The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-26
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
Annual Ball Of The Charles Carroll Chapter Phi
Beta Kama Sioma In SayIeS Fall.

The interior or Sayles ftdll over az
college appeared grandly beautiful last
evening upon the occasion OF the Sec
ond annual ball of Charles Carroll
chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma frater-
nifty. The decorations were superb, the
music perfect, and the supper fine. The
ladies appeared amidst it all I'm some OF
the most elegant creations OF the mo-
distes art, worn this season. Altogether
il was one of the most charming and
successful social functions of the col
lege year. II was about 3 o'clock when
the earlier guests began To arrive but
soon they came in numbers and this Is
what they saw as they stepped in upon
the polished floor Of the great hall Far
OFF at the back of the apartment
dense and lofty embankment Of the
lovely green of palms, ferns, rubber
plants. laurel evergreen and fir.
Against this bank I'm incandescent cleo
trio lamps appeared the Greek letter
initials of the fraternity. Later in the
evening as Reeves orchestra concealed
by this massive bank gave the opening
strains OF Phi Kappa two-step espe-
cially dedicated To the society by Mr..
Reeves. these lamps blaZed forth in
white the initials they were designed
to express.
The side walls were banked with
plants and other green and just with
in the main entrance, to the right In
pretty bower. illuminated by easy
lights the patronesses Mrs. B.F.Clarke,
Mrs. w. T. Campbell, Mrs. Patrick Far
rell. Mrs. III. B. Gardner, Mrs. &. IL.
German. Mrs. NJ. j. Kelly, Mrs. r.. >.
Kiley, Mrs. Hammond Lamont, Mrs. +.
]. Magill. Mrs. Thomas McCready, Mrs.
]. III. Mclaughlin, Mrs. John McMan-
us. Mrs. T.. Dew. O'Connor, Mrs j, n.
! O'Keefe. Mrs. Joseph Osfield. Jr, Mrs.
! Il. l.. Phillips and Mrs. -. III. Sheahan
received the guests
! At the head of the hall appeared in
! purple ami white immortelles the
| badge of the fraternity. and ben"~ TN II
| the stars and stripes, and the white
! silken college banner swayed gently
! over the heads of the myriad dancers.
| The music was constant their being no
| intermission. The floor marshall was
! MIR. w. II. Magill, who was aided i'm his
| very pleasant duties by MIR. ID. II.
! O'Brien. Mr. j. II. O'Donuel Mr.. T.. j..
! cunningham. Mr.. T.. !. Divine, Mr.. j.
! II. Farrell Mr.. q. T.. Gallagher, Mr.. Il.
! \. Calvin, Mr. &. w. German, MI. ID.
| j. Hurley MIR. j. N. kelaghan, Mr.. y.
A. Muligan. Mr.. j. +. O'Gara. Mr.. Il.
j. Sexton ana Mr.. J. j. sullivan.
At II o'clock supper was served IN
the college armory below the hall. The
supper was arranged with small round
tables for four. and each table was
lighted by candelabra shaded I'm pur-
ple and white. indeed those two tints
the fraternity colors predominated I'm
all the decorations. About the supper
| room were placed palms and ferns and
! Lyman laid the spread. Dancing was
I continued until long after the midnight
I hour and the men who comprise
, charles Carroll chapter Phi Kappa
| Sigma feel TO-DAY satisfied that thcil
I efforts tn make the second hall of ia,
fraternity an event long to be rencm'
bered. were crowned with all success.
The reception committee includcd'
| MIR j. NJ. Gilrain. '9l. Hon. T.. II. Me
Guinness, 81: Mr.. i. T. Murphy, 81
MIR. u. n. Sheahan. $50: Mr. E.S. kiley
81. MIR. ~. Dew. OConnor. '92; MIR. e
!. O'Connor %: Mr.. G.. +. Troy, '9S
Mr. J. r. eastman. 00 Mr.. j. =. Me
Carthy 'Oi. Mr.. J. N. Slattery. Ol; Mr.
NJ. J. Harson. So Mr.. J. 6. Quinn, ~
AMIR II. j. Holland. 90. MIR. n. +. Nc
! CHM. %: MIR. j. v Fitzgerald. a3
, MIR. q. Carroll. '9S. MIR. PHI Burns. 90
! Mr.. Il. y. Iawlor. 0l. MIR. w. g. Me
I.aughnn. OF and Mr.. NJ. g. sullivan
'Oi.
The managers were: Mr.. w. ~. Ma
I ! =. n. Mr.. Charles Carroll. Mr.. J. NJ. GIL
1 / rain 81: MIR l.. VI. Burns. 80. Mr.. J
, +. O'Gara. 90. Mr.. r.. DeN. O'ConnOi
v ~. Mr. J. ". ODouncll, 80. ana Mr W
l T. Mclaughlin, ol.