Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-13
THE CHARITY BALL,
In Aid of the Ladies'
Benevolent Society,
AT NEW ARMORY HALL.
The Youth, Beauty and Fashion
Of Los Angeles on the
Floor.

The Ladies' Benevolent Society gave
their great annual ball last night al
new Armory Hall. This occasion, as it
recurs year by year, is one OF the most
notable in the circles of fashionable so.
ciety In this city. The ladies in charge
always get up all the details Of the af.
fair and carry them out too in the most
thorough aud admirable manner. Their
management Of the noble charities for
the benefit Of which the ball is given
is conducted in the same excellent
way, consequently all the best people in
tue city take a warm interest in the
cause aud in the ball.
Last night the whole hall was filled
quite as full as was comfortable for the
dancers, with great company of ele.
gantly dressed ladies'. The manly forms
Of nearly all the young gallants in the
city with many from near by towns were
to be observed in the gay throng.
There were great many Of those who
we're once young gallants there too.
The adjective was all they lacked OF the
addition last night, and they very fairly
bid defiance to old Father Time Oh that
score.
The society and the ball were under
the following board Of managers and
committees:
BOARD or MANAGERS.
Mrs. John A. Wills, Mrs. b. Chand.
Ter, Mrs. |. w. Hellman, Miss G. Wolf
weber, Mrs. A. l.. Bath, Mrs. II. McLel-
l. II
mark, Mrs. w. s. Moore. Mrs. s. He'll
man, Mrs. w. II. Perry, Mrs. w. d.
Gould.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Mr.. II. w. O'Melveny, MIR. W. s.
Moore, Mr.. Morris MeyberR, Mr.. Leon
Rose, Mr. Morris Newmark, Mr.. Abbot
Kinney, Mr.. j. B. Banning, Mr. X. #.
Del Vale, Mr.. Andrew Harrell, Mr.. j.
w. Montgomery.
FLOOR MANAGER-Dr. William L.
Wills.
ASSISTANT FLOOR MANAGERS.
Mr.. II. Mcclellan, Mr.. II. j. Fleisch-
man, Mr. James s. Slauson, Mr.. Suther-
land Hutton, Mr.. VIM. M. Caswell, Mr..
Fred j. Griffith.
SO far as the HERALD reporter was
able to get the names, the following
ladies were present: Mesdames w. ii.
Perry, b. Chandler, Phil. Hirschfeld, Is.
German, j. s. Noble, Sam Meyer,
Frank RAIDER, Carrie Schumacher, |. w.
Hellman, Ed. Preuss, II. Mcclellan, W.
s. Moore, G.. Ducommun, Ella Cook, A.
Haas, A. l.. Bath, j b. Lankershim M.
Mey berg, j V. Wachtel, IL. Newmark,
NJ. Kramer, M. A. Newmark, l.. c.
Goodwin, w. w. Ross, John A. Wills,
u. A. Moriarty, Otto Mueller, j.
j. Woodwork, Wallace Wood
worth, c. l.. Miles, Thoo. Wollweber,
j. ID. Harvey, +. q, Woodbury., j.
Brousseau, H. W. Jones, j. G. Howard,
G. NJ. Holton, Sam. Hellman, w. s.
Maxwell, w. H. Morford, ID. IL. Moiggs,
tDenver) Andrew Harrell, Weed, tSan
Fraucisco), d. A. Mcdonnell, j. w, Pen
dergast, (San Francisco), Gillian, Earl.
b. Millar and Chevslier
The Misses Florence Perry. Eta Hill
Ter, Ella Hunter, Laura and Mamie
Never, Grafton, Meta Russell, Geor-
gio Mott, Eda Kremer, Cohn, Martha
aud ella Dodsworth, Lille and Anna
Clayburg, (San Frauoisco), Golinsky,
(San Francisco) Mccarthy, (San Josef,
Victoria Harrell. Leida Maxwell, Clara
Wollwcber, Meta Halsey, tSan JOSEF,
Della O'Melvony, Jones, Addie
Linoberg, susie Patton, Ruth
Wilson (San GabrieD, Sallie Miles,
Grace Pridham. Tina Mesmer, Wills,
Lizzie Prdham, Brousseau, Clara Muel-
Ter, Emily Meyer, Sepulveda, Yocum
(Anahcim), Sheideman, Della Bast,
Dollic Burman, Kate and Hattie Nor.
ford, Nellie Spilain, Nellie Desmond,
Ruth Stevenson, Maggie Nelson (San
Francisco), May Seamans, Julia Nation
(Chicago), Schenck, Laura II. Wagner,
Ida Newell, - Embody, L. Embody.
The ladies' were splendidly dressed and
made brilliant scene. The above, the
reporter Judges, are about half of the
ladies' who were there, but he failed for
lack OF enterprise, or in spite OF it, to
| learn the names OF the others.
The Annual Charity ball will be a
bright spot in the memory OF many
young hearts