The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-23
THE MILITIAMEN DANCE
Attended by the Governor and
State Officials,
GENERAL YOUNG AND PROM
NENT GUARDSMEN.
The Ball Given by the Mounted
Service, National Guard Of Utah,
in This City.

The ball given by the mounted serv-
ice n. G. Z. of this city, composed Oh
the First Battery and Troop G, Flrs'
Cavalry, last evening was a success IN
every particular and was the military
event of the year. From the time the
orchestra struck up the grand march
until the last strains of Home, Sweet
Home" every one thoroughly enjoyed
themselves.
There was a big attendance and the
drill room floor was taxed to the ut
most. They came from far and near,
away off and close by. From Fort
Douglas on the east to Tooele on the
west; from Spanish Fork TO ogden
Yea, even Cache county and Latan
county, Idaho.
The governor was present with AT
torney-General Bishop and Secretary
of State Hammond. President Aqulla
Nebeker was there and with him Sena-
tors Whitaker, Harbour, Monson,
Chambers, Evans, Sergeant-at-Arns
Poulter, Doorkeeper Jardine, Engross.
ing Clerk Evans and other attaches OF
the senate. There may nave been more
senators, too, but if so the omission OF
their names can be accounted for by
the crush of the crowd.
The house was represented, too. Keep
resentatives Gibson, Dotson, Thore-
son, Thompson, ROmney, Bennion and
many others, with Chief Clerk Matt
Thomas, Minute Clerk Cohen, Docket
Clerk Stewart, Engrossing Clerk Hob
son and other house attaches.
Brigadier-G General Young and his
adjutant. Colonel J. E. Caine, took
part. Major Smith, commanding
state cavalry, and Major Gibbs, com
handing the artillery; Major Grow
commanding the First Battalion OF the
First Infantry; Colonel Henry Page,
Captain Thompson, Captain Nystrom,
Captain Webb, Captain Lund, Captain
Afford, Captain Naylor, Lieutenant
Ford, Lieutenant Steele, Lieutenant
Abbott, Lieuteszant A. A. Smith, Lieu
tenant Robert Fisher, Captain Dewey
Richards, Colonel Tatloch and many
others of the officers of the guard, be-
sides officers from the post were pres
ent.
To give a complete list of those
present is well nigh impossible. Among
the ladies were noticed Mrs. F. G. Pal
mer. Mrs. George w. Gibbs, Mrs. Elias
A. Smith. Mrs. Axel Steele, Mrs. Matt
Haaga, Mrs z. W. Tatlock, Mrs.
Joseph Munson, Mrs. c. NJ Jackson
Mrs. Charles Longe, Mrs. F. M. How
land, Mrs Drury Richards, Mrs. Sven
son, Mrs. George Romney, Mrs. George
A. Smith, Miss Smith, Mrs. Afford, MISS
Afford, Miss Phoebe Fletcher, Miss
Ferguson, Mrs Mortenson, Mrs. John
Smith, Miss La Sale, Miss Aveson,
Miss Thygerson, Miss Thomson, Miss
Myers, Miss Albert, and many others.
The ball was given by the two organ
izations as a complimentary affair and
cost no one a cent save the promoters.
But one incident happened to mar the
proceedings and that was an accident
by which Private Butler, of company A,
slipped on the floor and broke his right
wrist He was taken to his home and
medical attendance given him. There
was universal regret manifested at
Abe absence of Lieutenant Palmer of
the battery, who met with an accident
while putting up the decorations. If
old Fred had only been there to call
one set But a time will come. Every
one was a unit in saying it was the
finest event of the kind given in Salt
Lake and troop C and Battery A can
felicitate themselves.
At Christensen's hall last night IS or
100 couples danced, laughed and chat
ted to the memory of the late lamented
and highly respected George Washing
ton Judging by the evident good
humor of those present, everybody
seemed to be very glad that George was
born in time 10 whale the red-coats in
a fair fight.