The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-25
HE OLD GUARD
3tVILL BE THE GRANDEST Al
 INORGANIZATION'S HISTOhs

To be Held in Madison Square Garden
 on January 25-Many Distinguished
 Guests Will be Present From Differ
 ent States and Cities and Also Many
 Military NotabIes.
 A great social event and fashionable function if the year in New YorK VIII be the mid winter military pageant Ill New York and grand ball ot the old Guard at Madison Square Garden on the night of Thursday, January 2oth.
 Madison Square Garden on the nlght of January 25th will be blaze or beauty, the decorating flags and ara berries will be appropriate, the lghts like groups of stars, the costumes com binations of the choicest colors-noI theatric, but correct and real-the slde- arms, badges, banners, ladies JeWellea ornaments, all beautiful beyond com pare.
 There will be seats for thousands ana floor space for the grand dances anu parades that will accommodate t"o thousand couples or more.
 Gathered here will be the finest la dies of the land, endowed by beauty and escorted by the knights ot present days, arrayed in all their bravery-a modern host of honored citizens ana or illustrious visitors from other clues and from other states-dstlngulsheu guests of honor of the famous oid Guard of the City of New York, an or ganization whose history dates pack for nearly eighty years, and whose per- sonnel and roster of today reveals a | membership of soldiers worthy ot the name and veterans well deserving thelr renown. The present officers are men of mark. and nearly all celebrities, with General John T, Cutting in command
 The honorary members now 1nclude Theodore Roosevelt, the president or the United States; Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Admiral George Dewey, Maj. General Daniel Sickles, Major General Joseph Wheeler, Brg. Gen. Fred. D. Grant and the celebrities of war ana courts and business life in leadlng l cities of the land.
 Among the noted men and famous military companies that are invited on | the 18th are the governors of New Iork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Con- 1 necticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Mayor George B. Mcclellan, heads ot city departments, General Fred Grant Rear Admiral Coghlan, colonels and other officers of the national guard of nearly all the states and their staffs the companies entire of the Ancient \ and Honorable Artillery of Boston,the Worcester Continentals the Albany Burgesses Corps, Providence Light In fantry, Fusileer Veteran association and National Lancers of Boston, Isl and 2d companies of the Governors Foot Guard, Connecticut City Troop oi Philadelphia, 1st Regiment of Minute Men of Washington. D. c. United Train of Artillery of Bristol, R. l., Put nam Phalanx of Connecticut, 1st ant End Corps of Massachusetts cadets, and others famous in the various states
 At midnight on the stroke of 12, g single bugle blast will summon thi' great company of companies and thu swelling music of the bands will sound the opening march in which all VII participate resplendent in their show! uniforms and furnished arms ant cheered by. thousands as they pass il evolutions and contend in friendly ri valry.
 Thet General Grant and entire staf will review this grand midnight parad will add new interest and lend great CT spirit to the moving scene. Tn grand ball, withe all the military move Nt-gnents, the lancers and bewildering va riations of the dance will follow, tn , repast be served the revelries run ol until the parting hour arrives an
 lights begin to dim and day begins t dawn and the last strains of music ali . upon the ear.
 ] The cards of invitation bear tn names of R. Livingston Luckey Cap } tain and Adjutant, and John T. Cut ting, (Brigadier General N. G. C., re tired) Major Commanding.