New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-19
ANIMAL BALL or THE COLI NBA JUNIORS

Tho annual Christmas bali of the junior class OF
Columbia University was the principal social anar
last night As In former seasons IT was held IN
the Library Hall OF the university and was IN
every way successful and ~ brilliant IA any pre-
vious entertainment OF the kind. The Library Hail.
which was entirely devoted to the purposes OF the
bail was most effectively decorated with holly.
which was strung about from the rafters ana
brackets i'm the room. There were masses OF ever
greens and the centre of the room was canopied
with ropes OF laurel and holly. The bookcases were
hidden behind forests Of green. and over AL were
displayed the various trophies and przss won by
the Columbia boys IN many departments In ono
end of the room. behind group Of trees sugges-
tive OF Christmas holidays. was stationed Landers
Orchestra which furnished the music for th" dane
ing There no formal reception committee. hut
most of the patronesses were present Dancing
hogan soon after i0op o'clock and continued unin-
terruptedly until midnight. when supper was served
TO most OF the elderly guests. Nearly a dozen
dances were enjoyed by the young people before
supper was announced. supper was served In the
large Iec'ure-room downstairs. som" OF the elderly
quests being seated AT small tables. After supper
tho dancing was kept up until nearly o'clock this
morning The committee In charge Of th. ball was
AS follows: John q. Williams, Jr.. chairman, john
st,l Livingston. jr.. L. Sidney lfaisht William
Bttle Symmes. jr. Stuyvesant Fish Morris. jr..
Harold Newman Han. Ernest lsein. william Rog-
ers Wes,erfied Robert Low Fierieponi Darwin
Sh wv Hudson William Henry FEARING IT, anu
Orleans Longacre. jr
Among the patronesses many OF whom were
present TO enjoy the early hours of the dance and
sumner were Mrs W. Bayard Cutting. Mrs. Morgan
Dix Mrs Jules Reynal Mrs. John Jacob Aston.
Mrs Frederic Bronson. Mrs Frederic r. 'oudcrt
Mrs william H. Draper. Mrs j. Fred Person.
Mrs Luther Kounze. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Morris
Mrs John King Van Rensselaer, Mrs Sidney Web
ster Mrs W Watts sherman. Mrs. charles W
Names Mrs Henry H. Babcock Mrs Walter cut
ting Mrs Elisha Dyer. jr., Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock
Mrs Horace barnard Mrs. Amory :. carhart, Mira
Valentine q. Hall Mrs; George GtiSwoh ha.en.
Mrs Edmund d. Randolph. Mis-. Ee.rton l.. VIM
throp jr Mrs. John {. Nimerding Mrs schu! iet
T. Parsons Mrs. Grenville Winthrop. Mrs. h
Ellerv Anderson. Miss Aymar. Mrs. Waiter /. suy-
field Mrs. Stuyvesant FISH Mrs Edward d.
Adams. Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks, Mrs Adrisn
iselin ir Mrs. Walton oakley. Mrs. Francis
Schroeder Mrs. D. Maitland Armstrong. Mrs Dan
lei Bu,teriield and Mrs Henry colt Mortimer.
some OF the gucrts present were Miss Ethel D~
Miss Cornelia Barnes. Miss Dominck. Mis-, Eieanor
Keyes Miss Eosalie Delafeld Floyd. Miss May
Meredith Miss Elizabeth Oakley Miss saran
Fuller. Miss Jessie Jones. Miss Marie Hamilton.
Miss Augusta DE Peyster. Miss Frances De rey-
ster Miss Aielina Tower. Miss FLORENCE baksr.
Miss Wetherbec, Miss Mary Pell. Miss Dorothy
Schiene.in Miss Ethel Smith Miss Martha town.
snnd Miss MAY Be.kman. Miss Elizabeth Hare
Nss carol Dudley Eidlitz Miss Marion Whitaker.
Mss Uelena Parsons Laura. Duane ireland. Miss
Natalie Moss Miss Emily Rogers Miss f.thsi iost
Miss r ora Satteree Miss Elsa Bronson. Miss Esn
Barker Miss katherine Duer and Miss E,hd
Hitchcock