The morning call., 1890-10-03
A CONCERT" SMOKER.
The Olympic Clubs Latest Fad
in Entertaining.
Gentlemen Athletes Who Broke Dishes, and
Not Records, as Waiters-New Grounds
Of the New York Cub.

The initial smoking concert OF the Olympic
Club, which took place last evening in the
handsome gymnasium, was most success
full affair. About 1900 ladies and gentlemen
attended and enjoyed decidedly pleasant
evenings entertainment, interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music.
A smoking concert, although quite pOpu-
lar "fad" in Eastern clubs. is an innova-
tiOn on this Coast, and was suggested by
Mr.. Harrison when he resumed his official
duties as President of the club. The gen.
tlemen who attended the concert INDUCED
in quiet little smoke in the outer depart
ments Of the club while the native daugh-
tiers sampled ice-cream and lady-fngers
served by several handsome young athletes
who were dressed in the most fashionable
attire.
Occasionally crashing was heard in the
direction of the ce-room, but the reason for
it was thoroughly well understood by the
fair sex in the gymnasium. The elderly
ladies. however. looked very wise each time
The destruction of delicious plate of cream
was announced to their sensitive ears by
the telescoping of glassware, or by the dull
splash of the frigid substance as it struck
the floor.
AWKWARD HANDLERS OF DISHES.
Devoted mammas ON the qui vive for
likely son-in-law were heard to remark:
such exceptionally clever gymnasts,
wrestlers and boxers can be so dread
fully awkward and actually stupid when
handling Dishes" The young ladies were
not backward in taking the boys part and
puckering up their pretty lips, as girls can
do when their beaux are ridiculed. chided
their fond parents for nsnuating that the
young gents are not real NICE
Cons dering that waiting on pretty ladies
is an office decidedly foreign to the majority
of the members who did the honors last
evening, it must be said i'll their behalf that
they performed their duties exceptionally
well, and If they dspleased some of the
mammas whom they had waited upon,
certain it is that not even one dissenting
voice was heard from the young ladies. The
following programme of vocal and nstru-
mental music was mos entertaining fea-
ture and delighted the large gathering:
Male quartet, "a Loyal Song (Kucken(, ()
always More" (Sleferp, Benjamin CLARK, q. A.
Rowland, Thomas Richard ana Charles b, Stone;
RE Mnzner; BARITONE solo, (a) "Who is Sylvia Pr
(sehuberp, % TO An!hea" (hatton), Thomas
sen Popper) DIR. Arthur I. RrrensbuTger; ro-
nance. "Aice. Where Art Thou ?' [Ascher), Ben
jamin Clark; eontralto solo, 81 Tu Mammals"
(DenZa), Mrs. C. Dickmann duet, "Cruciix"
(Fauer, Benjamin Clark aud Thomas Richard:
piano solo, (d) Eur Guitarre," Qmpromptu IF.
hllsn, q rval sain q minor 4Gn0p Mrs Car
land; male quartet, (a) sleep. Thou Wild Rose"
(Abp. Q) ~ Long for Thee' (HarteD; soprano
solo. "Aime- MOP Chopin Miss:CarIie Millzner;
cello solo, Mazurka" (MOdzelewsKD Dr. Ar
thur I. Regensburger; mixed quartet, "Good
Night. Beloved" (PinsutD, Miss Carrie Mizner,
Mrs. c. Dickman Benjamin Clark, Thomas Rick
ard; finale "Star-spangied Banner" all the ar
lists.
CANOE CLUES RACE.
The Oakland Canoe Club will hold its
monthly race for the canoe club trophy next
Sunday This will be the eighth race of the
series. The contest for honors between the
Gnat and the Mystic will be close. Com
modore Blow has purchased new sails for
the latter craft, and is confident that he will
return winner.
The Directors of the Acme Club of Oak
land have issued tickets for their "ladies'
night" to be given at the Oakland Theater
on Thursday evening next. The exhibition
will be given for the benefit of the club.
Professor James COrbett, whose wife is
related to Mime. Emily Soldene, spared at
the benefit rendered to her by her many
friends at the TiVoli Opera House last
evening.
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION.
The Amateur Athletic Union has to-day
eighty-seven clubs. of which ifty-nine are
situated in the territory allotted to the new
metropolitan district, namely, New York
anS:: that part of New Jersey north of
Trenton.
Che Manhattan Athletic Club of New York
haas secured Berrian's Island. The island is
said to be a beautiful piece of property. con-
veniently located, ami will be converted
into summer home. rivaling the New
York Athletic Clubs Traver's Island para
disc.
The California Schuetzen Club distrib-
uted last evening the prizes which were won
by the successful marksmen last Sunday.