The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-23
BY THOUSANDS
HYPERION PACKED BY FRIENDS
or THE Police.

The Second Grand Ball of New Haven's
Patrolmen ths Most Brilliant Gathering
Ever Seen in This City-visitors From All
Over the State-Mayor Hendrick and City
Government Officiais in Attendance.
The second grand ball for the benefit
of the New Haven Police Mutual Aid
society was held last evening at the
Hyperion and it detracts nothing from
former events of the kind, to say that
the affair was ON the grandest scale of
any ball given by any association in the
city.
The theater was transformed into a
miniature fairy land, the elegant dresses
of the ladies with the brilliant uniforms
of the officers lent a charm to the af-
fair not soomto be forgotten. The audi
ence completely filled the theater and
was estimated to be over 40O0.
The decorations We're on a grand
scale,
The ceiling over the stage was in bars
of white and light blue cheese cloth,
while on each side of the boxes We're
streams of red, white and blue. Fes-
tooned about the boxes were innumer-
able flags and banners.
On the stage eight temporary boxes
We're erected in which We're daintily
arranged chairs and which made lux
urious lounging places. The concert
program was made up of all the popular
airs and was most excellently rendered
by the Second Regiment band.
When Professor Dunn announced the
grand march all eyes were centered on
the stage The picture presented was be-
yond descriptions, it was simply grand"
The ever popular Captain James
Wrinn and his charming daughter, Miss
Rose, led the grand march
From the march until the close of the
ball the floor was filled with dancers.
There We're pretty girls at every turn,
and they presented a pretty picture.
All of the latest dancing airs were in
cluded in the program, which was play
ed by the well known Philharmonic or
chestra, Frank Fichtl leader, and the
onlookers enjoyed the music fully as
much as the dancers.
1t was about 1880 when intermission
came, and the dancers left the floor for
the refreshment room
Mayor Hendrick and all the members
of the city government We're in the hall
and enjoyed themselves as well as the
dancers.
During internission a banquet was
served in Warner hall, at which the
mayor and city officials. police commits
sioners, members of the press and
prominent citizens were invited.
Major A. c. Hendrick, City Clerk
Richard F. Lyon City Auditor Benja-
min e. Brown, Assistant City Clerk
Edward A. Street, City Sheriff Rollin J..
Bunce, Assistant City Judge Edwin c.
Dow. City Attorney Charles b. Mat
thewman, Assistant City Attorney War
rem H. Bristol, Assistant City Clerk
Richard F. Tyner. Police Commissions
ers Daniel S. Gilhuly, John A. Doolittle
Caleb S. Poronto, Joseph f. Hubinger,
James II. Moran, Fire Commissioners
William H. Macdonald, Michael r.
Walker, William e. Morgan, President
Lyman H. Johnson and Nathan B. Hoyt
of the board Of public works, Prose
cutting Attorney James D. Dewell jr,
Commissioner Clancy, Commission
er-elect Louis NJ Ullman, Sergeant
Trip and daughter, Patrolman Allen
and wife, Patrolman Watrous and
wife, Sergeant McGann and wife, Miss
Brady, Miss Gallagher, Miss Lizzie
Flynn, Miss Mary McGarvin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank McGinn, Patrolman Cooper
and wife, Mrs. j. u Dunn, Miss Lizzie
Dunn.
Those noticed in the boxes were as
follows: Box S-Clerk Of the Police
Commissioners Frank A. Southworth
and wife, DR.. Gaynor and wife, L. c.
Brown and wife, f. l.. Arnold and
wife. Box City Clerk Lyon and wife
Assistant City Court Clerk Tyner and
wife, and Miss Barnum. Box 9-S. T.
Poli and wife, Thomas H. Sullivan
Patrick McGovern of Hartford. Box II
Sergeant Cowles and wife, Miss Ella
Cowles, Sergeant Mcbride and wife,
Mrs. q. Stevenson, Miss B. Stevenson,
Mrs. F. p. Mills, Mrs. E. Kirkland, Miss
Minnie Scott. Box 13-Officens Reilley
Ledwith and Ward, Miss Walsh, Miss
Ledwith, Miss Cummings Box II was
occupied by Captain Wrinn and wife
and party.
Others noticed were: Insurance Com
missioner Belts, ex-Police Commission
ers F. S. Andrew and Carlos Smith
Town Counsel Goodhart, Assessors Mer-
rills Oscar P. Ives, Alderman George
w. Bromley, John Adams, Miss Frances
Quinn, Joe Weibel Miss Caddie Flint
John Hendricks, Mrs. John Hendricks
Health Commissioner Stannard. Woost-
er Ensign, Road Commissioners john
son and Hoyt, Misses Edith Russell and
Mamie Roberts of Hartford, Miss SalIna
Seidle, Miss Margaret Keegan, Miss
Florence p. Schadee, Miss Lena Smith.
Miss Caroline Rupp, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Russo Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Legrand
Miss Cora A. Porter, Miss Elizabeth
Stevenson. Miss Ella Crowley, Miss Liz
zie Mcclure. Mrs. George Miller. Miss
Margaret Sands, Patrolman John STAN
ford and wife, and daughters, Miss Sui
Ivan.
The committees of the ball were as
sollows:
General committee-Captain James
Wrinn, Sergeant Henry D. Cowles. Ser
geant jeremiah Dennehy. Sergeant
Thomas ]. Dunn. Sergeant Stephen ].
McGann, Sergeant Frederick H. Bissel
Detective jeremiah McGrath, John F.
Doran, Albert Gates, Simon STREET
James P. Ward, William j. Welch.
Invitation and reception committee
Captain James Wrinn Captain William
O'Keefe, Captain Samuel J. Woodruff.
Captain James P. Brewer. Sergeant