Omaha daily bee., 1883-12-05
A HAPPY HOUSE, WARMING.
Completion and Opening Of The New
Quarters Of Troop F, Fifth Cavalry,
A Successful Frontier Ball at Fort
Robinson,
The Heroes of White River in Their
New Home.

FoRT Robinson, Neb., November 80.
An event which had been pleasantly
anticipated for some months in the garri-
son, took place last evening in the inaug-
~ura.ion ball of Troop +, Fifth cavalry,
given in honor of the completion of their
new and handsome quarters. The COM
mittee, into whose hands had been placed
the preparation and management of tho
affair, had spared no pains, and the gem
crosby and hospitality of the company no
expense, the natural result being a gath
ering, and a ball room which in every re-
spect would have done credit to any Ne
braska town. The exterior of the new
quarters, which face the parade ground
from the east, presented a CHEEKY specta-
Gle. The porch was hung with colored
Chinese lanterns and the lights from
within shono brightly through windows
decked with bunting and draped with
ropes of evergreen. A frieze of flags ex-
tended around the walls, from
which depended many tasteful de-
signs of Maltese crosses, clover and
acorns ingeniously manufactured from
evergreens. Ropes of the same material,
relieved by cavalry guiders and gay flags,
crossed and r~e.crossed the long and
brightly lighted room in various direc.
tions, while engravingsAand prints hung
at intervals from the walls and added to
the general effect. Troops M. and H.,
company c of the Fourth infantry, were
pleasantly complimented both by neat de-
signs made from crossed sabres depend
ing from the ceiling, and by the naming
of several dances on the programme. 1t
was shortly after s o'clock when the
orchestra struck up the opening march,
at once filed with merry dancers. The
scene was an inspiriting one, the bright
uniforms of the men mingling with the
many t~asterul toilets worn by their part
ners while the group of officers from the
garrison and their wives, present to con-
graduate the company over their house
warming, added eclat, gold lace and
shoulder straps to the occasion. Sergeant
Nixon, too, was there, it being his sixty
first company ball since his entrance
into the service and whoever
else was ''tuckered out" in the Dan
Tucker" the Sergeant was not the man.
At midnight the company adjourned
for supper, which was spread in the com
modioHs dining room in the rear of the
quarters. The attractive and appetizing
of the tables was much com
mented upon. One of the features being
a complete set of china decorated with
Co. Fs. monogram with table silver to
match. The supper, a large part of
which was procured from the east, was
discussed to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned, after which dancing was resumed
and kept up until an early hour in the
morning.
Following are the committees in
charge:
First Sergeant S.. K~lingensmith, presi'
dent and treasurer; Gus. A. +. Ruete,
secretary.
Committee of Arrangements-Sergeant
Morris Ahern, chairman; Sergeant @. E.
vice-chairman; Sergeant G.
FL. Cobb, Corporal J. Fitchzgarield, Sad
der E. Goodwin, Private E. Patterson,
Private j. II. Jefferds.
Committee OH Invitation-Sergeant j.
Kearins, chairman; Corporal f. w.
Sutcliffe, Corporal Henry Clark, Private
Geraghty, Private J. w. Caldwell,
Private w. Il. Bassett.
Floor Managers-Sergeant j. Kearins,
Corporal f. w. Sutclitfe, Private j..
Gerahty, Private j. w. Caldwell.
II Z QUARTERS
were begun by Troop + more than three
months ago, and every stick and joist has
been sawed and laid in the garrison. 1t
is not too much to say that the quarters
are the finest and most complete of
kind in the country. They are
built of square logs, 100 feet long and %
feet wide, with an l. CT 70 feet in length,
containing the kitchen, dining room,
barber and tailor shops and bath rooms
Closely ceiled and tloored with the logs
chinked, plastered andneatly whitewashed
the new home of Z troop is one of which
every member o. Capt. j. S. Payne'smili-
tary family may be proud, and which will
bea well earnedluxury after three months
of life in tents with winter approaching.
The officers of the troop are j. S. Payne
captain, Frank Michler first lieutenant
and Lester w. Cornish secondlieutenant.