The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-13
THE BEST OF ALL.
Charity Ball,-Event of Many
Seasons in Topeka.
u and l Club Makes Success of
Brilliant Affair.
IN ATTENDANCE, LOO.
Six Hundred People TOsk Part
in Grand March.
Handsomely GOwned Women
Handsomely GOwned Women
We're the Rule.

1t wasn't the thought of beautiful
women, the briIiiancy of electric
lights, the company of young and
stately men. the charm of soft music
or the rhythm and the sentiment OF
the dance that attracted the entire
prominent social set of Topeka to the
first annual Charity BALI in the new
Mills building last night. There was
deeper vein of pleasure and satlstac-
ton that coursed through the spirit
of the brilliant gathering content
ment that the poor and afflicted OF
the city would be made happy.
The average donation to charity Is
given after sacrifice and ceaseless
labor on the part of those VINO give
part of their lives to the work. BuI
the action of the Z and l IN max
ing charity out of pleasure was Tb d
popular and welcome move. Ihe
Charity BALI was attended by repre-
sentatives of the recognized social sets
of the city and every one of them went
because it was charitable AFFAIR ana
because it was for a good cause.
From the time that the first strains
of music fioated out over the big tenn
porary ball room until the last talcum-
powdered nose was tucked under the
covers at home, the people VINO Went
selves-and they fell asleep with the
feeling that in the lonely camp in
North Topeka the suffering of the un-
fortunate would be granted a partial
relief.
Now getting back to earth-back to
the practical side of this charity ball
no one in Topeka would nave the
nerve to get up social a1ta!r anu
charge SO, SO and SIS for admittance
unless there was deeper reason be-
meath it than for pure social enjoy
ment. And on the other hand. very
few people would pay that much to
attend a gathering of this kind unless
it was for the cause of those whose
greatest pleasure is a warm place to
sleep and something to eat.
There wasn't kick registered
against the price charged by the and
club for the charitable function. In
truth there were complaints over the
city because people didn't get invita-
tions-and hundreds of bids" were
sent out to Topeka and out of town
people.
tickets and the women who had the
sale in charge reported in the after
noon before the ball that practically
every reservation was sold out. A
large number of tickets were sold at
the dOor-and some of the more
charitably inclined gave the cashier a
bill and with a millionaire flourish OF
their hand they brushed away the
change-aI of which was appreciated
Crowd Large One.
It was estimated by the committees
in charge of the affair that 1.10O PEG
called for the grand march at o'clock
last night. Five hundred of these
were in the boxes and in the galleries
while 500 participated in the march.
The grand march was one of the
most imposing marches ever given in
Topeka. Led by Mrs. David Mulvane
and Mr.. Arthur Mills the 800 couples
marched around the hall in twos,
tours, skies and Fights, the entire
maneuvers under the direction of Mr..
Charles Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell handled the spectacle
in a faultless manner-not a couple
got out of place and not a mistake was
made in the promenade. The music
was excellent-and those in the boxes
and in chairs could not refrain from
beating time with their toes.
The arrangements, the decorations,
the music and all the details worked
out by the Z and I club could not have
been better-even if the hall had been
built for the function.
The dancing floor covered the entire