Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-15
THE FIREMEN,S FALL.
The Union Armory ThrOnged Las Evening-OVer Two Hundred Cou nIeS iu the Grand March

The Union Armory ThrOnged Last
 Evening-OVer Two Hundred COu-
 pies in the Grand March.
 The third annual promenade concert and ball of the Mutual Aid association of the New Haven fire department came off very sue cessfully at the Union armory last evening As early as half-past seven o'clock carriages began to draw up in front of the awning which led from the door of the armory to the curb and their occupants rapidly passed into the armory, and by o'clock, when the con- cert began, the galleries were both crowded and the seats on the surface were all occu- pied. A concert was given by Thomas or chestra of seventeen pieces as follows:
 Overture-''Arionn ................... .Bayman Selection Fatinitza'' za''................... .Suppe Waltz-',Ma Belle'., wiegand
 After the concert William Palmer and Edward Willis. two expert bicycle riders, raced for mile and quarter Willis had half laps start of Palmer and defeated him by about three feet in three minutes and fifty seconds. After the race MT. Palmer gave a very comical exhibition of a colored youth learning to ride bicycle. It was nearly 10 o'clock before the grand march occurred It was led by Fire Marshal Ken nedy and his daughter, Miss Carrie Kennedy, followed by about 200 couples. A very pretty and pleasing sight was presented as the throng marched over the highly polished and slippery floor of the armory in perfect step to the music of the 'sMikado" march As soon as the march was over the dancing began and was kept up without any inter mission until the early hours of the morning. A fire alarm box sod snda gong ssDd Stu1sd tSst near a the of fire during the night the fremen could respond quickly. Governor H. B. Harrison and Mayor Holcomb were not present, as was expected, being unavoidably detained, but among the prominent men present were: Corporation Counsel Driscoll, Michael Dillon, Fire Commissioners Jerome and Disbrow Chief A. C.. Hendrick, Chief of Police Boil man, Chief Hyatt of the Meriden fire depart ment, Chief Stevens of the Fair Haven East department, General $. R. Smith, Hon. John H. Leeds, Colonel s. J. Fox, MT. G. M. Gam, Corporal Forsyth of the Horse Guards and Lawyer c. L. Ullman.
 The committees who have done so much hard work to make the affair a success are given below:
 Floor Committee twhite badgel-A. J. Kennedy, chief director; J. D; Belcher first assistant. ". C. M Smitn M see9n6 assistant; Tsd 9adge9 W J. Rell bell Charles D. Bristol, Wm W. Miller, J. G. Glad ao Gn wp hbegems{Eer a2E deH Satin Ghas F Merwin, T. Langley Geo Allen, Wm;; Q. bhggnf Kogsr asn6y snt SGE Gee mds K T. Ellis.
 Reception Committee (blue badge)-A. C. Hen drick chairman: F. J. Barnett. c. B. Martin, Chas B. Dyer Elisha A. Reed, Philip Fisk, w F. Spang John w. Stoddard, John R. Smith, Charles H. lii ton, Henry J. Wilson.
 Executive Committee (red badge)-A. J. Kenne- treasurer; Wm 0. Smith, Wm J Reilly. J. D. Belcher. Vim. W. Miller. c. T. Langley. Wm. O. Renfrew Charles F. Merwin, Henry J. Wilson.
 For cure of rheumatism, neuralgia in it's various phases of seiatica, tic douloureux semi-crania, 66c., and gout, use Salvation Oil, the greatest pain cure on earth. It is a specific for the above diseases. Price 25 1 cents a bottle, l