Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Four Piece Invitation to the Fourth Annual Ball 1888. Material: paper. (a) Cover. Size: 3" x 4 1/2". Description: white cardboard with black and white graphic of a train engine pulling one car with "B.L.F." printed below. (b) Insert. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 1/2". Description: white cardboard; three decoratively cut edges; black print: "Committee on Decoration: J.A. Robinson; H.E. Blowers; John Poster; James Sapy; E.W. Porter; A.G. Cobb. Floor Managers: V.B. Took; Joe Leighton; F. Gillan; A.A. Richardson." (c) Insert. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 1/2". Description: white cardboard; three decoratively cut edges; black print: "Committee of Invitation: William Flynn; William Dohm; W.D. Grimes; P.J. Hickey. Committee of Arrangements. J.H. Laubach; A.M. Snyder; George L. Bennett; Henry Shortell. Reception Committee. J.H. Laubach; Z. Martin; Charles Flowers; William Mitchell." (d) Back Cover. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: white cardboard; one decoratively cut edge; black print: "B. of L. F. No. 65. Yourself and Ladies are cordially invited to attend our Fourth Annual Ball, at Ward's Opera House, Waseca, Minn., Monday Evening, Dec. 31st, 1888, Tickets $1.00."
