The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-14
SOCIAL event
M. M. /. Senior-Junior Dance the
Most Beautiful Function in
Institutions History.
CANADIAN LAND is SOLD.
J. M. Caldwell Disposes of Five
Hundred Acres at a Profit
Millersburg Notes.

The first annual darce of the Senior
Junior classes of the M. nj. I.was held
Friday evening from till IL in the
drill hall. For the past severa! years
these classes have been giving indi-
vidual dances on a somewhat smaller
scale. 1t was decided this year to give
joint midwinter dance. which has
been looked forward to by a society
circle in this and our sister towns. as
one of the pleasant events of the win
ter. The cadets have been enthusiastic
and with the help of Mrs. Best. whu
| cannot be excelled in social functions,
made of this the browning socia. event
of the institution.
The dances which have been held in
the past have been pleasant and even
brilliant, but the Senior j unior dance
of Friday evening surpasses all of its
predecessors in numbers, brilliancy,
dress and pleasure. The weather,
with all interested, has been the alb
s0rbing topic Of conversation for sever
al days. as much depended on it. Early
in the mo- ming of Friday all realized
| that the coming event would he
GROWING success and the weather
seemed to have been created fer the
occasion.
Guests arrived on all tr .irs during
| the day and the holiday spirit seemed
to prevade everybody. The evening
train from Lexington brought in more
than forty beautiful young ladies and
chaperones. Col. and Mrs. lest left
nothing undone that would enhance
the pleasure of the occasion. All of
the lower floor of the main building of
the institution was thrown open to the
accommodation of the guests. The
spacious drill hall was decorated in
true military style. This, with pen
nants Of many colleges and universe
| ties, created beautiful scene and one
did not have to draw on the imagina-
ton to fanny that he or she was at a
national military ball. The music was
furnished by the Wright SaxophOne
rrOi of Columbus. Chic.
At shortly after eight o'clock the
grand march opened, which was par
ticipsted in by twenty -three couples.
In this all the dancing cadets were in
troduced. The figures were good and
well executed. after which the pro-
gram of twenty four numbers was be-
gun. 1t was a brilliant aspect. At
times the floor was some what crowded
as more than fifty couples were dane
ing. 1t was brilliant occasion made
up of the representative people of tn is
I'D all the surrounding towns.
When the first half of the program
was completed lunch was announced in
the dining room, but owing to the
large crowd about half of the number
was taken in at time. and during
four or five numbers. while lunch was
in PROCESS, there was just enough on
the floor to make it comfortable. The
dining room was decorated with pen
nants and beautiful cut flowers. A
delightful lunch was served. Mrs. Best
being assisted by many of the promi-
nent ladies of our town. At 1890 a.
m. the Home Sweet Home" waltz
was played, after which the guests
made ready to retire to their palces of
as iignment and dream of this as one of
tn, most pleasant occasions in life.
Col. and Mrs. Best entertained
fulUwing is particn list of visitors
Foster. Miss Martin, Miss Brogee,
Miss Winters. Messrs. Zimmerman.
Gratz, Reese, Maui Mcdonald, Lane,
Howard. Ramsey. Cunningham. Cor
don. Mrs. |. J. Miller. Mrs. Jesse
Miller and Miss Hull. Lexington: Mrs.
l.. Wigglesworth. Miss Susie Crom-
well. Mr.. Cromwell, Misses Ethel
Reynolds. Ruth Reynolds. Mary Am
norman. Hull Joe Jett. Bishop, Fannie
Werton. Collier and Smell. Cynthiana
Mrs. Harry Blackburn, Mrs. b. M.
Stone, Mrs. Ben Stone. Misses Mary
Herndon. Lois Finnell. Sue Ford
Offutt, Lillian Stone. Lucille Stone.
Messrs. Offutt Blackburn and Ben
Miller Osborne, of Georgetown; Mrs.
X. B. Lowell and Miss Mary Davis.
Messrs. James Sallee and Donald
Maus. Maysville: Mrs. Warren M.
Rogers and Miss Edith Myall. Prais
Misses Tolliver and Curry. Carlisle;
Miss Kinkead. Owingsville. and Miss
Mary Bell Walker, Lexington.
Patronesses Mesdames Tandy
Hughes. G. ID. Chenault, j. J. Miller.
K. b. Lowell. nj. Barnes. Warren
Rogers, l.. &. WiggleswoItb. Chas.
Martin, Berner Shaw. Chas. Bruce
Smith, Sanford Allen, Will Sanders.
James Cray
Glass Rolls: Seniors Barton. Davis,
Jacoby, Currey, Freas. Snow. Juniors
! Blackburn, Gentry. Harris, F.
igglesworth. E. Wiggleswo, tn.
Webb. Long, Mcclure. Miller, Kash.
Lowell