New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
ARROWS ANNUAL WHIRL.
MASQUERADE BALL OF THE SOCIETY
THE USUAL ATTRACTION.
CROWDS OF PEOPLE FILL THE MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN-THE BEAUTIFUL. FLOATS

CROWDS OF PEOPLE Fill. THE MADISON SQUARE
GARDES-THE BEAUTIFUL. FLOATS
AND DECORATIONS
The Arlon masquerade ball took place last night
and during the early hours Of this morning. at the
Madison Square Garden. usual. As usual. too the
attendance large the music Of the best. the cos
tunes many and varied. and the frolc eXuperah''
Leboldt's Military Band. played to the solitary
rafters from O'Clock until TO- when the crowd OF
merry makers began to arrive They found the
vas; space spangled with festoons of evergreen
studded with bright and many coored garlands
The dance floor WAS inclosed In a circle formed OF
thirty-two Dorc columns. connected with evergreen
cords dotted with tiny electric lamps. FROM the
tops Of the columns blazed flaming torches. the
dancers entered through four wide portals and many
duplicates Of fair Terpsichore stood about the circle
on pcdestals and looked pleasant
The programme began at 050 with the ballet OF
ffty-four dancers OF ali races. creeds and ages
Then came the procession containing hve noats
and chariot The chariot represented olympus
and ii bore the following prominent New-NorHers.
Mepomene Thalia. Terpsichore. Erato. Calliope.
Polyhymnla Euterpe. clio and Crana. The ave
floats carried pretty nearly everybody whose ma me
appeared in song or story.
Then the dance proper was on 10 the extent OF
twenty-five numbers and the night wore on the
fun waxed fast and furious. as all wer-reguli'ed
fun ought 10 wax.
Of tho crowd were carefully made and well cX-
ecuted No small portion of the success OF the
Arion ball of 1891 due 20 the experience ana
skill OF the press agent Richard f. Hamilton.
The officers trustees and committees of the Arion
Society are as follows: Richard Weinacht. president
Edward Benneche. first vice-prcsident; bernhard
Kaempfrert second Yice-presldent: Carl Schlet-
finger recording secretary: Julius j. Werner. cor
responding secretary: Constantin Lucius treas
urer: August Gebhard. financial secretary; trustees
Max Ans Edward VI. Burghard. George Ehret,
Jakob Germann. William Jurgensen, Richard
Katzenmaycr Rudolph j. Mayer William Mehh-
hon Charles Palm. John r. Pannes, {. NJ ON
Baur Frank Won Briesen George Won Skal
Committee OF Arrangements, wearing carnival
cap. and shoulder knots. NJ. Vcm Baur chair
man: Rich. Weinacht. vice-chairman; +. y. Rock
ar secretary: Max Ans. William Barthmann. Ed
Cordes Theodore De Lemos, Michael flock. carr
Uauscr f Tfildebrandt. William Jurg"ns"n u
Kaempffcrt. julius Kastncr. Richard katzenmay :
or. \ KoeniG. Louis Iau. LOUIS r.; Nenindnli JOIN
Reisenweber Franz Joseph Schaider " SchiSslls-
ger DR. G. Schoier Hugo Sohmer. g F. Spitdort'
J. p Windolph and Charles f. Ienker -
Committee on Finance-t;. j. Mayer. chairman.
C. Schietlinger secretary; g. Lucus trei'Fur'p =.
4 J. Kastner commissary; Emil Ans chris" pn.i
Rrauneck G. $ Brauneck. w. Ditze,. Louis ttt-
linger. ir.. August Gebhard II Gebhard', ), oshh
g. Lurch A. Mtzel II. s. Rubens; F Schirmer'
/ splitdorf J. ,P Werner. L. +. Winckler
Procession Committee Kaempnert. &. Hauser'
r. Hidebrandt NJ. Schlesinger and T. Neinachr