The Newtown bee., 1894-01-05
A SUCCESSFUL BALL.

Fifth Annual Ball of Putnam Council Knights of
 Columbus. Knights from Sandy Hook and
 Newtowp, with their Fair Friends, all Out ln
 Force
 The annual ball of Putnam Council, No. 54, Knights of Columbus, held at the Town hall on last Friday night. was the biggest kind of success, and the at- tendance surprised even those who had it in charge. The hall had been put in the hands of the New Haven Decorating Co., and never before had it looked so gay a- on this occasion. Flag, ba0ner~ and bunting were lAyi~hly displayed and harmoniou~ly arranged, making a most pleasing effect. The music was from Danbury and the best to be had, and the crowd of merry dancers were in th' 1 best of spirits. The grand march wa rd bl Frank McGran, of the firm of ra1 Tor & McGrau, and Mis- Maggie CrOttN, and they were followed by about 75 couples. During the intermission, manN availed themselves of the opportunity L., partake of an excellent supper provided | by Mine Host Houlihan. Dancing con Cinued until the small hours of the morn l ing, and alt who attended pronounced the fifth annual ball of Putnam council ghe best of all. Among the most notica- ble costumes worn by the young ladie- were: Miss Maggie Crotty, echrue cloth, velvet trimmings; Miss Maggie Devaney, Bridgeport, heIitrOpe, velvet trimmings ; Miss Katie HOurigan, blue bengaline cloth, white Persian trimmings; Miss Mamie O'Connell, Waterbury, pale blue -ik, with point lace; Miss Bessie Me Carthy, white lansdown with violet trim mings; Miss Julia Cuff. Philadelphia, white silk; Miss Katie McMahon, pink nuns yelling; Miss Celia KiIbride, heli- trope, white lace trimmings; Miss Mag gie Talty, pale blue nuns yelling, point lace; Miss Johanna Foran, pink nuns yelling; Miss Katie Kelley, nile green silk, velvet trimmings; Miss Bessie Me Mahon, nile green, velvet trimmings |; Miss Katie Leavey, black lace over pale blue silk; Miss Margaret Houlihan, blue India silk, lace trimmings; Miss Josie Kane, Danbury, white India silk, lace trimmings; Miss Sarah Leavey, pale blue creton; Miss Josie Shannon, pale blue nuns yelling; Miss Annie Hanley, | Stepney, nile green; Mrs John Gaf1ney, steel colored silk, velvet trimmings; Miss Della Mccarthy, sage green cashmere ; Miss Maggie Brew, Hawleyville, black lace, jet trimmings; Miss Bertha Houli han, Hawleyville, nile green cashmere :; Miss Mamie Crotty, tan coIored cash mere; Miss Nellie Kilbride, blue benga- line cloth, velvet trimmings; Miss Mary Golf, Philadelphia, garnet silk; Miss Sa- die Gaffney, china silk. Others present were Misses RosaQuinn, Sarah Murray, Maggie Hurley, Nellie Lyons, Mary E Shea, Cassie Murray, Mamie Hourigan, Mar1ie Kohler of Long Hill, Julia Ken nedy. Lizzie Collins, Annie and Bessie McNamara and Nellie Kelly of Bridge port, Josie Greene, Mary A. Lynch, Kate Lynch, Nellie Kilbride, Nellie Gaffney, Maggie O'Connell, Maggie Egan, Mary J. and Nellie Leavy, Mamie Bradley An nie Bradley, Bertha Shannon, Nellie Roach, Bridget Hourigau, Annie Crotty of Newtown, Kate Carmody, Miss Nash of Danbury, Maggie Lynch of New Hav- en, Ella Lynch and Mary Shea of Water bury, Annie Farley of Hartford, Miss O'Hara of Brookfeld, Miss Smith of Bethel and Messrs John Quinn. John Maloney, Martin Blake, Martin Roach, John Murray, Michael H. Brennan, John T. Sheehan, James Green, Michael Quailey, John McNamara, Michael F. Lynch, Martin Corbett, Michael F. Kill bride, Thomas F. Bradley, Patrick Brad ley, Martin Troy, Patrick McCarty, John F. Keane, William Ryan, John F. Houli- han, James Brown, Bernard Kelly, Pat rick Hourigan, James Kelly, Michael Keenan,, Patrick Madigan, Richard Riley, Michael White, Martin Crotty, Stephen Brennan, Thomas Ryan, w. J. Brew, John Brown of Bridgeport, Patrick Koh- Ter of Long Hill, Daniel German of Beth el, Mir and Mrs B. L. Moore of New Mil- ford, Mir and Mrs F. J. Ward of Hart ford, and many others.