The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-11
0LNEYVILLE.
THE JOHN w. DAYS CLUBS AN-
NUIL Ball LAST NIGHT.
Barrack Nelson, Sons of 81. George, Held
Very Successful Ball Last Night
The News of Today.

The John w. Davis Club of Johnston
held its second annual ball in Woods
Hall last evening. aud at least $50 couples
participated. The club is composed of a
number Of young men. and they, with
their many friends, spent very pleasant
evening. About o o'clock the grand
march was formed, with John I. McGarty
and Miss May Conley at the head A
short intermission was had at midnight,
when supper was served, after which
dancing was resumed and enjoyed until
late hour. Music was furnished by
Greene's Orchestra.
The various committees were as fol-
lows: Committee OF arrangements
George Raiscn, chairman; John Carpen,
ter, secretary; John Conley. treasurer;
John Fennessy. John Cavanaugh; gem
erl floor manager, John i. McGarty: as
sistant, John Fennessy; aids, John Car
penter, John Cavanaugh, James Frazier.
Martin Dempsey, John Beaudry, Michael
Sullivan, Patrick eastman. James
Miner, Andrew Lynch, David Hogan;
reception committee, Frank Cannon,
Michael Brsney, George Raisch, Charles
Mccarthy.
Sons Of st. George Dance.
Barrack Nelson, No. ., U. s. X, the
military branch of the order of the Sons
of ST. George. held its second military
and civic bali in Irons's hall last evening
and IL was success in every particular.
A sort OF n family gathering was enioyed
from I:30 TO O'Clock. At the last named
hour the order TO form the grand march
was given and Col Thomas III. Broad
field, accompanied by Mrs Broadfield,
led 1t. The brilliantly uniformed officers
and chevaliers with their fair partners
in rich gowns presented one of the pret-
tiest scenes ever witnessed in that hall.
There were "a number OF members of
other societies present in full uniform
and the difference in the personal aDDear-
ance. added TO the beauty Of the occasion.
A few Of the many present wer.: Col. Ell
mund Nield and Mrs. Nield, Capt, James
T. and Mrs Newton. Capt. Arthur j.
and Mrs Wicks, Ensign Edward LawtoD
aud Mrs. Ltwton. Lieut.. w. II. Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs; Richard Taylor. Joseph
Taylor. Miss Bessie Bradshaw. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Edward Halliwell. George Knott.
Miss Rosa Knott: James Blakeley, Ben
jamin Parsons. Mr.. ana Mss. Frederick
Hilman, Charles Castell, >. Hawkins,
Miss Rosa Hawkins. Noah Hannev, Dam
iel Flower, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan.
Among the guests were Capt: George
Charles Gibbons. James Little, Mr..
and Mrs. William Davenport. Mr..
and Mrs. Christopher Davenport. Mr..
and Mrs. William holmes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathew Pattershall, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Burton, Misses May and Lizzie Little,
Miss Bertha Hardy, Miss Lizzie Worth
ington. The gentlemen named ar o men,
bers OF Barrack Abraham Lincoln. Bar
rack Brittania sent the following named
delegation: Lieut.. Col Wright Buckley,
Major Eli Batty, Capt. William
Davies, Lieut.. Thomas Critchley, Ensign
L. Whitehead, Clerk Thomas Turner.
Sentinel Joseph Hindley, Jonathan Hen
shall, Thomas Brown, Samuel Wild.
John Allsop, James Harwood; and from
the John Bray Military Company, A. O.
X. of NJ, G., were Gen. John Bray, Capt.
William ii. Oliver and Mrs. Oliver, First
Lieut.. Albert Smith. Second Lieut..
Joseph Austin, Sir Knights Fred Smith,
Robert Jackman. John Cash and Horace
Small.
The Caledonian Flute and Drum Band
was represented by William Caldwell
and II. j. Hogg With the exception of
a short intermisson ut midnight for sup
per there was no stop in the amusement
until nearly A. NJ.
The committee of arrangements was:
Capt. James L. Newton, chairman; Fred
Hilman, secretary, Albert Knott. treas
urer; Arthur j. Wicks, Edward Monks,
Edward Lawton, Peter Bottomly; gen
eral floor director, Arthur j. Wicks;
aids. Albert Knott, James Il. Baldwin.
The reception committee consisted of the
board of officers of the barracks, who
were very attentive to the wants of the
many guests. The very best of music
was furnished by Killian's Orchestra.