The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16
In Bozeman.

Bozeman, April 15.-The event of the
week in social circles was the enter
tainment given by the Bozeman lady
MINISTRIES last Friday evening in the
opera house. This was the event that
had been looked forward to for some
time past. The performance was an
excellent one. The intelocutor. bones
and tambos were all very good in their
several parts, and were represented by
Miss Hattie Parkins, Miss Perle
Schmalhauscn, Mrs. Coda Award. Mrs.
AL Love and Miss Annabel Flowers, the
last of whom was the ''interlocutress,
under the pseudonym of Lulu Dock
stader The lady minstrel soloists were
Mrs. George Van Fleet, Miss Ola Fer
guson and Miss Reynolds, who all sang
j some very excellent niger or per-
haps it might be more appropriate to
say 'n1gress' songs. The remainder of
the circle was made up with the follow
| ing well known ladies': Mesdames Y. A.
Cockrill Mcpherson and keown. and
Misses Stella Flowers Mamie Arm
strong, Blanch Flowers Alice Martin
Alice Lewis, Addie Brandenburg and
Alice Anceney. The songs We're all of
an excellent character, and were we'll
rendered. The jokes We're well handled
and We're made to hit the mark every
time. One of the events of the evening
was the appearance in the audience of
ABOUT " young ana nlluule aged men,
who had engaged the front seats for the
evening. They marched up the aisle in
| full evening dress and BACKED faces,
but the ladies were prepared for them,
and instead of being disconnected by
their appearance, made them the butt
of number of their jokes, much to the
discomfort of the would-be jokers. The
juvenile cake walk was one of the best
features of the evening and called forth
quite good deal of applause, and was
undertaken by Miss A. Flowers and
Miss Reynolds. One was dressed as
boy and the other as a girl. Outside of
the fact that the programme was lit
tie too long and also that it was the mi
tial appearance of the lady MINISTRIES,
the performers are to be congratula ted
upon the excellence of their production.
Mrs. w. W. Livingston, as costumer,
and Miss Ola Ruffner as musical di-
rector, are both to be given great praise
for their efforts in making the affair
success. The dresses of the lady min
strels We're patterned after the fashion
of MINISTRIES, gentlemen's evening dress
coats and black skirts, cut in a very
decorous manner. and We're very be-
coming. 1t is quite probable that the
lady minstrels will reproduce the en-
tertainment of last Friday in Living
ston and Big Timber in the near flu
ture as the company has had some very
fattering offers from both towns.
The Orphans Whist club met for the
last time at the home of Judge and Mrs.
F. K. Armstrong, on Central avenue.
The party was a very pretty one, being
what was called a Chinese party. The
score cards had little Chinese figures
on rice paper When the scores were
counted the winners of the prizes We're
found to be Mrs. L. A. Luce and f. r.
Lamme. the former receiving a hand
some Canton china plate and the lat
ter a pretty water color. Elegant re
freshments brought the pleasant even
ing to close.
Mrs. o.. P. Chisholm entertained
number of her lady friends on Central
avenue last Thursday evening. AS soon