Putnam patriot., 1920-04-23
CABARET DANCE
FOR HOSPITAL
Affair Was Both a Social and
Financial Success
Substantial Sum Realized For Wo-
mans Board

One of the most successful social af-
fairs of the season was the cabaret
dance held in Union hall last Saturday
evening for the benefit of the Wo-
mans Board of the Day kimball Hos
/ pital The dance was attended by a
large gathering of representative PEG
pie of Putnam and surrounding towns.
1t was wholly an informal affair and
proved most delightful evenings en-
tertainment
All about the halls tables had been
arranged. where people might sit and
be served light refreshments of ice
cream, cake, and punch. Cigarettes
were sold and smoking was allowed.
The interest of the evening conferred
in the dancing. Excellent music was
furnished by Pops jazz band.
The musical program consisted in
singing by Miss Lorena Gallant, Miss
Charlotte Grosvenor and John j.
Whitehead, Jr. All sang to. encore.
There were number of sales Ia
bles about the hall and when business
Jagged Herbert Bowen of Woodstock
was called to the stage and in few
words invited patronage OF the
wares. There was a candy table pre-
sided over by Miss Ellen Wheelock
and Miss S. Elizabeth Clarke; ice
cream, Mrs. w. r. Rafferty,, assisted
by Mrs. G.. Harold Gilpatrie. Mrs.
Newton Vaughan and Mrs. Warren
Averill; food, Mrs. Lille Leach, who
had charge of the big cake the weight
of which was guessed by good num-
Der of people at ten cents guess
George +. Shaw won the big prize. He
guessed 27 pounds and some ounces.
Guesses ranged all the way from 2 to
SIS pounds. Mrs. j. A. P. Gague was
in charge of the punch. She was as
sisted by Miss Aline LeClair and Beu-
lab Harris; flowers, Mrs. Herbert
Bowen, assisted by Mrs. Stanton
Wicks, Mrs. Leonard Swain. Mrs, l.
J. Corcoran, Jr. Elizabeth Rafferty,
and Annette Johnson sold cigarettes
about the hall from baskets. Misses
Marguerite O'Brien, Catherine Thayer
and Wilhelmina Frost waited upon the
tables.
During the evening there were sew
eral prize dances. Rosario .Beausoleil
and Miss May Larow woa the one-step
prize. Daniel Melia and 4.The Girl in
the Green Hat won the fox trot and
Raoul Beausoleil and Miss Lillian Jar
vais the waltz prize. Only two cou-
Piles participated in the first prize
dance, but when the next one was
called it was announced that unless at
least IL couples took the floor there
would be no prize awarded. This gave
confidence to some who feared to go
on the first dance and soon the floor
was filed. 1t was necessary for each
succeeding dance that the judges Sc
iect several couples to compete in the
finals. The feature proved very in
teresting.
The floor was filled for every dance
but when the cake walk was announc-
ed there were none willing to go on in
this old time amusement, So 1t was
changed to fox trot. People sat
about the hall and watched the dane
ing and gaiety Nearly all stayed I'M
til the last waltz, which was played
just before midnight.
Much of the success of the affair is
due to the efforts of Mrs. s. b. Over
lock of Pomfret, who was assisted by
Mrs. Lille Leach of Putnam. 1t was
under Mrs. Overlock's supervision
that the whole plan was conceived and
carried to successful finish. As a
result of the evenings entertainment
$4OO has been turned over to the Wo-
mans Board.
The Patriot has discovered the iden-
tity of the "Girl in the Green Hat. "
She is Miss Martha Odreza of Pom
fret.