The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-26
A Leap-Year Ball.

Reported for the Democratic Advocated
During the past few weeks a number of the
Young society ladies of Westminster have
been holding secret meetings, and a general
air of mystery has seemed to surround them.
The result of these meetings was grand
complimentary Leap Year Ball rendered to
the young gentlemen by their lady friends on
Friday evening last, May 1Sth.. at the City
Hotel, as n testimonial of their appreciation
of the many pleasant dances given by the
gentlemen. The dining rooms which were
used for dancing, also the refreshment room
and dressing rooms were kindly loaned to the
ladies for the evening by the kind and genial
proprietor Of the hotel, Mr.. Charles Rahter.
The Blue Mountain Orchestra, G. Dorsey
Waters of Baltimore, leader, furnished the
music. Promptly at nine p. M, the prone
made opened the festivities and was led by
Miss Mary B. ShellBap and Mr.. Thomas
ON. Baumgartner. MeSsrs. Harry NJ. Cla-
baugh, William A. Cunningham, john 4.
Nicholson and j. Milton Reitsnider ''ehape
roned1 the gentlemen, while a number of
married ladies added dignity to the occasion
and enjoyed the festivities with the young
people. Misses Mary B. ShelIman, Maggie
Baumgartner, Jennie Smith and Maggie
Huber acted az floor managers, while the
rest of the young ladies uniting with them
were untiring i'll their efforts &c @ake the
evening pass pleasantly to every one. The
ladies were all in full evening dress, and the
scene was truly beautiful one, yeritable
rose bud garden of girls" without single
''wall flower to mar its beauty. Several
debutantes were amongst the number. At
eleven p. M, an intermission was taken and
the ladies' escorted their partners to the re-
:reshment room, where delicious cake and
ices were served in abundance. The table
was covered with handsome embroidered
table scarf, a beautiful pyramid of purple and
white iEis and eallq's forming an attractive
center piece.
The gentlemen seemed to enjoy the nosel
position of being comfortably seated while
fair hands did the honors and carried to them
the tempting and refreshing ices. Dancing
was then resumed and continued until a.
M, closing with the beautiful and popular
'Home waltz" Those present were Ms.
C. j. Shelwan, Mrs. ", II. Vanderford,
Mrs. VIM. II. baer, Mrs. LOUIS @. Trqmbo, |
Mrs. Jas. A. C. Bond, Mrs. William Moore, !
Mrs. j. A. Macintosh, Mrs. H. NJ. Clabaugh, |
Mrs. j. Q. A. Smith. Mrs. A. H. Wentz, |
Misses Ida Lockard, Lizzie Lockard, Mary
Reese, Rosie Reese, Bessie Baer, Minnie |
Sessler, Lottie Moore, Mary B. Shellman,
sloise Bond, Kittie Roberts, Maggie -Iaum,
,artner, Maggie Huber, Alice Huber, Jennie
smith, Florence Albaugh, Annie Cassell,
lula Cunningham, Mary rhayer; Messrs. W.
\. Cunningham, J. Z. Nicholson, Harry NJ.
j. NJ. Reifsnider, w. Deyilbiss,
v, d. Reese, Charlie Dugan, James Dugan,
Lohp Cunningham, John Roberts, Clarence
yickert, T. ON. BaHmgartner, Frank Mil
eF, John Everhart, viii Eyerhayi, Prof, II.
W. II. Thomas, J. G. SHARPER,
red. Miller, John Rrpndige, Charlie Her
ng, j. Miller, DR.. j. 7. Herring; a, S. Crock
tt, of Val W. o. Keller, ofFrederick coantyj
7. Englar, Linwood; J, +. Harper, Centre
lille; Misses Blanche King, Mallie Wagner,
nd Messrs. W. B. Burke, d. Fountain, H.
)avis, Baltimore; Mrs. Graves, Cumberlandi
iiss Rarkdoll, Hagerstown; Messrs. c.
touffer, l.. Dielman, W. Roop and j. j.
IcCurdy, New Wlndor.