Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-16
BRILLIANT RECEPTION
BY HENNEDYS CLASSES.
Olympic Hall Pretty Sight for Car
nivaI-A Great Success.

Olympic hall was filled to overflow
ing Friday evening with fashlonapiy
dressed company attending the carnl-
val and reception given by Prof. d. j..
Kennedy and his dancing classes, as
sisted by Miss Lena Rogers. Inc pIli-
liantly lighted hall was athactlveIy
decorated with ropes of white, iaven-
der and purple paper forming a CANOPY
under the ceiling.
Under the direction of James f.
Drew, the Cadillac orchestra rendered
a fine concert programme before the
grand march at $50 o'clock. The con-
cert numbers were the following:
March, Steel King (St. Clairl; over
ture, Morning, Noon and Night
(Suppe); selection, Medley Popular
Airs (Remick).
The programme opened with a pref
ty grand march in which hfteen
couples. led by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lambert, marched down from the
stage to the floor, forming an aisle
down the hall, through which marched
in the remainder Of the class, led by
Professor Kennedy and Miss Lena
Rogers and two tiny tots, Raymond
Harris and Viola Carey. The march
was carried out very effectively ana
opened the first half Of the following
programme Of class numbers:
Grand march; Rainbow dance, MISS
Irene Everett; Duchess; hornpipe,
Master John MeNally, Miss Viola
Walz; three step; skip rope dance,
Miss Hazel Banfield; waltz; castanet
dance Miss Jennie Swat2burg; Olym-
pic tow step; clog and jig, Misses
Rogers and Banheld; Boston; parasol
dance, Miss Hattie Sprague; DUCK
dance, Miss Nellie Brady; FIVE step;
Harris, Miss Viola Carey; two step;
cadet dance, Miss Gladys Reeves;
hornpipe, Misses Banfield, Walz,
Swatzburg. Sprague, Everett and
Reeves; lanciers; serpentine dance,
Miss Everett; snow dance.
All the varied dances were per
formed with great credit to the little
participants and their instructor, ana
encores were numerous, falling to the
clog and Jig of Misses Rogers and
Banfleld, and especially to one cute
little couple, Master Harris and MISS
Carey, who were recalled several sue
cessive times. Miss Everett's grace
full serpentine dance was also favor
lite. and all the little dancers were
showered with flowers by their admir-
ers.
The first half closed with the fea-
ture number the snow dance, in when
a pretty effect was obtained by letting
fine paper fall from the ceiling on the
dancers. All the solo numbers were
made more effective by being danced
IL the spotlight. operate dby Messrs.
Young and Lucas of Sheedy's theater.
Significant testimony to the popu-
larity of Professor Kennedy was Civ
en- as the first half closed. when Mrs.
Dwight Reeves, in behalf Of the class.
presented him a handsome solid gold
seal ring. suitably engraved. The pro-
fessor made a brief acknowledgment
IN appropriate words
For the balance Of the evening after
the intermission a programme Of nine
numbers for the class and their friends
was carried out. The committees for
the evening: Master Of ceremonies,
George P. Pooler; reception commit
tee, George Lambert, William Caples,
Herman jacket. Jr., George P. Pooler,
George Leonard, Archibald Buchanan;
arrangement committee Harry Steb-
bins. Eugene Bush, H. H. Wilmarth.