Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-20

First of the year in the armory the third annual concert and ball of White Cross council, No. IS. Knights of Co., lumbus,i drew an attendance of close to five hundred on Monday evening, and the programme of music and dancing provided an evening of rare pleasure for those attending.
 Against the soft and harmonious background furnished by the colors of the decorative scheme the graceful movements of the dancers. with the rich colorings of the beautiful gowns worn by the ladies, made an exquisite picture throughout the evening from s to 1 o'clock
 Walls and ceilings of the big drill shed were hidden from sight by the decorations arranged by a Hartford firm, primrose, white and light blue being used with telling effect. Long streamers of the alternating colors were carried from the sides to central points under the rafterS and were caught up in five glories overhead, these making a butterfly effect that was very pleasing. Festoons of cleo tric lights were led down the sides of the hall, and the walls were covered with white through which ran at in tervals broad strips of the blue, with @ tasseled frieze of white and blue. The boxes were done completely in white, with pilasters on which were potted ferns. On the pilaSterS at the boxes at the head of the hall smilax was also used, and the orchestra gall lery was done in white and primrose, with American flag hannerets. On the front were the electric letters, k. of c.
 Midway of the hall on either wall were displayed the Knights of Co., lumbus shields. fanked with American flags, and the Knights of Columbus in signia was shown on the front of the gallery
 I1rorY1 2 +o O o'cIonl- Draoadinp tho grand march, an excellent concert pro- gramme was rendered by the Cadillac augmented orchestra, under the direc- tion of James r. Drew. The follow ing was the concert programme:
 March-FirSt Infantry ........ koen1g Overture Wallace Waltz-Marguerite from Faust
 ............-:..-. Gounod Entr' Acte Gavotte, from Mignon
 ---....-;.. Thomas SeIection-Popular Airs .. Won Tilzer
 The guests arriving were shown to their boxes by the aides, who were J. c. Bland. F. P. McNamara. w. G. Casey, Michael Sweeney, c. V. James, F. T. Diggins. Mare. DriscoI, J. P. Cor coran, J. P. Flynn, J. A. Quinn.
 At o'clock Prompter Thomas F. Maher announced the grand march. in which over fifty couples participated, Wnll6 lIlS UOA6S dIu SclAGIN WGIS li1lCO with az admiring crowd of onlookers who watched with admiration the graceful evolutions of the winding line about the hall led by Grand Knight and Mrs. Henry D. Buckley, Deputy Grand Knight and Mrs. J. Edward Driscoll, Master of the Fourth Degree John M. Lee and Mrs. Lee, Chancellor Francis P. McNamara and Miss Kath leen Murphy. Chairman Joseph P. Cummings of the arrangement com mittee and Miss Annie Maher. The line wound around the hall in pretty loop formations, which were admirably executed, and when the signal to stop was given the couples formed for the Saratoga lancers as the opening num- Der of the dance programme of IS numbers
 The master of ceremonies was Hen ry D. Buckley. and the floor director Joseph P. Cummings, with the follow ing as the arrangement and reception committee: Joseph P. Cummings, chairman, Dr. J. w. Callahan, P. F. phy, J. A. Quinn, w. G. Casey. J. P. Flynn, J. & Heating, c. A. Smith, Dr. T. A. Crowley, J. J. Corkery, w. P. McGarry, J. C. Bland, l.. B. Brand, c. P. Casey, J. F. Hennon. E. J. Kilday, P Mumford, J. P. Corcoran. J. M. Lee, w. J. McClaferty, !. T. Sullivan. NJ. J. Coscoran D. J. Hinchey, F. P. Me Nanara, w. Humphrey, F. T. Diggins, w. P Murphy, w. T. Browne J. A. Cunningham %. V. James, B. Ring. J. McKenna.
 The electric lights in the decorations were arranged by two members of the council, John Humphrey and John Mumford, and the carpenter work was done by another brother, J. T. Sullivan. The programmes for the evening were distributed by James F. Mccormick and Edward Murray. John T. Sullivan was in the box office, Policeman Pat rick Murphy took the tickets and Will liam Carroll was in charge of the coat