Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-18
BURNS CLUB DANCE,
Large Number of Masquers
Had a Grand Time and
Danced to the Early
Morning Hours.
AnO her Step Toward the Burns Mon.
ument which is to be Erected in
July. GOOdly Sum Real.
lied from the Dance.

The annual Burns Club m ,suuerade
ball took place in Armory Hall last
night and as has been the case for the
past ten years it was an event looked
forward to with much pleasure and one
tnat resulted us usual in a grand good
time long to be remhemered by all who
attended. During the first part of the
evening it looked little hit discourage
ing as there were only II few of the
inasqurraders in the hall but as time
went on and before the first dance was
called the grotesque figures began to
appear until some 80 people each I'M
known to the other walked out on the
The floor and shook hands with their
neighbors.
there were a large number of good
costumes and in fact they We're all well
gotten up. There We're all sorts of peo-
pie, clowns, gypsies. patriots. and ne
gros, and it would have been diff
cult task to select Il prize winner from
the crowd, althou yh Frank Merchant Us
negro min>t el and Charles Mcmillan as
the >anctinonlous colored gentleman
were spoken of most often by the spec
tarorS and for the ladies two very atrac-
tive costumes were exhibited to repre-
sent the press of Barre and those whom
they honored certainly feel very CRATE
full. Mrs. Charles Williams was very
pretlily attired in a gown of yellow col
ored with headings of the Barre Even
ing TELEGRAM and she also wore a hat
constructed of the same substantial ma
terial. TO her we extend our hearty
appreciation of the honor conferred up
us. Mrs. John l're> >set was also tas'.
fully attirrd in Il gown representing the
Barre Daily Times.
The grand march started at about
8 80 with about 40 couples of maSquers
and they danced to the music of Bruce's
orchestra until the early morning hours.
The Object of This dance was to raise
money for the Burns monument which
the club is soon to erect as Il memorial
to their beloved poet and as grand
ornament to their city. Five years ago
the first move was made towards pro-
curing this monument and the club then
had in the treasury some $500, the pro-
ceeds of all their dances since has gone
to the same end until now the sum is al
most sufficient to accomplish this noble
purpose and last night between $40 and
$50 was added to the sum.
The principal ones who had charge
last night were the floor directors, Will
liam {. Mackic, James Ross and James
Paterson. and the amusement committee
consisting OF the president, Robert Ing.
lis; vice president, Alex Cruickshank,
William Scott Robt. Singer, James
Campbell, William G.. Mackie. Alex
Smith, George Mckenzie, James Pater-
son, James Ross, secretary, and Hugh
Christie. The coat room was in charge
Of John S. Mcdonald.
Among those who were present in
masque are the follcwing
Annie Carroll, America
Jennie Brown, Sunbonnrt u l
Tina Mckenzie, pony
Jack Brown, Swell Loon
James Black, HOBO
Mrs. James Donald, Highland Lassie
Bella Robertson, Flower Girl
Annie Robertson, Queen of Night
Fannie Merchant, Flower Girl
Lizzie Mcmillan, cn.n;s,, Cvns;os
= Mary Sutherland,
VIM. Russell, Colored bellc
Mary Barclay, Daisy
I;zy;. Wood. Sailor Girl
Katherine Kelly, Spanish Gi'
> Mrs. Chas. Scott, Queen Esther
Mrs. VIM. Carswell, } Two Little Girls
Charles q. Scott, III Blue
w. z. Scott, Sailor
Mrs. Charles Williams TELEGRAM
i, Mrs. John Bressett, Times
Charles Williams, St. Patrick's Clown
Mrs. Harry Gamble, Dairy Maid
Eeorye Sabins. Clown
Maggie Gibson, Flower Cir
$ Ed Tobin, American Clowr
Joe Bennett, Clown
David Arthur, Mexha'
John Bressett, Sallol
Frank Merchant, Negro Minstrel
Mr., James Scott, Gypsit
I,has Mcmillan, Jr., Colored Gent
Mrs: II: Johnson Philippine Girl'
John PRESLEY, M"s.cia'
Buggy Milne e'lsel N1,;n,:,I M;"t
Maud Nelson, Cas'i'li"'
Barbara Duncan. Sunponhe. u!l
Noll;o Corskie School Cir
Jack Rogers. MISSOURI
Jack Wilkinson. Toxas Deacons
Thomas McNierney.
- Nr, R;vers Sailor Girl
Cl.rencs Park Cuba Libre
Mary shaw Highland Lassi
! Hattie Frazer,
Marv Mcintosh, Jockey Cir
Il, Jennie Hughes, Gypsy Girl
Fannie Davis, Japanese Gil
:IoIIr Sold in Barre