Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-09
sIpE-TRAcKEp FOR THE NIGHT.
Grand Reunion and Ball of Railroad
Conductors and Their Friends.

Grand Reunion and Ball of Railroad
Conductors and Their Friends.
The ball given at Turner Hall last night
BY Sierra Nevada Division, No 1876, of the
Order Of Railroad Conductors, was great
success. All the conductors that could
with safety be spared from their trains
were on hand. The invitations were very
neatly gotten up, as, indeed, was every
thing pertaining to the affair. The hall
was beautifully decorated with banners and
streamers of bright colors. The stage was
mass of beautiful flowers, behind which
the band was hidden from view. Over the
drop-curtain was hung a splendidly-exe-
cuted painting of a train of cars. Hover
ing above the train was an angel, on either
size, one hand of each holding aloft ban
ner of blue, with gilt edge. and bearing the
words. "All Aboard" Each carried large
lantern in the other hand.
The participants in the festivities were
not confined TO members of the Conductors
Association, but embraced many of the
leading society ladies and gentlemen of the
city. Indeed, il seemed as if everybody
was there, the bali being crowded to its
utmost capacity. Among the guests were
residents of San Francisco, Ashland, Or.
Red Bluff, Rocklin and many other places.
When the grand march had been con-
cluded and the several quadrilies formed,
the music struck up and the caller rang out,
"All aboard!n and then the ball was
opened. Such frisky young fellows as Job
Calderwood, Dan West, Al Avery, Dick
Moore and others were soon whirling about
in the mazes of the dizzy quadrille. utterly
oblivious to the orders of the caller, and
Indifferent as to whether or not they were
running on schedule time. Had there been
conductors enough to go around, some of
the veteran knights of the road would
doubtless have had aids to conduct them
safely through their troubles. As it was,
several of them ran on variations" during
most of the evening.
The pretty ballroom scene was enjoyed
from the gallery by General Master Me-
chanic Small and wife, Master Car. builder
Ben WEIGH, Chief Train Dispatcher Jones,
Assistant Division Superintendent Burk-
halter and other prominent railroad off.
Gals.
The supper was prepared BY Messrs.
Wilson d Kinney fthe State House Hotel
and was fully in keeping with the high
character of the ball itself. The tables
were set in the new dining-room of the
hotel, on Tenth street, and presented a
pretty sight as the 400 guests marched in
ana TOOK their seats. The dining-room
was tastefully decorated for the occasion.
Although this was the first ball given by
tie conductors, it will certainly not be the
last, as they have shown an ability to man
age such affairs equal to that of the best
organized dancing club in the city. The
committees were:
Arrangements. F. Calderwood, s. E.
Webster and E. G. Dudley.
Reception-R. Rowlands, A. Avery, L.
Jordan, L. Pierson, Charles Croker, John
Gerber, Dan West, Charles Post, Richard
Moore, George Fillmore, George Warner,
c. w. Broadway, Fl. johnson, II. Murray,
James WEIGH, Charles Robb and Fred Ben
son.
Floor Director-H. G. Hubbard.
Floor Managers-P. Ryan, D. Halsey, A.
Moffitt, James Hatch, William Hood, F.
Kingsley, G. A. Stevenson, William Gard
ner, j. MOlter and w. A. Dolan.