Charity Ball at Armory Brings Cincinnati Socialites and Funds
The Charity Ball at First Regiment Armory drew about four hundred dignitaries and society figures to raise not less than $3,000 for the Home for Incurables. Decorations followed an Empire theme in white, green and red, with Canopied ovals, electric lights, and two bands, Bellstedt and First Regiment. The grand march opened with Col Brent Arnold and Mrs Irwin, followed by Mayor Julius Fleischmann and guests, while boxes showcased notable families and attendees in festive gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Hall
Cincinnati Society
Sweet Charity
Cincinnat
A. Stuerwald
Armory
Brent Arnold
Julius Fleischmann
L. F. Hobart
Henrietta Qrr
Harry Mackay
Guests Arrive Early for Armory Society Event
Prompt attendance marked the Armory gathering as carriages and autos delivered a crowd of well dressed guests. The grand march began with most attendees present and few late arrivals despite the busy backstage influx and formal proceedings.
The Patroneses
A fragmented social note lists names and locations with married ladies indicating hostesses in various towns including College Hill Dayton Glendale Hillsboro Lexington Marion Middletown Piqua Wyoming and Norwood. The text names Mrs. Charles Upson Mrs. Robert R. Dickey Jr Mrs. Harry R Probasco Mrs. George Beecher Mrs. Lewis F Brown Mrs. Richardson Gibson Mrs. George D Kelley Mrs. Thomas R Morgan Mrs. Elliott Branklin Mrs. W B Dodds Mrs. Eliza H McKnight Mrs. A Morrison Orr and Mrs. George Kinsey along with John Allen Eugenia erk Norwood and Mrs. Aaron McNeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memingray College Hill
Charles Upson
Dayton
Robert R. Dickey, Jr
Glendale
Harry R. Probasco
Hillsboro
George Beecher
Lexington
Lewis F. Brown
Richardson Gibson
George D. Kelley
Thomas R. Morgan
Elliott Branklin
Marion
Ind
W. B. Dodds
Middletown
Eliza H. McKnight
John Allen
Eugenia Erk Norwood
Aaron McNeill
Piqua
A. Morrison Orr
Wyoming
George Kinsey
Grand Ball Dances Through the Night with Dashing Site
The ballroom overflowed as couples circled left and right with Mayor Fleischmann and dignitaries in front. Eight abreast filled the floor to a First Regiment Band two-step, then a parade of two-steps waltzes and a Virginia reel climaxed the evening. Suppers in officers’ quarters kept guests fed while late-night carriages whisked attendees home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Regiment
Lew Moore
Milord
Fashionable Parties Occupied the Boxes
Boxes 27 and 28 housed Mrs. Matthew Addy Miss Addy and Mrs. Louise Addy Kinney with guests Miss Lucile Peebles Miss Gertrude Lewis Mr Verner and Mr Chester Peebles in Box 27 28 Mrs Edward Roth a Board of Managers member attended Box 29 with Mr Roth hosting Colonel and Mrs Charles W Miner of Ft. unspecified location were guests of the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Addy
Miss Addy
Louise Addy Kinney
Lucile Peebles
Gertrude Lewis
Verner
Chester Peebles
Edward Roth
Roth
Charles W. Miner
Floor Committee Names and Coordinators Listed
Brent Arnold chairs a floor committee with members including Wm. Taylor Irwin Wm. A. Stuart Burton P. Hollister George F. Dana Stewart Shillito Hulbert Taft William E. Minor C. A. Craighead George Headily Jos. J. McDowell Ingalls Harry M. Levy J. B. Foraker Jr T. B. Paxton Jr Co T. Collings H B Rodgers Karl Burckhardt Arthur Stein N. Longworth Edward N. Roth Julius Fleischmann Alex Cunninghame Wm. W. Ramsey Jos. B. Graydon Arthur Espy Clifford Shinkle Bayard L. Kilgour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Caroline BE
Addy
Albert Krippendorf
Max Ackerland
Harry M. Levy
Brent Arnold
