The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-30
THE z z SOCIETY BALL
4 BRILLIANT AssEMBbAGE At THE
CAPITOL HOTEL.
u.. C,rat socicty Event of the
season SUPPLEMENTARY Sisitors
We're i'm Attendance.

Nothing could surpass in beauty ana
elegance the annual society Dill given
last night at the Capitol Hotel.
The splendid hotel was decorated with
the utmost good taste and beauty uhuer
the able supervision OF the following COM
mittee:
Mrs. Philip Carson chairman; Mrs. o.
| G. Drew. Mrs. p. X. Ewing, Mrs. =. o.
Wigg, Mrs. l.. r. Noyes, Mrs. J. j.. dan
non, Mrs. John shearn, Mrs: X: Morfis'
Mrs. II. Fl. Dickson, Mrs. g. w. suen'
Mrs. N. S. Medium. Mrs. j. II. Melleh-
heimer Misses Jcannette Jones' Cora koot,
Eleanor Henke. Marcia Delgado' Lula
Began. Ella schmidt, Evy Bolts llna
Cleveland Anna Taylor and Mary Cardwell
! The following committee had charge OF
| the decorations for the ball: Mrs U. T.
| Holt. chairman Mrs. NJ. 7. Jones, MIS- H.
| w. Knox. Mrs. s. N. Meyer, Mrs: H. r.
Ring, Mrs. w. G. Crane Mrs. K. 8 Low
EFT, Misses Ella Smith Mariag ROBERTS
| Annie McKeever Estelle Cardwell. FRANKIE
Uite. Mary Ella Taylor and Nella Cochran
| Other committees were as follows;
| Reception com,nittee--Phillip Carson,
chairman: 4. p. Root, II. II, Dickson, H.
u. MacGregor, n. S. Medium. II. II.
Smith, II. c. House. Il. w. Hutchinson, IT,
A. Mistrot r, C. Hodges r. Rutneriora'
j. a. Baker J. NJ. Dorranee, II. Flato' ~.
r.. Snotts, II. w Garrow, j. J. Cannon, H.
! Morris. r. II. Dowuey, L. B. Moody o. Il.
| Cochran. II. a. Jones, O. l.. Brown, y. -
| Holt w. D. Cleveland, l.. L. Noyes, u. W.
| Norreil. w. C. Crane, w ii. Palmer, T.
G. Eeard. Il. b. Parker, Il. p. Davis, w.
NJ. Ho.isnd, c. S. Wig. r. 5. LoYett, a.
p. sauer H. Reese, J. NJ. Lee, w. II.
Kirkland +. y. Bonner r. Cooke, -. u.
Herring, } N. Miller, j. w. Jones, w. d.
| AL n
H. f. Ring, X. w. Knox, w. B. Crosse
close. G. w. Stieff c. II. Fitch, w. e.
Fitzgerald. L. j. Simmons. A. X. Taylor
A. Delgado +. A. Reichardt, Fl. Master
sen, j. r. Masterson, p. X, Ewing, j. IL.
Blake. j. r. Waties. John H. Kearby Il.
Keyworth, John Shearn. e. c. Blake, 5. N.
Meyer, II. Henke, f. Fitzhugh, w. b. Tur
ner, w. L. Foley
Arrangement commttee-T. II. Frank
lin, chairman; A. W. Drew. w. il. Curtin
A. Miller George Kidd. Jr, j.. Bryan, n
G. Kittrell Jr, Eugene Hudson, Joe II
Eagle. John w. McClelland, j. V. Tacka-
berry.
Invitation committee-B. r.. Latham
chairman l.. j. Parks, o. c. Drew, Jr.
w. b. Bolts. j. A. Kyle. II. Garrow, w.
A. Woods, C. b. Hervey Frank A. Leovy
II. w Downey. j. l.. Short.
Floor ommittee--Spencer Hutchins
chairman Abbott Cockrell. w. D. Clevc
land, Jr D. n. Davidson, r.. F. Crawford
Arthur Williams, A. L. Fatjo, R. ID. Yoa-
KUN. j. l.. Hudson F.. l.. Croker Gen
try Waldo. Il. NJ. Mitchell. II. C. Burtls
The supper for the occasion was fur
nished by the ladies of the Shelterin,
Arms society and was served in the corne
room of the ground floor of the Rice build
ing. just back of the hotel. This room
was appropriately decorated in harmon.
with the ball room.
The german was led by Major Spence
Hutchius, who introduced several move
and beautiful figures in the different CO.
tillious.
| The president Of the club, Mr.. PHILLIP
Carson, and his wife will give reception
at the Bristol hotel Thursday morning a
IL O'Clock. The invitations to the ball con
tain cards 10 this reception, which viii
occur today at the Bristol hotel between
the hours of II and l. to which all thos,
present at the ball received invitations.
Many prominent society people wer
present from abroad. notably from Calves
ton. The Galveston contingent arrived /
: the city at O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
and was composed OF the following leadin,
society people OF that place:
, Mrs L. r, Stone. Mrs. Walter Gresh I'm
Miss Margaret Dealy Miss Erwin Payne
Miss Louise Rice, Miss Josie Gresham
Miss Rose Moss. Bette Shannon. Mis-
Francis Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Fearhak,
, Messrs. John Sealy Harry Stone j. w
!, !, Reoertsop H. II. Robinson, NJ. B. Me
MILAN. Mart Royston, g. f. Grant, G
I t4erbert Brown, W. l.. Hanscome.
The large dining room where the dane
. ing VAS probably never before IRE
scented so brilliant an appearance
with IN festoons of many colored chrysan
themuns. with ivy covered walls and hun
dreds Of red. white and blue lights. to sa
, nothing Of the beautifully dressed ladie
y Champagne punch was served during II
O'Clock 'o''