Smyrna times., 1897-04-28
A BRILLIANT DANCE.
The Second Annual Easter Dance
Given With Much Success.

The young men of Smyrna gave
their second annual Easter dance on
Friday evening, and it was the most
brilliant social function of the season.
While not as elaborate as last year and
not as crowded, it was nevertheless en-
joyed by all who attended Surely
there was more satisfaction in dancing,
as was manifest by the hearty enthusi-
asm in which all entered the may
whirl.
The stage was neatly decorated with
palms, evergreens and Spring flowers.
Behind these sat Oglesby's orchestra
of five pieces, discoursing some ex-
cellent waltzes. Around the balcony
and festOoned from the chandeliers
were long streamers of red white and
blue bunting.
The patronesses were Mrs. Geo. H.
Raymond, Mrs. Frank Postles, Mrs.
j. Edwin Hoffecker, Mrs. Hervey P.
Hall, Mrs. James r. McCausland, Mrs.
A. E. Jardine and Mrs. L. O. Waller.
The committee of young men in
charge of the dance were Messrs
Clarence B. Raymond, Charles H.
LeFevre, G.. Davis Brown, Lee O.
Waller, r. d. Hoffecker Jr., J. H.
HURT Jr., Frank L. Grier, Howard R.
Jones, VIM. H. Brady and Walton NJ.
Busteed
The program consisted of twenty
six dances. At the intermission
Caterer Geo. NJ. Stevenson furnished
a wholesome repast of splendidly made
sandwiches and coffee and he served
them in excellent style.
A pleasurable feature of this dance
was the happy contingent of visitors,
from Middletown, Camden, Dover.
Wilmington and elsewhere. 1t was a
social event of a most enjoyable char
acter and it was way into the wee
hours of the morning before the mazv
whirl was brought to close and the
music had died away on the silent
night air, but there was hardly a one
who did not give some pleasing ex-
preston of the cordial hospitality and
pleasure greetings of the Smyrna
people.
Among those present were Miss
Blanch Cochran, Miss Lucy Cochran.
Miss Helen Naudain, Miss Bessie
FOard, Miss Ada Foard, Miss Daisy
Naudain, Miss Elizabeth Parker, Miss
May Holten, DR.. J. c. Sites, Messrs
Edward Vaughn, Reese Parker, Fred
Crouch, Allen Mcdowell, Frank Poole,
Harry Budd, Middletown.
Mrs. Captain Lank, the Misses Raw
and Elsie Lank, Miss Elizabeth Stock
ley, Mr.. David Henry Lank, Mr.. Alex
ander Cooper and Mr.. Walter EvauI.
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Moore, Miss Emma Ayden.
Mr.. W. Metten, Wilmington.
Miss Lillian Wallace, Miss Elizabeth
Denney, Mr.. Howard Wilkinson,
Dover.
Mrs. Caulk, DIR. and Mrs. F. L.
Grier, Miss Katherine Ellison, Ms.
OsmOnd and Miss Nellie Lee Osmond.
Camden.
Miss Nan Niven, Strickersville, Pa,
Mr.. Brooks L. Ross, Seaford; Mr.. J.
Edgar Layton, Bridgeville; Miss
Alyce Mills, Clayton; Mr.. William
Parker, Milton; Mr.. J. R. Wakefield.
New York; DR.. Tolbott, Baltimore:
George L. Townsend, Odessa; Clar-
ence Comegys, Millington, Md;
George Grier, Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Postles. Mr..
and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. }. E. HOffecker, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
o. Waller, Mrs. A. E. Jardine. Mrs.
James R. McCausland, Miss Gertrude
Smith, Mrs. J. c. Stockley. Miss
Florence Hall, Miss Estelle Waters.
Miss Mary Anthony, Miss May FAIRIES.
Miss Edith Collins, Miss Elizabeth
Hall, Miss Helen Ringgold, Miss
Margaret Fell, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Fleming,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mccoy.
DIR. J. Allen johnson, DIR. Geo. B.
Whitten, Clarence B. Raymond, R. d.
Hotfecker Jr., W. NJ. Busted, J.
Harry HURT Jr., G. Davis Brown.
Charles Howell LeFevre, William H.
Brady, Howard R. Jones, Price
Jacobs.