Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-28
THE MILITARY BALL.
A DELIGHTFUL FUNCTION AT THE
MASONIC TEMPLE LAST NIGHT.
PRETTY GIRLS AND BRASS BUTTONS.
society Turns Out 10 Honor the
Embryo Warriors The Young
Ladies' the Guests of the Inhabi-
tants of the Tented City.

The first military ball given in Rich
mond for years took place last night at
the Masonic Temple The officers OF the
regiments now at Camp Lee were the
hosts OF the entertainment. and made The
occasion a delightful one for all present
At $50 the soldiers, in full-dress uniform,
began to arrive. A little later the fair
guests put in their appearance. and the
ballroom soon presented a brilliant spec
tacle.
The officers may congratulate them
selves that they have given one of the
most delightful entertainments of the
year. The german was led by Colonel
10 Lane Stern.
THE YOUNG LADIES.
Among the dancers were Misses Kathe-
rine Mcintyre, white organdie over yell
low silk: Helen Mcintyre. white organdie
and white satin trimmings: Addie Chaffin,
blue organdie. black velvet trimmings;
Edith Elicit Jones. yellow mousseline de
Ioie and pearls Lulie Walker. lavender
)rgandie; Clara Smith, white mousseline
&c sole and pink trimmings: Henning-
nam Spillman, pink brgandie over silk,
With black velvet trimmings: Sally Ber-
aard. green organdie over green silk;
Lucy champe Hayes, white organdie,
'Yalenciennes trimmings; Atkinson, or
candle over green satin; Teresa Higgins,
white organdie, green trimmings; Ingles.
white organdie over blue silk. sweet peas;
Fanny Crouch, black satin and turquoise
blue ribbons Lucy Lee Beach. organdie
over pink silk; Miss Clarke. OF Lexing-
ton. black brocade and American Beauty
roses; Miss Ellie Werth. white organdie,
with white satin trimmings: Miss Amy
Werth, white organdie and American
Beauty roses; Miss Rose Caperton blue
silk; Miss Shelton, white muslin and lace
trimmings; Miss Wells, of Petersburg,
figured organdie; lone Crutchfield, white
organdie over blue silk: Miss Conrad,
green silk; Miss Florence Parker, white
organdie; Miss Mary Willis. white or
candle over green silk; Miss Lily Urqu-
hart. black silk net and jet; Miss Florence
Wilson, white satin and violets; Miss
Mamie Cooke, white organde: Miss Pull
line. black organdie and carnations; Miss
Mamie Boykin. white organdie over silk
Miss Este Boykin, white organdie; Miss
Lyle Tyler, cerise silk; Miss tyler, white
organdie satin trimmings Fand roses,
Mrs. Coulling, white brocade. duchess
lace: Miss Mercus, black net and OPP Is
Miss Madeleine English, pink organdie
and sweet peas; Miss Rawlins. os North
Cifo,lDa, white silk and sweet peas.
THE GENTLEMEN.
r The gentlemen on the foo2 were Mr..
Goodrich. Captain Anderson, Captain Sim
mons. Sergeant Herbert Mann, Sergeant
Cuthbert. Lieutenant Knox. Lieutenant
Clarke. Captain Miller. Sergeant GIL; Mr..
George S. Booker, of Old Point; Captain
Percy Halves. Captain William Venable.
Lieutenant Flagg, Captain Willard, First
Sergeant James; First-Lieutenant Moore,
OF Wytheville: Sergeant Hinton, of Pc
tersburg; Sergeant Moncure, OF Fairfax;
Sergeant Chichester, Sergeant I. Nj. Hob
sen, Lieutenant Hartman, MIR. Stringfel-
low: Lieutenant ii. wiiliams, Company
c. Third Regiment; ]. Edwin Gunsly,
captain Company X. Third Regiment;
William j. Harvie, p. ST. j. Wilson. cap
tain Company @. Fourth Regiment; II.
OBJ. Cooper sergeant Company b. Third
Regiment; Felix Baschop sergeant Com
pany b. Second Regiment; s. II, Beerye,
sergeant Company f. Second Regiment;
III. c. Perrow. Company b. Second Regi-
ment; George ID. Rust. Company b. Sc
cond Regiment; George NJ. Wilson, Conn
pany d. Second Regiment: Guy NJ Lang
horne. Company Il. Second Regiment; G.
s. Adams. Company f. Third Regiment;
Corporal Thomas j. Vandegrift Com
pany NJ, Second Regiment; Sergeant T.
ID. Cherry, Company NJ Second Regiment;
Captain w. s. Faulkner, Company Il.
Third Regiment; Sergeant J. II. Evans.
Company NJ. Third Regiment: Lieutenant
c. w. Cochran. Company A. Second Regi-
ment; Lieutenant Thomas A. Spencer.
Company M. Fourth Regiment; Sergeant
j.. h. Blankenshlp. Company NJ. Fourth
Regiment; Lieutenant William Lamb
Danghtrey. Jr.. Company Nj, Fourth
Regiment; Corporal George NJ Wilson,
Jry Company Il. second Regiment; Lieu
tenant j. u. King, Company II, Third
Regiment; Quartermaster-Sergea Guy
Huntington. Company I. Third Regiment:
MI Meade. MIR Dagsett. Mr.. John c.
Dsiiafd, Sergeant William Jones, Lieu
tenant Witners. Lieutenant Raines. Lieu
tenant Causey Captain Taylor, IAeuten-
ant Palmer; Sergeant Bolts. OF Frede-
ricksburg; Corporal Wythe Boiling. Colo
nei w. NJ co,dling. Captain Wilson,
Lieutenant Cochran Lieutenant Curtis.
Sr Psiciyal; IAeuienant Hugh Hlnde.
company c, See9td Regiment; Sergeant
HANSON Guy, compans NJ. Fourth kegi-
ment: cyrus q. Bossleux, Company NJ.
fseeond Regiment; George p. Teed. Fourth
fsSlmsni; X. H. Miller. captain Company
4. ThiTd Regiment, John D. Clark. FIRST
hseftnaai Company l., Third Regiment:
a. ., caFrnston. Js., Company n. Fourth