Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-12
BALL AND BANQUET
IN HONOR or THr NORTH ,Tr,x
TIC SQUADRON.
A MOST BRILLIANT OCCASION
super" Decorations-some Of a..
N"'"' ohicers Prescnt-rhe Arm.
AIS" wei heprescnted-The cno.
from Richmond.

OLD POINT COMFORT. va. o,.os.,
u-(Special)-There was don,,.
dominance OF red. white. and him, d..
beautiful ballroom of tho cb...,...
Hotel here tonight. for the r,,-.....
colors hung In a myriad OF gr.,,e-
icstoons from the ceiling. while ......
available spot on the pillars s8rro,ns.-.
the waXed portion Of The floor va. t.,.
rated with rosettes Of red. whp. ..,
blue. Down on the hard. smooth Zoo.
where many couples swung u tae mae.
or an intricate german figure. Tho I'D
OF rosy cheeks The white of al.bs....
shoulders. and the blue az heav.r.v ~.
vine orbs, carried the prevailing coI...
ana lent a harmony which made 3D..
scene 0ewitchingIy beautiful Nor v.-
there lack OF contrast. for there Was a,
abundance of gold braid. auI opro
10 the be"ildering array of fomIr..,
ioVeiihess was The manly grace and v.r.s
strenSth or the navy. THE army VA.
also represented. and here and a...
wearers of shoulder straps fcu neck a.f
willing captives AZ single b.o.f....
from pair OF flashing Dyss
Dancing began promptly at il o..,..l
and with short INTERN. s.0u. continue
until nearly daybreak. An overflow bad
was held in the Hyge1 ballroom uI...
was also handsomely decorated fnr Odd.
occasion. the managers Of both irt...
cooperating with the citizens or t.s
section IN their efforts ~ honor tho r.-.
of the squadron which took such an .n.
portant part in tas Spaltsl-Amor a.
war.
While this brilliant scene was ..
ashore. a more brilliant one wls i.re
enacted on the water. the aid of t...
sands Of electric bulbs being invoked r
add their lustre to tn occasion Each
OF the fighting monsters was covered
with "a sheet OF yar-colorcd lights. Woven
into all SORTS Of fantastic e.aI.
Dark. gloomy clouds shut olt tle twink.
ling stars and accentuat.d tla beauty
OF the marvellous electrical dsra.
which mirrored itself in tle restless
waves below
Another feature OF the evenings cr-
tcrtainment was an elaborate supper n
honor of the naval Officer present
Covers were laid for more than i've h..-
dred guests The banquet began al ID
o'clock and full justice was done to -.a
sumptuous repast prepared. co.0ne.
Guenther. commandant at Fort Monroe
and his SITTER. Miss Gucnfhcr. received
the guests assisted bv Captain Fred
strong and wife Captain 10. r. Phillips
and wife. and observation-disclosures. Calvin
Dewitt and wife. There were one hume
dred officers ashore from the fleet I-
cipal among them being Captain Charles
d. Sigsbce. c0mmandant or the
Lieutenant-C Commander 4. q. DiiNrs-
ham. executive officer, Leutenant-C'n-
- chief 2
the battleship Texas; Lieutenmt-Dom-
mander C.. MGR. Wlnslow. flag ll.t..-
ant: Lieutenant +. J.. Bennett dag
rotary. Licutenaut-Commaud J D..
Murdoch. executive officer of the crI
New York. Captain +. w Dickin-. ful
Lieutenant Commander u. g.. Wilson,
executive officer OF the batt.cship l..-
ana. Captain r. l.. Jewell and WIFE, aHI
acknowledgements ID. "A. MahH
executive officer OF the cruiser Brook.
and Captain e.. D. Train and Liauten1n.-
Commander IS. Miles. executive 0ii.cD-
of the Massachusetts Immediately pro-
ceding the arrival ~ the officer. Man.-
ger Alan u. Campbell, Ot the Cham
gave a dinner TO tne receiving li.N
The cruiser Brooklyn b. tne only 'n
Of the squadron which is NOT iiilhiii..
She is taking on coal tonight ana a'
il activity aboard. as preparations l''
her departure for Manila age so.As '-
night and day
Notwithstanding thr denIas s'nt oN-
from Washington. DO "a stated mere I'D.
Rear-Admiral Farqdhat unite" 'ii"'
scfiv. service will shorten bis comWtNl
- tho squadron considerably. aul Dr. ID
generally believed that h. VIII rl,.e DO
about "a month. r.....l
me following people from Richmond
We I'M attendance ON the bail. hf ..
y Hawkes. ana wife. Mr u. W. Nos..'
Mr. a. W. Thomas. Mr. j. h. pt.e.
and 1, V1fe. Mr. John D. Potts. CoIoae. ".
o. ono s E, mr.. spottswood cren...'
NJ AR W. q. Hatcher Hon. j. r.. Law
and wire Mr.. Robert $. Crump a"- ~
a. Herbert Funsien