Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-19
CLOSING EVEN OF YESTERDAY.
Grand Ball ut the Auditorium Calls Out
Fair Women and Brave Men.

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Grand Ball at the Auditorium Calls Out
Fair Women and Brave Men.
While the strains of The Star Span
gled Banner were rolling from a mill
tary band and the grand organ of the
Auditorium, and while thousands of
guests stood eXpectant, the president of
| the United States made his appearance
last night at the jubilee ball. 1t had
been arranged that the president should
proceed from the Auditorium parlors to
the theatre, and his arrival was the sig
nal for opening the ball.
The hour set for the reception of the
president and distinguished guests was
1890, and half an hour before that time
the reception committee. headed by Mrs.
Potter Palmer in costume of black
velvet, wearing ornaments of pearls.
and attended by Marshall Field, took
up its station behind long ribbons of
red. white and blue that had been
stretched across the hall.
Here they waited for the chief guest
of the evening, and punctUally to the
minute the president appeared. Chair
man Truax, of the jubilee reception
committee, being on his right, and May
or Harrison upon his left. All in the
hall remained standing as the presiden-
tial party made its way across the floor
to the reception committee. The short
ceremony of presentation being over
and greetings having been exchanged
between the president and his hosts, he
made his way to the box reserved for
his use, the throng applauding enthus-
iGstically. For fully ten minutes after
Teaching his box the president was kept
bowling to right and left in acknowI-
edgment of the greeting that came to
II loft hn hol o. mid Tio
Shortly before the arrival of the pres
ident there was a massing of dark uni
forms and the glitter of gold lace at the
entrance Of the hall, and then long
column of fighting men, headed by the
tall form of General Miles, moved across
the floor IL tEe direction OF the recep-
ton committee. General Miles received
most enthusiastic welcome as he en-
tered upon the floor, and Generals Shat
ter and Chafree, who were close behind
him, We're also the recipients of great
applause. Following close after the
men in blue and gold were the Chinese
and COrean embassies and other visit
ing dignitaries, including the speakers
at the mass meetings in the forenoon.
1t was nearly daylight when the last
dancing number came to a conclusion
and the jubilee ball was over. Socially |
the affair was all it's promoters wished |
Tor 1t, and financially 1t surpassed their |
expectations, about $4,000 being real !
lied for the benefit of the soldiers and /
sailors.
After leaving the Auditorium the |
president was driven to the ball of the |
Illil- OILS naval reserves in Medinah |
Temple, where several hundred naval |
reserves, all in uniform, had gathered |
As the president, accompanied by |
Mayor Harrison, Captain McCalla, Ad- |
miral Brown and others, came on the |
floor of the hail. they were greeted |
with prolonged cheering. After shak- |
ing hands with the naval reserves the |
president addressed them briefly. 1T |
gives me great pleasure" he said, "to |
meet the naval reserves that did such |
magnificent work when Cerverd's fleet |
was destroyed; which led to the sus- |
pension of hostilities and will lead, 1 |
trust, to permanent and lasting peace |
founded in justice, right, and human
ity." While the cheering still continued |
the president excused himself and de- |
parted. He was driven to the resi- |
dence OF Captain McWillians and re-
tired soon after.