The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-19
0'GORMAN
EMPLOYEES
Dance
Annual Ball and Entertainment
Was Largely Attended and a
Pronounced Success.

The fourth annual entertainment and
eau OF the o'Gorman Company Employees
Benefit association was held last evening
IN Infantry hall and the capacity OF that
hall was taxed 10 its limit. there being
ct least $500 persons present.
The hall was very tastefully decorated
With white cerise streamers knotted with
large bows OF red ribbons, while the re-
modelled stage was banked with palms
and other arborial decorations. Clarke's
Providence band and orchestra furnished
excellent music for dancing and contrib
uted a number OF concert numbers In the
earlier part OF the evening that were
greatly appreciated by the large number
present.
A number OF guests from this city and
from Boston, New York and Philadelphia
were present and included Mr. and Mrs
Thomas A. O'Gorman, Col. Lidden OF me
governors staff, Robert Grieve, the gov
ernor's private secretary. and numerous
visitors from other cities who represented
the larger wholesale houses. and so forth
chestra furnishing the first number of
the most excellent program presented.
Conductor Herbert L. Clarke rendered a
sornt solo that met with hearty applause
as did the trombone solo by Claude w.
epary. a great local favorlte and a mem
ber of the Providence band. The concert
yrogram in its entirety was as follows;
overture Bohemian Girl" Clarke's
Providence band; trombone solo. Claude
". Spary; soprano solo, why DO Love
Your Mrs. Louise Arnold Kenyon; read
ing. "The Jester" Miss Margaret V.
lahoney: baritone solo, THE Immortal
Cup" Mr.. Edward III. Halton; cornet solo,
"Felice," Herbert L. Clarke: soprano
solo, Love is Tyrant." Mrs. Louise Ar
Clarke. Chrke's Providence band, and as
an extra feature DIR. Del Harta- the oper-
attic tenor, sang two numbers Dear
Heart" and Good Night. Sweet Dreams"
and the Rhode Island Opera quartet. con-
sisting OF Miss Minnie Sutherland. Miss
Mae Brant, and Messrs. Richard Palmer
and Lionel Storr sang selection from
martha"
The concert program was OF the highest
standard and met with great favor, as
might naturally be expected, the per-
formers being the best that could be So
cured. At the close OF the entertainment
the floor was cleared and Terpsicbore
reigned until after o'clock this morning
Much credit is due TO the board OF
directors and the committee OF general
arrangements for the highly successful
manner in which last nights affair was
carried out. The committee is composed
of the following: John F. Edwards,
chairman; p NJ. Cooney. J. ]. Breen,
NJ E Murphy, p H. Sharkey, Edward
Halton, NJ. j. Keefe. Mae II. Schoheld,
Annie Sennett. Abbie j. Mccarthy. Lucy
Conway and T. +. Finnin.
The problems OF furnishing refresh
ments TO a gathering OF such great pro-
portions as assembled last evening Is
trying one to say the least. but the recep-
fion committee provided everything that
could be desired in a most efficient man
ner and the thanks of ell was rendered
20 the following who composed this i'm
portant committee: The gentlemen were
Charles Pearson, j. McQuillan, ]. Sulli-
van, william ]. MCGUIRE. William Leon
ard c. Hubbell James +. Leary. Joseph
Haely, with Thomas r. Finnin as chair
man with the aid OF F. b. Brockett and
p. T. Rogan The young ladies on the
reception committee were the Misses
Alice Miller. Nellie Donneliy Helen
O'Donnen. Nellie Regan, Mary Flynn,
Mary J. Curran. Nellie Garrison. Joseph
Inc BfOdeTlch, LOUISE fttneVs Jennie
Hilsebusch. Annie Hilsebusch. Rosa
Ahearn. Mary T. o'Brien. Josie o'Neil
Mary Haniey Susie Kearns and Alice
Horacks
One OF the most noticeable features OF
the entire evening was the excellent man
agement OF the floor on which at one
time probably four hundred couples were
dancing and considering the great crush
The floor committee deserves much credit
a. an a,11 .4.xf.f At..ls.
matte ofiioes. The committee was as fol-
lows: +. NJ cooney. director; assistants.
NJ r Murphy and James Murnans, aids.
Messrs. Joseph McMann, William Ed
wards. Edward sharkey, James McGov-
ern. John Trainor. James Lavender James
Quinn, William Barton. J. McRovie. NJ.
J. Markey. J. Buckley, James Mcdonald,
George Flynn. l. Austin and j. McKenna.
The members OF the floor committee
we're not the only ones whose office was
no sinecure. for the ushers came in for
their share. the large and commodious
balcony OF Infantry han eing packed
long before the concert began and the
excellent management OF the seatmg re-
fleets credit on the following. who COM
posed the usher committee: George Hep
tonstall: assistants. II. Waters and Har-
old Biiven; the ushers. John Keefe, j.
Garrett. j McGovern. +. Murphy. John
euliy. William Casey, Thomas Cannon.
The full list Of dances with the selec-
lions played by the band orchestra was
ss follows: Waltz. The Red Feather"
ouadrille. "Our Fourth Annual" waltz.
dolly Warden" two-step. Uncle Sam
my" schottische, ANY Rags lanciera
Sultan OF sulu:" caprice. Swan Dance
Joomis lanciers. "MockinR Bird" waltz.
Always In the way" two-step, "Bede-
lia:" quadrille THE Sportsman inter-
mission; waltz "Symphia:" two-step.
Charcoal caprice. Dance of the Spar
rows" waltz. Down Where the wurtz-
berger Flows" I>oomis lanciers. Wizard
OF or" schottische. Dancing with n
Baby" caprice. Starlight waltz.
"Chsrmeuse;" quadrile "Our Welcome"
fwo-step. Naval Brigade" good night
waltz. ITO Thee"
To the strains Of the goodnight waltz
Che tired but happy young people babe
adieu with regret 20 Infantry hall. In
which their fourth annual festival came
60 most successful conclusion.
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