The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-02
THE MARSHALS
BRILLIANT BALL
A FairyIand of Beauty in the
Capita Club.
BELLIES RECEIVE REGALIAS
Chief Marshal Patterson Honored and the Gloss
ing Social Event Fitting End to the
GIories of the State

The crowning event of the week in So
cietys realm made so happy during the
State Fair by many social events, was
the Marshars Ball given last night at
the Capital Club.
1t was scene of Respondent beauty,
for there were met together the beauty
and chivalry of the State 1t was pic
ture drawn by fairy's brush and in
it's loneliness it surpassed any event of
late given in the Capital City.
The ball was opened with a grand
march. participated in by the many
couples present 1t was viewed by a
large number of spectators, ladies and
gentlemen from this city and other places
in the State. There We're between one
hundred and twenty-five and one hun
dred and fifty couples present, and this
number was largely increased by the
number of visitors.
There were two charming events during
the evening, which made it most HAPPY
and memorable. The first was when in
a figure danced only by the Marshals and
their partners the music ceased, and
the handsome regalia used during the
State Fair was transferred and placed
across the shoulders of the young ladies.
1t was a beautiful scene.
Another was at the time of the pre-
sentatiOn of souvenirs to the partici
pants in the dance by Chief Marshal
Patterson. He had been hOnored during
the afternoon by being presented with a
beautiful silver loving cup by the young
men who composed his staff of aides,
and he last night most graciously re-
sponded with souvenirs to ALL
These remembrances are handsome
souvenirs, frosted silver pencils, and are
engraved North Carolina State Fair,
1902" They were distributed in tastefully
| arranged packages by a number of ladies,
as the entire party stood in a circle on
the floor.
The dance was a most splendid one,
! and the costumes of the ladies were most
| beautiful. The music was furnished by
Levin's Orchestra
| The handsome regalia of Chief Mar
shall Patterson was presented by that
| gentleman to Miss Margaret Newman, of
| Atlanta, Ca, who is visiting in Raleigh
| this week.
! Among the many regalias presented
| last night it has been found possible to
obtain only the foil owing list, which is
not complete: Mr. w B. Snow to Miss
Anita Penn, of Reidsville; Mr.. H. E.
Stafford, of Boston, Mass, to
Miss Lucy Newman, of Atlanta;
DR.. E, ]. Tucker, of Roxboro,
| to Miss Maggie Long, of Roxboro;
| Mr.. ]. E. Meares to Mrs. J. E Meares
| Mr.. E. f. Mckee to Miss Janet Badger;
Mr.. w. Fl. Crow to Miss Catherine Boy
| LAM Mr.. w. B. Jones to Miss Mary
Seaton Hay; Mr. N. w. Richards to Miss
Blanche Blake; Mr. w w. Vass to Mrs.
Ashby Lee Baker; Mr. J. f. Pogue, Jr.,
| to Miss Lucy Andrews: Mr.. l.. Banks
! Williamson and Mr. Manly Baker. of
Burlington to Miss Florence Boylan
| Mr.. A. L. Holt, of Burlington, to Miss
/ b. Frank Mebane of Spray; Mr.. E. c.
Lands, Of oxford, to Miss Sallie Cotton,
of Cottondale; Mr. H. r. Thorpe, of
Rocky Mount, to Miss Charlotte Young
Mr.. A. Tyler Smith to Miss Florc zee
4 Smith, of Norfolk; Mr.. Sherwood Hay
wood to Miss Isabel Busbee; Mr.. p. T..
| Fleming to Miss Irene Lacy; Mr.. Brow
/ field Ridley, of Charlotte to Miss Fran
ces Jones; Mr.. -Jno. TAFT, of Charlotte,
and Mr.. John Stronach to Miss Hal Nor
: son; Mr.. Lawrence Holt, Jr., of BurliGg-
! ton, to Miss Rosa Battle: Mr.. w. A.
Graham, Jr. to Miss Mary Armist al
Jones; Mr.. Val, Perkins to Miss Elton
West; Mr.. +. NJ. Stronach to Miss Belle
Hay; Mr.. ]. p Bradley to Miss Eliza
beth Hinsdale; Col. Eugene Holt of
Burlinton to Miss Daisy Hanes. of
Winston T. II. Haywood, of Haw River,
+, to Miss Loula Mcdonald; Mr.. Carey b.
! Mayo, of Greenville to Miss Lottie
Blow, of Greenville; DR. e. B. Ferebee
to Miss Daisy Smith, of Goldsboro; Mr..
Rufus McAden to Miss Mary Thompson;
Mr. w. F. Horner, of Roanoke Rapids,
to Miss Willie c. Parker, of Henderson;
| Mr.. Dobey, of Norfolk, to Miss
! Nell Nelson, Of Halifax; Mr.. Will
son Mullen, of Petersburg. Va.
to Miss Virgie Nelson, of Halifax;
Mr.. Allen s. Higgs to Miss Mary Lemuel
Perry, Norfolk; Mr.. ]. w. Hinsdale to
Miss France McRae of Chapel Hill; Mr..
VIM. Boylan to Miss Loula Mcdonald;
Mr.. Herbert Dunn to Miss Lilly Watt
Penn, of Reidsville; Mr.. W. II. King to
Miss Bessie Brady, Of Baltimore; Mr..
Lathrop Morehead. of Durham, and Mr..
James McAden to Miss Louise Jones;
Mr.. viii Owen, of South Boston, Va,
10 Miss Mabel Young; Mr.. Lynn Will
liams. of Burlington, to Miss Jane Boy
den, of Salisbury; Mr. Watt Richardson,
of Reidsville to Miss Fannie Register,
of Norfolk; DR.. Pierce, of Roanoke
Rapids. to Miss Lilly Watt Penn; Mr..
Albert H. Carroll of Baltimore, to Miss
Margaret Hollowell, of Edenton; Mr.. John
! Dockery to Miss Lena Latta; Mr. Whit
Johnston, of Littleton, to Miss Rhet
Leach, of High Point; Mr.. J. CO McRae,
Jr., o. Chapel Hill, to Miss Lillian Slo-
comb, of Fayetteville; Mr.. p, w. Rich
ardson, of Greensboro, to Miss Fannie
Register, of Norfolk.
There were many other regalias pre-
scented, and many other couples dancing
besides those named. 1t was an evening
that by its charms and pleasures fittingly
closed the Great State Fair.