Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-03-23
The Mechanicsville Masquerade
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2lst, 1903, when the Mechanicsville
Social Club and its many friends as
sembled at the Town Hal. on the oc-
casion of Mask Bail II wa the
largest affair Of the kind ever given
by the Club The costumes were
pleasing and varied and displayed
much ingenuity in selection. The
Hall also was tastefully decorated
with erergreeus and pictures. The
maskers were: Miss Annette Tur-
ner, Night, arrayed ia black gauzp
with silver stars. Miss Minnie Da
Wis, Night, black organdie. silver
stars: Miss Pattie Robinson, Night.
black tulIe, silver stars; Mrs. Maud
ii. Carrico, Starlight, black dotted
net, over pale blue silk. vciicd I'm
chiffon, gold stars arranged in con
steIlatiOns; Miss Bessie Ballenger.
Moonlight, white -tullc over blue
SILK, WITH silver stars. Miss Rowena
Holmes, Butterfly, white silk mule,
decorated with butterflies: Miss
Ethel Barnes, Dawn, blue silk null
with silver stars and arcscen,. Mis-,
Lulu Dpwulng. Cards, whi.c organ
"a. ''aor"rwhite silk decorated with
cards and polH4 chip, Iiss Mamie
Dyson, Ghost, white null: Misses
Willie Canter and Lillian Harrison
each represented Red Cross Sister.
white dresses, aprons and caps with
red crosses; Mss Mary Sasscer,
Goddess Of Liberty, red, white and
Glue costume; Miss Bessie Davis.
or. MARY ; BEACON, a number OF
BEACoNs made into a beautifulnnd
elegant costume; Miss Pattic Stone.
Columbia, white vote, draped with
national flag; Miss Annie Robinson.
BRIDE, white dress, vciland wreath.
Mrs j. +. Coad, Colonial Dame
dress OF Dresden design, Miss Fran
ces Briscoe, Minnchaha. Indian COS
tune; Miss Maize Latham, Flower
Girl, pink null, white apron and
cap with basket Of flowers.
The gentlemen maskers were:
6r4A; A!Afrts tsddsSFPf ! SEPT" a. l'rulmsir, " Prince,
-i'' neatiey' Du'ci lhdn' Mr. out
ton, French Clown; Furgcrson Har-
rlsoh' clown Rlchard oOihoron,
Clown; Jack Ches.cy, Clown; Cnas.
p. Herbert, Humpty Dumpry; J.
+. Dyson, Mexican Chief.-Hugh
es, Buffalo Bin; Prof. Ny!ghbors.
Cow Boy; William Reede,, Coon;
Robt An In. Rcd Cross ..urse:
Spencer Harrison. a ~ Nm.
Harry T. Mudd. Rourb P.d.r 1-as-
ter Henry Morgan, kunt Ir.L.
Master Frank Holr.a- a.. A..
ter l.. Holmes. Hobo
AMONG th,oe nrrs.nt w1o r.ar-
no, masked were.
MIR and Mrs
Dr. Thomas Lynch, Joseph \.
omoot, J. Wilson ADAMS L. J.
Canter, Julian Parsons, J John Fowler,
Ashby Burroughs.
Mesdames
Laura Holmes, Albert Turner. W.
a. Harrison, Thomas II. Fowler. l..
=. Dudley, Dent Robinson. Henry
G Adams
Misses
Jennie aud Edith Burroughs,
Kitty Morgan, Ellen Combs. Addie
Lynch, Katie Adams. Ethel Canter.
Lima Harrison Alica Edw.rd.
Amelia Adams Edith Saunders
Nessrs
Harry Jones, Stephen Jones, Jos.
A. Turner, George Morgan. Charles
Adams, Clarence Sasscer. John II.
Reeder. ]. f. Coad. ! + Fcnwick
Cb,rles Jarboo cwf,, pnr,l-
w.h-,T - 49,
"0"o''i ~ y y aiiies iier oert' Chap'
Harrison, Franklin Adams, q. V.
Peberley, Claude Edwards. William
Cbeslev Thomas poraors wil;a
Co-I;.o. IT,
oA' N'"o'' ii'h'y 1'"7'
reception Commlt-ee,
ArS J"hn y. Ba.ienGer. Misses
/ May Bailcnger aud Mignonette
Fowler and Mr. William " Kescb
S,,n.r C,o,nmi,,ee
IL ard Mr. I6b, p P.rIo,oo.