The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-02
Assembly Dance.

Assembly Dance.
The annual New Years eve ball
given by the Assembly Club, always
one Of the most important social az
fairs of the Yuletide season, was held
in the auditorium of the Masonic
temple Friday. night and was one Of
great beauty and brilliancy. Christ
mas green's and poinsettas decorated
not only, the ball room but the re-
ception rooms where guests were
grouped at intermission between
dances. -.
The stage was a veritable bower Of
beauty. A high hedge Of tall palms
and vines of smilax with crimson
blossoms were interlaced through an
artistic white lattice. Balsam trees
stood gracefully on the corners while
an opening of the lattice was q
charming archway Of garlands OF
greenery and ferns studded with in
Vulnerable bulbs of electric lights
peeping from the center Of the bright
Christmas flowers. Under this
bower of beauty which was crowned
with fitness for the Yuletide greet
ings by a shower Of poinsetta in
huge standard of white and gold in
cornucopiae design the guests were
received by the patronesses, Mrs.
Henry Raymond, Mrs. James jack
SON Duncan, Mrs. John Koblegard,
Mrs. J. Horror Davis, Mrs. Anson D.
Parr and Mrs. George P. Leather
bury. fsi's as ~
During the reception program Of
charming selections from opera and
ballad were tttingly played by our
own Cadenza orchestra, whose
strains of sweetness and art are SO
dear to our hearts and SO apprecia-
lively received "a
The galleries were filled with many
guests who enjoyed looking on the
gay scene below. Promptly at 8
o'clock the orchestra sounded the
keynote for the dance by rendering
the patriotic one step. Hail West
Virginia." followed by a brilliant
program Of twenty numbers.
A delicious salad supper was
served in the dining room by an eff
ficient corps Of walters from 1880 to
1880 o'clock. when dancing was re-
sumed In the ball room. At the hour
of midnight merry whirl began, and
to the clater and ringing Of bells
without, whistles blowing on the mid
night air announcing the New York
was here, the orchestra chanted IL
o'clock, followed by the rendition OF
the old ballad, "Auld Lang Syne,"
sung by Augustine ]. Smith, who was
enthusiastically assited in the chorus
by the merry happy voices Of the gay
participants in the dance. Under
the soft shaded glow Of the rose col
ored lights. augmented by the beau
tiful and brilliant costumes OF the
many guests 1t was indeed scene Of
great beauty and happiness long to
be remembered by those In attend
ance. The board of governors was
untiring in its eoffrts to make this
the New Years dance quite the most
brilliant assembly Of the season, and
1t certainly succeeded. its efforts were
not in vain.
Nearly 300 guests were present in
GLIDING many out OF town visitors.
The committee in charge OF the
dance consisted Of John B. Hart,
president; John NJ. Newton, vice
president; and Henry G. Alexander.
secretary-treasurer.
The out Of town guests included
Miss Sue Watson, Miss Anne Borgess.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Chambers, Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Moore, Frank G. Hay
mond, A. J.. Colburn, Fairmont; DR..
and Mrs. G. w. Halterman, Weston;
Miss Florabelle Townsend, the guest
Of the Misses Virginia and Alice Gay
lord; Fleming Anderson, of Charles
ton, a guest Of his sister, Mrs.
Frank Wilson; Miss Clara Gibson, Of
Parkersburg, a guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph Wetherell; J.5C. Brown,
Washington, Pa.
Those of the city who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T.
Lowndes, John Morrow Newton and
Miss Genevieve Robinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ransone, Mr.. and Mrs.
William D. Newton, ]. c. McManaway
and Miss Virginia Gaylord, John
Hawker Newton and Miss Bertha
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