The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
CARE TO the WIND.
Firemen Entertain
Guests in Royal
Manner.
MECHANICS HALL FILLED.
Mayor Dodge and Other
City Officials Guests
of Honor.

mere was not an empty seat IN Me-
chanics hall last night, when D. A.
Reeves. director of Reeves American
band of Providence, waved his wand
for the opening of the concert at the
18th annual ball of the Worcester fire
and protective departments.
Worcester's fire fighters put care
aside for an evening, and the crowd
which attended the ball was in point
of size almost unprecedented in the
history of the hall for gathering at
such an affair
The firemen have given socials before,
and, judging by the circumstances
which attended the affair last night
they have established a reputation for
themselves as entertainers that will
serve as criterion for ALL The affair
was q success from every standpoint
and the happy spirit of comraderie
mat prevailed from the opening of the
concert until the last number of the
program had been played showed that
the strains Of conventionality were
thrown aside. From Mayor Rufus B.
Dedge, Jr., to the most ordinary citi-
zen OF the city who attended the ball.
Inc evening was one round Of pleasure
Nothlng short of a fire alarm could
lave olstufbed the merrymaking and
happy mood of the entire assembly.
The hall was simply but effectively
decorated. The stage was banked with
evergreen and palms, the work being
zone by Fred E. Keyes. Over the or
gan was a sunburst, with a small
american shield and an eagle for a cen
Ie piece The front of the galleries
ter,,ai ieS 1l eooheo with bunting, and at in
tervals banners were placed.
Inc concert started nrecisel1, Of @ n,
II1och' ana the music was enjoyed by the
Ialse crowd The last number of the
program, entitled ''The fall of Santi-
ago, was especially pleasing. At go
cloeK ire grand march was formed. and
under the direction of William RYAN
OF Springfield, the dancers were niiotad
through series of intricate moves that
10 the ordinary person would be he
Wiloerlng. Mr.. Ryan was engaged es-
peclaily for the occasion, and his WORK
thToughout the evening was we'll ap-
The grand march was led by Chief
ENGINEER Edwin L. Vaughn and Mrs
Rutus B. Dodge, followed nv Mavor
lodge and Miss Mary Vaughn. Alder
man Henry Brannon and wife Alder
man =. A. Vaughn and wife Alderman
John K. Back and wife. Counci1nan
Jonn u. Lancaster and wife. Deputv
Chlet George S. Coleman and wife.
Do, an ~ WllnamSon and Miss
BESSIE A. Bowker w B. Spooner and
wife, j. :. Remington and wife n
bradley and Miss Belle Young of Pal
mer, capt. w, H. Hall of truck of
FItcnburg and Miss F. L. Niederberger.
Wliilanl Lucier and Miss Mary Iucier
.. "A. cleveland and Mrs Hornberger
a.. y. Robinson and wife, Edward Lam
pert ana wife, F. w. McCourt and wife
Lieut.. G. E. Marble and wife q w
Largess and wife, W. H Kirk and Mrs,
Wlliam Waddilove of Lynn, w. J. Ner
pert and Miss c. Bigelow, F. E. Mar
BILE and wife
capt. ". N. Avery and Miss Anna
McLoughlin, G. w. Cunningham and
Mrs. Cone, A. A. Curran and Miss Josia
Mcdonald, B. C. Baker and Miss ReIie
): Baker, 0. T. Aldrich and Miss K
Curran, z. A. Lundgren and Miss TilIie
Olson, f. W. Holborn and wife r T.
Iaft and Miss Sadie Parsons. A. C. Nc
Zee and Miss Katie McLoughIin. II. s
ware and wife, D. B. Sullivan and Mar
ina Quliham, b. A. Lynch and wife, E.
L Comey and wife, w. p. Hall and Mrs
d: H. Owens, NJ. P. Hackey and wife.
3. A: Leach and wife, j. Gonyea. and
Wlfe, Henry P. Mitchell and wife a 7,
ROBINS and wife, Horace Thayer and
MISS Minnie L. Jarvert, w. T. Bennett
ana Miss Mary McCreamer, Richard
BAKER ana Miss Lizzie Ayrton, A. N
DO eNhu MISS 1llZdDeth Fairbanks
Frank Lambert and wife, V. e. Rocb,
eleau and Miss Georgia Randall. viii
nam McNulty and Miss Grace McNuItv
z. A. Morrill, and Miss C. A. Dewev
W. A. Richards and wife, George Don
nelly and wife, James Cullen and Miss
Brown.
Miss Brown, John Harrehy and Miss
Mary Hart E. G. Quinlan and Miss
Elizabeth McQueeney, Emil Kisro and
LADY. w. II. Burbank and Miss Ger
trude Gallagher, Peter Gallagher and
MISS Mary Fleming, George Oakley and
daughter, George Smith and wife of
Chelsea' George Jennison and daugh-
Ter, George Woods and Miss Marion
Quinn, Thomas Merriam and wife !
Rlcherford and lady of Woonsocket.
and others
Seated on the platform was Alder
men Philip ]. OConnell, James F. Car
perry, Chief of Police James M. Dren-
nan. Councilman J. H. Connolly and
councilman John Lundborg of the CITY
government
Dancing followed at the close of the
grand march, and was in charge of the
following: Floor director, w. B. SPOON
er; assistant, George S. Coleman; chiefs
OF sections. ]. F. Adams. ]. e. Ken
nlngton, =. S. Atwood, w. H. Guertin.
w. N. Avery, G. w. Smith; aids. Fl, s
Ware, A. c. MCGEE, e. T. Hilton. AL
fred Lundgren, j. A. Cleveland, w. d.
Lucier. W. j. Newbert, G. McGrory,
w. l.. Seger, c. w Cunningham, G. w
Glenn, w. A. Richardson, H. A. Brad
ley, F. w. Buxton, f. s. Taylor, P. ].
Mulvey, r. W. Baker, F. A. Carr, A.
u. Robinson, E. o. Comey, w. H. Kirk.
.. #. Warren, D. B. Sullivan, A. A,
Curran. w. w. Burbank, ]. M. Luby.
+. Il. Niedbergerger, E. Lambert, G.
Knapp, A. j. Pembleton, f. Lam
bert. w. F. Bennett, j. d. Grace, W. A.
lde, George Taft, J. Rocheleau, D. 10.
Healy, A. J. Wright A. N. Virgins,
w. #. Stevens, p. N. White.
The reception committee was Chief
p, L. Vaughn, H. r. Williamson. s.
II. Elliott. #. L. Ford, H. Z. Preston,
G. r. Finn. g. e. Marble, w. Santon,
A. N. Booth, P. j. Donagher, J. A. VIII
mot Q. T. Aldrich, E. E. Conley, f. w.
Mayors, S. j. Donnelly, A. F. Nealy, f.
G. Baker, A. r. Nee, j. w. Moore, q.
A. Miles, G. Wood, w H Mcclure. G.
W. Eaton. w. H. Chadwick, w. T.
Perry.
The committee of arrangements was
g. Q. Lamb. c. c. Hemenway and r.
e. Reyes. At intermission, supper was
served in Washburn hall The affair