Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-05
FIRST ANNUAL CHARITY
BALL.
Given at the Pavilion on Wednesday
Erenfng Pronounced Success.

E-ening a Pronounced Success.
The first annual charity ball, given
by the Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Mary's
hospital at Rothschild pavilion on
Thanksgiving eve, was a most sue
cessful and brilliant affair. Thenight
was clear and just frosty enough to
make one eager to dance. The street
cars run from until 8 o'clock every
fifteen minutes and after that every
half and three-quarters of an heei,
which made long waits for the late
ones. However at ten o'clock the
number of guests had reached over
400. The pavilion was very attrac-
tive, never more so, in its elaborate
decorations of green. Hemlock and
pine boughs covered the beams above
the dance floor and through them
peeped hundreds of white and red
electric lights, and on the side walls
extending to the floor were small
symmetrical shaped evergreen trees,
lighted with small bulbs of white and
red electric lights, which were very
suggestive of the holiday season, now
nearly upon US. At the south end of
the dance room, Cones orchestra was
seated upon the elevated platform
which came in for its share of the
decorations. AT the northeast corner
a platform had been arranged for the
Columbia orchestra which was par
TALLY hid from view by its elaborate
decorations of green. No city in
Wisconsin can boast of two of such
excellent orchestras as Wausau pos
sesses and it is greatly to their credit
that they gave their services free on
this most worthy occasion.
Guests were admitted at the north
west door and the ladies we're directed
to the balcony where wraps were
taken and checked by maids and the
perfect system made it possible, when
the time came for going home to
"bundle up'' in ones own wearing
apparel without trouble or annoy
ance. The gentlemen were directed
to the pavilion's wrap room where
coats, hats, ETC., were taken care of
by several young men.
While the ball was announced as
''informar' still many of the gentle
men were in full dress and mahy
handsome gowns were worn.
The balcony over the dining room
at the north end of the dance hall,
was filled the entire evening by those
who preferred to watch the dancers
and listen to the music.
The grand march vas formed at
| O'Clock and was led by Walter Cor
man and Miss Morey and in which
over 300 participated. 1t was a scene
of surprising beauty as the marchers
wound in and out about the large
hall. The music was merged into a
| dance and from thai time unit! one
O'Clock the orchestras kept up an in
cesSant line of music sweet enough to
draw one to the polished surface, no
matter how long since he had "tripped
the light fantastic" There were no
programs to hamper one and the en-
tire absence of formality was an in
teresting feature.
| Refreshments were served in the
dining room after 10 o'clock. Tables
! that would seat four and six were
charmingly arranged and were decor
ated with smilax and lighted with
lamps which were covered with shades
of various hue. The electric lights
were turned off; fire burned bright
ly in the enormous fireplace which
made it more cheerful and pretty, if
possible, this most beautiful room of
the pavilion. The ladies in charge
had arranged everything so nicely
| that there was not the least friction
and every one present was beautifully
supplied
The appointments of the ball were
of the first order and the event will
long be remembered as among the
most enjoyable and brilliant In the
history of Wausau. There were many
guests present from out of the city.
The committees having this affair
In hand are to be congratulated upon
its success. The amount taken in
was s5sO.25, which will go towards
keeping up the free bed in st. Mary's
hospital.
THE COMMITTEES.
| Tickets-Mrs. A. A. Book, chair
man; DIR. Margaret Treyitt and Mes
danes G. A. Barwig, G. A. Seaver and
B. H. Conlin.
Advertising-Miss Louise Under
wood, chairman; the Misses Judith
Wadleigh, Anna Monahan, Helen
Thurman and Mrs. J. w. Coates.
RefreshRents-Mr B. Heinemann,
chairman; llesdames M. P. McCul-
Tough. r. E. Parcher, John Mathie,
H. G. McCrossen, Fred Deutsch, NJ
Kayanaugh, P. o. Means, G. E. Tur-
ner, Walter Alexander. f. Chase, j.
E. Coel, N. Heinemann, Chas. Mayer,
f. D. Timlin, A. H. Reid and Miss
Emma Conley.
Dining Room-Mrs. A. A. Babcock,
chairman; Mrs. Harry Honan and Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Saindon.
Music and Hall-Mrs. L. A. Pradti
chairman; Mesdames ]. L. Sturteyant
DR.. ID. t. Jones and Miss Belle Heine-
mann.
Floor-Messrs. w. L. German, ray
Marshall, John Curtis, Jud Alexander
and h. +. Wilson.