The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-13
THE SOCIAL
WORLD.

Mrs. Condo Hamlln was unanimously
reelected president of the Woman's Civ
ic league at yesterdays meeting of the
league In the West side reading rooms.
| me Following directors were also elected:
Mrs. j. A. Wheelock Mrs. c. A. Dibble,
MRS. ii. c. Sachse, Mrs. George B.
Young, Mrs. George Metcalf, Mrs A ].
Gillette, Miss Clara Sommers, Mrs.
john Dale Mrs. j.. w. Edgerton, Miss
May Banning, Mrs Fred Ingersoll and
| Mrs. William Ely Bramhall. Miss Har-
riet Smith and Mrs William A. Liggett
received the sans number of votes. so
1t VIII be left with the league to decide
| Which is to serve
Mrs. Henry c. Burbank read an ex-
ceedlngly bright paper on Harmony In
Municipal Building" The teachings of
John Ruskin and William Morris, the
! salvation Army and the college settle
| ment Mrs. Burbank considers bright
| spiritual spots in the gloom of modern
commercialism and materialism. These
spots, she contended, would grow in
brightness until they illumined all Of
this latter day gloom.
Mrs Burbank gave a brief history of
architecture beginning with the early
creek and Roman styles, and tracing the
evolution of these down to the beginning
OF the fourteenth century. With the
fourteenth man seemed to have lost his
inspiration. If science revealed many
things to humanity it also robbed it of
much. From the fourteenth century
down to the present time beauty has
been sacrificed to utility. Mrs. Bur
bank maintained there was still hope of
an art future for America in spite of the
peSsimist who claimed that the many
stored hotel, the tireside of the crowd,
would set the fashion in American arch
1tecture, not the churches, as was the
custom in the old world. Unity of
style should be insisted upon, if there
was to be an American art renaissance.
In architecture the most imposing build
ing in a town and the most humble
should be of the same class. Then, too,
the materials used should, if possible, be
obtained somewhere in the vicinity of the
town to s--ye the effect of homishness.
Following Mrs Burbank's lecture
Mrs. Hamlin explained briefly the pur-
poses of the West side reading room
and club rooms. There are two large
rooms, both neatly papered, one of
which is used as a reading room and
the other as a gymnasium In the rear
Of the building are two smaller
rooms, one Of which the league hopes to
have fitted up as! a kitchen. A small
room opening off the gymnasium will be
used as a club room and if necessary
sliding doors between the two can be
thrown open and the two rooms will
make one auditorium. The card party
given recently by the Second ward mem
bers of the league netted $55 and this
money purchased chairs.
reception was rendered Mrs Bur-
bank after the meeting yesterday. Mrs
Condo Hamlin, Mrs Joseph A. Whee-
lock, Mrs A. j. Gillette, Mrs. George B.
Young, Mrs. Archibald McLaren and
Mrs. A. R. Colvfns were on the reception
committee.
The West Side club rooms were formal
Iy opened last evening, the members of
the educational committee of the Wom-
ans Civic league, acting as hostesses.
About $50 young people attended the
opening and enjoyed the programme of
music and games that was arranged for
them. The Jefferson School orchestra,
under the direction of Mrs. c. d. Croft,
played during the evening. The follow
Ing women received the guests: Mrs.
A. Dibble, Mrs. Alexander Barclay
Mrs. S. c. Olmsted, Mrs. T. H. Pitts,
Mrs. III. G. Sachse, Mrs. C. R. Croft and
Mrs. Kane
The women of the Eighth ward branch
of the league will give a series of silver
teas for the benefit of the reading rooms
The first one will be given Friday by
Mrs. HI. G. Sachse and Miss Hetherington
at the home of the latter, on Charles
street.
The Women's Home Mission band held
its final all-day sewing meeting of the
year in the parlors of the church yester-
day. About seventy-five women were
present. Mrs. George B. Young pre-
sided. The noon luncheon was in charge
of Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Whitridge and
Mrs. NJ. L. Saunders.
Mrs Theodore Wentworth Brown en-
tertained informally last evening at her
home on Ashland avenue in honor of Miss
Edna Brown and A N. Gray.
Miss Whitney and Miss Ryerson, of
Plymouth, Mass, will be the guests Of
honor at a luncheon given this afternoon
by Mrs ]. B. Tarbox at her home on
Summit avenue.
Mrs Will Hall will entertain the men,
bers of the Evening. Card club this even
ing at her home on Rondo street.
Mrs Samuel R. Van SAINT received in
formally yesterday afternoon at her
apartments in the Aberdeen.
An informal complimentary dance will
be given Friday evening at the Armory
by Battery A, First Battalion of Artillery,
! N. G. S. NJ
| The Monroe School Mothers club VIII
hold it's semi-annual social Friday, March
16, at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs F. Hauser will
| give recitations, and refreshments Will De
! served by the executive committee.
The St. Stephens English Lutheran
Ladies Aid society will meet at the home
| of Mrs. A. L. Ohman 348 Woodward ave-
nue. Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O CLOCK.
Home Retekah Ledge will give a pro,
gressive euchre party at Cataract nah
Thursday evening:
Mrs. E. ]. Stillwell, of Osceola avenue,
will go East the last of the month; 10
daughter, Miss Grace StilWell OF Welles-
| ley college.
| Mr. and Mrs Charles L. Johnston, OF
Portland avenue are in New Orleans.
Mrs Bertram Ware, of Laurel avenue,
will go to Des Moines, To-. the latter
part of the month. for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Severance, OF Sum
nit avenue, gave a dinner party Satur~
day evening in honor CT Gov. and Mrs.
| Van SAINT.
Mrs. NJ. B. Dittnan. of Ashland avenue,
Monday afternoon. Favors were Won by
Mrs G. w Partridge, Mrs. Howard
Lancaster and Mrs. Dittman.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Clifton, who have
! been visiting Dr. Frank Wood, of the
Albion, have returned to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. S. Durment, of Osce-
! ola avenue, are in New Orleans.