Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-29

a number OF young people from OF
tawa went to Strea,or on Tuesday to
attend the Kappa Gamma sorority
Christmas ball which was held in
the Streator armory The Streator
Independent.Times contained the
following account OF the party:
The Kappa Beta Gamma sorority
girls have given pretty dancing par
ties during the holiday season for
several years past, but the one they
gave last evening inArmory hall far
surpassed all others. It was a much
larger affair than anything they have
given before and in the neighborhood
of 100 couples had been invited.
Armory hall was a beautiful sight
On either side on the orchestra plat
form we're Christmas trees glowing
with colored lights and yuletide red
and sparkling snow combined to
make a pleasing effect At the south
end OF the hall a big fireplace had
been erected and the fire burning 90
anon the hearth was so realistic that
the guests instintively attempted TO
warm themselves in front OF IL when
they first entered the hail. The cor
uers of the hall we're made coy by
comfortable davenports. easy chairs
and fonr lamps, and on a table was
beautiful big bunch of red roses
bearing the inscription on card,
ION with the dance These flowers
were sent By member Of the soror-
! ity, Miss Gladys Raymon. who is now
| in Washington and who always re-
members the annual dancing party.
J EaeA year the ycung folks thinks that
Happy will surely. be able TO GONE
and II. aIways is ~ source OF disa D.
pointment when she fails TO arrive.
81 tue gseNs INCLUDED the Young peg
pie home from school for the holidays
as well as the, following out-oftOvn
guests. Alex yauahey and Miss Lo-
retta ryaughey of Marseilies; Miss
Loretta Cain of Verona; Arthur
| Drlamet OF Long Point. Miss Marie
Kelly, Miss Katherine Kelly. Emmett
Kelly. Stuart Nertney. Walter Merit
ney, Miss Anne Nertney, DR.. Harold
Hessling. John Hart, Miss Ann Hath
ewav, Jack Dunn and Miss Frances
Dunn, of Ottawa: Miss Mary White,
Richard Dunn. Donald Johnson, Miss
Mae Maggie, Miss Marian Kern, Mr.
and Mrs. AL Roberts and Lloyd HOlz-
berger, of Chicago; Duke Whaien, of
Flanagan Ernest Pafford, OF Arizo-
ma: Misses Marie, Bernardsne and
Florence Comiskey. and Tom Dunn,
Of Lostant; Miss Mary Koekoskie, of
| Pana
Chaperons for the evening were
Mr.. and Mrs George Breen, Mr.. and
Mrs f. c. Roettgen, Mr.. and Mrs
P. J. Hunt Mr. and Mrs Dean Mober
ley. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fiulen, aud Mr.
and Mrs. Omar A. Tanning.
| The annual Christmas ball OF the
| Ottawa Boat club viii be held to-
| night at the club house The party
will serve both as the annual holiday
dance and as the formal opening of
| the newly remodelled and decorated
club house, which is quite the hand
soonest building of the kind in this
| part OF the state The new decora-
| tions and new furnishings which have
! recently been installed in the club
| will be seen by the majority of the
! women Of the club for the first time
tonight. The party will be the most
/ important social event held in Otta-
| wa during the past year. Orchestra
music will be furnished in the bali
room for dancing during the evening,
| and supper will be served at IL
o'clock in the dining room and lounge
| down stairs, under the direction of
| Mrs. James O'Toole Of the Nauchusa.
The invitations for the affair are re-
stricted to the members of the club
and their ladies'