The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02
Socialist Labor Party Entertainments

The fourth annual Christmas ana New
Years entertainment of the st. Paul sec
ton of the Socialist Labor party was held
at Assembly hall yesterday afternoon and
last night. At p. m. Assembly hall held
tanned, and those desiring admittance were
Obliged to stand the stairs of the en-
trance to the hall.
The programme commenced at p. m.
Each number was announced by Sam john
SON. who acted as chairman of the enter
tainment. After the rendering of a selec-
ton by the orchestra, Emil Constans deliv-
cred short address on the subject OF the
gathering and the present season Of the year.
He was followed by Thomas H. Lucas of
Minneapolis. who filled the place of Algeron
II. Lee, who was to have delivered short
address on the subject of Christmas Miss
Eva Bendixon followed with a recitation,
The Deacon's Courtship,' which was well
rendered, and A. r. Anderson made hit
in his solo, Dear College Chums,' which
called for several encores. The first part
of the programme closed with the farce.
upon a temporary stage erected in q corner
of the hall. The presentation was a good
one, and the cast was made up as follows:
Sir Charles Livingston. Fl. CARING; Maj. Puff
jacket, L. C. Johannis; Pat McNaggerty,
Samuel johnson; Laura, Ella Johnson, and
Nancy, Lena Beckman.
After selection by the orchestra, the
second part opened with a vocal duet by
the Misses Alma and Hannah Danielson
which was well rendered and Bert Varnum
kept the audience in roars of laughter by
the programme closed with funny farce
entitled "A Corner Confab.'' Charles Pitcher
unprecedented Santa Claus. At p. m. sup
per was served by the ladies' section of the
society.
Locomotive Firemen Meet. ST.
Marguerite Lodge No. $50, B. of L. F., held
their regular meeting at Central hall yester-
day afternoon. The meeting was devoted to
general business. Two new candidates were
initiated and fifteen new applications were
received and referred.
Arbitration Lodge No. 800, B. OF L. F., aeld
their regular meeting in their new rooms in
Exchange block, 3S7 Wabasha street, yester-
day afternoon. One new member, john Nc
Gowan, was initiated. A committee OF two,
made up OF NJ. e. Davidson and Thomas Dug
gan, were appointed to confer with the other
lodges Of the B. of L. F. in the city in refer
ence to holding a union ball of all the loco
motive fremen in the city, the same as was
he'd at the Ryan hotel last year.
Master John Lynch, of Cooke Lodge No. S5s.
b. OF L. F.. is making a hard effort to get
the lodge started again for regular business.
A postponed meeting was called for yesae
day at Martins hall on the West side but
the attempt was failure Master Lynch
said last night: The members of Cooke
lodge are at present very busy, and many
OF them were TO-DAY absent from the city,
but l am hopeful g securing a good meet
ing for Sunday, Jan. Is next when l hope
TO get new life started in the lodge"
Schedule for the Week.
The schedule for assembly halls for the
week is as follows
Monday-Sons of Denmark, Journeyman
Protective Tailors association, electrical
workers union, web press helpers, all at s
p. m.
Iuesday-Blacksmiths union, carpenters
u1ion, piano tuners. all at S p. M, and the
atrlcal stage employees, at 1880 p. M
Wodnesday-German Typographical union
bookbinders union, plasterers union and the
first meeting of the new painters organiza-
ton, all at s p. m.
Thursday ressfeeders' union, bricklayers'
union, stereotypers' union, all at 8 D. m.
Friday-Steamftters union D. m.
Saturday-Pressmen' union at n m