The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-20
Colonial Costume Balls
To Feature Washington
Bicente1niaI Celebration
Washington D. c. to Be the Scene of Stellar Attractions
the Evening of Feb 22-Many Other Cities Plan
Similar DEMONSTRATIONS Notables to Attend.

Larchmont Shore Club. February
%, in which all the young set will
participate to make it one Of the
most successful social events of the
year.
Committees drafted from the
civic and patriotic organizations OF
Ossinging, N. Y, ere arranging for
a ball to be given on February
20, when the authentic costumes
of the period in the possession of
scores of residents of the town.
will be brought out for the oc-
casion.
In Brooklyn. n. Y. the Battle
Pass chapter, ID. A. X. gave a lash
ion show Of the colonial period On
January Is, when the participants
represented such lights of the Rev
olutionary era as Martha Washing
ton, Mrs Alexander Hamilton, Mrs
John Adams, and others.
"a Costume Ball of the Spirits of
'76" will open festivities in Albany,
N. Y. on February 22. The ball will
mark the conclusion of the cele-
bration by the state commission,
and will be the most elaborate az
fair ever attempted in Albany. All
guests will be costumed either in
military or civic dress of the Revo-
lutionary period. Petite Dutch
girls, direct descendants of the
early settlers in Albany will serve
the buffet luncheon at midnight.
Various pageant episodes viii mark
the opening of the ball culminat-
ing in a final number of a grand
march in which all guests will take
part. This will evolve itself into
general dancing depicting the first
inaugural ball. During the period
of intermission at midnight. a mu-
steal pageant with a chorus Of 200
voices will stage an allegorical.
historical pageant in the nature of
surprise offering.
The Tenth Regiment armory in
Albany, will be the scene of a cos
tune ball on February 90, when
the musicians and attendants will
appear in the Colonial livery.
st James, n. Y. will enjoy a
ball on February 20 in the old fire
hall which will be a costume affair
with tableaux, songs, and stories
depicting scenes from the life of
Washington, with Incidental mu-
sic and dances of that period. The
proceeds are to be devoted to the
needy of St James and Neconset
The coty committee of Syracuse.
N. Y. is planning a Colonial ball
to be given sometime after Easter.
Newport, r. !. will also give BIZ
centennial ball after Easter. The
Newport lodge. Benevolent and
Protective order of Elks will he
hosts.
Ramsey, n. J. will give a pageant
centered around the battle of Bran .
DIVINE. This will be given by the
Village Improvement association.
At the symphonic pageant given
January 10 at Symphony hail. Bos
ton, the second part of the pro-
gram was devoted to early Ameri
can tableaux, taken from famous
A Yankee Doodle ball at the IIo-
January % was in keeping with
the bicentennial spirit, the pro-
ceeds devoted to Stony Void sani-
torium.
The Twelfth Night ball given on
January 9Th at Berryville, Va,
brought out an array OF descenr-
ants of the pioneers of Clark coun-
ty in the authentic historic cos
tunes which are heirlooms in Clark
county homes.
Washington and Lee university's
annual fancy dress ball at Lexing-
ton, Va. took the form of gar
den party at Mt Vernon" French
and British officers uniforms min
gled with the Colonial uniform and
quaint gown of the ladies'. The
date was January 29.
Montgomery, Ala, will also See
the socially elite of the state as
sembled at Montgomery on Febru-
airy %. Birmingham, Mobile. Sell
ma, and other towns will receive
their invitations delivered by n
squadron of nine planes sent out to
them by the Montgomery chamber
of commerce.
ington tea at which Colonel Arthur
terrain at the Hotel Putnam, on
February %.
Columbus, Ohio. will observe
February % with four celebrations.
Church bells. chimes, and whistles
will sound throughout the city at
10 a. m, the hour that Washing
ton was born. At l 1 a. m. a nation
al salute will be fired an a plaque
marking the refugee trail will be
in the A. I. U. building by
the d. A. r. At noon the Daugh-
tiers and Sons of the American
Revolution will hold a patriotic
luncheon at the Deschler- Wallick
hotel. The climax of the day will
be the re-enactment of the George
Washington inaugural ball at Me-
mortal hall at Q p. m. Authentic
episodes in the life of Washington
will be presented in tableaux dur
ing the evening.
In Santa Fe, New Mexico. the BIZ
celebration will be opn-
ed with n loan exhibition of Colo
NAL portraits. silver, furniture, and