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March 13, 1923
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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At a baseball dance in Calipatria on March 13, young men experienced 'lemon dances' where participants passed lemons and paid fines when music stopped, with proceeds funding a prize waltz won by Miss Ruth Johnson and Ladimer Mashin, who danced around a miniature baseball diamond.
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"Lemon Dance"
CALIPATRIA, March 13.—A number of young men in this city know what it means to be "handed a lemon." The knowledge was gained at the Baseball dance Thursday evening when several "lemon" dances were featured, and while they created considerable merriment they were the means of parting several dimes and quarters from their owners. The "lemon" dance is in the nature of a robber dance. After the dance commences, a number of men start out with lemons which they hand to one of the dancers, at the same time relieving him of his dancing partner. When the music stops every man holding a lemon is fined, and as the music had an annoying habit of stopping at the most inopportune moments, the dance was exceedingly lively as everyone with a lemon was seemingly anxious that someone else should have it when the music stopped. The money collected by these dances was given for the prize waltz, which was won by Miss Ruth Johnson and Ladimer Mashin. A miniature baseball diamond was made on the dancing floor around which the contestants danced, accomplishing this difficult feat very cleverly.
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"Lemon Dance"
CALIPATRIA, March 13.—A number of young men in this city know what it means to be "handed a lemon." The knowledge was gained at the Baseball dance Thursday evening when several "lemon" dances were featured, and while they created considerable merriment they were the means of parting several dimes and quarters from their owners. The "lemon" dance is in the nature of a robber dance. After the dance commences, a number of men start out with lemons which they hand to one of the dancers, at the same time relieving him of his dancing partner. When the music stops every man holding a lemon is fined, and as the music had an annoying habit of stopping at the most inopportune moments, the dance was exceedingly lively as everyone with a lemon was seemingly anxious that someone else should have it when the music stopped. The money collected by these dances was given for the prize waltz, which was won by Miss Ruth Johnson and Ladimer Mashin. A miniature baseball diamond was made on the dancing floor around which the contestants danced, accomplishing this difficult feat very cleverly.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Lemon Dance
Baseball Dance
Prize Waltz
Calipatria
Social Event
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Ruth Johnson
Ladimer Mashin
Where did it happen?
Calipatria
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Key Persons
Miss Ruth Johnson
Ladimer Mashin
Location
Calipatria
Event Date
March 13
Story Details
At the Baseball dance, several 'lemon' dances featured where men passed lemons to other dancers and paid fines when music stopped, creating merriment and collecting money for the prize waltz won by Miss Ruth Johnson and Ladimer Mashin, who danced around a miniature baseball diamond.