Telegram-herald., 1890-02-16
THE SOCIETY COLUMN
De Mclai Commandery Ball the
Event OF the Season.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Past Week Bright Gna Gas VITA
soelety Essnts Tor the rive Hun-
dred - some Dance some Play
0ards ana Soaae Sptu CobNeh,

The closing week Of Lent Is always
marked BY al excess of gaiety and The
past seven DAYS have been 40 exception
70 the general rule. The Old settlers
ball Oh Tuesday evening az the Morton
House and the charity ball gwen under
the auspices Of the Masonic fraternity,
al Hargman's Hall, Thursday evening.
were the eyents Of the week, the latter
echpsing IN bulliancy any social event
OF the season, i not OF the several
seasons for many years past Never
before has Hartman's Hall been SO
beautifully decorated and no more
brilliant assemblage danced gaily over
Is floors. Boxes were arranged on
either side Of the dancing floor and the
stage was occupied 10y the orchestra
Palms, ferns, and other pretty potted
plants formed a screen IN front the
orchestra, partly hiding them, but
lnterposlng no impeachment to the
delicious music. The face of the base
of the stage was adorned with the
swords of the Knights OF De Molai
commandery. At the foot Of the stage.
the lIbauon table of De Molai COM
mandery with It's twelve silver candle
sticks, etc, was placed
At 9 o'clock an exhibition drill was
given by a picked squad from Custer
Guard, under the command of Captain
Knox. Their maneuyers elected much
admiration and applause. Custer
Guards are great favorites and their
appearance at the ball was a decidedly
pleasing innovation.
At the close of the drill, the orchestra
| which consisted Of sixteen pieces
under the direction of Lawson 4 Braun.
struck up the Light Cavalry" overture,
| by Won Suppe. To say the music was
| perfect does not half express 1t. At
/ $50 o'clock Eminent Sir and Mrs.
| Henry T. Hastings led the grand march.
/ All the knights were IN uniform, and
/ the guests not in uniform were led by
! Prof. and Mrs. Henry c. Post. A
! Quadrille followed the march, and
| dancing continued until a late hour,
! there being twenty numbers on the
program. During the evening punch
was served from massive solid silver
punch bowl, the bowl being kindly
/ loaned by Mrs. f. s. Peirce. When
| Col. and Mrs. Peirce celebrated their
silver wedding a few years ago De
| Molai COmmandery presented them
| with the punch bowl as a token OF es-
| teem, and the placing of it IN the dane
| ing hall by Mrs. Pelrce Thursday night
was very graceful act. Caterer Swet-
land served the supper admirably,
! there beng no waits or hltchcs. All
the cdibes we're provided by the wives
of the knights. Beginning at the right
of the stage, the following were the Oc-
cnDants of the boxes: Box !, Gen.
Heath, Mrs Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. :. A.
Lemon; box ,, Young Peoples Dancing
Club, Misses McQuewan, Remington,
Heath, Champlin, Messrs. Walter Nc
Buen, VIII Granger, Fred Ball, Charles
McQuewan. Mr.. Forbish, Mr.. Campbell
box 3, Col. +. CroftOn Fox, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Q. Hughart, Jr., Mr.. Bergwln
box I. DR.. Hazeltinc, Mrs. HaZeltlne,
Miss Waters, Mr.. John McQuewan; box
3, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. L. Worden, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Baxter; box 6, Gen. ii. F. Hastings,
Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. Peter Graf, OF
Utica, y. Y, Gen. l. c. Smith; box :,
Capt. J. c. Herkner, Mrs. HInsdill and
Miss Hnsdill, of Chicago, Capt. More,
Miss Donna More: box 5, guests from
out of own; box Q, Rev. Charles
Fluhrer. Mrs. Fluhrer, Mr.. George
Perry. Mrs. Perry; box 10, Mr.. Ed Don
nelly, Mrs. Donnelly, Mr.. Sinclair, Mrs.
Sinclair; box II. Eminent Commander
T. u. Swarthout. Mrs. Swarthout, Mr..
and Mrs. :. +. Watson; box u, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Buss. Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood
box IS. Mr. and Mrs. +. y. Barry. Mr.
Frank Lotcllier. Miss Leteller; box T.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mccoy and niece
Mr.. VIM Aldrlch Tatcum. box -, Mrs
Col. +. :. Perce and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. 81 Peirce; box l6, Mr.. Kirk A.
smith and daughter of Kalamazoo
/ Mr.. POmerOV, of Bay City.