The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Christmas Ball
Given By The
Musketeers

"aE municipal auditorium was the
scene of much gaiety Friday eve
ming as the Musketeers club form
erly the Rompers, entertained at
Christmas ball.
The ballroom was beautifully deco
rated in the Christmas colors, South
ern smilax entwined from the ceiling
with a touch of red interviewer. A
large Christmas ball swung from the
ceiling over the orchestra while spot
light played upon the dancers through
out the evening. Large punches OF
mistletoe hung over the entrances. Inc
many colored evening gowns of the beau
tiful young women shown brilliantly as
the various colored lights were blended
upon them making many pretty ana col
orful scenes.
A large NJ pierced with swords glowed
from the velvet curtain, and was the
cause of speculation on the part of the
guests until Mr.. Vincent Townsend an
nounced the Rompers had ceased to
exist. the Musketeers taking their place
A large pennant bearing the golden let
ters Musketeers on crimson back
ground was then placed on the curtain
Miss Mary Louise McTyeire, the at
tractive daughter of DIR. and Mrs. W.
w. McTyeire, led the dance with MT.
Andrew Wales Smith, the club presl-
dent. Miss McTyeire was beautifully
gowned in white satin dress trimmed
with fur. She was preseted with
large cup bearing the inscription, Mus
keteers 1924"
The following young lady guests of
the members of the club were presented
with complete bridge sets with Mus
keteers 1921 engraved upon them. Ihey
were: Misses Mildred Adams, Martha
Morrow, Francis Brooks, Jessie sue
Johnson, Elizabeth Boatrite, Billie
Bruner. Lamonye Lavender. Elizabeth
Smith. Dell Griffin. Kathlyn Pope,
Leila Mae Lincoln, Billie higgins, Mil
bred Wright, Mary Wilkinson and Vir-
ginia Mills.
The chaperones for the occasion were ::
Messrs. and Mesdames DIR. W. w. Nc
Tyeire, Walter w. Smith, O. Gordon
Erickson, Perkins J. Pruitt, G. f. Mar
kell, T. M. Benton, E. NJ. Cousins, w.
II. Suydam, w. T. Latham, l.. a. Bra
gan, s. A. Townsend, r. ]. Gragg, w.
II. Beatty, w. H. Caldwell, w. G. Boat
rite, f. A. English, H. A. Jaysane, NJ.
H. Mayer, F. ]. Siler, Fred Nelson. X.
o. ONeal G. L. Zastrow, r. d. Gasty,
V. D. Sanders, Howard Stansell, III. r.
Curran, w. D. Nasbitt, Miss Jennie
ABBOTT and Mesdames r. A. Ferguson, l..
R. Cauley and Hugh Sparrow.
The personnel of the Rompers who
will be known in the future as the Mus
keteers consists of: A. w. Smith, pres
ident, K. J. Gragg, vice president !;
Richmond Beatty, secretary-treasurer !;
l.. G. Bragan, social secretary; Vim
cent Townsend, council representative !;
Beauresard Bagley, Ellis Cauley,
Hubert Caldwell. Richard Evans, Ed
ward Jaysane, w. T. Latham, Roy Fer
guson, Bert Mayer, Turner Jordan,
Hugh Sparrow, Bennett English, Sam
uel Smith and Verban Sanders.
A large gathering of college stud
ents from Alabama, Auburn. Vanderbilt,
Georgia Tech, Howard, Birmingham
Southern and many other schools added
much enthusiasm to the affair.
The members of these clubs were
present: Arabs, Dragons, Imps, Intre-
Fratres, Gailliards, Eomads, Night
Hawks, Ramblers, Roamers, Windsors,
Charmonts, Kalpas and Knickerbocker.
Many fraternities from the afore-named
schools were also represented.