The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-10

down the floor, escorted by Sergean
 Cook, to his place at the head of tn
 line. Fichtl's orchestra, on the othe
 side of the gallery, played a stirring
 march, and the grand march began
 Behind the leaders came Captain Brew
 CT and his daughter, and following then the members of the police force and civ
 iIians, each with partner on his arm
 until fully eighty couples were winding
 in and out of the mazy march.
 The banquet was held in Warner hal | beginning at 12 o'clock and about 15t
 covers were laid. A large table was sci
 in the main dining hall and several
 smaller tables were set in the connect
 ing rooms The menu was an elabor-
 ate one and was exceedingly well serv-
 ed to the thorough satisfaction of all tht
 guests It was shortly after 10 o'clock when the menu having been completed Sergeant Thomas J. Dunn arose and in
 a neatly termed speech introduced the
 toastmaster of the evening, Wilson H.
 Lee, president of the board of police
 commissioners. MT. Lees remarks
 were greeted with applause. The sub-
 squent speakers were Mayor Driscoll,
 Alexander Troup, Police Commissioner | Quinn, of Hartford, ex-Police Commis- sioner Marcus P. Smith, President Hol- comb, of the board of fire commission | CTS, Sergeant Redgate, of Bridgeport, and Superintendent Wrinn, of the police department. Songs were rendered by Mr. Fitzsimmons and by Patrolman Thomas Doughan.
 Among the guests present, in addition to those mentioned above, were Frank s. Andrew, of the civil service commits sion, s. z. Poll, G. B. Bunnell, Colonel George B. Morton, Judge Dove, Judge Studley, ex-Senator T. J. Fox, Judge Bishop, ex-Fire Commissioner W. II. Mcdonald, Thomas J. Gibbins, ex-Po- lice Commissioner Joseph Hubinger, Aldermen Savers, Hubbard, McGill, Erff and Miller, President Conway, of the board of aldermen, Police Commissioner John Clark, ex-Police Commissioner Fogarty, ex-General Reg istrar w. J. Cronin, City Attorney Webb, Assistant City Attorney Tyner, Representative Donovan, Councilmen Hill, Sullivan and Harkins, Thomas J. Coffey, ex-Police Commissioner Daniel s. Gilhuly, John A. Doolittle, Captain Lawrence .O'Brien, Dr. Lamb, pr. But
 Ter, pr. Moore and Dr. Kirby
 The committees that so successfully man. aged the ball last night were as follows:
 Committee of arrangements-Chair Sergeant Dunn; members, Captain Cowles, Sergeant Dennehy, Patrolmen Watrous, McAvoy, Streit and Hayes of Station No. 1 ; Sergeant Hayes Detective Ward and Pa trolman Doherty of Station No. 2; Sergeant Williams and Patrolmen Cassidy and Doran nf tn m Ma o,t IA+, ,nyt. Frey and Patrolmen McGrath and Recor of Station No. 4.
 The reception committee had also Ser ggeant Dunn for chairman The members Wrinn, Captain Woodruff, Captain Cowles, Clerk Southworth, Sergeants Driscoll, Grocker, Dennehy,, Gibson, Cook, KlaIber, Detectives M MeGrath Iva DonnelIy and paly Eagan. McQueeney and Stanford; from Sta tion No. ?, Captain Brewer, Sergeants Me Bride, Doherty,. Hayes, Connolly and Brad sy sps Detective Ward and Patromen Hig geants Bergln Tiernan, McGann and Vii. Hams, Patrolmen Colwell, Doran, Cassidy, Cook and Birmingham; Station No I, Cap Tighe, Detective. Frey, and Patrolmen Re- cor, Murphy, Kober, Doollttle Keenan and McGrath.
 The floor director was Sergeant James Cook. The members of the committee were:
 Station II. H. Moore, F. Wall z. Led with, H. Hoffman, c. Sessler, w. Curran, R. T. Moore, F. Dunlap, r. smith, D. Me Kiernan. John Gilligan, John Allen, A. NJ.
 Station 2-Martin McAllin, John B. Roche, Edward J. Reilly. Patrick Roach, John Hanrahan, B. J. Reilly J. J. Flynn, J. Dip. pold, J. J. Lonrigan. J. J. Grady, J. F. Ken dall, Harry. Winchell, M. J, O'Connor, Thomas Bright Felix McGinniss John Healy. Terrence Clancy, Michael Farrell.
 Station 3-Daniei Lippincott, Louis St. Clair Terrence Smith, J. McQueeney. w. '; Allen, Joseph Gallagher, Hugh McKeon Michael Cooney.
 Station AZ. c. Burnham, W. A. Picker ing, L. Waas, c. Marshall, D. Ahearn, G. Taylor, l. Shields.