The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
One Occasion When the
Police Wouldn't Be
Bribed With Beer.
IMAGINATION AND HUM0R.
Beautiful Scene at the Singing
Society's Annual Masquerade,
and No End of Fun.

the Heights, occurred IN all its glory and
humor Friday night at Kessier's Hall
| Extensive preparations had been made
for the affair, and everybody knewin adj
vance what the ball demonstrated, tilat
the affair would equal anything of the
kind ever witnessed in Hudson county.
The committees did their work we'll, and
deserve credit therefor The members
co-operated cordially in the work, and the
result was grand success
COVERS FOR 40B
The entire building was in use for the
occasion. The winter garden. with its
elaborate adornments by Kostar, OF New
York, presented most beautiful appear
ance. Crims on plush 0rnamented at reg
| ular intervals with small American flags
| and eagles covered the upper balcony
front, and from its centre the inscription
| aaron" blazed from small gas gets.
German flags covered the front of the
/ stage, and Streamers dotted with stars
radiated from the central chandelier to
the walls. The supper tables were spread
in the upper hall and the two side rooms
| There were covers for 400, and when the
time came every seat Was occupied.
Before the ball Prof. g. Rehm's grand
| orchestra took possession OF u portion of
| promenade concert
Messrs. E. Stohn, Oscar Faekert, E.
| Groeschel and II. Doherr were the Re
ception Committee and f. Dieffenbach,
Jr, H. Hollstein. A. Biedebach and
! George w erner, Jr., the Floor Committee
the rich uniforms of the Prussian Hus-l
sars President Pattberg and the officers
of the association were designated by rbi
bons worn across their breasts, and most
of the members who appeared without
costumes wore the familiar harlequin
caps.
None save masked ones were allowel
on the floor until the unmaskIng. Thl
balconies and stage were packed witt |
spectators long before the march bega4 |
and the jewellers on the dancing flod |
promenaded and had an abundance /
sport.
Seven clowns, members of the SylW /
Athletic Clue, and other humorous chat
acters, interested and amused the at /
dience. 1t was past ten O'Clock when til |
march commenced. Over two hundre |
costumed participants were led throu9 |
its movements by George Werner, il /
and the joint committeeman. |
1t was grand and beautiful spectacle
Elegant costumes and rich toilets. com
cal 'make-ups," princes, courtiers ah
peasants, escorting fairies, and represer
tative characters were exhibited in tb
scene by four calcium light machins
presenting picture grand and absorf
ing. The dancing was enlivened by SCI |
eral comical by plays.
A SUNDAY RAID. /
A booth representing Appel's salod,
/ with Adam Kessler personifying De
proprietor, with Hilarins Pattberg id
others ss walters. was the scene of Sh-
day raid by Sergeant Emil Mehl and b.
licemen, including Herman Roede, jan
Mehl, Jr., and others. The supposed TO-
lators of the Sunday law tried in vailto
bride the police with beer. and they Tre
marched off by their captors, accompaed
by the band playing the Rogue's Mfh,
and followed by the crowd.
A circus was the next comical eJnt
The seven clowns mentioned made eir
appearance on poles with heads rfre-
senting horses. With the poles hey
formed ring. John Geayer and Cffles
Kastner, as special clowns, tunlbled sout
the ring, and Louis Brehm, the ing
master gotten up in the regulationWle,
conducted the circus. Mr.. Van DiAan,
as star equestrienne and daring iare-
( back rider, mounted her steed, hose
body was a packing box and its re APP
pendage an abbreviated broom, ii as
! the ring went round furiously Ihfider
gave 81 most ludicrous exhibition dear
less riding. And so all through thearly
part of the night similar hunorouSents
entertained the throng.
SOME OF THE CHARACTERS.
A couple, representing a pair ofpwls,
created much sport, and so did fnck,
| the jolly and portly fireman Three
little maids from school" attractehuch
attention, as did an elegantly cdlmed
fairy, whose identity, like many ders, /
tried in vain to establish. A 'bboard
man" made plenty of fun by annIncing
on his signs the details of the f-i-on
| Masquerade" and circulating blesque
4 bills of fare for the supper, aueyery-
where was presented some comility TO
amuse.
AT midnight the march was me to the
! supper rooms, headed by FredDieffen-
/ bach. Jr., chairman of the cdnittee,
I and Miss Lizzie Bancquet, tsident
| Philip Pattberg presided at main
table Stephen Kessler was ons right
and the committee on his left E menu
cards Were printed in Germaflnd no ,
course was given French NE. The ]
cards also announced that 'sln ~ York
no drink can be had after one obck, but {
/ here wine can be had all nighttime sup
| per prepared and served bIdr. and
Mrs. Appel was satisfactory livery re-
spect and was creditable TO ttcattrers.
How the wine flew; how th8kes ran
! around the board: how EtepH Kessler :
| shot off his witticisns and Nv eyeIy- Z
body made merry at the tablehn better i
be imagined than described
The supper over the compa resumed ,
dancing, which occupied the fire night. !
A LIST OF NAMES D
More than i've hundred sons COM .
posed the happy rhrong, viii included
President and Mrs. Philip Fberg, Mr.
and Mrs Stephen Leiber. and Mrs
Hilarius Pattberg, Miss III Pattberg,
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Geyer, Iert Shoen
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Branth, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Dittmar and Mis Lizzie and
Bella DittInar, Mr.. aud Mrred Gaede,
Mr.. and Mrs. John e. hehne, Mr. :
and Mrs. Henry A, Afthur, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ed@ Mr.. and
| Mrs S. Hammerschiag III Miss Julia
Lohman, OF New York;. and Mrs.
Louis Brehm, Mr. and M1red ]. Mer-
sheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. id A. Dittmar,
Feeeholder and Mrs CPS A. Ping
stem. Mr.. ana Mrs. EnHehl, George 4
Werner and Miss Lzzieancke, Oscar
Fackert and Miss lie Geisberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. w peschel, Au-
gust Biedebach and Mlsdssle Francke,
Emil Stohn and Miss y Hassemann,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nd Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Kessler, Steh kessler. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter WiI Robert yom '
Cleft and family, Mr.ld Mrs. w. l..
Frankenbac George Groeschel ana
Miss Groeschel Mr. anfs. E. p Reich
helm, Mr.. and Mrs. Ky Buchle, Max {
Miller and Miss Emily ttberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Witsch,i and Mrs. Otto
Loeckle, John Roemmhnd Miss Allie
Groeschel. Mr.. aud MW. Dohrmann, \
w. Evans and the ses Anna and
Clara Dohrmann, A. Schaub.
A. Waltze w and Mrs.
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