The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-01
J. LADIES, THURSDAY MUSICALE
The Closing Program Was Followed
Z:i<s5 by Studio Frolic.

,TheeClosinE Program Was Followed
s. i by a Studio Frolic.
The. Ladies' Thursday Musicale closed a
successful year this morning with miscel
lapeous program. in the Unitarian church. 1t
was an open meeting and as the members
took advantage Of The opportunity to bring
friends. there was a larger attendance than
usual. In her opening announcements Mrs.
Hector Baxter spoke Of the faithful service
which the officers gave the past season, pay
ing a tribute to Mrs. George Kicker, the presi-
dent, who is in Los Angeles, in attendance
at the general federation Of .Womens clubs.
The program was a delightful one and was
thoroughly enjoyed The guest OF the morn
Ing was Mrs Florence Geerge: sesser, one of
Chic go's best violinists, a pupil of William:
Lewis, Maud Powell,s master AS Miss
George Mrs Sesser had great success in con-
cert work in: this country and Europe. She
played q a. Military Fantasie' by Leonard,
and Miss Strong furnished 4 sympatth,etic &c
compartment. "a r;
The opening number was by a vocal quar-
tet composed Of Miss .Eanah Hall. Miss Mabel
Otis. Mines. .. M Wefshoon and Mabel
Lowering Waldron, who sang Schuhert,s The
Night. = and schumarns IS Fhe Water Sprite. .
Mrs. Louis M Park gave a clever little trans
lation Of a numerous Russian folk song, Der
Liebsten Preisr% before she sang it She
also sang Dvorak s. :" Butte Kacht. - Miss CLARA
Williams gave 1i%EEftI nitHSF .teAAitloh "a a
German song, In the Merry May Time, : and
as an encore sang a. little ballad. playing her
own aceompantm ent, Miss Gertrude Hale
contributed an aria by Carlo Pedrotti. Mrs
Benjamin w Milford varied the program
with, two interesting violin selections, Ber-
ceuse.t by goddard. + and - serenade, by
Pierne The piano nun bers= bX Miss Wilma
Anderson were an ENJOYABLE feature. She
gave selections from e ubinstein, Liszt and q
:'Tremolo'' by Gottsehalk, to, which she was
compelled to give an encore. Miss Gertrude
Sans Souci and Miss Eulalie Chenevert played
Chaminade.s .'valse Garnayalesqne. g
At the close of the program the active,
student and associate members had a picnic
luncheon at the studio 1t was the closing
frolic Of the year and. after luncheon an in
formal vaudeville performance was given by
the different members, A May pole, hung
with ribbons of the club celors, red and green,
was arranged In the center OF the room and
after the singing OF I'm the Merry May Time"
the Maysqueen and her attendants, in pretty
light gowns, danced round the pole, Miss
Mynh stoddard, as queen, carried a staff of
Office and the others: who took part were
Misses Ednah Ball, Mabel Runse, Alberta
| Fisher. Irene Wood, Mines. BENJAMIN Null
ford. Emmett j. Crowell, R. 3: Savage and
| Charles NJ Lane Miss Gertrude Reeves
played the accompaniment
| Mr Van Aistyn 81 Chicago. a young com
poser Of popular music, who is the guest OF
Mrs Emma j.. Crowell gave a group Of his
| compositions. The impromptu program oi
! songs recitations and toasts concluded with
| q cakeu walk. Mrs. Baxter, in behalf of thu
club, presented Mrs: S. s. Brown with a hand
| some club pin, set with pearls and diamonds
| as an expression of appreciation of the efici-
entswork Mrs. Brown had done this winter: