The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-14
GERMAN FOR VISITORS.
Pretty Party at the Town aud Coun-
try Club.

Miss Holbert, of Summit avenue,
gave a german last night at the Town
and Country club house. The honored
guests of the occasion were: Messrs.
+. K. Prentice, H. S. Thompson, J.
Stearns H. S. Smith and ]. S. Freling-
huysen, of New York. The dancing
hall was decorated with golden rcd and
other autumnal flowers The favors
were of varied nature, each being
either mirth-provolxing or remarkable
for its daintiness. Mr. Davis lead the
german the music for which was fur
nished by theeSt Anthony Hill orches-
ira. The guests from the city were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cathcart. Mr.. and. Mrs. Sibley,
Mr. and Mrs. Shufeldt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Hersey and Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Holbert; Misses Browne,
Clark, Monfort, Bass, Kalman, De
Coster Carr, Armstrong, Smith,
Daugherty. and McQuillan; Messrs
Kalman, Boyle, Davis, Lindeke, Thomp-
son, Stone, Stewart, Porter, Price, Nc
Quillan, Bunker and Young.
The ST. Paul Schubert club of which
Mrs. Russell R. Dorr is president, is
not satisfied with it's past success and
will branch out during the coming
winter months into new fields of use
fulness. The club intends becoming
sponsor for a flrSt-clasS amateur o.
cheStra to be made I'D of st. Paul
amateur musicians, and to be known
as the Schubert club orchestra Mrs
Dorr said last night the Schubert club
has felt on many occasions in the past
the need of such an institution, and
she hoped the present efforts of the
club would be successful. The first
meeting of the new. orchestra was held
last night at the Schubert club studio
in the Phoenix building and was very
largely attended Mrs. Dorr called the
meeting to order and announced it's
object. She Informed the meeting that
the Schubert club had donated 5000
from it's educational fund of 1900 to
assist in the organization of the or
cheStra, and that more would be fur
nished as needed. A W. Muenster
was then elected president and Mrs.
H. A. Stahl secretary and treasurer
The management of the orchestra will
be vested in a board of seven men,
bers, who shall be known as the ex-
ecutive committee or board of NAL
ayers. The Schubert club shall each
year name three members of this
board, and the orchestra will elect
the other four The first board as
completed last night is made up as
follows: President, Muenster; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. II. A. Stahl;
Mrs. Russell r. Dorr, Miss Hope
Payne and Messrs. J. H. Jacobson,
Ed Niepold and A. NJ Cowley. Mem
bers after last night can only join the
orchestra on invitation and approval
of the executive committee, who shall
also have the right to suspend men,
bers for hardness or neglect to attend
rehearSalS. 1t is the intention to hold
rehearsals once a week, and members
lott No five
of 10 cents, and those absenting them
selves from rehearsals will be charged
rs cents, and the fine for absence
frors a concert will be so cents. These
are the same fines that prevail in the
Schubert club. Prof. Frank DAM Jr.
has been engaged is temporary director
until the return of Prof. Emile ODER
hotter, who is at present absent III
Europe. He will return about Oct. Is
and will at once assume the Office of
permanent director. The first rehearS-
al of the new orchestra will take place
in the studio Of the club in the Phoenix
building, under Mr.. Danz's direction,
next Friday night. Membership in the
new orchestra is open 20 all amateur
musicians in st. Paul, but they will
have to be invited to become members
by the board of managers, though
their friends may recommend them
to the board The roll has already
been signed by twenty-eight members,
as fellows: Ten violins, four violas,
three 'cellos, three double BASES, ono
oboe, two clarinets, three comets, two
flutes and two tronabones.
Mrs. ]. B. Erd, the icellist, better
known as Miss Marie Geist, was made
an honorary member at last nights
meeting. Il 81
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There was a meeting at the Peoples
church last eveningTfor the purpose of
considering the question: of decorating
the various literary clubs in the city.
The idea was to gain concentration
and direction of energy by an organic
alton of mems and womens clubs for
the development of one general theme,
each club studying one particular
phase of the subject and presenting
the results at the general meeting TO
be held once a month in the Peoples
church. L. A. Straight presided over
i the meeting, at which the plan for
organization was adopted. 1t was
voted to empower Mr.. Straight to ap-
1 point committee of seven to develop
| the programme of study in detail.
| The general theme for the winters
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