The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-10
THE POLICEMAN'S BALL.
Event at the Hyperion Last Night [
 Great Success.


 Great Success.
 The Hyperion theater was packed tC the doors and beyond last evening al the promenade and ball of the New Ha- ven Police Sick Benefit Mutual Aid as- sociation. A gayer, happier crowd nev- CT assembled within those walls.
 Flooring had as is usual upon such occasions, been placed over the orches- ample space for the dancers, while the remaining seats, the proscenium and stage boxes, the galleries, and even the aisles and lobby, were thronged with an eager crowd of onloolSers. As early as o'clock standing room was at a pre- mium and for the next hour a stream of gayly dressed folk poured into the theater, filling the few remaining spaces and forcing the ever-genial reception committee to put forth their best eff forts.
 The entire theater was tastefully dec- orated in pink and white, and the stage was surrounded by hangings of the same hues. At the rear of the stage hung an immense American flag, and the national emblem formed a striking portion of the adornment. The stage boxes were at the rear and upon the right, while at the left was a refresh ment table and some hundreds of chairs to accommodate the overflow from the Auditorium. The stage boxes were backed by tapestry and the railings were hung with velvet of a deep red hue. Palms and festoons of green heightened the effect and gave cosy and restful appearance to these hooks.
 In the center of the rear boxes was that of Superintendent Wrinn. In this box were seated Superintendent and Mrs. Wrinn and daughter Mir. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds, of New York, Miss Flanagan, of Southington, Thomas Bohen and Miss Bohen.
 To the left was the box of John Stan- ford, in which sat, in addition to MT. and Mrs. Stanford and daughter, Kath- crime H. Stanford, MT. and Mrs. George Stanford.
 The other stage boxes were those of Sergeant Connolly, Captain O'Keefe, Captain Cowles and Policeman Chris topher Ledwith. In the first box at the right of the stage were Mayor Driscoll, Fire Commissioner Holcomb, F. s. An drew Thomas H. Sullivan and Police Commissioner Quinn and Policeman O'Brien, of Hartford,
 Of the proscenium boxes Nos. 1 and 2 were occupied by the police commission CTS and their families and guests. In these boxes were Commissioners Lam ders, Lee, Clark, Avery, Corey and Shannahan and Lieutenant Redgate, of Bridgeport, Mrs. Clark, wife of Com missioner Clark, their daughter and others.
 The boxes opposite contained MT Linahan and two daughters, MT. and Mrs. Kochersperger MT. and Mrs. w. w. Crosby, MT. and Mrs w. P. Futile and Captain Hardy. Upstairs box 5, on the left, contained Detective Frey and wife, Mrs McISier- nan. wife of Fire Commissioner Me | Kiernan; Miss Kearn, Miss Allard, Mrs. | Sullivan and Policeman McAvoy wife | and sister In box were Sergeant McGann and | wife and others.
 Across the auditorium ill box ' were | Sergeant and Mrs. Tighe and Harry { Tighe Mrs Tierney, Miss Tierney Miss [ Cowles, Mrs. 0'Connor and MT. McGov- ern. In the adjoining box sat Detective Ward and Mrs. Ward, Mir and Mrs, Thomas F Creamer, Miss Anna Faulk | ner Miss Ella McGovern, Miss Marga- ret Hughes, Mrs. McGovern, Charles McGovern and MT. Casey.
 Shortly before 10 o'clock the couples began to assemble for the grand march, and few minutes later the Old Guard band located at the left of the gallery, burst forth into the strains of Hail to the Chief as Superintendent Wrinn, with his daughter on his arm, advanced