The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-15
THE STATE BALL.
Brilliant Gathering Of Social and
Military Notabilities at Spring
Lake.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.


SPRING LAKE, July Is. 1892.-The re-
ception and ball rendered the Governor
by the members of his staff was held
here last night a. the Monmouth House.
The committee in charge had determined
to surpass any former event of the kind,
and the verdict of the throng who at
tended was that they had certainly sue
ceeded. The large ball room of the Mon
mouth House was profusely decorated by
johnson, the prevailing hue being pink.
The band stand was banked with
palms and Towering plants, and flags
We're Testooned over the walls. A smaller
parlor at the rear of the ball room was
decorated in apple green and pink, guam
Titles OF roses being used.
The reception was announced to begin
at nine O'Clock, although it was past that
hour before the guests began to arrive.
The patronesses were Mrs. General
StrYker, Mrs. General Heppenheimer,
Mrs. Colonel Harvey, Mrs. Colonel
Adrain. Mrs. Colonel Barrett, Mrs. John
Kruger and Mrs. John Kuser.
THE May DANCE.
Dancing began at eleven O'Clock, when
Winkler's Seventh Regiment Band of
Trenton began the grand march. Gov
ernor ALBEIT was to have led with Mrs
w. j. Sewell, but owing to that lady's in
disposition, her place was taken by Mrs
Plume. General Plume followed with
Miss Mary ALBEIT. ana the remaining
officers with their wives in order of rank.
Refreshments were ssrved at midnight,
the table decorations being also in pink
and green. The immense thropg on the
floor gave little room for dancing, for
which Voss's Military Band. of Newark,
furnished excellent music. The bali
room presented a brilliant appearance
n nriD nvQ firo a.,
all appeared in uniform and each lady
We'd with the other Ia the beauty of her
apparel. .--4--s---
THE GUESTS.
The Reception Committee, to whose
unhagging energy the success of the un-
derlaking is largely due, were:-General
4. A. Donnelly. General Stryker, Colonel
Robert Adrain, Colonel J. L. Van elect,
Lieutenant-Colonel G. F. Loutrel, Major
Robert l. Hopper, Colonel A. r.. Kuser,
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Chamb-
ers and Major Leon Albeit, Jr. Over
four thousand invitations has been is
sued, and among the guests who were
present we-e:-Ex-Governor Robert S.
Green. Supreme Court Judge George T.
Werts and Miss Eva Werts, ex-Clerk in
Chancery George S. Duryea, Mr.. William
McAdoo, State Treasurer George
r; Gray, S State Comptreller WI VII
DcubtoE POOtIG AOEaiu VI MlUUI0S0X, SeT-
aSor Michael 7. Barrett of Essex, General
William I. Albeit, Mr.. Fred Walters,
Major E. j. Anderson, Senator Keys of
Somerset, Judge and Mrs. T. F. Noonan,
Mr.. George A. Heaney, ex-Mayor and
Mrs. Frank A. MCGOWAN of Trenton,
John kean, Jr., Colonel and Mrs.
Kuzer, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Woods,
Mayor d. j. Bechtel of Trenton; Mayor
Joseph Haines, of Newark; Dr. John
Ward, j. C. Wilson, Edward j. Hewlett,
+. o. Donovan, M. A. Cowden, of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. j., Clarence Conover, +. b,
Young, Colonel William Fl. Skirm. Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles Y. Banford,
Major Michael Hurley, Major Charles B.
Leavett. Surgeon Joseph b. Shaw, Captain
Francis G. Lawthrop, Lieutenant Col
onel Cyrus f. Loutrel, Colonel William
H. Early, Colonel George G. Felton,
Colonel james S. Kuger, Colonel james
NJ. Van Valen, Colonel John G. Owens.
Major General Joseph w: Plume. the
Division Commander. Major Leon Alb
hett. Jr..- and Mrs. Abbett,. Major
James w. Howard, Major K, B.
Brientnal Colonel Benjamin Lee,
Colonel Benjamin P. Holmes. Major John
'. Allstrom, Adjutant Louis j.. Nc Wicker,
Quartermaster G. Mortimer Hawkins,
Major Victor Mravlag, Colonel William
II. Cooper Colonel George A. Cheever,
Major William H. Stansbury and E. l..
B. Godfrey.
A special train left for Jersey City at
1.3O A. M. bringing large proportion of
the delegation from this city.