Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-26
PRETTY MAY FETE
IN ST. ANDREWS
The Shaar Dancing Class Gives
Exhibitions of Folk and
Fancy Dances

The May festival in St. Andrews
parish house. Nineteenth and Market
streets, last evening was largely at
tended and was one of the prettiest
affairs of its kind ever held in Harris
burg. The dancers, who have been
under the instruction or Professor and
Mrs. {. o. Shaar. of Camp Hill, for
several weeks, were a credit to their
teachers. From to $50 there was
general dancing, to music by Shuey
and Delone in the gymnasium, which
was decorated with American flags
and plants. At $40, in the assembly
room, was held a cabaret, when the
May pole was danced by the Misses
Ivy L. Jones, Emma Fellows, Anna
Roth, Mary Roth. Sara Bacon, Letha
Fair, Grace Seighman, Mrs. Robert
Pattison Cox, Mrs. +. w. Watts and
Mrs. c. Russell Smith. The May pole
ribbon holder was Miss Grace Fellows.
Louis Mannell sang solo, accom-
panied on the plano by Reed Shuey.
The Irish Tilt, in costume, was danced
by the Misses Sara Meyer, Mildred
Stauffer. Evelyn Kohler and Bessie
Frank, and a Dutch dance in costume
by the Misses Emma Fellows, Martha
Goodyear, Mae Mountz and Katherine
Plowman. Miss Lola Heisler and Miss
Grace Seighman gave an exhibition of
Helen Lyme on the piano.
AT 10 o'clock the ribbon cotillion,
the main feature of the evening, COM
menced and was most beautiful. The
girls were in lovely evening gowns, all
carrying ribbon-covered hoops, from
which were streamers with bells at
the end. These the dancers gave to
their partners as favors after each
dance. The cotillion was led by Pro-
fessor and Mrs. c. o. Shaar and the
other participants were Miss Ivy l..
Jones, Sara Bacon. Mary Katherine
Jackson, Lola Heisler, Ethel Lutz,
Anna Roth, Mary Roth, Grace Weldon,
Sidney shaar;. Marjorie. Middleton,
Dorothy Sterline, Martina Mullen,
Margaretta Wiley, Edith Miller, Laura
Vance. Mrs. Maude Hope, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. p. Cox. Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Brinton, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Watts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Furman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Alden, John Price Jack
son, Lloyd Myers, w. G. Fleisher,
bert L. Allen, S. Arthur Hazen, Will
liam Eby. Harry W. Stubs, Donald
Miller. George Bacon. DIR. Horace
Cumbler. John O'Connell, Charles
Hoke, Edward Roth, Lovitt Smith.
Louis Mannell. George I. Bausher,
Charles w. Francis. Mr.. Underwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. p G.. Diener, Mr.. and
-.
During the coIillion the lancers were
danced by the following: Mrs. c. o.
Shaar. Mrs. Robert Pattison Cox, Mrs.
T.. w. Watts. Mrs. c. r. Smith, Mrs. M.
a. Brinton Misses Sara Bacon, Ivy L.
Jones, Lola Heisler, Grace Seighman,
Marjorie Middleton. Letha Fair, Grace,
Weldon. Ethel LutZ. Sidney Shaar,
Mary Katherine Jackson and Edith
Miller.
Among other dancers noticed on the
floor were the Misses Ethel Baldwin,
Jennie Heisler, Mildred Walker, NJ. G.
Bame, Laura Fraelich, Margaret Hicks.
Margaret Bullitt. Janet Bullitt, Emma
and Grace Fellows, Florence Sholl,
Irene Sholl, Myrtle Billet, Marion
Bacon, Mrs. e. L. Watson. Mrs. E.
Francis, Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. W. ]. Mid
dleton. Mrs David Miller. Mrs Elsie
V. Middleton, Mrs Gilbert Vickery,
Mrs. Helen Reinoehl, Mrs. I. i. Dick
inson. Mrs. Gilbert Mattson, the Rev.
and Mrs. James F. Bullitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. f. Brownson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mercer, Mr.. and Mrs. p r. Burchfield,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoar. Mr.. and
Mrs George Doehne. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Meyers, Charles Eby, Frank Wolf,
Charles Pollock, Raymond Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Reilly and many
others.
1ne assembly TOOIll was ueCOTuJeu
with cut flowers, plants and pink and
green streamers, with butterflies and
birds hanging from them. Small
tables were placed around the room
The annual entertainment of the
The lights were covered with hand
painted shades, throwing a soft glow
on the diners and dancers.
William I. Reed. of Palmerton, Pa,
returned to-day to spend the week.
end at his home in Steelton.
Mrs Estelle T. Steel of Washing
ton, D. C.. has returned to her home
in Mechanicsburg, after a visit in
New York.
Mrs. William Gingrich of Pen
brook. spent yesterday with Mrs. Carl
Edleblute, of 1412 Thompson street.