The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-08
THE NIGHT OF THE YEAR.
The Firemen viii Throw
Care to the Winds for
the Dance.

Tonight members of the Worcester fire
and protective departments will hold
their 10th annual concert and ball in Me-
chanics hall, and the large sale of tickets
assures the success of the affair.
Reeves American band of Providence
has been engaged to furnish music, and
the following program, which will be
given from to O'Clock, is sure TO delight
lovers of good music:
Overture, Poet and peasant" ...,.... Suppe
(a) Patrol blue and Gray" ...... Dalbey
Oh Irish rag-time. .......:: Baltimore
"McAiheneys cake walk.
Solo for cornet, "Cornet polka ..Arban
B. r. Church.
Collection of popular airs. Arr. by Reeves
Solo for trombone; .::.........'.'..'.' BROOKS
Descriptive, The fall Of Santiago" .Dalbey
Introducing patriotic airs of America
Spain and Cuba, portraying scenes and
incidents of the Cuban war.
Synopsis - War is threatened Re
monstrance of the nations. Uncle
Sans" ultimatum. Approach of the
troops. Parting scenes. All aboard
for the south. A southern scene Life
on the ocean. Rocked in the cradle of
the deep" H.ornpipee' Taps, Taps; Night on
ITO arms! Pursuit of the enemy.
The majestic squadron. Commence
firing Battle scene. The fall of San
tiago. Its grim and dread horrors; its
magnificent triumphs Victorious
America the land of the free.
William G. Ryan of Springfield has been
engaged to prompt. and his previous work
in Worcester at dances is enough to rec
ommend his ability to pilot the dancers
through the intricacies of the light fam
tastic.
The dancing will be in charge of the fol-
lowing members of the department: Floor
director, W. B. Spooner; assistant Geo.
S. Coleman chiefs of sections, j. F.
Adams, ]. E. Remington, f S. Atwood,
w. H Guertin, w N. Avery G. W.
Smith; aids, H. S. Ware, A c. MCGEE,
e. T. Hilton. Alfred Lundgren, ]. A.
Cleveland, w. D. Lucier, w j. Newbert,
G. McGrory, w. L, seger, c. W. Gun
bingham, G. w. Glen, w. A Richard
son, H. A. Bradley, F w. Buxton, f. S.
Taylor, P: J. Mulvey, R. w Baker. F. a.
Carr, A. D. Robinson, E. o. Convey, w.
II. Kirk, G. F. Warren, D. B. Sullivan,
A. A. Curran, w. W. Burbank, j M
Luby, F. L, Niederberger, E. Lambert, c.
|, Knapp, A. j. Pembleton, F. Lambert,
George Taft, ]. Rocheleau, D. E. Healy,
A. j. Wright. A. N. Virgins, w. F. Ste
VenS, +. N. w hite.
The reception committee will be: Chief
p. L. Vaughn, H. R. Williamson, S. H.
Elliott. F. L. Ford, H. E. Preston, c. F.
Finn G. e. Marble. W. Santon, A N.
Booth, ?; j Donagher, ]. A. Wilmot, o.
7. Aldrich, E. E. Conley F. w. Mayors,
S. j. Donnelly A. F. Nealy, E. c. Baker
A. r; Nee j. W. Moore, G. A. Miles, G.
Wood, w. II. Mcclure, G.. W. Eaton, w
H. Chadwick, w. I. Perry
The committee of arrangements is c. O.
Lamb, c. G. Hemenway and f. E. Keyes
All three have worked for the success of
cover of the order of dances of the ball is
picture of the new department house
and on the back cover is a cut of the op-
Grating room of the new alarm system.
the f1remen are much pleased with it. A
supposed historical sketch of the Worces-
ter fire and protective departments which
was gotten out as an advertising dodge
has been disclaimed by the members of the
department.