Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-21
SOUTH AMBOY
SOCIETY DANCE
Social Event of the Season
Last Night.
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South Amboy, Jan. 21:-Society
the private dance and reception
given in knights OF Pythias hall last
evening by a committee of society
leaders of this city. The affair In
reality can be termed the social
awakening of the city. There were
present representative people from
this city, Keyport, South River, New
York, Perth Amboy, s~ayreville,
Plainfield, Staten Island and West
field.
The committee that arranged for
the event is highly elated over the
success of the venture. and it has
been decided to hold a similar affair
the latter part OF February.
Dancing was begun last night at
8 o'clock to the strains Of S~tillwell's
six-piece orchestra seated behind a
mass of ferns on the platform. Be-
fore the program vas started the
usual promenade was INDUCED In.
AS this was the first dance ever
given In this city where evening
clothes were strictly adhered to, the
event of promenading became a
fashion.
At midnight a buffet luncheon
was served, after which dancing was
resumed until the early hours Of the
morning, when the crowd dispersed
voting the affair the most successful
of its kind ever conducted In this
vicinity.
The gowns worn at last evenings
affair were magnificent and costly.
Among those who attracted special
attention were Mrs. Helen Drake
Vaudeville, OF Plainfeld, who wore
a semi-princess dress of point appli-
que lace over white satin; Miss
Mabel Wright, Of South River, black
net over light blue satin; Miss Hilda
Schenck, OF Keyport, white satin
Berrien, OF this city, white lace over
white satin with a coral girdle; Miss
Marie Henderson, of Perth Amboy,
blue satin with maraibo trimmings;
M. Lorraine Clark, Of Newark, white
renaissance over white satin trim
med with white fox fur; Miss Regina
Scully, of this city, yellow satin with
chiffon drapery to match with Per-
sian trimmings; Miss Edna Wright,
of South River, drapery OF chiffon
over wisteria satin; Mrs. r. Palmer
Armstrong, of Keyport. white satin
princess; Miss Florence schenck, of
HolmdeI, pink satin dress with
white lace over bodice; Miss Ada
WaIling, OF Keyport, blue satin with
hand-painted panels OF roses; Miss
Adelaide Elsberg, OF PIainfeld,
black satin with black net bodice;
Miss Wynne Walling, of Keyport,
semi-princess pink chiffon over pink
satin with silver trimmings.
On the COMMITTEES, thste naerited
much praise for the efficient man
agement of the affair, we're G. R.
Rose, J. H. Thompson, n. r. Hills,
T. T. Kerr, G. r. Stults, w. 8. DEFY,
H. D. Littell and H. J, Berrten.
Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. II. J.. Berrien, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs. o. H. Staley, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Steuerwaid, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Stults, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Dey, Mr..
and Mrs. J. ID. Van .Pelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Emilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dey, the Misses Ada Morse,
Elsie and Gretchen Stein, Regina
Scully, Sallie Heston, Gertrude
Petty, Myra and Edna Deitrick,
Constance Kerr, Emily Dayton,
Wayne Leahy, Eta Gundrum.
Messrs. Peter Steusrwald, J. H.
Thompson. r.. 7. Kerr, G. r. Rose,
H. R. Hills, Leon oliver, H. D. Lit
tell, Raymond Chasey and Francis
Welsh, all of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Cozzens and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Martin, of Eliza
beth; DR.. and Mrs. Theodore Van
Sickle, of Princeton; the Misses
Beatrice Mason. Ola Conklin, Wynne
and Ada Wailing, FLORENCE Van
Deuser, Elsa Osborne and Pearl
Walling. M,essrs: Martin V. Hoffman,
George Campbell, Frederick Bronx
vreeland, Frank Mooney and Gilbert
Van Mater, all of Keyport. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Furman, Mr. and Mrs. James
Harrigan, the Misses Margaret Van
Deusen, Marie Henderson, Marion
Nedham; Thomas Brown. Howard
Brown, Harry Koons and Van Null
chahey, Of Perth Amboy. Vivian
Butler and John McNulty, of Staten
Island. M. Lorraine Clark, of New
ark. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Fisher,
Miss Edna Lockhart and Frederick
Townley, of ~Sayreville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker Tenbrook. of Parlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Apologize, the
Misses Edna and Mabel Wright,
Florence Tenbrook, Leah Herman.
Jemina Gordon, Messrs. George
Whitehead, Maurice Hit, of South
River. Miss Pearl JeReries. of Free
hold Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seidler.
of Soldiers Beach. Mrs. Helen
Drake-Mandeville, of Westheld. Miss
Adelaide Elsberg, OF plainfeld.
Russell Jernee. George w. Kyle,
Arnold Sutherland. OF New York,
and Miss Hadia AnnIegata. of Gram