceeded there
were many informal entertainment
stunts provided by visiting Rotari-
ans. A Valley City sextette under
the leadership of Prof. Myers of the
Valley City Teachers College sang,
and Prof. Meyers also sang solo.
Slim" Myers of Grand Forks. es-
corted Miss Grand Forks" to the
stage and led the audience in sing
ing popular songs, while Hibbing fur
nished stunts.
Dickinson Orchestra Here
The opening number of the formal
program was selections by the Dick
inson orchestra, followed by solos by
Miss Nora Fauchald. who was intro-
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