The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-02
I'm SOCEETY'S REALM.
New Year LIS AuspiciOusIy Ushered
in Locally.


New Year Is AuspiciOusIy Ushered
in Locally.
Miss Blanch Clough gave a dancing
party at her home on Summit avenue
In honor Of the Misses Tucker, of AL
bany, N. Y. There were about seventy
five guests Among those present were
Misses Cary Ransom, Finch, Robbins,
Livingston, RoSSum, Messner; MesSrS.
Upham, Armstrong, Seabury, New
port, Young, Tucker, Finch, Bancroft,
Livingstone and Mailer.
A party of thirty-f1ve couples from St.
Anthony hill danced the old year out
and the new year in at the White house
on East Fourth street Thursday night.
The Irish American club celebrated
the outgoing Of the old year and the
appearance of the new year Thursday
night with ball and banquet. The
occasion proved very enjoyable. A
dancing programme of twenty numbers
and an elaborate supper quickly and
pleasantly wiled away the hours
There We're at least 300 in attendance.
President Joseph Rogers presided at
the banquet. The entertainment COM
mittee comprised John Moore, DIR. w.
d. Kelly. Thomas Tierney, Frank OAR
ragh, DR.. Meade, G. J. Hendy and John
Mullane. The Twin City Mandolin
club furnished the music.
A mass meeting in the interests Of
the Young Wonen's Friendly associa-
ton will be held at the Central Pres
byterian church tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock, at which several able and
Well-knoWn speakers will be present
and the interesting features of the
work discussed. All interested will be
welcome.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Nc
Clure, of Dayton avenue, was the scene
of much pleasure to the young people
who attended the dancing party given
by them in honor of their son John
Thursday evening. The house was
beautifully decorated with pink bunt-
ing and smilax and pink roses Over
100 of the young society set danced
to the strains Of the ST. Anthony Hill
orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs w H Lightner, Of Sum-
NIT avenue, gave a buffet breakfast
yesterday from II to 2, over 800 guests
being present. The color scheme in
the decorations was green and crimson.
huge bundles of holly and masses of
American Beauty rcses were used. The
punch was served from the reception
room, while from underneath the ever
green tWined stairway Seiberts orches-
ira made discourse of sweet sounds"
The refreshments were served from the
billiard parlor, the dining room being
used for dainty corrections. All the
illumination was from dark red cam
dies. Mrs. Lightner wore a gown of
golden brown MORE and chiffon The
ladies who assisted were Mrs. w. CT.
Pearce, Mrs. G. M. Griggs, Mrs. t. s.
Tompkins, Mrs. George B.. Young, Mrs.
Mrs. T. F. De Witt, Mrs. Burnside F'os-
ter, Mrs. John Townsend, Mrs. Archi-
bald MacLaren, Mrs. S. II. de Forest,
Mrs. w. B. Dean, Mrs. H. T. Drake,
Mrs Trevor McClurg, Mrs. T. B. Scott,
Mrs. Robert Rantoul, Mrs. e. A. Jag
gard, Mrs. Cass Gilbert, Mrs. L. P.
Ordway, Mrs. Ambrose Tighe, Mrs.
Horace Thompson, Mrs. G. G. Squires,
Misses May Bend, Anna Furniss, Eliza
beth Winter, Nellie Bigelow, Charlotte
Hill and Ray Lamprey.
Mrs. Eugene Towle and Miss Lam
prey gave an informal New Years re-
ception to over 100 guests for Miss Gal
loWay, Of Mexico at Miss Lamprey's
home, 80 Central avenue. The hours
were from 3 to s. The house was
charmfngly decorated in holiday greens
beautified by dashes Of scarlet. The
table was very effective in it's graceful
arrangement. Mrs. Tow1e wore her
wedding gown. Miss Lamprey was in
white and yellow, and Miss Galloway
in white with green touches. Mrs. 7.
K. Baker poured coffee and was deli
cately gowned In pink. Mrs. William
Lindeke served cream and frappe.
Hughson, Lillian, Messrs. Brennan,
Owens, Dawson, Officer, Chittenden,
Towle Flower and Lamprey.
The Young Wonans Friendly association
gave reception yesterday to over LEGO
guests between the hours of and p. N.
Ten tables were set for the small cash girls
whose bright eyes and hearty young voices
raised In songs, betokened their Joyful ex-
pectafion Of the royal supper prepared. The
other visitors were served with coffee and
cake. In the evening Bishop Gilbert gave
the children especially a charming talk. The
port, e. H. Mann, ]. w. Edgerton, E. S. Rob-
bins. Dennis Follett, Samuel S.ickney and
Robert Rantoul.
The Ccmercial club kept open house for
the members and their friends yesterday.
No special programme had been mapped out
kept busy all day. Among those who called
were W. A. Mcleod and w. B. Mann, of
Boston; Prof. J. H. Lewis, Of Hastings; H.
Anderson, Clear Lake. 8. D.; c.. L. Smith,
Eau Claire; E. Brubaker and NJ N. Coffin,
Salt Lake City.
Miss Clark, of Dayton avenue, gave q New
Years eve dancing party.
Miss Hilda Lyon entertained few friends
New Years =. eve. Dancing the pro-
gramme.
Miss Emma Clark gave a matinee party
yesterday at the Metropolitan.
The Misses Rossum, of Paramount avenue,
received yesterday.
The first quarterly meeting of the Minneap-
oils branch W. F. NJ. S., will be held Friday
in Central Park NJ e. church. 1t will be an
all-day meeting, with basket lunch. An In
ports from the five conferences in the
branch and news from works In the for
eign fields.
This afternoon at $50 the ladies' com
mittee Of the citizens committee for the
thfrueth national encampment, G.. A. R.. in
charge OF the movement for monument to
the defenders of the Union in the civil war
will hold a meeting in the Commercial club as
sembly parlors Tea will be served by the
club to all ladies attending.
The Charity Loan society will give its
fourth annual masquerade ball tomorrow
evening at the hall, Third and 'Wabasha
streets, beginning at y. m. Prizes will be
awarded.
Miss Dora Johnson, Of Western avenue.
entertained Thursday evening for Miss Hawk
ms and DR.. Orion.
Miss Luella Hughson, of Dayton avenue,
gave an Informal New Years eve party.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Mailer of Virginia
avenue, expect to leave about the middle of
the month for a Southern trip OF six weeks
or two months. They will stop in Fort Scott
Kan, New Orleans, Camden, S. c., and
Washington.
Gilbert hoe ro4urnad 20 Nor-orI,