The herald., 1895-08-04
A NIGHT OFF IN BOHEMIA
The Press Club HOuseWarming
Last Night
THE TALENT WERE PRESENT
"High Jinks" ard "LOW Jinks Liber.
ally INDUCED In
Journs'ists, Artists, Actors, Professional Men
and Kindred Spirits Met and Enjoyed
Love Feast
THE TALENT WERE PRESENT

Beautifully decorated, brilliantly light
ed and crowded with jovial fellows, the
quarters of the reorganized Press clup
presented gay appearance last night
from early evening until the close of the
festivities that marked the house warm
ing given by the members to hundreds of
their friends. They came and went con-
tinuously, enjoying the hospitality Of the
club and laughing merrily at the con-
tinuous flow of mirth and humor tnat was
kept up OH all sides, and from the rcs-
trum at the head of the music room.
TO Il man tho officers and members of
the club were present, excepting Secre-
tary Frank f. Barnes. who fell from a
ladder while decorating the rooms and
is at home i'll.
The offers and mem bers, to know whom
a general desire has been manifested,
are as follows:
President, John f. Carrere; first vice
president Otheman Stevens; second vice
president. Clarence E. Washburn corres-
pondlng secretary, Frank I. Barnes;
treasurer, Levy +. Mosher; board Of
direct RS, Will S. Livengood, Frank Oak
ley, W. +. Burbank. Lester Osborne,
WaIIeu NlISOn, NlnIlelu ". I1ORaDOOm,
G. W. Burton.
Charter members J. F. Carrere, Lester
Osborne. I. H. Leveen. C. E. washburn
Albert NixCn, Sackett Cornell, Frank T.
Barnes, ALBEIT Searl, Harry A. Warren,
Frank Oakley. Jeff de Montaigu. q. M.
Ebey. Kennett ". Miliican, Andy V.
John J. Shields, Warren Wilson. William
F. Burbank, F. Zeehandelaar. J. M.
Shawhan, G. W. Burton. ]. w. Elliott,
Otheman A. Stevens Charles H. Smith.
William G. Taylor, G. Richardson, Rex B.
Gossin: H. u. Osborne, B. Macrsady. G.
Award j. Moore. Asbury G. Smith,
Charles A. Gardiner. f. W. Edelsten,
Gavin d. High. r. H. Hewitt. Will L.
Chapin. Percy A. Fenimore. William s.
Frost, Paul Blades, J. Leo Park. Demos
Bowers, George W. Purcell and S. G.
Spen Ger.
The rooms were splendidly dressed,
large pictures presented by local and
other artists, great borders of bright
roses, potted palms and decorations of
palm leaves and green leaves A four
foot lead pencil was suspended over the
rostrum appropriately inscribed with the
the sword" but if Cardinal Richelieu or
| my Lord of Lytton had been there he
would have fo.given the IN isquote."
Unfiagging interest was maintained, and
Fred Truett fitted about proud of his
| efforts. while President Carrere conducted
tho various demonstrations and led flank
| movements on the refreshments in the
| secretary's chamber.
The programme was excellent to a de.
gree and each Jolly piece was enthusi.
astically received. Thanks were rendered
the theatrical men. especially the good
| fellows from the Orpheum, and the par
| ticipants and all were invited to JOIN the
| club or make themselves agreea Bile by taxi
Ing up their headquarters with the boys.
The mandolin orchestra from Blanch-
rdFitzgerald music hall intersperseu
sweet music throughout the evening. Pres
ident Carrsre led off with an address of
welcome and entertaining remarks. The
good fellows in the party advanced one
and all and acquitted themselves in a
blaze of glory. They rendered their parts
in good order
Humorous recitation. A. Millican; a
jolly song by +. W. Thompson; either
solo. Professor Wormser: |. H. LIE Veen
read an original poem on The Newspaper
Man; Major Harry Patton relieved him
self of a gay story; My Early Political
Experiences, by Colonel Walter Moore;
music by the combined orchestras OF the
Orpheum and Burbank; W. G. Barrett
executed q pas de seul and accompanied
it by q story; xylophone solo, Frank Hop
kins of he Orpheum; +. W. Thompson
convulsed the audience with some un-
mentionables and Dan Polk worked the
banjo and a fumigator then Sackett Cor
nell recited some political memoirs; the
Whitney Brothers of the Orpheum made
music uneXcelled and then Gilbert and
Goldie turned the gang into yelling
Comanches by their witticisms and sing
ing; William Howard of the Orpheum
worked the mandolin and Can and Waldo
followed with clarinet and flute duet,
accompanied by Theodore Berth. jr. The
Gn)formal programme closed with this
ami music and jovial pleasantries fl inished
retired. strictly all straight" and doubt.
less they woke this morning with
smiling recoliections of last night and a
firm and abiding faith in the Los Angeles
Press club