The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-09
The Feast Of Purim.
BRILLIANT BALL BY THE HEBREWS OF
STANTON AND THEIR GUESTS FROM
ABROAD-AN ELEGANT SUPPER AND
EVENING OF RARE ENJOYMENT.

That season of rejoicing among the Jews,
commemorative of The deliverance OF their
people from the edict Dissemination hy the
Persian King, WAS never celebrated more joy
ously and happily than IN this city on Tues
day night last Ii was indeed, a feast, not only
in its gastronOnic features, but in the innocent
enjoyment, the flow of fun, The rich harvest ol
pleasure so radianlly depicted in the beaming
faces of those who Joined in the festivities.
The Staunton Social Society. composed OF the
Jewish citizens of our city, determined that
their first Purm Ball should be a success, and
looking only to that emo. they left no stone un-
turned. no detail incomplete. The result must
have been more than gratifying, for the social
annals of Staunlon could be searched in vain
for an event justly entitled to precedence
over that of last Tuesday night. Invitations
were sent far and wide, and in response
came friends from Philadelphia, Harrisonburg.
Charlottesville, Baltimore, Richmond and
other places, and never were a happier peo-
pie gathered together.
Kosher Hall had been prepared.-Prof
Franks string band was in attendance, with
the Professor as leader, Geo. P. Pitt, Sc
cond violin and prompter, G. w. Hewitt,
base, G. s. Hewitt, guitar, and T. nj. Dolen,
cornet. At about half past eight o'clock, the
orchestra played grand march, and 10 its
| inspiring music there filed into the room
the following couples: Adolph Loeb, OF the
floor committee; The President of the Socie-
ty, Miss Sophia Switzer with Samuel Hirsh
Mrs Jos. Barth, Vice President, with Mr..
Barth Mrs NJ. B. Oberdorfer, Sec'y, with Mr..
Oberdorfer; MIR. and Mrs Fred Loeb Mr..
and Mrs l.. Cohen; Miss Lydia Switzer, and
L. G. Strauss; Miss Bachrach of Charlottes-
vile, and NJ Eiserman; Miss Leterman, of
Charlottesville and Jonas Hageman: Miss
Hahn and M. S. Hirsh, of Charlottesville
Miss Loener and Mr.. Kings elm, of Harrison
burg; Miss Wise, OF HarrisOnburg, and j.
Swilzer Miss Flora Switzer and B. Sacker-
man +: Miss Hattie Hageman and B. Beecher;
Mr. and Mrs. HutZler, Of Richmond; Mr.. Al
bert Shulz and sister; Mr.. Jesse owilzer and
sister; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Hageman Mr.. G
Hirsh, Mr. L. Leterman, Charlottesville
| Messrs Wise, Hollander and Loener, of Har-
risonburg; Mr.. 5. Cohen, Milton, Pa. MIR.
Henry Wolf, Philadelphia, Mr.. Wolfhelmer
Baltimore, Mr.. Lazarus. Charlottesville, Mi
| Rosenbaum, and others.
The dance was kept up until about midnight
when the party, with number of invited
guests, adjourned to the Virginia Hotel. There
All elegant supper was served by Mr.. j.
sch, fer, caterer. Between the popping of the
champagne bottles, various extempore toasts
we're proposed and responded to. After an
hour spent at the bountifully and sumptu-
ously provided tables, the happy partici
pants returned to Kosher Hall, and the
dance was resumed and kept up until TAI
into The morning The feast" was one long
to I've remembered. The only regret express
ed was that Purim" only comes once yeaI
q I'd that another twelve month, would glide
by ere repetition OF the evenings pleasure
could be enjoyed.