The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-17
BRILLIANT
SUCCESS.
Annual Charity Ball al
Infantry Hall.
ST. MARY'S ORPHANAGE.
Beauty and Fashion OF City and
Vic nifty Attended.
ST. MARY'S ORPHANAGE.
CONCERT BY REEvEs'ORCHESTRA

Infantry hall last night was the scene OF
a brilliant and distinguished gathering.
The great event was the third annual
Charity Ball for the benefit of ST. Mary'S
Orphanage. Although the Charity Ball
has only just entered on its third year as
"a Proyi4ence institution, it has evidently
come To be fixture and not only that
but also one of the great social events of
the season, one of the red letter days or
rather, evenings in the city ) social life
The hall was most tastefully decorated
FOR the occasion, the front of the plat
form being banked with palms and trop-
ical greenery with tall pnlm at either
end. From over the tops OF these were
suspended long streamers of red, white
and blue, and on the siue next tho organ
was strstched "a large American flag. Tho
wall back of the platform was covered
with large American flag. The sides
of the balcony were decorated with "A
dozen or fifteen flags of different nations,
giving very gay effect 20 the whole hall
In the centre of the west side little re-
ceptiOn apartment was arranged with
divans and palms and ali bcdecked with
flags and banners. The patronesses were
Mrs. Eugene Sturteeant Mis-. R. II. /
Goddard, Mrs. w. w. White. Miss Eliza
Collins, Mrs W. +. B. Jackson Mrs. l.
H. Foster, Mrs. j. s. Orm sbec. Miss T..
A. Hoppin Mrs. &. IL. Merriman. Mrs
Charles q. King. Mrs. Daniel Goodwin.
Mrs. q. McC. riske, Mrs. w. Maxwell
Brownell, Miss Julia Grinnell, Mrs
Howard Hoppiu, Miss h. G. Eames Mrs
James Coats, Mrs. j. X. II. Nightingale,
Mrs. X. l.. Heiser. Mrs. Charles Bradley,
Mrs Floyd W. Tomkins, Jr., Mrs ID.
;. Baker, Mrs. William Grosvenor, Mrs.
William Ely, Miss Helen Bassett.
At the end Of the hall AID beneath the
iiag Of the nation were the little round
tables each with its candle burning
brightly where, weary of the dizzy wbirlof
the dance. the cancers came for little rest
unct n CO y ciIut. by S.5rt tire ttme s5t FOR The
concert by Reeves orchestra, the galleries
had begun to fill no but the hall below
had almost the cold atmosphere of deser
ton and seemed to be holding itself in
anticipation of the bIilliancy that was to
follow.
The concert program was:
March, American Republic, Thielo
Overture Iobasco, Chadwick
Selection, I'll Capitap, Sousa
(a) Babillage, Giliet
(b) CocOanut Dance. Hermann
Cornet Solo, Bright Star of Love, Robaudi
Mr.. B. H. Church.
Maudolinen Serenade, Jungman
SELECTION -Ealst, Geabof
Finale March, Mandarin Zune, Reeves
During the progress of the concert the
hall gradually began To assume the ap-
pearance of qayoty, as the dancers came
IN one or two at time, and the exquisite
gowns added To the glory of the scene.
Before the concert was finished good
parry of merry dancers were eagerly
awaiting for the music of the frat waltz.
lust before this His Excelency Gov.
Elisha Dyer, accompanied by his staff in
full uniform, arrived in the hall 70 the
strains OF martial music.
As the gay and merry couples respond
I'd to the barmonies of the waltz music
and Joined in the life and activity on the
floor, the impression easily obtained that
this was truly one of the most delightful
ways In the world of peri lrming charity,
none tee less efficient in It's results of
good accomplished, but still so far differ
cnt from tho commonplace methods of
workipg charity.
The dancing continued until the party
we II TO supper, where all enjoyed little
quiet from the actiSity Of the dance, and
refreshed themselves with delicacies.
Then the dancing continued to late
hour and the hall was left TO its reveries.
Edward Martin Guild managed the
floor. His assistants were: Alr. i.auriston
Hazard MIR Harold Congdon, Mr.. Dan
el Il George, Mr.. Howard A. Richmond,
Mr. John B. Lewis, Mr. Me:win White,
Mr. William u. Nightingale, Mr Joseph
u. Henshaw