Radio Landmark at Company a room adjacent to their large new auditorium was chosen. It was made sound-proof and had a large window of triple glass. The first tentative efforts from there were the programs of recorded music and it was an important event when Art McDonald went over to describe first hand, the Inaugural Ball on January 27, 1937. The New Glasgow Evening News wrote: "The new auditorium is thought to be the finest in the with six thousand square feet of glistening, gleaming unob¬ structed floor space." The Gyro Club had whipped up enthusiasm for months and the Ball, by invitation only, was considered to be the most colourful social event of the decade. The place that night was packed, all the ladies in beautiful floor-length gowns and the men in tuxedos. Waldo Goodman , Hy's brother, described the scene to me: "It was an invited party in a brand new hall with a ten-piece band, "The Peerless Orchestra". CFCY was doing the first "live" broadcast from the new auditorium and the Mayor and other dignitaries were scheduled to speak over the station during the evening. It was thought that the plans had been made right down to the last detail. However, the parking lot had not been paved and apparently cinders came in on people's feet. The varnish on the floor had only been completed the day before and it hadn't hardened properly. About the fourth dance we looked at the floor which had just been waxed and it was starting to roll off like snow. The edges of the ladies gowns were all dirty... all of the shoes were blackened. It was a real mess, but strangely enough no one left. They had come to have a good time, and they were going to have one! We had to stop the dancing and clean the whole floor with brooms and mops. And the dance then continued until the early hours of the morning." 93