The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-24
18TH ANNUAL
FIREMEN'S BALL
Man With the Ladder and Hose
Was In His Glory at infantry Hall
ABOUT 5000 PERSONS PRESENT
Affair Was q Great Success as 10 0ecura-
tluhs, Music, Refreshments, Order
and Distinguished Guests
ABOUT 5000 PERSONS PRESENT


Ing. the fremen Of the city danced under
the auspices OF the Providence Perma-
nent Firemens Relief association. They
danced a Infantry hall and report is that
the dance was the best ever. The place
was packed and II the saying. There's
safety I'm numbers" has one whit OF truth
i'm it then Infantry hall was the safest
place I'm Rhode Island last evening En-
thusiasts says there we're 300 men. wom-
en- and children at the function. some who
tried TO dance their dances stick TO IL
that there were "A million people up TO
the same game.
The hall was decorated with great skill
and lavishness Bunting was used with
entire disregard OF quantity but with de-
lightful tastlness The man with the
ladder and the hose" knows how to run
a dance when he sets out to run one.
From ticket taker 20 floor director, all
officially concerned were efficient and
energetic in the performance or their du-
ties.
BAND CONCERT.
The evening opened with a concert by
Reeves American band. Bowen r.
Church directing The program follows:
solo. "Fsntasie on Popular Airs" Fred
Padley: selections from ''Piff. Paff,
Pouf." Schwartz: baritone solo. Good
Night Beloved" Claude w. Spary; Sc
lections from Woodland" Luders; cornet
solo. "Cujus Amman" Rossini. Mr..
church; cornet and trombone duet, III
Trovatore." Messrs. Church and Spary.
While the third number was being
played the official guests of the evening
arrived. Governor George IL Utter. es-
corted by Chief George A. Steere OF the
fire department. attended by Adjutant
General Sackett and IL members OF his
STAFF I'm full-dress uniform. and accom-
panied by several OF the honorary com
mlttee, which comprised the following
city officials and other gentlemen: His
Honor Mayor Augustus S. Miller Colonel
Il. H. T. Goddard, y. Merle Bixby. Gar
diner c. Sims, Charles =. Bennett, Rob-
ert w Taft, Walter A. Presbrey. Fred
w. Arnold. George L. shepley, William
H. Sweetland, Reuben 8. Bemis. Spencer
r. Hopkins. John II. Tillotson, Howard
O. Sturges. William X. Reynolds. Dr.
Fenner ri. Peckham, John c. Dunn. FL
lery A. Pomroy and Fire Commissioners
Winsor, Davis and Andrews.
OTHER GUESTS.
Besides Governor Utter and his official
following there were present several
prominent out-of-town ffremen Among
them were: Chief Lewis r. Butler and
Captains William r Titus. Thomas r.
Mooney and Reuben IT. Dexter OF Paw
tucket: Chief jay Neill. Captain Frank
l.. Gould and James j. Farrah of Woon-
socket; Captain George II. Cook OF New
Bedford Captain J. s. Couch. Lieutenant
Henry Douglas William Kirk, Charles
Church and Leon Phelan OF the Wor-
cester fire department; George Taft OF
the insurance patrol Of Worcester; r. J.
Powers and II. s. Phipps OF Worcester;
ex-Chiet Irving J. Patt and Captain Il.
l. Bosworth OF Central Falls; Lieutenant
r. II. Kenyon and A. J. Pember OF Fail
River; George H. Wilbur, Jr., OF New
port: Captain p. " Redmond OF New
Haven and others.
From $3.50 on dancing was enjoyed. that
IL ~ was enjoyed as far as II went be-
cause the hall was only big enough 10
hold the crowd standing still and very
closely packed together and when II was
set In rythmic motion there was little
chance for either free or graceful dane
ing The music was Slick" and smartly
UP 10 date.
After II numbers had been wrggled
through an intermission with good things
10 eat was in order Then more dancing
til 2 o'clock.
COMMITTEES.
The floor was in charge of Chief George
A. steere and the following assistants:
Hugh Davis. Wallace r Jameson. Daniel
r. Hagan, Benjamin r. Prev.
The aids were: Charles II. TAClaLr
Daniel r Munroe. Walter n. Butts Lieut..
Walter I. Damon. Frederick 9. Waldron,
Andrew G. wrisley. James E. oNeil,
Walter L. Medhurst. Lieut.. Horace S.
Blake. George r. Bigney. John A. War
ren, Albert C. Hammond John C. Ken
nedy, William y. Wall, William M. Bar
ton. John r Leonard. william A. Berry.
Lincoln Arnold John J. O'Neil, Robert VI.
Mcdonald Benjamin N. Brown. George
IT Thurston Patrick Kelley. Herbert TX.
Totten and Edmund r. Chapman.
The arrangements for the ball were
IN charge ~ reource committee "a fol-
lows: Capt Arthur u. Sayward chair
man; Lieut. Christopher Carpenter. Frank
A Fldrcd. John Y. Miller. Otis =. Din,
George ~ Simmons and Hugh T.. Wood,
secretary.
The reception committee was made up
as follows District chief William r.
Smith chairman: Deputy Chief Holden
q. Hill. District Chief George Y, Battey.
District chief Thomas " Dufry. super
ntendent Charles q Cloudman. Ira Win
sor. william Andrews. James Davis, John
w. Morrow. John r. Dennis, Roswell G..
Smith. Charles ! Proctor. George ".
Grant, Capt Joseph w. Carpenter. capt.
Oscar y. Moillett capt Thomas r Nc
Neil. capt Thomas McCoid. Capt. Abner
c. Allen. capt william A. Millard and
Walter ~ Hildreth.