Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-17
Glorious, triumphant Success.


TheIeap Year party given on Fri
day,eyening last at the college, view
ed from every standpoint, was par ex-
cellence the crowning event in the
history of Edgefield's social world.
EARLY in the evening the young men
with.their fair young escorts began
10 arrive, and it was very novel and
amusing sight to see the latter walk
up to;the door-keeper and plank down.
theirsdimes. Reing unaccustomed to
the role of escort not a few of the
young lacies were somewhat dIscon-
certedand found themselves IN embar-
RAISING; plights. One discovered after
gong several blocks that she had left
her money and had to return for it,
while another had provided twenty
cents as admission fee for herself and
bea15hut, to her dismay and chagrln,
foundson arriving at the door that
fiveScents was missing.
The parlors and long and spacious
hallssof the building, which were
thronged by surging crowd of mer-
rY people of all ages, were beautifully
DECORATED with evergreens and red
hearts which betokened the valentine
season.
Asmerrier happier assemblage we
hayesnever seen. Some were in coy
corners engaging in tete-a-tetes;s ;some
were paired off in the parlors and re-
ception rooms which gave the young
ladies an opportunity to. "pop the ques-
ticnn; others were promenading, and
still{others crowded the large dining
halIwhere oysters, ice.cream,.c ,.cake, ,cof-
fee5were served by pretty young ladies.
About the eleventh hour, in order to
vary the pleasures of the evening and
with an eye to business, Col. Bailey
announced that all were wanted in the
large auditorium, EId not being able
tosdivine his purpose everybody rush.
ed'pell-mel for the stairway. Upon a
table on the rostrum we're. two large
and very beautiful cakes. One was
presented by Mrs. r. II. Minis and
the other by Mrs, w, Z, Lott. Col.
Bailey announced that the former
would be presented to the most beau
tiful young lady,w ho We, to be chosen
bTballot, the voters paying five cents
foreach ballot. At first the votes were
polled very slowly, very little interest
being taken in the contest. However,
asithe several young men would vie
with each other in keeping their
sweetheart or particular friend in the
lead the interest and enthusiasm wax
ed warm, the number Of votes increas-
ing by leaps and bounds. Very soon
the.young and the cd, the grave and
the gay were on thetip-toe of excite
ment. In truth, we believe that the
contests of the Roman Sladiators or
the tournaments of the English
Knights or the scenes on the floor OF
thesnlodern stock exchange we're not
more exciting than was this voting
contest. Indeed the Russo-Japanese
conflict pales into insignificance in
>Eirtnparison with this battle Of ballots.
And yet despite the intense excitement
and enthl siaEm there WIS not an an
gry .look, not harsh word nor the
Slightest feeling. Nothing was said
or done to mar the evenings pleasure
The names of the following yonng
ladies were voted upon: Misses Leila
Boles, Ruth Cog burn, Edith Walker,
Lucille Sheppard, Marion Entzmin-
ger. Eleanor Nicholson, Kate Shep-
bard, Eva Wates, Matte Minis,
Madge Mays, Elizabeth Hill, Blanche
Ivey, Marie Tompkins, Lizzie Lou
Jones, Lille May Bailey. Stella Walk
er, Lille Sheppard, Louise Mcknight
ard Ellamays Allen.
AS the contest advanced Misses Ell
lamays Allen, Lille Sheppard, Stella
Walker and Louise Mcknight were In
the lead, but it became evident that
certain of the town and college boys
haG combined forces in order to win
the contest for Miss Mcknight. then
the town boys aided by some of the
college boys (and faculty. voted heav-
ily for Miss Allen. Thus it went till
Col. Bailey announced that the con-
test would close at twelve o'clock, at
which time it was found that Miss
Louise Mcknight had received 1856
and Miss Elamays Allen ll79 votes.
The cake was presented to the beauti-
full Miss Ellpways Allen by Mr.. A. E.
Padgett.. The other very handsome
cake was sold to the highest bidder,
becoming the possession of Prof. j. f.
Entzminger. 1t was bought the next
morning by the colleg. boys and pre-
sented at breakfast to Miss Mcknight.
The cake in the voting contest brought
the fabulous sum of $l37.60 which was
about equal to its weight in silver.
Tine door receipts amounted to $l7.2h
and the sales of refreshments to $oS.65
which made all told $2l3.50.
The music that was furnished by
the college orchestra added greatly to
the pleasure of the occasion. When
the hour for bidding adieux came
there was general regret and all IN
drlged the wish that every year could
be leap year and every party leap
year party.