The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-12
AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY.
FOrtniGhtly Outing VIII Be Had
This Afternoon

This afternoon and evening will take
place the regular fortnightIy outing
at the Town and Country club house.
A garden party was to have been given
but has been indefinitely postponed
on account of the weather. The Tennis
courts at the club are almost deserted
While golf is played from early after
noon until the strains of music call
the players to the reception hall, where
an informal dancing party is given
every other Saturday. If the weather
is fair a very large attendance of club
members from both cities is expected
today.
This afternoon Mrs. Hull, of Mime
apohs, and Mrs. j. Armstrong will
pour tea, assisted by a number Of
young ladies.
Mrs. F. w. Burgmer, president of the
Dayton's Bluff Mothers club gave a lawn
party last evening at her home on Fountain
street to the friends and teachers of the
Van Buren, school.
The spacious grounds were lighted with at
least 100 Japanese lanterns and camp fires
added to the brightness of the scene The
programme, which was given from the porch,
consisted of Rotations by Miss May Shin
ners and Mrs. Burke; songs by Miss Gibbs
and j. II. Churchill and instrumental music
by the Hayden children.
Mrs. Burgmier was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Hourot Mrs. Hine Mrs Bridge and
Mrs. Won Deyne. Ice cream and cake were
served from the tables on the lawn, prettily
decorated with wreaths of leaves. About $50
guests were present.
The Minnehaha chapter. of Minneapolis
and the Constellation chapter of St. Paul
were entertained last evening IN Masonic
ception and banquet followed the business
meeting. Mrs. Soule, Mrs. McCleary and
Mrs. Clelland received. Among the guests
were Worthy Grand Patron Morgan, Blue
Mrs. Louisa L. Johnson.
Last evening" in the guild hall of Christ
church. took place the fifth annual graduating
exercises of the nurses of st. Luke's hos
pital. The class, which numbered fifteen
IS the largest ever graduated from this insti-
tuition The nurses, in their white kerchiefs
caps, aprons and blue dresses. with the su-
perntendent and speakers, were seated on
the platform, the front of which was banked
with pink, white and red roses.
The creed and collects were led by Rev.
Charles D. Andrews. chaplain, after which
Miss Helen Hill, superintendent of the train
ing school, in a very few words, introduced
the class to Bishop Gilbert, who presented
them with their diplomas. Miss Hill then
pinned on each graduate a hospital pin, pre-
sented by the women of the st. Luke's board
Dr. Archibald McLaren then read an ad-
dress to the nurses in which he spoke of
six kinds of nurses they were to avoid re-
sembling. The following is the list: The
gossipy nurse, the hyper sympathetic the
reminiscent the offctous. the tmerous and
the self-opinionated. DR.. McLaren then read
poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes, the clos
ing stanza being:
Each look each movement every word and
tone
Should tell your patient you are his own,
Not the mere artist purchased to attend;
Whose genial presence in itself combines
The best of cordials, tonics, anodynes."
The doctor then closed with this advice
'Be kind, thoughtful, close mouthed and al
ways wise He then said that he had no
doubt but that they would be SUCH and that
they would gain in friends admirers and pa
| TENTS
Bishop Gilbert then spoke briefly on the
| life work of the nurses and how much alike
| their profession and his was, that they and
| the doctors healed the body while the minis
ters' work was to heal the SOUL Bishop Gill
| bert also spoke of the new era in the church,
and the clergy, and said he was thankful that
the days of the long-faced ministers were
over, and that they were now teaching the
loving side of God He spoke of the hard
times that st. Lukes hospital had been
through but that it was safely over the crisis
| now.
| At the close of the exercises each graduate
| was presented with an exquisite American
| Beauty, sent by Mrs. Hoxsie.
| An informal reception followed at which
Mrs. Cathcart poured coffee and Mrs. Averill
served ices assisted by Mrs. Senkler, Mrs.
Emma Nelson and others. The table was
handsomely decorated with pink carnations.
The following were the graduates Misses
Marion A. kasson, Margaret Swan. Eugene
Anna JONES' frankie B. Baker, Eula NJ.
Thomas, Anna NJ. Pringle, Edith H. Brown,
Anna S. Pollock, Charlesetta S. Graves Caro-
line B. Buss, Jess,ca NJ. Turney and Florence
n. Boucher.
One of the jolliest affairs of the week was
a bicycle party given yesterday afternoon and
evening by Miss Louise West and Miss Paula