The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-02-14
LABOR DANCE IS SOCIAL AND
FINANCIAL SUCCESS.

Labor council was in every particular
one of the most successful social events
of the season.
The event involved an expenditure OF
about 5000. But despite the heavy ex-
penses incident TO the affair tidy sum
was cleared this being due to the very
large attendance There were more
than 800 paid admissions.
The decorations, which were the same
as those used by the Eagles, were among
the finest, most elaborate and most
magnificent ever witnessed at ball or
festive occasion in Manitowoc, which
fact reflects no little credit on the local
Eagles, who, for their third annual ball,
held about two weeks ago, mad the hall
decorated in the manner mentioned, at
an expense of about Sl60, Much credit
is also due to the Central Labor council,
or its representatives on the arrange
ments committee for the labor mask
ball. as the committee showed itself
capable of appreciating good thing
when such a thing presented itself, and
for the fact that the council evinced
much enterprise In securing the use OF
the decorations at an expense OF 500.
From circle of electric lights in the
center of the ceiling of the hall, wires,
covered with white decorative asbestus
paper, and bearing white, red and blue
incandescent lights, radiated in artistic,
symmetrical curves to beautiful arches
surmounting the balustrades of the
galleries The arches were of the same
material as were the electrically illumi-
mated festoon.like streamers above men
toned. On either side of the hall
beneath the arches mentioned, was a
similar series of white arches. The space
between the two series, all around the
galleries, was decorated with profusion
of Alabama smilax the effect of which
was heightened by a wealth of artificial
red flowers 'peeping forth" from their
eyeresting background. There was a
handsome paper border beneath the
parapet of the east gallery, and the side
lights around the hall on level with
the floor of the gallery, were shaded
with the pretty emblematic shades
forming part of the Eagles parapher-
MALTA. The wall above the proscenium
was field of azure in which large
eagle scared. From the center of the
ceiling depended d large white asbeotus-
paper globe, another symbolical piece
of the paraphernalia sometimes used by
the Order of Eagles on its occasions OF
festivity. The stage presented re-
markably handsome appearance. On a
background of cloth arranged in the
form of a concave surface were nuner-
Gus electric lights arranged in groups or
series that might have been likened to
considerations in the armament.
The music for the occasion was fur
nished by the Marine orchestra of twelve
pieces, and the music was of degree of
excellence in keeping with the other
features of the event.
Large rs the crowd was, there We're
but few, if any, incidents calculated in
the slightest measure to- mar the pleas
ures of the occasion to those who active
ly participated in the costume parade,
the varied activities of the maskers, or
the several hours dancing that followed
the awarding of prizes.
The masquerade was characterized by
number of novel features. For in.
stance, three of the maskers presented
the appearance of animated biped beer
bottles
No pains had been spared by the ar
rangements committee to make the event
a success in every particular; and all in
attendance found that ample provision
had been made for the needs of the
'ipner man" Following are the names
of those that served on the arrange
ments committee: Alex NJ. @. Dnsold,
O. H. Sengldub, F. Isselmann, Aug.
Wellert and Ed. Burl.art.
Among those who served as Judges
were: Miss CAREY, Miss Pasewalk, John
Staudt and Hans Bauer.
Prizes We're awarded as follows: Best
group, $40, Happy Hooliean: j. Van
Bremen, Dufresne Bros. and VIM. West.
Second best group, s., chain gang
prisoners E. Groll, f. Brixus, M. Fricke
and Gus Brixus.
Best lady's mask, -, shepherdess: Miss
Luebke.
Best gents mask, IS, Indian gent Oscar
Roemer
Best lady's character mask, s., Indian
squaw: Gust Pautz.
Best gents character mask s., Jewish
peddler: Wencel Ilatchlavek.
Most comical lady's mask, S3, washer
woman: Anton Metzger.
Most comical gent, S3, Brillion detective:
Oscar Luebke.
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