The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
GERMAN CHARITY BALL
THE NINTH ANNUAL EVENT WAS A
BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
by Many People-Personal and
Social Notes.

The ninth annual charity ball given last
night by the German Ladies' Aid Society
at the German House was brilliant sue
cess. both from an artistic and society
standpoint. The only decoration in the
large hall was the grouping Of palms here
and there and palms outlined the wide
stairway leading up to the assembly hall.
The grand march was opened promptly
al o'clock by Mrs. F. Tilly and her grand
son. Mr.. Frank II. Keller, followed by Mr..
and Mrs. A. e. Metzger, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
A Schnull Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cooper,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. George Mueller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Stempfel, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Haerle, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Fletcher and the floor committee. includ-
ing Mr.. Ferd Hollweg, Mr.. Louis Reese,
Mr.. Fred Bachman, jr., DR.. Calvin l.
Fletcher, Mr.. Otto Kipp, Mr.. Paul Martin.
Mr.. Leo Rappaport, Mr.. Max Emmerich.
Mr.. Hans Sielken, Mr.. Paul Krauss, jr.,
Mr.. Henry Jungclaus, Mr.. A. Wiegand. Mr.
o. Nilius, Mr.. Arthur Strauss, Mr.. Oscar
Schmidt, Mr. Charles Off, Mr.. Otto Deluse.
Mr.. Louis Ludorff, Mr.. J. Huber, Mr. Wal
ter Kipp, Mr.. Adolph Schellschmidt and
Mr.. Walter Buehler.
The ladies and gentlemen in evening dress
present were Mrs. Tilley, gray silk and
lace; Miss Emily Fletcher, cream silk
embroidered in yellow flowers: Miss Julia
Hollweg, pink silk crepe and gold trim.
ming; Miss Amelia Kipp. pink and green
silk; Mrs. Frank Wood, pink silk; Mrs.
Frederick Bachman, black and yellow;
MIS- Albert Metzger, lavender and white
silk; Mrs. Kuhn, black grenadine over
green silk Miss Kothe, white null over
mir sill MptZger.
gray silk; Mrs. George Haerle, white over
blue silk; Mrs. Pierre Gray, light blue silk
and chiffon, Miss Ada Kuhn, blue and
castor chiffon and lace; Mrs. Samuel
Fletcher, white and melon velvet; Mrs
Edward Churchman, green null and chil-
fon and lace; Miss Gass, OF Muncie, white
over pink lace insertion; Miss Huber, point
d'esprit over green and lace; Miss Elma
Bachman, peachblow silk with lace; Miss
Thompson, yellow brocade; Mrs. Charles
+. Sayles white null and lace over black;
Miss Schellschmidt, pink and point
desprit; Miss Helen Werbe, white organdie;
Mrs. John w. Kern, blue and white silk
and lace corsage; Miss Emily Winters, red
silk; Mrs. George n. Catterson, lavender
foulard; Mrs. Julius Wocher, black silk
with green velvet; Miss Erla Bowers, vel
low and black; Miss Gepp. of st. Louis,
white chiffon over pale green silk; Miss
Helen Springsteen, green figured silk and
lace; Mrs. Williamson. changeable striped
silk with lace panels and martin FUR; Miss
Stella McCune, black net with red flowers;
Mrs. Henry w. Lawrence. green foulard;
Mrs. Kate Perry Morris, black silk and
lace; Mrs. David Wallace, figured lavender
silk and lace; Miss Bessie Campbell, of
Irvington. white swiss and lace; Miss Irma
Wocher, rose cloth and green trimming.
An elegant supper was served during the
evening, by the committee In charge, IN
Guiding the following: Mr.. Robert Keller.
chairman, assisted by Mr.. Charles krauss,
Mr.. Fred Bachmann, Mr.. Emil Fertig,
Mr.. John Rauch. Mr.. George Vonnesut:
Mr. Henry Kothe, and a committee of
ladies. consisting of Mrs. A. Nj. Kuhn,
chairman: Mrs. Emil Fertig, Mrs. Eugene
Dolmetsch, Mrs. George Vonnegut, Mrs
Philip Hauss. Mrs. John Rauch and Mrs.
Fred Bachmann.