Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
HAPPY CROWD At
RED CROSS BENEFIT;
RAISE LARGE FUND
BOYCE HOME THROWN OPEN TO
THOSE TAKING PART LAST
NIGHT IN LAWN FETE-WIT-
NESS FINE PROGRAM.

OttaWaS Red Cross benefit held at
the Boyce residence on the north
bluff last night was great success.
/ The crowds surpassed all expecta-
/ tons and broke all previous records
/ for an Ottawa benefit held in a pri-
vate home. Over fifteen hundred peo-
/ pie were in attendance and the peo.
pie did not stop coming until after
ten o'clock. Many people were in at.
! tendance from Aurora, Pontiac Sene.
| ca, Grand Ridge and other neighbor-
/ ing cities Five members of the Pom.
/ tiac militia were among those present
/ as well as other soldier boys home on
/ leave of absence.
1t was necessary to use both the
cement terra0 and the wooden plat
form to accommodate the numerous
people who wanted to dance. The
music furnished by the Seeig orches.
ira was especially good, both for the
aesthetic and general dancing.
Three parking spaces were made
for automobiles and they were all
filled. II would have been impossible
to have found parking space for more
machines last night
While the beautiful grounds needed
no additional decoration, they were
enhancing with their myriads OF
lights and profusion OF bloom. The
interior was beautifully and impress
sively decorated with flags of the
allies drahed from the balcony which
surrounds the large living room Re-
freshments were served thruout the
evening in several rooms in the spa
cious bungalow. tte.
The musical program consisted of
organ selections throut the evening
and vocal numbers by Miss Vera Ham
with violin obligatos by Miss Rather.
inc Lincoln and accompaniment by
Mss Mildred keeler, AS could be
expected, this most popular Ottawa
vocalist was mos heartily received
az" ''N iuillb'lN VII
cored by an audience which taxed the
capacity of the home to the limit
Miss Gladys Elliott, of La Sale, whom
is was hoped would give several mum
bers, found il impossible to be pres
ent AT this time
The dancing on the lawn was a YER
table glimpse of fairyland, the little
, artists giving their dances west of the
, house under the hundreds of lights
and the soloists followed about with
+. the spot" So beautiful and artistic
were all Of the dances that special
, mention could not in justice be made
= to any one The solo dances, how.
b. ever, of Miss Faith Hoffman. of vii.
I mette, assisted by her sister. Miss
q Patricia. were really remarkable ex
i, hibitiOns. The slightest allowances
, on account of the tender ages of the
: little artists were not necessary. --
The following program was carried
out without break:
Shine Little Glow Worm, Glim
mer", solo dance Miss Faith Hof1
man, assisted by Eleanor Eldredge
: Mary Stanley, Ruth Lawless, Gather
inc Bradford. Harriet Springhorn
Esther Farrell. Hazel White. Mar,
e. Kincheloe and Katherine Nertney
G Solo dance, "Narcissis" (Nevim-
u Ruth Diedtrich.
'" Dance. Poor Butterfly Marial
Palmer, Juanita Willis, Mildred Hine
- baugh, Reva Carter and Maria
> Hanna.
r. Solo dance-Felicia Rude
to Irish lilt"--C Catherine Bradforc
II. Esther Farrell t}i''t'
m Solo dance, Spring Song"-Fait
Hoffman.
Butterfly dance-Ilarriet Bradisl
e. Harriet Springhorn. Esther Farrell,
:, Solo dance. Spring Song,-Rut
'u Lawless, s.a
Russian dance $780, Miss { Margar'
Lucey.
1t will be impossible to give a co
rect estimate of the amount cleare
n by The entertainment until all II
. ticket sellers have turned in their r
ports and the bills have been pal
Ds- but the amount will be over the hig
'st est expectations Of any of the commi
of tee. over 1925 were taken in at Il
I'LL two gates alone last evening
on One of the members of the comm
to tee in speaking to reporter for Il
err Free Trader-Journal today. express'
ant her gratitude to everyone that hi
'ge helped to make the affair a succes
and especially to Mr.. Morey Rober,
who donated one of his best plan
OH, for the use OF the musicians la