The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10
TRAGEDY REPEATED
Drpheus Singing Society Again Gets Decision Over the
 Arion Crowd.
NO NEW JERSEYITES HERE
Masquerade a Brilliant Event, and the Landsmaenner May be
 Dancing Yet.

"Wie Gents, Landsmann," was the greeting of the members of the Arion singing society at their masquerade last night at Harmonic hall, to the members of the Orpheus Singing socie- ty from Newark. "Sehr Wohl' was the reply and then everyone joined in singing "Die Wacht am Rhein."
 As a matter of fact there were no members of the Orpheus Singing so- querade. Last summer the Arion song Bters went to New Jersey and had a great saengerfest with the Orpheus so- ciety. After both the singing clubs had hammered high c until the spec tators were white with grief the judg- es handed the decision to the Orpheus crowd for having the best voices.
 This decision never struck the Arion singers right and their opinion was upheld by most of the persons who survived the contest. But the Arions muttered never word but resolved to get revenge.
 Last night they did. Part of the Arion society came disguised as the Orpheus aggregation and another saen- gerfest was held. Never until last night did the casual spectator realize the awful injustice which was done the Arions in not awarding them the prize last summer. To start off with the Arions paraded headed by Charles Hartung, the mayor of Thompson seats on the platform. The band struck up We won't 20 home until morning and then the lArions sang very harmoniously "Junge Lleb und junge Weis.' Following the song there was loud applause from the gathering and then the Orpheus club headed by Leader A, Lohmer marched in with the banner. "Orpheus, 1S5S190S," From the sound that went up one would think the voices had been in their prime at the former date, but that now they had long been gathered to their fathers. The audience was quiet but the volume of song grew stronger and stronger until 1t was almost decided to send for the police to keep the root from being blown away by the huge pressure. Late in the evening as a part of the masquerade the judges, A. A. Eiesele. Professor Richter and Will liam Radon handed the decision to the Orpheus crowd amid howls of appro- val
 Then came the dance. There were representatives of all nations in line when the procession started headed by the floor manager. Edward J. Lehr fir a fantastic costume past description Next came his assistant Hermann c Leschke in an epoch making suit of pale drab. Behind them came two hundred happy masqueraders in every thing from a peanut suit to an elabor- ate Parisian costume. Not until we go to press did they unmask and inter- esting disclosures are expected when the important event takes place. The committees:
 Floor committee-Richard Brache Alfred Kreuter, Otto Brautigam. Fred Dickhut, Joseph Mondee, August Scha- dee.
 Reception ommittee-Eugene Scher- CT, chairman; Michael Hessler, Char aes Geider. Charles Wirtz, Sr, Car Richter, Charles Kricek, William Dahl. meyer, Henry Weidemann, Valentine Fundstein. Adolph Eisele.
 Committee of arrangements-Cha Greiner, chairman; Smil Scherer, sec'y August Sutter, treas. A. c. Schirmer asst treas, Henry Peters, Otto Breau- tigam, Edmund Scherer. Herman C. Jeschke, Edward J. Lehr.