Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-30
ANNUAL BALL
GIVEN BY ETNA LODGE, BROTH
ERH0oD OF LOCOMOTIVE
FIREMEN.
One of the Most Delightful Social
Events That Ever Occurred
in This City.

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its many delightful social functions,
but rare, indeed, has been the OPP
portunity afforded our people to
attend such a magnificent and pleas
ant affair as 1e Eighth Annual
Ball given by Htna Lodge No. 163,
Brothel hood of Locomotive Firemen,
at the Bluff City Club Hall, Thurs
day evening, January 18th, 1897.
Never before has such congenial
crowd of people assembled in pub
lie hall in Pine Bluff, and rare in
deed has been the occasion when SO
many lovely faces and beautiful
dancers were to be seen among the
ladies', while the gentlemen present
were, as a general thing, stalwart,
handsome and manly, and perfect
Chesterfelds in politeness, grace and
Courtesy to their charming partners.
The magnificent hall never APP
peared to a better advantage, for it
was brilliantly illuminated by cleo
tricity, while clusters of red and
green lanterns suspended from the
chandeliers threw out soft lights
which lent mellow effect to the
scene
At 10 o'clock the orchestra, com
posed of twelve pieces, and brought
from Texarkana for the purpose of
furnishing the music, sounded the
grand march, in which seventy-flve
couples participated. At the con-
cluson of the march the first num-
bers of the program, which was
splendid one, were called, and the ball,
which viii be recalled in the memo
ries of those present as one or che
happiest affairs they ever attended,
was begun, and continued with una
bated pleasure and vim until the APP
proach of the rosy dawn in the east.
AS the town clock pealed forth the
hour of midnight, an intermission in
the dance program was called, and
the dancers were invited to the dim
ing hall, where covers we're laid for
eighty-fiye people.
The supper was prepared and
served by the ladies of the Catholic
Church, which is in itself an assur-
ance that it was bountiful and SUI
perb, but unless you had seen the
tables, loaded as they were with
delicacies and substantials of every
imaginable nature and variety,
while the shimmering Of the silver,
the sparkling of cut glass and the
happy effects of the decorations of
cut flowers and evergreens, en-
twined artistically from the chande
Tiers, your imagination would not do
justice to the scene which presented
itself to those who entered the sup
per hall last night.
The committees appoiNted by the
Brotherhood had much to do with
making the ball the success it was,
and to the Brotherhood those
who attended the ball are largely
indebted for happy evening.
The committees were as follows:
Arrangements. c. McDermott,
| N. p. O'Neal, L. Dixon, E. Hart
nett, G.. J Merrill
Floor-John Kennedy, G. J. Mer-
rin, ]. c. McDermott, ], J Good
man, L. Dixon, Y. E. Whitmore, q,
NJ Young.
Invitation-N. P. O'Neal, ]. c.
McDermott, L. Dixon.
Reception. f. Franey, J, Fl.
Wilson, E. ]. Reddlng, John Oman,
! ], v Jones, G. Kumero, G w. Joiu
son, E. E. Deane, II. Gleason, G. G.
Moore.
supper-G ]. Merrill, John Maher,
O. E. Mckenzie, D. Hope. S. l..
Ellis, T, Goshey, w. E. McDowel.
They arc No Good.
The following list of the nineclass-