St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-30


SSsk rioSitywthin the breast
! 5VEA of haplesS females as is
sNS ~ that imposing struc-
p$ ture at the corner of
Fourth and Cedar streets, the home of the
Minnesota club Whether half-drawn cur
tains afford meager glimpSes of its interior
magnificence, or whether the imagination
is stimulated by closely shaded windows,
every feminine passer-by regards it with
awe not unmiXed with envy, thinks with a
sigh that men are lucky creatures, and
wonders why the ladies of her acquaintance
do not join issue and set up club house OF
their own that shall rival in the daintinesS
of its appointments that OF their lords and
masters.
But this dream of the club woman, per-
menent establishment conveniently located,
with parlors, library, assembly hall, and
cafe sacred to the gentler sex, seems far
from realization in St. aul and our SoroSis
is as yet thing of the future. Indeed. our
feminine clubs pure and simple are SO little
! known that it is with the greatest difficulty
they can be unearthed. Perhaps tn cir scar
city is due to the fact that the women of
the West are more cOnSe rvatlve,
more devoted to home interests than
their Eastern cousins. 1t may
be that we have so many men to entertain
that our ladies have not yet been COM
PEELED to seek amusement i'll the company
of their own sex. 1t is barely possible that
our matronS and maids have limited con-
troll of the family purse-strings, or they may
only lack leaders. That they are quite
| cable of organized work is demonstrated by
the efficiency of our numberleSs benevolent
societies, Flower mission, Milford house,
Home for the Friendless and Protestant
Orphan asylum, all of which are under
| feminine management.
CHURCH CLUBS.
Almost every church now days, in adj
dition to its mi visionary society and Sunday
school, has its club, much of whose success
is due to the unfailing interest and unfag-
! ging energy of its lady members. Our
churches are not behind those of other
cities in this respect, and Unity club may
| be taken as typical, inaSmuch as the Unity
church building was constructed with
view to its accommodation. and contains,
in addition to prettily furnished parlors, an
assembly room provided with stage for
theatricals, dining-rooms, pantry and
kitchen. Unity club is of many years
standing and meets every other Tuesday
evening alternately with the study class.
The regular club was last winter in the
hands of various committees, theatrical,
musical, social and miscellaneous, who fur
enished entertainment upon different even
ings. The study class read and discussed
Dante's ''Inferno." Among the active lady
members of this club are Mrs. S. B. Beals,
Mrs. J. c. Boyden, Mrs. Edward Sawyer,
Mrs. G. Nolte and the Misses Nolte, Mrs.
G. II. Clark, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. John
| Hart and the Misses Hart, Mrs. G. W.
Ames, Mrs. j. De Graw, Miss E. B. Green,
Miss Beals, the Misses Sewell, Misses Boy
den, Misses. Chaplin and Mrs. DIR. Davis.
The Young Peoples association of the
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church, Or
ganiZed in January. 1854, has also been very
successful. Its avowed object is the
fostering of sociality among the young
people. Meetings are held at the homes of
the various members, music, reading and
recitations forming the balance of the en-
tertainment. Actively interested in the
association are Miss Clara Wilson. Miss
Angie Bingham. Miss Lizzie c. Hawkins,
daffer, Miss Llbbe Hodges, Mrs. G. c..
Gregory. Miss Grace Gilbert MisssClara
Baldwin and Miss Mabel Baldwin.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY.
Probably the most successful of our
ladies' clubs is that known as the Musical
society. 1t was inaugurated two
1 years ago by few enthusiastic
ladies who met at each others,
houses. From this humble beginning it
has steadily grown, and now numbers about
seventy members, active and honorary, and
has its abiding place at Dyers music store.
Mutual pleasure and improvement is the
object of this society. the members being
only lightly assessed for necessary eX-
penses. Mrs. McIlrath is president, Mrs.
T. G. Jones secretary and Mrs. Clarence
johnson treasurer. Miss Beals, Mrs. +. B.
Jilson, Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. F. B. Clark and
Miss ThurstOn are among the active men,
bers.
Signor Jannotta is extremely proud of
the ladies OF his glee club, some of whom
are Mrs. Arthur Rogers, Miss Mae Murphy
and the Misses Shave.
In speaking Of literary clubs one instantly
thinks of the Chatauqua circle. An
enumeration of its members would be inn
possible, but many of our ladies find in it a
means of culture otherwise unattainable.
Mrs. FL. w. Haynes, while teacher of
literature at the high school, organized
among the young lady graduates of that in
stitution a reading club. This club is still
in existence under the leadership of Miss
Newson, and holds Saturday afternoon
meetings in Miss Newsou's room at the
high school building. These damsels are
very, very blue, and intensely in earnest, as
is evidenced by their last winters subject,
The Had.
The ST. Paul Art league is now out of
existence, but as its former members are
eager for reorganization and only wait for
a leader it should come into our list of
clubs The league was organized in June,
1888. and had apartments ON Third street.
Properties to the amount of $500 were
| od,
The ladies of the art league were Miss Jen-
ME Boeringer, Mrs. A. E. Clarke Miss
Alice Chandler, Miss Jennie Dellinger,
Miss Julie Gauthier, Miss Luella Quincy,
Mrs. DR.. Higbee. Mrs. III. c. James, Miss
Mamie Kelly. Miss Katie Mayo, Miss Ella
Morris, Miss A. E. Otis, Miss Sarah Z.
Patten, the Misses Roche, Miss Carrie
Roberts, Mrs. Seeger and Miss Cole.
/ JUST FOR FUN.
West st. Paul has any number of clubs
for all imaginable purposes, but the best
known is Amty circle, which holds semi
monthly meetings in the old roller rink
Dancing is usually INDUCED in, but card
parties are of frequent occurrence, and,
when the season permits, the entertainment
often takes the form of moonlight boat
ride. Some of the lady members of Amity
circle are Mrs. Paul Martin, Mrs. Pond,
| IuiS' hiIiy, MIS-. hlohoy, anu oh0 Kisses
Rigny. ,Heimbach. GOss, Leyde, Golfers,
Fish, Weber and Hickey.
DANCING
Our dancing clubs, like the Metropolitan
and Entire Nous. are composed entirely of
gentlemen. why, of course we have no
lady MEMBERS" said gallant Metropolitan.
''for there are expenses to meet and we
couldn't ask girl to help pay expenses,
don't you know"
CARDS.