Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-31
COMPANY C'S BALL.
Another Success Scored as the Old
 City Hall Last Night.

The annual ball and concert Of Com pany G. Second regiment G. N. G.. took place last evening in the City han. Comparing it with the ball of last year 1t was far superior in every respect. The hall was dressed more tastefuliy. the attendance was larger, the ladies costumes were far prettier, and the la- dies themselves; also the hold hall dies themselves; also the old hall lightful transformation, the music was better, the selections more popular and the dances more enjoyable. It was one of the finest affairs of the kind eveA given in the queen city of the Naugas tuck valley.
 On account of the great crush last year, people began to arrive quite early last evening. They passed beneath & canopy covering the sidewalk at the entrance to the hall and up the steps, precaution in case of storm that was very much appreciated In fact. the arrangements could scarcely have been better, which was probably owing to some of the members of last years committee being on this years. and past experience contributed to the sue cess of last evening.
 The decorations of the hall consisted of blue and white and incandescent lights. Every inch of the walls was covered with bunting, and rows of l lights ranged from over the gallery to me chandelier in the center. These
 were aided by arc lights in shedding becoming iustre over the glfmmerifsg surfaee bel0w6 which, during every. dance, was a delightful Kaleidoscope of pretty dresses and charming cof1rs
 The stage was q picture thac com manded the admiration of everybody 1 Tn the background was the Stars and Stripes, serving as a most appropriate frame for q picture of the father of his country, and in front were rows Of palms and hot house exotics tllat thrilled the olfactory senses. From this bower of beauty came the music that set the scores Of young men and women dancing and hearts paIpitatinc. 1 for such music as was heard at this grand entertainment last evening is not often heard in Waterbury. It was the first product of the new musical organization, the Philharmonic. gath cred together and selected by J. Al bert Browne, the lender. The program said positively no encores, z and there was great foresight in putting this warning in black and white else the twenty-tWo numbers would not be over l till late this morning.
 The concert consisted of five lirm- I bers, an overture by suppe; In a Pagoda," by Bratton; Irish Melodies. ' by Wiegand: MendeIssohn's Spring song and selection of American airs. This was variety sufficient for the most
 exacting in music, and then began the
 dancing.
 Among the visitors were the follow .l ing: Captain w. B. Spencer, Captain J. F. Kain, Lieutenant J. J. Haggerty. 1 IIieutenant G. Manning, T McCuen. New Haven; Miss Mae Bannon, Miss
 Lillian Dunn, Miss Grace Britton. Hartford; MT and Mrs Peter Seery.
 Newark, N. J.; Miss Browne, Miss
 Smith. Dr Joyce, Brooklyn, N. Y.:
 Miss Margaret Gaynor, Miss Smith. Miss Reilly, Miss Catherine Kelly. Bridgeport; Miss Jennie O'Keefe Ray I mond q. Lamb, Brooklyn, N Y; Miss May Callahan, New York city; Martin
 Myers, Derby Miss Ethel Russell New I London sa@
 The ball was in charge of the follow ing committee, and to them its great
 success was due: Sergeant George T.
 Jackson, Sergeant Edward 1T. Calla- han, Corporal William Snannahan. Cor poral Daniel F. LawlUr, Private Mich lael F. Slavin.