THE MILITARY BALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 303, 25 May 1889, Page 2

THE MILITARY BALL.

I Stewards 1 Captain Winter, M.C.; Lieut. Oroft, LiauZ. W*tfc*r«d, .Sergeant Major ' Oolborne, Odrpdtel Jbhiistdn’. Trooper P. I M'®’Bourtaf A flJi t’lSCr ,lrtl'l4Or A As each year adds another marked period 'w the lifetime ofouf bridged Queeh, so blso does it afford Gi*born*.*B s4ditionalnPllMtWity io hanqr.. 'th* qceasiop in, <a ,trpiy„ »atipi;aJ spirit. For many years the Military Ball on the evening of the ennivarsary of th* Queen’s plrthday has been eagerly looked forward 'te and as joyfully remembered Whsh its turn . iwned- .:Thffi J, Battery (qr,. jhe successful gathering which it promoted On “ the 24th,” but that corps must now be numbered with those that have been and are ho more, while the Eaet Coast Husssre ha’* maintained the annual assembly which has U* liAftne ■ tegarffeft as aril ■/ihatitution.” Under their auspices it appears certain to flourish, and judging by last night’s festivities (here is no fear, of any lack of spirit in the Jail, and for attendance, good feeling, and gnjoyment it well deserves the high plac which it has been given in our social records, I ?he City Rink WB* gaily decorated for the icoasion, the music supplied by the Garrteoh land gave complete satisfaction, and the landsome uniforms of the Hussar*, to an xtent -outshone by the pretty drtue* of th* .dies, made tbe mens a liVely and elegant me. The floor wae in good order, and lothing was wanting to maintain the spirit pt enjoyment which pprvaflsd th« proo«edings. The supper was held ip an adjoining hall, breoted for the occasion, and Mr J. Craig was entrusted with the. management of this department. Mr Oraig’s efforts have eo long b?»a a j feature ip, pramotiflg th* epeceas of the annual Balis—his department is a most important one—that praise is almost superfluous, because it has to be repeated so often, hut to neglect to noUoe spl*Bdffi «BW»dset out last night wouldb* treating ttre caterer Unfairly because he has always given satisfaction. It is sufficient, however, to add that bn this occasion Mr Craig did excel his previous efforts, arid tbe Committee are to b* congratulated on the resuti! Dancing was Ireoumed after supper, and kept up with spirit lentil the approach of dawn warned the 1889,. -and the. Hussar, may weU, b« pleased Bud the Secretary, Treasurer, an'd Committee

be complimented upon the success of th* affair, and those, who ware presopt can say With tbe poet-8' 11 " > Tllcre'ls no i>'v tlio'world can l-Ivo ■ Idka tlist it takes swsy. ! I ’ ■

• i'l : 'ZII “1 .:. I ' 0 ;■ rnnsEKTATiox or vaiztis to mbx bbioapes. 1 The visiting firemen were invited to the Hussars’ Ball last night, at which they ware present until it was time to t*l;e their departure by the steamer. At nine o’clock tbe Mayor presented th*: prizes won during; itttes day. Ha said, they were naturally pioMad *o many of ths prizes had bean won by th*, jnetnbsrs of the Gisborne Brigade, but they jnurt remember that the lortl men hsd an advantage over th*, -foreign- team’, the Lwyr. yrgre. on thpir ojn gwmd .nd W. their own appliances, and the, Hawke’s Bay teams had hardly recovered |tedm the' effects bf their voyage. The speaker then oompliknerited th* inbri bn tttelriwbft; 'arid the- prizes Were given out in order-." 'A* eaph of the. unsuccessful competitors want forward tq receive their prizes, they were warmly anyflaadtrf. 'l* conclusion the' Miy'ot‘'ibitSthe Gisborne brigade wished to' thjpk the citizens of Gisborne^foi their ' nstfstandsl'in. J>bd*idihg prizes—hud it not been for .the support of the Citizens ths competition could not have been held; and/ they! Mbtt'AritfW W the Hawke’s’Bay'tirae far ’ thbir <Mt,‘ rind for the way they had complied with the decisions itithe judaes,; *v*rything h*d bate wri’tid; in <tM^ii|< sßirit, , *nd tlwr*lore hpd pMSed off pleasantly, .(Applause.)