The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
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BALL OF
CO. L
Brilliant Array of Military
Men and affair
Big Success.

The annual ball of CompanyIL, First
Regiment, held last night in the Kreu-
ger Auditorium, had several unusual
features, each one of which contributed
toward the success of the OCCASION.
Nearly every officer in the regiment
was present, including Colonel Henry
w. Freeman and his staff.
Two drills, one by military company
made up of squads selected from va
rious companies in the regiment, and
the other by the degree team of Wood
men, and an ovation rendered a cap-
tain of the guard, made a pleasing va
ration to the program.
Captain William H. Camfield, COM
handing Company B, was at the head
of the provincial company. The captain
was given an ovation.
The drill, given by the team of New
ark City Camp, with Major Dora c.
McAllister. commanding Battalion LOG,
of New Jersey Uniformed Rank, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, in command,
also received a generous share of APP
plause.
A guest of Colonel Freeman was
Lieutenant c.. A. Read, of the Twelfth
Infantry, Z. S. A. who earlier in the
evening inspected several companies
of the regiment at the armory.
The ball was the first given by a
company of the regiment in h audi
forum since the present building was
erected, and proved a success, exceed
i~- a. -ra,to+iooE IF Tho rnpannnU
members. About 1000 persons were in
attendance. One-half of the number
were women, attired in handsome
gowns, which were brilliantly set off
by the uniforms of the men.
Some Of the officers present were:
Captain George W. Church, quartermas-
ter; Captain Alvin H.. Graft, adjutant;
Lieutenant William e. Engelhard, COM
missary officer, and Lieutenant Richard
Drever, battalion adiutant. Major Arthur
Rowland. Captains Arthur Mackie, c. w.
Beardsley, Charles j. Allen, Mortimer g.
Young, John O'Keefe, w. A. Howard and
Lieutenants George F. Walls, Thomas
Brady, Herbert Atwood, John F. Ryan,
William H. Jones, William H. Peck and
former Captain Louis ]. O'Rourke, of Com
pany l., were also present.
The committees were:
Floor Committee-Sergeant Christopher
Mcmahon, director; Corporal Thomas f. A.
Baudermann, first assistant; Private Ches-
ter E.. Hoagland, second assistant.
General COMMUNICATIONS Frank L.
Snyder, chairman; Captain w. H. Van
MUSE, Lieutenant Louis e. Bachelor, Ser
geant George II. Bowman, Sergeant Chris.
Mcmahon, Sergeant Edward C. Fullard,
Corporals c. Clarence Farley, James f.
Hart, Andrew Nelgel, Thomas F. A. Bau-
dermann, George Bryson, Privates ]. Ed
ward Phillips, Fred Figueroa, John Fitz-
patrick, Fred A. Mason, Oliver D. Mason,
William r. link, Walter s. Lindsey, Aus
tin e. Steward, Harry o. Johnson, Henry
Voss, Chester -. Hoagland, Russell V. AM
norman and Walter Scherrer.
Reception Committee-Captain w. II.
Van Muse, chairman; Colonel Henry w.
Freeman, Major Charles r. Champlain,
Major Arthur d. Rowland, Captains WILL
lam II. Garfield, Arthur ID. Marsh, Charles
Beardsley, Charles J. Allen, L~ieutenants
Frank e. Snyder, William H. Edwards,
Fred Stiles, Herbert A. Atwood, William
H.. Peck, Louis E. Bachelor, Captain Nor
timer c. Mum and Captain George w
Church.
The boxes were reserved for the officers
of the regiment and their guests. Among
these present were Captain ]. O'keefe ana
Mrs. O'Keefe, Lieutenant Ryan and Mrs.
Ryan, MIR, ana MrS. a. EBpeIl, MAUI al
thu Roland and Mrs. Rowland, Captain
Charles Allen and Mrs. Allen, Lieutenant
Richard f. Drever and Mrs. brewer,
George Hooper. Mrs. Stevens, Miss F. Ste
vens, Miss S. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Null
Ter, Miss C. Muller, Miss Dorothy Muller,
Charles Muller, Fred Muller, +. f.. Iimen,
William Sauer, Miss Pirkey, Mrs. w. ii.
Van MUSE, Miss S. d. Van MUSE, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Sanwald, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ali
gren. Miss J. Ambs. Miss f. Dunn, Miss
Ii. Mcbride, ]. Boylan, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Brand, Lieutenant w. II. Peck. Miss L..
Relnbold, Miss Freda Scheerer, w. Schee-
re, Miss l.. Chrisman, r. Sweedin,
Captain W. H. Runyon AND Mrs. Runyon,
Major Dora McAllister and Mrs, McAllis-
ter, Miss Devices Smith, Miss Mamie
Dempsey. Captain Arthur Marsh. Captain
Mum, Capt. A.. Wincklhofer, Lieut.. Walls,
NJ. and Mrs. I. Fell. Mr.. and Mrs. Cham
berlain, Lieut.. William H. Harris and
Mrs. Harris, eugene w. Troop, Mrs. M,
Van Ripper, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Beley, Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. Cutler, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Law. Mr..
and Mrs. w. Dunkenfield, Mrs. S. O'Brien,
/ Cornelius Davis, Thomas Norton, II. Fer
guson. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Bryson, G. Crieger.