One Hundred Years Ago - The New Years Eve Golf Party, 1925

 

The Kettenring Golf Course was a private club in 1925, and it supported a large social club just called the Golf Club. Excitement was high for the big New Year's Eve dance party that year, complete with a live orchestra from Napoleon and a dance contest.

"150 MAKE MERRY AT GOLF CLUB AS NEW YEAR DAWNS."

One hundred and fifty people attended the delightful New Year's Eve dancing party at the Kettenring Golf club Wednesday night. Whistle dances and circles provided much merriment and in an elimination dance, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rothenburger won the favors.

At midnight, paper hats and whistles were distributed. Shepard's orchestra of Napoleon played for the dancing from 9 till 1.

The guests included: 

Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Kettenring, 

Mr. and Mrs. C.C, Hoffman, 

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sutphen, and 

Mrs. T. T. Shaw, 

Mr. and Mrs. August A. W. Martin, 

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Clark, 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelly,

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Albertus, 

Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Watson, 

Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Cunningham,

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Seither, 

Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Mansfield, 

Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Daoust, 

Mr. and Mrs. Titus B. Johnson, 

Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoyt.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith,

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Bokop,

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kruse,

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Deatrick, 

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robertson,

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Winn,

Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Bronson,

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leon Jones, 

Mr. and Mrs. William Ensign,

Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Campion,

Mr. and Mrs. Coy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Don Roach,

Mr. and Mrs. J. R Brondes, Dr. W. S. Powell,

Miss Elizabeth Powell, Mrs. S. F. Shelly,

Mrs. Clara Bokop Bell, Mrs. Bessie Squire Wallace,

Mrs. Maude Daenitz, Miss Grace Whitaker

The top three dances of 1925 were the Charleston, the fox trot, and the Texas Tommy, which would come to be known as the Lindy Hop. For a look at the Charleston, follow the link:

https://youtu.be/oZzMytbrOn4  

Misses Elizabeth Seither, Dorothy Shaw, Alice Fauster, Dorothy Vandenbrock,

Elizabeth Shelly, Helene Harley, Virginia Harley, Lillian Bronson, Ruth Minsel,

Dolly Gest, Helen Weisenburger, Mary Bronson, Betty Beard, Lillian Deindorfer,

Christine Burdick, Bernice Burden, Elizabeth Bokop, Helen Clark, Katherny Hammer, Marion Ruess, Bessie Daoust, Doris Daenitz, Betty Shaw Katherine Jones

Dr. L. A. Sherry, Frank W. Papenhagen, 

Gerald Openlander, John Fauster, Paul Duerk,

James Sherman, John Cameron, Gerald Miller, 

Robert Weisenburger, William Latchaw,

Richard Diehl, Orla Gruner, Edward Schultz,

Carl Spriggs, Charles Jones, Paul Smith,

William Rex, Eward Willey, John Tate,

Frederick Bokop and Richard Bronson."

The Crescent-News, Jan. 2, 1925, p. 5

What were the top songs in 1925?

"Sweet Georgia Brown"

"Tea for Two"

"St. Louis Blues"

"If You Know Susie Like I Know Susie"

"Yes, Sir, That's My Baby"

"I'll See You in My Dreams"

"Charleston"

The conclusion of the article named all of the out of town guests who attended, numbering about forty.

(I wonder if dance cards were used since they were very popular for the time period.