South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-29
HAPPY Bird"
VICTORY BALL
Wilson Club, Employees of the
Wilson Shirt Co., Have
Big Dance.

When Irene Hess sang Happy
Birds" at the laborate Victory ball
given at the Wilson Short company
Tuesday evening by the members
of the Wilson club. she struck the
keynote Of the evenings entertain
ment. Four hundred girls, employees
Of the Wilson company, and as many
youthful Romeos were indeed happy
birds for a few brief hours last
night
The affair was given on the spa
cious second floor OF the factory,
which is an ideal place to have a
party. Patriotic posters, the ones
used In each Liberty loan and Red
Cross drive, adorned the walls, as
well as pictures Of the leaders of
the allied armies. A huge portrait
of Gen. Pershing was hung in the
middle OF the floor. draped with an
American flag. The flags of the
allies were spread about, and red,
white and blue bunting was Hastily
strung about the ceiling.
Miss Lena Esken, president OF the
club. opened the entertainment with
a few Introductory remarks concern
ing the Victory ball. the opening So
cial event on the clubs calendar. She
thanked the managers and super
intendents of the factory for their
hearty cooperation with the club
for making this event the big sue
cess that It was. She called atten-
ton to the IS stars in the Wilson
Bros. service flag, some few of
which have turned TO gold, and she
also took the occasion TO thank the
mem bers OF the club on behalf OF
the returned soldiers for the many
hard dollars they had given to the
various charitable organizations 70
help the boys who had Joined the
service.
I'VE feel" said Miss Esken, 'as
though It is fitting to celebrate al
this time. we who did our bit TO help
the cause of democracy"
Glce Club Sings.
Following her remarks a glee club
of forty voices rendered the Star
Spangled Banner under the direc-
an excellent whistling solo, "Back
Home Again in Indiana" by Anna
Gofrick.
Miss Irene Hess. a pupil OF Miss
WahIs, gave a tunefui solo, Little
Pink Rose" which was followed by
the song. Happy Birds" by the glet
club. Virginia Roberts danced 2
minuet which delighted the clut
members.
The slave song, Teresa De
Reigo." was then rendered by Mis-:
VAIL in such an artistic manner al
10 capture the hearts of the audi
ence. The glee club rendered
Little Toy Soldier" which scored
an immediate hit.
A Russian dance entitled "Ukrain
sky was given by Ruth Mates, thu
nine-year-old daughter of the as
sistant superintendent, and so en-
Enthusiastically was she applaudeC
that she was forced TO respond L
an encore. in which she gave de
cidedly original dance TO the tun'
Of the popular Smiles"
Miss VAIL and Miss Bessie Korl
gave a piano duet, which concluded
the program provided for by the en-
tertainment committee. 1t was vel
/ received.
The grand march was novel af
! fair. Led by Harry Weiss. superin
tendant of the shirt department, who
was dressed as Uncle sam, and Mis-
/ Esken, impersonating the Statue o.
Liberty, they marched about the hal
in sigle file then double and theI
| four abreast, until, at given sigma
from the orchestra leader. they al
started a two-step. Soldiers an'
sailors. recently returned from tn,
service, gave a military touch TO tn
ball. and this happy crowd danced
until the midnight hour had struck
The reception and arrangemen
committee consisted Of Miss Lotti'
Peffley. matron of the factory. as
sisted by the Misses Alice Lee, Mar
ion Madden, Alice Dewinnie, Clar'
Zilky and Mrs. Leo Zaworska. Th'
Ragpfckers orchestra furnished th'
dance numbers, every other one o
which was a Jazz number.