The morning times., 1897-02-16
An Annual JOllifcation by the
Volunteer pFiremen.
A PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT
The Festivities at odd Fellows
Hall-A Larg e Crowd Purticipat ID.
Youth and Gayety the Ruie-A
Special Feature Introduced, and
Collection at the Close,

pleasure and the pleasure of it's friends
at Odd Fellows Hall on Seventh street
last evening. 1t was an annual occasion,
but since the date Of the original organiza-
ton goes back to District antiquity, there
were few present willing to give 1t numeri-
cal designation, and they could not be
found. Nobody volunteered to thus give
away his own age.
There were no ''old BOYS" present, for
they were all young again. and gay again,
and everybody entered into the spirit of
tue occasion and took part in the quad
rifles, the waltzes, the vaTsouviana and
the Virginia reel. with the same gallantry
and nimblencss that characterized their
annual occasions ''Of ye olden time
The bloom of youth in reality was mani
fest in the throng OF younger girls and boys,
some Of whom had not reached the teen
age, and many who had not passed beyond
it, and the big hall presented a brilliant
and joyous scene, which began early and
ended late just as similar scenes began
and ended when the Oldest man present
was carcssng his first mustache
A feature of the affair which did not
appear upon the program, was brought out
about 2 O'Clock. as a surprise 1t was q
a vocal exercise by Mr.. barron Bond, who
delighted the audience with the rendition
of The Fireman's Dream" The members
of the company were dressed in the full
regulation uniform-red shirt, white belt
Il P,Ti
" V F" As neither coat nor hat was
admitted to the ballroom, however. eX-
cept as a special favor to an occasional in'
valid, the red tint iii the apparel was
the most conspicuous feature, and ii was
a no time off the floor when the orchestra
was on duty. The veterans evidenced the
ability to teach Young toes how TO trip,
notwithstanding the lapse OF time since
they gave their first annual hop.
Refreshments were served during an in
termisslon, ;" and the supply was more than
equal in variety and supply TO tie demands
OF the zoo guests.
President James II Richards was chair.
man Of the committee OF arrangements, and
he had as able assistants Messrs AlonZo
ID Shaw A X. Belt, W. A. Smith j. II
Sopcr, J r. Sutton and Henry c. Thorne,
the committee secretary. This commit
tee had in turn the support or other COM
petent committees, as that on reception,
of which John w Thompson was chairman;
the floor committee, Fred W. kahlert,
chairman; the refreshmcnt committee, John
] Peabody, chairman, and the committee
OH order, Sergt Goodwin Pierce, chairman.
Messrs ] A. Goodrich, j II. soper and
f. A Lowe served as doorkeepers.
Among those present were these: Alex.
W Eaton, George H. Turtcn. Thomas E.
smithson. J. X Pfel. Thomas F CisseIl.
James Rogan, J b. Walling, w II Hines.
JI King, KahIert, j. Johnson, Charles
Denhorn, C. snyder, Daniel Genau, John
T Suter, a j Cummiskey, John j Hill,
l.. H. PoSey, F. Lewis, 8 K. Cooper, q W
GoodaIl. J Nj Mitchell, John a. Shackel-
ford, Fred FriGley. julius Strobel. A. d.
Shaw, George Keithley, W. A. Smith, j. d.
Schofield, George W Dove, George W
MoXley, j. W Carr, ] Richard Brown,
Joseph Williamson. j NJ. Steele, Z. l..
awSon, ] r. DObbyn. John Miller, II. |.
Gettier, Lieut.. J F. Kelley, Sergeant
Daley Sergeant James Acton, Sergeant
II. c. Jones. Joshua Lloyd, Mrs. Jewell.
Mrs. GaryeS, Miss Garves, Mrs. James
Coleman, Miss Margaret Coleman, Miss
Kate Holmes, Mrs. l. kahlert, August
Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Halford
Misses Katie and Mollie Mohler Mrs. R.
B. Siee, Miss Acton, OF Baltimore; william
Deneal, Mrs. Deneal, and daughter; Mrs.
Waltmeyer anddaughters; Miss N Schmidt,
Miss Malouey Mrs. Ober, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Holland and son; Mrs. Albert
Ober, and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. w. Z.
Flood Miss Lula Kerper Mrs. Hoskin-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Z T.. Barnes, Misses
Lottie and Ella Barns, Miss Jennie Lewis,
: MI and Mrs II. r. LeesnitZcr, Mr.. and
Mrs G. f. Hutchinson and daughter, Mr..
ard Mrs G. c. Graham, Mrs. Kaufman.
Miss Ibbie Kaufman, A. Douglas, Miss
| Madeline Burns. Miss Frances Cumberland,
Mrs. Lillian Bannister, Miss Lillian Gayles
| Mrs, r. Lowe, Mrs. G. II. Turner, Capt
| and Mrs Curtis and son, Mrs Thorne,
Miss Chism, Mrs. Bridget, Mrs RawsnSs,
| Mrs. Edwards, Miss Healy, Miss Moore
Miss Dunn, Miss Edwards, Miss Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. D c. Ourand and daughter,
Mrs. Baker and family. Mrs. Britt ana
| family, Miss Brown, Miss Lola Bird, Joseph
| Z. Falk, Miss Lillian Hurdle, Mrs. George
| w. Price, Mrs. John Cleveland, Miss Cleye-
land, Miss Campbell, MIR, and Mrs. L. E.
Wilkerson, II. o. Newman, Miss Daisy
| Brown. Miss Lille Warren, Z. j. Cramp-
| ton, Robert Downing, jr., Miss Mabel Van
| horn, Mr.. and Mrs. +. R Downey, Mrs.
s. G. Vanhorn, Miss Anna Caldwell,
Miss Grace Cox, Miss Laura Burke,
Miss BERTHE Vanhorn, Mrs. Tilleux
anG daughter, Miss Collin, Mrs. William
Giacchetti and daughter. Miss Dawson
Mrs. T. E. SmithsOn, Mrs. l.. j. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey, Miss Dollie Martin,
MISS Ridgeway, Miss Irene Martin, Mrs.
| Goodwin, Mrs Weeden, Mrs. Ella Webster.
Miss Emma johnson, MIR. and Mrs w.
| E. TUrton, Mrs. Langley, Mrs. Darnell
| Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Sullivan,
Mrs. Hutchinson, Miss Mary Rowe, Miss
Ada Rowe, 81. B. Ashley, Mrs Goodall,
Mrs. Douglas, Miss Wright, Miss Arm
strong, Miss Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
King, Mrs. Hattie Baker, Miss Walls,
OF Baltimore; Mrs Daley, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs
Johnson, j. Frazier, Miss Hopkins, Miss
Miller, the Misses Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Frazier, and daughter, Miss
Alice Kerper, Miss Richards, Miss Will
liams Mrs. Brown and daughter, Mrs. Os
| horne, Mrs. Hamnierly, Miss Brenner, c.
o. Rockwell, Charles Snyder, j. w. Carr
Miss Katbyrin Freeman, Miss Anna Kreig,
Miss May Moriarty, John Kreig, j. NJ
Curtis, Mrs. Curtis, Eugene Curtis. Misses
| G. and NJ Rowland, 7. ii. Rowland, Mrs.
| Stewart, Miss Stewart, W. II. Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. A. Peyton, Miss Buehler
Mr. Eberly, Miss Click, Miss Lille Dale
A. Rodkey, Mrs. Shackelford and daughters
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Schuyler, Mrs. w
N. Deneal and daughter, John Williams
Miss Rosa Kahlert, and Miss Armstrong