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'w- tp hew TO TELE LIIVE; let the cecils fall where they Vol. XVI CHICAGO, JANUARY 1911 No- 14 The Second Annual Grand Charity Benefit Ball, Held at the Seventh Regiment Armory, Monday Evening, January 2 Was a Most Brilliant and Long to be Remembered Pleasant Affair. MRS. WILLIAM EMANUEL AND THE GRAND MARCH. AND BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE MOST RICHLY AND ELEGANTLY COS-TUMED AND JEWELED PARTICIPATED IN IT.

PRODUCING A MOST DAZZLING THE CREAM OF THE FOUR HUNDRED WAS OUT IN FULL FORCE. A DETAILED REPORT AS TO APPEAR IN THE NEXT MRS. EMANUEL CANNOT BE PRAISED TOO LOUDLY FOR THE GREAT EFFORT SHE HAS PUT FORTH IN BEHALF OF THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AMONG COLORED PEOPLE IN CHICAGO. The Second Annual Grand Charity-Benefit Ball, under the management of Mrs. William Emanuel, -which was held at the 7th Regiment Armory, last Monday evening, was in every way a most brilliant and long to be remembered pleasant affair.

Promptly at half past eight, the celebrated 8th Regiment Band, under the direction of Captain Berry, struck np the dancing music, and the ball vras on in full force, and from that time until after 10 o'clock, the people continued to pour into "the Armory notwithstanding the fact, that it was a bitter cold night, and two or three other balls were being held In other places. The grand march was formed at 10 o'clock. It was led by Mrs. Emanuel, and Julius N. Avendorph, the Ward McAllister of Chicago, and between five and seven hundred, men and women, -who were most richly and elegantly costumed and Jeweled participated In It.

The calcium light was brought into play during the grand march producing a most dazzling and bewitching effect The cream of the four hundred was out in full force and never In the history of Chicago In the past, have so many -well deported Colored people assembled together Tinder one roof. Xo rudenness of any description appeared above the surface, to mar the slightest pleasure of the evening, and It Is safe to say. that, well on to twelve or fifteen hundred people were present In every way, it was a social function, long to be remembered and as the 2nd annual charity benefit ball under the management of Mrs. Emanuel far surpassed the first one a year ago. It is freely predicted that her third effort in this direction, January 1.

1912. vill far surpass the two that have now passed into history. A detailed report, as to its financial success and the expenses in connection -with it will appear in the next issue of The Broad Ax. Mrs. Emanuel cannot be praised too loudly for the great effort she has Put forth, in behalf of the charitable Institutions among the Colored people In Chicago.

To" 'ollowirg were the most richly, elegantly and jeweled ladles In evidence at the 2nd annual Grand Benefit Charity Ball Mrs. Wm. Emanuel was stunningly attired in a French gown of white chiffon: the skirt had a deep band effect of silver and blue embroidery, finished around the lowered edge to a narrow band of blue satin, Pesant decollete corsage of the same silver embroidery terminated in "opertinent little point in the back, Wch extended just a little below waist line, finished with tassle Oliver, tmdereleeve girdle of enaroiderles; -scarf of whits satin, JULIUS N. AVENDORPH LED AND BEWITCHING EFFECT. ITS FINANCIAL SUCCESS WILL ISSUE OF THE BROAD AX.

lined with blue satin finished, with vhite marabou, cnrned large bunch of American, beauties, (diamonds). L'tUe Jaunita Aucion Emanuel, baby blue silk with insertion of Valencinnes lace; Mrs. Jackson Gordon, black spangle net over black silk, gold trimmings, black picture hat, willow-plumes; Mrs. Odessa "Shrlvley," lavender satin; Miss M. Reid, white Irish crochet lace semi-princess over white silk, the skirt drapery finished in pouts from which hung hard chuet pendents, lower portion being of the Irish lace demi-train, around ber neck was a chain of pearls; Miss Birdie Stevens, black marquisette over black satin, trimmed in embroidery bands, diamonds; Dr.

A. B. Schultz-Knighten, gown of black point de esprit seml-princess effect, over blue satin, fullness of the skirt was of a wide band of black satln-demi-train, decollette, pearls and diamonds; Mrs. E. Fitzgerald, canary marquisette over canary satin, semi-princess, skirt drapery was held in place by bunches of pink roses, the same finished around bot- torn with band mink fur, under sieves of Irish lace, finished with same fur, decollette.

Mrs. Gondelt, grey cloth gown, decollette marabou trimmings, diamonds; Mrs. D. H. Anderson, white hand embroidered lace over cloth of gold, trimmed with bands of mink, pearls; Madam Bridges, black messa-line, gold trimmings, studded yoke, diamonds; Mrs.

