Normalogue (1918) . of digression from the dancing was permitted by the laws of in the reception room, card parties in the social room, short chats in the readingroom, short walks thru the long corridors were all enjoyed. But all the evening the clocks had been moving by inches toward the fatal hour of de-parture. Home, Sweet Home and Good Night, Ladies were played by the orchestra with a feel-ing which soon became implanted in the hearts of all. Lights out in the lower corridor at 11:15! Final thanks for the delightful evening wereexpressed and Good Nights were hurried th
Normalogue (1918) . of digression from the dancing was permitted by the laws of in the reception room, card parties in the social room, short chats in the readingroom, short walks thru the long corridors were all enjoyed. But all the evening the clocks had been moving by inches toward the fatal hour of de-parture. Home, Sweet Home and Good Night, Ladies were played by the orchestra with a feel-ing which soon became implanted in the hearts of all. Lights out in the lower corridor at 11:15! Final thanks for the delightful evening wereexpressed and Good Nights were hurried thru as the lights were gradually switched off. The next few minutes were employed in arranging for the next social as suggested in theearly part of the evening. It was almost 11:30 before all in Taconic Hall had fully recovered from the unusual excite-ment, and I am prone to think that they whispered as they fell asleep,Wouldnt it be wonder-ful if we had a Man Dance every week? Theresa M. Hennessy 53 1918 NORMALOGUE. 54 1918 NORMALOGUE GCbe ©ance of tfje &Ute£ ON the 10th of November, 1917, the Dance of the Allies was presented in our Assembly-Hall for the benefit of the Red Cross. The hall was tastefully decorated with theflags of our allies, and the seats were arranged at the sides so that the numbers mightbe presented in the center of the floor. The program was patriotic and consisted of groups of folk-dances, songs and ballads ofthose nations now our allies in war. The first group to appear was the English, dressed in white. With each pair of girls adornedwith similar colors, but different from the rest, they tripped delightfully through that oldEnglish folk dance, Gathering Peas Cods. This was followed by an English ballad renderedvery effectively by Miss Catherine Cullen. Two songs were then sung by the glee club, andamid hearty applause from the audience they danced from the room. Following this dance came the Scotch selections which began with the song, The Camp-bells
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