The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-30
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I COMMUNITY CLUE BALI


coMMuMlTYsc CLUE BALI
Vas Nest Pretentiops Social Event
OF the Season. 3s,;i
13ls he most elaborate social function
OF the season was the Easter ball Civ
EN- last night by the Community Club
at the assembly hall OF the Masonic
Temple. The affair has been the talk
ever since the organization q or the
Community Club and had \ crea tel
much interest. The Easter ball was
the first function; OF the club which
promised to be an affair: of some mag.
nitude and influence. The terpslcho-
rean artists looked i. forward to the
event with anxious anticipation which
were happily realized in the success
full and glorious elimination OF the
brilliant event. To make 1t more than
local affair many. Invitations were
sent out to friends requesting their
presence. There invitations reached
people in near by towns and in the
large cities. The Invitations we're
Eraciously accepted and last night
guests from Pennsylvania. Maryland
Ohio. New York. Illinois and Ken.
lucky were here to assist the Com
1nunity Club in making it's initial
function a happy and brilliant event.
The decorations were arranged very.
artistically. Much time Il, had been
spent by the committee on decoration
that the hall should present beauti-
full and restful appearance to those
who spent the evening there. The
color scheme was green and white.
The hall was ornated by smilnx. south
ern Zines. palms and ferns. Wreath
ings of smilax were woven about the
pillars and the chandeliers. Canoples
were constructed from the sides to
the main pillars with beautiful effect.
A fitting background for the hanl-
somely gowned guests WAS effected bs
embankments Of palms and ferns To
these elaborate decorations the brill
liant illumination OF the dancing hall
lent much and the whole was pleas
ing spectacle. A few minutes after
nine o'clock the sweet strains OF per-
feet harmony. from KttterinG's orohes-
ira. OF Greensburg. Pa. which was sta
toned in the balcony in front OF the
hall, were waited through the air AMI
the rand march was formed
Charles Hood and Ray Hunter hal
charge Of the registers. The guests
left their autograph Mt the entrance
of the dressing rooms. On arrival
the ladies' were shown to the dress
Ing room on the same floor. The men
were taken to rooms on the floor
above iH54
Several card tables were provided
for those who did not dance The ta-
bles were arranged In an nnteroo1n to
the dancing hall. Seats were histrib-
utcd about the room for those wl,
cared to watch the dancers.
( After the eleventh dance supper
was served under the direction of Mrs.
B. G.. Williams. ThcSmenu consisted
of sandwiches. salads. olives. pickles.
coffee and ices. Throughout the even
ing delicious Anpolonaris punch waa
served to ruench the thirst Of the
dancers. Punch bowls were tlistrib-
uted about the hall.
The programme consisted of TWEEN
ty-two regulars. two extras with a
visitors specia! and ralronesses'
special. The programme was carried
o.rt US arranged.
The patronesses of the ball were.
Mrs. Thomas Fleming. Mrs. A. B.
Fleming. Mrs. W. S. Raymond, Mrs.
S. L. Watson, Mrs. George DeRolt.
Mrs. John a. Clark. Mrs J. T.. Wat.
son and Mrs. l.. G. Race.
Fleming. Hood, Everett Drennen. A.
D. Scott. Ned Smith. Edward +. Hol-
bert, Ray Hunter, Hugh Carr. A. S.
Fleming. George Watson. John Fl.
Rock. Jr.. Harry B. Clark and Jones
=. Shinn composed the executive COM
mittee. And = 1t the success OF the
ball Is largely due. Tho names of
the patronesscs and the members of
the executive committee were printed
on the programmes.
Fairmont List.
Messrs. Geo. T. Watson. NJ Dtcker-
son. J. E. Robertson. Fl. Clark. !. A.
Clark, M. D. Christie. II. S. Lively,
1no. Rogers. Cnrtcr Fleming. Robert
Mccoy. Frank Prichnrd. Frank Pryor.
Taylor Rowland. NJ. NJ. Nicely. James
Dow'en. W. J. Welgel. J. E. Shinn.
i'm l.. Smith. G ". Wiltshire. Ned