The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Ball at Hamilton Hall a Big
Success.
Joint Affair of B. of r. T. and
B. of L. f.
OVER 500 PRESENT.
500 PRESENT.
Grand March Announced by
Tones Of a Locomotive Bell.
Handsome Decorations - Many
Out of Town Visitors.

In these days of attempted maximum
freight rate Legislation, with the spectre
of reduced salaries ever before them,
Kansas railroad men must needs jo1lify
to keep their spirits up. A realization
of this fact was responsible for one of
those yearly jollification events. known
to the world as annual balls, at Hamil-
ton hall last night. The ball was a
joint affair, arranged by the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and Broth
erhood of Locomotive F'iremen.
There have been some few other rail
road balls in Topeka during the lapse of
time since the first jerkWater line enter
ed the city's precincts. but it is proba bic
that there was never a better attended
or more successful event of the kind
than the ball last night. The attend
ance was over 500. a number sufficient
to adOrn the countenanceS of the COM
mittee members in charge of the affair
with smiles of a broad and benign char
acter.
AS at the firemen's ball a year ago.
the ball was opened by the ringing of
locomotive bell, the familiar tones call
ing together the participants in the
grand march. The bell was in the rear
of the stage, concealed behind a bank of
palms which also mid the orchestra
In front of the palms and between two
massive engine headlights, stood the
Santa Fee Worlds Fair train, with the
Fireman e. S. Lynn, attached.
Opposite to the stage on the south
wall of the hall were stretched large
banners bearing the notices of the two
orders. Red, white and green signal
flags and signal lanterns of the same
cOlorS hung from the chandeliers Above
all, stretched diagOnally across the
room, hOated the StreamerS of varied
cOlOrs placed in the hall during the
Pure Food exposition.
One hundred and fifty couples took
part in the grand march, which was
lead by Mr.. Clarence Reece, master of
the Brotherhood cf Railway Trainmen,
and Mrs. Ed Gunsolly, president of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
% dances followed, and it was a.
before the ball ended.
This was the first ball participated
in by the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen as an order for several years.
Social events of the kind. however have
been yearly features with the Brother
Der of years. The fact that the ball oc-
cured on WaShington's birthday brings
to mind the fact that for the past II
years in Topeka, the evening of F'ebru-
airy % has never slipped into history
without railroad ball
AS is always the case, much credit is
floor committees for the success of the
ball. They were as follows:
vfr Mo- a1d mrs Seorgc Ta Ts MI
and Mrs. Ed. Gonsally. Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
MeGT bd Nj Mrs. a9d Mrs S!nPSncf Ree sGd
Mrs. Andrew O'Byrne, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Committee of arrangements-Charles
Beeler. chairman. r. Flnnie. c. NcGinnis.
c. A. Reece. F. Watson. James O'Byrne.
James GaIIetiy. r. c. Scott Ed. Webb,
M. Finnie. c. McGinnis, W. W. Hutton.
James Donahoe, J. Kelley, c. Beeler,
Among the out-of-town people who at
Argentine:
Mr.. and Mrs William Cummings, Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. hawkins. Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Gordon Miller. Mr. and Mrs Milton
and Mrs. James Helms. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Starr, MIR. and Mrs George Erwin.
r. Lillis and sisters. Mary and Anna.
Mr.. e. Woodwork and Mrs. Agnes Con-
Mr.. Dave Mccoy and Miss Lulu and Mel
lie Garrison. Mr.. John Bostwick and Miss
Myrtle Grover, Mr.. Bruce Jackson and
Miss Holloway and Messrs. David Hunt.
Frank Watson. Martin F'inney. FL. john
Dolan. James McGrew. N. O'Malley. Mark
Withers Thomas Leap. J. NJ W9odard.
Charles i Payne. Cecil Ban Bankhe ai grover
Other visitors from Ernporia and other
points are the S5r followi I4E M and 15, Mrs
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Call Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. William Chatfield and Mr.. Thomas
Becker.
The railroad men of this city present a
the ball are the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs John KEEL
ley. Mr. and Mrs. George Lane. Mr.. and
McNeeley, Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodger Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Tobias, Mr.. and Mrs Link
Gallitley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leaf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed GunSolly Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gallit-
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. James Gallitley, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Miller. Mr. and Mrs. AL
vim Young. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Reece.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goddard. Mr. and
Mrs. James O Byrne, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Scott. Mr.. ard Mrs. c. Coddington. Mr..
George Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Stock
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Rust, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. ]. Hussey. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Dustin. Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Guthrie. Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Mcneil. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rollo, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dus-
tin Mr. and Mrs. J. Richards. Mr.. and
Mrs. Farley Beeler. Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Sherman Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs Dave AcNair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Nichols. Mr.. and Mrs. James Glib
bons. Mr.. Ed Ricka baugh and Miss Anna
Ryder, Mr.. James Dwyer and Miss Celia
Murphy. Mr.. Ed Smith and Miss Anna
Tully Mr. Carl Kiene and Miss Chad
wick, Mr.. Joe Sieben and Miss Heck, Mr..
Dan Shannon and Miss McGinnis. Mr..
Ed Smith and Miss Anna Kelley, Mr..
John Ash and Miss Rickabaugh. Mr.. Rob
ert Finney and Miss Daugherty. Mr..
James Patterson and mother. and Messrs.
Henry May. Ed. Conley, William Rain.
Chris McGinnis. T. G. Foster, John Pur-
cell. D. Alexander, Frank Upton and
Milton Smith