Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-12
BALL And BANQUET.
In Honor Of the officers fthe
North Atlantic Squadron.
ChivHiry, Hcnuty ana Fashion Kop-
resented at ola Point Last Night
Tho Heroes OF Santiago Given an
Evcning of pleasure on shore.

St OH ShOF6S
Old Point was u blaze of light last
night and the great hotels thronged
with the favored guests invited to do
honor to the officers OF the North At
lantic Squadron in the ball and ban
quet given by the committees of Nor
folk and Newport News.
Since they returned from the West
Indies these naval officers have been
Toasted and feted. They have been
shown in every conceivable way that
the people OF our United States fully
appreciate the glory they have given
US; and now that we have these heroes
with us we must in turn show our
patriotism and do something in their
| honor and the ball last night marked
! an era in the lives of those who were
present. 1t was q complimentary at
fair, and was carried out in 4 grand
manner.
| The Chamberlin and Hygea Hotels
were both used to accommodate the un-
usually large assemblage, and were
ablaze with light and gay decorations.
| Flags everywhere, red, white and blue,
| i'll predominance. but the standards OF
every nation, holding q place amid the
brlllancy; palms and evergrecns fur
nishng Il background for all the gay
| colors, while myriad electric lights OF
red white and blue added u fairy
| touch.
| The navy gard tug "Wahneta" car
ried large party of the people from
| the yard, together with q number OF
| their friends.
The steamer "old Dominion" left the
| Bay Line wharf at $3.50 o'clock laden
with the creme dc In creme of Norfolk
| and Portsmouth's society people, and
! in an houi.,s;- ttiiHie- they arrived at Old
Point. and by 10 o'clock. when the bali
opened, were ready to join in the
dancing, with the others vino were as
sembled Representatives. We're pres
| ont from Baltimore, Washington, Rich
mond, Newport News, Hampton, Fort
rcss Monroe, anu last but not by any
means least, the officers OF the White
| Squadron, now anchored in Hampton
| Roads.
| The arrangements OF the evening
| were splendid, and reelected great
| credit OH the committee in charge.
Tho Artillery School Band OF Fortress
Monroe and the Naval Post Band. of
the Norfolk Navy-Yard. played their
sweetest music for the dancers, the pro-
gram being as follows:
TIE PROGRAM.
Following is tho ball program:
. -hlTCll-Aunllfsll sampson PnlI
I Waltz-I5lissful Dream ........ Herman
| wo-Step-Under the Double Eagle
.......... .......-....... ....Wagner.
| Watz-Living Pictures ...... Godfrey.
Two Step-The Bridal Day........
...... .............. ....,.Heinznlan.
Waltz-Danube Waves ......1vanovici.
| Two Step-Right III 1t Tobani
Wal,z-lmpassioncd Dream ....Rosas
Two tep-The Charlatan .. Sousa.
Waltz-NIagnolia blossoms Sherwood
o-Step-Hoch Habsburg ......Kral.
Waltz-Les Sircncs.. Valid teurcl.
Two step-The Talisman Goldsmith.
| WaltZ-ldahla ................... Bennett.
wo-Step--Hands Across the Sea-.
........ ............ ......... SouSa.
WaltZ-I1ife on the Sound. Godfrey.
Two Stcp-Palatlnus Hall.
| Walta-Vision D'Amour-. Delbruck.
Two step-Gay Coney Island. Levi.
| Waltz-Love's Dream. .CZibuka.
| o-Step-Light Infantry. .Campagna.
Home Sweet Home. .........
Fourth Artillery Band, a. Buglone,
conductor.
! The scenes in the bathrooms were
beautiful beyond description. \ whirl
| of bright hues, pretty faces and hand
some gowns, set off by the gold lace
and brass buttons OF the officers uni
! fnr,.lsi and Tia hlacl i2ress s:,lil. Of i,n
men-a Kaleidoscope view of sheenng
satins. filmy laces cleaning silks.
women. radient eyes ana admiring
swains-such II scene rs can never he
| forgotten, and when white haired old
ladies and feeble men look back upon
! those youthful days of satety they will
recall the brilliant ball which was given
in ''ninetynine" in honor Of Admiral
Sampson and his gallant officers of the
| North Atlantic Squadron.
WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
Among fhOSp Dreseut nt thn hail and
banquet were the following from the
fleet:
Captain Chadwick and lady. OF the
| New York; Captain Dickens and lady.
of the Indiana; Captain SlSsbec and
| lady. of the Texas; Captain Jewell and
lady, of the .Brooklyn: Lieutenants
| Simpson, Ryan, Doyle, Gibbons Serb
| ner Miles, Cove. Shoemaker, Bidder.
| Wales. Dillingham; Edwards, Cham
bers, Salisbury, Phelps, Bristoe. Wilson.
| Freeman, Culver, Washington, Berna-
dou, Bagley, Rogers. Amy. Benham,
| Kellam, Baker. Murdoch. Bearcss and
Larliin; Surgeons Spear, Bogert, Biddle,
| Hemberger. Grow. Groves: Ensgns
| Falconer. Holman Duncan. Futzgeraid,
| Perril Woodlands and Delingeorges;
| Assistant Surgeon Edgcr, u. S. A.; Ma
jor Langston, U. S. A.; Major ingalls,,
U. S. A.; Captain Wiser. u. s. A. Cap
tain Alexander, u. S. A.; Lieutenant
Gallop, u. S. A.; Lieutenant Farrar. L.
). A., and Colonel Marye, U. s. y.
The guests were received by Colonel
Francis L. Guenthcr and Miss Guen-
| Their. Captain Fred S. Stroud and wife,
| Captain Phillips and wife and Lieutan-
| ant Colonel Dewitt and Wife, OF the
army, and Mr.. Allan +. Campbell, man
ager of the Chamberlin.
THE DANCERS.