The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-31
LATEST STEPS
ARE DANCED AT
U. D. c. BALL
Young Cape Society Folks
Fun Begins AS Midnight
Draws Nigh.
AFFAIR BEGAN 30
YEARS AGO IN CAPE
Confederate Banners, Stars And
Stripes And Southern Moss
Are Decorations.

The strains of the latest dance mu-
sic-the One-steps, the walks, the
"side-steps", the trots and the circle
last night filed the Elks Club as the
young society people of the Cape
danced at the annual ball of the local
chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
| The U. d. C. ball is considered
Southeast Missouri's most fashionable
social event and sets the pace for the
remainder of the season. The men,
berS of the chapter who were in
charge of the dance last night out-did
themselves. The ball was a success
from virtually every viewpoint.
| A hundred men and women attended
in spite of the fact that early in the
evening a drizzling rain started that
was well calculated to dampen the
ardOr of those at the dance.
The ballroom was splendidly decor
ated with white and green streamers
and the banners of the Confederacy as
well as the Stars and Stripes together
with banners and cOlors of the chap
ter in charge of the affair, were arts
tically arranged at various places in
the rooms.
Last nights ball was about the
thirtieth of its kind. The first U. D.
c. ball was given in 1885 in the court
house, at the time the organization
was formed in Missouri to build the
Higginsville Home for Confederate
Soldiers.
The Cape Girardeau chapter first
was organized as a memorial chapter
and Immediately began raising funds
to contribute toward the construction
of the soldiers home. The annual
ball at Christmas time was started.
The court furnishings We're removed
from the room that now is Judge Ran
ney'S Court, the ball room fittings
moved in, and the men and women in
their quaint old costumes took pos
session.
4 few matrOnS who were members
of the chapter at that time still tell
in the Cape of the good times the girls
had at that first dance.
They had no better time than did
the young women last night. The
music was as good as may be obtain
ed in this corner of the state and no
better dancers may be found any
where.
A feature of the decorations in the
ball room was a supply of Southern
moss that was sent to the Cape from
Florida especially for the U. D. c. ball,
by Mrs. f. A. Hayden, a member of
the local chapter Of the odrer, who last
fall removed to Florida.
The officers of the chapter which is
responsible for the ball are: Mrs. W.
| H. Harvey, president; Mrs. R. j.
Wright, vice-president; Mrs. John T.
Sackman, secretary, and Mrs. F. W.
Ealy, treasurer.
Mrs. Iska Carmack was chairman of
the committee that prepared the tick
cts, programmes and made arrange
ments for the ballroom and music.
Mrs. A. H. Hinchey and Mrs. Edward
S. Lilly were in charge of the dainty
luncheon that was served about mid
night.
Those who were on the receiving line
were: Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Lille Givens,
Mrs. Lilly, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Iska
Carmack, Mrs. Otto kochtitzky and
Mrs. A. H. Hinchey
Among the many guests who were
present were: Mary Griffith, Mrs. Iska
Carmack, Susie Giboney, Hazel Har-
rison, Miss Luff, of St. Louis, Phyllis
Cairns, Gladys Mol, Of st. Louis, Miss
Leachman, Rachel Howell, Marie Web
er, Marguerite Oliver, Ruth Glenn,
Sarah Glenn, Bernice Miller, Mary
Lightfoot, of Carbonate, Mary Koch
titzky, Mrs Byrd of St. Louis
Phil Sinnamon of Dexter, A. NJ.
Tinsley, Lee L. Albert, Arthur Har
rison, Robert Harrison, Norman
Gaines, Ebert Vogelsanger, Russell
Mcbride, Louis Juden, Magnus Demp-
sey, A. R. Zoelsman, John F. Lilly,
George Merritt, Russell Dearmont, DR..
F. D. Rhodes, Robert Beckman, Rus
sell Deal, Mr.. Steck, Leon Balm, Oliver
Edwards, Jack Williams and others.
Mr. and Mrs P B. Leming, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Lamkin, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Albert, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Oliver,
Mr.. and Mrs R. B. Oliver, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade Kochtitzky of Maiden, Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Kochtitzky, Jr. of Nal
den, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kochtitzky,
ST., Mr.. and Mrs B. C. Hardesty, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Hinchey, Mr. and Mrs.