Columbian Reception, Hemingray's in attendance

THE COLUMBIAN

GRAND RECEPTION AND BALL

The Kirby the Scene of an Elegant

Affair Last Evening.

Parlors Reception Room, Corridors

and Banquet Hall

PRETTILY DECORATED.

The National Colors Prevailed

in the Decorating. — The

Success of the Affair

Re­flects Great Credit Upon

the Executive Committee.

Last evening at the Kirby, under the auspices of the Ladies World’s Fair Society, a most elegant recep­tion and ball was given for the bene­fit of the Indiana building at the great exposition.

The social and financial success re­flects greet credit upon the executive committee, who have labored earnestly to make the evening one which all would remember.

The dancing hall and dinning room were tastefully and handsomely dec­orated with the national colors, draped in a most appropriate manner

The guests commenced to arrive early, and it was undoubtedly the most sociable and pleasing gathering of the season. The parlors, corridors and reception rooms were thronged with handsomely costumed ladies and happy, smilling [sic] smiling gentlemen.

Each guest was presented with a pretty souvenir of the national colors.

The grand march, at 9:30, was lead by Mr. T. K. Heinsohn and Miss Joy Conner. Hart Bros., of Indianapolis, furnished the music, and to a late hour they gave forth sweet strains to which the gay gathering danced and enjoyed themselves.

The executive committee to which the guests were indebted for their joyous evening, and the World’s Fair building committee are indebt­ed for the success of the affair are Mrs. J. A. Heinsohn, President; Mrs. Louise Cassady, Secretary; Mesdames H. K. Wysor, R. C. Hemingray, T. F. Rose, H. M. Johnston, W. R. Moore and Miss Lizzie Willard.

During the evening refreshments were served. They were prepared by the ladies in charge, and for their excellence too much can not be said by the patrons. The menu was as follows:

                                     Oyster Patties.                               Chicken Salad.

Bread and Butter Sandwiches.

Pickles and Olives.

                                          Ice Cream and Cake.                        Coffee

The guests of the evening were as follows:

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buchanan, D. V. Bower, George W. Spilker, J. W. Perkins, W. L. Little, J. E. Haffner, T. F. Rose, C. L. Bender, R. C. Griffith, W. W. Kirby, Lon M. Neely, G. Campbell Janney, H. H. Highlands, George A. Gondy, J. A. Meeks, M. E. Vandercoat, J. A. Heinshon, A. E. Whitney, Charles W. Kilgore, J. D. Payne, C. H. Anthony, George M. Bard, C. M. Kimbrough, A. A. Wilkinson, R. C. Hemingray, T. S. Neely, Rev. T. O. Grannis, G. E. Andrews, G. F. McCulloch, J. L. Streeter, H. R. Wysor, C. G. Neely, A. J. Williams, David Cammack, O. W. Vatet, S. C. Cowan, F. W. Heath, W. S. Richey, of Chicago; J. A. Wicks, J. S. Moore, William, McNerney, George O. Cromwell, and W. H. Holliday, of Columbus. Misses Bessie Brady, Mattie Chitten­den, of Anderson; Josie Gray, Dot Lindsey, of Cleveland: Winifred Brady, Marne Gallahue, of Indian­apolis; Carrie S. Thompson, Maude Neely, Mildred Ryan, Mae Heath, Grace Keiser, Louise Kirby, Alta Stiffler, Lillian Smith, Georgette Kemper, Minnie Rodman, Bertha Smith, Marion Kirby, Lois Love, Edna Streeter, Grace Riley, Hattie Johnson, Nellie Wilson, Mildred Helfon, of Indianapolis; Emma Lou Love. Winifred Smith, Mame Swazey, Mame Sprankle, Mallie Maddy, Miss Shidler, of Indianpolis [sic] Indianapolis; Alice Hamilton, Miss Elizabeth Hughes, of Hamilton; Suze Little, Maud Kil­gore, of Anderson; Carrie McCulloch, Mame Gallahue, Indianapolis; Belle Thomas, Miss Shruggs, Mable Hagadorn, Mame Brotherton, Frankie Soule, of Toronto; Bessie Ellis, Minnie McKillip, Josie Conner, of Cin­cinnati.

Messrs. F. C. Ball, J, O. Adams, O. W. Crabbs, Robert Mansfield, Arthur Brady, T. L. Ryan, W. J. Kinser, A. M. Wagner, George Keiser, of Milwaukee, Ed Maddy, Ed Moore, A. M. Wagner, of Hamilton; L. A. Franklin, J. M. Maring, Hal Kimbrough, Henry Leon, F. F. Hodge, O F. Raymond, E. D. Ball, Carl Drake, Ed Boyce, Frank Leadbetter, Deo Banta, Frank DePoy, H. M. Streeter, W. A. Sampson, G. V. Tobe, Edgar Shick, Western B. Thomas, of Anderson; W. P. Huster, C. H. Chase, of Elk­hart; R. A. Sheffield, A. E. Abel, R. S. Aldrich, Kirshbaum of Phila­delphia, Herbert Maddy, Tip Kirby, of Cincinnati; T. K. Heinsohn.

Mesdames M. James, R. Lillard, of Parris, Ill., Ralph Hemingray, H. W. Johnson, Louise Cassady, Dr. York, and Thomas Morgan.