Seward daily gateway., 1925-01-03
BALL
 MOST NOTABLE
 EVENT IN YEARS
TWO HUNDRED TAKE PART IN GRAND MARcH-MANY FINE
 COSTUMES SHOWN

One of the most successful events given in Seward in many years, was the masque ball given New Years Eve by the Seward Volunteer Fire Department It is estimated that near ly 300 spectators and participants crowded the big hall when the open ing piece was played by the orchestra.
 The hall was beautifully decorated with thousands of streamers, electric novelties, and cunningly contrived booths and rest hooks The stage was trellised off with artificial marble pill lars, supporting a grill work of col ored strips, intertwined with electric effects. Many beautiful costumes were shown, probably 200 masqueraders taking part in the grand march, led by Uncle Sam and Miss Columbia. The splendid music added greatly to the enjoyable occasion Many costly and beautiful prizes were given, some 20 door prizes being awarded in addition to prizes for the prettiest costumes, best sustained character, best male and female impersonators, and a doz- en other events. Several large cakes were among the prizes awarded.
 The ball was one of the most bril- liant and successful ever given in Seward, and showed much work and careful preparation by the various committees. The boys are certainly ed feats little short of marvellous with the cowboys lariat. She wound up by spinning 60-foot rope, feat of no small magnitude. This feature was donated to the boys by Mrs. Reed who was formerly on the Pantages and Orpheum circuits in vaudeville.
 Charles E. Hinde won the head prize, leather travelling bag, in a costume representing a Scotch Jew. He was scream. MT. Hinde made his own costume to the smallest de tail, and the Scotchmen present were reminded of the old heather and native highlands.
 Leon Urbach won the second prize, silk shirt. Mr. Urbach represented MT. Kolb, of Kolb & Dill, Dutch come dians
 The two Seferovich boys, Howard and Adelbert, won prizes as a negro bride and groom.
 The music was especially good and great credit goes to Gus Manthy for collecting the musicians and arrang- ing the program.
 Walter Holben presided at the punch bowl, and was the most popu- lar man in the hall.
 Earl Mount, chief decorator, with his able corps of assistants, had the hall looking like Fairyland Great credit is due MT. Mount for his un- tiring effort in beautifying the hall.
 J. P. Hannon was chief electrician, and to him is due the credit for the many electrical effects.
 Wasn't Harry cute?
 The Arcade apartments brought home the bacon. Six of the principal prizes went to occupants of the big to be congratulated over their annual affair.
 A Few Side Notes.
 One of the events of the evening was the exhibition of fancy rope spin. ming by Mrs. Earl Reed, who perform apartment house.
 Henry Frost as Uncle Sam and Mrs. o. A. Johansen as Miss Columbia made one of the most imposing look ing couples in the hall, and their cos tunes were lavishly applauded.
 MT. and Mrs. L. w. Olson as a bow. cry couple was one of the hits of the evening.
 Joe Stanton made a fetching miss.
 John Flower as Neptune was a sue. cess, and he did not need any mask.
 1nnis Nekeferoff won big box of Optimo Kings. Innis, the popular second Cook at the Grill, always man. ages to cop off good prize at every ball.
 Nanny Senft, former fire boy. did most of the carpenter work in the hall and was a great help, as was MT. Rob- erts.
 Mrs. Harold McCutcheon won a fine prize as scarecrow. Her disguise was one of the few that was not pen erated during the evening.
 Gus Manthy, Harry Ellsworth, Chas. Cooper, Walter Holben and Martin Lanning, worked hard to make the dance success.