The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-12-16
HEBREW CHARITY BALL.
The Ladies of the Hebrew
Benevolent Society Score
a Grand Success.
A SUMPTUOUS SUPPER SPREAD.
Over One Hundred Couples at one
Time on the Floor, Keeping
Step TO the Music of
McCann's Famous
Orchestra.


Orchestra.
1t was the reporters privilege
and honor to be a guest at the
charity ball given by the ladies of
the Hebrew Benevolent Association,
last night,
The above association has been
in existence for five years, with Mrs.
Sam Heilbron as its president, and
during these five years has done
much to relieve the distressed, both
Hebrew and Gentle.
The association has kept up and
beautiied their burial ground-fur-
nished money and took the initiative
in building the beautiful Synagogue
where they worship.
The association has given several
balls since it has been in existence,
and the reporter has been to most
of them, and from a point of ele-
gance and attendance, must say
this, the last one, excels all the
others.
The President, Mrs. Heilbron,
aided by several of her lady associ-
ates, was everywhere, to see that
the arriving and departing guests
wanted for nothing.
The ball was held in the beautiful
Mariposa Club room, and the sup
per tables, four in number, were
spread in the back rooms of the
hall, reserved for this purpose.
McCann's famous orchestra was,
of course, on hand to make music,
and with this band, dancing be-
comes easy as you glide through
waltz after waltz.
The costumes worn were 'ele-
gant"-this is tip from one of the
fair sex who knew what she was
talking about-and not a hackney
ed expression, conjured up from
mustV lore.
The reporter made several efforts
to get the names of those in at
tendance, but each and every one
he asked to help in the work, look
ed over the hall at the two or three
hundred present, and said, ''the jot
is to Herculean for me" The re.
porter glanced about the hall, how
ever, and those who did not dance
sat still enough to get crack shot
pictures. OF this number, we no
ticed Mayor Hardin, Hon. Ben Fore
man, ]. Deutchman, Alderman
Buhrman, Manager Harry Ehrlich
of the opera house, Ex-Mayor E. A.
Schlcker, Capt, Eugene Walker,
Col. Sandberger and others.
The leadership was given Nat
Sterne, and, although he had tin
whistle, he did not make a single
note until the hands of the clock
pointed to 10, and then the shrill
rattle sounded for the Grand
March, when some forty couples
marched to one of McCann's new
creations,
After this, the dance moved
smoothly until u o'clock, when the
band was given the "wink" by Mr.,
Stern, and broke forth in the
grand Hungry March" "You
Can't Lose Me Charlie" ="
Mayor Hardin of the West Side,
was given the honor of heading the
march, with President Mrs. He'll
bron, as his partner, and following
behind gentleman and lady,
came the procession, and soon the
sixty covers at the tables were fill
ed, and the door closed on those
who had the misfortune to tall in
the rear and who had to wait until
the next tables could be prepared,
The reporter found the tables la
dened with meats, salads, bread,
cake, fruits and other good things
found on tables at public gather
ings. With all of this, coffee was
served, and the supper can be writ
ten down as an elegant one,
After supper dancing was resum-
ed, and the doors of the Mariposa
Club rooms did not close on the
scene of gayety until 2 a. IN.
The affair was a grand one, in
deed, and will long be remembered
by all who attended.
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