Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-06
CHARITY BALL WAS
BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Program of Yale Glee Club De
lights Audience Before Be
ginning of Dance.

There have been balls and balls IN the
Hotel du Pont ball room, but the Charity
Ball last night eclipsed all previous affairs
in point of brilliance and attendance.
Perhaps it was the cause, for the Italian
Settlement House is the beneficiary OF
the proceeds; or perhaps 1t was because
the ball inaugurated the post-Lenten
season of gaiety. Or it may have been
the presence of the splendid young Yale
men livened things to an evident degree.
ANYWAY, for watever reason, 1t was a
dream of a ball. and the managers com
mittee. including Mrs. Richard Reese,
Mrs. Frank s. Garrett, Mrs. Maurice
du Pont Lee, Mrs. Charles Latrobe,
Miss Marjorie Pyle. Miss Jean Evans,
Miss Esther Ward and Mrs. William X.
du Pont, may rest with the assurance that
a new standard has been set for large
dances in Wilmington.
Throughout the evening the ballroom
was crowded with the elabOrately cos
tuned women guests and their escorts,
the predominance of black and white of
mems attire being noticeable, for the
Yale men arrived near nifty strong, and
being happy mixers, were much in evi-
dence following the concert.
Every seat in the ball room was taken
for the Glee Club program, and many
stood. 1t was n care-tree discretionary
audience, intent on enjoying the wealth
of song and melody given rs only college
men can give the old popular airs and
latter-day ballads Throughout the per-
formance there was evident a marked
degree of instructive musical knowledge
expressed with all the lght-heartcdness
of Youths own caTe-frec manner. The
program was pathetic and humorous by
turns. and as either It was the ,,irlt
of youth which was expressed, certainly
M appropriate offering for the first large
spring lcstlvitN.
Assistant Manager s Foster were con
cratulatcd upon the club entire. The
Banjo Mandolin Glec was an organiza-
tioa comp lcte in itself. Under the direction
az &. Gamble the leader. last nights
audience heard once again several of the
oil iavoritCs whose memory is apart Of
every student 'srcco!lection The following
men comprise the Banjo Mandolin Club;
Messrs Gam le, \. J. Smith, II. Thorne.
NJ Hoggson, |. Barrett, X. Gaffrav
u NJ Clark, II. Myers, ". Saw. Vi
Gridlcy. l. G. Sheridan, ". ID. McDonala
IL G. Ashworth y T. Lane. l.. P. Thurs
ION, T.. g. Orr. W r. GriCss. 4. ".
Mckee. and H. G. Pitkin.
The header II the G lee Club VAS r p
Haynes, a true singer anj an excellent
rector, Mr. Haynes rendition Of Rose
of Picardy" was ono the treats of tba
,vmine Another hit was Caravan.
wen by kimhall and Woodward, The
I~ Club includes the following men
Y. HAYNES. c. + Bailey, W. Gaffrav
s. T. Johr son, 7. Nrcelnd, 5. Wood
arl. {. NJ Dole, f. Kinrsbur, =
rocket, W. ;. Bailey, H. Page q. Myer
Robinson, G.'Tolgate, c. r. Woodwar3
y, Pierce G. p Hendrick. T. r VII
ms, r. y kimball, d. c. smith
Villains. J. B,ideeman, NJ. Lvon. W
hamhorS Mr. Nolan.
4 great favoritc was tie stringed due++
~ AIessrs. Thurston and McDonald
awaiian selections. Some 0f the
lest Of the glees were a Cakewalk
Yale medley, Mother Of Men. AND for
an encore ~Mother-O-Mine' with the
medley an Chickens" following The
gay interpretations of dialogue during
enc of. the songs added TO thc Dleas7
uIe of tho audience.
1t Is estimated that over 500 persons