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                  <text>GRAND MILITARY BALL&#13;
You are invited to attend a Ball and Supper, given complimentary to the Press Association of North Carolina, by the Merchants and other citizens of Newbern, under the auspices of the Newbern Grays and Elm City Riflemen at Stanly Hall, Thursday evening, May 18th, 1876, at eight and half o'clock. &#13;
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HONORARY MANAGERS:&#13;
George Allen, J.J. Wolfenden, Sam'l R. Street,&#13;
Dr. J.L. Watkins, E.S. Wormell, C.E. Foy,&#13;
G.F.M. Dail, W.F. Rountree, D.E. Stimpson,&#13;
E.H. Windley, H.J. Hughes, O. Hubbs,&#13;
Henry R. Bryan, C.E. Slover, I.E. West,&#13;
Thomas Gates, Thomas Powers, Dr. Geo. Slover,&#13;
E. Hubbs, Geo. B. Guion, Alexander Miller,&#13;
Maj. Graham Daves, Dr. Chas. Duffy.&#13;
&#13;
COMMITTEE ON MUSIC:&#13;
New-Berne Silver Cornet Band&#13;
&#13;
COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS:&#13;
From Newbern Grays:&#13;
Capt. Wm. Whitford, Lieut. H.A. Marshal&#13;
Lieut. J.M. Roberts, Lieut. Wm. Ellis,&#13;
J.G. Harget, Esq.&#13;
&#13;
From Elm City Riflemen:&#13;
Capt. R.D. Hancock, Lieut. J.C. Whitty,&#13;
Lieut. J.H. Bell, Lieut. L.S. Wood,&#13;
Geo. E. Pittman, Esq.&#13;
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FLOOR COMMITTEE:&#13;
From Newbern Grays:&#13;
W.H. Disosway, Walter Duffy,&#13;
Washington Bryan, W.S. Wooten,&#13;
J.D. Hughes.&#13;
&#13;
From Elm City Riflemen:&#13;
F.D. Clarke, F.W. Hancock,&#13;
W.J. Street, H.B. Duffy,&#13;
Edward C. Dewey.&#13;
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