The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-01-31
Sumter and Columbia Join in
Pleasure.

The Governors Guards ball, given in
honor of their friends, The Sumter Light
Infantry, is now thing of the past. Last
night the dining ball Of the Grand Central
Hotel WIS an inspiring scene and one that
| will probably linger 10 the minds of those
present for many day, pleasant memory,
dream of beautiful women gliding grace
! fully over polished foor while resting
| lightly on the arms Of erect young soldiers
clad in grey wish gold braid and brass but
tions.
The Sumter soldiers and their lady friends
were met at the Union depot at 10 o'clock
last night by the Guards aud were taken
Immediately to the hotel. The ball was
opened at 1890 o'clock and lasted until 4
o'clock this morning when fhe visitors took
the early morning train for Sumter.
Both the ball room and the adjoining room
in which supper was served were decorated
in the Guards colors, United States flags and
evergfeens Soon after midnight the delight
full supper prepared by Manager Taylor was
served The menu Was as follows:
Turkey Salad
Smoked Tongue Sandwiches
Ham Sandwiches
Claret Punch Frozen
London Layer Raisins
English Walnuts
Brazil Nuts, Pecans
Jelley Roll, Sponge Cake
Chocolate Iced Cake
White Mountain Cake
Fruit Cake, Citron Cake, Lady Fingers
Brie Roqaefort Edam and Mead
Cheese
Sea Foam Crackers
Apples Oranges Bananas.
The german was gracefully len by Lieut.
B. B. McCreery, Jr., Of the Governors
Guards, with Miss Lille Delgar, of Sumter.
The following ladies from Sumter were in
attendance: Mrs W. R. Delgar, Mrs. Archie
China, aod Misses Lille Delgar, Belle
Sanders, Matte Carson, Virginia Moses,
Travie Noses, Etta Rosendorf, Ella Davis, and
Emmie Mikell.
AmeDg the other ladies present were the fol-
owing: Mrs. r. C. Wright, Mrs. Dr. Hinetish,
Ars McGrath, Mrs Dr. Moore, Mrs. Daisy
Darby, Mrs. Frank Robbins Of Boston, Mrs.W
G. McGregor, Mrs. Wink Taylor, and Misses
Claudia Earle, Agnes McMaster, Susie and
Eliza GulIick, Wenona Spiilmsn Of Miss,
Bette Rawlings, Maud Jones, Carrie Watson,
Marie Magrath, Of Charleston, Bertha Nelson,
Grace Gibson, Blanche and Kate Agnew,
Lill. Harris of Laurens, Videau Legare Of
Aiken, and Oliveros OF Asheville.
The gentlemen from Sumter were as fol-
lows, all but the few last named being mem
bers Of the Sumter Light Infantry: Capt.
A. G.. Phelps, Corporal E. o. Ingram, J.
F. Reid, b. China, W. Burgess, F. Burgess,
l. H. Noses, W. D. Mcleod, J. a. Rytten-
berg, N, G. Osteen, jr., L. Lyon, S. Vincent,
W. D. Cunningham, b. n. Sanders, B. D.
Sanders, F. <. Winn, J. R. Phillips, Il.
Smith. L. T. DeSchamps, T. q. Clark, R. d.
Jennings, ]. W. Wilder, Capt. W. R. Delgar,
Wallace Epperson, Len Kennedy, Clem
Moses, Eugene Moses, Abe Ryttenberg. Dr..
Archie Chiua, Newman Rosendorf and Capt.
E. C. Green.
The other gentlemen present were Aessrs,
George Mosely, Aerrick, j. J. Seibels, J. T.
Tadlock, J. D. Lowrance, W. F. Lamar,
John Bell, Ed Jones, John Capers, W. q.
Stack, Jr., Will Moore, c. s. Green, Will
ellison, Gary Watts, e. G. McGreeor, Joe
McCreery, J. B. Lynch, William Lipscomb,
Capt. John Capers of the Zouaves, j.. A.
Lorick, Albert Hayward, r. C. Wright,
George Zealy, Ben Willis, Robert Gibbes,
A. G. Pearce, ". F. Jones, Robert Ellison,
T. D. Green, Wink Taylor Robert McCarley,
William Flenniken, c. F. Aughtry, f. G.
Swafeld, T. P. Weston, and A B.. Watson,
of Edge6led. Coluusbia Journal, 25th.