St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
The GRAND ARMY BALL.
1T rs GIVEN UNDER SERIOUS AND DIS
COMFORTING DIFFICULTIES.
GIVEN In ARmoRY HAtL.

The sIilitiamen Kicked On The
Was Not a-swtsIi
Affair, They said-Ligas 60
Out and Red Pepper Is IHfown
nm the F1oor-Dancers Neasiy
a. Sneeze Their Heads OFF, =
>sThe Oliver P. Morton post, GasA. r.,
gave a ball at the armory last misfif. 1t
was a ''bal masque'' with the acsent on
the "masque." 1t was given Under
difficulties serious difficulties.
such as red pepper and . mo
lights. Yesterday morning ga dele
CATION of militiamen called upon the
mayor and entered a protest against al
lowing the armory for sucn dance. 1t
was 25-cent masquerade, they said,
and the people attending such an affair
would not reflect credit upon the
militia of the city. The com
mittee were of the opinion the
ball would not be as straight
laced' and fashionable as the militia
men might desire. The mayor stated
he was powerless to act in the matter,
the arinory board having granted the
post permission 10 have the hall. The
committee thereupon departed. and
"hOt wrath" imbued the breast of every
young ''sojer'' in the city. 1t was said
company would 90 OH the floor to
drill, aud prevent the bail taking place,
and this drew quite crowd, though the
veterans in charge of the bali maintain
stoutIy it cut down their profits TO 10
small extent.
The 'bal masque" came off, but not
exactly according to programme.
When the managers of the affair ar
rived at the hall they found squad of
Company + drilling. Brave Capt.
Vowell was in command. The Young
fellows continued to drill until the
music got ina harp. violin and
squeaky horn. Capt. Vowel stopped
the drill and the boys grouped about in
the rear of the hail, mad clear through
AT first the ''bal maSquc" manager in-
sisted upon ''every mothers son of
'enI" buying tickets Or making them
selves scarce. This was finally settled,
although several of the young fellows
who went on the floor attreu in their
uniforms were uncereinuninusly hustled
Oft. After one or two dances Capt.
Vowel called his squad together.
"March!;' he said. and the squad
marched through The Whirling dancers
10 the front of the hail where orders
were given t0>diSperSe. This marching
through the hall engendered m0re ILL
feeling and a number OF caliow youths
With false faces hooled and yelled The
dance soon proceed again, however
when iii the middle of a waltz the eiec-
tric lights went out. 1t was peculiar
coincidence. The place was as darksas
an alley and dancers ran into and tlisn.
bled over each ether.
Col. e. Nee. Reeve rushed into She
hall az this juncture, of the opinion, emo
doubt, he could bring light 10 the Arc
lamps again. But he couldn't! 10 m3 ke
matters worse aud augment the cOiffu-
sion. tile dancers Ill all parts OF the nall
began 10 S.eeZe and cough. Some cue
had sprlnkled cayenne pepper over the
floor, and with every whiri of dancers
foot The hut stuff flew up into eve{y-..
body's nose. A lot of the pepper lad
also been thrown OH the Stove and it
sizzled andsputtered mime form!Momen
sneeZed until their bangs came7 iduEn
ana nell wheeZed until their nO$eS
looked like cherries and their eyes
assumed fearful appearance.
The dance was aiDerry une.s " les, jii-
deed! lz3isisTd
The meu froui the electric light woaks
came up and huntvd for the c.,useaof
the lights going out. but they did MT
seem 10 find it. The hall remained dark
all this time and the veterans louketisat
each other in a dubious maiiner.y The
lone policeman who stood at the door
was obliged To patrol UP and down the
nall. lie, too. sneezed; in fact every
bu,iy SneeZed.
Al 1880 several incandescent lights
were swung out at the rear OF the hall,
and by this faint, glow worni-iike light
the dance proceeded. 1t was said last
night by the veterans that they would
cause an investigation to be made i'll
regards to tile lights and red pepper
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