The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-31

person directed 10 be distributed The
cAi1fren acquitted themselves admirably.
ana the large audience manifested their
pleasure IN tie entertain nent.
The Fir~meu's Ball.
The third annual ball Of the Seattle Fire
department Relief Association 81 tbs
Arfnory on Christmas night sss q bril-
liant success. Ii WAS perhaps the most
nuneroassy attended social affair ever
given IN the city. fully 2 90 people being
present In fact until quite late the great
Hcor vas intentionally filed with dane
ers TIC hall vas handsomely decorated
Tor tie occasion. At the front corners Of
TIE band stand were placed hydrants. 20
which severaI lengths Of hose were Al
tached aud earned no over the
beams above Capt Griffin. of the ship
ivsnhoe, and Capt Hansen, OF the steamer
willamette, kindly lent the signal flags Of
their ships which were .astefully arranged
and hung from the ceiling OF the hall. The
front Of the galleries was ornamented st
intervals with wreaths of evergreens and
holly and great streamers of bunting
stretched across 70 the center of the room.
About O'Clock several exhibition bitches
were made which proved very interesting
TO the spectators. An electric gong and
apparatns for supporting the harness Of
the horses were rugged up, as were also
couple OF stalls. On the signal being given
the horses would be released from their
stalls and rush out 20 their places
beneath the suspended harness, which
would DO instantly dropped and securely
fastened, and the team dashing away
within five seconds from the sounding of
the signal. An elegan, supper was served
at mi might. aud the festivity was kept up
until late in the morning. The commit
tees having the affair in charge were:
Honorary-Mayor ]. T. r onaid, Commits
sioners F. J. Foster. George T. Masei, I.
+. Jones. J. l.. kahaley. Reception
Chief A. b. Hunt Assistant Chief Sulli-
van, Superintendent 4. r. Pinkney. Ar
rangements-P. Peterson, II. Z. Dewey,
Joseph Latham, f. ID. Corfee. X. A.
Miller, Waiter Bouse, w. G. Jenkins.
Floor managers-George Parry, Z. d. Cor
fee, Walter Bouse. Harry Johnson. Will
lam Wistidt. III. Mcdonald. w. Kinney,
w. McAilep. ID. McInnis. Joseph Latham,
II. Z. Dewey.
The Agayne Clubs Christmas Party.
Another charming party was given by
the Agayne Club on Wednesday evening
at the residence of Maj. and Mrs. 5. W..
Clark. on Fourteenth and Spring streets.
Mrs. Clark not only turned her elegant
home over to the club but beautifully
decorated il for the occasion. Garlands of
ivy. wreaths OF holly and numerous pots
of maiden hair ferns composed the decora-
tions. which were profuse and arranged
with excellent taste. The furniture vas
removed from the spacious apartments.
the carpets covered with linen and the
dining room floor waxed, so that while all
the picturesque setting OF rich hangings
and works of art were retained. the
dancers were unobstructed in their move
ments. The musicians were ensconced in
a bower at the head OF the staircase. A
charming feature OF the party vas the
artistic souvenir programmes gotten up by
Mrs. ]. Albert Jackson. They were made
in different colors. hand painted, and on
the front cover of each was worked a
bunch of flowers corresponding with the
general tint of the card. Mrs. Clark and
her daughters. Mrs. ]. Albert Jack
son and Miss Gertrude Clark, left
nothing undone TO make the occasion a
pleasant memory. Those present were:
Those present were: Maj. and Mrs. S. w.
Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Jackson, Mr.
and Mrs. Harwood Morgan, Mrs. Eugene
Garfield, Miss Evelyn Graves, Miss Nc
Nsught. Miss MeGraw, Miss Clark, Miss
Furth, Miss Graham, Miss Hansard. Miss
Carroll. Miss Nugent Miss Libby, Miss
Hanford. Miss Reife. Miss Wade. Miss
Elaine Hanford, Miss Garfield, Miss Hub
bard, Miss Adelis Tozier. of Tacoma; Mis-,
May Ward. of Tacoma; Miss Laura Cam
field. Miss Ethel Semple. Miss Laura Rum
sey, Miss Margaret Rumsey, Miss Trot
OF Essex, VT; Miss Olive Baxter,
Mr.. Kari Harbaugh, Mr.. Guy Post. Mr.
Philip Morrison. Mr.. Sydney Hansard,
Mr. f. Herald. Mr.. +. b. Teddy. Mr.. Grin
Rank. Mr.. Dana Farnsworth, Mr.. Clare
Farnsworth, Mr.. Van Smith. Mr.. Lee
Hill. Mr. James Sheafe. Mr.. Ben f.
Snipes. IT,. Mr.. Lin Relic. Mr. Tull kel-
logg. Mr.. +. A. Frederick. Mr.. Ernest
Wurtele. Mr.. Charles Wurtele, Mr.. Alger-
non Pierce. of Philadelphia; Mr. Horace
Turner, Mr.. Stock Rumsey. Mr. Charles
Turner, and Mr.. Sidney Plummer. Mr..
Seth Catlin, Mr.. Clifford Babcock, Mr..
Delbert Young, Mr.. Walter Harvey, Mr..
Everett Babcoek, Mr.. Norbert ouimette.
Mr.. Leroy Taylor OF Tacoma.