Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
HE COM US Gu B
A Popular Organization of West End
Ladies and Gentlemen.
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Many Successful Entertainments
Have Been Given by 1t and An
other is Announced.

one of the most popular organizations in
this City is the Comus Club, which is COM
posed of residents of the northwest portion
OF the city. 1t was first organized in Sep
TENDER OF lS93, when 1T was given the name
OF the "Mizpah'' Club. During the spring of
the next year, however the name was
cfanged by vote to Comus, as the former
appellation was concluded to be inappro-
pirate.
The club was organized from a number
who were in the habit of making I'D picnic
parties and excursions into the country
during the summer, the object being to
provide amusement during the winter
months. The membership is limited to
thirty, the meetings being held from Octo-
Der to May on every other Wednesday
night. The objects of the club being essen
TALLY social in character, the evenings are
taken up in card playing and like forms of
amusement, although some excellent music
al programs nave been rendered at the
various meetings. The membership in
clUdes some well-known musicians and lii
erary people of the city, and these are al
ways apie TO NIL out an excellent program
at every meeting.
The officers of the club at the present
lime are Mr. William II. Conley president:
Or. j. l.. Bliss, vice president; Miss Flora
;n. 1ipson, secretary, and Mr.. Alexander
Scout treasurer. The executive committee
consists of MIR Geo. Gibson, Mr.. Sherma
B. Fowler, Mrs. H. C. Browning and Miss
Julia Seaman
An annual entertainment has been given
by the club each year since its organiza-
tlon, and through these it has gained its
reputation Its first attempt was "A min
strei show, given at the residence of MIR.
Geo. Gibson on Rhode Island avenue II
was distlnct success, and since that time
ITS entertainments have been looked for
ward to With great expectations. Shortly
after the minstrel performance the club
produced the operetta of I'll Jacohi-" tbe
memEers OF the club taking the different
characters. Last spring another comnij-
mentary musicale and the operetta of
feneiope We're given at Scottish Rite
a aiali. lnese entertainments have all been
complimentary to the members Of the club.
Inc Minstrel performance was given nm
der the name of Conley ard Fowler's ..IIa-
ECO Minstrels." An idea of the eniovment
~ Inc occasion can be had when the fol-
lowing directions are quoted from the first
page OF the program: Expressions of an
probation will be delivered as follows.
Flowers can be handed over the feet Iigb.s.
sesetaDies are TO be delivered a the celia r
uoor' TRENDS with donations of eggs must
take distant seats in the gallery. and as
tne gallery is not yet completed the curn
stone viii have to be used instead
nose VINO took part in the musicale
foWler, Miss Bertha Gibson. DIR. Homes
MRS. Browning, Mr.. Conley, Miss SnsISin@
Dr. DSiy Mr.. Randolph, Mr.. Gilnlaine
Mrs. Rfeem, Mr.. John TweedaIe. Miss
Blanche Mattingly, Mrs Kitty Thomnson
Berry and Hiss Kaiser. The Characters in
the operetta of Penelope" given at tho
same time. were: Mr.. Conley as PTtchar
the policeman: Mr.. Hine as Tosser. Mr.
fowier as Chalks the milkman; MIR. Leach
as stamps, the postman; Mrs Browninr
as mrs. Croaker, the ''nlissus," and M:ss
bertha Gibson as Penelope.
Inc annual entertainment of tho c,,,,
TINS year will take place next Monday even.
ing, under the auspices of Esther Charter
y. f. 5. 1t win be given at WIZARDS Han
and Will consist of twelve musical and Ii,
erary selections, to be followed nv f,ra
operetta of Penelope" Dancing viii take
| place after the entertainment. On this oc-
caslon a number of members of the PIN
iico Driving Club will be in attendance ana
the Comus Club will endeayor to t,ay them
back for the favors extended to the Later
when in Pimlico last July Some of tte
best-knoWn musical and literary people in
the city will take part in the first part of
the program, and the cast of the oneretta
will be made up from competent persons
The present members of the club are as
follows: Mrs. Geo. Gibson. Miss jamie 9Th
son, Miss Belle Gibson, Miss Matte Gibson.
Miss Mamie Gieb. Mrs. James G. Hudson
Mrs. ]. Henry Kaiser, Mrs. Alex. Scott,