South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-03
Charity Ball at
OIiOer attracts
LOUe1,S of dance
Event Considered Most Sue
cessful of Pre-Lenten
Festivities.

Socially and financially the Char
ity- frOliC given Wednesday night in
the Tapestry room Of the Oliver no.
tel was marked as one OF the most
entirely successful functions OF the
pre-Lenten season. More than 200
couples were I'm attendance at the
dance which was given under the
auspices OF Charles Gates for the
benefit OF the Visiting Nurse asso-
citation.
A series OF novel events and IN
usual dancing features opened with
the first dance at 10 O'Clock and con-
tinued 20 the spectacular climax OF
the evening terminated in the real
istic storm scene" reproduced most
wildly from the dramatic scene IN
the storm" now being produced
In the Garrick theater In Chicago.
The panorama faithfully simulated
IN effect. rain. thunder and tighten
ing. Internationally vari-colored
above the dancers producing a de-
Features of Card.
During the early part OF the even
ing bolloons in heterogeneous colors
were suspended above the dance
floor and during the grand march
were loosened and presented 20 the
dancers. Immediately following the
grand march which was led BY Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Clauer a balloon
dance took place followed by enter
tainment features including a Sicil-
ian solo dance by Miss Selma
Gross, a pupil Of Isabel Niles and
vocal selections by Miss Esther
Thiselton' grand opera prima dom
ma Of Chicago For dancing the An
derson Miller orchestra. relieved by
the Blackstone, the Orpheum and
Oliver theater orchestras, furnished
the music
II was through the generosity of
the following donors that Mr.. Gates
assisted by society women of the
city was enabled 20 present an affair
OF such successful brilliance; An
drew Weisberg who furnished the
Tapestry room and the mezZanine
floor OF the hotel; the Williams
Florist Co. which supplied the deco
rauons for the occasion: Jacob Ker-
.ner In charge of electrical service,
Fred Reimold who donated articles
OF hardware and the George Wyman
Co. which gave the red. white and
blue ribbons which served as SOU
venirs.
Society ChRperOne.
leaders in the city worked untiringly
for the event and largely due to
their efforts was the occasion so
delightful. PatrOnesses included
Mrs. ]. u. Oliver, Mrs Marshal Col
Inns, Mrs. II. w. Eldredge, Mrs San
ford r. Rugee. Mrs. ]. J. O'Brien.
Mrs. II. Z. Graham, Mrs. A. r.. Frs
kline, Mrs. L. 4. Rausch. Mrs. Paul
Prass. Mrs. Francis Hoye. Mrs. 3.
ID. Coon. Mrs. G. A. Carlisle Mrs.
George Studebaker, Mrs. Marc Prass
Mrs. Joseph +. Neff. Mrs. c. F. Gun
bingham, Mrs. Reed Parker. Mrs.
f. Louis Kuhns. Mrs. William
MHenry Mrs. l.. u. Horton Mrs.
Thad Talcott and Mrs. John Hum
BILE.
The Mishawaka patroResses were
Mrs. NJ. ". Mix. Mrs +. c. Grimes,
Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Mrs. W. w.
Dodge and Mrs. Fred Eberhart.
The chaperones were: Mrs. J. d.
Oliver. Mrs. Marshall Collins. Mrs.
H w Eldridge, Mrs. Sanford Rugee.
Mrs. J. ]. O'Brien, Mrs. A. q. era
ham, Mrs A. r. Erskine. Mrs. L A.
Rausch, Mrs. Frank Hoyne, Mrs. E.
d. Coon and Mrs. Christian Pretz.
Mrs. ]. +. Neff was chairman OF
the ticket committee and was assist
ed by a number of bog scouts.