St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-11-09
MASQUERADE PARTY
HIGHLlGHTS OPENING OF THE FALL
SOCIAL SEASON IN TWIN TOWNS

II was a festive Halloween eve
ming, Wednesday, october 81, for
members and their guests Of the
Just For Fun Club and Loafers,
Inc, an all male organization,
when they hosted their first Hal
loween Masquerade BAH. The col
orful affair was held in the Ari-
IONA Room Of the Prom Ballroom
in St. Paul.
These two organization, inaug-
urating the masquerade ball, re-
quested its guests to come in cos
, tune and saw its ediCt adhered to
by some 600 members and guests.
Adding color were a myriad of
varied colored balloons suspended
from the ceiling.
With a six piece orchestra play
ing scintillating music for the
dancers who kept the floor crowd
ed throughout the festivities, the
affair was gay and gala from the
moment guests began arriving UNI
til the last strains OF the orchestra
indicated the party's end.
Merrymaking reached its peak
with the awarding of prizes to the
ladies and gentlemen in the most
outstanding costumes. Judges
were Ted Bies, Miss Carolyn
Combs Of Chicago and Mrs. James
L. Taylor. Capturing first prize for
the ladies, was Mrs. Tony Ma
lingo as a witch wearing an all
black costume and carrying a
black cat. Phillip Freeman Jr.,
dressed as a court page was a
warded first prize for the men.
Mrs. Maurice Belamy, as Martha
Washington won second and Al
Richmond as a Hindu prince won
second for the men.
Setting the pace for other strik.
ing costumes, were members OF
the two clubs. Mrs. Kenneth Wal
lace as a French poodle in all
black velvet costume; Mrs. Her.
bert Harris as an Arabian dane
ing girl; Frank Schine as Marco
Polo; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ora
ham as convicts; Kenneth Jones as
Wild Bill Hickok; Mrs. Norman
Davis as black cat; Norman Da-
Wis as an Indian Chief: Mrs. Earl
Bowman Jr., in a red and gold cos
tune made a charming gypsy;
while Mrs. Ira Allen made an eye
catching picture as Cleopatra, in
an all gold metallic costume, and
Edgar Pillow as an Argentine
Goucho.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest John
son were regal in a Lord and Lady
costume Of the French court: Mrs.
Fred Ingram as a napper was
oh, so sophisticated brandishing
a black cigaret holder; Mrs. Ny
rrhene Bonner was petite as Peter
Pan in all green; Mrs. Chandler
McWatt was an eye catcher as a
Hawaiian girl in grass skirt.
Guests were equally as stun
ningly attired. Seen enjoying the
affair were Mrs. James Cook in an
all white bunny costume; Mrs.
Russell Balenger in a nth Gen.
fury court costume; Mrs. Donald
Bantam as Raggedy Ann; Mrs.
James Campbell as a black cat:
Mrs. Lloyd Gambol in a fapper
costume: Mrs. Robert CoHngton
as Robin Hood and Mr.. Covngton
as Tarzan.
And Miss LaDoris Foster and
Miss Earline Neil as Hindu prin-
cesses; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar New
man as devils in striking red cos
TUNES: Mrs. Bert Wade as a hobo;
Miss Dorothy Ann Stoval as a
Grecian lady; Jack Campbell as a
Chinese Mandarin and Elvis Pres
ley was present in the person Of
Bill Fraction.
Norman Davis, president Of
Loafers, Inc. was general chair
man Of the party with Ralph
Graham, chairman Of the band
committee; Kenneth Jones, decor
ating committee, and Frank
Schine, master Of ceremonies as
co-chairman. Mrs. Earl MCGEE is
president Of the just For Fun
Club and Mrs. Kenneth Wallace
Of the invitation committee for the
dance.
The guest list included the
Messrs. and Mines. Lonnie Atkins.
Reginald Allen. Charles Ander-
son. Theodore Allen. Donald Al
len. Hyrnie Adm, Alfred Barnes,
Byron Brown, Earl Bell Donald
Bantam, Richard Bradley, Mack
Burch. Myron Brown, Vernon
Bradley. Andrew Brent Russell !
Balenger, Jerry Beal Raymond |
Brown. Nelson Balenger sr., |
Henry Breedlove, Charles Brown, |
Martin Brooklns, Ted Bles, Tom
my BraddOck-
Also the Messrs. and Mines.