Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-02-18
ELKS BALL
is BRILLIANT
SOCIAL AFFAIR
Nearly $50 Couples Enjoy
E"ening Of Rare Pleasure
and Entertainment

a brilliant social event was tn,
third annual ball of the St. .John>bul,
lodge, No. 13l3 Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks, held Friday night al
the st. Johnsbury Armory. Nearly
one hundred and fifty couple enjoyed
the affair
The hall was prettily decorated
Hundreds of yards Of purple and
white crepe papcr-thc official color
Of Elkdom-was used in making
Strcamcrs from the Central chandler
liers and a border Of purple and white
extended around the hall.
Purple and white drapings were
used over the lights. All about the
hall were hung shields with the Off
cial Elks head and banners with the
letters B. =. q. l.. The orchestra
stage located in the center of the hall
was draped with purple and white
crepe paper.
In one corner of tie hall was an
attractivcly decorated booth from
which punch was served to the dane"
crs throughout the evening. -Four
pretty girls attended to the wants of
the dancers. They were Gladys
Wclch, Mary Drouin, Gcncvicvc Nc
Lachln and Dorothy Follansby.
The festivities started with grand
march led by Past Exalted Ruler W.
A. Kicker and Mrs. Kicker DR.. W. A.
Gage, chairman of tho dance commit
tee and Mrs. Gage, were second in
line followed by the officers and
dance committee and their partners.
After circliny the hall and rccciv-
ing dance orders the party started Off
with dreamy waltz played by Bur-
roughs' orchestra which served music
par excellence throughout the even
ing. There was Il wide variety of
selections from the passionate love
songs Of Spain to the jazzy Ukalclc
dances of Hawaii, the popular song
hits of the day and "pcppely" har-
mony written to put life into Il wood
en- man and send him cavorting over
the dance floor in an ecstasy OF dc
light. "Morc, more" was the con-
slant appeal of the dancers and en-
core after encore was given every
number with generosity that worked
the musicians to their limit of power
But they wore d happy smile so long
as the dancers enjoyed themselves.
An attempt to revive the Port
land Fancy found all the old timers
pushed aside by the modern dance
throng and this number was changed
to q waltz.
The appearance of Miss Billie Mar
tin and Bert Weston, dance artists
of the Keith circuit, who came here
specially from New York proved a
decided hit. They are wonderful pro-
fcs3ional dancers and gave an cxhi-
bition that was of the very highest
class of modern dancing and also
some acrobatic stunts that were
startling. They gave four numbers
that were greatly enjoyed,
At the stroke of II the lights were
lowered and the usual rites of the
mystic hour of Elkdom was observed.
Exalted Ruler Fred Kelley dcclaimcd
Win impressive cllcCt tne IL U cIoch
ritual.
During the waltz "Blowing Bub-
blcs" scores of balloons came sailing
down onto the danccrs and were Gag
erly caught and saved as souvenirs.
Fred Fredo gave musical song and !
dance sketch which drew some laughsy
and was entertaining.
At intcrmission luncheon was serF-
cd in the dining hall by the ladies (of
BrightIook Hospital Aid Association
and a goodly sum was realized flor
the benefit of the hospital.
1t was after 2.45 a. m. when4 the
final dance left the dancers tired but
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