Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-06
THIS WAS A BALL
Which May Well Be Called the
Leader of All.
PENIssulAR CLUB ANNUAL
Was the Rsdszvous of the Upper Crust
OF soci-ty Last Nizht-psssiis
of the Event.

Whatever may be said OF other So
clety events, no matter nov Beautifully
ROOMS may be decorated, no matter
how exquisteiy the women may dress.
there s one grand society event which
invariably leads them all. Ii Is the
annual reception and ball given by the
feninsulAr club IN IT. pleasant ana
beautiful home at the corner OF foun-
tain aud Ottawa streets.
The club prepares for these balls
IN . lavish manner. Nothing that
money will purchase 10 spared ID
produce the most artistic effect IN dec
Orations aud arrangements. Tnese balls
are always attended by the Ion ton OF
Grand Rapids socicty. Last night WAS
held the tenth annual reception and
bail. Ii MAS the event of the year for
the club members, and for al 80 fortu-
nate az 10 be invited guests.
Lavish Decorations.
The decorations were abundant and
beautiful. In the main hall the starr
ratings were wreathed an southern
snitax ard ferns. The fireplace In the
front IF the hall was banked with
ferns, palms and other more rare
plants. while the mantle was bedecked
with smilsx and ferns, intertwiued
Win fragrant. dainty white hya-
cinths and bright scarlet gladiolas.
Within the reading room, which was
cleared for the dances. native and
southern smllax was teslooned on the
walls, while the large fireplace was
banked with ricn potted plants,
nyacinths aud begonias. The floors OF
the reading room, the hall and a re-
ceDtsOn room on the right CT the en-
trance were covered with canvas for
the dancers. On the second floor some
veTy pretty effects were obtained IN
some of the rooms with the floral dec
oTations, cut IL Was in the dining room
where the artistic effect was most conn.,
piete. The prevailing color was pink.
TIE table was ike - lovely wreath
with its burden of pink and white
SEES. pink carnations and pink hya-
ciuths. The rich fragrance OF tnrss
flowers filed the air of the room with
the richest of perfumes.
These Were There.
The attendance was large as usual,
fully $50 guests being present. Among
those N attendance were the following:
Messrs- aud Mesdames +. +. Unl,
George DeHaven, Martin L. Sweet, ".
X. shelby. George ". Munson, A. Z.
Worden and Mrs. A. X. Wheeler, II.
ID. Wslbridge and Miss Chsmplin.
Henry Grlnnell. DR.. Freeman, DIR. +.
W. Temple. Charles II. Bender. A. j.
Bovine, L. Van Cleve Ganson. Gen. l.
c. saith, Charles VI. Wilson. DIR. Il. II.
Stevens, c. l.. Lockwood, Will Gay,
Capt. III. y. Moore. DR.. Z. 5. Hazeltine,
Fred A. Clark, Charles p. Rsthbun. DIR.
Collins II. Johnston, William NJ. Wurz-
burg. I'll. y. Atwood. Stuart johnson,
7. w. Dunn aud Mrs. w. McLane, X.
). Barnhart, Il. II. Drury, Col. Fl. (.
Thompson. I'd n. Donnelly, Albert
Stckley, W. III. Anderson. Charles II.
Amin, Waiter McBrien, c. III. Head,
John l. Shaw and Mrs. Harry Brown,
George +. Raymond, James Campbell,
Alfred Baxter. Edgar Hunting, Z. II.
BsTkey, Walter Smith, Cyrus Z.
Perkins, Will Mckay. L. Z. Eddy,
Albert Crane, Harry Perkins, Dudley
T.. Waters, T.. p. Limpert, Willard
Bsrnhart, Anton q. Hodeupyl, NJ. NJ.
HOuseman.
Ne.srs. Charles Whitney, Randall
Hawkins, Frank d. Furbush. Roy
Griswold, Will A. Gum, John Pruyn,
Bernard c. Cobb. j. NJ. Nelson, J. ".
Faulkner, Heber A. Knott, K. b. New
ton. DR.. J. orion Eiie, George Pant
lind, Z. W. Carman, Henry Spring,
Charles Fox, j. ;. Lawrence, Charles
McQuewan, Robert Barnard. Will
Granger. David Uhl. A. ID. Rathbonc,
joan McQuewan, J. r.. Brewer, Charles
Becxwith.
Misses Ella McQuewan. Daisy Car
peuter, Lena Remington, Mabel
Waters. Stiekney of Grand Haven.
ChamDlin, Parker, Grace Remington,
QumbY. Sherlock, Faucet, Freeman
snd Cleveland.
Gallant Club Officers
The guests began arriving at $50.
They we're received by the president,
Willard Barnhsrt, and sx-Preadent
Edwin +. Uhl and John ;. Lawrence.
They wers presented by the secretary
OF the club, Jonn McQuewan. At $50
Brsun's orchestra started the music
and the younger members of the COM
pany came tripping down the stairs
snd were soon whirling away in the de-
lgnts OF waltz while the older guests
watched from the stairway or frrm
convenient positions IN the numerous
small rooms opening OK from the dan
eng rooms. It was considerably past
m idnign t.before the most OF the waiting
carriages bore away their tired but
happy Occupsnts- IL was unanimously
vot' 4 that OF the many csptions and
halls gwen by the Peninsula club tho
one gwen last night mas never been
surpassed IN any regard.
Wstching His Chances.