Middletown transcript., 1902-01-04
THE MrD-HorrDAY DANCE

III was q most exquisite Dali, given las
Monday night in the Middletown Oper
House. The young men having the al
fair in hand excelled all of their preyiou
efforts, and words of praise and approys
are heard or all sides. n.eryo"n VAS ar
parently happy. Tie ladies y re halT.
Y because each uie oi tiIem knew size wa
looking her very best, and every girl wa
sure no other girl was having bette
time than she. The gentlemen wer
happy because the ladies were, to sal
nothing Of the pleasing remembrance o
their own mirror reflections in dresi
coats, low vests, patent feathers, ETC., fol
the unfair sex has its weakness as well a
| the fair SEX Albert's Orchestra, of Viii
mington, vol new laurels, the rendition
especially of several choice selections Civ,
ing music lovers, on and off the floor, q
rare treat. The orchestra was composed
of five pieces, and the music was the
finest ever given the MiddIetown dancers.
The listeners could not refrain from an
occasional out burst of applause, and
such pronounced expressions of spprecia-
tions could but make the musicians happy.
There were many new faces observed
and some of the old favorites were miss
ing from the gay company, but the tOaa
ensemble was the prettiest and best seen in
a Middletown ball room for years. There
was nothing lacking, not the least COM
mandatory feature, and the mid-holiday
dance was grand success. Dancing br.
gan at nine o'clock when the ball room
was well filed, but not at all crowded
There were great many mammas and
chaperons present, forming frame all
round the room, and every daughters
mother there had reason to feel satisfied
with her fair file as ball room success.
In all there were about 70 couples
present, many coming from a distance,
while all of our adjoining towns were
well represented. Ny Maryland also
come in for goodly number of the par
Elephants.
Among those present the TRANSCRIPT
scribe noticed the following:
Dover.-Misses Maude Mcdaniel, Mary |
Jones, Ella Jones, Messrs. Henry Jones
and James Salisbury.
Delaware Cty.-H. q. Clark.
Georgetown.-George N. Davis.
Bethlehem, Pa.-William r. Hall.
st. Georges. Norman McAlullen.
Millington, Md.-R. w. Comegys,
Miss Comegys.
Newark.-Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Steel,
dessrs. Theodore Wolf and DIR. R. A.
Jomegys.
odessa.--Dr. D. W. Lewis and George
!. Townsend, Jr.
Philadelphia, Pains. Claude Paxon,
lisses E. Raymond Lank, Laura Warren,
1essrs. Allen Mcdowell and E. M.
7aughan.
Still Pond, Md.-The Misses Davis and
fessrs. Davis.
Wilmington.-Mr. and Mrs. George B.
Ioore, Mr.; and Mrs. John ". -MeFFis,
Frs. Il. Z 0@ns, Misses Helen Ash,
[arriett Matchett, Miss Gillespie, Messrs
nlian S. Taylor and w. G. Jones.
Middletown.-Misses Helen and Daisy
audain, AIDA Foard, May Clayton, Ada
ochran, Dora Price, Mary Shallcross.
lanche Wright, sallie Cochran, Ethel
rady, Agnes Cochran, Maria Nowland
Id Julia Lockwood. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Parker, DR.. and Mira. W. E. Barnard,
r. and Mrs. A. M. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
:. B. Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Com
'ys, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Cochran, DIR.
I'd Mrs. J. G. Sites, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M
and Mrs. ]. G. Taylor. Messrs
:. II. Brady, II. S. Brady, j. P. Comegys,
w. Beasten, Edward Beasten, Charles
rawford, Archie Crawford, F. s. Crouch,
L. Cochran, Daniel Cochran, Julian
. Foard, Harold Green, Lucian Green,
H. Hardcastle, w. A. Hukill, Jr., II.
. Lockwood, George D. Kelley, Jr., G.
ithbert Peyerley, A. W. Tatman, Wal :
Beasten, E. R. Cochran, Jr., and Paul
essiek.
Following are the names of the
tronesses:
Mrs. w. R. Parkar, Mrs. w. B. Biggs, 4
rs. J. P. Cochran, Mrs. J. G. Taylor, y
RS. George Janvier, Mrs. F. B. Watkins,
rs. ], G.. Sites. Mrs. w. r. BARNARD
Committee of arrangements;
W. A. Hukill, Jr., G. L. Cochran; R. N
uis Naudain, George L. Townsend, Jr., Al
lrry Lockwood, Harry Brady, J. Wal IN n
q Beasten, Charles Crawford. Re
Floor committee: +
J. L. Cochran, George L. Townsend, m,
, W. H. Brady, Harry Lockwood. BE- BE-