The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-01
NOVEL DANCE FEA-
TURES DELIGHTED
A BIG CROWD
Sixth Annual Ball Of Italian Pleasure
Club Last Night Was One of
the Best Ever Given.


evening, when over l75 club member.
with the wives, sweethearts and othe
invited guests, dincd, danced and wer
entertained with vaudeville until tn
early hours of February |. In the sol
glow of a hundred electric lights, Presi
dent Antony Fasola started the wheel
in motion at s o'clock, when he an
nounced the first number of the dance or
der, while even their elders felt tn,
subtle call OF the fiddlescraper.
The Barre opera house orchestra will
full quota of wind and stringed in
struments dispensed harmony stuff iron
the stage and ere long the floor wa,
fairly bending with its load of merry
makers. The fun was on and that fol
which the entire club as unit hat
worked for weeks to make successful
had started pretty well to Justify the
time and labor involved In many re.
spects IL was the most notable banquet
and dance OF the season.
Just 10 show that the club had lost
none of its old time love for novelty,
the decoration committee, determined
that its preparations should not suf-
fer in comparison with those Of past
years, planned one Of the biggest SUR
prises of the evening when it decked out
the stage and other parts OF the ha'l
with the most ingenious creations of
electricity and colored bunting mag
Unable The orchestra lott at the head
of the floor was threaded with maze
of streamers combined to represent an
arch, at the keystone Of which blazened
forth the legend, Il. II. G." in variousiy
colored lights. Three columns wound
in tasty way with bunting supported
| the arch and the whole was transformed
into structure that might have graced
tie summer palace of the Russian ear,
what with its electrical effects and har-
mony of colors. The banquet tables
were arranged in rows leading down the
hall and at each place dainty favor
awaited the guest.
1t was near to IL o'clock when the
floor managers ordered the musicians to
cease scraping fiddles, and tickling the
worries. Dancers retired for time to
the wall chairs, while corps of white
coated hustlers moved hither and thith
er 10 see that everything was ready
for the big spread. Under the watchful
eyes of Robert Wright, captain of the
platter squad, John Marion, George
Troup and others, the company was ush
cred to seats along the tables. Seldom
has a more elaborate attempt at cater
ing been made and almost everything
that usually graces sumptuous ban
quet was served to the queens taste.
ANY effort to name the variety Of
viands offered the guests would prove
fruitless for lack Of space and for this
reason only the follos. s.in9fresume is es-
saved Sauterne. iced olives. celery, spin |
ach. oysters on the half she'll, sardines, /
tuny fish. eonsomme sonp, roasts, chick |
en-, pork and veal, spaghetti, antipaste |
d Ia ltaliano fricassed Newfoundland |
cod, with fried potatoes, polenta, frozen
pudding, maple mousse, cafe maugee, i
cafe noir, fruit and nuts,
While the banquet was in progress,
a cafe chantant program comprising
vaudeville, literary and musical mum
bers was carried out to the intense de
light OF the fcasters. There was George
David and Roy Cooney in Wiener
Nurst,' Washington and the Chocolate
Soldier" laughable two.aet skit thar
the auditors As Mr.. Wash
ngton, George David performed mum
Der of magic illusions and sang two
songs in creditable manner. Roy
1ooney contributed the dialect of Ber-
nuda diving boy and together with his
in the piece he went
through dialogue that was entirely orig
nal. The opening number was one OF
he successful features of the program
md the participants were showered
With applause, etc, at the finish. Dur .
ng the intermission, Edmund Sanborn J
i the orchestra furnished violin solos )
# rare merit.
Afterwards the ]. P. c. quartet re-
aled the listeners with a repertoire OF
antation melody that made the hall .
ing. "The Founders Last Stand"
hort plavlet with locale in the Ever i
ladies' Of Florida, followed and among !
hose who took leading part in the |, !,
asst of twelve We're Duncan Mcmillan,
lex. Emslie and Henry Watkins. In :, ,
fantastic creation that had for its :,
ackground the rendezvous OF gang :
ters club in the Bronx, Daniel Keefe
nd Joseph Stumpf sang "Be Lady,
adie." in good voice and with excel ', "
mt spirit. All of the stunts were y
riginated by the club members and =,
lie weeks of training that preceded their =
tecution was reflected in the smooth $
nd even manner of presentation at the !"
lnquet.
With a short dance order succeeding =
lie program, one of the most delightful y
enc effects OF the entire affair was -
Il to be witnessed in the Spider !,
anee" Every man on the floor was -
uipped with streamers and confetti y
hen the signal was given to fiji the
r with a filmy shower of brilliantly III ~
lored paper and small bombs that eX. -
oiled harmlessly against the walls or ~
ling. II was the crowning event of - -
e evening for soon afterwards, the :, -
mpany began to disperse and by an
ur past midnight. the orchestra had
ayed the last strain. - -
Not one, OF two. OF three, but every u
smber of the club was responsible for 81
e success of the occasion. Under the ~
Tvs and means committee consisting o'
Williams b. Marion and Joseph Coz W
Hi. the following committees assist ,"
in the work OF preparation: Com
ssary committee, A. Fasola. Joseph ~
rio. Joseph Giampolini. John From g, g,
Il. Fred Gerbeti and John Emslie: ~
tiers committee Robert Wright. John
,rrion. George Troup. Henry Fa-ola,
MEL Keefe and Henry Watkins. Cred ui'
for the incaBdescent arrangements va
due to Joseph Giampolini. chairman. ma
-eph Stumpf and George Troup. the >
ier members of the decoration corn lhe
ttee The following acted efiiciently "a
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