The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-16

Grand March and the Stately Mnuet Witnessed BY Cr0cds the
Boxes--MoSt Notable Function of the Social Season

Dr.. ]. A. Martin and the dancers Miss
Malott, Miss Earla Bowers. Miss lone Hay
ward of Pana, H., Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Dean Mr.. Charles Vajen, Mr. Gavin Payne
Miss Ida Virginia Smith chaperoned
set, the members of which were Miss Ben
aldine Smith Miss Pearl Randall. Miss
Wam Nfna Ned Mr. OF JOHN Weave M
Edgar Nordike of Front Royal, Va, Mr.
Elmer +. Wood and Mrs. W. Ernest Boyd.
The color for the set was blue.
At the close of the minuet the lines for
the march were formed again and the
dancers left the hall to return again for
the first dance. 1t took only few min
utes for the women and the men in the
boxes TO join those the floor, and soon
the ballroom was a kaleidoscope minglng
of the eighteenth and the twentieth centu--
ries-all the more pronounced that some of
the men among the minuet dancers laid
aside their uncomfortable wigs directly
after the minuet, and the closely cropped
dark heads of the later time surmounted
the lace rufies and scarlet ribbons or the
colonial gallants.
The national colors, which are also the
colors OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution, were in evidence everywhere,
and handsome flags were draped in every
available portion of the hall. over the stage
immense flags were hung and all OF the
boxes OF the main floor were draped with
them. The balconies were draped in the
plain colors, red, white and blue. The
ceiling was a mass of color with its flags
flung across in every direction, and hand
some pennants of plain colors starred
with silver or gold were caught at intervals
from the ceiling TO the upper walls
The executive boards of the two chapters
were in charge of the arrangements for the
ball, and their membership included, from
the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Mrs.
Coleman, regent; Miss Florence MaIott,
vice regent; Mrs. Robert Geddes corre-
spending secretary; Miss Elsie Langdon,
istrar; Mrs F. A. Morrison, historian;
Mrs Henry Bliss, chaplain; Mrs f. c. At
kins, state regent; Mrs. James Fowler. OF
Lafayette, honorary state regent; Mrs
Chaplin G, Foster. The members from the
St Clair Chapter Miss Martha Carey,
regent; Miss Helen lockwood, vice regent;
Miss Anna Dean, secretary; Miss Elizabeth
Fletcher corresponding secretary; Miss
Clara Hawkins, treasurer; Miss Frances
Crum, historian; Miss Muriel Hit, regis
trar.
The chairmen of the committees i'm charge
of the ball were: Mrs. William III. Coleman,
arrangements; Mrs. Austin +. Denny, dec
oratiOns; Mrs. Albert Baker, refreshments;
Mrs: E; c; Atkins and Mrs; John Newman
sic; Mrs. Robert GeddeS and Mrs. Frank
Darlington, costumes.
The handsomely decorated boxes filled
with gay parties, the women in handsome
evening gowns, were part of the striking
effect of the hall. Some of the boxes were
held by chaperons in the minuet and
these formed convenient resting places for
the young people who wearied of dancing
for awhile, as they filled and emptied many
times during the evening. Among the box
parties was that of Mr.. and Mrs Coleman,
who had with them Mr. and Mrs. w. +. G.
Colt Mrs. Clarence A. Kenyon and Mrs.
Davis c. Buntin, of st. Louis. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Scott and Mr. and Mrs. John New
man Carey had a box together, and their
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Butler
Jameson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. r.. Tarking-
ton, and Mrs. Edward Patterson Lawrence,
OF Lincoln. H. Mr.. and Mrs. III. p. Wasson
entertained in their box a family party,
which included MIR. and Mrs. Edward Nc
md NTp Era1 nd AIr nrd
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Graef Darlington
had with them Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin G.
Foster and Miss Mary E. Colgan. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Winter were their
daughter, Miss Mary Winter, Miss Peck of
Scranton, Pa, and Miss Cook of Norfolk,
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spann and Mrs.
tained Miss Anna and Miss Louise Spann,
Miss Josephine Hyde and her guest, Miss
Louise Hinkley of Green Bay. Wis, and
Miss Julia Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Taggart, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard ]. Hack
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis II. Levey and Mr..
and Mrs John W Kern: Mrs Power of Gin
cinnati, and Miss Emily and Miss Nora
In Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh H. Hanna's box
were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hanna jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Page, of Boston, Miss
Julia Harrison Moore, Miss Lenora Smith,
Miss Ruth Pratt and Mr.. William Sharpe.
In Mr. Ira and Nd Mrs " Maotts box box were S1s
Paul Heb White and Miss Malott. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Emmett Coffin had with them
their guests, Colonel and Mrs. CarllSle, OF
South Bend. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur deuel.
Gates, Mr.. and Mrs. n. A Gladding and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Reid Kackley had
a box together. With Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Baker were Judge and Mrs. Anderson.
Mrs. Thomas, of Charlottesville, and Mr..
and Mrs. Edward II. Dean. With Mrs. Eli
Lilly were the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. James
NJ. Stanley. Mrs. Ranger and Miss Marcy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ Churchman had
in their box DIR. and Mrs. Charles a. Pfaf-
fiin Captain and Mrs. Cheatham. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kelly Thompson, Miss Eunice
and Miss Augusta jameson and MIR. Booth,
OF Cleveland. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh j. Nc
GOwan. who occupied a box, had with them
Mrs. Harold Hibben, Mr.. and Mrs. Freder
lex a. Joss, Miss Margery and Miss
Louise McGowan, and Mr. Joseph
MCGOWAN. Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Lilly enter
tanned a box party which included Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kappes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
NJ Wiles and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred NJ. Ogle.
With Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lilly were Mr.. and
Mrs F. A. Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs T.. A.
Lambeth and Mrs. w. H. Hobbs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Elliott Perkins, Mr. and
Moore, of Lafayette, had a box together.
Mr. and Mrs. john :. Lazarus entertained
in their box Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kenney,
Mir and Mrs. }. b. Howard, Mrs. Hawley
Henry r. Bliss were Mrs. Burton f. Parrott
and Mrs. Earl NJ. Ogle In Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Won Hake'S box were Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Wood, Miss Norma Won Hake, Mr..
and Mrs Daniel De Prez- of Shelbyville; Mr..
and Mrs. Cooley and Miss Mabel Cooley. of
Hartford City; Mr.. Robert Hackney and
Mr. Ray Van Wrinkle, of Hartford City.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Goodall We're
Mrs. Winfield Miller, Mrs. Sutcliffe, Mrs.
| H. II. Hadley and Miss Sarah Reeves. Mr.
| and Mrs. John Carl Ingram had as their
| guests Attorney General and Mrs. Miller