Omaha daily bee., 1894-12-17
IN LOCAL GERMAN CIRCLES.
Turner's Preparing to Mako n Grand Affair
OF Their Masquerade Ball.

Turner's Preparing to Mako n Grand Affair
OF Their Masquerade Ball.
The entertainment committee of the Omaha
Turrverein has sent out invitations to mem
bers and friends of the society to attend a
promenade masquerade ball to be given at
the hall Saturday, December 20. The affair
is designed to be the most attractive one this
season.
The participants in the fantastic program
consisting of eighteen numbers, will be mem
bers of the different divisions, who will be
clad in unique costumes. Selections from
an assortment of 500 new costumes can be
secured at the hall.
The committee having all the arrangements
in charge consists of F. E. C. Kuehn, chair
man; Theodore w Baumer, Ernest Zitz-
mann, Paul Wurl. Philip Moeller.
Emil Wurl. William C. Kuehn and Misses
Ida Andres, Tillie Larson, Fanny Freuhauf.
Lizzie Mittnacht. Lizzie Stricken, Sophia
Nederweser and Emelie Rosacker. The
Turner orchestra is composed Of Julius
Thiele, leader, and Charles Egg rs. Rudolph
Engel William Harnack, G. H. Aschmann
and Arthur Kuhn.
On account of the masked ball. which
the Turnverein gives on the 29th, the Christ
mas celebration of the bears. which was to
have bsen given December 26, has been post
poned until the second Wednesday I'm Janu-
ary. At this time the anniversary of this
division is also to be celebrated, in con-
junction with the above affair.
Paragraphs of Gossip.
The Tel Jed Solo went to South Omaha
last evening and gave an amateur theatrical
performance at Thalia hall The attractive
play of "Bedrnik a Jeko Chase" was pre-
scented.
The most fraternal of societies, uniquely
named Gemuethlchkeit, held its election OF
officers yesterday afternoon in Storz hail. On
North Twenty fourth street.
The annual election OF officers for the
senior class Of the Turnverein will take pace
at the cave next Wednesday evening
Fifty-one members were added to tho
Turnyereln last Monday at the regular
monthly meeting. All the divisions Of the
society are rapidly increasing in numbers.
including the ladies' class. The latter Is to
give reception the Turnhall on New
Years day.
At the last meeting of the Saengerbund
the society adopted a resolution not to accept
any invitations from other associations for
the period OF three months. As reason for
this the Saengerbund members state that
such invitations were too numerous for COM
pliance. and rather than incur the disfayor
of the senders by nonacceptance the action
was deemed advisable This, Of course. will
not include serenades brought members and
their intimate friends.
The Words Fair quartet has GENT out an
advance agent 10 Iowa for concert tour.
which the members expect 10 undertake this
week Attractive new uniforms lately re-
oeiyed from Germany will be worn on the
trip
Sophus Nebe, one OF the foremost Danish
citizens Of the city, duly observed the ami
versary of his birth Saturday evening by
entertaining a number Of his friends at his
home,
The Bavarian c'ety has been invited by
Hando Bauer, one Of its members, to give
the usual theairica! performance Of the sea-
son at his hall in South Omaha oh Decem-
ber 80. The Tyrolean N'arbers and Mr..
Jacob Hauck have been INVITED to take part
In the production Of "A Farmer as Per-
jurer" The society and its friends promise
20 be fully represented at the time.