Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-28
rirsmen's Festivities
rHIRrr YouRrH ANEuAL FALL oY THh
WARRINGTON a. IN. AND n. AND L. CON-

rHIRrr.youRTH AHEuAL FALL oy THh
WARRINGTON q. IN. AND ~ AND L. CON
PANY-A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Friday week. for the thirty fourth time the
WnshinEton steam Pre- Engine and HOOK
and Ladder Company celebrated In : esnt,
ting manner the anniversary OF the birth o.
that man, above all othern, whom Anen-
o.ns have cause 10 love and rememher, inc
nrst and original George WAahinkten.
For more than score Of years this recurring
anniversary celebration has neen an event.
an epoch in our hiatorv-one OF the most
pleasant prospective miissla anS ,o on 10
highway. II 10 always looked orwsIe 70
with interest. participated In win pleh.
sure, and looked back upon with lively And
pleasant recollection. A.,
FRIDAY nights celebration was mp TO the
standsrd-and Of those who know what
that standard IL. none will assert that II
could he much hiSher. The Opera House
had heen rented for the occasion and The
whole OF the parquet was covered WIN
false wet true enough noer. SURROUNDING
this floor, and hanging laIily yet graeeIp,i ~
from the supports OF the balcony. were iea.
toona and ropes Of evergreens, breaking ~
the entrance from the pArquet circle AZ the
north, west and south. Beside tho upper
prossenium boxes hunEthe stars and airlpes
and bright bAnner emhlerAtieal 81 hbsry
and danger, with the following motto "rhe
protection OF liberty and property 10 our
In the balcony. directly west from IN.
stage. WAS stationed the city Cornet BAND
and Ritchie's Orchestra, and At haltpNt
O'Clock the lights were made more bril
liant and the former organization struck
up the " Washington Grand March Al
the same time the curtain rose, revealing
the stage scenery. representing green Anu
very pleasantlook grove, with three
large vases If beautiful and fragrant noweri
either 10 the right or left Of the entrance
with very large vase OF exoticH In IN,
centre. Rack Ofthls was an arch composed
Of evergreens, studded with roses win
hremAn'a torch and horn NJ each angle
and further hack WAS larger and htghel
arch. composed Of the same material ~ thu
hrst with third horn hanging from th'
centre Of the oval
From within the hidden reoesses OF thil
beautiful sccne-pArt natural and par
artinciAl-isaued the light-heArted ant
nimble footed promenaders Numbering ~
ladies and gentlemen headed by John Ken
needy and Miss Ella Turner. Asst prone
naders passed on TO the stage, the gentlemen
were presented with an ordinary pro
| gramme Of exercises and tho ladies weri
| given beautiful bequet OF flowers and thu
prettiest and neAteat programme We hAv'
| ever before seen They were pamphlet II
| form. aud on the cover was neat an
tasteful rOsette. Then followed the PRO
gramme proper and tablet, intersperaed ant
/ followed with Artistically printed mono
grams and picturesque scenes.
The grand march lasted about twent,
/ minutes. and during that time the sigh
was really brilliant, II not dazzling. A.
/ they wended their way round and round
the promenAders composed fAiry-lik
scene, and when the march ceased. a ivell
waltz Of the polka species followed, and 4
WAS a diE1y sight, indeed.
Dancing WAS now the order, and twentl
sets took the moor and executed quAdrill
and In rapid succession the fOllowin
dances were gone through with
Quidrllle, MAzourka; Quadrille; waltz
QuAdrille; QuAdrllle, Robinson Sohottiseh'
Polka, RedowA.
INTHRNIsnoN.
Quadrille; QuAdrille. PolkA; sohottineht
Quadrille; Quadrille, POlacoa; Quadrille
Polka; Quadrllle. LAnoera QuAdrille
QuAdrillc, Mazourka Waltz, Deux Temp
iHTKRNIsstOH
QuAdrille, Medley; QuAdrille, Polka
Quadrille, Lancers. tIOndon) waltz
Quadriile; Quadrllle, Partisan YArsioi
! veinne QuAdrille.
As matter Of justice we reproduce N
names Of the gentlemen who worked :
hard for and contributed 40 much 10 N
success Of the ball -
Master OF Ceremonies-Iohn Kennedy.
Floor MAnaget--w. =. Cloud.
Assistant Floor hAnAgera-oeorge II
Leech. II. VAndenbrAak, William II. Sta
ton, Thomas J. Massey, Henry Carr.
Committee Of ArrAnEementH-lohn
West, John f. Graham, John Jackson, ia
Kelley, VIM. H. Bailey, i. II. Edwards.
deception COmmittee-Geo. Mccall, r.
BAbeock, II. S. Kyle, A. W. Nolen, lame
EAry-
Supper Committee-T. V. TiEhe. WIN.
Lincoln. Thomas N. Foreman, 4. II. Well
j. H. Saville, VIM. Hanna,
Secretary-M. -. Dixon.
| TreAaurer-J. T., SAville.
MIR. George II. Robinson, the well-knoW
confeetioner, was caterer on the oooAsiC
and provided an abundance Of good thin
for those attending the ball between N
hours II eleven and three O'Clock. tt
tables were set in the second story OF h
saloon.
Balls, like everything else, with tho E
eeption Of eternity, have an end. and It
useless to say that the thirty-fOurth annu
hop Of the Washington Fire Engine Al
Hook and Ladder Company had TO come
close OF necessity. and, At four O'Clock 81
urday morning. II did.
The occasion was certainly 4 very pie
SAINT one, and will form An oasis, doubtlel
In the memory OF many Of those preser
and will, beyond doubt, be AN event In u
lie Of each person present never TO
forgotten.