The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-27
CHARITY BALL
GRAND SUCCESS
SECOND TwIG HOLDS AFFAIR LAST
EVENING AT MCCLURE HOTEL.
Mrs. McClurg Hayes and Miss Hayes
! Will Entertain Society Members
at Trivia Hau-Miss Louise
Nelson Whitaker Hostess.


frequently these days is responsible Tor
one Of the weeks largest and most fash
ionable entertainments, that or me
charity Ball tat eyeIInst int at aHs ME
social interest of the week and was
given by the Second TwiS of the Ohio
Valley General hospital. to VIII ich lnStl-
tuition the proceeds OF the affair VIII be
donated.
The decorations were one Of the cher
attractions and were extremely pleasing:
Graceful hangings of smilai were used
at the windows, the curtains 81 when
All the lights had crimson shades and
the side walls were laced with vines I'll
smilaX. The grill room. where cupper
was served, had baskets of poppieS TRIM
orations of green and red. Throughout
all the second floor rooms, these hueS
predominated At the end Of the hail. 4
tall floor basket held great Haunting red
Arthur Langhans. Much Of the sm!!aX
came as a gift from Florist Max Hess.
and in the supper room the flowers ana
smilax were contributed by both Mr..
'Langhans and Mr.. Hess.
Pleasant groupings OF guests occupied
tho rooms during the intervals Of dane
ing, the music for which WAS furnished
by Gumn's SaXophone orchestra Inc
ball room was quite gay during me
dance numbers. and now since the social
this particular pastime is the chtetest
attraction on all occasions.
4 number OF persons identified with
the social life were prominent III pro-
noting last evenings affair, OF which
Miss Nancy Peterson was chairman.
Mesdames
Singleton PAUL. II. c. HaZlett.
y. A. flaming. Earl Adams.
Jesse Spcidcl, Eugene lildreth III
Jesse Bloch Arch Wilson,
VIM. Holloway, Lee PAUL.
Joe Speidel w. y. Cracraft.
The fashionable gowns of the guests
gave their wcarers more than ordinary
individuality, and many were beautiful.
ly picturesque in the large company OF
the socially prominent.
Gowns ana Their Wearers.
Mrs. johnson Mckinley wore gown
Of green chiffon heavily elnbrolaereu
with irrcdcsccnt beads and painters at
! The side of yellow chiffon Tho bodice
was formed Of n wide band OF SILVER luce
| and held at the front with n fan shaped
! jcwcled ornament. Gold slippers were
worn.
Mrs. Charles Fccney wore distinc-
| tive little frock Of ccrise tullc. the skirt
| fashioned ia three tier effect, each ruitic
! edged with a narrow ribbon of the same
shade. The bodice was quaint tight
affair AMI the little Puff sleeves were of
silver lace.
There was a touch or the medieval
| about the dlncinS frock worn by Mrs.
| Glenn Branun1. which was in dull blue
! and bcIt.:d low with Il band of lace shot
with metallic threads and emphasizes
with IN embroidery Of pearl. The skirt
was Of pannicr effect and caught up at
the sides over silver lace. The sleeves
we're caught III points at the shoulders
and were Of white lace.
Miss Katherine Mabis, Of Des Moncs.
; la.."anpeareI In most attractive even
ing gown of pink. white and blue. The
skirt was two tier and was of wide lace
shot with silver threads and made over
lihFt blue. The bodice was draped and
OF pink tafIcta. \ belt Of narrow pink
! and blue ribbons fell with short ends at
the side Of the skirt. \ smart accessory
was large pink feather fan.
Miss Nancy Peterson wore with much
grace gown of blue silk tullc. heavily
| embroidered in silver. the skirt quite
short and full with double draperies at
the side.
Mrs. Arthur Stifel looked very atrac-
tive in a black evening gown with chif-
fun bodice cut severely square and with
hands holding it in place over the Shout
drrs. The skirt was quite full and had
irregular rows of shirrcd taffcta band
ings.
Mrs A. 4. Wheat wore pink and car
rird a colonial bouquet OF volcts.
Miss Dorothy Bloch wore a fashion
able dancing 1roCk OF Dluc ana at ncr
curSage 4 bunch of orchids and valley
lilies.
Mrs. Jesse Spcidcl was most attrac-
tive in Il creation Of silver lace with
pink iaffcta panicr effect caught up on
each side with punches Of pink and blue
roses
Miss Mary Alexander was very captt-
, waiting in a cerisc velvet with skirt bro
! cadcd in black roses and silver en-
broidcred bodice. \ cursagc Of lille nf
the valley and pink Tosebuds further
completed her costume.
Miss Sarah Rowe IN n fluffy water
melon pink chiffon over white lace with
Il. beaded boulicC pointed at the waistlinc
and laced with blue cord was most at
lractivc.
Miss Mary Eleanor Wright presented
striking individual charm in sap
phirc velvet gown with front pancling
of coral laff"ta runlrs studded with gold
lace bows.
,, Mrs. Howard simpson in Nile green
taffcta accordion plcaLeh gown with SILL
veg lace trimmings. WAS most charming.
Mrs. Harry Mcl.urc was GirliSh. i'll a
creation of white net.
Mrs. Alexander Paxton WAS hand
Somrly guwncd in black and silver
brocadcd gown with pointed train.
Tho following We're among those
present:
Misses:
.urn SrIrnll Miss Fulton. of