The New York herald., 1866-02-23
rlanrm REaIuENr NAIL.

made each affair perfect success.
EIGHTH REGIMESr HALL.
The seventh annual reception and social hop Of the
Eighth regiment New York State National Guard
OF last evening At the Academy Of Music. There
very large number Of porsons present Tho room was
tastofuy decorated without any ot glaring adorn
mcnts being present which g. mr to mar the elect
OF the BALLROOM than Otherwise. simple fcs.
looming Of Union eolors decorated the uer,
Of boxes, from the upper one OF which
banners were suspended bearing the of each state
IN tho Union Al the end OF the room there was bal.
cony, above which ia gaf jets appeared Eighth rca
National Guard p before II we're several stands Of
srms two howitzeus and the drums Of tho regiment
Amid the druping Of the balcony conspicuous the
portraits of Wnshngton Lncoln Grant aud sherman The
Of the ment were suspended rom tho pfu8ocuum
The order " dancing was very neat being a fan Tho
shape Of tho 1guro "cght" which inscnbcd nor
only the programme the DANCES bat the ~ the
mcmbcp Of each committee. Among the notablcs pre-
sent were Mayor Hoffman, General Hall, General Van
Buren, General Sandford, Major Blako, of General Hook
crs stan Colonel Darling Assistant Psymssor General;
Colonel Gebhar, Colonel Nsran, Major Toms, Major
Van Most Colonel wagstaG, &c. Dancing commenced at
ton T. NJ and entered INTO with spirit by those pre-
sent without being unoomfor,sbly crowded the room
nicely hied aud tue dnneer were enabled TO ENJOY
themselves without that hustling and ~ Ang which has
characterized - many u oor public balls OF late Tho
committees efficient In the discharge ot their duties
aud when the ball broke up at four this morning there
who did not regret thattns rrpd uight d
time compelled them IN resist
sielTy-sfxTH KRsinESr AsSuAL RAIL.
The annual tall of the Sinriy sixth regiment a, the
Germania Assembly Rooms lat evening really an
Courteous the ladies agreeable TIA. music good and the
dsnoea spirited restvi,ie. oonmsnced NJ nine oclock
and four oclock lad been among tho things of the
p-, before ths company separated The NBc'yHisth,
undrr their gallan, Colonel John Knkbsl, acquitted
themsslve. well aud showed themselves a. mpch q,
home in tho ballroom surrounded by tho,r fricbds
they dd the ba,iIo hcd amid Tho din aud smoke
| Of the conflict
YiYrH RrorxEwr, COMPANY u. ASsrIL bALL.
This fine company held their annual ball lat evening
st the Unon snbly Rooms where they ooniriycd,
With the assistance Of their lady fncnd TO pas very
pfa
by Captain Mayer and gave general sasfartion. Tho
room was iastefaly adorned tho star. aud stripes and
49, ~ fis RSiseiaifs.
street there was an agreeable gathering u mo merners
and their friends IN honor Of tho day Tho soirees -
this fashionable Club rnnk nrsi among the balls given
IN metropolis always being character rcd ~ god
order and decorun which the rcap~ctshility ~
rs momb~rs would sglbciently guArnnise The
room wa neatly AMI appropriately decorated,
and when the band-st ten "clock-sirnck nP The
nrst quairille the indeed gay on" The
lsdes were beautiful, and ther exquisite tol's fully
denoted the good taste of Tie ~earerA lFanier 1'e
Ensc director, arranged All matters With ability ia
u.is 10 assisted by sn efficient cpmmti"e composed
Of Messr. r Davis, NJ Haui. d D panbar =
Philip anil r. ZaDnske. hr Johu & Stsssftl ihe
President u the club deserves great credit fDf to posi-
ton % which he bas brought i' va Nlef three A.
when the company sepafaed
uowAup Lop0K 40. -, p. AxD.s
THIS ipigo gavo their hnt hnun bail isi evening ~
IryBg Hall The aiiondaEco wa afsei and ever thSs
tassed very pleasantly. Nj Ainnfu rlpt9 mad1 an
cnsent noor manager, bcing Assisted IN tha srrange
msnts % the 10 by able and hard rorans committee
ASNuAL RIUaIOs 90 rnE harvard cLrn.
me annual reunion 0f tho Harvard tut took rac lsst
evening n Delu0niooa T. Tnh avenue Thew vsrs over
one hundred g-rsona pfssrnt snobg The" ifr" ~ oar
ms@t dlsting4ishsI htsrny msn - inn otlrs
TIE party sai down din.er, prspafrf ia
Tie tiyle for wheh Deim0uioo = ~ Iaauy notsf
Rev Dr OsgOod pfcs.dod 80 tbs rio'h
wss retnovei pr Osg,od delivered the oisnur sidfs-
ia which he kindly greeef tis feiiou linbufr oncn
again NJ their annual gathernz After 'he ftseffhf
divine hai consllfsi scnos 81 toa.ia wofs prrs~ q
and responded 10 Ia oloqlcni tefmt
Throughout Tie entire egening Pn' u b'o,hsflr y
Friendship pcrvafed all prcFcnt and vhcn a lan
hour ta party broke ur rAa sith The hppe ihsi All
might soon again meet on similarly fesiife ferasa~n
pgcErTtoT nv GgsHRAL ,sFfsSaLi.
General Aspinsa tnf evening gave grand reception
10 the oncerr ~ To1uh Ursaie, a be- rssfsncs
| IOi Ens Tenth arrei Thrfe srfe one hundred ana
t.euty nve lnvtAtona isgei bu -arrey l-s than ons
hundred aDd hfty Frntiensn ~"re pes~nt Au0ns thss
we're Colonel Cox and ~ oflerrs 4 tha IHftJ
| secona Col0psi B,ufirh sni omeers h9
| T1ird Infantry Co.ouel Hal and oicsfs, ~ ue
| Fourth resmsnt Colonel Bagiey ant 0rosfa, q
| the Flx,y ninth and Colonsl killgu md otffst
n the sossnty nh r~glen Tbe array ~ Eliiisfns ~
| uniform. va surerb ani Mr. Gehsral Aspnsah ~
assisted her gallant spouse in dDhg ne h1tor ~ w
| rn.us0n 10 Their l1lnt sleau suriViso1a cp-ilqn
vas trruafsf eof 30 dtcgron q rtrh consi9sraii"
Tine 40 stesl assra and Hpprpsrtais sgsssbei
1 we're made 10 re-ponss " rairHN ""A'A