The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-15
THE POLICE Ball.
Two Thousand People attend the larg-
est Ball of the Season.

Two Thousand People attend the Iarg-
est Bali OF the Season.
One of the most brilliant affairs of the
season took place under the auspices of the
Police Mutual Aid Society at Pohlman's
Hall on last Wednesday evening. The two
large halls were literally covered with peo-
pie, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that persons elbowed their way through
the spacious Hobbies to the ballroom
proper. 1t seemed as though the entire
population of the city had turned out to
pay tribute to it's model police force. In
fact, it was general time of rejoicing for
everybody. Policemen who seldom dotted
their bright uniforms were there in all the
gorgeousness of their citizen attire, and
each was accompanied by his wife, daughter
or sweetheart, as the case nignt be- Two
elegant bands discoursed sweet sweet music
one in the upper hall, and the other below.
The hall. though not profusely decorated.
presented handsome appearance and form
ed pleasing contrast with the silks, satins,
pushes and velvets of the ladies' Chief of
Police Murphy and wife led the grand en-
tree IN an imposing manner, and the second
entree was marvel of perfection and was
led by officer Rickerich and lady. Officer
Miller discharged the functions attending
his duties as assistant floor manager with
great pomp, while the eagle eye Of officer
Perry carefully guarded the outer corridor
against the intrusion of the numerous shat
check hends, who we've unsuccessfully
trying to gain admittance
Prominent among those present were:
Commissioners Clark, Struble, Meyer, Van
Reyper, Mccarthy, and Buckley and wives,
Mr.. Keefer and lady, Mr. Tilden and lady.
AL Shellworth wife and daughter, Miss
Annie Shellworth; ex-Chief Champney and
wife, Sergeant McGuinness and wife, Capt,
Farrier and lady, Captain Lange and wife,
Captain Glenny and wife, Captain Ed
monson and wife, Captain McKaig and
wife, A. Mccoy and wife, Robert Pearson
and lady, w. Kingman and lady, j Braun
stein and ladies, Joseph Griffin and Miss
Sadler, w. Boag and lady, DR.. Finnerty
and lady, William Luyster, mother and Sis
ter; John Feeney and lady, Sergeant Wohl-
chen and lady, Joseph Marley and Miss
Mamie Vultee, HAL Stoddard and Miss
Brooks, Matthew Pullman and Miss Harper
Officer Kane and lady, Thomas Whalen and
lady, William Holden and wife. Mr. Me
Laughlin and wife, E Richerich and Miss
Demarest, ex-Inspector Beck and lady,
P. J.Lowrie and lady, Sergeant Heath and
lady, Sergeant McGuinness and lady, Tom
Barry and the Misses Kelly and Russ.
Miss Maggie Halloran, Mrs Emma Lyman.
Fred Farthing and lady, Mr.. Mcbride and
Miss Lenahan, w. J. Sullivan and Miss
Snackenberg, Miss Sarah Sinister, William
Terwilliger and lady, Clarence Schultze
and wife, and the usual number Of ball
r ON habituss whose names are legion.
Music was furnished for the merry
dancers Professors Holden and Cranmer.
The society is differed as follows: Presi-
dent, Abram Van Ripper: Vice-President,
Alex. Mccoy; Secretary, John. A. White;
Financial Secretary, Charles Solomon:
Treasurer, f. Z. Farrier; Sergeant-at-Arms
Moses Newton. Credit ia due Commission
er Van Ripper for the able manner in which
he looked after the comfort of the guests
of the society Officer Valentine did eff
fcient guard duty at the door of the recep-
ton room. Taken as q whole, the affair
will be remembered with pleasurable sem
satiOns by all who attended.