The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-23
ENJOYED BY YOUNG AND OLD.
Annual Reception by Pupils of Wales S
Dancing Glasses Last Friday.

Young and old alike enjoyed the annua
reception given by the pupils of the dane
ing classes of Elijah Wales Friday even
ing in Festival hall. Not only is the re-
ception an affair looked forward to by the
pupils of Mr.. Wales, but also by the gen
eral public, and the large number of peo
pie present during the exhibition Friday
evening attested forciby to this fact. The
balcony was filed not a seat being OBJ
tainabie after s o'clock, while on the floor
of the hall three rows of seats were occu-
pied by relatives and friends of the
younger participants.
The music was an excellent feature,
Wales's full orchestra furnishing selec-
tons throughout the evening Promptly
at o'clock the children between the ages
of and Is years formed for the en-
trance and grand march. Led by Hugh
Stowel and Charles Thomas about 80
couples entered the hall and after exc
cutting several intricate movements fin
shed by dancing cotillion. The girls of
the class were respondent in pink, white
and cotillon a skirt dance exercise was
given by 36 girls, this being followed by a
quadrille. The next special feature was
called the Animated Dolls, the dolls being
represented by Charles Thomas and Clara
Perry who were wheeled on the floor in
go-carts by Leila Thompson and Edith
Babb. After the dolls had been wound
they executed a clever dance in unison.
A lanciers followed, and then came the
Moth and the Flame dance which was ex-
ceedingly well done and particularly
pretty. Eight girls in costume hovered
around two boys carrying an Illuminated
affair, the girls being gowned to repre-
sent moths and the boys being dressed in
i'b1npSn hp Ill
Emerson Margaret Root. Beatrice Jacobs,
Lulu lzard, Inez Stowell, Viola Harris,
Louise Brocldngton and Amy Weeden.
The boys were Fred Gipson and Law
renee lzard. Arches and Scarfs was the
name of a pretty dance given by 81 girls
carrying floral arches, and 10 girls and 10
boys gave a well executed figure called
Dutch Picnic dance. They were Walter
Rogers, Harry Montgomery Hugh Stow
ell, Raymond Eames, Gordon Mack. Law
renee lizard, Ralph Root Fred Gipson,
Clayton Randall, HaE1n1 Randall, Ruth
Barrett, Charlotte Hildreth, Ruth Wilder,
Grace Leach and Esther Rogers
A striking appearance was made by the
class in the Yankee Boy dance, each par
ticipant carrying an American flag
throughout the intricacies of the figure.
Two-steps, waltz and several square
dances to show the proficiency of the pu-
pills in all branches of the terpsichorean
art were given in the interludes between
the fancy dances. and in these as well as
in the special figures grace and ability
were shown.
The last dance, fitting finale to the
exhibition portion of the evenings pro
gram, was a minuet to the tune OF
A e fl,O
not In the dance as well as by the spec
tators. This dance was original with Mr..
Wales and was applauded enthusiastically
when ii ha3. been finished. The four
couples were Lawrence lizard and Ruth
Wilder, Fred Gipson and Ruby Upham,
Harry Montgomery and Charlotte Hill
lreth, Ralph Root and Ruth Sargent.
After an intermission of Is minutes, the
evening classes and the public took the
floor and dancing was enjoyed until mid
night.
Following are the members of the diff
'erent classes:
Beginners Walter Rogers, Esther Rog-
srs, Ruth Eames, Susan GRAHAM Dorothy
1raffam. Clara Perry, Charlena Thomas.
Louise Pierce, Margaret Robbins, Ger |
rude Robbins, Edith Babb, Mabel Babb,
Alice Richardson, Louise Brockington.
larry Montgomery, Kenneth Micott,
Warren Bartlett, Hugh Stowell, Louise |
Waite, Caroline Bardwell. RAYMOND |
Games. Ernest Gibson, Hadley Gibson, |
edward Bamows, Florence Boyle, Harold
Webster, Marjorie Leach, Grade Leach,
fordon Mack Margaret Bancroft, Carla
lbbinghausen.
Advance Gertrude Pummer. Ruth
Wider, Charlotte Hildreth, Elizabeth Hill
lreth, Luella Barrett, Ruby Upham, Le-
ia Thompson, Amy Weeden, Charlena
}emis. Lula Izard, Beatrice Jacobs. Mar
on Maynard. Evelyn Staples, Evelyn En-
rson, Margaret Root, Lawrence Izard,
Ralph Root Fred Gipson Hubert Hall.
1rrol Richardson, Clayton Randall, Hay
len Randall, Inez Stowell. Ruth Stowell.
Ruth Sargent, Rhea Dunllee Benjamin
Veeden, Morse Bond, Viola Harris.