The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-18
DAMON COUNCILS DEBUT.
A Very Select Audience Attend the
Councils First Social Entertainment.

A Very select Audience attend tine
Councils First Social Entertainment.
A select and appreciative audience
assembled at the Bamber Hall Lodge
rooms last evening, on the occasion of the
DEBUT before the public Of the recently
organized Damon Council No. 119S, Royal
Arcanum. The council is composed of
the leading men on the Hill and though
but a few months old is in an exceedingly
prosperous condition Last evenings
affair was the first given by the council,
and as such 1t was q grand social and en-
pertaining success.
Al fine programme was presented and
the interested audience manifested their
hearty appreciation and pleasure by ac-
cording the talent cordial receptions.
The entertainment opened with q
charming overture by Thiesen's Amateur
Orchestra, followed by an Interesting adj
dress on 'eThe Order" by Grand Regent
of the State w. p. Douglass. There
were then banjo solos by William Lyle.
songs by w. J. Machin, OF Trinity Metho-
dist Church, recitations by A. Il. Pear
sail and a speech by Grand State Secretary
Alberts.
After the entertainment O collation. was
served, and all had an enjoyable social
time. The officers of the Council are;--
Regent, Alexander Smith; vice regent,
Daniel p. Cross; orator. E. b. Bacon;
past regent, Nicholas g.. Vreeland; secre-
tary, Charles e. Nugent; collector, John
@. Andrews, treasurer, Frederick q.
Aberhauser; chaplain, r. Bnssing; guide,
Theodore IL. EMS; warden, Thona A.
Drury; sentry, William Simmons, medi-
cal examiner, Julius SteRmair; trustees,
Julius Stegmair, 5. w. Seaman and John
G. jansen. ass rs
Teutonia Rlannerchor.
At Henkel's Casino, last evening, the
Teutonia Mannerchoir and their friends
participated in the annual "Maskenball."
The whole building was in use for the
occasion, and the main hall was a mass of
prettily arranged decorations. The com
pany numbered oyerone hundred couples,
and most of the costumes We're rich and
| elegant. The Reception Committee, Il.
Bertels, Conrad Busch, Adoiph Bartels
and John Berghoefer; Floor Manager
Eugene Braunstein and his assistant,
William Hufnagel, were elegantly attired
as courticrs OF the period Of Louis XIV.
After d short march to music by
Eckert's orchestra, the stage curtain was
raised, and a fine lableau. representing a
forest scete frorpi S6biller's poem, der
Rauber, MAS presented by Messrs. Kraft
Busch, Fuller and Hufnagel, and Mrs.
Henkcl-Necker. as the witch. Then the
backgrounGawaS suddenly removed, aud
the Prince CarlIiyal u resisientH. A. Rum
mler, and ~ Princess seiC arhivaiy Miss.
Augusta Bertels. with their attendants,
were presented, Descending from the
stage, the Prince and Princess led Che
grapls march, which was Followed by
dancing, the presentation Ola pantomine,
aud the excellent supper served by Mrs,
Charles Henkei y 81 es
Phil McGovern Led The Dance
The John McKntee Association had a
great ball at St. Johns Hall last night.
Phil McGoyern led the dance with Miss
Josie Bowling. Among others present
We're Marfln keligy, Msnlae p2wing, &,
Waldeman, e.. Meyers, Lizzie Miller.
Thomas Enos, Miss Sadler, Mr.. aud Mrs.
g. Wright, j. 0'Connel, Maggie Clough,