St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-13
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.

Last Tuesday evening delightful surprise
party was gotten up i'll honor of the fifty
fifth anniversary of the birth of Hiram
Backus, cf Ridgewood park. 70 say ''Uncle
Hiram was surprised was putting it mild.
Assisted by his amiable wife everybody was
made right welcome. Dancing was the
feature of the evening, and all of
the. young people were surprised
and delighted at the way Uncle Hi
RAM and Father Eben' danced the gaiety,
despite the fact that they are near three
score years Those present from Minneapo-
lis were: Mr. and Mrs. ID. A. Roberts, Mr..
and Mrs. D. G. Currier. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Ham and Free
man Hudson; from ST. Paul were Mr.. and
Mrs. Epen Lowering. Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Low
ering, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Henderson, Mr..
and Mrs. John f. Rodigrass, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Morrow. Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Sleyton
X. Symons, ". IL. Yeating, Livingston,
Mont; L. r. Gould >ones, Misses Edith
Symons, SoneS Alpharetta Denton, Clara
Gruber, Mabel Lowering, Ida Buckland,
Messrs. Fred Buncher John Gruber. Ed
Swan. Nels Robert, F. D. Lowering and
George Wilson Jr.
On Tuesday evening" March S. Rev. Clar
ence G. Reynolds joined in holy wedlock
John s. Alstrom and Larettah Beech at their
home, 1872 Goodrich avenue. Among those
present were: MIR. and Mrs. S. e. Whitcher,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Fufnell. Mr.. and Mrs. L,
Furnell. J. NJ Flu nell, A. ". Gutrich, J. d.
Bedford. Thomas Nealy, E. W. Russell, Miss
Huldah Isaacs. and A. Swanson, who OIL
ciMted az best man. aud Miss Edna lsaacs as
bridesmaid. After the ceremony supper was
served and reception was held.
Last Sunday number of the Jewish peo-
pie of the city gave ball at Garfield hall for
a charitable object. Thanks TO the efforts of
Mesdames Tankernof, Gurin and Cornfeldt
the entertainment was q success IN every
particular The amount realized above all
largely attended by young people who thor
oughly enjoyed themselves till the early
hours of the morning. A vote of thanks,
which was proposed to the aboye-namet Ia
dies was carried by acclamation.
A very pleasant party was given in honor
of Miss Edith Palmer at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Baker 179 Rondo street. last Tuesday
evening" Dancing, cards, refreshments, etc.,
made up the evenings enjoyment. Among
those present were: Misses Annie Dunn,
Ida Veite Anna Gillespie. Anna Hopt. An
nand Mrs. l.. j. Nelson and Messrs e. Els
enmenger, W. Shannon, l.. j. Nelson, w.
McCauey, O. Schroeder E. Veites, j. Smith,
c. McCauey, G. Lumberg, P Madigan.
Miss Ella Gottschammer, of 500 Hopkins
street, gave very pleasant party to few of
her friends Thursday evening. The evening
WAS very pleasantly spent in games and other
amusements. after which the hostess served
lunch, and all left hoping for repetition of
a like event in the near future Among those
man, Nellie and Lenora Conwick, Lydia
Diether Clara Rotert. Adde Mathes, Lizzie
GottSchammer, George Hullsick, George
Mahle, George Dufresue, Stuart Mcmillan,
Charles Korfage.
All the women in st. Paul amateurs and
teachers, who paint china are invited 10
meet ut the Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon
at3 o'clock. Mrs Froekelton, of Milwaukee,
who has charge of the decorated china de-
partment at the worlds fair. is TO be present.
IL ic hat N MI
women Will be present.
The many friends of Paul Zumbach, in
structor for the Beethoven Maennerchor did
not allow his thirty-seventh birthday an
nyeisary TO pass unnoticed. They gathered
at his home Tuesday evening. and Mr.. War
lich, president OF the Maennerchor, on behalf
of the com pauy presented him with gold
headed cane.
Miss Minnie Hensel was pleasantly sur
prised al her home Friday 9vening by num-
beT of her friends, progressive clnch being
the main feature of the evening. The prizes
were awarded as follows: Head prize Miss
r. Guthnuz and o. Hansen; progressive,
Miss NJ uenSe and j. ! aefeli; foot, Miss A.
Lund and Ii. Habighorst.
Mrs. Day and Hiss Day gave small and
informal entertainment THURSDAY evening for
Mr.. and Mrs Arnold, of Cincinnati. who Will
make ST. Paul their home. Mr.. Arnold is an
unusually clever sleighl-of hand performer,
and furnished most of the evenings enter
tainment.
Mile Farine, of the Baldwin seminary. will
give French soiree next Friday evening,
and, after Easter she will be assisted by Miss
Bee Withrdge and Mrs. Porter in arranging
a musical and dramatic evening, of which
feature will be Il French play
\ Mr.. and Mrs Fl. II. Kent entertained about
a hundred of their friends Friday evening,
it being their twentieth wedding anniver-
Earv. Cards and dancing afforded the
amusement of the evening, after which re-
freshments were served.
Miss Dot Mcnamara pleasantly entertained
0 number of her friends at her home on Fifth
street Thursday evening at progressive
euchre. Head prizes were won by Miss q.
Bell and W. q. Gurney; foot prizes by Miss
E. Ross and j. Warde.
Mrs. F. 3. CLARKE gave delightful dinner
party Friday. Covers were laid for ten. and
the people there were Mr.. and Mrs. SelmeS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutcheon, Luther Newport,
Miss Newport. Mrs Furness, Charles Gordon
and Ambrose Tighe.
Mr.. and Mrs A. A Doolttle celebrated
evening, at their lovely new home cn Good
assisted in the pleasant celebration
The local freight agents will give dinner
at the Aberdeen tomorrow to MIR Parker.
formerly general freight agent of the Great
Northern, who is about to depart for Boston
The concert to be given by the singing
classes of the public schools witt occur the
evening of Nav ~ 1t viii be given under
| the direction of Prof. Congdon.