The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-01-02
CONDUCTORS IN SWALLOW TAILS.
New Years Ball by Ell Captain Dr.
vision, 0. R. C.
Tho Oakland Mole Depot Transformed
Into q Bower of Beauty for
the Occasion.

praises of the splendid manner in which
it was conducted by the conductors, and
all unite in declaring it one of the greatest
successes in a social way they had ever
experienced.
Five carloads of gaily dressed ladies
and gentlemen went from this city on the
special train which left at p. NJ. on that
evening. The party was composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. True, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Labasse, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Ma
gele, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Rubenstein, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jabez Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Rohrer, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p Booth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lyman and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Lam
phrey, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Halloran,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Bowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. o. Tubbs, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. William kaerth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sweeney, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. J. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Gill, DIR. and Mrs. NJ. Gardner, Mrs. }.
Brewster, Mrs. c. w. Broadway, Mrs.
Henry Ogg, Mrs. Ida Stafford, Mrs. n.
Leddy, Mrs. Matte Rood, Mrs. John II.
hatcher, Mrs. c. Hunt, Mrs. j. A. Mof-
felt. Mrs. J. Gairty, Mrs. G. A. Rice. Mr..
and Mrs. George II. Clark.
Misses Sophie Jones, Neatta Glynn,
Stella Eversault, Sadie Ball, n. Kellogg,
l.. Reeber, Katie Kelly, L. Sweeny, /.
Ankener, Nettie and Mamie Kennedy,
Nettie Young, Florence Latferty, Laura
Cramer, Lena Dougherty, Emmila Met
lar, Lucy Jones, NJ. Teddy, Mamie Pill
kington, Lily Lively, Dollie and Elsie
Kelly, D. Fox. Edith Davis, NJ. and A.
Glenn, Julia Sullivan, Amy Glowner,
Aggie Reifenrath, Mamie Fox, K. Hart
man, Kittie Elder, S. Halloran, l.. john
son. Hattie Nichols, NJ. Flahive, Winnie
Whitmore, Lena Smith, a. Gaylord, Mel
lie Caraaher, J. Follrath, NJ. Todhunter,
Lena McKenna.
Messrs. f. L. Martin, Howard Martin,
j. +. HeaneY, S. q. Hess, +. Nanny, a.
/. Dillon, g. W. Kramer, NJ. Brannely,
Dan West, c. T. Pierson, W. w. Matt
land, w. V. Kellogg, s. +. Ennis, VIM.
Clemens, w. \. Sweeney, Ed Kennedy,
Cal Godefroy, +. G. Schiller, J. Z. Dolan,
A. Brewster, John +. SHELTON, Jr., Adoph
C. kaufman, Bert Fitch, Charles Bar
tholomew, e. T. Sample, viii II. Young,
r. E. Greer, H. +. Hansche, f. ?. Curry,
James Duffy, j. w. Dougherty, Thomas
Leddy, Dick May, Jr., George Bower, J.
r. Masters, Fred f. Foote, II. j. Kilgar-
if, w. J. Gilmore, Howard Kimbrough.
penheim, J. OMeara, j. Il. Strader, 4.
Hartman, w. I. Calderwood, Homer
Buchanan, A. D. Bulger, Charles NJ. Cog
Ian, r. II. Clark, G. w. Larkin, James
Morsehead, John Latferty, Carl Nichols,
+. H. Conn, Gus Scheppelman, John
Lindner, Fred Rensselaer,, Thos; Flahiye.
II. J. Carragher, Grant Black, b. +.
Smith, John Riley, George Kicker, G. f.
Leddy, j. K. Diminick, l.. Kemnitzer, B.
f. Jiminez, Lee Todd, j. Schacht, Il. f.
Caroian, Gus Ash, w. II. Palm.
THE BALLROOM.
In its description of the ball the San
Francisco Chronicle says: The large
waiting-room of the Southern Pacific
Railroad at the Oakland Mole depot
which the passengers pass through to
reach the upper deck of the terry-boats,
was transformed into a ballroom last
night, the occasion being the first annual
dance of the FL Captain Division of the
Order of Railway Conductors. 1t was
called the New Years ball. and was the
first of a series to be given by the order
The FL Captain Division is the largest of
the order in the country, and embraces
every well-fed pasteboard gatherer in
California. Many of its members are
veteran punch-wielders, and nearly five
score of them have collected tickets for
over twenty years.
1.-The magnates at Fourth and Town
send streets relinquished everything to
make the first and foremost of their en-
ployes happy last night. Even Division
Superintendent Wilder and his staff,
whose new offices were recently built at
the mole, turned themselves out IN the
cold so that their well -turnished rooms
might be devoted to the ladies. The only
man who could not be removed was the
Indispensable train dispatcher, who sat
in his little den all night long looking at
the glazing headlights of the locomotives
as they whisked in and out of the big
depot, listening to the music of waltZeS
and lively polkas and wishing that he
were in some other place as the fumes of
delicious viands fioated in upon him.
The passengers were also forced to give
up some of their privileges, and a little
narrow lane was fenced of for them dur
ing the wilight hours when the deco
rators were putting on the finishing
touches, and when the festivities had
commenced they were debarred from the
upper floor of the depot entirely.
THE DECORATIONS
Were marvellous in their beauty. A
wealth of flowers, evergreens and flags
We're placed at the disposal of the mem
bers, and they made the most of them,
All the bunting ana flags that the Mare
Island Navy-yard could spare were
grouped about the hall. The stars and
stripes predominated, both in flags and
steamers, and the latter were stretched
from all points in the ceiling to the four
corners of the room. The flag of St.
George was seen in many places, and a
large yellow flag bearing huge black
dragon, which one of the navy officers
had brought over from China, covered a
goodly bit of space. There were flags
representing all the nations of the world,
and the bunting was tastefully offset by
palms and evergreens and rows of fresh
Christmas trees, which were placed
around the room, completely hiding the
panels of the walls.
1.-The most striking feature of the deco
rations was the initials of the order. o.
r. c., done in electric lights on the west
side of the wall. Each letter was com
posed of a large number of incandescent
lights in colored globes, the 'O' being
white, the RI red and the 'C' green, the
three colors used in railroad signaling.
Under this blazing insignia was the band
stand, and about were placed pictures of
the life OF q conductor, both thrilling and
otherwise. The entire floor, which is
1lSXllS feet, was canvased.
IN THE wHIRL.
1.-THE band struck up march, the gen.
tlemen took their partners, and when the
tune was changed to a waltz nearly 300
couples were gliding over the canvased
surface of the depot, while ferry passen-
gers, who had been deprived of their old
time rights, passed through the lower en-
trance, and, as they hurried to their
trains, looked in amazement at the gay
sight. The lonely train-dispatcher sighed
pensive sigh as he looked from his
broad window upon the merry throng.
and thought how much more agreeable il
would be 10 float around with some fair
maid from Sacramento than to signal the
trains on their course.
THE SUPPER.
1.-THE arrangements for the simmer wore
not less complete than those for the dane
ing. Here again the travelling pubIic was
forced to surrender the right of wav for
the only rooms in which the tables conld
be set were the ground floor waitinC-