Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-12
FIREMEN'S BALL.
A Grand Musical Festival
and Ball.
WAS A SOCIAL SUCCESS
Almost two Hundred People
Attend the Fire Ladies'
Festival.

The fourth annual concert and ball
given by the Barre Firemen's Club had
been looked forward to for long
time as the principal social event OF
the year in this city. The affair took
place in Miles hall last evening, ana
the charm of the expectation was not
lessened one particle by the reality.
On the other hand it was grand fes-
tival long to be remembered by the
local fire laddies, who found them
selves even more expert in the man
agement of such an event this year
than they were last year, and not
only by them, but by every person
who attended.
The hall has never before been
trimmed SO deliberately and artistic
ally as it was last evening. The
walls were almost entirely covered
with red, white and blue bunting,
plate glass mirrors and evergreen.
The platform was arranged with a
mass of evergreen at the rear and
draped overhead with red, white and
blue and at the corners were two
models of tiremen. In the center Of
the hall hanging from overhead was
a large japanese parasol, and at in
tervals, about the hall Chinese Ian
terms suspended from the ceiling. At
the rear of the hall was hung upon
the wall picture of all the Barre
companies taken at muster in '96.
The decorating was done by George
It. Conner.
Every department was looked after
with the greatest care. On the side
walk in front of the building was
spread a mat and on the first floor was
the ladies' dressing room and the
gentlemen S check room.
The hall began to be filled at s
o'clock and the guests were ushered
to their seats by the committee of IN
PRODUCTION consisting of Messrs. W.
d. Mcdonald, G. Page, Ed. Tobin,
and Thomas Harrington, assisted by
Messrs. G. 3. Gladding and A. Goneo
The hall was filled with people and
the concert by Wilder's orchestra,
under the direction of Fred A. Straw,
was grand. The special feature of
this was the flute solo by Mr.. Wilder,
whose name will always draw a crowd
in Barre. He played by request that
selection, through which he has cap
tured SO many audiences, entitled
" Les Echos.' The other special
on the program were a selec-
ton upon the flute and claronet by
Messrs. Wilder and st. Clair and a
cello solo by Mr.. Stockbrldge.
After the concert was over Il large
portion of the assembly remained for
1he dancing. The chairs were cleared
away and the dance began. The dance
'rder waSa very pretty one gaily de-
'orated on the outside with a picture
If fire company on the way to duty.
The floor was in charge of G.. @.
Averill assisted by Messrs. G. II. Camp
,ell and G. S. Currier.
The grand march was one of the
features of the evening. The
music for this was written especially
or this occasion by G. II. Wilder and
edicated to the Barre tircmen. The
ece is the work of master and is :
eyond the power of words to do it
lstice in praise. The march was led by
). O. Averill and Miss Hamilton fol-
owed by John Wallace and Miss Tap
n, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Campbell, Mr..
nd Mrs. G. S. Currier and behind
hese were about 100 couples.
Music was furnished by Wilders
rchestra consisting of IA pieces.
At midnight came the intermission
hen all adjourned to Odd Fellows
all where supper was served by the
dies of Rebecca lodge.
Those who had charge of the ar
lngements of the affair were Messrs.
. H. Edwards, G. B. Gladding, W.
}. Mcdonald, A. b. Laviolette, w.
!. Campbell and G. O. Averill, and
ley were certainly very successful in