The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-13
BENNINGTON K. OF
c. HOLDS EASTER
MONDAY BALL
Third Annual Entertainment of
Local Council
MOST ENJOYABLE EVENING
Prettily Decorated Hall, Excellent
Music and Perfect Arrangements
Make Affair Enjoyable.

Ever since the entertainment was
inaugurated three years ago the an
nual concert and ball of Bennington
council, 307, Knights of Columbus,
held on the evening of Easter Mon
day. has been looked forward to by a
large class of Bennington people as
the social event of the season. I'M
portance is added TO the event, no
doubt for the reason that it comes at
the close of a period during which the
usual winter festivities are suspend
ed and at time when most people
are ready for just one more all-night
dance before suspending activities in
this line until the beginning of an
other season.
Monday evenings occasion was out
lined along lines similar to those that
were observed in the plans for the
two previous events and was equally
successful. Having experimental
in the matter of decorations, the first
year doing the work themselves and
the second engaging a professional,
the Knights evidently came to the
conclusion that they possessed IN
their own membership the necessary
taste for this department and the
scene presented at Academy hall fully
justified the conclusion.
Prettier and more artistic decora-
tions were never seen in Bennington.
With the assistance of Electrician
Herbert Small of the Bennington Elec-
trio company an arrangement OF fes-
toons and incandescent lamps was
perfected that left little to be desired
The main feature was a draping of
creme paper festoons Illuminated with
tulip-shaded lamps from the chande-
liers to the walls. II was a simple
scheme in itself but by strictly ad-
herring to the colors of the order. pur-
pie and white, the effect attained was
surprisingly beautiful.
In the hall there were but two de-
partures from the purple and white
color scheme. over the entrance
was large Illuminated shamrock and
over the stage the emblem *. of c.
was set out in white light The stage
was banked in front with evergreen
and in the decorations similar in the
main to the drapings of the hall diff
ferent colored lights were used. The
principal piece in the rear of the stage
was a large red star and the national
colors were used more or less in the
characterization.
Excellent music was furnished by
Woods orchestra which gave con-
cert of several numbers before the
grand march filed upon the floor. John
Toomey acted as prompter.
The grand march was led by Mr..
and Mrs. Michael J. Welch and was
of the following couples: p.
J Prendergast and Katherine Morris
sey, Joseph McDermott and Kathleen
Quinlan, John b. Harte and Alice Nc
Dermott, Frank McDermott and Agnes
Quinlan, Norman Edgerton and Anna
of Rutland, John O'Donnell
and Mary Riley of Albany, A c.
I.aMarre and Mrs. LaMarre, Joseph
O'Donnell and Mrs. O'Donnell, ID. A.
Iuiltinan and Lizzie McDermott, John
Kelly and Mrs. Kelly. w. ]. Meagher
md Nellie Meagher, Frank Moore and
Mrs. Moore, y. J. Morrissey and Mrs.
Morrissey. John McGurn and Miss Nc
Turn, Walter Nevils and Mrs. Nevis,
Martin Kerns and Bridge Burns, +.
7. Cummings and Mrs. Cummings,
Nm. d. McGurn and Mrs. McGurn,
John Ineson and Mrs. Ineson, George
Morse and Miss McCue, Grant Hollen-