The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-11-30
Commercial Club Opening.

The elegant suite of raoms in the
! Hammond block which the Superior
| Commercial Club has been fitting up
! for their Use were formally opened
| Thursday afternoon and evening. Very
| little talk has been INDUCED in rs to
| what was icing done, and an agreeable
| surprise was in store for those who
availed themselves of this opportunity
to inspect tine rooms. Everybody who
attended in the afternoon was delighted
| with the beauty OF the clubs home,
but in the eyenIng when the attend
ance ofladies was larger the expressions
of surprise and admiration heard on
every hand were eulogies in themselves.
The furnishing and decorating com
mittee are deserving of great deal of
credit for the arrangement of the whole
suite from parior to kitchen is superb.
From the Leaders report of the open
ing Of these beautiful quarters we quote
as follows:
Gin the afternoon large number of
gentlemen and few ladies inspected
the rooms and were served with re-
freshments but the attendance at night
was such that one had much difficulty
and reading rooms large number of
gentlemen had established themselves
and sat in groups smoking and discuss
ing different subjects dut did not mingle
much with the gay throng outside.
These were the chronic old bachelors
and staid married men whose better
halves could not come with them.
''ln the billiard room was such an
other crowd who STAYED there probably
to listen to the beautiful music rendered
by Prof J. l.. Robinson's orchestra
which was stationed in this room in
front of the door leading to the parlor.
The card rooms weae also crowded
with jolly good fellows whose loud
laugh could be heard all over the apart
ments when there was lull in the buzz
of conversation.
"The dining room was also the scene
OF much jolltv, ladies and their escorts
partaking of the excellent punch served
by the club steward who was kept very
busy all the evening. The gentlemen
drank the punch rs though they were
very familiar with the operation and
the ladies only timidly slipped it as
though trying to find out what was SO
nice about it that their escorts seemed
so to enjoy.
"In this room also light lunches were
served and the conversation consisted
in part of comment on the dresses worn
by other women The parlor, however,
afforded the prettiest scene OF all. This
room of course is the most richly furn
ished of the suite and last night the
rich carpet. heavy drapings, beautiful
furniture and potted plants under the
glare of the electric light was dazzling.
But with the extra adornment of beau
tiful women, with their equolly beauti
full costumes. the scene IN the drawing
room last night was one Of the most
superb IN the history of the city.
"In the doorway leading from the
billiard room, was stationed Prof. j. l..
Robinson. s guitar and mandolin orches-
ira of seven pieces and their beautiful
music, coupled with the picture in the
drawing room made Il person upon
entering, almost imagine himself in
fairy land. The orchestra rendered the
following pieces:
Tufts College March"
Gel MEMO waltz"
March ''Boherpia-"
''Samone waltz"
"Alfereta March"
Waltz of the Freamers."
Commencement March,"
advent of Spring"
"Ghost Patrol"
Country Fiddler"
Polka Scmpre In Balo."
"WyomissiTg March,"
'The vocal program was short bpt
good. Col. q. III. Winsor sang lily
brias the Cretan" a solo which fitted
his splendid basso voice well and was
so enjoyed by the auditors that he WIS
compelled to return and sing "Asthore."
IL. Hartman sang 'Hearest Thou" and
was enthusiastically encored. His pow
erful voice, clear as bell, captured
those OF the audience whom he had not
had a chance to charm before and his
hearers demanded that he return. He
sang for the encore 40 Promise Me-"
Dekoven's beautiful song and repeated
his first success. Mrs. J.. f. Snyder
and Mrs. l.. \. Brochon charmed the
audience by singing duet 'Estudian-
tina" and certainly made the hit of the
evening. On being recalled they sang
"A Flight of Clouds" This ended the
vocal part of the program and the or
chestra furnished the music for the
rest of the evening"