Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-18
rHE ENGrNEERs, Ball.
One of the Finest Social Events of the
Season-Many Distinguished Guests
Splendid Music.

One of the Finest Social Events of the
Season-many Distinguished Guests
Splendid Music.
There were no traces of the ordinary char
acteristics of engineers last night upon the
faces of the many who assembled at Carlls
Opera House to make merry upon the ocea-
sion of the eleventh annual reception of the
New Haven division No. n, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. The hall was well
filed when the grand march started at 10
O'Clock. A fine programme was rendered by
Colts band of Hartford while the guests were
arriving. The opera house put on its gayest
and prettiest dress for the occasion and by
the aid of many flowers, flags, streamers and
especially by the handsome faces and toilets
of the ladies the house assumed an appear
ance that would have sent thrill of pleasure
through the most strong hearted pessimist.
A pleasant feature of the decorations was the
pictures of prominent men of the Brother
hood which hung from the balcony front.
The grand march was led by John Fl.
Leeds and daughter. There were seventy
five couples in the march and many more
joined the dancing party afterward. The
music was extremely satisfactory. Colts
band played for the promenades and Thomas
full orchestra for the dancing. The floor
was well filed throughout the evening and
until late hour this morning. Supper was
served at midnight at the Grand Union
Hotel Everybody seemed happy and the
floor and reception committees exerted them
selves to make the guests enjoy themselves
thoroughly. 1t was certainly brilliant and
successful reception.
Among those who were noticed in the
boxes were Governor Harrison, Joel A.
Sperry, Hon. Lynde Harrison, Major Hol-
comb, wife and daughter, ex-Mayor Lewis,
John H. Leeds, wife and daughter, Mrs. g..
NJ Finch and daughter, Miss Annie Thomas,
o. G. Sackley and wife of Hartford, Mr.. B.
Gilmore and wife, Superintendent Steven
son of Shore Line railroad, Mr.. Sprague
and wife, Mr.. Smith and wife, Mr.. H. P.
Woodward, Mrs. Edward Chatterton, Mrs.
and Miss Mead, Superintendent Quintard of
Derby road.
There were great many beautiful toilets,
and among those who were noticed were
Miss Bertha Lane nuns yelling, blue velvet
| trimmings, Marie Antoinette collar, flowers;
Miss Fannie Cox, blue satin, flowers and
diamonds: Miss Sarah Boone, wine-colored
satin, fur trimmings, fowers Mrs. James A.
Austin, cream-colored nuns yelling, cut
silk, red satin trimmings, lace sleeves; Mrs.
John Champion, blue velvet oVerdress,
fur trimmings, flowers; Miss Emma
Schueeloch, pale blue satin, low neck, lace
trimmings, flowers; Miss Emma Schneeloch,
pink satin, lace and flowers; Miss Cora Den
| ming, pink nuns yelling, oriental lace and
flowers; Miss Castella Bradley, nuns yelling,
flowers; Miss Emma Warner, blue satin, orr
entail lace, corsage of flowers; Miss Maggie
Connery, white nuns yelling, Marie Antoin-
cite collar; Mrs. Edward Ryder, brocaded
velvet, green satin trimming, flowers and
Spanish lace; Miss Lizzie Ryder, crushed
strawberry and velvet; Miss Minnie Shanna-
han, brown silk Dress flowers.
Others who were present were Mr.. Harvey
II. Coomes of Springfield, Mrs. Hattie M.
Spring of Springfield, John Wallace of New
York, William Annibal and wife of Spring
| field, Col. Barton, DIR. Jewett, L. Osterweis,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Gilmore of Hartford, S. Calm
| and wife, DIR. E. L. r. Thompson, Charles
Smith of the New Haven Baking company
Alderman Hugh Daley, Alderman j. J. Ken
| nedy, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Maher, Representa-
tive Alexander Troup, Thomas R. Trow-
| bridge, jr, Councilman Isaac Wolfe and
others from Boston, Hartford, Providence,
New York and Bridgeport.
The committees who contributed SO largely
to the success of the reception were:
Executive committee.red badge-George B
close, CHAIRMAN, EDWIN CnatertOn, II. +. Kellogg
P. D. Fisk, George H. Allen.
Floor committee-white badge-Edwin Chatter
ton, chairman; John Keller, Lucius Slocum, Delos
Franklin, George Tuthill, R. Phillips, @; II. Bron
son. E. M Deano, Sam. Peet, J. NJ Whitlock, o. H
Bradford A. Newell, c. Spencer, Q. B. Parrish, L.
Livingston.
Reception committee John H Southworth
chairman; G. A. Smith, assistant John Henry, jr.
E. J. Kettendorf, Henry Fox, P Mcqueen Gibson
Pulaski Leeds Henry Beach. H. Slingland, P. Bron
son, Maynard Smith, ]. E Miner, Ed. Segars, Josh
ua Newell Charles Billiard. ]. ]. Green, Henry By
ington.
House committee-gold stars. P. Rand past
chief, chairman; George L.. Tucker, past chief; E
B. Gilbert, past chief; j. Green past chief Frank
B. Gates, past chief.