El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

IL a milieu Of gay gingham aprons
/ and meek, placid tub dresses or
shirtwaists, wives and sweethearts OF
University club members graced the
loft" OF the Martin building for q
merry Spring Song Barn dance" Fri
day night. the male population max
ing their appearance in overals. and
other "nayseedy" attire-many be-
ing all but unrecognizable with their
added hirsute adornnents. The en-
tire ballroom floor was fenced in
al a picket. with plenty Of green
shrubs and Quiverlng trees 70 Suggest
country atmosphere Al one end STOOD
the barn-"By Gum"-with the sfr7 v
stored in the havnOw for teed.
Even the COW stall was Included IN
the scheme OF things, with a chicken
yard where perfectly good hens laid
fresh eggs (there was a whole nest
Of them): and nearby were pen OF
bunnies and a hen and chicks Har-
ness. pitchforks, rakes and flying
jimmy" were consnicuously about ire
whole being lighted with oil lanterns
hung from the roof by cords. Tom
Couzens. Charles Brann and others OF
the personnel sold ali-cay suckers
popcorn and candy from over the
counter Of a genuine crossroads sto-e.
their Eumdrops and other procure
being contained in wooden pans Here
also were purchased ice cream cones,
but skim milk came from other quar-
tiers. Hot apple pie, fresh from the
oven. was served from tin plates. Mrs
Norman Walker. Mrs J. G. Barada-
Mrs Z s Plumb. Mrs. r. J. Baron
and others taking turns in the be &
ing" Buttermilk was also served An
organ was brought up from some
where, and throughout the evening
tunes were played by W n I1ylor'
with the gas pipe gang Joining IN
Bill Fryer, the "konstabDle. naH
some well known "characters' In MS
.caboose. placed far distant from the
place where the fhirsts were qUeTchel
an old draw well. where, not the 90
oakeu bucket. but q tin pail and did
per supplied H2-O. Josh Page was at
the door to corral the goa Is 20 tnHlr
proper field. and the fiddler got MS
chores done by S O'clock Liberty time,
and started ont with Turkey II the
Straw" Virginia reels ani old fas1-
Toned dances. popular back on the
farm" dispensed any 'uppishness--
and one OF the special features was
nretty 30 Peep" dance by wee baby
ArEyra White. who wore lam1kin
skin and carried a staff. T. 5 Plumb
made a hit at the ''milkery' and Norm7 \
Walker. having sta cked his hay, sort
O kept things hummiu' in socia BE
vein Serving with him on the enter
tainment committee were Messrs. H
y. Baron, Joseoh D. PAGE. Charles J.
Andrews. Charles a Brann. Frank J.
Whitelork. W. r. Fryer. Tom Couz-
ems, George J. Harris and Dr.. F. o.
WAGE. a L Eaton. the only absent
member. was in Mexico.
Among those RESPONDING 70 this,
one OF the most ingenious Eayetles in
the history OF the club, were
Judge and Mrs. W. .. Howe. JUDGE
and Mrs. W II Winter. Mr.. and Mrs
Julius a. kra kauer, Mr. and Mrs.
G. Barada. sir. and Mrs. " VI. Tay-
Tor. representative and Mrs r. IL
Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs. n. Y. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs Justin c. White. Mr.. and
Mrs Jim White NJ and Mrs. Harry
Schultz. Mr. and Mrs percy McGhee
jr-. Mr.. and Mrs. \. L. Naquin. Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Plumb. Misses Caro'i-e
and Lucille Plumb. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Vollertsen. Mrs. a L Eaton,
Miss Alberta F,s ton. Mr. ard Mrs J.
r Nix. M and Mrs. J. J. Raster. 1fr.
and Mrs. J. n. Lewis Miss Valerie
Lorig. Miss Virginia Akard. DIT ard
Mrs =. Il. Irwin. Mics Halle IRWIN,
Miss May Carlisle, Mrs. J. Evans
Francis Gallagher. Tom Couzens,
Charles A. Brann. Milton Shedd. Mr.
and Mrs. Hal Christie. Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Christie. Mr.. and Mrs Ro5ert
Townsend, Mr. and Mrs r n Shaver.
George J. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. W G
Stewart, Emmett Hines. Mr.. and Mrs
W Il. Fryer, Paul .. Thomas, Frank