Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-28
THE sARsrIEID GUARDS ANNUAL BALL.

The Sarsfeld Guard, Company G, First
Battalion of Infantry, N. &C, Captain Z. w.
Sheehan, gave its tenth annual compliment
airy ball at Turn Vercin Hall last night.
The ball was given in honor of S. W. Backus,
the new Adiutant-Gene of the National
Guard of California. The hall was tastefully
decorated, the drapery being confined wholly
to the national colors, which quite covered
the walls OF the hall On the stage at either
end the colors of the various companies
of California Volunteers in the late war
were grouped, supported by stacks of arms.
The grand march began at 915, and was par
ticipated in by about one hundred couples.
The march was headed by General Backus
and lady, under escort of Captain Sheehan
aud lady. The dances consisted of twenty
selections, in two divisions with an inter-
mission for supper. Before the first quadrille
was completed the nucaber in the hall was
swelled fully one-half, and by 10 O'CLOCK the
ball was pronounced one of the largest ever
given in Turner Hall. 1t was es-
sentially citizen -soldiery re-
union. Plainness of attire was the
noticeable in the full-dress ball was entirely
absent. Gen. j. T. Sheehan and most of his
newly appointed staff, Col. Raymond and mem
bers of his staff, the officers of the artillery
and nnussars, and of the attached companies
of the infantry battalion, and great
numbers of the privates of the several
military companies of the city, were present.
Most of the military men appeared in staff
or company uniforms, and the effect in the
ballroom of this mingling of snowy suits
with the more sober attire of other guests
was very pleasing. Aside from the dancers
on the floor some two hundred guests of the
Sarsheld's were present as spectators, and
filed nearly all the available space in the hall
and gallery. Among the guests were many
Senators and Assembiymen, State officials and
attaches of the Legislature and departments.
The management of the ball was conducted
under these committees: Arrangements.
Flaherty, James McNiff, J. j. Camubell,
Frederick Neary, John Dase Floor Direc-
tor-Captain 7. w. Sheehan Floor Manag-
ers-Lieutenant +. Neary, Sergeant ID. j.
Long, Corporal j. McNiff, Corporal J. J.
Campbell, Corporal Ben. Rafferty,, Private j.
w. Dolan, Private NJ, J. Flynn, Private M.
Sheehan; Reception Committee L.
W. l. Wallace, Major X. F. Wiemyer, Major
n. L. Drew, Major c. L. White, Captain J.
P. Brown, Captain f. Ruhstaller, Captain J.
L. Atwood, Captain f. J. Kearney, Lieuten-
ant j. P. Dalton, Captain John McFetrish,
Sergeant J. Dase, Sergeant r. O'Rourke,
Sergeant Peter Flaherty, Sergeant j. A.
Sheehan, Corporal j. IL. Hogan, Corporal P.
J. King, Privates B. O'Neill, z. j. Coffey, |
f. M. Shields, F. Kunz and j. 2. Dray.
The music for the ball was furnished by an
orchestra selected from the First Infantry
Battalion Band.
In the lower hall of the building six long |
tables were spread by Henry Fisher, caterer,
and supplied with plain, substantial dishes, |
in good variety, for luncheon, a regular |
supper not being attempted. The ball was |
an invitation one no tickets were sold, and |
every person present realized in the fullest |
sense the compliment by which he or she was
enabled to be present and enjoy what was de- |
cidedly one of the most popular and enjoy |
able of entertainments. One Of the notable |
features of the ball was the special attention
the members of the Guard paid their
guests, and the constant effort the members
made to secure the fullest possible enjoyment |
for every guest, The company has every
reason to be proud of its success last evening, |
and General Backus will scarcely be able to |
refer to handsomer compliment during his |
term than that which was paid him so simply |
and heartily last evening by Company G.