Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-12-04
Thanksgiving Ball.

The most pleasant social event OF the sea-
son at this place YVES the Thanksgiving ball
at the Opera House, given by the young
gentlemen of the town, last Friday night.
Among those in attendance were represen.
tatives Of the beauty and fashion of Balti.
more, Washington and adjoining cities and
large numbers from this and adjoining coun.
ties both of this State ard Virginia. The
young ladies and gentlemen having in
charge the decoration of the hall are to be
congratulated upon the artistic taste dis
played, rendering such pleasing effect.
The various entrances to the dancing floor
were 1anked by cedar boughs, the walls
were profusely decorated with evergreens,
and all was picturesquely relieved by scores
of large and small American flags. The
stage was transformed into handsome
boudoir, hastily decorated with growing
plants and flowers, and here the chaperons
Mrs II. H. Stokes, Mrs. Robert b. Peter,
Mrs. Henry Reich and Mrs. Matilda Brewer,
received the guests. The handsome toilets
of the ladies were the subject of much favor
able comment. Among those present were /:
Miss Healy, Miss Dougherty Misses Hat.
tie and Eva Darnelle, Blanche Norriss,
Ruth Foster, Virginia Waite, Miss Connolly,
Miss Leckey, Agnes Entwiste, Mrs. Nc
Cahill, Miss Maud McCahill, Kate Lyddane,
Emma Heinrichs, Lydia Brawner, of Wash
ington; Misses Libbie and Julia Magruder,
Hattie Griffith, of Redland; Mary Griffith,
of Laytonsville; Kate, Nellie and Clara
Beall Lottie and Annie Griffith, of Olney
Lizzie Keys and Josephine Glascott, OF Lin.
den; Mrs. Buckley, of Gaithersburg; Mrs.
Robert Mackall, Bessie Mackall, Edith and
Else f hrey, Sandy Spring; Katie Lay, Ia
koma; Hattie Collitlower and Frances Crit
fifth, Unity; Rosalie Thornton, Front Royal,
Va. Mary Story, Barnesville; jamie Bailey,
Lena Jones, Louise, Cora, and Alice Ed.
monstone, Isabelle Bouic, Blanche Mich
olson, Mary Welsh, Katharine and Eliza
Choate, Maggie, Priscilla and Mary Dawson,
Mamie Bradley, RosaIie Johns, Mary Lyd-
dane Bessie, Mary and Veva Fields, Salie
Griffith, Julia and Mamie Vinson, Ida
Lowery, Gussie and Susie Bailey, Kate
Carr, Mona and Maud Thompson, Marga.
ret Henderson, Bessie Trail, Lille Davis,
Misses England. Mrs. Helen Greer, Mrs.
Clarence Thompson, Mrs Rose Williams,
Mrs Rebecca Veirs, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Charles
Dowden, Agnes and Mamie Matack, Mary
Kilgour, Mrs. Brunett, Mrs. Arthur Kemp,
Mo Mice Malaria Elark
Browning, Mr. and Mrs George Dawson,
Mrs. S b Lyidane, Mr.. and Mrs. W. f.
Rabbit, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bailey, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Dorsey, Mrs. W. V. Bouic,
Mr. aud Mrs. Charles b Jones, Mr.. and Mrs
ID. ii. Warfield Mr. and Mrs John Dawson,
Mr. and Mrs. Whiting Minnie Lowery, Eva
Gingel, Estelle Hilton.
Messrs Donald and G Fngitt, W l..
Farnham, c. G Swormstedt, Henry Beard,
Il. G. Eckert, J. f. Duane, w. J. Orme,
Lpwndes jackson, S. Mcleod, J. w. Don.
nelly, f. g. Getzdanner, L. Z. Dougherty,
w Il Fote, J G. Crawford, jus. K. Polk,
j. 5 Tucker, Charles Green, Joseph Kane,
II l.. Carlisle, G p. Herndon, Louis Weav
er, J. X. Cassin, M. p. Newton, Capt, J. p
Walker, L. l. briggs, A f. II. Middleton,
G. r King, A F. Towner, w. p. Dodge,
OF Washington; DR.. Chas. Carrico, Bryan
town; Edward Broadly and TC Keys, Gar
rctt Park Upton Beall, Walter Blackstone,
Stephen Qugley, Samuel Jones, of Bati-
more; Il B. Thomas, Ednor; w. Nesbtt,
Berry and Henson Clark, Sligo; A. r. Grit.
fifth, Maccubiin Waters, Unity; T. d. Grif.
fifth and Zadoc Magruder, Redland; DR.. II.
Brown, Burnt Mills; F @. Hutton, Clop.
per's; Thos A. Ayton, New York Frank
and Enos Keys, Linden; G. W. Beall, Oak
dale Hampton and Theodore Jones, Poto.
mac w. w. Russell, Leonard Nicholson,
Lee Dorsey, Harry Dawson, John Brewer,
Garner Bouic, Robert b. Peter, Bowie Vim.
son, Ohio Talbot, Roger Shaw, Charles and
Ralph Jones, j. Abby Henderson, Dinwid
die Luckett, Harry Beverly, r. G. Veirs,
Theodore Mason, Jas. z. b Veirs, George
Hunter, w. A Williams, Anderson Offutt,
Daingerfield Luckett G. J Maddox, Minor
Anderson, Samuel and Benjamin Riggs,
Warren Choate, Wallace Fields, Edward
England, Carey Kingdom, Alex. Kilgour,
DIR. VIM Trail, Capt. John Mcdonald, L.
G. Peter, L. l.. Nicholson, Col. VIM. Kill
gour, DIR. Hill, Walter Hill, Paul Waters