The New York herald., 1879-02-07
BENEVOLENT ELKS.

GRAND BALL AT THE ACADEMY OF MUsIc-A
SOCIAL EVENT IN THEATRICAL CIRCLES.
The twelfth annual ball Of New York Lodge. No. l.
Benevolent and Protective Order Of Eks the event
last night at the Academy of Music and Nilsson Hail.
The entertainment eclpsed all Of its predecessors
Only $500 tickets distrbuted-3.000 less than
in 1878. Then a gentleman permitted to escort
four ladies' to the ball, but last night the number
was limited to two. There crowding push
ing though the hall we'll filed As early nine
O'Clock bevies of fair ladies and their began
to arrive. mapy of them coming simply rs lockers
An hour and half later the band, under the leader
ship of Brother Henry j. Dyring, played the grand
march, "Elks Gathering" and crowds OF fair ladies'
and their thronged the floor and Joined the
John J. Tindalc and his lady The hrst
dance qundrille. and as every inch Of the spa
cious floor was occupied magnificent sight was
Afforded
The proscenium boxes were occupied by the fol-
lowing gentlemen and their ladies Charles T.
benjamin Nathan. Louis Mendel, A. T. George Mr.
Whitaker. Thomas LEONARD Tony Pastor
oa xS ASers their In saSs sSs hsss Thomas
Ryan, Nelse waldron, John H. Girvin, Henry Hart
E. Gregory E. q. Brown. I. Alston Brown. John p.
=. W. Abbott. George Adams. Ed. Coppers. H.
n. Humphrys, Thomas Donaldson. 7. Thomp-
sos, 40S:1 & Dam Mr. ! ssors On, r. wt. M5tn
and w. L. McMann. In the second row were
Henry ssnderson. John J. Tindse. Frank Osborn
y .
door and among the lockers on were many repre-
sentstivcs of the sock and buskin. as well mer-
chants. brokers. politicians and hosts of society
ladies.
THE COMMITTEES.
The hoor managers were William L. Bowron, John
II. Girvin and Cadwnladcr Evans They
sisted by the following floor committce:--Antonio
Pastor, John Wild, Gus Williams Jacob A. Hatzel
Hugh p. ONeil. Thomas J. Leonard. james NJ
Melville, W. B. Whitaker. Thomas Donaldson.
William Dev;nc, II. n. Humphreys. Edward
c. Dana John s.. Dingwall. George Green,
william F. Croft. Nelson a. wadrcaon, Leauder
Sarles, William N. Babbitt, Charles j. Mcdonald. NJ.
J. Sause. Hugh Dougherty, Tony Hart. Harry
Beckett Ed. o. Gilmore, Thomas ID. Ryan, James
Thompson, Rufus Dodge. Frank Abbott. Edward 5.
Glass; Louis Mcndel, William H. Patterson. Joseph p.
McDonough. L. G. l.. Morris, John Jay Tindalc. Jr.:
L. Il. Lent. Paul c. George II. y. Hatch, y. Allen
Curtis, Henry Clark. Andrew J. Dam. Jr., George
Reed and Henry b. Coke. The ecommttee of arrange
mcnts under the charge of Charles +. White and
John j. Tindale and consisted of Henry p ONoil.
Thomas q. Gaynor. Ed. Q. Chamberlain. Joseph
r.. wnfing, Robert y. Martin, Frank Grnrd A. f.
Georgi and John p. Smith. The reception commit
tee was managed by S. r. McGraw and Colonel Ed
ward L. Gaul. and the house committee had for its
chairman L. Z. Georgi.
There were twenty-five dances, with promenades
between, and time was lost by the internission,
supper IA Ia cartel being served all night in Nilsson
Hall. Every left satisfied with the nights en-
joyment and the fund of this excellent cause. which
the Order of Eks represents, replenisbcd beyond
the expectations OF its trustees.