The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-13

After being lost for nearly two days
the freight car with electrical decora-
tions for the adornment of the Thir
teenth regiments new armory arrived
In this city at > o'clock last evening.
I was only after the most tircless ef-
fort ON the part of W. II. Taylor. chair
man of the decoration committee, that
the car was finally located outside OF
Philadelphia and rushed on to Scran-
ton.
The incident caused no, appreCiable
delay. and by midnight last night over
half the pieces were ready for mount
ing. The prettiest setting is small
national shield that is composed entire
ly of miniature electric lights. sur
mounted by one of the finest spec-
mems of the American eagle ever seen
in this city.
A probable brilliant addition to the
throng which will attend the ball OH
Friday evening will be delegation
from New York city's "Dld Guard"
which is perhaps the most distinguish
ed military social organization in the
metropolis Sheriff Charles Robin
son will go to New York today to in
duce his friend. Senator Stadler, wh"
Is q captain of one of the companies Of
the Old Guard. to get up a party to
attend the military ball in this city.
The enormous size of the drill room
Of the new armory was never more
clearly demonstrated than yesterday
when two entire forest settings from
the stock scenery of the Lyceum thea
ter We're hung up on the eastern wall
They looked no larger than a pair OF
large pictures, Notwithstanding the
fact that they completely cover the
Lyceum stage.
Last night Bauer'!s full band Of forty
pieces occupied the band stand over
the north entrance. and for an hour
filled the vast room with melody. The
first tune played was "tnder the
Double Eagle" and as the steel girders
and the vast sounding board of the roof
caught the strains and hurled them
back with ten-fold volume the horde
of Workmen who are rushing forward
the preparations for the ball dropped
their tools. and seizing each other
around the waists whirlcd away to the
rythm of the two-step Thus it came
to pass that the first dance to be held
in the new armory was not destined to
he the brilliant one which takes place
tomorrow night, but quite an informal
affair. participated in by a corps Of
beGrimmcd workmen.
Perhaps the local record for rapid
construction along electrical lines was
made last night. when the work of
putting in the twcnty-four additional
arc lights ordered by the general COM
mittce was completed, On Tues
day evening the committee decided
that more light would improve
the decorative effect and accordingly
work was commenced yesterday morn
ing to put in an entire new circuit and
place the lights. At S o'clock last
night the twentyfour additional are
lamps. together with the original eigh-
teen, were burning brilliantly in the
drill room.
A military guard was on duty at the
doors of the armory all day yesterday
to keep out the cver-increasing crowds
who are visiting the building daily.
There will be Il meeting of the recep-
tion committee in the board of trade
rooms tomorrow afternoon.
Among the box holders are the fol-
lowing: Colonel II. NJ. Boics. Judge
Hand. F.. l.. Fuller. G. I3. Smith, C. s.
Weston J. w. Oakford. Hon. William
Connell, w. r. IIallstead, Colonel l.. a.
Watres. G. d. Simpson, r.. II. Watkins,
w. r. Taylor, T.. NJ. Vandlng, o. S.
Johnson. j. l.. Crawford. &. c. Mates.
Henry Bcln. jr., Hon. w. j. Lewis,
Colonel Il. II. Ripple, Il. c. Brooks.
Major Everett Warren, W. w. Scran-
ton. John Jermyn. W. l.. Watson, of
West Pittston.