The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-22

Education and Their Wives
Was Largely Attended at the Y.
M. G. A. ROoms-Complim
Ball Given by the Members Of
Battery A at the ArmOry.
Eyes that are accustomed to gaze In
stern reproof at the luckless small boy
or small girl whose restless soul chafes
under the restraint of the school room
were bright and smiling last night. Hands
that trace with fernles the flowery paths
of knowledge had seemingly forgotten
that such an article as a fernle had ever
been grasped, and were outstretched in
most cordial welcome. For the teachers
OF st. Paul were hostesses last evening,
and royal entertainers they proved them
selves to be. The occasion was the re-
ception rendered by the Federation of
Grade Teachers to the members Of the
the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. The rooms
were made bright and home-like by a
tasteful arrangement of palms and cut
flowers, and the Capital City Mandolin
club discoursed sweet music throughout
the evening.
Ihe guests were received by Supt and
Mrs. Smith. President Zimmerman, of the
board OF education, and Mrs. Zimmerman,
1T. and Mrs. Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Cornish, Miss Norwood, mss McGrorty.
MISS Pollock Miss Patten and Miss Hos
mer. In one of the rooms a nicely de-
corated tea table was spread. A pretty
nP
valley and maiden-hair fern added to
It's attracuveness, as did also the green
hooded candelatra. Here coffee, cake and
bon bons were served.
Prof. Bond, principal of the Madison
school, had charge of the programme.
which, though brief, was highly eniov-
able. Prof. Bond introduced as the f1rst
speaker, Supt Smith, who welcomed the
members OF the board of education and
their wives, on behalf Of the tea
ne SAID that this meeting of the fedora
llon was the first meeting of the kind
ever held In st. Paul, and he welcomed
!. as union of the different elem monts
" whose harmonious work was due tho
success of the schools. In exten7iug
welcome to the board of education Mr.
Snltn said he felt he was extending +ho+
Weicome to the hardest workers in St
taul: The kindness and patience of tho
teachers Wy the
MT. zimmerman extended thanks IN ha
nan or the board He said that If .ha
uoaiu hao not had the aid and co.onara- :
.ioh OF the teachers it could never bava
aTcolhphsned the work 1t had undertal,en
ne especially complfmented the teachers
on thelr work as lobbyists In assistine o.
90. larger tax levies for the main
'a1liahce OF educational institutions
- smith, OF the Peoples church. yofc-
ca the general welcome extended hv tha
federation to all the guests He oo,,,,,,i
nenteo the teachers on the result Of thte
tiielr nrst united social gathering. stating
'hal aIter such meeting the teacher
would do her work better, for education
oid not consist in the multiplfcat tion ia
pies alone. The speaker congratulated
lne committee on arrangements for their
wise decision that all addresses deliyera5
at the reception should be short, for. he
said, the most important addresses would
MOI De made from the platform, but from
eye 10 eye and heart to heart. He smoke
OF ihe trials OF the teachers, and said
their reward was not In the present. but
would come thirty years from now. when
the children they are training grow up
into useful citizens.
Miss Elsie Shave sang two numbers
very charmingly, and was obliged to re-
spond to an encore.
After the programme a pleasant hour
OF social intercourse passed all too quick
1y, and when finally the guests took their
departure it was with the assurance that
the first reception of the federation had
been complete success.
A social and informal dance was given
1xyth ha ,f
church in the church parlors. A short
musical programme was given and re-
freshments were served. The committee
In charge consisted of Miss Kenrick Miss
McCaine, Miss Chaplin, D. Ramaley and
Cecil Yapp.
The members Of Battery A, of the ma
tional guard, gave complimentary ball
for their friends at the armony last even
ing, it being the second annual affair of
It's kind. The battery boys appeared on
the floor in full dress, and the decora-
tons of national colors and bunting
blended in appropriate harmony.
The dancers tripped the light fantastic
TO orchestra music of patriotic and pop
ular airs through programme of twenty
numbers.
The committees were as follows: Re-
ception, Maj. E. D. Libby, Capt, w. ].
Murphy, Capt H. Larson, r. M. Groh
and Lieut. E. B. Allen.
Door committee, Sergeant E. Noel. La
st. George g. r. Bolles, M. Wurzinger,
II. S. Dornseif
Floor committee, Corporal A. G. Gloer-
ser, Sergeant William Keller, Sergeant
o. w. Schornsteinn. Sergeant F. J. Obst,
Corporal II. A. Hanson, Corporal l.. C.
Longbehn, T. J. Wilson, H. r. McElhei-
ney.
Arrangements, Lieut.. B. e. Allen, Ser
geant William Keller, Sergeant F. j.
Obst, Corporal ]. T. Bollinger, Corporal
G. S. Western, 7. ]. Wilson, E. II. Sla-
ter.
Mrs. ]. e. Stryker gave a large buffet
luncheon yesterday afternoon at her
home on Iglehart street in honor of Mrs.
H. G. Prout of Mutley, N. Y. The rooms
were decorated with roses, daffodtls, mar
cissus and tulips. About twenty-five Ia
dies were entertained.
The Misses Iverson entertained the
members Of the Derthick Musical-Liter-
ary club last evening in their apartments
at the Buckingham. weber" was the
subject for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Straight, of Hague
avenue, will entertain informally this
evening in honor of Miss Baumann, Of
Minneapolis.
Mrs. C. H. Griswold, of Carroll street,
entertained the circle for the study of
the younger poets Thursday afternoon.
Selections were read from the works of
William Watson, Archibald Lampman,
Francis Saltus, William Morris, Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, Louise Imogen, Quincy
and Sylvia Carmen. Miss Fannie Wilson
gave some piano selections from Thorne
and Carreno. The next meeting will be