Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-16
ANNUAL CHARITY BALL.
Brilliant Affair for the Benefit Of Free
Bed and Visiting Nurse Funds.


The annual Charity ball, given by
the Ladies'. auxiliary of st. Joseph,s
hospital, for the benefit of the Free
Bed and Visiting Nurse funds opened
very auspiciously at the state armory,
on Pleasant street, at 8 o'clock Mon
day evening. A heavy rain fell during
the early part of the day, which pre-
saged i'll for the success OF the event.
but at / O'Clock the sun came out and
by night the weather was settled.
The good weather brought out the
crowd. Nearly every box was taken,
the gallery was filled to capacity and
the announcement that the affair was
strictly informal drew number Of the
younger dancing set,
The hall itself presented a gala APP
pearance. The decorator, p. d. Dom
ahue, outdid himself. The color scheme
ing carried out in American flags and
native laurel. Small flags draped in
Ea fan shape were hung over larger
flags and interspersed with remnants.
covering the entire wall space. The
national emblem was hung from the
gallery and from the girders and cross
beams. The musicians box was bank
ed with laurel in red pots and the in
dividNal box decorations were many
and varied.
with red and white bunting, the posts
at the entrance to each box being
wound with white cheesecloth and top
ped with a globe of glazed glass. This
indirect system of lighting was very
effective.
Promptly at s o'clock Hicitey's or
chestra gave the opening number Of
the following program. which was con-
cluded at $50:
Scarf Dance, from Callirhoe ....A.
q
Overture-Orpheus ....: J. Ofenbach
Mazurka-Nc. / 49,. c. Saint Saens
Selection from Chin Chin ivan Caryll
March from Konigskinder ..........
.-........-..-... Humperd1nk
The folk dances, under the direction
of Miss Edith Paschal. assisted by
Miss Agnes Egbert at the piano, fol-
of her time for several weeks to make
this part of the program the success
it proved to be.
The dances, which were supposed to
be given for the fairies: were intro
duced by the. fairies themselves, 26
little girls, dressed all in white, their
gauzy wings spangled with stars and
their hair twined with tinsel. These
fairies danced in from under the gall
lery in a double line and after dane
ing a. country reel, facing two and
two, ran straight forward toward the
forming a hollow square, with open
front. In this square all the folk
dances were performed. The first of
these was a Swedish dance. The Trail
len, with characteristic music, by Miss
Egbert This was danced by % girls
cluded the regulation black skirt,
black apron, with transverse stripes
of white, red and orange, black gfrdle,
laced with red. and high peaked hat
Of the peasant of that country.
The Sailors Hornpipe, by three high
followed. This was costumed in blue
sailor suits.
The Irish Lit, which was requested
for this. occasion, was preceded by a
Young girl in. authentic Irish costume,
bearing the flag of Old Ireland. The
of the Wearing of the Green. and ran
through the measures of the dance
very gracefully. They wore short, full
green skirts, white waists and white
aprons, green girdles and green mop
caps.
The Dance of the Moonshines was
especially pleasing. Three high school
boys, dressed as pumpkin moonshines.
went through the stiff. jerky move
ments one might ascribe to an ami
mated pumpkin.
The Highland Fling. interpreted by
10 of the senior girls of the high school
was danced in the Scotch Kiltie cos
tune
The dances closed with the Good
night of the Fairies, when the little
dancing their circle dance" gradually
disappeared, waving their hands in
farewell.
At 8 o'clock the grand march, led by
Mayor and Mrs. D. p Dunn, with Mr.
and Mrs. John Reilly second, took