Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-28
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assembly ROOM
A miniature reproduction Of the
grounds IN natural plants surrounded il
The cost Ut the decorations Was $4,000.
The balcony pillars were twined with
smilax and flowers. and tho eatire root
Of the garden was hung with canopy
OF white and gold, dependant from which
were hundreds Al clusters u the days OF
Ill nationa
The large box on tho center OF tho
Madison avenue cnd was occupied by
Mayor Gilroy and suite. President
Cleveland's box was on the right OF the
mavor's while tho boxes occupied by the
duke of veragus and his party were on
the left Tho other boxes Of the first
tier and about tho mayors box were &C.
cupicd by tho members Of the supreme
court. the diplomatic corps and by Gov
ernor Flower and stan. The arena
boxes were occupied by the admirais of
the foreign aud American fleets and
their attending ofiiccrA The foreign
officers had been given the center boxes
and tho American the outer boxes.
Major General Schofeld commanding
the army. and Major General Howard.
with their suites also occupied boxes in
this tier.
Two bands furnished the music in tho
ballroom. one being stationed on the
south and the other on the north side OF
the garden toward the Fourth avenue
end.
Lander's orchestra Of eighty string
pieces played the music for the dancers
and Rogers Seventh regiment band Of
sixty pieces played during the intermis-
sions and promenades.
The doors OF the garden were thrown
open at 3 o'clock, and almost immedi.
ately afterwards the guests began to ar.
rive The naval officers were met by Q
special appointed COMMITTEES ut the foot
OF West Forty second street, and from
there taken in carriages to the garden.
Thepresident, having other engagements
during the evening. did not arrive with
his party until some time after the ball
o'clock. Mayor ,Gilroy. a. the head OF
the municipality. and Mira Gilroy OIL
cially received the guests OF the even
ing. They stood upon tho reception
dais, and just behind them were sta
toned the committee Of 100 and the
honorary committees who escorted the
more distinguished Of the honorary
guests from the entrance to their boxes.
These honorary committees were a.
follows: To escort President Cleveland
Comptroller Myers. Col. George b. Nc
Clelland, president Of the board Of
aldermen; Corporation Counsel William
Z. Clark. and Francis Lind Stetson.
To Escort the Members OF the Cabi-
net--Ex-Sec OF the Navy Benia-
min Tracy, with aides.
To Escort the Judges Of the Supreme
Court-Ex- Senator William f. Evarts,
with aides.
To Escort Governor rlower-Gen.
Lewis Fitzgerald. Gen. James Cavan.
agh. Col. Francis v. Greene.
To Escort the Admiral. Duke de Vera
gua--Gen. Horace Porter, Cornelius N.
Bliss, John Austin Stevens.
To Escort Admiral Gherardi-Ex-
Mayor Hewitt, with aides.
To Escort Admiral Benham - Ex.
Mayor Hugh j. Grant. with aides.
TO Escort Admiral Walker Samuel
d. Babcock. with aides
To Escort the Admiral OF the British
Fleet-Edward Cooper.
To Escort the Captain Of tho Neither
lands Man-of-War. Van Speek-F'red J.
Deprester. president OF the st. Nicholas
society. j. w. Beekman. president O
the Holland society. with aides.
Chairman Varnum advanced to name
each OF these guests and introduced him
to the mayor. No precedence was oh
served. every effort being made to indi.
cate that the ball was republican citi-
zenis affair.
The president. however. was not escort-
Ell 10 the mayors reception dais when be-
arrived half hour before midnight. but
was met at the entrance 10y his escort OF
honor. The bands at his appearance
played Hail TO thu Chief" the only
piece played in honor Of any Of Il.
guests. and Mayor Gilroy advanced n
meet HIM After the formal introduc.
ton the president and his party were e.
corted IN the box they were to occupy.
The program Of the dance was very
simple one. There were distinctive dg.
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