Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
FOURTH ANNUAL BALL
BY CENTRAL ATHLETIC CLUB
Charming Affair Held at the Armory
Handsome Decorations.

Best of the concerts and grand balls
| given by the Central Athletic club was
It's fourth annual given on Friday eve
| ming in the handsomely decorated drill
| shed at the state armory, where a
crowd of from 500 to 500 danced the
hours away from 9 O'Clock till 1, to
| the exhilarating music from Miller's
orchestra of ten pieces A concert
during which the orchestra was heard
| in finely selected programme, played
! in finished style. Its feature was the
cornet duet, Swiss Boy, by A. W.
Jarvis and John NJ. Swain. The fol-
lowing was the concert programme:
March of the Nations, Waltzes Algeria
Overture Stradella. Hunt in the Black
Forest and closing with the duet for
comets.
In the abundant and attractive dec
orations. the color scheme was in the
national red, white and blue, carried
out in fan shape festoons from the
rafters and along the walls, among
which twinkled strings OF over a thou
sand electric lights. A big electric star
in the national colors. enclosing an
electric G in the center and over the
star the club initials in electric lights
were the electrical features on the
front of the elevated orchestra stand.
The colors were furnished by the Por-
teous & Mitchell company and the
electrical effects were by the Eaton
Chase company, the whole having been
designed and arranged by Jeremiah
A. Desmond and Daniel ]. Hinchey,
with the assistance of the decoration
committee, which included also James
Foley. James Mccarthy, Floyd Gelino
and Henry Congdon.
The grand march of fifty couples
was nicely executed with many inter
lacing movements and a concave semi
circle formation at both ends of the
hall under the direction of Prof. T.
Mal1er. 1t was capably led by Presi-
dent Thomas Brennan and his part
ner, Miss Mary Fallon of westerly, and
Vice President p. J. Desmond and his
partner, Miss May Desmond. Miss
red roses and Miss Desmond wore light
green messaline.
Among the number Of out of town
attendants were people from Pitts
field. Mass, Boston. Westerly, Kings
ton, r. L, New London, New Haven,
Fitchville, Montville and Mystic.
Under the skilfu1 direction OF the
following officers the programme was.
carried out to the enjoyment of all
present:
Master of ceremonies. Thomas Bren-
nan; floor director, jeremiah A. Des-
mond; aides, John Sullivan, William
Slattery, Luke Riley, Henry Farrell,
Charles Reardon, William Carberry,
Frank Carbray. Walter Hynds. VIII
lam Houlfhan, Thomas Riley, Fred
Congdon, Timothy Fields, John Cum
ningham. James Kearns, Thomas Dris-
coll, William Mcmahon; reception
committee, Walter Lang p J. Morley. |
Conrad Swan, James O.Connell, Thorn
as Maher Charles LeVarge, Chester |
Wright John SWAIN, William McKen- |
zie, Thomas Kelly, James Mccarthy, |
Louis Manchester, Fred A. F'riswel1. J. |
D. Harris, George z. Driscoll; ar |
committee, William E,itz- |
gerald chairman; H Farrell, Luke Ri |
ley, John Mckinney. John Sullivan,
Jeremiah Desmond William Nichols. |
Timothy Fields. Thomas Riley. WILL |
lam Slattery, Joseph Desmond. Thom-
as Brennan, William Houlihan,
Charles Reardon, John Bowen. Pro-
lessor. Mccarthy was prompter. L
At the intermission the Central Ath-
Letic Club quartette was heard in an
ancored selection singing By the Light
of the SiIvery Moon, and for the EN-
core an original medley that was
greatly enjoyed. The members of the
1uartette are Clifford Hilton. first ten
or; Reggy Ward, second tenor; Henry
Christman, baritone; Horace Corning,
oass.
In charge of the ice cream were John
chairman, Henry Congdon,
Fred Swan Thomas Shea, William
Nichols, Harold Counihan and John
Walsh In charge of the coat room
we're P. J. Desmond, chairman, James
Foley, William Chapman and Wesley
The advertising committee
J. A. Desmond, chairman,
William Houlihan, Henry Farrell, VIII
lam Fitzgerald and Luke Riley
Armorer Barbour was a helpful aid
n many details of the successful even
ne.