Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-09
MAY DAY DANCE
ON THE NANT|COKE
WAS A GREAT AFFAIR
Many Visitors From Other Places
Enjoyed Ssaford's Fine
Social Event.
LIGHTING WAS A FEATURE

ssn.ei.i correspandenco of Every Evening.
ssaford. May a.---Six hundred dancers
from all PARTS of the Peninsula ana
nearby states attended the May Dance on
the Nantlcoke, given by tho young peo-
III, Of Stafford in the pattern room OF
Inc s.aford marine railway, Friday
night. The pattern room had peen
transformed into a modern ballroom for
the occasion. the decorations being
cedar and evergreen with brilliantly
rolored electric lights. All the electric
lights were shaded with crepe paper
and in one corner brilliantly hghted
fuil moon shonc for the moon dance.
when this dance was given all the other
lights we're turned of. Tho decorating
committee. George Perry. chairman.
,,.r., highly conEratulated on their
work.
This was an invitation dance. one
of mo nrJt such dances To hc given on
the Ponlakum since before the world
war. Thd amount Of money needed to
hold suchla dance as this was raised by
seaford's oung men and women.
Music vas furnished hy "rho Original
S.x" urchl stra, ~ the du Pont Hotel.
n NVtlmlnCtkn. and these musicians
-traincd point At this brilliant affair.
and pnycd as mover before. ~ the
con, usian of the nights pleasure. the
entire orchestra exclaimed that Il was
H., most charming affair II its kind, IL
had ever hceu THEN pleasure 70 fur
ulsh music for.
rht dance program contained twenty
fuar dances. with an intcrmlssion at the
III - the twelfth dance. II was opened
tn tho grand promenade, March on
4 Nauthoke. led rs Captain \. p.
kana af this town. formerly Of Balti-
r.prp and Mrs. charles T. Rogers.
daughter 10 former Representative
pnf Nlcn captain Nane is the owner
s. u railway where the dance took
p.4r, Punch was served all during tho
1.sht and delightful refreshments were
,.s. serVvd az tn lntcrmission. An al
.o4, svt aside Iu q W,ng ot the building
.at ln, pHlruutsses. was heautliully
decorated iu pottcd plants and cut
noVrra. and Furnished in reed furniture.
ihe scusy corner in the western END
80 H. dance han was also tastefully
.tCoratod. palms. cedar aud evergreen
urcdomlnatinR here. Both these aicove
ana the "crsy corner" were beautifully
lsht,d with oolored lights.
Tho pat troncsecs were Mrs. Alexander
ptnoho. Mrs. Emanuel Grecubaum. Mrs.
t.lrar C Ross Mrs. Willie y Shipley.
Nfra walter y Robinson. Mrs, George
IA Huston. Mrs George =. Callaway.
Aira Ethel Ross Graham. Mrs y Emory
Niles. Mrs GenrR, ". Donoho. Mrs.
WNlinm r Allen Mrs Woodland u.
stevens Mrs john u. Eskridgc. Mrs.
Harry e. Dsrbee. and Dr. Annie {.
shlploS,
III, door manager was Calhoun +.
ttasa. and the committee Chairmen
were Reception committee. G. G.
Thompson decorating. George Perry
financial. Ira Wright music. J. Halbert
robinson. invitation. Ashhy l.. Shipley'
ughting. Burton Hurley.
The grand promenade was started at
2 o'clock. and dancing continued until
ths early hours of the morning. Quite
a number Of Seaford citizens furnished
breakfast for guests who had come 70
lhe dancu from distance. Besides
visitors from an over the peninsula,
guests were present from Wilmington,
Philadelphia Baltimore. Washington.
New York Roston. and many Of tho
smaller cities of the East.
Mayor John r. Eskridge had a squad
81 poilco az the scene - the dance. un-
der Ch!ef az Police ollie Wright who
maintained perfect order and were Of
great assistance in preventing accidents
among the autoists.