The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05
MERRY WHIRL OF AASEERS |



UiHprrs.
The second annual Mosque ball given 1
bg Faerst B.uecner Lodge No. s Urdey |
OF sons Of Herman, at X of r. Castle |
halI last uight was a triumphant sue
cess in rv,ry particular. over 80 peO. I
pie we're preeent and over 100 Inaskefs
were on the 4 Dor tripping The may TO
the deughtful strains of Richardson y
RomerO's orchestra.
The masks were many aud varied
and Tor three hours the hall presented
au enlivening Kaleidoscope panorama
The mRhkers, for the most part,
showed thought ana care ia the make
up Of thtit disguises and nearly every
thing Ia tho human and animal king
dom was presented and burlesqued
AT II o'clock the masks we. raised
and many were the surpr sss that FOL
lowed After luncheon nj the Vienna
cafe the Sons OF Herman and heir
guetti returned to the hall aud CO..
tluued the whrl until the blinkers
! Aickered.
! The different committees did their
work WE'LL aud The order won fresh
praises on its enterprise and hospi
tality.
The committees were: On masks,
Nose Weinberger aud Henry Wolff; on
/ Il 1or, O. Ritter busch, Emil Ritter butch
aud J. Foucart.
Owing to he dense crowd and
variety OF masks the judges, Mayor B
! r Berkey, Il. n Greer and l.. q. Nib D..
lack, exOerienced some difficulty ia
making awards. bat tbeir decisions
escaped without engendering Kisses
The awards are as follC We: Best
dressed couple--First pr, a fueBt-
ing and sist r, SIX bottle, champagne,
one pair shoes, one bt cigars. tafee
bottles horseredish
Most romical masl-F,-st priz', John
Nelson (mpe German 81 h jol-
boy), SIX boxes Gold Band bacon; sec
ond prize (GAm brinusl, Ferdinand r I
terbnsh, one whip, three bottles horse
rHdish.
The best dressed group Of Fl iye-Four
bottles champagne, two bottles port
wi1e, angel food. Miss Jennie Ward,
Mrs. EuzA Iitterbush, Chinese; Mrs.
Emil Ritter bush, Miss Annie Ritter
bush, Japs; Walter Billings, clown.
Most c0mical female mask - Horace
HiXon, one bride, two bottles cham
payne, three bottles horseradish.
Ugliest female mssk-Mrs Kennedy
(burlesqle Red Riding Hood one
coffee mill and one teapot.
Ugliest male mask George II. Will
lis, one mustAche cup and saucer.
Neatest costume Miss Gerlie Ryan
Newman, one toilet set, gloves and
teapot
Second best male mask-M. L. Mar
tiu, one doll baby.
Most characteristic male mask-A.
Ktebs oklahoma hogl, one case beer,
doll baby.
Most characteristic lady mask -
Anna Colbert (,un lower), periumery
cuff button, handkerchief
Most characteristic couple--Mrs j.
Foucart and Mrs Nj. Vein befge-, one
box cigar, one bottle Irish whisky.
To lady wearing most ancient cos.
tumc-Mies Colbert, one shampoo at
Towers bar Der snop.
Second best lady mask-Miss Me-
Cam, package Merton oranges, one
necktie
The following are the names OF
, merchants who contributed TO the
! prize fund OF the m ask ball: NJ Vein
berger half doz,n bottles champagne;
, Joe Willis, one glass water pitcoer
+, Weinberger Bros two bottles porI
, wine; nitzsl Bros cue and saucer
q Merten two dozsu oranges, one cab
bage; Leonard, half dozen cans ham
Hailsell- Frazer. one box good eiRars
New York Hardware Co, one No 8
T, nickel-pated teapot; New York Cloth
= ing Co, one ueektie; Wallace q Muller,
one box fine stationery, best m Ssh A
SeatoD. one doll baby; j. B. Towers
Renfro Drug Co bottle periumery
Ooyle Mercantile Co box cigars: David
Hetsch. baby shoes; LevY's Bee Hive,
. sleeve buttons; william MarkhArdt
, half dozen horse-radish; Emil Ritter
busch, half dozen champagne; Elsen,
schmidt Il Weckel, par ladies' slip
pers Ramsay Bros. ten yards ribbon
Spencer Hard ware Co., one &C flee pot
Wheeler & Son, tooth brush; SAndel-
, back Bros one SCI bowl and tray; p,
j. Heilmau, one buggy whip; Paul
Jundt, one csse beer; A p. Saunders,
fancy riding bride; J II. Stone; u. @.
Moore H. Ritterbuseh, bottle good
rye; Olmsmith Arms Co cribbage
board; VIM Ritzhaupt, angel food; Il
l.. Hirschi, one coffee mill; Star Bs-
zaar, one silk handl6or hief; r. Il
Lilhe, sugar bowl; Vsnderpool, comb
and brush.
IV man EITE