The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-13
THE PuRIM BALL.

Long before the hour appointed for the arrival of the royal party which included neA, ms queen, courtiers, maids of hon or, pages, etc., the entire circle surround Ing the ball room at the Auditorium, was nlled with an eager throng of spectators Who gathered to witness the Purim ball last evening.
 The hall was elaborately decorated for the occasion in beautiful scheme of white and yellow, which in the glare of the electric lights, presented a brilliant eff feet.
 At about o'clock the maskers began to arrive and occupy the seats in the front row of the circle which had been reserved for them. Soon the seats were filled and goodly company of all sorts and kinds of persons they were. The costumes covered every conceivable date, nation and condition, and over all was the charm Of mystery for the masks con cealed the identity of the individual and the assumed character was in full evil dence.
 At s:30 the curtain rose and disclosed dazzling scene on the stage, which was decorated in palms, ferns and other pot ted greens. and splendid American Beauty roses Above the space was filled in with a curtain of giant smilax and red drapery. On throne of crimson and white sat the King and his Queen. MT. Sam sable and his lovely niece. Miss Stella Hirsch of Columbus Ga. She wore royal gown of white and silver, with court train of rich Persian cloth lined
 
 of white silver spangled satin and was most splendid in it's Building. Beside them stood the pages. dressed in pink. They were little Ruth and Bernice Loeb, twin children of MT. and Mrs. l.. Loeb, To the strains of sweet music the gen tlemen and ladies of the court entered, and each bowed low to their majesties and took places at either side. They were Misses Sadie Well. Diana Kahn. Bertie Kaufman. Adelle Stoll. Aurelia Kahn, Nellie Hirsch and Beatrice Sulzbacher. All gowned in white and carrying arm clusters of red carnations tied with red Messrs Forshmer, Julian Gibian. Ike Simon, Lee Well, Meyer Gerson, Joe Seeman and Silvan Baum.
 When the group was arranged, some dancers delighted the King and his court, and the large audience. Little Elsie Mayer, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ed. Mayer, was a picture in pink and white and silver as she danced. Little lrma Wollner in white spangled satin was eX cellent in a tambourine dance, and Miss Ethel Sykes did the folly dance to per lection.
 When the dances were concluded the royal party descended from the stage and marched around the ball room floor led by the King and Queen, the little pages bearing her train.
 Then taking positions on the floor they danced the cotillion of the ball, after which the maskers Joined them in | grand march, and the ball was fairly | opened served in a place set apart for the pur- pose and elaborately decorated in palms, | cedars roses and violets. On each table | seating four guests center vase of vio- lets was placed and on the cloth were
 Among the maskers were costumes of | beauty and variety. There was Roose- welt and a black lady. On the card he | presented was written President Roose- Welt. Saturday" on her card was writ ten "A Guess of de White Hous. Sad day" Another man with black face had written, on card on his pack RooSe- Velts Pet" Another black man was la beled Social Equality" Another three were Roosevelt in the center with black on either side One was marked Booker T. Washington" and the other 'Dr. Crum"
 Miss Backrow of Louisville was notice able as Trust Arithmetic" On a card she presented her friends was written Ten mills make one trust,
 Ten trusts make one combine. Ten combines make ons merger, Ten mergers make one magnet, One magnet makes all the money" skirt dancer. The Efect of Physical Culture was good. The Eight Wonders of the World was excellent On globe were eight flags and on each flag was the name Of possible future Mayor or Mont gOmery The declaration was that the wonder was as to who the next Mayor would be.
 There were convicts. Japanese ladies. Indians house girls school girls clowns, tennis girls fencing girls market girls. Chinamen. courtiers, pressmen, Dot girl. A rainbow costume was particularly good, as was My Candidacy.''
 A bright. breezy paper. "The Happy was sold during the evening. The dance program was as follows: CT and March, The Midnight Flyer-HageI. l Lancers, Aroma-Wm. Bendit, Waltz, The Witchs WhirI--E, T Paul. 8 Two Step, Dixie Land-Chauncey Haines.
 Waltz Sweet Remembrance-F. J. St. Clair.
 Two Step, Sunny Jim-F. J. St: Clair.