A. L. Trent, black broadcloth, black picture hat, willow plumes, diamonds; Mrs. George Popp, white embroidered princess, coral necklace; Mrs. Grace Alexander, peach chiffon over Batin, gold trimmings, diamond necklace; Mrs.

Geo. W. Holt, broadcloth and diamonds; Miss Viola Bass, pale green satin; Mrs. Hhoda Gates, old rose messaline rose trimmings; Mrs. Sade Cave, ecrue voll, cluny lace, bands of gold embroidery; Mrs.

T. H. Allen, Per sian grenadine over white Batin, with trimmings of gold and bands of marabou, Miss Bernlce Kennedy, canary crepe dechene, skirt had deep foot band of black velvet collarless yoke and caffs, finished with the same, trimmings of gold; Miss Norma Kennedy, pink silk trimmed with bands of gold embroidery, pearls; Miss Mildred Kennedy, orange satin; Mrs. A. F.

Codozoe, pink marquisette over pink silk, diamonds; Miss Laura Sample of Minneapolis, was beau-tiTully attired in a hand painted white mirqulsette over yellow satin, trim-mod in spangled net; Miss Hattle Edwards wore a beautiful pink marquisette gown oyer pink satin, trimmed with Tind embroidered flowery and spangled net She wore diamonds and rabies; Mrs. Mayo wore a gown of black xoarqnisette over lavender silk, trimmed with cluny lace; Miss Laura Tyler wore a handsome gcwn BJBJBJBJHs? ym jflflBBBBJBBBBBBS bbbbs- moiift c1R, BBPSMHIH DH SEflBBEr BBBBBBO yflHIKilHHH EbV iJJJJJJJJJJJJJl fBBBBEriiBBKTppjBmpppppBjBBfBBBHBBBBH nASriv; BBBBBBjBBBjBHBBjKaBisMBKSBjijBB e5 --SPBBBBBBBBBBBBBjr i99vSbBJBJBBBBK ntyguu ALDERMAN GEORGE F. HARD NG. Chairman cf the Committee On Streets and Alleys South, Who Was On Tuesday Evening Re-Indorsed by th'e 2nd Ward Republican Organisation, for Re-EIection To the City Council From That Ward. of yellow satin, trimmed with gold lace, diamonds; Miss Clara Forest gown of blue mull trimmed with gold bands; Miss Myrtle Downing wore a white point de sprit over blue silk; Mrs.

Emma Trent, hand painted chiffon over white silk, with diamonds; Mrs. W. B. Kennedy, gown of Irish lace over pink satin; diamonds. Mrs.

Jennie B. Coleman, gown of blue mull, crystal trimmings, pearls; Miss Clarice white chif fon over white messeline, white spangled yoke; Miss Mamie Lewis, melon colored satin, trimmed in gold. French nots and lace; Miss Mary Ferguson, gown of painted chiffon over old rose satin; garter band of old rose satin, decollette, a pearl neck lace; Mrs. Moses of Dallas, Texas, handsomely attired In a gown of black satin studded with Jet nail, head skirt of blouse extended below hips, was trimmed with deep beaded flnge, diamonds; Mrs. Florence Williams, wore a gown of canary satin, with bands of canary colored hand embroidery; Mrs.

Margaret Stevens, old rose satin. Jet trimmings; Mr3. C. C. Lewis, handsome gown of embroidered chiffon over gray messaline, with irride-scent trimmings; Mrs.

Joseph Combs, painted net over pink silk, black picture hat, with willow plumes; Mrs. A. E. Horton, gown of black satin trim med with black Jet; Mrs. Gladys Edwards, peach satin with gold lace trimmings, diamonds; Mrs.

C. J. Mar tin, Nile green chiffon, cloth over green Batin trimmed with bands of Persian embroidery and venitian lace: Mrs. Tresa Macon, gown of black Bilk, pearls; Miss Mable Bolden, change able old rose, hobble effect; Mrs. L.

Q. Dean, black lace over black Batin, trimmed In black Jewels and dia monds; Mrs. W. M. Brewen, pink satin gown; Mrs.

O. P. Wells, gown of black spangled net over white messaline, girdle and sleeves of black satin, diamonds. Mrs. W.

M. Morgan, black point de esprit over orange silk; empire effect diamonds; Mrs. E. A. Bunn, wore a gown of black chiffon, velvet princess effect corsage of black lace over blue satin surmounted with yoke and on-dersleeves of white Irish lace, pearls; Miss Marie A.

