The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-10-23
THE D. A. R. COTTON BALL
BRILLIANT SUCCESS.

in brlliance and success than did
the Cotton Ball" rendered last
Friday evening at the Eiks Club
BY the Chakchluma Chapter Of
the Daughters # the American
Revolution. And Mesdames
81 4 L. Gwin and Mae White
head Greene and their associate
members of this energetic chapter
deserve unstiated praise for their
efforts.
The RalatiaI EIks Home was
truly a flower Of beauty all doll
cd up for this event, the appro-
pirate decorations being admir-
ably supported by the matchless
SplvHd0r Of the elegance Of the
interior Of this beautiful home.
Primps in keeping with the all
absorbing object, Father tleeey
Staple, substantially greeted the
guests as they entered the lobby
and were cutied up with the
worthwhile blossom Of this
blessed country, lending its sub
tile significance Of the idea to re-
Iieve the distress idea now in
vogue.
Promptly at ten o'clock the
guests repaired TO the lovely ball
room which was in harmonious
tune with the idea, cotton stalks
being dotted here and there with
imposed regal significance. The
terphlscOrcaI festivities began
with the grand march, King Cot
ton" which was INDUCED in by
the guests, after which followed
the specially arranged %cotton-cos-
tuned cotilliOn, the first number
Of which was The Circus" a one
step which was admirably danced
by Miss Elizabeth Young with
Hollis Rogers, AIinc Peasants
with kensum Gore, Annie HobsOn
with Frank Petty, Dolly Hill with
Baines Austin, Sadie Robinson
with William Hayes, and Mildred
Baird with Charlton Jones. The
young ladies were Hastily attired
in cotton circus rags, and their
dance attested their grace as we'll
as presenting the pleasing spec
tacle.
The next feature Of the cotillion
was the Butterfly" with some
Hesitation waltz, which was por-
trayed by Miss Bonner Dugan
with Hannis Stoddard, Mrs. V. T..
Tins with A. N. Tins, Kathleen
Gist with Whitney Smith, Vasthi
MatIock with William Virgins, and
Louise Barnwcll with Harry Hold
geS. The costume of the fair
ones consisted of beautiful shades
with the butterfly wings and orna-
mental accessories.
The Witches" in a fetching
one-step, were most pleasing,
costumed with embellishments,
that produced the desire effect in
a most emphatic manner, next
played their part, Miss Jane Casey
with J. W. DuIaney, Jr,, Marie
Stoner with Algie POLLS, Edna
Earl King with John Brogan,
Louise Knox with Mr.. Benthal,
Kathleen Smith with Joseph
Mathews, Mary Walker Hughes
with Robert DeLoach, Marie
Spivey with Terrell Wells, and
lone Brown with Steele Grow.
Adding to the wierdness and
uniqueness of the affair, the4'Pon-
ies," doing a Meadowbrook Fox
Trot, were quite stunning, being
composed of a few buds Of the
younger set, Miss Hortense Ston-
err with Ben Jones, Margaret
King with Lloyd DeLoach, Eliza
beth Loggins with Bruce Gist,
Elizabeth Hunter with Edmund
Nets, and Rosalind Knox with
Roy Gregory.
The fifth offering, you may
give full credence to us, was a
most happy and beautiful climax
to the cotillioD, just before the
Mardi Gras ensemble, Miss Thelma
Keys with Estes Mathews, Irene
Jones with William Robertson,
Marion Baird with Kirby Sabin,
Kate Lickfold with Finley And :
son, Emma Jones Harding with
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