Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-04
VETERAN FIREMEN's BALL.

A Big Event at Ihe Armory To-Night- DecoratiOns-The Committees for the occasion How the Proceeds Are Used.
 Preparations for the Veteran Firemen's l ball this evening are rapidly going on, and nearly l, 300 tickets will probably be sold. The affair will be one of the biggest ever given by the association. It will be held in Medow street armory. Ali of the emblems and insignia of the fire department will be pretty spectacle will undoubtedly reward the labors of the decorators
 Governor Bulkeley and Mayor Peck are among the invited guests. After tho third dance the veterans will parade around the armory with the veteran engine, Old Her oules. About two hundred veterans will be in line, many of whom will be delegates from out of town. Delegations from New York, New London, Brooklyn, Birmingham, Ansonia, Wallingford, Hartford and Nor wioh companies have been invited, and some from each of the companies are expected to be present.
 The concert will begin about o'clock. Thomas orchestra will furnish music and Prof. Carey will prompt. The committee badges will be noticeably fine. They are K, on these is printed the name of the commit tee. The committees are:
 Executive (purple badge)-Lent Bishop, chairman; Albert R. Goodnow, secretary; George W. Bailey, John M Hendricks, Charles c. Hall, Charles F. LeYere, Henry T. Mix, Joseph Cunningham, George W. Cor buster.
 House (red badge)-Joseph Cunningham, chairman; Henry E. Smith, first assistant chairman; Theodore A. Cooper, second as- sistant chairman; Jerome w. Hayward, Hen ry T. Mix, William N. Johnson, Alonzo L. Crockett, Charles Frey, Daniel J. Crowley, George B. Miller, Frederick Schuseler, Charles L. Johnson, Augustus Bodwell, W. H. Lawrence, Frederick H. Bissell, George W. Bailey, John H. Rompf, Egbert Shelley, A. H. Bromley.
 Reception (white badge)-Chas. A. Nettletor chairman; George w. Corbusier, first assistant chairman; Henry 0. How'd, second assistant chairman; M. N. Atwater, Isaac F. Davis. Lewis LeBars, J. W. 8. Peck, E. B. Bradley, Henry L: Clark, George W. stoddard, Gar wood Griswold, James w. Walter, Wm. Carr John Hickey, jr., A. H. Hurlburt.
 Honorary (old gold badge)-Hiram Camp, chairman; Charles w. Allen, A. c. Hen. driek, Henry c. Lewis, N: D: Sperry, John h. Leeds. s. R. Smith, Charles E. Hayes, Charles A. Nettleton, J. B. Robertson, H. B. Bigslow, L. w. Sperry, James Gallagher, Charles Atwater, John A. Munson
 Floor (blue badge)-Charles F. Levere, chairman; Thomas E. Twitchell, first assist ant chairman; John M. Hendricks, second as- sistant chairman; Frank H. Cummings, Geo. H. Rowland, George W. Bean, Richard Mar tin, Charles E. Hall, Edward Caldwell, A. 0. Drew, W. W. sperry, George A. Peckham, George L. 1ves, Clark M. Loomis, Edward D. Smith, Henry R. Wells, John Anthony, James Brown, Wolf Williams, Charles H. Goodrich.
 At the Firemen's ball held in Boston last week the profit amounted to SIG, ,OOO which will be used for charitable purposes among fremen when disabled or in distress. The Bremen of this oity are very we'll provided for by the State Fire association and also by the Firemen's Benevolent association of this city. There is an association of old fremen in this city, that is organized for the purpose of giving temporary relief: As the old Vol unteer fremen were generally from the working classes, there are not many very well of in old age. For some CT the associa- tion, the only source of income is from small yearly assessment on its members, and by the profits of the annual ball. So give the vets rouser tonight and enjoy the lively occasion.