Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-29
VETERAN FlREMEN.
A Large Attendance at the Annual Ball in
Mechanics Hail.

The Worcester Veteran Firemen's ASS
sociation held its eighth annual ball in
Horticultural hall Friday night
For a good portion of the year the
veterans are content to sit in their com
Portable quarters and talk over the old
days when they ran with the machine,
but on the occasion of their annual ball
they don their red shirts and start out
as one man determined to renew their
former social successes.
The association was favored with a
pleasant evening, and although the at
tendance did not represent the total
number of tickets sold by any means
the hall was well filed with dancers, and
all seemed to enjoy themselves to the
utmost.
Although many of the veterans are
past the age of dancing, still on the &C.
| casior of their annual ball they put
some of the younger members in the
background by their exhibition of
grace and agility as well as by the in
PRODUCTION of many steps with which
the modern dancing master is wholly
| unacqualnted. The veterans are cordial
hosts as well, and no one who attends
their ball but is greeted with a hearty
clasp of the hand and made to feel per-
fectly at home.
Among the invited guests present
were Capt. William Brophy of Boston,
Capt II. G.. Dwight, past president OF
the Charlestown Veterans, Mrs. Dwight
| and Miss Dwight, Henry Cotton and Al.
Lynn of the Charlestown Veterans; AS
sistant Chief r. l.. Chase and E. r.
Prescott of the Oakdale fire depart
ment; Chief e. l.. Vaughn, Deputy
Chief George S. Coleman, Assistant En-
/ gineer c. 0. Lamb Of the Worcester fire
department; Capt H. r. Williamson, of
the Protective department; Councilman
B. H. Mcmahon, Capt. F. Sinclair of
Truck 1; Capt. James Madden of Hose 2;
Mayor Dodge, eX-Alderman Earle and
Councilman Powell.
Alonzo Driscoll, one of the Oldest vet
eran fifemen in the state, was also
present as a guest wearing his old I'll
ger badge. in memory of the days,
over 40 years ago, when it was the ban
ner company of the city.
Previous to the ball proper, Chaffin's
orchestra rendered the following. concert
program
March, The stars and stripes for
ever" Sousa.
Overture. "Comique," Kela Bella.
Duet for cornet and trombone, II
L.
Messrs. Chaffin and Woodhead.
Grand selection Simple Simon"
Medley, Popular pebbles" Boettger.
The grand march was led by Pres
| ident r. l.. Colbert and Miss Nettie
Oakley, and was taken part in by about
| 100 couples. At intermission w. f. & F..
e. Marshall, caterers, served a tempting
menu
The following committees were in
| charge of the evening; Floor director,
George F. Oakley; assistants, George
Jennison, William McNulty and Joseph
Anderson; aids ]. w Foley, F. II. Bass
ford, George NewtonH David Powers, A.
/ Cunningham, f. Potter, F. Moynihan,
1 o. McGarrell, j. E. Folsey j. j. Horgan,
! Henry Bradley and Henry Leslie; com
mittee of arrangements President Rob
! ert l.. Colbert, Capt, James H. Madden,
l First Assistant j. B. Lamb. Second AS
/ sistant j. L. Scott, Secretary f. l..
I Sheldon, Clerk George f. Oakley. Daniel
Herr and Paul Henry; reception COM
mittee, r. i. Colbert, j. B. Lamb. Geo.
Jennison, James H. Madden, Paul Hen
| ry, r. S. Maynard, Charles Goodwin.
Joseph Anderson. D. w. Meagher and
| William Lawrence.
The dance orders bore an excellent
likeness of President r. l.. Colbert in
full veteran regalia, on the first page,
and contained beside the order of dances
the full list Of committees, etc.