The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
Ninth Annual Ball of the Con-
ductors Last Night.
Nearly Three Hundred People
Take Part I'm the Dance.
Items Of Interest About Kansas Rail
road Matters Personals and
Miscellaneous.

Nine years ago, division I19, Order OF
Railway Conductors of TINS CITY then d
small organization. arranged ana gave
a ball at Metropolitan nan me pan
was in the nature Of a venture, but al
though a modest affair. was success
both from a social and financial stand
point. So well pleased We're the mem
bers Of the order with the success OF
their first attempt in the social llne,
that they voted to continue attempts IN
the same line as a peromanent annual
feature.
Of the balls given by division 179
probably no one was more successful
than the ninth annual ball given at
Hamilton hall last night
lit is true that the bail of 1894 was
more largely attended and more sue
eessful from a financial standpoint than
the bail last night, but it was in no
way more thoroughly enjoyable Traf-
fic is at present heavy over the Santa
Fe, and many mem bers of the Order Of
Railway Conductors, as wei as Of the
other railroad orders. found it imp0ssi-
bile to leave their duties long enough to
attend the ball
Last nights ball was four hours Of
continued pleasure. 1t commenced with
the grand march at 9 o'clock, and it
was after ! o'clock when the Home,
Sweet Home was played.
The first arrivals for the ball made
their appearance at the hall shortly
after o'clock. BY O'Clock there was
a sufficient number to form a grand
march of so couples, and by the time
the fourth dance on the programme
was called, there were fully 300 people
in the hall
Watson's orchestra furnished the
music, and the ball commenced when
Mr.. Frank Watson struck the first
notes of the university Of Pennsylva-
MIA march. The strains had scarce
time to watt themselves across the
hail, stirring the red, White and blue
signal flags hanging from the chande-
liers, as they went, when Conductor
and Mrs. George Speer took their places
nG nj q
formation was then quickly completed,
and the bah was ON.
AS the participants in the grand
march passed the west end of the hall,
they We're handed neatly gotten up
programmes by Miss Naude Shafer and
Master Christie Speer. Miss Shafer
and Master Speer are the children re-
spectively of Conductors D. F. Shafer
and George Speer.
Following the grand march, the fol-
lowing programme Of dances was par
ticipated in: L, grand march, Welcome;
.. quadrille, O. r.. c.: 3, waltz; 4, two
step. Our General Manager; >, Ianciers;
g. schOttische, b. l. e; z, polka; s.
quadrille, Our General superintendent;
8 waltz 10. York, B. r. IT,. IL, lam
ciers; IT, two step. The Ladies' AuXiI-
iaries, IA. quadrille, Our Division Sup
erintendent; IS, Rye waltz; is, schot-
tlsche, t. H. e.; AZ, quadflile; -
Redowa, Our Train Master; 19, two
step 20. lanciers. O. r. T.; p, waltz;
-. polka, our Train Dispatcher; %.
Sweet Home"
The fourth dance was dedicated to
"Our General Manager At the sew
enth annual bail given by the order
two years ago. General Manager Frey
led the grand march, and ii was the in
tentiOn to have him take the same
part at the ball last night Owing
however TO his absence from the city
the committee of arrangements was
unable to see him in time
TO our General Superintendent"
M f.-.7
quadrille Through his fair and cour-
teous treatment Of trainmen on all oc-
casions, General superintendent Nudge
has become very popular with mem
bers of the order of Railway Conduc-
tors as Well as with members of the
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
Division Superintendent @. T. AfcClel-
Ian Iralnmaster A H lice and Dis
patcher Bryce McMurtrie We're remefn-
bered in the fourteenth, eighteenth and
tWenty-second dances respectively.
The Ladies auxiliaries and the other
four large railroad organizations also
had places on the programme.
Conductor George Speer acted as
master of ceremonies. Conductor Harry
Griffin was to have acted in this ca
pacity but was unavoidably absent.
He was also conspicuous by this same
absence.
The committees which We're appoint
ed to look after the ball in general, and
to whom the success Of the event is due
are as follows.
Arrangements Geo. speer, Geo. Til
ford, M. p. McCambridge, d. f. Shafer
and Chas. Peterson.
F'loor-Chief. H E. Griffin: aides. r.
III. Stockton, r. r. Hoyle, G. n. Alex
ander, John McCambridge, H. M. Mar
SHALL w. p. Mckay and D. N. Myers.
Reception. NJ Albright, William
Beales, IT w. Buterheld, d /. Furbeck
Jno. Hurdle, w. W. Proctor, M Peter
SON, Fl. R. Rice, "A. J. Raider, T. p. KEEL
ley and T. B. French.
Invitations-C. T. Coffin, John Cort-
rite j. I'll. Griffith, E. r. Hay. c. A.
Horn, III. A. Johnson, o. B. Pritchard,
q. G.. Rainey, G. w. Stafford w R.
Simmons, c. w Scott, c. Fl. West, las
White and w. r.. Fisher.
The members Of the committees, and
of the entire division. can feel justly
proud of the ninth annual bali.
Division 179 is one of the most pros
porous divisions Of the order along the
line Of the Santa Fe- 1t has now a
membership of so and its affairs are in
first class shape.
AT the regular meeting tomorrow
afternoon division 179 viii elect officers
for the year. The officers who have
served during the past year are the
following.
j. Nj. Albright, chief conductor; J. F.
Griffith. assistant conductor; M Nc
Cambridge. senior conductor: j. NJ. Til
ford. junior conductor: G. A Horn sec
rotary and treasurer; T. p Kelly, in
side sentinel; wv. w. Proctor, outside
sentinel.
The railroad men and their wives,
daughters and sweethearts who were
present at last nights bail are the fol-
lowing. 1T was impossible to obtain
the names Of many OF the young la
dies.
Conductor George speer and Mrs.
Speer, Conductor D. n Myers and Miss
Pearl Myers. Conductor r. H. stock
ton and Mrs. Stockton, Engineer Joe
Davidson and Mrs. Davidson. Engineer
John Snyder and Mrs. Snyder, Conduc-
tor NJ RIcCambridge and Mrs Mccain
bridge. Conductor w. w Hutton, Con-
ductor Fl E. Griffin. Fireman Mark
Miller and Mrs Miller. Engineer John
Herberer and Mrs. Herberer, Brakeman
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