The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-18
KAYSEE ANNUAL
EVER INCREASING
IN POPULARITY
Attendance at Easter Monday
Ball Called Record Breaker
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS
Columbus Knights Add to Long
Established Reputation
as Entertainers
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS

Because the committee Almost sue
ceeded in carrying out its intention
to start the grand march at O'Clock,
less than hal. Of the 157 couples in at
tendance participated in the opening
feature of the 10th annual ball by
Bennington council, knights OF Co
lumbus, and which took place at
High School hall Monday evening. In
previous years there have been oc-
casions on which there were more
couples in line but the attendance
last night, is believed to be a record
breaker.
Persons, who have been in attend.
ance ever since the first number in
the long series was held at High
school were generally Of the opinion
that the assembly room was never
more prettily decorated for similar
event. The scheme was not elabor.
ate but 1t was developed in artistic
taste and without much vivid color.
ing. A harmonious arrangement OF
lights added materially 60 the gener-
ally pleasing effect attained.
Even with the saxaphones eliminat.
ed, the music by Hurley's augmented
orchestra was sufficiently modern to
satisfy the most thoroughly Jazz in.
oculated dancer, so satisfying, in
fact, that even the quadrilles were
well filed. In these days an orches.
ira that can drag the bobbed haired
girls out of their seats for a square
dance is more than meeting expecta.
tiong
II the picture on the floor last even.
ing was lacking in any respect it was
perhaps the absence of a few more
evening gowns OF poinsetta red and
primrose yellow a dash of bright
color here and there to break the
monotony of strikingly beautiful
plnks, whites and lighter shades OF
blue and green, dresses which wNre
individually pretty but which would
have been collectively more attrac
tive had there been more contrast
Success of ball depends largely
upon two factors, good music and q
responsive mood on the part of the
dancers and these two requisites last
evening made happy combination
Every one present appeared to enter
heartily into the spirit of the occas
ion. The pace was exceedingly live
ly at times, necessitating frequent
visits to the big glass bowl, easily
located because OF the spotless white
suit and red hair of Tommy" Mere
dith, and from which he served q
pleasingly blended fruit punch.
During intermission of refresh
ments OF chicken salad, sandwiches
rolls. pickles and olives, ice cream
cake and coffee were served ip the
domestic science department of The
building.
The grand march was led by Crane
knight John p. Morrissey and hi!
daughter, Mrs. Walton c. Harwood
and was directed by ]. A. Evans whC
also acted as announcer during tn,
evening. Among those present, in
cluding those who filled out and re
turned cards, we're the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Colgan, F
p. Nolan and Miss Martha Carney
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Narcotics, Mr.
and Mrs. John lnoson, J. Franl
leahy and Mss Rose Heffernan
Thomas A. Gibney and Miss Gather
Inc NJ. Gibney, Mr.. and Mrs WI ian
j. Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Il. Sears, Edward o Connor and Mis-
Mary j, Curtin, Robert Cumming
and Miss Pauline Cornell, Mr. AM
Mrs. l.. II. Sears, James r. Doyle o
bennington and Miss Sadee c. MuT
rhy of North Adams, Walter j. New
ills and Catherine Lally. Leo Maha
Of Bennington and Margaret Haye
of Hoosick Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Cummings, Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Du
mas, Martin Madigan and Mss Maj
garet Madigan, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs vii lam /
Shea, E. II. McCue and Miss Sar
McCue, Mr. aud Mrs. Wilbur Ions
John Mould, ir., and Miss Catherin
Mould, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thebargt
Mr. and Mrs. William Il. Cheney
Mr. and Mrs. John p. Morrissey, Nj
and Mrs. f. p. Ryan and Miss Ell
Cummings, William T. Ryan an
Miss Catherine Clark, Donald Faule
and Miss Catherine Morrissey, Fral
els Riley and Miss Margaret Nasl
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lynn Wood, Franci
4. Morrissey and Miss Gertrude Ca
ney. b. A. Wa'dron and Miss Mar
Keller David Vetal and Miss HAITI
Thompson, Edward Pilling and Mis-
Mary Hurley, Fred o. Graves, jr
Bennington and Miss Margaret Je
sen Of Glens Falls, Mr. and Mrs.
Latour, Mr., and Mrs. f. o Toole. NJ
and Mrs. +. Haviland Sibley, NJ
and Mrs. o, b. Bowen, j. Leo Mill,
and Miss Eleanor l.. Hurley, Jam,
McCue OF Bennington and Miss Alit
Murray OF Albany, Mr. and Mrs. w
fred Duclaws, Frederick j. Beech,
and Miss Ilene Sargent, John II. Fit
gerald and Miss Ruth Brown, Mr. an
Mrs. William II. Wills. William
Wishart and Miss Eileen MoBrid
G. Spencer Lee and Miss Olga IL
son, Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Levi
Raymond Cone and Miss Mary NJ
CURE, MIR. and Mrs Lee Warner. Pa
rick j. Dunn and Mrs Harold Hurle
Henry j. Powers and Miss Julia Bra
ell, Mr. and Mrs. D, A. Sargent N