The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-11
GAIETY AT THE BALL.
The Travelling Men Have Joyful
Time
At HAMILTON HALL LAST NIGHT

The Waitzes and SchOttisches Went
On Until = O'clock This Morning.
There was a crash of music and glare
of light and stately tread of feet at
Hamilton hall last night about half past
9 O'Clock and the grand march of the
Kansas commercial travellers ball began
the dance.
For an hour before, the travelin men
and the ladies who accompanied them
and their friends to the number of at
least $40 had been getting acquainted
during the reception time. and it was
handsome, enllvening scene. 1t was not
full dress affair, though there were
many party costumes and it was alto
gether fashionable gathering.
Supreme Counsellor A. J. Dowd of
Chicago with Mrs. R. l. Chamberlain
led the grand march. Watson's orchestra
played.
When the commercial travellers start
to do thing, they do it with their might.
That is about the only instruction in the
Bible with which The travelling men have
anything in particular to do, perhaps,
but they obey that literally.
The hall was handsomely decorated.
Above the stage hung the beautiful fo-
raj emblem of the order, the crescent
pied platform at the east end
of the auditorium. Very properly
indeed there were no cards OF the dance
and the announcements were made from
the easel on the stage.
Will Seller, who had been expecting a
swarm time" was fully prepared for it
with eight revolving fans and before
evening the weather had changed SO
that an overcoat was comforsab BILE.
thing less than 400 pounds, had lots of
fun with Mr. Seller about it, but after he
had shaken himself up to the music of
the first quadriIle he was mighty glad to
have the fan turned on.
Among the Topeka people present
were Lieutenant Governor Troutman,
Norman Wear, Mrs. Wiggin, D. j. Hard
ing, J. R. HankIa, s. Ettlinger, s. Hey
man, George Eagle, c. Eagle, Irving
DooIittle, j. K. Jones, E. Lange, A. w.
Lacey, DR.. Ashton, w. c. GArvey, w. w.
Webb, r s. Johnson. ]. F. Myers, F. E.
Wear, I. G. Wear, G. Seward, Dr. l. II.
Mum, E. C. Fitch and daughter Helen.
There were also many others who
looked on if they did not dance.
It does not make any difference 70 a
! drumm5 ST how much flesh he happens to
have along if he wants to dance, and
there IS a good looking girl to dance
with, and wherever you fad the drum
mer you always find the good looking
girl. or perhaps it is vice versa.
At least there were several WALKING
hurricanes of flesh that when they once
got started were equal to the task of
moving with IA reckless, if not wreck
less, hand all little people who were I'M
fortunate enough to be in the way.
The aspect of a mountain like Mr.
Huyett of Salina or Mr. Shin of Kansas
City bearing down ahead of fair wind
from an electric fan upon little fellow
like Mr. Brunson of Salina or Mr. Wick
idal of Topeka was enough to alarm the
stoutest hearts.
There was further cause for alarm oc-
casionally when Mr.. Wickidal's rising
spirits would get the better of his judg-
ment aud he would insist on doing the
Mobile buck right where the floor was
the weakest But of course this is a
joke.
1t was also thought at one time that q
minister had strayed into the room to ex-
patiate upon the wickedness of dancing
in general and its denoralizing effects
on travelling men in particular, but it
turned out to be only Alphabet Dew olfe
of Hutchinson. However, he did not stop
the dance.
1t was nearly o'clock before the
dance terminated, aud even then the PEG.
pie hadn't had enough.
The floor committee consisted of
Messrs. D. J. Harding, Seymour Hey
mon, E. Mcbride, P. E Cary, Walter
Clark, R. K. Jamison, Mart Wikidal,
Wallace Rynerson, w. Seller and Chas
Guild.
Points of excellence of Dr. Prices