The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-03
LEAP YEAR PARTY,
THE BETA MU kAl GAMMA RE-
CEIVES FRIENDS.
The SauIpaugh Transformed Into
Scene of Beauty Tuesday Night
Leap Year Gives the Ladies an OPP
portunity to Royalty Entertain
The Gentlemen The Dances, Re-
freshments and VINO were There.

1t is to be regretted that leap year
does not come ofteDer, when it affords
the young ladies an opportunity to
entertain their gentlemen friends so
delightfully."- in every respect as they
did Tuesday night. And it is dOubly
to be regretted that leap does not oc-
cur again for eight years, unless the
new woman shall in the meantime
assert herself in this particular.
The Beta Mu Kai Gamma is club
composed of twenty-four young ladies
of this city, and it's proceedings and
object are secrets known only to the
members, and even the clubs name is
held sacred from the prying eyes of
outsiders The four Greek letters
given as the name of the club are
really only the initials Of the name,
and we are informed that the name of
the club is only divulged to those who
are initiated And the initiation is
no small thing for the club is said to
be equipped with grips, signs, pass
words, and even goat, and rivals in
these respects The secret societies
maintained by the men. 1t has leak
ed out that one of the main objects of
the club is fun, and the meetings,
held in the afternoon about once in
two weeks, are therefore better at
tended than many lodge meetings.
The following is the membership of
the club:
Miss Cora Carney, Miss Grace Clark,
Miss Agnes Ford, Miss Elma Freeman,
Miss Corinne Jacoby, Mrs. Emma
Johnson, Miss Katharine Meagher
Miss Nellie Mills, Miss Bessie Patter-
son, Miss Marjorie Patterson, Miss
Margaret Reid, Miss Cora B. Richards,
Miss Eva Smith, Miss Mabel Thomas,
Miss Helen Wise, Miss Flory Wise,
Miss Nora Warner, Miss Alice Rob-
bins, Miss Belle Beatty, Miss Nellie
Williams, Miss Alice Williams, Miss
Nettie Severance, Miss Alice FAIR,
Miss Kate H. Sparrow.
Nearly all of these were present at
the reception given by the club at
The Saulpaugh Tuesday night, and
that their guests enjoyed the affair is
not to be wondered at. The gentle
men were escorted to the hotel in
hacks, and were not allowed to exer-
else their usual prerogatives, such as
filling dance programs, picking up
dropped articles, etc., but these were
done by the ladies with grace that
was charming.
The parlors and corridors were
tas6efully trimmed in white and
green, the clubs colors, and potted
plants and palms added to the beauty
of the scene.
The costumes of the ladies were
elegant and becoming to an unusual
degree, even for Mankato, whose
ladies have just reputation for taste
IN such matters, and the gathering
was brilliant one to observe
The young ladies received in parlor
"A, assisted by the chaperOnes, Mrs.
L. Patterson, Mrs. M. j. Severance,
Mrs Geo. Fl. Clark, Mrs. S. r. Snow
and Mrs. Edgar Weaver. After an
hour of social talk, the Concordia
orchestra started up lively air in
the dining room, which had been pre-
pared for the dancers. Miss Nellie
Mills, Miss Alice Robbins and Miss
Nellie Williams were very successful
floor managers. The following dance
program was carried out:
waltz ...-...-...............H Hearts Fluttering
Mo olep.-- .CupldS Darts
MaJZ Dreams of Childhood
i1dLcleIs. Once In -Four Years
70 ka Smiles
w dIt1 ..-'-.--.-.-.--...- Ihey All Love -
n"o pCcp .......-- Our Guests
Maitz- Loves Golden Dream
MalU .....-.....--...... GentlemenS Choice
Two STEP. Bellies of 95
Two step. ......................T ho't of Thee