Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
WAS A FIT CLIMAX
For the Brilliant Holiday Social
Season in Rock
Island.
MITCHELL PARTY AT HARPER
A Williams College Function in Honor
of Sons Home From
School.

fitting climax for notable holiday
social season in Rock Island. at least.
II not in the tri-cities, was the dancing
party given last night at the Harper by
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Mitchell. for their
sons, Ben Judd Mitchell. Leon Wads-
worth Mitchell, Ardo Watson Mitchell
and Robert Chamberlin Mitchell And.
by the way, Fred Mitchell was also
there
Ii was in a sense. a very important
sense, a college affair a Williams
function. Everywhere among the dec.
orations, suspended from draperies,
chandeliers and pictures, were the en-
blems of college days and institutions.
Williams. naturally, predonlInated, but
there were pennants, pretty and in
spring, from other colleges and sem
inarieS, great and small. local and in
the country at large. Yale, Harvard,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Chicago.
Smith, Vassar, The Hill. and many
others, and those sources of local
pride. Augustana and the Villa de
Chantal, were thus represented in in
sigma But Williams was most con-
spicuous. both in this respect and in
as the dance cards.
For sharing the honors of the occa-
sion were Mr.. and Mrs Mitchelrs
IONS, Leon, Ardo and Robert, who are
home from Williams for the holidays.
and there were present among the
guests a number of Williams alumni,
including Adair Peasants, Charles d.
Rosenfield and Larned Allen.
The Decorations.
The parlor decorations were laven
der, the Williams colors. the flowers
being carnations and roses. The ball
room had been transformed into YER
liable Japanese tea garden, where the
effects were particularly elaborate and
beautiful, as we'll as brilliant Extend
ing the full length of the ceiling of the
room and along the sides was lattice
work entwined with garlands OF s-nilax
and Japan's own flower, the wisteria.
with its pretty blossoms, and from
which were suspended innumerable
Japanese lanterns. Across the south |
end of the hall. in large letters formed |
of electric light bulbs. were the words, |
Happy New Year" while stationed |
behind a lattice work covered with |
smilax and wisteria was Petersen's or
chestra, which furnished music for the !
dancing The decorations were design |
ed and supervised by Mrs. Mitchell,
with the assistance of ]. r. Tuckis and /
his corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell and their sons
received the guests, fully 500 in num-
Der. in the parlors near the main stair
way. the scene here, as in the bali /
room. being one long to be remember
ed. the handsomely gowned ladies.
combined with the elaborate. decora-
tons. presenting a brilliant picture
Some of the Gowns.
Among the more attractive of the |
gowns were:
Mrs. Phil Mitchell. white lace and
spangled net
Mrs. Ben II. Cable. white lace robe. !
Mrs E. III. Guyer. white net.
Mrs. Julia Rosenfield. white spanglcd |
robe.
Mrs Warren H. Reck. light blue
satin and lace.
Mrs. Frank Mixtsr. light blue satin.
Mrs. E. W. Hurst. lavender crepe
Mrs James Conner purple satin and |
lace.
Mrs. Charles McHugh. imported |
white lace robe.
Mrs b. d. Connolly, white crepe.
Mrs. ]. w. Potter, white crepe.