Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-26

Soper's hall was the scene Of a gay party,
| Friday evening 1t being the reception and
hop given to the society people of the city,
by four of the young ladies of the town,
Miss Alice Barrelle, Miss Blanche Smith,
Miss Nellie Clark and Miss Nellie Weber.
The hall had been, during the day, very
nicely and prettily decorated, and when
the dancing commenced the scene was
charming one. Most of the dancers were
attired in full evening dress and some OF
the dresses of the ladies were expensive
and handsome. Dinsmore's Orchestra OF
five pieces furnished music. Mrs. A. c..
johnson, successor to j. Fields hurry,
was caterer, and it is needless to say the
refreshments were extra nice and served IN
NEST acceptable manner A nice order
of dances was enjoyed. Invitations were
sent to about 100 people, of which the
following accepted, the others sending re-
grets The affair was by far the most
elaborate of anything of the kind at
tempted in this city this season,
and was perfect success in every
particular detail. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Averill, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. ]. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Booth
bay of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. a. W..
Flood, Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Hubbard, DE-
and Mrs. ]. F. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Il.
Marston, Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Philbrick,
Mr.. Mrs Frank Redington, Mr. and
Mrs o. G. Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs. IL.
NJ. Taber, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wheeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. j. Clukey Mr.. and
Mrs A. r. Yates, Miss Victoria Arnold,
Mrs. f. A. Barrelle. Mr.. E. j. Clark, Mrs.
H. W. Ford, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. A. L..
Smith, Mrs. Frank Weber, Miss Edna
| Springfield, Miss Edda Cove, Miss Hattie
Abbott, Miss Mary Abbott, Miss Eliza
Blanchard, Miss Helen Bunker, Miss
Jessie Bunker, Mss May Cannon, Miss
Augusta Bunker, Miss Lou Clark, Miss
| Anne Dow, Miss Annie Dunbar, Miss
Leila Dunbar, Miss May Darrah, Miss
Grace Emery Miss Alice Friend, Miss
Celia Hail. Miss Emma Knauff, Miss
Nellie Libby, Miss Jennie Lord, Miss
Margaret Lord, Miss Hortense Low, Miss
Grace Lcrd, Miss Mabel Lunt, Miss
Hattie Lunt, Miss Sara Lang,
Miss Bessie McFadden, Miss Fannie
Parker, Miss Lolita Proctor, Miss
Genne Reynolds, Miss May Redington,
Miss Helen Redington, Miss Jennie
Seavey of Bangor, Miss Myra Redington,
! Miss Nellie Shaw, Miss tannle smith,
Miss Abbie Smiley, Miss Louise Tucker,
Miss Mildred Varnum of Bangor, Miss
Eva Wheeler, Miss Madge Wilson. Miss
Grace Weber, Miss Charlotte Young
Mr.. Averill, Frank Alden, r f. Atwood,
Mr. Austin, M. +. Bartlett, Norman
Bassett, J. Colby Bassett, Ralph Bearce,
Geo. Bassett, Mr.. Blanchard, W. A. r.
Boothby, c. L. Brooks, f. B. Bradeen,
DR.. Dobson, H. B. Chapman, Harry Dun
bar, A. f. Evans, W. l.. Grey, Mr..
Holmes, s. H. Hanson, H. G. Hanscom,
H. S. Hall, r. V. Hopkins, Archer Jor-
dan, f. r. Josselyn, A. r. Heith, f. b.
Nichols, Sheridan Plaisted, Jarome
Peavey, Herbert Wentworth of Show
hogan, Dr. W. NJ. Pulsifer, Roland Il.
Patten of Skowhegan, Mr.. Prey, Herbert
Wentworth, Mr.. Quarles, Charles A.
Redington, Prof. A. j. Roberts, H. L.
Smith, c. 4. Sawtelle, DR.. H. f. Shempp
Mr.. Salisbury, C. E.. Turner, Mr.. Wilson
Fl. T. Watkins, W. L. Waters, Harry
Weber, Arthur Waterman of Bangor
and S. A. Burleigh of Vassalboro