New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-27
THE OLD GUARD BALL.
4 BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF UNIFORMS AND
DECORATIONS AT THE METROPOL
TTAN OPERA HOUSE


ITAN OPERA HOUSE.
The annual ball Of the Old Guard was held IN
The Metropolitan Opera House last night The
members Of The old Guard IN dress uniform pre-
scented picturesque and gorgeous display.
At 10 o'clock the staff honorary star and lire
officers reported 70 Major S. Ellis Briggs. COM
handing on the stage al the upper end Of the
hall The whole scene one OF shifting color
and eaudy uniforms. set of by somhre evening
dress. the handsome gowns OF the women and
striking background Of floral and flag decora-
lions The immense floor and the corridors. gal
leries and boxes were crowded.
AT z O'Clock the bugle-cau rang through the
crowded amphitheatre. and the battalion assembled
for the grand march. After the evolutions Of the
grand march IN the course Of which the marchers
were chee-ed and applauded enthusiastically. the
floor was cleared for the dancers
The luncheon served at the reception was an ex-
ceptionally attractive and elaborate one. The menu
card WIS follows:
MENU.
Chaud-Consomme En- tasse, hutres en- Becha-
aux champignons harricots yerts. pommes Ouch
esse
Pieces troides-saumon marine. sauce ravieote;
raids. celeri. olives, amandes saiees galantine en-
ge.ee, pate de gioierl chasseur; dinde rouA .
volatile mayonfaise de homard
Entremets sucres-Glace fantastic. Neapoitan.
biscuit Tortont tartes assortes. gateau. cafe.
champagne Johannis lithia water
The Reception Committee Of the evening WIS
composed OF Major S Ellis Briggs. chairman Colo
mel Thomas Sloan. Captain Frederick A. Allen
Captain j. " 5. Aspell Captain l. Frank Barry.
Captain George Il Corllss. Captain Charles Il.
Coveu. Captain Alonzo 7. Decker. Captain Henry
L Faris Captain BENJAMIN Quincy. Captain George
Il Mclean. Captain Henry r McMurray, Captain
John MARITIME Captain Rastus 6. Ransom. Captain
George seabury. Captain Charles A. stader Cap
tain William H. Truman. Captain Homer Il. Wal
ner, Captain james r Wenmsn Captain william
r. White Captain James p Whitfield Lieutenant
Thomas s Brennan. Lieutenant William r Brixey.
Lieutenant Charles II. Chumar. Lieutenant Albert
L. Dickinson Lieutenant c.. stockton Halstec.
Lieutenant James X Mason. Lieutenant Walter K
Pave. Lieutenant John u. quincy. Sergeant John II.
AmmOn. Sergeant Edward l. BlOhm Sergeant
George W. Brown. Sergeant George w. Homans
Sergeant Charles u. Heyzer. Sergeant william II.
Kirby. Sergeant James McMurray. Corporal
Sherlock IL Byron Corporal Adolph f. Dick Cor
poral George " Laira Corporal X. Livingston
Luckey. Corporal Sylvester L II Ward, Frederick
T Beals. William J. c. Berry John Beaver. VII
IAN Astor Chaner Eugene FInck John J. GLEASON.
Cornelius Mclean William d. Mann Orvile Oddie,
Richard II Poion. Belden J. Rogers Frederick NJ.
Edsar Williams and George vs.. White
On the Floor Committee were Adjutant Robert
Taylor and Egen -. Woodward. Sergeants Byron
= ger Anthony II. Alexanderson. George J. Bias
com william r COXlOrt. Ihaddeus X de Chut-
kowsk. Thomas r Gray, David ii. Lichtenstein.
Benjamin + Moore. j.. Edward a feth David >.
skinner and Charles W Spear. COrg0rals benjamin
+. Allen. Georse H. Corson, Robert Dinwidde.
Thomas ". Harris Z. b. 81. John Henriques and
John Tully.
Among the guests VINO were invited and who
accepted were. Genera. Wesley Merritt, General
oliver o. Howard. General Charles r Roe. Cen
cral Avery l. Andrews. General George Moore
smith General Wallace +. Randolph. General
James Melee General william Seward. General
McCoskry Butt Colone. Henry cnauncey. j.
Major Oliver + Bridgrman, Chlef Engineer y. A
Windsor Captain Wainwright Parish. captain T.
+ Zallnsk CAPTAIN Ludlow. Captain David T.
Wilson judge Martin 7. Mcmahon. Judge Henry
A Gidersleeve. Judge David Leventrltt. Judge
Lanes A blanchard. Judge John J. FreedInai
ludge Henry " BOOkstaver. judge FRANCIS VI
-coff Controller Bird s Coer. Collector OF PORT
George Bdwen. Appraiser of Port Wilbur r
Wskeman Police Commissioner Henry r. AorlI
81 f,ornuissioner Jacob Hess. Police Comnls-
si0ucr Bernnrd j York COmmi7soner WllIi@in II
Irrke Commissioner John +. Cosby commissioner
Thomas j Brady Commissioner william ! PisI
GnWuiSs0uer william Dalton. ,omnls-ioher
csnroe v Brewer Register Isaac Fromme, Lieu
tansTt-Covernor Timothy l. Woodrun. senator
Narhaniel A Ellsberg, Assem1lynAh REQ a
Ware Assemblym Thomas j. 1--WE ATS7H my
man John j. O'Connor' AssemDIynlAH - W i
I'D Tecumsch Sherman.