St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-30


Newell and p u. Ferguson caught the
step and the rules for the club were
drafted by Mr.. Newell. They differ lit
tie from those which still govern the
club. The germans being given in pri-
vate houses, some provisions were
made with reference to this circum-
stance. Rules Nos. and S of the draft
read: The refreshments shall consist
OF coffee and cake, or sandwiches, and
there shall be no favors.' 1t was the
unwritten law of the club that no mem
Der should absent himself from any
meeting on account of non-acquaintance
with his or her hostess, and that attend
ance at d german did not neceSSltate
the
CONVENTIONAL PARTY CALL.
The membership list was prepared by
Messrs. Granger. Johnson. Nininger.
Ferguson and Miss Borup; There was
no limit placed on the number of ladies.
The number of gentlemen. however,
was fixed at twenty dancers: others who
did not dance were admitted, like you
are tonight. IA and IS, to ornament
the wall. In the season of 'e2-'e3. the
membership was raised to thirty gentle
men, the number of ladies remaining
for the executive committee TO decide.
Miss Borup entertained the club at its
first meeting, Nov. 3, 1875, at her home
on Woodward avenue. Mr.. Ferguson
led the german, which was danced by
Misses NJ. Rice. Sloan, Maekubin,
Petit, NJ Mackubin. Haynes. c. Steele,
Price, Morton. DeGraff. Borup. Cath
cart, Hunt, Calhoun, Steele, Averill and
Myers; Mesdames w. Il. Merriam, Z. A.
Young, jerks, E. w. Smith, Borup and
Thomas; Messrs. +. B. Bass, F.
II
Ferguson. J. n. Granger, Frank Han
son, +. w. johnson. #. G. Jones. E. w.
Ludlow, l.. Ii. Maxfield, e. K. Monfort.
c. A. p Morris, Stanford Newell, A. K.
Nininger. w. X. Merriam, c. T. Patton,
J. r. Rodman, f. w. Smith, [.
l.. Schumacher, Thomas and J. w.
White, Il. Il. Willis and T. A.
Young. During the first season
of its existence the club was enter
tanned by Capt. Nininger at Gov. Ram
sey's home. Miss Price, Mrs. +. w.
Smith. Mrs. W. X. Merriam, the Misses
Mackubin, Mrs. f. 3. Bass. Mrs. Flan-
drau and Mrs. Auerbach. The hOnors
of leading the dance were divided be-
tween MeSSrS. Granger and Ferguson.
The last german of the season was given
by the gentleman at the Metropolitan
hotel. The executive committee. MeSSrs.
Granger, Nininger and Johnson, In their
determination to make the affair brll-
liant success. scared above the minor
consideration of cash in the treasury.
Over 100 guests were invited, an elaGor-
ate supper was served and faYOrS were
purchased in New York, none less than
81. The next morning the gentlemen
went to breakfast III full dress, expect
ing TO find themselves famous and found
themselves 50 chiefly among their cred
it RS. The st. Paul German club was
in the SOUP and there was nothing to
do but for the executive committee, sad
der. wiser, poorer men. to cast III their
individual purses. weighted with sew
eral hundred dollars, and bring the
tlOundering social organization to the
surface again. The next year
Mr.. GRANGER LED
the first german at Mrs. Flandrau's,
and once during the season the club
was modestly entertained at Seibert'S
hall. on East Seventh street, by the gem
tlemen. PrOliting by their experience
of the previous season, there were no
favors from New York, and no rare
wines and costly delicacies were served
on this occasion. There were prudence,
sandwiches and Stanford Newell to
make the coffee, which covered him
with glory and no expense.
THE membership of the club
changed gradually year after year,
few would leave the city
and others take the places so vacated.
The members for the winter of 'S0-Sl
were Misses Alexander, Angus, Maud
Angus, Broden, Browning. Barry,
Marie Barry, Draper, Farnsworth,
Grace Farnsworth, Flandrau, Gibbon,
Gilman, Haynes, Hunt, McLaren, Mer-
riam. Mackubn, Kate Mackubin,
Florence Mackubin, Morris, Nelson,
Otis. Price, Perrin. l.. Perrin, Patter
son, Rice. Robertson. Smyth. SeiXas,
Tones and Thompson. Mesdames Auer-
bach, Granger, w. II. Maxtield, l..
H. Maxiield, w. r. Merriam,
Newell and Spauding: Messrs. Granger,
William Rhodes, +. l.. Schumacher, f.
E. Hanson, l.. II. MaXiield, Ii. Schur
meier, 5. Newell, l.. ID. Wilkes, w. +.
MaXfield, White. Butler, Getty, Mic
son Lightner, Monfort, Walker Blaine,
w. s. Morton, Marvin, FIandrau,
Draper. Whiteman, Fogarty, }. j. Par
ker, Rundlett, Driscoll, Hardin and
Semes. The season of 'S0-S1 is mem
berable on account of Walker Blaine's
connection with the club. and the novel
way in which he betrayed the thrifty
spirit of an enlerprising American
through the exercise of his duties as a
member of the executive committee
Upon him devOyed the task of mailing
to members the notice of the first ger
| man. Pressed for time. he atfirmS, he
transferred the burden to some one who
has ever remained nameless. Great was
the surprise of the ladies and gentlemen
| of the club to receive in lieu of notice
8, orI
! any who might be troubled with bald
ness To try bottle of Prof. LIS Ara
| bian hair restorer.' Innocent as he pro-
| feSsed to be. there Will always exist in
| the minds Of the suspicious belief that
for this cleVerly planned advertisement
| Mr.. Blaine was not permitted by Prof.
| L to go unrewarded.
1.-The winter 'SO-'Sl saw the last OF the
| practice of giving the germans at pri-
! vate houses. In 'Sl-S2 the only time the
| club was entertained at a private house
| was JAN 81, when Mrs. Col. RuekCr re-
ceived the members at Fort Smelling,
! and Lieut.. Hardin led. oeibert's hall
! or the old music hall, corner of Waba-
| sha and Third streets, became a general
resort. Before this time, however. an
| other social club was out of swaddling
clothes. In 1879 the
ST. PAUL DRAMATIC CLUE
was organized and incorporated. Nine
| years ago the best dramatic companies
did not visit st. Paul. and amateur effort
was called upon to supply the demand
for this sort Of amusement. The char
ter members OF the dramatic club were,
with few exceptions, the members of
the German club. Judge Flandrau was
the first president. and continued to fill
. nh 81,
the city attracted the best professional
| talent. and Che appreciation of amateurs
consequently lessened, resulting in the
death of the club.
Capt. Mcguire. I. S. A. was the
| first stage manager. His enthusiasm