Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-10
MUSICIANS BALL BIG EVENT
Five Hundred Dancers in Annual
Masked Festival.
ORCHESTRA OF TWO HUNDRED
Hundredn of Spectators ut the
Auditorium and Liberal Prizes
Are Awarded the
In Many Contests.

Fkve. hundred masked dancers, hundreds
Of spectators. an orchestra of 200 pieces,
hbtrsl cash prizes for competitive win.
ners-these were features OF the annual
mask ball given by the Musicians assoc
citation at the Auditorium last hight. 1t
was a distinct success. It was one of the
largest the association ever gave and it
has given some large ones. The pleasure
did not end until long after the night gave
out and day came on.
The dance was a costume affair and tho
costumes worn were many and varied.
clever new ideas being shown in profusion,
There was little duplication and the Judges
spent two hours in deciding upon the prize
winners. Several groups were made and by
a slow wedding out process the judges
finally made their selections. That the
masks and costumes were sufficiently de-
ceptIve was shown when the Judges
awarded several Of the prizes in the mems
class TO women CARRIED in masculine attire.
The judges we're chosen from the four
theaters as follows: Boyd. S. H.. wallack,
Robert Edeson company; Burwood, Miss
Maude Leone. William Grew; Orpheum,
Jack Gardner. Tony Gasoline, A. E.
weatherby; Krug. Charles a. Morgan.
School lay
winners of Prizes.
Here is a complete list of the prize win
ners:
Richest Dressed-$5O in gold, Miss Clara
Kumwell. colonial costume; second, S25 gold
watch, Miss Helen Compton, Spanish cos
tun e; third, $40 umbrella, Miss Rose Proth-
Gro, colonial costume.
Best Characteristic in gold, Mrs. Lynn
Quest; second, SIS cut glass bowl. Daisy
Maxim.
Best Historical Representation-sl5 rocker.
Mrs. F. Brandt; second, s. picture. Miss
Lou Hoskover.
Best Mexican ~Costume-t1O piano scarf.
Miss Mary Bitney; second, Mexican cos
tune, two Krug theater tickets, Miss Amy
Carlson.
Best Indian Costume-$5 slippers, Mrs.
II. Reimboldt.
Best Goddess Of Llberty-DoEen photo
graphs, Miss Anna Baier.
SWEETEST Coon-$0 jewel case, Mrs. Cow
ger. ,
Best Topsy-S scissors, Miss Bradshaw
Most Comical-SS leather settee, Mrs.
Ben. Davis; second, five-pound box OF
candy, Miss Kennedy.
Best Clowns mountain fern. Miss Mar
garet Kennedy; second, two Krug theater
tickets, Miss Eola Kennedy.
latest Woman-$2 scissors, Miss Tenne.
Most Eccentric-S box of writing paper,
Mrs, b. f.. Miller.
Prettiest Flower Girls-Two orpheum
theater tickets, Mrs. Il. V. KinKenan and
Miss Bogrest.
BEST Musician Representatives. in gold,
Miss Elizabeth Elsasser; second. $40 in
gold, Miss Maud Elliott.
Best Newspaper Representatton-Two
Orpheum tickets. Mrs. c. F. Weber; second,
two Burwood theater tickets, Miss Sullivan.
MEN.
Best Dressed-$30 in gold, Mephisto cos
tune, Harry NJ. Greer; second, $25 watch,
Mohammedan costume, II. l.. Scott; third,
$40 umbrella, Zulu costume, Harry White.
Best Characteristic in gold. Zulu costume.
l.. II. Kinkenon; second. Sc vest, Scottish
costume. John RrittOn.
Best Historical Representation-s5 pic
ture, Paul Schroar; second, 81 box OF
cigars, Mrs. Pelinsky.
Best Mexican-$5 kodak, oscar Hoffman.
Best Indians hat. Harry Carlson.
Best Uncle Sam-slG picture, John Cow
ger.
Best Taft-s5 in gold, Miss Eva Hughes.
Best Bryan-% in gold. Miss Frances Car
ter.
SWEETEST Cons stein, J. L Kemp,
Most Comical-$5 sweater. w. l.. Nichols.
Best Clown-S pair of s~uspenders, G.. F..
Lloyd: second. two Orpheum tickets,
Fattest Man-2.5O pipe, william Boyer.
Most Eccentric-Box of cigars, Joseph
Best Tramp-s5 hat, Louis Peterson; Sec
ond. 81 muffler, Claud Hender.
TEAMS AID GROUPS.
Best Team-S10 i'm gold. Miss Ethel Davis
and Mrs. B. II. Kemper. dressed as school
girls: second, two boxes at the krug thea
ter, Emma Blake and little girl, dressed to
represent corn show mermaids; third. two
boxes at the Orpheum theater, w. #.
femme and Mrs. L. S. Wolfe.
Best Group-Box at the Boyd theater.
James jain, Adam Jain, John Hruby and
Charles Hruby, dressed as Dutch boys;
second. box at the Burwood theater. w.
l.. McCiintock. II. German, Rudolph Yech-
out. &. Mason, John Horky, Edward Pr
vonka, 8. +. Sadl, James Vouasek. j.
Holub. Joseph Smejkam, Frank Dwork,
John Boyle. Joseph Piyonka; Joe vondra,
Rock. A.. ]. Buglewicz. A. Prush and j.
Buglewicz.
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