The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-12
March Led By Gen. Evans and
 Mrs. Clay-CI0pton
PICTURESQUE FEATURES
In a Flag-Decked Ball Room Beauties and Bellies of the Southland Trod Measure With Battle
 Scared Heroes.


 last evening. the closing ball of the re- union assembling over 1000 guests in the Hippodrome. As members of Camp Nor gan-Pettus, over 100 Sons of Confederate veterans, were the special hosts of the ball, while the distinguished gathering in oluding nearly 300 sponsors and maids to- gether with hundreds of veterans was representative of all that is best in the social life of the old and new south The arrangements for the ball were most elaborate. While 1t was the great est difficulty that the invitations were kept within certain number in order to leave sufficient floor space for dane ing, all the arrangements were perfect aud the decision of the committee to give another large ball at the County Club lest evening instead of complicating things socially, resulted in a brilliant achievement for the ball committee.
 The interest of society naturally cen tered in the Hippodrome ball, into which entered so much that was picturesque. A spectacular and beautiful feature marked the opening in the Southern Cross Drill.
 The. dance is one of singular beauty It Is similar in certain of it's features to the Virginia reel whose popularity has lasted th4 Ugh so many years. The SouNh- ern Cross Drill corps came from Mem I his. The grace and ease with which each veteran and his lady managed the Intricate and stately figures told of much practice and the enthusiasm with which each and every one of these beaux ot 40 years ago entered into it's spirit told of a love for the dance which have outlasted the years. Patriotic and quaint old-fash- toned airs were played throughout the drill-returning at intervals to few strains from Dixie. The cross, both large and small was frequently introduced and as the last one great cross smulat- ing the cross in the Confederate flag made pretty finale before the particip- ants marched out of the hall.
 Capt w. L. Mclean directed the drill It was Captain Mclean, who, with sev- eral other veterans planned this drill, nile in prison at Johnson's island, dur ing the Civil War.
 The veterans wore their regimental uniforms. Their partners were prettily dressed in white dancing frocks, dec- orated with large blue cross garnished with silvery stars across the front of the bodice and red shoes.
 The ball was not considered formally opened until the grand march began, led by General Clemant A. Evans, the newly elected commander-in-chief,a and Mrs. Vir-
 ginia Clay-Clopton. Mrs. Clopton was 1egally gowned in champagne tinted silk elaborate with laces, and with which she wore diamonds and pearls The hero of battlefields with a belle of the 5Os upon his arm, received the social homage be- fitting the occasion, as did Mrs. Clay Clopton, who graced many brilliant balls early g. half century ago, and who '1 the role of Mrs Partington'' created so ] sl eat sensation in the sos at the great 1 fancy dress ball of the Gwin's in Wash 1 ington.
 Hundreds participating in the grand march, which was directed by MT. Yeat-
 man, made brilliant ana patriotic scene. The beautiful gowns of the women, the 1 faces scintillant with jewels, the military 1 touch in the uniformed escort of veterans.
 made the ball almost like regimental
 ball danced beneath flags and to martial
 airs In the spectators balcony hundreds l of guests in evening dress added to the
 br:lliancy of the ball.
 The visiting veterans took a prominent
 Iart in the ball. Special marches were
 arranged for them and they were provld- ! ed with dance cards, which were filled 1 cut with the names of their fair partners,
 as if this ball was being danced 50 years i ago. These special marches followed the l grand march, the escorts of the sponsors 1 and maids relinguishing their partners to 1 veterans for two dances, after which the | veterans retired to the spectators balcony | and the ball continued.
 1 The whole south was represented by
 many of its most beautiful women.
 Among the many distinguished young 1 women at the ball were Miss Evans, the sponsor for the south; Miss Eva Conner
 sponsor for the south for the Sons of l Veterans; Miss Varina Cook, Miss Elm
 ma Leedy, Miss Jane Boyden, Miss Mary | Henderson, Miss Marcie Myers. Miss
 Elizabeth Norwood, Miss Martha Bon ham. Miss Bessie London, Miss Alice Davis. Miss Yeager, Miss Rachel Stew
 art Davis, Miss Mamie Harrison, Miss I Laura Hlccli, 1uiSo cuior A
 Miss .Hettie Rogers, Miss Ethel Se-
 ward, Miss Elsie Abernathy, Miss Sue | Ann Nelson, Miss Ada Hilton-Green,
 Miss Roberta Fisher, Miss Katie Belle
 Hobson. Miss Lutie Patton, Miss Anne
 Johnson, Miss Bessie Caruthers.
 Others were Miss Holcombe, Miss
 Hume, Miss Gerard, Miss Taylor, Miss l smith. Miss Gillian, Miss Toole, Miss McAndrew, Miss Winchester, Miss Ke- . logg, Miss Townsend, Miss Lewis. Miss Steele Miss Freeman, Miss McCleland, Miss Shelley, Miss Zimmerman, Miss Napton. Miss Ott, Miss Britt Miss Lowdermilk, Miss Brewer, Miss Gano. ] Miss Harrell, Miss Evans. Miss Mer- chant, Miss Morgan, Miss Meredith. Miss Scott, Miss Ccales, Miss Duncan. | Miss Tardy, Miss Warten. Miss Ewing,
 Miss Wilk erson, Miss Patton, Miss New
 man, Miss Stokley. Miss Andrews. Miss
 Rainer, Miss Browne, Miss Aiken, Miss
 Talbott, Miss Bayne, Miss Broadway. Miss Remand. Miss Fletcher, Miss Stringfellow. Miss Wiggins, Miss S.ry | art.
 Among other dancers were Miss MIG
 Milan, Miss Saunders, Miss Russell, l Mice Ca p,nha11 Miss Bowie. Miss