New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
MAYOR FOX-TROTS
AT EMERALD BALL
Brooklyn Irish Society's
18th Charity Dance Is
Biggest Held.
DIGNITARIES TRIP
ON FANTASTIC TOE
No Omission Of Tango, Objec-
ton to Which Prevented An
nual Festivity Last Year.

Mayor Mitchell demonstrated again
last night that one must travel a great
or distance than that between here
and Tipperary to find his equal as a
fox trotter. With Mrs. Mitchell he
was guest at the seventy-sixth char
ity ball OF the Emerald Association,
OF Brooklyn, at the Waldorf. Arriving
early, the Mayor remained until like
hour of the morning, and one-stepped,
hestated and trotted with light
tread that belied the weight of respon-
sibility that he bears upon his should
ers by day.
OF the $500 members of the organi-
cation and their guests, who made the
dance the largest and most successful
in the history Of the Emerald Asso-
citation, the Mayor was not the only
celebrity present. Controller Prender-
CAST looked in during the evening, and
so did George McAneny, president Of
the Board Of Aldermen.
Justice George J. O'Keefe, OF the
Court Of Special Sessions, president
of the association. and Mrs. O'keefe
led the grand march. A long pro-
Oh IHe most TlOOtlH udINts
followed. Last year the annual En-
ersld charity bail was not held, be
cause OF pspal objection 10 the tango
and other terpsichorean indulgences:
But as all the dances then frowned
upon have since been accepted every
where, there was nothing to prevent
dancers last night from doing whatever
steps they chose.
A L.. CLanHnpsa Ood pn0i-
ment Band, Thomas +. Shannon direct
ing. preceded the dancing After mid,
night supper was served in the grand
dining room.
Francis Hugo, Secretary Of State of
New York, was seen on the dancing
floor more than once during the even
ing. John II. McCooey, the Democratic
leader of Brooklyn, excited favorable
comment from many by his graceful
and original Interpretation OF the one
step. Others who abandoned official
dignity were Charles S. Dewey, County
Clerl: Of Kings: Inspector Patrick j.
Harkins. of the Police Department;
Magistrate John J. Walsh, Justice Luke
d. Staplcton, of the Supreme Court;
Thomas F. Nsgner, Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel, and Sheriff Louis NJ.
Swasey.
Others present included Mr.. and Mrs.
John =. Curtin, Mr.. and Mrs Albert
T. Brophy. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wo-
ram. Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Casey, Mr.
and MrN John 7. Breen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank J. Collins, Joseph T. Early, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene F. Moran, David 7.
Leahy, Edward J. Connolly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur 8. Somers, Miss Alice Con-
way. Miss Loretta Regan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur ]. O'Keefc, John J. Kuhn, Miss
Elsie Bachope, George J. S. Bowling,
F.. J. McCrossin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas +. Msgner.
Also DR.. Joseph J. O'Connell, Health
Officer Of the Port Of New York. and
Mrs. O'Connell, Theophilus Olcna,
James J. Byrne, Miss Gertrude Pagan,
Miss Isabelle Hodge, J. J. Walsh, DR.. j.
A. Kene. VI. +. McGoldrick, Daniel
Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Glacken,
Miss Julia Mahoney, Miss Nellie Kill
duff. Miss Margaret Kilduff, DR.. George
]. DOYLE. John T. McCafrey, Magistrate
Charles J. Dodd and Peter j. Higgins.
Among the boxholders were John A.
Moran. William J. Ward, William A..
Prendergast. Controllers; Thomas f..
Byrnes, Thomas f. Murray. Edward j..
Pyrne, George VI. Curtis, jr; Mrs. A.
J. Powers, Joseph Michaels, Robert T..
Whalen, James T. Ryan, Peter W.
Rouss, j. Henry Mullins, William C..
Courtney. Bernard j. Gallagher, Thomas
F. Nevins, DR.. Matthias Figuiera, DR..
O'Connell, William j. Bolger, Eugene
+. Moran, John II. McCooey, Charles
s. Dewey, Edward j. McCrossin, Thomas
V. Patterson, T. A. McGill and +. 5.
Chanpelle