The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-11
THE DANCE OF THE YEAR
Colonel R. G. Smith Says
the Armory Ball Will
Eclipse It's Predeces-
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Although the date of the Armory ball
| is more than month away, the conn
| mittee selected some time ago by Colonel
Robert G. Smith have done their work
SO thoroughly and successfully that little
remains to complete the arrangements
and perfect the plans in the smallest pos
sfble detail. Dozens of new schemes have
been devised by Colonel Smith and his
able assistants. These have been dis
cussed many times with the result that
this years plans are more complete than
those of former years.
There was no ball last year because of
the war then on between this country
and the Dons. The majority of the regi-
ment were way with the volunteers and
those remaining deemed it unwise to un-
dertake a big social function. Colonel
Smith was with the volunteer regiment at
the time, which alone was excuse enough
for the omission of the ball. The Colonel,
however, has stated that the coming
event will eclipse its predecessors and
make up for the failure of 1899. He is
enthusiastic over the prospects and antici-
pates profound success.
In discussing the ball, which will be held
on February 81 he said that Jersey City
would be surprised 1T will be an event
that will not pass out of the minds of
people in few days. he went on. "Our
committees are working constantly to
bring about the desired results and our
efforts are being put forth to please all
subscribers. Not the smallest possible de-
tail will escape our attention. There are
committees for the various branches
whose work has been done in a most
satisfactory manner. In fact, there never
were such plans arranged for social
event. Our list of patronesses Is COM
plete, the music engaged and the decor
atfons provided. Supper will be served
in the lower company rooms and II 1t IS
found that there is insufficient space the
rooms upstairs will serve to accommo-
date hundreds more. ] am of the opinion
that several thousand people can be at
tended in the supper rooms without con-
fusion.
Regarding the decorations, our COM
mittee has planned to have the spacious
structure literally covered with festoons
of bunting, silk flags and streamers. The
huge overhead iron. girders will be COW
cred with the national colors. Not one
particle of the iron work will be left in
ciaI attention and the boxes on the lower
floor will be decorated with silk Ameri-
can flags and the regimental colors.
'sMr. Davis, our bandmaster, has assured
me that the band he has recently organ
lied will be in shape to render excellent
promenade music for the occasion. My
experience with Mr.. Davis in camp, while
he was bandmaster of the volunteer reg1-
ment, proved that he is a thoroughly COM
petent man for the position. His band of
twenty-five men has been picked from the
regiment. Van Baar has been engaged for
the dance music. This music think will
prove agreeable to all the participants.
The sale of boxes will take place about
week before the ball. They will be dis
posed of by Auctioneer Stevens"
The Colonel further announced that the
men of the regiment will be uniformed
for the occasion and that invitations
would be extended to all of the prominent
National Guard officers of the State.
The meeting of the Ball Committee, last
night, showed how far the plans have
advanced. The. list of patronesses has
been completed. 1t is Mrs. Leon Albeit,
Mrs. Louis J. Apgar, Mrs. Marcus Beach,
Mrs. Hudspeth Benson, Mrs. William G.
Bumsted, Mrs. Joseph A. Dear, Sr., Miss
M. Louise Edge, Mrs. William G.. Hep
penheimer. Mrs. ]. E. HulshiZer, Jr., Mrs.
George w. Judson, Mrs. Job H. Lippin-
colt, Miss E. C. MeCartin, Mrs. Allan l..
McDermott, Mrs Alex. T. McGill, Mrs.
John S. Menagh, Mrs. James H. Noe,
Mrs. George F. Perkins, Mrs. Andrew ].
Post, Mrs. George T. Smith. Mrs. Charles
n Ctirats Mrs John 7 TOffey Mrs.
Peter Sip Van Wrinkle and Mrs. George
B. Wilson
There are forty in all. The committee
is now working on the 5000 invitations to
be sent out in a few days. Those are to
be engraved AT least fifteen hundred
people are expected