Burgette of Milwaukee, was handsomely gowned in a painted chiffon over lavender mes seline with gold trimmings; Mrs. Hat- tie Arrant gown of black messeline, Jet trimming; Miss Gertrude Hart, gown of Irish point lace, skirt hobble effect, with trimmings of white span gles, diamonds; Mrs. W. J. Davis of Hyde Park, gown of black crene de chine with trimmings of Jet; Mrs.

F. Floyd, black cluny lace over black satin; Miss Beatrice White, white chiffon over pink satin; Miss Arlena Hall, lavender crepe de chene trimmed with gold spangles, decollette; Mrs. Heater Hagan, gown of black spangled net over black silk, yoke and under-sleeves of cluny lace; Miss Jennie Brown of Ravenswood, wore a gown of black spangled not over black Bilk with diamonds; Miss Angel Ferguson, wine colored satin, trimmed with pleatlngs of chiffon and bands of same material, hobble effect, pearlB; MIbs Grace Todd wore a semi princess gown of cashmere de soie, garter band and yoke band of white satin, yoke and sleeves of cluny lace, over-laced with bandsof white satin, chiffon Jlisa Mamie Garrett marrow crepe de chine gown, hobble effect; Miss Jessie Brown, yellow satin gown, decollette. Mrs. Eugene Rhenfroe, black silk gown, hobble effect yoke and under-sleeves of black point de esprit girdle a series of shirring about the waist and confirming folds about the ankles; Mrs.

Stephen Pickens, gown of gray skirt in draped below the knees with wide band of same material, corsage a succession of tucks with studded yoke and under-sleeves; Mrs. Hannibal Scurlock, gown of salmon chiffon over satin, cluny lace, Jeweled embroidery, chiffon trimmings; MIbs Mable Reynolds, Persian mull gown over satin, Irish point lace, embroidered trimmings; Miss Fredonia D. Moody, blue messeline silk trimmed with gold. Miss M. Matthews, pale pink satin with point desprit marabou trimmings, diamonds; Miss Mattie F.

Jones, gown of melon colored satin; Mrs. Grace Jones, channlne colored broadcloth with Irish lace, amethyst trimmings; Miss Hazel Alexander, black chiffon over yellow satin, trimmings of gold, diamonds; Mrs. George A. Thornton, apricot chiffon over ahangtung garnitures of Jewels; Mrs. E.

D. Hurts, cown of cream satin, Parisian trimmings, gold spangles and diamonds; Mrs. A. H. Thomas, black crepe de chene; Miss Anna M.

Cole, old rose crepe meteor, lace tunic; Mrs. J. Robinson, green chiffon over satin, gold laoe trimmings, diamonds; Mrs. David McGowan, blue aolino cloth, trimmed in far and real lace; Mrs. L.

W. Lewis, white satin wHh The Yearly Report of the Louise Jevenile Home. The Work is Progressing Very Nicely Under the Management of Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald. Many Kind Friends are Assisting Her in Her Work.

Circuit Court, Judge M. Pinkney, is One of Its Strong Supporters. The following interesting report of the work and progress of the Louise Juvenile Home, was submitted to the directors at the annual meeting, the first part of December by its founder Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald. To the Chairman and Friends! I beg leave to submit the third annual report of the Louise Juvenile Home the work this year has been hard and full of many dufficuties, and at times it seems almost impossible to continue, but when I look around and sec so many in need of a little help that I in some way could give.

"Then I think of the words of the -divine Scriptures. He that puts his hand to the gospel plow and looks hack is not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven," then remembering the promise that I made to God and to man, that "I would die at my post." I forgor then the darkness and the gloom passes away, and I go on struggling and praying for strength. Spiritual work this year I have held prayer meetings 230. Converts thirty-five. Thirteen of them was in the Home, three in the Jail, two in the penitentiary, seventeen in different homes, fourteen of them were baptized and joined the Church.

Six babies baptized, three in the Home, one in Dunning, two in Co. Hospital. Sent to Co. Hospital six persons, two to St. Lukes Hospital, one sent to Dunning? one mother and baby taken from Dunning.

Total number of children cared for in the Home during the past year 103. and four mothers have had some sickness and death in the Home. Four children returned to Home by the court. Taken from the street on way to church four returned to their hemes after conditions were changed in the Home, sixty-nine total num ber in the Home twenty four. Six prisoners paroled, five received their final discharges, they are work ing and doing well.

Donations to Home. Mrs. Stockin, Supt. Half Orphan pearls; Mrs. C.

J. Davis, white satin with pearls; Mrs. Smart, gray satin with Irish lace; Mrs. F. S.

Gillespie, black satin with diamonds; Mrs. G. M. Towns, pompadou silk; Mrs. G.

