The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-03
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
DAWSON SUcIETY ENGAGES IN A JOLLY
FROLyc At TIE FARNUN HOUSE.
The Leap Year Party Brilliant Affair."
Good Music and Graceful Dancing
Those Present.

The brilliant affair of last Friday eve
ming, the leap year party given by the
young ladies of the city, marks an event
of Importance in the social life of Daw-
son. It establishes one thing that our
girls are clever as we'll as entertaining.
No less than thirty-five merry couples,
handsomely attired, gathered at the Far
mum House to indulge in the pleasures of
the evening and follow the rhythmic meas
ures of the graceful waltz.
The young ladies, in managing every
elegant refreshment tables, delectable
alike to eye and palate, reflected great
credit on their taste and executive
ability; not flaw anywhere in any of the
appointments, and the young men we're
not called into requisition for any service
except the no more arduous duty than
to be lady-like and agreeable.
That the young ladies had, for once,
the privilege of making the engagements
must have put many young gallant in
an agony of fear less he be relegated to
the wall decorations frequently and long,
but to the credit of the kind-hearted fair
ones no wall flowers were seen, and the
pairing off was, to all appearances, mutu-
ally gratifying. If any damsel found
courage from the suspicious occasion to
show an unsupported preference, the
knight so distinguished was flattered into
his best efforts at entertainment and
who knows if this brief revisal of GUS
TOMS stern and arbitrary rules will not
bring happiness to some timid heart, or
at least give to each sex better appreci-
alton of the disabilities, as we'll as the
duties, Of the other.
The young men will like to see the
girls again resume their proper posi-
tions, and the girls will better appreciate
the privilege of leaning ON the strong
arm of manhood.
Those present were: Miss Ola Stevens
with NJ. G. Edwards; Miss Jessie Lew
ellen with j. T. Williams; Miss Mary
Lawtor, of Savannah, with Dr. r. E L.
Barnum. of kichland; Miss Matte Alcott
with I. c. Austin; Miss Corinne Var
borough with w B E. Brannon; Miss Min
nie Bloodworth with Ed Jordan; Miss
Lou Glanton with G. H. Arthur; Miss
Emmie Jordan, of Georgetown, with Z. A.
Crittenden; Miss Sallie VIII Pickett with
t. d.. Sale; Miss Jessie Payne, of She'll
man, with c. r. Davis, of Albany; Miss
Massie Crittenden, of SheIlman, with IL.
r. Jones; Miss Cleo Farnum with Prof.
F. NJ. Harper; Miss Villa Wooten, of
Buena VISTA with Prof. j. r, Hankins;
Miss Willie Kiddoo OF Cuthbert, with j.
W. Fox, of Richmond, Ky; Miss Mary
Lee K,ddoo, of Cuthbert, with G. w.
Dozier; Miss Emma Jones, of Kentucky,
with j. 5. Farnum; Miss Lila Edwards
with r. r. Marlin; Miss Jessie Jones
with Roe Edwards, of Columbus; Miss
Jessie Martin with C. J. Whitehead;
Miss e, Hester, with W. G.. Kimbrough;
Miss Mamie Alexander with r. B. Me-
Lain; Miss Maggie Turner with T. E.
Gurr; Miss Lily Crouch with A. D..
Glover; Miss Mary Ella Crockett, of Au-
susta, with Harry Kemp, of Albany;
Miss Bessie Tanning with T. H. Thur
mQnd; Miss Laura Timer with C.. A. Bell;
Miss Nellie Harper with c.. B. Griggs;
Mss Willie Arlington with c. K. Farrar;
Miss Mittie Goole, Of Shellman, with
Sam Martin; Miss Lille Allen with John
Session. Chaperones: Mr.. and Mrs, j.
G. Dean, Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Query, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. McLain, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
l.. Rainey, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Griggs,
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Parks, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. X. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sim
mons, Mrs, G. l.. Mize, Miss Amanda Smith.
Stag: II. I. Bradley, of Carrollton.
The chaperones were highly delighted
with the success of their. charges, and
there is no doubt that the delight ex-
tended all around and went home with
the young people to be remembered
for many days.
THE GERMAN.
AT eleven O'Clock the spacious dining
hall of the hotel was converted into
dancing room, and those inclined tripped
the light fantastic in the graceful figures
If the german to the inspiring stains of
music by KesSler's band from Macon.
Those who participated were: c. r.
Davis and Miss Sallie Will Pickett, Har-
Y Kemp and Miss MarY Ella Crockett. |