9 o'clock
This song was succeeded by a chorus-rendering of a similar adaptation of the Fire Maker 's Song . Then followed an impromptu program of miscellaneous songs , interspersed here and there with such musical expressions of patriotism as `` America , '' `` Star Spangled Banner , '' and `` Over There , '' in evidence of a mindfulness of the part of the United States in the great international struggle for democracy . Meanwhile dusk gathered heavier and heavier , the stars came out , and still the fire blazed up brightly and the girls continued to sing songs and tell stories and drink in the vigor and inspiration of the scene . At last , however , the Guardian announced that it was 9 o'clock , which was Flamingo 's curfew , and there was a general move to extinguish the fire , which by this time had been allowed to burn low . Suddenly all were startled by an astonishing occurrence . A heavy object , probably a stone as large as a man 's fist , fell in the heap of embers , scattering sparks and burning sticks in all directions . There was a chorus of screams , and a frantic examination , by the girls , of one another 's clothes to see if any of them were afire .