Livingston, tan silk trimmed in gold, with Irish point lace. Miss Ruby Holmes, white crepe de chine; Mrs. I. Gaine3, American beauty messaline; Mrs. C.

E. Williams, white pongee silk, trimmed with silk lace, diamonds; Mrs. D. A. Matthews, Milwaukee, Wis, white princess-aplica lace, diamonds; Miss E.

Evlns, white lace over pink messeline; Mrs. G. W. Lacey, lemon crepe de chine, with gold trimmings, pearls In her hair; Mrs. Young, white silk with pink roses and lace; Mrs.

J. H. Johnson, gray silk; Mre. A. C.

Harris, black crepe de chine, gold trimmings, diamonds; Mrs. J. Ik Knight blue polka-dot silk with pearls; Mrs. B. Black-well, white mull, diamonds; Mrs.

J. C. Snowden, green chiffon, over silk, diamonds; Mrs. T. T.

Babcock, cream lace over brown silk; Mrs. P. Lillian Randle-Garnet, silk princess lace; Mrs. Monroe L. Manning, echrn crepe chine with Jewels and gold trimmings, train effect; Mrs.

M. Newman, cream marquisette over brocaded satin, gold trimmings, diamonds; Miss E. Beatrice Manning, cream accordian pleated net over cream eHk, bands of real lace; Mrs, George Evans, lavender satin, with diamonds; Mrs. Jesse Johnson, black point da sprit over Asylum three barrels and one large box of valuable clothing for the children. Mrs.

Watkins of Bethel Church a valuable box of clothing. Mr. and Mrs. George Baker, furniture and clothing. Mr.

Graham furniture. Mrs. Cuby Mercer clothing and groceries. Mrs. Ware donation of clothing.

Mrs. Archer furniture and clothing. Mr. J. G.

Brumfield put in a thirty gallon water tank. Through Miss Henderson of the Chicago University Settlement interested several white clubs which gave large donations of aprons and night Donation of fifteen dollars from jailer Davies. five dollars by Mr. J. F.

Taylor, one dollar and fifty cent Miss Tindcl. expense of earring for the work this year was I am very glad to say we have had the hearty support of Hon. Judge Pinck-ncy of the Juvenile court, also Mr. Whittcr, Chief Probation officer, Mr. Mos, assistant Chief officer.

We are also proud to state the valuable services rendered along legal lines by Mr. W. M. O. Lamonte.

Also the hearty support of the State Investigator Mr. Verden and also Mr. Stewart of the United Charities and also the very valuable services of Dr. Wm. Tyler, I feel that too much can not be said to my many friends who have contributed so nobly to the success of the work the past year.

In conclusion I wish to say that I am satisfied with my work, and I am satisfied with Jesus, but a question, comes to me as I ponder over His goodness, is He satisfied with me? Am I kind in word, and tender, am I all I ought to be, am I always His Defender, Is he satisfied with me? Do I tell the blessed story of the Christ On Calvary, doing all for His own glory, Is He satisfied with me? Respectfully submited, ELIZABETH McDONALD. 6130 Ada Street, Chicago, 111., December 1, 1910. brocaded blue satin fur trimmings, with diamonds; Mrs. C. C.

Mitchell, black corded silk, diamonds; Mrs. W. B. Pettis, black voil, pearls; Mrs. R.

I. Sprigs, pink silk with Jewel trimmings; Miss India Demmlng, cream chiffon over apricot satin, spangles-and Jewels; Mrs. Cordelia West, white lace over lavender; Mrs. E. H.

Hayes, black broadcloth with Persian embroidery and lace. Miss Mamie Wright, Oriental lace over red satin; Madam Maude Seay, blue satin, Persian chiffon, drape caught with pearls and crystals, diamonds; Mrs. Nana Reid, white Irish point lace gown; Mrs. John Williams, canary satin gown; Miss Madelene Duncan, pink satin gown; Miss Gladys Edwards, yellow satin, tunic of yellow chiffon and gold; Miss Almeta Sears, black chiffon, velvet; Miss Roberta Echols, blue marquisette over Persian silk, gold; Miss A. Butler, old rose satin gown; Miss Ruth McKin- ney, lavender crepe de chene, black velvet bands; Miss Allie Walcott white moll gown; Miss Lain Bell, pink flowered white organdie; Mrs.

Nathan Redmond, pink messeline, tunic over pink chiffon Inlaid with gold; Miss Margaret Huggms, pale blue satin. Prof. Wm. Pickens, of Talledeega, was the guest of honor at a dinner given by the Negro Fellowship League, at Dumas Hotel last Sunday night Jffc .1,. S'irA-f fi atW-mjKlit,.