The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-24
WAS AGREAT SUCCESS
Annual Charity Ball Last
Night at Sedgwick Hall.
ALL SOCIETY WAS THERE
Well Managed and Most
Enjoyable Event.
ALL SOCIETY WAS THERE

The charity ball, the social event Of the
year. was given last night at Sedgwick
Music Hall. It was given for the benefit
OF the Wichita Hospital and was an IN
qualified success. both from a financial
and from social standpoint.
The decorations were the same as had
been used by the Sons and Daughters
of the American Revolution on last Thurs
day evening, and consisted mostly of
flags and bunting. The most prominent
feature of the decorations was a large
portrait Of Washington draped with the
Stars and Stripes.
The office of Allison & Dickson was
used as the gentlemen's smoking room.
Mrs Hays kindly furnished her music
room for card playing. In the card play
ing the ladies prize was won by Miss
Emma McC1ees, while DR.. Strohecker
won the gentlemen's price. The former
was a beautiful candlestick and the lat
ter was handsome onyx paper weight.
Lunch was served in the two corner
rooms on the second floor. The menu was
as follows:
First Course.
Ham Sandwiches.
Pickles. Olives. Coffee.
Second Course.
Ice Cream. Cake.
Sailed Almonds Candies
The dancing hall presented one of thes
city Handsome costumes and graceful
figures were everywhere-to say nothing
of beautiful and smiling faces. There
was only one thing to mar the pleasure
of the evening, and that was the hail
was not large enough and the floor was
too crowded. But in spite of the limited
space, the society people had an unlin-
tied amount of pleasure last night, and
the moments speed swiftly to those who
were bent on enjoyment.
The society people who were present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Garland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vail, MIR. and Mrs. Potts Mr.. and Mrs.
Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. Burlington, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Innes, Mr. and Mrs. Holmes
Mr.. and Mrs. Jobes. Mr.. and Mrs. Leh-
man, Mr. and Mrs W w Johnston, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aylesbury, Mr. and Mrs.
Nevins, Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Brooks, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs
Englehart, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr..
and Mrs. Hooking Nh. and Mrs. Charles
Smyth, Dr. and Mrs, Purdue MIR. and
Mrs. Pond Mr.. and Mrs. McClung,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ". Robertson, Mr..
and Ms Houston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns, MIR. and Mrs. Newman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs Virm'Han,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Mr. and Mr.; Parks.
Nj. and Mrs. Sargent, Mr.. and Ms God
standt, Mr.. and Mrs. Hewia-t, Mr. n
Mrs. McNaughten, Mr.. and Mrs Fer2d-
son. DR.. and Mrs. Porter. Mr. and Mrs.
Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson. M and
Mrs. Samuel McNaughten Mr. and Mrs.
Casey Mrs Howard, Mrs willis, Mrs
NJ c. Campbell Misses Larimer, Reese, |
Perdue Woods, Gilmore, Jocelyn Lynch !
Chandler, Brown, Murdoch Lehman.
Reilly, Geohegan, Potts. Walenstein.
Pratt Helen Pratt, Cox, Magin Ashton
Tanner Howard, Rex, McEroy Scott /
Froman, Knorr, Meserve. Parks and Bit
ting; Messrs. Gother, Reilly. Chapman |
Dennis. Dold, McClees, Reese Gordon,
Oldham, Hockaday, Priestly, Moriarity
Eaton Mansfield, Priddy, Brown, Maxey. |
Noble, Webster, DR.. Hoffman, Leach, |
kelso, Mccarthy, Larimer Bates. Tan
ner, Biting, Topping, Hagney Randall, /
Oldham, Torrington. Norris. DR.. Rex, |
Stark Joseph, Slayton, Stinson and Hess. !
Many bought tickets who did not at
tend