The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-19
TWAS. A GREAT SUCCESS.
THE oGLETHORPE BALL A SOCIAL
HIT AND FINANCIAL WINNER.

The Hall Itself Was beautifully Dec
grated With Bamboo, Ferns, Flags
and Bunting and Bright Dresses
and Gay Uniforms Added to the
BriIliancy of the Scene-Every-
body Had Good Time and the
| Company Melted n Handsome Profit
! From the Entertainment-Trip to
Louisville Is Now Assured-"Credit
to Whom Credit Is Due"
! The ball given by the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry at the Guards Hall last night
| was a grand, glittering, glorious, gorgeous
success. All of these alliterative adjec-
! tives, and others not less enthusiastic,
were in constant requisition among the
feminine portion Of those present to de-
scribe their sensations of pleasure and
enjoyment, and there was warrant for
most of them at any rate
The hall had been handsomely decorated
with bamboo and ferns and flags and
bunting. AT the western end of the hall
! the Oglethorpes fine portrait of Gen. Bar
tow was conspicuously in evidence; and ev-
erywhere there were colored lights and a
thousand added beauties to make the scene
one long to be remembered On the floor
though, were the real beauties ofsthe even
| ing, for Savannah's fair women were out
in force and despite the inclement wealth
er. The officers and men of the company
and of other military organizations who
were present, We're in uniform, and these
bright co.ors and gold and silver lace
/ moved and mingled across the wide ex-
panse of the hall, in a series of kaleido-
scopic changes Here and there the con-
yentionaI black of the unfortunate and
comparatively unpopular civilian afforded
the necessary contrast to the bright col
ors Of uniform and gown
! The ball was success from every stand
! point 1t furnished everyone who was
there with four or five hours of solid and
unauthorized entertainment, and at the
| same time netted the company enough TO
make the trip to Louisville assured of ac-
! complishment.
A delightful supper was served In the
| company rooms downstairs at midnight
| Mrs w. w. Gordon and Mrs Carson had
given this feature of the evenings enter
| tainment their attention particularly and
! the result was an epcurean delight The
/ supper was good and the punch and wine
were better and everybody was pleased
The decorations of the hail. generally
/ commented on and admired, were arrang-
! ed under the direction of Mrs. S. E. Theus
! and Miss Louise Waldhauer, who gave to
this part of the work their time and in
| genuity for several days. The handsome
| appearance of the hall did much to make
the entertainment the success that it was
from every standpoint
| The chaperones We're Mrs. w w Cor
don, Mrs. W. J. DeRenne, Mrs Henry Nc
Alpin' Mrs. j. A. G. Carson, Mrs. P. A.
Stoyan, Mrs. S. E. Theus, Mrs A r.
l-awton, Mrs. ]. Rauers, Mrs. ]. H. Estill,
Mrs w w. MackaE, Mrs. L. Adler, Mrs
II. l.. Ferrin.
The Executive Committee having the
ball in charge consisted Of Capt. G. A. Go =
don, Capt NJ. P. Usna, sergt. I.aFar.
/ Corpl. Heller, CorpL Cox, Prvates Kent.
lsPlayer and Brady. The Floor Commit
| tee consisted of Lieut.. Butner Sergt
! Gasque, Privates Hull and Kent. The
door was under the charge of a commit
/ tee of the company made up of Lieu
1 Butner, Sergt. Bourquin. Prvates Brant-
ley, Williams Bond, Clifton. Player Nor
! ris and Walkey. The programme was
/ formulated and the dainty souvenirs for
! the evening devised by a committee con-
sisting Of Privates Jeffry, McCabe, Pritch-
! ard and Williams. The ushers wera
| Sergt. Metzger Private Wells. Holoomb.,
| Bernhard and Moran. The Supper Room
| Committee was made Up of Lieut.. Law
! Veterans Wright and Wimpy. and PHI
Yates Jaudon, Williams and Peck
| The idea of the bail was conceived by
the company shortly before the no days
| 1t had been decided some weeks before
| to attend the national reunion of Confed-
| crate Veterans at Louisville, and a plan
! had to be decided upon 10 raise the neces-
! sary funds. The officers and enlisted men
and other members of the company sub
! scribed literally, but were no. able to
! give generously enough to make up the
| entire amount needed. Later 1t was de.
| ternJined TO devote the pay received from
| the state for services at Darien to the tip,
| but that did not suffice.
! Originally it was the intention to give a
much more modest affair fer which a
nominal charge for tickets would be made
| That gave way to the idea of a s. ball, il
| being believed by some that 1t would
serve handsomely in raising the money
! needed for the trip. There were doublers.
but The success with which those who
| had the tickets for sale met soon gave tho
rest Of the company the laugh on thos,
! of little faith.
/ Financially, the bal was as great a
| success as it was socially. The compete
! sale of all the tickets sold has no. be
made up, but more than $500 was cleared
assuring the desired TRIP. There will BE-
| no further obstacle as to money, ard the
company will be able TO calmly Conten-
| plate the good time in prospect when the
veterans gather al Louisville
The members of the company who were
on The committees appointed hy Cap..
| Gordon 10 take the bali in charge did
| their work very successfully. There was
a wise division of labor and under the
general direction of Capt. Gordon every
! thing in the way of preparation went off
without hitch or dlscord.