American citizen., 1875-03-27
THE GALA NIGHT OF CANTON.

SeiuOtD. III ever Oeioic, udS u pc
come our pleasant duty to chronicle
an event hich will. beyond doubt
leave upon the minds of every pan
tie pant recOllcctions rarely equalet
by any past enjoy yment OF like char
acter. We refer to the first Crane
fancy dress and masquerade bal
given under the auspices of th'
Entire Nous SOciables, at Odd Eel
lows Hall, Monday evening. Marcl
22d. For weeks past grand ant
extensive preparations had beer
exercised by the enterprising mem
bers of the association, and if eve
a unity of action. a determination
to succeed, and an undaunted per
severance deserved TO be crowned
with success and met with victory
it was the Bal Masque given by the
young men of Canton. The invita-
ton committee had for tho past
week the pleasant duty Of escortine
to their respective quarters the nu
merous young ladies and gentlemen
coming from all parts of the State
who, following the kind invitation,
had proceeded to Canton to test the
hospitality of our inhabitants, whO'
to their honor be it said, We'd with
each other to pay them homage.
Their expectations were great, but
-r, alter still the realization; for they
iuuad the ball to be gathering
which for warmth and magniicence
had seldom been equaled in this
State. There was SO much of social
cheer, so marked an absence of for
mali,ies, ami such generous ex-
change of courtesies, that at the
height of the ball it would have
been indeed a difficult task for a
stranger to decide which was the
guest and which the host.
The day was delightful and ten
dered much to the success of the
affair. Al 9o'clock the participants
began to arrive in the hall, after
hav ing passed through the hands of
the Reception and the Inspection
committees. A very large and
most s,.lect gathering assembled in
the ball room, where every prepara-
iiOn had been made which could
conduce t. the comfort and conve-
nience of the guests. There could
not possibly be a hall better adapt
ed to the special purpose to which it
was devOt, d Oh this occasion, and
the music, Uhe military band from
Jackspn,) was Of that inspiring kind
| hich aruuses in the minds of the
hearers an instantaneous desire to
| "trip fan a~tically the CLASSY floor.
We venture to remark that there
are few assemblages of like nature
! whrresthe gentler Sex was better
represented i'll regard to pc rsonal
/: iOvelinpss, than on this occasion,
and while participating in til. tes
tivities, ,ti,ey demonstrated hat they
could trip the maxrs of the dance
with the same grace and skill with
which The, wicld the scrPtre in the
pai lOr.
THE BALL.
AT haIEpast 8 o'clock the Presi-
dent OF the society, w. S. We'll.
accompanied by he f;iscina, ing and
accomplished Miss Jennie Lehman,
- I <.,,np,.,I fh.A hall I,
ii lengthy march, sulserin,ended by
W IN. NJ. B.,llin, the cha .rulan OF the
committee "f Arrangements, which
OIEied itself, alter several skilifu!
executions and counter-inarcheS, in.
10 a qn:..lrilie. From thence dauc-
ing coni iinuetl until interrupted at
II o'clock by the call of the COM
mittee which vas entrusted with
the difficult task of awarding prizes,
offered by the members, to the
most elegant costume on the floor,
and one to the most original and
ridiculous mask. This committee
consisted Of Messrs. A. N. Parker,
JAS. A. Mcfarland, aud n. Hitler.
Their duty was faithfully performed,
their decisions were just and met
with universal approval, and the
tha: ks OF the society are due to
these gentlemen for their kind ser
vices rendered. After the presenta-
tiOn and few happy and well
chosen remaI Ks by Mr. Dave Stad.
eker, the asse'nblage proceeded to
partake of the supper. which was
set i'll the most elegant style by
those genial hOsteiers, Messrs. Turk
& Yeargain. The collation. was well
served, and the guests were RECALLED
with refreshments OF the choicest
kind, and nowhere could be found
more pleasing cOuntenances and 8
more joyous gathering, than the ont
" hicll encircled that festive board
Supper over, dancing was continued
with the greatest vigOr until gray
eyed dawn looked in reprOachfullN
upon the gairish lights.
THE MASKS.
Never in the annals of enjOymen
in Canton, have we had the pleasur,
of observing within a ballroom. E.:
set of merry and joyous folks clat
i'll costumes more elegant and gOr
geOus, as well as unique and ludi
crous The spectacle which met til,
ey es WAS indeed to grand to picture
the pen is inadequate to faithful /,
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