New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
BROOKLYN NEWS.
ARMORY GAY WITH DANCERS.
THE GRECO ROMAN BALL A BRILLIANT
AFFAIR.
MANY ARMY AND NAVY GUESTS 1NvITEp-wELL-
KNOWN WOMEN PATRoNEssEs-cLosE OF
THE MEDICAL soCIETY's FAIR
TOMORROW EVENING.

TOMORROW EVENING.
Chief among all the pleasant features OF the
Grnco-Roman festival at the 18th Regiment Armory
was the ball OF last evening the last OF the four
great balls OF the winter season. The dancing moor
was well filled at 10 o'clock when the anair was
opened but the expected crowds did not arrive until
about II or later. The ballroom presented oeau-
tfu scene with it's background Of white pillars anu
Greek temples The peristyle and temples were ~
vlded into twenty four boxes, and among those WIN
had secured them were Mrs. James l.. Morgan IT,
Mrs John Van Nostrand. Mrs. James Brnsmaue'
Mrs George W. Chauncey. Mrs. Sturgis Cohin' Mrs
Bernard Peters Mrs. Tunis @. Bergen Mrs' Freu-
erick Truslow, Mrs Lowell ". Palmer. MIS- Joh
Van Worst Booraem. Mrs. Charles Marion Ho"a'u'
Mrs George ]. Brown, Mrs. II. Beekman Deiatou'
Mrs. Victor A. Robertson. Mrs Frances 'iason
Crawford. Mrs r. Wilmarth Appleton Mrs. samue'
Bovine Duryea. Mrs. JOHN Dimas. Mrs J. b. r.
Herreshofr and Mrs. Thomas Hicks
The Parthenon, opposite the entrance dooIs was
given I'D 10 the Woman's Auxiliary OF the hlhes
County Medical Society. and the four large corner
boxes were devoted to the hostesses the hlhss
County Medical Society and prominent guests
Among the latter a large number had been ihVl'eu
from the Army and Navy. including Captain ana
Mrs G. W Sumner Commander and Mrs Jonn r.
Merren Miss Merrell. Colonel and Mrs Robert w
HUNTINGTON Miss Huntington, Medical inspector
and Mrs James A. Hawke. the Misses hawke
Naval Constructor and Mrs Francis 7. Fo"ies'
Commander and Mrs. William Swift the Misses
Swift. Admiral and Mrs. John a. Howell Lieuten-
ant and Mrs ". y. McKelvey. Chief Engineer ana
Mrs William A. Windsor. Miss Hubbard, captain
and MIS-. H. r. White Lieutenant and Mrs. W. -.
Neville, Paymaster T. II. Hicks. Resr-Admlral ana
Mrs w T Sampson Miss Sampson. Commodore
and Mrs John W Philip. Captain and Mrs. Merrill
Miller Lieutenant Commander and Mrs. W =. Pot
ter Miss Potter Surgeon L. g. Henneoerser' Lieu
tenant Hilary Jones. Lieutenant and MIS-. PhiHp
williams Lieutenant E. r. Lowndes. Surgeon and
Mrs. s. IL. Dickson, Medical Inspector ana MIS-
Theron Woverton. Miss Wolverton. General ana
Mrs. Wesley Merritt. Colonel and Mrs. Charles
Woodruff and Captain and Mrs. \. W. Nogdes. OF
Fort Hamilton
Representative members from all parts Of Brook
lyn were present, as well as many from Manhattan
and Ncw-Jersey. and altogether 1t was one OF the
most brilliant public dances Of the season.
Supper was served in Memorial Hall, which was
gay with its brilliant Roman decorations and some
additional adornment OF flowers placed there Tor
last evening.
Tho general arrangements were excellent as to
carriages and other details The chief labor last
evening devolvod upon the Floor Committee which
took excellent care OF the two thousand guests.
This committee included Colonel Norman s. Dixie,
chairman. Robert Wilmarth Appleton y. Victor
Barnes. Dr. William B. Brinsmade. Arthur Corlies.
Thomas A. Gardiner Howard Hasehurst, Arthur
W. Hatch a. Wallace Higgins. Hampton Howell.
W Eugene Kimball. Erskne II. Lott Clifford Lut-
J.
Peters Thomas p Peters. II. Evelyn Pierrepont.
Carroll p Post. David VI. Stewart. c. D. Smthers.
WHY'S Terry, T. Joseph Vernon Howard Whitney
The bostesses were Mrs. Douglas Adam Mrs.
George A. Aim. Alrs. Reese l.. Alsop Mrs. Tunis
c. bergen Mrs. David a. Body. Mrs. Jonn Van
Worst BOoraem. Mrs James b. Brlnsmade. Mrs.
jonathan huxley Mrs. Prescott Hall Butler. Mrs.
Charles c. Byrrc. Mrs. Henry ". Chatneld. Mrs;
George ". Chauncey. Mrs; sturGis Conn. Mrs CARL
H. De Silver Mrs. John Ditmas Mrs. Francis r.
Dodge. Mrs. Samuel Bovine Duryea; Mrs Henry
Earle. Mrs. Latham A. Fish, Mrs. John Gioo, Mrs.
]. b. Francis Herresh9ff Mrs Thomas mas Hicks T MIS-
Glover Jackson, Mrs William Burriage Kendall jr.
Mrs Arthur b. Knsoving. Mrs. Edward II Lltcn-
field Mrs. a. Augustus Low, Mrs. William G. Low
Mrs Josiah r Marean Mrs. 5. y. Mcconnell. Mrs
Alexander Mcdowell McCook. Ms. Wesley Merritt
Mrs. Merrill Miller Mrs. Charles a. Moore Mrs. Ms
Thomas i. Pearssall, Mrs Bernard Peters Mrs Mrs
John ". Philip, Mrs. John r. Planten Mrs Henry
A. Powell. Mrs Frederick T. Pratt Mrs. Her6ert
Roosevelt Ms Henry Sanger Snow. Mrs. Frederick
} g TrusoW Mrs John Van Nostrand Mrs. William
Leslie Van Sinderen. Mrs. Thomas Cameron walton
Miss Bertha NJ West. Mrs. Stewart l.. Woodford
Nre Charles A. Woodruff. Mrs Timothy L. Wood
run and Mrs a. +. Woods
The festival will close with the Olymplan games
on Saturday OF this week