New-York tribune., 1906-02-10
ARION In GAYEST MOOD.
AUTO Floats the Feature of AnnitdI
Bau-Society an Mask.

The annual ball Of the Arion Society, always one
of the gayest and most gtterins of the bright
spectacles that fill Madison Square Garden. was
last night, IL possible brilliant than any OF
the previous balls given by the society. and the
gayest The many coIored decorations of the Dig
hail. the size and costumes OF the crowd ule
gorgeOusness of the floats and the general spirit i
good fellowship. perhaps little enhanced by spirHs
of good cheer. combined to make the occasion
orable.
The feature ~ last nights ball, aside from the
features which have come TO be usual at the Arioh
was the parade Of automobile floats Ihers were
twelve of these, for each month h'ach was
decorated represent the month 1t was naInsu lo,
and on it grouped appropriately cos'u''eu
women there were a few men. too but they were
almost pnnoticed and seemed 10 be there only 70
make the scene artistcally correct
The theme of the seasons and months was the
key the decorations also, which were more care
fully planned and eaborately carried out theh
ever The big room was divided into twelve parts
each part marked by a huge placard bearing the
sign of the zodiac for the month represented
The plants and flowers in the hedge separating
the dancing floor from the promenade were IN each
the twelve sections of the kind that are at their
best in the months represented Over all hung
long streams Of evergreen with pink rosettes ana
a canopy above the rafters that bore the Hgnts
hid the roof from sight
The crowds intent finding good seats from
which 10 watch the spectacle began to arrive early.
began the hall was fairly filled with motley
throng. Evening dress predomnated in the throng'
for both men and women. a few. conVentlonaAy
dressed, wore masks. and il was whispered not 100
softly that they members of society VINO
wished to see the masquerade. but could not afford
to risk dignity. But though there may have been
in the usual dress. the ball was a masquerade
beyond all odds. for the maskers, if In minority,
dominant, and the spirit of their fun causht
and held all classes
Inn Of tbe mas Sol1ad
the ballet of the seasons. which was performed
by the corps de ballet of the Metropolitan Opera
House, had been followed by a trio of Spanish
dancers and these in turn. by the parade of floats
Then the floor was cleared and dancing, which had
been intermittent since 10:So o'clock, began IN
earnest, and did really stop till far into the
morning. The spirit of the masque freedom. DO
henianism. or what not, overfowed the dancing
floor and permeated the whole place Those VINO
did not respond to it's influence decided that they
had come TO see the ballet or the parade and went
home, while others, knowing what would be wait
ing, then flowed in and filled the places of the
deserters. And the merriment went on-and on
and Sheer fatigue seemed to be the only in
ducement to stop.
After 1 O'Clock all masks were removed-perhaps
this had something to do with the departure Of
some of those who with faces still securely hidden.
scurred out shortly before that hour And after
that the ball was without other programme than
dancing and refreshments. which seemed all sufi-
cient. however The ball was in charge OF the fol-
lowing:
Oficers-(iustav Lndenthal. president: n
perger first vice-president; Rudolph Mayer second
president; Carl Schettinger recording secretary;
julius T. Werner, corresponding secretary; William Ditze
treasurer; George II. Dehl. tr financial secretary.
Trustees-Ferdinand Aue Theodore NJ Boettger CIerl-
ems Deser. George Ehret. tr Dr Julius Goldman.
lam Hoffman William Hollweg. Otto KinzeI. Adolph Mag
nus Emil Rothengatter Robert Schwarz Hugo Sohmer.
henry SteIl Franz vol Brtesen. Richard Weinacht and
Robert A. Wecke
Cor COMMITTEES Arraasements Robert weeke. chair
Bohne. William = BJ=ss Henry Dabestein George II.
Dehl jr.. William Ditze, H R Hirsch William HolI-
veg Emil W k4ppart g II. Kcster. Rudolph Mayer,
Henry Mesinger, DR. \ l. Peters, Max Remann The0dor
IdehL Matthias Santor George SChenk John Schmitt.
Dr. Gustav SchOler, Joseph e. SchTam. Frederick Schulz.
Robert SchWaTz Emile Z. Schwarzkopf Hugo Sohmer.
carl r Spiess, Henry SJemne Henry
Won Briesen Richard Wenacht and Christian. EobeL
AXmacheT. Robert II. BarJsCh. Richard Ludwig
Birsec Christian Brauneck ottred BrickeImaier John
d. COrdes. George II. Del jr Jacob Georgi. DR. H r.
A. Graessr j. Frederick Hanft Gustav HolIweg. Louis
Koch, William Isohr Charles LurCh Max Mates William
+ Mershon AdOlph M se, Alexander Mitzel Charles T.
Miller Pabst Julius Riehl SChettinger Charles
+. SchirmeT. Dr. W F SteChmann. Frederick Voegeln-
II o. Waldbaur Carl II. Wittmanu William Zaisser and
Henry Zuhr
While arranging some bunting Lawrence p
Dooley decorator fell from the first tier of the
balcony to the main floor. twenty feet below,
causing much excitement A physician hurried TO
his aid and found that he had only a dislocated
ankle Dooley got up at once and went to work
again