The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-19

laughter and cheerful conversation, til.
Crescent Club celebrat ted its inaugural
ball last evening In its elegant and
tastefullY decorated rooms over the
postotice. Two short weeks had sufliced
its energetic officials to transform n
dingy and grinsy printing Office into a
bright and homclike club house.
1t is in order to give brief history of
this first social organization of the
lsraelites Of Roanoke. 1t owes its for
nation to the sugges ton OF MIR. d. Som
mers, MIR. j. Brock and Mr.. A. Morris.
having arrived at the conclusion that
the time was ripe for such an assccia-
ton, they moved quickly. The 9th
OF October witnessed the inception of
the club. Some forty members wcre
quickly associated, for the move
mont went, as it were, OF its own vo-
lltlon. a charter was obtained and the
club was Incorporated for social and in
tellectual purposes.
The following officers wero elected:
|. Bachrach, presidents u. Sommcrs,
vice president; a. Morris, secretary: A.
Enock, treasurer; directors, |. Bach
rach, ID. Sommers, a. Morris, A. Enock,
j. Brock, G. May, A. Baor and S. Nv
berg. An amusement committee was
appointed to mako arrangements for
the inaugural ball as follows: s. Metz
ger, chairman; ID. Sommers, C. Enock.
II. a. Stacy, ID. l.. Solomon and j.
Greenbaum That tho officers and com
mittee were capable and energetic was
attested by uhc splendid success of last
nights entertainment.
There were present last night Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Enock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Enock, Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim,
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Bachrach, Mr.. and Mrs
Goetz, Mr.. and Mrs. Schiller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grinberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Frey, Mr and Mrs. j.
Frey, MIR. and Mrs. May. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. Adler. Mr. and
Mrs. Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy, Mr.
and Mrs. Baer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marks, Mr.. and Mrs. Nyburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberg: Mi and
Mrs. Silverman, Mr.. and Mis-. Sacks,
Mrs. III. Bacbrach, Mrs. Solomon.
Miss l.. Goldstein, Miss d. Goldstein,
Miss 5. Goldstein. Miss. c. May. Miss
b. May, Miss Adler, Miss Solomon,
Miss Silverman, the Misses Levine, tho
Misses Heyman. Miss Levy, of New
Haven; Miss Colinsky, of Washington,
and Messrs Goldstein, l.. Fleishman,
d. l.. Solomon, T.. A. Stacy, S. Levine,
D. Som mers, II. Goldstein, Metzger,
Frey, Jacobs, Joel, Greenbaum, Weiss,
Newman, Forman, Fischer, of Rich
mond; Loen berg, of Norfolk, and Rev.
Mr.. Block
The costumes were:
Mrs. c. Enock, light silk, lace and
diamonds.
Mrs. A. Enock, black velvet, ostrich
trimming and diamonds.
Mrs. Ephraim, heliotrope silk and
diamonds.
Mrs. |. Bachrach, black silk and dia-
monds.
Mrs. H. Bachrach, garnet silk, velve5
and diamonds.
Mrs. Goetz, fancy silk and diamonds
Mrs. Schiller. black silk, jet and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Grinberg, pink silk, jet and
diamonds.
Mrs. Morris, silk null. ostrich trim
mings and diamonds.
Mrs. S. Frey, black silk and dia-
monds.
Mrs. j. Frey, black silk and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Marks, gray silk and diamonds
Mrs. May, black silk and diamonds
Mrs. brock, black silk and jet.
Mrs. Adler. black silk and diamonds
Mrs. Harrison, black lace, chiffon and
diamonds.
Mrs. Solomon, black silk and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Stacy, black silk, jet and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Daor, black silk, jet and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Nyburg, white lace, ostrich tips
and diamonds.
Mrs. Rosenberg, gray cashmere and
jet.
Mrs. Silverman, black silk and cut
steel trimmings.
Mrs. Sacks, black silk and jet.
Miss Il. Goldstein, black ottoman silk,
jet and diamonds.
Miss d. Goldstein, white silk, white
lace and emeralds.
Miss S. Goldstein, heliotrope silk,
lace and flowers.
Miss ColinskY, pink silk, flowers and
jewel trimmings.
Miss b. May, white silk and pearls.
Miss G. May, corn colored silk, black
lace and diamonds.
Miss Ricka Lyman, canary silk, null,
black trimmings and diamonds.
Miss Erma Lyman, canary silk, null,
black ornaments.
Miss May Levine, steel silk, black
lace and diamonds.
Miss II. Levine, heliotrope silk, cream
lace.
Miss b. Levine, white cashmere, white
lace.
Miss Levy, white silk, lace and dia-
monds.
Miss Adler, pink null, pink lace and
flowers.
Miss solomon, pink silk, flowers and
diamonds.
Miss Slvermar, brown silk and
| noNvis.
rnr ball was opened by a grand
! m ,rch. music hy Devon's orchestra and