The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-23
FOURTHS FIRST DANCE.
The First Battalion Gave a
Drill and Reception
Tuesday Night.

AASAU
The first public battalion drill and dance
of the season was given successfully in
the Fourth Regiment Armory on Tuesday
night. 1t was attended by over one thou
sand persons, some of whom merely re-
manned to see the exhibition drill. The
greater number remained to enjoy the
dancing. Every available space in the
Armory was occupied long before the
time set for the drill to begin. There was
not a seat to be had at SIS o'clock. and
at $3.50 O'Clock, when the bugle call was
sounded for soldiers to fan in, there was
scarcely an unoccupied inch of standing
room. The boxes and galleries were filed
with friends of the soldiers. Admission
was by invitation only. Tickets to the
reception were in great demand. Men and
women hung around the Armory begging
them and endeavoring to buy admission
tickets. Several small boys who had Sc
cured tickets from friends in the regi-
ment sold them at good prices.
The Armory was prettily decorated. The
centre box was reserved for Colonel
Smiths party. 1t was draped with four
huge American flags. The box next it
was reserved for Major Steele of the
First Battalion. In ColoneIs Smiths box
was a distinguished party with the
Coloneps daughter, Miss Margaret Smith.
Among the Coloners guests were
Leader Robert Davis, Assistant City Col
leetor Thomas J. higgins. Former Police
Commissioner John P. Feeney, General
and Mrs. p. F. Wanser, Lieutenant
Colonel Boltwood and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank J.. Matthews. Mrs. Steele enter
tanned a number of friends in the Ma
jor's box. The other boxes were occupied
by invited guests.
The battalion drill was given by COM
panies A, B., c and D.. They were drilled
hour. The boys did very we'll, in fact
they were in better form than was ex-
pected. Lieutenant Whyte was in COM
mand of Company c. 1t was the first
time he had commanded the company.
The precision with which his orders were
given and obeyed was remarked. Cap
tain Mortimer Gleeson, of Company D.,
also did well. He was elected to the
command of the company last week.
After the drill the floor was thoroughly
waxed and prepared for dancing. Kela-
hers Fourth Regiment Band struck up
and soon a hundred couples were on the
floor enjoying a two-step. The dancing
continued until long after midnight. The
committee in charge consisted of Captain
Mortimer J. Gleason, Lieutenant John T..
Pringle and Lieutenant T. B. Caddis. In
each of the rooms of the four companies
forming the First Battalion refreshments
were served.
Among those present at the reception
were:-Former Captain and Mrs. Edward
See. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, of Bayonne;
Miss Miller, of Bayonne; George Sum
mers Miss Maggie Kligley, Mr.. and Mrs.
John P. Fill. Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Wy
man, Robert Terrier, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Ketchell, Misses Bertha and Tillie Probst,
Mrs. Henry Larson, Lieutenant D..
Smith, Lie~utenant-elect n Mrs. Charles
H. Pulls, Mr.. and Mrs. French, George
Oppenshaw, Robert McMaster, Sergeant
n Mrs. Frazer, Adjutant Mum, of the
Fourteenth New York; Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Summers, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Calf
cry. Mrs. l.. E.. White, Miss Lillian
White. Mrs. William B. Klees, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Klees, Mr.. and Mrs. Sutcliff,
Miss Winifred White, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Mahaffey, Charles Pia, John jean
dron, Thomas Hopkins, Edward Craw-
ford. Frank Treastrail, Miss Alice
Paxton, Mrs. r. Gilbert, James Winans,
George viii. Charles Siel, F. Anderson,
Miss Kate Ryan, ]. McAvoy, NJ. Looney,
Michael Fields. Miss Catherine Cassidy.
Jacob Solius, Miss NJ. Kirk, Miss Belle
Richie, Miss Quigley, Miss Annie Hogan,
Misses Lucy and Nellie Williamson, ].
Calvert, George Jork, Frank Mitchell.
Miss Mary Pulls, Charles Pulls, Jr., II.
Fox, Miss julia Monahan, Miss Amanda
Pulls, Miss Maggie Pulls. s. Vance. Geo.
Alderman. Edward Conklin, Miss Emma
Dennison, Miss Mamie sturgis. Miss May
Johnson, Miss Pearson, Miss l..
Goode, Miss L. Perrine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Colbert, Former Sergeant
Robinson, Misses. Kate and Annie
Robinson, Miss Alice Somers, Miss
Kate Somers, Cornelius McNevius, Thos.
Maher, John Farley, Charles R. Davis,
Frank Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Dunn, Mr.. n Mrs. James Hull. Miss
Annie Hull, Misses Annie, Katie and Alice
Kehoe, Mr.. and Mrs. James Kennedy.
Miss Annie German, James Smith. Miss
Maggie King, William Becker, John
Kluge, Miss Freda Cramer, Miss Mary
Kluge, Robert Lowery. Misses Lillian and
Bella Brown, George Dunsealt, Nathaniel
D~unsealt, Joseph Carey, Joseph Ryan,
Miss Mamie Kenny, William Chimney,
Miss Maggie stell. Mrs. Stell, Mrs. Rob
ert l.. Martin, Mrs. Clements, Mrs. E.
Brensen Miss Bronson.