The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-20
THE INAUGURAL BALL.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR THIS ELEGANT AFFAIR.
The Date Is Fixed for January 10 and
1t is the Intention of the Gentltmon
in Charge to Make 1t One of the
SWEETEST of the Swell.

After couple of weeks of preliminary
work the citizens of Austin who have
been interested in the getting up of an
inaugural ball in honor of Governor
elect Culberson, have finally perfected
the necessary arrangements and the ball
will most certainly be given. The date
for the ball has been fixed for Jan. 10
and it is the intention to make it one of
the grandeSt entertainments of the sea-
son. As to the elegance of it's appoint
/ MS It will d, ubtless excel anything
ever given in the state. Visitors are
expected from every part of the state
and it is needless to state that the at
tendance will be something in the ma
ture of a tout ensemble"
Anyone wishing to issue invitations to
friends at a distance should give their
names to the members of the invitation
Committee. This committee will lave an
alphabetically arranged list and all
names sent them will be added to it.
AS soon as Il full and complete list is
made up and the invitations are received
from he Eastern printing house the work
of addressing them will begin.
The ball will. of course, be given in
the state capitol building and every pos
sible arrangement looking to the success
of the same will be carefully attended
to. The various committees are as fol
lows:
Executive committee--Walter Tips,
chairman; w. II. Handy, treasurer; ii.
z. billiard, secretary; Il. NJ. House,
Peyton Brown, John L. Peeler, David
Z. j. Lawless, Lewis Hancock.
Committee on transpOrtation-P. j.
Lawless, chairman A. n. Leitnaker, }.
C. Pray, ii. ID. Patrick, G. f. Byers.
Committee on decoratiOn-C. +. Drake,
chairman: A. G. Goeth, Joseph Harrell,
Jr.. G. j. Smith, NJ. S. Swain.
Committee on music-David Harrell,
chairman; ii. +. Haldeman, Henry
Ladd, J. Gordon Brown, ". l.. Vining:
chairman; Henry Hutchings. h. NJ.
Johnston, r. G. Lowe. E. G. Senter,
Frank Grce, A. r. McCollum.
Committee on finance-John l.. Peeler,
chairman; John Orr. w. e. Booth, w.
S. Drake, w. w. Wilcox, J. II. Hender-
son, II. G. Roberdeau.
Committee on invitatiOn-CharleS ).
Morse, chairman; John D. Mccall, T. W.
Gregory, Jeff Johnson. George A. Brush,
r. +. Cochran Il. Taylor Moore, Jno.
]. Peasants, j. S. Myrick, j. A. Hooper,
Sam DeCordova. A. G. Hunter, John G.
Lewis, Charles Corner, b. f. Louis, Il.
| II. Stone. Il p. Wilmot, j. e. Kaufman,
Ira ii. Evans, James Il. Curl, G.. e. An
derson. V. o. Weed, J. W. McLendon,
Il. II. Connerly, VIM. IL. Stacy. ar
Committee on reception Edward NJ
House, chairman; Frank K. Lubbock, X
NJ. Swearingen, u. r. Fillmore, A. P
Woodbridge, X. L. Brown, Geo. W., Lit
tlefield, l.. A. Ellis, John Bremond, A
S. Burleson, NJ. Butler, Frank Hamil'
ton, John Mcdonald. 7. J. Tynerr; A; n
Denton, ]. II. b. Miller, Geo; b. Zim'
pelham. w. IL. Tobin, l.. NJ. Open
heimer. II. NJ. Thomson, A. IL. Ora
ham, j. II. Houghton,, Henry, HIrsh'
brough, r. III. Ward, II. f. Shelley, Geo
r. Pendexter, John w. Maddox, Joseph
Male. J. r. Breckenridge, James II
J Robertson. Frank G. Morris, n. 5
/ Walker, Jr.