The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-09
ARMY And NAVY BaL. (
Beautiful and Elaborate Function al Hotel
Chamberin, Old Point Last Nlght.
CELEBRATION OF JAGKsoA's VICTORY
An Appropriate Datc for tho BnIa
WINS the Anniversary OF the BatsIs
OF New OrIcnns-EIegant CostumeDS
ohcors from Fort and Fleet Vie
with One Another on tho Floor

o;p, hort Monroe. Va, Jan. S.-(Speciale
0!d Point Comfort was ablaze Win
,iSht and alive with guests last even Il
MS Inc occasion was the grand ball
given by Manager Sweet, of the Hotel
INA. ollnHDerlin, complimentary to the ofH-g
IgIS Oh the Army and Navy OF t16a
united States. These were present ia, i
iorce ana there were guests from abroad
10 me number OF several hundred. Phil@2
adeiphia, New York, Washington md /
visitors. 80 sS-'-ss
inc officers from the fort and from the
navy-yard arrival carly and brougf,t !
win them their fair ladies' The fussyi
ntt!c launches piled constantly between
lne Dig iron pier and the beautIful5l
Wuite shlps or the squadron which lay /
quietly at anchor in Hampton Roads,
bringing ashore the spruce young ofh-
GERS ana the gray-headed veterans OF
the navy. ms
~ GRAND EVENT.
The event was the most elaborate
function Old Point has witnessed In 8 s
decade, nothing given at the Point dur
SURPRISING it. The great hostlery vyea
beautifully illuminated and its magnifl.
cent ball room had been lavishly decc-
rated with national colors. and the sIdee
banked with potted plants. Even the
corridors and Railways were beautifullN
adorned 5lII' ~ ~
AT o'clock the guests began to ars
rive and they were received In the blue
parlor by Admiral George Brown, COM
mandant of the Norfolk Navy-yard,
ana Mrs. Brown, Col. Royal I. Frank.
commandant OF Fort Monroe, and Mrs.4
Frank, Mr.. George w Sweet, manager OF
the motel, and Mrs. Sweet.
In the adjoining parlor was stationed
the Naval Post Band. Si- 8
THE DANCE.
DnOCipr~ hapop ot IN a,oloot, n -
tinued throughout the evening. a more
dazzling spectacle has seldom been seen
than was presented In the beautiful hail =
room. The blue of the army and darker
blue OF naval uniforms, mingled with the
elegant toilettes of the ladies, made ais
beautiful picture.
At midnight supper was served and
long procession of guests marched into
the grand dining hall. Informal toasts \
were drunk and at 1:30 dancing was res
sumed.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
Among the prominent visitors present
were the following: General Charles J.
Anderson, Colonel c. OBJ. Cowardin and y
wife. John d. Potts and wife. G.. A.
Walker, c. S. Wall, IT. r. Holiday.
John A. Hancock, e. C.. Kent and wife,
A. M. Young, J. Aston Cabell and wife,
0. H. Cabell Miss Worthan, Miss AM
ME Rose Walker. John G. Walker Irwin
Weisiger and wife, Richmond; Mrs. w,
u. Mays, MISS annie wise maya, A1lSH Z
Virginia T.. Wise, Thomas G. Peachy.
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. c. Spencer, OF
Williamsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Dun
canson, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barbour
and daughter Mrs. William NJ. Irwin
Washington; Miss Boykin and Miss
Tucker OF Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. MAJ
thaniel Burruss. Miss Burruss, Mrs. Jas-s
Y Leigh. Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Tunstans
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Cooke, Mrs. Hope
w. Page. Mrs. Lane Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Caldwell Hardy. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy w.
Shields Messrs. Frank Porter, Howard
Shields, N. Charter Burruss and William
Henry Tayloe, Misses Mary Dobie,
Eva Burwell, Sue Yeatman, Emily Bak-.
| er, Fannie Leigh, the Misses Freemans
of Norfolk; Colonel and Mrs. Warren Gss.
| Elliott, of Wilmington, n. c..
THE FLOOR COMMITTEE. n
The floor committee comprised the
| following officers: lsaSss
Army-Lieutenants II. r. Iemly,
Third Artillery: George o. Squier. Third
| Artillery; Lacy S. Lyon, Second Artil-
lery; c. c. Williams, Fourth Artillery,
and Joseph Wheeler. Jr., Fourth Artii-
| lery.
Navy-Dr M. K. Jackson, Naval Ca
| diets *. G.. Castleman, Joe Gilpin, Z. I'd.
Rldgley. and Ed. McCauley.