The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-25
MRS. WI BEALL Tells OF EARLY-DAY
SOCIAL affairs IN GALLATIN COUNTY

served at the Guy house, later called
the Northern Pacific hotel. It stood
lCu tie correr now occupied by the
Story block.
A ball was given at the Guy house,
Christmas eve, 1868, with dancing at
Odell's hall, over the annex to the
Guy house. The committee on invi-
tations included DR.. A. Lamme, Davis
Wilson, c. P. Blakesley and H. H.
Mood.
A Washington ball was given Feb
ruary %, 1859, Sc years ago, at HAM
ilton hall, in the town Of Hamilton,
which was located about three miles
southeast Of the present town OF Man
haitian. The managers were JOha
Pointer, D. L. Shafer, John Potter
and M. Burton. The reception COM
mittee included w. L. Perkins, Will
liam Simms and P. Thorp; invitations
committee, ]. C. Guy, H. H. Mood, T.
R. Edwards and H. Anderson. The
tickets were So currency.
Many Church Socials
Balls and dancing were not the only
social events in those early days. We
had many church sociables that were
very enjoyable. All the church peo-
pie worked together for the better
4. ment of social activities, and the good
hand of fellowship, / assure you, was
extended to all.
! When 1 look back to those days, ]
i sometimes wonder if We were not hap
pier than we are at the presen time
Our dancing was the most graceful.
minuet, quadrille, Spanish waltz, mon.
ey musk, Highland schOttische, Vir,
ginia reel and all old fashioned dance:
! without the jazz music of today thai
( reminds one of the Indian war dance
/ with all the pcwwow and screeche'
> they made when thinking Of the vic
tim they hoped to massacre.
Our card parties were not bridgI
e nor gambling games, but we playet
e whist, sven-up, and sometimes whel
lonely, We played solitaire, which wa
very, very often.
d 1 remember giving a dancing an
/. card party at my home, where two Q
IS the guests were Richard Jockey, VIII
IS served last year as president Of tn
- Society of Montana Pioneers, escort
ing Miss Florence Baker, now Mr.
George Wilson. An cid colOred won
an named Lucy used to work for I
on such occasions.
The first important event 1 remen
imber that was given for church ben,
fit was a fair and festival on Apr
l2, 1868, in the Bozeman city hall, fro,
which $400 was cleared to compile.
and furnish the first church built
the city fer the Methodist Episcop
church, the first church organizatie
here, the building being a fran
structure started in the fall of 1876
The first Sunday school, with ". Y
Anderson superintendent. had a Chris
mas tree at this church in 1869, Nh
w. Fl. Tracy and I soliciting fun'
and buying the gifts.
An amusing incident occurred
enc of our festivals and donation pa
ties given IN a store building on Ma
street fer the benefit Of the Re
George Stull, pastor Of the Method
church. Late in the evening, aft
the benefit work was completed, son
one suggested that we should have
little dancing mixed in with the go
work, The reverend gentleman 0
ljected most strenuously. When t
musicians came in the hack door y
formed on the floor for a ouadrl
my paytner Being Dir. a.. Lamme,
dignified southern gentleman. N
Stul rushed in, expostulating to 4
dancers, when some one called o
"eight hands around" the music star