Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-01
Napoleon Hook and Ladder Company
Masquerade Ball,
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As had been announced through the col
umns of the NORTHWEST for the past few
weeks that the Napoleon Hook and Ladder
Company would celebrate the honored Ma
tional Day by masquerade bail, they were
in no wise lacking in their promises, and to
say that it was grand success in every par
ticular is only speaking the sentiments of
the large number that we're present from this
city and surrounding towns 1t being the
first ball of the kind given by this company,
it was universally agre ID upou by ithe "boys"
to make il one long to be remembered by
those who were in attendance, and as they
always give the best of satisfaction, was
mainly due to their having one of the largest
crowds that has ever sassembled at the Rink.
Long before the hour for dancing arrived
the hall was filled with large and good
hpmored audience. eager to get glimpse
of the different costumes, Of which very
large number Of characters, both comic and
sentimental, were represented, every one
carrying out his or her part to perfection,
and a great deal of guessing was done and
great many disappointments were the re-
suit.
Among the very best and most comic
,charac, srs, and which kept the audience in a
continual roar of laughter from the begi 1.
ming until unmasking time, were the repre-,
sentation of Joshua Cucumber, from away
down East, by Joseph Musser, and hi:
charming and would-be bride, Miss Bidd!
Mulcahey, (Jbhn l.. Nichols), who just ar.
rived!(by FOOT, from the ould laud of sod. TX
say they repr esented their native soils tC
the highest satisfaction of the spectators
was fully demonstrlted by the number Of
applauds they received. For the benefit OF
those who were not permitted to attend, W.
will give few of the most prominent masques
Joe Berning, of Luckey, Ohio, former
member of the company, Black Night.
Dan Warner, the yankee orator from away
back.
Will Stro Il, the village masher. ...
W, H. Dauglas, turk clown. .....
Misses Belle Cole and Pearl Wheeler, flower
g rls.
huuu IdlDOtIi Ohpbdtu uduSntcIs
Fannie Brodnix, stars and stripes.
Miss Owen, Clutter, Spring.
Misses Hattie Stroll and Mary Nichols,
winter. ...
Misses Minnie Booher and Cora Curtis,
tambourine players.
Hod. Davenport, village belle.
Hugh Travis, santa clause
Gertie Barr, of Florida, Summer.
Baldy Bitter, dutch recruit.
James Hanigan, widow bedotte.
Harvey Smith, Napoleon Fire Department.
Will Theek, Just from band of Conan
cache Indians, and great many others whose
representation we were unable to learn. The
Hook and Ladder boys feel very jubilant
to the many who patronized them, and
should the frey tongue ever visit any of you,
they will live truly and manfully up to their
motto: 'Where Danger Turks, there you
will find u.s." Another feature of this ball
which is worthy of notice is the efficiency dis
played in the management. Under the direc-
tion of their floor managers, J. B. Reidel-
baugh, Hugh Travis and Henry Hartman.
everything passed off like clock-work, and
the committee of invitation, Ernest Speng
ler, VIM. Fate and Andy Kunz, are to be con-
graduated in the manner in which they filled
their part of the work. Foreman Frank
Reiger can justly feel proud of his set of ''fire
laddies," for more gentlemanly set of fire.
men does not exist within the radius of 1000
miles. To sum the whole thing up, it was an
event that will long be remembered by the
fun-loving people of Napoleon. a.