Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-01
MALE WALL FLOWERS.
Fined if They Asked
For Partners.
ELABORATE LEAP YEAR BALL
Ladies Manage the Men Well From
February to March.

The much talked OF Leap Year party in
Temperance Hall is now a thing OF the
past, to be long remembered by everyone
who was present.
For several weeks past party Of young
ladies. under the direction of Miss Minnie
Corrigan, have been busy arranging de-
tails and last evening saw their efforts
crowned with success and they may be
pardoned for feeling a just pride over the
splendid result.
Temperance Hall never held hand
somer or merrier gathering. The floor
space was none too large to accommodate
the happy lov,rs OF the muse and Demer's
orchestra was the magnet that kept
them on the waxen surface
II was very appropriate that such an
exceptional good time should be held
on an exceptional evening, the 29th of
February, day that visits us only once
in four years.
The ball was entirely under the man
agement Of the ladies. Every detail was
under their supervision and that is one OF
the reasons that il was such an unquali-
fled success.
The fact that it was a leap year ball and
was under the management OF the ladies
was forcibly impressed on the gentlemen's
minds when Professor Demers announced
at the beginning of the first number on
the programme. that any gentleman ask
ing a lady to dance would be fined one
dollar. -
The ladies exercised their preroga-
tive In an admirable manner. Not
gentleman present felt as though he was
wall flower and glance at any of their
programmes showed that nearly every
dance was taken.
There were % numbers on the pro-
gramme and when 10 of those had been
gaily rolled off, adjournment was taken
to the lower hall and an excellent COLA
tion was served consisting of cakes,
cream and fruit.
After supper short concert was given
in which Miss Matte Briggs rendered the
laughable recitation, "The Bachelors
Auction" ana "O'Grady's Goat" Miss.
Demers sang soprano solo very nicely.
Dancing was again commenced and
having begun in February.
The ladies were tastetully dressed in be-
coming gowns while the young men
looked their very best, in order, probably,
to increase their leap year chances.
1t was very plain fact that the young
lady managers had delved deep into Dick
ems works, judging from the names they
selected for the occasion.
They were as follows:
Committee of Arrangements-Ara
Snodgrass, Chairman; Arrabella Pick
wick, Dorothy Gummidge, Fannie Squeers
and Miranda Micawber.
General Floor Director-Arathusa Snod-
grass.
Assistants Becky sharp.and Belinda
Pegoty.
Aids-Samanthy Ripley, Lucinda Trot-
wood, Betsey Barkis and Rebecca Twiller.
Reception Committee-Julianna Murd-
stone, Chairman; Ann Jane Copperfeld,
Mrs. Partington, Clarissa Perriwinkle
and Mrs. Patsy Branagan.
Some OF the ladies who were present
were: Mrs. Col p. E. Hayes, Mrs. John f.
Misses Minnie Corrigan, Agnes Boles,
Alice Farrell, Bessie Boles, Agnes Curran,
Matte Briggs, Mamie Garvin, Annie
Kenney, Annie Cullen, Mamie Manning,
Sadie Cullen, Winnie Murray, Kitty Kir-
wan, Kitty Feeney, Mamie Freeman,
Agnes Radikin, Nora Callaghan, Jennie
Martin, Nellie Martin, Mamie Fitz-
nnt
Mamie Farrell, Mamie McCabe, Mamie
Lynch, Bridget Carly, Ella Dunnelly,
Maggie Devine, Maggie Goff, Miss Nc
Parlin and Clara Osfield.
Ssme the gentlemen:
James Callaghan, +. J. Crane, Robert
Ballou, George Corrigan, p. NJ. Cooney,
b. T.. Cooney, +. Radikin, VIM. Mulligan,
Devine, jeremiah Crosson, Michael Seal
ley, T. L. Murray, Edmund Butler, Joseph
McAlevy, John Fitzgerald, n. Murray,
| Owen Moran, John Sullivan, Thomas
Callaghan, Charles Hanley, NJ. B. Lyons,
p. II. Gafney, j. +. McAlevy, John Muir.
ray, u. A. Lennon, w. Kilmurray, James
Harrison, Joseph Morris, George McGin-
nifty, Robert Googan, Fred Coyle, VIII
linn Corrigan, Bernard Carly, John Nc.
Kitchen, DR.. j. l.. Ryan, DIR. simard,
Richard Martin, Joseph McWilliams,
William Leonard, Alfred Corrigan
and William Curran OF North Attleboro.
There were visitors present from Provi-
dence, Bristol, North Attleboro and other
places.
Set Him Right.
| Geo. Agustus snln. the woll known lnRlish