The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-22

The Assembly Dances in Spite Of the
Elements.

Elem 6nUS.
The Assembly had an ugly night for
its second annual ball, but society
dom" laughed and chatted and danced
just as gaily as if the rain had
not poured in torrents The Guards
Armory never held more brilliant as
semblage. Between 200 and 800 of
society's best known people at
home and from Atlanta, Macon,
Augusta, Charleston and elsewhere
were the asssmbly's guests.
The assembly ball sinca last year has been
looked upon as the swell society event of
the season, and it has been anticipated
ever since the holidays. Although the ball
was not on quite SO elaborate a scale as that
of last year, the attendance was larger,
and it would have been larger
still, had not the weather kept
many away. The costumes were elegant,
and the arrangement for both the recep-
tion and ball were perfect. The entire
armory. including the club rooms, was
given up to the society and its guests.
The dancing hall was decorated with
flowers and ported plants. The stairways
were crashed and the entrance to the ar
mory was underneath a canopy.
The guests began to arrive at o'clock,
and for an hour there was continuous line
of carriages. The dancing began at 10
o'clock. The music was by Davis Bros full
orchestra, under the direction of Prof. l.
Leon. There were fourteen dances on the
programme besides the overture and
''Home, Sweet Homo" quartette. The dances
were as follows:
Overture, The Gypsy Prince. ......... A. Neibeg
Lanciers, Pearl of Peking ...... Geo. Wiegand
Polka, Our Annual .................D D. Lawinsky
Waltz Dolce, Far. Niente &c. A. Delbruck
Lanciers, Plantation. ............. Geo. Wiegand
Selection NadiV .---........ Geo. Wiepand
Waltz Confidence ........-.......E. Waldteufel
Lanciers, Erminie ......... .JacobowSky
INTERMIssIoN.
Selection, Pearl of Picking George Wiegand
Waltz, Coquetterie. ...............E. Waldteufel
Lanciers, Marquis. ........ 80. George Wiegand
Polka. Going Back to Dixie ...........J. H. Ross
Waltz, La MarquiSe 80. .......E. Waldteufel
Spanish Serenade, La Paloma L.. Czeark
Lanciers, Black HusSar ............C. Milocher
Galop, Dash. George Wiegand
Waltz, Nick of the Woods. =. George Wiegand
Home, Sweet Home.
The supper was served by the ladies of
st. Johns Rectory Society in the club
rooms. Two tables were arrayed in each
room, and the parlors had small tables on
which were served light refreshments.
The large tables in the club rooms were
beautifully decorated with tropical plants.
In the center of each table rose an elaborate
floral pyramid, several feet in hight, and
on either end and side were beautiful
DOLI6Q over Gu6 UdOleS were
suspended large baskets of fruits and flow
ers An attractive feature of the arrange
ment on the tables was a large salmon at
either end. The designs on the tables were
baskets and pyramids of silver tastefully
arrayed.
The tables were presided over by the la
dies of the Rectory Society. Between each
of the tables was a palm or fern. The
menu was as follows:
Stewed Oysters Scalloped Oysters.
Cold Salmon with Mayonaise
Chicken Croquette. Potted Partridge.
Potted Dove.
Cold Roast venison. Boned Turkey.
Roast Turkey. Baked Ham.
Chicken Salad Vegetable Salad.
Pate de Foe Cos in Jelly.
Celery. Olives Charlotte Russo.
Ice Cream Sherbet.
Fruit Bon Bon, Coffee.
The Assembly committee in charge Of
the ball included the following officers of
the Assembly: President, Gen. Henry r.
jackson; vice president, DR.. William Dun
can; honorary committee. Gen. G. NJ
Sorrel, Col. George s. Owens, Col. John
Screven, Gen. z. p Alexander, Capt w.
W. Gordon; executive committee, J. J.
Wilder, William w. Mackall, Jr., William
W. Williamson, Beirne Gordon, J. r. An
derson, and secretary. Wallace Cummings,