Morris tribune., 1899-01-14
CO. | BOYS ARE PLEASED.
THEIR BALL A GRAND AFFAIR.

AH0 the net FTOCceuS VIII OWN ShS
Bank Account $2oo--The rIusic
the Finest--List of Ladies Present
and Their Costumes, so far as OBJ
tainable.
The first annual,military ball given
Friday evening by our militia Com
pany / was the most magnificent
social function that the community
has ever enjoyed. Not only did it
served to introduce the company to
the citizens, but also to dedicate the
commo dious, new armory that the
city council has so Literally fitted up
for the company. The building is
devided inlo four apartments the
drill room, tho quartermasters room,
the captains room, the company's
room; this last one was separated into
check room and ladies' dressing
room by large flag; the captains
room was used as the reception room
and was luxuriousl, furnished with
touches and easy chairs; while the
quartermaster's room did ordinary
duty as temporary depository for
the choice though substantial lunch
that was served. The drill hall was
cheerful in it's profuse decoration OF
national colors that almost covered
the walls and futtered in graceful
and artistic festoons from the ceiling.
AS the guests came from the wait
ing room, Corporal Erick Peterson
conducted them to the reception room
where they were presented to Lient.
j. r. Delehunt, the patronesses, Mes
danes L. G. Spooner, E. J. Jones, j.
w. Harris. NJ. A. Butterfeld, III. III.
Wells, S. Stewart, E. B. Gullett, w.
j. Munro, n r. Spur, and to Cap
tain Grant Van SAINT, and then
escorted to seats in the hall by Sergt.
George Howley and Private Fred
Stinson.
From $50 till 10 the following pro-
gram was given by the DAM orches-
ira and was not the least of the
pleasures of the evening:
PROGRAM.
Overture-Orpheus .OHenbach.
Grand Se1ection-H Trovatore.......V Verdi
Fantasia Po1ka-C1eopatra.. beware.
Potpourri-Robin Hood. Dekoven
la Trau1nerei... =. Schuman.
Co) Lost Happiness ........,..... Giilett.
Medley-G1ittering Nuggets Dewitt.
SeIection-Sw Innescora Songs. Olcott.
Descriptive-Forgei in the Forest WichalIs.
After the last number it only took
the boys a few minutes to remove the
chairs from the hall, when the grand
march was started, led by Lieut. Col.
G.. H. March and Miss Aimee Wells,
and participated in only by the mem
bers of the company. The dance pro-
gram contained twentY-four numbers
and was finished in the early hours of
dawn. About midnight lunch was
served sur les Sen0U.r.
One hundred and fifty couples are,
estimated to have enjoyed the enter
tainment of the evening.
| To the following gentlemen, as
! members of the various committees,
is due in a great part the credit for
the brilliant success of the party, al
though every member of the company
and indeed, almost every citizens of
the vicinity was prodigal of his time
and money in promoting the good in
terests of Company rs initial social
effort
Capt. Grant Van SAINT, Lieut. j.
r. Delehunt, Lieut.. W. M. Darling,
Sergt. Geo. B. Howley, Sergt. S. H.
Spur, Sergt. c. H. Leaman, Corp.
Nels Olson, Corp. E. B. 1ipsley, Pri-
Yates G. B Burpee, Frank Carney,
F. E. Danielson, L. NJ. Larson,
w. H. Baldwin, F. B. Clarke.
Sergt. Geo. Howley deserves the
undivided honors for the tasteful
decorations before mentioned and
Quart Sergt. Chas. DeKay contributed
in large measure to the pleasure of
the evening by the systematic manner
in which he handled the wraps of the
large company present.
Those present from out of town
were Col. C. FL. March, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Willard, Miss. Mamie March, Nelson