The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
[INS[Y military BAIL WAS
SPLENDID AFFAIR AND WELL
ATTENDED BY LOCAL SOCIETY
THE BIG PRE-LENTEN BEASoH So
CIAL FUNCTION WAS FULLY UP
TO EXPECTATION or ALL.
Excellent Music, Beautiful Decorations,
And Gorgeous Gowns Pred dominated
Throughout.
Major Charles MenkeInsller And MISS
Madeline Altmeyer Lead Tho
GRAND March.

GRAND Anrcn-
Tho Linsly military ball, the long
looked for affair. the event planned upon
for weeks. the invitation-hsted dance
that reached every town in West Fir-
ginla, tho real social function OF the
prc-Ixcntrn season has been. beautifully
tinted lights, American flags and Linsly
banners helped 10 make the dance held
last evening Mt the spacious and appro-
priute Scottish Rite cathedral one OF, the
most brilliant and thoroug hly enjoyed
gatherings that has been in gay Wheel
ing for years. Perhaps the dainty pic
turc presented by the pastelle-tinted
gowns Of the young ladies helped TO
make the whole affair more beautiful.
or ncrhaps il was the uniformed men
who murchcd down the dance Moor in the
gram such as the dancers needed Tor
that lent 4 different air 10 this dance.
Tut. altogether the effect produced was
so charming that guests became accus-
toned to the splcndor only after new
beauties presented Themselves.
MANY unusual details could he men
TONED among them was the fern-!nclos-
Cd nay,Iion upon which Gump's twelve
pi,cc orchestra played glorious pro-
fram such as tho dancers needed Tor
,hnir spirits which reached the zenith
OF dancing fervor during tho evening.
TIE program follows:
1-Ono Stcp--Thc Navy Will Bring
Them Back.
Fox Trot--Ostrich Walk.
s--Onr stcp-Oh. Susie. behave :.
+Wnltz-Don't Cry Little Girl, Don't
Cry.
s-onc step-Oui. Oui, Marie
G-Kentucky Dreams.
7-One Stcp-When You Come BACK
S-One stcp--N'hcn I'm Looking AZ
You.
1.-TWO Step-EinduStan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Birch Canoe and You
11-Onc Slcp---Toull Have to Put HiH
to Sleep With The MarscHles.
1o-Walta-Bcautiful Ohio.
2-Foxtrot-StarllEht
14--Onc step--TLarrison Fisher.
15--Waltz-Till We Meet Again.
1s.-Onc stcp-When We Wind Up The
Watch on Tho Rhine.
1T-Onc Step-.Aftcr You've Conc.
| 1s-N'altz---Drcany Moon.
1o-onc Step-Th" Garden or NJ!
Dreams.
| 2o-Two Sicp-When 1ony "oes "'''
| The Top.
| ol-Waltz-Somr Day.
| oo-0n, Stcp--NNhen the Boys : fr"H
Dixie E,a, the Melon on the Rhine
9s-onc St"p--The Rose OF ~" """
| Land
,a-vnI,.-.Good Rye Happy Days.
EXTRAS
oro S,cp-Cone Along TO Toy Town.
Fox rrut--TiGcr Rag.
| Iyal,z-At The End Of Weary Day
| an. Strp--Thc Circus Is Coming II
Town
| Wultz--At The End of wear ypa!'
! Two Superintendent "hisper. .,,I
There were also ferns OF ever! .,h,
able window in III" ball ROOM ." 800,
ourcts mt regular Intervals ""'en 49,"
u pleasing variation in tho "'''t 60 ,.
and Linsly pcnuants fioaleu '"e''
nifi,once to gay crowds at every corner
! Quite as prominent ana IN ItI.s or,
,,.cr, the American flags which "er'
r,i.,ic,I1v arranged and intcrminGict
/ with the remnants and Grrrh"ry ",'N
| ,.,,io, ,.or, certainly tho only BACK
ground worthy of tho military men VI
the floor. :
Tho grand mach began at ninr-thir'S
! o.c,ork Major Charles Mcnk"mrll'
ana Miss Madeline Altmcy"r leading
! Whitening the steady march Of Inc
rursts. was the most attraclir" feature
! or inc cN'UlHH anu a. 49,
passed. gowns Of all the nrc'tirst "''
| tcrials and most unusual shades cou'o
! I've seen. TIL" greens. blues. pinks ant
blacks helped la harnnnizr with the al
ways purr whit" or tho few and com
| hincd perfectly with III" uniforms
whether L. s. y. or. l.insly. In perlcc'
harmony and with no hcsitancy it con
tinucd by couples. four@ and ciEhts un
iii tn, whole beautiful opening number
WIS finished. Tho officers OF the
l,insly school were first in line and IN
| Guided:
Major Chester X. Mcnkcmrll"r. 10.
Captain w. j. lIardurn. -.
Lieut.. William J. Farmer. ~
Lieut.. Frank H. Brooks. 10
| Scrgt. Charles Hutchins. -.
Corn. Jack Storcr 30.
Lieut.. John Palmer. 30.
Cadet Charles Gcigrr. OF.
Scrgt. ". T.. Jones. 81.
Cadet I. II. CrciE. 81.
The patrnncscs who danced and on
! Ioyrd tho evening to tho fullest were
prominent also IN beautiful gowns Of
gcorErttc satin and chiffon and were n
happy addition to the asscmblagc. They
! included: