The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-27
TEDDY BEARS
!, NURSE CAPTURES
ELHS HEAD PRIZE
Unique Costumes Seen at First
Masked Ball of BEST PeO-
pie on EARTH"
PRETTY DANCER IN TOWN
MADE OF EVENING STARS
Exalted Ruler Guenther's Wife,
in Bridal Gown, Declared
HandsOmest Dressed.

Tho first masked ball held in h new
home of the local Elk en- Green street
was a great success last night. The
big ballroom was filled with a happy
thropg clad in varied and unusual cos
tunes, some pretty and some unique,
but all carefully prepared m calcu-
lated to add 10 the gaiety of the occa-
sion.
Two very attractive costumes were
those worn by Miss Margaret Rogge
and Miss Lillian HUT. Miss Rogge
wore a short skirted costume made en-
tirely of EVENING STARS, and Miss
HUT wore a paper dress of the Elks'
colors, pun pie and white.
Prize Winners.r
The prize winners were Mrs. George
,. Guenther, wife of the exalted ruler,
rst ladies' prize. She was dressed as
a bride. She was awarded a handsome
ivory fan. Mrs. Owen J. Mcdonald,
ORD led as a nurse girl and wheeling a
Ted II bear, was awarded an elk's head
butbn.
Charles Montalve won the first mems
prize, a handsome gold elk's head. He
was dressed as an umbrella mender
and carried a full kit of tools and old
umbrellas.
Charles Scheid was voted a special
prize of a box of cigars. He wore o
nondescript costume of rags and wire.
There were two girls dressed as
Dutch maidens, girls dressed as jockeys
and others as soubrettes. One dressed
as a baby went about crying plaintively
and chewing at a big bottle.
Among those present were.
The Guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Guenther,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crane, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Colyer, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Odds, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.. Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Ryno, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Haller and the Misses
Haller, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Gerry, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Montalvo, Fire Com
missioner md Mrs. T. e. Burke, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hensler, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Potter. Mr.. and Mrs. William
j. Machin, DR.. and Mrs. Di Matteo,
AIR. and Mrs. John Gavin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Kaiser, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
i. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. William VI.
Haussling, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hen
nigar, Richard Rooney, DR.. ]. r. G..
Wallhauser. Eugene Coture, Alexander
Melville, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes,
MiFs Holmes. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
D&hth, Miss Louise Aab, Miss Lille
ANb, DIR. Robert Donnelly, Sylvester
E,ita9 and Mrs. Charlie. Book. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kneff. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam F. Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Rogge, Miss Margaret Rogge, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Deering. Owen Lynch,
Tnhn CraonrN nrF Il L. JTifzno frfol-
DIR. ]. G.. Bogtlin, DIR. j. A. Voorhees,.
Stephen Mulcahy, Robert Kellett,
George Gisch, Alderman Thomas Nc
Laughlin, Otto Knecht, Miss Whitmore,
Augustus Prawl, Mrs. Theodore Prawl,
Miss Edith Prawl. Dewitt c. Pell,
Samuel L%ippincott, Christopher Gisch,
Miss Anna Malone. Miss Helen Malone.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. S. Meeker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rose. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Roll, DIR. Otto r. Leis, Miss
Dieter, e. GeIth. William Horne,
George Classon, Miss Lillian Krippen-
dorf, Albert Schlelgel. Miss Lillian
HUT, Mr.. and Mrs. John Linn. Walter
Williams, Carl Seitz. Mrs. Richter, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Heitzman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Trautwein. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kane, Charles Smith, Mrs. Clara
Horne.
The ladies' night committee is COM
posed of the following: Charles c.
Hennigar (chairman). Joseph Hans
berry, Richard p. Rooney. Edward
~Presendorfer. Theodore Aab, Frank
X. Keeling and Exalted Ruler George
A. Guenther, ex-offieio.
The house committee: John Colyer
(chairman), George 4. Wenisch, George
Odds, jr.. Charles A.. Barker. Joseph
Haller and Owen j. Mcdonald.
The officers Of the lodge arc;.
George A.. Guenther, exalted ruler;
Charles M%ontalvo, esteemed fleadine
knight: Richard diooncy, esteemed
loyal knight: Joseph Il. Hansberry. es-
teemed featuring knight; Richard Hens
Ter. esquire; John Weber. inner guard,
Charles Edwards, tier: Owen J. Nc
Donald, secretary; Joseph Holmes,
treasurer.