Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-01
The Engineers Ball.

A Highly Successful Occasion- Very
 Large Attendance-BeautIfu DecOra-
 ttOns-Pr0mfnent Guests-Ffne Music
 The Floral Scene.
 The ladies of New Haven appear to believe that 'tthe brave deserve the fair" Such, at least, must be the conclusion that must have been reached by all who saw in what num- bers they attended the ball of the New Ha- ven division of locomotive engineers at CarlPs Opera House last evening. The time appointed for the preliminary concert was o'clock, but long before that hour there were at least 800 people in the hall; the seats in the parquette circle were all occupied and there were goodly number of seats taken in the dress circle. By o'clock the very aisles down stairs were full and the crowd was still coming. Arbuckle's Ninth Regi- ment band of New York now took seats un- der the immense chandelier that hung over the stage, and their twenty three instruments began the overture civilian Tell" The scene in the hall at that instant was certainly inspiriting The smiling faces of ladies and gentlemen appeared on every hand as they listened to the softened and harmonized blare of the band and noted the richness and variety of the decorations Bunting was caught in festoens along the gallery fronts and across the back of the stage. Large American flags were gracefully stretched over and under the proscenium boxes. Streamers of red, white and blue dropped from the auditorium ceiling. The legend 1866, brotherhood, 1883" was visible in letters formed of evergreens at the rear of the stage, and underneath 1t the framed photographs Nf kEa ,e k1aaI I,,.Nk Tn center of the flags about the boxes were the four crayon drawings of the four past chief engineers of the division. E. B. Gilbert. Geo. Tucker, Samuel F. Rand and Joseph Green. In each festoon Of the bunting on the front of the gallery was basket of flowers or canary bird in cage. This attenuation of bird ana flowers was also visible about the lower round of the huge pyramid of light ln the center of the stage A handsome silver lem- onade fountain stood in one corner or the stage and attracted as much attention TOT US ornamentation as for it's contents. It was elegantly trimmed with evergreens, enhvened with bououets of varied colored flowers.
 At the conclusion of the overture by the band the canaries took up the air and sang loud and long to the intense enjoyment of the assembled thousand and half. The concert by the band continued for fully an hour. After the overture the band played 6OASSOAO4o1 AAASAeeNAA-S o-~ clarionet, piccolo and cornet The musicians were frequently applauded.
 When the grand march was formed there were 40 couples in the line and about ,600 people in the hall Among those present with ladies were William H. Stevenson, J. G. Goodnow, J. E. Barton, E. s. Quintard, O. M. Shepard, Frank D. Sloat, Joseph Franklin, Robert Curtiss, G. A. Germond, Chief of Police Webster, Hugh Daley, Eli Mix, s. P. Rand, A. B. Hohenstein, Frank Gates, M. Brockseiper, Colonel Morgan, R. L. Hayes, w. H. Thomas, E. M. fleming way, H. L. Bradley, Edward Graves, Alex ander Troup, David Mercer, ". w. Smith, Dr. Russell, Dr. Frank J. Whittemore, Gil bert Germond, Amos Herkins, George NeviIs, George Stevens, Albert Horton of Hartford, Wm. H. Carter of Harlem, Geo. Beecher of New York, Charles Robinson of Springfield Albert Horton of Windsor, Conn, The grand march was was splendid eId5a from the apparently inextricable mazes into which it appeared to be every other mo- ment entangled. It was led by Edward Chat terton and wife. The first dance after the march was lanciers, "Silver Chimes" by Wiegand. It was followed by twelve other dances before the intermission, which did not take place until after l o'clock. Charles Futile was the caterer. He furnished cold supper in the hall and hot supper at the Grand Central Hotel. After the intermission thirteen more dances were on the programme. The executive committee were G. B. Close, chairman. George W. Corbit, Edwin Chatterton, James E. Minor and P. D. Fish. The floor com mittee consisted of Edwin Chatterton, John Keeler, Delos Franklin, R. Phillips, E. w.. Delano, L. Livingston, George Tuthin, A. Newell, R. Kellogg. Frank Simonds, J. Laurie, O. H. Bronson, George Knevals, o. H. Bradford, Lucius Slocum. The recep- ton committee were John H. Southworth, H. J. Kettendorf, John Henry, jr.,~ Henry Fox, Joshua Newell, P. Bronson, Pulaski Leeds, H. Slingland, P. Mcqueen Gibson, Maynard Smith, Edward Segars, Henry Beach, s. E. Brewer, Charles Bullard, J. J. Green and Henry Byington.
 The house committee was composed of the following: s. P. Rand, past chief, chairman Geo. l.. Tucker, past chief; E. B. Gilbert, past chief; J. J. Green, past chief; Frank B. Gates, chief. It was, of course, chiefly due to the efforts of these gentlemen that the affair was so pronounced success.