The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-01
The Ladies Festival.

Inc LuuAoo- estANats
The Ladies ofIbe Congregational Church.
and the dancers. alta Christmas Eve ball,
united in a festival on Wednesday etesiDg.
The Church people got up the supper, in a
room Just under the bsllfoom, and the dan-
eefs came down and paid lhe dimes FOR eat.
ing il. The joint proceeds OF this "COali.
lioAP are TO go for tho "beneyolent object"
Of building new steps 10 the Doric Church.
As the duncers enterihs church over the
new steps, they viii doubtless q el seli.eom-
piAcenif ON remembering that they had a
share Of the dissipstioBs Of that night so
cleyerly turned into godliness, by these in-I
genio0s ladies'. ia 5Esra 7ei- al
The foregoing insulting article aPpearsin
the Rsfrmer OF last week. The editor Of
that paper, since he came to RaVenna, has
busted himself in hurling brick.bnis against
al the churches, all the political parties, and
a good y portion Of the citizens Of the viii
lage, Not content with this, he now makes
an assault upon the ladies' OF the Cougrega,
tOnal church, hoping to heap ridcule aud
odium upon them.
The Festival held at Rowell g. Writer'S
Store, was planned long before the Christ
mas Ball was thought of. The invitation'to
attaeR'it, was, Of course, general, wirhoutre-.
gan d party, creed or sect. Any person
who desirsdat. by paying the entrance fee,
was welcV TO come and enjoy the pleas
ures of the oscasion. The Fcstivulwas i'd.
miraby planned. The table tusteIdily ar
ranged, and loaded with the choicest re-
freshments. II did great credit to tho ladies
Sho had tho matter in charge. Men Of all
parties aud opinions were there. They did
net ask man whether he danced or not be,
fore he could be admitted Methodists,
Buptists, Congregationalists and non-pro
fessOrs mingled in social intercourse. Gen
cral good feeling and harmony prevailed and
every parson o fGr as We know, went home
believing that the evening had been pleas
antly and prcftably spent.
1t SO happened that the lovers ofthe dance
had determined on a Grand Christmas Bal
at Days Hall. The attendance was large
When the proper time came, many Of th'
dancers, instead Of paying their money Il
Hotel keepers, preferred to attend the Fes
tivul and take supper there. We regard thu
movement as highly proper and advantage
Gus to all parties concerned. 1t was just al
appropriate for friend of dancing to at
tend the Ladies' Festival, us it would be 70
a friend OF dancing to subscribe for and reat
the Retormer. We npprehend that a dolla
and half would never be refused BY Broth
er PRYNE, even though the person offrrin!
the same, should come Immediately IRON tn
ball room.
1t is not our purpose to speak of the mer
its or demcrits of churches or bulls. Th'
frstof these in Ruycnna may have their blum
: ders, Of which we huve been, and shall b
free 10 speak without fear or favor, and III
last may have Their, exccsscs. For our par
however, we will take occasion TO say tht
an occasional festival like the one OF Chris
:. mas Eve, and nn occasional dance where III
light hearted and happy meet together at
, chase the glowing hours with flying feet,
; will do infinitely more to promote socia
happiness and ganeral prosperity to conmu
nifty, than oil the homlies OH moral reforr
ever preached by long, faced advocates Q
Christian Union and perfection, or write
and published by hypocritical und prctendc
friends OF freedom, but really traitors to th
constitution and government in which the
, live.