Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
THE CHORAL ASSOCIATION Ball
\ Very Delightful and Successful
Event az sanger Hall.

a grand masked bali was given HI.
! Sanger Hall last night by the German.
! American Choral Association for tho pure
/ pose or raising funds for the association
! and 70 give the members Of that orsaul.
! ton an opportunity Of meeting o..l
| other in a social way.
| Financially and socially the entertain
| mcnt proved very successful. Many .f
/ the costumes worn We're very handsome
| while others We're remarkably unique .rf
| the young people took their places n tf.
| opening grand march There might D.
| seen Venus arm-in-arm with Is cook f0e
| fairy with the cowboy and many other
| quaint couples.
After the march the company daro
while the Jefferson Band played ifs lra.
Hest airs Al 10 o'clock came thc excite.
ment Of unmasking, and many lovely
faces appeared from beneath some h.f.-
GUS masks. Counting both spectator snI
dancers about three hundred people w0n
present at the ball, and such was the de-
mand for tickets that 10 IS said many
more could have been sold.
supper was served about midnight tt
before this feature was reached Two pr.
ties Of maskers. the picnic party and fe
coffee party. made themselves very n0rI-
lar by treating their friends 10 refresh
ments.
A FINE MUSICAL ORGANIZATION
The German-American choral Ass0ca-
zation In the city. Its members have a.-
ways been noted for their musical inteli-
gence and their fine rendering OF tho most
difficult classical music. Among the r.-
cent works studied are 'Allelujah." from
Haydns Messiah; Kyrie from Mozart
Twelfth Mass. and the Pilgrims chorus"
from Tannhauser. The president of fn.
association r. Mr.. Charles Gasser. Vice
President. Miss Annie Peasants. Sccre-
tary. Mrs. q. c.. Mutter; Treasurer Mr
G.. W. Kraker; Financial Secretary. Nr
William Hebig: Director. Mr.. C. IL. Mlt
ter: Librarian. Mr. W. Rcmke.
The committee In charge OF the ball in-
cluded MeSsrs. Peter stump. chairman
George =. Mattern. v r. O. spott. o. u.
Kraker Mrs. George Franck Mrs Gehf-
mann, Mrs. W. Goodman, and Miss Pal-
SOME OF THE MAsKERs
Among the dancers We're Miss l-ALe
Seelinger I'm a gown OF paper music, WIZ
drum and horn; Mrs. \. q. Schultz, iacht
old maid; Miss Trimmer. ked hillN--
Hood; Miss Schumann. Red Riding h9ol'
Miss kampfer gardener, Miss btl'
Easter girl; Mrs. A. NJ. Tomlinson. l.-
dian squaw; Augusta Behle, tacky ODD
maid; Florence Jacobs. silver mime fti-
line Geiser Germany; Lula humen.
Miss Schultz. old mlIi'
Miss Schultz. gold; Rosa Schoemacher
little girl; picnic crowd-Nisses Pauline
Kobe, Lily Mattern. Marie Stoiaz Ante-
line Kelley. Gussie Bromm. Julia LESS.
Miss Augusta Behle tacky OLD mao,
Miss Eleanora Steinbrecher, vanity MI,
Lena Unkel peanut girl, Mrs. Lewis
Brel, red rose: Miss Lambkin. CoIoni
lady. Miss Marie Kempfer Red kiiIni
Hood; Miss Emma Schumann. J1pang-r
Mary Beck. old col0red nanny ~
Barker. Spanish dancer; Mrs tisnfr l.-
dian squaw. Miss Marie Schadd, Japane,,,
Miss Louise Moss Miller, cafnatiQn tHl.
Miss Louise Zimmerman. black domino
coffee party-Mrs. q. Schau. Miss b.
Brauer, and Miss a. Schan. Mrs. Geofse
Frank. Venus with her evening s,l
Mrs. v +. A. Spott, muse or must , ,
stOiz, maid: Miss Pauline Bromm; N',,
baby. a. = SpOtt, military
character: Charles McAllister. Chiner..
Z. Briel Mexican. Mrs. Ruegcr. boW,.
girl: Columbus Canepa red domino
louise Moss Miller carnation glili
eraser. Mrs. Scha1f Miss
Annie Schaff Mrs. Pauline Grass.
'iss Helen Brauer. and Mr. and hl-'
T. W. Hegelman; Miss Carrie sehl1f
Messre. y. f. 4. spott. stan officer: p.
y. Brauer. w. r. Moesta. T. ;. stauar.
Minstrel crowd: l.. W Penyer. Old ladl.
'harles Miller. nurse; otto hrauer. htkel'
'harles Behc fireman. Charles ko.lr,'
Jude; George McLern, picnic party VIZ
lam Miller. clown. Fred. Schaff clown
Albert /. Pierce dude; William III /im-
herman. fisherman; Herman 1,a.
udc; Herman Kastin. country girl, LfNl'
ietzger, Roman gladiator. ElN,t|
chaal soldier, Mr.. 5. l. Stoltz. II. ~
yenzel. Mr. and Mrs. George Francs
IT, George L. Franck. Mrs. y. s,.4-
nacher. Mrs Socnier. Mrs. William Mn-
IN: Mr.. Rueger. sport: Mr Zimmermll
me fisherman; Frank Bohlc walter L'
iageman. gray domino; Lewis biieh COW
W. A,fo>c, THE SPECTATORS.
Among the spectators we're Ncssrs. I"
on \. Rosenegk. Charles n. Phillips W.
l.. BrOmm. W. hefph
harlcs Gasser, Peter Stumpf Geoi-'
'ranck. George c. Dietrich, ~ ". fAu-
am b. Dunstan. H. eraser ". kuts.L
ouis Rueger. Henry Rueger. +. ctoi,t'
Gorge Mattern 81. +. Richter, L.
lutter. Captain Angle ". Gehfmann
rauer G. llassel. J. Stelnnrecher j
won. A. Schnurman r. Wenzcl W.
chute O. HASTEN. 4. l.. Mattern J.N'
. Anderson. Jr.. H.. Shumaker ID. iti
elmer. {. T. Kohler, G. Haase'
lorris. Mrs. J. b. Angle MISS Sen
fields Mrs. O. J.. Brauer MT -
rauer. Mr. Franck Miss Mary So
iss Ellke. Mr. Fred. Schott, Miss !"
.iegar. Mrs. NJ Riegor, Mrs W.
Iolmcs. Mr.. and Mrs. j. - hehN,
RS. H. 4. Jarvin. Mrs. y. l.. Bfieh. ~.
asst Mrs. III. Metzger. Mrs. LOWS n..1
.r. Miss y. Ostwald. Miss Cora h,i
eyer. Miss Halle Thompson,
erch. Mrs. William H. zimmernlaH"
nd Miss Delger.
Captain o. f. Wise OF steamer COM