Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
HERE'S A TALE
OF THE BIG BALL
Secretary Yates, of Associated
Aids, Tells Story of the
"Other Side"

If you had been considering the
advisability of returning unused,
your tickets to the Charity Ball, yoE.
might glance at this little story az
to the treason why" of Harrisbure's
big social event Thursday evening.
The story is not an unusual one
not startling one; it's a typical little
, tale that can be found in the records
of the Associated Aid societies most
lated by John Yates, secretary of the
, organization.
1t is about a blue-eyed chestnut
haired person Of some eight or nine
years. She inherits a love of music
and the desire to dance. Some years
ago, however she suffered from Il
nervous afliiction that left her spine
twisted. An accident several years
later caused her the loss of her right
| hand.
The Girl Who Can Never Dance
All the music that years of heredity
and natural ability had developed in
the small body however, has centered
|
hand
| Bright, intelligent, with an ability
to read music and pick out selections
| here and there in a way that is re-
markable for u child of her years, the
small girl requires the most careful
attention. This is what the Associated
Aid is trying to give her. Such at
| tentlon and instruction however. must
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some description and the Aid societies
must provide this from it's funds.
| That is one of a thousand needs
! to which the Associated Aids must
put its funds. Isn't it worth think
ing about, Tom and Gene and Harry
and Grace, while you're dancing on
THURSDAY evening at the Charity
Ball?
Donates Lighting Decorations
The committee on decorations for
! the big affair have announced two
splendid contributions of services that
will mean several hundreds of dollars
in actual money.
The decorative scheme of Chestnut
street auditorium is to be modelled
after a Japanese garden. Hundreds
of purple and white wistaria and iris
will be used; fir trees and pine needles
and quaint yellow and black tapestries
Will nelp out. bul the main feature
of course. will be the lighting. And
this has been donated--supervisio of
the decoration, installation and cur
rent-entirely without cost, by the
Harrisburg Light & Power Company.
The bill will run into something like
5000.
More Gifts
That isn't the company's only con-
ltribution however. The little greet
ling on the back of the program has
been purchased by the utility COM
pany for another 500. G.. NJ. Kalt-
wasser, general manager, said to-day
that the company was glad to extend
these donations for the cause for
which the Ball is being given. The
purpose couldn't be a worthier one
said he, land we're glad to do all wo
can" About 400 electric globes will
be used.
Charles Uttley, HarrisburG's crack
decorator and florist, has also con-
tributed his services, and such mate
rials, ETC.. as will be needed to help
turn the big hall into a great garden.
This work is one of the big features of
the event and the gratuitous services
and supplies will cut down the eX-
Ipense bill to minimum. This means
that practically the whole income
from the Ball will be devoted to the
general fund of the Associated Aid
societies.