The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-22
BLUES BAnE AND RECEPTION.

The Sixty-seventh Occasion Last Night Largely Attended-Briliiant Scene-some of Those Present.
 The armory was a maze of loveliness last night, the occasion being the sixty seventh annual reception and ball of the National Blues, Company D, Sec ond regiment, c. N. G. The decora- tions were of pink, blue and white, the walls being completely hidden with the decorations. At intervals around the side were flags with the names of the several captains of the Blues and the 1 dates of their service in that capacity. The program for the promenade con- cert rendered by the Philharmonic or chestra, Frank Fichtl leader, was as | follows
 March-The Anniversary. ........ Rosey Selectlon-Brownfes. s......... ....Tobani The Butterf1y... :. .., Bendix | The Darkies' Jubilee. ............ Turner
 The grand march started promptly at 9:SO led by the staff and line officers, and about 400 couples.
 The staff and line officers present were: Adjutant General c. P. Graham of Middletown, Commissary General II. s. Peck Captain l. M. Thompson of United States army. Colonel Landers of New London, Colonel Vessels of Litchfield, Conn; Major Albee, Colonel Burpee, Lieutenant Colonel Callahan, Major Dickinson, Major Sucher, Adju- tant T. T. Wells, Assistant Surgeon Townsend, Adjutant Beach, Quarter master Dillon, Captain Kennedy of Co. 1 c, Captain McCabe of Co. F., Captain Laudensack oe Co. B, Lieut.. Mollen of Co. B, Captain Bailey. of Co. E. Lieut.. 1 Wood of Co. F, Lieut.. Bradley of Co. 1 of Meriden, Major Brown of Second Company, Governors Foot Guard, Cap tain A. M. Johnson, Lieut. L. A. Bost- wick
 | Among the naval reserves present were: Lieut.. Goodridge, Charles K. Hutchinson, Charles Masden, w. M. Thompson, Walter Gallagher, Stephen Baker, James Disbrow, Bert Austin, Ensign Cornwall, John English, Rich ard Hawken, George French, Albert Lockwood, Samuel Punderson.
 Others present were: Lieut. and Mrs. Harry Young, Lieut.. and Mrs Smith, Miss Everhardt, Miss Bertha Wood, I ruff, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Selk, Miss Selll Miss Minnie Lee, MT. and Mrs. Andrews, Miss Lillian Baldwin, Miss Grace Gallagher, Miss Edith Morgan, Mir. and Mrs Miron Russell, Miss An na Flannigan, Charles Walker of Mer- iden, Miss Mabel Syner, the Misses Gar lock, Miss Irene Evarts, Edward Lock- cry Miss Clara Haxton, Miss Ada Row land, Miss Lulu Battersby Miss Ada Hill. Miss Kate Goodwin, the Misses Mildren and Tillie Negbaur, Edward Negbaur, W. A. Kirk. w. H. Whitelock, MT. and Mrs. Warren Swartz, MT. and Mrs. Ed Hayes George Sanford Harry Backius, Miss. MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Ly- man, MT. and Mrs. George Adams, Miss Lillian Sellew. J. E. Mar, Miss Amy Dillon, Miss Jessie Woodruff, Clara Haxton, Thomas Kane, Miss Olive Reeves, Mrs. Soley, Miss Emma Gram ger, MT. and Mrs. William Lowe, MT. and Mrs Fred Bacon, Miss Miller, George FChadeyane, Harry Broadhurst.
 The executive committee was com posed of Lieut., H. c. Young, First Ser geant R. E. Durand Corporal Charles Wilson, Sergeant l.. H. Page, Private Thomas Kinney; the floor committee, Lieut. A. c. Smith, Sergeant G. P. Ges- ner, Private R. Liddell, s. P. Rogers, H. St. Jacques, J. Magee, o. Hirst, J. Wallace, F. s. Cornwall, Fred Bates, G. Neal, Corporal Charles Garlock Pri- yates F Sheffield, McOmber, B. Stevens, r Lyner T. Wright. c. Jones, c. John- son, J. Kenney and T. F. Sherman.
 A large delegation of the Second com ! nony Goyernor,'s FOot GaIrd was pras- ent in full dress uniform.
 c. A. Bradley catered and John H. l Dunn prompted.