The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-14
BENNINGTON K. OF
c. HOLDS EIGHTH
ANNUAL BALL
Attendance Last Night Largest
In the Series
ELABORATE DECORATIONS
About 40 Couple in Grand March
Led BY p. J. Prendereast and
Miss Anna Birmingham

Bennington's one big social event
OF the year. the annual Easter Mon
day ball. given by the local Knights
OF Columbus, was staged at the hall
OF ST. Francis de Sales academy last
evening and the event. which was the
eighth In the series, is conceded TO
have eclipsed all previous efforts.
Not only was the attendance rec
ord broken, as there we're for the
first time more than a hundred cou-
Piles in the grand march, but in 9th
er respects. the decorations, the fac
ility with which the guests OF the
council were cared for and the many
pretty gowns Of the women, the 1914
Easter Monday ball is conceded by
those who have been regularly pres
ent for years TO be entitled to the top
place In the list
There were a number OF novel fea-
lures in the decorations. Suspended
from the centre Of the ceiling was a
large illuminated bell from which ra-
dated numerous festoons of purple
and white crepe paper, each festoon
being paralleled with a line of tulip
incandescents in various colors. over
the entrance was a large shamrock
shield outlined in tiny green mean
descents and along the walls were
draped American flags.
About the half circle OF the stage
was a hedge of evergreen and an eff
feet OF distance was created by dia-
gonal sidewalks made with two large
American fags. The background and
the ceiling were draped in purple and
white the colors of the order and in
the centre OF the stage was suspend
ed the insignia tx of c" outlined in
purple lights upon a white back.
ground.
While the guests were arriving the
following concert program was given
by Donnelly's orchestra:
Overture, Carmen" Bizel
Selection, adele" Jean Briquet
Concert Number, La Cinquantaine,
Gabriel Marie
Medley of Popular Songs, Selected
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the grand
march led by P. j. Prendergast and
Miss Anna Birmingham, directed by ].
A. Evans, formed for its evolutions
which were somewhat hampered by
the unusual number in line and the
fact that it had been necessary to re-
duce the floor space with seats. The
following we're In line: Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. d. A.
Guiltinan, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sears, James Price and Mrs. ]. A..
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Hurley,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Purcell. John B.
Harte and Miss Alice McDermott,
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Morrissey, j. j.
McDermott and Miss Rose Morrissey,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Kelly, ID. ]. Keller
and Miss Katharine Lyons, Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward J. Morse, A. c. LaMarre and
Miss Julia LaMarre, Walter E. Bling
ham and Miss Jean Gauther of Pitts
field, F. B. Healy and Miss Edythe
Rice. Z. II. McCue and Mrs. Mary S.
Healy, Thomas ]. Brazell and Mrs.
Patrick Brazell, Patrick H. Mullins
and Miss May Jewett, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. z. Pattee, DR.. J. ID. Lane and Miss
Mary Costello, Louis Killion and
Miss Katharine Mathers, Bert Hen
chy and Mrs. Margaret Henchy, Mar
tin j. Hartigan of Troy and Miss Hell
en- Leonard of North Bennington, Wal
ter Brownson of Pittsheld and Miss
Helen Griffin, Francis p
O'Toole and Mrs. Elizabeth
O'Toole. F. t. Moylan and Miss B. NJ.
Casey, James c. Harte and Miss Rose
Boutin. John O'Donnell and Miss Mar
garet Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. George
Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene ].
Shea, F. H. Vannah and Mrs. Frank
Moore, Michael p. Gilman and Miss
Frances Ryan, Mr.. aand Mrs. N. ].
Morrissey, Joseph S. Hufnagle and
Miss Mary NJ. Bushee, w. l.. KERR.
gan and Catharine B. Leahy, F. D.
Cullinan and Miss Katharine Butler
Harry Hufnagle and Miss Mae Gal
lagher, John Cronin ard Miss Bar
bara Cronin, Mr.. and Mrs. William
O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wall
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Shea, Mr. and
Mrs. N. Hammel of Adams, DR.. c. w
Bartlett and Miss Mabel Halves, P.
Hatton and Miss Agnes Harris, w
Larin and Miss Margaret Larin, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred s. Rice, John Nash, jr
and Miss Georgia Collamer, Mr.. ant
Mrs. NJ. Meagher. Louis L. McDer
mott and Miss Margaret A. Mcbride