The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-06
Unusually Large Attendance at the
Annual Entertainment in Aid of
the Police Association.

The nineteenth annual concert and ball
OF the Providence Police association held
in Infantry hall last evening was dis
1nct and unqualified success from every
poin. Of view and during the evening be-
tween 4000 and 5000 persons were present
Naturally many OF these were lovers OF
music who had come especially 10 listen
40 the delightful concert by the American
Hand which is always a feature OF the
annual ball.
Last evening. however. the musical pro-
gram was OF UNUSUAL excellence as II
was varied with charming vocal solos by
Miss Florence May Brant and number
OF selections by the Verandi Swedish
male chorus The program I'm the order IN
which 81 was given follows Overture.
"Massanicllo" Aubcr; trombone solo.
''Kins Of the Winds" MIR. Claude spary;
a. Salomc, Lorraine; b. y Frangesa, Costa:
confralto solo. "oh. Promise No" De
Eoven. Miss Brant. selection. "The Bur-
gomastcr." Luders; Ncrandi Swedish
Male chorus. in selections Mr.. Oscar Eke-
burg. director;gallop, 'Donner and Blitz."
Strauss.
Hf. tNNNfIN opened AT = y CLOCK ana con-
finued Tor "A little more than an hour
During this time the galleries were filled
with delighted listeners who. meanwhile
found ample oppo rtunity To surrey thev
beautiful decorations seen on every side
The balcouies wcre draped on all sides OF
The han. with graceful arrangement of
red and white bunting, white. NJ the rear
~ the hail, on the wall above tho balconv
the stars aud Stripes were fcstooned with
Jnnst srtisfic effect
Flags of al nations placed In conspicu-
"us places throughout the hall. added
color and beauty 90 the scene The piece
de resistance 0f the entire decorative
scheme, however was tho stage. which
was arranged by a mass of green houghs
southern smilaN. palms etc. in tho farm
~ Arc oval arch, thc Grccns overhead
An1 Al lhe silcs hging inicrmingiod with
countless rolured electric lighta suspend
al abpNr The stage was a star formed
alsn of eleciric lights while I'M the rear
was patrol wagon and 81 dummy white
horse. Ipon thc side uf tho wagon was
ibr word patrol I'm culortd electric lights
Tho beautiful electric work was done
hv \ E. Bnrland of Newport while tho
decorative work was done bv Florist AD-
i'leton of this city.
Among ihe distinguished guests who
wer" present during The ctcniuc were
licu''naut Gov kimball and stan. reprc-
Senur- thc state. Alderman Vincent. rcr-
1psenting tho board of aldermen civ
clerk Clarke. Police Sergeant GrinIn. All.
dermsn Dennis McCartv. Councllrnou
John D. McGuinness. -. r.. Grady Dennis
IL Shcahan and others
AZ thr conclusion of the grand currcr,
many ieft thc hall; others came however
and took their places SO that az thc COM
incDcoWcnt Of the dancing tho ha ,y.s
uncomforiablv crowded.
The grand march however. va. led OF
by v a. johnson and N. T.. Fcenev with
their partners Next came a dozen blue
coated ana Sinlwari policemen and then
fhe dnnccfs The order of dances was az
Follows:
Grand march. Colonel Domino. Poevoe.
auedfiilc. Cardinal Berstein. waltz. rs.
paniis. Hosey. l1ncers. Belle of Neyv
York. kerkef, two-step I om Waiting
lIcre for Julia, smith. quadrlIlc. Cagli-
Stro. strauss; schottiachc. Dance OF sc
White Rats. kausmann: ianccrs. Aucer.
Herbert. tDo-step. Tho luvlclhie raqle
Soues. quadrille. Humor Reitzol. polka.
Clock. Arnstein; ianciers: qimdrIlIe. iu.
fermsslOn; ianCicrs guadriile. waltz.
Sweet Annie Moore. two-sfrp Al
Blushing Rose; schottischc. co wa- Rack
and Sit Down: ianciers quadriile Lam
siers; waltz. two-step waltz.
An elaborate supper W8s served i'm the
upper hall from 10 o. J w Caterer GeIb
of this city.
The several committee on the coucoff
ana f7ff v-rrc - fs-ii-.s----p-r DDn.--
chairman: r. a Rankin. saerutarr. p.
Egan r.. j. Dunn. A. III. Caligan. s. D.
Wixon. ~. y. recney. u y. Dsy AZ q.
Fitzpatrick general superinondont.
Peter y Duffy; floor director g ,. Dunn;
assistant floor directors. Y. \. Johnson.
~. r Feenev. aids. R. N Connsrs j
Linehsn, H. kecfe, Sergeant W. D.