The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-02-24

An Admiring Crowd Witness
Their Dress Parade Drill
and Hop
An Enjoyable Occasion-Visitors
From Abroad.

From Abroad
At fashionable hour Last Friday night |,
Smiths Hall presented lively and ANNA
ted appearance il being the time set thst
the Sedalia Rifles would make their first |
dreas parade end drill with . social hop
addsd u the awusements Of the occasion.
THE DECORATIONS
Of The ball we're elaborate and Of exceeding |
" good taste, and the Silver Cornet Band in !
full uniform, under the leadership Of Prof. |
Tony Leece, occupied the front Of the stage,
and added much to the spirit Of the Uccs- |;
sion.
Half furled battle Gags wrre placed
across the frunt Of the stage, and complete |
y encircling the hall, around the gallery |
from one -ide 10 the other was . wreath al
evergreene. and from each gas JET the
American Gag proudly AoAted. Ia the CEN
ter Of the stag, stored sway among the
battle dsgs in large ma-s Of evergreene,
was the word "welcome," and at the back Of
the hall stretched clear across Vas large
dag, making the whole effect appropriate
and pleasing.
THE BEST SOCIETY,
together with invited guesIs from the
.eighboring cities occupied the gallery. and
they all seemed to he interested in military
sf3airs, and especially in the manoeuvres
of the Rifles. The floor Of the hall was
cleared, and ~ the
LONG ROLL
Vas sounded At so the Rifles IeIi
into line, and the drill and parade COM
| menced. They did spIendidly. they could
| not help but do other~i-e. for every man is
| roeseseed Of all the mental and physic al
requirements that gn 10 make the true
colder. Their arms are OF the beat quality
and their actions together with their neat
uniform net them ID 10 the test advantage.
The officers Of the company are: Cap
tain, He. Demuth; 1t Lieutenant, VIM.
Latour; End Lieutenant. Jno. ID Russell ;
lst Sergeant, Jno. ". Conner; Pad. {. E.
Green; Sd. T. E. Messerley Alb, J. A.
lLamy; 5sh, A. 4. Caldwell; Corporsls,
lst. II. H. Allen, End, T. II. kehoe; Sd,
IT. Fry 4,h, W. u. Steele.
Capt. Demuih i. snccess A. . drill mas
ter, and his splendid Voice especially ti's
him for the commander. For about m
hour the company parsdsd ard drilled, and
with but one or two slight mistakes, their
fret public parade can be pronounced q
euccese. A number Of old soldiers and
militia men from abroad that were preseu,
:complimented them highly.
The company. passed out Of the hall al
the conclusion Of the drill and deposited
their arms in the armory, and then the
dancing commenced. nearly every memhe'
of the Rifles heing present, although come
of them did not participate.
The lsdies we're all elegantly dressed. The
regulation party dres. prevailing. ard The
gents ell look stunning, rs they always dc
on On occasion of this kind.
!! THE BooNvILLE.
, gentlemen present we're Capt. " W Talli-
ierro, II, Lieutenant G c Bell, III Lieuien.
. ant L X Kaufman. of the B"onvills
Guards; Cspt. s W Ravenel, Of the wad
, dill Guards. and Me--rs. Speed Stephens
Lewis H. Leven-, Richard Holman sud
. Harry McPherson.
The ladies and gentlemen in the gallery
% on-lookers. were: Mr.. and Mrs p I
Fairbanks, Mr. and Mn c " Brown, NJ,
and Mrs Z Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs L
Highleyman, Mr. and Mira Lou,s Deutsch
Mr. and Mr.. Chris Hye. Mr. l. FSheldon
Mr. and Mrs Baker. Miss Clara Allen, X l
Hampton, Miss Carrie Weller, Misses Allie
/, and julia Castle. Misses Alice Parker
Emma Newkirk. Laura Murray, Ella Por
ter, Mrs N c Nichoi-,. Mrs A P Mercy
, Mrs A Mitchell, Chas Parker, Mr. and Mr.
, Sam Beiler, Mr. and Mrs J NJ CLUE, Mr.
, If A Wann. Mr. C.llie Hardcas;ie and
, mother, Mrs Case. Miss Sue Green.
> A large number of honorary mem.
be,a, 1t the conclusion Of the drill
proceeded TO the Aoor and Witnessed the
dancing. Among those we're Col. A. ID
J.ynes and wife, Miss Hattie James, Mr.
and Mn. ". 4. McMilI-n; Mr.. and Mrs
3. Il. Lyon. and Mrs.. Juo. E. Common
Among the dancers We saw some OF the sol!
der boys from Eoonville, also, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wm. L.tour, Mrs. Ernest Harris, Mis-.
Hattie Humphreys. Miss Jennie Minor, o.
, Jederson City, Miss Josie Wright, of Gin
ton. Misses Mamie Brown. Horirnst
Phillips. Josie Swan. Ella Lamy, DORIS
Lsmy, Sue Erans, Lizzie Allen. Lizzie
hampton, Miss Morrill,. Della Hsracastle
May and Lou Henders IN, Bell Hall, Birdie
TeasdAle, N ,tie Parker. Miss Nina Aubel
Of Hannibal, Mrs. C. u. Story. Ed. and
Will IIginfritx. Miss Katie Fauihaber
Mr.. Holcomb, Mia Andrews, and quite q
number o! strange ladies aud gentlemen
whose names have escaped our memory.
An elegant oyster supper ws- spread al
Bonner's restaurant, at 1880. and the dane.
ing ceased, and the merry company re-
paired to The Bonner's and did insiice tc
the ample siands that were thele awaiting
them.
1t VS. an affair that sill long he semem
bered BY the participants. and in the fu.
ture the Rilre have but to announce 10 the
public their intentions sDd they wall b.
greeted with just such pleasant and social
company ae met them on last Friday nigh,
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