San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16
SOCIAL NOTES.

Chosen Friends will have a dance
Tuesday night.
A hop will take place Tuesday
evening in the Belknap Armory.
Mrs. John A. Green, ST., is visit.
ing Mrs. N. Weckes, her daughter,
in Galveston. \
The San Antonio German club
will have german Monday night
in Turner hall.
Tuesday next is the last day OF
this social season. Lent begins on
Wednesday, and society will take
a rest for forty days and nights.
Miss Alma Anderson left yes
terday for New Orleans to visit
her brother and TO attend the
Mardi Gras.
The medal of the Hayseed Bowl
ing club was won by Mr.. Anton
Gloeckner last Friday night on a
very high score.
Mr.. w. Reichel and Miss Meta
Ruediger were married last even
ing at the residence of the brides
parents on Government hill.
A social entertainment by the
San Antonio Liederkranz society,
was given in st. Joseph's hall last
night. The attendance was large.
Mr.. Gus. Bonnet, the sweet tenor
of the San Antonio Quartette club
and of the Beethoven Maennerchor,
leaves today for New Orleans, to
see the Mardi Gras and participate
in the festivities.
The Pansy Social clubs ball, at
Mission garden last night, was at
tended by about sixty couples, and
dancing was kept up until an early
hour this morning. The grand
polonaise was led by Mr.. j. Murphy
and Miss Mamie Worthy.
The SanAntonio Brewers Union
held grand ball at Muth's garden
last night. Over 400 persons were
in attendance and a royal time
was held. The dance is still in
progress as the LIGHT goes to
press.
During the wedding at the Kal.
teyer mansion last Wednesday,
Miss Elsa Degener was the happy
finder of the gold ring in the
brides cake, but her good fortune
cost her a wounded finger, by the
knife slipping on the ring as she
was cutting the slice.
l.. II. Propes and Miss Tillie
Hauck were quietly married last
night at the BRIDES home, No. $40
Avenue ID. After the ceremony
they left for New Orleans, where
they will stay about two weeks,
and returning, will make their
home at No. 425, Ninth street. Mr..
Propes Is a popular brakeman on
the Southern Pacific.
THE BEETHOVEN CARNIVAL.
Maiden and swain have all been
full of expectation for weeks for the
event which terminated in last
nights mask ball at the magniti-
cent hall OF the Beethoven society
on Alamo street. The decorations,
In picture and verse, were appro-
pirate to the occasion and had
been designed by the president,
Mr.. c.. III. Mueller. The band, I'M
der the leadership of Herr Carl
Beck, furnished music enhancing
and mostly selected from Souss's
happy and inspiring melodies.
As the arrival OF the many char
acters became numerous 1t would
remind one of the grand Momus
receptions at the French opera
house, in Mardi Gras times in New
Orleans. Characters and the va
rious characteristics were In all
cases well chosen and acted. A
group Of Spanish girls, consisting
OF Misses Siemering, Groos, Huer-
mann, Degener, Rummel, Hoven,
Schuwirth, Rennert, Bosshardt
and Meerscheidt made quite hit.
The Chinese orchestra serenaded
all spectator groups with their gro
tesoue music. They were: Messrs.
f. Stoves, Schuwirth, Engelhardt,
Dreiss, Weber, DR.. Moeckel, A.
Beckmann, Hoefling, Karber, Hen
mel, Horn, Leitner and Wshlstab,
and the leader, Carl Beck.
A group OF white clowns made
hit: A. and G.. Wagner and Ernst
and Albert Stoves composed it.
Mrs. Engelhardt did credit to her
impersonation as a Spanish seno-
rita, and Mrs. +. Piper made a
faithful Mexican sonora. 1t is inn
possible to enumerate all the
groups and characters, but after
unmasking a general litter: "You
didn't know mel" was on every
lip, and enjoyment only increased
when the various surprises had
cooled down.
The managing committee de-
serves greatest eucomiums for I'M
firing zeal, and the complete sue
cess following their efforts was
their happfest guerdon.
GRAND SUCCESS.