Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-25
MANY DANCE AT
GAY RECEPTION
OFFICERS ARE GUESTS AT
BRILLIANT FUNCTION
BID FAREWELL TO NEW FOUND
FRIENDS
Ball at Beautiful Hotel Virginia Is
One of the Most Notable
Affairs of Fleet
Week

Snecial to The Herald
LONG BEACH, April 24.-Beautiful
women, garbed in gowns so magnificent
as to make the, average beholder fol-
low them as they passed. handsome
naval officers garbed in the neat fit
ting uniforms of their rank, together
with the most prominent business men
of Los Angeles and the surrounding
cities, made the function at the Hotel
Virginia last night one of the most
brilliant of this week of brilliant af-
fairs
From roof to basement the magnifl-
cent hotel was decorated i'll such a
manner as to draw gasps of amaze
ment from ali who saw it.
D. M. Llnnard and Manager Stanley
of the hotel had done their utmost to
make the function a success in every
way, and according to those who were
present they succeeded even beyond
their greatest expectations.
The great ball room of the hotel had
been decorated for the affair in such
a manner as a ball roo has seldom
been decorated before. Masses of beau
tiful flowers arranged in different parts
of the room contrasted strongly with
the red. white and blue of the flags
which floated from wall to wall.
The room was filled to rs capacity
during the evening and from the mo-
ment the strains of the first dance
sounded until the ball ended at mid
night the floor was thronged with
happy dancers who glided to and fro
in waltz or twostep.
Admiral Emory was among those
present and was the guest of honor,
but for that matter every man in blue
was guest of honor ana the sailor S
uniform was sufficient introduction to
every woman present
The dinner was in every respect a
feast, and had been arranged with the
greatest care as to detail by those in
charge. More than 400 guests sat down
to it and all had words of praise for
those in charge.
Prominent Guests Present
Many of the most prominent men and
women in Los Angeles attended the
reception and scores of automobiles
carrying late arrivals continued to ar
rive at the hotel until the closing hour.
In honor of the function the ships
were Illuminated for the last time last
night. Their flashlights played about
the water, making everything as light
as day, while the beautiful sight of
four great men-of-war lying as if
ablaze off the shore brought forth
shouts of enthusiasm from the thou
sands who assembled to witness the
sight.
At promptly 10 o'clock the officers
from the different ships withdrew and
were taken to their vessels in the
launches. The fact that the vessels
were to start on their trip north early
this morning made it necessary for
them to go aboard, or many would
have rpf1oai1ad until 111tfph
When leaving each officer expressed
his gratitude for the regal manner in
which they had been treated, and all
agreed that the thoughts of their last
night in Long Beach would live long
in their memory.
Among those present We're the fol-
lowing gentlemen and ladies':
p. E. Hatch and wife, w. E. Hin
shaw, c. ]. Cuprtis, Frank McCutchen,
]. A. Miller w. j. Horne, l.. A. Perez,
G. A. Mohrenstecher, f. M. Gates, A.
c. Malone. Charles G. Greene. George
c. Flint, r. H. Young. e. c. DEMO, E.
f. Davis. J. w Hand, B. w. Scheurer,
w. ]. Morrison, w. II. Wallace, ]. ].
Morgan, W. II. Nielsen, S. A. Schill-
ing, Jean G. Drake. c. L. Day, F. c.
Roberts, E. e. Norton, w. A. Tucker,
A. B. Bradford, William NJ. Cook,
George Bixby, e. N. Grant, Fred Blk
by, Jotham Bixby jr., Jotham Bixby,
Llewellyn Bixby. H. S. Mckee, A. R.
Collins, w. B. Julian, c. r. Drake, F.
r. McQuigg, G. f. Hirsch, S. G. STAN
ard. ]. r. Pickerill, A. NJ. Goodhue,
w. V. Barlow, Mr.. Wright, S. Town
send, c. f. Van De Water, r. M. Todd.
c. G. Ames of Redlands, c. G. Lord,
F. A. Grove, w. w. Lowe, j. H. Mum
holland, J. G.. Munholland, A. L. Parm-
ley, j. NJ. Kean, Harry Barndollar,
e. E. Buffum, c. A. Buffum, f. b.
Butler, H. S. Callahan Ellis Haley H.
c. Stuart. G. L. Curtis, A. A. Towne,
A. E. Curtis, E. j. Baldwin, F. A.
Barnes, A. B. Gates, f. L. Shaw, F.. ].
Schinnerer L. A. Schinnerer, J. r.
Poor, Herbert C. Morse, Edgar Nc
Fadyen, A. J. Orelli, DR.. f. c. Dom
nell, w. j. Wolff, L. c. Adams, Will
liam G. Cowan, f. L. Holmes, S. A.
Warson, w. r. Dickinson (Second and
Spring, Los Angeles, John p. Newell,
e. H. Van Sittert, j. E. Shrewsbury,
r. Loynes, II. M. Blackburn. w. f.
Shields, Mr. Shields, w. T. Nichol, F.
w. Stearns, DR.. II. G. Brown. DR.. w.
r. Huff, G. A. Inman, r. V. Foster, r.
Reynolds, II. e. Smith, w. l.. Stevens,
Spence Stevens, j. w. Wood Percy
Hirst Smith, j. e. Foster. J. e. Carter,
jr., f. L. Kennedy, r. r. Staples, e.
Tismerat, c. b. Dudderar, A. c.
Walker. C. II. Windham, A. C. Par
sons (602 South Main, Los Angeles>,
A. M. Parsons 1902 South Main, Los
Angeles) Walter Campbell, secretary
I &c Angelas II and IT Co