Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-27

among thenumber being Moses Veith,
Charley Brown. who came up especl-
ally for the occasion, r. McHugo,
! Moses Jackson, G.. Baum, Sol. Cohen,
Julius and l. Fork, -. Blum, T.. Saper,
Harry Jackson, j Laugeman, ID.
Koenighcim, Max Meyer, Sol. Half,
NJ. Haas, A. Steinort, l.. Rouvant, &.
| Hertzberg, Rem Moke, Rev. Isador
\ Lewinthal, who occupied an observant
attitude, Alex. Kocnlgheim, A. M.
| Cohen and many Others. The ball
| was novel In many Of its features, each
dance being dedicated 10 some person
4 or object, each Of the four daily news
papers coming in for "a place.
The feast OF Purim, the fourteenth
| day of the Twelfth Hebrew month,
called Adar, commentaries the event
of the deliverance of the Israelites
from the wiles of Haman rs fully de-
| scribcd In the book of Esther. IL Is n
! feast of gladness, on which the poor
are remembered by being the recipi-
! cnis Of valued gifts, and II season Of
/ general rejoicing. Though this feast
| Is not OF Biblical command, 1t is OBJ
served by Israeitts throughout the
world, who will never forget the tri-
! nmph OF Justice aud liberty over Ha-
man and his henchmen who were
deeply plotting TO destroy the Jews
and crush out their most cherished I'M
situations. There were no services
here on this day on account of repairs
being made on the synagogue bat it
has heretofore been the custom to hold
appropriate services, which have been
attended by laige congregations. The
temple of worship will be repaired and
ready for services in about two weeks.
On the eth, 18th and 10Th of this
month grand fair will be given at
Casino hall under the auspices of
the ladies of st. Mary's Catholic
church. Mrs. Peter Gallagher is pres
ldent of the fair association. Col. With
ers, of the First National Bank treas
urer, and general manager Prof. G..
KatZberger. For six weeks past, Mrs.
&. H. Merritt Mrs. Russell Howard,
Mrs. Thomas Johnson, Mrs. q. KatZ-
berger, Mrs Ed. Buckley, Mrs. NJ. II.
Norton, Miss Mary Earle, Miss Marin
bacoste, Mrs. Eugene Digges, Mrs.
Edward Miles, Mrs. Myers and other
ladies have been devoting all their
spare time to working up the interests
of the fair and have succeeded splen-
didly. The fair promises TO be the
finest of It's kind ever given here.
At st. Mary's Catholic church on
Easter Sunday, CHI. Nj. Won Weber's
mass in G. will be rendered with
chorus Of twenty voices and strong
orchestral accompaniment The lead
ing voices will be Mrs. Professor
Katzenberger, Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Johanna Rsche Professor Halbedl
and Captain Karber. Professor Katz-
cnbergcr will lead the music which
will not he eAceled in any church in
the South on that day.
Holy week terminates with Easter
Sunday and in this city has been OBJ
served with unusual unanimity par
ticularly among Catholics. The
churches have been crowded during
both day and evening services, and
Thursday and Friday evenings the
attendance mt the Cathedral of san
Fernando was very great, not less
than fifteen hundred persons throng-
ing the spacious building. The Mexi-
can population are particularly de-
vout, and during holy week cease
from labor and give all their thought
and time to the service of their Maker.
Hundreds Of MeXicans and Germans
from the adjacent country have been
in the city to enjoy the services and
pay their religious debts. The music
at the churches ON Sunday will be
grand, special preparations having
been made, and the most difficult
masses will be rendered with trained
choirs, orchestral and choral accom-
paniments. The ladies during this
period dress plainly but neatly, but on
Easter will appear in their best bib
| bintuckers and try to look as charm
ing as they can. 1t is the end of the
| greatest of all seasons of church obser-
walton and restraint from dancing, at
| tending amusements and common
worldly pastimes will be cast aside.