Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner

Description:	Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes Jr. (left) and Joanne (Josie) Wallace Orr (right), First Lady of Indiana, sit at a table during the Clowes Memorial Hall 25th Anniversary Gala champagne dinner, while a server standing next to the table is offering drinks. On the opposite side of the table are Margaret (Peggy) Gracie Jackson Clowes (left) and Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr (right). In the background, blue cloths cover items on either side of the microphone and the Butler University seal hangs on the curtains against the wall. Held in the Krannert Room in Clowes Memorial Hall, the formal dinner followed a performance by Rudolf Nureyev & Friends, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the building. The table number indicates this is table 10 and a rose filled centerpiece adorns the table and a floral arrangement containing roses decorates the front of the stage, since the rose is the official emblem of Clowes Memorial Hall. Designed by architects John M. Johansen and Evans Woollen III, construction of the approximately 83,444 square-foot structure began on August 15, 1960, and the building officially opened on October 18, 1963. Built at a cost of approximately $3,600,000, the building was constructed in honor of the late Dr. George Henry Alexander Clowes. The majority of the financing was made possible by his widow Edith Clowes through the Clowes Foundation, and other funds were provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Butler University, among other sources.
Origin:	1988-01-27
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2513
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.840416, -86.170035 39.840416 -86.170035
Subjects:	Clowes, George H. A. (George Henry Alexander), Jr., 1915-1988 Orr, Robert D., 1917-2004 Governors--Indiana Clowes Memorial Hall Arts facilities Art centers Auditoriums Centers for the performing arts Music-halls Music facilities Theaters Tables Chairs Flowers Roses Centerpieces Waiters and waitresses Liquor bottles Draperies Microphone Plants Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Clowes, Peggy Orr, Josie People Krannert Room Fairview campus

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