St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26
ST. PAUL MATTERS.
yearly Three Thousand Attend the Po-
licemen's Ball and Fun is Fast
and Furious.
The Legal Issues in the Hanley Murder
Trial Elaborated in the Su-
preme Court.
Another Crowded House BEFORE INC
Boston Ideals--Patriarch Cluo
at the Ryan.
How THANKSGIVING VIII Be Observed
--sons of Veterans Planning
improvements.
Guardians OF PEACE.
The PoIIcemen's Ball Grand sue
oasss RoyaI Entertainments.

Guardians OF PEACE'
THE poIicemen,s Ball a Grand Suc-
cesS..A ROYAL entertainment.
Market hall last night was crowded
crowded to its utmost limit. 1t was the oc-
casion of the grand ball for when the po-
licemen of st. Paul have been making eau
orate nreparations during the past month.
Fnllv . 600 people surged through the hall,
filing the gallery and dining hall in the rear;
II was grand success and far exceeded
the expectations of the most sangulne.
THE DECORATIONS.
The hall decorations were under tne Supel-
vision of Officer Feise, and most credltapiy
did he perform the task allotted 10 MN.
From the front of the balcony swung d
heavy banner, and the ceiling OF tne hai !
was hing with remnants of red, white ana
hlne Gracefully looped, while the chande-
1;erS were draped with the national
colors. Along the walls were hung tne
nortraits of the whilom mayors OF 81. Faui.
arcbed with clusters of red, white ana Dlue
and fanked on either side with wonderful
daSions wrought in evergreens. On the
Stoge cat STEMS full orchestra anu
among them were distributed me
steel and oil paintings of the Mayor
and nrominent citizens. The front OF the
staga was hung with banners, and in the
bacl(rround was stretched an immense
IT-oion fac From the chandelier IN the
confer of the stage steel engraving OF eX-
Mavor Ames of Minneapolis looked
kindly Gown on the Swirling forms.
one Of the most artistic ornaments was
large six pointed star of evergreens on tne
outlines of which shone ninety white MIMI
ea+rra stars. In the middle of the star.
framed in myrtle, was an eXceilenG por-
trait of Mayer Rice and surrounding
him were four stars representing
the four sergeants: Above his head was
The gold star of the chief, and below, that
Of the captain. A motto worked IN plach
on white ground, read, ''St. Paul Ponce;
Taken all in all. it was most appropriately
conceived and beautifully-wrougnt design
1t was the original conception 1 ohlcef.
TeiSe.
ORDER OF ENTERTAINMENT.
At precisely o'clock the grand process
sion started its sinuous march around the
hall, led by Mayor Rice, Lieuts. Morgan
and Calvin and Officer Feise. Upwards OF
fifteen hundred people were in the line, and
thew were viewed with eager satisfaction
by nearly as many more.
1t was fifteen minutes to 10 o'clock when
the ranks were broken and the terpsl-
chorean feast thrown open to the people.
The program, which was cleverly arranged
by Officers Bonner and Sullivan, consisted
of twenty-four numbers.
In the large dining hall tables were
erected, and corps OF men employed to
attend to the demands of the crowd of
patrons that constantly filled the room.
The committees were made up OF the fol-
lowing officers:
Committee on Invitations-John Clark,
John Bresette, John J. O'Connor.
Reception Committee Thomas Walsh. L.
d. Morgan, Henry. Calvin, Robert Palmer,
John Vogtle, William Budy, James Carey.
Committee of Arrangements john U.
Zirkelbach, Louis Marien, Charles Hanft,
Thomas Conroy, William McFetridge, Parker
Getchell, Andrew Call, Jerry Sullivan Henry
Cornick.
Floor Managers-Charles Feise, Ernest
Boerner, John Fahey, Reuben Wright, Charles
Shaefer, John Daily, Clutf Larson, Philip
Schweizer.
At 70 o'clock the market restaurant was
repaired to, where a dozen tables were
spread with an elaborate lunch OF cold
turkey, chicken salads and other choice
and palatable edibles.
PLEASANT POINTERS.
Simon, the pawnbroker, offered a gold
watch to the officer who would sell the
largest number of tickets, and Officer Pat
Gibbons was the winner, he disposing Of
$50, 1O1 more than any other officer.
City Jailer Spiel was kindly remembered
by the boys in the shape of bottle OF wine
and box of cigars.
Officers Fred Coffin and Henry Brudigan
of the Minneapolis police force were pres
ent.
1t is estimated that there were $500 peo-
Ill Tho raapintS
So, 500.
The policemen wish to extend their heart
felt thanks to all those who aided them in
their preparations for the ball by personal
labor and donations.
Chief Clark looked like a member of the
Royal guards with his white badge and but
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