Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-19
SOCIETY EVENT ATIpswICH.

SOCIETY EVENT AT IPSWICH.
'Friday evening your reporter wander
ed out to the charming city of Ipswich.
Arriving there he beheld the city in all
its glory, lit up with the bright glare of
electric lights, and appropriately decor
ated for the occasion. Over two weeks
ago Justice Robert A. Bratton issued an
invitation to the members of the Elk
Grove Cornet Band aud their intimate
friends to visit the city, and to make his
residence the scene of their festivities.
1t was left optional with the band to
name the evening and accordingly Fri
day evening was designated. A love-
lier evening for such an occasion could
not have been wished for, calm, cool
and pleasant, just right and proper for
a royal ride, and for the humiliation of
the long -looked-for ice-cream feast.
Justice Bratton's residence is on West
Water Street, and is approached by the
broad and leafy avenue that begins at
the park As we rode down and around
its graceful curves and cast our eyes
about us we could not help thinking of
The great conflagration that swept over
the city last spring, and marveled at
the phenomenal strides the place had
made in rebuilding. Indeed, SO rapidly
had it been rebuilt that one can scarcely
realize that it was ever visited by such
a fearful calamity. But to the festivi-
ties. The house and grounds of Mr..
BSatton were lighted with torches and
lanterns, and in the lawn under the
giant oak trees good comfortable
stand for the band had been erected.
BY nine o'clock the band boys with
their friends had arrived land shortly
after we had music by the band. His
Excellency, Mayor John Patterson, the
father of Ipswich, called tho assem-
blage to order and introduced Justice
Bratton, who welcomed the band and
its friends to the city and TO his home,
in an eloquent and appropriate address.
He referred 10 the band boys, whom he
had known from their birth, and said
he was present the evening the band
was born. He spoke of the kindly in
terest he and others had felt in the or
ganization, complimented the boys on
their playing and wound up by well
coming them to his home ana said he
hoped that their stay with the Ipswich
ians would be pleasant and happy
one and that they would make them
selves perfectly at home. Justice Brat
ton was frequently applauded during
the delivery of his address, and when
he had finished Mayor Patterson called
upon the leader of the band to respond.
He did SO in brief speech in which he
gave few compliments to the city and
to its distinguished founder, Mayor
Patterson. He also gave short history
and few "reminiscences of the band
and rendered the warmcst and most
sincere thanks to Justice Bratton, his
estimable family and the citizens of
Ipswich for the splendid welcome they
had given to the band, its friends, and
assured them that the recollections of
the happy time spent with them on the
delightful occasion would not soon be
forgotten. After more music by the
band the happy company was invited
to paltake of a most tempting ice-cream
feast The remainder of the evening
was spent in good, old-time visiting
When the boys and their friends left, it
was with kind wishes for the future
prosperity of the city and for the con-
tinued prosperity and happiness of JUS
tice Bratton and his family
Among those present we noticed the
Misses Ida Jenkins, Jennie and Lizzie
Wyue, Miss Wilson, Josie, Fannie and
Eva Bratton, of Platteville; Katie Jones,
Sadie Walker. Mary Millman. Jessie
Benedict, Carrie Gerlach, Clara thomas.
Mrs William Millman, Mary and Emily
Chappell, Mamie Martin, Lille Mcbride.
Nellie Thomas and Otie Richards, of
Elk Grove; Casper Gerlach. Nan Craig
low, Frank Bentley, Thomas and ChaS
Webster, Simon Craiglow, Thomas and
David Millman. Frank Gerlach. VIM.
Thomas. Jessie Mcbride. John and
Frank Jones. Milton Richards. VIM.
Milmau. of Elk Grove; Milton and
Will Vincent. of Galena. aud john
Patterson and Grant Richards, 1T