The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
THE ARMORY BALL.
Representative Ladies of
Hudson County Act as
Patronesses.
EXCELLENT SUPPER ARRAAGEHEH.S.
Seventh Regiment Band for the
Promenade Music-Distin-
guished guests.
EXCELLENT SUPPER ARRANGEMENTS.

The Committee of Arrangements for
the second annual subscription bali of the
Fourth Regiment. which takes place
February s. met last night in the Ar
mory and awarded the contracts for mu-
sic, decorations and supper In all re-
spects the committee Major Robert ].
smith, Captain H. H Brinkerhoff. Jr..
Lieutenant A. La Rue Christie Lieu
tenant John J. Broderick and Lieuten-
ant i. Pringie, are determined to make
tnls ball surFass that given last year.
The decorations will be similar to those
OF last year, with the exception that the
colors used viii be white and shrimp
White and gold will be the colors of the
marquee, where the patronesses viii re-
celve the guests. Roster of New York
VINO Deauufied the Armory last year.
was awarded the contract Bonnet viii
Iurnlsh the floral decorations. They also
VIII pc similar to those of the last ball
out the arrangement and banking of the
mowers IN the marquee will be of differ-
ent design. Morrow & Day will serve
a specially fine menu for the occasion
me arrangement for the supper will
give much more satisfaction this time
instead of making the guests crowd up
narrow stairway to the third floor
the nve company rooms on the first
moor VIII be used as supper rooms The
one at the end of the corridor will be
devoted to the use of the patronesses.
ADMISSION to the supper rooms will be
py card only. The entire corridor will
1e 1es,,e enclosed and partitioned off from the
grill shed, with entrances AT each ansl
supper will be served from ii till
Already the workmen are busy erecting
sa+,,sxe sne poxes which will. be auctioned OFT
ems; ems Ladies as well as gentlemen are in
vlteQ 20 the sale. which will probably be
vsrs S Solsrg oVer the bas There bovda will be quite
pected that competition will run high one
patronesS has declared her intention Of
having a particular box no. matter what
declaration alone is enough to add inter-
est to the sale. The patronesses are
co1,nfv laaleS VINO represent the best Hudson
ssHuhfilclent SYN to make the ball successful.
Inc Inc patronesses are:-Mrs. George T.
T5 Dxon aEaFa MRS i John G Y9Hag Tosv Ms Ms
Job II. Lippincott. Mrs Andrew j Post
Sr,, ST. Mrs, abel Abel I. Smith. Mrs. George B.
Bodd, Mrs. Marcus Beach, Mrs. $. q B. k K
Martha B. Stevens. Mrs. William 6. Hep
Hugh H. Abernethy. Mrs. Francis I. Van
Gs SGs9rgg stlTafford MS. James Wiikinaon. as
n.
Cannon, Mrs. John F. Klumpp. Mrs.
oliver Hazard Perry, ]. J. Detwiller and
Mrs Geofge,- -Hnszaith. - -
Eighteen af lights win tighten the
drill shed. and it is probably that in
candescent lights will be disposed among
the flowers in the marquee. In the ball
cony above the marquee Rogers Seventh
Regiment Band will play the promenade
music The music for dancing will be
in charge of Cranmer, who will have q
large orchestra for the occasion
A number of noted guests have been
have been received Governor Levi p
Monitor and staff from New York have
been invited, and it is probable they Will
fed their intention of being present are
Goyernor-elect Griggs and his staff. Cow
ernor Werts and his staff General E.
Burd Grubb and the City Troop of Phila-
delphia, Major General Ringer who sue
ceeded General Miles as Commander of the
about fifty officers and members OF the
Old Guard.