James M. McCrea
Casper H. Burton
L. Maxwell, Jr
Charles W. Beil
A. H. Mitchell
Wm. T. Burton
Robert J. Morgan
George Bullock
Thos. B. Paxton
W. H. Davis, Jr
Nathan B. Powell
Jos. T. Carew
L B. Renkirt
Julius Fleischmann
John Co. Sherlock
Joseph B. Foraker
John Gates
Wm. M. Greene
K. Schoepf
R. Holmes
W. W. Geely
A. Howard Hinkle
Samuel H. Taft
H. H. Moffman
Frank Seinsheimer
Frank G. Tullidge
James C. Hobart
Sigmar Stark
Frank B. M. E
Wm. Taylor Irwin
Wm. A. Stuart
Burton P. Hollister
George F. Dana
Stewart Shillito
Hulbert Taft
William E. Minor
C. A. Craighead
George Headily
Jos
J. McDowell
Ingalls
J. B. Foraker, Jr
T. B. Paxton, Jr
T. Collings
Rodgers
Karl Burckhardt
Arthur Stein N. Longworth
George H. Warrington
Ernst Minor
Fleischmann
Lincoln Mitchell
Jesse Lowman
H. Benton
M. Shoemaker
Lowell Hobart
Thos P. Seaman
H. B. Mackay
J. B. Foraker
Louris EB. Osborn
A. C. Shinkle
James A. McCrea
Geo
H. Ingalls
Alfred Cassatt
P Anderson
Wm. T. Irwin
Dudley Webb
Social event at Leavenworth with prominent guests
Leavenworth Kansas hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brown of Lexington Kentucky. guests in Box 31 include Dr. and Mrs. John Stevenson and others. Attendees describe gowns such as black net with gold, black net over white with silver appliques, and light blue satin among listed ladies and boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Lewis Brown
Lexington
Roth
Miner
Brown
Jeptha Garrard
John Stevenson
Will Eaton
Edith Garrard
W. Kealey Schoepf
Board of Trustees Names For Incurrables Group
Mrs William T Irwin serves as president while Mrs Frederick Burckhardt is vice president and Mrs John D Gallagher holds the second vice president post Recording secretary is Mrs Geo S Brown Corresponding secretary is Mrs Lowell F Hobart Treasurer is Mrs Milo G Dodds Other trustees include Mesdames Wm W Andrews Frank Comstock Wm EZ Boswell H P Goebel Simon Bruner John Omwake Crittenden Collings Louise A Kinney Edward N Roth and Harry M Levy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Irwin
Frederick Burckhardt
John D. Gallagher
Geo. 8. Brown
Lowell F. Hobart
Milo G. Dodds
Mesdames
W. Andrews
Frank Comstock
EZ. Boswell
H. P. Goebel
Simon Bruner
John Omwake
Crittenden Collings
Louise
Fashionable guests fill theater boxes in glittering attire
The report lists numerous box holders and guests at a January event. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harrison in Box 39, and boxes 2 18 19 17 43 45 with the Reakirts, Kilgours, Collings, Kineons, Orrs, Sherlocks, Holmeses, Fleischmanns, Levy family, and others in gowns of velvet, satin, chiffon, and lace.
Social event attendees adorn Paris gowns and satin gowns
Shirley Neal attends with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wessel as Mrs. Wessel shines in a Paris black net gown covered in purple sequins. M. M. Shoemaker's box hosts relatives including Miss Tullidge in white satin with silver spangles. Dr. and Mrs. Seely appear with the Seely sisters in pale mauve lace, while the Ingalls party sits with Wiborg and young Hinkles in the Hinkie box.
Handsome gowns gracing society leaders at event
Mrs. Irwin wore a pineapple tissue gown brocaded with hand painted roses on white Liberty satin and chiffon. The bodice featured elaborate shirring and pastel ribbon designs. Elias Mexaight of Middletown appeared in a black satin ensemble as a noted escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Irwin
unti time social gowns dazzle at high society gathering
