Show the boat ball the boat club ball at the opera house friday was well attended and proved to be the crowing success of the baah of the season members of I 1 the club and many of the ladies were neatly costumed in the colors of the club at about 1030 mr late from the grasshopper plains of kansas in behalf of the mothers sisters wives and sweethearts of the club presented the club with A beautiful satin flag in his presentation sen tation speech which waa very bagh ly complimentary to the club mr expressed an opinion eliat on the first made the members of the club would all doubtless receive a ducking and he hoped that the ladies would be there ta witness the came alie flag was received by W H king in behalf of the club this gentleman also complimented alie ladies very highly and in eloquent terms expressed the appreciation of the club of the handsome gift lie trusted that alm ladies would be present to witness the first great success of the club aa nell as their first ducking the fla is satin and in the club colors black and god the words boat club and an and chain are embroidered on the black it is finished with gold fringe cord and gossels tos sels alie pule ia debooy with gilt ornaments the club proudly bearing their flag alft marched around the hall and went through a number of drill exer amid the applause app lausa of the spectators the ceremony was over and the ball continued on in the even tenor of its |