The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-03-08

BALL ROOM IN THE PENSION OFEICE.
away to the tops Of the great columns and
the side walls. In the central section OF the
room, over the pagoda. large full-rigged
floral ship hung from the intersection of the
streamers 1t was thirty feet long, had all
its sails set, and thickty interspersed with
laurels and ey argreens, of which it was male,
were roses, milk weed balls and bright col
ored cut flowers The piece typiied the
"Ship of State" Beneath thu intersticss OF
the two other groups of streamers hung
great balls o. laurel AMI cut flowers, each
ten feet in diameter.
At the west end of the room an immense oil
portrait of President Harrison hung in a
shaded and paneled plush frame twenty feet
long by tea in width, and at the east end
there was similar likeness of Vica-Presi~
dent Morton. On the tiled dancing floor be-
meath each portrait was 4 great cluster of
potted plants, ferns and palms. The real
novelties of the florists work were the
symbolical pieces which represented the
several departments of the Government.
Each of these pieces was. about Skis
feet in size and was made Of immortelles,
roses and laurel The eight pieces, repre-
senting the eight departments, were sus-
pended at intervals from the arches of the
first gallery. The room occupied by PEN
sion Commissioner Black, situated at the
southeast corner of the first gallery, was
set apart for President Harrison's use,
and the florist and decorator trans.
formed the p.ain-loolSing office. Fes-
toons of laural, bunting and flags and baskets
of hyacinths roses, lilies of the valley and
tulips made it blossom with color. At the
head of the room stood double floral chair
twelve feet high and ten feet vida. 1t was
made of immortelles greens and roses and
in the back of either side of the chair the
words Harrison" and Morton stood out
in bold relief. Above these words was the
inscription inaugural, 1882" and over the
chair was floral canopy OF roses and other
flowers. 10 the north Of the Presidents
room was the room assigned to the ladies of
the Presidential party and to the east was
the Vice-Presdent's room.
President Harrison, Vice-President Nor
ton, their wives and the ladies of their party
reached the scene of the ball shortly after 9
o'clock. They were escorted to the ball by
Mr.. A. T. Britton, Chairman of the r.
augural Committee, AMI Mr.. e. F. Beale,
Chairman of the Reception Commit
tee met them at the entrance and, with the
members of the committee, escorted them TO
their respective rooms.
Soon after the arrival of the President the
InelnberS OF the diplomatic corps and the
Reception COMMITTEES were introduced to
him and, escorted by the members of the
committee and followed by the diplomatic
corps, the President and his party made a
tour of the ball room and shortly afterward
left the building.
Inc dancing noor nad Deen divided INTO
sixteen sections, and each section was in
charge of an aide to tho chairman of the
floor and promenade committee and nine as
sistants The galleries were also divided
into sections. to be similarly managed, and
dancing was permitted there. Sur.
geon NJ. L. Ruth, of the United States Navy,
Chairman of the Floor and Promenade Com
mittee, took his stand near the basd pagola,
and by means of electric bells gave directions
TO the band AMI those in charge OF the dane
ing.