The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-05
THE SARSFIELD GUARD.
Important Meeting Held Last Night
 Ball Arrangements

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 | At the meeting of the Sarsfleld Guarr
 in their company room at the Second
 regiment armory last night the prin cipal matter considered was that of thu arrangements for the coming annua 1 ball which is to be held in the arTnorS
 on Monday evening of Easter week | The date is March 31 and this is to be the thirty-sixth annual military recep. ton and ball given by the company | Captain ]. F. Donovan as chairman ot | the ball committee reported that up tc | last night all but two of the fifty-twC l boxes had been disposed of. This is un- preeedented in the history of the com pany because in former years it has | been necessary to solicit for the pur chase of them. The boxes are to be the same as those used at the junior prom enade and will be arranged about the spacious armory in exactly the same manner as on that occasion. If the de. mand increased, as is expected. the sew eral large boxes known as omnibus boxes will be so arranged that they can be oold
 It can be definitely stated that among other invited guests Governor George P. Mclean will be present. He has
 written letter of acceptance to Cap
 tain Donovan, Adjutant General Cole
 and many others are also expected The
 Hillyard Guards of Hartford will also
 be represented.
 The color scheme this year will be
 green and white. The roof of the ar
 mory will be hidden by massive squares
 of material of this color while stream CTS of the same color will be hung along
 the sides interspersed, among them be- ing American and Irish flags It Is the intention of the committee to supersede all past efforts in the appointments for
 the reception, and they have alread dy outlined plan of procedure which will no doubt bring the desired result.
 One of the features Of the evening will be the programme. If will be of novel and striking design but an ex act description will not be given out. he committee in charge Of securing
 lie music has not yet reported. but it is thought that band from out of the city will be secured.
 At the company meeting the amend ment to the bylaws proposed some weeks ago was adopted. Ii Is now pos sible, so far as the company is concern ed, for the committee composed of Cap tain Donovan, Lieutenants Lafn and Spencer to purchase service medals Of a design yet to be determined upon and to be presented to those who have served faithfully in the company for five years or over. It Is quite likely that the medal will have among other things on ii the company's coat of arms. Last nights action has to be ratified by Adjutant General Cole be- fore it is official
 The work of remodelling and refitting the equipment room will be commenced this week, and 1t is the intention to have all the changes completed before the night of the ball New gun cases oG oak will be put in and other extensive costing about s400 VIII be made. Several handsome new cases have already been placed in the com pany room Sergeant Haggerty and Private Leahy were appointed com mittee to have supervision of all work of an athletic nature done by members of the company.