The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS DISPLAYED
PALMS, POTTED PLANT AND ELEC-
TRIO LIGHTS IN PROPULSION.
The Grand March Led by President
and Mrs. John G.. kirkwOOd-
Out-of-Town Guests.

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throng. and by the time for the grand
march to begin it was evident to the MEM
bers hat the auditorium would be scarce
ly adequate for the immense crowd. At
tempts were made to start the grand
march on time. but, owing to the size of
the crowd, great difficulty was experienced
by Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkwood in getting start
ed. They stood at the east entrance to
the auditorium for a while. trying to get
the remainder of the party in line, but
the steadily increasing crowd soon swarmed
about them and lost them from further
view. The floor committee was then called
into use, and by $50 o'clock Mr.. John G.
Kirkwood, president of the Marion Club,
accompanied by his wife, marched away
to the music of the orchestra. They were
followed by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bryson.
Following them were about three hundred
couples, who made the circle of the audi
torium in the regulation grand march.
About one hour was occupied in completing
the march.
GORGEOUS DECORATIONS.
Every guest on entering the German
House last night involuntarily gave APP
prevail of the work of the club in the deco
rations. The members were congratulated
frequently for their artistic skill in this
line. The decorators began at the bottom
of the grand staircase on the main floor
and continued the work of decoration up to
the stage in the fore part of the audi
forum. Around the lower floor, in great
quantities, were placed potted palms and
ferns. Along the grand staircase the same
plants were also prominent. At the first
landing fhpra wa a huge artificial tree
trunk, on which stood a large pot of ferns.
Continuing up the stairs to the top was
a beautiful bower of maidenhair ferns,
palms and other plants. Inside the audi
forum the decorator had been even more
lavish. From the two main entrances were
long streamers of Southern smilax. several
feet deep, which hung in graceful folds.
On the west side, interspersed with the
smilax at different places were a num-
Der of red, white and blue banners, de-
pending from the ceiling. interviewer with
the smilaX also, and running all the way
round the room was a long line or RED,
white and blue electric lights. The stage
came i'm for it's share of the work, and a
great number of tropical plants was placed
along it's edge. Behind this bower of plants
was stationed the orchestra. The clubs
banner was placed in the middle of the
stage, and two large American flags were
draped on either side.
The main dining room in which supper
was served from 10 o'clock to 2 was not for
gotten i'm the decorations. Southern smilaX
in profusion was draped over the cham
deliers and about the pillars. The tops of
the windows were also heavily draped with
this material.
Punch was served during the entire even
ing in the northeast corner OF the main
floor. This feature of the ball was pre-
sided over by j. A. Buchanan, with several
assistants.
Following are the committees that had
the ball in charge:
Entertainment COmnittpp lanes Nj.
feathers. chairman; Thomas f. Potter, sr.,
Dr.. Reginald w. Garstang. Thomas G..
Whallon, Richard b. futile.
Reception Committee-Floyd a. Woods,
chairman; John O.. Kirkwood, Fred G.
Gardner, Joseph B. Healing, Frederick A.
Joss. c. A. Bookwalter. T. A. Wynne, John
b. Cockrum, r. II. Bryson. j. S. Cruise, l..
A. Cox, w. w. Critchlow, Carroll b. Carr,
Joseph f. Clay, George b. Elliott, Charles
f. Thornton. Charles n. Thompson, Charles
n. Elliott, Harry B. Gates, c. A. Kenyon,
Albert Leaf, DR.. Harvey A. Moore, Charles
ID. Johnson, j. +. McGaughey, Leonard
Quill, John Isaacs, Grant Brown, Pearson
Mendenhall, Frederick A. Matson, John l..
Ketcham, sr, Lawson Nj. Harvey, William
r. English, L. G. Rothschild, c.. c. Perry,
Booth Harrington, r. M. Churchman, IL.
M. Haldeman, L. J. Blaker; Charles E.: COT
Fesler. A. NJ. Glossbrenner, Harry b.
