The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-02-10
SETS HIGH RECORD FOR CITY
Decorations in Hall and Dining Room
Prove Wonder to Large Party of
Guests and Merry Dance Continues
Until Early Morning.

Surprising in brilliancy any social
event in Kenosha in many years the
members of the Kenosha Lodge of
Elks entertained at their eighth annu-
al charity ball at Germania Hall on
Wednesday evening and. so successful
was the party that many people de-
clared that it established a new record
for similar events in Kenosha The
dance was a great carnival of good
fellowship and fun and given under
such charming arrangements that the
memory Of it will long linger in the
minds of those present. The Elks
Charity Ball is always an event in
Kenosha but the dance last night was
pre-eminently the event of the social
Iaason in the city.
Between three and four hundred peo-
pie mostly Kenosha people were pres
Ont during the evening and took part
in the merriment arranged by the Elks
ard the delights of the party proved
so alluring that it was early morning
before the last of the tired but happy
guests had left the hall.
The party was made notable this
year on account of the decorations of
of the hall and the surrounding rooms
and it is certain that no organization
ever adopted such lavish scheme for
pleasing the eye of a party of dane
ers The main hall as well as the
dining room and the other rooms sur
rounding it were a revel of purple and
white, the colors of the Elks The
entire upper part of the hall had been
covered with festoon of these colors
SO shat they formed a canopy for the
dlreers. In this canopy were humid
rods of electric lights set in tulips of
pp1pie and white The walls were
completely hidden behind the large
white and purple flags bearing the
motto of the order. At one end of
the room three great Elk heads were
arranged and at the tip of each prong
of the horns sparkled an electric light
At the other end of the hall great
motto bearing the word "charity'
blazed out. The electrical effects in
the main hall were exceedingly beau
tiful and the color was heightened by
the use of spot lights during the dane
ing. The dining room had been hid
den in purple and white and in the
center of the room where the long
tables at which covers were laid for
eighty, were set, a canopy of the same
colors had been arranged. The tables
in themselves were exceedingly beau
tiful. They were arranged in the pre-
vaiing colors, great bows of purple
ribbons and violets mingling with
carnations. The tables were lighted
with scores of candles set in brass
candleabra.
The making of the decorations of
the hall and the dining room which
probably attracted more attention
than any other feature of the party
was the work of Joseph R. Rhode, the
general chairman of the committees in
charge of the annual event
The music for the dance was furnish
ed by the Fitzgerald orchestra of Chi
cago led by Mr.. Fitzgerald in person
and every dance was encored. Mu-
sic for the dining room was furnished
by Miss Helen Stemm and Prof. F. R.
Jacoby and it was also feature of
the evening.
The program of dances was a long
one and a number of novel effects in
Guiding the ribbon dance, the snow
dance and the familiar "Eleven
O'clock" Aud Lang syne. proved
features of the evening.
Kenosha society was well represent
ed at the party the attendance being
much larger than in any, preceding
year. In addition to the large atten-
dance from the city there were many
guests from Racine, Milwaukee, Chi
cage and other cities.
The highest credit is que to Chair
man Rhode, the members of the com
mittee and the minor committees who
assisted in the dance. The general
committee in charge was made up of
Joseph G. Rhode, Sydney A. Tough
ridge, Alfred L. Drury, NJ, G. Boerner.
A. F. Fisher Charles II. Gonnermann
James w. Blair and William McIn-
tyre
The service in the dining room was
in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Hale and the dainty two course
luncheon served in 1aultless style, was
one of the added delights of the even
ing.