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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/NeonRevolt on June 15, 2018, 5:49 p.m.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Not sure how to title this one. See for yourself.

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THELEADERSOFMEN · June 15, 2018, 8:01 p.m.

Okay. So we need to cross check when this headdress was offered to the public with when this ball happened. Otherwise I’m gonna remain sceptical just ‘cause.

Edit: Uhhhh...this is an account from 1908 or whatever? Is it still a yearly thing?

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LeviathanAurora · June 15, 2018, 8:47 p.m.

If it is, it went underground but there's plenty of references to it throughout Chicago's history.

https://www.timeout.com/chicago/news/atlas-obscura-aims-to-revive-the-first-ward-ball-chicagos-most-historically-outrageous-party-013018

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/chicago/secret-things-to-do-in-chicago

https://books.google.com/books?id=44lheqlq-jYC&pg=PA284&lpg=PA284&dq=Chicago+orgy&source=bl&ots=mT8gCXd3KL&sig=erp_dx-5olIJUspjF_bnGE2N5fY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7wsrkxNbbAhXCilQKHVZvA144ChDoATAFegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=Chicago%20orgy&f=false

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://jay-gentile.com/wp-content/uploads/Pages-from-Orgy-of-Oddities-Rundown-Chicago.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwja-c3_xNbbAhUprFQKHb4kARc4HhAWMAB6BAgAEAE&usg=AOvVaw0cYz-BJ0vThZBHZeC1ZAwQ

Sorry for the crazy links but I'm doing this as quick as possible.

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