The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-26
SOLDIERS IN TEE DANCE
Brilliant Scenes at the Ma
tiona1 Guard Bali at
Spring Lake.
ALBEIT LEADS THE MARCH.
Brilliant Scenes Of Life and Color
People Who Were There.
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Speeialto to the Jersey cizp aserus.
SPRING LAKE, July &c, 1890 Colonial
n. B. M Harvey looked tired last nichh !
lie was at the head OF the committee
that, on behalf Of the staff, arranged the
big ball in Governor Abbett's honor at
the Monmouth House last night. Even
the success achieved as the result of his
labors, though it pleased him, of course.
was not enough to make him feel az
clipper and bright as he usually is. The
great throng of social lions from all parts
of the State that his invitations had sum-
moned to the handsome sea side hotel
was handsome and deserved compH-
ment to his energy and skill.
A bayoneted sentinel from the camp
grounds guarded the main entrance to
the building against uninvised intruders.
Inside all was color and beauty and light.
The gold fringed staff set off the gay
evening dresses Of the ladies to the best
advantage. The Governor stood at the
head OF the monster dining hail with
Miss Albeit at his side, and beyond, a
long line of ladies, the wives of the rne5aa-
bers of the staff, to each Of whom the
passing couples were formally presented.
Colonel Heppenheimer's young bride tn g
handsome wife of General Dudley s.
Steele, Mrs. Colonel Harvey, Mrs. John
I. Van CIeef, wife of Colonel Van Cleef,
Secretary Of the State Tax Board, whom
everybody in Jersey City knows: Mrs.
Robert Adrain, wife of Colonel and SEN
ator Adrain, Mrs. Michael T. Barrett,
wife of Colonel and, the to be, Senator
Barrett, of Essex, were of the party.
In the throng of gaily arTayed staff
officers that guided the guests to the Ex-
ecutive greeting were Surgeon General
John d. McGiu and Colonel Lewis &.
Broom of this city. Colonel Dudley S
Steele was the gallant who relieved many
OF the escorts of their ladies and pre-
sented the fair ones to the ladies or the
Executive household.
THE DANCING.
When the dancing commenced the la
bOrs of General William T. Ahbeft. the
chairman of the Floor Committee. cem-
menced. Private Secretary Leon Abb
bett. Jr., was also active In promoting
the enjoyment Of the gueses of the even
ing.
The grand march began at nine O'Clock
promptly and was led by Governor AID
bett, who escorted Mrs. Plume General
Plume and Miss Mamie Albeit were she
next couple, General Stryker and Mrs.
iI Dodd followed. Then came General
and Mrs. Donnelly, General McGill and
Mrs. Adrain, General Albeit and
Mrs. Heppenheimer, General Heppen-
heimer and Mrs. Harvey, Colonel Harvey
and Mrs. OliDhant. Colonel Van CIeef
and Mrs. Barrett, Colonel Adrain and
Farley and Mrs. Richard White
head. Other officers followed according
to their rank, and fully hundred couples
followed. After this stately fornna.iBy,
the great throng split up into gay groups,
all bent uyon extracting the maximum OF
pleasure out of the occasion.
Lanciers. 1.-THE Oolah' '.........-......... .Lecox
Polka. atElaefrait III kails elm
Waltz, Mia Bella ...................... .Roeder
Polka, "Amorant". "......-....-.........-..S .Stasney
forss, BFesn kpp,SFgsf
Waltz Wiener Blut". STRAUSS
Gayotte, Triumph Of Love-. Hoist
Quadrille May Festival,, Schiepergrell
Yorke, One Heart, One Mind. Strauss
Polka, ,.yioietta' - Strauss
Lanciers, "The Brigands" .,....... offenbach
Waltz ''Ange D'Amour'' ,...........W Waidteufel
THE MANAGERS OF THE AFFAIR.
W1nkler's Seventh Regiment Band per-
formed the march music. and gave q
superb concert during tine reception.
The Executive Committee who ar
ranged the brilliant affair consisted Of
Colonel G. B. NJ. Harvey, Colonel A. r.
Kuser, Lieutenant Colonel c. f. Loutrel,
Major w. S. Fighter, Major A. c. Oil
phant and Major +. |. Hopper.
1H6 IeceptlOn CQu1InlbbSe WHS:-beVeb
Major General W. S. Stryker, BEigadier
General B. W. Spencer, Brigadier General
Il. A. Donnelly, Brigadier General w. G.
Heppenheimer, Colonel Robert Adrain.
Colonel NJ. T. Barrett, Colonel A. r, Kuser,
Colonel Henry Spielman, Lieutenant Coll
onel z. S. Chambers. Lieutenant Colonel
j. A. Parker, Major j. A. Miller, Jr.
Floor ommitJee:-Brigadier General
w. It. Albeit, Colonel J. T. Van Cleef.
Colonel j. N. Kruger, Major w. s.
RICHTER, Major A. C. Oliphant, Captain
A. b. Wallace and Captain S. w. Nc
Clave.
The storm of the evening kept away
many Jersey City people who would have
been pleased to be present Among those
noticed were Captain William B. Pearson,
Miss Florence Turner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert NJ. Packer, Miss Eunice Sackett
Mr.. Louis Muller of Bergen Point and
General G. II. Barney.