Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
BALL PROCEEDS AID NEAR EAST FUND


ton that has made it impossible to
use the big drill shed for balls and
other social functions, the state arrnory /
was brought back into the social life
of the community Monday night by the i
Near East benefit ball and concert,
special committee for the purpose of
giving. the final lift that would enable
Norwich to reach ito quota on the
Near East fund.
The reports on the financial returns !
were not available after the ball Mon
day night, but those in charge felt
that their hard work would be reward
ed by substantial sum and that
Norwich would be very near it's quota.
Opening at $50 with a half hour
concert by Benson's orchestra. the
night with waltzes, two steps and fox
trots that made a pretty picture in the
hall as the crowd of nearly 500 dancers
circled around the hall.
The decorative scheme for the bali
was a unique one not seen here before
and was warmly admired and com
mented upon with words of praise.
Long strings of vari-colored toy bal
looms and streamers of crepe paper
were stretched from the center of the
ceiling to each side of the hall down
its entire length, making a multi
colored tent-roof effect that swayed
gently over the heads of the dancers.
Several big red balloons f1oated in the
middle of the hall.
Around the sides of the hall and
across the further end were arranged
twenty nine boxes winch were decor
ated in white and on each corner post
was small balloon. On the front of
the orchestra gallery and the gallery
over the entrance, Near East post
ers were displayed and large potted
palms were used in front of the central
box under the orchestra gallery.
At IL O'Clock the balloons used in the
decorations were used in one of the
special features of the evening when
the novelty dance was introduced
when a group of dozen girls in
Yama- Yama costumes trooped into the
| hall, did a dance around James L. Case
! as he auctioned off the big balloons in
| the center of the hall. and then the
girls sold the small ones as favors for
| the dance.
| The following were the concert num-
| bers rendered at the opening of the
| program:
| March. Semper F1dellS, SouSa
! Selection, You're in Love, Friml
Waltz Militaire Waldteufel
Overture, Sunshine and Showers, Flath
! Soon after this Mayor J. J. Desmond
stepped to the center of the floor and
in a few words presented President
/ Benjamin T. Marshall of Connecticut
| college to give a four minute talk upon
| the Victory loan.
President Marshall referred to the
minor strain that had been in all our
pleasures of recent years, but which
now was giving way 10 the major
| strain of victory. In all our joyous
occasions we always have our boys
"over there in our hearts and it is for
them that we are called upon in this
Victory loan.
Victory in this war has been Won
at the greatest cost known in history
In Europe there are seven million
graves and $4,000 of them are over
American boys. We have had 200 ,00(
more of casualties. 1t has been Nc
small contribution to give these $4,000
splendid American boys and yet, no
. minimizing in the least, what this sac.
| done, we as a nation have suffered The
} least of any nation involved.
5 This loan must go over the top tt
show Germany that Lne righteousness
the might and the money OF the worlt
is her foe, and that her policy is hatet
L | by all nations.
If newspaper dispatches are true
$ may be that our work is not done We
and that there is something yet 70
our boys over there to do before the,
| come home. President Marshall SAT-
> that his own personal feeling was tina
. possibly he was not so keen to sigl
, a peace with an unrepentant, an unre
= gretful and unhumiliated Germany.
: Norwich, he said in closing, is t
: bear her part as she always does il
l putting this loan over the top.
After President Marshalrs brief, bu
> inspiring talk the dance programm
: was taken up.
The plans and arrangements 70
; the dance were carried out with sue
: cess by the following general com
{ mittee and many others who helped
Il | Mrs. Arthur H. Lathrop, chairman
- Mrs. H. M. Lerou. Mrs. E. W. Higgin,
! Mrs. A. l.. Brown. Mrs. II. E. Hig
gins, Mrs. G. A. Comeau. Miss Louis
:: Howe, Mrs. A. H. Chase. Mrs. w. T
Il Dat, treasurer.
Mrs. Higgins was in charge of til
II decorations, Mrs. Brown of the boxe
: Mrs. Comeau of the refreshments, an
$ Mrs. Lerou of the tickets.
I The ushers We're Raymond B. Shel
n man, Allyn L. Brown, Thomas \
Il Shields, Charles A. Saxton, James ]
. Case, DR.. Hugh E. Campbell. ]. !
Desmond, Saul Alofsin. Benedict
D. Puilen, Joseph Lain, H. NJ. Lerou, I
!. NJ. Land, c. V. James, A F. Libby ar
i Philip Johnson.
:. The Yama- Yama girls were Mr.
:, Albert Reece. Mrs. A. J.. Brown, Mr.
=, Joseph Devine. Miss Dorothy Jone
- Miss Henrietta Gallup. Miss Hele
"a Browning, Miss Bertha Hutzler. Mi
'e Nancy Colberg, Miss Villa Busse
Miss Olive Linton, Miss Florine Sc,
field.
Boy and Girl Scouts who distribute
y Victory loan leaflets were Avery Stal
rs ton, H. Downer Johnson. Mervin LIE
4. fnswell, Raymond Royce, Dorotl
al Crowell, Ava Byrnes, Elizabe
in Haagstrom, Dorothy Gale, Hell
m Woodwork Isabel Rodier, Hell
n Wis.
ut a H. Lathrop and Charles Hutzl
> we're at the ticket window, A F. w
man took the tickets, James Calki
and William Grove in the mems CO
70 lery tickets. Miss Isabelle Shearer al
T. Miss Mary Gray were the cashiers
n. the refreshment stand.
;. Tho committee expressed gratitu
~ for courtesies by Governor IIolcon
t. in allowing the use of the arInory,
" capt C. A Hagiocrg. Lieut.. T.
!, Smith and Serst y. S. Barbour +
=. courtesies at the armory to Mr.. l.
I throp for moving the piano. and to t
lg trolley road for running cars from t
hall at midnight.