The Appeal., 1909-12-04
LADIES' UNITED CHARITIES
CHARITY BALL.

CHARITY BALL.
! Tuesday evening, Dec 30, Hiawaths
Temple was the scene of the second
notable gathering of the week in the
| name of sweet charity, and to one
who had been present at the ball the
; night before it was hard to realize
| that such a magnificent crowd could
| be mustered up the next night. There
| was an element of newness that
doubtless had somewhat to do with its
success as it was the first annual af.
| fair of the Ladies of the United Char
tiles, and it was so satisfactory all
around that there is a little doubt
that it will not become a fixed
event in the social calendar OF the
Twin Cities for the immediate future.
AS this was the first effort of the
ladies and was also a sort of new de-
parture the public was on the qui
vive to see how it would come out
And to say that the ladies-Heaven
bless them!-have covered themselves
with glory is putting it mildly.
For some unaccountable reason the
people Of the Twin Cities have gotten
into the unfortunate bad habit OF
reaching public entertainments LATE.
And that's what they did Tuesday
night. An excellent program had
been arranged. but owing to the late
ness it was cut short and consisted
of an overture by the Hale-McCul-
Tough orchestra, an excellent and
timely address by Rev. A. H. Lealtad,
a fine mandolin solo by Mr.. Kenneth
Hamilton, superb address by Mr.. F.
L. McGhee, a charming solo by Mr..
Claude Jackson, a splendid selection
by the Tuxedo Quintette, composed of
Miss Hattie Loomis and Messrs. A. J.
French, J. H. Hickman, A. Hedge
and L. Jackson, and as fitting finale
a soulful soprano solo by the Saints
superior songstress, Nine Addie-Craw-
ford Minor.
And, then, the ladies had an oppor-
tunity to show their magnificent
gowns to good effect as they prom
enaded or tripped the light fantastic
toe-and there were some gowns
there too, and some lovely ladies in
them. Seldom, if ever, has a hand
somer, more handsomely habited
crowd of ladies and gentlemen graced
that handsome hall. To use a COM
mon slang expression, ''They were
there with the goods.''
There was no regular supper, but
ice cream, cake and punch were
served.
Everybody had delightful time
and can be counted on to attend next
year if possible.
The splendid success of the affair
is due to the support and cooperation
of the following:
Officers.
Mrs. J. r. Cloak, President.
Mrs. j. A. Vass, 1st Vice-President.
Mrs. Allen French, End Vice-Presi-
dent.
Mrs. S. E. Hall, Secretary.
Mrs. B. R. Durant, Treasurer.
Committee Of Arrangements.
Mesdames L. NJ. Terrill, M. Weber,
E. w. Lindsay J. H. Hickman, Q. A.
Mason, G.. w. Wills, M. L. Cloak H. I.
Williams, J. E. Johnson, T. H. Lyles,
G.. H. Miller, Della Pettis, E. De Bap-
tite, R. G. Minor. j. @. Adams, N. J.
Brown, F. L. McGhee, Geo. Lucas, S.
R. Butler, J. H. Sherwood, G. M.
Tibbs, Carrie Mills, w. V. Howard,
VIM. Martin, VIM. Petit, J. w. Pey-
ton, Marguerite Hyatt, J. M. Grissom,
Florence Henley. o. Howell, ]. H. Dill
lingEam, J. H. LOomis, A. H. Lealtad,
Geo. w. James, VIM. Moor.
Patronesses.
Mesdames B. C.. Archer, J. w.
Wynne, A. Blackwell, H. High. J. w.
Kelley, Lola Anderson, w. R. Godette,
H. S. Graves, T. J. Irvine, R. Ander-
son, o. D. Howard, Clara B. Hardy,
Ida Crane, G. E.. James, J. H. Robin
son, T. Williams, F. D. Parker, E. E.
Covington, Viola Berry, G.. w. Sleet,
L. A. Harris, E. J. Williams, T. J. Will
liams. Jos. Adams, H. Robinson, VIM.
L!ggins, E. White, G. K. Grissom, W..
BENJAMIN, S. B. Boyd, w. F. T. Chand-
ler, T. R. Morgan, Alex Payne, Lulu
Edwards, J. E. Murphy, B. S. Sears,
F. B. Simpson, O Taylor, F. G. Spill
lers, NJ. Lee.
Mrs. J. E. Cloak the president, who
was the originator and prime mover
and most, persistent worker, is en-
titled to the highest mead Of praise
for her unqualified success.