Smith, Armin c.. Koehne, H. c. futile, A.
c. Metcalf. Frank L. Littleton. William f.
Elliott, John McGregor, Herbert II. Rice,
L.. w. Cooper, James E. Greer, l.. L. Ryan,
]. X. Robson, Everett Wagner, Charles S.
Wiltsie.
chairman; William A. Bogardus, II. F.
Hackedorn, DR.. job j. Kyle, Frank c.
Cutter. William Pirtle Herod. LarZ Whit
Albert M. Cole. DR.. +. r. Charlton. Paul g.
Azbill, John w. Bowlus. Thomas ]. Carter,
Cass Connaway. S. H Shank. Ira NJ.
Holmes, Gavin l.. Payne, Charles O. ROem-
Ter. Richard b. Tuttle. Henry j. Brandon,
Oran Muir, Louis Newberger. James w
Noel, Schuyler A. Haas, c. c. Hadley, r.
F. Davidson. Ralph Bamberger. Bert E.
Martin, Charles l.. Farrell.
SOME OF THE GOWNS.
Among the handsomely gowned women
present were: Mrs. Frank Fuller, in a
gown of green foolard silk: Mrs. r. c.
Light, in yellow silk with duchesse lace;
Miss Vallie Light, in white and blue silk;
Mrs. Charles Lehman, in white satin; Miss
Mary Stone, in a green silk gown with
lace applique; Miss Alta Malott, in black
net with chous of pink; Miss Norma Car
men, i'm a red silk gown with lace %iounces;
Mrs. E. B.. Pugh. in blue. appliqued with
lace bow knots; Miss Matson, in a dainty
gown of white batiste with lace insertion;
Mrs. Robert McOua in black net with jet
trimmings; Mrs. Q. NJ. Carmen, in a black
net decollete gown: Mrs. James NJ. Leath-
Il III ldNenQtE Sltk I1lilAs ~ + lis
ley, in black net; Miss Grace Siddall, in
pink dimity; Mrs. s. NJ. Pouder, in old rose
crepe de chine; Mrs. Vandawalker, IN white
point desprit over pink; Miss Lavinia
Cakes, in grey crepe. appliqued with lace
and black velvet band; Mrs. w. R Root. III
a pink and white organdie; Miss Lena Ber-
termann, in white silk with a bouquet of
pink roses; Miss Bertha Robert. in black
silk null with velvet panels; Mrs. @. Lag
arus, in 4 gown of violet organdie trimmed
i'm viOlets; Miss Bess Dean, in a brown
crepe de chine with pink roses; Miss Ethel
Healing. in a green silk null with violet
trimmings: Mrs. Frederick c.. Victor, in a
white silk gown with insertions of lace;
Mrs. d. T. Shields. in a violet ~organdie;
Mrs. K. +. Springsteen. in an imported
gown of tan trimmed in pink velvet; Mrs.
w. Il. McMurray, in a blue fOulard gown
with applique lace; Miss Eleanor Philips,
i'm black net over lavender; Miss Heron
wore pink organdy: Miss Lucille Heron
wore white swiss; Mrs. c. L. Davidson, in
a black lace gown: Miss Maude Prior. in
pink silk null; Mrs. DIR. Leon Leach. in
white broadcloth hligreed over white net,
trimmed with duchesse lace; Miss Mabel
Norris. in a red swiss ruftted gown; Mrs.
r. 5. Bence. a Paris gown OF yellow and
black silk. Miss Marietta Ferguson. in a
blue foulard silk; Miss Augusta Stevenson,
in white o~rgandy Mrs. Albert Snyder in
a gown of pink eolian cloth with a lace
yoke. Mrs. Earl o.. Matlock. In a silk null
OF tan trimmed in bands OF green; Mrs.
Herbert Rice, pink foulard with insertions
of lace; Mrs. A. +. Buchanan, In a gown
of white satin and duchesse lace; Mrs.