Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-28


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BrevitieS.
The JOURNAL has read the list of
ZIG prizes gwen last year by the Star
soap company, 81 each, and finds
about five won in Cumberland, but
none on Georges Greek. Evidently
mining coal at 40 cents per ton Is better
than digging rebus prizes at 81 per
rebus.
Several fairs in full tilt.
To Conrad Brode, the badly hurt
miner. the AriOn band carried check
for $40 on Christmas day. This is
the greater part of the net proceeds of
the recent concert. How infinitely
better this than IL war alarm All
honor to the band
1t was a green Christmas, the fat
graveyard, let us hope, having pre-
ceded it this year.
The canes that Councilmen wore
with so much grace and ecLat Christmas
day turned out to be tokens of "peace
and good wil' that Mayor Bear hired
good old Santa Claus to stick in their
socks. Councilmen are pleased and
grateful.
Cashier Watts has an orange tree
growing in his bank 1t is youthful,
but promising The JOURNAL is to
have box of oranges after each of
his lady friends is supplied.
Nothing daunts the spirit WHICH
moves the new hotel upward and on
ward. Even the good weather is its
ally.
Many people had occasion 20 be out
after II o'clock Christmas morning
some going from, others coming to
church. All blessed the authorities
for the electric lights.
Considerable inebrlety this week,
but only eight cases that had to be
locked up. They We're plain, unaf-
fected, unabridged, polyelot drunks.
Its Sixth Year.
A correspondent informs the JOUR
NAL that
The Frostburg Social Club one of the lead
ing social organizations of the county, has
just entered its sixth year.
The club is composed Of young men and
has for its object the advancement of its
members in the art of dancing" At present
it is the only club of its kind in the town.
Since its establishment several others have
been organized and after existing for a short
time, disbanded.
The success of this particular club lies in
the fact that special care is taken in teaching
beginners to dance.
Its stability is also due in no small measure
to its strict laws, compliance with which is
enforced. There is no excuse acceptable for
sighting any of them. New members are i'll
formed of their nature at the time of adj
mission, and failure to comply with them i'll
variably results in expulsion.
Owing to this feature the membership has
on several occasions been reduced consider
ably, but the vacancies are rapidly filed
Great care is also taken by the club in the
admission of new members There is no
line drawn so far as their position in life is
concerned. but an applicant must be of good
moral standing, as this is his only recon-
mendation in the estimation of the club.
Whether he can dance or not Is not con-
sidered
The membership of the club is limited to
fhirty-p,rnrv m nor h,N bn ,F
taking lady to any of its social gatherings.
At these all are on equality, and no favortism
is shown to any. new member has to at
tend but once to see the truth of this.
Its weekly dances are on the order ola dane
ing school and are conducted by the director
of the club. Both the members and their
lady friends are thus trained. Beginners are
first taught the "round' dances after svS-
tenn of instruction adopted by the leading
masters of the art in America This prepares
them for the more fancy dances, new ones
being introduced every season.
Previous to the establishment of the club
not much was generally known amongst our
young people concerning any dance except
the old-tlme "quadrille,' in which those who
could do the most hustling in the shortest
time were counted the best dancers. The
waltz was danced by few. At present Ills
"quadrile" is not heard of in Frostburg and
good walters are numerous.
Be sides the ordinary dances the club also
performs the German" waltz lancers'
waltz quadrille," "minuet' 1.-THE Vassar"
Tuxedo" and brunswick caprice"
two last named beng new and paIticulaIry
attractive. After New Year others will be
added which were adopted by the American
Dancing Masters at their convention held last
summer. In these as in its other dances the
club is keeping "up-todate."
The club has an orchestra within its mem
bership, and this, too has proven strong
factor in its success.
Taking all together, tits safe to say the clul
has done more than any similar one known
to advance this pleasant exercise among oul
young people, and to eliminate from it Ger
tain elements of roughneSs which, in the
past, were too often visible and which are
commonly termed ''the abuses of dancing"