New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-29
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

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NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug 2S.-The
annual fancy dress ball at the Girls
void Hotel this week marked the
zenith of social activities at this re-
sort. Society turned out en- masse for
the event, many coming from New
York, Boston, Narragansett Pier and
other places for the occasion. Two
orchestras played continuously during
the evening in the ballroom and the
Hawaiian orchestra gave special
program in the grill which. was taxed
beyond capacity until long after mid
night.
Notable among the dancers were
Miss Morgan, as Cleopatra; f. D. Nor
gan, as a French Harlequin; Mrs. Earle
f. Carley, in Russian costume of
peacock blue satin trimmed with dark
fur and gold embroidery and wearing
high red leather boots; Mr.. Carley, as
Turk in blue velvet and orange; Mr..
and Mrs. Beard, the latter as a Chinese
girl Miss Evelyn Hitchcock won ap-
plause with Spanish dance; Miss
Babcock appeared in an elaborate
Oriental costume in dull shades of
blue, gold and black; Edward Worth
was black and white Yama Yama;
j. B. Crawford came as Persian
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and gold drapery with magnificent
bejeweled head dress; Mrs Harry Ray
mond was Chinese boy in orange and
blue; Mrs. Peters, as Greek shep-
herd boy in light blue and silver.
looked like a Dresden china figure
with her ash blond hair; Mrs. Jesse
Rice appeared in the gorgeous cloth
of gold Egyptian costume which she
wore at the Beaux-Arts ball in New
York last winter; Miss Sommers ap-
peared as a cigarette girl; Miss Lucia
Chase in Oriental costume, and Mrs.
Harold Judd in a French colonial cos
tune.
Others who attended were Mrs. J.
NICE. Bowman, Mrs. NJ D. Paterson,
Mrs. Quaintance, Mr. and Mrs. ST. John
Wood Mrs. Milton Work, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis de c. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs.
w. r. Sloper. Mr.. and Mrs. Blabon,
Miss Cutler and Miss Marie Nugent.
The bazaar and carnival held Thurs
day for the benefit of the Lawrence
Memorial Hospital was a great success
The midway, with its various attrac-
tions, was crowded until midnight
Griswold, the Eastern Point and Pequot
cottage colonies, as we'll as Stonington.
Mystic, Old Lyme and other adjacent
resorts.
Mrs. Nicholas NJ Pond, president of
the women's auxiliary of the hospital
association, wore colonial costume
and was in charge of the library booth
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan was general
chairman of the carnival and Miss E.
Louise Loosely vice-chairman.
The one-act play staged by Clara
Turner Hammond, who took the lead
ing part, drew crowds at every per
formance. The prelude was given in
series of dances by Miss Hazel Had
don, Miss Eleanor Fitch, Miss Beulah
Smith and Miss Marjorie Brown.
The pushcart brigade caused much
amusement, and the wagons were con-
tinualiy replenished with fresh goods
on account of brisk trade. The carts
were wheeled by Mrs. E. Frank Morgan.
Mrs. LIE Roy HARDWOOD, Miss Helen viii,
Jams, Mrs. Ward AlIing, Miss Pendle-
ton and Mrs. William Hull. Mrs.
Stephen Wightman had charge of the
hat booth, Mrs Henry R. Bond jr., Miss
Alice Sheridan and Mrs. George p.
Cheney of the flower BOOTH Miss Edith
Newcomb, Miss Angela Armstrong and
Miss Agnes Wadleigh of the baby table;
Mrs. Ellery Allyn, Mrs. Herbert L. Gran,
dali, Mrs. Donald Chappell, Miss Vir-
ginia Palmer and Miss Theodore
Palmer Of the fancy work table; Mrs.