Army and Navy Review 1915 Panama-California Edition - Balboa Park

ABOARD T H E U. S. S. SAN DIEGO
Spectacular Scene Presented
Seats had been provided about the dancing space and these were occupied by spectators.
From the platform of the Sacramento building colored lights were thrown constantly
on the dancers, and the result was one of the most spectacular out-of-door dancing
carnivals ever held in the state, it was said. That the enlisted men had a good time
was proved by their hearty compliments when the party was over. From under the
Moorish canopies placed at intervals about the plaza punch and cakes were served.
Punch was donated by the county buildings, and the cakes by Bishop & Co. and the
Globe Mills. Everybody enjoyed such a good time that it was suggested by some that
the Exposition give evening dances on the plaza at least once each month during the
summer.
The Isthmus was a popular recreation place during the evening and concessionaires
enjoyed one of the biggest week days in some time.
The patronesses for the enlisted men’s party were: Mrs. Thomas Benton Howard.
Mrs. G. A. Davidson, Mrs. Ashley H. Robertson, Mrs. J. H. Pendleton, Mrs. William N.
McKelvy, Mrs. William C. Davis, Mrs. George Van Horn Moseley, Mrs. Arthur S. Cowan,
Mrs. Ivor N. Lawson, Mrs. Uriel Sebree, Mrs. Alexander Sharp, Mrs. W . P. B. Prentice,
Mrs. George McKenzie, Mrs. Frank Belcher, Jr., Mrs. H. H. Jones, Mrs. Cleland Davis
Mrs. George Burnham, and Mrs. Charles H. Lyman.