The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
ANNIVERSARY BALL OF GERMAN
HOUSE NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Ii VIII he One of the Rig Functions
of the Season-The Ar
engagements.


evening. observing the fifth anniversary of
the dedication of the clubhouse. Washing
tons birthday anniversary was chosen by
the directors for the dedication Of the
house and so these successive anniversary
occasions are made much of in a social
and patriotic way. The immense club build
ing will be brilliant with lights. from base
ment to attic, for every room is to be
thrown open to the guests. AS the house
occupies quarter of a block this will give
ample room for the festivities, which must
be carried on on an extensive scale when
all the membership is present, for there are
about 100 stockholders The beautiful large
assembly hall is to be used for the dancing
and as the floor is always waxed for dane
ing no chairs will be placed in this hall.
although the brief patriotic exercises are to
take place there.
At o'clock the grand march will begin
and will end with all the participants facing
the stage. Following this Mr.. Joseph Keller,
in German will introduce John B. Cockrum,
the orator Of the occasion, who will make
a short patriotic address in English. A
mixed quartet from the Musikverein
and the German Club will give several num-
bers and then the dancing will proceed A
military band will be stationed in the corri-
ing will be furnished at frequent intervals.
The eight bowling alleys. as well the
billiard rooms clubrooms, ladies' rooms.
gymnasium, kneipe and lecture auditorium
will be thrown open The banquet hall only
seats three hundred people and supper,
which will begin at 1880 o'clock. will con-
tinue till all are served. 1t is necessary for
members to notify Dr. c. G. Weiss, of 116
East Market street, of the number of seats
they wish reserved at supper. The menu
will be somewhat more elaborate than usual
" served at dances at the house, and there
will be charge of IS cents plate. The
admission to the ball is 81 for each couple
and 50 cents for each additional lady. These
admission tickets are on sale at the H.
Iieber Company. TIE grand march will be
led by sixteen couples, the gentlemen of the
floor committee and their ladies', wearing
the tri-colored insignia.
The members of the German House organ
ization felcitate themselves on the pros
porous condition of their enterprise. The
clubhouse is the largest of it's kind in the
United States, is not only self-supporting,
but manages to clear off about $4,000 in in
debtedness each year. There is over $685. 900
represented in the investment, and new fea-
lures will be added from time to time as
flourishes The management has been wise
and prudent Despite the large membership
and the varied circles represented, there has
never been a clash in the management and
through the harmony that has prevailed
great things have been accomplished. The
committees for the celebration next Wednes-
day night are as follows:
Arrangements-Henry Kothe, Joseph KEEL
Ter, c. G.. Weiss. Judge feathers, Martin
Birk, Frederick Wiley. William Dieckmann,
Gustav Pfeiffer and II. p. Leiber.
Reception Ernest Keller, August Nj.
Kuhn, Herman Leber, John w. Hoffman,
w p. Jungclaus, Charles Mas, Frank A.
Maus, Jacob Metzger Emil Martin, George
Gay Nathan Morris, Phil Rappaport, John
r. Pearson, A Kipp. Henry Schnull, c
Emerich. julius Keller. Charles. Becker, c.
A Bookwalter, Louis Deschler, Frank Eden
George sat Vonnegut DIR. T. A. Wagner, H. o.
Thudium, d. NJ. Ransdell, c. r. Root, Fred
?. Rush, Joseph schaaf, Harry Schlotz-
hauer Theodore Stempfel, Leopold Strauss,
William Stumpf, George r. Sullivan, Lucius
b. Swift, Ben ID. Walcott, Charles w.
Wells Julius Hartman, =. M. Campbell,
Emil Wulschner. +. j. Seholz, Sam e.
Rauh ard George f. Null.
Floor-Fred II. Wiley. Or. Reginald Gar
stang, Judge James Nj. Leathers, DIR. w. III.
Seaton, James Joiner, Harry Kahlo, Phil
Watson, Theodore Weiss, o. w. Isensee, w.
II. Clapp, Carl Walk, Frank Keller, Francis .
T. Hord, e. S. r. Seguin, Charles Bieler
and Gavin Payne.
The sewing fad has reached the city. 1t
usually comes during the lenten season.
The girls who dance, go to the theater and
attend to social functions all during the
season, cannot settle down to positive
idleness, and so they haunt the shops for
materials and get part of their summer
wardrobes made up, while they have time.
1t seems odd TO make summer clothes when
the thermometer hovers between freezing
point and zero, but IL Is at that time that
they buy organizes, dimities and other thin
fabrics and fashion the pretty simple gowns,
of which so many are necessary for the
heated term. 1t would be a surprise to their
friends in general if 1t could be known how
many of the young ladies Of this city know
how to make their own thin dresses; Ihey
do not attempt the gowns that need much
fitting and are difficult to put together,
leaving such work to professionals, but It
IS the beruffied gowns, in which they look
so bewitching on summer evenings and at
garden teas and parties, that they fashion.
And in connection with the making of such
gowns each girl has to make up her mind
to press them out when they lose their
freshness. Hot summer mornings many
girl is laboring with a fatiron in the laundry
TO make her dress which she wore the prev
ious day fresh for another venture a girl
never looks prettier than in the pretty fluffy
gowns, and so she is willing TO undertake
the making and endure the work of press
ing them for the pleasure she gains by
them. The shops are full of fabrics for next
summer as early as January
At one of the kindergartens a few days
age there was an entertainment in which
teachers and pupils took an interest. 1t was
a railroad trip. The room was arranged as
for Journey. There were seats as in cars
and the travellers were dressed in queer and
quaint costumes, to give variety. There was
a conductor, a ticket agent, q oaggageman,
with q ring full of checks, the newsbOy and
a peanut boy, who vended everything that
could be thought Of AT one place there
was station and lunch counter where
the passengers could buy great fat ham
sandwiches, cheese, fruit and other edtbles
usually found at a lunch counter, and every
device that could be conceived 10 make the
trip more real and interesting was brought
into use 1t brought gales of laughter.
Among the features for the minstrel per-
Torrance at Woodruff Place Clubhouse
Tuesday evening will be the usual compile
ment of comic songs. by the end men,
Messrs. Shepard, Barney Robinson and
Iayman. There viii be a new lot of stories
and local hits, two burlesques, some beaut-
full ballads and quartet singing by a double
quartet composed OF Messrs. Coldwell, HI ert
Beleher Duthie, Fowler, Boyd, Morrison
walk, in which Master Haydn Shepard will
take part. Mr.. j. L. Cieiger is musical di-
rector The minstrels win begin at o'clock
and there will be dancing at TO- to the music
of an orchestra. 1t is not an invitational
affair. There viii be tickets at the door
First Guest tat afternoon tea)-Wbat is all
Of this noise? Do the Indianapolis ladies