Show NATIONAL GUARD BALL FIRST or OF A SERIES TO EV el GIVEN BY militiamen AXEN the comma commander der in calef leads the grand march notable represents tion ot of fair women and brave xon men in strains sorter softer than the lydian alra of old a strauss waltz floated through a hall glittering with lights and color and filled with beautiful girls and dashing men covered with the gift braid and brass buttons which distinguish brave soldiers the masic music had but begun when these maidens in fit their light pretty gowns gonns wort were floating around the hall guided by tile the strong arms ot of boys in blue it was the first dance in the first military ball of oc the wason riven given by companies A and D N G U in Christen sens hall an affair which vias vas a great success in every particular HANDSOME decorations never before in the history of 0 ill the hall liall have bave the decorations been so ure or so extensive at the 10 lower end of the room where the raised platform la Is tile tha prettiest effect was made across the entire front or of tile the stand deep folds foag ot of bunting were festooned festoon ed in graceful colors while strips of 0 red acil white while and blue art a and d two large american flags wore were arranged ranged on the wall in the background A strikingly rich effect was waa produced by 1 a I profusion of 0 potted pla plants rits and great masses of 0 pink and white chrysanthemums mums which were ivere placed just along the front of 0 the buglo stand almost obscuring the or orchestra e hestra at Inte intervals nals between the blos blossoms rifles ot of I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 z 1 1 I 1 t t A III 15 i I 1 I 1 f I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ar irl J 1 III 1 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 U 1 ow ITT 0 V Z r I 1 I 1 I 1 h f e 1 W I 1 A 1 i J i I 1 11 av IM Z I 1 k I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 P 4 I 1 rk I 1 i MM J f zi aw n I 1 j L vi 7 I 1 I 1 e 4 9 let ik W W A 1 kp I 1 V L I 1 1 5 1 I 1 I 1 PIP I 1 i nil I 1 i X 11 i I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 scene at the national guard ball i the militiamen were stacked canteens and blankets hanging from each maka pronounced bivouac appearance alternating on the projections alon along each rail were hung canteens and crossed rifles caught w with 1 ill cartridge belts while the glided elidea le letters tt ers A and D were viere above and belo below w t the he firearms nrc arnn the whole effect wa waa s finished with long strips of the national colors which starting from every part of 0 the room came together in a tri trl colored canopy in the center of the belling tile the same patriotic color scheme held foith in the reception room over the arch between betwee ix it 11 and the main room flags were ivere caught and draped old glory hung in portly folds over the large mirror and above it rifles were crossed with the word salve over them A GREAT SUCCESS it was rl a notable gathel ing that came in response to the invitations bent out t some lays ago besides many of t olle the officers of the national guard or of utah with their wives col kent hent and most of 0 the of it c e I 1 S of 0 the twenty fourth infantry were present and a large number of zions upper four all of the boys of the two companies were there too and the girl who loved a soldier was in the dreamy heights of sublime delight at the orchestra began untwisting all the dating claims that tie the hidden soul of humanity n and nd a few moments later gov and mrs wells started start cil the grand march they vere bere followed hy by the officers and ladies of the N 0 U and then of the twenty fourth the full dress uniforms I 1 of the men making the scone scene decidedly military and inspiring behind t these hese came caine the members of A anil and D and otheir their friends the whole line forming I 1 a handsome pageant the governor GoNer go arnor nor a and nil ills wife led the march until the waltz music began and from then until the end of the evening which was in the early hours of the morning the fun was kept up the oftener the guards dances come the happier will be bc the dancers I 1 i LIST OF committees I 1 the committees that had the affair in charge were executive maj baj 0 R grow chair chaar mui capt J W aford A tord treasurer first ll 11 ut IV C webb fit faist st R 11 fisher sod second A A smith second R B carter carte r invitation capto capt J W alford chairman NV C webb R 11 II fisher Serg sergeant cant carstensen Cars lensen privates walter brown harry ln steve dald decoration lieu fc A A smith chairman sergeant arthur johnson Johi iTOi musician hairy sullivan reception lon col henry pago page ell chairman irl gen john Q cannon col chas IS S burton col geoage 11 S L col B E Tat loch col nuble noble wor rum col thomas thomaa J stevens vena col AV claton col 11 J newman pnewman col joseph E caine illert aleut col R C nailor col C I 1 1 wilcox col J M dunning col J 11 II Pen halter maj alaj george F downey maj frank A grant agrant maj ellas elias A smith maj alaj or ia l ln H glow capt C B Thomp thompson sor capt J 0 capt geoage VA W capt george IH naylor capt N al 11 lund capt J IV alford capt F D richards capt D san deti W C webb it 11 II if fisher A A smith it B carter col isaac trumbo C U I 1 stanton floor col R N W chairman maj george P 1 downey J D spencer will ill lett J P kenneth kerr sergeant carl carstensen sergeant Serge Sergel aut lut C G C Force lund |