Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-10
Committee ON Annual Reports.

The Committee on Annual Reports held a
meeting last evening in room IA City Hail.
Bids for publishing eight hundred copies
of the City Year Book, some of. them to. be
bound in cloth or leather, were opened as
follows:
~ a. Dorman 500 Il
futile Morehouse Taylor 7so 90
Stafford Printing Co.. .........-.......... 795 81
Hoggson q hoo1nson .......-- .... ..-...', 800 w
The contract was awarded to o. Dorman.
The committee ordered the annual reports
of the different boards aud other matters of
public interest to be printed in the Year
Book.
The work of compiling the City Year Book
will be commenced at once by Assistant City
Clerk Crowley, and, having had previous ex-
perience, there is no doubt but that the work
will be well done.
Social Events.
There will be large number of guests at
the Grays' reception to be given at the CARL
Opera House. Favorable replies have been
received from several ex-Governors of the
State, Mayor Robertson, Generals Franklin,
Couch and Vessels; Col. Porter and staff,
Twenty second regiment, N. Y; Col. Vose
and staff, Seyenty-frst regiment, N. Y. Maj.
Mclean, O. the Old Guard, writes that he
will be present with a good delegation; also
among the guests expected to attend, from
many of whom favorable replies have been
received. are the following: Governor Bige-
low and staff, Lieutenant Governor Buckley,
General Smith and staff; Col. Barbour and
staff, First regiment Col Graham and staff,
Second regiment Col. Tubbs and staff, Third
regiment; Col. Crofut and staff, Fourth regi-
ment; Capt. Lee, of the artillery; officers of
the Second regiment, the Governors Foot
and Horse Guards Col. Goddard and staff
First Light Infantry, Providence =; delega-
tions from the State Fencibles, Philadelphia
Old Guard, New York; Boston Tigers
United Train Artillery.
Montewese Lodge No. Is, I. O. o. T., held
its third grand annual reception last night at
Union Armory. The hall presented splen-
did appearance, being beautifully decorated
with flags and festoons of eyergreens. There
was very large attendance despite the
stormy weather, there being one hundred
and forty-eight couples in the grand march,
which Gin the absence of Hon. w. j. Mills,
Noble Grand, whom legislative labors de-
tanned atiHartford until the next train), was
led by Mr.. E. j. Wright and lady. A beau
tiful scene was presented at the grand march
as also during the dancing with the many
pretty toilets grazing the occasion. Among
those present were Hon. Mr.. Mills, Chief of
Police Webster, and the following Past
Grands, VIZ, William Rice, E. G.. Austin,
John Stevenson, Edison L. Wright also
Frederick Bostwick, Grand Scribe, and Viii
liam D. Bryan. The programmes were voted
unanimously by the ladies to be perfectly
elegant. They were fans, variously fringed
and illuminated on both sides in bright colors,
and with pretty scenes and figures. The pro-
gramme proper was attached to the face of
the fan, it also being gay. The music for the
occasion was by Leininger's band, of Bir-
mingham, with w. w. Smith prompter The
committees were: -,
Floor director, William J. Mills assist
ants, E. L. Wright, G. Fl. Bradley, FL. L.
Hubbard, j. P. Otto, G. Gowle, W. a. Lane,
E. r. Hubbard, w. H. Heubisch.
Reception committee, Ell, Martin, jr, Reu-
ben Rice, Fl. E. Marsh, j. W. Stevenson, A.
r. Goodnow, w. S. Hickey, j. Brown
Executive committee. J. w. Stevenson, E.
L. Wright, FL. L. Hubbard, H. Martin, jr,
J. P. Otto, G. EEL. Bradley, G. Gowle.
Hiram Lodge, F. & A. NJ, has its grand
concert and social promenade this evening.