Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-10
TACO WITNESS BIG
MASQUERADE LAST
NIGHT At ARM0RY G.
GRAND SPECTACLE OF TINY TOTS
ATrRAcTivELY osTUMeo
WINS MUCH FAVOR WI e N
PROF. WILLIS PRESENTS HIS
BEST AND LARGEST EXHIBIT.

The height Of his glory as dancing
master was reached by Prof Seth
willis last night. when he presented
his children's masquerade and annual
exhibit, having the largest and young
est class ever conducted by him dur
ing his long career as Il dancing in
structor Fourteen hundred people.
who crowded Armory { to its over
flowing mark, watched the children.
Sixty-lhree youngsters. most Of them
under the age Of : years and each OF
them attractively costnmed, comprised
the class.
Probably no other dancing master
in the state can boast OF such class,
and the whole city Joined in feeling
proud that Ottawa possessed such
youngsters. several 3.yeafold girls
had the honor of being the youngest
out OF the attractive group and aston
ished the audience with their dancing
which was nothing short of marvel
Gus. The older children were, per
haps. more graceful, nimble and pol
ished, bat no less interesting and no
quicker to 80 through their steps OF
The fancy dances, quadrilles. waltzes
two steps and minuetes than the
younger ones, Each dance was ler
feet and the children went through
each fgure as though one person was
doing IT, such excellent time did they
keep.
Following his usual annual custom
there nriIaG giynn IN.
best costume, and, indeed. had there
been a committee of Judges 10 have
selected the most attractive child
they would have been faced with an
almost impossible job, so PRETTY ami
cleyerly was each little one dressed
Applause was given freely for each
dance, and Prof. Willis and his chill
dren were given regular ovation dur.
ing the grand march Each member
of the class and The teacher received
hundreds OF compliments during the
evening on their work.
Many dances that had never been
shown in Ottawa before were danced
including a double ring march and d
rocker waltz. During the evening
Misses Juanta and Edith Willis as.
sisted their father with The class.
After the promenade little Lura
Florence Strawn, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs W. NeVoy Strawn
who was dressed as a crimson ram
bier rose, presented Mr.. Willis with
very large bouquet OF scarlet carna
tionS tide with red tulle. Little Miss
Strawn is the fourth generation Of her
fathers side Of the house and the
third on her mothers side to take in
struction from Prof. Willis. Her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Strawn: hes ma
ternal grandparents, Mr., and Mrs
Clarence Griggs; her paternal grand
mother. Mrs. Florence Strawn, and
her great-grandparents all were for
mer students OF his classes. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nash. her mothers grand
parents, also attended many of his
classes, although they were never en-
rolled In his classes as students.
The children of the class and tbs
costumes they wore We're:
Ruth lTaeberle. Pierrette
Shirley Hueglin, evening dress OF
blue
Jean Blue, Red Riding Hood
Mildred Halder, Indian girl.
Virginia Woodward. Folly.
lrma Elizabeh O'Conor, pink carna-
ton.
Nora Jordan, Spanish dancer.
Mary K. Teachout colonial.
Ann Petit fancy dress.
Josephine Parr, little girl of long
ago.
Mildred Jane Etynre, fairy.
Shirley Warsaw. fairy.
Miriam Alschuler, Polly of the Cir
Gus.
Lura Florence Strawn, crimson
rambler rose.
Isabel Eichelkraut. Kewpie doll.
Dorothy Wiley, summer girl,
Ida Bertinatti flower girl,
Betty Scott. Red Riding Hood
Alta HamESon. Miss Spring.
Roberta Smith pink rose.
Lucille Stewart, cupid.
Dorothy Stewart. summer girl
LA Woodward yellow butterfly.
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