Evening journal., 1914-03-14
MASONS in
JOY NIGHT
Scottish Rite Men Give De-
IightfuI "Ladies Night"
In Dupont Hotel
ENJOYMENT ENDS
IN MERRY DANCE

Ladies' night" was delightfully."- OBJ
served by Delaware Consistory. Scot
tish Rite Masons of the 32nd de-
gree at the Hotel DuPone last night.
1t was the second annual reception
given by the Delaware Consistory and
was one of the most enjoyable cele-
brations of its kind ever held in VIII
mington and will long be remember
ed by those present.
More than 400 members Of the order
and their guests were in attendance.
So large was the assemblage that the
main dining room and rose room were
used for dining purposes and the
auditorium in which the guests were
entertained before supper was well
crowded
With the many handsomely gown
ed women and their escorts strolling
about the lobby the hotel took on a
metropolitan atmosphere. Before 90
ing TO the ballroom for dancing late
/ in the evening the guests fingered
for awhile in the hotel lobby. which
was filled by the merry gathering.
From to 10 O'Clock those present
were entertained in the auditorium
4 by several entertainers who were
/ brought from New York and Phila-
Fdelphia Banks and Stausebachs s
/ Orchestra and the Hotel DUPONT Or
I chestra furnished the music. and the
/ entertainers We're Jenny Kneedler
( Johnson. soprano; A. Fuller Baus,
humorist sand Raymond Conklin. i'm
/ personator.
/ The Normandie Male Quartette sang
several selections during the enter
tainment. Its members were Walter
Torr. first tenor: Herman Cole sec
ond tenor; Z. ID. Brown, baritone
and W. ". Chamberlain, bass.
The program for the entertainment
/ was as follows: Selection, "The Pink
Lady" orchestra; selection, "The
Way Of the World" quartette: solo
Jenny Kneedler Johnson; humorist
A. Fuller Baus; selection, college
Days, duartette; solo. Last Night
Was the End of the World Walter
Torr; character inphrsonations
Raymond Conklin; solo. Jenny
Kueedler Johnson; selection. On
ward quartette; songs aud stories
A. Fuller Baus; march. Coronation.
orchestra.
After the entertainment the guests
/ repaired to the Rose Room and the
main diningroom where supper was
served. An orchestra was stationed
on the balcony OF each room and as
+ one closed selection the other
started a new one making the whole
first floor of the hotel ring with an
/ ecstacy Of sound. The scene in
; both rooms with the diners making
merry has probably not been sur
passed since the night of the opening
Of the hotel.
Following supper. the guests wen'
! 70 the ball room and a dance tool
place. The tango. turkey trot anC
Ike dances were taboOed. the pro
gram stated. The program OF dane,
music was. Two-step. up State;'
I waltzs Blue Dauube;- tWo-steu
Sailing Down the Chesapeake:
Schottisch. you're The Girl I've Beer
Longing For;" Paul Jones, "Th,
{ Hikers; waltz. Sympathy
from The Firefly;" extra two-step
You're Dear Sweet Boy.r two
step, SANDY River Rag" waltz
Barcelona Beauties" polka. "Bi
zarre;' two-step. peg o. My Hearte
waltz, Good Night" extra two-step
There's a Girl in the Heart Of Mary
/ land"
The committee that arranged foi
ladies night was Stuart J. Horn. VII
liam NJ. Mask. Walter W. Bacon, VII
/ liam G. Robelen. William h. Hollent
and Samuel II. Baynard, IT.