Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
Order No. 81,
WIN. G. MOORE,
Colonel Commanding.
VIM. NJ. ARNOLD,
First Lieutenant and Adjuant.
FAREWELL MILITARY BALL.

Last evening the event Of the week took place
in the form Of farewell fuIi-dress ball to the
members of the Light Infantry by Mr.. Cake
the proprietor Of Congress Hall. The bal
room YVES decorated to suit the occasion, being
adorned with streamers Of bunting from wall
to wall, many large flags and hundreds Of
small ones being tastefully arranged around the
coves and corners shielded by huge ferns, palms
ana other plants, where many seized the oppor-
tunlty to enjoy quiet tete-a-tete between
dances. Everybody was in evening dress.
During the in.ermission Miss Mary Wallace
volunteered to execute the skirt dance She
was roundly applauded and. on being called GU,
the second time. danced the sailors hornpipe.
The hall was filed. Among those present we're
MIR. and Mrs. Clifford, DIR. and Mrs. Keyser,
Mr.. and Mrs. Satterlee. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene,
Capt. Allison Nailor and Mrs. Naiior, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fleming. Mrs. Forepaugh. Mrs. ]. G.
Speer, Mrs. c. T. Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace,
Misses Keyser, Misses Wheeler, Miss Lillian
Needle, Misses Oberson, Miss Laura Hand,
Miss Barrett, Miss Thomas. Miss Berry, Miss
Wallace. Miss Fleming. Misses Butcher. Miss
Lillian Marshall, Miss Conrad, Misses McManus,
Miss Stokes, Miss Peyton, Mrs. Walter Black
burne, Miss Graves, Messrs. Hand, Oberson,
Mattern, Graves, Barrett, Wheeler. Peyton,
Thompson, Cake. Giimaine, Fleming, CONRAD,
Stoddard, Browning, Taylor, McCarty, Cross,
Grant, Boyd and J. B. X. Lee.
THE MOCK DRESS PARADE.
The kazoo band has again been brought into
prominence. This time they were the musicians
for a novel mock dress parade on the lawn OF
Congress Hall. About o clock Yesterday after
noon the band formed on the lawn of the hotel
and presently the soldiers appeared arrayed
in their costumes of the several characters thew
represented. The following were the partici-
pants: Jesse Grant, J. B. X. Lee, C. A. Hughes,
Frank Crown Edward Humphrey, Edward Yea
c. NJ. Clark. c. W. Given, Harry Given, Otto
Landgraft Bob Sutton, John Heydler. Chas,
Slentz, Claude E. Haines. Frank Davis, Chas
Hammond, Abigail Allen and Shorty" They
were heartily applauded, as they presented q
really ludIcrous appearance.
CAMP NOTES.
Private Stokes Of company a. was the win
ner Of beautiful smoking set ratified at the
cigar stand Of Congress Hall last night. Every
piece is gold mounted.
Private Slentz Of company ''B, ;" who is an
enAploye OF the government printing Office, went
over to the Office of one of Cape Mays news
papers the other evening to show the boys that
he had not forgotten how to set type.
sergt. ]. B. X. Lee of company ID" seems to
feel that the departure Of the infantry from
Cape May will be seriously felt by some one.
The question is, "Who is it?'
Mr.. Edw. Mattern Of company ''D' lost his
Masonic seal while on dress parade yesterday.
The command attended services at the Baptist
Church this morning and listened to splendid
sermon by the pastor.
Sergeant Baden Of company A rescued young
lady who went beyond her depth in the surf
this morning.
The daughters Of Capt. E. G. Wheeler have
been commented upon this week for their pleas
ing manners and graceful dancing.
A telegram was received stating that Capts
Childs and Loefier had left Washington and ex
pected to arrive at Cape May at ii O clock last
night. At the appointed time they arrived and
found quite a crowd Of the boys at the depot
to receive them.