Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18
THE MILITARY BALL.
A scene OF Beauty IN the Elliot Stree
Armorv Wednesday Night ---Decors-
,,o,s. Music and out OF Town Guests

A scene OF Beauty IN the Elliot street
Armorv wednesday Night ---Deoors.
aims. Music and out OF Town Guests.
The Estey Guard and Fuller Batter
MADE the Elliot street armory a scene Of
! beautv again on Wednesday evening, when
! thew gave the annual military ball, anu
! AGAIN provided the young people with The
! most elaborate and enjoyable social affair
/ of the winter.
The dav throughout was far from an.
sncious but notwithstanding that the hal
was comfortably filled and the balcOniea
were occupied by large number Of spec
tators The decorations were arrange
withon. special design. nevertheless tbrg
were never more attractive. over the en-
trance TO the dance hall had been cor
structed a platform for the band and Or
chestra and from the sides of this and
reaching to The floor hung the stars an
stripes bearing the portraits of the late ey.
Gov. l., X. Fuller, Gen. j. j, Estey and
cen. ID. Z. Webster The platform bau-.
trade was also adorned with flags and y ar-
anese umbrellas.
The striking feature Of the overhead
decoration was the large streamers of red
white and blue festooned from the el, ctrir
lights in the middle of the dome 10 the
posts Of the balconies. large blue flag
suspended above the centre Of the hall
bore the state coat of arms, while over
each end hung huge Japanese umbrellas
inverted from the ribs of which swung
Chinese lanterns. Flags of various nations
conveniently placed completed the over
head decoration Tue upper portions Of
the bents Of the balconies were faced a.
ternatey with red and blue bunting and
the posts were wound with the same mate.
rial The lower posts we're wound with
flags and were surmounted by the arms Of
the United States. These arms. with flags
fans. etc, on a background of blue, cons. l.
tuted the decoration of the balcony and
baiustrades The mess" room at the
north end Of the hall was separated from
the dance hal by a curtain Of flags in the
centre of which was an arch upon which
was perched the American eagle.
At o'clock the First Regiment band
and Leitsinger's orchestra rendered the
following concert program
March Bride Elect Sousa
Overture. Light Cavalry supp
Solo for cOrurt short and Sweet" polka snort
sewall Morse
PothDurl "reminiscences Of Meyerbeer.
Alabama Dance Cotton pickers. BROOK
Medley Popular AIRS. Beyer
At the conclusion of this program the
dancers formed for the grand march with
Captain and Mrs. William T Haigh at the
head. Sixty couples Joined in the march
Then the beauty Of the scene reached its
climax. The rich costumes of the women.
the full dress uniforms of the officers and
members Of the companies. the full even
Ing dress Of the civilians and the poly
chromatlc embellishments Of the hall pro
duced an effect which was quickenirg 10
the senses and which was heightened uy
the spushly music 10y the band and or
cnestra.
There were 20 numbers in the dance or
der, for which L. Wales prompted. The
round dances were accompanied bv the
band and the square dances by the orchestra
Refreshments were served at the end of the
tenth number by Caterer Pratt.
The ball was under the supervision OF
the following persons Floor director.
Capt W. 7. Haigh; aids, Lieut.. Car.
henkel, Lieut.. Z. 3. Putnam, Lieut.. J. II.
hstey, Surg. c. 5. Pratt. Sergeants T. Il,
fiell' J' y. Dugan, F. Dunklee. O. F.
Daiiey' 0orporals Geo. NJ. Whitney. L. Il.
Miller, '" W ingalls,, W. O. Cooley. Pr.
Yates W. Il. Perry, 5. II. McQuaide, II. 1.
$40 gnu - l. Coane. Inc honorary
committee consisted Of ex-Gov. Frederick
holorook' zen. j. j. Estey, Gen. G. Z.
bohd' Gen. d. +. Webster, Maj 2. ".
Chllds, Maj. j. G. Estev. Col. Tbemas
Harmon, Col. Il. Z. Taylor. Col. c. A
Miles, DR.. 5. Z. Lawton, F. K. Barrows
W H. ChIlds and l. F. Burnett.
These were among the guests from ou-
OF town; Miss Ethel Farr, Northampton
Mass. Miss May Giison, New York: Mis-
Ila Holden, Barre; Miss Lena Toomev
Rutland Harry Foster, Keene. y. H
waiter II. Lipe, Canal harie. y. YIN
;. Streeter, Greenfield. Mass. Harrv
thompson and Charles BisseH. Bellows
rams; Mr.. Perry, Walpole, y. h; MT.
seymour scott, Lyons, y. !.