CRH Dance Promoted in Town Talk
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CRH Dance Promoted in Town Talk
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Town Talk, number 7, December 1964, page 3; published by Pan-Graphic Press.
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Repository: GLBT Historical Society
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This is one of 2500 copies in San Francisco...
Town Talk
No. 7
December 1964 in San Francisco - Take this copy home—It's free!
Soirée on New Year's Day Will Benefit Church Council
How to turn a money-raising problem into a spectacular fun event will be demonstrated on New Year's Day evening when six San Francisco organizations jointly stage a benefit for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, and technically under the latter's sponsorship.
It is to be a "New Year's Mardi Gras Costume Ball," a dance with costumes and informal dress, with two bands and two floors of California Hall at 625 Polk St. Refreshments will be provided. There's a $5 donation required to get in. Time is from 9 P.M. on. But be certain of the date—it is NOT New Year's Eve, but the evening of New Year's Day. That's a long, long weekend anyway.
Clergymen representatives of the council have been busy making arrangements, and it goes without saying that one hotel after another turned them down—none seemed to want anything like a repeat of Halloween at the Hilton. Thus some citizens outside of the community learned first hand the pressures which vague but powerful forces apply against some of the minority groups. One hotel, in fact, couldn't permit the ball to go on there even after they had consented to rent space for it, because "we forgot we are re-finishing our ballroom floors on that day." On New Year's Day at triple time pay? Please.
Anyway the place, date and time are set. Once again "kindred spirits" will gather for fun and purpose and it will be something not to miss.
A small army of ticket sellers will be at work now up to New Year's Day to help make the ball a success. Members of The Coits, Daughters of Bilitis, Mattachine Society, Society for Individual Rights, Strait & Associates, and Tavern Guild of San Francisco will be ready to exchange your donation for a ducat. Representatives earn a dollar for their respective organizations for each ticket sold.
So there it is––another private party for adults only for a public benefit. Play it cool and have fun!
Because of a lot of confusion and questions about photographs arose at previous costume balls, the sponsors have agreed on the policy that cameras will not be permitted except by persons specifically authorized to take photographs. One or more "official photographers" will be assigned to this task.
This is one of 2500 copies in San Francisco...
Town Talk
No. 7
December 1964 in San Francisco - Take this copy home—It's free!
Soirée on New Year's Day Will Benefit Church Council
How to turn a money-raising problem into a spectacular fun event will be demonstrated on New Year's Day evening when six San Francisco organizations jointly stage a benefit for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, and technically under the latter's sponsorship.
It is to be a "New Year's Mardi Gras Costume Ball," a dance with costumes and informal dress, with two bands and two floors of California Hall at 625 Polk St. Refreshments will be provided. There's a $5 donation required to get in. Time is from 9 P.M. on. But be certain of the date—it is NOT New Year's Eve, but the evening of New Year's Day. That's a long, long weekend anyway.
Clergymen representatives of the council have been busy making arrangements, and it goes without saying that one hotel after another turned them down—none seemed to want anything like a repeat of Halloween at the Hilton. Thus some citizens outside of the community learned first hand the pressures which vague but powerful forces apply against some of the minority groups. One hotel, in fact, couldn't permit the ball to go on there even after they had consented to rent space for it, because "we forgot we are re-finishing our ballroom floors on that day." On New Year's Day at triple time pay? Please.
Anyway the place, date and time are set. Once again "kindred spirits" will gather for fun and purpose and it will be something not to miss.
A small army of ticket sellers will be at work now up to New Year's Day to help make the ball a success. Members of The Coits, Daughters of Bilitis, Mattachine Society, Society for Individual Rights, Strait & Associates, and Tavern Guild of San Francisco will be ready to exchange your donation for a ducat. Representatives earn a dollar for their respective organizations for each ticket sold.
So there it is––another private party for adults only for a public benefit. Play it cool and have fun!
Because of a lot of confusion and questions about photographs arose at previous costume balls, the sponsors have agreed on the policy that cameras will not be permitted except by persons specifically authorized to take photographs. One or more "official photographers" will be assigned to this task.
Citation
“CRH Dance Promoted in Town Talk”, The Council on Religion and the Homosexual, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed May 18, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/crh/item/1766.