Ralph & Llewellyn Hemingray attended Season's First assembly

SEASON'S FIRST

Assembly a Brilliant

Social Success.

MUSIC AND MOTION

In Exquisite Accord on a Perfect Floor

— Decorations and Costumes

Make Memorable Picture.

. . . [illegible text] . . . assembly of the season given . . . [illegible text] . . . at Shirk's Hall, was a . . . [illegible text] . . . affair.

. . . [illegible text] . . . condition, and . . . [illegible text] . . . complete in every respect, it could be nothing else than a great social success.

As the guests stepped from their carriages . . . [illegible text] . . . stairs, they found . . . [illegible text] . . . and from the base to the top to protect the ladies elegant gowns. On the upper landing they were relieved of their wraps by the cloak room attendants.

The draperies were furnished and hung by McNaughton's. The beautiful . . . [illegible text] . . . and cozy corner were also arranged by them, while the furniture was given by Meeks Bros. for the occasion. The reception room was a revelation of decorative beauty to the guests, palms tastefully arranged finishing folially the picture. In a corner of this room as abundance of punch was to be found.

At 9 o'clock music was heard, which was furnished by the Montana Orchestra, of Indianapolis. The orchestra consists of five members, equal to more, as one of them plays four or five instruments, two and three at a time. To say that almost every dance was encored speaks for the fine musicianly performance of the orchestra.

The hall had just enough ladies and gentlemen present for all to dance comfortably making the assembly delightful.

Mr. J. R. Hummel, the caterer, furnished the buffet lunch, which was highly complimented, also the punch.

Mesdames Edward Olcott, L. L. Turner, T. H. Walker, William L. Little and John Kirby were the patronesses who added much to the sociability of the evening.

The members of the committee who are responsible for the success of the occasion throughout are Messrs. W. E. Hitchcock, R. E. Walker, R. W. Williams, R. E. Evans and Ed. B. Ball.

A few of the handsome gowns worn by the ladies were:

A black net over black silk, sequin trimmings, by Miss Taylor, of Indianapolis.

Violet crepe, with velvet and applique trimmings, by Mrs. Eugene Field, of Chicago.

Red silk organdie over red silk, by Miss Ellis.

Old rose satin, with striped satin trimming, by Mrs. Simonton.

Brocaded yellow satin, diamond ornaments, by Mrs. C. H. Anthony.

White organdie, over white silk, by Miss Olcott.

Blue organdie, over blue silk entraine, with deep ruffles, by Miss San­ders, of Toledo, O

Striped black satin, lace trimming, by Mrs. Wiles, of Indianapolis.

White organdie over pink silk, by Miss Boyce.

While organdie, by Miss Turner.

White organdie, trimmed with nar­row black velvet ribbon, by Miss McNaughton.

Gray and white silk, with white silk and old rose velvet trimming, by Mrs. Denney.

Pink dotted organdie over pink silk, by Miss Cassady.

Black silk, black lace trimming, by Miss Gill.

Silk striped pink organdie over pink silk, with ribbon trimming of same color, by Mrs. Evans.

White organdie over white silk, pink roses, by Miss Baughman.

Turquoise blue silk, diamonds, by Mrs. Hitchcock.

Black lace over cream silk, by Mrs. Beatty.

Red silk, trimmed with white silk and black velvet ribbon, by Mrs. An­drews.

White organdie and Valenciennes lace, by Miss Hemingray.

Black satin, with black velvet trimming, by Miss Howe.

Light blue and white silk, by Mrs. Dow.

Brocaded silk, with violet velvet and real lace trimming, diamonds, by Mrs. Frank Ball.

White organdie over white silk, blue trimming, by Miss Sue Smith.

Pink silk organdie, white lace trim­ming, by Miss Crossley, of Indianapo­lis.

Pink organdie, trimmed with black velvet ribbon, by Miss Winchester.

Blue and white striped silk, with lace trimming, by Mrs. A. K. Smith.

The out-of-town guests were Mr. P. A. Hinds, Mr. L. Fox and Mr. George Catterson, of Indianapolis; Mr. Fred L. Swain and Mr. Pierce Schafer, of Hartford City; Mr. P. R Janney, of Ottum­wa, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. William K. Thompson, of Alexandria; Mr. Harry Sheehan, of Anderson, Mr. Palmer, of Chicago; Mrs. Eugene Field, of Chica­go; Miss Cornella Taylor, of Indian­apolis; Miss Wiles, of Indianapolis; Miss Sanders, of Toledo,O.; Miss Crossley, of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson, of Winchester.

The home guest list included Messrs. and Mesdames Walter Andrews, C. H. Anthony, James Bingham, Frank Ball, George Ball, R. J. Beatty, Charles Bender, Burt Bradbury, Erville Bishop, C. H. Church, F. J. Claypool, George W. Cromer, David Cammack. W. C. Dickie, W. C. Denney, J. J. Dow, R. E. Evans, Edward Ethell, Lone Franklin, Cary Franklin, Carl Franklin, L. G. Ganter, J. J. Hartley, A. L. Harriott, R. G. Hemingray, W. E Hitchcock, H. H. Highlands, Fred Heath, J. E. Howe, T. F. Hart, Joseph Hummel, Jr., George V. Jennings, J. Edgar Johnson, John Kirby, Tom Kirby, Eugene Kelly, George Klein, Armstead Klein, Ed Klein, J. R. Long, W. L. Little, W. A. McNaughton, J. A. Meeks, J. R. Marsh, J. M. Maring, Geo. McCulloch, Will Marsh, F. B. Nickey, Edward Olcott, Lewis Over, W. M. Patterson, C. O. Prutzman, T. F. Rose, C. M. Rich, F. T. Reed, Robert Sheffield, W. Clifford Sampson, L. L. Turner, C. M. Turner, F. R. Thrall, Ed Tyler, Harry Wolf, Charles Willard, Elmer Whiteley, Burt Whiteley, J. R. Wick, W. L. Simonton.

Doctors and Mesdames William Ball, D. Volney Bowers, A. K. Smith, H. M. Winans, Prof. and Mrs. Dorsey.

Misses Florence McNaughton, Eliza­beth Ellis, Emily Olcott, Fannie Turner, Bertha Smith, Sarah Kirby, Agnes Howe, Clarissa Koons, Vida Cassady, Sue D. Smith, Josephine Gray, Helen Hickman, Pearl Johnson, Eva Win­chester, Bessie Baughman, Clara Gill, Llewellyn Hemingray, Edna Boyce, Linnie Coffeen.

Messrs. Frank G. Anthony, Arthur Brady, Frank Burt, E. B. Ball, Walter Baker, Earl Boyce, A. B. Cassady, E. G. Clark, Charles Grafton, Frank Garner, Fred Georgia, Charles Gill, Harry Greyer, Walter Howe, Frank Kimbrough, Robert Lytle. John McNaughton, Walter McNaughton, Earle Meeks, W. M. Myers, C. K. Mavity, Karl Oesterle, Harry Paris, Harry Parsons, O. F. Raymond, Robert L. Ream. Xenia Smith, Robert Scott, J. O. Sprowl, Jay Lee Turner, R. E. Walker, Robert Williams, A. E. Seliger, Fred Lesh, Paul Powers, Dr. Rice, Will Bloss.