Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-08
MAY FESTIVAL AND
DANCE AT ARMoRY.
Given by Halle Club and Was al1
Success-Speeialties Pleased.

The Halle club scored big social
success with their May festival and
dance in the armory Friday night, hav-
ing an attendance running up tow
ards a thousand people before the
evening was over. The decorations for
the evening were simple but remark
ably effective, chief of which were the
trio lights from the front of the ele-
waited bandstand, where Miller's or
chestra furnished the kind of music
dear to the hearts Of the dancers. The
letter III" was also shown in an ar
rangement Of Japanese lanterns sus-
pended over the center Of the floor.
At $50 o'clock the festival opened
with brilliant grand march of eighty
couples, led with the utmost precision
by the club president. Miss Mary
Kane, whose escort was John O'Con-
nell. the second couple being John f.
Sullivan and Miss Susie Malady, as
sistant secretary. Miss Kane wore old
rose with lace trimmings and Miss
Malady's gown was of pink Powered
silk trimmed with Irish point lace The
light blue badges were worn by all OF
the members, as well as by the gentle
men who assisted in the dance pro-
gramme of eighteen numbers that fol-
lowed. James ]. Holland was floor di-
rector with the following aids Fran
els J. Kane, Daniel S. Haviland,
Charles Driscoll, James P. Sheridan,
Harry J. Branche, Lewis Carpenter,
William Frisbie. John OConnell and
Henry Woodmansee.
Two attractive features were inter-
spersed In the programme. a scarf drill
after the fourth number and Maypole
dance in the intermission. In the
scarf drill there were fifteen dancers
wearing white and carrying scarfs of
the club color, light blue. Their drill
made pretty picture and their grace
full movements won great nplause and
many compliments for Miss Grace S.
Benjamin, who had been their in
sEuctor Those in the drill were the
following: The Misses Maude Aubrey.
Mary Schwartz Helen LOOMS Rose
Leopold. Jennie Kimball, Susie Malady,
lean Jackson, Bertha Woodmansee,
Louise Thresher. Grace Jackson. NIL
dren Gilchrist, Ella Kirby, Mary Dun
derdale. Clara Thomas.
The May pole dance. given by a
group of sixteen, was also a pretty
feature that was the center of inter-
est at the intermission, and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. with many
expressions of praise heard for the
effective way in wh.c6 It was ~-iven
by the skillful dancers and their in
structor, Mr.. Holland. The dancers
were the Misses Elsie Grunert, Mary
McCrohan, Alice Stephenson. Elsie
Kenerson, Marjorie Stockley. Jean
Lunis. Antinette Sciaria. Dora Au-
brey, Louise Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Ad-
die, Elsie Stoddard, Della Woodman-
see, Gertrude Fletcher, Molly Gala
han. Annie O'Brien. Myra Matthews.
The pole bearers We're the Misses
Mollie Enos. Agnes Hansen. Gladys
Elliott aud Eleanor Barry with Miss
Ethel Stoddard as the scarf maid. Pri-
Yates Robinson and Harris " the
Third company wearing scarlet coats.
bore the pole to the center of the floor.
The varied colored scarfs on the pole
and the gowns Of the dancers, who
wore garlands of flowers. added to the
attractiveness OF the dance. The ap-
propriate music for the MAY pole sum-
Der was especially written for It by p.
F. Stanton Of Willimantic.
1t was an occasion for regret quite
generally expressed, that Mrs. Will
liam c. Lanman. who is so prominent
ly identified with the allie club was
not able to be present through ILL
ness.
The general committee in charge
was Miss Mary Kane, chairman Miss
Jennie Sheridan Miss Bessie Grimes,
Miss Susie Malay. Miss Bertha Wood
mansee, Miss Gladys Upton. Miss Jen-
ME Freestone. Miss Edith Whiting,
Miss Mary Richards. Miss B. Moran.
Miss Lillian Ravens and Miss Elsie
Kenerson.