Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-02
SOCIETY
VIRGINIA Club Ball

Quite the most brilliant event OF
the week was the grand reception
and ball given New Years night at
the Armory on Brown Betty street
by the members Of the Virginia
Club, the Oldest and most select
social organization In the city. Not
since the annual ball last holiday
season has there been such rally
Ing of society among the dancing
set with the corresponding elegance.
The Messrs n W, Mccoy, I, o
Murrey, F. F. McCauiey, J. R. 81
Hot, W. J. Morris, ]. R. Stathers,
and j.. Mckay, vino were the
committee In charge Of the affair
and have been busy for several
weeks arranging everything so care.
fully that the event was indeed
quite out of the ordinary. The ex,
cellent taste sand judgment dis
played In all the details of the affair
was generally remarked. The hall
which Is the largest of Its kind In
the state was beautifully decorated
with palms, cut flowers and nation
al colors and brilliantly lighted
with green shaded electric lamps.
The dainty and pretty evening
gowned ladies, displaying so many
brilliant jewels only added splendor
and elegance to the scene. The
buffet luncheon served In the hall
by caterer Holsworth from
eleven until one o'clock was smart
ly appointed and served In three
courses. The Auditorium's fine or
chestra furnished a delightful must
cal program both for the reception
and for the dancing. The wee
small hours of the morning were
near at hand before the last of the
twenty FIVE dancing numbers were
called, and the merry dancers re
turned to their homes. The out of
town guests included Will and Mrs.
Fitch, Forest and Mrs Lowther,
Miss Bessie Tarr, Miss Mayme Nc.
Eldowney, Miss Lena Lowther and
Z. E. Burlingame, of New Martins
Vile, Mrs. Thompson, OF Pittsburg,
j. H. and Mrs. Ketchner, of War
rem, Pa. Misses Ross, of Butler, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs McCrum, Miss Ada
Simons. of Marietta, o, Miss Mil
dred Johnson, McConnellsvil.e, O.,
Mrs. Morris. of Wheeling, Chas.
Murphy, Moundsville, Mr.. Wells,o OF
Wellsburg, Robert Lee and Nelson
Moody. of Titusville, Pa, Rush
Wallace, of Parkersburg. Arthur
Hoenig, of Marietta, Ohio, Harold
Gruber, of Smithheld, Fred and
Berk Stathers, of Clarksburg and
G. W.Steenrod. of Wheeling.
The home people Included T. J.
and Mrs. Laughney, F.F. and Mrs.
French, r. L = and Mrs
Lamberton, Frank and Mrs. Dunlap
]. Fred and Mrs. Neill, Frank
and Mrs. Martin, M. A. and Mrs.
| Sybert. Masdames Louis Gorham
and c. G. Mccormick, Misses Eva
Wright, Mae Corbett, Blavne Berry,
Kittie Marshall, Meta West, Sara
Agnew. Bess Marsh, Nell Morrison,
Josephine Norris, Nell Burnes, Nella
Mccoy, Anna Elliott, Edith Moore,
Maude Anderson, Jeanette Young,
Margaret Kelley, Hattie Young.
Bertha Chat derton, Louise Smut
len, Emily Morrison. Messrs II. w.
Mccoy, F. F. McCauley, DR.. Fink,
DR.. Morris, DR.. Stathers, r. Devore,
I. o. Murrey, Perry Lamberton,
Geo. Crawford, w. G.Agnew, ]. P.
Sweeney, W. ]. Nc 10y, H. G. and
F. L. Moore, J. Shannon, J. J. Nc
Kay, c. W. Grier. E. P. Salisbury,
Dick Elliott, Glenn Elliott, Will
Hill.Ar Doyle and Lynn Kirkland.
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| Cotillion Club Ball
One OF the graudest social fuuc.
tons of the season, was the annual
reception and ball given Thurs
day evening. by the members of the
Co,illion club to their lady friends.
The club which Is one of the most
popular and select social organiza-
lions Of the city, Is noted for Its
enjoyable parties given each month
duriSS the social season, bat the
holiday ball Is the one that takes
all honors and Is made an event of
each year. Thursday evenings affair
surpassed all other ever given by
1.-THE club.
I The ball was given at the hand
some Hotel Wells. The parlors, re
Iception rooms dining room and
Reading room were all given over
to the merry dancers and each room
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