The article catalogs attendees and their gowns at a formal event noting Mrs Powell and many others in elaborate gowns of white satin lace crepe de chine duchess lace. Names include Mrs Trevor Kerr Todd Yesser Hinkle Bloomer Hutton Graham Blake Dennon Breed Mott Robson Ackerlach Macketepe Puchtai Edwards Hollmeyer Werk Allen Halstead Price Shillito Sullivan Bruner Lovell Anne Price Hanna Closterman Wing Dall Ada Wing Rose Matthews and guests from Clevesfi es DJC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
George’ Ingali
James Culberts
Alfred Trevor
Joseph Kerr Andr
Todd
H. C. Yesser
Martie
Bloomer
James Hutton
Mary Graham
Charles Blake
William Dennon Breed
I. K. Mott
John G. Robson
Max Ackerlach
F. E. Macketepe
George Puchtai
D. G. Edwards
Laura Hollmeyer Ws
Miss Werk
Eugenia Werk
John Allen
Ace
Clarisa
Halstead
Victor Price
Shillito
J. J. Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
John Hanna
Julia Closterman
Colonel Wing
Dall
Clevesifi
Ada Wing
Iy Rose Matthews
Es. Djc
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. R. Foraker
H. C. Yeiser
J. B. Miner
Geo. A. Morgan
Harley Morrison
E. C. Goshorn
R. A. Koehler
A. Krippendorf
Malcolm McAvoy
Harry Hoesinghoff
Herman Bienfang
Messrs
Loring Andrews
J. H. Buckner
C. Butler
Scott Bonham
Alpheus Collins
A. C
Dudley Short
Frank Irwin
Ralph Caldwell
George Bienfang
Jas. McCutcheon
Thorne Baker
James Foraker
A. E. Muth
G. Blake
Wm. E. Bundy
Bing
W. K. Benton
Thos
J. Cale
Edward Colston
W. H. Davis
M. B. Farrin
J. M. Hutton
W. C. Herron
Frank Hunter
L. B. Hollmeyer
Gordon Neff
Richard Neff
Geo. Puchta
L. F._ Phipps
John G. Robinson
Clifford Shinkle
Frank O. Luire
H. T. Smith
George Dis
Herbert Jenney
Frank Jones
Geo. Kinsey
Chas. Kruse
C. F. Lunkenheimer
H.C. Yeiser
Mayer
T. Melish
St Minor
Jon McNeill
A. Wetterer
George Durban
V. Wilbern
Ralph Bloomer
E. P. Moulinier
E. J. Milton
Nathan Ernst
Heidelbeck
D. J. Davis
H. M. Shoemaker
R. J. McCombs
H. A. Buckner
Geo. H. Bohrer
S. Bruner
Arthur Egpy
Dr. Bruning
Sam Taylor
G. T. Miller
P. S. Conner
A. Weiss
W.S. Ludlow
Louis Werk
Theo
Pershhe
Truman Moore
Ross Tenny
Murray Allisor
Geo. Lewis
Samuel Poyntz
Strader
Gertrude Smith
Jessie Stewart
Carmicheal
Bremfoerder
Lucy Muth
Anna Louise Irwin
Susan Kleybolte
E. Marmet
R. Kleybolte
Lb. Kleybolte
Kleybolte
Mr. Marmet
Casper Rowe
Miss Goebel
Dr. Hagner
Juliet Howard
Kentucky
Eugene C. Hoffman
George Altenberg
Paris
Anna D. Bauer
Lawrenceburg
Misses Bing
Millie Bing
Jennie Busk Dodge
Harry Harlow
Chicago
Dodge
Casper Henry Burton
Daniel Hemingway
Mitchell
Howard Rodgers
Carles Rodgers
May Rodgers Lovell
Anne Price
Miss Steele
Lyman Beecher
F. D. Comstock
Charles Bosworth
Richard P. Ernst
H. C. Hoesinghoff
Charles Tredell
Virginia Iredell
Helen Bowen
Germantown
Iredell
Miss Iredell
Miss Bowen
L. C. Weir
New York
Weir
John Worth
Nicholas Longworth
M. W. Ramsey
William A.stewart
J. J. McDowell
Mesdames— Co
M. Fisher
M. Hart
Misses
Phebe Baker
Blanche
Bradford Martha
Burton, Ethel Benton
Gesho Mary Hart
Schoenle May Uth
W. C. Proctor
Batréam
North Battery Hall
Freeman Ae
Board OF Trustees Home For Incurables
W. H. Harrison
Philip Kiechler
Murray
L. B. Reakirt
Nat Pendleton
L. B. Gibson
Frances Queen
Wilshire
Mary Queen
Sam Poyntz
Reakitt
Gibson
Pendleton
Miss Queen
Bayard Kilgour
Este Lea
Emily Elliott
Kil
W. T. Irwin
George B. Orr
Henrietta Orr
Orr
Miss Orr
J. C. Sherlock
Frank Tullidge
T. B. Paxton
C. R. Holmes
J. D. Wareham
Spaulding
Charlotte, Mich
Max Fleischmann
Holmes
Miss Fleischmann
Edelheim
Philadelphia
James Holland
Cleves Short
Harry Levy
Robert Kuhn
Sterne
Indianapolis
Philip Hinkle
Albert Levy
James Levy
Stella Stern
Lewis Kuhn
Sorogis Shoe Store
Sorosias Shoe Sloe
West Fourth Street
Burkharit Brs
Burkhardt Rothers
Ch&l
Springfieldil
Aymiller
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