The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-24
CH1LDRRNg MASQUERADE CARNIVAL

At AEion Hail-A Description Of q Positive
Scene-An Unique and Happy Occasion.
To those who have been fortunate
enough to witness the last two annual
children's masquerades at ATion Hall,
the announcement Of the third, to be
held last night was an agreeable event.
It is not often that so well trained q
body Of little ones is seen in an enter.
tainment Of this nature, and the antici.
pations Of the large audience assembled
In the hall last night were completely
realized.
Between the hours Of Z and 8 the
children who were to take part In the
exhibition assembled in the parlors Of
the club house. From there the grand
march wendell It's way TO the large hall,
to the strains OF the Opera House or.
chestra, where the masquerade was 70
take place. There was multitude OF
characters in costume, Of which the fol.
lowing, in the order Of the march, were
some Of the most prominent: Santa
Claus (Dr. Edmund F. Bocking) and
two buglers, Lamppost, Puss and
Boots, Grand Entree OF the Prince and
Princess, mounted upon baby elephants,
having for q body guard twelve jockeys
OF the Royal Court and the following
coterie: Uncle Sam George EbeltnR)
and Sates, Mexican bandit, Mr.. Fred.
schwertieger, Elephant Trainers, Follies,
Japanese Court Ladies', Gipsies, Qua
kers, Buttercups, Miss Patico, the Two
Marks, Giant, Flower Girls, Uncle
Moses, Aunt Dinah, Red Riding Hood
Hans and Gretchen and others.
The next number on the programme
was the address OF welcome by the
Prince, Elmer Marker. The latter, only
six years Of age, delivered neat little
speech, which met with great applause
The Jockey Drill, under the command
OF Mr.. Ed. Stifel, was performed by
Charley and Harry Killmyer, Harry and
Earl Luiz, Harry Eckert, Earl Bremel
and Masters SLeinmetz and Schumacher
The feature OF this number was the
spelling OF the word "Arion" by the
twelve jockeys arranging themselves, al
the word Of command, In the separate
letters composing the word.
J, The feature oil the eyenipRP enter
tainment, however, waa the Irish JIG
performance by Charley and Harry
Ikillmyer. Mr.. Bates Butler, who in
lstructed the two little performers, hat
drilled them to such q. high degree o
perfection that only repetition woult
satisfy the enthusiastic audience. Col
George 9beling he'd hiu regiment vel
under control and the INTRICATE eYolH
lions Of Uncle Sans flag march vert
successfully and thoroughly well rem
dered by the following soldiers: Corne'
illus Sdlel, Gsrtie Rsister, Ida Snyder
CLARA Mason, Lille Bieberson. Ethe
Glass, Doretta Morgan, Nellie FHedel
Edna Frew, Helepa Sch eltlegef
Stella Commerford and Clara Snyder.
At the final review, Santa CLAUS dis.
tribnted TO all those taking part box o.
candy, and the performers all marched
to supper. It Is needless to say that
full Justice was done to the elegant
spread provided by Mir. Joseph HrauS,
the caterer.
The entertainment was great success
and the spectators present were unan
imops in their approval Of the manner
in which It wps produced. This wa
owing chiefly to the efforts OF Mrs
Charles KilImyer, DR.. Edmund T. Book.
ing and Messrs. George Ebeling and Ed
Stitel.
Among the strangers present were
Miss Mamie 0'Neil, Of Pittsburgh, and
Miss 0'Rourke, OF Cleveland.