The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-19
AMONG THE RAILROAD MEN
Grand Ball of the Conductors at Em-
poria Last Night.
THREE HUNDRED PARTICIPATED.

a Long List of Dances, Good Music
and n banquet That Was Not Only
ssOut of Sight, But WaA Soon Put
There.
From the State Journals Special Reporter.
EMPoRIA, Feb. 19.-In the tastefully
arranged and picturesquely decorated
wigwam of the Red Men, the members of
division No. $50, Order of Railway Con
ductors of Emporia, last night banished
all thoughts of trains and train orders,
signals and meeting points. gave their
punches and caps we'll earned vacation,
and with their host of guests resigned
themselves to the enjoyment and pleas
ure of the dance on the occasion of their
first annual ball
For several weeks prior TO the event,
active arrangements along the various
lines by the different committees we're in
progress, and no effort was spared to
make the ball a most pronounced sue
cess In this the conductors succeeded
admirably. The accommed atoms of the
pretty hall failed under the unusually
large attendance, principally from En-
poria, with visitors from Newton, Strong
City, Council Grove and Chanute. Fully
three hundred people participated.
The invitations sent out by the order
were original, representing a Geographic
train order, the form in exact accordance
with the orders issued to conductors
Each invitation was headed telegraph
ic Train Order No. $780," (the number of
the division) and read as follows: "F'or
Emporia to Gentlemen and Ladies of
Dance Special !" yourself and Ladies
are respectfully invited to run special
from Home to Red Mems hall with right
of track over all trains and meet Extra
Fine People at Red Mems hall. and re-
-
until 800 a nj. W. NJ. (the initials
ofthe chief conductor of the division j"
Conductors and friends must each have
8 copy of this form" appeared at the top
of the blank form which is filed out Tor
each train, and the form read: "Conduc-
tor, yourself; train, special; made, COM
Plete, at 9:o5 P m Received by
ductor." Following this on the lower
portion of the invitation appeared the ar
rangement of the different committees,
to whose efforts the success of the ball
was mainly DUE and which were as fol-
lows:
Arrangsment-Al Monroe, E. F. An
drews, E T. Brindley, h. C. Vaughn, H,
J. TOmpkins. Invitation-J. Cash, c. P.
Woodcock, s. ). DeMoss, D. 7. Knapp.
G. w. Roach, g. R Gorrell. Transports
tion-F. c. Hannum, G. H. Branch, Ed
Dowd, G. w. Riley. Reception-Lee Orr,
H. W. Hedgecock, w. D. Crowdsr, ]. G..
Jackson, ]. W. Mahan, E. F. Andrews,
II. e. Vaughn, Mrs. Lee Orr, Mrs. II
w. Hedgecock. Mrs. w. D. Crowder
Mrs. J. e. jackson, Mrs. ]. W. Mahan,
Mrs. E F. Andrews, Mrs. 81. c. Vaughn.
Floor managers: F. A. Griffin, E. T.
Brindley, E. F. Andrews, j. II. Tomkins,
II. G. Vaughn, ]. w. Mahan.
Arrangements had been made by the
division for the presence of Avery Tur-
ner, superintendent of the southern diyi-
sion of the Santa Fs with Headquarters
at Newton, as the leader of the grand
march, but at $50 o'clock Conductor Ma
han received a: telegram from Mr. Tur-
ner stating that he had been called to
the southern portion of the state on i'm
portant business, and would be unable to
attend.
Conductor F. c. Hannum was then
chosen as the leader, and in company
with Mrs. Mcfarland, Conductor Ed
Dowd and Miss Minnie Hitchcock occu-
pying the place of second couple, the
march was formed, and to the stirring
time of one of Sousa's selections the
first annual ball of Division $50 was
opened
The programme of the dances was got
ten up in an original style.
With but one or two excep-
tions the members of Division $50
are in freight service, and oppo-
site each dance appeared a familiar
phrase In daily usage in freight train
service. SOU of town" corresponded t3
the grand march; the second number
quadrills, "24 loads;" third, waltz. "Saf.
fordville for No. ia" fourth, ouardrilIe
''Strong City for No. A." fifth, schottische
%Over the G. K. s. VIZ sixth, quardrilie
snake Florence for No. g." seventh, two