Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-10
TIRE NATIVE SONS PARTY.

The fifth annual party of the Native Sons
Der last evening, was very fine affair. TIE
attendance was very large. Every inch of
space available in the spacious chamber was
occupied, and the dancers even formed sets
As far out in the north hall as the rotunda.
The company assembled, notwithstand
ing the great crowd and the struggle for
room. enjoyed itself to the utmost. The
informal" privilege as to dress was evil
IDENTIFY exactly to the taste and desire of the
guests. They enjoyed the freedom from the
trammels OF full dress which the party
afforded, and as q consequence there was less
Of mere form and more of real soeiabiiity
than at any party which has been given
here in long time. The management
by the young gentlemen was unexcep.
tionally good, and they were the
recipients of many hearty oompii-
ment for the attention they paid to
their guests They did not once forget that
they were the hosts, and that it was their
placs to see to it that guests were afforded
every opportunity possible to take part in the
festivities. The chamber was deliberately
decorated-more so than on any previous oc-
casion. The filling of the windows with mir
rors and overhanging them with lace curtains.
and decorating with banners and streamers,
as at the Undines' ball. was added to BY still
other similar devices and by the dis
play of the emblems of the order here
and there. The midnight coffee luncheon
and cold collation. was spread in the halls of
the ground floor, and was in all respects ap-
propriate and acceptable. The party, as q
whole, was a marked society event, and won
for the local "Parlor of the Order great and
deserved credit. It's fifth anniversary enter
tainment will always be looked upon as one
tees Of management were: Committee Of
Arrsugements-C. E. Parker, i. d. Ryan,
K. III. Hawley, w. Hart, II. 9. Chapman, f.
b. Hous,on, Joseph Wallis and H. McCan1,
.Jr. Reception Committee-C. N. Post, c.
Weinreich, j. Riley, E. Kraus, J. Sepulveda,
FL. W. Klays, G. Barton and A. Il. Nixon.
Floor Director, President j. T. Stafford.
Floor Conmit.ee-C. Z. Sellinger, T.. P. Lit
tlefeld, j. Barrett, HI. A. Hebron, c.
LaGrave, w. Zoller and L. G. Diskman.
The programmes with which the guests
were favored last evening were very handsome
souvenirs and though $50 were printed, before
all the guests had arrived every programme
had been given out, from which the numb, r
of guests may be estimated. The cards were
of fine bristol board, gilt-heveled edges, and
secured upon heavy and fringed silk ribbon,
which, folding in the middle, made the pro-
gram me a four-psge book. ornamented with
silk cord aid tassels and printed in excellent
taste.
HORSE STEALING.-On Wednesday night,
from the ranch of J. V. Sims, near Court
land, there was stolen sorrel marc, saddle
and a bridle. A horse belonging to q China
man on the same ranch ia also missing. The
thief was tracked quite distance where he
walked and led the horse. He came in the
direction of this city.
HOPES Some hopes are entertained here
of Government building for the Posteffice,
Revenue Office and Land Office being erected
here because the bill appropriating 500 600
therefor has been faverably reported upon in
Congress by the Committee on Public Build
ings.
MILITARY.-The new military company
will meet at the Pavilion to night. They
have a large number Of applicants, and pro-
pose TO be the boss company of the city. On
next Friday evening they elect officers.
CoMMERoIAL-The steamer Modoc, in con-
sequence of the large amount of freight to be
handled, did not leave the wharf for San
Francisco until P. NJ. yesterday.