The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-23

Sixty.ninfh Annual Reception Held in the
 Armory Last Night.
 The sixty ninth annual reception and ball of the National Blues, Company D, Second regiment, c. N. G., was held in the armory last night The affair was considered superior to any given in for mer years by the company. The ar mory presented a very beautiful ap- pearance, being trimmed with pink, blue and white bunting hung in streamers, festooned finely at the cen- ter and looped on the sides. On the walls were banners bearing the names of the captains of the Blues dating from 1928 to the present time. It is a very interesting collection of banners which shows the list of commanding officers of this fine old command from Captain Mason A. Durand, who was largely instrumental in forming the company, to Captain Smith, the present cOmmandant.
 Promptly at o'clock the Second reg iment band, Frank Fitchl leader, began playing a very interesting programme of appropriate selections. All the com pany rooms were thrown open to the public. The fourth section of the Sec ond regiment battery from Bridgeport was in attendance and were the guests of the second section. A generous re- ception was rendered by Lieutenant Morley and his men, among thelr guests being Captain Sears of the Sec ond regiment battery.
 The military guests were received in the Light Guards rooms, which were handsomely decorated. The rooms of the Second Company Governors Foot Guard were also thrown open and many took the opportunity of inspecting this fine armory.
 The grand march was led by Captain Smith and Mrs Bishop followed nd oy ars6 tw6 there was the military march, which was led by Major suchef and, Captain Smith. The Second regiment band under Leader Eichtl rendered the following concert pro gramme before the march:
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 Among those present were Mr and Mrs. sucher,. Captain Branstield, Third regiment, Of Mg 8oo Gop ss sd Tench M NaRhy Rys qsp Ro5e Fahlhaber Miss Selma seydel, MT. and Mrs. E. L. Brown, Miss Katie Pieper, Miss Lena Pieper, Miss Winchester, MT; and Miss Henry Janswick, Mrs. R. J. Baker, Mrs ing, Miss Kellar, Misses Katherine and Edith Harris, Mir and Mrs. Albert Krahl, MY. and Mrs George Rice, Miss Snowden, Albert Downey, MT; and Mrs. Richard yi ,, Mil Ter MT and Mrs Ed 1sr Fiery Mr. Mr William Rd1nn Mrs smith, Miss Mamie Brady, Miss Lela Hayes, Miss Nettie Hayes, Miss Kittie Goodwin, Miss Nettie Goodwin, Miss Ma. Ma, Margaret Nolan, Miss Mildred Taylor Miss Sadie Lee, Miss kittie Kehoe, Miss Edith Smith, Miss Grace Bradley, Miss Ella San ford, Captain Ward and wife, Lieut.. Key nolds and wife, Lieut. Hedderson and wife, Mics Emily Dunsing Miss Daisy Walker, Miss Thomson, Miss Lenahan, Quartermas- ter and Mrs McCor1mick, James Cunning, Anna Henning. Julia Cobb Edith Culver, Lewis Roller, May Ref, Bertha Ref, May Linsley, L,inseyA DDaisie eos Sinclair Grace Mrs. Sally, Mrs. Frank Fairchid, Corp. J. McGee and wife, Sergt. R. E. Durand and wife, F. Syner and wife, E; U. DoIlph and and and, wife, Miss Stevens Miss Lawrence, MT. and Mrs. Julius Plarton, MT. and Mrs. John Noth. tees:
 Executive Committee e1First Sergeant R. Corp. D.. J. Doody; Corp. T. Kenney, Corp. J. MacGee, Priv. F. syner Priv. J.
 Floor Commee-corp;. T F; Kenney, chairman; Corp; j. |; ,, sheen, Corp: P; F. Miller, Mus. c. B. Jones, Priv. E. L. Brown, Priv. L. D. Coates, Privates J. J: Cashlon, H. M: Chittenden, W. C.; Dunn; M. J. Nun II. M. Ives, H. H. Bartholomew, F. F. Herman, H. J. Letscher