The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-07-12
..n,.d them with beautiful crowns of

sented them with beautiful crowns o,
flowers. and in a neat and graceful
.peech reminded them of the origin
and object Of chivalry, and copgratu-
lated them upon their hard-won
honors and upon the opportunity Oh
selecting from such a galaxy OF
beauty the fairest Of fair women 10
wear the beautiful wreaths, and babe
Mr.. Bullitt to crown the Queen oil
the Ball and Messrs. Ayers and Slemp
the first and second Maids of Honor,
respectively. Mr.. Bullitt in a lew
neat and graceful words bcsto~ ed his
crown upon Mrs. Bullitt, who there
upon became the Queen Of the Ball
Mir. Ayers crowned Miss Holiday as
First Maid of honor and Dir. Slemp
crowned Miss Polly as Second Maiu
Of Honor. This ceremony, when
has come to us from the romantic
DAYS of ancient chivalry, ended amid
rounds of hand-clapping and cheers
and the successful knights and favor
ed ladies led OF the Coronation
March. after which the dancing be-
came general. The latter half OF the
evening was devoted to dancing the
German, which was led by MIR. Irvine
and Miss Anne Clay, of Kentucky.
MANY intricate and beautiful figures
were danced, and it was the general
verdict that no more enjoyable or
successful cotillion had ever been
danced at Big Stone Gap. a num-
Der of the knights who took part IN
the Tournament in addition to the
successful ones above named were
dressed in tie knightly regalia and
gaudy trappings of the Tourney
while the rest Of the gentlemen as
rule wore the conventional full dress:
The ladies, who formed a group OF
as beautiful and dashing woman KIND
as it were possible to assemble IN any
land. were each and all dressed IN ex-
ouisite taste, and, as with graceful
forms and gowns Of variety OF del
icate colors and beautiful tints, they
Aoated through the figures in perfect
time to the music they made a scene
of beauty and grace rarely equaiied
and never excelled. Each alternate
figure danced was a favor figure, and
a large number Of unique and beautl-
full favors had been provided by the
committee, which lent charm to the
occasion and afforded mementoes OF
the delightful evening. 1t was along
after two o'clock in the morning
when the strains of Home, Sweet
Home" were played and the happy
participants left the scene, voting the
occasion one of the most pleasant
and successful in their memories.
The following were among those
who participated:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Bullitt. MIR. and
Mrs. c. C. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs D.
| II. Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Taylor, Gen. r. a. Ayers and Mrs
IL. o. Petit and Mrs. Holiday, OF
Richmond, Mr.. r. I. Irvine with
Miss Anne Clay, of Kentucky, Mr.
John Fox, Jr., with Miss Sue Clay
of Kentucky, Mr.. j. B. Ayers with
Miss Holiday, of Richmond, MessrS
Judson and John Chalkley with the
Misses McManaway, of Arkansas
Mr.. j. NJ. Hodge with Mrs. Harriet
Hodge, OF Cincinnati, Mr.. E. Il
Wentz with Miss Minnie Fox, Mr.
H. c.. Barr with Miss Elizabeth Fox
Mr.. H. j. Ayers with Miss ANNE
Duff, Mr.. G. b. Slemp with Miss
jamie Slemp, Mr.. B. q. Ferguson
with Miss Elizabeth Churchill, MIR
w. NJ. Slemp with Miss Lizzie Polly
Mr.. McColgan with Miss Rosa Skeen
Misses Sue Goodloe, Cummins anC
Matte Belle Bullitt, and Messrs. Ii
S. Shanklin, of Norton, Dixon, o
West Virginia, Evans and Thatche
Hodge, of Cincinnati, Robert Alsover
j. NJ. Goodloe, A. G. Anderson, 1
B. Goodloe, Leonard Garden sn(
George ESser, of Dorchester.