Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-22
RECORD BREAKING CROWD
AT CONFEDERATE BALL
Throng Numbers More Than
10000, With 5000
on Floor.
auADniLLE is ADDED FEATURE
Closing Event Tonight VIII lie
Marked by rrcscucc OF Governor
Trinklc. Mayor AinsIir mud Other
state aud City Dignitaric..

y surc'ng mass OF humanity. push
!SS It's way through two gaping en-.
frances into the Coliseum last n,pht
Tor more than two hours. kept four
sialwart door attendants on their
'oes. and two twansinS bands kent
thousands Of men and women ON
their toes for moro than three hours
The second Of the series of reunion
haIls proved greater success. IL that
we!c possible. than tho opening Rt.
tR!r. L'mousines and stree, ears
alike contributed TO the mass or
Ea!ly ruwncd women and prup.rly
clothed mon that began to stream
Into the big auditorium an early as
CLOCK. Choice seats in the ball
oony were taken early. and the
Srab-baS" distribution was absorbed
as rapidly as "a snow-storm on the
Fourth OF July.
Cooi!y contemplating the scramble
OF otherwise dign!!led men and women
Tor places OF vantage. stood at the
top of the entrance steps members
or the committees that had so adj
mirab!y arranged the balls. Acting
CHAIRMAN G. Jeter Jones was as cool
as the regulation cucumber, while
oelo" him were struggling groups
endeavorinS 10 get by Committeeman
Mills Neal and his selected corps of
N'r"ns-arm doorkeepers. But the
"!d veteran who tried to get By with
more than one lady in tow. had moro
trouoie In accomplishing his design
thah Mcclellan had IN trying TO yet
UP Shockoe Creek Valley
Some of Old Vets "Foxy."
Some of the old vets were foxy"
though After depositing the FIRST
iaoy IN a comfortable seat Mt the
rail- OF the dancing floor. would pass
out into the free air of Broad Street
grab the second lady" and pass in
win her closely locked on his strong
Ie't arm. Then. out again would he
20. until the entire group of lady
friends. sometimes as large as ton
IN number. We're all inside cnioyinp
me strains from Professor stain,
oouoie-head orchestra. Didn't hui
one get in at "A time. according Ia
rules. commented Captain Neal.
Them youngsters can't get the
best of us old fellows" Grinued on.
old oewhiskered vet, as he w,nkea
AT group OF witnesses to his In
senuity. Il promised 10 bring thes.
,aules 10 the Shindig, and done IT.
None OF the Louisiana Tigers wa,
ever known 10 break his word"
Chairman letter Jones gave denon-
stration OF that smile for which he
Is famous. and strolled TO another
part OF the building, nonchalautIy
WASTING TO himself. b. Roy bud
ley. another member Of the com
nittee, also. slipped away, and Mills
Nea' was left in all his glory TO
nanuic mat endless crowd His
roh"-arm squad. ii must be said. was
Auou' as equal 10 the occa sion as any
one could be. and all went we'll
disappointed maids and ma,rons. in
hocent causes of all the arguments
for captain Neal, along about -
CLOCK, weakened, and threw IN.
uoo's oren To all who had dared re-
man on tho outside until that hour
Tricks May Not work.
All Who start for the Coliseum to-
h'Eht TO attend the last of the big
pd'is' would better be- correctly in
iorhied beforehand how 10 proceed.
Last night badges and spccial card.
au''''."o, "hlie veterans in uniform
ana with badges were entitled Ia
nave one guest each. This rule prob.
ABLY VIII prevail again tonight. and
as the crowd is expected Ito reach
an as yet unknown pcan tho old
'Ficks ana subtcrfugcs may not work
IL was estimated that the crowd
last night numheH.d mora thau 10
wv IL Is quiz. csS:nin thar there
were 1000 on the dancing Noor. Will.
the galleries and balconies vsr. nll.d
Almost 10 capacity, Professor Stein
had his two orchestras well in hand
ana while the buzz of voices from the
1''o"V throats intertered to some ex-
tent with expansion .ot the uotca
none observed that little inciden,
ana the thousands were happy as III.
latest Jazz music mingled freely with
me more stately and more ancient
ouadrillc and reel.
As an added feature. party of
ora boys got up quadrille. win
anout nfty couples. and entertained
themselves and several thousand
hall '
me attendance last night was high
class. Evening dress predomlnated
on ne dance floor although uniform
ca men We're prominently distributed
thF"nshoui the hail ana even "a few
IN street clothes were among those
present who irippcd the light fan
tastic
The big ball tonight Will b. marked
by the attendance " Governor Trim
Eie ana Mayor A.nsIir, win all IN.
nigniiarics and notdblcs OF TN, s.v-
efal associations making up this tn,
creates reunion for many years
"BATTLE ARREY"