Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29
Slowly the Grinder Most Begrudg,
ingly Grinds Out the News
Of the Day.
The Ball Given at Fort Lincoln by
James A. Garfield Post Was
a Success.
The Grand Army Soldiers Are In
censed by an Act Of Colonel
Townsend.
Cal Wagner This Evening Hunters
from the Mountains Newsy
Notes.
Veterans in the Dance.

While the brilliancy of gold-supported
aristocracy commands the admiration, and
the glittering beauty of nabob social gath
ings dazzles the eye and suppliantly begs
for appreciation, there is one feature of so
ciety which wins your honest compliments
and reaches out for your affections with a
warm, congenial hand of welcome. This
is the Grand Army of the Republic. No
scene is more inspiring, none more crafty
ing, than that of a body of gallant veterans
uniting in social jollity and rejuvenating
JOY. Fort Lincoln has had many pleasant
parties, and the worthy officers have fre-
quently extended the most unstinted hospi-
tatity to their citizen friends, but never in
the history of the beautiful little post was
more cordial reception given than that of
the Grand Army post on Thursday even
ing. 1t was their annual ball and the
members of the James A. Garfield post.
with the same spirit of equality and patri-
otic manhood which made them love the
flag for which they fought, let down the
bars of conventionality and asked their
friends to join them in an evening of free,
unfettered frolic. Their invitations were
responded to by about 200 couples, who re-
turned to their respective homes at the
close OF the dance convinced that the ssboys'
whose best and prOudeSt days were passed
in battle smoke and treacherOus camp life
are entertainers of the royal type. The
Grand Army posts of Fort Yates, Bismarck
and Mandan were well represented, and
the admirably conducted post of Lincoln
distributed the honors of the occasion.
Committee of Arrangements D, Bar
ker, post commander; A. G. Potter and
Robert Walsh.
Invitation-M. W. Kistner, Chas. Bobeck
and George Ferris.
Decorations Robert McChesney, VIM.
Herbert, Patrick Maddigan and William
Black. III.
Refreshments-Ja Hewitt, Herbert
Benkhoff and Jacob Schmidt.
Each OF the above committees performed
its duties excellently, and the event was
one Of two-fold Importance. 1t gave the
youths and maidens an opportunity to en-
joy the fascinating pleasures OF the dance,
and at the same time served as a reunion of
the battle-scarred and glory-crowned vet
Grams of the slope. Among the Bismarck
ers who attended were Colonel Bentley and
Captain Stacey, who were accompanied by
Robert Watson, of the Pioneey Press. The
officers and ladies of the post attended,
IlOSe present, Delng MalOr ana MIS-. rage,
Captain and Mrs. Van Horne, DR.. and Mrs.
Maus, Captain and Mrs. Reed, Captain and
Mrs. Rodgers, Lieutenant and Mrs. Heis-
tand and Lieutenant Irwin.
The supper elected numerous express
sions of delight, and was served in style
creditable to the members of the post and
their accomplished wives. The elegant
sllverware OF company "A" added grand
eur to the spread hardly to be expected on
an occasion of this character, and it was
unanimously voted that the committee on
refreshments had won the coveted and
conventional palm.
Many of the old soldiers came overland
for miles to attend the ball, Sergeant
on horseback through the biting air and
binding snow. The success of this, the
second annual ball of the James A. Gar
field post Of Fort Lincoln, will long be re-
membered by all who attended.