Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-23
THE DEXTER CIuR
Holds An Elaborate Ball in obs.rv,.
OF Washinston's BIRTHDAY

Dexter. Me, Feb. 22-(Sn.,i.t, -,
chlci social event Of The season IN n...
took place. This evening. when the NV
berS or the Dexter Club obs. Ua'r
ington's birthday by giving an cIohora"
pan In their handsome rooms in the II,
| TN block on Main street Thiy va -
18th annual ball and reception ,rJ ~ @ .'ie
| 1ully AS enjoyable as were mos. helG T"a -
| past years. The attendance va ia H. "a
ana IL IS safe 70 say that ev .ryona nresasse
nad one of the mos pleas ant tim -. ~
their lives. ''S Ol
The Iirst thing on the program =. i.
evening was an hour winch wa. ,,. ulg
| in social manner. after which til. ptSseI ,,,.,'
march was started. o'"''u
The interior Of the rooms 1f IA. ot.,
were very pretuly decorated FOR III. cr,' I,uP
| sion and represented much WORK ~ a.
part OF the committee ha .ju. HI. ,.,,.e at ,he
tlOnS in charge. 'D'id-
one Of the first things noticed rrnn 81.
t"ring the hall was tine large red l,nu h,,,.,
from the center of the dance rotrn nus
| side the bell were electric Iirht4 n.b Hi
made the bell Ccnterpiecc for inc ntho
tasty decorations. Out from th. hcu ar
an SIDES ran streamers Of red white NH
blue ribbon which were caught mn ~, "ii,s i1s
tour sides of the hall and fastened 10 III. III.
walls. " lHe
On every wall were festoons Of cv.r
green 10 winch were fastened the ribbni.
running out from the lang. hell in H.
center. Among the feStOOns were NM.
green wre&ths and other artistic rrc,
tions made from evergreen. In cyor,,
place ltft vacant On the sides Of the ha!I
were hung large mirrors which were ynrt.
artstically draped with ribbons and III
clgreen.
The windows in the hall rex. to H..
street were all hung with heavy lace rIfr
tains and were trimmcd in various wavy
he stage upon which was SEATED Phi
Ion ) fun orchestra from Bangor NIL,
handsomely decorated wiki the aid Of not.
- lIIn inrp md
of The hall. Directly over the stage w. va -
draaped a large American fag.
ne punc;t to"l was one Of the chitf
OF two large cakes or icc This w:s
placed near the stage and was we'll r,ai,
ionized during the evening.
In The other rooms the decoration wcr..
attractive and showed plainly the Iarca
amount Of work done BY TIL, cOrnmit.Ta
during the past few weeks. In the t.ar,
room the decorations were chiefly eyor.
green with fagS everywhere. Oh cye,,.
wall were mirrors.
Light refreshments were served at in,nr
mission and throughout the evening lr.
ireshments were served in the dining han
which was appropriately decorated Tor thn
Occd sion. -
on the walls in the dance hall were h,,nr
large pictures of GeOrge and MartnI
Washington, W surrounded with drapnrie. ~
flags and evergreen.
The music furnished by Fullens Orchp>
ira was Of the usual high orler and Mr.
Pullen and the other members received
many compliments for their evening
work 7
Those who composed the commmir;e.
ter this event We're Walter r.. Gordon. Dr,
Elmer NeymCuth. Col. Stanley P!ummer
Nathan Dagsett and DR.. !. il. Murnhv
he floor directors were DR.. Charles II
HaInes: w. l.. Fay and William : Could
The Dexter Club is composed Of tn
leading business and professional men *
this town and was organized for social
purposes. The officers of the club arr:
president. J. Willis Haines: vice president,
Dr = NJ. FcSs; secretary. Dr. J w Saw
Yer; treasurer. Charles g. Towle
Among those present from OUT of town
may he mentioned Miss Clara FLETCHER.
Providence. r. l.: DR.. and Mrs +. l..
Goodrich. Plymouth: II. D. T. Thatcher.
tTono: Miss Bessie A. Lugrin. Lewiston:
Miss Ethel Morrill,. Skowhegan