St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-07
MISS sTURGIs DECLINES
Reelection as President of the
Thursday Club-SOcfety.


Thursday Club-SOcfety.
| The Thursday club is one of the larg-
est and most cultured organizations of
| st. Paul, and while yet only young
club, being in its second year, it's mem
bers have accomplished no small
amount of work.
| The Thursday club was organized two
years ago at the home of Mrs. Upham
for literary purposes, Mrs. c. J. Bachus
| being at the head Of the movement.
There were fifty women present, mostly
unmarried, and an organization was eff
fected and officers elected The club has
since grown and prospered, and at pres
ent has a membership of 100, the limit
being 115. Meetings are held at the
House of Hope church every three
weeks, and, with Miss Mary Stur-
gis as president, very successful year
has just passed. In October Jane G.
| Wood read paper upon "Heroines Of
Fiction" and Ida De Cou on 1.-THE
pers were read in November by
Ray c. Mason upon woman as Nov
elist," and by Caroline P. Sargent upon
1.-The Growth of German Socialism" In
December there was debate. Resolv-
ed, THAT the Good Old Times Were the
Bad Old Times" Grace Doran affirma-
tive, and Miss Hasenwinkle negative.
Miss Charlotte L. Mead read a paper
upon "Sainte-Beauve" and Sophie H.
Greve one upon "Our Modern Eze-
kiel, Mathew Arnold" in January Dis
cussion of an informal kind follow these
papers, and much of the charm of all
the Thursday club meetings lies in
the informality. The next meeting on
| Feb. 20 will be the annual meeting and
| n1n Of 0fi< yIan frafA yoa
in September. At this meeting Miss
Jessie E. Waite will read a paper upon
"BelynSki, the Russian HaZlitt.'
Miss Mary Sturgis, who has served
one year of the two allowed each officer
to serve, has been asked to accept the
nomination for president at the next
meeting, but refused. 1t was felt that
Miss Sturgis had taken the club
through it's most trying year success
fully, and it was the wish of all the
members to retain her as president for
the ensuing year. Miss Sturgis feels it
wise to withdraw, however. The pres
ent officers are: Miss Sturgis, presi-
dent; Miss Mary Clark, first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Seymour, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Julia Noyes, secretary; Mrs.
S. A. Anderson, assistant secretary;
Miss Owra Conver, treasurer.
A whist club of sixteen members,
pupils of Miss Wemotte, was organized
last Friday at the home of Miss Mary
Clark, with the following members:
Miss Spalding, Miss Armstrong, Miss
Wildre, Miss Newport, Miss White,
Miss Sturgis, Mrs John Field, Mrs.
De Witt, Mrs. Cass Gilbert.
Charles Stinchfield, of Detroit and
James Remick, of Chicago are guests
at the Aberdeen.
Mrs. w. H. Lightner gave a very
simple and informal luncheon for
eight women yesterday afternoon at
her home, 31S Summit avenue. Miss
Patterson was the guest of honor.
Mrs George Somers entertained
yesterday at 9S1 st. Albans street.
The w. G. T. Unions of the city will
give a reception this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. c. B. Teeple 618 Central
Park place, for Mrs. o. H. Rask. --a
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Plunkett gave
dinner at the Aberdeen last evening.
Dr. and Mrs. Park Ritchie gave
dinner last evening at the Aberdeen.
The second dancing party given by
hall, Third and Wabasha streets this
evening Music will be furnished by
Pepins orchestra.
The first annual ball Of the Society
of Denmark occurs Saturday night at
Assembly hall.
The Friday circle meets this morning
with Mrs. S. Schurmeier and the fol-
lowing programme will be given: Re-
sumo, Mrs. Castle; The Romanesque
Age, Mrs. De Witt; Cimabue, Mrs. e.
G. Rogers; Great Artists of the
Thirteenth Century" Mrs. Graves;
1.-The Influence Of Religion on Art"
Mrs. Schuneman.
The Eureka Pleasure club gave a
masquerade ball at Twin City hall
last evening.
Daytons Bluff w. c. T. U. held
meeting last evening at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Spindler, Maple
street. Addresses were given by Mrs.
M. A. Warner, the president Rev. s.
w. Dickinson and Mrs. Nicholas. A
musical programme was given by
Wells Davis, Mrs. Schuff1eton, and Mr..
and Mrs. Jameson.
The Beau Mondes will give their
seventeenth dancing party this even
ing at Central hall ST. Anthony Hill
orchestra will be in attendance.
The Capitol City Cycle club will give
a dancing party Wednesday evening,
Feb. 12, at Odd Fellows new hail.
Seventh and Reaney streets.
Justice L. w. Collins, of the supreme
court, gave dinner party to eight
guests at the Aberdeen last evening.
Mrs. Harry T. Black gave delight
full dancing party at Woodruff's hall,
guest, Miss Cambell, Of Wheeling, w.
Va About $50 young people from st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Midway were
present The costumes of the young
wCmen were particularly charming. A
delicious supper was served between
dances, the music for the latter being
furnished by the st. Anthony Hill Or
cheStra.
Miss Caroline Beaumont has organ
lied a current events class, which held
it's first meeting yesterday morning at
the home Of Mrs. De Witt, 439 Laurel
avenue. Such classes are among the
fads in the East and are for the purpose
Of discussing questions of the day.
Meetings will be held each week, led
by Miss Beaumont.
Mrs. Elsinger, of 594 Dayton avenue,
gives dinner this evening for the bri-
dal party of the Rose-Dittenhoffer we'd
ding, which takes place Monday even
ing at the Jewish Temple, and Is fol-
lowed by a reception at the Ryan.
homo Of