Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
T.. of NJ. Rah' Rah'
T.. Of ~. Rah' Rah,
Hoo Rah! Hoo Rah
Michigan Rah! Hah

SSSSE-DOOH-uil WlHeAtNt HAlSilibNh'
A holiday event which Is anticipated by
the Older and the younger sets alike win
be the concert and dancing party January
1 given by the Michigan alumni in honor
OF the GIee club OF the University of Michi-
gan. The concert will be given at the
Lyric theater and will be followed by
the dancing party at the Rome hotel at
about 10 o'clock. The invitations for the
dancing party will be issued this week.
The Michigan men arrive Saturday morn
ing from Minneapolis in a private car and
they will remain over in Omaha until Mon
day morning, and there will be much done
for them in a social way. They will be
the guests of Mr.. John r. Webster at
luncheon at the Omaha club on their ar
rival, where they will meet representative
citizens of Omaha. \ reception will follow
at Mr.. Webster's home in the afternoon
from, 3 TO 5 o'clock. when about fifty young
women viii be invited TO meet the men.
Mr.. Webster will entertain the club at
dinner preceding the concert Saturday
evening. The club is taking a trip that
will include 400 miles in all and is always
handsomely received wherever it goes. In
the party is a young Japanese prince who
plays the mandolin. Prince Kanaye Fugita,
according TO ebSleTU CTillCSs has tolSluSl
able ability. He is the assistant to Dean
Cooley Of the engineering department at
the University of Michigan and is an addi-
ton to the Musical club, as he is an expert
mandolin PLAYER. and has invented a
mandolin mute which Is an improvement
on the tone of the instrument.
The Michigan colors, maize and blue, p,
will be used in the bail room. and at the
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the stage will be decorated with Michigan
pennants. and it Is understood that diff
ferent colleges will decorate boxes with
their own coiors. Yale has taken two
boxes, Cornell two and Harvard two. The
two Omaha men who have been member
of these clubs and toured with them on
former trips are Stanley osewate and
Jack Webster, The boys Will make the
Omaha club their headquarters during
their stay in Omaha.
The University of Michigan Alumni as
ISOLATION Of the Missouri valley includes
some of the most prominent men Of
Omaha. Mr.. Caster r. Yost is president,
Mr.. John r. Webster first vice president,
Or. Donald McRae of Council Bluffs sec
ond vice president. Mr., r. B. Windham
of Plattsmouth third vice president, Mr..
btaIley ttoseWdter SECRETARY ana mr' bd-
ward ]. Waters treasurer. Judge ID. NJ.
V~lnsonhaler will serve as chairman of the
reception committee at the ball. Mr.. A.
G. Enlck is chairman of decorations. Mr..
j. r. Webster chairman Of general enter
tainment and Mr., G. NJ. Hitchcock chair
mar of the executive committee.
The floor committee for the dance will
include Messrs. Stanley Rosewater, Denise
Barkalow, Luther L. Kountze. Gould Dietz
o h Redick, L. A. Cudahy. jr.. Frank
Wilhelm. Robert Burns, Robert Morsman,
Edward ]. Waters. John A.. Rine, Charles
G. Mcdonald, Jack Webster, Robert Fisher
Jack Baum, Richard Baum. Ben Gallagher
Paul Gallagher, Paul Beaton, Harry Mont.
gomery, A. G. Elick. T. F. Kennedy, Ed.
ward Creighton, Hal Mates and X. A
Morgan.