Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-15

One of the most delightful occasions
of the season for the children was the
May party, which was given last even
ing at the Carroll Club auditorium. A
fine programme was very successfully
carried out by the little folks in the
presence of large and admiring as
semblage and the affair was in every
particular rejecting of much credit up
on those in charge.
AT eight o'clock thirty-four couples
of children, each attired in some be-
coming and attractive costume. assem-
bled at the handsome and commodious
club house and half hour. later oc-
Cured the grand march and entrance
of the May Queen and her court. The
Queen was Miss Nora O'Brien. who was
attired in white bengaline silk. She
was followed by Miss Irene Dufrane.
the crown bearer, Miss Grace Marie
Mccoy, whose duty it was to place the
crown upon the Queens head, and
Misses May Haley. Catherine Mathi-
son, Julia Lotus, Nellie Sauers, Matil-
da Jamison and Marie Saunders, the
maids of honor. Misses Dufrane and
Mccoy were dressed in white organdie
and lace and the maids of honor, also
in white organdie.
After the Queens address came a
series of dances, including the May
Pole" 'Zizzy, Zizzy, Zum, Zum, Tam
BOURNE Butterfly" and Scarf"
The May pole dance, the leading
number on the programme, was given
by Misses Anna Barley, Annie Mi
looly, Mary Gorsage, G. busch, e.
Kraus, NJ. Gilligan, K. Mcnamara, Rose
Zoeckler, Sarah Jepson, Mary LOOMS,
Julia LOTUS, Mary Milooly, C. Murray,
L. Owens and Loretta Heiner. Those
taking part in the Carroll Club Lane
ers were Tom Moore, James Dunn,
Eugene Black Howard McFadden,
James McFadden, Valentine Gundling,
Adrian Foos, Hazlett Cochran, Misses
Helen Carney, Gertrude Hasanauer,
Rose Owens, May Wittie, Annie Swan,
Matilda Jamison, Nellie Humphrey,
and Helen Reilly.
The Scarf dance was participated in
by Genevieve Welty, Loretta Green,
Matilda Jamison, Helen Carney, Helen
Riley, Rose Owens, and Anna Swan.
Fancy dances were given by Miss Kath-
ryn Gilbert and Miss Oracle Marie Nc
Coy. 1t was Miss McCoy's debut in
public and she was especially COM
mended for her efforts. Loretta Helm
er appeared in a Tambourine dance
and May Haley in Butterfly dance.
John and Helen South were also among
the performers and gave the "Zizzy,
Zizzy, Zum, Zum," dance.
Another very pleasing feature of the
evening was a cake walk, in which the
participants were: Beatrice Kellar, Lo-
retta Heiner Alberta Gompers, Rober-
tina Blum, Gertrude Stauver, Helen
Gorsage, Frances Murray, Kathleen Gill
ligan, Margaret Gilligan, VIM. Gilligan,
Virginia Gilligan, Marguerite Gorsage,
Thomas Mccain, Angela Jepson, Mary
Gorsage, Theresa Stauyer, Josephine
Gilligan, Loretta Bach, Sarah Jepson,
Angela Marker, May Marker, Catherine
Gilbert, Agnes Savageoit, Basel Sava-
geot, Angela Myers, Loretta Blum,
Grace Marie Mccoy, John South, Helen
South.
After the dances there were a num-
Der of beautiful and effective tab
leaux, two of which were respectively
entitled "Grandmas Story" and Fairy
Tales" The childrens programme
was concluded about 1920 o'clock,
and the older people then took possess
sion of the auditorium and devoted
the remainder of the evening very
pleasantly to dancing, for which Prof.
Killmeyer furnished the music.
Miss Lizzie Gundling furnished the
music for, the children's dances and
Prof Killmeyer played the piano for
the grand march and entrance of the
May Queen and her court. The children
went through the intricate and fan
tastic figures of the various dances
with ease and accuracy, showing care
full training, and truly merited the adj
miration with which they were greet
ed by the audience. During the in
Permission refreshments were served
and the guests were Hospitality enter
tanned.
The cake walk resulted in the cake
being divided among Helen Gorsage.
Helen South, Joe Gilligan and John
South.
The following committees were In
charge:
Entertainment committee-Miss Ju-
liza Flading, chairman; Miss Cora
Matthews, Miss Carrie Erb, Miss
Emma Zoeckler, Miss Anna Hoffman,
Miss Rose Heiner, Miss Margaret Nc
Fadden.
Dancing committee-Albert Fading,
chairman; Waldo Carnahan, Walter
Cochran, Lawrence SteinmetZ.
Refreshment committee-Mrs. Harry
Truschel, chairman; Mrs. Louis Hell
ner, Mrs. Chas. Aul, Mrs. Will Lutz,
Mrs. Chas. Warehouse, Mrs. James
T.. Handlan, Miss Clara Welty, Miss
Mamie Zoeckler, Miss Minnie Aul, Miss
Flora Welty, Miss Eta Weitzel, Miss
Margaret Howard.
Ricardo Riccis Pupils Recital, Ar
ion Hall. this evening at s o'clock pre-
cisely. Tickets at Banners.