The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-12
REPORTS MADE
TO COMMITTEE
DETAILS ALL ARRANGED FOR
THE MILITARY BALL.
Committee Held a Meeting
Last Night and Then Went to the
Armory to See What Kind of an
Appearance II Presented When
Illuminated--The Interior of the
Building IL Wonderful and
Rarely Beautiful Combination Of
Color and Light.


over two months, the general commit
tee having in charge the Thirteenth
regiments armory opening and mill
tary ball. met last evening in the as
sembly room of the board of trade. to
hear the sub committee. who were APP
pointed at the last meeting to go forth
and do the special tasks assigned
them. tell how well they had COM
pleted their work.
Those present at the meetings were:
Hon. RI. NJ. Edwards, A. j. Colborn.
Major James W. Oakford. Dr. j. II.
O'Brien. A. b. Eynon. Colonel George
NJ Hallstead, r. j. Matthews, Joseph
Levy, Il. G.. Coursen, T.. NJ. Stark.
Conrad Schroeder. Director of Public
Saftey Wormser. Il. j. Murray. esq.
G. II. S'ade. A. r. Law j. w. How
arth, Colonel II. A. Coursen. Judge AL
fred Hand. w. Fl. Taylor. G. l.. Dick
son. Colonel j.. l.. Hitchcock, Colonel
II. NJ. Boies. Colonel l.. A. Watres,
Major j. r. Fish. A. w. Dickson. Colo
mel r. w. Stillwell, Judge Jessup, II.
w. kirgsbury, Captain +. NJ. Nand-
ling. Captain j. w. Kambeck, j.
Frank Siege. Alfred G. Hunt, Major
w. s. MIillar James Blair and DR.. Full
ton.
Hon. II. NJ. Edwards was elected
chairman for the evening and the re-
ceiving of the reports of the various
chailmen of committees was at once
commenced.
Colonel II. NJ. Boes reported for the
reception committee that it had been
decided to appoint a subcommittee
from among the members to meet the
dignitaries at the depots and escort
them to their hotels and later to the
armOry. 1t was decided that mill
tary escort consisting OF all the city
companies will march to the depot
when the great men OF the state and
nation arrive, and give them a mill
tary reception befiitting their rank.
The dignitaries who come early or
remain in town for any considerable
length of time after the ball will be
entertained at the various homes of
the gentlemen of the reception COM
mittee.
ARRANGING DETAILS.
w. f. Taylor. for the decoration
committee. requested that the final
cleaning Of the drill room be post
poned until Friday morning. when it
be thoroughly scrubbed, together with
every room in the administration
building. Also that Colonel F. w.
Stilwel. military superintendent of
the building. be directed to put SOL
ders on guard this morning at all
the entrances of the armory and that
persons not having business therein
be excluded from the structure.
At the request of Mr.. Taylor, the
committee agreed to partition the
"crash' used in lining the boxes
among the Home for the Friendless,
Ste Josephs Founding Home and
Florence Mission. after the ball is
over. The 'crash" is strong muslin
and can be used with advantage by
those institutions. Mr.. Taylor re-
ported that the electrical decorations
which will consist of nearly two
thousand electric lights. have alone
prevented the work of decorati
from being completed, but that every
thing would be in perfect order by
Thursday night.
Conrad Schroeder reported that the
box construction committee had COM
Eleted its work, after which the en-
tire committee proceeded to the ar
mory in q private car to discuss the
subject of proper illumination.
For four hours last night the en-
tire Illuminating equipment of the
armory, consisting of 700 incandescent
and 20 arc light. were aglow all the
circuits being put to the severest test
as a precaution against accidents on
Friday evening next the night of the
ball. AS the special car sped out
Washington avenue, bringing the ar
mory into view. it presented an in
spring spectacle. The structure
seemed 10 reek with light and it
seemed as though the question of IL
Elimination was settled. However, af-
Ter looking the drill room over. the
committee decided, in justice to the
decorations, to reinforce the eighteen
arc lights already in the drill room,
with twenty-four more.
In order to test the acoustic prop
critics of the drill room, Attorney A.
j. Colborn, at the request of the COM
mittee. ascended the western balcony
and delivered stirring impromptu
speech Ia the committeeman. occupy
ing the further end of the room. The
speech was distinctly heard and loud
ly applauded, after which the COM
miitee inspected the administration
then adjourned.
1T WILL BE READY.
There will be no need that people |
shall sit up nights during the two |
days which remain, for fear the Ar |
mory will not be completed in time !
for the great ball. 1t will he ready |
all right. \ small regiment of peo-
pie were there yesterday doing a lot |
of different things: Women We're |