VOL. XXI, NO. 12
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1918
FIVE CENTS
Cleopatra Takes the Cake
Famous Queen .Appears at Benefit
Costume Dance
BlfMkvd Mall a Clul Hooie a
Brilliant Occasion Providing
Larj( Donation to Red Crow
nm
srt A CONCOURSE of
great personages incog
nito and thoroughly dis
guised,' mingling .with
the animated and' glitter
ing groups of the youth
and beauty of the Sand
hills in .grotesque garb
and brilliant costumes
made , holiday last Thursday evening at
the Cub house, adding harmless humor
to the gaiety of-nations and a breed-of
barren metal to the coffers of the Red
Cross Society.
Coming upon the scene, a casual trav
eler would have been puzzled' to know
whether he had -wandered unaware upon
an Arabian Night dream, a Scene from
Alice in . Wonderland; or , a . congress . of
the famous beauties of the "World drawn
by magic from the ranks of all climes
and times and ages. With the Stars and
Stripes as a 'background, the hall dis
played the. gorgeous -ensemble of the
Flags of Liberty, ' intermingled with the
emblems and arms;, of St. Valentine, the
hearts and arrows which lent the pre
vailing spirit to the olance.
For the dizzy assembly of paladins
and heroines, of sultanas- and vaqueros,
medicine men and the v Queen of Sheba,
were gathered under "the banner of Terp
sichore, and' floated "over -the polished
floor to. the seductive strains of the cello
and the trombone, in rhythm to that
magic music called the fox trot. Let us
say at once that the -elite of the village
of Pinehurst-and-the allied towns, the
squires from the countryside and the
guests in our halls were all there. -To
enumerate them would be quite impos
sible, for the reason that the . occasion
seemed to call 'forth a style of dress
rendering" the arrivals even less 'familiar
than did ' the inevitable black mask,f rom
whose depths brown eyes,or'blue7flashed
lau ghing and inscrutable . question.
After the i merr? throng" had: danced its
ay through 'the mazes v of ".the ' evening,
'ad failed "to satisfy' its curiosity in
solving -the mystery of a hundred iden
wiesana sought old friends Tinder -the
gUiSe 6f foreign potentates or notorious
highwaymen, the signal was given for
the Grand March. The Grand March
was not only a splendid spectacle, re-
splendant with the colors and combina
tions never seen before the cramoisy
velvets and yellow t satin doublets of
Charlmaigns time, ' the Lincoln Green
and the Grey . goose feather, the buck
skin ; of the pioneer . and the silks and
powder of King Louis ' court but it was
the climax of a contest to discover, if
possible, what costume in this shining
array was the most beautiful, what rai
ment the most original, and which indi
vidual had preened himself into the
most ridiculous appearance.
judges to view the regalia from every
angle and pose. They led as mortley a
file as ever lined up, as everyone will
agree in the light of the prizes awarded.
CLEOPATRA TAKES THE CAKE
For this delicate and difficult opera
tion C. F. Lancaster was selected chief
justice and announcer, as one whose tact
and easy flow of discourse and discrimi
nating judgment was most likely to
charm the company, engratiate the
winners and soothe the disappointed as
pirants. He fulfilled every expectation.
But as it turned out he need not have
prepared any oration. For the assem
bled host appeared to be bountifully
SEEN AT THE BENEFIT BALL
LED ' BY THE BRONCO'BUSTER
To determine these vital . questions a
full bench of Judges were enthroned up
on Cupid 's ; platform at rone end . of the
hall, where they - could obtain full view
of the procession. The ..pageant was led
by a lady from' Bagdad, the sheltered
woman of , the . east hr the , gorgeous cos
tume of Arabia; hand, in hand with that
personification of - the .ultimate freedom
of the'West,. a' Bronco "Buster-from the
plains v of "Colorado, r formidable an buck
skin chapps and shooting irons, stetson
sombrero and-the cowboy roll. .These
have been identified as -Mrs. C. E.
Horton and Jay "Hall, who led the bril
liant company through the .intricate
maneuvers necessary for thte ,-august
supplied ' with wits and impromptu ora
tors, who supplied endless sallies and
sentiment which ; greatly embellished -i the
harangue. In the face - of a selection
providing ;an embarrassing wealth .of
material, .the Judges admitted " that 'it;
was well nigh impossible to say with any
assurance which ico'stume' was ; really the
handsomest. - But : they ' had finally : de-:
cided with Anthony and with -; Caesar,
that Cleopartra, with her . rich black
velvet'arid her" silver spangles, held the
palm alone.
MISS HEALY 'S ORIGINAL DISGUISE
In - this, .glorious ', guise Mrs. G. E.
Chalmers of New York was introduced
to the award. 'Standing by ; her side, re-
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FOWHES AHD TRUESDELL
Hold ;Best .Gross Mi Best Jet -in
Tin Whistle Foursome
Special Schedule for Xxt Monday
fr I lie Waton Prize
CUTTING under How
ard Phillips and Louis
Hamilton by one stroke
actual play, and lead
ing the whole field by
one stroke handicap, C.
B. Fownes of Oakmont
and W. E. Truesdell
smashed out a victory in
Tin Whistle Foursome Medal Play last
Wednesday. H. H. Eackham and E. C.
Blancke pushed the winners the closest
with a net score of 77, one too many for
a tie, but good for second place over
Phillips and ' Hamilton. T. A. Cheatham
playing with ' Eobert Foote were close in
the running with an 80.
Announcement is made of a special
Club tournament not upon the regular
schedule. Mrs. Thomas Theodore, Wat
son has offered a handsome trophy in
memory of her husband, which 'will con
stitute the first prize in the occasion,
Monday afternoon, . February 25th. Sec
ond i and third prizes have been provided
by; P. B. Maclaughlin and . the Club. 'At
the same time a four ball team match
will; b0 ' played. Members are requested
to arrange their own matches.
The summary of the Four Ball Play.
Number 2 course.
FOURSOMES MEDAL PLAY
No. 2 Course, February 18, 1918.
C. B." Fownes
W.'E. Truesdell 84 8 76
H.7H.: Eackham !
B.- C." Blancke !01 24 77
II.-G. Phillips
L. A. Hamilton
TV. A. Cheatham
Eobt. !Foote
G. M. Howard
T.AvKeDey
Dr. M. VW.-Marr
H. W. Ormsbee
L. D. Pierce
R. C." Shannon II 87 6 81
H. P. Hotchkiss
J. D. C. Rumsey 102 20 82
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85 6 79
94 14 80
89 8 81
96 -15 81