Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-20
THE FIREMEN'S BALL.
One of the Most Successful Social A.
fairs for Years.

| Not for years. and only once since
the Fircmens ball became All annual
social function in Winthrop, has 50
large an Attendance turned out to do
honor to the fire laddiCS as that which
greeted them at their 18th annual con-
cert and bail given at the Town hall
Thursday evening, Pan. IS.
No one is able To account for the
unusual sale of tickets.
Perhaps it WAS the music. for the
music furnished at the Fircmcns ball
is always of the highest order, and
this year was no exception. L. +.
/ Halls orchestra from Watervillc.
which furnished music 1T the ball last
season, and it is scarcely necessary to
say that the music was all that could
be desired.
lhcn too the committee in charge Of
the affair spared no pains To make this
the banner year for the Fircnlcn This
committee WAS composed of +. c.
HayaeN, \. w. Stevens and Guy Ber-
~. Those who were to have charge of
III" bail were most carefully selected.
j. +. Mc1llroy vas hall director. II. w.
Stevens, floor manager. and w. T. Col
lins, G. w. Bates. Guy Berry and j. G..
foaton We're aids. With such Il corps
Of workers it is scarcely to be wondered
! that everything went along smoothly.
| The ball was beautifully dccora ed
With fcstoonS of red bunting and
| groups of flags Upon the wall i'm the
| rear oI the room, Wreathcd about with
! fcStconS Of red. white and blue bunting
, hung Il framed portrait of Payson
Tucker FOR whom the Winthrop fire
| department is named. At the entrance
Of the hall, a single rcd lanturn WAS
| hung.
When at ! O'Clock the concert COM
Ilrnctd. the hall was already well fill
| cd, and the crowd WAS rapidly growing
| dcnscr.
| Inc concert program consisted of six
! numbers. all Of which were heartily
| arplaudcd, and the trombou" solo,
POLKA Di Concert" given by Mr.. Lee
SANFORD received an enthusiastic en-
core Mr.. Sanford responded by play
ing the beautiful melody Down on the
| FARM" At o'clock the t'ircncn and
| their partners formed on for he march
! After they had twice circlcd the hall.
| others fell into line until 10f couples
| were on the floor. Tho march was led
pS y. II. MtliiioN ttnu MIS-. Mduuc
! Jones.
| There were rs numbers on the pro-
| gram and many of them were cnror,. ii.
Judging from tho applause, the "Duch-
| css' WAS the most popular dance of the
evening. as it received thlec cnCorcs.
| At intcrmisSion an oyster supper WAS
served iii the banquet hall below. at
| which about 200 were seated at the
| tables. The supper was of first class
order. +. w. Wentworth and s. Il. Ed
War,is presided as chefs, and the re-
IN lining members of the company as
sisted at the tables.
| Fully 40 persons were present during
the evening. many Of them from citic..
| and towns outside. Among those
present from ont of town. were: Harry
| Wormwopd of Auburn, Miss Carrie
| Martin of Gardiner, T.. G. Lincoln of
| Natcrvillc. f.. II. lSessc of Portland.
Nr. Prince of Pennington. Miss Kath-
crime jewell of Hallowcll. Roscoe and
George Lindsay and Oscar Flanders of
Monmouth ]. Frank Rlodeau. t-harlcs
ana William Mcnamara, Guy Long
fellow, Miss Ethlyn Whitney, Miss
| Nellie Rackliffc and Miss Addic
| French of Augusta.
| The dance broke up at two O'Clock,
| and brought to a close the most sue
| ce.isfui ball given in Winthrop for
years. and it has now passed into the
memory of all present as the most en-
joyable evening of many seasons.