,ANNUAL MASQUERADE BALL
OF LOCAL FIREMEN TONIGHT
"Bring on the dancers,” says the
committee in charge of the annual
masquerade to be given tonight in
Eagle hall by the local fire depart
ment, declaring that their feverish
work of the past few days is almost
over, and the stage is set for the big
gest affair of the year.
The firemen give a gilt-edged guar
antee of satisfaction to every man,
woman and child who attends to
night, declaring that the hall is in ex
, cellent condition for dancing, the
TV'xusic the very best obtainable, and
* that new features during the masque
will give dancers and spectators alike
a lively and interesting time.
The committee has made the rules
that no person will be allowed on the
dance floor until aftc-r the uninasking
unless he is costumed, and that a mas
querader must be on the floor by 10
o’clock if he desires to compete for
any of the prizes.
Many of the fifty costumes obtained
by the department from a Seattle cos
tumer have been rented, but it is
stated that a number of good ones are
left, which may be rented for a few'
dollars.
“Who are the judges?” On this one
point does the committee preserve ab
solujf silence. It refuses to even hint
at the identity of the individuals who
will decide the distribution of the
$300 in prizes donated by business
houses of the city. The boys say they
dare not break the secrecy which they
were forced to swear in order to get
the judges.
jfr- Two new' features will be introduc 'd
at the masquerade this year—the jazz
contest and the eccentric dance, in
the first contest any jazz dances, an
cient or modern, will be judged, but
the committee in charge declares the
tango, jingo or shimmie will be gi 'en
preference in the judges’ decisions.
In the eccentric dance the prizes
will be awarded to the couple or in
dividuals who give the most graceful,
clever, grotesque or novel dances.
The prize waltz will be held this
year as in past masquerades of the de
partment, but as an added feature and
test of the dancers the final contest
ants must finish the dance upon a
fourteen-inch plank laid upon the
floor.
The following is a list of the prizes:
Best-firessed couple: Lady, $20 set
of photos, Scarborough; man, $20
cash—Bank of Alaska $10 and First
Bank of Cordova $10.
Most original couple—Lady, $15;
Nelson the tailor $5, C. R. & N. W,
R. R. $10. Man, $15; Alaska Steam
ship Company $5, Pacific Steamship
Company $5, Northern hotel $5.
Best fire girl—Toilet set, Cordova
Drug Company.
Best old lady—Sewing rocker,
Kiest second-hand store.
Best old man—Box fifty cigars, The
Club,
Best ballet girl—Pair silk hose,
Rolfe’s.
Best patriotic character—Electric
stand lamp—Alaska Public Utilities.
Best-sustained character—$10 in
merchandise, from Finkelstein & Sa
piro.
Best impersonator -Two prizes:
Lady, silk petticoat, Dougherty’s;
man. box fifty cigars, Horseshoe.
Best clown—Two prizes; Razor
and shaving brush, Northwestern
Hardware Company; French brier
pipe, Alaskan hotel.
Most ridiculous character—$10 cou
pon book, Cash Grocery.
Best Topsy Lady’s apron, Cordova i
Dry Goods Company, and half dozen 1
handkerchiefs, Aunty Keating.
Best group—Oysters for six, Lin
dig’s Stag grill, and box of fifty cigars,
Cordova house.
Best blackface—Box fifty cigars.
Northern' Club.
Best wild man—Slab of bacon,
Northern Meat Market.
And then the big prize waltz. The
final waltz competitors must finish
dance on a fourteen-inch plank—Lady,
silk waist, Clayson’s; man, pair Flor
sheim shoes, Blum-O’Neill Company.
Also the great jazz contest. The
jingo, tango and shimmie will be fa
vored, but anything from Jazzland
will be given consideration: Lady,
silk umbrella, Style Shop; man, $10
meal ticket, Alaskan Grill.
Best eccentric dance, individual or
couple— $5 in merchandise at Hegg’s
and half ton of coal, Alaska Transfer
Company.
The kiddies also will have prizes —
First prize, $5; second, $ii; third, $2,
and four $1 prizes, donated by: The
Model Cafe, $5; Captain Lathrop, $5;
W. L. Smith, $2, and Gust Cozakas, $2.
Also eight special prizes: $15
fancy cake, City Bakery; One week’s
room rent, Windsor hotel; half dozen
cashmere socks, John Rawson; box
fa,ncy stationery. Northern Drug
Company; fancy cake, American
Bakery; special box home-made
candy. Sanitary Candy Kitchen; box
fancy stationery, Roswogg’s; special
prize, Osborne Bros.
All contestants for costume prizes
must be on the floor by 10 o’clock, as
the decisions will be made early.
No prize was accepted from Paul
Bloedhorn because of his recent gift
to the department of a large clock
for the fire hall.
Job printing at Daily Times office.
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