Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-05-20
TWO LEAP YEAR BALLS.
One OF Twenty four Years Ago. and
one of rIay IS, 1904.
The following is from Great
$1,000 of Oh x,o-re aoo.

Loan Wear PARTY ON the evening of January 1.
1880, was the RECHERCHE event OF the season. 1t
was in fact ma gnihcent success and more than
justified the most sanguine expectations OF its
projectors. The belt must be accorded the ladies
for furnishing the devotees of Terpsichore with
the most orderly. numerously attended highly
ENJOYABLE dancing party Of this or any preceding
season. Everything was propltious for the
success of the affair. 1t was opening the season
of the New Year. the novelty of the event was
IA vora Bile and the evening dRwned beautiful and
bright with fall moon seemingly for the special
accommodation of the tmid but rezsolute escorts
who called for their gentleman company at their
respective abodes and with few exceptions TOOK
them home again and with cordial good night
and an expression of their obligations for the
pleasure of the evening" wendell their way home
unattended.
The ladies' success was so gratifying that we
presume the gentlemen will, without exception.
acknowledge that the efforts of the Lords OF
Creation'' On similar occasions have been eclipsed
and will cheerfu1iy concede to the Ladies their
prerogative OF furnishing the entertainments Tor
the season of this, the leap year, OF 1880.
There we're ninety-two persons present and
came in the following order. OF the gentlemen
present there were about the same proportion OF
married and single. Only a few of the married
ladies, as will be seen. taking their husbands
POSo4O-S ~
omissions:
Mrs. d Kidder and husband.
Miss Stella Eastey and *Fred Zutavern.
*Mrs. Rowen and husband. %
Miss Maggie Dodge and George Mitchell.
Mrs. G L Brinaman and fDr. Balm.
Miss Hattie wells and tG Brinkman.
Miss Laura Lewis and W M James.
Miss Bell Brown and Ora Dodge.
Miss Jennie Purcell, Ed Dunway and VIM
Losekamp.
Mrs. E L Chapman and *Mr. Winstead.
Mrs. W W Winstead and fMr. Cha pman.
Miss Anna Wood and ED Moses.
Miss Fie Diffenbacher and Will Dunaway.
Miss Ella Brown and tJohn Taylor.
Mrs. May Mulks and husband, John v. Mulks
and sister and Mrs. Chaffee.
Mrs. A s Allen and Husband.
Miss Jennie Flint and Dr. Gebhart.
Miss Grace auckland and Will Moses.
Mrs. G NJ Wells and B Fugate.
*Mrs. L Doty and VIM Maher.
Lille Arnold and G NJ Wells
Mrs. John Light bod and husband.
Mrs. D Evans and A Sweet.
Mrs. a Sweet and Evans.
Mrs. Stokely and husband.
*Mrs. G Hume and George Keller.
Miss Emma Mitchell and Will Webster.
*Lizzie Dodge and Frank PETER.
*Miss Luella Miller and *Wm Stoke.
Miss Nettie Dick and "Wm Osmond.
Mrs. Long and D \ Heller.
Mrs. Heller and Fred Long.
Miss. Ada Birdsa1l and Will Kelley.
tMrs. Frank Wilson and Will Carney.
Miss Bessie johnson and *Frank Wilson.
Miss May Kelley and tDr. Castle.
Mrs. George Kellar and &c II Hume
Miss May Birdsal1 and James Hinchcliff.
Mrs. Sooy and husband and E W Johnson.
*Mrs. E R Moses and Husband, and IN B Fits.
Miss Bell Zachery and John Cogan.
Mrs. John Gray and husband.
Miss Jessie Prescott and Clarence Birdsan
Mrs. j w Pickering and husband.
AS many old residenters will
observe number of the above couples
have since that date concluded to
s'trot in double harness" with their
partner of that evening.
Those marked with a star (*) are
still residents of Barton county, most
of them in Great Bend, "a out of the
total of 90.
Those marked with a dagger Cd
are known to have passed beyond
this earthly life.
| The rest are scattered to all
corners of the globe.
| LAST NIGHTS BALL.
Those who attended the ball last
night are many of them sons and
daughters of those named in the
foregoing list, and were as follow:
Pearl Moore, and Glenn Woodburn.
Hazel Harris and Dan Banta.
2 Myrtle Harris and Clyde Moore.
Florence Zutavern and Will Allen.
Carrie Collins and Tom Winstead.
Florence Dean and Frank Brinkman, c R
1 A1drich.
| Bertha Cooprider and Herman Hiss.
Edna Evans and Elrick Cole.
| Grace Groty and Frank Moses.
i Li1ah Smith and DR.. Robinson, Coe Russell.
Mabel Brinkman and Arthur TIA y1or, George
1 Lightbody.
i Lucy Da1ziel and DR.. Gardner.
Mrs. E Gi1son and Mr.. ellison. s.
Mrs. = Noses and Mr. Moses. i =
ICnEa A>lAHAE