The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-04
Brilliant Social Event Given by the Foot Guard at the Second Regiment
 Armory.
MANY NOTABLEs PRESENT
Governor and Mrs. Woodruff in tho Receiving Company-Great Hall Presents Beautiful
 Sight.

One of the most brilliant affairs of the many brilliant society functions of this season was that given in honor of the new major of the Governors Foot Guard, Frederick F. Brown. at the Second regiment arnory, last night. Fully 1.5oo persons were pres ent, many of whom were out of town guests. There were delegates from the Old Guard of New York the An cient and Honorable Artillery of Bos- ton the Putnam Phalanr cf, Hartford. Co K of the same city, and from the First company Governors Foot Guard of Hartford. The local companies were all well represented by good sized delegations. All the guardsmen were in full dress uniform, the Foot Guards in their red cutaway coats, white trousers and black leggines. Then the crowning feature of all. the little Tommy Atkins cap All the members of the Foot Guard wore their side arms. In pleasing contrast to these brilliant uniforms were the full dress dark gray ones. of co. F. Ihen there were the dark blue uni forms of the Blues All in all the scene was an exceedingly pretty one. With the 300 couples on the floor dancing, the soldier boys in their diff ferent dress uniforms, the civilian guests in conventional dress, and the beautifully begowned women, here and there q flash of red, wonder "a light blue and over there pale green or pink gowned dancer made the spectacle kaleidoscopic one.
 The promenade decorations were still up, and the light green and white with the myriad strings of colored electric lights made the arn1ory a cer- itable fairy land. .
 About the only difference between last nights dance and the Yale junior promenade was that the Foot Guards reception was attended mainly by New Haveners, whereas the promenade was attended by the society people of ths country. si-5s .ss1-rl-
 LIE liiuSll NdS lulItiSleu i DF LIN Wheeler and Wilson band of Bridge port. The band lived up to its past rep- utation, its two-step music, being es- pecially good. The waltz music time, however, was uneven. and many of the dancers were often times caught. A program of 12 waltzes and two-steps alternating. The armory floor worked down very good after two or three dances The waltz of the Merry Wid- ow' again proved to be the prime fa- vorte with the dancers. The last waltz was fast one, and one couple got up enough courage to do the barn dance. It was not long before score or more couples were doing that re- gently revived Schottisthe It looks as though that dance had come to stay.
 So successful was last nights func- tions tha tthe Foot guard is planning to make the affair an annual one. About the happiest looking men at the reception were these guardsmen, al- though 1t would have been an impossi- bility to have found anyone that was not happy. It was contagious. The Foot guards may give the next recep. tion and ball jointly. ~
 The arrangement for receiving the guests were admirable. They entered by the Meadow street entrance, and were met by the ushefs. The line of those wishing to meet the new major was formed on the armory floor, enter ing the Foot guards arsenal through the armo-y.
 The lreceiving party were Major and Mrs. F. W. Brown, Governor and Mrs I K. S. Woodruff Rev. and Mrs. Wat