Men, women, and children came from all of the U.S. states and from around the world to live and work in Bodie during its heyday. At the height of the boom in 1881, Bodie claimed 65 saloons, 18 lodging houses and hotels, three breweries, wholesale liquor dealers, more than a dozen markets and restaurants, two banks, barbershops, newspapers, a school, a post office, and a telegraph office. Residents could enjoy ice cream on a warm day or oysters packed in ice and shipped from San Francisco. During the boom years the camp struggled along without a church, though regular services were held in the Miner's Union Hall and, after 1878, in the Odd Fellows Hall. On the north end of town, a rougher element of society frequented saloons and Faro tables, drank Bodie Lightning, better known as whiskey, and visited the Red Light District and the opium dens. Gunshots rang through the streets, and gambling, drunkenness, and violence plagued law-abiding citizens. Community-minded residents gathered toward the south end of town for more respectable activities. On the Fourth of July, families attended the annual street parade accompanied by the band and watched children participate in games while men competed in hard rock drilling contests. Wrestling competitions were frequent among the men. Couples enjoyed fancy dress balls at the Miner's Union Hall, which doubled as a social center. Children's recitals, concerts, and other events kept the proper women of the town occupied planning festivities. Booker Flat, south of town, featured a horse racing track, and nearby was the baseball field where the Bodie Mutts played ball.