The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-05
FOR INAUGURAL BALL.
PREPARATIONS MADE BY COZ
ERNOR'S FOOT GUARD.

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Spectacle it VIII be OF Unusual Rril-
IinnOy.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 3.-Committees
of the First Company Governors Foot
Guard are busy arranging the details
for the social event Of the season. the
inaugural ball and reception to Cover
nor Chamberlain at Foot Guard armory
next Wednesday night.
The hall will be handsomely decora-
ted in white with pink and green effects
in trimmings by McClunie and the floor
will be crashed. Refreshments will be
served down stairs and the usual spec
ial provision for invited guests will be
made.
RECEPTION TO THE GOVERNOR.
Colts Military band and Beaman &
Hatch's orchestra will furnish the mu-
sic for the concert and dancing, and!
the band will play for the promenades
between each dance There will be a
band concert from eight to nine o'clock
and the reception to Governor Cham
berlain will be from nine to ten O'Clock.
DR.. Ingalls, will present the guests and
the public generally to Major Cheney,
who in turn will present them to Gov
ernor Chamberlain. The governor Will
stand on a handsome rug in front of
the stage, with his staff in the rear and
Major Cheney and DR. Ingalls, on his
left. Previous to the reception the gov
ernor will be received as he enters the
hall by picked squad Of the company,
which will be drawn up in line and will
salute, the band playing Hail to the
Chief" as the new chief magistrate of
the commonwealth enters the hall.
Dancing viii! begin at ten o'clock and
will continue uninterruptedly until 1890
a. m.
BOXES FOR PROMINENT GUESTS.
Five boxes will be built on the north
side of the hall. The first nearest the
stage, will be reserved for the COVER
nor's staff and ladies. Governor Cham
berlain's box will come next and then
Major Cheney's, where Mrs. Frances
| Goodwin will preside The other ladies
with her. will be: Mrs. Samuel O.
Prentice, Mrs Lucius r. Robinson, Mrs.
Henry S. Robinson and Miss Annie Eli
OF Thumbull The fourth box, on the
| left of Major Cheney's, will be occu-
pied by Lieutenant-Governor Henry
Roberts and ladies, and the fifth will be
reserved for Governor Mclean, his
| staff and ladies of his party.
| A large number of representative mil
! itary guests is expected. There will be
a delegation of twenty-five members OF
| the First Light Infantry of Providence,
and delegations from the Old Guard Of
New York, the Ancient and Honorable
| Artillery of Boston, the British Naval
and Military Veterans association of
Boston. the Worcester Light Infantry
the Worcester Continentals, the Amos
| keag VETERANS. State and local mill
| tary organizations will be represented
| by General Frost, the brigade comman-
der of the National Guard, and men,
bers of his staff; the commanding Off
GERS Of the several regiments and men,
bers of their staffs' the Putnam Pha-
lanx, the First Company Governors
| Horse Guard; the Second Company
| Governors Foot Guard, Troop A of the
cavalry and the New Haven Grays OF
| New Haven, Commander Averill and
staff of the Naval battalion, c. N. G..
and officers and members Of the three
divisions, the coast artillery companies
of the National Guard, officers of the
local companies of the National Guard
the commanders of the local Grand
Army posts and other representative
military organizations.