Evening star., 1932-10-23
Fun and Frolic Mark
Annual Tacky Party
OF Girls on Shelf
Interesting Affair Is Given
for Younger Members of
Society.

Younger members of society, and es-
pecially most of the debutantes of the
season, enjoyed the annual tacky ball
given at the Mayflower Hotel last night
by the girls who made their debuts in
past seasons. This lively bunch of big
sisters to debutantes term themselves
'the girls on the SHELF but simply as
q distinction from the blushing buds
Of this season. The tacky ball Is the
first informal evening get-together
dancing party Of the season.
Among the girls on the shelf" who
stood in the receiving line with Mrs.
William Laird Dunlop, jr., were Miss
Anne Wyant, Miss Dorothy Dial, Miss
Dorothy Nicholson, Miss En1iscah Gale
Davis, Miss Greta Swenson. Miss sgd
ney Thompson, Miss Lucille Elliott,
Miss Katherine Fuqua, Miss Helen
Louise Duckett Miss Josephine Duckett,
Miss Mae Harris Clarke, Miss Marion
Dunlop. Miss Isabel Perry, Miss Mary
Stuart and Miss Virginia Glazebrook.
The dance began at IL O'Clock and
lasted until the wee small hours of the
morning, and even before the hour set
for the first dance the guests began ar
irving in their cleverly gotten together
"tacky" costumes. which were in many
cases such complete disguises that they
were not known even by their intimates
In their own sets.
The garden of the hotel was dimly
lighted with candles that were stuck IN
ouart-size milk bottles, and wooden
barrels and boxes were used for tables
and chairs.
Hot dogs and sauerkraut in large
iron kettles and dill pickles from small
wooden kegs we're served with hot bis.
cults and coffee. the latter being poured
from a large five-gallon tin coffee pot
into heavy white coffee mugs, many OF
them without handles.
During the supper hour that began
shortly after midnight Mr.. william
Rodon, who formerly danced with the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company ana tne
Chicago Civic Opera Company with
Miss Betty Griffin. gave an exquisite
Interpretation of the tango, followed by
a beautiful ball room waltz, when MISS
Nal Follen was his partner. Several
old square dance tunes whistled at IN
tervals during the evening by young
local boy, added to the rustic setting
and even the men in the orchestra wore
"tackv" costumes. much to the amuse-
ment of the young guests.
Attractive silver key rings were
awarded as prizes for the best genera!
tango dancer and to the man ana girl
wearing the tackieSt costumes.
among lIlt utDIloiieeo ~
beyond recognition were MISS Margaret
Hunter Ely. Miss Catherine Du Bols'
Miss Laura Katherine Field, MISS MAI
garet Nixon, Miss Helen P. Man!ey, MISS
Nal Sykes. Miss Marion Shouse. MISS
Ann Daingerfield Miss Marie Rutledge'
Miss Louise A. Tittmann, M'ss Edltn
Bull. Miss Janet Patterson, MISS Mar
paret Prescott and Miss Ethel Mae
Tavlor and her guests at dinner pre-
ceding the dance.
AT the dinner given by Mr: and
Mrs. Arthur C. McElroy in compliment
TO the latters debutante daughter MISS
Ethel Mae Taylor, preceding the 'tackv
dance the company included Miss Julia
Matheson, Miss Helen Fortescue. Miss
Rion Fortescue, Miss Betty A.. Burke.
Miss Osra Ann Gault. Miss Jane west
Tewksbury. Miss Helen David TeWks-
bury, Miss Mary Lee Bell. Miss virginia
Hall Miss Louise Tompkins. Miss Mar
garet Tompkins Miss Dolly Fleming, MI
George Sharpe. Mr.. Paul Stevens. MI
Robert McRevnolds, Mr.. @. T. Breyelton,
Mr.. Charles Harris. Mr. Donald Devoe
Mr.. Homer Tatum, Mr.. Harold Sanoe-
boner. Mr.. Andrew Parker and Mr.. Will
liam Laird Dunlop. Bird.
Mr.. Ernest L. Nav was host a. Gunner
before the ball. his guests being Col
and Mrs. Julian Peak. Capt, and Mrs.
Earl Shipp Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Pat
terson. MIR. and Mrs. Richard Baker
Mrs. Kate Carmichael. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dwight Kendall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith Bowman of Virginia.