The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06
FUN BEHIND MASKS.
The Young Mems Hebrew Associa
tion's Second Annual Purim Ban.

The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tons Second Annual Purim Ball.
The Hussars' bazar hall, was a bewilder-
! ing scene during the Young Mems Hebrew
Assoc; atoms Purim ball last night. The
ball was not as largely attended as that Of
last year, but the characters were unique
and the costumes elaborate. The promenade
hall was decorated with flags and bunting,
and the balcony from which the band
played was covered with evergreens and
was decorated with palms and potted
plants. The dancing hall had very few
decorations.
9 o'clock and the grand march was led at
10. One hundred maskers were in line.
After the march the dancing began. The
principal masked groups were Gilmore's
band, the Chicago Burlesques and the
Physical Culture Glass, the latter a
group Of pretty young ladies jauntily
dressed in blouse waists, short skirts and
Tam O'Shanter" caps, with white masks,
and carrying banner with the sign, "Join
Our Physical Culture Glass. Muscles Ex-
banded, Pocketbooks Contracted" etc. A
significant emblem was a McGinty skeleton
clinging to a horizontal bar. The young
ladies in the group were Miss Mamie Selig,
Miss Lille Selig, Miss Ophelia Stern, Miss
Celia Stern, Niles Lille Elnstein. Miss
May Landauer, Miss Ida Reiser, Miss
Magnes Lowenthal, and Miss Maud Lowen-
thai, and Mr.. Mas, who was costumed as
one of the ''class."
Gilmore's band wasl led by Abe Dryfus in
the uniform of Patrick Sarsfield, with his
coat covered with imitation medals. The
band was stationed on q stand on the south
side Of the hall, with battery of paper
cannon, in the foreground and chorus of
anVils on fhA hQRkpronnd Tho hand tuas
composed of A. E. Dryfus, II Cohen, J.
Gazan, M. Gardner, II. w. Witcoyer, J.
Krouskoff, Max Harris, l.. Muhlberg, |. M.
Schwab, NJ. Greenwood, Sol Dryfus, NJ
Marcnse. S. Lehwold, and J. NJ. Frank.
This was the prize group, and i'll the award
of the prizes later on it was given hand
some silver pitcher, which Mr.. Dryfus i'm
mediately announced viii be raffied for the
benefit Of the Hebrew Orphans Home in
Atlanta.
Mr.. Moses Guckenheimer, as the Arab
peddler, won the prize for the gentlemen's
best individual character handsome dress
ing case Mrs. S. l.. Gerst, as la GripDe,n
won the ladies' prize-a pair of pearl
mounted opera glasses.
There was the usual number of princes,
marquises, fairies, and cavaliers, with any
number Of McGintys' organ grinders, pea
nut vendors and tho blind, lame, deaf and
dumb by the dozen. An unique character
was that of two little misses in black paper
costumes, who appeared as Kate Castleton's
"Paper Dolls"
The masks were removed at II o'clock.
and Immediately after that the prizes were
announced by Mr.. L. Kayton for the
committee. The supper-by Watson s.
Powers-was served at 1890 o'clock. TIE
ball was not at its hight until after the
supper, and it was o'clock before the
last waltz was played. Cobb's mill
itary band and orchestra furnished
the music. The committee of arrange
ments, to which the ball owed much of its
success, was: H. "A. Livingston, chairman:
II. M. Boley, Moses Dryfus, David Bo5in-
son, and A. L. We'll.