St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-05
THE RUN OF EVENTS.

The Williams college Alumni asSoci-
alton of the Northwest held its second
annual banquet at the West hotel on
Friday evening. The attendance was
quite large. and representatives from
all over the Northwest were present.
The guests began to arrive at the recep-
ton parlOrS at $50 and for one hour and
thirty minutes there was some great old
chatting of those ''goOd old college
days" At 10 O'clock the bOys-mOSt of
them were middle aged men when they
entered the hotel, but the gay festivities
had awakened their spirit and made a
sudden change in their ministerial man
nerS-repaired to the banquet hall in
one of the adjoining ''ordinarieS,"
when the menu, which was very elabo
rate, was done justice to by eX-Bay
state collegianS. The speeches were re-
spOnded to the following tOaStS: will
Jams. the Ideal American College,"
MemOriam." Prof. Bradley; ''IIaAng,"
j. L. Baxter: The Sub Faculty" r. S.
HalSey; college Athletes" w. Perry;
''The Mountains" Prof. JudSon; "A
Western Trustee" S. r. kitchie; Are
Our Colleges Degenerating?" E. Cohen.
Judge III. L. Murdoch presided. Officers
for next year were elected as follows:
President, Norman d. Seaver, ID. D., st.
Paul; vice president, Prof. II. p. Jud-
son, Minneapolis; secretary, &. II. Big
Glow, Jr., st. Paul; executive commit
tee, r. S. Nichols, st: Paul; Howe
Paige, Minneapolis; F. n. Van DuZee.
Judge HI. Il. Murdoch, "a, Saltwater;
DIR. Norman Seayer, '54, st. Paul; Will
lam E. Church, '6l, Deadwood, Oak. G..
III. Wheeler. '66, Minneapolis: o. NJ.
Hall, IS, Red Wing; A. n. Merrick, 80,
Minneapolis; E. Dewey, '61, Milwau-
kee; Il. S. Halsey, ~, Oshkosh; Prof.
j. Z. Bradley, '65, Minneapolis; Prof.
c. B. Gilbert, &c, st. Paul; S. Il. Ketch-
ell. '76, Minneapolis; j. L. Baxter, 81,
Minneapolis; F. n. Van Duzee, 'S7, St.
Paul; Z. Cohen, 70, Minneapolis; c. A.
st. Paul; c. II. Bigelow, Jr., 'S7, ST.
Paul; Walter Perry, 'S7, st. Paul; r..
r. Nichols, 'S5, st. Paul; Prof. H. P.
JudsOn, 20, Minneapolis; Prof. q. E..
Mclean, go. Minneapolis.
The dramatic entertainment to be
given in the parlors of the, First Unita-
rian church OH Wednesday evening,
Feb. S, promises to be very successful
affair. The Sleeping Car" farce by
W. d. Howells, will be presented with
the following cast of characters. who
have taken special pains to have the
event carried out in a highly dramatic
style: The Californian, Z. L. RYDER:
Mr.. Roberts, J. +. Bacon; Willis Camp
bell, &. j. Backus; Conductor, Z. +.
Sharp: Porter, E. p. Morris; Aunt Mary,
Miss NJ. A. Litchfield; Mrs. Roberts,
Mrs. ): c. Knight; piano solo, Miss
Annie Wilson. "a Cup of Tea" a
cOmedetta in one act, will also be
given with the following cast of charac-
tiers: Sir Charles Seymour, E. L.
Ryder; ScrOgginS, Bert Smith; Joseph,
E. L. Sharp: Lady Clara Seymour, Miss
Kate Falls.
The most swell event of the week was
the German given Wednesday evening
by Miss Bronze McNair at her residence
Oh Linden avenue. The party num-
bered about twenty-five couple, and was
composed of very select class of So
ciety people. The house was profusely
decorated with fragrant flowers and
ported plants and made a very beautiful
sight. The toilets of the ladies were
very handsome and in some cases very
elegant. The dancing took place in the
spacious parlOrS which had been neatly
canvaSed for the occasion. An elabor-
ate repaSt was served during the even.
ing by Dorner, the caterer. The music
that was furnished by the favOrite old
orchestra of Prof. Frank DAM was de.
lightful and inspired the merry dancers
as they glided about the large rooms.
Miss Myrta French was rendered one
of the most successful concerts ever
given in Minneapolis ON Tuesday even.
ing at Dyer's music hall. The attend
ance was very large and the programme
which included a large number OF
choice selections, both vocal and instru.
mental. was rendered in a very
high style, which fairly captured
the audience: The violin solo
by Prof. Carl Westrum was
especially worthy of mention, as was
Voice, 10y Prof. A. w. Porter. Miss
Julia May and Miss Trefelther assisted
Miss French in carrying out the ar
fangementS in successful manner.
A gay party of young people rendered
Charles Griffith pleasant surprise al
his home on Nicoliet island Friday
evening. A dainty lunch was served
during the evening, after which dane
ing and games were INDUCED in until 6
o'clock. Among those present WERE
John Donnelly, Joseph Hoey, Cole
Green, James McCauley, Thomas DAILY
Frank Kite, James lrnsen, Charlie.
GriSwold, Mr.. and Mrs. Cushing. Franz
Young. Fred W. Strang, Daisy Ferrel
Calladine, Mamie Conway, Lizzie Gala
dine, Julia McCauley, Hannah Leahy
Autie Flenming, Mamie Leahy, Katie
McCauley.
"A musicale was given by MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Lowry on Tuesday even
Ing at their beautiful residence or
Groveland avenue. The spacious par
Iors, which were most beautifully deco
rated, were well filled with the elite OF
Minneapolis and ST. Paul. The concer,
was under the direction Of Prof. Car
Lachmund. The principal feature OF
the evening was the solo by Nine. Chat
tertOn, the harpist, lately from Europe
and the East. The excellent playing OF
this lady won her repeated encore and
hosts OF friends in fer new field.
A whist party and musicale were given
on Tuesday evening by Messrs. Il. o
Foster. Otto Keidel, George Crocker
and Leroy Davis, at their residence, cor
ner of Ridgewood avenue and Nine
teenth- street, The playing of Prof
Otto keidel Oh the piano was very fine
and one OF the many pleasant feature.
of the evening. The piano duets, b,
MeSsrs. Foster and Keidel, were rem
derpd ia a very creditabie manner, ant
received loud applause froln the large
number of guests present.
The quarterly concert by the pupils
of the Northwestern Conservatism N