The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-24
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL
THE CONCERT AND DANCE LAST
NIGHT DREW LARGE CROWDS.
An Enjoyable Programme of Music
Given-DecOratiOn of the Hall
List of Committees.

son Hall last night was a complete sue
cess. During the evening about three thou
sand people were in attendance. Every one
pronounced the occasion most pleasing.
The stage was handsomely set with an old
castle scene, loaned by the Maennerchor
Society for the occasion, while the hall was
tastefuly decorated with evergreen and
holly, incandescent lights and flags. Long
strips of holly, frightened with incandescent
lights, were festooned from the center of the
ceiling down to the edge of the balcony
forming a pretty canopy over the gay
crowds below. For the concert seats had
been placed at the side and rear Of the main
floor, leaving an open square in front of the
stage. This a slight disadvantage to
the singers. After the concert was ended
the floor was cleared for the grand march.
The hail was so crowded that Captain Hoyle
decided to form the marchers in the east
corridor. When the head of the procession
appeared led by eight couples-Mayor Tag
gart and Mrs. William Mcguire, Chief and
Mrs. Barrett, President F. j. Mack and Miss
Mack and Captain Simeon Hoyle and Miss
Daisy Larr-there was loud applause from
the hundreds of spectators in the galleries,
on the stage and crowded around the outer
edges of the main floor. There were 512
couples in line and the floor was scarcely
large enough for the elaborate evolutions of
the grand march, but everything moved off
gracefully and without break Following
the grand march the evening was devoted to
dancing. 1t was late this morning before the
band played Good Night"
Last night the managers of the ball were
unable to state what the receipts would be,
but estimated that they were in the neigh
borhood of $1,000. Some Of the tickets were
not yet accounted for last night, so that ac-
counts could not be settled The ball has
under S1lnprViCi0n large
committees, which were last night congrat-
ulated on the success of their efforts. The
was headed by Chief Barrett and included
Captain Glazier, Captain Campbell, Captain
Delaney. Frank Graham and William G.
sisted of: John Robinson, chief; George
Holderman, assistant chief; William Ar
mold, John Fox, John Monaghan, j. F. Aid
James Taylor jeremiah Shea, Samuel
James, Charles Oehlschlager. John Berry,
Miller. Frank Graham Charles Mcdonald,
John II. Miller, George Mumford. Joseph
Keyes
The following constituted the floor COM
mittee: Thomas f. Barrett chief; Simeon
Hoyle, assistant chief; William A. Warns
S Waiter ofaTd Rpey ~ Wam Gano Wnm
Cochran, Walter Ilg, Charles A. Miller,
Harvey D. Glazier, William II. Poirierr.
Hunt, p. H. Kile Fred Brommer Michael
Murphy, Patrick Ryan, James Healey, Pat
rick l.. Murphy.
THE CONCERT FEATURE.
The concert programme was not only we'll
chosen. but richly staged and executed in
every detail with the technique that always
marks the work Of artists. While the work
of none of the performers suffered by COM
parison that of Mrs. De Moss was partcu-
larly brilliant and she was encored each
time she appeared. The opening overture
was Reisiger's "Felsemuhe'' (nlill on the
cliff, by Zumpfes Orchestra. Louis J. Do
chez was next the programme, with
Fiona" by Adams, and was greeted with
prolonged applause. Next came Miss
Eleanor Balm, who sang. ''Oh, Wind That
Blows Out of the West" by Sanger. to a
well-pleased audience Mrs. Mamie Hissen
De Moss however, stirred the audience
into II! tumult with her rendition of II Am
the piano accompaniment Mrs. De Moss
carried the full orchestration and at TO
request, tho orchestra combined in the next
number lsensen's Hungarian Wedding
serenade' with AT Georgia Camp Meet
ence immensely. Following this Karl
HoeniG sang TostiS Forever and For
ever" to his own accompaniment, in fine
form Then came Master Ralph Abbott,
who possessed Of fine mezzoSsOprsano nva So sa
by Hawley, in a manner that would have
been acceptable from a feminine voice.
Aside from, a technical standpoint. the
most pleasing ana dlVertlng feature or the
programme was the next number in which,
after character song by Mr.. Hoenig, Miss
Eva Bye and Masters Charles |. Craig,
Arthur Ives, Ralph Abbott, Maurice Bryan
and Stanley Turner formed into three
couples IN fantastic cake-walk dress and
led by Master Thomas Taggart as master
of ceremonies went through a modern cake
walk in artistic manner. 1t required con-
siderable argument TO convince the audi
ence that two of the dancers dressed in
girls paraphernalia were really boys. so
well was the part carried.
Miss Balm and Mrs. De Moss contributed
the next two numbers on the programme
in Mascheroni's Hasten to Me- and Cham
finale was entitled AN American Battle
Scene" by Tobani and was a musical story
OF the transition of the country from the
abode Of peace to the seat of war. The diff
ferent selections exemplifed the following
steps in the march of events: Opening
peace reigns over our country--industries--
busy factories-husbandr the cotton
1elds-rumors of war soon spread dark
clouds over our country--war declared--the
President calls for volunteers-to arms-the
first gun is fired--the martial strains of the
drum and fife are heard in every village
troops off to the front-soldiers farewell
rnassing of armies, patriotic airs to cheer
the men to victory-the biVouac-sundown--
trumpet call-"the retreat'-men retire to
quarters, talking about the loved ones at
Of the sentinels is heard an occasional chal-
ienge-ritie shots exchanged by the outposts
day Observation-Disclosures alarm 10
lrms--troops hurrying into position, oc-
casional gun is heard-commence trtng-the
battle-ground cavalry chafge~-patriotic airs
are heard squirting the armies on-bugle cal
.or bayOnet charge-grand climax-pursuit
-victory-praye yer~-peace proclaimed-gener
al rejoicing-''The Star-spangled Banner"