The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-19

Enjoyable Entertainment at the
Peoples Church-Pupiis at the
Convent of the Visitation Give an
Enjoyable PrOgramme-Meeting
of the Day Nursery Board.
The friends of Mr. A L. Larpenteur
rendered him surprise Monday evening
at his home on Dale street, the occasion
being his seventy-sixth birthday. About
sixty members CT the family were pres
ent to extend congratulations, and num-
Der of letters were received from distant
friends wishing the host many happy re-
turns of TIE day. A musical programme
was given during the evening, the host
hin'self contributing some violin numbers.
others participating the programme We're:
MI and Ms. Wallis. Miss Edna Zenzius
Miss Emma Barron, Miss Minnie Hill,
Mr. Stiles Stanton, Mr.. William Larpen-
teur and Mr.. Vincent Gaffney Among
the guests were: Mr.. and Mrs Charles
H. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. William Lar
penteur, Mr. and Mrs. George Larpen-
teur, MIR. and Mrs. Hubert Weber Mr..
and Mrs Conrad Zenzius Mr. and Mrs
Paul Larpenteur. Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Larpenteur, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wallace.
Mrs. Stella Steigess, Mrs. Teresa Griffith,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stiles Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ j..
Briggs, MIR. and Mrs. Joshua Robertson,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Robertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Ayd, Mrs. Frank Ayd, Mr.
and Mrs Charles L. Larpenteur, Mime
apolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Larpenteur,
Minneapolis; Miss Edna Zenzius, the
Misses Minnie, Lou and, Mona HILL Miss
Emma Barron, Miss Sadie Ayd, Miss Vio-
let Grosvenor, Miss Mary Stanton Mr.
J. B. Stanton, Mr. Archie Stanton, Mr.
Herman Schneider, Minneapolis: Mr. J..
w Crosson, Mr.. Homer L Briggs Mr..
Vincent Gaffney.
The board of managers of the Day nur-
sery held a social meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. An informal musical programme
was given under the direction of Mrs n
Fernstrom. and refreshments We're
served. Mrs G. E. Clarke, the retiring
president of the board, was presented
with bouquet of roses.
Some clever amateur acting marked the
public rehearsal given last evening at the
Convent of Visitation by the pupils Of
Miss Whitridge, elocutionist The audi
stage, decorated with large palms and
punches of cut flowers formed a pretty
setting for the two bright little plays that
We're presented thereon The first sketch
given, Her Last Appearance" is from
Barry's Mile. Franchette's Retirement, -
arranged and dramatized by Miss Whit
ridge. 1t presents a page from the life
of an actress, a Miss Morley, who has
fallen in love with a man much her
Junior. Duty prompts her to make the
great sacrifice of giving him up and she
nobly rises to the. occasion in q most eff
fective and somewhat affecting scene
Mrs. Shaw Hooker. as the actress, was
very good, and her Gibsonesque poses and
charmings gown9dfd not detraet any from
! Misrepresentation Of the character Miss
= Grace Denny, as Miss Van de Vur; Miss
Scott, as Mrs. Delmar and Miss Adele
Lanpher. as the maid, played varying de-
gress of excelleneesin their several parts.
The second plaX,s THE Dead Heat" was
equally successful and not quite so har-
rowing. ta the feelings. of. the audience.
Miss, %yiggin. who was to have taken the
part Of Christine Vanderpade, was I'M
able to be present, and the part was most
acceptably- filed by Mrs. Shaw Hooker
Miss LanpherS was "a 5well-gowned and
graceful Bertha Vandernade Miss Foss
wa s@diast acceptab1e as Fanny Alliston;
Lady Emma Fitzhugh and her various
foibles wsrez skiflfully presented by Miss
Gardner, and Miss McCaine was very
clever as Aunt Polly.
One of Anthony Hopes sketches, THE
Philosopher in the Apple Orchard" was
read by Miss Scott. This young lady s
enunciation is particularly good, and her
facial well as vocal expression in her
reading, last evening, proved her ac-
tresS of no small merit
The entertainment, taken as a whole
was one of the most successful amateur
fJ,. III, ~, g.
and was thoroughly enjoyed by those
present.
It is difficult to dampen the ardor or
quench the spirits of college boys, and
whta the young men who came over from
the safe university to give a concert at
the Peoples church last evening found
themselves confronted by a mere handful
OF people, albeit very appreciative and
undoubtedly SWagger gathering, the cir
cumstance, depressing though it seemed,
only served apparently to raise the spir-
its of the performers to a higher pitch
and every number on the programme was
given with the dash and spirit that makes
all college gatherings of the kind so thor
oughly enjoyable.
There was nothing painfully classic
about any of the numbers. Popular Sc
lections were given in popular style, and
when the audience wanted more of the
same kind, it was most abligingly given,
with that air of graceful bonhonTme that
makes the college boy Irresistible
The programme was made up entirely
OF selections by the Mandolin club and
the Glee club, with the exception of a
guitar solo by E. F. E. Fiset; two vocal
numbers, eff You Were Here. Brag-
giottf, and You Love Me-" Gounod, sung
most satisfactorily by Mr.. Clarence c.
Dinehart; and flute and cello duet
Titels "Serenade." by Percy Lawrence
and George Burglehaus The last mem
toned number was enthusiasticalI en-
cored, and the audience was hardly sat
isfied with one temperance.
The Mandolin clubs numbers were:
''Jolly Robbers" Suppe; Robyns ''Manza-
Milo" and Happy Little Nigs," by Ell
lott. and Jolly Boys The strings were
well hadled and the numbers were played
with dash that made them very spir-
tied.
The Glee club, well balanced and well
directed chorus, sang the following num-
bers: Mix Up," V. A Rfous: Poor
Willie, = Atkinson; Peter Piper" Jarvis;
and "a Suburban Lay ,burlesque),
Barnes Sousas STARS and Stripes" was
sung by hte Glee club, accompanied by
the mandolins, and the programme ended
with the college yell, given with will
by every college boy present
Mrs. E. A. Jaggard entertained num-
Der of the young men from the state uni
versity and about thirty of the younger
society girls at a supper last evening
after the concert ct the Peoples church
The house was decorated with great
punches of daisies, tied with maroon col
representing the university colors of ma
80, apd gold Punches of daieies oIeo